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US08784591B2	Process for producing liquid ejection head A process for producing a liquid ejection head includes a provision step of providing a piezoelectric substrate, and a first and a second support substrate for supporting the piezoelectric substrate; a bonding step of bonding one surface of the first support substrate to one principal surface of two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; a groove forming step of forming a groove in the other principal surface of the two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; an electrode forming step of forming a first electrode on at least one surface of a lateral surface of the groove, a bottom surface of the groove and the other principal surface remaining after the groove is formed; a joining step of joining one surface of the second support substrate to the other principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and a separation step of separating the first support substrate from the piezoelectric substrate.
US08784590B2	Method for manufacturing a composite material connecting rod having reinforced ends In the field of aviation, a method of fabricating a composite-material rod. The method comprises a first step of fabricating a mandrel comprising a sleeve of composite material and solid inserts of composite material secured to the ends of said sleeve to constitute a rigid whole. Then, one or more layers of braided fibers are applied around the mandrel by using a fiber-braiding machine. Next, a resin is injected into the layers of braided fibers so as to establish cohesion rigidly bonding the braided fiber layers and at least the ends of the mandrel in order to form a rod body out of composite material having reinforced ends. Finally, respective holes are drilled at each end of the rod body, each hole passing through the layers of braided fibers and also through the corresponding insert.
US08784586B2	Tape applicator A method of applying a strip of tape includes directing air pressure at a raised section of a conductor.
US08784585B2	Autoignition compositions A gas generator 10 includes an autoignition composition that contains an alkali metal chlorate such as potassium chlorate as an oxidizer, a carboxylic acid such as DL-tartaric acid as a fuel, and a desiccant in operable communication therewith. Gas generating systems 180 such as vehicle occupant protection systems 180, containing the gas generator 10, are also provided.
US08784583B2	Priming mixtures for small arms A primer for small arms ammunition including a primary explosive and an oxidizer system containing bismuth oxide is provided. A method of forming the primer and a small arms ammunition cartridge also is provided. The oxidizer system can be non-hygroscopic and non-toxic. The primer can include reducing agents or fuels, sensitizers, binders and gas producing agents.
US08784582B2	High strength aluminum alloy fin material and method of production of same A heat exchanger use high strength aluminum alloy fin material having a high strength and excellent in thermal conductivity, erosion resistance, sag resistance, sacrificial anodization effect, and self corrosion resistance, characterized by containing Si: 0.8 to 1.4 wt %, Fe: 0.15 to 0.7 wt %, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0 wt %, and Zn: 0.5 to 2.5 wt %, limiting the Mg as an impurity to 0.05 wt % or less, and having a balance of ordinary impurities and Al in chemical composition, having a metal structure before brazing of a fibrous crystal grain structure, a tensile strength before brazing of not more than 240 MPa, a tensile strength after brazing of not less than 150 MPa, and a recrystallized grain size after brazing of 500 μm or more.
US08784581B2	Fe-Ni alloy pipe stock and method for manufacturing the same An Fe—Ni alloy pipe stock containing, by mass %, C≦0.04%, Si≦0.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 6.0%, P≦0.03%, S≦0.01%, Cr: 20 to 30%, Ni: 30 to 45%, Mo: 0 to 10%, W: 0 to 20%, with Mo(%)+0.5W(%): more than 1.5% to not more than 10%, Cu: 0.01 to 1.5%, Al≦0.01% and N: 0.0005 to 0.20%, and the balance being Fe, with 1440−6000P−100S−2000C≧1300, Ni+10(Mo+0.5W)+100N≦120, (Ni−35)+10(N−0.1)−2(Cr−25)−5(Mo+0.5W−3)+8≧0, can be manufactured into a seamless pipe by use of a Mannesmann piercing and rolling mill because of its excellent inner surface properties. The resulting seamless pipe has excellent mechanical properties and moreover has excellent corrosion resistance in a sour gas environment.
US08784578B2	High strength galvanized steel sheet with excellent workability and method for manufacturing the same A high strength galvanized steel sheet with excellent workability, having a component composition containing C: 0.04% or more, and 0.15% or less, Si: 0.7% or more, and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more, and 2.2% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the remainder composed of iron and incidental impurities on a percent by mass basis, and a microstructure including 70% or more of ferrite phase, 2% or more, and 10% or less of bainite phase, and 0% or more, and 12% or less of pearlite phase on an area fraction basis and 1% or more, and 8% or less of retained austenite phase on a volume fraction basis, wherein an average crystal grain diameter of ferrite is 18 μm or less and an average crystal grain diameter of retained austenite is 2 μm or less.
US08784576B2	Carburizing in hydrocarbon gas The invention relates to a method of gas carburizing a metallic article, where at least the surface region of the article consists of an alloy with a chromium content of at least 10 wt %. The carburizing is carried out by means of a gas containing carbon, which gas is heated to a temperature below approximately 5500C. The gas is an un-saturated hydrocarbon gas.
US08784574B2	Method of directing a gas flow in a gas cutting tip A method of directing a gas flow in a tip of a gas torch includes: directing a flow of gas to an outer passageway of the tip; directing the flow of gas inwardly through at least one intermediate gas passageway; directing the flow of gas to a central gas passageway of the tip; and directing the flow of gas distally through a distal orifice of the tip.
US08784564B2	Film coating apparatus A film coating apparatus for coating a patterned roller using an atomic layer deposition process includes a deposition chamber and a heater. The deposition chamber defines an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is misaligned with the outlet. The heater is received in the deposition chamber. The heater includes a number of coiled filaments each formed into a generally circular loop. The filaments are spaced from each other and surrounds the patterned roller. The filaments are configured for heating the patterned roller.
US08784557B2	Pavement overlay material and method A mix design for a polymer modified cement pavement overlay is disclosed along with a method of making and using the mix on a variety of pavement substrates. The mix includes a specific dry combination of: finely divided Elotex 2311 and 2322 or 2320 polymers; Type 2 or C144 aggregate or equivalent; Type I/II cement; Type F or Type C fly ash; intermediate length polymer microfibers; plasticizer; (optionally) calcium chloride or equivalent; (optionally) quikrete retarder or equivalent; and water. The mixture is combined and applied to the substrate in depths of about ⅛ to about 1 inch in lifts. The mixture is allowed to cure for 3-4 hours before being returned to traffic. The placed mixture exhibits preferred qualities of substrate adhesion, flexibility, tire friction, and wearability.
US08784550B2	Oxide pigment dispersion for inkjet ink An oxide pigment dispersion comprised of nano-sized particles of inorganic oxide and a reactive dispersant, and an inkjet ink based on this dispersion.
US08784547B2	Lightfast solid ink compositions A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the solid ink formulation comprises a blend of an amorphous and crystalline components which provides a dye-based solid ink with excellent robustness when forming images or printing on coated paper substrates as well as excellent lightfastness.
US08784542B2	Nanofibre membrane layer for water and air filtration The invention relates to a nanofiber membrane layer having a basis weight of 0.01-50 g/m2 and a porosity of 60-95%, comprising a nanoweb made of polymeric nanofibers with a number average diameter in the range of 50-600 nm, consisting of a polymer composition comprising a semicrystalline polyamide having a C/N ratio of at most 5.5. The invention also relates to water and air filtration devices comprising such a nanofiber membrane layer.
US08784541B2	Cordierite-based composite membrane coated on cordierite monolith Composite-membrane monoliths include a cordierite monolith having a cordierite-ceramic composite membrane bonded to surfaces thereof with a surface median pore size. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane has membrane surfaces with a membrane median pore size of 0.3 μm or less. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane may be a composite formed by firing the cordierite monolith subsequent to applying a cordierite-ceramic composite slip to surfaces thereof. The cordierite-ceramic slip may include cordierite particles and ceramic particles. The cordierite particles may have a cordierite median particle size smaller than the surface median pore size. The ceramic particles may have a ceramic median particle size smaller than the cordierite median particle size.
US08784533B2	Temperature swing adsorption process for the separation of target species from a gas mixture A temperature swing adsorption process for the removal of a target species, such as an acid gas, from a gas mixture, such as a natural gas stream. Herein, a novel multi-step temperature swing/pressure swing adsorption is utilized to operate while maintaining very high purity levels of contaminant removal from a product stream. The present process is particularly effective and beneficial in removing contaminants such as CO2 and/or H2S from a natural gas at relatively high adsorption pressures (e.g., at least 500 psig) to create product streams of very high purity (i.e., very low contaminant levels).
US08784529B2	Dehumidifiers having improved heat exchange blocks and associated methods of use and manufacture Dehumidifiers having improved heat exchange blocks and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed. A heat exchange system in accordance with a particular embodiment can include a plurality of elements with a plurality of airflow channels. A plurality of peripheral spacers are positioned toward edges of neighboring elements and extend in a first direction. A first airflow path extends in the first direction, and is at least partially defined by the corresponding elements and the peripheral spacers. A second airflow path is defined by the airflow channels and extends in a second direction, and an airflow blocker is positioned at a corner portion of the elements to prevent fluid communication between the first and the second airflow paths at the elements. In certain embodiments, the heat exchange system can further include a dehumidifier having an evaporator positioned between the first and second airflow paths.
US08784528B2	Holding frame Embodiments of the invention generally provide a holding frame having at least one rigid retainer and/or flexible retainers. The holding frame assembly is typically mounted in a housing of an air handler or other air moving conduit. The rigid retainer(s) and flexible retainer(s) are coupled to the holding frame assembly to define filter retaining pockets that retain a final filter within the holding frame assembly without use of clips and other fastening mechanisms.
US08784527B2	Air cleaner for vehicle An air cleaner apparatus for a vehicle may include a filter assembly a case that accommodates the filter assembly therein, a door rotatably installed on the case to open/close the case, and a link unit having both end portions rotatably installed on the inside of the case and the door respectively, for making the filter assembly adhere closely to or release from the case while interlocking with the rotating door.
US08784521B2	Bonded abrasive article and method of forming An abrasive article includes an abrasive body having abrasive grains within a bond material, the abrasive body further including a spinel material disposed at an interface between the abrasive grains and the bond matrix.
US08784511B2	Method for forming a thin-film lithium-ion battery A method for forming a lithium-ion type battery including the steps of forming, over an at least locally conductive substrate, an insulating layer having a through opening; successively and conformally depositing a stack comprising a cathode collector layer, a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, this stack having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the insulating layer; forming, over the structure, an anode collector layer filling the space remaining in the opening; and planarizing the structure to expose the upper surface of the insulating layer.
US08784508B2	Fabric pretreatment for inkjet printing This invention pertains to a method of inkjet printing on fabric, comprising the steps of pretreatment, printing with a white underprint of substantially the same shape as the colored image and printing an image on the fabric. The preferred digitally printed inks are pigmented inks.
US08784503B2	High-strength fibrous material consisting of natural fibres, method for the production thereof, and use of same for producing composite materials The invention relates to a high-strength and abrasion-resistant fibrous material and to a method for the production thereof. According to said method, a natural fiber material is solubilized in an alkaline manner. The fibrous material is treated with an alkaline material, without being subjected to mechanical stress a) at a temperature of between 5 and 30° C. and then b) at a temperature of between 80 and 150° C., and is then optionally washed and/or dried.
US08784500B2	Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implant Various methods and devices are described for retaining a medical implant within a body cavity. According to one aspect, at least a portion (16) of a medical implant is positioned within a body cavity, and a wall of the body cavity is re-shaped such that the re-shaped wall (14) prevents migration of the medical implant out of the body cavity. The re-shaped body wall may form a tissue pocket, tunnel, or other barrier against migration of the implant.
US08784499B2	Preparation of regenerative tissue scaffolds Devices and methods for treating or repairing a tissue or organ defect or injury are provided. The devices can include tissue scaffolds produced from acellular tissue matrices and polymers, which have a stable three-dimensional shape and elicit a limited immunologic or inflammatory response.
US08784498B2	Method and apparatus for fusing the bones of a joint Apparatus for fusing a first bone of a joint with a second bone of a joint, the apparatus comprising: a fusion block comprising a hollow tubular structure characterized by a first end, a second end and a lumen extending from said first end to said second end, the first end being configured to engage the first bone of the joint and the second end being configured to engage the second bone of the joint, the lumen being configured to span the distance from the first bone of the joint to the second bone of the joint and to receive and retain bone graft material therein, whereby to facilitate bone fusion across the fusion block; and at least one fusion plate for connecting the fusion block to the first bone of the joint and the second bone of the joint.
US08784497B2	Systems and methods for providing an anterior flange for a femoral component Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include a modular patella-femoral component. This modular patella-femoral component can include several characteristics, including a modular anterior flange that has an anterior femoral articulation surface that is configured to articulate against a patella in a knee joint, a posterior surface that is configured to be attached to an anterior portion of a femur, and a distal end that is configured to couple to a proximal end of an anterior portion of a femoral prosthesis, which is configured to couple to a distal portion of the femur. Other implementations are also described.
US08784491B2	Implant for stabilizing vertebrae or bones An implant for use in stabilizing vertebral bodies or bones includes a first end and a second end, a tubular section between the first end and the second end having a longitudinal axis. The tubular section is flexible in such a way that it is expandable in a radial direction when a force acts in an axial direction which reduces the distance between the first end and the second end.
US08784490B2	Method of designing orthopedic implants using in vivo data The present disclosure is directed to orthopedic implants and methods of rapid manufacturing orthopedic implants using in vivo data specific to an orthopedic implant or orthopedic trial. Specifically, the instant disclosure utilizes permanent orthopedic implants and orthopedic trials (collectively, “implants”) outfitted with kinematic sensors to provide feedback regarding the kinematics of the trial or implant to discern which implant is preferable, and thereafter rapid manufacturing the implant.
US08784487B2	Catheter for inserting a voice prosthesis A catheter, voice prosthesis assembly, and delivery method include an elongated flexible body having a hollow voice prosthesis tubing disposed on a first end of the elongated flexible body. A voice prosthesis is received in the hollow voice prosthesis tubing. The voice prosthesis having an interior esophageal flange at a first end and an exterior tracheal flange at a second end, with the voice prosthesis being received in the hollow voice prosthesis tubing with the interior esophageal flange being folded within the hollow voice prosthesis tubing and the exterior tracheal flange being disposed exterior to the hollow voice prosthesis tubing.
US08784485B2	Method and device for inserting an intraocular lens An injector for inserting an intraocular lens into an eye includes a lumen. The lumen can include a terminal portion at a distal end and a proximal portion juxtaposed with the terminal portion. An injector plunger can be disposed within the lumen for generating a driving force on the intraocular lens. The injector can include a lens frictional force that has a first value when the lens is at a first location within the proximal portion and a second value when the lens is at a second location within the terminal portion. The first value can be smaller than the second value. In some embodiments, the lens frictional force increases abruptly from the first value to the second value as the lens approaches the distal end of the lumen.
US08784480B2	Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device An apparatus and method for delivering a prosthetic device through the vasculature of a patient includes a radially expandable member coupled to the distal end of an elongate shaft. The expandable member has an open frame configuration and an outer mounting surface for mounting the prosthetic device in a collapsed state thereon. The expandable member expands radially outwards from a first configuration to a second configuration to expand a prosthetic device mounted thereon.
US08784478B2	Transapical delivery system with ventruculo-arterial overlfow bypass Apparatus is provided for implanting a prosthetic device (108) in a patient, the apparatus includes a trocar tube (101), a first portion of which is configured to be placed in a left ventricle (12) of the patient during a procedure for implantation of the prosthetic device (108), and a second portion of which is configured to be placed in an extracardiac location during the procedure. The first portion is shaped so as to define at least one opening to an interior thereof. One or more flexible bypass tubes (103, 104, 106), each of which is coupled to the second portion, and each of which is configured to be coupled to at least one artery (20, 21, 30) of the patient, so as to create a blood flow bypass path during the procedure, from the left ventricle (12), via the opening and the bypass tubes (103, 105, 106), to the at least one artery (20, 21, 30). Other embodiments are also described.
US08784475B2	Instrumented implantable stents, vascular grafts and other medical devices Several different smart stent structures are described for placement in vessel of a mammal. The stents can be advantageously used to perform measurements of the conditions in the vessel and transmit the measurements wireless out from the patient. In some embodiments, the stent performs therapy within the vessel and may be controlled with a microprocessor, which may or may not communicate wirelessly. Some implantable devices comprise a drug delivery system based, for example, on either a microelectromechanical structure or a cover that opens upon application of an electrical current. Smart devices can be used, for example, the detect deposits in a vessel, aneurysms in the vessel or other modifications of flow in the vessel.
US08784474B2	Emergency vascular repair system and method A system to deliver a prosthesis for repair of a transected body vessel is described herein. The system can have a prosthesis and a plurality of distinct strands. A releasable loop can be formed at a distal end of each strand and positioned to retain one of a plurality of portions of the prosthesis in a compressed configuration. Each portion of the prosthesis can be independently movable between the compressed configuration and an expanded configuration. Retraction of the proximal end or severing the loop of any one of the strands can cause the corresponding loop to release to allow the corresponding portion of the prosthesis to expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration. The prosthesis can couple two vessel portions of the transected vessel together to allow for blood perfusion and maintain hemostasis.
US08784469B2	Devices, systems, and methods for inverting and closing the left atrial appendage Devices, systems, and methods for inverting and closing the left atrial appendage. In at least one embodiment of a method for closing a left atrial appendage of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of inverting a distal portion of a left atrial appendage, and constraining the inverted distal portion of the left atrial appendage using a device configured to fit within an interior of the left atrial appendage.
US08784458B1	Polyaxial insert for surgical screws An improved insert for assembly with a bone plate is described. The insert has a first opening adapted to receive a set screw and a second opening adapted to receive a bone screw. The insert is connectable to the bone plate using a set screw. The insert in conjunction with the set screw provides an improved range of relative motion for placing the bone screw at outboard locations with respect to the bone plate. That way, bone fragments that are not necessarily reachable using the bone plate without the insert can be secured together for improved healing.
US08784456B2	Customised assembly including at least two osteosynthesis plates which are in turn customised The invention relates to a customized assembly (1) of at least two osteosynthesis plates (2), for example I-shaped and/or L-shaped and/or cross-shaped and/or crow's-foot-shaped ones which are themselves customized according to the operation to be carried out and the future anatomy of the patient, characterized in that the osteosynthesis plates (2) are connected together by a rod (3), said rod further comprising two protrusions (4) protruding from said rod (3) towards the nasal orifice (8) of the patient into positions that correspond to the two ends (5, 6) of the base (7) of the nasal orifice (8) of the patient. The invention can be used during dental occlusion operations, for example.
US08784455B2	Bone anchoring device A bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shank to be anchored in a bone or a vertebra, a receiving part connected to the shank the receiving part having a first end opposite to the shank and a second end facing the shank, a longitudinal axis passing through the two ends, a bore coaxial with the longitudinal axis extending from the first end through at least a portion of the receiving part and a substantially U-shaped recess for receiving a rod The U-shaped recess forms two free legs extending in the direction of the first end, the legs are provided with an internal thread. A locking device for securing the rod in the receiving part is provided which includes an external thread cooperating with the internal thread. An engagement structure is provided at the circumference of least a part of the outer surface projecting above the first end of the receiving part, the structure being engageable with a tool in a form-fit manner and wherein a maximum outer diameter of said first locking member in the region of said structure is larger than the inner diameter of the internal thread of the receiving part.
US08784451B2	Elevating insert for cervical spinal vertebrae A support insert located between succeeding vertebrae and which includes a body having a specified shape and size and which is located in a space existing between succeeding process portions associated with the vertebrae. The body includes a generally boomerang shape in cross section with inner and outer ramped and displaceable pieces in order to seat against a surface of each vertebrae process. A collection of clips, anchors and/or frictional surface teeth are provided to assisting in locating and gripping opposing vertebral locations between which the body is applied.
US08784447B2	Surgical stapler A surgical stapler having a hollow shaft 10 and a tube 92 slidable axially within the shaft between a forward position wherein one end 96 of the tube projects beyond a free end of the shaft to enter a puncture site in a blood vessel and a rearward position wherein the end of the locator tube is retracted within the shaft. A surgical staple 40 straddles the tube 92 and is slidable thereon forwardly towards an anvil 24 against which the staple may be deformed to staple together the opposite edges of the puncture site. A cam mechanism drives the staple forwardly along the tube 92 into deforming engagement with the anvil and at the same time retracts the tube into the shaft in time to allow the legs of the staple to close onto the puncture site.
US08784445B2	Endovascular filter and retrieval apparatus An intravascular filter comprising a plurality of struts extending from a central hub. The distal ends of the struts are curved to form an anchor to the vessel wall. The hub has a hook for retrieving the filter. The filter may be removed by employing a torque force to the hook, so as to disengage the strut ends from the vessel wall.
US08784436B2	Medical instrument for setting tissue clips A proctological instrument is disclosed comprising an instrument handle to which at its proximal end a bending-resistant tubular shaft is mounted at the distal end of which a cap is fixed or formed to which a tissue clip adapted to be withdrawn from the cap by means of a releasing or withdrawing device is attached in a preferably spring-elastic manner. In accordance with the invention, the tubular shaft is offset at its distal end portion in an area directly ahead of the cap and/or the cap itself is offset at a predetermined fixed angle so that the withdrawing direction for the clip defined by the cap is aligned at the angle with respect to the tubular shaft axis.
US08784425B2	Systems and methods for identifying landmarks on orthopedic implants Systems (10, 110, 1010, 1110) for identifying landmarks (31, 131, 1028, 1128) on orthopedic implants (30, 130, 1024, 1124) are disclosed. The systems (10, 110, 1010, 1110) include a field generator (16, 116, 1016, 1116) for generating a magnetic field and an orthopedic implant (30, 130, 1024, 1124) located within the magnetic field. The implant (30, 130, 1024, 1124) includes at least one landmark (31, 131, 1028, 1128), an optional removable probe (1029, 1129) and a first magnetic sensor (32, 132, 1026, 1126). The systems (10, 110, 1010, 1110) further include a landmark identifier (18, 118, 1016, 1116) with an optional second magnetic sensor (20, 120, 1020, 1120) and a processor (12, 112, 1012, 1112) for comparing sensor data from the first sensor (32, 132, 1026,1126) and second sensor (20, 120, 1020, 1120) or data from the first sensor (32, 132, 1026,1126) and landmark identifier (18, 118, 1016, 1116) using the set distance to calculate the position of the landmark identifier (18, 118, 1016, 1116) relative to the at least one landmark (31, 131, 1028,1128). The disclosed systems (10, 110, 1010, 1110) allow for blind targeting of one or more landmarks (31, 131, 1028, 1128).
US08784424B2	Minimally invasive spinal stabilization system A spinal fixation assembly includes a pedicle rod and pedicle screws which secure the pedicle rod to the spine. Each pedicle screw includes a head configured to receive a portion of the pedicle rod, and a threaded portion extending from a first end of the head and configured to engage a vertebra. The pedicle rod is secured to the head by a fastener. The head includes a breakaway region that defines a location in which at least a first portion of the head can be easily separated from the remainder of the head upon application of sufficient force to the first portion. A minimally invasive method of implanting the spinal fixation assembly is disclosed.
US08784423B2	Tibial cross-pin fixation techniques and instrumentation Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation.
US08784419B2	Adaptable bone fixation plate An adaptable bone fixation plate and bone fixation system are configured to provide an anterior spinal plate with anterior pedicle screws includes a first plate section adjustably coupled to a second plate section using an arrangement that provides both superior-inferior adjustability of the plate sections as well as lateral adjustability of the plate sections to orient the first and second plate sections with respect to the desired orientation and disposition of two or more bone screws.
US08784417B2	Tissue fusion jaw angle improvement A bipolar forceps for sealing tissue includes an end effector assembly having opposing first and second jaw members having a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw members are moveable relative to one another from a first spaced apart position to a second position in which the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue. Each of the jaw members includes an electrode having an electrically conductive tissue sealing surface. An electrical energy source may be connected to the tissue sealing surfaces so that the sealing surfaces can conduct energy to tissue. Each electrode may be pivotably connected on a distal end to the respective jaw member to promote parallel closure of the sealing surfaces against tissue between the jaw members. Each electrode may be connected to its respective jaw member on a proximal end via a resilient member to bias the electrode against tissue disposed between the jaw members.
US08784410B2	Return electrode temperature prediction The present disclosure relates to an electrosurgical generator for supplying electrosurgical energy to tissue and methods thereof. The electrosurgical generator includes sensor circuitry, a processing device, and a controller. The type of return electrode pad may be determined automatically. The sensor circuitry is configured to determine one or more characteristics of a patient and/or measure tissue temperature at a return electrode pad site. The processing device is configured to determine a maximum temperature of tissue and calculate real-time predicted temperature at the return electrode pad site. The controller is configured to regulate output of the electrosurgical generator based on one or more characteristics of a patient and the determined maximum temperature.
US08784409B2	Cryogenic system and method of use A cryogenic medical device for delivery of subcooled liquid cryogen to various configurations of cryoprobes is designed for the treatment of damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues. The device is a closed or semi-closed system in which the liquid cryogen is contained in both the supply and return stages. The device is capable of generating cryogen to a supercritical state and may be utilized in any rapid cooling systems. As designed, the device comprises a number of parts including a vacuum insulated outer dewar, submersible cryogen pump, baffled linear heat exchanger, multiple pressurization cartridges, a return chamber, and a series of valves to control the flow of the liquid cryogen interconnected with cryotreatment devices including cryoprobes and catheters. The cryogenic medical device promotes subcooling to the tips of various external cryogenic instrument configurations.
US08784407B2	Hair removal system and method The invention relates to a system and method for removing hair. The hair removal system comprises a hair detection device and a hair removal device (20; S3) operatively coupled to the hair detection device, wherein the hair detection device comprises an imaging device comprising a first image sensor (12; S1) which is constructed and arranged to detect an image of a part of a skin (30) to be treated, and a control unit (18) adapted to discern, in the image, a hair (32) on the part of the skin (30), and operatively coupled to the hair removal device (20; S3) so as to control its operation, characterized by preventing means coupled to the control unit (18) and being adapted to disable the hair detection device or the hair removal device during a preventing period after the control unit has discerned the respective hair for the first time.
US08784405B2	Instrument tip assembly having self-threading back hub A actuating instrument including an instrument tip assembly having a yoke attachment thread. The actuating instrument also includes an actuator having an actuating shaft. The actuating shaft is provided with a first thread within the actuating shaft and a second thread provided on the actuating shaft. Further, the first thread is connected to the yoke attachment thread. Additionally, a back hub is provided at a proximal end of the instrument tip assembly and includes a rib or ribs provided on one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the back hub. The rib or ribs projecting from the one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the back hub and engages the second thread of the shaft to from an attachment thread.
US08784404B2	Flexible wrist-type element and methods of manufacture and use thereof A flexible wrist-type element and methods of operation thereof, including variations having an angularly moveable hub housing a rotatable and operable end effector driven via a drive train having one or more universal-type joints and/or other flexible couplings moveable via an input mechanism within a housing.
US08784402B1	Catheters with fluoropolymer additives The present invention provides catheter compositions that provide anti-thrombogenic properties while not adversely impacting mechanical properties. All embodiments of the present invention comprise a catheter that comprises a fluoropolymer additive with specific compositions and/or purity levels.
US08784401B2	Steerable catheter device and method for the chemoembolization and/or embolization of vascular structures, tumours and/or organs The steerable catheter comprises a flexible tube, inside of which different conducts are arranged: one or more conducts for drug administration, vacuum conducts associated with different radiofrequency electrodes, conducts for the conductive wires that conducts the radiofrequency energy to the distal end of the catheter, conducts for the fiber optic cable/s that conducts the laser energy to the distal end of the catheter, a guiding wire for the catherization, and another components; the steerable catheter being connected from the proximal end to a energy unit and other pressure and/or dosing devices; and the steerable catheter optionally including an inflatable balloon to help occluding the vessel; and it also incorporates one or two electrode/s or conductive layer/s in the distal end of the catheter; the objective of the steerable catheter being the obtaining of better results in the embolization and/or chemoembolization treatments.
US08784400B2	Devices for delivering substances through an extra-anatomic opening created in an airway Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway.
US08784399B2	Method for delivering interferon-β The method described herein reduces the amount of aggregating metal released into solutions of Interferon-β.
US08784396B2	Tampon This invention relates to a tampon (10). The tampon includes an elongate absorbent body (12) and at least one surface formation (34, 36, 38, 40) applied over an exterior surface of the absorbent body. The at least one surface formation is of a material different to the absorbent body and is configured to inhibit expansion of at least a portion of the absorbent body i-n use due to absorption of menses by the absorbent body, and/or to facilitate insertion and seating of the tampon in a vagina. The invention extends to a tampon which includes an elongate absorbent body which is non-circular in outline in end view. The invention further extends to a tampon which has a particular correct angular orientation relative to its longitudinal axis, with which it is to be inserted into a vagina, the correct angular orientation being clearly visible to a user.
US08784394B2	Method and apparatus for treatment of pleural effusion A device for the drainage of a pleural effusion through an operatively engaged chest tube in the chest wall. The device employs a check valve situated between a vacuum source communicating with the chest tube to prevent reversal of the fluid flow out of the patient's body and possible contamination. A valve mounted on a vacuum bottle provides user control of communication of negative pressure from the vacuum bottle to the chest tube. Opening the valve on the bottle communicates negative pressure to the chest tube relative to the pressure in the tube thereby initiating a fluid flow out of the tube and the patient. Once the valve on the bottle is closed, fluid flow ceases and the check valve prevents reversal of the flow.
US08784390B2	Skin treatment spray nozzle system for automatic spray gantry A spray nozzle system for skin treatments includes separate air outlets moving over the skin surface to deliver one or more streams of supplemental air for the purpose of warming or drying the skin surface to improve efficacy and comfort of the spraying experience. The drying air from the auxiliary ports may be applied while spray is emitted from the nozzle to increase the spray cloud temperature, or may be applied before or after the spray application, with the spray turned off, to warm or dry the skin. A heating source is provided to warm the air directed through one or more heated air ports. In the case of air-atomizing nozzles, the heated air is delivered through low pressure ports separately from the air emitted through the nozzle's higher pressure atomizing and pattern shaping orifices to minimize the expansion cooling effect inherent with the spray nozzle ports. In another implementation, the airflow is redirected from the nozzle jets to one or more of the supplemental ports using a control valve which proportions the amount of airflow directed to the main atomizer air jets, the pattern shaping air jets and the supplemental air for drying the skin.
US08784389B2	Oxygen supply for implantable medical device A method for replenishing gas in a subcutaneously implanted medical device containing functional cells comprising: inserting at least one needle, adopted to penetrate the skin and connecting a subcutaneously implanted medical device; connecting the inserted at least one needle to a gas replenishing apparatus; extracting gas from a gas reservoir in the implanted device into the gas replenishing apparatus; sensing oxygen level in the extracted gas; calculating the amount of gas needed for replenishing oxygen in the reservoir based on the sensed oxygen level in the extracted gas; and supplying gas from a gas tank in the gas replenishing apparatus to the gas reservoir in the implanted device.
US08784388B2	Syringe with disinfecting tip feature Syringe assemblies comprising a disinfecting reservoir collar to ensure adherence to aseptic techniques for use in flush procedures for vascular access devices (VAD's) are described. The syringe assemblies include a plunger rod, a syringe barrel, and reservoir collar that permits disinfection of a hub of a VAD connector upon connection to the reservoir collar. Also described are methods of disinfecting vascular access devices.
US08784387B2	Needle assembly and components thereof Needle assemblies are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needle assemblies having a tip protector with a plurality of wall surfaces for preventing contact with the needle tip from a side. Aspects of the tip protectors discussed herein include a first protector body having an arm for blocking a needle tip surrounded by a second protector body having a plurality of wall surfaces.
US08784386B2	Needle safety device The invention relates to a needle safety device for a medical device, the needle safety device comprising: a base portion having a bore extending in an axial direction therethrough for receiving a needle; and first and second opposing jaws extending from the base portion generally in the axial direction, wherein at least a portion of the second jaw is formed from a separate structural member connected to the base portion, wherein said portion of the second jaw is deflectable with respect to the first jaw in order to allow a needle received in the bore of the base portion to extend all the way through the needle safety device.
US08784378B2	Drug delivery device with light source A visual identification coding for a cartridge or cartridge holder for use with a drug delivery device is described. The visual identification coding includes a cartridge containing a drug and a light source located on the cartridge to visually indicate that the correct cartridge has been inserted into the drug delivery device. The light source may be a light emitting diode (LED), a surface mount diode (SMD), or an organic light emitting diode (OLED). A cartridge holder may also be included to receive the cartridge. In another embodiment, the light source may be located on the cartridge holder or a dose setting member.
US08784377B2	Anti-tampering apparatus and method for drug delivery devices An anti-tampering apparatus and method for drug delivery devices provides for the capture of caps in a manner that restricts repositioning of a captured cap onto a corresponding drug delivery device. The anti-tampering apparatus includes one or more retention members to define a capture region for restrainably capturing a cap. The anti-tampering apparatus further locates an obstruction surface thereof to engage a surface of a drug delivery device and thereby restrict recapping of the device by the captured cap. As such, tampering of a drug delivery device is indicated by the absence of a cap captured within the anti-tampering apparatus.
US08784376B2	Thumb press frangible feature for re-use prevention Syringe assemblies having a passive disabling system to prevent reuse are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the syringe assembly comprises a barrel, plunger rod and detachable thumb press wherein the plunger rod further comprises flexible locking petals that lock the plunger rod within the barrel and one or more frangible connection or break point at the proximal end of the plunger rod disposed either inside the thumb press or immediately adjacent to the thumb press to separate the thumb press from the main body of the plunger rod when a user applies sufficient proximal force to the plunger rod after it has been locked within the barrel.
US08784375B2	Safety carpule system with integral retractable needle A safety carpule system with integral retractable needle includes a piston element disposed between a needle hub assembly and a plunger element, each being axially slideable within a cylindrical housing. A medication-filled fluid chamber is defined between the plunger element and the piston element. The piston element is forced to into a fluid release position by way of an increase in fluid pressure within the fluid chamber, which in turn is caused by actuation of the plunger element toward the needle hub assembly by way of a syringe plunger rod. When the piston element is in fluid release position, the medication is able to flow from the fluid chamber through the needle as the syringe plunger rod is further compressed. Once the carpule system is spent, the piston element is latchably engaged by both the needle hub assembly and the plunger element, thus allowing the needle to be fully retracted into the housing upon return of the syringe plunger rod to its extended position. The spent carpule system with retracted needle is then conveniently removable from the syringe barrel for safe handling and disposal.
US08784373B2	Drug delivery by carbon nanotube arrays The invention generally relates to carbon nanotube based drug delivery methods, devices, and compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to controlled drug delivery using anchored carbon nanotube arrays.
US08784369B2	System and method for providing closed loop infusion formulation delivery A system and method for providing closed loop infusion formulation delivery which accurately calculates a delivery amount based on a sensed biological state by adjusting an algorithm's programmable control parameters. The algorithm calculates a delivery amount having proportional, derivative, and basal rate components. The control parameters may be adjusted in real time to compensate for changes in a sensed biological state that may result from daily events. Safety limits on the delivery amount may be included in the algorithm. The algorithm may be executed by a computing element within a process controller for controlling closed loop infusion formulation delivery. The biological state is sensed by a sensing device which provides a signal to the controller. The controller calculates an infusion formulation delivery amount based on the signal and sends commands to an infusion formulation delivery device which delivers an amount of infusion formulation determined by the commands.
US08784367B2	Sensor and control unit for flow control and a method for controlled delivery of fluid The invention relates to a sensor (102) and a control unit (702) for cooperation with the sensor. The sensor (102) serves for measuring a velocity of a fluid (308) flowing through a channel (306). The sensor (102) employs a thermal measuring principle, which measuring principle is robust regarding disturbances on the amount of power dissipated by the heating element (106). A sensor receiver (110) is arranged for receiving an electromagnetic radiation generated by a control transmitter (722) comprised in a control (702) unit for cooperation with the sensor (102). The electromagnetic radiation is employed for powering the heating element (106) which is arranged for heating the fluid. On the basis of a measurement signal generated by a transducer arrangement comprised in the sensor (102), a control actuator (724) controls the velocity of the fluid. For this purpose a sensor transmitter (116) is arranged for transmitting the measurement signal to a control receiver (734).
US08784365B2	System and method for controlling fluid flow rate and monitoring and recording fluid pressure during a medical infusion A system for controlling an infusion of fluid into living tissue includes a catheter shaped to be introduced within living tissue and operable to deliver a fluid to a location within the living tissue, a fluid infusion pump mechanically coupled to the catheter and operable to pump fluid through the catheter and, thereby, into the location, the fluid infusion pump having at least two fluid pumping states, a fluid pressure monitor fluidically coupled to the catheter and operable to measure a pressure of the fluid within the catheter, and a processor communicatively coupled to the fluid infusion pump and the fluid pressure monitor, the processor operable to select between the at least two fluid pumping states based upon the measured pressure of the fluid within the catheter.
US08784363B2	Microneedle array applicator device and method of array application An applicator device (20) including a housing (22), an impactor (62) for impacting a microneedle array and accelerating the microneedle array toward the target site, wherein the impactor is capable of moving along an arcuate path to move the microneedle array toward the target site. Also, an applicator device including a housing, a patch applicator pivotally supported by the housing, and a torsion spring. The patch applicator has a retaining portion (40) and a patch contacting portion (70), and the patch contacting portion is capable of moving along a substantially arcuate path between a first position and a second position. The torsion spring is capable of biasing the patch applicator relative to the housing.
US08784362B2	Catheter with formed guide wire ramp A rapid exchange catheter comprises a guide wire lumen including a substantially sealed portion in which a lumen wall extends around an entire periphery thereof and a channel portion including a channel opening the lumen to an exterior of the catheter, wherein a width of the channel is less than a maximum width of the channel portion. A guide wire ramp extends into the channel portion, with the ramp extending further into the lumen of the channel portion as a distal end of the ramp is approached.
US08784359B2	Cassette system for peritoneal dialysis machine A peritoneal dialysis (PD) system that includes a disposable PD cassette including a base having a substantially planar portion and a dome-shaped protrusion extending from the substantially planar portion and a flexible membrane attached to the base and covering a recessed region of the dome-shaped protrusion to form a pumping chamber between the flexible membrane and the recessed region of the dome-shaped protrusion. The system also includes a PD machine including a deck and a door hinged from one side to the deck. The door and the deck can cooperate to form a cassette compartment, and the door has a cylindrical recess positioned to receive the dome-shaped protrusion of the base of the disposable PD cassette when the disposable PD cassette is disposed in the cassette compartment and the door is closed.
US08784356B2	Ultrasonic endovascular clearing device An ultrasonic endovascular clearing device for use in a bodily lumen includes a powering handle configured to enclose one or more acoustic drivers, an acoustic amplifier and/or acoustic matching section including one or more amplifiers and/or matching elements and a driven wire. The acoustic drivers are configured to produce acoustic vibration in the ultrasonic frequency range. The amplifier/matching section matches and amplifies the acoustic vibration and drives the wire accordingly. The wire cleans due to one or both of a) its asymmetric shape being driven, b) its feature-enhanced surface being driven, whether on an asymmetric wire or not. The driving is pulsed or continuous, cavitating or noncavitating, and torsional or radial/lateral in its possible operational embodiments. A drug may be used by or delivered by the device and wire/tissue parameter sensing is optionally provided.
US08784354B2	Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices Described herein is a positioning tool having an elongate portion for carrying a medical implant. Also described is a method of positioning a medical implant using an elongate positioning tool. One form of the method includes positioning a medical implant on a distal portion of an elongate positioning tool, inserting the positioning tool with the implant thereon into a body cavity manipulating the positioning tool to position the implant into contact with tissue at an attachment location, attaching the implant to surrounding tissue at the attachment location, separating the implant from the positioning tool, and withdrawing the positioning tool from the body. In a preferred embodiment, the position of the implant is visually confirmed using an endoscope before the implant is attached to surrounding tissue. In one embodiment, the implant is a satiation device and the body cavity is the esophagus and/or stomach. In an alternative embodiment, an expansion structure on the distal end of the elongate portion expands and/or contracts the medical implant to facilitate positioning.
US08784353B2	Device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device and method for determining the reversal of the blood flow during an extracorporeal blood treatment A device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device, which has an extracorporeal blood circuit, includes an arterial blood line leading from a patient to a blood treatment unit and a venous blood line leading from the blood treatment unit to the patient. Furthermore, an extracorporeal blood treatment device includes a device for reversing the blood flow, and a method includes determining the reversal of the blood flow during an extracorporeal blood treatment. The device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device includes two valve bodies which are rotated relative to one another for reversing the blood flow. The device for reversing the blood flow includes a communication device for receiving an electromagnetic high-frequency field from a read unit of the extracorporeal blood treatment device and for generating at least one identifier characterizing the position of the valve bodies which can be read by the read device.
US08784352B2	Device and method for prevention of swimmer's ear A device and method for removing residual water from the external ear canal of an individual comprise using a portion of dry, pre-compressed, absorbent sponge material that is die-cut or otherwise fashioned to have a bluntly pointed tip on at least one end. The bluntly pointed tip is placed into the external ear canal of an individual, and this bluntly pointed tip is held in place until there is visible and/or tactile evidence of water absorption by the sponge material, as indicated by swelling and/or softening of the bluntly pointed tip. These steps may be repeated as necessary to remove further residual water from the individual's ear canal.
US08784340B2	Limb volume accommodation in people with limb amputation A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
US08784339B2	Spinal instrument for measuring load and position of load A spinal instrument includes sensors for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system. The spinal instrument includes a sensored head region that can be inserted into a spinal region. The spinal instrument comprises a housing, a housing, an electronic assembly, and a flexible interconnect. Housing includes a handle portion, a shaft portion, and a support structure. Similarly, housing includes a handle portion, a shaft portion, and a support structure. Furthermore, housing has a cavity and a lengthwise passage respectively for receiving electronic assembly and flexible interconnect. A sensored head region of spinal instrument includes an assembly stack for measuring load magnitude and position of load on the support structure and the support structure. The flexible interconnect couples the electronic assembly to the sensors.
US08784336B2	Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture A stylet capable of being at least partially disposed within a lumen of a device is disclosed. This stylet may include an elongated body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one magnetic material. In certain embodiments, the elongated body may also include at least one core element, a tubular member circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the core element, and/or at least one support member circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the core element. In addition, a matrix material may be disposed between the core element and the tubular member to retain the magnetic material within the elongated body. A catheter assembly including a stylet and a corresponding method of manufacture are also disclosed.
US08784333B2	Apparatus and methods for material capture and removal Catheters, kits, and methods are provided for removing material from a body lumen. The catheters and methods may be used in a variety of body lumens, including but not limited to coronary and other arteries. In general, the catheter has a cutting element that cuts material while the material is engaged by a material capture device on the catheter body. Preferably, the material capture device tensions the material during cutting, which reduces the amount of cutting force required. The material capture device typically follows a path that draws material into the catheter body. Preferably, but not necessarily, the material capture device may be arranged on the catheter body to advance along a path outwardly from the catheter body into the material and then inwardly towards the catheter body to tension the material. The cutting element on the catheter body moves between a first position and a second position to cut the material while in tension.
US08784329B2	Devices for diagnosing sleep apnea or other conditions and related systems and methods A system includes a sensor device having a body configured to be inserted into an airway of a patient and one or more sensors mounted in or on the body. The one or more sensors are configured to collect sensor data associated with the airway of the patient. The system also includes a signal analyzer configured to analyze the sensor data. The one or more sensors could include one or more microphones. The signal analyzer could identify volume and/or pitch characteristics of the sensor data, perform pattern recognition to identify one or more patterns using the volume and/or pitch characteristics, and use the one or more patterns to identify a type, a location, and/or a degree of airway obstruction. This could be done, for instance, to determine if the patient suffers from obstructive sleep apnea or other condition that affects his or her airway.
US08784326B2	Method of manufacturing core of cuff for blood pressure meter and cuff for blood pressure meter It is an object to provide a method of manufacturing a core of a cuff for blood pressure meter and a cuff for blood pressure meter in order to improve operability during the insertion and removal of an arm and fittability during the tightening of the arm as well as to enable the reduction of manufacturing costs. A cuff for blood pressure meter (1) has an air bag (12), and a core (2) disposed outside the air bag (12). The core (2) includes a flexible sheet-like first core (21) and a second core (22) which is formed into a curved shape and which is attached to and stacked on the first core (21) and which curves the first core (21).
US08784324B2	Sleep monitoring system A sleep monitoring system includes an ECG device (2) and a respiration inductance plethysmogram (3) which monitor cardiac activity and physical (ribcage) respiration respectively and feed representative signals to a digital data processor. Operations (5-9) process the beat interval data, while in a second thread, operations (20-24) independently process the amplitude modulation of the ECG data caused by the respiratory motion of the subject. The inductance plethysmogram device (3) provides an input to the processor which represents respiration as directly monitored independently of the ECG. Operations (30-34) process this direct respiration data independently and in parallel, in a third thread. All extracted features are fed to a classifier which in step (10) combines selected combinations of features to make decisions in real time.
US08784323B2	Methods and systems that use implanted posture sensor to monitor pulmonary edema In specific embodiments, a method to monitor pulmonary edema of a patient, comprises (a) detecting, using an implanted posture sensor, when a posture of the patient changes from a first predetermined posture to a second predetermined posture, (b) determining an amount of time it takes an impedance signal to achieve a steady state after the posture of the patient changes from the first predetermined posture to the second predetermined posture, where the impedance signal is obtained using implanted electrodes and is indicative of left atrial pressure and/or intra-thoracic fluid volume of the patient, and (c) monitoring the pulmonary edema of the patient based on the determined amount of time it takes the impedance signal to achieve the steady state after the posture of the patient changes from the first predetermined posture to the second pre-determined posture.
US08784317B2	Signal processing apparatus, ultrasonic apparatus, control method for signal processing apparatus, and control method for ultrasonic apparatus A signal processing apparatus scans a beam of elastic waves into an object to be examined, acquires received waveform data of a plurality of scan lines, and performs signal processing to form a tomographic image of said object to be examined from the received waveform data of the plurality of scan lines. The signal processing apparatus includes a scan line correlation calculation part (009) that calculates a correlation value of received waveform data between a first scan line and a second scan line that has a prescribed correlation with the first scan line, for a plurality of positions on the scan lines, and a correlation change position extraction part (010) that extracts, from among the plurality of positions on said scan lines, a position at which the correlation value becomes a value different from a prescribed value as a position at which a unique region can exist.
US08784314B2	Biometrically enabled imaging system A medical imaging system including a central processing unit, a data storage unit in communication with said central processing unit, an imaging device in electrical communication with the central processing unit, and a biometric authorization unit in electrical communication with the central processing unit. A user inputs a biometric identifier into the biometric authorization unit in order to enable the medical imaging system.
US08784313B2	Method of prognosis associated with cases of postpartum hemorrhage Novel prognosis methods associated with cases of postpartum haemorrhage providing a predictive test enabling practitioners to provide better management of patients suffering from postpartum haemorrhage. Different risk factors exist on which a score allowing prediction of the need to carry out invasive procedures to stop bleeding has been developed.
US08784310B2	Vascular pressure sensor with electrocardiogram electrodes Devices, systems, and methods for sensing cardiac electrical activity and blood pressure within a blood vessel are disclosed. A vascular sensor includes a fixation element configured to secure the vascular sensor within a blood vessel, a sensor module housing coupled to the fixation element, a pressure sensor disposed within an interior portion of the housing and configured to sense blood pressure within the vessel, and a number of electrocardiogram sensing electrodes exposed to tissue and blood within the blood vessel and configured to sense cardiac electrical data within the blood vessel. A controller module processes the sensed cardiac electrical data and blood pressure data and stores the data within a memory unit and/or transmits the data to a communicating device in wireless communication with the vascular sensor.
US08784306B2	Remote tissue retraction device A medical device for managing tissue in an organ, such as the stomach, for retracting or positioning tissue and related organs to allow certain regions of the stomach to be acquired for a gastroplasty procedure. The medical device includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, and a tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of the elongated body. The tissue treatment device includes a first jaw opposite a second jaw, and each jaw is adapted to acquire tissue. A retractor is disposed along the tissue treatment device and adapted to be moveable from a delivery position to a retraction position to move or manage the tissue of the stomach. The medical device also includes a collapsible barrier disposed between the first and second jaws of the tissue treatment device to direct tissue into the first and second jaws separately.
US08784302B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes a drive force transmitting section attached to an insertion main body, and configured to transmit rotational drive force that rotates an attachment unit to the attachment unit, and a member inserting portion provided to a proximal direction side of an insertion section. The endoscope includes a first linear member insertable into the insertion section from the member inserting portion and removable from the insertion section through the member inserting portion, and has a distal end connectable to the drive force transmitting section while being inserted into the insertion section. The first linear member is configured to transmit the rotational drive force to the drive force transmitting section when rotated while being connected to the drive force transmitting section.
US08784299B2	Operation mechanism, endoscope apparatus, and guide catheter An operation mechanism includes: a longitudinal member having a channel; a subject operation section provided at a distal end side of the member; an operation section provided at a proximal end side of the member; a first transmission means connected to the subject operation section at a distal end side thereof and formed to penetrate the operation section transmitting a first driving force; a first input portion provided in the operation section and connected to a proximal end side of the first transmission means to operate the subject operation section; a second input portion provided closer to the subject operation section side of the operation section than the first input portion and operated by a medical instrument inserted through the channel; and second transmission means connected to the first input portion and the second input portion and transmits a second driving force.
US08784294B2	Synthetic graft for soft tissue repair An implant includes a support member having a first portion and a second portion. The support member is configured to be in contact with a wall of a vagina of a patient. The first portion defines apertures having a first size. The second portion defines at least one aperture having a second size. The second size is larger than the first size. The aperture having the second size is configured to be substantially aligned with a scar or an incision in the wall of the vagina. The second portion is configured to better prevent erosion of the wall of the vagina near the scar or incision than the first portion.
US08784289B2	Process of forming a wide mouth gusseted bag with edge seals The embodiments include a wide mouth gusseted package wherein four machine direction edge seals are formed on the film, and the zipper is applied in the transverse direction on the opposite side of the film from where the machine direction edge seals are formed. In the resulting package, the edge seals are at the exterior of the four corners of the package, and the resulting gussets can be folded inwardly or outwardly. The package may further include a sealing strip with a peel seal layer and a sealant layer whereby a hermetic package may be produced at higher production rates and lower productions costs.
US08784287B2	Exercise device The present invention relates to an exercise device that can function as a rolling exercise device. It comprises an elongate member that has a first handle assembly secured to its first end and a second handle assembly secured to its second end. The handle assemblies include a base that is rotatably secured to a handle support structure. The handle assemblies also include a handle for gripping. The handle assemblies further function as wheels on either side of the elongate member that allows the exercise device to roll. In addition, the handle assemblies can be removed from the ends of the elongate member and the assemblies can be mutually joined in a second configuration that does not include the elongate member. The second configuration can also be rolled along a surface by a user gripping the handles and applying a force that causes the base of each handle assembly to rotate.
US08784286B2	Power stride apparatus and method of training therefor The power stride apparatus and method therefor is directed to training the quads and gluts. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises rotatable pedal assemblies having articulating pedals which may be engaged by a user's feet. The apparatus may include a seat to support the user. Resistance devices, such as one or more springs, may attach to the pedal assemblies to provide resistance to the movement of the pedal assemblies and to return to pedal assemblies to their initial position. The user may push the pedal assemblies and resist the return of the pedal assemblies thus training the user's quads and gluts. The articulating pedals allow training to be focused on the quads and gluts and provide a safer workout for the user. In some embodiments, return mechanisms may be used to allow the articulating pedals to follow the rotation of the user's foot during training.
US08784284B1	Infant muscle training apparatuses and methods An infant muscle training apparatus includes an apparatus base, an apparatus frame carried by the apparatus base and at least one assistance harness carried by the apparatus frame. The assistance harness has at least one resilient or elastic assistance band carried by the apparatus frame and a flexible, U-shaped arm strap carried by the assistance band.
US08784282B2	Exercise device and method An exercise device for the pubococcygeus muscle of a male person comprising: a support member having two arms and a base; wherein the arms of support member are configurable to fit around the shaft of the penis of a male person so that the base depends from the penis.
US08784280B2	Kettlebell methods and apparatus An adjustable weight kettlebell includes a weight lifting member that rests on top of a vertical stack of weights. A weight selector is rotatable into and out of underlying engagement of the weight plates to secure a desired amount of mass to the weight lifting member.
US08784278B2	Underwater treadmill and integrated jet device and method for selectively controlling an underwater treadmill system Disclosed are an underwater treadmill system and a method of exercising involving the underwater treadmill system. The underwater treadmill system includes a fluid-driven treadmill belt and a housing including a jet. The method includes selectively driving a fluid-driven treadmill belt by selectively providing a fluid to a treadmill drive unit and selectively expelling water through a jet positioned within a housing of the underwater treadmill system.
US08784272B2	Methods and apparatus for monitoring and encouraging health and fitness Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring and encouraging health and fitness. In accordance with a first aspect, an apparatus is provided that is adapted to assist in weight loss and exercise. The apparatus comprises a personal digital assistant (PDA) having computer program code adapted to assist in at least one of calorie counting, meal selection, meal suggestion, weight monitoring, weight loss or gain monitoring, fat consumption monitoring, sugar consumption monitoring and salt consumption monitoring. The PDA also includes computer program code adapted to display historical data regarding at least one of calorie counting, meal selection, meal suggestion, weight monitoring, weight loss or gain monitoring, fat consumption monitoring, sugar consumption monitoring and salt consumption monitoring. Numerous other embodiments are provided, as are methods, systems and computer program products.
US08784271B2	Biometric monitoring device with contextually-or environmentally-dependent display A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The display may, in response to receiving page advance requests from a user, advance through a plurality of different data display pages, at least some of which show aspects of biometric data recorded by the device. The biometric monitoring device may also, based on the biometric data, modify the sequential display order of the data display pages. In some implementations, a biometric monitoring device integrated into a wristband may be configured to turn a display of the biometric monitoring device on and display the time in response to biometric sensors of the biometric monitoring device detecting motion of the wearer's forearm consistent with moving the forearm into a watch-viewing position.
US08784270B2	Portable physical activity sensing system A portable system retrieves one or more exercise programs from a remote communication system that provides motivational content for a user exercising upon an exercise mechanism. The exercise program further includes at least one control signal that controls one or more operating parameters of the exercise mechanism. The portable system includes a control device configured to retrieve the exercise program and deliver the motivational content to the user by way of an audio delivery device, while delivering the control signals to the exercise mechanism. A sensor communicates with the control device and tracks one or more measurable parameters of the user during the user's performance of the exercise program. Data representative of the one or more measurable parameters can be delivered to the control device for delivery to the remote communication system.
US08784262B2	Vehicular power transmission control apparatus A vehicular power transmission control apparatus including: a multiple gear ratio transmission including an input shaft receiving power from an engine output shaft and an output shaft outputting power to drive wheels of a vehicle, a clutch mounted between the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission, and a control unit controlling a clutch torque and a gear position of the transmission based upon a vehicle driving condition, wherein the control unit controlling the clutch torque such that a revolution speed of the transmission input shaft becomes smaller than a revolution speed of the engine output shaft by a predetermined positive value in a semi-engagement state with a slip, when the vehicle drives with the transmission gear position set to a low speed range including a first gear and a second gear.
US08784259B2	Transmission for vehicle A transmission for a vehicle employs parts as few as possible to provide forward 11-speed and reverse 3-speed gear ratios along with relatively simple configuration, thereby allowing the operational state of an engine connected thereto to achieve an optimal state. Thus, the transmission makes it possible to improve fuel efficiency and to secure smooth driving performance of the vehicle.
US08784257B2	Continuously variable transmission and a working machine A continuously variable transmission has an input shaft and an output shaft. The transmission includes a variator unit having an input shaft and an output shaft, and a planetary gear wheel unit having a planet carrier, a first sun wheel and a second sun wheel. The input shaft of the transmission is rotationally connectable to the planet carrier and to the input shaft of the variator unit, and a shaft rotationally fixed to the first sun wheel is rotationally connectable to the output shaft of the variator unit. The planet carrier is provided with a first inner set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the first sun wheel and a second outer set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the second sun wheel. The first and second sets of planet wheels are in meshing engagement with each other, and a shaft rotationally fixed to the second sun wheel is rotationally connectable to the output shaft of the transmission via a first output member for obtaining a powersplit mode in which power is transmitted via the second sun wheel.
US08784256B2	Power divider A power divider for a drive of a continuously driven first wheel axle and another engageable wheel axle. The power divider has an input shaft, which is driven by a manual transmission, and a coaxial first output shaft. The first output shaft drives the continuously driven wheel axle. An intermediate shaft is disposed in the countershaft and drives a second output shaft. The first output shaft can be selectively driven, via a first clutch, with either direct or reduced transmission. This clutch is fixed to the input shaft and, in a first position for direct transmission, connects the input shaft directly to the first output shaft. Furthermore, the first clutch, in a second position, couples a first input gear to the input shaft, and drives the first output shaft, via the countershaft formed on the intermediate shaft, to drive the first output shaft at a reduced speed.
US08784251B2	Hydraulic control device A C1 switching valve 80 establishes a first supply state, in which a C1 solenoid pressure Pslc1 can be supplied to a clutch C1, when a line pressure PL is supplied as a holding pressure, and when a modulator pressure Pmod is supplied as a holding pressure and a B1 solenoid pressure Pslb1 is not supplied. The C1 switching valve 80 establishes a second supply state, in which the line pressure PL can be supplied to the clutch C1, when the modulator pressure Pmod is supplied as a holding pressure and the B1 solenoid pressure Pslb1 is supplied. The C1 switching valve 80 is supplied with the modulator pressure Pmod as a holding pressure when an abnormality occurs in supply of the C1 solenoid pressure Pslc1.
US08784247B2	Drive arrangement for a vehicle accessory A drive arrangement for auxiliary equipment of an engine includes an epicyclical gear having a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet carrier. A first component is connected to the engine, a second component is connected to a first electric machine, and a third component is connected to the auxiliary equipment. The first component is guided in rotation on the engine block and includes a rigid assembly which supports the other two components. The stator of the first electric machine is fixed on a holder. The holder is guided in rotation directly or indirectly on the first component rigid assembly, and the first component is guided in rotation on the engine block independently from the holder.
US08784244B2	Pulley with asymmetric torque-sensitive clutching A pulley assembly for an automobile accessory drive system includes a shaft engaging hub, a nut threaded onto the shaft engaging hub, an annular bushing, and one or more brake shoes positioned around the outside of the annular bushing all housed with a pulley member. The nut is capable of axial translation relative to the annular bushing and the annular bushing is capable of expanding radially outward in response to the axial translation of the nut in a first direction to provide frictional engagement between the inner coupling surface of the pulley member and the outer coupling surface of the brake shoes, which transfers torque from the pulley member to the input shaft. The nut includes a generally frustoconical outer surface, opposite its inner threaded surface, for seating the nut in the annular bushing.
US08784243B2	Arrow tip mounting apparatus and method An interface component for engaging an arrow tip to the leading end of an arrow shaft. The device directs impact forces axially and eliminates the shearing and wall collapse of arrow shafts caused by conventional collared arrow head engagement devices which tend to collapse and cut the leading edge of arrow shafts on hard impacts. Engagement to the arrow shaft leading end is provided by an elongated member axially engaged with the bore of the arrow shaft. The exterior surface of the device can be surfaced to interact with passing air during flight of the arrow and increase spin for better accuracy.
US08784238B2	Highly neutralized polymeric compositions for golf ball layers Compositions for golf balls including modified highly neutralized polymeric compositions that have improved processability including improved melt flow index and improved performance characteristics when included in a layer of a golf ball. In addition, the compositions of the invention have less moisture transmission and higher flexural modulus than non-modified highly neutralized polymers.
US08784237B2	Multi-layer golf ball Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C or greater.
US08784232B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture the same Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
US08784230B1	Swing training device A baseball, softball and golf swing training device having a base platform, an adjustable and movable forward foot stop and an adjustable belt adjustably connected to a pair of straps for controlling the hips and may also include a pivot foot pedal for pivoting a hitter's rear foot with a heel lifting wedge, at least one adjustable pedal stopper for limiting the amount of pivot wherein the foot pedal pivots when swinging. The amount of rotation is dictated by a pair adjustable pedal stoppers and the adjustable forward foot stop dictates the distance a hitter steps forward into a pitch with the lead foot and the angle of the lead foot when stepping into a pitch. With respect to golf, the forward foot stop dictates the placement and angle of the forward foot when hitting a golf ball.
US08784227B2	Systems and methods for moving a container containing a human, plant, animal, or non-living object Systems and related methods are delineated for moving a provided container suspended above ground from a support structure. One delineated system for moving a provided container suspended above ground from a support structure, the system comprises: a force generator coupled to the container; an elastic supporter having a first end and a second end; wherein: the first end of the elastic supporter is coupled to the support structure; the second end of the elastic supporter is coupled to force generator; and the force generator is configured to apply a periodic force to the container to cause oscillatory motion. The elastic supporter is configured in at least one of a “U” shape, a semicircle shape, and a “V” shape. Audio/Video monitoring and transmission may be provided.
US08784226B2	Infant swing apparatus An infant swing apparatus includes a support structure, a swinging platform pivotally assembled with the support structure, a plurality of seat anchors affixed with the swinging platform, and a child seat removably held with the swinging platform. The swinging platform is pivotally assembled with the support structure and has a central axis extending from a rear to a front of the swinging platform, the swinging platform being operable to swing back and forth between the rear and the front. The seat anchors include a first and a second seat anchor disposed substantially aligned with the central axis of the swinging platform, and a third seat anchor located at a side of the central axis and in a region between the first and second seat anchors. The child seat can be removably held with the swinging platform by engaging with at least two ones of the first to third seat anchors.
US08784225B2	Collapsible infant support device A collapsible, portable infant swing having a foldable base movable between an unfolded, extended position and a folded, collapsed position, a lock mechanism for selectively locking/unlocking the foldable base, and support arms supported by the foldable base. Swing arms are pivotally coupled to the support arms for pivotal, back and forth motion and an infant support seat coupled to the swing arms for supporting and swinging an infant. A multi-function handle is provided for housing the lock mechanism for locking/unlocking the foldable base, for grasping the foldable base to fold the foldable base, and for carrying the swing when the foldable base is folded. The multi-function handle is positioned substantially centrally below the seat to make it generally inaccessible by the infant.
US08784223B2	Skating training system A system and method for improving skating speed and strength of skaters, particularly ice skaters, employs an inclined skating ramp. The skating surface itself may be any of the conventional or yet-to-be-invented artificial ice surfaces. The inclination of the ramp provides a greater challenge for the skating student than a conventional flat skating surface. While the inclined ramp may have more than one lane, so that more than one student may skate side-by-side in competition with each other, it is preferred to have only a single lane and employ a timing system so that a student is skating “against the clock” and therefore focused on improvement of individual performance.
US08784221B1	Occupant propelled roundabout One embodiment of an occupant propelled roundabout (“roundabout”) may have a body. The roundabout may also have a carrier, which may be rotatably carried by the body and may also have a seat assembly adapted to carry an occupant. In addition, the roundabout may also have a drive mechanism pivotally coupled to the seat assembly such that the drive mechanism may be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position. The drive mechanism may be moved toward the deployed position in response to the occupant operating the drive mechanism. Also, the roundabout may have a biasing member, which may be operably connected between the drive mechanism and the carrier so that the biasing member may move the drive mechanism toward the retracted position.
US08784216B2	Wagering game community environment Some embodiments include a method for controlling a wagering game server to make a game piece available in a wagering game on a wagering game machine. The method can include detecting, by the wagering game server, player input associated with the wagering game. The method can also include receiving, via a network, community information from a virtual community, wherein the community information arises from interaction between members of the virtual community and identifies the game piece available for use in the wagering game. The method can also include determining that the game piece is available for use in the wagering game, and determining content including an indication that the game piece is available for use in the wagering game. The method can also include providing the content for presentation on a wagering game machine.
US08784215B2	Separable URL gaming system A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.
US08784208B2	Game control thumb grip Apparatus for controlling gaming analog sticks, comprising an upwardly generally concave thumb support, and attachment means underlying the thumb support for adjustably attaching the support to upper extent of a gaming analog stick.
US08784207B2	Methods and apparatus to meter video game play Methods and apparatus to meter video game play are disclosed. An example method includes detecting media identifying information corresponding to media presented in an environment including a video game system capable of executing a plurality of video games; identifying which of the plurality of video games is being played via a video game controller based on the media identifying information, wherein the video game controller is coupled to a sensor to detect motion data related to movement of the video game controller and to transmit the motion data without affecting operation of the video game system; and combining, via a processor, the media identifying information with the motion data received from the sensor.
US08784206B1	Modifying presentation of three-dimensional, wagering-game content A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include presenting a three-dimensional image of wagering game content via a display associated with a wagering game machine. The operations can further include estimating a degree of alteration to a stereoscopic view of the three-dimensional image caused by a change in the position of a device (e.g., a chair) connected to the wagering game machine. The operations can further include altering a presentation of the three-dimensional image based on the degree of alteration to the stereoscopic view of the three-dimensional image caused by the change in the position of the device.
US08784205B2	Game device, method for controlling game device, program, and information storage medium Reference time data acquisition means (74) acquires, from means (70) for storing a position of display means (22) and reference time data representing a reference time at which a user should carry out a game operation in association with each other, the reference time data associated with the position of the display means (22) detected by position detection means (72). Based on the reference time data, display control means (76) controls the display means (22) to display a guidance image (58) for guiding the user regarding the reference time. The game operation carried out by the user is detected. Game operation evaluation means (80) evaluates the game operation performed by the user, based on the reference time data and a detection result by game operation detection means (78).
US08784203B2	Determination of controller three-dimensional location using image analysis and ultrasonic communication Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for determining the location of a controller. One method includes an operation for capturing image data of a capture area in front of a display. Additionally, the method includes another operation for capturing sound data emitted by the controller in the capture area in front of the display. The two-dimensional location of the controller is calculated based on the captured image data, and the third dimensional location of the controller is calculated based on the captured sound data.
US08784202B2	Apparatus and method for repositioning a virtual camera based on a changed game state An apparatus and method is provided for controlling a virtual camera. The virtual camera is positioned in a first position and a first direction while an object is in a first state and the virtual camera is moved to a second position and second direction when the object transitions from a first state to a second state. The virtual camera is held in the second position and second direction while the object is in the second state and then moves back to the first position and first direction when the object transitions from the second state back to the first state. While the virtual camera is in the second position and second direction, the lowest part of the object is made more easily viewable.
US08784201B2	Information storage medium, game system, and input determination method A game system determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to a reference start timing and differs from the reference start timing, and determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with defined input information.
US08784200B2	Gaming machine and method having bonus feature highlighting A gaming machine and method for displaying and highlighting a scatter symbol among a matrix of symbols. The display includes a first layer for displaying a background and a second layer overlying the first layer. In one embodiment the layers are virtual layers, in another embodiment the layers are discrete physical layers. The second layer displays the matrix of symbols including any scatter symbol included in the matrix of symbols. The second layer enables a gaming machine player to simultaneously view the background, or at least portions of the background. According to one aspect of the invention, the second layer is at least partially transmissive to permit simultaneous viewing of the background and the matrix of symbols. The background is changeable to highlight at least one of the symbols of the matrix of symbols. Preferably, the background highlights the scatter symbol by adding depth, color, light and imagery, such as a still, changing, or moving image.
US08784199B1	System and method for encoding compressed map information for a game map using a quadrant based PNG image file A quadrant based PNG image file may be used to encode compressed map information for a game map that is navigated during gameplay. The PNG image file encoded with compressed map information may be communicated to a gameplay device, which may decompress and decode the PNG image file to obtain the map information and generate the game map. Leveraging the lossless compression capabilities of the PNG image file format or other lossless image file format may reduce storage requirements and/or network bandwidth when playing the video game. Each pixel of the PNG image file may be used to encode multiple map tiles, allowing game maps to scale to large sizes while further leveraging the advantages of encoding the map information into the image file.
US08784188B2	Apparatus systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for determining that a qualifying outcome has been obtained as a result of a game play conducted on a gaming device and determining a buy-in amount for a current play session in which the game play is included. The method further provides for setting, in response to the obtainment of the qualifying outcome, a credit meter balance to the buy-in amount, thereby providing a payout for the qualifying outcome.
US08784184B2	Gaming machine with win change symbol A gaming machine (10) has a display (14) and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display (14). The game controller is arranged to play a game (16) wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display (14). If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine (10) awards a prize. When a special symbol is carried by a symbol-carrying element into a display position on the display (14), the special symbol does at least one of altering the prize awarded for a winning result and altering a defined set of winning combinations.
US08784180B2	System and method for play of a network-based lottery game A method and system for implementing a network-based lottery game includes providing lottery tickets to players, wherein each of the lottery tickets includes a code that allows the player to access an Internet site maintained by a server system for play of a lottery game via a network-enabled device. A game result file is randomly assigned to the player from a finite set of game result files maintained by the server system, wherein each game result file has a unique identifier and a predetermined game outcome. The predetermined game outcome is assigned to the player via the Internet-enabled device and, in the event of a winning game play, the unique identifier of the respective game result file is transmitted to the player for subsequent use in redeeming the game play.
US08784176B2	Electronic gaming device with contagious wild symbols Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may provide gaming options relating to contagious wilds, non-contagious wilds, dormant wilds, contagious dormant wilds, and/or blockers.
US08784175B2	Methods and systems for determining and selling wagering game outcomes to be viewed remotely In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., player may access the video presentation online). This allows a player to purchase a video presentation of (e.g., predetermined) outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal yet view the presentation at the player's convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). A player who purchases such a video presentation may subsequently redeem it for a redemption value associated therewith.
US08784173B2	Multi-win poker game An electronic video poker machine configured to allow play of multiple hands of video poker. The electronic video poker machine comprises at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least three cards all face up, wherein a computer uses selected hold cards of the first hand to select the best poker hand for a second and subsequent poker hands. If the hold cards from the first hand make the best possible poker hands, they are used to replace one or more selected cards of the second and subsequent hands.
US08784162B1	Sharpener for cutting tools Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. A tensioner assembly applies a biasing force to a roller to maintain a selected tension in a belt and to facilitate translational displacement of the roller during deflection of the belt. In some embodiments, the tensioner assembly includes a shaft with an L-shaped groove with an elongated portion and an offset portion to facilitate transition of the roller between an extended position and a retracted position. In related embodiments, the tensioner assembly comprises a shaft with an elongated groove to facilitate tracking alignment of the belt on the roller. In further related embodiments, a guide housing is provided adjacent an abrasive medium with a guide slot and magnet to facilitate presentation of a cutting tool against the abrasive medium.
US08784155B2	Multi-carriage symmetrical numerically controlled coordinate grinding machine The present invention includes a base, a work table, upright posts, several carriages and a grinding head. Wherein, the upright posts include for example a first upright post and a second upright post which are installed in parallel to each other on the base, and the carriages include a first carriage, a second carriage and several of third carriages; the base is connected to the first carriage and the work table is connected to the first carriage; the second carriage is positioned between the first upright post and the second upright post, the grinding head is installed on the second carriage and the third carriages are symmetrically installed on the outer sides of the first upright post and the second upright post, and each of the third carriages has a slider. The grinding machines of this invention can be used to significantly improve the operating stability and machining precision.
US08784143B2	Cantilevered spring contact for an implantable medical device Some examples of an electrical contact spring for an implantable medical device includes a housing, rigid and tubular in shape, defining a housing passage extending along a longitudinal axis, from a proximal portion including a proximal lip that defines a proximal opening, to a distal portion including a distal lip that defines a distal opening and a spring disposed in the housing, the spring tubular in shape and defining a spring passage concentric to the housing passage, the spring including: a distal ring portion disposed adjacent the distal portion of the housing and physically coupled to the housing, a plurality of spring elements coupled to and extending from the distal ring portion toward the proximal portion of the housing and a proximal ring portion disposed adjacent the proximal portion of the housing, cantilevered and suspended inside of and spaced apart from the housing by the plurality of spring elements.
US08784135B1	Compression plug for portable electronics A specialized cable including a compression plug and flexible wiring configured to be connected to a receptacle so that data and/or power signals can be exchanged between the electronic equipment and the device to which the cable is attached. The flexible wiring is a flat set of closely spaced parallel wires separated by insulators (e.g., plastic). The compression plug may include a contact surface (e.g., in an opening or on an exterior surface) that electrically connects to a contact surface in the receptacle. The compression plug may include a sloped or slanted top and bottom in order to facilitate inserting the plug into the receptacle.
US08784128B2	Insulation piercing connector housing A housing for retaining an insulation piercing connector (IPC) includes an upper housing, a lower housing, and a hinge. The lower housing includes a cavity formed therein. The hinge is coupled to the upper housing and the lower housing to permit movement of the upper housing and the lower housing into open and closed configurations. When in the closed configuration, the upper housing is aligned with the lower housing. The second cavity is configured to received\ the IPC. The lower housing includes an aperture formed transversely therethrough for receiving a cable extending from the IPC upon receipt of the IPC into the second cavity.
US08784123B1	Electrical connector An electrical connector may include a cord comprising wires and a plug extending from the cord. The plug may include a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug and a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug. The first top row of contacts may be coupled to the plurality of wires and include a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, and a second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol. The first bottom row of contacts may be coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.
US08784120B2	Connector support system A connector support system for an automation system device is provided. The connector support system includes a device housing configured to hold a printed circuit board with a connector coupled to the printed circuit board. The connector support system also includes one or more support members coupled to a surface of the housing, wherein the one or more support members are configured to support the connector relative to the housing and configured to resist an overturning moment tending to remove the connector from the printed circuit board.
US08784117B2	Electrical connector with X-type dual spring contacts for lower profile and lattice shielding therewith An electrical connector for connecting a package and a mother board includes an insulating sheet defining a top surface confronting with the package and a lower surface confronting with the mother board, and a plurality of contacts. The insulating sheet has a plurality of through holes through the top surface and the lower surface thereof and arranged in a matrix. The plurality of contacts is pressed in the corresponding through holes from the top surface of the insulating sheet. Each contact includes a main plate, a pair of first contacting arms from opposite edges of the main plates for contacting with the package and a pair of second contacting arm from another opposite edges of the main plate for contacting with the board.
US08784115B1	Athletic training optimization Methods and apparatuses for athletic training optimization are disclosed. In one example, a fitness level change is identified. In one example, a current training intensity is updated to reflect an updated user fitness level.
US08784114B2	Interactive computer system for instructor-student teaching and assessment of preschool children A computer system contains and displays a cartoon-like story with a plurality of displayed components (such as cartoon characters, play items, etc.) recognizable by a preschool student on a first portion of the display screen along with an accompanying voice message on the speaker. Written instructions for teachers to follow in a personal one-to-one interaction with one or more students are displayed on a second portion of the display screen. For some activities, the student may actually respond using the computer such as by touching a touch screen or using a mouse to select one of the displayed components in response to a request to select a displayed component having a predetermined aspect. For other activities the teacher enters the response of the student as observed by the teacher. When one or more correct responses are entered by the student or teacher, achievement of a goal can automatically be entered into the educational management system.
US08784107B2	Flight training system This disclosure describes novel systems, methods and software for providing flight training. In an aspect of some embodiments, flight data is collected during a training flight. That flight data then can be used to provide a review and/or simulation of the training flight. The student may be allowed to participate in the simulation by providing input from a set of controls. In some cases, an instructor (or another) might provide modified flight data, which can be used to modify the simulation. Advantageously, this allows for the analysis and simulation of a variety of hypothetical, “what-if” scenarios.
US08784104B2	Dental implant system and method of use A dental implant system includes an implant having a well, an abutment having a post shaped to be received in the well, and a collar modifiable to the gingival anatomy and the tooth restoration anatomy. Both the implant and the abutment are made from a millable ceramic, and the abutment post and/or the implant well have grooves carved therein. In one embodiment, the implant and the abutment are joined one to the other with a retentive elastomeric product containing micro-bubbles and/or micro-spacers. The dental implant system may be produced using a computer-readable medium containing instructions for analyzing surface data and X-ray data, for developing contour data of the implant and of the abutment according to the anatomy of the patient, and for generating machine instruction for milling the implant and the abutment from blocks of the millable ceramic.
US08784092B2	Device for the production of a composite material part integrating a drainage system A device for producing a composite material part designed to be in contact with aerodynamic flows, in particular a portion of the fuselage, whereby the device includes at least one mold (32), elements (34, 36, 38) for compressing the part that is to be produced, as well as a system for drainage of the gases emanating from the part that is to be produced that includes at least one plate (42), characterized in that the at least one plate (42) includes a number of openings (44) whose shapes and/or arrangement limit the degradation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the part that is to be produced.
US08784084B2	Rotary cam ring fluid machine A cam ring fluid machine, a rotary cam ring fluid machine has a casing, a flange in the casing, a stator in the casing, a rotor cam ring in the stator, a fixed axis in the rotor cam ring, and a vane in the vane groove of the fixed axis. A fluid chamber is formed with the inner circumferential surface of the rotor cam ring, the outer circumferential surface of the fixed axis, the vane, and the flange. When the rotor cam ring rotates, the volume of the fluid chamber increases or decreases.
US08784082B2	Locking device for packing assembly The current application discloses a locking device for a packing assembly. The device comprises a holding end and a locking end, wherein the holding end is configured to mechanically and/or frictionally engage a fixed component of a packing assembly and the locking end is configured to mechanically and/or frictionally engage at least a portion of the packing nut so as to prevent the packing nut from rotating or otherwise changing its position.
US08784079B2	Pump module, pump base module and pump system A module, a base module and a system which comprises a module and a base module includes a pump channel and a valve unit which is connected with the pump channel wherein a fluid can be pumped through the pump channel and the valve unit, wherein a first wall section of the valve unit is flexible. The pump module has a movable valve body arranged in the valve unit, wherein the valve body can occupy an idle position in which the valve body closes the valve unit to prevent fluid from passing through. The valve body can occupy an operating position in which the valve body allows the fluid to flow through the valve unit and in which the valve body can be put in operating position through a deformation of the first wall section of the valve bodies so that the fluid can flow through the valve unit.
US08784066B2	Die casting to produce a hybrid component An example die casting system includes a die that defines a cavity having a first section and a second section. The first section is configured to receive a first portion of a component. The second section is configured to receive a molten material. The die holds the molten material as the molten material solidifies to form a second portion of the component.
US08784065B2	Friction welding of titanium aluminide turbine to titanium alloy shaft A frictional welding process for joining a titanium aluminide turbine to a titanium alloy shaft is disclosed. The disclosed process includes preheating the turbine to a designated temperature, providing a specially-designed joining interface geometry at the distal end of the shaft and optimizing the frictional welding parameters. The frictional welding is carried out in multiple steps but, while the shaft is being spun by a rotating chuck, two different pressures and two different time periods are used until the narrower portions of the distal end of the shaft have been fused onto the welding surface of the turbine. Then, an additional forging step with yet another engagement pressure between the shaft and the turbine is carried out without rotation of the shaft.
US08784063B2	Split blade retention race with inner and outer chamfers A blade shank assembly for an aircraft propeller blade includes a blade shank; a split blade retention race encircling the blade shank, the split blade retention race including two splits, wherein the split blade retention race comprises: inner chamfers located between the blade shank and the split blade retention race at each of the two splits; and outer chamfers located adjacent to a race surface of the split blade retention race at each of the two splits; and a plurality of ball bearings located on the race surface of the split blade retention race.
US08784061B2	Methods and systems for controlling thermal differential in turbine systems Method and system are provided for controlling a thermal differential within a turbine rotor for use with a turbine system. A thermal barrier coating is applied to a surface of the turbine rotor. The surface is proximate to a wheel rim of the turbine rotor.
US08784057B2	Disc rotor retraction system A disc rotor blade retraction system includes a main blade spar incorporating a hydraulic cylinder and having a screw thread. A ball screw is concentrically carried within the main blade spar and is operably connected to a ball nut which has an outboard end connected to an intermediate spar with a hydraulic piston received for reciprocation in the hydraulic cylinder. A first geared actuator engages the ball screw and a second geared actuator engages the main blade spar screw thread. A hydraulic fluid accumulator providing pressurized hydraulic fluid is connected to an outboard end of the hydraulic cylinder and a controller actuates the first and second geared actuators.
US08784055B2	Propeller pitchlock un-locking device A propeller system includes a plurality of propeller blades and a pitch lock mechanism operably connected to the plurality of propeller blades. The pitch lock mechanism includes a pitch lock chamber and a pitch lock piston located in the pitch lock chamber biased toward a locked position when there is insufficient pressure in the pitch lock chamber thereby locking the pitch of the plurality of propeller blades. The propeller system includes a pitch unlock mechanism including a pitch unlock housing and a pitch unlock piston disposed in the pitch unlock housing. A fitting extends through the propeller system to the pitch unlock housing and introduction of fluid flow into the pitch unlock housing through the fitting urges the pitch unlock piston into contact with the pitch lock piston to overcome the bias of the pitch lock piston thereby unlocking the pitch of the plurality of propeller blades.
US08784054B2	Fan module A fan module includes a receiving rack, a number of mounting members, a number of fans, and a number of fastening members. The receiving rack includes two side plates and a number of receiving spaces between the side plates. A top side of each side plate corresponding to one receiving space defines two cutouts. Each mounting member is latched in one corresponding cutout of the receiving rack. Each fan is received in one corresponding receiving space of the receiving rack. The fastening members are arranged on the fans and are latched in the mounting members.
US08784052B2	Ceramic gas turbine shroud An example gas turbine engine shroud includes a first annular ceramic wall having an inner side for resisting high temperature turbine engine gasses and an outer side with a plurality of radial slots. A second annular metallic wall is positioned radially outwardly of and enclosing the first annular ceramic wall and has a plurality of tabs in communication with the slot of the first annular ceramic wall. The tabs of the second annular metallic wall and slots of the first annular ceramic wall are in communication such that the first annular ceramic wall and second annular metallic wall are affixed.
US08784046B2	Turbine The turbine is provided with a blade (50) and a structure body (11) which rotates relatively with respect to the blade (50). A stepped part (52A) having a step surface (53A) is installed at one of the leading end of the blade (50) and the structure body (11) corresponding to the leading end thereof, while a seal fin (15A) which extends toward the stepped part (52A) to form a small space (H) is installed at the other of them. A cavity (C1) is formed between the blade (50) and the structure body (11) and also between the seal fin (15A) and the partition wall which faces thereto in the rotating shaft direction of the structure body (11) on the upstream side. When a distance of the cavity (C1) between the partition wall and the seal fin (15A) is given as a cavity width (W), and a distance between the seal fin (15A) and the end edge (55) of the stepped part (52A) in the rotating shaft direction on the upstream side is given as (L), at least one of the distances (L) satisfies the following formula (1). 0.7H≦L≦0.3W (1).
US08784043B2	Device for controlling variable-pitch blades in a turbomachine compressor A device for controlling variable-pitch blades in a turbomachine compressor, including at least one control ring surrounding an external casing of the compressor, and a control shaft connected to the ring and to the rod of an actuator, the body of which is mounted such that it can pivot about an axle borne by a support mechanism of the control shaft so as to guarantee a precise relative positioning of the axis of pivoting of the actuator with respect to the control shaft.
US08784040B2	Ventilator A ventilator includes a body casing having an opening formed in its lower portion and an exhaust port formed on one side; a fan that is provided in the body casing, for sucking indoor air from the opening and exhausting the indoor air from the exhaust port; a resin fan casing that has a suction port and forms an air passage of the fan; a protection frame formed outside the air passage to cover a terminal block provided outside the air passage; a resin terminal block cover that watertightly seals a protection frame opening of a lower portion of the protection frame and is opened and closed; a sheet-metal case that is provided in the protection frame and stores the terminal block; and a sheet-metal terminal block cover that opens and closes a lower opening of the sheet-metal case.
US08784035B2	Bladeless fluid propulsion pump A bladeless pump for fluids, such as gases that may contain particulate matter, drivable by a motor, consisting of an assembly of rotors or discs stacked against each other. Each rotor/disc has a runner portion on an outer area separated from its center, and a central portion having two or more spokes, divided by openings. The spokes are typically thicker than the rest of the discs. When many discs are placed together and spun on a motor-driven axle, air may be drawn in adjacent the rotor assembly, to the inter-disc openings, and compressed as it enters the area A spiral-shape volute is provided adjacent the outer πM of the disc assembly, receiving pressurized air and releasing it from a motor housing. Applicant's bladeless pump may include a base for receiving the rotor housing and the motor, which may include a housing to substantially enclose the motor and its housing.
US08784034B2	Materials-handling system using autonomous transfer and transport vehicles Methods and apparatus for selecting and combining items in an outbound container through the use of autonomous vehicles, each of which includes means for automatically loading and unloading a payload, to perform both transfer and transport functions in moving containers of items within a workspace via a network of roadways. Under computer control, said autonomous vehicles transfer and transport case containers of item units between incoming receiving stations, intermediate storage locations, and outgoing order-assembly stations where entire containers or individual item units are combined in the outbound container.
US08784033B2	Robot systems, apparatus and methods for transporting substrates Substrate transport systems, apparatus and methods are described. The systems are adapted to efficiently put or pick substrates at a destination by rotating a boom linkage to a position adjacent to the destination and then actuating a robot assembly to put or pick the substrate at the destination. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08784031B2	Cargo loader A cargo loader operable to load cargo into an opening of an enclosed trailer. The loader has an elongated bed with front and rear portions. A carriage is mounted on the bed and coupled to a drive assembly operable to move the carriage between the front and rear portions. Forks are mounted on the carriage and move therewith. Cargo is loaded onto the forks when the carriage is positioned on the front portion. The opening of the trailer is positioned adjacent the rear portion so that when the carriage pushes the forks and cargo thereupon longitudinally along the bed toward the rear portion, the forks and cargo are received inside the trailer. The drive assembly moves the carriage from the rear to the front portion to withdraw the forks from inside the trailer while a cargo retention assembly maintains the cargo inside the trailer.
US08784030B2	Screw having an underhead bearing surface including lubricant pockets A screw (2) has a head (5) including an underhead bearing surface (12). Lubricant pockets (13) are arranged at least in a part of the underhead bearing surface (12). The lubricant pockets (13) serve to contain lubricant and to release the lubricant when tightening a screw joint (1) to prevent galling effects during multiple tightening processes.
US08784025B2	Mounting device for fastening a module onto a component, in particular an outside housing of another module The invention relates to a mounting device for fastening a module onto a component, in particular an outside housing of another module. The device includes a fastening screw having a thread, a screw carrier to receive the screw shaft of the fastening screw, and a thread carrier which is connected to the component and has an inside thread corresponding to the thread of the fastening screw. A force-locking connection between the screw carrier and the thread carrier is established by means of the fastening screw in the fastening position, and the module is supported on a supporting element of the component in the fastening position. The screw shaft of the fastening screw has an additional shaft section which is connected to the front shaft section at the screw head end for receiving a spring element.
US08784024B2	Pull-up bolt assembly A pull-up bolt assembly for frictionally supporting a high-weight structure to a hinge component using an opening or recess in the high-weight structure. The bolt assembly includes a pull-up bolt member having a threaded shaft with a first shaft end and a second shaft end, and an abutting member with a tapered surface formed at the first shaft end, the abutting member being wider than and tapering toward the threaded shaft, a nut component with an external torque-applying surface threadably connected to the threaded shaft, a tapered member with a tapered end portion and a flange formed between the external torque-applying surface of the nut component and the tapered end portion wherein the tapered end portion faces toward the tapered surface of the abutting member, and an expandable friction member disposed around the threaded shaft between the abutting member and the tapered member whereby the expandable friction member expands when the nut component is threadably moved toward the abutting member of the pull-up bolt member.
US08784016B2	Rotary cutting tool with vibration damping device A rotary cutting tool includes a cutter body having a head, a shank, and a cavity extending along a central, longitudinal axis of the cutter body. The head includes at least one cutting insert mounted in a pocket adjacent to a chip groove. A vibration damping device is disposed within the cavity. The vibration damping device includes a stop member, a threaded fastener, weight elements, and a biasing member. At least one, if not all of the weight elements have different outside diameters to cause the weight elements to vibrate in the cavity at different frequencies. At least some of the frequencies of the weight elements are different than a fundamental chatter frequency of the cutting tool, thereby dampening vibration of the rotary cutting tool during a machining operation.
US08784013B2	Pneumatic grain conveying apparatus and method for selectively discharging grain or by-passing the discharge of grain into a grain bin A pneumatic conveying system is disclosed for conveying a granular product, such as grain, from a grain inlet device to a selected one of a plurality of grain bins or other storage vessels. The system includes a blower for forcing air under pressure into a conveyor piping system. A grain inlet device is located downstream from the blower. The piping system has a portion leading from the grain inlet to an inlet in a first one of the vessels. A discharge/bypass valve is connected to a portion of the piping system leading from the grain inlet so as to receive the granular product being conveyed therethrough with the valve having a discharge outlet for discharging the granular product into the vessel. The valve is installed on the vessel such that the discharge outlet is in communication with the interior of the vessel. The valve further has an inlet coupling operatively connected to the piping system and an outlet coupling operatively connected to another portion of the piping system downstream of the valve leading to another of the vessels. The valve has a sleeve movable between a discharge position in which the inlet coupling is disconnected from the outlet coupling such that the granular product is discharged from the piping system into the valve and then is discharged into the vessel and a by-pass position in which the inlet and outlet couplings are operatively connected so that the granular product is conveyed through the valve and into the piping system downstream from the valve.A method of pneumatically conveying such a granular material to any one of a plurality of bins or other storage vessels is also disclosed.
US08784010B1	Oilfield road crossing A device and a system for an oil field road crossing and a method of installing thereof. A plurality of conduits having a rectangular cross-section with a coupling header on each end are set in the ground at the road crossing, the conduit top surfaces substantially level with the ground. The long sides of adjacent conduits are welded together in parallel. The coupling headers are in fluid communication with the rectangular conduit, each header have an open end operative to connect to the end of a cylindrical pipeline. When cylindrical pipelines are connected to the headers, one at each end of the rectangular conduit, the pipelines are in fluid communication with each other. The flat surfaces of the rectangular conduits form a road crossing substantially level with the ground for a vehicle to safely travel over without disrupting flow through the pipelines absent burying the pipelines.
US08784009B2	Method and device for holding and releasing a cable in a pipe splitter A cable retention and release mechanism includes a cable gripping device including a cable passage. A cable extends through the cable passage. A cable gripping device collar is movably coupled around the cable gripping device. An outer cable gripping device surface is seated against a cable gripping device receiving inner surface preventing movement of the cable gripping device relative to the cable gripping device collar. The cable gripping device receiving inner surface clamps the cable gripping device on the cable and prevents sliding movement of the cable. A jack is movably coupled with the cable gripping device collar. In a first engaged position the jack is engaged against the cable gripping device proximal end. In a second engaged position the jack unseats the outer cable gripping device surface from the cable gripping device receiving inner surface and releases the clamping of the cable.
US08784008B2	Berm and method of construction thereof Embodiments of the invention comprise berm to increase capacity of an existing landfill. The landfill comprises a waste-receiving recess having a surface and an outer perimeter, an edge surface peripherally adjacent at least a portion of the outer perimeter, and an existing accumulation of waste within the recess. The berm comprises a reinforced portion having opposing inner and outer surfaces and comprising fill material and a plurality of reinforcing members disposed therein, backfill material having an inner surface adjacent the inner surface of the reinforced portion, and an impermeable membrane encapsulating at least a portion of the backfill material, at least a portion of the fill material, and at least a portion of one or more of the reinforcing members.
US08784005B2	Turbine installation method The present invention provides a method of installing a hydroelectric turbine onto the seabed or the like while ensuring that a pre-laid electrical cable connected to the turbine prior to lowering to the seabed is not damaged during installation of the turbine, the method involving lowering the turbine towards the seabed while simultaneously displacing the turbine in order to maintain tension in the electrical cable.
US08784003B2	Road construction machine particularly a road finisher or road finisher feeder A road construction machine, particularly a road finisher or a feeder for a road finisher, with a primary drive unit including at least one combustion engine driving a three-phase generator, and further including at least one connection means for at least one conventional alternating current standard consumer, at least one stabilized voltage supply unit is connected between the connection means and the three-phase generator, wherein the voltage supply unit provides standard mains voltage with a permanently stable frequency at the connection means independent of the speed of the combustion engine driving the three-phase generator.
US08783999B2	Water-ballasted protection barriers and methods A water-ballasted molded plastic barrier system incorporates barrier segments wherein each segment employs a sawtooth reflective design, designed to prevent the tire of a vehicle, impacting the barrier, from climbing up the side of the barrier segment. Adjacent barrier segments are attached together using an interlocking knuckle design, having a lug pin connection system. Wire rope cable assemblies are internally molded into each barrier segment to create an impenetrable cable fence. The wire rope cable assemblies include steel bushings which are molded into the interlocking knuckles to further strengthen the barrier system.
US08783996B2	Insert ring for spline coupling A spline coupling comprises a male spline having a plurality of spline teeth separated by keyways. An insert ring comprises a plurality of U-shaped segments each having a pair of side walls separated by a gap and interconnected by a proximal end wall. Each U-shaped segment is configured to be received in one of the keyways of the male spline with the side walls being against surfaces of the keyway and the gap leaving a portion of the keyway exposed. Each U-shaped segment is connected to adjacent U-shaped segments by a distal end wall to leave a portion of the spline teeth exposed between each pair of adjacent U-shaped segments. A female spline has a shape complementary to that of a combination of the male spline and insert ring for coupling engagement therebetween.
US08783994B2	Traction rod for bracing a crane jib The invention relates to a traction rod for bracing a crane jib, comprising a metallic tubular body and coupling elements which are connected to both ends thereof in an articulated connection of the traction rods among each other by means of bolts. According to the invention, the tubular body and the coupling elements can be detachably connected to each other, dispensing the need for a bonded connection, wherein the region of the connection is dimensioned in such a manner and is low on notch effects that, by calculation, the entire load capacity of the tube cross-section can be exploited with respect to a highest possible fatigue strength.
US08783987B2	Wiper with resilient wiper lamellas The invention relates to a wiper for wiping off a cosmetics applicator, in particular a wiper for mascara mass applicators, that includes a retaining section for fixing the wiper on a cosmetics storage container. The wiper includes a number of wiper lamellas that shift in a more than just insubstantial extent in a circumferential direction solely under the influence of forces produced by withdrawal of the applicator.
US08783984B2	Auto-cutter for roll paper printer Disclosed is an auto-cutter which is installed in a roll paper printer which prints a receipt, a barcode, a label or the like on paper and outputs it. The auto-cutter functions to automatically cut a section of roll paper off. A casing is provided in a main body of the roll paper printer. A step motor is installed in the casing and connected to a movable cutting blade through spur gears. Therefore, a paper cutter structure and a full and partial cut structure can be simplified. In particular, the present invention can prevent a cutter jam, thus enhancing reliability of the operation of cutting.
US08783981B2	Collapsable core for printer The present invention provides a reusable and collapsible take-up core for a printer. The core is generally a hollow member having an interior bored mated to fit over a spindle. The core comprises a wall having an interior and exterior surface, at least one axially extending ridge formed on the interior surface of the wall of the core, and an axially extending relief groove formed on the exterior surface of the wall of the core. The take-up core of the present invention provides a more efficient, less time consuming, less messy method and device for unrolling the used or spent material off the core. A method for discarding spent material (i.e. release liner) from a core of a take-up assembly of a printer is also provided.
US08783979B2	Print media transfer schedule setting unit and method for image forming apparatus There are provided a plurality of paper feed units 20 drawing and feeding, one by one, print media stacked on a paper feed table, a printing unit 30 printing a print medium, a secondary paper feed unit 14 feeding a print medium fed from the plurality of the paper feed units 20 to the printing unit 30, a circulating path CR on which a print medium printed by the printing unit 30 is transferred at a transfer speed of the print medium determined for each sheet size, a reversal unit 50 reversing a print medium transferred on the circulating path CR to feed the reversed print medium to the secondary paper feed unit 14, a transfer schedule setting unit 70c setting, when a double-sided printing request of a set of print media of two kinds of sheet sizes is included in a print job, a transfer schedule of the print media of two kinds of sheet sizes so that the waiting time for transfer in the print job is reduced, and an equipment control unit 70d causing the plurality of the paper feed units 20 or the reversal unit 50 to feed a sheet to the secondary paper feed unit 14 based on the set transfer schedule.
US08783978B2	Shutter having magnet-driven drive ring A shutter assembly includes a drive ring having a permanent magnet disposed thereon. The shutter assembly also includes a solenoid defining a gap between first and second magnetic poles thereof, the drive ring being disposed coplanar with the solenoid and being rotatable in response to a magnetic field created between the first and second magnetic poles. The shutter assembly also includes a plurality of shutter blades configured to transition between an open position and a closed position in response to rotation of the drive ring. The shutter assembly further includes a base plate separating the plurality of shutter blades from at least one of the drive ring and the solenoid.
US08783977B2	Light-quantity control apparatus and optical apparatus The light-quantity control apparatus includes a stop blade including a stop portion and a supported portion rotatably supported with respect to a base member, a shutter blade having a shutter portion and a supported portion rotatably supported with respect to the base member, and a driving member disposed between the shutter and stop blades and rotating around the light-passing aperture to rotate the stop blade. The stop and shutter blades have tilts in their supported portions toward a same one side in the optical axis direction so that the stop and shutter portions are distant from the supported portions in the optical axis direction. The driving member has a shape concave toward the one side from its outer circumferential side portion to its inner circumferential side portion. A concave space facing the light-passing aperture is formed inside than the stop and shutter blades and the driving member.
US08783971B2	Optical transmission apparatus and optical transmission system An optical transmission apparatus comprising a first gradient index lens, an optical receiver, and a second gradient index lens. The first gradient index lens is connected to an end of an optical transmission line. The optical receiver receives light and is provided to an electronic device. The second gradient index lens is arranged between the first gradient index lens and the optical receiver.
US08783964B2	Bearing device for driving wheel A driving-wheel bearing device includes an outer race having double-row outer raceway surfaces formed on an inner periphery thereof, a hub wheel and an inner race having a wheel attachment flange at one end thereof and double-row inner raceway surfaces on an outer periphery thereof, and double-row rolling elements interposed between the outer raceway surfaces of the outer race and the inner raceway surfaces of the hub wheel and the inner race, the hub wheel having a shaft hole into which a stem section extending from an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint is spline-fitted by being press-fitted, in which a plate having a molybdenum coating layer or a fluorine-resin coating layer formed thereon and having a plate thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 2 mm is interposed between opposite surfaces of a shoulder portion of the outer joint member and an crimped portion of the hub wheel.
US08783961B2	Bearing for alternator and bearing for pulley A bearing for alternators and a bearing for pulleys is capable of reducing hydrogen embrittlement or cracking despite that the bearing is used in an environment under such a severe condition that hydrogen is generated from grease or the like and the bearing experiences a load of a condition facilitating hydrogen embrittlement or cracking. The bearing includes a rolling element, an inner ring and an outer ring, and at least one of the rolling element and the inner and outer rings has a nitrogen enriched layer and contains austenite crystal grains having a grain size number exceeding 10.
US08783960B2	Dust-proof housing device for an assembly and bearing assembly including the same A dust-proof housing device is adapted for a bearing assembly and includes a housing body that includes two housing-half walls, each of which has a central hole defining an axis, and an inner peripheral end surrounding the central hole. A dust-proof cover has a fixing ring fitted in the inner peripheral end of at least one of the housing-half walls, and an annular flexible member secured to the fixing ring.
US08783959B2	Bearing cage having lipophobic or oleophobic surface(s) A bearing cage has an annular structure with a plurality of pockets defined therein. At least one first surface area of the annular structure is made from, or is coated with, a first material having lipophobic and/or oleophobic properties. A rolling-element bearing includes this bearing cage, a plurality of roller bodies respectively disposed in the pockets, and a lubricant that forms a contact angle of at least 90° when disposed on the first material.
US08783958B2	Rolling device and using method thereof Intervals are provided between rolling elements in a load area to avoid jostling of rolling elements in a rolling device. A portion of a transfer groove has such a sectional shape as to form a contact point changing path for coming in contact with smaller diameter portions of the rolling elements than outer diameters of the rolling elements to thereby reduce revolution quantities of the rolling elements to bring rolling elements in contact with or close to each other at this portion. Then, when the rolling elements come out of the contact point changing path, the outer diameter portions of the rolling elements come in contact with the transfer groove to thereby increase the revolution quantities of the rolling elements to create intervals between the rolling elements entering the load area.
US08783951B2	Miniature linear motion guide unit A miniature linear motion guide unit is described in which a tubular member for a return passage is installed in an outward open recess cut in the carriage and a covering to bear the tubular member is integral with an end cap major part. This construction helps make the slider compact with cost saving in production. The slider is composed of a carriage made up of an upper portion and side bulges extending downward and having the outward open recesses, end caps having turnaround passages, the tubular members lying on outsides of the side bulges of the carriage, and coverings connected integrally with the end cap major parts to embrace the tubular members in combination with the outsides of the carriage.
US08783950B2	Packaging body and film made of resin used therefor Providing a packaging body and a film made of resin (a resin-made film) used therefor that can store the remaining contents even after a part of the contents is taken out, wherein the packaging body is easily openable and closable without providing a zipper, has a storage property equal to that of a body provided with a zipper, and can be manufactured at a low cost.The resin-made film is constructed with at least an outer layer 6, an inner layer 7, and an adhesive layer 8 in the middle thereof formed by applying an adhesive onto the outer layer 6 and/or the inner layer 7; the adhesive is releasable and re-adherable; and at least a part of the adhesive layer 8 is formed by a combination of an adhesive part 8b where said adhesive is continuously applied and a non-adhesive part 8a where said adhesive is discontinuously applied or a non-adhesive part 8c where the adhesive is not applied.
US08783949B2	Self-calibrating, wide-range temperature sensor A self-calibrating, wide-range temperature sensor includes a current reference, impervious to process and voltage, with the current reference mirrored into two oppositely-sized bipolar transistors or diodes. Duplicate current sources are used with a ratio of geometries between them, such that the larger current biases the smaller bipolar transistor (less cross-sectional area) and the smaller current source biases the larger bipolar transistor (higher cross-sectional area). The current source in conjunction with the differential temperature sensing provides inherent calibration without drift while the differential sensing, from the ratio of geometries in the current paths also increases sensitivity.
US08783948B2	Flexible temperature sensor and sensor array Techniques described herein generally relate to methods of manufacturing devices and systems including devices including a substrate with a surface, a conductive polymer film arranged on the surface of the substrate, wherein the conductive polymer film has one or more temperature reactive characteristics, and a pair of electrodes coupled to the polymer film, wherein the pair of electrodes are configured to communicate electrical signals to the conductive polymer film effective to measure the one or more temperature reactive characteristics. The conductive polymer film may be arranged on the surface of the substrate such that a thickness and dopant ratio of the conductive polymer film on the substrate is configurable.
US08783944B2	Switch device and wristwatch A switch device includes a rotating operation member in which a through-hole is formed in an axial direction; a pressing operation member which is movable within the through-hole of the rotating operation member and press-operable from one opening of the through-hole. The pressing operation member is provided so as to rotate integrally with the rotating operation member, when the rotating operation member rotates. A first coil spring is arranged within the through-hole of the rotating operation member and biases the pressing operation member outwardly in the axial direction. A second coil spring is arranged within the through-hole of the rotating operation member and biases the rotating operation member outwardly in the axial direction.
US08783940B2	Kneading extruder having a speed regulator and resonance suppressor It is intended to provide a kneading extruder which makes it possible to prevent breakage due to resonance regardless of the rotating speed of kneading screws. The kneading extruder comprises a driving motor, kneading screws for kneading a material, each of the kneading screws having a screw shaft, a motive power transmitting path including a first speed regulator for varying a rotating speed produced by motive power output from the driving motor, the motive power transmitting path serving to transmit the motive power which produces a rotating speed varied by the first speed regulator to the screw shafts of the kneading screws, and a resonance suppressor for suppressing torsional resonance of the kneading screws caused by fluctuations in load exerted on the kneading screws, the resonance suppressor serving to reduce a resonance response factor which is the ratio of an output amplitude of the kneading screw amplified by resonance response to an input amplitude of the kneading screw caused by the fluctuations in load to suppress the torsional resonance.
US08783939B2	Extruder An extruder is provided that has a housing with at least two axially parallel shafts which are capable of being driven in the same direction and with at least two-flight intermeshing conveying elements stripping each other at an axial distance (Ax) with a small clearance over the entire circumference. The extruder has a distance between the comb of the at least one further flight and the inner wall of the housing. Each conveying element has at least two conveying sections rotated through an angle, wherein each conveying section has an axial length corresponding to at most the outer diameter of the conveying element.
US08783937B2	LED illumination device with isolated driving circuitry The present disclosure generally relates to several embodiments of a new illumination device using a plurality of LEDs, the device is designed to better diffuse heat produced from a heating driver circuitry and the LEDs in a way that allows for either the operating or equilibrium temperatures of the heat sensitive elements as part of the device to be subject to less stringent temperature increases and therefore improve the viability and energy performance of the device. The new design includes toroid-shaped external rings for the plurality of LEDs and a middle opening for the driver circuitry. The new design further includes fins and the use of different spaces and openings within the housing to help control the flow of heat by way of thermal conduction, thermal convection, or thermal irradiation.
US08783934B2	Spread illuminating apparatus A sidelight type spread illuminating apparatus includes a light guiding plate; a plurality of circuit boards arranged so as to face a side end face of the light guiding plate; a light source mounted on the circuit boards; and a connector that electrically connects the circuit boards adjacent to each other. The connector includes a socket and a plug that are removable therebetween. The socket and the plug are configured to be removable in a direction parallel to each mounting surface of the light sources of the circuit boards in a state that either the socket or the plug is fixed to ends of the circuit boards adjacent to each other.
US08783923B2	Auto lamp structure The present invention relates to an auto lamp structure, which comprises a reflector, a light source, and a covering part. The reflector exhibits a first ellipse in the direction of a first axis about a center, and exhibits a second ellipse in the direction of a second axis about the center. The long axis or the short axis of the first ellipse is different from the long axis or the short axis of the second ellipse. In addition. the reflector has an opening. The light source is disposed in the reflector, and illuminates light via the opening. The covering part is disposed above the reflector for controlling the distribution pattern of the light. Thereby, the present invention uses a reflector of a complex ellipse structure to control the distribution pattern of the light of the light source for complying with the regulations.
US08783922B2	Display device and meter device using same Disclosed is a display device capable of achieving a decorative effect by utilizing a color filter at the front of a light-emitting display unit. Also disclosed is a meter device using the display device. Specifically disclosed is a display device comprising a light-emitting display unit and a color filter, which is arranged at the front of the light-emitting display unit. A light-emitting element for decoration is provided on the outside of the light-emitting display unit. The color filter is provided with a light-discharging surface for discharging the light from the light-emitting element for a decorative appearance in the forward direction.
US08783920B1	Systems for indicating visibility of a blind spot to a driver Systems for indicating visibility of a blind spot to a driver are provided. In some embodiments, the systems comprise: a housing; a mirror coupled to the housing, wherein the mirror is adjustable in at least a horizontal direction with respect to the housing; and a directional light source rigidly coupled to the housing such that a direction of the light source is substantially parallel to at least a portion of a typical driver's blind spot during operation of a vehicle to which the side mirror assembly is coupled, wherein the direction of the light source is angled with respect to the housing such that light emitted by the light source is reflected by the mirror into a passenger compartment of the vehicle to which the side mirror assembly is coupled in at least two positions of the mirror separated by at least ten degrees of horizontal rotation of the mirror.
US08783918B2	Easily maintainable lamp connection device The present invention relates to an easily-maintainable lamp connection device. The device comprises a lamp body, a front head arranged at an opening end of the lamp body, and a moveable link rod provided between the lamp body and the front head, which is able to slide freely; a stationary ring positioned firmly at the opening end of the lamp body with a gap between said stationary ring and an inside wall of the lamp body; a rod body of the moveable link rod is arranged with going through said gap, after assembling, an upper end of the moveable link rod located inside of the lamp body has a stopper whose size is bigger than that of said gap, and a lower end of the moveable link rod located inside of the front head is hinge jointed with a hinge mechanism inside of the front head.
US08783916B2	Steplight A recessed light includes an enclosure with a cavity, an opening into the cavity and a mounting surface about the periphery of the opening. An intermediate light assembly including a peripheral frame and a lamp is mounted on the mounting surface of the enclosure. The peripheral frame includes a main frame and extension rings which can be stacked to extend the lamp away from the cavity. The lamp has an array of light emitting diodes on a substrate which is affixed to and thermally integral with a pivotally mounted reflector mounted to the peripheral frame. The reflector provides cooling fins for the array of light emitting diodes. A lens associated with a lens frame is attached to the intermediate lamp assembly.
US08783914B2	Light emitting apparatus and illumination apparatus A light emitting apparatus comprising a light reflecting surface made of a metal, a light emitting element which has an electrode and is mounted on the light reflecting surface, and a sealing member which covers the light reflecting surface and the light emitting element. The sealing member has translucency and oxygen gas permeability of 40000 cc/m2·day or below.
US08783910B2	LED lamp system utilizing a hollow liquid-cooled device A LED lamp system including an electric linker, a heat conducting liquid, a hollow cooling system with an outer surface, a hollow chamber through which a heat conducting liquid is located, and a hollow cavity separate from the hollow chamber, at least one LED, an interface connected to the hollow cooling system and to the at least one LED, and a power supply connected between the electric linker and the interface.
US08783908B2	Multimode flashlight having light emitting diodes A flashlight with light emitting diode (LED) sources that produce at least two different colors and at least two other activatable components. The colored LEDs and activatable components cycle on and off using two or three separate switches. One switch cycles preferably white LEDs on and off. Another switch preferably cycles between a non-white LEDs and two other activatable components and combinations thereof. The activatable components include strobes, sirens, GPS tracking, emergency calling, radio, weather notification, laser light, and light not visible to humans. A third switch disposed on the exterior surface(s) of the body that is operable to asynchronously cycle through the functions of the white light source, wherein the functions include blinking, strobe, pre-programmed varying visible intensity, and Morse code messages.
US08783904B2	Multi-beam illumination system and method of illumination The invention provides a multi-beam illumination system (1) for providing an illumination image (53). The multi-beam illumination system (1) has a plurality of light sources (11) with optional collimating optics (12), arranged to generate a plurality of light beams (13); a panel (30) comprising a plurality of panel segments (32) in a panel plane (35) at a first distance (d1) and arranged to contain a plurality of segment patterns (34) on the corresponding panel segments (32); and an imaging lens array (40) comprising a plurality of imaging lenses (42) in an imaging lens plane (45) parallel to the panel plane (35). Each imaging lens (42) of the imaging lens array (40) is arranged to image a corresponding segment pattern (34) of the plurality of segment patterns (34) into a respective projection image (52) of a plurality of projection images (52). The plurality of projection images (52) overlap at a predetermined image distance (Lp) and form the illumination image (53).
US08783903B2	Light-emitting electronic textile with light-diffusing member A light-emitting electronic textile (1;35) comprising: a flexible component carrier (2) having a plurality of light sources (3) arranged thereon; and at least one textile light-diffusing member (4) arranged to diffuse light emitted by the light sources (3). The textile light-diffusing member (4) comprises: a first textile layer (10) comprising fibers (14); a second textile layer (11) comprising fibers (15); and a spacing layer (12) arranged between the first textile layer (10) and the second textile layer (11), wherein the spacing layer (12) comprises spacing fibers (16) that space apart the first and second textile layers, the spacing fibers (16) being attached to fibers (14,15) comprised in each of the first and second textile layers to thereby mechanically connect the first (10) and second (11) textile layers with each other.
US08783902B2	Illuminating device In an embodiment, an illuminating device includes a light source, a light source control unit, an estimation unit, a first calculating unit, and a second calculating unit. The light source includes light emitters, each having a different spectral distribution. The light source control unit determines an emission intensity of each of the light emitters. The estimation unit estimates a spectral reflectivity of an object. The first calculating unit calculates a first evaluation value, indicating an adequacy of a color of the object visually perceived, based on the spectral distributions and the spectral reflectivity. The second calculating unit calculates a second evaluation value, indicating how much an influence is given by the illuminating light to factors other than a visual sense. The light source control unit determines the emission intensities by which the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value satisfy a restraint condition determined beforehand.
US08783901B2	High colour quality luminaire A color tunable lighting module is described which includes at least three solid state lighting emitters (such as light emitting diodes) and at least two wavelength converting elements (such as phosphors). The three solid state lighting emitters are formed of the same semiconductor material system and the light generated by them has dominant wavelengths in the blue-green-orange range of the optical spectrum. The two wavelengths converters are used re-emit some of the light from two of the emitters in broader spectra having longer dominant wavelengths, while the third emitter is selected to emit light at a wavelength between the dominant wavelengths of the light from the two emitters and the two converters. A control system may be employed to monitor and control the module and the lighting module can be optimized for tunable high color quality white light applications.
US08783900B2	LED replacement lamp and a method of replacing preexisting luminaires with LED lighting assemblies A lighting apparatus for retrofitting an existing luminaire includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) of similar or differing wavelengths arranged and configured in at least one light bar array, a heat sink module thermally coupled to the at least one light bar array, an electronic power module electrically coupled to the at least one light bar array, and a plate coupled to the at least one light bar array, electronic power module and the heat sink module, the plate arranged and configured for coupling to the luminaire to provide quick and easy installation and replacement of the at least one light bar array, heat sink module and electronic power module into and from the luminaire.
US08783899B2	Light bar assembly A first substrate of a light bar assembly includes a first edge and a second edge parallel to each other along a first direction. A first connecting end includes a first connecting portion protruding further outward than a second connecting portion. A first bonding pad and a second bonding pad are disposed on the first substrate. First solid-state semiconductor light sources are disposed along the first edge and the second edge. A second substrate, disposed corresponding to the first substrate, includes a third edge, a fourth edge, a second connecting portion, a third bonding pad, a fourth bonding pad, and second solid-state semiconductor light sources. A first connecting device is electrically connected to the first bonding pad and the fourth bonding pad; a second connecting device is electrically connected to the second bonding pad and the third bonding pad to fix the first substrate and the second substrate.
US08783895B2	LED bar An LED device in which LED groups are located on a pixel board has calibration data for each LED stored both electrically and mechanically close to the actual LED. Preferably, each LED group has a number of LEDs of different colors on the pixel board, being electrically connected to a color controller. The color controller is connected to a power supply, and the pixel board has a memory circuit having the LED calibration data related to the LEDs stored therein. The color controller controls LEDs for generating light based on the LED calibration data stored in the memory circuit on said pixel board. Preferably, at least one of the LEDs is formed on a chip that contains the memory circuit for storing the calibration data.
US08783892B2	Hat with solar system A hat with a solar system comprises: a body, a power supply device, a lighting device, and a solar panel, wherein the power supply device is disposed on the body and has a control unit and a battery, the control unit has a charging circuit and at least one external charging connector that is electrically connected to an electronic device, the battery is able to charge the electronic device; the lighting device has a switch and at least one LED lighter and is electrically connected to the battery of the power supply device and turns on or shuts down the LED lighter; and the solar panel is electrically connected to the battery and transforms absorbed light into electric power, which is stored in the battery. Therefore, the present invention continuously provides power, lighting and safety reminder while the present invention is being applied in an outdoors.
US08783890B2	Illumination device, display device, television receiving device, and LED light source utilizing square shaped emission distributions Disclosed are an illumination device to be located immediately below an object to be illuminated, wherein a plurality of point-like light sources are arranged, and a display device provided with the illumination device. Even in a structure wherein the light emitted from point-like light sources is diffused and planarly emitted, in order to provide an illumination device which can uniformly and planarly emit the light without reducing the light intensity at the overlapped portion of the light emitted from the point-like light sources, point-like light sources (LED light sources) each diffusing the light to be emitted in a square-shaped light emission distribution, and an illumination device (LED backlight device) wherein the point-like light sources are arranged in a planar manner so that the square-shaped light emission distributions of the light diffused by the point-like light sources are overlapped in parallel.
US08783885B2	Operating light and a process for lighting an operating table by means of an operating light An operating light (36) and a process are provided for lighting an operating table via an operating light (36). The operating light (36) includes at least one first radiation source (1), which is suitable for producing light (12) with locally different, especially radially outwardly decreasing color temperature distribution (18) in a plane extending at right angles to the work area.
US08783884B2	Display device for displaying two graphics A display device for displaying two graphics is provided. The display device has first and a second light transmitting substrates, each having a front surface and a rear surface, the first substrate including at least one etched region corresponding to a first graphic, and the second substrate including at least one etched region corresponding to an inverse or negative of the first graphic. The display device also has first and second light sources arranged to emit light into the first and second substrates. The first substrate conveys the light to the etched region(s) of the first substrate which then scatters light towards the user. The second light source is behind the second substrate and emits light through both substrates towards the user. When the first light source is illuminated only the first graphic is displayed, and when the second light source is illuminated only the second graphic is displayed.
US08783883B2	Method for controlling power to a motor in a vehicle door mirror In a vehicle door mirror including a motor and an adjuster assembly driven by the motor for moving a mirror glass connected with the adjuster assembly, a method for controlling delivery of power to the motor is described. The method can include detecting a voltage being supplied by a vehicle battery of the vehicle that includes the vehicle door mirror, and controlling delivery of power to the motor based on the detected voltage. A memory mirror system is also disclosed.
US08783881B2	Display in the mirror glass and process for production A display in the mirror glass is proposed, which is established in a simple way by a light module and a structured mirror surface. A process is employed that engraves the icon, which is to be shown, into the glass mirror layer with a laser beam.
US08783876B2	Projector that controls discharge lamp in response to deterioration A projector that outputs a first image and a second image alternately, includes a discharge lamp driving section that supplies, to a discharge lamp, a drive current that drives the discharge lamp; a state detecting section that detects a deteriorating state of the discharge lamp; and a control section that controls the discharge lamp driving section, wherein the control section controls the discharge lamp driving section so that the absolute value of the drive current becomes relatively small in the first period and relatively large in the second period and, in the second period, the control section controls the discharge lamp driving section so that the discharge lamp driving section supplies an alternating current to the discharge lamp as the drive current and controls the discharge lamp driving section so that at least part of the frequency of the drive current is decreased with the progress of the deteriorating state.
US08783875B2	Light compensation scheme, optical machine device, display system and method for light compensation A light compensation scheme, an optical machine device, a display system and a method for light compensation are disclosed herein. The light compensation scheme includes a detector for inspecting a data related to a luminous flux of each of different color beams, and a controller for selectively adjusting anytime a luminosity of at least one of a plurality of pointolites and/or the transmittances of at least one part of liquid crystals disposed within a liquid crystal display panel, based on the inspected data.
US08783874B1	Compressive optical display and imager Methods and systems for a compressive optical display and imager using optical scanning and selection and three-dimensional beamforming optics. Standard pixel data can generate a compressed image data set having custom pixel sizes, locations, and intensities. A 3-D beamformer optic adjusts its focus to produce the largest focused beam spot on the display screen corresponding to an image zone compressed pixel. Using scan mirror angular controls, display image space is painted using minimal numbers of laser beam spots whose sizes depend on the compressed sensed image. The imager includes movable reflecting optics to reflect an optical image and controllable imaging optics to pass the reflected optical image toward a digital micromirror that reflects +/−θ optical beams into +/− θ optical beam paths. A controller controls reflecting optics and agile front end imaging optics to receive an electronic image signal corresponding to detected +/−θ optical beams.
US08783873B2	Image system Provided is an electronic image display and control system comprising in various embodiments a microdisplay video projector that projects a high quality color image from a non-CRT image source onto a diffused but transmissive optical projection screen that is optically coupled with and viewable through a biocular adapted to this purpose. Systems are disclosed that are adapted to be mechanically coupled with a user to prevent relative movement between the biocular and the user, for instance in tactical applications. Closed-loop control electronics are provided for automatically controlling the brightness and chromaticity of the image.
US08783872B2	Method for providing a spectacle ophthalmic lens by calculating or selecting a design A method for providing a spectacle ophthalmic lens to a wearer, the method comprising the following steps: providing a value, SV, representing the sensitivity of the wearer referred to a scale of sensitivity to perception of spatial orientation, according to both visual and non visual frames of reference; calculating a design of the spectacle ophthalmic lens or selecting a design in a spectacle ophthalmic lens design data base by adapting the management of residual astigmatism and/or optical power repartition according to gaze direction based on the value, SV, representing the sensitivity of the wearer referred to a scale of sensitivity to perception of spatial orientation.
US08783871B2	Near eye tool for refractive assessment In exemplary implementations, this invention is a tool for subjective assessment of the visual acuity of a human eye. A microlens or pinhole array is placed over a high-resolution display. The eye is brought very near to the device. Patterns are displayed on the screen under some of the lenslets or pinholes. Using interactive software, a user causes the patterns that the eye sees to appear to be aligned. The software allows the user to move the apparent position of the patterns. This apparent motion is achieved by pre-warping the position and angle of the ray-bundles exiting the lenslet display. As the user aligns the apparent position of the patterns, the amount of pre-warping varies. The amount of pre-warping required in order for the user to see what appears to be a single, aligned pattern indicates the lens aberration of the eye.
US08783869B2	Method for field sobriety testing using a handheld computing device Various embodiments of a device for performing a gaze field sobriety test are disclosed. The device includes a housing. A light source is affixed in or on the housing. The light source generates light during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A speaker positioned in or on the housing generates sounds during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A power source is coupled to the speaker and the light source. An input is positioned on the housing. The input is selectable by a test administrator to initiate an audible sound through the speaker at a predetermined time interval during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. The audible sound provides an indication to the test administrator during the gaze field sobriety test to assist in proper performance of the gaze field sobriety test.
US08783868B2	Two-dimensional confocal imaging using OCT light source and scan optics Various approaches are disclosed for simultaneously generating optical coherence tomography (OCT) and confocal scanning laser images by spatially separating the signal normally used for OCT imaging with selective reflecting or beam directing devices. In one preferred embodiment, the invention includes a mirror having a central transmission region, such that the radially outer region of the returning signal beam is reflected and used for generating a confocal image while the central part of the signal beam is transmitted and used to generate an OCT image. In other embodiments, the signals may be spatially separated in other ways, such as with an optic having a reflective center surface, a mirror having two parts oriented at different angles, one or more wedged optics, or a dispersive component. A further aspect of the invention is the ability to increase the frame rate of the confocal imaging.
US08783867B2	Image capture apparatus and method It has been very cumbersome to determine whether or not alignment is required before the fundus image is acquired after the tomographic image is acquired, causing the reduction in diagnostic efficiency. An ophthalmic apparatus is provided to solve this problem, which comprises an irradiation unit that irradiates an eye to be inspected with a first beam for acquiring a tomographic image of the eye and a second beam for acquiring a fundus image of the eye, the second beam having a beam diameter larger than the beam diameter of the first beam; and a determination unit that, based on information indicating a shift amount between an irradiation position of the first beam in the eye and an ocular axis of the eye, determines whether or not the irradiation position of the second beam falls within a range in which the fundus image can be acquired.
US08783865B2	Method for manufacturing lens for electronic spectacles, lens for electronic spectacles, and electronic spectacles Electronic spectacles include a spectacle frame; lenses having electric elements; a control unit that generates electric signals for driving the electric elements of the lenses; electric connectors that transmit the signals from the control unit to wiring connector pads; and the electric connector have one end connected to a control unit for controlling the electric element and an another end connected to lens electrode pads. The lens has an inverted V-shaped protrusion.
US08783863B2	Contact lens for myopia control This invention provides a contact lens for myopia control comprising: an object-side surface comprising a central zone, a transition zone and a peripheral zone which are concentric and have different refractive power, at least one of the three zones being aspheric; and an image-side surface; wherein the central zone provides correction power to focus a foveal image on the retina, the peripheral zone provides a myopic defocus effect by generating a para-fovea image in front of the retina, and the transition zone with one or more focuses provides a refractive power in diopter (D) ranging from +0.25 D to +8.00 D.
US08783861B2	Frame design for electronic spectacles A first device is provided that comprises a frame. The frame further comprises a lens housing adapted to support a first lens and a second lens, a first temple movable coupled to the lens housing, and a second temple movably coupled to the lens housing. The first device further comprises a first spring mechanism coupled to the first temple and the lens housing. A first conductive path is provided from the first temple to the lens housing for at least one position of the first temple relative to the frame.
US08783858B2	Recording apparatus The recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on paper which is fed along for manual bypass, a pair of feeding roller that is rotated in a forward direction and a reverse direction by drive force from a PF motor and feeds the paper to the recording head by the rotation in the forward direction, and a load applying mechanism that is placed at an upstream side further than the pair of feeding roller and gives load for suppressing the movement to the upstream side with respect to the paper, a leading end of which is returned to the upstream side by the rotation of the pair of feeding roller in the reverse direction, and a bending permission space that permits bending of the paper is interposed between the pair of feeding roller and the load applying mechanism.
US08783857B2	Quartz tube leveling apparatus and systems for simultaneous leveling and pinning of radiation curable inks Systems for leveling UV-curable gel ink include a leveling member having a conformable surface. The leveling member is a quartz tube rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and connected to a mandrel, with conformable VITON O-rings interposing the mandrel and the quartz tube. A UV source is disposed within the quartz tube, and configured to emit light through the quartz tube and the conformable surface onto a surface of a substrate passing through a leveling or pressure nip defined by the quartz tube and a backing member or pressure belt.
US08783856B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printer includes: a transport unit that transports a roll of transparent medium; a first nozzles ejecting ink to form a color image; and a second nozzles ejecting ink to form a background image. When a plurality of printed images to be formed by overlapping the color image and the background image continue to be printed on the medium and when the background image of the printed image is located on the outside of the color image in a case where the medium is wound in the roll shape, a confirmation image formed by overlapping the color image and the background image is printed on an end portion of the medium to be wound in the roll shape so that at least a part of the color image is located on the outside of the background image.
US08783851B2	Printing apparatus and sheet drying device To downsize a drying device that blows gas on a sheet to dry the sheet, a printing apparatus that includes a print head of an inkjet type is provided with a drying unit that dries a sheet printed by a print head. The drying unit has a plurality of conveying rollers that support the sheet; a conveying belt that conveys the sheet; and a nozzle that is arranged between the plurality of conveying rollers in a direction of the conveyance of the sheet by the conveying belt and blows gas toward the sheet. The nozzle has a blowout port and the blowout port is tilted with respect to a surface of the sheet, which is supported by the conveying rollers.
US08783850B2	Drying printed media moving along media path Apparatus for drying media in a printer includes first and second successive printing stations with a first rotatable member that contacts the wet side of the media between them. Each prints on one side of the media. A media-path extender between the first printing station and the first rotatable member includes a dry-side rotatable member and a wet-side rotatable member around which the media path passes in that order. An extension media path is defined from the first printing station past the dry-side member, the wet-side member, and the first rotatable member, in that order, to the second printing station. The printer selectively transports the media either along a bypass media path or along the extension media path. The wet-side member is farther past the first printing station than is the first rotatable member.
US08783849B2	Printing method and printing device A printing method includes: discharging droplets of a liquid curable by active light rays from a nozzle of a discharge head onto a semiconductor device while the semiconductor device is in a heated state; and irradiating the droplets on the semiconductor device using the active light rays.
US08783843B2	Set of ink and reaction liquid, and image forming method A set of an ink containing a pigment dispersed by a water-soluble resin and having the surface tension of 38 mN/m or less and a reaction liquid containing a polyvalent metal ion and a surfactant, which is an ethylene oxide adduct of a higher alcohol of a linear primary or secondary alcohol or an isoalkyl alcohol, and has a HLB value of 13.0 or more as determined by the Griffin method. The content of the polyvalent metal ion in the reaction liquid is 10.0 times or more in terms of molar ratio as much as an amount of an acidic group derived from the water-soluble resin in the ink and the content of the surfactant in the reaction liquid is 0.15 times or more in terms of mass ratio as much as the total content of the pigment and water-soluble resin in the ink.
US08783842B2	Methods and systems for printing on non-porous media The present disclosure provides a method of inkjet printing on non-porous media including inkjet printing a fixer fluid on the non-porous media and inkjet printing an ink onto the non-porous media, where the printing of the ink is within 125 milliseconds of the printing of the fixer fluid. Thus, the ink is printed to contact the fixer fluid within 125 milliseconds of each being printed. In one example, the fixer fluid can include a liquid vehicle including water and co-solvent having a boiling point from 160° C. to 250° C., a surfactant, and a cationic polymer; and the ink can comprise an anionic pigment dispersion.
US08783841B2	Image forming method The invention provides an image forming method having a step of applying an ink containing a coloring material to a recording medium by an ink jet recording system and a step of applying a reaction liquid which reacts with the ink to the recording medium, in which the ink is brought into contact with the reaction liquid on the recording medium, thereby forming an image, wherein the reaction liquid contains an oil and fat component having an iodine value of 100 or more.
US08783836B2	Piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer, and an electrode provided to the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is configured of a complex oxide having a perovskite structure containing potassium, sodium, and bismuth, niobium, iron, and chromium.
US08783823B2	Maintenance liquid Disclosed is a maintenance liquid for property carrying out imprints excellent in patternability. The maintenance liquid for imprints of an ink-jet discharging device comprises a compound comprising an ester group and/or an ether group.
US08783819B2	System and method for enhancing detection of weak and missing inkjets in an inkjet printer A method increases the ability of a controller in a printer to detect weak or missing inkjets in the printer. The method includes generating a test pattern having at least twice as much ink as a typical test pattern used to detect weak or missing inkjets. The increased ink appropriately stresses inkjets to facilitate detection of weak or missing inkjets and the test pattern is transferred to media and removed from the printer to preserve the capacity of a drum maintenance unit to store residual ink removed from an imaging drum or belt.
US08783818B2	Recording apparatus with ultraviolet light irradiation unit A recording apparatus including a recording head that discharges UV ink onto a recording material and an ultraviolet light irradiation unit that irradiates ultraviolet light to the discharged UV ink so as to harden the UV ink; further includes a failure diagnostic unit that diagnoses a failure condition of the ultraviolet light irradiation unit and a controller that controls operations of the recording head, the ultraviolet light irradiation unit, and the failure diagnostic unit. Further, the controller is so configured as to change the operation mode of the recording apparatus to a failure-state mode when the ultraviolet light irradiation unit has been diagnosed as a failure by the failure diagnostic unit.
US08783817B2	Recording device and recording method A recording device which carries out the recording process with respect to a recording medium using a recording unit mounted on a moving member that reciprocates along a scan direction intersecting a feeding direction of the recording medium, including a reception unit that receives a recording instruction; an end portion detection unit that detects a position of an end portion in the width direction of the recording medium, based on a detection signal that is output from a signal output portion provided in the moving member; a memory unit that stores end portion positional information; and a control unit that controls the movement of the moving member so that, when the end portion positional information is stored in the memory unit and an edge recording is instructed by the recording instruction, the position of the end portion in the width direction of the recording medium is not detected.
US08783816B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a printhead incorporating a temperature sensor, a control unit which controls the printhead, and a flexible cable which connects the printhead and the control unit. The flexible cable includes a first signal line and second signal line which generate voltages corresponding to the temperature of the printhead, and are connected to the temperature sensor. A differential amplifier circuit which is incorporated in the control unit amplifies the voltage difference between the first signal line and the second signal line to output the amplified voltage difference as temperature information of the printhead. A matching circuit makes the wiring resistances of the first signal line and second signal line match each other by grounding either the first signal line or the second signal line via a resistor in the printhead.
US08783815B2	Printer A printer includes a pair of registration rollers for feeding a print sheet to a print unit, a first sheet supply unit including a first feed roller that operates, by rotating in synchronization with the pair of registration rollers, an assistant operation to assist sheet-feeding by the pair of registration rollers, a second sheet supply unit including a second feed roller, a drive unit that selectively drives the first and second feed rollers, and a controller that controls the drive unit. When changing over a sheet supply source from the first sheet supply unit to the second sheet supply unit in the assistant operation, the controller finishes the assistant operation before a trailing edge of a print sheet currently fed has passed through the first feed roller by stopping the drive unit. According to the printer, reduction of print productivity can be restricted while reducing noises and feed failures.
US08783813B2	Printer and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing printer control program A printer includes a plurality of discharge control devices, a control data output device, a connection device, a connection control device, a processor and a memory. The processor performs starting output of specified print data, which is used to discharge the liquid by the discharge port group, from the control data output device to a specified discharge control device which is one of the plurality of discharge control devices that are each connected to one of the plurality of second connection ports and which is a target to perform processing that outputs print data, outputting subsequent print data, which relates is to a specified discharge target onto which the liquid is to be discharged by the discharge port group, to the specified discharge control device that is connected to the second connection port, based on the specified print data for which output has been started.
US08783812B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects brilliant ink to a medium to form a brilliant image, a nozzle that ejects color ink to the medium to form a color image, and a control unit that ejects the color ink after ejecting the brilliant ink to the medium, applies, to the color image, a pattern in which blocks each having a predetermined area and each formed of pixels with the same gradation are arranged, and ejects the color ink so that the color image after the application is formed.
US08783807B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes: a first nozzle group forming a main image; a second nozzle group ejecting auxiliary ink and lined up with the first nozzle group in a moving direction of the nozzle group; and a third nozzle group ejecting the auxiliary ink and positioned on a downstream side of a medium transport direction relative to the first nozzle group, in which ink is ejected from the first nozzle group on a region where the main image is formed in the image forming region on the medium in a first ejection operation, and auxiliary ink is ejected from the second nozzle group on a region where the main image is not formed in the image forming region, and, in an ejection operation after the first ejection operation, the auxiliary ink is ejected from the third nozzle group over the entire image forming region.
US08783802B2	Intermediate fluid supply apparatus having flexible membrane An intermediately fluid supply apparatus is to fluidically couple a primary fluid supply to one or more fluid-ejection printheads. A reservoir of the apparatus has a bottom surface and a number of side surfaces, and is open at the top of the reservoir. The reservoir is to store fluid supplied by the primary fluid supply, for ejection by the fluid-ejection printheads. A flexible membrane of the apparatus seals the top of the reservoir. The flexible membrane is to expand and contract over the reservoir in accordance with the volume of the fluid currently stored within the reservoir. A sensing mechanism of the apparatus is to directly or indirectly sense the volume of the fluid currently stored within the reservoir.
US08783799B2	Sliding rail assembly auto-opening mechanism A sliding rail assembly auto-opening mechanism and a sliding rail assembly in combination is disclosed, the sliding rail assembly auto-opening mechanism includes a holder block, a sliding block, a rotating member, a sliding hook, a spring and a link. The holder block provides a sliding slot connected to a locating notch that has a first steering-guiding portion and a second steering-guiding portion that engage a bottom block of the rotating member, with the bottom block having retaining grooves adapted to engage the first steering-guiding portion or second steering-guiding portion of the holder block, and the link is mounted on a sliding rail of the sliding rail assembly.
US08783798B2	Cabinet framework and cabinet having the cabinet framework A cabinet framework includes a front door frame, a rear door frame, and depth components. The front door frame consists of four first section bars connected end to end. The first section bars are connected by two-way components which includes two sockets with insertion directions perpendicular to each other. The first section bar is a rectangular hollow beam formed by folding a rectangular sheet and is connected to the two-way component by insertion at the socket. The rectangular sheet includes a first edge and a second edge connected together. The first edge wraps around the second edge to form a flange which has multiple rectangular through holes. The rectangular through holes are step holes. The diameter of the holes on the first edge is greater than that on the second edge.
US08783794B2	Electronic control unit and vehicle behavior control device An electronic control unit which includes: a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached; a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board, wherein the housing has a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control hoard in a stacked condition, and a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other, wherein a recess which is opened to the second room is formed in the partition portion, and a sensor accommodating portion for accommodating the sensor is formed using the recess.
US08783785B2	Chisel holder having a weld as a wear protection element The invention relates to a bit holder (20) for a cutting machine, road milling machine, surface miner, or the like, having a bit receptacle (29) that comprises an introduction opening, and having a bit supporting surface (26), at least one wear protection element (40) being arranged in a region associated with the bit supporting surface (26). In order to bring about effective wear protection with little outlay in a bit holder of this kind, provision is made according to the present invention that the at least one wear protection element is embodied as a weld (40), and is arranged at least locally in at least one recess (41).
US08783776B1	Inflatable pillow for a car seat An inflatable comfort means for a child car seat includes a pair of inflatable pillows each of which further comprises a cover and a fastening means. The pillows each comprise a kidney-shaped pillow with a soft exterior which provides comfort to a child occupying the child car seat. The fastening means comprises a pair of fabric strips provided with fasteners in order to allow the strips to removably attach to the straps of the child car seat and to removably secure the pillow in place. The inflating means is a user-activated means to inflate and deflate the pillow.
US08783773B2	Weldable attachment mechanisms Attachment mechanisms are provided that may be riveted on one end and welded on another flanged end. The flanges may allow the rivets to be welded to a frame or other part without additional support plates. In certain embodiments, the rivets may simplify manufacturing and packaging as well as reduce the weight of the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanisms may promote load distribution, allow for the use of thinner materials, facilitate attachment to heat treated materials, allow for attachment of parts that are difficult to access, reduce fixturing, and improve manufacturing efficiency, among other things.
US08783772B2	Vehicle seat, in particular utility vehicle seat A vehicle seat, in particular a utility vehicle seat, has a seat frame which can be pivoted by a pneumatic spring and which can be adjusted in terms of height. An adjuster (20) establishes the actual value of the height of the seat frame. The adjuster (20) has a cable roll (22) which is supported on a first portion of the seat frame so as to be able to be rotated about an axis (A), and a cable (24), which can be at least partially wound on the cable roll (22), unwound therefrom and is secured to a second portion of the seat frame that can be moved relative to the first portion, and which controls at least one control valve (36) of the pneumatic spring in accordance with a desired value of the height of the seat frame. A gear mechanism (30) creates an operational connection, in particular a gear connection, between the cable roll (22), a desired value generator (32), by which the desired value of the height of the seat frame can be adjusted, and a control device (34) which controls the at least one control valve (36).
US08783770B2	Chair A chair includes: a backrest with a waist support projecting part; a horizontal forward seat; a backward seat pivotally supported so as to be able to swing downward relative to the forward seat; a leg support pivotally supported at a front end of the forward seat; links for changing a positional relation between the rear end of the backward seat and the lower end of the backrest so that a distance from the waist support projecting part to the backward seat is reduced from a standing posture to a tilted posture as the backrest is tilted backward; and a connection link for connecting the lower end of the backrest and a part of the leg support lower than the upper end of the leg support so as to cause the leg support to swing forward as the backrest is tilted backward.
US08783767B2	Headrest media system for a seat back of a vehicle A vehicle media system for a seat of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a media unit mounted to a support structure within a headrest, a video monitor supported within the media unit, and a media source device coupled to the support structure at a horizontal angle with respect to the media unit to permit front loading access of the media source device by a vehicle occupant.
US08783763B1	Vehicle roof structure A vehicle roof structure includes a vehicle body and a vehicle roof. The vehicle body includes an outer side panel, a body stiffener and an inner side panel. The vehicle roof includes a roof panel and a roof stiffener. A connection portion between the vehicle body and vehicle roof forms a roof ditch which extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle roof structure. The roof ditch includes a bottom which extends laterally between the vehicle body and vehicle roof. Structural welds associated only with the vehicle body and separate attachment welds only connecting the vehicle roof to the vehicle body are provided on the bottom of the roof ditch. The two welds allow multiple sheets of material to be applied in the roof ditch for crash regulations.
US08783760B2	Suspension strut tower brace A vehicle suspension strut tower bracing system includes a first suspension strut tower and a second suspension strut tower spaced from the first strut tower. At least one wall extends between and interconnects the first strut tower to the second strut tower. At least one strut tower brace is attached to the wall and spaced from the first and second strut towers. The strut tower brace includes a first support member having a first end and an opposite second end, and a second support member attached to the first support member at location spaced inward from the first and second ends of the first support member. The second support member is arranged at an oblique angle relative to the first support member so as to form a generally Y-shaped configuration.
US08783754B1	Vehicle having utility bed and retractable seat An MUV having a utility bed including a bed floor having at least one panel. The bed floor panel is convertible between a planar storage surface and at least one passenger seat back by displacement of a lever. The bed floor being devoid of a latch handle.
US08783746B1	Recovery stabilizing pole A recovery stabilizing pole includes a tube having a passageway formed therethrough, and a handle pivotally joined to the tube. A fixed claw member and a hinged claw member are joined to a distal end of the tube, the hinged claw member being capable of pivoting with respect to the fixed claw member. One end of a cable is joined to the handle and the other is joined to the hinged jaw member. Increased tension in the cable causes pivoting of the hinged jaw member with respect to the fixed jaw member. Embodiments include an adjustment means at the distal end of the tube for angling the claw members with respect to the tube and different tensioning means for the cable.
US08783745B2	Fail safe locking overshot device A fail safe locking overshot device. The overshot device is connected to a hoisting line for retrieval of a spearhead. The device provides automatic engagement of a mechanical locking system through locking dogs for locking the lifting dogs after capture of a spearhead. Manual disengagement is required to unlock the lifting dogs and release the spearhead.
US08783742B2	Dual-member inertia-activated locking mechanism for vehicle door handle assembly A dual-member locking mechanism for a vehicle door handle assembly activated by an inertial force acting on the locking mechanism, comprising a first lever having a first axis of rotation; and a second lever having a second axis of rotation; wherein the first lever is engageable with the door handle assembly; the second lever comprises a weight member and a finger member; the finger member is engageable with the first lever; and the second lever is rotatable around the second axis of rotation in response to the inertial force.
US08783739B2	Latch device and method of assembling same For facilitating the work of applying a pivotal member, which is to be pivotally connected to a base member, with a satisfied biasing force, a coil-shaped torsion spring is mounted on the pivotal member having one end thereof pressed on a projection of the pivotal member, then the pivotal member is moved to the base member in such a manner that the end of the torsion spring is brought into abutment with and pressed against a stopper portion of the base member while releasing from the projection of the pivotal member, and the pivotal member is further moved toward the base member until the pivotal member is properly set to the base member.
US08783732B2	Fluid connector with hose cutting blades An electrically conductive hose cutting clip has at least one cutting blade that is shaped to provide a cutting edge for penetration of the inner layer(s) of a multiple layer fluid conveyance hose when it is clipped onto a fluid connector and the hose is installed on the fluid connector by forcing it onto the connector. The cutting action by the cutting blade provides for a relatively low resistance electrical connection between an electrically conductive layer of the hose and the fluid connector. This can be used to provide a signal path from a sensing element on the hose to a system electronic component.
US08783728B2	Endless material for security elements An anti-counterfeit printed matter forming an invisible image that can be visualized clearly and prevents a visible image from impeding visibility of a visualized invisible image. In the anti-counterfeit printed matter according to this invention, a plurality of object elements are arranged at a predetermined pitch in a matrix, each object element including a first and second object arranged along a first direction on both sides of a boundary at a center, opposing each other, and third and fourth objects arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on both sides of a boundary at the center, opposing each other. The first object and the second object, and the third object and the fourth object of each object element have a negative/positive relationship. The first object and/or the second object forms a first invisible image. The third object and/or the fourth object forms a second invisible image.
US08783727B2	Retractable vehicle mud flap A retractable mud flap assembly has a housing suspended from a vehicle hitch receiver tube so as not to interfere with mounting of a hitch ball thereon. The housing receives a rotatable shaft therein upon which a flexible mud flap panel can be rolled into the housing in a stored position. The housing has a lower dispensing slot between opposing flanges through which a portion of increased thickness of the panel cannot pass. A tool attachment portion is supported at one end of the shaft for selective attachment of an auxiliary handle member or rotary tool for example. A radial locking member on the housing selectively engages shaft to lock the panel in either the stored position or a working position suspended from the dispensing slot.
US08783718B1	Restrained shift cable bracket with an E/A release in an adjustable steering column An adjustable steering column for a vehicle is provided. The adjustable steering column includes a mounting bracket including at least one arm having a rake slot through which a rake bolt extends. The steering column also includes a column jacket pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, the column jacket extending along a first axis and pivotable relative to the mounting bracket for adjustment in a rake direction and movable along the first axis for adjustment in a telescope direction, and a shift assembly. The shift assembly includes a shift mechanism secured to the column jacket and a shift cable bracket extending from the shift mechanism, the shift cable bracket having a slot formed therein, a telescope adjustment portion along a first length of the slot, an energy absorbing (E/A) release portion along a second length of the slot, and a raised collar formed in the telescope adjustment portion.
US08783717B2	Steering column telescope lock A telescope lock mechanism for a steering column includes a plurality of column teeth operably connected to the steering column and an adjustment lever operably connected to the steering column to allow user adjustment of a position of the steering column. A locking bolt extends from the adjustment lever, and a cam is located at the locking bolt and rotatable thereon. The cam includes one or more tab features interactive with the locking bolt such that rotation of the locking bolt engages the tab features with the locking bolt to drive rotation of the cam between a locked and unlocked position. The tab further includes a plurality of cam teeth meshable with the plurality of column teeth when the cam is in a locked position. A spring is operably connected to the cam to maintain the cam position in the locked and/or unlocked position when the cam is rotated thereto.
US08783714B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus is provided having an inflator in which the waterproofing property of the connection between an initiator and a harness for distributing power is ensured by potting, and leakage at the time of the filling of a potting material is prevented. An airbag apparatus includes a bag portion formed of a base cloth panel in a bag shape and deployed and inflated by being supplied with gas for deployment, and an inflator that generates the gas for deployment supplied to the bag portion. The inflator includes a gas-generating agent, an initiator that causes the gas-generating agent to start gas-generating reaction, a housing that houses the gas-generating agent and the initiator, a harness for distributing power that supplies power to the initiator from the outside through an opening formed in the housing, a cap member disposed so as to face the surface of the housing around the opening, an annular elastic member disposed so as to surround the opening and so as to be sandwiched between the surface of the housing and a surface portion of the cap member facing thereto, and a potting material P filled in a space between the housing and the cap member on the inner side of the elastic member.
US08783710B1	Wheelbarrow leveling system A wheelbarrow leveling system for easily leveling a wheelbarrow on uneven and sloped ground surfaces. The wheelbarrow leveling system generally includes an outer leg having an outer leg mount adapted to be secured to a wheelbarrow. An inner leg is slidably positioned within the outer leg such that it may be extended and/or retracted within the outer leg to different heights. A trigger is provided which, upon being engaged or disengaged, will cause a locking member to engage with or disengage with one of a plurality of apertures positioned on the inner leg, thus allowing the overall height of the present invention to be easily adjusted to level a wheelbarrow.
US08783707B2	Board for snowboarding Board for snowboarding, having forward and rear contact lines; binding-mounting areas, forward and rear respectively, each including a set of mounting points by which the binding is secured to the board, each mounting area having a central position; a non-zero camber (C), measured substantially midway between the forward and rear contact lines; wherein, seen from above, the forward and rear contact lines pass through areas, a forward and a rear area respectively, each delimited by two transverse lines, an inner and an outer line respectively, located between the central positions of the binding-mounting areas, the outer transverse line of the forward area being at a distance (D2) of at least 100 mm relative to the central position of the forward binding mount, the outer transverse line of the rear area being at a distance (D4) of at least 120 mm relative to the central position.
US08783703B2	Mechanical torque multiplier and evener mechanism An improved energy conversion system for propelling a manually powered vehicle is disclosed. The energy conversion system converts the linear kinetic energy applied by an operator to rotational kinetic energy to propel a vehicle. The energy conversion system includes a mechanical stroke multiplier to increase the distance over which the operator may apply a force to the vehicle.
US08783701B1	Lowerable suspension for trailers and other vehicles A lowerable suspension for trailers and other vehicles allows a trailer to be lowered to a deployed position in order to allow easier access to the trailer. A suspension axle is attached to the vehicle frame. A lower swing arm and an upper stop arm are rotatably connected to the suspension axle. A rubber damper pad is connected between the lower swing arm and the upper stop arm to act as a shock absorber during transit. A wheel is rotatably connected to the lower swing arm opposite the suspension axle. The wheel is affixed into a raised or lowered position by inserting a suspension transition pin through the upper stop arm into either a transit pin hole or a deployed pin hole of a suspension transition plate that is affixed to the vehicle frame adjacent. A plurality of jacks assists with raising and lowering the vehicle frame.
US08783700B2	Stroller wheel device A stroller wheel device includes a wheel, a frame-connecting member, a wheel-connecting arm, and a resilient member. The frame-connecting member includes at least one first pressing portion. The wheel-connecting arm includes upper and lower ends connected respectively and pivotally to the frame-connecting member and the wheel, and at least one second pressing portion spaced apart from the first pressing portion. The resilient member is disposed between and abuts against the first and second pressing portions. When the wheel-connecting arm rotates relative to the frame-connecting member, the first and second pressing portions move toward each other to compress the resilient member.
US08783697B1	Holder for holding bottles in a shopping cart and method of use A holder holds bottles in a shopping cart having a wall and a main compartment having a floor. The holder includes a rack which has a plurality of apertures which are shaped and dimensioned to receive the bottles. The rack is rotatably connectable to the wall of the shopping cart so that the rack is disposed in the main compartment of the shopping cart. When connected to the wall of the shopping cart, the rack is selectively rotatable (1) to a not-in-use position substantially parallel to the wall of the shopping cart, and (2) to an in-use position substantially parallel to the floor of the main compartment.
US08783695B2	Motorcycle An object of the present invention is to control according to a vehicle height an auxiliary device provided in a vehicle. A motorcycle 1 having a damper 10A interposed between a vehicle body and an axle includes vehicle height detection means 80 for detecting a vehicle height, with this vehicle height detection means being provided in the damper 10A in an auxiliary manner. The optical axis of a headlight 210, which is an exemplar auxiliary device provided in the vehicle, is controlled based on a detection signal from the vehicle height detection means 80.
US08783693B2	Method and sealing system for sealing an annular space between a rigid conduit and a pipe, tube or duct extending through the conduit and made of a thermally weakenable material Method for sealing an annular space in a rigid conduit (2) and a pipe, tube or duct (3) extending through the conduit (2) and made of a thermally weakenable material, wherein the method comprises applying in the conduit a layer (4) of a thermally expandable material concentrically around the pipe, tube or duct (3), and applying at each end of the conduit (2) between the conduit and the pipe, tube or duct (3) a sealant (5) being made of a fire resistant polymer.
US08783690B1	Balancing game apparatus A balancing game apparatus comprising a vertically disposed elongated pole, a plurality of weighted members, and a pivotable top having a convex first surface, a second surface having a plurality of securing tabs, and an annular rim having a plurality of slots for receiving the weighted members therein. The elongated pole is operable to support the pivotable top in a first orientation wherein the convex surface of the pivotable top is balanced on the elongated pole and in a second orientation wherein the tabs on the concave surface reversibly secure the pivotable top to the elongated pole. The weighted members are placed in the slots while balancing the elongated pole. The first orientation corresponds to a greater difficulty level whereas the second orientation corresponds to an easier difficulty level.
US08783688B2	Gaming tables having a table top exchangeable insert A gaming table comprises a table top having a top and a bottom surface adapted to receive an exchangeable insert. For instance, the top surface is configured to receive gaming accessories and defines an exchangeable insert bed. A base is connected to and configured to support the table top. A table top exchangeable insert is configured to be located within the exchangeable insert bed, wherein the insert includes a securing structure, for releasably securing the table top exchangeable insert to the table top to provide the ability to conveniently change the insert as desired.
US08783684B2	Paper conveying apparatus, jam detection method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can suppress erroneous detection of a jam. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator for generating a sound signal, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, a special sound detector for determining whether a special sound has been generated based on a component of the sound signal, and a control module for performing abnormal processing when the sound jam detector determines that a jam has occurred and the special sound detector determines that a special sound has not been generated, and determining that no jam has occurred and not performing the abnormal processing when the sound jam detector determines that a jam has occurred and the special sound detector determines that a special sound has been generated.
US08783677B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking portion is provided in a sheet storing portion in which sheets are stored. The sheet stacking portion is suspended by a wire which is wound up and wound off. The sheet stacking portion is raised and lowered by winding up and winding off the wire. Then, when the wire is in a slack state, a fixing portion fixes the sheet stacking portion to the sheet storing portion. When the wire is in a tensioned state, the fixing of the sheet stacking portion is released.
US08783676B2	Sheet feeding unit and image forming apparatus A feeding roller, a drive motor configured to drive the feeding roller, a control unit configured to perform one rotation control on the feeding roller, a sheet feeding path curved immediately after the feeding roller, a conveying roller pair provided in the sheet feeding path, and being set to a sheet conveyance speed higher than that of the feeding roller so as to eliminate a loop formed when a sheet passes through the sheet feeding path during one rotation control of the feeding roller; and a ratchet mechanism configured to stop the driving force from the drive motor and cause the feeding roller to be rotated by the sheet conveyed by the conveying roller pair when the feeding roller is pulled by the sheet being conveyed by the conveying roller pair in the course of the one rotation control of the feeding roller are provided.
US08783675B2	Apparatus having paired lifting members for separating stacked pallets An apparatus for vertically separating stacked pallets a sufficient distance such that each pallet in the stack can be cleaned, with the pallets then immediately restacked after cleaning.
US08783673B2	Workpiece carrier device A workpiece carrier has a base frame, a shaft surrounding a drive axis and a workpiece carrier and includes a rotary frame mounted on the base frame so as to be rotatable about the drive axis, workpiece holders mounted on the rotary frame so as to be rotatable about holding axes, a driving part with a holder mounted so as to be rotatable about the drive axis, a transmission part operationally connected to the rotatably mounted workpiece holders, and an intermediate gear attached to the rotatably mounted holder. The intermediate gear is connected to the shaft and to the transmission part in such a way that the transmission part engages with the driving part so as to be rotatable about an output point that is spaced apart from the drive axis by an eccentricity.
US08783672B2	Rack apparatus A rack apparatus used for retaining a workpiece having at least one threaded hole, includes a hanging frame, and at least one clamping assembly fixed on the hanging frame. Each clamping assembly includes a plurality of latching members and a plurality of connecting members detachably assembled on the latching members. Each connecting member includes a screw portion. At least one screw portion is engaged in a corresponding threaded hole of the workpiece.
US08783670B2	Compressible elastomeric spring A compressible spring for at least absorbing and dissipating energy includes a plurality of elastomeric pads disposed coaxially and in series with each other and a plurality of separator plates, with each plate being disposed between a pair of the adjacent pads. A plurality of first prongs are formed integrally with or secured to a first surface of each separator plate for attaching the plate to one pad and a plurality of second prongs are formed integrally with or secured to a second surface for attaching the plate to an opposed pad. An axial aperture is also formed through each plate with prongs positioned in an alternating manner on a peripheral edge of the axial aperture. Projections may be also provided on each surface of the plate and adapted with an axial aperture that continues through the plate for additional attachment of the plate to the pair of pads.
US08783667B2	Axially damping hydraulic mount Axially damping hydraulic mount is provided, relating to elastomer mounts for engine mounts for damping the vibrations transmitted from internal combustion engine to the body and for acoustic decoupling. The hydraulic mount includes a frustoconical elastomer support spring, between mount core and upper part of outer jacket, with a working chamber and a compensating chamber for fluid damping medium. Chambers are separated from one another by a separator extending transversely to the mount axis and includes a coupling diaphragm, wherein the working chamber is enclosed by support spring and separating element. Compensating chamber is enclosed by separating element and elastomer bellows. A duct on the separating element is enclosed by a duct part. To counteract excessive increase in dynamic spring rate when frequencies of axially acting vibrations are present, the duct part is occupied by an additional mass. Then the duct part is rigidly connected to a mass element.
US08783664B2	Automatic choke apparatus for carburetor An automatic choke apparatus for a carburetor includes an electric actuator, a choke valve opening/closing mechanism configured to open and close a choke valve by being driven by a power exerted by the electric actuator, and a controller configured to control operation of the electric actuator. The controller, to which a battery supplies electric power, operates the electric actuator and the choke valve opening/closing mechanism in order that, when the engine is stopped, the choke valve is set in a semi-opened position and, when the engine starts to be cranked, the choke valve is set in a fully-closed position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the choke valve from freezing up in the fully-closed state in a case where the engine is stopped under an extremely low temperature environment.
US08783659B2	String loop tensioning pliers device and method of use A string loop tensioning pliers device includes a first member comprising a first handle and a fixed arcuate jaw comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The lower jaw has an arcuate claw end and the upper jaw has a first lateral dowel pin end and three in-line lateral facing beveled prongs. A second member comprises a second handle pivotally connected above the first member and includes a notched end opposite the handle and a second lateral dowel pin configured to join with the middle prong when the pliers are closed. A method for using the disclosed tensioning pliers includes tensioning a string knotted to the bowstring, spreading a loop created on the bowstring and tensioning the created loop by inserting the middle prong joined with the second lateral dowel through the formed loop and squeezing the pliers to separate the middle prong and the second lateral dowel.
US08783658B2	Telescopic structural support A telescopic push-pull prop 10 for the construction industry has an outer tube 12 and at least one threaded rod or inner tube 14. An outer thread 22 of the inner tube 14 engages with an inner thread 24 of the outer tube 12. The inner thread 24 of the outer tube 12 is arranged at an axial separation from a free end 26 of the outer tube 12. The inner thread 24 of the outer tube 12 is produced by an at least partially circumferential reduction of the outer tube 12 over a mandrel positioned in the outer tube 12, the mandrel having an outer thread. At its free end 26, the outer tube 12 has an edge section 34 with a pass-through cross-section 32′ that is reduced with respect to a nominal width 36 of the outer tube.
US08783650B2	Gas valve A gas valve having a gas enclosure with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a passage opening situated between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. A valve seat of the valve cooperates with the passage opening to regulate the flow of gas through the valve. An electrical actuator assembly is operatively coupled with the valve seat to regulate the flow of gas through the valve. In one implementation the gas enclosure is at least in part sealed by an elastic sealing member that is pressed upon by a printed circuit board that electrically connects the actuator assembly to an exterior of the gas valve.
US08783648B2	System and method for testing a valve actuator A system and method for testing a valve actuator is provided, where an electrical motor is operatively connected to the valve actuator operatively connected to the valve. The system can include a main motor driver connecting the electrical motor to a primary power source, a first sensor to monitor the primary power source, a second sensor to monitor the flow of current to the electrical motor, a third sensor to monitor the angular rotation of the valve, and an emergency shut down (“ESD”) controller to operate the main motor driver in the event of an alarm condition to actuate the valve to a fail-safe position. The method includes the steps of providing the system, actuating the valve, monitoring the rotation of the valve and generating an alarm if the valve does not rotate in response to the step to actuate it.
US08783647B2	Counter-biased valve and actuator assembly Methods for controlling flow are described herein that include a valve assembly provided and operated to control the flow from a first conduit to a second conduit. The valve assembly includes an actuator housing enclosing an actuator piston and defining a counter-biasing chamber and a first control chamber on the same side of the actuator piston, and a first pressure control port in fluid communication with the first control chamber. A valve is connected to the actuator piston and a bore passes through both the actuator piston and the valve thereby placing a face of the valve in fluid communication with the counter-biasing chamber. The actuator piston includes a first substrate area that defines a portion of the counter-biasing chamber and a second substrate area that defines a portion of the first control chamber where the surface area of the first substrate area is less than the surface area of the valve face.
US08783646B2	Actuator for operating a valve Actuator for operating a valve, including: a drive component; a drive shaft, which is connectable with the valve; and a torque lock, which is connectable with the drive shaft The torque lock includes at least one essentially rotationally symmetric spring element arranged in a ring-shaped housing, and is so constructed that a torque introduced via the drive component causes the drive shaft to rotate, and a torque introduced via the valve blocks rotation of the drive shaft.
US08783644B2	Pneumatic flow control valve for fire suppression over pressure prevention A controlled pressure release valve includes a valve body having a gas inlet for connection to a gas container and a gas outlet for delivering gas to a protected area. The controlled valve comprises a slidable spool housed in the valve body that is slidable between a first position and a second position. The slidable spool has a first end and a second end. A primary flow passage connects the gas inlet and the gas outlet and increases with lineal movement of the slidable spool. The sliding spool is biased towards the first position by a gas pressure applied by the second chamber and a spring.
US08783642B2	Method and object for fastening of posters A method for fastening items (2) such as posters, photos or banners, which in the edge for hanging have a poster hanging bar or rail (3) manufactured from a magnetic material, to an object such as a poster roll up unit (15), which is provided with one or more magnets (5) to which the rail (3) can be connected, the magnets (5) being placed in a recess in relation to the object's surface. Poster roll up units (15) are provided with built in magnets (5) for fastening and fixing items (2) by magnetic connection between the magnets (5) and the rail (3), mounted in the item's (2) edge for hanging. Items such as posters are simply, inexpensively and efficiently mounted and fastened to objects such as poster roll up units (15), without safety risks and requirements for space.
US08783638B2	Apparatus for supporting a wheel of a vehicle A first apparatus for supporting a wheel of a vehicle includes a support structure and a support movably mounted on the support structure. At least one locating member and clamping mechanism are mounted to the support structure and the support. The clamping mechanism engages the locating member so that the support is held in a predetermined position relative to the support structure. A second apparatus for supporting a wheel of a vehicle includes a bearing surface and a support movably mounted on the bearing surface. A first locating member is positioned underneath the bearing surface, and a shaft is mounted to the underside of the support and extends through the bearing surface and the locating member. When an actuator is retracted, the first locating member bears against the bearing surface so that the support is held in a predetermined position relative to the bearing surface.
US08783631B2	Low EMF compact duct spacer Conduit spacers useful in preparing duct banks with reduced electromagnetic fields (EMF) are disclosed. The conduit spacers are designed to maximize phase cancellation of EMF from a closely-spaced series of electric power cables placed in conduits supported underground by the conduit spacers. The spacers are also designed to minimize the EMF above ground by reducing the distance needed to bury the cables for a given EMF above ground. In one embodiment, the spacers place conduits adjacent one another for maximum cancellation of a single three-phase cable installation. In another embodiment, the spacers place conduits adjacent one another for maximum cancellation for a dual three-phase cable installation, including cross-phase cancellation, e.g., A-B-C and C-B-A.
US08783627B1	Shield device for a switch point adjusting element A shield device for a switch point adjusting element used in combination with a railroad switch. The device includes first and second shells that mate with one another to form a cover having an inner chamber. The inner chamber is sized to loosely enclose the adjusting element. At least one boss having a recessed generally aligns with a guide having a passageway on the cover. A fastener extends at least partially through the passageway to the guide and engages the recess of the boss to hold the first and second shells together.
US08783625B2	Pneumatic control system for aerodynamic surfaces A flight control system for an airfoil comprises a control surface, a chamber connecting the control surface to the airfoil, and a pneumatic mechanism fluidly connected to the chamber. The chamber may be comprised of at least two cells that may be fluidly separated by a membrane. The pneumatic mechanism is configured to provide differential pressure to the cells in order to alternately increase volume/pressure of the cells to cause deflection of the control surface. The cells may have a stretchable outer surface to allow for changes in the length of the outer surface in response to inflation/deflation of the cells. The outer surface of the cells may be substantially continuous with outer mold lines of the airfoil and of the control surface.
US08783624B2	Laminar flow panel An aerodynamic body operable to both promote laminar flow and satisfy structural requirements is disclosed. A perforated panel skin comprises an inner surface and an outer surface of the aerodynamic body. At least one hollow member is coupled to the inner surface and is operable to suction air from the outer surface and through the perforated panel skin. The at least one hollow member is oriented in a substantially chord-wise direction relative to an airflow over the aerodynamic body.
US08783623B2	Device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices and also a regulating flap and wing with a device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices A device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices to be arranged on the spanwise side edge of a wing, or a regulating flap adjustably arranged on the latter, which in each case have a chordwise direction and a spanwise direction, wherein the device is formed from one aerofoil component or from a plurality of aerofoil components, wherein the at least one aerofoil component is designed as a part that can be moved relative to the wing or regulating flap in its spanwise direction, wherein the device for vortex generation has an actuation device for the retraction and extension of the aerofoil components into a recess, and also a drive device to operate the actuation device. A regulating flap of a wing, and also a wing, with such a device for the generation of aerodynamic vortices, and a wing, which has at least two aerofoil segments at its side edge situated at the spanwise end.
US08783622B2	Methods and apparatus for a grappling device A device for grappling orbital debris includes a chain of interconnected links, each having a corresponding contact sensor (for sensing contact with the orbital debris), and each connected to a subsequent link by an actuator (e.g., a worm drive assembly or the like). The actuators are configured to sequentially cause rotation of each link in the chain until the corresponding contact sensor indicates that the link has made contact with the orbital debris. Subsequently, the next link in the chain is rotated, and so on, until the chain of interconnected links substantially surrounds at least a portion of the orbital debris.
US08783619B2	Air inlet of an aircraft nacelle including optimized frost treatment An air inlet of an aircraft nacelle includes a pipe, extending over the circumference of the air inlet and defined in the back by a front frame, and an element for the localized injection of hot air into the pipe, thus ensuring the flow of hot air into the pipe in one direction along the circumference of the nacelle. The inlet includes at least one vortex generator (38) in the pipe (22), the generator being plate-shaped or shaped in a manner projecting from the wall of the pipe (22), in order to disrupt the hot air flow so as to compensate the effect of the centrifugal force and reduce the temperature gradient between the inside and outside of the pipe (22).
US08783617B2	Aircraft fuselage drag reduction blivet An air vehicle fuselage adapted for transonic operation is disclosed. The fuselage has a body and a close-out. A lower surface of the body has a waterline value that varies along a fore-aft direction of the fuselage and is equal to a first waterline value at a forward end of the close-out and rise to a second waterline value at an aft end of the close-out. The lower surface has a drag-reduction blivet that includes a first region wherein the lower surface drops to a point comprising a third waterline value that is below the first waterline value and a first inward radius and then rises over a second region disposed aft of the first region wherein a second radius that is a minimum radius of the lower surface within the second region is greater than the first radius.
US08783615B2	Loads interface, particularly loads interface of an aircraft structure and application of said loads interface A loads interface (1) of an aircraft structure with an edge member (6) and a background structure both preferably made from fiber reinforced plastics. A loads transferring flange (2) is adapted and mounted to said edge member (6) to transmit bending moments into the background structure. Said loads transferring flange (2) is provided with two angled upper and lower planes (8, 9). Said edge member (6) is provided with two angled edge member's upper and lower transfer planes (10, 11). The two angled upper and lower planes (8, 9) and the two angled edge member's upper and lower transfer planes (10, 11) are paired essentially parallel and respectively oriented to each other with an angle of approximately 90°. The invention relates as well to applications of such a loads interface (1).
US08783614B2	Jet engine nacelle intended to equip an aircraft The invention relates to a jet engine nacelle intended to equip an aircraft, comprising a forward air inlet section, a mid-section intended to surround a fan of the jet engine, and an aft section formed from at least first and second hath-shells rotatably mounted about an axis such that they can each be deployed between a working position in which the half-shells are drawn towards one another and a maintenance position in which the half-shells are spaced apart, at least the first half-shell (11) being equipped with a first follower element (19) in a region situated at a distance from the axis of rotation, the nacelle being equipped with a first fixed guide element (28), the first follower element (19) being designed to bear against a first guide element (28) which is fixed with respect to the jet engine during the rotation of the first half-shell (11). The first half-shell (11) is equipped with a second follower element (20), offset angularly from the first follower element (19) with respect to the axis of rotation of the first half-shell (11), designed to bear against a second guide element (29) during the rotation of the first half-shell (11).
US08783612B1	Sliding puck for seating assembly A device comprising a base, and a coupler connected to the base and adapted to attach the base to a seat assembly of a passenger aircraft. The seat assembly is connected to the coupler, wherein the base further comprises a slidable lining.
US08783611B2	Jettisonable armor An aircraft has an armor releasably attached to the body of an aircraft, an actuator connecting the armor to the body of the aircraft, and a control that, upon operation, actuates the actuator to release the armor from the body.
US08783610B2	Transverse splicing plate for creating a fuselage, and a method for connecting two, in particular wound, CFP fuselage sections A transverse splicing plate for producing a fuselage of an aircraft by connecting several CFP fuselage sections that have in particular been produced in the winding method, in each case by forming a transverse seam, wherein the flexible transverse splicing plate is of a multilayer construction, in other words it comprises a multitude of plate segments arranged one above the other, wherein each of the plate segments comprises a multitude of longitudinal slits, each being able independently of each other to make small radial bending movements in order to cause tolerance compensation in radial direction between the fuselage sections to be joined, in which tolerance compensation a sliding movement between the sub-plates of the plate segments arranged one above the other takes place in axial direction of the barrel-shaped fuselage sections, and wherein on the inside the ends of the fuselage sections comprise chamfers; as well as a method for producing a connection between two CFP fuselage sections, which have preferably been produced in the winding method, by means of a transverse splicing plate according to the invention.
US08783609B2	Movable bin A movable storage compartment for a passenger cabin comprises a housing and fixing structures on the side walls of the housing, the housing being open on one side and being able to be moved back and forth between an open and a closed position, that is to say being able to be opened and closed. The fixing structures are formed in such a way that during a movement from the open position to the closed position the housing can be moved first predominantly rotationally and then predominantly translationally upwards.
US08783603B2	Airship The invention relates to an airship including a flexible envelope having no rigid inner structure containing a gas that is lighter than air, and a gondola. The balloon also includes three legs for setting the balloon on the surface and a landing structure. The landing structure is located on the outside of the envelope, and provides a connection between the legs, the gondola and the envelope while surrounding the envelope.
US08783602B2	System and method for furling an air cushion landing system A furling system adapted for use with an air cushion landing system (ACLS) coupled to a hull of an airship is disclosed. The furling system includes a deployable cover having two lateral edges. The cover is configured to cover at least a first portion of the ACLS when the cover is deployed. The furling system also includes a fairing that has an inlet and is coupled to the hull of the airship. The furling system also includes a pair of cables each coupled to at least one point along respective lateral edges of the cover. The pair of cables is configured to selectably draw the cover into the fairing through the inlet when the pair of cables is activated in a first direction, thereby stowing the cover and exposing the ACLS.
US08783599B2	Process for rewinding a web material A process for winding a web substrate is disclosed. The process provides the steps of: (a) providing a turret assembly having a plurality of mandrels each having an unsupported end; (b) providing a mandrel cupping assembly for releasably engaging the unsupported ends of each mandrel; (c) driving the turret assembly about a closed mandrel path; (d) indexibly rotating a first mandrel to a first position; (e) disposing a core upon the mandrel; (f) connectively engaging a first cupping arm with the unsupported end of the mandrel with an actuator; (g) engaging a web substrate to the core; (h) disposing the web substrate about the core; (i) indexibly rotating the mandrel to a second position; (j) disengaging the cupping arm from the mandrel at the second position; and, (k) removing the core and the convolutely wound web material from the mandrel.
US08783596B2	Fishing reel with a 180 degree rotating spool The present invention provides a fishing reel that allows the caster to cast from either side of the spool or an in-line position. Starting from a spool position with the line on the spool in the same direction as the retrieve referred to as the in-line position, the line can be cast from this position, or the spool can be rotated 90 degrees in either direction from the in-line position for the cast. After the spool is rotated, the cast is discharged from the side of the spool in a direction perpendicular to the line on the spool. After the cast, the spool is returned to the starting position of the in-line position, with the line on the spool in the same direction as the retrieve. The line is then retrieved by turning a handle connected to a series of gears that engage the spool and thereby reel in the line.
US08783595B2	Spice grinder A spice grinder comprising a bottle (60) and a grinder unit (10) which is screwed onto the bottle. The grinder unit comprises a fixed component (12) and a rotatable component (14). The components have teeth (28, 44) which face one another across a grinding gap (52). The component (12) has one or more ramps (54) on the inside thereof and the bottle (60) has one or more external ramps (66). Each ramp (54) comprises a camming surface (56) and a locking surface (58) which intersect. The ramp (66) also comprises a camming surface (68) and a locking surface (70). When the grinder unit (10) is screwed onto the bottle the ramps (54, 66) ride over one another until the surfaces (56, 70) clear one another and the surfaces (58, 70) snap into face-to-face contact to prevent the grinder unit being rotated in the direction which unscrews it from the bottle.
US08783593B2	Material reduction machine A material reduction machine includes a frame, a drum housing mounted to the frame, and a drum that is mounted for rotation within the drum housing. The drum includes a circumferential wall and a knife that is mounted on the drum. The machine includes a plurality of interchangeable belly bands, each of which is adapted to be removably attached to the frame so as to form a portion of the drum housing and to provide an inner surface that forms a belly band arc portion that is concentric with and of a larger diameter than the circumferential wall of the drum. A first interchangeable bellyband has a smooth inner surface, and a second interchangeable belly band has a plurality of flow interrupters spaced along its inner surface.
US08783590B2	Asphalt material recycling system and method An asphalt roofing material recycling system and method is used to recycle new and used (post consumer) asphalt materials, such as asphalt shingles, rolled roofing and tar paper that may include granules, fibers or other particles. The asphalt material, which may be in bundles, is broken up and separated and then provided to a cooled recycling vessel. Dry ice is added along with the asphalt material to be recycled. The dry ice removes any moisture present and super-cools the material making it brittle and easier to chip and break up. The recycle vessel includes a number of high speed shippers having tulip hear chipping teeth as well as one horizontal mixer element which stirs the material and makes sure all material is ground. The resulting course to fine powder can be separated by screening and stored as power or compressed into bricks or briquettes.
US08783587B2	Mobile washer unit A mobile pressure washing system is provided. The system comprises a frame with hinged elements for transitioning the frame between an upright position of use and a compact position for secure transport and storage of the system. System features further include a removable and replaceable tank adapted to fit on a portion of the frame, storage features, and pressure washing features such as a motor and pump.
US08783584B2	Nozzle for cold spray system and cold spray device using the nozzle for cold spray system The object of the present invention is to provide a cold spray method in which spray efficiency is improved by using a device comprising a similar construction to the conventional ones with minor change in conditions. The cold spray method employs the nozzle for cold spray system which comprises a convergent shape part, a throat part and a conical divergent shape part widened forward from the throat part used for making the raw material powder introduce from an inlet of the nozzle, which is located in the convergent shape part, into and shoot as a supersonic flow by using a working gas having temperature equal to or lower than a melting point of the raw material powder from a spout provided at the tip of the divergent shape part, wherein the convergent shape part is composed of a preheating region and a convergent region.
US08783575B2	Use of zigbee personal area network in MILES manworn A wireless laser detection system for use in a military training environment and method of implementing the same are described. The wireless laser detection system includes at least one laser detector module characterized by a sensor, a decoder, and a network adapter. The laser detection system also includes a control module and a status indicator. The sensor detects an information bearing laser signal and communicates it to the decoder. The decoder extracts event data from the laser signal and sends it to the network adapter. The network adapter wirelessly transmits the event data over a personal area network to the control module. The control module processes the event data and stores it in a memory. The control module also optionally downloads the stored event data to an external device.
US08783574B2	Peripheral unit adapted to variably sized handheld host devices The invention relates to a peripheral unit system that provides a universally usable system for adding peripheral functions to off-the-shelf handheld host devices of variable size and configuration. The system and methods according to the invention allow adaptation to variably sized handheld host devices without the need to customize the peripheral unit to the host device. The invention provides added functionality such as increased ruggedness and durability, while providing an integrated system in association with a handheld host device, to provide the convenience of a one-piece form-factor, without sacrificing universality of the solution. The peripheral unit comprises a housing having a portion configured to engage with a handheld host device of various sizes and electrical configurations. An attachment mechanism is associated with the housing, being used to selectively secure the housing to the handheld host device to form a one-piece apparatus suitable for handheld use. The attachment mechanism is secured to the host device by selective adjustment of the size to adapt to a host device. In addition, the peripheral unit may provide a universal connection to at least one electrical connector of the host device, to provide added input-output functions to the operation of the combined system.
US08783572B2	Computer operation control and item selection and vending methods and systems A signal is transmitted into a computer in response to an image on a display screen of the computer such that the computer operates in response to the signal; this includes moving a scanner in optical communication with the display screen such that the scanner detects an image (for example, a bar code) displayed on the screen and generates the signal in response. One or more computers may be used, and this may be used for vending a product or other purposes. With or without such scanning, a portion of a store environment may be displayed on a screen of a computer, including showing images of actual products for sale at the store, in which images of actual products are accessed via the computer from a database containing in-store images recorded in the store during a period of non-existent or minimal customer presence in the store. A vending system is also disclosed.
US08783571B2	Device and its use for outputting of 2D codes with embedded images Provided is a device (and program) for producing a 2D code with an embedded image for an automated machine generated process, comprising a processor that produces the 2D code with an embedded image. Also provided are methods of using this device to produce 2D codes with embedded images.
US08783567B2	System integration for feasibility display Systems and methods of integrating weapons systems with the aircraft systems of an aircraft carrying the weapon so as to generate on the aircraft in flight a display indicative of the weapon successfully engaging a target are disclosed. The system can include a ground station for generating a database describing the weapon performance envelope, a generator for creating coefficients characteristic of that performance envelope using a generic algorithm and an uploader for uploading the coefficients to the aircraft, and a reconstructor on the aircraft containing the same generic algorithm and adapted to select the coefficients for the algorithm according to the aircraft and target conditions in order to generate the feasibility display, wherein the algorithm is generic to both air to ground and air to air weapons.
US08783566B1	Electronic registration kiosk for managing individual healthcare information and services The present invention provides a registration kiosk for use in managing individual healthcare services and information. The electronic registration kiosk provides access control to healthcare information stored on medical smart cards by including biometric authentication, includes a high definition camera for capturing images, and provides a large interactive touch screen. The electronic registration kiosk comes in a variety of different models including different floor kiosks, and a wall-mountable kiosk. Individuals can access a registration kiosk to apply for a medical smart card, print medical directive forms, and/or request prescription refills and receive confirmation via, text or email when the prescription is ready.
US08783564B2	Transaction notification and authorization method An added level of security is provided for charge transactions. Upon presenting a charge card number for a purchase, for example, the cardholder receives a message (e.g., SMS) on his cell phone or PDA that a charge authorization request has been received. The message may include the merchant, a charge amount, and a time and date.
US08783562B2	Payment card referral program A method for enhancing value of a credit card may include providing an authorized user of a credit card issued by a service provider. A set of applications may be received from a set of referrals of the authorized user for credit card services. The set of applications from the set of referrals may be processed. A credit card may be issued to each of the referrals that qualify for the credit card, where the referrals issued credit cards define a set of customers. Valuable consideration may be issued to the authorized user, where the valuable consideration may be based on the number of customers in the set of customers.
US08783560B2	M-commerce virtual cash system, method, and apparatus A virtual cash system, method, and apparatus has an account record containing a record of money amounts associated with a wireless device and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting to the wireless device predetermined information from the account record. Cash amounts can be spent from the account record directly from the wireless device via information derived from the wireless device via a bar code on the display, a short range radio signal, a light beam, or the like. A different security code is generated for each account transaction for verification.
US08783558B2	Image-based check depositing automated teller machine (ATM) and method of operating an image-based check depositing ATM A method of operating an image-based self-service check depositing terminal comprises receiving from a customer a check to be deposited, capturing image data which is representative of a first check image, binarizing the captured image data to provide a second check image which is a binary form of the first image, determining a check image quality value associated with the second image, comparing the quality value with a first threshold, transmitting the second image to a back office facility when the quality value is outside of the first threshold, comparing the quality value with a second threshold which is different from the first threshold, returning the check to the customer when the quality value is outside of the second threshold, and transmitting the first image to a back office facility when the quality value is between the first and second thresholds.
US08783552B2	Cashbox and money validator with the same A cashbox comprises: a left shell, comprising first, second and third side walls; a right shell, being symmetric with the left shell, and comprising fourth, fifth and sixth side walls; a first fixing panel, fixedly connected to the second side wall and the fifth side wall through screws; a second fixing panel, fixedly connected to the third side wall and the sixth side wall through screws; an upper cover, which comprises a money entrance and is inserted with the left shell and the right shell, so as to form the top surface of the cashbox; a box door fixing panel and a box door pivotally connected to the box door fixing panel through a pivot shaft, forming the back surface of the cashbox together, and all the screws are provided in the cashbox.
US08783550B2	Handle and top handle reinforcement for a paperboard carton A fully enclosed carton for carrying heavy loads with a reinforcement insert for the handle apertures located in the top end flaps of the carton. The paperboard reinforcing insert may be extended as a bridge across the top panel of the carton to prevent tearing of the handle apertures in the top end flaps and also tearing in the top panel of the carton when carrying a heavy load. The carton may have one or more dispensers in the top panel which may extend into an adjoining side panel. Multiple tear lines may be formed for the dispenser flap in the insert that extends across the top panel to permit easy access to the containers, such as bottles, in the carton. The paperboard reinforcing insert may have a larger aperture than the handle aperture in each top end flap to adjust for any imprecision in the alignment of the paperboard insert in forming the carton sleeve from the paperboard blank. When the paperboard insert extends across the top panel and one or more dispensers are formed in the top panel, multiple tear lines may be used to form the flaps in the insert to compensate for any imprecision in the insertion of the insert that extends across the top panel into the carton sleeve when it is being formed.
US08783547B2	Corrugated paper structure A corrugated paper structure is described for providing improved impact resistant packaging products. The corrugated paper structure comprises a plurality of structural members attached to base pads for forming a packaging product. The structural members are formed from a tube of corrugated paper with a rectangular cross-section and a truss member disposed therein.
US08783544B2	Brazing alloys and methods of brazing A brazing alloy is provided in the form of a wire, rod or preform, and is made of, in weight percent: 3-7.5% P, 0.1-1.9% Zn, 0-74.7% Ag, 0-80% Au, 0-10% Sn, 0-5% Ni, 0-3% each of Si, Mn, Li, and Ge, and the balance copper in an amount of at least 21.7%. In additional embodiments, Zn may be present in an amount of 0.6-1.9%. A method of torch brazing is also provided. The method includes forming the alloy into a wire or rod, placing the tip of the wire or rod in contact with a surface of a joint, heating the joint surface using a torch flame, and contacting the tip of the wire or rod to the heated joint surface to melt and flow the alloy onto the joint surface and into the joint under capillary action.
US08783543B2	Tissue acquisition arrangements and methods for surgical stapling devices A surgical instrument that includes an elongated shaft that defines defining a central axis. The elongated shaft may have a distal end portion that is configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein. A tissue acquisition shaft may be axially movable within the elongated shaft such that a distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft may be distally advanced beyond the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. At least one tissue acquisition member may be pivotally attached to the distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft such that at least one tissue acquisition member is selectively pivotable about a corresponding acquisition axis that is substantially parallel to the central axis from a retracted position to deployed positions upon application of a deployment motion thereto. Various embodiments include an annular cutting member that is supported by the distal end of the elongated shaft for selective axial travel relative thereto.
US08783542B2	Fasteners supported by a fastener cartridge support A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first jaw can be positioned opposite a second jaw, or anvil. The anvil can be engaged with the fastener cartridge to compress, collapse, and/or crush the cartridge body and deform, or otherwise deploy, the fasteners contained therein. As the fasteners are deformed or deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the cartridge body therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. In various embodiments, at least portions of the fasteners can extend outside of the cartridge body. The first jaw can comprise support features, such as slots, for example, which can directly support such external portions of the fasteners.
US08783541B2	Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. Various embodiments are configured to be operably attached to a robotic system to receive actuation/control motions therefrom.
US08783539B2	Adjusting mechanism for nailing power of nailing gun An adjusting mechanism for nailing power of nailing gun, comprising: a slot which is arranged in an upper aluminum cap and is co-axial with an air cylinder, so that the balanced valve airtight slides in the slot, the front side of the balanced valve is exposed to a main chamber, and the rear side of the balanced valve encloses with the inner surface of the upper aluminum cap to form a control chamber; the travel distance of the balanced valve is restricted between the cylinder and a cushion seal arranged on the rear surface of the upper aluminum cap, wherein the cushion seal is positioned axial position adjusting mechanism. The present invention has the advantages of capable of adjusting nailing power so as to provide maximum output power and is convenient for adjusting nailing frequencies.
US08783532B2	Multi-disk accessory attachment platform An accessory attachment platform, including a platform body having an accessory portion, wherein the accessory portion includes an accessory disk opening; an attachment plate portion coupled to an accessory plate portion, through the accessory disk opening, such that the attachment plate portion and the accessory plate portion are rotatable relative to the platform body; and a release lever pivotably attached to the platform body, wherein the release lever is pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and wherein the release lever is capable of releasably interacting with a primary notch of the attachment plate portion such that when the release lever is in the locking position relative to the primary notch of the attachment plate portion, the attachment plate portion is unable to rotate relative to the platform body.
US08783530B1	Infant carrier and implement storage assembly An infant carrier and implement storage assembly provides for comfortable and safe carrying of an infant and necessary implements needed for caring for the infant. The assembly includes a pocket having a front panel, a rear panel, a closed bottom end, an open top, a first side, and a second side. The first side and second side each extend between the bottom end and the open top. A pair of leg apertures extends through the front panel proximate the bottom end of the pocket to receive legs of an infant positioned in the pocket. A first strap is coupled to the rear panel of the pocket for coupling the pocket to a person. A first side closure and second side closure are each coupled to and extend along opposite side of the pocket to allow use of the pocket in an open position as a changing pad.
US08783529B2	Modular organizer A modular organizer comprises a chain, a plurality of shoulder piece assemblies separable from the chain each comprising separable first and second shoulder pieces made of an elongated body, a first arcuate end and a second arcuate end, the first and second shoulder pieces may have opposing orientations such that one has its arcuate ends facing up and the other has its arcuate ends facing down, the first arcuate end of the first shoulder piece situated adjacent the first arcuate end of the second shoulder piece of each shoulder piece assembly and the second arcuate end of the first shoulder piece situated adjacent the second arcuate end of the second shoulder piece of each shoulder piece assembly. The shoulder piece assembly may appear as a substantially flat ellipse. Each elongated body of at least a plurality of shoulder piece assemblies may traverse an aperture in a link of the chain.
US08783528B1	Slide gate for casting operations A slide gate includes first and second frame members, first and second nozzles, first and second plates, a biasing member, a hinge and an actuator. The first plate is connected to the first frame member. A passageway in the first nozzle is aligned with an opening in the first plate. The second plate is connected to the second frame member. A passageway in the second nozzle is aligned with an opening in the second plate. The biasing member includes a channel having a shaft extending through a spring located in the first frame member. The spring biases a retainer and the channel toward the first frame member. The second frame member includes a portion that rides in the channel. The actuator moves the second frame member along the channel to align the nozzle passageways to allow material to flow through the slide gate.
US08783525B2	Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, comprising: a housing of substantially cylindrical geometry having a long axis extending in an axial direction, an at least axially displaceable piston rod adapted to become operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge containing the medicament for displacing the piston in a distal direction, at least one actuation means radially displaceable with respect to the housing by an externally applied depressing force for transferring a respective driving force to the piston rod, and a coupling means operably engaged with the actuation means and with the piston rod adapted to transfer the radially inwardly directed displacement of the at least one actuation means into a distally directed axial displacement of the piston rod.
US08783522B2	Grease gun including a purge assembly A lubricant dispenser and an electrical tool. The dispenser includes a housing; a reservoir for containing lubricant; a pump assembly operable to pump lubricant; and a purge assembly including a channel defined by the housing and extending between the reservoir and atmosphere, at least a portion of the channel extending along a channel axis through an opening in the housing and to atmosphere, and a plunger slidable along a plunger axis between a sealed position, in which the reservoir is isolated from atmosphere, and an open position, in which the reservoir is in fluid communication with atmosphere, the plunger axis extending at an angle with respect to the channel axis. The purge assembly may include a biasing member operable to bias the plunger toward the sealed position. The tool may be a dispenser and may include a motor supported by the housing; a trigger; and a trigger lock assembly.
US08783519B2	Dispenser for dispensing cosmetic product onto a receiving surface, dispensing device and associated method A dispenser includes an end piece defining a product dispensing orifice able to be opened downward opposite a surface located under the end piece. The end piece is able to be maneuvered between a predispensing position, in which the dispensing orifice is closed off and the volume located under the dispensing orifice opposite the receiving surface is entirely free, and a product dispensing position. The dispenser includes a device to protect the dispensing orifice, protruding below the dispensing orifice in the predispensing position and in the dispensing position, in order to hinder contact between a body surface of a user of the dispenser and the dispensing orifice.
US08783515B2	Dispenser with fitment A dispenser for storing and dispensing product and a method of assembly is defined. The dispenser includes a tubular body having an open first end and an opposing second end. The body is formed by a sidewall surrounding a longitudinal axis and defining an internal volume. The sidewall includes an inside wall surface and a side seam sealing the sidewall. A fitment attachment member is formed separately from the body and is secured to the inside surface of the sidewall, adjacent the open end of the body. The attachment member has a linear dimension, with linear end portions of the member positioned adjacent one another in forming a ring within the tubular body. A fitment is provided having a fitment retainer pattern formed thereon. A corresponding retainer pattern is formed on the attachment member, with the retainer patterns cooperating for securing the fitment to the body.
US08783512B2	Dosing spout and system A dosing spout for liquid containers, and a system for inventory control, verification and accounting for liquids dispensed in smaller doses or portions from larger containers. The device controls flow of a liquid from a container in predetermined dosage size by an air tube that permits flow of liquid through a liquid tube when the container is tilted. After a predetermined time, the air tube is closed, which terminates flow of the liquid through the liquid tube. The time interval during which the air tube is open is correlated with the viscosity of the liquid in the container so that a predetermined dosage is dispensed through the dosing spout. Controls and signaling devices operate the dosing spout, and wireless communications devices and processors record uses of the dosing spout.
US08783510B2	Electronically keyed dispensing systems and related methods utilizing near field frequency response A dispensing system is disclosed which utilizes an electronically powered key device and/or identification code associated with a refill container to preclude the need for mechanical keys. The system utilizes a near field frequency response to determine whether a refill container is compatible with a dispensing system. In particular, the refill container is provided with a coil terminated by one of a number of capacitors. The container is received in a housing that provides a pair of coils that are in a spatial relationship with the installed refill container's coil. By energizing one of the housing's coils, the other coil detects a unique electronic signature generated by the container's coil. If the signature is acceptable, the dispensing system is allowed to dispense a quantity of material. The system also provides a unique latching mechanism to retain the container and ensure positioning of all the coils.
US08783509B2	Method, a device and a system for metering of powder A method, device and system for metering powder material from a powder material source by a metering device connected to the source. The device is charged from the source with a batch of powder material in a charging configuration. The batch is discharged from the device in a discharging configuration. The source is connected with a metering piston space in the charging configuration via a first channel of a fixed metering channel hub. The volume of the space is controlled between a metering piston and a hub peripheral surface by controlling the piston position in the space, to charge the volume with material by gravity. The metering space is turned around the hub, to the charging configuration. The volume filled with material is enclosed until reaching the discharging configuration. The metering piston space is connected with a discharge opening via a second channel of the hub for discharging the material.
US08783508B2	Wall mounted tissue press with integrated tissue dispenser A wall-mounted tissue press that combines a dispenser and receptacle into one integrated unit that dispenses, receives, compacts and temporarily stores, tissue paper. By a combination of internal components, a ram is created to compress stored waste, and effectively increase the capacity of said receptacle.
US08783507B2	Napkin dispenser An improved napkin device is set forth. The device includes a front face adapted for opening to load napkins therein. A first downwardly angled steel rod is fixed to a first side face, and a second downwardly angled steel rod is fixed to a second side face. Each of the steel rods has a substantially circular cross section. A plate adapted to slide along the first and second steel rods until it reaches a stop, disposed perpendicular to the first and second side faces of the device is provided. The stop is connected to the first and second side faces. The plate comes to rest at the stop as it slides along the first and second steel rods.
US08783506B2	Container for food and beverage A food/beverage container has a main body having a main receiving cavity containing contents and a spouting portion for discharging the contents. A sub-receiving cavity is formed in the main receiving cavity to receive other foods. The main receiving cavity and the sub-receiving cavity are separated from each other.
US08783505B2	Retortable plastic containers A plastic container includes a sidewall defining a bottom portion, a main body portion and an upper rim. The main body portion of the sidewall has at least one groove defined therein that has a circumferential component. Reinforcement structure is provided on the portion of the sidewall that defines the groove for limiting vertical expansion and contraction of the main body portion in response to force that is applied to the sidewall.
US08783503B2	Packaged formulation comprising a compound liable to exothermic decomposition Packaged formulation comprising a compound liable to exothermic decomposition and optionally one or more organic diluents, said formulation being packaged in a container with a volume of at least 250 liter provided with a vent to release gases and made from a thermoplastic material having a Vicat B softening temperature not higher than (a) the run-away temperature of the compound liable to exothermic decomposition if the formulation does not contain any diluent, or (b) the boiling temperature of at least 50 wt % of the total weight of diluent if the formulation does contain organic diluent.
US08783500B1	Sliding lock mechanism A sliding lock mechanism that utilizes a binding bar to prevent movement of a sliding member on a slide rail in at least one direction. A spring mechanism exerts a biasing force on the binding bar to maintain the locked position. The binding bar can be moved to an unlocking position by overcoming the bias of the spring. This then allows movement of the sliding member in two directions on the slide rail. An actuating rod moves the binding bar between the first and second positions. The mechanism can be added to a stowing mechanism for a laptop or other device that can secure different devices with varying widths within a compartment due to a drive spring mechanism. The addition of the locking mechanism allows for greater security of the laptop during periods of vibration and prevents backdriving of the spring mechanism.
US08783490B2	Composite microwave and oven safe food container system A composite food storage container combines the advantages of glass and polymer while avoiding their disadvantages. A composite food storage container may include an outer polymer container that is configured to accommodate a glass container within the polymer container. Since the food does not contact the polymer, there are no potential concerns with chemicals leeching into the food. Since the glass is surrounded by the polymer container, the glass is protected from breakage and the composite food storage container does not become too hot to easily and safely handle upon removal from a microwave oven.
US08783484B2	Septa A system includes a cap having an opening, and a septum configured to engage with the cap. The septum includes a first portion having a first width, and a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width. The second portion is sized and shaped to be received by the opening of the cap.
US08783470B2	Method and apparatus for producing autologous thrombin A device for isolating a component of a multi-component composition. The device includes a housing, a chamber, and a withdrawal port. The chamber is rotatably mounted within the housing. The chamber includes a chamber base and a sidewall. The side wall extends from the chamber base. At least a portion of the sidewall is defined by a filter that permits passage of a first component of the multi-component composition out of the chamber through the filter and to the housing base. The filter restricts passage of a second component of the multi-component composition through the filter. The withdrawal port extends from a position proximate to the housing base to an exterior of the device. The withdrawal port permits the withdrawal of the first component from the housing base to an exterior of the device.
US08783468B2	Apparatus and method for reclaiming abrasive blasting material and screening device for separating abrasive blasting material An apparatus for reclaiming abrasive blasting material comprises a prime mover, a vacuum pump and a separator unit for separating the abrasive blasting material in the contaminated abrasive blasting material from contaminants. The vacuum pick-up draws the contaminated abrasive blasting material. The separator unit includes a screening device for separating and reclaiming the abrasive blasting material. The screening device comprises a support member having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, and an endless flexible screen belt mounted to the support member so as to be movable along an endless closed loop in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The screen belt has a plurality of openings being sized to allow particles of the abrasive blasting material of a desired size to fall therethrough by gravity and to prevent the contaminants larger than the abrasive blasting material from falling therethrough.
US08783464B2	Container fabricated from a blank and method of forming the same A blank of material for use in assembling a container is provided. The blank includes four side panels each including a top edge and a bottom edge, and four bottom panels each extending from a respective one of the side panel bottom edges, such that in the assembled container, the bottom and side panels are oriented to at least partially define a compartment configured to store at least one meter therein. The blank further includes at least one securing assembly including a plurality of cutouts shaped and oriented to secure the at least one meter within the compartment in the assembled container, the securing assembly extending from the top edge of one of the side panels.
US08783461B2	Collapsible bulk bin container A collapsible shipping container is capable of configured from a collapsed position for storage and transportation to a constructed position for containment of articles therein and back again to the collapsed position after use. The collapsible shipping container comprises a foldable tray having at least two pallet runner sleeves spaced apart from one another and each of which being formed on respective opposed lateral edges of the foldable tray. A plurality of elongated pallet runners each of which having an inner support structure integrally formed thereto. The plurality of elongated pallet runners each of which is adapted to be inserted into each of the respective plurality of pallet runner sleeves. A foldable side wall body is adapted to rest upon the foldable tray to form an interior space to receive a plurality of articles. The foldable side wall body comprises end walls, side walls, and side body flaps to form an enclosed bottom thereof. Each of the end walls includes an articulation fold formed therein so that during the collapsed position, the articulation folds move toward the interior space and during the constructed position, the articulation folds move away from the interior space. A lid is configured to telescopically enclosing the collapsible shipping container.
US08783460B1	Hair bow carrying case A hair bow carrying case for securely transporting a cheerleader's ornamental hair bow, protecting the hair bow from being crushed or wrinkled. The bow is elastically secured in an upper compartment, coupling to a dividing partition. A plurality of necessary accessories for affixing the bow is stored in a lower compartment, the carrying case providing a complete solution for transportation of the bow and the accessories. The carrying case has a rigid shell operative for protecting the delicate bow.
US08783459B1	Product suspension packaging The present invention is directed to a package for a solid object. The package includes a first frame and a second frame connected by a hinge. A film material is secured to an inside surface of the first and second frames covering a central opening in each frame. The second frame is folded about the hinge such that the inside surface of the first frame faces the inside surface of the second frame thereby sandwiching a solid object between the film. The solid object has a registration element engaging with a registration portion of an object support member. The first and second peripheral foldable flaps of the first and second frames are shaped and dimensioned to contact the inner surfaces of the walls of an outer container.
US08783458B2	Portable electronic device case accessories and related systems and methods Case accessories for portable electronic devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a case accessory may include a base configured to sit on a working surface, a support coupled to the base and configured to support a portable electronic device in an elevated position, a rotational mechanism coupled to the support configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support, and a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device.
US08783455B2	Method and apparatus for storing a disc A method and apparatus for storing a disc, such as a CD or DVD. A disc storage case includes a housing having a top wall coupled to a bottom wall with a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall. The top wall, the bottom wall, and the four side walls define an enclosure. The case also includes an opening in the fourth side wall for access to the enclosure and is adapted to receive a disc. The case also includes a first member adjacent the first side wall and a second member adjacent the third side wall. The first member and the second member are adapted to cooperate to receive and secure the disc within the enclosure.
US08783454B2	Wrapped container with adhesive label A wrapped container of consumer goods includes a container, at least one bundle of consumer goods housed within the container and wrapped in an inner liner, an outer wrapper wrapped around the filled container, and at least one adhesive label removably mounted on a separate carrier element. The carrier element is provided inside the outer wrapper.
US08783453B2	Needle mail-back systems and methods of making and using the same Needle mail-back systems and kits are disclosed. Methods of making and using needle mail-back kits are also disclosed. Methods of doing business involving needle mail-back systems and kits are also disclosed.
US08783450B2	Shell for electrical device An exemplary shell for holding an electrical device on an external supporter. The shell includes a plate, a sidewall, and a rest. The sidewall extends from the plate. The plate and the sidewall cooperatively define a receiving space for holding the electrical device. The rest is attached to the plate. The rest includes two connecting ends being rotatable relative to the plate and a supporting end between the connecting ends and configured for standing on the external supporter and cooperating with the sidewall to hold the electrical device on the external supporter. A length of the rest is adjustable, so that a distance between the supporting end and the sidewall is correspondingly adjustable.
US08783443B2	Material processing plant A material processing plant comprising a frame and a body of a material processing apparatus connected to the frame and a feeder, and first joining means having a first support arm having a first pivot point and a second pivot point at a first distance from each other. The first pivot point is connected to a first end of the feeder and the second pivot point is connected to the frame of the processing plant for moving the first end of the feeder. The processing plant includes second joining means having a second support arm having a third pivot point and a fourth pivot point a second distance from each other. The third pivot point is connected to a second end of the feeder. The fourth pivot point is connected to the body of the processing apparatus. An actuator moves the feeder between a first position and a second position.
US08783430B2	Tuned vibration absorber for active vehicle suspension An apparatus for use in an active suspension system includes a mass damper for damping a first vertical resonance of a wheel having vertical and horizontal diameters. The wheel defines a wheel plane that passes through a center of the wheel and the wheel's vertical and horizontal diameters. The wheel also defines a transverse wheel plane that is perpendicular to the wheel plane and that intersects the wheel-plane along the vertical diameter. The mass damper includes a damping mass coupled to the wheel. The damping mass is constrained from motion relative to the wheel in all but a vertical direction and has a mass distribution that is asymmetric relative to the transverse wheel plane.
US08783426B2	Movable barrier hydraulic braking A hydraulic brake apparatus, a movable barrier apparatus, a hydraulic brake kit, a method of stopping movement of a movable barrier, and a method installing a hydraulic brake assembly are described herein. A selectively operable piston mechanism converts rotation of a drive shaft of a movable barrier into hydraulic pressure used to operate a brake configured to stop movement of the drive shaft.
US08783425B2	Disc brake device A disc brake device is configured to include friction pads facing the friction surface of a disc rotor, a caliper and a piston capable of pushing the friction pads against the friction surface of the disc rotor, and a mounting for supporting the caliper in a freely movable manner to a vehicle body side through a slide mechanism including a slide pin and a sleeve. A positioning mechanism capable of changing a relative position of the slide pin and the sleeve is arranged to appropriately change the position of the caliper according to the wear of the pad and ensure stable retract function.
US08783423B2	Multi-part multi-stage brakes A disc brake having a rotor and a caliper is provided and includes a first and second brake pad situated on the same side of the rotor whereby in a non-braking state the first brake pad is in contact with the rotor and the second brake pad is offset from the rotor. In a light braking state the first pad acts against the rotor with additional force to thereby slow or stop the vehicle. In a heavier braking state both the first and second brake pads act against the rotor to thereby slow or stop the vehicle.
US08783422B2	Drive for actuating a parking brake A system for a drive for actuating a parking brake operably involves a brake caliper. The brake caliper has at least one brake piston with a brake piston axis, the piston being actuatable by means of an operably actuating lever with a rotational center. An electric motor is fixed to the brake caliper and mechanically coupled to the actuating lever with the output shaft that exits the electric motor.
US08783421B2	Brake device A brake device for an elevator system includes a brake disk adapted to interact with a brake rotor concentrically disposed on an extension of a traction sheave. A traction sheave adapted to be concentrically disposed on a shaft of an elevator system driving apparatus includes a main body including an integrally formed extension adapted to interact with a brake device.
US08783420B2	Luggage brake device A luggage brake device includes a wheel and a control unit. The wheel includes positioning teeth, an engaging member, engaging teeth, a link axle, a link plate, a control wire. The control unit is disposed on a luggage body. The control unit includes a knob, a press button, a gear, a release block and a driving block connected with the control wire. Through the knob, the press button and the driving block of the control unit, the control wire is activated to link the engaging member with the engaging teeth to engage with the positioning teeth of the wheel so that the wheel is positioned. The present invention can be operated conveniently.
US08783419B2	Low profile wheelchair lift with direct-acting hydraulic cylinders A wheel chair lift device includes a pair of upside-down, vertically-oriented hydraulic cylinders having their closed ends attached to opposing sides of a lift car, and their piston rods secured to a base resting on the floor. The cylinders extend into the hollow internal channels of two fixed vertical guide members as the lift car is lowered. The vertical guide members may be received within the side walls of the lift car as the lift is lowered to the ground. Rollers on the lift car engage the vertical exterior walls of the vertical guide members to stabilize the lift car. No moving parts are exposed apart from the lift car itself.
US08783418B2	Automatic motor driven in-line piston pump lubricator In various embodiments, the invention provides a lubricator comprising a housing defining, a main lubricant chamber adapted to contain a fluid lubricant. A piston pump in fluid communication with the main lubricant chamber may be adapted to be driven to discharge the lubricant from a pump changer through a lubricant outlet in the housing. A check valve may be mounted on the lubricant outlet, to check the discharge of lubricant from the lubricator. The lubricator may include a motor having a drive shaft adapted to rotate a swash plate to act as a cam to drive reciprocating motion of the pump piston in the pump chamber. The drive shaft may be in axial alignment with the piston, the swash plate being set obliquely on the drive shaft to revolve when the motor is activated to give reciprocating motion to the piston in a direction parallel to the driven shaft. The piston may be biased in the pump chamber against the swash plate, so that the swash plate rides on the piston.
US08783416B2	Wiping bar quick clamp A clamp device for mounting a rail device onto a railroad rail includes a clamp body having an upper section and a lower section. The clamp body defines a recess portion between the upper and lower sections and a bore extending through the lower section of the clamp body. A bolt having a first end and a second end extends through the bore of the clamp body. The clamp device also includes a quick release mechanism having a lever arm and a cam member pivotally connected to the second end of the bolt. The lever arm is connected to the cam member and has a clamped position and a released position whereby pivoting the lever arm from the released position to the clamped position draws the first end of the bolt and the clamp body together.
US08783414B2	Exhaust system A component of an exhaust system for a combustion engine, particularly of a motor vehicle, which at least in part regions includes a self-supporting jacket. The jacket includes a porous, open-pore or closed-pore cellularly constructed foam. The foam is of a self-supporting design. By using such a foam the insulation of the component can be improved.
US08783413B1	Tuned shunt tubes for climate control air-handling systems The present teachings provide for an airflow sound suppressor, such as for an HVAC assembly, for example. The sound suppressor includes a first end configured to be mounted to a first surface of the HVAC assembly. A second end of the sound suppressor is configured to be mounted to a second surface of the HVAC assembly. An elongated portion extends between the first end and the second end. The elongated portion defines a passageway therethrough that extends an entire length of the sound suppressor.
US08783410B2	Anti-corrosion electromechanical power steering An electrically driven or supported steering system may include a steering housing (1), an electric motor which is arranged in the steering housing (1) and a gear mechanism (2, 3), there being arranged in the inner space of the steering system a plastics injection-molded component (6, 13) which is provided with a VCI material.
US08783409B2	Rack driven electric power steering apparatus Disclosed is a rack driven electric power steering apparatus in which balls can be introduced in a state where end caps are assembled within a ball nut, impact noise and friction noise can be reduced when the balls circulate, and a separate assembling device for injection of the balls is not required, making it possible to shorten a manufacturing and assembling process.
US08783408B2	Hydraulic power steering system A pump rotation speed correcting unit includes a valve opening degree command differential value computing unit, a pump rotation speed correction value computing unit, and a correction value adding unit. The valve opening degree command differential value computing unit computes a temporal differential value of a valve opening degree command value that is set by a valve opening degree command value setting unit. The pump rotation speed correction value computing unit computes a correction value of a pump rotation speed command value on the basis of the valve opening degree command differential value. The correction value adding unit adds the pump rotation speed correction value to the pump rotation speed command value that is set by the pump rotation speed command value setting unit.
US08783402B2	Vehicle electric equipment mounting structure In a vehicle having rear seats which can be swung up, a vehicle electric equipment mounting structure is provided which can ensure a sufficient space at a rear part of the vehicle which allows passengers to walk therethrough while arranging vehicle driving electric motor-related electric equipment at the rear part of the vehicle. Third row seats 5 which can be swung up towards side walls 9a are provided at a rear part of a vehicle 1. Electric equipment such as a battery unit 21, an inverter unit 22 and a DC-DC converter unit 23 is accommodated within a downwardly depressed portion 11 in a floor panel 2 underneath a rear lid board 34 on which the third row seats 5, taking a seating posture, are positioned.
US08783401B2	Saddle riding type, electric vehicle A saddle riding type, electric vehicle includes a swing arm removably and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body frame, and an electric motor, a battery for supplying the electric motor with electric power, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor, the battery, and the control unit are disposed on the swing arm. The swing arm integrally provides, forwardly of a rear wheel, a bulkhead for accommodating a battery in isolation from an electric motor and a control unit. The bulkhead has an opening portion that faces terminals disposed on the battery. A battery accommodating portion integrally provides a partition wall extending in a vehicle width direction to form a plurality of accommodating chambers with each containing one of a plurality of batteries. A stand disposed downwardly of the partition wall is supported rotatably on a bottom wall of the battery accommodating portion.
US08783400B2	Fan cover structure for a radiator assembly A fan cover structure for a radiator assembly having a radiator and a cooling fan having a fan motor is provided. The fan cover structure includes a fan cover for surrounding the cooling fan and a support stay releasably mounted to the fan cover and secured to the radiator. The support stay securely holds the fan cover to the radiator. The support stay includes an arm and the fan cover includes a body having channel defined therein and an engagement member. The channel is dimensioned to receive a portion of the arm and the engagement member is configured to engage the arm portion and retain the arm portion in the channel.
US08783390B2	Vehicle drive apparatus A vehicle drive apparatus independently controls drive forces for a front-right drive wheel, a front-left drive wheel, a rear-right drive wheel, and a rear-left drive wheel using a front-right electric motor, a front-left electric motor, a rear-right electric motor, and a rear-left electric motor, respectively. The drive forces for the drive wheels of a vehicle incorporating the vehicle drive apparatus are determined based on the target moments in the yaw and roll directions of the vehicle, the total drive for the drive wheels, and the drive reaction forces at the drive wheels. Thus, the performance desired by the driver can be achieved, and the drivability therefore improves accordingly.
US08783386B2	Stabilizing members for fixed cutter drill bit A drill bit for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation. In an embodiment, the bit comprises a first blade having a cutter-supporting surface. In addition, the bit comprises a plurality of primary cutter elements with cutting faces mounted to the cutter-supporting surface. The cutting profiles of the cutting faces define an outermost cutting profile Po in rotated profile view. Further, the bit comprises a stabilizing member having an end distal the cutter-supporting surface. The end includes a tip. The tip is offset from the outermost cutting profile Po in rotated profile view.
US08783377B2	Hand-held power tool, particularly a rotary and/or chisel hammer, having a vibration absorbing unit A hand-held power tool, in particular an impact driver, an impact drill, or a rotary hammer, is proposed, which has a drive unit and/or output with at least one line of action, which produces at least oscillations along the line of action. In order to reduce these oscillations, the hand-held power tool is equipped with at least one vibration absorber unit. The vibration absorber unit has at least one mobile vibration absorbing element, which has at least one degree of freedom of movement. This degree of freedom of movement encloses at least one angle not equal to zero with the line of action.
US08783376B2	Cutter for dozing blade, service package, and method A cutter for a dozing blade includes a middle, first, and second section, each defining a plurality of bolting holes for receiving bolts to mount the cutter in a service configuration upon a dozing blade. The first and second sections each define a greater face angle between digging and mounting faces which is about 20° or less, and the middle section defines a lesser face angle between digging and mounting faces. The cutter may be provided in a service package for installation in place of a used cutter in a dozing blade.
US08783373B2	Extended coverge horizontal sidewall sprinkler A sidewall fire protection sprinkler, including a deflector having a central portion curved about a first, horizontal axis that is transverse to a second axis that extends in an output direction of the sprinkler. End portions extend outwardly from the central portion along the first axis, the end portions each respectively including an upper part and a lower part separated by a gap which defines an elongated notch extending between the upper part and the lower part at an innermost portion of the gap adjacent to the central portion. The gap is formed extending outwardly from the central portion substantially along the first axis. Planar portions extend respectively from top edges of the upper parts of the end portions. The planar portions extend in the output direction. The sprinkler can provide extended coverage ordinary hazard protection.
US08783372B2	Fluid ejection device with reinforced seal A compact device for ejecting a fluid including two chambers separated by a separating element of piston type. One of the chambers contains the fluid intended to be ejected, the other chamber is a pressurization chamber, the pressurization of which can cause translational movement of the separating element and ejection of the fluid. The pressurization chamber includes a thimble capable of sealably separating the inside of the pressurization chamber from the side walls of the reservoir. Thus, a seal between two chambers is perfect and durable without degrading slidability of the piston.
US08783370B2	Deactivation of packer with safety joint A packer deactivation system can include a packer and a safety joint. Activation of the safety joint can prevent setting of the packer. A method for use with a subterranean well can include activating a safety joint in the well, and deactivating a packer connected to the safety joint, in response to the safety joint activating. Another packer deactivation system can include a safety joint and a packer drag block locking mechanism. Activation of the safety joint can operate the drag block locking mechanism, thereby preventing a drag block from displacing in a certain direction relative to a mandrel of a packer.
US08783368B2	Well tool with shearable collet A running tool for well drilling operations is carried by a running string into and out of a wellbore. A collet is carried by the running tool, the collet having fingers with a radially expanded position arranged to latch against a wellbore shoulder in the wellbore. The fingers are resiliently and radially contractible. A shear element is carried by the collet, the shear element preventing the fingers from radially contracting to unlatch the running tool while the shear element is intact. If a selected axial force is applied against the shear element, it shears, freeing the collet fingers to retract. The collet may be part of a tool to set and release a liner hanger from engagement with a string of casing.
US08783367B2	Lateral liner tie back system and method A lateral liner tie back system and method includes a base sub having a tapered upper end surface. The base sub may be positioned in a main bore at a window to a lateral bore. The tapered upper end surface of the base sub may direct a junction sub from the main bore partially into the lateral bore such that an end of an existing liner positioned within the lateral bore is disposed within a central bore of the junction sub. The system may also include a tie back sub that is lowered through the junction sub into the lateral bore. The tie back sub includes threads for engaging the end of the existing liner in the lateral bore. The lateral liner tie back system may selectively direct a tool that is lowered in the main bore into the lateral bore or prevent the tool from entering the lateral bore.
US08783364B2	Method for production, substitution, or mining of gas hydrate A gas hydrate is produced by injecting guest molecules into voids in a layer of which temperature and pressure condition allows the guest molecules to cause to form hydrate, in a form of emulsion where liquid of the guest molecules is dispersed in water as minute particles having a size of less than a size of voids, and thereby dispersing the guest molecules uniformly into the voids in the layer.
US08783354B2	Apparatus and method for adjusting spring preload in a downhole tool Apparatus and method for adjusting spring preloading in a downhole tool. In an apparatus, a mechanism includes a nut and a piston. The nut is configured to axially compress a spring in the downhole tool. The piston is coupled to the nut. Extension of the piston causes the nut to rotate and compress the spring. The nut is configured to maintain compression of the spring after the piston retracts.
US08783351B2	Method and apparatus for cementing a wellbore A cementing tool (20) capable of being installed in a casing string (10) and configured to selectively permit the flow of cement through one or more ports (34) in the tool is provided. The ports (34) are normally sealed by rupture disc assemblies (36) comprising a rupture disc (62) that can be opened to permit flow of cement through the casing string central bore (32) and into the annulus (14) defined by the casing string (10) and the downhole formation (16). The cementing tool (20) is particularly useful during cementing operations in which the annulus (14) has become blocked by a collapsed portion of the formation by allowing the obstruction (104) to be bypassed and the flow of cement (100) into the annulus to be continued without substantial interruption. Tool (20) may also be used in multistage cementing operations.
US08783349B2	Compliant sand screen Embodiments disclose a sand screen apparatus for use in a well that intersects a hydrocarbon formation. The sand screen apparatus comprises a composite, the composite having a compressed state and an expanded state. In embodiments, the composite comprises a base polymer and one or a plurality of reactive fillers where the reactive fillers react with the base polymer in the expanded state after exposure to a first trigger.
US08783342B2	System and method for using controlled vibrations for borehole communications A system and method are provided for producing controlled vibrations within a borehole. In one example, the system includes a movement mechanism and a vibration control mechanism. The movement mechanism is configured to use mechanical energy provided by a mechanical energy source to enable translational movement of a first surface relative to a second surface to allow the first surface to repeatedly impact the second surface to produce a plurality of vibration beats, where the vibration beats will occur whenever the mechanical energy is provided by the mechanical energy source unless the provided mechanical energy is dampened to prevent the translational movement. The vibration control mechanism is configured to selectively control an amplitude of the vibration beats to encode information therein, where the amplitude of a vibration beat is selectively controlled by dampening the provided mechanical energy to regulate the impact of the first surface and the second surface.
US08783340B2	Packer setting tool A setting tool comprises a slow stroke mandrel configured for engagement with an inner mandrel of a packer; a latching member configured to provide a releasable engagement between the setting tool mandrel and the inner mandrel of the packer; a centralizing member, wherein the centralizing member is slidingly disposed about the setting tool mandrel; a collet coupled to the centralizing member, wherein the collet is configured to engage the slow stroke mandrel; a driving member comprising a piston, wherein the piston is coupled to the centralizing member; a setting sleeve coupled to the centralizing member, wherein the setting sleeve is configured to engage a packer setting sleeve shoulder of the packer. The engagement between the collet and the slow stroke mandrel is configured to control the stroke speed of the setting sleeve when the piston is selectively energized.
US08783338B1	Methods and devices for one trip plugging and perforating of oil and gas wells A tubing conveyed tool for use in perforating a well bore utilizing abrasive perforating techniques. The perforating tool is particularly useful in non-vertical wells. The perforating tool is designed to permit running and setting a bridge plug, and then perforating the well bore without requiring the removal of the tool string. An eccentric weight bar can also be used to allow for directional perforating in non-vertical wells. The eccentric weight bar uses gravity to cause the bar to rotate to a predetermined position.
US08783337B2	System for changing the convective heat transfer coefficient for a surface A system and method for producing surface deformations on a surface of a body. The system and method relate to changing the convective heat transfer coefficient for a surface. The system includes a first surface being a surface of a body exposed to a fluid flow and at least one actuator affecting deformation of the first surface. The system also includes a control system providing control commands to the at least one actuator, the control commands configured to change deformations on the first surface in order to change the convective heat transfer coefficient of the first surface. Further, the system includes a sensor providing environmental characteristic information to the control system.
US08783327B2	Flexible curtain rapid door The inventive flexible curtain rapid door comprises a structure consisting of two posts and a transverse element for guiding a flexible curtain and electromechanical means supported by said structure for displacing the curtain between open and closed positions, wherein the flexible curtain (2) comprises a weight and sealing element (13). According to the invention, the door comprises obstacle detecting means which are carried at least partially by an reinforcing element, are adjacent to the weight and sealing element (13) and are disposed upstream thereof on the curtain closing path between the reinforcing element and the weight and sealing element (13) and said obstacle detecting means are integrated inside the lower part of the curtain (2).
US08783324B2	Device for processing a packing material using ultrasound A device includes at least one bearing shield, at least one sonotrode which is rotatably mounted in the bearing shield, at least one anvil which interacts with the sonotrode to process the packing material, at least one other bearing shield to rotatably mount the anvil, whereupon a coupling mechanism is arranged to mechanically couple both bearing shields. The coupling mechanism is configured so that a relative motion between both bearing shields is made possible.
US08783322B2	Taping tool having swivel joint The present disclosure describes a taping tool for taping gaps, seams, and/or joints between wallboard members that includes a swivel joint. The taping tool has a first portion for receiving a flow of mastic, and a second portion for receiving the flow of mastic and for dispensing tape and mastic. The first and second portions define fluid communication paths therein for the flow of mastic therethrough. The taping tool also has a swivel joint intermediate the first and second portions that defines a fluid communication path therein allowing mastic to flow from the taping tool's first portion, through the swivel joint, and into the taping tool's second portion. The swivel joint also allows the taping tool's first portion to rotate relative to the taping tool's second portion through an angle of 360 degrees about the taping tool's longitudinal axis, while mastic is flowing through the taping tool.
US08783311B2	Tire with recessed portions formed on buttress portion A pneumatic tire (1) comprises a tread (50), side walls (60), and buttress portions (70). In a cross-section of the pneumatic tire (1) in the tread width direction (TW), if the point at which a first curved line (R1) which follows the curvature of the surface of the tread (50) and a second curved line (R2) which follows the curvature of the surface of a buttress portion (70) intersect is defined as an imaginary point (IP) and also if the point at which a straight line (L) passing through the imaginary point (IP) and substantially perpendicular to the carcass (20) intersects the surface of the pneumatic tire (1) is defined as an intersection point (NP), the pneumatic tire (1) has a recessed shoulder region (US) including the intersection point (NP) and having a predetermined width. The recessed shoulder region (US) is provided with recesses (80) recessed from the surface of the pneumatic tire (1) and also with a surface portion (90) in which no recess (80) is formed. The recessed shoulder region (US) extends in the tire circumference direction (TC).
US08783308B2	Stump cutter The present disclosure provides a device and method that enable the efficient reduction of stumps. In one embodiment the stump removal methods and devices according to the present disclosure allow the operator to have a clear view of the work area during operation, and the ability to move the reduction device through a wide range of motion during operation. In one embodiment, the material reduction tool pivots relative to the chassis in the vertical plane about multiple pivot points. In some embodiments the device includes a retractable auxiliary control panel located at the end of the device opposite the material reduction tool. The control panel enables the operator to direct the movement of the device from the end of the device and thereby enable the device to maneuver through narrow spaces.
US08783305B2	Powder filling apparatus and methods for their use The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for the metered transport of fine powders into receptacles. According to one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided which comprises a hopper having an opening. The hopper is adapted to receive a bed of fine powder. At least one chamber, which is moveable to allow the chamber to be placed in close proximity to the opening, is also provided. An element having a proximal end and a distal end is positioned within the hopper such that the distal end is near the opening. A vibrator motor is provided to vibrate the element when within the fine powder.
US08783304B2	Liquid containers and apparatus for use with power producing devices A fuel reservoir for dispensing liquid fuel with a dispensing appliance includes a container having an opening, a liquid fuel in the container, a needle-pierceable septum disposed across the opening of the container, and a locking surface disposed on an exterior surface of the container and configured to engage a locking mechanism of a dispensing appliance.
US08783301B2	Water resistant adjustable jackets for insulated pipe and pipe bends An adjustable jacket for an insulated conduit is provided, the adjustable includes inner and outer surface, first and second axial ends, and first and second longitudinal ends that each extends between the first and second axial ends. The first and second longitudinal ends form a longitudinal seal, which includes an outer seal formed by a terminal edge of one of the first and second longitudinal ends in contact with the outer surface of the adjustable jacket, and an inner seal formed by a terminal edge of another one of the first and second longitudinal ends in contact with the inner surface of the adjustable jacket.
US08783296B2	Water-saving antiblocking anti-splash waterfall head core A water-saving antiblocking anti-splash waterfall water curtain head core comprises a housing having an upper portion internally enlarged and a flow leading mouth set inside the housing; a block is set under the flow leading mouth, and there are spaces between the upper surface of the block and the exit of the flow leading mouth; the upper surface of the block is fixedly connected with a support rod going through the flow leading mouth; a flow leading bracket with through holes is fixedly connected to the internally enlarged upper portion and to a top of the support rod; the flow leading mouth is such sized to anti-block. During operation, the surface of the block equally blocks water flow and accordingly forms hollow film-like water curtain.
US08783289B2	Water reservoir shutoff A secondary toilet reservoir water shutoff system and method for use in the water tank of a toilet assembly. The secondary toilet reservoir water shutoff having a beneficial use with toilets to prevent the wasting of water in a failing system. The secondary toilet reservoir water shutoff being activated by a toilet flush handle causing rotation of a timing device thereby opening of a secondary valve for a period of time allowing for the passage of water, the time determined by the degree of rotation of the timing device.
US08783288B2	Sidespray having volume control A sidespray for use with a water faucet unit includes a trigger valve and a volume control valve. The trigger valve is configured to define a full-ON water flow condition and a full-OFF water flow condition for the sidespray. A diverter actuator is coupled to the trigger valve to select between the full-ON water flow condition and the full-OFF water flow condition for the sidespray. The volume control valve is configured to define a volume-variable water passageway to limit a water flow volume through the sidespray when the trigger valve has set the sidespray to the full-ON water flow condition. A volume control actuator is coupled to the volume control valve to selectively adjust the water flow volume through the sidespray.
US08783284B2	Fluid supply system A fluid supply system includes a fluid supply source, a first valve unit, a second valve unit, a first pressure detector, a second pressure detector, a third pressure detector, and a controller. If the pressure detected by the third pressure detector is less than a shutoff pressure at a timing of starting supply of fluid from the fluid supply source, the controller calculates a pressure equalization time from a timing at which opening of a pilot valve is completed to a timing at which a main valve starts closing, based on the pressures detected by the first pressure detector, the second pressure detector and the third pressure detector, sets a valve-open waiting time based on the pressure equalization time, and controls opening of the second valve unit upon elapse of the valve-open waiting time after controlling opening of the first valve unit.
US08783283B2	Heating device for valve to prevent internal accumulation of condensate In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a valve assembly wherein a heating modality such as an induction heater is cooperatively engaged to a prescribed location on a valve housing or body of a valve to effectively maintain the temperature of the valve above the saturation temperature of the related system pressure. Maintaining this temperature differential effectively avoids the accumulation of condensate within the interior of the valve body and/or on other internal structural features thereof.
US08783281B2	Fuel tank temperature and pressure management via selective extraction of liquid fuel and fuel vapor A method and apparatus for managing temperature and pressure of fuel in a fuel tank stored at or near its vapor pressure. In response to fuel feed pressure, a variable ratio of liquid fuel to fuel vapor is extracted from the fuel tank in order to regulate temperature and pressure of the fuel for the purpose of keeping the pressure lower in anticipation of refilling or to assist a vaporizer of the fuel system which is incompletely vaporizing the fuel.
US08783274B1	Apparatus for anchoring umbrellas An apparatus for anchoring an umbrella having a generally cylindrical container structure, having a bottom panel area securely attached to the cylindrical center structure, the bottom panel having a generally concentric opening to the interior of the central structure which is adapted to permit an umbrella pole's lower portion to protrude therefrom for placement on a sand base. A panel with an upper opening is attached to the cylindrical central structure. The upper opening panel is configured to receive an umbrella pole and an amount of sand sufficient to provide support for the pole and ballast for the umbrella. At least one strap is attached at one end of the central structure and is of sufficient length to wrap over the umbrella pole runner and around the pole and through the spokes to secure the umbrella support structure, eliminating wobbling and keeping the umbrella from flying across the sand.
US08783268B2	Applicator for combing the eyelashes or the eyebrows, or for applying a composition thereto An applicator for combing keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes and/or eyebrows, and/or for applying a composition on the keratinous fibers, in particular the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, the applicator including a molded applicator member that includes a core having a longitudinal axis; and teeth extending outwards from the core, at least one tooth extending towards the front and at least one tooth extending towards the rear of the applicator; the core presenting a greatest transverse dimension measured perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis, that is less than or equal to the greatest length of the teeth.
US08783266B2	Tobacco product A tobacco product is formed by rolling moistened tobacco leaves about a cylindrical form casing and allowing the leaves to dry to form a shell. After the form casing is removed a consumer can fill the shell with crushed tobacco leaves of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product.
US08783263B2	Deconstricting airway devices An intraoral airway having opposing trays with a soft lining or cushion to grip the maxillary and mandibular dental arches of a patient with a fixed relationship in such a manner as to gently open the mouth and thrust the mandibular component slightly forward thereby opening the oral cavity and hypopharynx for air/gas passage that is easily tolerated by fully awake patients/users as well as by sedated, anesthetized or obtunded patients.
US08783258B2	Implant systems and methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea A system for treating obstructive sleep apnea includes an anchoring element having scar tissue located in an inframandibular region, and a tongue implant having at least one arm extending therefrom, whereby the tongue implant is implantable in a tongue with the at least one arm being connectable with the anchoring element for coupling the tongue implant with the anchoring element. In one embodiment, the anchoring element includes a first implant part such as a flexible layer implantable in the inframandibular region and the scar tissue is formed on, in, and/or around the first implant part. The tongue implant is coupled with the anchoring element and/or the scar tissue through the at least one arm. The length of the at least one arm may be adjusted for shifting the tongue anteriorly.
US08783257B2	Breathing assistance apparatus In one embodiment, a nasal cannula is shaped to fit within a user's nares, includes at least one prong allowing high flow delivery of humidified gases and creates positive airway pressure in the patient's airway. The prongs have angled ends, such that in use, gases flowing through the prongs are directed to the user's nasal passages. The nasal cannula body is partially swivelling and preferably has a ball joint connector. In another embodiment the nasal cannula may have at least one flared end prong that preferably seals within a patient's nare.
US08783252B2	Interchangeable inserts In a mask for patient ventilation, a frame portion is included for surrounding a respiratory opening of a patient. A retention strap is coupled with the frame portion for maintaining positive pressure between the frame portion and the respiratory opening of the patient. A removable insert is configured to physically attach and detach from the frame portion without requiring removal of the frame or the retention strap from the patient.
US08783248B2	Inhalation anaesthesia delivery system and method An inhalation anesthesia delivery system and method, wherein the system includes a fresh gas feeding arrangement connected to a breathing circuit, a monitor device, a control device and an interface unit. The fresh gas feeding arrangement is configured to deliver a desired concentration of gas to the breathing circuit, the desired concentration being set by using the interface unit. The monitor device is configured to monitor gas concentrations in the breathing circuit by analyzing gases flowing in the breathing circuit, and the control device is configured to control the fresh gas feeding arrangement on the basis of the data received from the monitor device to keep the desired breathing gas concentration. The control device is also configured to monitor expired inorganic gas concentration by comparing the measured expired breathing gas concentration with the set target value and changing the fresh gas delivery accordingly to meet the target value.
US08783244B2	Self-heating systems and methods for rapidly heating a comestible substance Self-heating containers comprise a reaction chamber and a heating chamber. The heating chamber is sized to contain a substance to be heated. The reaction chamber contains reactants which, when contacted, exothermically react. The reaction chamber is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment with a barrier therebetween. The barrier comprises a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion. A centering element can be used to facilitate alignment of the barrier portions.
US08783235B2	Air cleaner structure An air cleaner structure for a vehicle includes an air cleaner is mounted on a power unit. The air cleaner case is formed in a shape elongated from a side of the internal combustion engine toward a side of the rear wheel. An intake-air outlet passage connected to an upstream end of a connecting tube is formed forward in the front of the air cleaner case. A filter member is placed rearward of the intake-air outlet passage in the case. A blowby gas return passage connected to a blowby gas return pipe of the engine, and an additional air passage are juxtaposed with each other in a vertical direction and formed forward around the intake-air outlet passage in front of the air cleaner case such that the blowby gas return passage is located below the additional air passage. The resulting structure reduces a length of piping to the engine.
US08783231B2	Venturi for vapor purge Systems and methods for an engine comprising a venturi coupled in an intake of the engine are provided. In one example approach, a method of controlling operation of an engine having a fuel vapor purging system comprises: directing intake air through a first throttle and a venturi disposed in a bypass conduit coupled around an intake of the engine upstream and downstream of a second throttle disposed in the intake; and in response to an operating condition, delivering fuel vapor flow from the fuel vapor purging system to an inlet of the venturi.
US08783230B2	Fuel injection system for internal-combustion engine and method of controlling fuel injection system for internal-combustion engine Disclosed is a fuel injection system that is used with an internal-combustion engine to reliably perform a requested fuel injection operation a requested number of times even when a boost voltage is lowered. The fuel injection system monitors the boost voltage immediately before the start of fuel injection, and varies a valve open time in accordance with the monitored boost voltage. Even when the boost voltage is lowered, the fuel injection system performs a fuel injection operation the requested number of times.
US08783229B2	Internal combustion engine, combustion charge formation system, and method A gaseous fuel internal combustion engine includes an engine housing defining at least one cylinder, and an intake housing defining an intake passage fluidly connecting with the at least one cylinder. The engine includes a gaseous fuel delivery mechanism coupled with the engine housing and a distributed ignition promoting mechanism having a bead presentation device extending into the intake passage and configured to present a liquid bead of distributed ignition promoting material therein such as engine lubricating oil. During operation, gases passing through the intake passage dislodge the liquid bead from the bead presentation device and carry the distributed ignition promoting material into the cylinder for distributively igniting therein a mixture containing a gaseous fuel, air and the distributed ignition promoting material.
US08783222B2	Apparatus and method of control of balance shafts in an engine An internal combustion engine including: an even number of inline cylinders, each accommodating a piston; a crankshaft rotatably mounted about an axis; first and second balance shafts rotatably mounted about balancing axes parallel to and separate from the engine axis; and first and second mechanisms for rotating the first and second balance shafts at rotating speeds that are dependent on a rotating speed of the crankshaft. The balancing axes of the first and second balance shafts coincide, and the second rotating mechanism adjusts a phase difference between angular positions of the first and second balance shafts around the balancing axis.
US08783221B2	Laser-induced spark ignition for an internal combustion engine A laser ignition device is provided for an internal combustion engine, having an ignition laser in which a combustion chamber window has an orifice plate arranged in front of it.
US08783209B2	Apparatus and process for producing electrophotographic phhotosensitive member The present invention provides an apparatus for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member that has a coating machine for dipping plural members to be coated in a coating liquid in a coating bath and then lifting up the coated members to form a coating film on the surface of each of the plural members to be coated and a transport holding member for holding and transporting the members to be coated, and has plural stretching hoods which can individually cover each side of the plural members to be coated and can extend in association with the movement of the plural members to be coated to individually cover each side of the plural members to be coated when the coating machine is lifting up the plural members to be coated, wherein the plural stretching hoods are linked with each other at the lower parts of the hoods.
US08783206B2	Wet-label for electronic device Disclosed is a wet label that includes a submergence check layer capable of being discolored according to an environmental change (e.g., water, moisture, dampness, etc.). The disclosed wet label includes an adhesive layer; a coating layer provided under the adhesive layer; and a submergence check layer provided under the coating layer, which is discolored according to an internal environmental change, wherein the coating layer blocks environment changes from contacting the submergence check layer. Furthermore, a discolored part of the submergence check layer may be visually checked.
US08783205B1	Personal watercraft sport fishing conversion system A device for converting an otherwise conventional personal watercraft or into a fishing vessel having an assembly unit releasably secured to said personal watercraft. The assembly unit having rod holders, electronics mounts, and interchangeable attachment clamps specifically designed to mount to the hull of a specific personal watercraft. A stabilizing system is also provided to stabilize the personal watercraft when traveling through the water.
US08783204B1	Collapsible kayak A collapsible kayak comprises a bow unit, a central unit, and a stern unit. The bow unit and the stern unit are both connected to the central unit with hinges, allowing the collapsible kayak to assume either an “in use” orientation or a “storage” orientation. While the collapsible kayak is in the “in use” orientation, the bow unit, the central unit, and the stern unit are held into a linear shape with removable clamps. While the collapsible kayak is in the “storage” orientation, the bow unit and the stern unit are folded back and locked into place with a securing device.
US08783202B1	Subsurface oscillating blade propellor A subsurface propeller module, using Voith Schneider propeller technology, is provided for use in underwater vehicle dynamic motion control. One or more modules are mounted between nose and body sections of the vehicle such that their axes of rotation coincide with the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. This enables the module to thrust in any direction normal to the direction of travel. Wiring for power and sensors can be routed through structural conduits connecting the nose section to the main body of the vehicle and supporting the propeller modules. The structural conduits can be shaped to provide support for the nose and body sections, and to have minimal hydrodynamic impact on vehicle forward motion or module thrust. A sealed housing is provided for the motors and control actuators of the propeller modules.
US08783201B2	Retrievable anchor system A retrievable anchor system may comprise an anchor having a central shank with a top and bottom end, an elongate flexible member having a base end substantially permanently fixed to the bottom end of the central shank. The system may further comprise a dual attachment assembly releasably attaching a location on the flexible member to a location on the central shank located toward the top of the anchor, with the location on the flexible member being separated from the base end of the member. The dual attachment assembly may comprise a primary attachment structure forming a directional attachment between the flexible member and the central shank, and a secondary attachment structure forming a frangible attachment of the flexible member to the central shank.
US08783194B2	Marking apparatus for nucleic acid marking of items A marking apparatus (1) for marking an item (12). The apparatus comprises: means to receive the item; a nucleic acid marker; means to release a marking fluid (8); and a distribution mechanism (11) coupled to the nucleic acid marker and the means to release the marking fluid. The means to release the marking fluid can be activated to release the marking fluid such that the distribution mechanism disperses a mixture of the nucleic acid marker and the marking fluid onto the item.
US08783193B2	Operator desk having synchronized displays An operator desk system including an operator desk, two display/monitor stands arranged on an operator desk in order to carry one display/monitor each, wherein each display stand includes individual motorized inclining means the inclining means being arranged to change the inclination of the corresponding display stand in a synchronized motion in relation to each other, independent of the location of the displays on the operator desk.
US08783189B2	Hoist combination A hoist combination includes a hoist, a trolley that is arranged to move along a beam provided with side flanges, whereby the trolley includes two trolley flanges arranged on opposite sides of the beam and provided with wheels, by which the trolley moves along the side flanges of the beam; and a securing and adjusting device for securing the hoist to the trolley flanges beneath the beam and for adjusting the mutual distance between the trolley flanges, the securing and adjusting device including supporting slide coupling between the hoist and the trolley flanges and an adjustment bar connected between the trolley flanges, the sliding direction of the adjustment bar and the slide coupling being transverse to the beam.
US08783186B2	Use of pyrophoric payload material in ammunition training rounds The present invention relates to munitions employed for training and tactical purposes. Specifically, the present invention relates to training munitions (e.g., training rounds) used with various weapons (e.g., grenade launchers), wherein each training round includes a projectile that contains a pyrophoric payload that is released into the environment and reacts with air, upon impact of the projectile with an impact site. The reaction of the pyrophoric payload with air creates a signal that can be observed from a distance, thereby marking the landing or impact site of the projectile after it has been fired from a weapon.
US08783185B2	Liquid missile projectile for being launched from a launching device A liquid missile for being projected from a launching device which includes a liquid charge combined with a non-rigid flight integrity component. The flight integrity component allows the liquid charge to be launched at increased speeds and distances by inhibiting substantial break-up of the liquid charge during flight.
US08783179B2	Support for planographic printing plate, method for producing support for planographic printing plate, and planographic printing original plate Provided is a lithographic printing plate support that has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life and excellent deinking ability after suspended printing. The lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate, and an aluminum anodized film formed thereon and having micropores which extend in a depth direction of the anodized film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate. Each micropore has a large-diameter portion which extends to a depth of 5 to 60 nm (depth A) from the anodized film surface, and a small-diameter portion which communicates with the bottom of the large-diameter portion, further extends to a depth of 900 to 2,000 nm from the communication position and has a predetermined average diameter.
US08783177B2	System for oscillating a roller A system for oscillating a roller driven by rolling contact with a moving substrate. An oscillating assembly comprises first and second opposed gudgeons rotatably mounted on a shaft, the gudgeons being connected by either a plurality of rods or the roller. An oscillation mechanism comprises a reduction transmission assembly having differently toothed input and output pulleys. A cam groove in an oscillation cam is engaged by one or more oscillation pin(s) connected to the gudgeons. An input drive pulley turns with the gudgeons, and an output pulley turns with the oscillation cam. An intermediate double-pulley has second and third pulleys on a common hub. First and second timing belts connect, respectively, the input pulley to the second hub pulley, and the third hub pulley to the output pulley. A currently preferred step-down ratio between the input pulley and the output pulley is about 391:1.
US08783176B2	Self-sealing stamping device A self-sealing stamping device suitable for use with non-alcohol based inks is described. The stamping device includes an applicator that has raised features for providing a stamped design. The applicator also includes sealing features that mate with sealing features on an inkpad housing to provide one or more airtight seals therebetween. The inkpad housing provides an enclosure for an inkpad with one or more apertures. Sealing features are provided circumscribing the apertures for mating with sealing features of the applicator. In a closed position, the stamping device provides an airtight enclosure for the inkpad comprised of the inkpad housing and the applicator.
US08783175B2	Method for operating an anilox printing unit and printing press with an anilox printing unit A printing press includes an anilox printing unit having a screen roller and a feed blade as components, in which ink accumulates on an outer side of the feed blade during printing. A method for operating the anilox printing unit includes removing the accumulated ink from the feed blade by moving one of the two components relative to the other of the two components in a first direction in a first step, causing the accumulated ink to be flattened by the feed blade and to be spread onto the screen roller. The component that was moved in the first direction in the first step may be moved in an opposite, second direction in a second step, causing the accumulated ink to be scraped off the screen roller by the feed blade.
US08783173B2	Device for compressing of empty deformable containers An apparatus for compressing empty containers, in particular of beverage bottles or beverage cans made out of plastic, in particular out of polyethylene terephthalate PET, or tin plate. The apparatus has a cutting and pressing unit as well as means for driving and for controlling the cutting and pressing unit, wherein the cutting and pressing unit contains at least two cooperating, oppositely rotating rollers disposed at a distance relative to each other with respect to their rotation axes, wherein each roller has several disks in each case disposed towards each other with an axial distance (free space). According to a special further development it is proposed that at least in the operating region of the two rollers there are disposed axially next to each other a first working region for a compressing of containers made out of plastic and a second working region for a compressing of containers made out of metal.
US08783167B1	Control system and method for thermal processing equipment A control system and method that controls the processing, logging, visual display, and product tracking functions for thermal processing equipment includes one or more wireless temperature probes. The wireless temperature probes allow the system to obtain and process real time data information and provide real time control, logging, display and validation for thermal processing. The wireless temperature probes transmit a signal to a receiver through an antenna configured in the thermal processing equipment, and the receiver sends that information to a control panel. The control panel utilizes a graphical user interface with touch screen capabilities, an input/output device, a process and storage media to log and control the process implemented for the food product.
US08783163B2	Piston pump device A piston pump device has a support unit, a pump cylinder, and a pump piston arranged in the pump cylinder. The pump cylinder has a longitudinal center axis, and a cylinder bottom arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis. The pump piston is movable relative to the cylinder bottom, and the pump cylinder is secured on the support unit by a securing unit. The securing unit has a leaf spring, which permits a pivoting movement of the longitudinal center axis of the pump cylinder relative to the support unit. The piston pump device is wear-resistant and runs quietly. When used as a suction pump, the piston pump device additionally permits a controllable air flow until the pump comes to a stop.
US08783159B2	Self loading firearm bolt carrier with integral carrier key and angled strike face A bolt carrier for use with the AR15/M16 family of firearms is provided. The bolt carrier includes an integrally formed carrier key and spherical strike face surrounded by a cylindrical counterbore made with a downward angle to act against the tilting force imparted by the operating rod of the firearm's gas operating system. The outer surface of the carrier includes upper and lower running rails that all extend fully to the front face of the carrier to lengthen the carrier's rail support or bearing surfaces against the receiver. To improve the robust operation of the firearm in over the beach operations, the bottom and rear of the receiver extension has drain holes formed through which water is forced out of the receiver extension by the reciprocating action of the bolt carrier when the weapon is fired.
US08783155B2	Stacked projectile launcher and associate methods Provided is a barrel insert for use with a barrel containing a plurality of axially stacked projectiles. The barrel insert has a proximal and a distal end, the distal end adapted to engage a proximally disposed projectile disposed in the barrel. The barrel insert also defines an expansion volume for propellant gases for launching the proximally disposed projectile at a predetermined velocity.
US08783154B1	Seebeck active cooling device for caliber weapons A Seebeck active cooling device for use in conjunction with a weapon to cool the barrel, in order to reduce its weight, to remove the need for a second barrel, and to prolong its useful life. In particular, the cooling device employs a plurality of thermoelectric devices that convert the energy from the heat produced by the hot barrel during the operation to an electric current. The electric current powers a series of electric fans, which in turn, cool the barrel.
US08783150B2	Device for trimming a print product A print product trimming device trims the forward edge of a print product supplied to it and has a stationary trimming knife having a knife shaft and a cutting edge attached to the knife shaft, a rotating drum, at least one counter knife attached to the rotating drum for rotating in a rotational direction and cooperating with the stationary knife along a circular cutting path. The trimming knife extends approximately transverse to the rotational direction of the counter knife. The cutting edge is a spiral cutting edge along surface lines of a cylindrical section that is formed by a cutting path of the counter knife. The knife shaft extends along the surface lines of the cylindrical section.
US08783149B2	Coil cutting tool and method A tool and a method are disclosed for cutting coils in a dynamoelectric machine. In an embodiment, the tool includes a blade having a cutting edge on a distal end thereof. The blade is operably connected on a proximal end thereof to a double acting hydraulic cylinder. The tool further includes at least one guide arm coupled to and extending longitudinally in a distal direction from the double acting hydraulic cylinder, wherein the at least one guide arm is disposed alongside the blade and extends parallel to a path of the blade.
US08783147B2	Nibbling tool A nibbling tool (11) adapted to incrementally remove material from an edge of sheet material (96). The nibbling tool (11) comprising a punch (71) adapted to reciprocate within a die (81). The punch (71) is configured to define a substantially radial contact surface (78) having a peripheral edge (79). The die (81) comprises an elongate guide for guiding reciprocation of the punch (71). The die (81) has a slot (87) which is adapted in use to receive said edge of the sheet material (96) and which is so positioned that the radial contact surface (78) on the punch (71) is caused to reciprocate across the slot (87). The slot (87) comprises a support surface (88) adapted to provide support to the sheet material (96) such that in use the peripheral edge of the contact surface (78) is caused to engage the sheet material (96) and cause it to be pressed against said support surface (88) to cause the incremental removal of material from the sheet (96). The punch and die (71, 81) are configured to cause the peripheral edge (79) to initially contact the edge of the sheet material at two points only to commence a cutting action of the sheet material.
US08783145B2	Apparatus for stripping metal sheets from cathode blank An apparatus for stripping metal sheets from a cathode blank includes: a frame; a stripping assembly disposed on the frame; and a receiving mechanism including at least one receiving platform which is disposed on the frame for receiving the deposited metal sheets. The stripping assembly includes: first and second clipping mechanisms for clipping a conductive member on an upper end of the cathode blank; first and second stripping mechanisms for stripping the deposited metal sheets from two surfaces of the cathode blank; a bottom positioning mechanism for positioning a lower end of the cathode blank; and first and second loosening mechanisms each including a push rod which is movably disposed on the frame in the transversal direction for pushing the cathode blank.
US08783141B2	Folding knife with non-snagging automatic pocket clip A folding knife with retractable pocket clip that moves in an arc between retracted and deployed positions generally within the same pivot plane as a pivotally folding blade and whose movement between retracted and deployed positions is coordinated through direct contact with the blade so that the clip is automatically deployed for use as the blade is pivoted into a storage position and automatically retracted when the blade is pivoted to a position for use. The pocket clip is configured to be uniquely sheltered from snagging hazards and to secure the folding knife to a pocket by means of a unique retentive characteristic resulting from localized tension advantageously generated along the pocket edge and maintained by compression exerted upon the body of the knife as it rests within the pocket.
US08783139B2	Steady rest A steady rest for centering a rotationally symmetrical workpiece in a housing, a guide slide axially adjustable in the housing, an actuator rod in a form-locking connection with the guide slide, and two control surfaces opposite one-another on the guide slide and configured so that the guide slide has a triangular cross-sectional contour, one tip pointing towards the workpiece and the opposite two tips point in toward the actuator rod, a middle steady rest arm in driving connection with the actuator rod, and two outer steady rest arms each on a side next to the middle steady rest arm, and mounted in a swivelling arrangement in the housing, the first free end of which is in contact with a control surface of the guide slide, the second free end gripping the workpiece, forming a three-point mounting with the middle steady rest arm adapted to hold the workpiece.
US08783137B2	Apparatus for spinning drill pipe Spinners for spinning drill pipe to rotary drill wells wherein the spinners have one or more drive rollers wherein one embodiment the drive rollers have an upper section that is a metal core with an upper flanged area and a lower section comprised of an elastomeric material. In a second embodiment the surface areas of the drive rollers that contact the drill pipe are all metallic and the drive rollers have an upper cylindrical section and one or more conical sections below the upper cylindrical section that are progressively smaller in diameter moving downward from the upper cylindrical section. In a third embodiment the surface areas of the drive rollers that contact the drill pipe are all metallic and are comprised of a cylindrical section and a predominately spherical section below the cylindrical section. In a fourth embodiment the surface area of the drive rollers that contacts the drill pipe is all metallic and has a predominately spherical section.
US08783134B2	Gearing Gearing (1), in particular single-stage gearing having a transmission ratio of greater than 1 to 10, having an internal gear (2) with an internal toothing (5), a first toothed ring with radially movable first teeth (6) for engaging into the internal toothing (5), a second toothed ring with radially movable second teeth (7) for engaging into the internal toothing (5), an inner shaft (21) on which is fastened a first cam disk (16) for the radial drive of the first teeth (6) and a second cam disk (17) for the radial drive of the second teeth (7), and a load dividing device for dividing a torque transmitted via the toothed rings between the toothed rings.
US08783131B2	Locking arrangement for a parking brake A locking arrangement for locking a brake part held under tension is provided. The locking arrangement includes a gearing having a plurality of adjoining gears, a catch which can be pivoted about a catch coupling and which has at least one engaging nose that is biased in the direction toward the gearing on one engagement end. Either the catch coupling or the gearing can be pivoted about a main axis relative to each other, and a parking brake equipped with the locking arrangement. A locking arrangement, or a parking brake enabling an improved locking is created in that an auxiliary nose is associated with the catch at a distance from the engaging nose, and that the auxiliary nose is disposed such that it may be brought into contact with the gearing in front of the engaging nose.
US08783129B2	Accelerator apparatus A limiting portion of a support member, which rotatably supports an accelerator pedal, forms a gap between a contacting portion of the accelerator pedal and the limiting portion in a state where the accelerator pedal is rotated in a depressing direction. A cover member is provided to one of the support member and the accelerator pedal and covers the gap at any rotational position of the accelerator pedal within a rotatable range of the accelerator pedal.
US08783123B2	Locating device A locating device, in particular a handheld locating device, includes a locating unit configured to detect the presence of an item arranged in an examination object using an examination signal. The locating device further includes a motion sensor unit configured to detect at least one motion parameter along at least one direction of motion. In addition, the locating device includes an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the motion parameter and at least one locating parameter of the locating unit together.
US08783120B1	Testing system and method of metal sheet The present invention provides a testing system of metal sheet, and the system at least comprises a clipping apparatus, a hydraulic press apparatus and a measuring apparatus. The clipping apparatus comprises a first mold, a second mold and a hyperelastic plate. The hydraulic press apparatus connects to the clipping apparatus and transfer a hydraulic pressure via the second mold to the one of the testing sheet set to let it bulge along an orientation toward the first mold. The measuring apparatus connects with the clipping apparatus and the hydraulic press apparatus separately to measure a momentary pressure of the hydraulic pressure and the bulge height of the one of the testing sheet set. A testing method using the abovementioned system is also disclosed in the present invention.
US08783113B2	MEMS dynamic pressure sensor, in particular for applications to microphone production A pressure sensor of the MEMS and/or NEMS type is disclosed, including: at least one first deformable cavity (20) to receive pressure variations from an ambient atmosphere, this first deformable cavity being made in a first substrate and including at least one mobile or deformable wall (25), arranged at least partially in the plane parallel to the first substrate, called plane of the sensor, pressure variations from an ambient atmosphere being transmitted to said cavity, a detector (24, 24′) for detecting a displacement or deformation, in the plane of the sensor, of said mobile or deformable wall, under the effect of a pressure variation of the ambient atmosphere.
US08783101B2	Rapid response relative humidity sensor using anodic aluminum oxide film A rapid response relative humidity sensor based on nano-structured aluminum oxide thin film is disclosed. The main body of the sensor is an anodic aluminum oxide thin film of about 2-20 μm thick formed from an Al substrate which serves as one electrode. A porous metal layer of about 20-200 nm thick is formed over the anodic aluminum oxide thin film and functions as a second electrode. The alumina thin film contains nano-sized channels of about 10-100 nm in diameter, serving as a capacitive relative humidity sensor having high sensitivity and short response time. Thermal annealing at elevated temperature improves the linearity of the capacitance versus humidity curve, giving a full range humidity sensing range. Hysteresis and degradation are negligible for the humidity sensors.
US08783094B2	Envelope seal verification system and method An imperfection in a seal of an envelope can be identified. The envelope is moved laterally, and a positive flow of air is delivered to a leading edge of a top flap of the envelope to separate the top flap from a bottom flap or a side flap of the envelope at the imperfection in the seal of the envelope. Based on the separation of the top flap from the bottom flap or the side flap of the envelope, it can be determined whether the seal has the imperfection.
US08783085B2	Method for straightening tube and straightening roll A method for straightening a tube by using an asymmetric roll, which has different diameters D1 (exit side), D2 (entry side) at relative maximum diameter portions, left and right roll shoulder portions, as a straightening roll of a straightener, wherein the roll shoulder having a smaller diameter is disposed to be located on the tube entry side. The straightening roll used therefor comprises roll shoulders 3a and 3b and a roll barrel portion 4, in which D1>D2 and 0.004≦(D1−D2)/d≦0.2 (d: outer diameter of tube to be straightened) are satisfied. Further, an aspect of the invention may define radii of curvatures of entry-side and exit-side shoulder potions in a section of the roll cut along a plane including the roll central axis, or a curve representing an outer surface of the roll barrel portion.
US08783084B2	Supply station The invention relates to a wire feed station of a wire shaping machine, said station including grooved rollers functioning in pairs and rotating in reverse directions with respect to each other. The wire is clamped between said rollers by these moving closer to one another. Both rollers of the same pair of driving rollers are supported at the front of the same bearing block unit, said bearing block being elastically deformable to absorb a relative movement of the rollers. Preferably, said bearing block also supports an endless transmission screw on which are engaged a couple of transmission wheels coaxial with the driving rollers which they drive into rotation. More particularly, a bearing block is deformed so that a relative movement of the rollers results in a rotation-deformation of the bearing block about the transmission screw axis.
US08783082B2	Rotary stamper A rotary stamper includes an upper die plate assembly, a lower die plate assembly, and a support frame having a drive assembly that moves the upper die plate horizontally and vertically along a generally circular pathway while moving the lower die plate along a linear horizontal pathway. The upper die plate is vertically slidably connected to the lower die plate by way of one or more vertical rods that extend from the lower die plate assembly up through the upper die plate. In operation, the lower die plate matches the horizontal movements of the upper die plate as the latter is moved along its circular pathway. Concurrently, the upper die plate moves towards and away from the lower die plate. This maintains a substantially constant alignment between the die plates for carrying out a periodic machining operation on a moving web of material passing there between.
US08783080B2	Method and device for machining a toothing on a sintered part The invention describes a method of machining a toothing (7) on an outer circumference (6) or an inner circumference of a work piece (2) made of pressed and sintered powder metal, by means of a rolling process carried out on the toothing (7) with two rotating section rolling wheels (8) which section toothing (13) engaging in the toothing of work piece (2). The two section rolling wheels (8) are rotatably arranged in a common support frame (10) with an at least approximately constant distance between their section rolling wheel axles (9).
US08783077B2	Portable truing device for spoked wheels and method of use A portable tool designed for effective and efficient lateral truing of damaged spoked wheels, in particular bicycle wheels, is described. The tool is mountable on the bicycle frame, and allows the user to position the truing gauge with four spatial degrees of freedom. The inventive tool features a non-rigidly mounted (floating) truing indicator tip to maintain accurate tool alignment when in contact with a rotating wheel rim that is severely bent out the of the plane of the rim by decoupling rim forces from the rest of the tool. In addition, the combination of the floating action of the truing tip and its construction from a soft polymeric material avoids scratching or otherwise marring the surface of the rim during the truing procedure.
US08783073B1	Apparatus for securing a portable electronic device A system for securing an item is disclosed. The system may include a securement device and a lock. The securement device may include an elongated member having a first end and an opposite, second end. The securement device may further include first and second brackets. A first bracket may engage the first end of the elongated member and extend to engage or bracket a first portion of the perimeter of the item. A second bracket may selectively occupy a locked position with respect to the second end of the elongated member and extend to engage or bracket a second portion of the perimeter of the item. At least one of the first and second brackets may comprise an extension engaging the item and resisting side-to-side motion between the securement device and the item. The lock may engage the second end of the elongated member and hold the second bracket in the locked position.
US08783069B2	Process for producing a quartz glass cylinder and also support for carrying out the process In a known process for producing a quartz glass cylinder, a porous soot tube, which is sintered to form the quartz glass cylinder, is produced by depositing SiO2 particles on an outer cylindrical surface of a support, which rotates about the longitudinal axis thereof and has a layer of silicon carbide (SiC layer). In order on this basis to specify a support having a high resistance to fracture, which firstly can easily be removed and which secondly presents a low risk of contamination for the soot body, the invention proposes that the SiC layer is treated at a high temperature in an oxygen-containing atmosphere before the SiO2 particles are deposited, in such a manner that an SiO2 protective layer having a thickness of at least 0.1 μm is produced by oxidation.
US08783068B2	Batch charger cooling A coolant box for a glass batch charger that includes a base, a front wall, a rear wall, a coolant labyrinth extending from the base between the front and rear walls, and including a plurality of curvate baffle walls establishing a plurality of curvate coolant channels.
US08783067B2	Use of pre-reacted cements as raw material for glass production and the manufacture of fiber therefrom The subject invention is directed to a method for producing a pre-reacted clinker used in the manufacture of E glass. The clinker is fed into an E glass furnace, and melts down into a finished E glass product at high efficiencies and short production times. The clinker allows glass to be produced at a lower cost as compared with known methods.
US08783062B2	Storage enclosure, method and apparatus for producing carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen by means of cryogenic separation, including one such enclosure A storage enclosure and an apparatus and method for producing carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen by means of cryogenic separation, including one such enclosure is provided.
US08783057B2	Refrigerant distributor A refrigerant distributor is described and which includes a tank defining an internal cavity for receiving a source of refrigerant; an inlet conduit for delivering the source of the refrigerant to the internal cavity of the tank; a contaminant collection container coupled in fluid receiving relation relative to the internal cavity of the tank and in disposal fluid receiving relation relative to the inlet conduit; and a plurality of refrigerant distributor conduits coupled in fluid flowing relation relative to the internal cavity of the tank and which have a multiplicity of apertures having variable diametral dimensions and which facilitate a variable flow of the source of refrigerant out through the refrigerant distributor conduits as the volume of the refrigerant in the tank increases.
US08783056B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body having a food storage space; a door opening/closing the storage space; a heat exchange chamber provided inside the refrigerator body and in which an evaporator is installed; an ultra-low-temperature storage separately provided in the storage space; and a supply unit directly supplying cooling air generated from the heat exchange chamber to the ultra-low-temperature storage.
US08783053B2	Cooling system An evaporative cooling system that can be used to cool fluid and to cool an air supply to a building. The air supply to a cooling tower in a first evaporative system also having a fluid pump and a heat exchange element is cooled by the heat exchange element of a second evaporative cooling system. As a result, the inlet air wet bulb temperature of the primary cooling tower will be reduced, enhancing the cooling capacity of the primary cooling tower.
US08783052B2	Coolant-buffered, vapor-compression refrigeration with thermal storage and compressor cycling Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component(s). The apparatus includes a coolant-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger in fluid communication with the coolant-cooled structure via a coolant loop. A thermal buffer unit is coupled in fluid communication with the coolant loop, and a refrigerant loop is coupled in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger dissipates heat from coolant in the coolant loop to refrigerant in the refrigerant loop. A compressor is coupled in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop and is maintained ON responsive to heat load of the component(s) exceeding a heat load threshold, and is cycled ON and OFF responsive to heat load of the component(s) being below the threshold. The thermal storage unit dampens swings in coolant temperature within the coolant loop during cycling ON and OFF of the compressor.
US08783051B2	Data processing system storage unit, data processing system cooling apparatus and data processing system A data processing system storage unit for storing a plurality of data processing systems is disclosed. In one example of the storage unit, a plurality of storage spaces, each storage space configured for storing a data processing system, is provided. An air inlet duct and an air outlet duct allow air circulation within the storage unit. A plurality of inlet conduits, each inlet conduit configured to connect the inlet air duct to an inlet port of a data processing system, provides air supply to the data processing system. A plurality of outlet conduits, each outlet conduit configured to connect the outlet air duct to an outlet port of a data processing system, provides air exhaust from the data processing system. The example storage unit may also provide a primary air transfer system configured for directing air into the air inlet duct and/or for extracting air from the air outlet duct.
US08783048B2	System and Method for Oil Return in an HVAC system A system and a method are provided for returning oil in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by determining when an ambient zone temperature is equal to or less than a temperature limit and reversing a direction of refrigerant flow of the HVAC system based on the length of time. Also, a system and a method are provided for monitoring the length of operation in a first and a second heating mode and for reversing a direction of refrigerant flow based on the length of time operation occurs in the first and second heating modes. A system and a method having a first compressor, a first heating mode, a second heating mode, a defrost mode, and a controller is disclosed. The controller selectively controls initiation of the defrost mode in response to an HVAC system operating in a heating mode of operation for a predetermined amount of time.
US08783046B2	Ice display device An ice display device includes a chill tube and a piston that slides within the chill tube providing a fluidtight seal against the interior. The tube is filled with water and cooled to form an ice column. A shutter may selectively close the upper end of the chill tube with a fluidtight seal while the ice column is formed. The tube is warmed and the piston is lifted to an upper end of the tube to display the ice column. A plurality of water nozzles may selectively discharge streams of high pressure water inwardly to sculpt the ice column. An armature may extend upwardly from the piston to support and cool an interior of the ice column. The tube and armature may be cooled and warmed by a thermal transfer fluid. A device may be provided to induce turbulence in the thermal transfer fluid.
US08783044B2	Turbine stator nozzle cooling structure In a gas turbine, a plurality of burners, which are arranged concentrically to the rotational axis in a regular arrangement, each directing hot gas through an associated combustion chamber outlet into a turbine, at the inlet of which a second plurality of stator blades are arranged in a ring, uniformly spaced apart around the rotational axis. Cooling openings are provided, which are distributed over the circumference, through which cooling air is injected into the hot gas flow at the combustion chamber outlet. An improvement of the flow conditions in the hot gas is achieved by the cooling openings being divided into first cooling opening groups and second cooling opening groups. The arrangement of the first cooling opening groups corresponds to the arrangement of the stator blades, and in that the arrangement of the second cooling opening groups corresponds to the regular arrangement of the burners.
US08783042B2	Method for operating a firing plant A method for operating a firing plant with at least one combustion chamber and at least one burner, especially a gas turbine, includes an operating characteristic for operating the combustion chamber close to the lean extinction limit defined as a burner group staging ratio (BGVRich). Pressure pulsations (PulsActual) measured in the combustion chamber are processed by a filter device (2) and converted into corresponding signals (PulsActual,Filter(t)). An exceeding/falling short of at least one pulsation limiting value (PulsLimit) is monitored by a monitoring device (3) and adapts a pulsation reference value (PulsRef) in dependence upon the monitoring. The processed pressure pulsations (PulsActual,Filter(t)) are then compared with the adapted pulsation reference value (PulsRef,adapt), and, from this, a correction value ΔBGV is determined, by which the burner group staging ratio (BGVRich) is corrected, and as a result operation of the firing plant close to the lean extinction limit is realized.
US08783041B2	LNG transport vessel and method for storing and managing excess boil off gas thereon A liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport vessel for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) is disclosed which is capable of storing excess boil off gas BOG until needed for combustion in one or more combustion apparatus on the vessel. A method for managing the delivery of the BOG to the combustion apparatus is also described. The LNG vessel includes at least one insulated LNG storage tank which stores LNG. A first stage LNG receiver receives and stores BOG from the at least one LNG storage tank. A second stage or high pressure BOG storage tank receives compressed BOG from the receiver and stores the BOG as needed for combustion by one or more combustion apparatus of the vessel. A pressure regulator allows BOG gas to be delivered to the combustion apparatus if there is sufficient pressure in the high pressure storage tank to passively deliver the BOG at a predetermined delivery pressure. If the pressure in the high pressure BOG storage tank is insufficient to passively delivery the BOG to combustion apparatus, then a combustion apparatus compressor may be used to actively increase the pressure in BOG such that the BOG is delivered at the necessary delivery pressure. If there is still insufficient BOG in the high pressure BOG storage tank, then it may be necessary to supply supplemental auxiliary fuel to meet the needs of the combustion apparatus.

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