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| US08795857B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method of the same
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the invention is characterized by having, on a disk substrate 110, a soft magnetic layer 14, a magnetic recording layer 22, a continuous layer 24 magnetically continuous in the in-plane direction of the substrate, a blocking layer 25 for blocking shock imposed on the continuous layer, and a medium protective layer 28 containing carbon formed on the blocking layer. |
| US08795856B2 |
Nickel thin film, method for formation of the nickel thin film, ferromagnetic nano-junction element, method for producing the ferromagnetic nano-junction element, thin metallic wire, and method for formation of the thin metallic wire
A nickel thin film is formed, for example, to a thickness of 2 nm or more on a polyethylene naphthalate substrate by a vacuum evaporation method. A magnetoresistance effect element using ferromagnetic nano-junction is comprised by using two laminates each comprising a nickel thin film formed on a polyethylene naphthalate substrate, and joining these two laminates so that the nickel thin films cross to each other in such a manner that edges of the nickel thin films face each other. |
| US08795853B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element using iridium complex, display device and lighting device using iridium complex
A material for an organic EL element showing high light emission efficiency and high color purity of the emission light, an organic EL element, a lighting device and a displaying device each using the material. |
| US08795852B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device with host materials having same or similar IP, EA and T1 values
Disclosed is a highly reliable organic electroluminescent device, in particular, a phosphorescent organic electroluminescent device using a low-molecular-weight host material, wherein a good balance between electron and hole injection and an efficient mechanism of phosphorescence are maintained. The organic electroluminescent device contains a light-emitting layer between an anode layer and a cathode layer and the light-emitting layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant material and a host material with a molecular weight of not more than 10,000. The host material is composed of a first host material and a second host material that is different from the first host material and the first host material differs from the second host material by not more than 0.1 eV in the ionization potential (IP), by not more than 0.1 eV in the electron affinity (EA), and by not more than 0.1 eV in the triplet energy (T1). |
| US08795850B2 |
Phosphorescent heteroleptic phenylbenzimidazole dopants and new synthetic methodology
Novel heteroleptic iridium complexes are provided. These iridium complexes are useful compounds in OLED devices. The ligands for these novel complexes may be obtained using a new synthetic methodology that utilizes manganese dioxide. |
| US08795849B2 |
Polymers containing thermally dissociable and soluble groups and the use of such polymers as organic electroluminescent materials
A polymer, a luminescent material, and the likes are provided, wherein a film can be formed by a wet film-forming method, the film formed has a high stability, and is capable of being laminated with other layers by a wet film-forming method or another method, which are less decrease in charge transportation efficiency or luminescent efficiency, and attain an excellent driving stability. The polymer has a thermally dissociable and soluble group. |
| US08795847B2 |
Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
The present invention relates to anthracene derivatives, to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices comprising these compounds. |
| US08795846B2 |
Ni-plated steel sheet for battery can having excellent press formability
Provided is a Ni-plated steel sheet having excellent press formability. An Fe—Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer formed on the Fe—Ni diffusion layer are formed on a surface of a steel sheet corresponding to an outer surface of a battery can, a semi-bright Ni plating layer is formed on the softened Ni layer, a Ni coating weight of the Fe—Ni diffusion layer and the softened Ni layer formed on the Fe—Ni diffusion layer is set smaller than a Ni coating weight of the semi-bright Ni plating layer, and average roughness Ra of the semi-bright Ni plating layer measured by a traceable roughness gauge is 1.0 μm or more and 2.0 μm or less, and a maximum height Ry of the semi-bright Ni plating layer measured by the traceable roughness gauge is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less. |
| US08795844B2 |
Adhesive composition, bonding method, laminate and tire
An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition which can bond a film to unvulcanized rubber strongly, and is flexible and rarely undergoes cracking under low temperature conditions; and a method for bonding a film to unvulcanized rubber using the adhesive composition. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laminate formed by the bonding method; and a tire produced using the laminate. The adhesive composition of the present invention contains a polymer component which has a glass transition temperature or both a glass transition temperature and a melting point of 40° C. or lower, has a main chain having a random structure, has epoxy groups, and has sulfur-crosslinkable sites. The bonding method of the present invention is characterized by using the adhesive composition. |
| US08795842B2 |
Fiber-containing pasty construction materials
The invention relates to fiber-containing pasty construction materials, containing a) one or more fillers, b) optionally additives, characterized in that they contain c) fibers, d) one or more polymers based on one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, having a glass transition temperature Tg of ≧−15° C., e) ≦5% by weight hydraulically setting binders and f) water, wherein the information in % by weight relates to the dry weight of the fiber-containing pasty construction materials. The invention also relates to a process for producing a reinforcing composition free of woven reinforcing fabrics. |
| US08795840B2 |
Coated article and method for making the same
A coated article includes a substrate, an anti-corrosion layer formed on the substrate, and a decorative layer formed on the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is an amorphous alloy layer containing elements of iron, chromium, boron and M, wherein M is one or more selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, carbon and silicon. A method for making the coated article is also described. |
| US08795836B2 |
Electrodepositable coating composition comprising a bismuth salt and a stabilizing compound
The present invention is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising a bismuth salt and a stabilizing agent, and wherein the molar ratio of elemental bismuth to the stabilizing agent is not less than 1:0.25. |
| US08795834B2 |
Synthetic turf having cooling layer
The present invention describes a synthetic turf having super absorbent materials in order to keep the synthetic turf cooler than conventional synthetic turfs. The present invention also provides for synthetic turf infill cooling particles comprising a layer of water-absorbing material coating a foundation comprising a core substrate. In one embodiment, the cooling particle is comprised of a core particle or substrate, which is coated with a water-absorbing material. In one embodiment, the water-absorbing material is a super absorbent polymer. |
| US08795828B2 |
Encapsulated preformed shapes
Composite wear parts including encapsulated preformed ceramic shapes are disclosed. Preformed ceramic shapes are embedded in a metal alloy to protect the base metal from abrasion. The preformed ceramic shapes may have a uniform, preformed geometry that provides for packing the preformed ceramic shapes together in a uniform way. The preformed ceramic shapes may be positioned at a location in the composite wear part exposed to an abrasion without using a binding agent. The preformed ceramic shapes may also be contained in a porous container. A truss structure may be integrated in the preformed ceramic shapes to compartmentalize the preformed ceramic shapes into multiple isolated sub regions to stiffen the composite wear parts. |
| US08795824B2 |
Light diffusing resin composition and light diffusing plate using the same
Provided is a light diffusing resin composition, which, when molded into a large-plane light diffusing plate, is free of yellowing due to thermal deterioration, and can exhibit good light diffusing property, and a light diffusing plate using the resin composition. The light diffusing resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin containing a polycarbonate copolymer (A) having repeating structural units represented by formulae (I) and (II) and 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent (B). |
| US08795818B2 |
Liquid toner digitally printable media
A liquid toner digitally printable media including: a paper substrate; and a toner receiving layer established on at least one surface of the paper substrate. The toner receiving layer includes: pigments, binders, and at least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts. The pigments are from 60 to 95% of total dry weight of the toner receiving layer. The pigments include a major pigment which is at least 60 weight percent of total pigment dry weight. The major pigment includes a rod-like pigment selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, other rod-like forms of calcium pigment, and combinations thereof. |
| US08795817B2 |
Phosphor film, method of manufacturing the same, coating method of phosphor layer, method of manufacturing LED package, and LED package manufactured thereby
There are provided a phosphor film, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of coating an LED chip with a phosphor layer. The phosphor film includes: a base film; a phosphor layer formed on the base film and obtained by mixing phosphor particles in a partially cured resin material; and a cover film formed on the phosphor layer to protect the phosphor layer. |
| US08795814B2 |
Panel with footfall and ambient sound deadening, covering composed of panels, sound reducing coating, process for its production and apparatus for this purpose
A panel has an upper side facing the room in the use position and a lower side facing the floor. The lower side is coated, at least in sections, with a bonding layer composed of polymer. The bonding layer has an uneven surface on the outer side facing away from the panel, and has been coated at least in sections with a damping layer composed of polymer. A covering composed of panels, a process and an apparatus for producing the panels are also described. |
| US08795809B2 |
Tear resistant film
An elastic film material that resists the propagation of a tear. The film material includes an SEEPS elastomeric block copolymer and has a time to break of at least 10 hours. The elastomeric block copolymer has a Tm of between about 10° C. and 20° C. |
| US08795803B2 |
Multi-layer high moisture barrier polylactic acid film
A laminate film including a first core polylactic acid layer, a coating receiving-layer of polylactic acid, and coated on one side of the coating receiving-layer with PVOH, EVOH, a blend of crosslinked EVOH/PVOH, vinyl alcohol-vinylamine (PVAm) copolymer, anionic carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR) emulsion, or blends thereof. This coating may be applied after the machine-direction orientation step and dried and oriented in a transverse direction orientation oven if in-line coating is desired; or applied to the film in an off-line coating method and dried in an air flotation oven. The dried coating layer can be metallized. This laminate film exhibits excellent gas and moisture barrier properties, appearance, and metal adhesion. It may also optionally include a heat sealable or winding improving layer on the side opposite the coating receiving-layer of the core layer. |
| US08795798B2 |
Recording medium and method for producing recording medium
A method for producing a recording medium, including a step of coating one or more ink receiving layers provided on at least one surface of a substrate with an outermost layer coating liquid to form an outermost layer, where an ink receiving layer of the one or more ink receiving layers, which is nearest to the outermost layer contains alumina hydrate and a binder. The outermost layer coating liquid contains monodispersive and spherical cationic colloidal silica particles having an average particle size of 30 nm or more and 60 nm or less, polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 75% by mol or more and 85% by mol or less and a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 1,500 or more and 2,200 or less, and cationic polyurethane emulsion particles having an average particle size of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less. |
| US08795796B2 |
Coated printable substrates providing higher print quality and resolution at lower ink usage
An article in the form of a paper substrate having a water-swellable substrate coating on at least one of the first and second surfaces at a thickness of less than about 10 microns and. The substrate coating has an amount of a coating pigment sufficient to impart a Parker Print Smoothness value of at least about 4 to the at least one surface and is dispersed in a water-swellable coating pigment binder matrix in a coating pigment to binder matrix weight ratio of at least about 2:1. The coating pigment has larger porous coating pigment particles, and smaller coating pigment particles in a weight ratio of at least about 0.2:1. The substrate coating provides an ink-receptive porous surface. Also, a method for preparing such coated paper substrates, as well as a method for printing an image on the coated paper substrate with an inkjet printer using a lower ink usage level. |
| US08795795B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a large elastic coefficient, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics. As the liquid crystal display device containing the compositions is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth, thus it can be used for the liquid crystal projector, liquid crystal television and so forth. |
| US08795793B2 |
Gas diffusion shower head design for large area plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
Embodiments of a gas distribution plate for distributing gas in a processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a gas distribution plate includes a diffuser plate having an upstream side and a downstream side, and a plurality of gas passages passing between the upstream and downstream sides of the diffuser plate. At least one of the gas passages has a right cylindrical shape for a portion of its length extending from the upstream side and a coaxial conical shape for the remainder length of the diffuser plate, the upstream end of the conical portion having substantially the same diameter as the right cylindrical portion and the downstream end of the conical portion having a larger diameter. The gas distribution plate is relatively easy to manufacture and provides good chamber cleaning rate, good thin film deposition uniformity and good thin film deposition rate. The gas distribution plate also has the advantage of reduced chamber cleaning residues on the diffuser surface and reduced incorporation of the cleaning residues in the thin film being deposited. |
| US08795791B2 |
Method and apparatus for depositing nanostructured thin layers with controlled morphology and nanostructure
A method for producing, by means of plasma, nanostructured thin layers particularly of the hierarchically organized type, and an apparatus for implementing the method, are described. At least a first chamber (10) is provide in which are present an injector (14) of a reagent gas, means (31, 31′) for feeding inert gases, and an antenna (16) for the creation of a plasma in said first chamber. Enclosing said first chamber is a second chamber (11) to which a pumping system is connected, containing a housing for the substrate (35) on which the nanostructured film is produced. A wall (12) separates said first chamber from said second chamber and has at least one opening (13). The injector and antenna are arranged in the first chamber with a geometry such that the distance between the outlet of said injector is at a distance of no more than 5 cm from the plane of the surface of said antenna farther from said wall, and said surface is at a distance of no more than 5 cm from said opening. |
| US08795782B2 |
Polymeric coatings and methods for forming them
The present invention relates to a controllable polymeric surface coating including a macromolecule, which is covalently bound to the surface of a substrate, the macromolecule including a plurality of polymerization initiators and a plurality of surface binding groups. Pendant polymers may be grafted from at least some of the polymerization initiators. |
| US08795781B2 |
Methods and devices utilizing soluble conjugated polymers
Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving soluble conjugated polymers are provided. The conjugated polymers have a sufficient density of polar substituents to render them soluble in a polar medium, for example water and/or methanol. The conjugated polymers may desirably comprise monomers which alter their conductivity properties. The different solubility properties of these polymers allow their deposition in solution in multilayer formats with other conjugated polymers. Also provided are articles of manufacture comprising multiple layers of conjugated polymers having differing solubility characteristics. Embodiments of the invention are described further herein. |
| US08795777B2 |
Mine shaft liner plate system and method
A liner plate structure, system and method is provided for lining of mine shaft bores, tunnels and the like. The liner plate structure includes a primary plate portion and at least one flange disposed at a side edge of the primary plate portion. A polymer seal element extends along a recess within an exterior surface of the flange. |
| US08795774B2 |
Hardmask
Compositions containing certain organometallic oligomers suitable for use as spin-on, metal hardmasks are provided, where such compositions can be tailored to provide a metal oxide hardmask having a range of etch selectivity. Also provided are methods of depositing metal oxide hardmasks using the present compositions. |
| US08795768B2 |
Methods and systems for coating and sealing inside of piping systems
Methods and systems for cleaning, coating and sealing leaks in existing pipes, in a single operation. A piping system can be cleaned in one pass by dry particulates forced and pulled by air throughout the piping system by a generator and a vacuum. Pipes can be protected from water corrosion, erosion and electrolysis, extending the life of pipes such as copper, steel, lead, brass, cast iron piping and composite materials. Coatings can be applied to pipes having diameters up to approximately 6″. Leak sealants of at least approximately 4 mils thick can cover insides of pipes, and can include novel mixtures of fillers and epoxy materials, and viscosity levels. A positive pressure can be maintained within the pipes during applications. Piping systems can be returned to service within approximately 96 hours. |
| US08795764B1 |
Magnetic layer
An apparatus includes a substrate and a magnetic layer coupled to the substrate. The magnetic layer includes an alloy that has magnetic hardness that is a function of the degree of chemical ordering of the alloy. The degree of chemical ordering of the alloy in a first portion of the magnetic layer is greater than the degree of chemical ordering of the alloy in a second portion of the magnetic layer, and the first portion of the magnetic layer is closer to the substrate than the second portion of the magnetic layer. |
| US08795761B2 |
Removing a solvent from a drug-eluting coating
A coating device for coating a medical device with a drug-eluting material uses an in-process drying station between coats to improve a drug release profile. The drying station includes a heat nozzle configured for applying a uniform drying gas. |
| US08795753B2 |
Method for reducing proofing time for baked and other products
A method for producing dough which has reduced proofing time. The proofing time is at least 33% less that required in the absence of vacuum exercising. The method comprises mixing the dough ingredients, forming gas nucleation sites by proofing the dough, exercising the dough by subjecting the dough to cycles of differential pressure, allowing the dough to return to ambient pressure and then, optionally, baking the dough. |
| US08795749B2 |
Process for preparing a heat processed blend from two or more fresh plant materials
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a processed blend from two or more fresh plant materials, including a first fresh plant material containing lipophilic vitamin and a second fresh plant material containing hydrophilic vitamin; said process comprising: A. a first pre-treatment regime comprising: •providing pieces of the first fresh plant material; •cooking said pieces; comminuting the cooked pieces to produce a lipophilic vitamin containing puree; and said first pre-treatment regime additionally comprising the addition of oil; B. a second pre-treatment regime comprising: •providing pieces of the second fresh plant material; and •blanching said pieces to produce a hydrophilic vitamin containing mass; C. combining the lipophilic vitamin containing puree and the hydrophilic vitamin containing mass; wherein the lipophilic vitamin containing puree is homogenised at a high pressure before or after being combined with the hydrophilic vitamin containing mass. The process of the present invention offers the advantage that content as well as oral bioavailability of lipophilic and hydrophilic vitamins contained in the blend of plant materials are maximized. |
| US08795745B2 |
Thermoplastic or elastomeric compositions based on esters of a starchy material and method for preparing such compositions
A thermoplastic or elastomeric composition, is characterized in that: a) it exhibits a degree of biodegradability of less than 50%, preferably less than 30%, and b) it contains at least 0.5% and at most 99.95% by weight of an ester of a starchy material, which has a degree of ester substitution (DS) of between 1.6 and 3, and at least 0.05% by weight and at most 99.5% by weight of a polymer other than starch. |
| US08795744B2 |
Feedstuffs for aquaculture comprising stearidonic acid
The present invention relates to feedstuffs for use in aquaculture, as well as methods for producing said feedstuffs. The invention also provides methods for rearing fish and/or crustaceans. In particular, the present invention provides a method of rearing a fish or crustacean, the method comprising feeding the fish or crustacean a feedstuff comprising lipid, the fatty acid of said lipid comprising at least 5.5% (w/w) stearidonic acid (SDA). |
| US08795743B2 |
Natural lycopene concentrate and method for production thereof
Natural lycopene concentrate obtained from a plant structure after alkalinization, solid-liquid separation, acidification and a second solid-liquid separation. The concentrate obtained is highly bioavailable and water-soluble at room temperature. |
| US08795742B2 |
Chinese traditional medicine composition for treatment of avian influenza, method for preparation and application thereof
A Chinese traditional medicine composition for prevention and treatment of avian influenza is provided. Its active ingredients are consisted of: herba houttuyniae 21.4 wt. %, Caulis lonicerae japonicae 17.9 wt. %, radix isatidis 14.3 wt. %, male fern rhizome 10.7 wt. %, radix et rhizoma sophorae tonkinensis 7.1 wt. %, radix angelicae dahuricae 7.1 wt. %, rhizoma paridis 7.1 wt. %, herba artemisiae annuae 7.2 wt. %, and rhizoma iridis tectoris 7.2 wt. %. This Chinese traditional medicine composition could be made into any regular medicinal types, for example, oral solutions, tablets, capsules, pellets and injection solution, etc. Modified preparation methods for this Chinese traditional medicine composition, as well as the use of the same in preparation of medicines and health foods for prevention or treatment of avian influenza were also provided in present invention. This Chinese traditional medicine composition could effectively prevent and treat avian influenza. It was a safer, more easily-obtained, and inexpensive anti-avian influenza drug. |
| US08795740B2 |
Drip tray tablet
A tablet for use in a drip tray including an excipient selected so that the tablet will not fully dissolve in water at ambient temperature for a period of at least one month, more preferably up to 12 months, a biocide, at least one enzyme, preferably a proteolytic or hydrolase enzyme, and enzyme preserving means, such as a boron compound for maintaining enzyme activity in a moist environment. The excipient may be for example poly vinyl alcohols, high molecular weight polyethylene glycols, high molecular weight polypropylene glycols, esters or partial esters of polyethylene glycols or of polypropylene glycols, and high molecular weight thermoplastic surfactants. The invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the growth of biofilm in an drip tray or the like, including the step of adding to the tray a tablet according to the invention. |
| US08795739B2 |
Iron fortified food product and additive
The present invention relates to a food product which has been fortified in iron content, comprising a Fe3O4 sphere. The present invention also relates to an iron-containing additive for use in the above food product, in the form of a Fe3O4 sphere. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing the above food product, comprising the steps of adding or mixing the iron-containing additive in solid or dispersed form with the food product, wherein the iron-containing additive is in the form of a Fe3O4 sphere. |
| US08795738B2 |
Use of arsenic for cancer therapy protection
A method of inhibiting damage to non-cancerous cells in a human subject during chemotherapeutic treatment or radiation treatment of cancer cells in the human subject includes administering to the human subject arsenic and/or one or more compounds of arsenic in a therapeutically effective amount prior to treatment with radiation or one or more chemotherapeutic agents. |
| US08795736B2 |
Composition and method for control of plant pathogenic bacteria and endophytic microorganisms using copper phosphite and nutrient-halo-phosphite compounds
The present disclosure is directed toward a composition and method of treating and preventing infection of pathogenic microorganisms and endopyhtic microorganisms in a plant through the use of phosphite compositions. |
| US08795732B2 |
Composite material with properties of self-healing and release of active ingredients, for biomedical applications
This invention relates to a composite material for biomedical applications, in particular dental applications, which possesses self-healing capacity and is able to incorporate a system for the release of active ingredients at the stage of application and use. |
| US08795729B2 |
Methods of increasing productivity in older sows while decreasing feed intake
The present invention provides methods for feeding older sows that beneficially reduce feed intake in older sows, yet improve pig survival and weaning weight of pigs from older sows. |
| US08795728B2 |
Compositions for regenerating defective or absent myocardium
Compositions of the invention for regenerating defective or absent myocardium comprise an emulsified or injectable extracellular matrix composition. The composition may also include an extracellular matrix scaffold component of any formulation, and further include added cells, proteins, or other components to optimize the regenerative process and restore cardiac function. |
| US08795727B2 |
Fragmented hydrogels
Fragmented polysaccharide based hydrogel compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided. The subject polysaccharide based hydrogel compositions are prepared by combining a polysaccharide component with a hydrophilic polymer and a cross-linking agent. Also provided are kits and systems for use in preparing the subject compositions. |
| US08795713B2 |
Mucosal tissue dressing and method of use
A method and apparatus for reducing or eliminating pain after surgical procedures related to mucosal tissue, including tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or other pharyngeal operations. Certain embodiments provide a biodegradable film or covering that serves as a mechanical barrier to reduce pain caused, for example, by friction between solid food and healing tissue in the first few days after surgery. Some embodiments may include one or more therapeutic substances for locally reducing pain, facilitating healing and/or otherwise treating mucosal tissue at or near a tonsil bed. |
| US08795711B2 |
Drug delivery methods, structures, and compositions for nasolacrimal system
An implant for insertion into a punctum of a patient comprises a body. The body has a distal end, a proximal end, and an axis therebetween. The distal end of the body is insertable distally through the punctum into the canalicular lumen. The body comprises a therapeutic agent included within an agent matrix drug core. Exposure of the agent matrix to the tear fluid effects an effective therapeutic agent release into the tear fluid over a sustained period. The body has a sheath disposed over the agent matrix to inhibit release of the agent away from the proximal end. The body also has an outer surface configured to engage luminal wall tissues so as to inhibit expulsion when disposed therein. In specific embodiments, the agent matrix comprises a non-bioabsorbable polymer, for example silicone in a non-homogenous mixture with the agent. |
| US08795706B2 |
Methods of treating ocular diseases using derivatives of lipoic acid
Methods of treating ocular diseases using dithiol compounds, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. In particular, methods using dithiol compounds that comprise derivatives of lipoic acid are described. The dithiol compounds are especially useful for treating ocular diseases such as presbyopia and cataract. |
| US08795700B2 |
Pyriproxyfen compositions
New pesticidal compositions comprising pyriproxyfen and methyl esters of C16-C18 fatty acids and having low volatile organic compound (VOC) content are provided. Methods of use and ready-to-use products are also provided. |
| US08795697B2 |
Sanitizing composition and method of preparation
The invention provides a sanitizing composition in the form of a viscous liquid or gel suitable for use as a handwash composition comprising alcohol, water and a thickener wherein the viscous liquid or gel has particles suspended therein, wherein said particles provide the composition with a granular texture and are capable of being worn away when rubbed. The particles may deliver one or more agents to the skin e.g. antimicrobial, antibacterial or antiviral agents, emollients and/or moisturizers, fragrances, colorings or UV markers. |
| US08795686B2 |
Stable, dried rotavirus vaccine, compositions and process for preparation thereof
The present invention provides novel lyophilized rotavirus vaccine formulations and methods of their preparation. The formulations include vaccine stabilizers, resulting in a vaccine formulation with enhanced stability and minimal loss of potency. The rotavirus vaccine formulations comprise an advantageous ratio of a disaccharide (such as sucrose) to an amino acid (such as glycine). The lyophilization results in a virus formulation with 100% virus preservation and residual moisture from about 0.8% to 1.4%. |
| US08795685B2 |
Mutated HIV Nef for modulating immunity
Described is the use of a mutation of at least one amino acid in the immunosuppressive domain of a HIV or SIV accessory protein, for modulating the immunosuppressive property of the protein. |
| US08795684B2 |
Agent for use in the topical or local treatment of cervical dysplasias
The invention relates to an agent for treating cervical dysplasias, comprising a recombinant, genetically modified E1-deleted adenovirus replication defective in non-HPV infected cells, which is suitable for local external application in the region of the portio and the cervix uteri. |
| US08795681B2 |
Raccoon poxvirus expressing rabies glycoproteins
The present invention relates to recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors that express the rabies virus glycoprotein gene at the hemagglutinin (ha) locus of the poxvirus genome or express the glycoprotein gene of the same or different rabies strains at the thymidine kinase (tk) and the hemagglutinin (ha) loci of the poxvirus genome, and their use as adjuvant-free vaccines. The raccoon poxvirus vector comprises the nucleic acid molecules encoding the glycoprotein of a Challenge Virus Standard rabies strain inserted and expressed at the tk locus of the poxvirus genome and of a Pasteur-Paris rabies strain inserted and expressed at the ha locus of the poxvirus genome. The vaccine may optionally contain a mixture of additional feline and canine antigens for immunization of animals. Also disclosed are methods for inducing an immune response to rabies in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective immunizing amount of the vaccine of the invention. |
| US08795680B2 |
Methods for conjugation of oligosaccharides or polysaccharides to protein carriers through oxime linkages via 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulsonic acid
Methods for preparing an oligosaccharide-protein carrier immunogenic conjugate or a polysaccharide-protein carrier immunogenic conjugate. The methods include obtaining an oligosaccharide or polysaccharide having a KDO moiety located at the terminal reducing end of the oligosaccharide or polysaccharide that includes a carbonyl functional group; and reacting the carbonyl functional group of the KDO moiety with an aminooxylated protein carrier molecule resulting in a conjugate that includes a covalent oxime bond between the oligosaccharide and the protein carrier or the polysaccharide and the protein carrier. |
| US08795679B2 |
Pharmaceutical and cosmetic use of extracts from algae obtainable from saline hot water sources
The invention provides the use of extracts from algae for cosmetic and/or medical treatment of skin, including improving and enhancing the skin-barrier, anti-aging treatment and photo-protective treatment. The invention is based on the finding that extracts from algae obtainable from saline hot water sources exhibit a multi-faceted biological effect useful in the cosmetic and/or therapeutic treatment of skin for the above purposes. Specifically, it has been shown that such algae extracts induce markers (involucrin, filaggrin and transglutaminase-1) for skin barrier formation in keratinocytes, induce collagen expression in dermal fibroblasts and inhibit UVA-induced up-regulation of photo-aging markers (matrix metalloproteinase MMP-1 and cytokine IL-6). |
| US08795676B2 |
Genes encoding major capsid protein L1 of human papilloma virus
The present invention discloses a codon-optimized gene encoding major capsid protein L1 of human papilloma virus, which is capable, after transduced into a yeast cell, of efficiently expressing the major capsid protein L1 of human papilloma virus. The present invention also discloses an immunogenic macromolecule which is essentially produced by expression of said codon-optimized gene encoding the major capsid protein L1 of human papilloma virus in a yeast cell. The present invention further discloses the use of said immunogenic macromolecule and a composition comprising said immunogenic macromolecule. |
| US08795674B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating immune tolerance
The instant invention provides methods and compositions for modulation of the immune system. Specifically, the invention provides methods and compositions for increasing T cell mediated immune response useful in the treatment of cancer and chronic infection. |
| US08795672B2 |
Compositions and methods for cancer immunotherapy
Provided is a cancer therapeutic agent comprising a cancer targeting molecule linked to a liver-expressed chemokine (LEC). In one embodiment, the cancer targeting molecule is an antibody that targets cancer cells or tumors in vivo. The cancer targeting molecule is associated non-covalently or covalently with LEC. The cancer therapeutic agents of the invention are useful for the treatment of cancer in an individual by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of cancer cells in an individual and/or by inhibiting the development of metastasis. The effectiveness of the therapy using the LEC cancer therapeutic agents can be increased by reducing the activity of immunoregulatory T cells and/or by adoptively transferring immune T cells. |
| US08795670B2 |
Formulation of human antibodies for treating TNF-alpha associated disorders
A liquid aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is described which has a high protein concentration, a pH of between about 4 and about 8, and enhanced stability. |
| US08795669B2 |
Stabilized formulations containing anti-PCSK9 antibodies
The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). The formulations may contain, in addition to an anti-PCSK9 antibody, at least one amino acid, at least one sugar, or at least one non-ionic surfactant. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability after storage for several months. |
| US08795668B2 |
Methods for treating pulmonary fibrosis
Methods and compositions for the treatment of fibrosing diseases are described. More specifically, the invention demonstrates that inhibiting or otherwise decreasing the activity of CCL21 either alone or in combination with CCL19 will be effective in reducing the presence of fibrotic lesions and ameliorating the symptoms of fibrosing disorders. |
| US08795666B2 |
Antagonists of IL-23P19 for treatement of atopic dermatitis
Nucleic acids encoding mammalian, e.g., primate, receptors, purified receptor proteins and fragments thereof. Antibodies, both polyclonal and monoclonal, are also provided. Methods of using the compositions for both diagnostic and therapeutic utilities are described. |
| US08795665B2 |
BMP-6 antibodies
The present invention relates to antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to human BMP-6, compositions comprising such antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and methods of using the same for treatment of anemia of chronic disease. |
| US08795662B2 |
Anti-mucin antibodies for early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer
Described herein are compositions and methods of use of anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies or fragments thereof, such as murine, chimeric, humanized or human PAM4 antibodies. The antibodies show novel and useful diagnostic characteristics, such as binding with high specificity to pancreatic and other cancers, but not to normal or benign pancreatic tissues and binding to a high percentage of early stage pancreatic cancers. Preferably, the antibodies bind to pancreatic cancer mucins such as MUC1 or MUC5ac and are of use for the detection and diagnosis of early stage pancreatic cancer. In more preferred embodiments, the anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies can be used for immunoassay of serum samples, wherein the immunoassay detects a marker for early stage pancreatic cancer in serum. Most preferably, the serum is extracted with an organic phase, such as butanol, before immunoassay. Alternatively, immunoassay with PAM4 and anti-CA19.9 antibodies may be utilized to improve sensitivity for pancreatic cancer. |
| US08795656B2 |
Methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering an anti-IL3 antibody
The use of an IL-3 inhibitor for prophylactic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an early stage, during early phases of exacerbation, or as maintenance therapy to prevent disease flares or disease progression in a subject is described. |
| US08795655B2 |
Therapeutic agent for a lower urinary tract disease and an agent for improving a lower urinary tract symptom
The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for a lower urinary tract disease such as cystitis, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia etc., which are considered as refractory disease, and an agent for improving a lower urinary tract symptom associated with the lower urinary tract disease. |
| US08795647B2 |
Alternating ring-opening metathesis polymerization
The invention relates to the field of polymers and olefin polymerization, and more specifically olefin metathesis polymerization. The invention provides regioregular alternating polymers and methods of synthesizing such polymers. |
| US08795644B2 |
Compositions containing a phospholipid, a nonionic surfactant, and a phosphate ester for lifting color and/or imparting shine onto keratinous substrates
The present invention is drawn to a composition and method for lifting color and/or imparting shine onto keratinous substrates, the composition containing: (a) at least one phospholipid; (b) at least one nonionic surfactant; (c) at least one phosphate ester chosen from alkoxylated alkyl phosphate esters and alkyl phosphate esters; and (d) at least one oxidizing agent. The compositions of the present invention may optionally contain at least one thickening agent, at least one alkaline agent, at least one fatty substance other than a fatty acid, and at least one salt. |
| US08795643B1 |
Method of preparing a hair treatment formulation comprising nanoparticles in solution and method of hair treatment utilizing a treatment formulation comprising nanoparticles in solution
A hair treatment formulation comprises a plurality of composite nanoparticles in solution. The composite nanoparticles are specifically prepared having an inner core, comprising at least one protein, an intermediate starch-thiolate layer, and an outer layer comprising chitosan or modified chitosan. At least one treatment component is embedded in at least one of the inner core, intermediate layer, or outer layer. A method of preparing a hair treatment formulation comprising composite nanoparticles is disclosed along with a method of use of a hair treatment formulation comprising a plurality of composite nanoparticles. |
| US08795636B2 |
Tooth whitener and maintenance with bleach bumpers
A tooth whitening and maintenance system and method and a system and method for protecting the gums. |
| US08795632B2 |
Disease animal model for chronic pain
A disease animal model, characterized in that a chronic pain is induced by applying a treatment for reducing the biogenic amine level to a mammal, and a method for screening for a therapeutic agent for a chronic pain, characterized in that a test substance is administered to said disease animal model. |
| US08795631B2 |
Radiofluorination
The present invention relates to 18F radio-chemistry and in particular to a method for synthesising radiofluorinated amides and amines. The method of the invention has particular application in the radiosynthesis of a variety of 18F-labelled positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. |
| US08795628B2 |
Molecular imaging of living subjects using Raman spectroscopy and labeled Raman nanoparticles
Methods of imaging a living host using Raman nanoparticles; methods of generating a true image of a living host having been administered Raman nanoparticles; methods of multiplex imaging of a living host using a plurality of Raman nanoparticles; methods of generating multimodality images by combining Raman images with other functional/anatomical images; labeled Raman nanoparticles; and the like, are provided. |
| US08795621B2 |
Catalytic reduction of NOx with high activity catalysts with acetaldehyde reductant
Methods and systems are provided for selective catalytic reduction of NOx with a low molecular low molecular weight aldehyde, e.g., acetaldehyde, as a reductant using a catalyst system including two catalysts. An exhaust stream containing an amount of NO from a combustion operation is provided. A portion of the exhaust stream is introduced to a first catalyst to convert the NO to NO2. The exhaust stream from the first catalyst with NO2 and a reductant stream containing a low molecular weight aldehyde, e.g., acetaldehyde, are introduced to the second catalyst to convert the NO2 to N2. The first catalyst can be bulk Co3O4, Ru or Pt loaded on alumina; the second catalyst can be various zeolites, or zeolites loaded with potassium. |
| US08795620B2 |
Systems and methods for recovering nitric acid from pickling solutions
An embodiment of a method for recovering nitric acid from acid pickling solution includes introducing a treating material comprising at least one chemical into a pickling solution comprising free nitric acid. The treating material reacts with at least a portion of the free nitric acid in the pickling solution and produces NOx. A gas stream comprising at least a portion of the NOx is contacted with ozone, thereby forming oxidation products including nitrogen sesquioxide and nitrogen pentoxide. At least a portion of the nitrogen sesquioxide and nitrogen pentoxide is contacted with water, thereby forming nitric acid, and at least a portion of the nitric acid is collected. |
| US08795615B2 |
Boundary layer carbonation of trona
A boundary layer carbonation process for producing sodium bicarbonate crystals having specific surface area in the range 0.4 m2/g to 2.5 m2/g from Trona, wherein in one embodiment the process comprises the steps of: providing Trona particles having a particle size range of −4 +120 mesh; pre-wetting the Trona particles with water to provide a plurality of pre-wetted Trona particles each having a liquid water solution boundary layer deposited thereon; and carbonating the pre-wetted Trona particles across the water boundary layer to provide a product comprising sodium bicarbonate crystals. |
| US08795613B2 |
Method for reducing the aluminum content of neopentasilane
The aluminum content of neopentasilane is reduced by treatment with organic compounds D which contain N, O, and/or S atoms and which have free electron pairs on these atoms. |
| US08795606B2 |
Integrated pipette tip devices
Disclosed herein are fluid handling devices that include integrated card and pipette tip devices, for use with multichannel liquid dispensing devices. |
| US08795600B2 |
UV disinfection system
A UV Disinfection System is provided comprising a wastewater treatment device in combination with a UV treatment device. Multiple embodiments provide that the UV treatment device is contained substantially within the wastewater treatment device. Embodiments include those wherein the UV treatment device is substantially vertically oriented and extends downward from an outlet shared by the wastewater treatment device and the UV treatment device, thereby requiring all flow exiting the wastewater treatment device to pass through the UV treatment device. |
| US08795592B2 |
Sample thermal cycling
A sample processing apparatus includes a sample carrier receiving region configured to receive sample carrier carrying one or more samples for processing by the sample processing apparatus, and a thermal control system that controls a thermal cycling of the one or more samples for processing by the sample processing apparatus by selectively varying a pressure over a fluid in substantial thermal communication with the sample carrier, thereby varying a boiling point temperature of the fluid. |
| US08795588B2 |
Systems and methods for removal of contaminants from fluid streams
A contaminant removal system is disclosed for selectively removing contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a catalytic reactor of the type that is susceptible to deactivating agents, and is configured to remove contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a first adsorbent device positioned upstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor, that is configured to chemically bind with and remove the deactivating agents from the fluid stream. The contaminant removal system can have a second adsorbent device positioned downstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor. The second adsorbent device is configured to remove undesirable byproducts that may be generated when the catalytic reactor removes contaminants from the fluid stream. |
| US08795587B2 |
‘Kazakhstanskiy’ alloy for steel deoxidation and alloying
Ferrous metallurgy for producing an alloy for reducing, doping and modifying steel is disclosed. The quality of the steel treated with the inventive alloy is improved owing to the deep reduction and modification of non-metallic impurities and the simultaneous microalloying of steel with barium, titanium and vanadium. Barium, titanium and vanadium are added into the inventive alloy, which contains aluminum, silicon, calcium, carbon and iron, with the following component ratio, in mass %: 45.0-63.0 silicon, 10.0-25.0 aluminum, 1.0-10.0 calcium, 1.0-10.0 barium, 0.3-5.0 vanadium, 1.0-10.0 titanium, 0.1-1.0 carbon, the rest being iron. |
| US08795583B2 |
Nozzle tube changer having a dummy plate for a casting device for producing metallurgic products
The pouring spout changer according to the invention is characterized in that it is provided with a dummy plate (14) for closing the casting channel of the casting device in an emergency. The dummy plate (14) can be brought into the closed position by the same actuation member (11) by means of which a worn pouring spout (21) is replaced by a new pouring spout (22) during normal operation. The changing device can also be used as a casting nozzle changer, preferably with a nozzle gripper for removing the worn casting nozzles. |
| US08795580B2 |
Methods of manufacturing tamper-resistant and tamper evident containers
A tamper-resistant container with tamper-evident features which includes a cover portion defining a peripheral flange, a base portion defining an upper peripheral edge, and a hinge joining the cover portion with the base portion. The upper peripheral edge includes an upwardly projecting bead extending substantially about the perimeter of the base portion that is configured to render the peripheral flange of the cover portion relatively inaccessible when the container is closed. The hinge includes a frangible portion for facilitating the removal of the cover portion from the base portion to open the container. |
| US08795578B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming fibre reinforced composite structures
A method and apparatus for forming a fiber reinforced composite structure comprising at least two components, a hard base tool presenting a first tool face, a second tooling element presenting a second tool face to locate the second component against the first component. Components are of a dry fibrous form and are to be injected with a liquid resin. A flexible bagging blanket forms with the tools a sealed enclosure into which the resin is injected to form the structure by resin transfer infusion. To maintain the relative dispositions of the components without the need for elaborate mandrel plates, control rods are inserted at least partially through the two components to act as fasteners and to maintain the relative disposition of the components during resin injection. After injection the assembly is cured and the control rods may remain in situ or be removed from the structure. |
| US08795575B2 |
Method for producing plastic containers and/or plastic preforms
A method for producing plastic containers and/or plastic preforms by means of an injection molding machine, including providing plastic recyclate and new plastic material, heating the plastic recyclate, and heating the new plastic material using at least a part of the heat contained in the heated plastic recyclate. |
| US08795573B2 |
Polyurethane/polyisoprene blend catheter
A medical article, such as a catheter, is formed from a blend of polyurethane and synthetic polyisoprene (SPIR). The blended medical article is preferably selected and prepared to be relatively rigid at room temperature and relatively flexible at body temperature. An intermittent catheter made from the blend provides a degree of stiffness for its insertion into the patient at room temperature. The catheter becomes softer, and therefore more comfortable, at warmer temperatures (e.g., body temperature) which reduce discomfort after insertion. Optionally, the catheter or a portion thereof can have a hydrophilic coating as to avoid the need for external lubricants. Advantageously, the blended catheter can meet the stiffness, tensile strength, and coefficient of friction requirements of intermittent catheterization applications while avoiding the risk of toxic or allergic reactions in sensitive users. |
| US08795568B2 |
Method of making a box spacer with sidewalls
The technology disclosed herein generally relates to methods of making a spacer. At least a portion of a first elongate strip and a portion of a second elongate strip are arranged to define a space there between. A first sidewall is extruded through a first extrusion nozzle in the space. The first sidewall is adhered to the first elongate strip and the second elongate strip and the first extrusion nozzle is moved relative to the first and second elongate strips while extruding the first sidewall. |
| US08795565B2 |
Biaxially oriented microporous membrane
A microporous membrane is made by a dry-stretch process and has substantially round shaped pores and a ratio of machine direction tensile strength to transverse direction tensile strength in the range of 0.5 to 5.0. The method of making the foregoing microporous membrane includes the steps of: extruding a polymer into a nonporous precursor, and biaxially stretching the nonporous precursor, the biaxial stretching including a machine direction stretching and a transverse direction stretching, the transverse direction including a simultaneous controlled machine direction relax. |
| US08795557B2 |
Flame resistant polyphthalamide/poly(arylene ether) composition
Disclosed herein is a flame resistant composition comprising a compatibilized blend of a polyphthalamide and a poly(arylene ether); and a phosphinate, wherein the composition is substantially free of linear aliphatic polyamides. |
| US08795556B2 |
Self-aligned permanent on-chip interconnect structure formed by pitch splitting
A hybrid photo-patternable dielectric material is provided that has dual-tone properties with a parabola like dissolution response to radiation. In one embodiment, the hybrid photo-patternable dielectric material includes a composition of at least one positive-tone component including a positive-tone polymer, positive-tone copolymer, or blends of positive-tone polymers and/or positive-tone copolymers having one or more acid sensitive positive-tone functional groups; at least one negative-tone component including a negative-tone polymer, negative-tone copolymer, or blends of negative-tone polymers and/or negative-tone copolymers having one or more acid sensitive negative-tone functional groups; at least one photoacid generator; and at least one solvent that is compatible with the positive-tone and negative-tone components. |
| US08795549B2 |
Printable medium for etching oxidic, transparent and conductive layers
The present invention relates to novel printable etching media having improved properties for use in the process for the production of solar cells. These are corresponding particle-containing compositions by means of which extremely fine lines and structures can be etched very selectively without damaging or attacking adjacent areas. |
| US08795547B2 |
Refrigeration oil from gas-to-liquid-derived and bio-derived triesters
The present invention is directed to a refrigerator oil composition comprising (a) a triester species having the following structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or independently selected from hydrocarbon groups having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms and wherein “n” is an integer from 2 to 20; and (b) a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant is a halohydrocarbon. |
| US08795546B2 |
Magnetic ceramic and process for production thereof
This invention relates to a magnetic ceramic material comprising, as main components, (a) at least one magnetic iron oxide selected from the group consisting of Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3, and (b) an amorphous phase, and a process for producing a magnetic ceramic material, comprising (1) heating a microorganism-derived iron oxide ceramic material containing an iron atom, and (2) reducing the iron oxide ceramic material obtained in Step (1) by heating in the presence of hydrogen gas. |
| US08795543B2 |
Sizing additives for drycleaning processes
A fabric treatment composition including a sizing agent and a silicone solvent is provided. The sizing agent is a hydrogenated rosin ester. The silicone solvent is a volatile silicone solvent. Optionally, co-solvents and dispersing agents may be included. A method of treating a fabric article and the treated fabric article are provided. |
| US08795542B2 |
Removal of silicon nitrides during manufacturing of semiconductor devices
A method to remove excess material during the manufacturing of semiconductor devices includes providing a semiconductor wafer comprising silicon nitride deposited thereon and applying a chemical solution to the semiconductor wafer, wherein the chemical solution comprises a combination of sulfuric acid and deionized water. |
| US08795540B2 |
Selective bias compensation for patterning steps in CMOS processes
A method includes forming a photo resist pattern, and performing a light-exposure on a first portion of the photo resist pattern, wherein a second portion of the photo resist pattern is not exposed to light. A photo-acid reactive material is coated on the first portion and the second portion of the photo resist pattern. The photo-acid reactive material reacts with the photo resist pattern to form a film. Portions of the photo-acid reactive material that do not react with the photo resist pattern are then removed, and the film is left on the photo resist pattern. |
| US08795539B2 |
Block copolymer and method of forming patterns by using the same
A method of forming patterns includes forming a layer composed of a ketene based random copolymer on a substrate, forming a block copolymer on the ketene based random copolymer layer and patterning the ketene based random copolymer layer by removing a part of the block copolymer and a portion of the ketene based random copolymer layer. |
| US08795536B2 |
Process for degrading organic substances in an aqueous composition
Process for degrading organic substances in an aqueous composition comprising a step (a) wherein, in a liquid reaction medium, said aqueous composition is reacted with at least one composition comprising hydroxide ions (OH−) and hypochlorite in a molar ratio between hydroxide and hypochlorite higher than or equal to 0.001 and lower than 1.5, in order to oxidize said organic substances. |
| US08795528B2 |
Strainer assembly
A strainer system comprises a strainer housing having an inlet for raw fluid and an outlet for strained fluid; a generally cylindrical strainer basket having a strainer screen and disposed within the housing, the external surface of the strainer screen being in flow communication with the raw fluid inlet and the internal surface of the strainer screen being in flow communication with the strained fluid outlet; a backwash collector assembly comprising a backwash conduit having an opening disposed adjacent the outer surface of the strainer screen, the backwash conduit and the strainer basket being moveable relative to each other, so as to allow the opening to pass across the external surface of the strainer screen. A method of straining a fluid, in particular a liquid, is also provided. Finally, a valve assembly for use in the selective opening and closing of a plurality of backwash conduits is disclosed. |
| US08795524B2 |
Fluid treatment arrangements and methods for operating fluid treatment arrangements
Fluid treatment arrangements and methods for operating fluid treatment arrangements may include fluid treatment assemblies and manifold assemblies that direct fluids to and/or from the fluid treatment assemblies. |
| US08795520B2 |
Oil spill recovery vessel
An oil spill recovery vessel (10) is provided that comprises a catamaran bow section (12) with twin hulls between which an oil skimmer unit (11) is arranged for displacement between a lowered, operating, position in oil-polluted water and a raised, non-operational, position clear of the water. Aft of the catamaran bow section (12) is a trimaran main section (13) made up of a central hull interposed between two outer hulls formed by aft continuations of the twin hulls of the catamaran bow section (12); the three hulls of the trimaran main section have conjoined upper portions. A propulsion unit (53) is operative to move the vessel (10) forward at slow speed for skimming operations, and, with the skimmer unit (11) in its raised position, at a fast speed in which the vessel planes on its trimaran main section (13). |
| US08795519B2 |
Electromagnetic boom and environmental cleanup application for use in conjunction with magnetizable oil
A method and system for efficient oil spill cleanup are disclosed. Inserting magnetic filings in the oil magnetizes the spilled oil. An electromagnetic boom associated with an oil spill cleanup apparatus are used to create a magnetic field proximate to the electromagnetic boom. The magnetic field draws the magnetized oil toward the boom. The magnetic field is periodically switched on and off to create a pumping effect and draws the magnetized oil to a collection apparatus. The electromagnetic boom is directed through the effected environment using a thruster on the distal end of the boom. |
| US08795514B2 |
Regenerated hydrotreatment catalyst
The present invention relates to a regenerated hydrotreatment catalyst regenerated from a hydrotreatment catalyst for treating a petroleum fraction, the hydrotreatment catalyst being prepared by supporting molybdenum and at least one species selected from metals of Groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table on an inorganic carrier containing an aluminum oxide, wherein a residual carbon content is in the range of 0.15 mass % to 3.0 mass %, a peak intensity of a molybdenum composite metal oxide with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.60 to 1.10 in an X-Ray diffraction spectrum, and a peak intensity of a Mo—S bond derived from a residual sulfur peak with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum of an X-ray absorption fine structure analysis. |
| US08795509B2 |
Process for producing pure ammonium perrhenate
A process for preparing a pure ammonium perrhenate includes producing a first aqueous suspension containing an ammonium perrhenate. A stoichiometric amount of a nitric acid is added to the first aqueous suspension so as to produce a second suspension. The second suspension is introduced into a cathode space of an electrolysis cell. The electrolysis cell is divided by a cation-exchange membrane into the cathode space and an anode space. The nitric acid is cathodically reduced to a nitrous acid in the cathode space by applying an electric potential. The nitrous acid is reacted with ammonium ions of the ammonium perrhenate so as to form an aqueous perrhenic acid. Potassium ions are removed from the aqueous perrhenic acid. At least a stoichiometric amount of ammonia is added to the aqueous perrhenic acid so as to produce the pure ammonium perrhenate. |
| US08795507B2 |
Apparatus and method for improving magneto-hydrodynamics stability and reducing energy consumption for aluminum reduction cells
An apparatus and method for smelting has a smelting pot for containing electrolyte, alumina and a layer of liquid aluminum. A wall in the form of one or more TiB2 or alumina plates extends from the bottom of the pot to a height exceeding the height of the liquid aluminum layer formed in the bottom of the smelting pot during smelting. The wall partitions the bottom of the pot and impedes movement of the aluminum under the influence of MHD forces, diminishing the maximum crest height of waves in the aluminum and allowing a reduction in the ACD to reduce electrical resistance and power consumption. The wall may equal or exceed the height of the anode and may, when conductive, act as a cathode, drawing a horizontal current. The wall may be composed of alumina, e.g., in the form of blocks, undergoing electrolytic reduction and being replaced periodically. |
| US08795506B2 |
Primary production of elements
Electrowinning methods and apparatus are suitable for producing elemental deposits of high quality, purity, and volume. Respective cathodes are used during electrowinning for bearing the elemental product, segregating impurities, dissolving morphologically undesirable material, and augmenting productivity. Silicon suitable for use in photovoltaic devices may be electrodeposited in solid form from silicon dioxide dissolved in a molten salt. |
| US08795505B2 |
Copper electroplating method
A copper electroplating method including dipping a substrate in a copper electroplating solution, the substrate including a seed layer; and forming a copper electroplating layer on the seed layer, wherein the copper electroplating solution includes water, a copper supply source, an electrolytic material, and a first additive, the first additive includes a compound represented by Formula 1, below: |
| US08795503B2 |
Device and method to conduct an electrochemical reaction on a surface of a semi-conductor substrate
The invention concerns a device to conduct an electrochemical reaction on the surface of a semiconductor substrate (S), characterized in that the device comprises: a container (10) intended to contain an electrolyte (E), a support (20) arranged in the container, said support being adapted for attachment of the semiconductor substrate (S) on said support (20), a counter-electrode (30) arranged in the container (10), illumination means (50) comprising a source (51) emitting light rays and means (52) to homogenize the light rays on all of said surface of the semiconductor substrate (S), so as to activate the surface of the semiconductor substrate (S), and an electric supply (40) comprising connection means for connection to the semiconductor substrate and to the counter-electrode in order to polarize said surface of said semiconductor substrate (S) at an electric potential permitting the electrochemical reaction. The invention also concerns the method to conduct an electrochemical reaction on a surface of a corresponding semiconductor substrate. |
| US08795500B2 |
Apparatus and microchip for sorting micro particles
In one example embodiment, a micro-particle sorting apparatus includes: (a) a microchip in which a flow path through which liquid containing a micro particle flows and an orifice through which the liquid flowing through the flow path is discharged into a space outside the chip; (b) an oscillating element for transforming the liquid into a liquid drop and discharging the liquid drop at the orifice; (c) a charge means for adding an electric charge to the discharged liquid drop; (d) an optical detection means that detects an optical property of the micro particle flowing through the flow path, upstream of a liquid-delivering direction with respect to the orifice; (e) paired electrodes opposed to each other while sandwiching the moving liquid drop along a movement direction of the liquid drop discharged into the space outside the chip; and (f) two containers that collect the liquid drop passing between the paired electrodes. |
| US08795497B2 |
Cell sorter and cell sorting method
Disclosed herein is a cell sorter including a measuring electrode, working electrode, detection electrode, and output section. The measuring electrode forms a measuring electric field in a flow path to measure a complex dielectric constant of each cells flowing through the flow path. The working electrode forms, in the flow path, a working electric field to sort the cells by imparting a dielectrophoretic force to the cells and using the flow path. The detection electrode detects the presence of the cell in the fluid flowing through the flow path. The output section acquires a sorting signal based on information about the measured complex dielectric constant and a detection signal indicating the detection of the cell by the detection electrode. The output section outputs a working signal adapted to form the working electric field to the working electrode when the detection signal is acquired if the sorting signal is acquired. |
| US08795493B2 |
Flow control systems
A flow controller which uses a combination of hydrostatic pressure and electroosmotic flow to control the flow of a fluid. A driving fluid (1204) whose flow rate is dependent on both hydrostatic pressures and electroosmotic flow can be used (a) directly as a working fluid in an operable device, for example a chromatograph, or (b) to displace a working fluid (1203) from a storage container (625) into an operable device (1301), or both (a) and (b). The driving fluid (1204) can be composed of one or more fluids. Part or all the driving fluid (1204) is passed through an electroosmotic device (100) so as to increase or decrease the flow rate induced by hydrostatic pressure. |
| US08795491B2 |
Method of processing sensor element and sensor element
A method of processing a sensor element includes the steps of: (a) preparing a gas atmosphere containing hydrocarbon, having an air-fuel ratio of 0.80 to 0.9999, and having a small amount of oxidizing gas added thereto; and (b) subjecting a sensor element to a heat treatment in the gas atmosphere at a temperature of 500° C. or higher for 15 minutes or longer. The sensor element includes an electrochemical pumping cell constituted of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte and an electrode having a NOx reduction ability. A NOx gas in a measurement gas is reduced or decomposed in the electrode. A NOx concentration in the measurement gas is obtained based on a current which flows in the electrochemical pumping cell at a time of the reduction or decomposition. |
| US08795490B2 |
Redox polymers
Novel transition metal complexes of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, and vanadium are described. The transition metal complexes can be used as redox mediators in enzyme based electrochemical sensors. In such instances, transition metal complexes accept electrons from, or transfer electrons to, enzymes at a high rate and also exchange electrons rapidly with the sensor. The transition metal complexes include at least one substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand and may further include a second substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand or a substituted or unsubstituted bipyridine or pyridylimidazole ligand. Transition metal complexes attached to polymeric backbones are also described. |
| US08795484B2 |
Printed gas sensor
A printed gas sensor is disclosed. The sensor may include a porous substrate, an electrode layer, a liquid or gel electrolyte layer, and an encapsulation layer. The electrode layer comprises two or more electrodes that are formed on one side of the porous substrate. The liquid or gel electrolyte layer is in electrolytic contact with the two or more electrodes. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the electrode layer and electrolyte layer thereby forming an integrated structure with the porous substrate. |
| US08795481B2 |
Optimization of power system including electrolyzer
A power generation system including an electrolyzer may be optimized taking non-linear operational constraints into account with lower processing requirements than current solutions in real time. A pre-processing module assesses non-linear operational constraints in a low-overhead manner and passes results to an optimization module. The optimization module determines an operating power value constrained in accordance with results from the pre-processing module. A post-processing module uses results from the pre-processing and optimization modules to assemble instructions to control the electrolyzer. As a result, optimization may be performed in real time. |
| US08795480B2 |
Control of electrolyte hydrodynamics for efficient mass transfer during electroplating
Described are apparatus and methods for electroplating one or more metals onto a substrate. Embodiments include electroplating apparatus configured for, and methods including, efficient mass transfer during plating so that highly uniform plating layers are obtained. In specific embodiments, the mass transfer is achieved using a combination of impinging flow and shear flow at the wafer surface. |
| US08795479B2 |
Wafer clamp assembly for holding a wafer during a deposition process
A wafer clamp assembly for holding a wafer during a deposition process comprises an outer annular member defining a central recess that has a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the wafer. A plurality of finger members are carried by the outer annular member and extend radially inwardly from the outer annular member into the central recess, wherein each of the finger members has a free end for contacting the wafer during the deposition process. |
| US08795478B2 |
Method for manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording medium
Embodiments of the invention provide a manufacturing method which permits a high quality perpendicular magnetic recording medium to be manufactured with a high yield by preventing abnormal discharge which sputters particles from the target. In one embodiment, while the perpendicular magnetic recording medium is formed, DC pulses are applied to the target. During the reversal period (Reversal Time) between sputtering periods, a voltage of the opposite polarity is applied. During the sputtering period, a negative voltage is applied which biases the target surface to a negative potential, causing Ar+ to collide with and sputter CoCrPt and SiO2 for deposition on the intermediate layer. The top surface of the insulation material (SiO2) on the target is charged by Ar+ to have a voltage larger than the target voltage. However, arcing can be prevented since the charge on the surface of the insulation material is neutralized due to a positive voltage applied to the target during the non-sputtering period. |
| US08795477B2 |
Methods of making, and, analyte sensor
The subject invention provides conductive stripes, suitable for use as electrodes, and methods of making conductive stripes. |
| US08795474B2 |
Pulp moulded plate and preparation apparatus thereof
An apparatus for the preparation of pulp molded plate includes a press and a three-piece mold including an upper die (1), a surrounding frame (2) and a lower die (3), wherein one of the dies is a moving die and the other is a fixed die, and lower die is always within the press, and moves in relation to the upper and lower dies. The apparatus also includes a rigid matrix and a flexible punch with a retractable die bar, which are installed respectively on the upper die and lower die, so as to prepare a heterotypic pulp-molded plate with a convex part. Also disclosed is a pulp molded plate prepared by this preparation apparatus. |
| US08795473B2 |
Tube bank apparatus for distributing stock
A tube bank apparatus is disclosed for distributing stock in a headbox of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube having a first and a second portion for the flow therethrough of the stock. The first portion defines a bore for the flow therethrough of the stock, the bore having an upstream and a downstream end. The second portion defines a passage for the flow therethrough of the stock, the passage having an upstream and a downstream extremity. The upstream extremity of the passage cooperates with the downstream end of the bore so that the stock flows from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bore and then through the upstream extremity and then the downstream extremity of the passage. A first, second and third edge define at least a part of the downstream extremity of the passage, the second edge extending between the first edge and the third edge such that a sum of a first angle defined between the first edge and the second edge and a second angle defined between the second edge and third edge is less than 180 degrees. |
| US08795466B2 |
System and method for processing substrates with detachable mask
Apparatus and methods are provided that enable processing of patterned layers on substrates using a detachable mask. Unlike prior art where the mask is formed directly over the substrate, according to aspects of the invention the mask is made independently of the substrate. During use, the mask is positioned in close proximity or in contact with the substrate so as to expose only portions of the substrate to processing, e.g., sputtering or etch. Once the processing is completed, the mask is moved away from the substrate and may be used for another substrate. The substrate may be cycled for a given number of substrates and then be removed for cleaning or disposal. |
| US08795465B2 |
Method of making a sandwich-type composite panel having a living hinge and panel obtained by performing the method
A method of making a sandwich-type composite panel having a living hinge from a stack of material is provided. The stack includes first and second reinforced thermoplastic skins heated to a softening temperature and a thermoplastic cellular core disposed between the skins. The first skin is stretchable when heated to the softening temperature. A pressure is applied to the stack after the step of heating to form the composite panel. A portion of the composite panel is crushed at a predetermined location simultaneously with the step of applying to locally compact and separate the cellular core at the predetermined location to form two side portions of the panel and a crushed portion of the panel between the two side portions. The first skin stretches during the step of crushing while remaining intact between the two side portions. The skins bond together at the predetermined location to form the living hinge. |
| US08795462B2 |
Transparent conductive coating with filler material
An article is disclosed comprising a network-like pattern of conductive traces formed of at least partially-joined nanoparticles that define randomly-shaped cells that are generally transparent to light and contain a transparent filler material. In a preferred embodiment, the filler material is conductive such as a metal oxide or a conductive polymer. In another preferred embodiment, the filler material is an adhesive that is can be used to transfer the network from one substrate to another. A preferred method of forming the article is also disclosed wherein an emulsion containing the nanoparticles in the solvent phase and the filler material in the water phase is coated onto a substrate. The emulsion is dried and the nanoparticles self-assemble to form the traces and the filler material is deposited in the cells. An electroluminescent device is also disclosed wherein the article of the invention forms a transparent electrode in the device. |
| US08795457B2 |
Fabrication process for thermoplastic composite parts
A fabrication method of forming a thermoplastic composite laminate material with tailored and varying thickness in a continuous process. This process utilizes automated equipment or hand lay-up to collate parts or components into a multi-layer stack. Each stack contains all plies, including ply build-up areas, tacked in the proper location to maintain orientation and location. The consolidation tooling contains all necessary part features and is coordinated to the customized multiple ply stacks to form a single integrated thermoplastic composite laminate potentially having areas of differing thickness from these multiple ply stacks. |
| US08795447B2 |
Metallurgically bonded stainless steel
A steel wire having a stainless steel exterior; the steel wire includes a core region that comprises at least 55 wt. % iron which is metallurgically bonded to a stainless steel coating that consists of a stainless steel region and a bonding region. The stainless steel region can have a thickness of about 1 μm to about 250 μm, and a stainless steel composition that is approximately consistent across the thickness of the stainless steel region. The stainless steel composition includes an admixture of iron and about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % chromium. The bonding region is positioned between the stainless steel region and the core region, has a thickness that is greater than 1 μm and less than the thickness of the stainless steel region, and has a bonding composition. The bonding composition includes an admixture of iron and chromium, with a chromium concentration proximal to the stainless steel region that is approximately equal to the chromium concentration of the stainless steel region and has a chromium concentration proximal to the core region that has less than about 5 wt. % chromium. |
| US08795443B2 |
Lacquered baked steel sheet for can
A steel sheet undergone precipitation strengthening and refinement in crystal grain size by containing at least one element of 0.005% to 0.05% of Nb, 0.005% to 0.05% of Ti, and 0.0005% to 0.005% of B as a chemical composition is produced through continuous annealing. A steel containing at least one element of Nb, Ti, and B is hot rolled, cooled at a cooling rate of 40° C./s or less, and coiled at 550° C. or higher to facilitate precipitation of cementite after recrystallization annealing. As a result, a steel sheet for a can having a tensile strength of 450 to 550 MPa, a total elongation of 20% or more, and a yield elongation of 5% or less is produced. |
| US08795441B2 |
Reworking of surface oxidized and nitrided components
The present invention relates to a method of reworking a composition comprising a substrate and an oxidation and/or nitridation layer on the surface of the substrate by treating the composition under reduced pressure or in an inert gas environment at an elevated temperature until the oxidation and/or nitridation layer is substantially removed from the surface. In this way, manufacturing efficiencies and yields are improved as material that would otherwise have been scrapped is now used. |
| US08795431B2 |
Method for producing gallium nitride layer and seed crystal substrate used in same
A gallium nitride layer is produced using a seed crystal substrate by flux method. The seed crystal substrate 8A includes a supporting body 1, a plurality of seed crystal layers 4A each comprising gallium nitride single crystal and separated from one another, a low temperature buffer layer 2 provided between the seed crystal layers 4A and the supporting body and made of a nitride of a group III metal element, and an exposed layer 3 exposed to spaces between the adjacent seed crystal layers 4A and made of aluminum nitride single crystal or aluminum gallium nitride single crystal. The gallium nitride layer is grown on the seed crystal layers by flux method. |
| US08795428B1 |
Aerated inorganic polymer compositions and methods of making same
Inorganic polymer compositions and methods for their preparation are described herein. The compositions include the reaction product of a reactive powder, an activator, and optionally a retardant in the presence of water and an aerating agent. The reactive powder includes 85% or greater fly ash. The aerating agent can be a blowing agent, a foaming agent, or a mixture of these. Also described herein are building materials including the compositions. |
| US08795422B2 |
Naphthalocyanine dye and ink containing the same
The present disclosure includes naphthalocyanine dyes or fused naphthalocyanine dyes represented by one of the general structures I to XV; inkjet ink formulations including the naphthalocyanine dyes; and a detection system (300) including the dyes. |
| US08795421B2 |
W/O emulsion ink for inkjet
A water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion ink having an ejection performance suitable for inkjet printing and superior storage stability at high temperature includes as emulsifiers, a polyglyceryl fatty acid ester (A) having a fatty acid moiety is isostearic acid or oleic acid with an HLB value of 7-14 and a glycerol polymerization degree of not less than 4, at least one nonionic surfactant (B) selected from (B-a) an esterification product of an organic compound with 3-5 hydroxyl groups and a fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms, (B-b) an alkyl glyceryl ether, (B-c) a diterpene alcohol and (B-d) a sucrose fatty acid ester having an HLB value of not more than 13. |
| US08795420B1 |
Apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases
An apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatus can include a housing that has at least one removable portion. The apparatus can also include a reaction chamber formed within the housing. A cartridge can be disposed in the reaction chamber. The cartridge can be connected to the removable portion of the housing. |
| US08795416B2 |
Segregated in-situ forced oxidation wet flue gas desulfurization for oxygen-fired fossil fuel combustion
An in-situ forced oxidation wet flue gas desulfurization apparatus, method and arrangement for utilization with oxy-fuel combustion power plants. The apparatus is a tower-like structure having a flue gas scrubbing zone and a reaction zone located subjacent to the gas scrubbing zone. A sulfur oxide absorbing liquid slurry is supplied to the gas scrubbing zone to react with and scrub the sulfur oxides from the flue gas. The partially reacted liquid slurry reagent and the scrubbed products drain into the reaction zone, rising to a set level. Oxidation air is introduced into the liquid slurry in the reaction zone to force the in-situ oxidation of sulfur compounds collected in the reaction zone. A wall separates and communicates the gas scrubbing zone and the reaction zone, the wall prevents the oxidation air from entering the gas scrubbing zone and extends into the liquid slurry below a nominal depth required to establish and maintain a liquid slurry seal thereby substantially precluding the leakage of flue gas into the reaction zone while allowing the partially reacted liquid slurry reagent and scrubbed products to drain into the reaction zone. |
| US08795414B2 |
System and method for delivery of solids in a carrier gas to a gas stream
A process and system for feeding solids and carrier gases through the wall of a duct or chamber through which a gas stream flows to the flowing gas stream from a feed source exterior of the duct or chamber. |
| US08795410B2 |
Monolith adsorbent and method and apparatus for adsorbing samples with the same
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a monolith adsorbent which can adsorb a target sample easily in a short time or regardless of whether the amount of the sample is small or large and extract the sample with a small amount of solvent, and easily secure the sample necessary for analysis, and a method and an apparatus for adsorption and retention using the same. The present invention is a monolith adsorbent formed by allowing a monolith structure body to contain an adsorbing material such as activated carbon or graphite, exposing the adsorbing material on the surface of the structure body and further surface-treating the surface of the monolith structure body with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic compound or a resin. |
| US08795409B2 |
Air separation plant control
A method of controlling an air separation plant and a control system to optimize production of an argon product produced by the plant. A computer program is continually executed that has models of each column of the plant, a condenser reboiler and an argon reflux condenser. The models contain stage models of each stage of separation within each of the columns that when assembled are able to calculate current values of controlled variables in response to input variables applied to the models. The controlled variables serve as an input to a controller that controls manipulated variables comprising flow rates of an air feed stream to the air separation plant, a product oxygen stream removed from the lower pressure column and the crude argon feed stream such that the controlled variables are within a targeted range selected to optimize the production of the argon product. |
| US08795406B2 |
Cross-linked polyols for controlled release fertilizers
A controlled release fertilizer material comprising a particulate plant nutrient surrounded by a coating including a mixture of a cross-linked polyol and an isocyanate, and optionally a wax, is described. In some embodiments, the cross-linked polyol can be cross-linked with sulfur, oxygen, and/or a peroxide cross-linking moiety. In one embodiment the cross-linked polyol is castor oil cross-linked with sulfur. |
| US08795403B2 |
Filter cloth for dust collector
The present invention provides a filter cloth for a dust collector which shows low pressure loss, no clogging, superior dust shaking-off performance, and durability for continuous use without impairing collection performance, even under such dust collection conditions as high speed filtration and high dust concentration. The filter cloth for a dust collector relevant to the present invention is a filter cloth which is made by laminating and integrating a filtration layer of a nonwoven fabric layer consisting of a thermoplastic fiber and a support layer consisting of a woven fabric layer, characterized in that at least filtration surface layer of said laminated and integrated filter cloth has a concave-convex shape having a height from hill part to trough part of 1.6 to 20.0 mm. |
| US08795399B2 |
Pretreatment of biomass feed for gasification
A process for pretreating a biomass feedstock for gasification for the production of syngas. The biomass feed, which is preferably a lignocellulosic material, is subjected to torrefaction that increases its energy density, friability, and results in higher efficiency gasification of the torrefied biomass. |
| US08795397B2 |
Reforming device with series-connected gas-liquid multiphase and dry-out heat exchangers
A reforming apparatus for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas includes a reformer for generating the reformed gas from the raw fuel, and a steam supply means for supplying the steam to the reformer. The steam supply means has a dry-out heat exchanger that dries out the water by conducting heat exchange with the reformed gas generated when the raw fuel is combusted. The cross-sectional area of passage in the dry-out heat exchanger is larger than that of a pipe connected upstream of the dry-out heat exchanger. |
| US08795395B2 |
Structurally modified lignite with or without extraction of functionally enhanced organic molecules
A structurally modified lignite composition with or without having functionally enhanced organic molecules extracted there-from, said functionally enhanced organic molecules having enhanced or reduced number of one or more of functional groups selected from a group comprising of carbonyl, carboxyl, amidic, ester, phenolic, alcoholic, ketone and aldehyde groups and having molecular weight selected from a group comprising of (i) below 500, (ii) between 500 and 1000, (iii) between 1000 and 5000, (iv) equal to or greater than 5000 and (v) a combination of utmost of any of the three of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) thereof. |
| US08795394B2 |
Gas oil composition
The present invention provides a gas oil composition for winter use, which can achieve environment load reduction, excellent low-temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together. The gas oil composition comprises on the basis of the total mass thereof, an FT synthetic base oil and/or a hydrotreated animal or vegetable oil with specific characteristics in an amount of 70 percent by volume or more and 98 percent by volume or less, a petroleum base oil with specific characteristics in an amount of 2 percent by volume or more and 30 percent by volume or less and a cold flow improver comprising an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and/or a compound with a surface active effect. |
| US08795393B2 |
Method for producing biofuel using marine algae-derived galactan
Disclosed is a method of preparing a petroleum-alternative bio fuel material such as 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF), 5-alkoxymethyl-2-furfural, levulinic acid alkil ester, etc. through a single process without saccharification, using a catalyst conversion reaction, from galactan that can be massively supplied at low costs and extracted from macroalgae of marine reusable resources.Thus, the macroalgae of the marine biomass resources is used so that a carbon source can be more easily extracted than that of a lignocellulosic biomass resource without a problem of having an effect on grain price like a crop-based biomass. |
| US08795390B2 |
Non metal tanning
Tanned leather, skin or pelt is produced by non-metal tanning, comprising the step of tanning a bated hide, skin or pelt with a tanning agent (A), the tanning agent (A) being at least one compound of formula (I), wherein Hal signifies chlorine or fluorine, X signifies N or CR, Y signifies hydrogen, C1-8-alkyl, C1-4-alkyl-carbonyl, C-1-4-alkyl-sulphonyl or a radical of formula (Ia), or (Ib) —(—C2-3 alkylene-O—)q—H (Ib), R signifies hydrogen or chlorine, q is 1 to 10 and M signifies hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or an ammonium cation being a protonated tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium cation, in a tanning bath having a pH of from 6 to 10 at the beginning of the tanning step. |
| US08795387B1 |
Prosthetic wrist
A prosthetic wrist for attaching between an arm prosthesis and a prosthetic accessory includes proximal section, a central section pivotally attached to the proximal section with a first joint, and a distal section pivotally attached to the central section with a second joint. The second joint includes a second pivot axis that is substantially orthogonal to and non-intersecting with the first pivot axis. The distal section further includes at a distal end thereof a terminal device attachment mechanism. The first and second joints each include a proximal portion, a distal portion, a pivot, and a lock mechanism adapted for allowing angular selection between the proximal and distal portions and locking thereof. |
| US08795384B2 |
Implantable devices useful for reinforcing a surgically created stoma
An implantable tissue reinforcement device useful for treating or preventing the formation of parastomal hernias forming about a surgically created stoma. The tissue reinforcement device can comprise a synthetic or mammalian-derived sheet-like graft member, such as a resorbable material that promotes tissue ingrowth, wherein a sizing pattern is included that comprises linear indicia radiating outward from a stomal aperture. The linear indicia facilitate creation of a resized stomal opening in the graft member sufficiently large to allow passage of the resected bowel portion. A series of cuts made along the indicia create a plurality of flaps about the resized opening that are configured to abut the bowel portion and enhance reinforcement the stomal region after implantation. In one embodiment, the linear indicia comprises a series of weakened (e.g., perforated) lines that facilitate the cutting of the material by a scalpel, scissors, etc. The clinician resizes the stomal opening to a known diameter using reference indicia, such as diameter indicia and circular guide indicia. The sizing pattern can be imprinted on or etched into the material of the graft member, or it can be at least partially located on a separate template that is either laid over the graft member, preattached as a cuttable overlay, or used as a reference guide. |
| US08795373B2 |
Interbody fusion device, integral retention device, and associated methods
A method and apparatus is provided for use in spinal fusion procedures. A one or two piece interbody fusion device has a fusion bearing component designed to bear the axial loading from the end plates of adjacent vertebrae. An optional retention piece prevents migration of the load bearing device. One or more fasteners secure the retention device to the vertebrae above and below the load bearing device. The fasteners cause the end plates of the vertebrae to compress the end plates to the load bearing device to facilitate proper fusion. An anti-backout mechanism prevents the fasteners backing out. |
| US08795372B2 |
Disc implant
A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which, if not correct, may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant (1) for total disc replacement, comprising two inter-vertebral elements (2) which are flexibly connected via coupling means (4,5). Following surgery, the relative movability of the two inter-vertebral elements is decreased over time, as bone ingrowth occurring around the implant and specifically through osseointegrative sections gradually decrease the movability of the elements relative to each other. Following, the relative movability of the implant elements is replaced by fixation of the elements. The fixation has flowingly occurred in a position affected by the movement of the patient, and is thereby more acceptable to the patient. |
| US08795370B2 |
Fusion system and method for fusing spinal bones
This invention relates to a spinal fusion system and method for use as a prosthetic implant. The system and method includes a housing dimensioned to be situated between adjacent spinal bones, such as adjacent vertebrae. The housing cooperates with the spinal bones to define a graft area for receiving graft material, which may be inserted anteriorly into the housing during a surgical operation such as a vertebrectomy or discectomy. A housing may have various features such as migration preventers to prevent the housing from migrating posteriorly towards a spinal column and can be used with a cover that permits the housing to “float” relative thereto. Screws are provided in one embodiment and are dimensioned or configured to lock against each other to retain the screws and, consequently, the cover in place. |
| US08795368B2 |
Expandable implant system and methods of use
An implant includes a first component including a wall that defines a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines a first opening and the second surface defines a second opening. The second opening is spaced apart from the first opening to define a cavity therebetween. A second component is supported by the first component and configured for movement relative thereto. The second component is movable between a first configuration such that the second component is disposed between the first opening and the second opening within the cavity and a second, expanded configuration such that the second component simultaneously passes through the first and second openings to extend from the cavity. Methods of use are also disclosed. |
| US08795367B2 |
Minimally invasive apparatus to manipulate and revitalize spinal column disc
A method and apparatus are provided to manipulate and revitalize a spinal column disc while minimizing or preventing the removal of material comprising the disc. The method allows a device to be inserted in the disc either through a pre-existing rupture or through an opening formed in the front, back, or sides of the disc. Increasing the space between the vertebra bounding the disc or removing disc material often is not necessary to insert the device in the disc. The device generates internal traction or other forces acting on the disc to alter the shape of the disc. The shape of the disc is altered to relieve pressure on nerves adjacent the disc. The shape of the disc is also altered to draw nuclear hernias back into the interior of the disc and to produce a disc shape that improves functioning of the disc. |
| US08795365B2 |
Expandable devices for emplacement in body parts and methods associated therewith
Disclosed are devices and methods for emplacement of an expandable device in a body part of interest in human and animal subjects. In one embodiment, the expandable device comprises a cage that may be emplaced in the intervertebral disc for use in spine fusion techniques. The device is fashioned so that it may be delivered to the intervertebral disc by percutaneous means, such as via a cannula. Additionally disclosed are systems and kits employing the devices of the invention as well as methods of manufacturing the devices of the invention. |
| US08795363B2 |
Wedge apparatus for use in operating on a bone
An implantable device includes a polymeric body and a metallic first mounting strip connected to a trailing end portion of the body. The body has a leading end portion, a first side surface, a second side surface, an upper surface, a lower surface and a central opening extending through the upper and lower surfaces. The central opening has an internal surface with an internal leading surface, a first internal side surface and a second internal side surface. A first depth is defined between the leading end and the internal leading surface, a first spacing is defined between the first side surface and the first internal side surface and a second spacing is defined between the second side surface and the second internal side surface. The first spacing is substantially the same as the second spacing and the first depth is less than the first spacing. |
| US08795362B2 |
Support structure implant for a bone cavity
A support structure implant for location within a bone cavity to support the bone which defines the cavity is formed from wires by braiding in a machine direction from a first end of the structure towards an opposite second end. The wires are formed into loops at the first end of the structure so that two lengths of wire extend away from each loop and a reformed into the braid. Each of the wires which is formed into the braid is held at the second end of the structure in a clamp. The clamp is provided by a support ring and a clamp ring which is formed from a shape memory alloy which can shrink to clamp the wires against the support ring when heated. |
| US08795361B2 |
Osteochondral plug graft, kit and method
Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient socket in a chondral area of an articular joint in need of repair; harvesting a trapezoid shaped graft from another chondral area; and implanting the trapezoid shaped graft into the recipient socket. |
| US08795353B2 |
Holder devices for annuloplasty devices having a plurality of anterior-posterior ratios
An adjustable annuloplasty device holder has a member having an anterior segment and a posterior segment that are shaped to hold an anterior portion and a posterior portion, respectively, of an annuloplasty device. The anterior segment has a given size and the posterior segment is adjustable in order to change the anterior-posterior ratio of the holder to accommodate annuloplasty devices having a plurality of different anterior-posterior ratios. |
| US08795351B2 |
Migration resistant embolic filter
An embolic filter is disclosed and can include a head. A plurality of bent legs can extend from the head. Each bent leg can be configured to engage an inner wall of a vein and prevent the embolic filter from migrating in a cranial direction. A plurality of straight legs can also extend from the head. Each straight leg can be configured to prevent the embolic filter from migrating in a caudal direction. |
| US08795349B2 |
Prosthesis having pivoting fenestration
The present disclosure relates to an endoluminal prosthesis, such as a stent graft that includes one or more fenestrations to accommodate endovascular disease, such as an aneurysm in cases where one or more side branches is involved. In one aspect, the prosthesis includes fenestrations that are pivotable to accommodate the dynamic geometry of the aortic branches. |
| US08795348B2 |
Medical devices and related methods
A medical system including an elongate member and an elongate element associated with the elongate member so that a shape of the elongate member can be altered upon applying energy to the element. |
| US08795342B2 |
Implant, implant system, and use of an implant and implant system
An implant for the purpose of osteosynthesis, for the immobilization and stabilization of tubular bones, especially of tubular bones that have a fracture or an osteotomy, especially of rib bones, comprises at least a first implant component that has an attachment section with means of attachment for the purpose of attaching the first implant component to a tubular bone, especially in a region of the tubular bone close to a fracture or osteotomy. The first implant component further has a connection section, with the connection section being formed for insertion of a second implant component and immobilization of the second implant component in a position adjustable relative to the first implant component. The connection section comprises a guide device for the purpose of guiding the second implant component as the second implant component is being positioned relative to the first implant component. The guide device permits movement of the second implant component relative to the first implant component only in one direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the connection section. A third implant component, which matches the first implant component in functionality, is attached to the other end of the second implant component. |
| US08795341B2 |
Bone plate screw-blocking systems and methods
A bone plate screw-blocking system and method that comprises a plate with at least two bone screw receiving holes, blocking elements, bone screws, and a tool capable of simultaneously actuating at least two blocking elements. The plate includes an upper surface and a lower surface with bone screw receiving holes that extend through both surfaces of the plate. The bone screws couple the plate to the bone via the bone screw receiving holes. The blocking elements are movably positioned proximate each bone screw receiving hole. In an initial unblocked position, the blocking elements do not cover the bone screw receiving holes. Upon movement into final blocked positions, the blocking elements cover at least a portion of the bone screw receiving holes and preferably extend over at least a portion of the bone screw during use. |
| US08795336B2 |
Bone anchoring device and stabilization device for bone parts or vertebrae comprising such a bone anchoring device
A stabilization device for bone parts or vertebrae includes two bone anchoring devices for anchoring in the bone parts or vertebrae. At least one of the bone anchoring devices includes an anchoring element with an anchoring section for anchoring in a bone part or a vertebra and a head, and a receiving part for receiving a stabilization rod. The receiving part has a seat for receiving the head so that the head can pivot with respect to the receiving part. The stabilization device includes a first pressure element which is movable in the receiving part so that it can be pressed onto the head to lock the angular position of the head. The stabilization device includes at least two stabilization rod sections, and at least two guiding channels within the receiving part which have a distance from each other for guiding through the at least two stabilization rod sections so that the rod sections do not touch each other. |
| US08795335B1 |
Spinal fixation devices and methods of use
Disclosed is an orthopedic implant and methods of implantation for fixing adjacent bones. In an embodiment, the implant includes a locking mechanism that is adapted to be advanced by a locking instrument, wherein advancement of the locking mechanism in a first direction produces rotation of a first rigid abutment surface from a first orientation to a second orientation, and continued advancement of the locking mechanism produces advancement of the first rigid abutment surface towards a second rigid abutment surface and placement of a compressive load onto and sufficient to immobilize the implant relative to the first bony surface and the second bony surface. |
| US08795333B2 |
Method and apparatus for repairing a tendon or ligament
A method and apparatus for reattaching the opposed ends of a member, such as a tendon, ligament or bone, during preparing and healing of the member using a surgical repair device that can be securely attached to the member and then safely guided through tortuous anatomy for reattachment and repair. The repair device further includes structural means so as to secure opposed ends of the member against separation during healing. Devices for aiding in the positioning of the surgical repair device are provided. |
| US08795332B2 |
Barbed sutures
A barbed suture for connecting tissue, and a combination surgical needle with a barbed suture. The suture includes an elongated body and a plurality of barbs projecting from the body. Each barb causes the suture to resist movement in an opposite direction from which the barb faces. The disposition of the barbs on the body may be staggered, twist cut multiple spiral, overlapping, or random. Also, the configuration of the barbs may be a certain spirality angle α, barb cut angle Θ, barb cut depth, barb cut length, barb cut distance, corrugated barb underside, arcuate barb base, or varying barb size. |
| US08795327B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with separate closure and cutting members
In various embodiments, a surgical instrument is provided that may comprise an end effector for performing a surgical procedure on tissue, for example. The end effector may comprise a pair of jaws, a closure beam, and a cutting member. The closure beam and the cutting member may be releasably coupled together by an interlocking member such that movement of the cutting member may cause the closure beam to also move relative to the jaws and cause the jaws to close and grip tissue, for example. The interlocking member may then unlock, allowing the cutting member to move through the gripped tissue and relative to the closure beam. Additionally, the cutting member and closure beam may be operated by a single trigger, which may be configured to provide haptic feedback to a user at various stages. Further, the jaws may be electrically energized to deliver energy and/or seal the gripped tissue. |
| US08795326B2 |
Expanding seal anchor for single incision surgery
The present disclosure relates to a surgical anchoring apparatus for use during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The surgical anchoring apparatus includes a body member and a dilator element at least partially positionable therein. The body member includes a grip segment adapted for manual engagement by a user and an expandable section having a plurality of expandable segments and a plurality of cam surfaces. The grip segment resiliently transitions between a first or normal state and a second state in which the grip segment is at least partially inverted. The expandable section's cam surfaces are configured to engage a distal end of the dilator element upon its insertion such that the expandable section may transition from an initial condition to an expanded condition in which the body member is secured or anchored within an incision in tissue. |
| US08795323B2 |
Dual mode remote ischemic preconditioning devices and methods
A dual mode automatic device for delivery of remote ischemic preconditioning treatment includes a cuff and a controller configured to deliver a first regular treatment protocol or a second extended treatment protocol. Switching to an extended treatment protocol may be done by an operator for selected groups of patients such as elderly or patients with diabetes. Automatic determination of the best mode is also disclosed. Optimal delivery of remote ischemic preconditioning treatment in this individualized patient-specific manner provides strong ischemic protection to a greater number of patients. |
| US08795322B2 |
Methods of manufacture and use of endoluminal devices
A seamless, self-expanding implantable device having a low profile is disclosed along with methods of making and using the same. The implantable device includes a frame cut out of a single piece of material that is formed into a three-dimensional shape. The implantable device may comprise an embolic filter, stent, or other implantable structure. The present invention also allows complicated frame structures to be easily formed from planar sheets of starting material, such as through laser cutting, stamping, photo-etching, or other cutting techniques. |
| US08795320B2 |
System and method for mechanically positioning intravascular implants
An intravascular implant delivery system carries an implant by retaining an engagement member engaging the implant in a position proximal of an aperture at a distal end of the delivery system. The engagement member is retained proximal to the aperture by a cord that obstructs the movement of the engagement member through the aperture. The engagement member is free to rotate and move within an area defined by the delivery system, allowing the implant to react to forces imparted to the implant by the movement of the delivery system and implant through a delivery catheter. Once the implant is in a desired implant position, the cord is moved away from an aperture and the engagement member is allowed to move away from the delivery system. |
| US08795319B2 |
Embolization coil
An occluding device for occlusion of fluid flow through a body cavity is disclosed. The device comprises an embolization coil formed from at least one wire strand and having an initial tension. The embolization coil is defined by a primary coil formed into a secondary coil. The primary coil has a primary shape defined by a linear longitudinally extending coil having a plurality of helical turns and is helically wound into the secondary coil, wherein the secondary coil has a series of axially spaced apart loops. The axially spaced apart loops are larger than the helical turns of the primary coil. The embolization coil is movable between an expanded state for occlusion of a body cavity and a collapsed state for delivery or retrieval. An absorbent material, including at least one of cotton and regenerated cellulose, is attached to the embolization coil and extends therefrom. A kit is also included. |
| US08795314B2 |
Nasal support device and method
The present disclosure provides a device and method for facilitating air flow in the nasal passages of a mammal. The nasal support device (NSD) disclosed herein is useful for facilitating air flow during rest, physical exertion, respiratory ailment, etc. The NSD overlies the nose and provides support for maintaining the nasal passages open. |
| US08795307B2 |
Ultrasonic treatment device
An ultrasonic treatment device includes a probe in which a hole-shaped portion, being opened at a first opening position placed at a distal end portion of the probe and a second opening position placed at an outer peripheral portion of the probe and allowing the first opening position and the second opening position to communicate with each other, is formed. The ultrasonic treatment device includes a path which is extended in the hole-like portion from the first opening position to the second opening position along the longitudinal axis, and which is extended to an outside of the probe from the second opening position, and the path being extended to the extending position of the fixed handle toward the handle extending direction in the fixed handle. |
| US08795306B2 |
Atherectomy apparatus, systems and methods
Described here are devices and methods for performing atherectomies. Generally, the atherectomy devices include a handle, a cutter assembly, and a catheter or catheter assembly therebetween. The cutter assembly includes a cutter housing and a cutter having a first cutting element and a second cutting element, each of which can be rotated relative to the atherectomy device to cut occlusive material. |
| US08795304B2 |
Atherectomy device, system and method having a bi-directional distal expandable ablation element
The invention provides a rotational atherectomy system, device and method comprising a bi-directional drive shaft with a flexible ablation element disposed at the distal end of the drive shaft. The flexible ablation element comprises a first retracted position for insertion into vasculature and a second expanded position for ablation, i.e., cutting, sanding and/or grinding. The ablation element comprises more than one flexible finger or blade which allows changing, in certain embodiments, of curvature radius to fit inside a deployment catheter and/or enlarge to the diameter of larger lumens, up to at least 9 mm in diameter. Bi-directional rotation of the expanded ablation element allows cutting in one rotational direction and grinding and/or sanding in the opposite rotational direction. |
| US08795303B2 |
Multi-material abrading head for atherectomy devices having laterally displaced center of mass
An abrading head for a high-speed rotation atherectomy device is disclosed. The head has its center of mass laterally displaced from the rotational axis of the drive shaft. As the drive shaft spins, centrifugal force forces the abrading head radially outward. At high speeds, and the abrasive portion of the head may subtend an abrading cylinder larger than at low speeds or at rest. The abrading head has two components, each having a different density. The connection portion may be an incomplete cylinder, which fastens onto the drive shaft, and may be a relatively low density metal, such as stainless steel. The eccentric portion may be a relatively high density metal, such as tungsten or tantalum, and is attached to the connection portion. The eccentric portion has all or most of its mass on one side of the rotation axis of the drive shaft, providing a larger separation between the center of mass of the abrading head and the rotational axis of the drive shaft than if the abrading head were made from only one material. |
| US08795300B2 |
Anastomotic device
The present invention relates to an anastomotic device (10) comprising a first ring (20) having a first contact surface (21) and a second ring (30) having a second contact surface (31). The rings (20, 30) are suitable to be approached in the axial direction (X) such as to move said contact surfaces (21; 31) towards each other. The anastomotic device is characterized in that the contact surfaces (21, 31) have an undulated shape relative to a plane (π) perpendicular to the axis (X) of the rings (20, 30). According to another aspect thereof, the invention also relates to an apparatus (60) for the implantation of the anastomotic device (10). According to a further aspect thereof, the invention relates to a kit comprising an anastomotic device (10) and an apparatus (60) for the implantation of the same. |
| US08795299B2 |
Anchoring screw device
The present invention, the ASD, is a mechanical device for anchoring hollow tube-like structures in the human body, such as blood vessels and ureters. It facilates positioning needles or catheters in blood vessels and it prevents those from dropping out of the vessel or from “wandering off” in the vessel. The ASD can be used in every interventional medical situation for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The ASD is very easy to fix onto the vessel wall. Screwing is a fast technique saving operating time and requiring only basic microsurgical skills. The manufacturing is easy. It should be understood that the foregoing is illustrative and nor limiting, and that modifications may be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention. |
| US08795297B2 |
Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue
A novel catheter-based system which ligates the left atrial appendage (LAA) on the outside of the heart, preferably using a combination of catheters and/or instruments, e.g., a guide catheter positioned inside the left atrial appendage which may assist in locating the left atrial appendage and/or assist in the optimal placement of a ligature on the outside of the appendage, and a ligating catheter and/or instrument outside the heart in the pericardial space to set a ligating element at the neck of the left atrial appendage. |
| US08795293B2 |
Flipp tack pusher
A device for pushing an anchor through a bore in a bone is provided with an elongated shaft, an anchor carrying assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft for carrying an anchor, and a plunger disposed in the elongated shaft. The plunger is movable relative to the elongated shaft. First, threads are attached to the anchor. Then, the anchor is positioned in the anchor fastener, and the elongated shaft is placed next to the bore in the bone. Next, the plunger is inserted into the elongated shaft, and a force is exerted to on the plunger to move it in direction of the distal end of the elongated shaft such that a distal end of the plunger comes into contact with the anchor and pushes the anchor through the bore in the bone. |
| US08795290B2 |
Ear pressure equalizing tube and insertion device
Improved ear ventilation tubes and spring loaded insertion devices for use with the ventilation tubes whereby perforation and insertion steps take place substantially simultaneously with an aspiration step following. |
| US08795289B2 |
Foam introduction system including modified port geometry
A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity includes a seal anchor member including leading portion, a trailing portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the leading and trailing portions. The leading portion of the seal anchor member is configured and adapted to ease insertion of the seal anchor member into the tissue tract. Subsequent to insertion of the seal anchor member, the leading portion of the seal anchor member is also configured and adapted to facilitate securing and/or anchoring of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract. |
| US08795288B2 |
Access device
A device for providing access to a treatment site within the body of a patient includes a tubular member having a first, generally elongated configuration for introduction into the body of the patient, and deployable therein to a second configuration. The second configuration includes an axially displaced segment along the distal portion of the tubular member. The tubular member includes a side port oriented along the axially displaced segment, and further includes a lumen communicating with the side port. The lumen and side port are sized for passage therethrough of an interventional device for delivery to the treatment site. |
| US08795285B2 |
Spinal facet fusion device and method of operation
A spinal facet fusion device is provided. The device includes a working sleeve having a first surface with a first port and a second port extending there through. The first port has a first perimeter and the second port having a second perimeter, wherein the first port is larger than the second port. A guide wire sleeve having a body with a proximal end and a distal end and a first outer perimeter is provided. The first outer perimeter is sized and shaped to be slidingly disposed within the second port, the guide wire sleeve having a channel extending longitudinally from the proximal end through the distal end, the body further having a stop feature on the distal end. An implementing device having a second outer perimeter is sized to be slidingly received within the first perimeter. |
| US08795280B2 |
Peripheral peg drill component
A peripheral peg drill component comprising a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing, and a driving mechanism located within the housing, the driving mechanism including a series of pulleys and a belt that together are configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate a bony surface. |
| US08795278B2 |
Selective tissue removal tool for use in medical applications and methods for making and using
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of tissue removal and more particularly to methods and devices for use in medical applications involving selective tissue removal. One exemplary method includes the steps of providing a tissue cutting instrument capable of distinguishing between target tissue to be removed and non-target tissue, urging the instrument against the target tissue and the non-target tissue, and allowing the instrument to cut the target tissue while automatically avoiding cutting of non-target tissue. Various tools for carrying out this method are also described. |
| US08795277B2 |
Reconstruction device
A bone reconstruction device (100, 200, 300) is provided that includes an elongated linkage (102, 202, 302) having a plurality of links (104, 204, 304). The reconstruction device further includes an adjustment assembly (120, 220, 320) that provides for adjustment of the directional and/or angular orientation of the links. The reconstruction device further includes a locking assembly (122, 222, 322) that is movable between a disengaged configuration and an engaged configuration. In the disengaged configuration, the adjustment assembly can be actuated to adjust the orientation of the links. In the engaged confirmation, the locking assembly inhibits adjustment of the orientation of the links. |
| US08795274B2 |
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 hingedly connected to the respective jaw member to promote parallel closure of the sealing surfaces against tissue between the jaw members. |
| US08795270B2 |
System and method for ablating tissue
An electrosurgical system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The electrosurgical system includes a high frequency generator to supply energy, the generator including one or more electrical connections. The system also includes one or more instruments configured to be inserted into tissue of the patient's body having a hardened tissue volume. The instruments are configured to penetrate the hardened tissue volume to create at one or more orifices defined therein. The instruments are also configured to selectively encapsulate one or more active electrodes that are coupled to the electrical connections. Each of the electrodes has an elongated shaft terminating in an exposed, conductive tip. The electrodes are configured to be inserted into the tissue of the patient's body and into the hardened tissue volume through the orifices to subsequently apply energy from the high frequency generator to the exposed, conductive tip to induce a coherent heating effect in the hardened tissue volume from power deposition therein, thereby producing a heat ablation volume in the hardened tissue volume. |
| US08795263B2 |
LED treatment of dermatologic toxicities associated with multikinase inhibitors
The present invention relates generally to methods of preventing or treating toxicities of the skin, hair, and/or nails, which are associated with administration of one or more multikinase inhibitors, with light-emitting diode photomodulation treatment, either alone or in combination with other agents. |
| US08795262B2 |
Optical fiber laser device and method for ocular suturing
A method of suturing the lens capsule of the eye in the event of accidental rupture thereof or to create a valve and/or to close a capsulorhexis by laser-induced welding onto the capsule's surface of a flap of biocompatible biological tissue prepared so as to be optically absorbent at the wavelength of the laser being used for welding. The method is suitable for use in so-called Phaco-Ersatz or “lens refilling” ophthalmologic surgery. Welding is desirably performed using laser devices that comprise a laser generator and a fiberoptic system for conveying the laser beam, complete with an applicator handpiece suitable for use in welding the flaps onto the lens capsule in a liquid environment. The handpiece is shaped so as to exert moderate pressure on the tissues to be welded with the free end of the optic fiber. |
| US08795252B2 |
Robust closed loop control and methods
Methods, system and devices for monitoring a closed loop control operation including signal levels received from an analyte sensor and automatic delivery of medication at least in part in response to the received analyte sensor signals, determining whether the signal level received from the analyte sensor is associated with one of a fault condition or a potential fault condition, and dynamically adjusting a current infusion rate executed by the closed loop control operation when it is determined that the signal level from the analyte sensor is associated with one of the fault condition or potential fault condition, where medication delivery rate is adjusted to a first predetermined range when the signal level is associated with the fault condition, and adjusted to a second predetermined range when the signal level is associated with a potential fault condition, and where the first predetermined range is narrower compared to the second predetermined range are provided. |
| US08795250B2 |
Absorbent article having leg cuffs
An absorbent article comprises a chassis having a front waist portion, a back waist portion, and a crotch portion extending between the front and back waist portions. The chassis includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. An outer leg cuff is disposed outward of each of the longitudinal side edges of the chassis having elastics forming a gather along at least a portion thereof. One or more inner leg cuffs are disposed on the inside surface of the chassis along each of the longitudinal side edges thereof having elastics forming a gather along at least a portion of the crotch portion. One or more fastening components are disposed at the outer longitudinal side of the outer leg cuffs to fasten the absorbent article around the waist of the wearer. |
| US08795244B2 |
Super-absorbent, reduced-pressure wound dressings and systems
A super-absorbent dressing assembly for use with a reduced-pressure wound treatment system includes a breathable, fluid restricted dry layer for placement against a wound, a super-absorbent layer, and a non-breathable layer, and a drape extending over the non-breathable layer. A reduced-pressure interface is available to fluidly couple the super-absorbent layer to a reduced-pressure subsystem. The super-absorbent dressing assembly preferably supplies a compressive force when placed under reduced pressure. A reduced-pressure treatment system uses a super-absorbent bolster to treat wounds, e.g., linear wounds. |
| US08795240B2 |
Positive displacement fluid lock port
Positive displacement fluid lock ports for use in combination with an indwelling catheter and a syringe during a flushing/locking procedure are provided. The fluid lock port includes a housing having a distal and a proximal end; a resilient conduit supported within the housing, wherein the conduit defines a lumen therethrough; and at least one biasing member supported in the housing and being operatively associatable with the resilient conduit. The at least one biasing member has a first condition restrained from deforming the resilient conduit and a second condition operatively engaged with the resilient conduit to at least partially occlude the lumen of the resilient conduit. |
| US08795232B2 |
Disposable surgical suction/irrigation trumpet valve tube cassette
The present invention provides a disposable trumpet valve tube cassette assembly, as well as, a surgical irrigation instrument that includes a probe assembly, a pump, a removable pump cartridge, and a socket. The probe assembly provides passage of fluids for irrigating the body interior and for evacuating matter from the body interior. The pump provides for pumping irrigation fluid through the probe assembly into the body interior. A pump cartridge defines a pumping chamber. Electronic control circuitry includes an electronics controller and a trumpet valve switch interface. The electronics controller includes a pulse generator that generates pulses, the duty cycle of the pulses controlling the speed of the motor. The trumpet valve switch interface is in electronic connection to a switch, the interface providing a signal to the controller. |
| US08795231B2 |
Automated reservoir fill system
An automated reservoir filling system for a portable medical device is disclosed. The system includes a vial sealed by a septum partially filled with a liquid and a gas occupying a headspace. The system further includes a reservoir with a volume defined between a reservoir septum and a plunger head. The plunger head is coupled to a plunger arm which is further coupled to a drive system. Further included is a transfer system with a vial end that pierces the vial septum and remains in contact with the liquid, and a reservoir end that pierces the reservoir septum and remains in the reservoir volume. A controller coupled to the drive system to actuates the drive system automatically drawing fluid from the vial to the reservoir through the degas system. |
| US08795229B2 |
Intravenous needle insertion or cannulation
A device (10, 110) for facilitating insertion of a needle or a cannula into a vein of a patient, the device (10, 110) comprising means (20, 120, 220) for creating a localized area of reduced pressure at a surface of the patient's skin, so as to facilitate expansion of an underlying part of the vein, and means (26, 226) for enabling insertion of a needle or cannula into the expanded part of the vein. |
| US08795228B2 |
Drug delivery device with sheath for improved drug delivery
A drug eluting balloon device is disclosed, comprising a balloon and a sheath disposed around the balloon, the sheath comprising a plurality of drug delivery areas. When the sheath is in a first position, the drug delivery areas are in the form of pockets adapted to contain a therapeutic agent. When the sheath is expanded, the pockets invert into protrusions in order to deliver the therapeutic agent. In an alternative embodiment, the pockets are adapted to be pushed outwardly upon inflation of the balloon. The device may further comprise a fluid or shape memory material to force the pockets outwardly. |
| US08795227B2 |
Multi-purpose catheters, catheter systems, and radiation treatment
This invention is new apparatuses and methods for treatments to be used from inside conduits or biological pathways. Examples of the biological pathways in which these new apparatuses and methods may be used include arteries, veins, and respiratory ways. Multi-purpose catheters (10) and catheter systems using structures including wires (2108), balloons (2150), and cords (2204) are described as well as methods to use such catheters and catheter systems. One of the embodiments is a configurable wire system which carries or transports radioactive sources. The wire is used in conjunction with a closed-end channel catheter. |
| US08795224B2 |
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. |
| US08795220B2 |
Blood processing unit with circumferential blood flow
A blood processing apparatus may include a heat exchanger and a gas exchanger. At least one of the heat exchanger and the gas exchanger may be configured to provide a circumferential blood flow through the heat exchanger and/or gas exchanger. |
| US08795219B1 |
System and method for removing blood containing contrast dye
The system for removing blood containing contrast dye includes an inner catheter having a fixed proximal end and a distal free end, and an outer catheter coaxially disposed around a portion of the inner catheter, defining an inner lumen and an annular outer lumen. The fixed end of the inner catheter is coincident with the proximal end of the outer catheter, and the distal end of the inner catheter extends outward from the outer catheter. A valve manifold provides a single operator control over the operation of the catheters and balloon in order to drain the dye from the coronary sinus system. |
| US08795212B2 |
Hinge brace assembly having a structural outer plate
A hinge assembly for an orthopedic brace includes, among other things, an outer plate adapted to fit over a lateral side of a hinge to protect mechanical components of the hinge. The outer plate includes an inner surface and an outer surface, and a connector housing formed below the outer surface. |
| US08795208B2 |
Mechanical CPR device with variable resuscitation protocol
Methods to control the delivery of CPR to a patient through a mechanical CPR device are described. The method generally allows for a gradual increase in the frequency of CPR cycles. The gradual increase can be regulated by protocols programmed within the CPR device such as intermittently starting and stopping the delivery of CPR, accelerating the delivery of CPR, stepping up the CPR frequency, increasing the force of CPR, and adjusting the ratio of compression and decompression in a CPR cycle. Combinations of each of these forms may also be used to control the delivery of CPR. This manner of gradually accelerating artificial blood flow during the first minutes of mechanical CPR delivery can serve to lessen the potential for ischemia/reperfusion injury in the patient who receives mechanical CPR treatment. |
| US08795207B2 |
Portable device for upper limb rehabilitation
The portable device for rehabilitating an impaired user having difficulties in executing simultaneous reaching and lifting tasks comprises an armrest whereto the forearm of the user can be fastened and mechanism for enabling the movement of the armrest on a surface. It furthermore comprises mechanism for monitoring the movement of the armrest and mechanism for sensing a force exercised by the arm of the user in an orthogonal direction to the surface. The device enables the user to conduct reaching movements in a large workspace having the forearm supported and fastened. The fact that the forearm is supported and fastened to the device allows for better control of the shoulder training movements, avoiding uncontrolled trajectories at the level of the elbow that are possible in case only a handle is grasped. |
| US08795203B2 |
Sensor catheter having reduced cross-talk wiring arrangements
Improved wiring arrangements for sensor catheters are provided to reduce wire-to-wire cross-talk wherein wires connecting the sensor of the sensor catheter to a processing unit are divided into a plurality of wire bundles contained within respective sheaths, with the wires in wire bundle twisted together reduce electromagnetic signal interference among the individual wires, or between wire bundles. |
| US08795198B2 |
Flashback blood collection needle
A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end, a flashback chamber, and a venting mechanism therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with the chamber. A sealable sleeve covers the external end of the outlet cannula. Relative volumes of the cannulas, the chamber, and the sleeve are selected to provide rapid reliable flashback indicative of venous entry with an internal vent positioned within the housing so as to divide the interior into first and second chambers, with the second chamber being adapted to maintain a negative pressure therein relative to the external environment so as to inhibit leakage of blood from the needle on withdrawal from the patient. |
| US08795193B2 |
Devices and methods for suppression of tinnitus
Methods and devices for treating tinnitus in human or animal subjects wherein the subject is caused to perceive a tinnitus suppressing sound which fully or partially suppresses the subject's tinnitus. In some embodiments of this method, the subject selects a sound that he or she perceives to be the same as the tinnitus and that sound (or a similar sound that is complementary to the subject's perceived tinnitus) is then used as the tinnitus suppressing sound. In other embodiments, the tinnitus suppressing may be a sound that has previously been determined to suppress tinnitus in a substantial number of subjects. |
| US08795187B2 |
Device and process for recognizing a correct use of an alcohol measuring device
A device and a process are provided for recognizing a correct use of an alcohol measuring device by a test subject. At least one alcohol measuring device is provided with a signal transmitter, an analysis and control unit and a camera unit. An image field of the camera unit is divided into an inner image field area and an outer image field area. The inner image field area detects at least the face area of the test subject. The camera unit records changes at a boundary between the inner image field area and the outer image field area. A signal sent by the signal transmitter in the inner image field area can be detected by the camera unit. |
| US08795185B2 |
Portable device for measuring blood pressure and method therefor
A portable blood pressure measuring apparatus and a method therefor are provided. In the portable blood pressure measuring apparatus, a blood pressure measurer measures a wrist or finger blood pressure being an arterial pressure at a wrist or a finger, a Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) measurer measures a PWV, a controller controls compensation of the wrist or finger blood pressure using the PWV so that the wrist or finger blood pressure corresponds to a brachial blood pressure, and a display displays the compensated wrist or finger blood pressure. |
| US08795183B2 |
Handpiece for ultrasonic medical devices including seal for mechanical isolation of ultrasonic driver assembly
Described are embodiments including methods and devices for venting a handpiece of a medical device. These embodiments provide a vent for the handpiece. A porous membrane is positioned over an opening of the vent to allow gas, including steam, to enter and escape from the handpiece and prevent liquids from entering the handpiece. Other embodiments include methods and devices for holding an ultrasonic driver assembly within a handpiece and preventing the ultrasonic driver assembly from rotating within the handpiece. These embodiments include positioning the ultrasonic driver assembly such that the ultrasonic driver assembly is held in place at a node of the ultrasonic driver assembly and an anti-rotation mechanism is also located at the node. |
| US08795182B2 |
Switch for aperture control in medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging
Switching is provided in a transducer array of medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging. The switching controls the formation of macro elements or aperture for scanning a plane or volume. The switches are implemented with one or more transistors. The control causes the gates of the transistor to float during the “on” connection. While on, the switch connects, allowing ultrasound signals to pass through the switch. |
| US08795179B2 |
Methods, modules, and systems for gain control in B-mode ultrasonic imaging
A gain control method for B-mode ultrasonic imaging, a gain control module, and a B-mode ultrasonic imaging system are disclosed. |
| US08795178B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system and method for identifying data from a shadow region
An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring ultrasound data of a region-of-interest including an interventional device with a probe, identifying a position of the interventional device with respect to the probe, and identifying a shadow region within the region-of-interest based on the position of the interventional device. The system and method includes identifying a subset of the ultrasound data acquired from the shadow region, generating an image including a graphical indicator identifying a shadow region area generated from the subset of the ultrasound data, and displaying the image. |
| US08795177B2 |
Systems and methods for replacing signal artifacts in a glucose sensor data stream
Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. |
| US08795174B2 |
Adherent device with multiple physiological sensors
An adherent device to monitor a patient comprises an adhesive patch to adhere to a skin of the patient. At least four electrodes are connected to the patch and capable of electrically coupling to the patient. Impedance circuitry is coupled to the at least four electrodes to measure a hydration signal of the patient. Electrocardiogram circuitry is coupled to at least two of the at least four electrodes to measure an electrocardiogram signal of the patient. An accelerometer can be mechanically coupled to the adhesive patch to generate a signal in response to at least one of an activity or a position of the patient. |
| US08795172B2 |
Systems and methods to provide two-way communications
An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a medical tag containing patient identifiable information. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure. |
| US08795171B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for health monitoring
A health monitoring system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the health monitoring system includes a first server configured to receive a first set of information from a monitoring device, wherein the first set of information includes a health condition reading of a subscriber, and wherein the first server is configured to process the first set of information and transmit a second set of information to the monitoring device and/or a telecommunications device, wherein the second set of information includes medical treatment information and/or medical advice concerning the subscriber. The health monitoring system also includes a database in communication with the first server and configured to store a third set of information therein, wherein the third set of information includes emergency contact information, one or more health conditions of the subscriber, monitoring time intervals, and/or numerical ranges defining acceptable health conditions and medical alert conditions. |
| US08795167B2 |
Spinal therapy lateral approach access instruments
Minimally invasive surgical techniques including techniques and implants for provision of therapy to a spine from a lateral approach. Implants that may be used with other approaches to the spine are disclosed. Minimally invasive surgical techniques using one or more extended retractors to create an extended access route such as the non-limiting example of lateral access to the spine. Minimally invasive surgical techniques using internal retractors that may be reversibly expanded with a removable retractor inserter to create an extended access route. A linkage jack to expand a set of two or more extended retractors to create an extended access route. |
| US08795159B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes a flexible portion extended to a part on a proximal direction side of an insertion main body along a longitudinal axis, and a passive bending portion provided to a distal direction side of the flexible portion in the insertion main body, being more flexible than the flexible portion, and configured to passively bend when external force acts thereon. The endoscope includes an attachment unit which includes a fin portion spirally extended along the longitudinal axis, and through which the insertion section is inserted, and a holding portion provided to the insertion main body, and configured to hold the attachment unit in a state that the attachment unit covers the passive bending portion and that the attachment unit is rotatable about the longitudinal axis with respect to the insertion main body. |
| US08795158B2 |
Endoscope insertion assisting device
An insertion assisting device includes a rotary body in the form of toroid, and a support and drive part for supporting the rotary body in a rotatable manner and rotating it. The support and drive part has an approximately cylindrical supporting member for supporting the rotary body in a rotatable manner. The rotary body is provided with a convex portion for increasing the thickness to improve the strength thereof. A concave portion having a shape corresponding to the shape of the convex portion is formed on a portion of a front end surface of the supporting member, which is made in contact with the convex portion. The concave portion prevents the rotary body from stopping rotating, which may be caused by point contact between the convex portion and the supporting member. |
| US08795157B1 |
Method and system for navigating within a colon
Method for advancing a colonoscope within a colon of the body of a patient, the method including the procedures of acquiring a stereoscopic image pair of a region of the interior of the colon, identifying topographical features in the stereoscopic image pair, determining the depth of each of the topographical features in the stereoscopic image pair, and indicating the appropriate direction to advance the colonoscope, the direction being toward at least a selected one of the topographical features with greater depth than others of the topographical features. |
| US08795153B2 |
Method for treating female sexual dysfunction
There is provided a method for treating sexual dysfunction of a female patient comprising stimulating at least one portion of the patient's female erectile tissue to at least restrict the blood flow leaving the erectile tissue to obtain engorgement with blood of the female erectile tissue. To improve the erection effect the method further comprises gently constricting the erectile portion to restrict the venous blood flow in the erectile portion, and then stimulating the constricted erectile portion to cause contraction of the erectile portion to at least further restrict the blood flow leaving the erectile tissue to obtain engorgement with blood of the female erectile tissue. |
| US08795152B2 |
Devices and methods for delivering sutures and implants
A medical device for the delivery of sutures and implants through tissue of a patient's body. The medical device includes a handle, an elongated shaft member, a needle carrier, and a slideable mechanism. A method of delivering a suture or an implant includes inserting and deploying a medical device including a handle, an elongated shaft member, a needle carrier, and a slideable mechanism into tissue of a patient's body. |
| US08795151B2 |
Infant care system and apparatus
An infant care system and apparatus includes a horizontal surface to support an infant. A microenvironment region is defined around the horizontal surface by at least one wall. A graphical display is disposed within the microenvironment region. A diagnostic imaging device is at least partially disposed within the microenvironment region to obtain diagnostic images of an infant disposed within the microenvironment region. |
| US08795149B2 |
Pneumatic or hydraulic cardiac assist devices
The embodiments relate to cardiac assist devices that comprise a jacket that wraps the exterior of the heart, where the jacket comprises one or more pneumatic or hydraulic bladders. The pneumatic or hydraulic bladders are linked to a pump, and the pump fills the bladders with fluid and withdraws the fluid in a cycle to match beats of the heart to assist contraction and pumping of the heart in systole or to assist expansion and filling of the heart in diastole. |
| US08795148B2 |
Sub-motor-threshold stimulation of deep brain targets using transcranial magnetic stimulation
Systems and methods for modulating deep brain target regions using an array of TMS electromagnets, wherein each TMS electromagnet stimulates the target at a level that is below motor threshold (MT). Neurological disorders (or disorders having neurological effects) may be treated by sub-MT stimulation of deep-brain targets from an array of TMS electromagnets. |
| US08795142B2 |
Adjustable off-set weighted exercise method and apparatus
Disclosed is an adjustable weighted exercise apparatus which in one implementation may include a base frame assembly attachable to a strap assembly for connection to a user, the base frame assembly including a base frame; a weight support member connected to the base frame and disposed to maintain a weight at a distance from the user. In some implementations, the weight support member may be further connected to at least one support bar connected to the base frame. A method hereof may include enhancing exercise of a body including disposing a weight at a distance from a user's body; and, exercising the user's body. |
| US08795136B2 |
Actuating device and method for a vehicle parking brake
An actuating device includes a vehicle operating brake and parking brake. A first braking effect is generated by the parking brake independently of a braking procedure for the operating brake. The actuating device comprises a first switched state, wherein the first braking effect of the parking brake cannot be provided, and a second switched state, wherein the first (full) braking effect of the parking brake is provided. The actuating device further comprises a manually actuatable operating element for actuating the parking brake that comprises travel positions. The actuating device is switched to the second switched state in a first travel position when the parking brake is released, and to the first switched state when the parking brake is applied. Also, the actuating device is switchable to a further switched state. In an actuating method, the actuating device is switched to the further switched state in response to an actuation. |
| US08795133B2 |
Event-based retarding in a machine with a continuously variable transmission
A method controls the power-transmission in a machine having a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a power source operatively coupled together in a powertrain. The method regulates operation of the CVT with a retarding power limit in order to limit the amount of retarding power transferable from the powertrain to the power source. The retarding power may be utilized to decelerate or decrease the speed of the machine. The method may register an operator input signal indicative of a deceleration event from a plurality of possible deceleration events. The deceleration event is compared to a lookup table to determine if the retarding power limit should be adjusted. The method may adjust the retarding power limit in accordance with the comparison. |
| US08795129B2 |
Automatic transmission
A transmission includes epicyclic gearing including first, second, third and fourth gearsets, each gearset including first, second and third members; a first member of the first gearset and a first member of the second gearset being secured against rotation; and clutches, each clutch selectively opening and closing a drive connection between members of the gearsets. |
| US08795119B2 |
Latching clutch valve control system
A valve assembly includes a valve body having an input in selective communication with an output, a latching piston disposed within the valve body, a balance spring disposed between the latching piston and the valve body, and a valve piston disposed within the valve body. The input communicates with the output when the valve piston is in a first position and the input does not communicate with the output when the valve piston is in a second position. A diaphragm spring is disposed between the latching piston and the valve piston. A holding spring is disposed between the valve piston and the valve body. |
| US08795118B2 |
Electric motor assist for transmission electric oil pump
A method for assisting a transmission oil pump in a hybrid electric powertrain to generate transmission oil pressure rapidly during vehicle start. An electric motor is initially utilized to provide momentary torque to rotate an oil pump and rapidly generate transmission oil pressure. After initial assistance is provided by the electric motor, an oil pump electric motor powers the oil pump and maintains oil pressure within the hybrid powertrain. |
| US08795114B2 |
Hybrid powertrain
A transmission includes a first motor/generator having a first rotor that is selectively rotatable about a first axis and a second motor/generator having a second rotor that is selectively rotatable about a second axis. A first planetary gearset and a second planetary gearset each has a respective first planetary member, a respective second planetary member, and a respective third planetary member. One of the members of the first planetary gearset is operatively connected to the first rotor to receive torque therefrom. One of the members of the second planetary gearset is operatively connected to the second rotor to receive torque therefrom. |
| US08795104B1 |
Golf tee positioning tool
A hand-held golf tee tool which ensures a consistent vertical placement of a golf tee comprises a “T”-shaped body. The body includes a recess which mimics the shape of a golf tee in order to retain the golf tee via friction fit for placement in a desired ground area. Height adjustment segments are removably attached to a lower surface of the body to increase the height of the golf tee. |
| US08795100B2 |
Golf club head
A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member. |
| US08795092B2 |
Angular damping device fitted with friction means variable according to rotation speed
An angular damping device (10) for a motor vehicle temporary wet coupling system comprises two radial guide washers (24) which are positioned axially one on each side of a web (12),at least two elastic members (38) with circumferential action which are circumferentially interposed in series between the web (12) and the guide washers (24), and a phase member (42) which comprises at least one radial phase lug (48). The phase member (42) further comprises two friction pads which can parted axially against each of the guide washers (24). Each of the friction pads comprises a retaining face (54) for retaining an elastic member (38) against the action of centrifugal force. The elastic member (38) is partially inserted between the two retaining faces (54)in the manner of a wedge. |
| US08795091B2 |
Image integration, mapping and linking system and methodology
An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation. |
| US08795088B2 |
Video game system for flexibly grouping cooperative players
In the present invention, a game system includes a game program storage unit, a group information management unit, a play history storage unit, and a group information update unit. The game program storage unit stores a game program for executing a game to be provided to a plurality of terminal devices. The group information management unit stores player identification information identifying each of a plurality of players of the game and group identification information identifying a group which includes the player, in association with each other. The play history storage unit stores a play history of each of the plurality of players for the game. The group information update unit changes an association stored in the group information management unit between player identification information identifying a first player among the plurality of players and group identification information, at least partially in accordance with the play history of the first player. |
| US08795085B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer programs for creating and scoring golf rounds and side games
A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon for operating a computer system to track golf scores and side games. The computer program may comprise a code segment for receiving with the computer system course information and player information for a round of golf; a code segment for receiving with the computer system side game information for side games to be played by players of the round of golf; a code segment for receiving with the computer system scoring information for the players as they play the round of golf; and a code segment for scoring with the computer system the round of golf and calculating results of the side games based at least partially on the player information and the scoring information. |
| US08795084B2 |
Location-based multiplayer gaming platform
The methods and systems disclosed herein include a gaming platform that may support massively-multiplayer online computer games, with elements of social networking, in which players may use mobile devices in order to verify their location and claim a measure of control over the location. Players may function like game pieces in association with other members on a team and participate in competitions to capture and defend real-world territory as part of the gaming experience. The gaming platform and associated entities may share revenue and other incentives with entities associated with the locations controlled by the players on the game platform. |
| US08795083B2 |
Communication game system, game apparatus, server, storage medium storing a program, and game control method
A communication game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses which are able to wirelessly communicate with each other. Each game apparatus registers identifying information of an opponent obtained by a short-distance wireless communication or by user's manual input in a friend list. Thereafter, the game apparatus connects to the Internet, and inquiries whether it is possible to communicate with an opponent in the friend list over the network. If it is possible to communicate, the game apparatus obtains an address of the opponent to make a network communication. Even if a user makes a short distance wireless communication with a friend to exchange and register the identifying information or registers the friend by hand and then is parted from the friend, the user can safely communicate with the friend across the network without being exposed to unknown players. In a case that an additional opponent is to be added to the multiplayer game session, one of the participants transmits identifying information to introduce the communicating opponents to each other. The game apparatuses introduced to each other make a communication over the network, and add the identifying information of the opponents to the friend list, if necessary. |
| US08795081B2 |
Game machine
A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; a display part that displays characters related to a content of a game; a character determining part configured to determine a character to be displayed on the display; a stopper plate that holds the entertainment button in the protruding position; and a protruding position detecting part that detects the entertainment button being held in the protruding position by the stopper plate. When the protruding position detecting part detects the entertainment button not being held in the protruding position after having detected the entertainment button being held in the protruding position, the character detecting part recognizes that the entertainment button held in the protruding position is pushed down, and therefore determines a predetermined character. When the character determining part determines the character, the display part displays the determined character. |
| US08795077B1 |
Game controllers with full controlling mechanisms
A personal control mechanism is disclosed. The personal control mechanism includes at least one controller with full functionalities in a sense that the controller does not need any attachment and is operable with one hand to fully control an interactive environment being shown. According to one embodiment of the controller, the controller has a top surface including a number of buttons and a joystick operable by a finger of one hand, and a bottom surface including a trigger operable by another finger of the hand. A housing of the controller is sized comfortably to fit into either hand of a user and has a holding portion designed in a way that the trigger, the buttons and the joystick are readily operated when the holding portion is being held in either hand. |
| US08795076B2 |
Advertising impression determination
Systems and methods for defining and tracking advertising campaigns across a channel video game network are disclosed. The system allows advertisements to be dynamically activated in video games. Advertisements are tracked to determine user impressions and user exposure to the advertisement. In the system, an impression area is defined relative an advertisements in the game. Methods for redefining the impression area or for accounting for the existence of obstructions that distort the view of the advertisement are also provided. |
| US08795074B2 |
Game machine, display control method, and display control program
A game machine, a display control method, and a display control program that make it possible to play a game focusing on an object whose sound output is being performed, even when a plurality of three-dimensional objects are arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space, are provided. Among three-dimensional objects in the three-dimensional virtual space, a three-dimensional object whose sound information is being output is mapped with a virtual camera. A performance image including the mapped three-dimensional object is drawn. The drawn performance image is displayed and controlled on a display device. |
| US08795070B2 |
Single access mechanism for gaming device
Provided in embodiments of the present invention is an access mechanism that provides access to a plurality of internal portions of a gaming device through a plurality of securing mechanisms. In one embodiment, a gaming device includes first and second internal cabinet portions, a first interface device, a second interface device, and an actuator unit. The first and second interface devices secure access to the first and second internal cabinet portions, respectively. The actuator unit is structured to allow access to the first secured cabinet portion in response to a first valid key being applied to the first interface device and to allow access to the second secured cabinet portion in response to a second valid key being applied to the second interface device. |
| US08795069B2 |
Gaming machine bonus
A bonus game having multiple levels of play includes credit-based and jackpot awards at one or more of the levels. The jackpot awards remain at a constant value regardless of the wager made. The expected return at the jackpot award level is generally held constant despite varying wagers through the use of a feature that provides for early termination of the bonus game at one or more levels played prior to that of jackpot award level. A reduced probability of reaching the jackpot award compensates for increased wagers and maintains the expected return constant or increasing with wager. |
| US08795062B2 |
Gaming system, a group game controller, a method of displaying an outcome of a group game and a group game display
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices; a common physical group game display comprising a an object arranged to travel on a path relative to the plurality of gaming devices; and a group game controller in data communication with the plurality of gaming devices and the group game display, the group game controller configured to: determine a game outcome of a group game; and control movement of the object relative to the plurality of gaming devices based on the game outcome. |
| US08795057B2 |
Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event
A gaming system and method including providing a community or group bonus event to a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming devices. For each of the players determined as eligible to participate in a triggered group bonus event, the gaming system determines that player's relative probability of winning a group bonus event award in the triggered bonus event. In one such embodiment, each player's relative probability of winning the group bonus event award is based on that player's wagering history, such as any amounts wagered by that player, the frequency of placing such wagers and/or frequency of not placing any wagers. |
| US08795054B2 |
Lottery game with interactive game indicia selection
A method and system for conducting an interactive lottery game between players and a lottery gaming organization are provided. Player game indicia are displayed to the player on a graphical user interface along with separately displayed game indicia assigned to the gaming organization for play of the game. The player selects one of the game indicia via the user interface, with the player's selection designated on the user interface without being revealed to the gaming organization. The gaming organization subsequently randomly selects one of the game indicia, which is displayed to the player on the user interface. The system determines whether the player-selected game indicia match predetermined criteria as a function of the randomly selected game indicia. The steps are repeated until no game indicia remain or no further matches are possible. |
| US08795051B2 |
Cashless reservation system
A gaming system includes a system controller, a means for establishing a credit on the system, a plurality of gaming machines, and a communications system connecting each of the plurality of gaming machines to the system controller. The gaming machines each have credit register, a player input device, a tracking input device and a game controller. Each game controller is arranged to play a game when a player has established a credit in the credit register of the respective gaming machine and the credit establishment means is arranged to establish a player credit and to associate that credit with a player tracking means (such as a magnetic stripe card or a fingerprint) of a player establishing the credit. While a player is playing a game on a selected machine the credit is held in the credit register of the selected gaming machine, and the gaming machine is responsive to the presence of a player credit held by in the credit register of the selected machine to lock the machine preventing play by any player unless the machine is supplied via the tracking input device, with a player tracking means associated with the credit held in the credit register. |
| US08795048B2 |
Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a multi-stage dice bonus game
The present disclosure provides gaming systems, devices, and methods providing a multi-stage bonus game. When a first stage triggering event occurs, the gaming system initiates a first bonus game stage. During the first stage, the gaming system enables the player to roll dice, and determine any first stage awards based on the outcome or outcomes of the rolls. When a second stage triggering event occurs, the gaming system initiates a second bonus game stage. During the second stage, the gaming system enables the player to roll dice, and may provide the player with elements, which the player accumulates during the second stage, based on the outcome or outcomes of the rolls. When a second stage termination event occurs, the gaming system determines any second stage awards based on a total quantity of elements accumulated by the player, provides the player with any determined awards, and terminates the bonus game. |
| US08795046B2 |
Method for displaying a draw result along with customized information
In another embodiment of the present invention a computer-implemented method for displaying a draw result is provided, comprising: generating a draw result, wherein the draw result indicates at least a first place winner; rendering with a computer a first video presentation for display at a first terminal, wherein the first video presentation comprises first content and an indication of the draw result; rendering with a computer a second video presentation for display at a second terminal, wherein the second video presentation comprises second content and an indication of the draw result, and wherein the first content is distinct from the second content; transmitting the first video presentation to the first terminal; and transmitting the second video presentation to the second terminal. |
| US08795045B2 |
“Old school” fantasy sports system and method
The realm of fantasy sports gaming is expanded beyond the selection of current, active athletes by including former athletes, or former seasons for current athletes, in a selection pool for fantasy sports leagues. This is accomplished by querying databases of sports statistics for the purpose of generating a mock performance that can be fairly compared and incorporated with real-time performances generated by current athletes actively participating in the same sport. The end result is a realistic, yet unpredictable, statistical box score for a former athlete that can be translated via a point system for the purpose of fantasy sports league play. |
| US08795040B2 |
Autonomous ventilation system
An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and an infrared radiation (“IR”) sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The IR sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in IR index in a zone below the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in IR index to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in IR index. The autonomous ventilation system also includes an alignment laser to indicate a point at which the IR sensor is aimed and a field-of-view (“FOV”) indicator to illuminate the zone in which the IR sensor detects changes in IR index. |
| US08795039B2 |
Troubleshooted coin output method
A troubleshooted coin output method used in a coin dispensing and outputting machine including a machine main unit formed of a coin dispensing unit, a coin hopper consisting of a driver circuit, motors, coin-pushing modules and sensors and a circuit module, and coin tubes for storing coins. When outputting coins, the circuit module counts the amount of coins to be outputted subject to the amount of money to be given, and then stops the coin output operation if the outputted amount of coins does not match the amount of money to be given due to failure or one motor or any other reasons, and then counts the rest amount to be given, and then drives the other motor to output coins till that the desired amount are outputted, thereby troubleshooting the problem. |
| US08795038B2 |
Suspension apparatus and method for suspending sausages, in particular sausage chains
A suspension apparatus and a method for suspending sausages, in particular sausage chains, including a plurality of circulating suspension hooks, where the suspension apparatus is configured such that it is able to accommodate a plurality of groups of sausages, the respective sausages being suspended from n suspension hooks. The apparatus includes at least one variable indicator capable of indicating a group end and/or a group beginning. |
| US08795036B2 |
Method for manufacturing a flexible abrasive disc, and a flexible abrasive disc
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a flexible abrasive disc, and to such an abrasive disc. The abrasive disc comprises a backing with an upper side and a lower side. The upper side has an abrasive agent coating for forming a surface layer. In order to form a surface layer as specifically patterned as possible, the backing of each abrasive disc is coated separately. In this manufacturing method, the abrasive agent coating on the upper side of the backing is embossed with an embossing mold specially structured and to be pressed against the backing. |
| US08795031B1 |
Apparatus and method for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic
An apparatus and method for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic include a table with a rotatable wheel thereon. A pad is disposed on the rotatable wheel such that the pad can remain on the rotatable wheel as the wheel is rotated but is removable from the wheel when not in use. A recrystallized silicon carbide disk is disposed on the pad having sufficient friction to remain on the pad as the wheel and pad are rotated but is removable from the rotatable wheel and pad when not in use. |
| US08795027B2 |
CO2 model car launcher
A CO2 gas-propelled model car launcher permits two or more model vehicles to be launched substantially simultaneously. Launching of the vehicles is achieved by moving a trigger plate sidewise which disengages a disc and thereby releases a firing pin whose forward movement punctures the CO2 cartridge. A height adjustment feature permits the launcher to accommodate model cars of different sizes. Multiple launchers may be ganged together and their trigger plates rigidly connected in such a way that sidewise movement of one trigger plate launches all of the model vehicles. |
| US08795025B1 |
Infant mannequin
A novel infant mannequin system for documenting features of a specific human infant comprises a infant head form with two eye members, a nose member, a mouth aperture having two lips, and a head form having a facial image of a specific human infant. The system comprises an infant body form, a skeletal structure, a muscular structure, a skin covering, and a hair receptacle system located on the head form. The system comprises an abdomen compression diaphragm located underneath the skin covering. A function simulation system comprises a microprocessor, a power source, a data port and an activation switch located in the torso. The function simulation system comprises a heartbeat output simulator, a thermal circulation system, an abdominal expansion system, and a sound generator. A body weight distribution member is located in the skeletal structure. |
| US08795024B2 |
Multi-functional mount
An article of manufacture can include a figurine body and a first mounting pad. The first mounting pad can include a notch located in the bottom of the first mounting pad. The first mounting pad can include a first mounting mechanism. The figurine body and the first mounting pad can be separated by a guide groove. Upon removal of the first mounting pad from the figurine body at at least the guide groove, an opening is exposed to form a second mounting mechanism. |
| US08795021B1 |
Diving toy with hydrostatic depth control
A diving toy having hydrostatic depth control adapted to cause said diving toy to continuously seek a predetermined depth in water. The diving toy includes a sealed main body with a motor and a battery compartment for receiving at least one battery positioned inside the sealed main body. A propeller is attached to an axle of the motor protruding through the sealed main body so that when the motor is activated the propeller spins. The sealed main body has a flexible portion disposed substantially rearward on the sealed main body. The flexible portion is hydrostatic pressure sensitive varying the fluid displacement volume and volumetric center of the toy as it dives or climbs. The toy may be adapted to have positive, negative or neutral buoyancy when placed in water. |
| US08795020B2 |
Bubble blower tube
A bubble blower tube includes a blower tube defining opposing mouthpiece and an outlet, a check valve mounted in the outlet to prohibit flowing of air or bubble fluid from the outlet toward the mouthpiece, a bubble-forming tube having a connection end connected to the periphery of the blower tube and a bubble-forming end shaped like a trumpet and suspending outside the blower tube, and a bubble fluid retaining ring located at the bubble-forming end of the bubble-forming tube and defining an outer bubble fluid retaining part and an inner bubble fluid retaining part. |
| US08795019B2 |
Electrode mount, high pressure discharge lamp using the same, and manufacturing methods of electrode mount and high pressure discharge lamp
To prevent bending of an electrode shaft portion by a method which requires minimum increase in production cost, in an electrode mount for a high pressure discharge lamp. A manufacturing method of an electrode mount for the high pressure discharge lamp includes: a process of subjecting the electrode mount to a heat treatment, the electrode mount including an electrode and a metal foil which are welded to each other; and an oxidation process of producing an oxide on a surface of the electrode shaft portion of the electrode by laser irradiation to form an oxidation portion on the surface, wherein a laser irradiation position is determined such that a whole or part of the oxidation portion is included in a sealing portion of the high pressure discharge lamp when the electrode mount is embedded in the sealing portion. |
| US08795016B2 |
Floating cabana
The present invention is floating lounge that provides a central corridor between two lounge portions and a floating base supporting said lounge. The two lounge portions each have a concave channel extending along the length of each lounge portion on the underside of the cabana. |
| US08795015B1 |
Submergible support and seating apparatus
A support and seating apparatus, comprising land based and aquatic capabilities, is presented to support human beings, animals and accompanying objects. The apparatus comprises two back support bars, two torso support bars, two leg support bars and two arm support bars. Pluralities of floatable cylinders are disposed between the bars to enable the support and seating apparatus capable of seating on land and floating on water. The apparatus further comprise a removable shade and a propulsion system for enhanced functionality. |
| US08795013B1 |
Outboard motor
In an outboard motor, an exhaust collecting pipe is disposed so as to extend in a vertical direction. The exhaust collecting pipe collects exhaust emitted from a plurality of exhaust ports. A catalyst housing pipe is disposed along a horizontal direction with the exhaust collecting pipe. The catalyst housing pipe is disposed so as to extend in the vertical direction. A catalyst member is housed in the catalyst housing pipe. A connecting pipe is disposed so as to extend in a horizontal direction. The connecting pipe connects the exhaust collecting pipe and the catalyst housing pipe. A protruding portion is provided at a top or a bottom of an inside surface of the connecting pipe. |
| US08795011B2 |
Marine vessel propulsion apparatus
A marine vessel propulsion apparatus includes a transom bracket, a steering shaft, an outboard motor, a tilt mechanism, and a steering mechanism. The steering shaft is joined to the transom bracket, and is turnable around a steering axis extending in an up-down direction. The outboard motor is joined to the steering shaft, turnable around a tilt axis, and turnable around the steering axis together with the steering shaft. The tilt mechanism is arranged to turn the outboard motor around the tilt axis with respect to the steering shaft. The steering mechanism includes a power conversion mechanism arranged to convert power of the electric motor into turning of the steering shaft around the steering axis. |
| US08795010B1 |
Drive unit mount for a marine outboard engine
A drive unit mount has a tapering central rigid member, top and bottom rigid members, and top and bottom resilient members. The top and bottom surfaces of the central rigid member, the bottom surface of the top rigid member and the top surface of the bottom rigid member have winding lateral cross-sections. A space defined between the bottom surface of the top rigid member and a top surface of the bottom rigid member tapers at least in part from the fronts of the top and bottom rigid members to the backs of the top and bottom rigid members. The top and bottom resilient members are disposed between and are in contact with the central rigid member and a corresponding one of the top and bottom rigid members. A drive unit mount having a rear resilient member and a marine outboard engine having a drive unit mount are also disclosed. |
| US08795008B2 |
Two-into-two or one hybrid power device for a marine vehicle
A hybrid power device for a marine vehicle is provided that has two hybrid prime movers, an electric motor and a combustion engine, that distribute power, for example torque, to a single or dual propulsor, such as surface drives with propellers. The prime movers can apply power singly or in unison, but maintain substantially optimum propulsive efficiency in all cases. The power outputs of the prime movers are in communication with a power transmitting device such as a gear box that may combine the power outputs to drive a single propulsor, or may have a power-splitting embodiment driving dual propulsors. In addition, multiple hybrid power devices may be deployed in other embodiments. |
| US08795004B2 |
ECG electrode connector
Disclosed is an ECG electrode lead wire connector which provides improved electrical and mechanical coupling of the ECG electrode press stud to the lead wire, provides enhanced ergonomics to the clinician, and may alleviate patient discomfort associated with the attachment and removal of ECG leads. The connector may be engaged and disengaged with little or no force imparted to the patient or the ECG pad, which significantly minimizes the risk of inadvertent dislodgement of the pad. In one embodiment the disclosed connector provides a thumb cam lever which affirmatively engages the press stud to the connector, and provides tactile feedback to the clinician that the connector is properly engaged. In other embodiments, the connector provides a pushbutton to enable the clinician to easily engage and disengage the connector from the ECG stud. The disclosed connectors may also decrease clinician fatigue, and may provide more reliable ECG results. |
| US08795001B1 |
Connector for providing pass-through power
A pass-through connector is provided in one example and includes a first groove to be coupled to a power supply bus bar; a second groove to be coupled to a power return bus bar; and a plurality of electrical pins disposed on a surface of the connector and configured for interfacing with a circuit board, which is coupled to a line card power connector that is configured to receive a line card. |
| US08795000B2 |
Electrical connector with a retainer
A housing (10) includes locking lances (15A, 15B) for retaining terminal fittings (30) inserted into terminal accommodating chambers (11A, 11B) arranged side by side in upper and lower levels and deformation spaces (16A, 16B) extending in an arrangement direction of the locking lances (15A, 15B) and allowing the locking lances 15A, 15B to be resiliently deformed away from the terminal fittings (30). When deformation preventing portions (41A, 41B) of a retainer (40) are inserted into the deformation spaces (16A, 16B), the locking lances (15A, 15B) are prevented from being deformed away from the terminal fittings (30). The retainer (40) includes a rectangular tube (45) formed by the two deformation preventing portions (41A, 41B) and two couplings (44) coupling the deformation preventing portions (41A, 41B), and the housing (10) includes accommodating portions (18) for accommodating the couplings (44). |
| US08794999B2 |
Hermetic terminal having pin-isolating feature
A hermetic terminal is disclosed as having a body including an exterior surface and a plurality of openings in the body accommodating a pin extending through each opening that is hermetically sealed and electrically isolated from the body. The terminal also includes a dielectric pin-isolating feature forming a barrier that increases the operative through-air spacing between the pins of the terminal. The power rating for the terminal is thereby increased without increasing the overall size of the terminal. |
| US08794995B2 |
Low proflie cable connector assembly
A cable connector assembly, comprising comprises: a plurality of contacts (2) defining a plurality of first contacts (27) which may be used as power contacts and a plurality of second contacts (28), an insulative housing (1) molding outside the contacts (2), a flat-shaped cable (3) connecting with the contacts (2), the cable (3) comprises a plurality of coaxial wires arranged along the level direction, each coaxial wire comprises a plurality of inner conductors (30), two inner conductors (30) are connected with a first contact (27), and one inner conductor (30) is connected with a second contact (28), a metallic shell (4) shielding outside the insulative housing (1). |
| US08794992B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector comprising: a shell, zinc alloy shell body, front rubber core, rubber plug and wire; said zinc alloy shell body is provided with a holding groove penetrating from the front to rear ends; the front rubber core and the rubber plug are installed inside the zinc alloy shell body, and the shell set externally onto the zinc alloy shell body; the electric connector is provided with a hook unit, which penetrates the front rubber core, and is also coupled with the zinc alloy shell body; at the rear end of said hook unit, a locating part is molded, and also locked at the threading section of the wire. Compared with prior arts, the utility model features excellent air-tightness, anti-EMI capacity and compactness, thus improving the signal transmission capacity of the electric connector. |
| US08794990B2 |
Terminal pair
A terminal pair 1 includes: a pair of terminals 2a, 2b; a plurality of locking portions 7; and a plurality of lock-receiving portions 8a, 8b. Each of the terminals includes: a shield fixing portion 3 to which the shielded wire 20 is attached; and an attaching portion 5 continued to the shield fixing portion 3 and attached to a vehicle body panel 4 by overlapping with the vehicle body panel 4 and fastening to the vehicle body panel 4 with a bolt 9. The locking projections 7 are provided on the attaching portion 5 of one terminal 2a of the pair of terminals 2a, 2b. The lock-receiving projections 8a, 8b are provided on the attaching portion 5 of the other terminal 2b, and locked by the locking portions 7. |
| US08794987B2 |
Connector device for producing an electrical connection between a mains cable and a loom
A connector device for the production of an electrical connection between a mains cable and a cable harness in an electrical device, in particular, a domestic device, is disclosed, comprising a first plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and electrical connection to the cable harness of the electrical device and a second plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and electrical connection to the mains cable, whereby the second plug-in connector is provided for a number of differing mains cables and has an identical connector configuration for each of the differing mains cables. |
| US08794985B2 |
Card Edge Connector
A card edge connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1, a plurality of contacts 2 and at least an ejector 3 pivoted on the housing 1. The housing 1 has an longitudinal central slot 12 and at least a towers portion 14 located at one ends of thereof. The ejector 3 comprise a pair of elastic walls 32, a slit formed between the elastic walls 32. the elastic wall 32 comprise a pair of first elastic walls 321 and a pair of second elastic walls 322 extending downwardly from the first elastic walls 321 respectively, the second elastic walls 322 comprises a first connecting wall 3221 and a second connecting wall 3222 extending downwardly from the first connecting wall 3221, a thickness of the first connecting wall 3221 is equal to a sum of the thickness of the first elastic wall 321 and the second connecting wall 3222. |
| US08794984B2 |
Protective structure for covering a connector and electronic device therewith
A protective structure includes a covering body, a protective component, a fixing component and a fastening portion. The covering body is for covering the connector. The protective component is connected to the covering body and for plugging into the connector. The fixing component is connected to a side of the covering body and for plugging into an installation hole on a case of the electronic device. The fixing component includes a shaft for pivoting relative to the case so as to drive the covering body to a position where the covering body does not cover the connector when the protective component does not plug into the connector. The fastening portion is installed on the fixing component and is for contacting against the installation hole after the fixing component is plugged into the installation hole so as to prevent the fixing component from separating from the installation hole. |
| US08794978B2 |
Educational material processing apparatus, educational material processing method, educational material processing program and computer-readable recording medium
An educational material processing apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs an image data of a test material including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answer columns corresponding to the plurality of questions, and accuracy judgment marks indicating whether answers included in the answer columns are correct or not; an identification unit that identifies a position of an answer column judged to include a wrong answer based on at least one of the accuracy judgment marks in the image data of the test material; and a generation unit that generates the image data of the test material including a question corresponding to the answer column judged to include the wrong answer, the position of the answer column identified by the identification unit, with the answer column in vacant state. |
| US08794972B2 |
System and method for enhancing comprehension and readability of legal text
A standardized parsing and mark-up technique is provided for printings or displays of textual materials, including complex legal documents such as statutes or contracts, to enhance readability and understanding of same. A presentation may be provided in which textual terms indicating if-then statements are enhanced with at least one of a first-level if-then visual marking or a second-level if-then marking throughout the textual material before the text is presented. Textual terms indicating skeletal sentence structures are enhanced with a skeletal sentence visual marking throughout the textual material before the text is presented. A legend for the textual material may be provided having representations of the visual markings and their corresponding meanings. |
| US08794970B2 |
Control systems to emulate jet aircraft in reciprocating engine-powered trainers
This disclosure describes novel aircraft control systems for propeller-driven training aircraft, and methods for their use. In an aspect of some embodiments, a control system might comprise an integrated power control that takes a single power input from the pilot and translates that input into controls for a throttle, a propeller pitch setting, and a fuel/air mixture. In another aspect of some embodiments, a glass cockpit may be provided, with computer displays emulating the instruments of the aircraft for which the pilot is training. Advantageously, this allows a pilot in training to learn, from the beginning, the power controls and/or instrumentation for the aircraft for which the pilot is training, instead of having to learn one power control and instrumentation system, only to later have to learn another system. In a specific embodiment, the instrumentation displays may be reconfigurable, allowing the displays to emulate those of a variety of jet aircraft. |
| US08794966B2 |
Dental implant fixture mount-abutment and ball impression screw
A dental implant fixture mount-abutment includes a fixture mount having a coronal end and an internal slot, a tapered cylinder body, a root for internally connecting to a dental implant, and a plurality of engaging jaws protruded from the root for engaging with an internal channel of the dental implant, such that the root forms a male connector for inserting into the internal channel in the dental implant to stabilize the DIFMA in position. |
| US08794964B2 |
Computer-aided design of a drill guide with a window
A drill guide uses a hole in a layer to guide a drill along an axial trajectory while permitting off-axis excursions of the drill during use. A number of such drill guides at varying heights from a target surface may be used sequentially or concurrently to enforce the axial trajectory in three dimensions during a surgical operation. A drill guide may include a hole in a layer that establishes a single point along the axial trajectory, or the drill guide may include multiple layers in a single device to establish two or more points along the trajectory while allowing off-axis insertion of a drill into the guide. The drill guide may be cuttable to accommodate intraoperative changes to the axial trajectory. In embodiments, a window or the like may be provided to permit a surgeon to view drill depth, drill orientation, the surgical site and the like during a procedure. |
| US08794963B2 |
Device for centering and guiding a drill bit of a dental handpiece
A device for centering and guiding at least one drill bit of a dental handpiece when drilling a hole in the jaw of a patient in cooperation with a surgical guide equipped with a tubular drill bushing. A support holds a tubular guide sleeve permanently in a coaxial and sliding position with respect to the drill bit. The tubular guide sleeve is able to engage with slight play in the tubular drill bushing. The support insures the engagement of the guide sleeve in the tubular drill bushing at the latest when the drill bit starts to drill in the patient's jaw, thus insuring the centering and guiding of the drill bit. |
| US08794962B2 |
Methods and composition for tracking jaw motion
In a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of microsphere targets is applied to a surface of a tooth on the upper dentition of a person and a tooth surface of the lower dentition of the person. At least two sets of stereoscopic images are obtained, where the microsphere targets are visible in the field of view of each image. The center position of the beads is photogrammetrically determined in three dimensions for each set using the images taken from perspective positions. The change in bead positions in the sets of stereoscopic images is analyzed to mathematically characterize the jaw motion of the person. |
| US08794955B2 |
Apparatus for transferring objects
An apparatus includes a transferring arrangement for transferring objects obtained by compression-molding doses of synthetic plastics from a forming arrangement of a forming unit and a supporting arrangement for rotatably supporting the transferring arrangement. In order to avoid blows and/or damage between the transferring arrangement and the forming arrangement, the apparatus includes a moving arrangement connected to the supporting arrangement and configured for moving the transferring arrangement at least between a first operating position nearer the forming unit, in which the transferring arrangement interacts with the forming arrangement to transfer the objects, and a second operating position, in which the transferring arrangement is spaced away from the forming unit so as not to interact with the forming arrangement. The movement of the transferring arrangement from the first operating position to the second operating position has at least a component in the same direction as a tangential component of the rotational motion of the forming unit in the first operating position. |
| US08794954B2 |
Apparatus for transferring objects
An apparatus for transferring objects (2), in particular caps (2), from a molding carousel (3) on which the caps (2) are molded, to an evacuating device (6), comprises: —a supporting element (11) that is rotatable around a rotation axis (X1) and is suitable for receiving said objects (2) and, —arm means (13) that is rotatable around said rotation axis (X1) and comprising seat means (16) that is suitable for receiving said caps (2); the arm means (13) is movable so as to vary the distance of the arm means (13) from said rotation axis (X1), in particular it is movable radially with respect to the rotation axis (X1) to slide the objects (2) on the supporting element (11). |
| US08794951B2 |
Mold for resin molding, method for manufacturing mold for resin molding, and resin molded product
An object of the present invention is to provide a mold for resin molding which ensures ventilation characteristic without requiring an enormous amount of work.The mold for resin molding of the present invention includes: a mold 12; a design layer 16 formed inside the mold 12; and a air permeable interposing layer 22 for forming the design layer 16 on an inner surface of the mold 12. The mold 12 forms a ventilating throughhole 14. The design layer 16 is made of a resin having projections and depressions on the surface, and has a ventilating throughhole 18 formed so as to couple to the ventilating throughhole 14. The air permeable interposing layer 22 is arranged next to the inner surface of the mold 12 so that an inner surface of the design layer 16, the ventilating throughhole 18 of the design layer 16, and the ventilating throughhole 14 of the mold 12 couple to each other. |
| US08794947B2 |
Translating forming dies
A translating die apparatus and method for forming a piece of material into a part having complex contours. The translating die apparatus may comprise upper and lower mounts, fixed upper and lower dies fixed to the upper and lower mounts, respectively, and movable upper and lower dies translatably coupled with the mounts and configured to translate laterally toward and away from the fixed upper and lower dies. The piece of material may be placed between the upper and lower dies and one of the mounts may be actuated toward another of the mounts to sandwich the piece of material between the upper and lower dies. Simultaneously, the movable upper and lower dies may translate toward the fixed upper and lower dies, until the movable and fixed dies abut each other when the upper and lower dies are fully pressing the piece of material therebetween. |
| US08794942B2 |
Vacuum pump with connection nipple for connection between a rotor shaft and a drive
The invention relates to a vacuum pump comprising a cup-shaped housing, a rotor eccentrically mounted for rotation in the housing, and a housing cover closing the cup-shaped housing, wherein the rotor has a rotor shaft that passes through the cup-shaped housing and by which the rotor is driven, wherein the rotor shaft is provided with a bore for delivering a lubricant, and a connection nipple is seated in the free end section of the bore. |
| US08794937B2 |
Helically actuated positive-displacement pump and method
First and second structures are connected by helical fibers. The orientation between the first and second structures are changed, and by doing so, the positions of the helical fibers are correspondingly changed. The position of change of the helical fibers can be used for a pumping effect, or to change some other fluidic characteristics. One other fluidic characteristics, for example, may use the movement of the helical fibers as a valve. |
| US08794932B2 |
Hydraulic lift device
Systems and methods for providing a hydraulic lift device for use in producing a subterranean well. In some cases, the hydraulic lift device includes a hydraulic cylinder having a first cylindrical sleeve slidably coupled to a second cylindrical sleeve, wherein the first and second sleeves define a hollow channel to accommodate passage of a polished rod. In some cases, the first cylindrical sleeve includes a surface for securing a portion of the polished rod. Additionally, in some cases, the lift device includes a port in fluid communication with the hollow channel, wherein the port is configured to receive an inlet line from a hydraulic pump. In some cases, the lift device also includes a guidance system disposed at least partially outside the hydraulic cylinder, wherein the guidance system is configured to prevent axial rotation of the first cylindrical sleeve with resect to the second cylindrical sleeve. Other implementations are described. |
| US08794930B2 |
Nanomolecular solid state electrodynamic thruster
A solid-state device that is capable of imparting a directional momentum via thermoelectric microelements. High surface area is used to enhance the efficiency of heat transfer. The device can be operated in adiabatic mode in order to minimize thermal emissions. The thermoelectric microelements include at least a hot layer and a cold layer arranged in a stack and means for heating and/or cooling the hot and cold layers so that the cold layer has a lower temperature than the hot layer; and at least one through hole in the stack wherein an entire length of the through hole is up to 10 times of a mean free path of a gas in which the device is immersed and/or is not greater than 1500 nm. |
| US08794929B2 |
Electrokinetic pump designs and drug delivery systems
The present invention provides a fluid delivery system having a first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber; a flow-through pump element separating the first chamber from the second chamber; a moveable pump element separating the second chamber from the third chamber; a first outlet in communication with the third chamber; and second outlet in communication with the second chamber. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of operating a fluid delivery system having a first chamber, a second chamber and a delivery chamber by reducing the volume of the second chamber while increasing the volume of the delivery chamber without operation of a flow-through pump element that separates the second chamber from the first chamber. |
| US08794928B2 |
Canopy for a wind turbine nacelle
A canopy for a wind turbine nacelle is provided. The canopy includes a frame made of bars and covering plates. The frame is self supporting, the bars are made of metal, and the covering plates are made of a material that comprises a polymer material and/or a sandwich material comprising a metal foam. |
| US08794919B2 |
Wind turbine blade with variable trailing edge
The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade for a rotor of a wind turbine having a substantially horizontal rotor shaft. The blade may comprise a profiled contour comprising a pressure side and a suction side as well as a leading edge and a trailing edge, a chord extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and the profiled contour generating a lift when being impacted by an incident airflow. In a cross section of the wind turbine blade perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the wind turbine blade, a suction side point is defined on the suction side at the trailing edge of the blade, and a pressure side point is defined on the pressure side at the trailing edge of the blade. The suction side point is movable in relation to the pressure side point, and the blade is further provided with a displacement device configured to displace the pressure side point and the suction side point so that a distance between the suction side point and the pressure side point can be varied. The present invention further relates to a wind turbine including such a wind turbine blade and to a method of operating a wind turbine including such a wind turbine blade. |
| US08794917B2 |
Turbocharger with a bearing arrangement for mounting a rotor shaft
A turbocharger, which is particularly suitable for a motor vehicle, includes: a rotor shaft with a turbine impeller and a compressor impeller disposed thereon. The rotor shaft has a roller bearing assembly for mounting in the housing of the turbocharger. |
| US08794915B2 |
Blower fan
A blower fan includes a housing arranged to accommodate an impeller, wherein an upper surface portion of the housing includes a motor fixing portion, a peripheral portion, and a plurality of ribs interconnecting the motor fixing portion and the peripheral portion, the upper surface portion including a plurality of air intake ports defined between the motor fixing portion, the peripheral portion and the plurality of ribs being arranged to oppose the impeller; and the peripheral portion includes a peripheral low portion arranged to surround or substantially surround outer peripheries of the air intake ports and positioned lower than upper surfaces of the plurality of ribs and a peripheral high portion provided with rib extension portions continuously extending from the plurality of ribs and positioned higher than an upper surface of the peripheral low portion. |
| US08794914B2 |
Composite centrifugal compressor wheel
A centrifugal compressor wheel for a turbocharger is disclosed. The wheel includes an axially extending hub having an inlet end, an outlet end, an arcuate outer surface and a shaft bore. The wheel also includes a blade array disposed on the outer surface of the hub, the blade array comprising a plurality of circumferentially-spaced, radially and axially extending, arcuate centrifugal impeller blades disposed thereon; the hub and the blade array comprising a non-woven, discontinuous-fiber-filled, polymer matrix composite material. |
| US08794907B1 |
Multiple staged compressor with last stage airfoil cooling
A high compression ratio compressor having multiple stages of airfoils to produce the high pressure rations, where the last stage airfoils are cooled by passing cooling air through the airfoils without discharging film cooling air. The cooling air for the airfoils is bled off from an upstream stage of the compressor, passed through the airfoil to provide for the cooling, passed through a heat exchanger to preheat a fuel, where the preheated fuel is passed into the combustor. the cooled cooling air form the heat exchanger can be reintroduced back into the compressor or passed through the turbine to cool last stage airfoils in the turbine. |
| US08794904B2 |
Water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus
A water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus with which, on the forward motion side, the hydraulic pressure applied to the impeller blade is reduces, and the mud, sand, dirt, and the like will not be collected into the water wheel. The impeller blade is rotatably disposed on the rotor, and has a stopper part and a fluid receiving part extending from this stopper part and being longer than the stopper part, the fluid receiving part being provided with a length large enough that when the impeller blade is thrust down the fluid receiving part covers the stopper part of an adjacent impeller blade. To a top plate constituting a frame body of the apparatus, a fluid guide plate inclined inward being fixed for guiding the fluid to the impeller blades positioned under the rotating shaft of the rotor. |
| US08794900B2 |
Position adjustment assembly for an agricultural conveyor
A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural conveyor includes an inner arm having a first end configured to rotatably couple to an agricultural storage system at a first location. The position adjustment assembly also includes an outer arm having a first end, a second end, and a pivot positioned between the first end and the second end. A second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm at the pivot, and the agricultural conveyor is configured to rotatably couple to the second end of the outer arm. In addition, the position adjustment assembly includes an intermediate link having a first end configured to rotatably couple to the agricultural storage system at a second location, longitudinally offset from the first location. A second end of the intermediate link is rotatably coupled to the first end of the outer arm. |
| US08794899B2 |
Lifting system for display cases
A system for lifting of store shelves with merchandise on the shelves. The system employs a lifting member formed of two opposing cross members which sandwich support members of store shelving therebetween. Projecting forks from the two cross members engage sleeves on opposite sides of leveling feet which project from the support member of the shelf toward the floor. Jacks engaged to both sides of each lifting member elevate the shelf with the lifting members in engagement with each support member of the shelf. |
| US08794897B2 |
Bin sweep
In accordance with example embodiments, a sweep may include a pivot assembly, a first arm extending from the pivot assembly, a second arm extending from the pivot assembly, a first driving mechanism attached to the first arm, a second driving mechanism attached to the second arm, and a control device configured to control the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism. In example embodiments, the control device may be configured to control the first and second driving mechanism based on a detected variable. |
| US08794896B2 |
Vacuum processing apparatus and zonal airflow generating unit
A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber; a load lock chamber connected to the vacuum processing chamber via a gate valve or via a gate valve and a depressurized space and also connected to an atmospheric space via a door valve, an interior atmosphere of the load lock chamber being changed between a substantially atmospheric state and a depressurized state; an air blowing portion, provided at a vicinity of the door valve in the atmospheric space, for blowing a zonal airflow vertically downward from a position substantially even with or higher than a top end of a passageway of the door valve; and an air suctioning portion for suctioning the airflow or the inert gas from the air blowing portion by a vacuum force at a position substantially even with or lower than a bottom end of the passageway of the door valve. |
| US08794889B2 |
Floating captive screw
A captive screw for securing together two panels has a screw and a spring extending between the screw head and a ferrule. A collar is formed on the screw shank under the ferrule to limit penetration of the screw threads in a bottom panel so that the upper panel floats on the spring. |
| US08794888B2 |
Fixing element
The invention relates to a fixing element (1) for anchoring in an undercut drilled hole. The fixing element (1) has a shank portion (2) and an expansion element (3), there being arranged on the shank portion (2) an expander body (8) for expanding the expansion element (3) and a load-application means (7). The expansion element (3) is sleeve-like, having at its end that is at the rear in the direction of introduction (E) a ring-shaped main body (13) at the introduction end of which there is arranged an expansion lobe (10) having an opening (17). |
| US08794884B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for securing parts
A clip for securing a part, having a body portion having a first wall surface and a supporting surface adjacent the first wall surface, a retaining arm connected to the body, the retaining arm comprising a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, an engaging portion at the distal end of the retaining arm, and an engaging surface on the engaging portion generally opposite the supporting surface. The first and second wall surfaces cooperate to define a groove that is sized and shaped to receive a portion of the part therein. The retaining arm is moveable between an open position wherein the portion of the part may be received in the groove, and a locked position wherein the engaging surface at least partially overhangs the groove and the engaging surface and the supporting surface cooperate so as to retain the portion of the part when received within the groove. |
| US08794878B2 |
Cutting tool, cutting tool holder and cutting insert therefor
A cutting tool comprising a cutting tool holder and a cutting insert adapted to be mounted thereon. The tool holder comprises an insert seat defined by a base and at least one side wall extending from the base to define an insert seat space adapted to receive therein the insert. The seat comprises a support element extending into the insert seat from the base, and a fastening member engageable with the seat. The fastening member is displaceable with respect thereto between a mounting position adapted to allow the insert to be mounted onto the seat and a securing position adapted for securing the insert within the seat. The insert is formed with a securing cavity and when the insert is mounted onto the tool holder and is in the securing position, a portion of the support element and the fastening member is received within the cavity of the insert. |
| US08794871B2 |
Drainage management systems and methods
A flow limiting inlet structure is designed to collect water or other fluids in a pool above grade, and to provide improved capture of sediments and surface pollutants such as oils and greases in the pool, while regulating the flow of water or other fluids during discharge into an outlet pipe. In a conventional storm water detention basin a vertical cylindrical discharge structure can be used to regulate the basin water depth and discharge flow rate of storm water out of the detention basin, in conjunction with the use of a specially designed baffle system that prevents the release of any greases or oils floating on the water surface while capturing any floating trash or debris. |
| US08794869B2 |
Rotary mixer and method for controlling material gradation thereof
A rotary mixer herein includes: a rotor chamber configured to receive a first surface and produce a reclaimed surface, the rotor chamber including: a front door, a rear door, and a rotor; a particle size detector configured to detect a particle size of the reclaimed surface; and an electronic control module (ECM) electronically coupled to the rotor chamber and the particle sensor, the ECM configured to: receive a particle size from the particle sensor, compare the detected particle size to a desired particle size, adjust the degree of pulverization of the reclaimed surface according to the difference between the detected particle size and the desired particle size. |
| US08794868B2 |
Optical guidance system for a laying engine for producing a concrete or asphalt top layer
The invention relates to an optical guidance system for a laying engine for producing a concrete or asphalt top layer along a given path (6), wherein the laying engine comprises a first unit (1), such as a distributor for distributing the material and a second unit (2), such as a finisher for smoothing the material. The first and second unit are driven independently of each other and may be driven in formation. According to the invention, the optical guidance system comprises at least one transmitter component (3), one receiver component (5) and one computer component (19) for providing control instructions, relating for example to the direction of travel of the first or second unit. The transmitter component (3) is to be provided on the second unit (2) ad designed to emit optical reference beams (4). The receiver component (5) is to be provided on the first unit (1) and comprises several photosensitive receiver regions for detecting the reference beams and is designed to determine at least one incidence point for the reference beams on the receiver components (5). The computer component (19) calculates control instructions for the first and/or second unit using the at last one incident point and provides the same, for example to an operator, by means of a display or direct to a control unit. |
| US08794866B2 |
Collapsible barricade apparatus
A collapsible barricade apparatus enables users to selectively barricade space for preventing vehicular traffic to pass therethrough. The barricade apparatus comprises an A-shaped member, a support assembly, and a series of anchor assemblies. The A-shaped member comprises laterally opposed upright sections and inwardly extending, coaxial A-crossbar portions. The A-crossbar portions each comprise an inward terminus. The support assembly comprises two T-shaped sections, one upper and one lower. The T-shaped sections each comprise a shaft end and a T-crossbar end. The shaft ends of the upper and lower section being telescopically cooperable with one another. The T-crossbar end of the upper section is cooperable with the inward termini for coaxially aligning and rotatably connecting the upper section to the inwardly extending A-crossbar portions. The anchor assemblies rotatably anchor the feet of the A-shaped member and the lower section of the support assembly to a primary support surface. |
| US08794865B2 |
Bollard assembly
A telescoping bollard assembly is provided. The bollard assembly includes a threaded shaft and a shaft housing structure containing a lubricant source in fluid communication with the shaft threads. A lubricant is positioned in the lubricant source in contact with the threaded portion of the shaft. A funnel portion is in fluid communication with the lubricant source, and a shaft guide portion is in fluid communication with the funnel portion. A portion of the shaft projects to an exterior of the housing through a shaft exit portion. The shaft exit portion is in fluid communication with the shaft guide portion and defines a flow path for the lubricant to the lubricant source. Rotation of the shaft urges lubricant from the lubricant source sequentially into the funnel portion, the shaft guide portion, and the shaft exit portion, whereby the lubricant is returned to the lubricant source. |
| US08794859B1 |
Apparatus, system and method for dovetail locking mechanisms
Apparatus, systems and methods for dovetail locking mechanisms are described herein. A system for locking the dovetail of a trailer in the travel position includes a sled for locking the dovetail of a trailer in the travel position, a railing on the underside of the trailer to accommodate the sled, wherein the sled is moveably attached to the railing such that the sled can slide into a loading position clear of the dovetail or a travel position at least partially beneath the dovetail, and means for actuating the sled to the loading position and travel position. A method for locking the dovetail of a trailer includes moving the dovetail of a trailer into the travel position and sliding a sled from a loading position underneath the trailer to a travel position at least partially underneath the dovetail of the trailer. |
| US08794857B2 |
Non-consumable writing implement with consumable tip having constant orientation
A non-consumable writing implement, such as a mechanical pencil, with a consumable tip has a body with an outer housing. (See definitions in the “Summary” section). An inner retainer with a gripping mechanism is adapted to grip a consumable product held therein. That is, in one embodiment, a piece of graphite is gripped inside a mechanical pencil. The inner retainer, held within the outer housing, and a ballast attached to the inner retainer, are rotatable with respect to the outer housing. The ballast rotates the gripping mechanism and the consumable product. In this manner, a user desiring to have the tip of the consumable product always in the same orientation as he writes, may use this device to do so. A damper and detent mechanism may be employed to prevent harmonic movement or turning of the consumable product during writing. |
| US08794854B2 |
Foldable keyboard
The present invention provides a foldable keyboard comprising a plurality of sections, a flat cable electrically connected between the sections, and a folding component connected between the sections. The folding component comprises fixing parts corresponding to the sections, and a connecting part connected between the fixing parts. The sections are correspondingly fixed on the fixing parts of the folding component. The connecting part is located between the sections. The sections pivot about the connecting part therebetween for folding or unfolding the foldable keyboard. The present invention adopts a folding component to connect the sections of the keyboard for folding the sections of the keyboard thereby being portable. The folding component is easy to manufacture with low cost, effectively reduces the thickness of the keyboard and extends the service life of the keyboard. |
| US08794852B2 |
Hybrid fiber optic pigtail assembly
A pigtail cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers, a mid-section, a first end section and a second end section is disclosed. The plurality of optical fibers are separated from the fiber optic cable at the first end section. One of the plurality of the optical fibers at the second end section is adapted to be connected to a single fiber splice at a second end when single fiber splicing is intended. A sever site is located on the mid-section. The second end section may be severed from the mid-section at the sever site when mass splicing is intended. When the second end section is separated from the mid-section at the sever site the mid-section of the fiber optic cable is adapted to be connected to a mass splice at the sever site. |
| US08794851B2 |
Optical connector adapter with shutter
A shutter member of the optical communication adapter includes a base plate, both side plates, a connecting plate, and an elastically deformable shutter plate having a predetermined curvature radius. In the adapter, the base plate of the shutter member is fitted into a bottom recess formed on an external surface of a bottom wall and the both side plates of the shutter member are fitted into both side recesses formed on the external surface of both sidewalls. The shutter plate of the shutter member is positioned at both open ends of an insertion hole to shield the insertion hole while being curved to form a convex shape toward a center portion of the insertion hole and, when a connector is inserted into the insertion hole, falls toward the center portion of the insertion hole by being pressed by the connector. |
| US08794847B2 |
Bearing assembly with axial retainer
A bearing assembly includes an outer ring having an inner circumferential surface and a generally annular recess extending radially outwardly from the inner surface. An inner ring is disposed at least partially within the outer ring so as to be rotatable about a central axis, the inner ring having an outer circumferential surface spaced radially inwardly from the outer ring inner surface and at least one integral shoulder extending radially outwardly from the outer surface so as to be disposed at least partially within the outer ring recess. The shoulder is engageable with the outer ring when the inner ring is subjected to an axial force so as to substantially prevent axial displacement of the inner ring relative to the outer ring. Preferably, a plurality of rolling elements are disposed between and rotatably couple the inner and outer rings. |
| US08794846B2 |
Apparatus and methods of self cooling a vertical motor thrust bearing
Vertical motors having a thrust bearing and an oil deflector positioned in an oil sump in which the thrust bearing is located are disclosed. Oil flowing through the thrust bearing may be spread across the oil deflector and directed down along an inside surface of a wall of the oil sump to allow the oil to cool. The oil deflector may be polished sheet metal. In some embodiments, a plurality of fins may be arranged around an outside surface of the wall to provide additional heat exchange. A fan may additionally be provided to direct air flow between the plurality of fins to further facilitate the heat exchange. Methods of cooling a thrust bearing in a vertical motor are also provided, as are other aspects. |
| US08794845B2 |
Bearing cage segment, bearing cage and method for manufacturing the same
A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing includes a plurality of individual bearing cage segments configured to respectively accommodate rolling elements in rolling element pockets formed by the bearing cage segments. Each bearing cage segment includes a first coupling device disposed on a first axial end thereof. A first lamellar support ring defines first and second ring halves that are connected to each other, are axially adjacent to each other are biased towards each other. The first ring half extends through the respective first coupling devices of the plurality of bearing cage segments and the second ring half is disposed on an axially-inner side or an axially-outer side of the first coupling devices such that the first coupling devices are clamped between the first and second ring halves. |
| US08794844B2 |
Wheel bearing apparatus for a vehicle
A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member; an inner member and double row balls freely rollably contained between outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces. An inner ring is axially secured relative to a wheel hub by a caulked portion. The caulked portion is formed by plastically deforming the cylindrical portion radially outward. The wheel hub is formed from medium-high carbon steel including carbon of 0.40-0.80% by weight and with a ferrite grain size number selected larger than #3. |
| US08794838B1 |
Bearing sleeve
Disclosed is a bearing sleeve for supporting a shaft of an air cycle machine. The bearing sleeve includes an outer diameter and an inner diameter. The outer diameter is within a range of 3.214 and 3.216 inches. Further included is a foil retaining cavity provided in the inner diameter of the sleeve. The foil retaining cavity includes a slot and first and second openings located at opposing axial ends of the slot. Each of the first and second openings include a small portion and a large portion having different axial lengths. A ratio of the combined axial lengths of the large portions to an axial length of the foil retaining cavity is within a range of 0.19:1 and 0.22:1. |
| US08794831B2 |
Systems and methods for auto-calibration of resistive temperature sensors
The invention relates to systems and methods for calibrating and using resistance temperature detectors. In one embodiment, the system includes a calibration circuit comprising a resistance temperature detector in a bridge circuit with at least one potentiometer, and a programmable gain amplifier coupled to the bridge circuit. Embodiments of the invention further comprise methods for calibrating the bridge circuit and the programmable gain amplifier for use with the resistance temperature detector and methods for determining the self heating voltage of the bridge circuit. |
| US08794830B2 |
Catheter with digitized temperature measurement in control handle
A temperature sensing catheter with improved accuracy is provided. The catheter includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a first pair of conductors extending through the catheter shaft. Each one of the first pair of conductors has a first end and a second end, and the first ends of the first pair of conductors are coupled to each other at the distal end of the catheter shaft to form a first thermocouple. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft and receives the second ends of the first pair of conductors, and the handle includes a digitizing circuit coupled to the second ends of the first pair of conductors for digitizing a voltage signal of the first thermocouple. |
| US08794828B1 |
Method for measuring temperature of object using longitudinal mode output of short cavity fiber laser
A method for measuring temperature of an object using the longitudinal mode output by a short cavity fiber laser, includes steps of: a) arranging the short cavity fiber laser, which laser comprises sequentially coupled laser diode pumping source, a wavelength division multiplexer, a fiber bragg grating, an active optical fiber and a loop mirror which are; b) contacting the short cavity fiber laser with the object whose temperature will be measured; c) measuring the drift amount of longitudinal mode output by the short cavity fiber laser; and d) calculating the temperature of the object to be measured. According to the present invention, the temperature can be measured accurately utilizing the features of the short cavity fiber laser. The arranged fiber laser has a small and simple structure, high measuring accuracy, good portability, and can be used in a variety of occasions. |
| US08794827B2 |
Thermal sensing structure and insulating structure of thermal sensing circuit
Flexible circuits 2, 3 are formed on a flexible insulating sheet 1. A thermal sensor 4 is connected between the circuits 2, 3. The thermal sensor 4 and connecting parts 5 are integrally covered with an elastic insulating resin 6. While the insulating sheet 1 is bent together with the insulating resin 6, the thermal sensor 4 is pushed onto an object to be sensed 8 via the insulating sheet 1. A plurality of thermal sensors 4 are connected in series in a longitudinal direction of the insulating sheet 1. The insulating resin 6 covers the thermal sensors 4 and the connecting parts 5. |
| US08794825B2 |
Sampling ports and related container systems
A sampling port includes an elongated flexible support tube having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first passageway being closed at the first end of the support tube and open at the second end of the support tube. An elongated flexible sampling tube has an interior surface bounding a second passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second passageway being open at the first end of the sampling tube, at least a portion of the sampling tube adjacently extending along the length of the support tube and being connected to the support tube. A flange encircles and radially outwardly projecting from the support tube and the sampling tube at a location spaced apart from the first end of the support tube and the first end of the sampling tube. |
| US08794822B2 |
Lid, particularly having a beverage cup
The invention relates to a lid, particularly having a beverage cup. The lid of a beverage cup, particularly for a single use as a beverage cup, has at least one stirrer. The lid includes a main lid part, a rotary disk, and a rotor. The rotary disk and the stirrer are integrally formed in the assembled state. The main lid part is present between the rotary disk and the stirrer, preferably in a parallel alignment. |
| US08794818B2 |
Method of decreasing acetaldehyde level in a molded article
There is provided a method (200) for decreasing acetaldehyde level in a molded article. The method (200) of decreasing acetaldehyde content in a molded article to be produced comprises introducing (202) into a feed throat (120) of an injection unit (100) a PET material to be plasticized, the PET material having been dried in a pre-treatment chamber (130); and introducing (204) into the feed throat (120) an un-treated agent (136) configured to increase moisture level of the PET material to be plasticized. In some embodiments of the present invention, the un-treated agent (136) is also configured to provide additional lubrication to the plasticizing screw (106). |
| US08794816B2 |
LED lighting apparatus
An LED lighting apparatus according to the embodiment includes: a heat radiation frame having a reception groove therein; a substrate disposed on a top surface of the heat radiation frame and to which at least one light emitting device is attached; an antenna on a top surface of an upper end portion of the heat radiation frame; and a diffusion frame combined with the light emitting frame and formed therein with a reception groove for receiving the substrate and the antenna. |
| US08794814B2 |
Foaming material frame and display structure using the same
A foaming material frame is provided and can be utilized in a display structure. The foaming material frame includes a base plate and a sidewall. The base plate includes a loading portion and a suppressing portion connected to at least one side of the loading portion. A reflectance of the suppressing portion is smaller than a reflectance of the loading portion. An area of the loading portion is equal to or greater than a display zone of the display structure. The sidewall stands upright around the base plate. A display structure using the foaming material frame is also provided. |
| US08794805B2 |
Handle cover and head light for straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle with reduced conspicuousness of disagreement between contours of a handle cover and an adjacent head light. The head light swings substantially upward and downward. The handle cover covers the side of the head light. A handle cover end positioned on the side of the head light extends along the contour of a head light end positioned near the handle cover. The handle cover end has a concave and convex shape. |
| US08794797B2 |
Hybrid illuminator
The present invention relates to an illuminator apparatus comprising one or more LEDs and one or more current control components and/or other illuminator components coupled in a thermally conductive manner to a circuit board. The circuit board, in turn, is in a thermally conductive manner integrated into a cooling element which serves as a frame part of the illuminator in order to transfer heat generated by the LEDs and the current control components and/or the other components through the circuit board to the cooling element and therefrom further to other structures of the illuminator and to an ambient environment. |
| US08794795B2 |
Adjustable LED assembly, optical system using same and method of assembly therefor
Described are various embodiments of a length adjustable LED assembly, optical system using same, and method of assembly therefor. In one embodiment, an optical system comprises a first LED and second LED board each comprising a plurality of LEDs operatively mounted thereon along their respective lengths in accordance with a designated array. The second LED board is adjustably fixable in lengthwise overlapping relationship to the first LED board to provide a length adjustable extension thereto and substantially continuously maintain an optical system output over a combined length of the first LED board and the second LED board. |
| US08794793B2 |
Solid state lighting device with elongated heatsink
Solid state lighting devices include elongated heatsinks with multiple raised features each including a major surface non-parallel to a longitudinal direction of the heatsink. A device-scale heatsink including raised features may include at least a portion of a threaded rod or tube, with threads thereof forming the raised features. Raised features may also be formed by stamped and bent emitter support elements arranged to support solid state light emitters, with the emitter support elements inserted into recesses of an elongated heatsink body. |
| US08794791B2 |
Light-emitting-diode-based light bulb
The embodiments of a light-emitting-diode-based (LED-based) light bulb and an LED assembly described provide mechanisms of reflecting generated by LED emitters toward the back of the LED-based light bulb. An upper substrate and a lower substrate are used to support upper and lower LED emitters. A slanted and reflective surface between the upper substrate and the lower substrate reflects light generated by the lower LED emitters toward the backside of the LED-based light bulb. |
| US08794790B2 |
Lighting element
A lighting element for which it is possible to assemble various lighting arrangements includes at least one light source, a reflecting surface and elements for supplying power to the light source, which is kept substantially above the reflecting surface supported by a support element, whereby light emitted everywhere by the light source can be effectively utilized. The reflecting surface directs the light substantially in the lighting direction of the lighting element past the light source. Around the light source, there is a collar structure manufactured of light-reflecting material which controls the light substantially in the lighting direction. Covers and a stand of the lighting elements are designed such that it is possible to join the lighting elements together to form a lighting arrangement. In the reflecting surface, there can be a protrusion which reflects light fallen on it past the light source in the lighting direction. The light sources obtain their power via the support elements. |
| US08794789B2 |
LED warning light
In a LED warning light, straight light units are fixed to straight peripheries of a warning light body, and curved light units are fixed to joints adjacent to two respective straight peripheries. Each straight light unit includes a light base, a reflective plate, a heat dispersion cover and a front cover. LED lights are arranged on the light base. The front cover is perpendicular to the light base opposite to the reflective plate. The reflective plate has light reflective elements connected to each other in a straight line. Light rays emitted from the LEDs are reflected by the reflective plate and then given off perpendicularly to the front cover. The vertical distance from an upper periphery of the arc top of the light reflective element to the corresponding inner surface of the heat dispersion cover is more than or equal to zero. |
| US08794784B1 |
Recessed can lampshade accessory
The recessed can lampshade accessory is able to be configured for use with an existing recessed can that is mounted on a ceiling. The recessed can lampshade accessory includes a plurality of arm supports that each includes an attachment clip on a distal end. The attachment clip enables the respective support arm to clip onto the recessed can fixture, and from which the arm support extends downwardly in order for a lamp shade to attach thereon. The lamp shade is suspended below the recessed can in order to diffuse light directed therefrom, and which also resembles a lamp shade. |
| US08794781B2 |
Umbrella apparatus
A lawn or patio umbrella with an integral lighting system that utilizes cold cathode ray tubes, light emitting diodes (LED's), or florescent lights, to provide relatively bright outdoor light for reading and other activities that require relatively high light intensities is provided. In one embodiment, a modular, electrically powered lawn or patio umbrella in which lighting systems, such as those utilizing cold cathode tubes, LED's, or florescent lights; cooling systems, such as those utilizing electric fans or misting systems; and motorized retraction systems; can be selectively interchanged is provided. |
| US08794776B2 |
Instrument for a motor vehicle
An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area. |
| US08794771B2 |
Projector including a connection mechanism rotatably connecting a projector main body to an image output device
A projector includes a projector main body for enlargedly projecting the optical image, an image output device for outputting the image information to the projector main body, and a connection mechanism interposing between the projector main body and the image output device, and for connecting the projector main body and the image output device to each other, wherein the projector main body and the image output device are disposed so as to be opposed to each other, the connection mechanism includes a plate-like member fixed to either one of the projector main body and the image output device, and a rotatable member fixed to the plate-like member and attached to the other of the projector main body and the image output device, and for making the plate-like member rotatable relatively to the other of the projector main body and the image output device. |
| US08794765B2 |
Projection apparatus, projection method, and medium storing program
A projection unit projects the optical image formed by the optical image formation unit toward a projection target. A temperature detection unit detects a temperature of each type of the semiconductor light emitting elements during light emission. A measurement unit measures an intensity of light from each type of the semiconductor light emitting elements during light emission. A light emission control unit (a) corrects a measurement result from the measurement unit using a detection result from the temperature detection unit and (b) controls the light emission intensity for each of the semiconductor light emitting elements based on the corrected measurement result. |
| US08794764B2 |
Stereoscopic projection system employing spatial multiplexing at an intermediate image plane
Projection systems and methods for providing stereoscopic images viewed through passive polarizing eyewear. The systems relate to projectors that create left and right eye images simultaneously and often as side-by-side images on the image modulator. The systems act to superimpose the spatially separated images on a projection screen with alternate polarization states. The embodiments are best suited to liquid crystal polarization based projection systems and use advanced polarization control. |
| US08794761B2 |
Imaging apparatus and method for taking image of eyeground by optical coherence tomography
An optical unit concentrates light beams from measurement-light paths at first and second irradiation positions on an eyeground. Next, a control unit controls a scanning unit so that the light beams concentrated at the first and second irradiation positions are scanned in first and second scanning areas of the eyeground and so that the first and second scanning areas overlap to form an overlap area. A tomographic-information acquisition unit acquires first tomographic information and second tomographic information in the first and second scanning areas from interference light. Third tomographic information is acquired from the first tomographic information and the second tomographic information in the first and second scanning areas on the basis of the first tomographic information and the second tomographic information in the overlap area. |
| US08794760B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
An image processing apparatus for supporting imaging diagnosis of an eye is provided. A layer boundary of a retina region is detected from a tomographic image. A position where the detected layer boundary intersects with an upper or lower limit position of the image in the depth direction of the tomographic image is determined as a dividing position. The tomographic image is divided at the determined dividing position by a scan line in the depth direction of the tomographic image. Subsequently, whether the detection is a false detection is judged for each divided region. An average density value of the image outside the retina region according to the detected result is calculated for each divided region, and the detection in the divided region is judged to be a false detection if the average density value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US08794757B2 |
Recording apparatus with stopper device
A recording apparatus includes a recorder, a conveyer, a holder, a stopper, an urging member, a light source, and a light controller. The recorder records an image on a recording medium at a recording position. The conveyer conveys a recording medium through the recording position and outputs the recording medium along an output direction. The holder holds a recording medium output by the conveyer. The stopper is disposed downstream of the holder along the output direction and contacts an end of a recording medium when the recording medium is output and the stopper is in a first position. The stopper moves between the first position and a second position, in which an end of the stopper is farther to the holder. The urging member urges the stopper to move to the first position from the second position. The light controller controls the light source to illuminate the stopper. |
| US08794754B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus including a conveyor which conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction; a recording head which ejects recording liquid curable by irradiation of ultraviolet light; a plurality of pretreatment heads which ejects pretreatment liquid curable by irradiation of ultraviolet light, the pretreatment heads including a downstream pretreatment head and an upstream pretreatment head which is positioned upstream of the downstream pretreatment head in the conveyance direction; and a controller which controls the conveyor and the pretreatment heads to cause: a total amount of liquid droplets ejected from the downstream pretreatment head to be greater than a total amount of liquid droplets ejected from the upstream pretreatment head; and a liquid droplet ejected from the downstream pretreatment head to overlap, on the recording medium, a liquid droplet which has been ejected from the upstream pretreatment head. |
| US08794751B2 |
Ink jet recording device
An ink jet recording device is provided which includes an ink jet head which has a nozzle surface where a plurality of nozzle opening ends are arranged and which ejects water-based ink from the nozzles to a recording medium and a wiping device that executes a wiping operation where the nozzle surface and a wiping member are brought into contact and the nozzle surface is wiped, where oleic acid and a dispersant for dispersing the oleic acid into water by emulsifying the oleic acid are added to the water-based ink. |
| US08794749B2 |
Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container
A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion. |
| US08794748B2 |
Multi-channel valve arrangement for printhead
A multi-channel valve arrangement for distributing ink from a plurality of ink supplies to a media width inkjet printhead via a plurality of ink tubes each defining an individual ink flow channel, the valve having a body, a plurality of ports defined through the body, each port being configured to receive a respective one of the ink tubes therethrough, a movable pinch element extending across the ports and a pinch drive arrangement for selectively moving the pinch element into and out of pinching contact with the ink tubes so as to respectively block and allow ink flow through the ink tubes. |
| US08794746B2 |
Recording apparatus and liquid ejection head
A recording apparatus including an ink tank and a recording head having a flow path forming portion that has an ejection orifice plate having plural ink ejection orifices and a liquid chamber provided for each orifice to supply ink to the orifices, and an energy generating element for ejecting ink in the chamber. A surface layer of the flow path forming portion opposes to the outside of the plate. An opening is provided opposing to the orifices in the surface layer. An ink reservoir is provided between the plate and the opening. A circulation flow path communicating with the ink reservoir is provided. The area of the opening is larger than that of the orifice. Both ends of the circulation flow path are respectively connected to inlet and outlet portions connected to the circulation flow path. The inlet and outlet portions and liquid chamber are connected to the ink tank. |
| US08794731B2 |
Image forming system and insertion method
An image forming system includes an enclosure supply device including an enclosure container, a first image forming unit to form an image on the sheet, an envelope supply device including an envelope container, an input device to input an insertion job, an insertion device to insert into the envelope at least one sheet on which the first image forming unit has formed the image and including a temporary storage tray to temporarily store the sheets inserted into the envelope as well as an envelope retainer to hold the envelope at an insertion position where the sheets are inserted into the envelope, and a controller to cause the second image forming unit to complete image formation on the envelope and conveyance of the envelope to the insertion position before a last sheet of the multiple sheets inserted into the single envelope reaches the temporary storage tray. |
| US08794730B2 |
Image recording apparatus
An image recording apparatus including: (a) first and second recording heads; (b) a first conveyance path transiting first and second positions that are opposed to the first and second recording heads; (c) a second conveyance path transiting the first position and a third potion that is other than the second position. The first conveyance path includes a first/second-positions communicating path section communicating the first and second positions while the second conveyance path includes a first/third-positions communicating path section communication the first and third positions. One of the first/second-positions communicating path section and the first/third-positions communicating path section is bent larger than the other. A conveyance velocity of a recording medium is reduced while the recording medium is being conveyed along the above-described one of the communicating path sections, in a case where the liquid is kept ejected from the first recording head upon arrival of the recording medium in the one of the communicating path sections. |
| US08794727B2 |
Multiple print head printing apparatus and method of operation
A printing apparatus has a series of inkjet print heads spaced from one another in a transport direction. A continuous belt driven around a roller system is used to feed sheet media successively to the print heads so that a partial image printed by one print head is overprinted at a subsequent print head with registration of the partial images. A sheet medium is caused to become electrostatically tacked to the belt by passing the sheet past a charging device. Movement of the belt is tracked by a tracking sub-system and operation of the print heads is coordinated with the tracked belt movement to achieve precise registration of the partial images. |
| US08794724B2 |
Surface marked articles, related methods and systems
A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided are articles made according to this method, and systems for carrying out the method. |
| US08794723B2 |
Marking device
A marking head of a marking device comprises: at least one marking pin; a heater that heats the marking pin; a support base that supports a first marking tape and a second marking tape in such a manner that the first marking tape and the second marking tape line up in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the marketing pin; a driving device that is capable of moving the support base to a first position at which the first marking tape faces the marking pin, and a second position at which the second marking tape faces the marking pin; and extrusion devices that extrude the marking pin out toward the marking tape facing the marking pin in order to press the marking tape facing the marking pin against a tire and print on the tire. |
| US08794721B2 |
Cover for a storage unit
A cover for a merchandising storage unit for displaying of goods with a storage compartment, which cover includes at least one lid having a rear part and a front part, and which is displaceable towards an open position by displacing the lid away from an access side of the storage compartment, wherein the lid in a closed position is arranged at an angle in relation to horizontal, the cover having a rail system having at least a right rail arrangement and a left rail arrangement for guiding the at least one lid, wherein each rail arrangement includes a first track for guiding the front part of the lid and having a front part and a rear part, and a second track for guiding the rear part of the lid and having a front part, and a rear part, wherein the second track is separate to said first track. |
| US08794719B2 |
Brake device for vehicle
At a time (t3) when a vehicle speed is decreased below a switching-start vehicle speed and the switching from regenerative braking to fluid pressure braking is performed, even if a slave cylinder is caused to be operated by driving an electric motor at the same time of starting the reduction of regenerative braking force, the increase of fluid pressure braking force is delayed by an ineffective stroke in the slave cylinder. Accordingly, a temporary drop of total braking force of the regenerative braking force and fluid pressure braking force is generated. However, at a time (t2) when a vehicle speed is decreased below a switching-preparation-start vehicle speed, the electric motor is, beforehand, caused to drive slightly to cancel out the ineffective stroke in the slave cylinder. This can prevent a temporary drop of the total braking force of the regenerative braking force and fluid pressure braking force at the time of the switching, and can thereby prevent deterioration of brake feeling. |
| US08794715B2 |
Electro-pneumatic latching valve system
The electro-pneumatic latching valve system having an electrical switch unit that further includes an “apply” or “activate” switch, a “release” or “deactivate” switch, and a power supply. A first solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the activate switch and a second solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the deactivate switch. A pneumatic latching valve is in pneumatic communication with the first and second solenoid valves and a source of pressurized control and supply air is in pneumatic communication with the pneumatic latching valve and the solenoid valves. A terminal device, e.g., a spring brake, is in pneumatic communication with the latching valve, and the device is released or applied in response to pressurized supply air delivered to the device through the pneumatic latching valve in response to pneumatic control signals delivered to the pneumatic latching valve from the solenoid valves. |
| US08794713B2 |
Cosmetic applicator brush
A cosmetic applicator brush is provided comprising a brush stem and a plurality of fiber arrays extending from the brush stem. The plurality of fiber arrays comprises at least a first zone defining at least a first pitch between adjacent fiber arrays located within the first zone, and at least a second zone defining at least a second pitch between adjacent fiber arrays located within the second zone, with the at least first pitch being different to the at least second pitch. The invention further discloses a method of manufacturing a cosmetic applicator brush, the method comprising using a stem pin to retain a multiplicity of fibers, in a primary twisting step, twisting the stem pin to form a twisted stem pin with a plurality of fiber arrays extending from the twisted stem pin, fixing a first region of the twisted stem pin, such that said first region is unable to twist further, the first region defining at least a first zone of the cosmetic applicator brush, the at least first zone in turn defining at least a first pitch between adjacent fiber arrays located within the first zone, and in a secondary twisting step, twisting a second region of the twisted stem pin to define at least a second zone of the cosmetic applicator brush, the at least second zone in turn defining at least a second pitch between adjacent fiber arrays located within the second zone, with the at least first pitch being different to the at least second pitch. |
| US08794711B2 |
Refuge chamber and method
A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. |
| US08794701B2 |
Backrest for chair
A backrest for a chair, including a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction. A low-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material, the low-friction member being configured to reduce a sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames. |
| US08794699B1 |
Collapsible chair having foldable arm tray
The collapsible chair having foldable arm tray is a device that can convert from a chair to a fold out bed to a collapsed state for towing and/or storage. The collapsible chair when configured as a chair includes an optional footrest, an optional canopy to provide shade from the elements, an optional arm tray folds out above the seat, and a lumbar support. The collapsible chair, when configures as a bed, fully extends to support an end user. The collapsible chair can collapse and includes wheels and a handle for towing when not in use. |
| US08794698B2 |
Collapsible video gaming chair
A foldable, deployable chair for video game controller presentation has a folding frame supporting a chair seat, a back support, and left and right armrests, a substantially planar hand controller support surface extending from the forward end of one of the left and right armrests to the forward end of the other left and right armrest, the controller support surface pivoted to a frame extension at one end, and resting on a frame extension at the other end, surface is substantially horizontal and may be raised and rotated about the pivot at the frame extension at the one end, allowing a user to be seated and then lowered about the pivot, presenting the controller support surface the seated user in a position within comfortable reach of a user's hands, and a fastening interface on the hand controller support surface adapted to fasten the hand-operable controller devices to the support surface. |
| US08794696B2 |
Structure for front of vehicle body
A structure for the front of a vehicle body includes front side frames. The front side frames have bend portions in the rear portion thereof, the bend portions sloping downwards along a dashboard lower panel as the front side frames extend towards the back of the vehicle body. Side sill-side extensions curve to the side of side sills from the end parts of the bend portions. Curving tunnel-side extensions curve towards a tunnel portion. The side sill-side extensions and the tunnel-side extensions form branched portions branching at substantially the same angle. Triangular load support portions are formed at the back of the branched portions between the side sill-side extensions and the tunnel-side extensions. Rear end support portions for supporting the rear ends of sub frames are provided to the bend portions and the fronts of the load support portions. |
| US08794690B1 |
Pickup truck bed cover
The pickup truck bed cover has two laterally disposed rigid panels, the panels being hingedly attached to the upper edges of the cargo box sidewalls. Each panel is operated by a separate actuator, with the actuators mounted near the sidewall upper edges to avoid intrusion upon the cargo floor area. The actuators are mounted at about the longitudinal midpoints of the sidewalls, to avoid asymmetric forces on the cover panels during operation. The actuators comprise jackscrews driven by motors that are controlled by a switch panel in the vehicle cab. The motors may be electric, or may comprise electrohydraulic power packs having electric motors driving hydraulic pumps that in turn drive hydraulic motors to actuate the jackscrews. The gear reduction and threaded jackscrew of each actuator provide positive retention of oversize cargo within the vehicle box, positively locking down any such cargo to prevent its shifting or unauthorized removal. |
| US08794689B2 |
Method for activating a motor vehicle closure and closure device for motor vehicles
In a method for activating a motor vehicle closure and in a closure device for motor vehicles a sensor device is activated by switching on an activation device and comprises a proximity sensor arranged in the vicinity of the closure part. The activated sensor device transmits an opening signal to the drive device to open the closure part when an approaching person and/or an approaching object comes within a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor, whereupon the drive device opens the motor vehicle closure. |
| US08794687B2 |
Saddle type vehicle having an accommodation box
A saddle-type vehicle includes an accommodation box, left and right rear frames, a seat, and an electric part accommodation section. The rear frames are disposed at a rear portion of the accommodation box, adjacent an opening of the accommodation box. A rear cross frame connects the left and right rear frames to each other, and the electric part accommodation section is at least partially disposed inside of the accommodation box at a location which is disposed below the rear cross frame. |
| US08794686B2 |
Tray and device for stabilising a tray
This invention relates to a device (4) for stabilizing a drinks tray, and also to a drinks tray (2) incorporating the device (4). The device (4) finds use in the hospitality industry and enables a tray bearer to support or stabilize the tray (2) from underneath to reduce the risk of the tray (2) tipping and spilling its contents. |
| US08794685B2 |
Robot hand and robot
A robot hand includes a palm section provided between a plurality of finger sections. The palm section may be brought into contact with an object while the object is gripped by the finger sections. The robot hand also includes a contact member that is detachably mounted on the palm section. The contact member may be brought into contact with the object instead of the palm section. Accordingly, even if an object is too small to be contacted by the palm section, it is possible to stably grip the small object since the contact member can be brought into contact with the object gripped by the finger sections instead of the palm section. |
| US08794683B2 |
Slide access and latch engagement for a door
A combined slide access and latch engagement for a door. A panel is in the door proximate a latch for the door, with the panel having a slide portion that is displaceable to permit access to the latch. A knob is located on the slide and has a grip protruding from one side to allow the slide to be slid to permit access to the latch or, using a latch strike extending from the slide, engage the latch to open the door. A spring is used to maintain the knob in an actuation orientation. |
| US08794682B2 |
Closure device for connecting two parts
A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction and is mechanically latched with the second connecting module in a closed position. The device also includes magnetic means which cause a magnetic attraction force between the first connecting module and the second connecting module to support the transfer of the first connecting module into the closed position. The first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by means of a movement of the first connecting module or a part of the first connecting module in an opening direction that differs from the closing direction. The magnetic means counteract a movement of the first connecting module in the opening direction. |
| US08794677B2 |
Interchangeable fitting system and method
An interchangeable fitting system generally involving a fitting, the fitting including a male connector and a female connector, the male and female connectors each having a forward portion and an aft portion, the male connector having a primary sealing structure and a secondary sealing structure, the female connector having a primary sealing structure and a secondary sealing structure, and the male primary sealing structure being interfaceable with the female primary sealing structure, and the male secondary sealing structure being interfaceable with the female secondary sealing structure. |
| US08794666B2 |
Pyrotechnic gas generator with combustion and diffusion chambers of different sections
A pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor-vehicle safety includes a combustion chamber of cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape. An initiator is located within the combustion chamber and is associated with at least one solid pyrotechnic charge. A diffusion chamber communicates with the combustion chamber and receives gases generated by the pyrotechnic charge and transfers the gases to atmosphere via at least one evacuation opening. The diffusion chamber extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, in the extension of one of its end faces. The diffusion chamber is also of generally cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape, but with a cross section that is less than that of the combustion chamber. The diffusion chamber is devoid of structure for filtering the gases that pass therethrough. |
| US08794662B2 |
Vibration control structure for steering wheel
A vibration control structure includes a fixed member, an airbag device that is provided at a front portion thereof with a bag holder having a mounting hole and is disposed at a rear side of the fixed member, a horn switch mechanism that includes a support member supported by the fixed member in a state where the horn switch mechanism is inserted through the mounting hole and a slider disposed between the support member and the mounting hole so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and an annular elastic member that is disposed on the rear side of the bag holder while being mounted to the outside of the slider. The airbag device serves as a damper mass of a dynamic damper and the elastic member serves as a spring of the damper mass. |
| US08794659B1 |
Vehicle style stroller
A stroller having a folding tubular frame mounted on an independently-wheeled stroller body having the appearance of a real-life vehicle. The body includes a hollow open passenger compartment corresponding to the passenger compartment of a real vehicle, and an empty engine storage compartment closed by a hood forward of the passenger compartment. The hood is movable to an open position in which the stroller frame can be folded down for storage into both the passenger compartment and the engine compartment. The body also includes a folding windshield mounted on the hood, and a pull handle on a rear bumper. |
| US08794657B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for securing a vehicle
Apparatuses and methods for engaging and/or securing a generally vertical member of a vehicle or other object are provided. The apparatus includes a second plate secured to a first plate and rotatably moveable with respect to the first plate. The first plate has a throat for accommodating the generally vertical member of the vehicle or other object, and a notch angularly displaced from the throat. The second plate has a first arm that extends across the throat to secure the generally vertical member within, and a second arm that moves into alignment with the notch, concurrent with movement of the second plate. When the second arm is aligned with the notch, a biased latch can be urged to engage the notch to secure the second plate in a generally fixed orientation relative to the first plate, thereby securing the vehicle or other object. |
| US08794649B2 |
Transport apparatus
A transport apparatus including a rotary portion for providing a source of a rotary motion; a motion transfer portion for mechanically transferring a rotational force of the rotary portion; a battery pack; and a cooling portion for receiving the rotation force transferred from the motion transfer portion and cooling the battery pack by moving a fluid. |
| US08794648B2 |
Mobile treadmill
A mobile treadmill and a method for powering the mobile treadmill are disclosed. The mobile treadmill includes a trailer, a conveyor, a drive system, and a disconnect. Further, the mobile treadmill is powered by its linear movement on the ground. When the mobile treadmill is moved, wheels on the trailer rotate. The drive system is coupled to one of the wheels and transfers the power from the rotation of the wheel to the conveyor. |
| US08794647B2 |
Independent wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle
An independent wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle includes an upper strut plane and a lower strut plane. Each of the upper strut plane and lower strut planes includes one longitudinal strut and one transverse strut. Each of the struts has a wheel side end for connection of a wheel holder and a body side end for connection of a body. The wheel-side ends of the longitudinal struts and the wheel-side ends of the transverse struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected either directly or indirectly to the wheel holder. The body-side ends of first struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected directly to the body. The body-side ends of second struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected indirectly to the body via a common coupling element. |
| US08794644B2 |
Rollable log cart
A side-rollable log cart is invented to load and unload huge logs and remove such logs from a confined location. It also disclosed a method to load a large and heavy log onto the cart by laying down one side of the log cart and dragging such log with standard peavey tool by two men. |
| US08794642B2 |
Stamped dual snowmobile runner and method of manufacture
A runner and method of making a runner for mounting on a snow ski including a runner body fabricated of one piece of stamped metal which includes a central base portion and a pair of longitudinally extending runner portions which are bent downwardly from the base portions in laterally spaced relationship to one another. Carbide wear strips are secured to the lower edges of the runner portions, while the base portion 18 is fitted with mounting structure 48 which extends upwardly from the base portion and does not extend into the channel 36. The mounting structure 48 may be formed as one piece with the runner body 16 of the same material, has one or more tab features, and may be threaded and/or pierced to accommodate an associated net or mounting pin as desired for mounting the runner. |
| US08794640B2 |
Turbine sealing system
A sealing system for sealing a gap between a first body and a second body includes a first seal having a first portion adapted to be attached to the first body and a second portion extending into the gap. The sealing system also includes a second seal. The second seal has a first portion adapted to be attached to the second body and a second portion extending across the gap. The second portion of the first seal and the second portion of the second seal are adjacent and overlapping with each other to seal the gap. |
| US08794638B2 |
Sealing array for high temperature applications
A sealing array for positioning in an annular space between tubular members to provide a seal therebetween. The sealing array includes a pair of oppositely disposed backup rings, each defining a primary outer seal member of the sealing array. A pair of rigid cap rings is disposed between the backup rings. Each cap ring has a substantially planar surface and an oppositely disposed surface that engages one of the backup rings to energize the backup rings upon the application of sufficient pressure. The cap rings are sized to form controlled extrusion gaps with both tubular members. An energizing element is disposed between the planar surfaces of the cap rings. The energizing element engages a planar surface of at least one of the cap rings and seals the extrusion gaps associated with the engaged cap ring upon the application of sufficient pressure. |
| US08794632B2 |
Leaf seal assembly
A leaf seal assembly (20) for providing a seal between a first member and a second member (10), the leaf seal assembly comprising a plurality of leaf elements (22) and a first substantially planar cover plate (24a), the leaf elements being arranged in a pack, with a first edge of each leaf element being adjacent to the first cover plate, wherein each leaf element comprises a first shoulder (30a) in the first edge, the first shoulder being arranged so as to form a first gap (28a) between the first edge of each leaf element and the first cover plate over a portion of the first edge. |
| US08794629B1 |
Method and apparatus for poker bag toss game
A game board is provided having a playing surface and a support structure so that the board is angled at approximately 75 degrees to the ground. The board has a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending therefrom defining one or more scoring areas. In a preferred embodiment the scoring areas correspond to playing card values, a ledge is provided as a wild card, and players toss five bags per round to build poker hands. |
| US08794627B2 |
Game machine
A game machine includes a predetermined number of playing balls; a game board provided with a playfield on which the playing balls cascade downward; a launching device configured to launch the playing balls toward the playfield; a supply part configured to supply the playing balls to the launching device; a collecting part configured to collect the playing balls supplied from the supply part to the launching device and launched to the playfield; and a guide part configured to guide the playing balls collected by the collecting part to return to the supply part without discharging the playing balls outside the game machine. The predetermined number of playing balls circulate through the game board, the collecting part, the guide part and the supply part, and can be repeatedly used. |
| US08794626B2 |
Sheet thickness detecting device, feeding device, and image forming apparatus
A sheet thickness detecting device for detecting a thickness of a sheet includes a fixed roller rotatably supported by a shaft so that the fixed roller faces the sheet; a movable roller rotatably provided so that the movable roller and the fixed roller sandwich and feed the sheet, and configured to be displaced in accordance with the thickness of the sandwiched sheet; a swing member rotatably supporting the movable roller and including a shaft so that the swing member is swung around the shaft, wherein the swing member further includes a detection target part formed in a manner that a distance between the detection target part and the shaft is greater than that between a position where the movable roller is supported by the swing member and the shaft; and a detecting unit detecting the displacement amount of the detection target part of the swing member. |
| US08794625B2 |
Sheet supply device
A sheet supply device includes registration rollers for feeding a print sheet to a print unit, feed rollers for feeding a print sheet to the registration rollers, and a controller for controlling the registration rollers and the feed rollers. The controller starts first rotation of the feed rollers to contact a leading edge of the print sheet to the registration rollers to form a slack with a predetermined slack amount, stops the first rotation after the slack is formed, starts rotation of the registration rollers after the first rotation is stopped to reduce a slack amount of the slack, and starts second rotation of the feed rollers after the rotation of the registration rollers is started so as to make the slack remained until a trailing edge of the print sheet passes through the feed rollers. According to the sheet supply device, noises during feeding print sheets can be reduced. |
| US08794623B2 |
Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus includes a door configured to be openable and closable with respect to a housing and to support a sheet, an extender configured to be stored in the door and to support a sheet, and a mechanism configured to rotate the extender in conjunction with opening and closing the door. The extender rotates and protrudes from the door when the door is opened, and the extender rotates and is stored in the door when the door is closed. |
| US08794621B2 |
Sheet feeder and image forming system
A sheet feeder is disclosed for feeding sheets from a stack by one sheet in a sheet feeding direction, the one sheet being an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack. The sheet feeder includes: a sheet stacker for accommodating the sheet stack therein; a side fence to regulate side ends of the sheets and movable in a direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction; a slide shaft arranged in the side fence and extending in a vertical direction; a link member that swings as the side fence moves, a first end of the link member configured to be slidable along the slide shaft, and a second end of the link member configured to be pivotable about a pivot point, which is arranged on a side wall of the sheet stacker at a position lower than the first end; and a swing stopper unit that stops swing of the link member. |
| US08794619B2 |
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
The invention is directed to providing a sheet feeding apparatus including a stop mechanism configured to stop a sheet storage unit while the sheet storage unit is being drawn out from an apparatus main body, a stop release mechanism configured to release stop of the sheet storage unit by a stop mechanism and to enable detachment from the apparatus main body, a holding mechanism configured to hold a release state using the stop release mechanism of the stop of the sheet storage unit by the stop mechanism, and a return mechanism configured to release the holding of the release state of the stop mechanism by the holding mechanism while the sheet storage unit is being attached to the apparatus main body, and to return the sheet storage unit to a stop state using the stop mechanism. |
| US08794618B2 |
Sheet feeding device, and document feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped therewith
A sheet feeding device for a document feeding apparatus includes: a sheet containing section; a lift plate for lifting sheets stacked in the sheet containing section between a sheet feeding position and a sheet loading position; a sheet feeding section for separating and feeding the sheets in the sheet feeding position one after another; and a lifting mechanism for lifting up and down the lift plate, the lifting mechanism including: a biasing member for biasing the lift plate toward the sheet feeding section; a cam, having an outer peripheral surface with a cam curve, coupled with a driving force source and being rotated thereby; and an operating lever so provided independently of and between the lift plate and the cam as to abut the outer peripheral surface of the cam and to simultaneously press the lift plate against a biasing force of the biasing member, thereby to change a posture of the lift plate between the sheet feeding position and the sheet loading position. |
| US08794617B2 |
Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus
A finisher is provided with a transport paddle and a control portion. The transport paddle freely moves to a first position where the transport paddle is on standby while protruding above a lower stack tray, a second position where the transport paddle sandwiches the sheet in between and, at the same time, is transported to abut the sheet against the abutment portion, and a third position where the transport paddle retracts in a finisher body 400. The control portion makes the transport paddle be on standby at the first position at least at the start of a job, moves the transport paddle between the first position and the second position for each discharge of the sheet by the bundle discharge roller pair, and moves the transport paddle to the third position after termination of the alignment processing for a last sheet of the job. |
| US08794612B2 |
Quick adjustable clamp
A quick adjustable clamp includes a first clamp jaw, a second clamp jaw, a driving screw and a nut. The second clamp jaw is extended with a receiving section. The receiving section is formed with a notch facing the first clamp jaw. The driving screw has one end pivotally connected to the first clamp jaw. The nut is mounted around the driving screw and configured to be movably received in the notch. For quick adjusting a span of the clamp, the nut can be removed from the notch, quick moved along the driving screw, and then reengaged by the notch. |
| US08794611B2 |
Method and device for coating a catalyst support body with catalyst-free outer surface
The invention relates to a method for coating a catalyst support body, which comprises: providing the catalyst support body as well as slurry located within a pan; introducing an open input end of the catalyst support body into the slurry; and, subsequently, directing an amount of the slurry though the input end and into the inside of the catalyst support body. At least a part of the circumference of the input end is covered with an impermeable sealing element while slurry is directed through the open end. In this way, contact between slurry and a circumferential outer surface of the catalyst support body is prevented and slurry is provided through the open end to an inner surface of the catalyst support body. Further, the invention relates to a loading platform for carrying out the method. The inventive assembly comprises a loading platform adapted for releasably holding a catalyst support body, and a cover mechanism having a sealing holder and a ring shaped sealing element attached to the sealing holder. The cover mechanism further comprises a first lifting mechanism connected to the sealing holder, wherein the first lifting mechanism provides a moving direction for the sealing holder along a longitudinal axis of the sealing element relative to the loading platform. In addition, the invention relates to a coating station comprising the loading platform. The coating station comprises a slurry pan and a second lifting mechanism providing a relative moving direction between the pan and the loading platform. The first lifting mechanism is synchronized with the second lifting mechanism by a synchronization device. |
| US08794610B2 |
Two-dimension precision transfer equipment, three-dimension precision transfer equipment, and coordinate measuring machine
A coordinate measuring machine includes a three-dimension precision transfer equipment and a measuring equipment that measures an object. The three-dimension precision transfer equipment includes a movable body, first to third driving bodies, first to third drive mechanisms that drive to move the first to third driving bodies forward and backward in a first direction, a second direction and a vertical direction that are mutually orthogonal, and first to third laser interferometers that detect a displacement of the movable body. The first to third driving bodies include first to third joints that forms a static-pressure clearance between the first to third driving bodies and the movable body. Laser paths of the first to third laser interferometers extend in a manner to respectively penetrate the first to third driving bodies and the first to third joints. |
| US08794604B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating nano-bubbles in liquid
A method for generating and dissolving nano-bubbles in a liquid comprises the steps of preparing a bamboo filter by partially or entirely removing an enamel layer of a bamboo and using a bamboo fibrous layer therein as a component of a filter; applying a gas to an inside of the bamboo filter with a pressure over atmospheric pressure in a state where the bamboo filter is submerged in water; and making the gas permeate from an inside of the bamboo fibrous layer to an outside thereof, thereby forming nano-bubbles and at the same time dissolving the gas in the liquid. The present invention advantageously allows the generation of nano-sized fine bubbles by a filter member made of naturally occurring material so that the nano-bubbles are dissolved in a liquid, without applying external mechanical force to the water. |
| US08794602B2 |
Method of mass transfer, structured packing and mass transfer apparatus for a small liquid load
A method of mass transfer includes the steps of: supplying a first fluid and a second fluid into a mass transfer apparatus, wherein the mass transfer apparatus includes a vessel which has a head region, a base region and a mass transfer region, wherein the first fluid is brought into contact with the second fluid at least in the mass transfer region, wherein the mass transfer region is arranged between the head region and the base region and the mass transfer region includes a structured packing which includes a plurality of neighboring layers of fabric which includes fiber strands of a non-metallic material. The mass transfer apparatus is operated at a fluid load of at most 3 m3/m2/h. |
| US08794601B2 |
Humidifier
A humidifier is provided and includes a membrane, which is permeable to water of a condensate supply but impermeable to acid of the condensate supply and a housing system to urge airflow across the membrane to humidify air with the water of the condensate supply. |
| US08794591B2 |
Motor operated valve
The invention provides a motor-operated valve including a planetary gear mechanism achieving a greater reduction gear ratio without increasing the number of teeth of the gears, thereby enabling downsizing. In a planetary gear mechanism 1, a sun gear 91 functioning as an input gear receives smaller load than an internally toothed output gear 45, so gears (second planet gears 95) having a smaller module are connected to the planet gears 93, and the sun gear 91 is in engagement with the second planet gears 95. The sun gear 91 is formed of a same module as the second planet gears 95. The rotation of the sun gear 91 is reduced in speed and transmitted to the second planet gears 95, and rotation of the second planet gears 95 rotated at a reduced speed is further reduced by the slight difference in the numbers of teeth of the ring gear 44 and the internally toothed output gear 45 before being output. |
| US08794590B2 |
Poppet valve
A valve has a first duct and a second duct into which the first duct opens at right angles, thereby defining an intersection that forms a seat for a valve disk that slides in the second duct at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position. The valve disk has, facing the seat, a deviation surface of curvilinear profile having a narrow base facing toward the seat and widening away from the seat configured to deflect at right angles to the first duct a gaseous stream originating therefrom. |
| US08794586B2 |
Compact coulomb damper
A coulomb damper is attached to a component of an exhaust system. The inner surface of the coulomb damper is in intimate contact with the outer surface of the component of the exhaust system. The intimate contact is defined by a pair of weld lines extending along an axial length of the coulomb damper in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the intimate contact is defined by at least a three point contact between the coulomb damper and the component of the exhaust system. In another embodiment a coulomb damper includes an outer member press fit over an inner member. A chamber is defined between the inner and outer member. In one embodiment, the inner member and the outer member are coaxial and the chamber is an annular chamber having a constant radial width. In another embodiment, the chamber is eccentric in relation to the inner member and has a variable radial width. |
| US08794580B1 |
Adjustable mounting bracket
A bracket is provided for mounting conduit clamps or pipe clamps to the face of the bracket. The height of the bracket can be adjusted by removing pins that are attached to mounting bracket feet and mounting bracket arms. Multiple holes may be formed in the mounting bracket arm and mounting bracket feet to allow for various alignments of the bracket arms, which will vary the height of the bracket. The height is adjusted through a pair of four-bar linkages that enable a linear motion of the bracket face. The bracket may have a footprint that is smaller than conventional adjustable mounting brackets. |
| US08794578B2 |
Adjusting mechanism for adjusting rotary angle and antenna system therewith
An adjusting mechanism for adjusting rotary angle is disclosed in the present invention. The adjusting mechanism includes a bracket. The bracket includes a base, a first supporting portion disposed on a first lateral side of the base, and a second supporting portion disposed on a second lateral side of the base. A pivot hole is formed on the first supporting portion. The adjusting mechanism further includes a clamp disposed by a side of the base and located in a position corresponding to the first and the second supporting portion. The adjusting mechanism further includes at least one bridging component connecting to a lateral surface of the clamp, and a pivoting component. A pivot hole is formed on the bridging component. The pivoting component passes through the pivot holes on the first supporting portion and the bridging component, so as to pivot the first supporting portion relative to the bridging component. |
| US08794576B2 |
Knockdown table leg of game table
A knockdown table leg of game table includes a support frame, a front casing and a rear casing. The support frame has a connection section at a top end of the support frame. The lateral sides of the front and rear casings are connected with each other to form a hollow housing enclosing the support frame. The connection section of the support frame protrudes from the front and rear casings. A consumer can DIY assemble the table leg. |
| US08794575B2 |
Quick clamping apparatus for optical devices
A quick-release device for clamping a quick-change plate of an optical device in a guide on a baseplate, the quick-change plate and the guide comprising complementarily formed guide surfaces, the guide comprising first and second mounting elements adjustable relative to each other, and a device for fixing the quick-change plate in place designed for adjusting the distance of the mounting elements to each other, characterized in that the device for fixing the quick-change plate in place comprises a lever engaging with a cam in a slotted link disposed in the first mounting element, such that a motion of the lever adjusts the first mounting element relative to the second mounting element. |
| US08794574B2 |
Micro-array surface for passive drag modification
A micro-array surface that provides for drag reduction. In one aspect, an aerodynamic or hydrodynamic wall surface that is configured to modify a fluid boundary layer on the surface comprises at least one array of micro-cavities formed therein the surface. In one example, the interaction of the micro-cavities with the boundary layer of the fluid can delay transition of the fluid over an identical smooth surface without the micro-cavities. |
| US08794572B2 |
Air intake of an aircraft nacelle that incorporates a reinforced lip with a defrost system by joule-effect
An air intake of an aircraft nacelle includes:on the one hand, a lip (42) that is defined by a wall (52) whose surface that is in contact with the aerodynamic flows is extended on the inside of the nacelle by an inside wall (44) that borders a pipe that empties out at a power plant and on the outside of the nacelle by an outside wall (46), and, on the other hand, a surface-type Joule-effect defrosting system (58); at least a first alveolar structure (60.1) that is made of a material that conducts the heat and that is flattened against the inside surface of the wall (52) and inserted between the wall (52) and the defrosting system (58), and at least one second alveolar structure (60.2) that is made of composite material that is adjacent to the first structure (60.1). |
| US08794571B2 |
Cooler for an aircraft cooling system, aircraft cooling system and method for operating an aircraft cooling system
This disclosure relates to a cooler for an aircraft cooling system. The cooler includes a matrix body in which a plurality of coolant channels are designed and extend from a first surface of the matrix body to a second surface of the matrix body, allowing a coolant to flow through the matrix body. The matrix body of the cooler is designed to form a section of the outer skin of the aircraft. |
| US08794561B2 |
Wire dispensing apparatus for packaged wire
A container includes side walls and a floor panel for packaging coiled wire, which may be welding wire. A wire dispensing apparatus is included that pays-off wire from the coil without tangling or twisting. The wire dispensing apparatus incorporates a plurality of flexible protrusions that extend from a base constructed to minimally contact the coil of wire. In particular, the wire dispensing apparatus incorporates an angled or curved base that rests against an inner circumference of the coiled wire. |
| US08794559B1 |
Solid state storage device crusher
An apparatus for destroying memory devices like hard drives by compression and electrical current to destroy the memory media inside the memory device. The apparatus includes a pair of opposed compression plates, at least one plate is grounded while the other plate charged with 5 to 100 volts of electricity being movable toward the other by a linear motion force. An automatic stripper is provided to strip any memory device retained on the compression plates. |
| US08794556B2 |
Collection container for a file shredder
The invention relates to a collection container for a paper shredder, the container being removably arranged in an interior that is open to one side and located below a cutting mechanism in the housing of the paper shredder or a similar device. The invention is characterized in that a front wall of the collection container is associated with a profiled front part and is connected to the same in at least some sections. |
| US08794554B2 |
Unbonded loosefill insulation system
A combination including unbonded loosefill insulation material compressed in a package and a blowing insulation machine is provided. The unbonded loosefill insulation material has insulative characteristics. The blowing insulation machine is configured to receive the compressed unbonded loosefill insulation material from the package. The blowing insulation machine has a plurality of shredders configured to condition unbonded loosefill insulation material to a desired density. The blowing insulation machine is further configured to distribute the conditioned unbonded loosefill insulation material into an airstream. The blowing insulation machine has pre-set, fixed operating parameters tuned to the unbonded loosefill insulation material. The blowing insulation machine, having the tuned pre-set, fixed operating parameters, combines with the insulative characteristics of the unbonded loosefill insulation materials to provide blown loosefill insulation material having the insulation manufacturer's prescribed insulative values at specific layer thicknesses. |
| US08794552B2 |
Apparatus and process for separating carpet fibers
Apparatus for separating components of post-consumer carpet—pile, adhesive, and primary/secondary backings—may initially comprise spectrographic face fiber identification. Separating substantial portions of pile from backing comprises feeding carpeting into a rotating pinned drum, with separated pile U's dropping, while a residual composition, being primarily backing, travels with the drum, to be separated therefrom using vacuum pressure, with the composite backing being sent to a press. Vacuum pressure delivers the separated U's to a spinning perforated squirrel cage to remove dislodged pieces of adhesive, by vacuum pressure applied to an interior top portion of the cage to draw pieces therein. Rotating the perforated squirrel cage, which is sealed on the exterior using a belt, permits the U's to drop into a hopper. A mesh shaker box vibrates to separate any remaining backing from the pile U's. Hammers in a fibermill remove remaining adhesive attached to the separated pile U fiber. |
| US08794549B2 |
Fuel injection valve of internal combustion engine
A fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine includes a measuring plate that has at least one injection hole. Fuel that has flowed along an inner wall surface of the measuring plate flows into the injection hole through an injection hole entrance that is formed in the inner wall surface of the measuring plate, passes through the injection hole, and is injected through an injection hole exit that is formed in an outer wall surface of the measuring plate. A recess is formed from an injection hole entrance rim to an injection hole exit rim in an upstream section of the inner wall surface of the injection hole in a fuel flow direction along the inner wall surface of the measuring plate. |
| US08794548B2 |
Formation method of water repellent layer and injector having water repellent layer
A formation method for forming a water repellent layer on a surface of a metal substrate forms asperities on a surface of a metal basis material of the metal substrate by irradiating the metal basis material with plasma ions. The formation method forms an alloy from atoms of a metal of the metal basis material and the plasma ions. The formation method forms the asperities with portions of the metal basis material, which are not etched due to the alloy, and portions of the metal basis material, which are not alloyed but are etched. The formation method forms the water repellent layer by forming the asperities. |
| US08794545B2 |
Internal baffling for fuel injector
A fuel injector includes a fuel delivery tube; a plurality of pre-mixing tubes, each pre-mixing tube comprising at least one fuel injection hole; an upstream tube support plate that supports upstream ends of the plurality of pre-mixing tubes; a downstream tube support plate that supports downstream ends of the plurality of pre-mixing tubes; an outer wall connecting the upstream tube support plate and the downstream tube support plate and defining a plenum therewith; and a baffle provided in the plenum. The baffle includes a radial portion. A fuel delivered in the upstream direction by the fuel delivery tube is directed radially outwardly in the plenum between the radial portion of the baffle and the downstream tube support plate, then in the downstream direction around an outer edge portion of the radial portion, and then radially inwardly between the radial portion and the upstream tube support plate. |
| US08794542B1 |
Sprinkler with top-side remotely vented pressure regulator
An irrigation sprinkler includes a riser and a nozzle rotatably mounted at an upper end of the riser. A gear train reduction is mounted in the riser and a turbine is coupled to the gear train reduction for rotation by water entering a lower end of the riser. A gear driven coupling mechanism mounted in the riser couples the gear train reduction and the nozzle. A pressure regulator is mounted in the riser and is adjustable from a top-side of the sprinkler. |
| US08794541B2 |
Rotary atomizer with a spraying body
A rotary sprayer for a coating apparatus is disclosed. An exemplary rotary sprayer may include a spraying body configured to be mounted on a drive shaft of a drive motor for rotation with the drive shaft. The spraying body may further include a detachable mounting device for coaxial connection of the spraying body to the drive shaft. The detachable mounting device may include a spraying body thread that mates with a driveshaft thread defined by the drive shaft, and a plurality of elastic tabs configured to abut a corresponding cavity defined by the driveshaft, such that rotation of the spraying body increases an abutment force between the elastic tabs and the corresponding cavity of the driveshaft. |
| US08794540B2 |
Wire arc spray system using composite wire for porous coating, and related method
A wire arc spray system use at least one first wire and second wire that include a composite wire including a first material at a core region thereof and a cladding including a second material surrounding the core region. A controller controls operation to propel heated material created by the arcing of the first wire and the second wire at the arc point to a surface to be coated. A wire arc spray methodology for creating a porous metal coating with all-metal wires is also provided. |
| US08794535B2 |
Bank card with display screen
In order to allow a display of the latest transactions, a smart card 100c for secure transactions comprises at least one secure chip 101c, for example of the EMV type, with at least one communication interface to communicate with a card reader in order to carry out a transaction, an electronic display 103, an independent battery 104, a card reader circuit 150c connected to a communication interface of the secure chip in order to access the information contained in the secure chip to be able to display it on the display. |
| US08794532B2 |
Methods and apparatus for use in association with identification token
In some embodiments, a method includes supporting an identification token, issued to an account holder by a non-card shaped body of a device; communicating with a proximity coupling device via a wireless interface of the identification token; electrically connecting a communication device to an electrical connector attached to the non-card shaped body; and resetting a security parameter in the identification token in response, at least in part, to at least one signal from the communication device. In some embodiments, the non-card shaped body of the device is a non-card shaped body of a device issued to the account holder. In some embodiments, the communication device is a communication device issued to the account holder. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an identification token having a wireless interface; a non-card shaped body that encloses the identification token; and an electrical connector attached to the non-card shaped body and adapted to be electrically connected to a communication device; the identification token to communicate with a proximity coupling device via the wireless interface, and to reset a security parameter in the identification token in response, at least in part, to at least one signal from the communication device. |
| US08794527B2 |
Host feedback of scan status for scanners wielded by hand
A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor. |
| US08794522B2 |
Image capture apparatus and method
There is provided an image capture apparatus and method. An image capture device can be used in the decoding of a decodable indicia, e.g., bar code symbols and/or text characters and can further be used in the capture of one or more images that may or may not be subjected to decoding processes. In one embodiment, an image captured with use of an image capture device is an image of an item bearing a decodable indicia. In one embodiment, an image capture device can have a plurality of user selectable modes of operation. |
| US08794521B2 |
Systems and methods for operating symbology reader with multi-core processor
This invention provides a vision system camera, and associated methods of operation, having a multi-core processor, high-speed, high-resolution imager, FOVE, auto-focus lens and imager-connected pre-processor to pre-process image data provides the acquisition and processing speed, as well as the image resolution that are highly desirable in a wide range of applications. This arrangement effectively scans objects that require a wide field of view, vary in size and move relatively quickly with respect to the system field of view. This vision system provides a physical package with a wide variety of physical interconnections to support various options and control functions. The package effectively dissipates internally generated heat by arranging components to optimize heat transfer to the ambient environment and includes dissipating structure (e.g. fins) to facilitate such transfer. The system also enables a wide range of multi-core processes to optimize and load-balance both image processing and system operation (i.e. auto-regulation tasks). |
| US08794517B1 |
Encoding data in multiple formats
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for modulating card information between a card reader and a user device. One of the methods includes receiving, from a read head of the card reader, card information associated with a card. The card information is encoded in a first format to be sent to the user device at a first data rate. The card information is encoded in a second format to be sent to the user device at a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The card information is sent to the user device encoded in the first format and the second format. |
| US08794515B2 |
Alcohol delivery management system
A system for management of age verification using an internet enabled mobile device. The system provides ID verification using identification information comparison. The system further optionally provides display of completed and pending orders, routing to delivery destination, and prioritizing of deliveries. |
| US08794511B2 |
Drop safe system
A drop safe comprising a vault, a computing means within the vault, at least one bill validator, a code reader, and a currency compartment. The computing means is connected to the bill validator and a code reader. The currency compartment receives and stores paper currency from the bill validator. The computing means, initially in idle mode, switches to deposit mode when the code reader detects a deposit initiation code. While in the deposit mode, the computing means monitors the bill validator and the code reader for detection of a deposit of paper currency, deposit termination code, and a time-out condition. The deposit mode terminates when a deposit termination code or a time-out condition is detected, in which case the computing means switches back to idle mode. Methods of depositing cash into the drop safe, and removing cash the drop safe are also disclosed. |
| US08794508B1 |
Dynamic physical interaction tracking system and method
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a social networking game that enables players to scan QR codes (or other identifying markers) and transmit the items scanned to a server that determines the physical location of the player. Players can play a game where they attempt to find and scan as many QR codes as possible. In an embodiment, the QR codes can also be used for crowd control. People in areas that are overly populated can be incentivized to move to lower traffic areas by offering them incentives for reporting to the low traffic area. |
| US08794506B2 |
System for automatic image association
Methods and systems for improving a photography business are disclosed, comprising, in an embodiment, taking a photograph of a coded component together with a series of photographs for the client. The coded component comprises human-readable information and is provided to the client for access to the photographs. The coded component also comprises machine-readable information, enabling a server to sort the photographs to the corresponding jobs without operator intervention. The coded component can also comprise a fillable option field to identify that the photographs associated with the coded component are to be specially treated according to a desired selection. |
| US08794504B2 |
Integrated carton lid designs
A plurality of cartons, preferably fabricated from paper, paperboard and/or corrugated paperboard, and particularly of tray or wrapper-style construction, are provided, having integral lid constructions, and outer overlap panels, operably associated with the at least one top panel, to enable articulation of the carton into a substantially completed structure, without interfering with the subsequent articulation of the at least one top panel to enable loading of the carton subsequent to articulation and affixation of the outer overlap panels. |
| US08794502B2 |
Method of forming solder on pad on fine pitch PCB and method of flip chip bonding semiconductor using the same
Disclosed are a method of forming a solder on pad on a fine pitch PCB and a method of flip chip bonding a semiconductor device using the same. The method of forming a solder on pad on a fine pitch PCB includes: applying a solder bump maker (SBM) paste with a predetermined thickness to an entire surface of a PCB including a metal pad and a solder mask; heating the SBM paste at a temperature higher than a melting point of solder contained in the SBM paste and then cooling the SBM paste to form a solder on pad; and washing a residual polymer resin and residual solder particles of the SBM paste by using a solvent. |
| US08794498B2 |
Electronic component device and method for producing the same
In a method for producing an electronic component device, a heat bonding step is performed in a state in which low melting point metal layers including low melting point metals including, for example, Sn as the main component, are arranged to sandwich, in the thickness direction, a high melting point metal layer including a high melting point metal including, for example, Cu as the main component, which is the same or substantially the same as high melting point metals defining first and second conductor films to be bonded. In order to generate an intermetallic compound of the high melting point metal and the low melting point metal, the distance in which the high melting point metal is to be diffused in each of the low melting point metal layers is reduced. Thus, the time required for the diffusion is reduced, and the time required for the bonding is reduced. |
| US08794488B2 |
Container with a portion dispensing device
A container (1) with a portion dispensing device for dispensing portions of a product from the container. The container has a main reservoir (2) for storage of product. The portion dispensing device comprises a variable volume product chamber (30) and associated restoring means. The variable volume product chamber (30) has a product outlet and an outlet valve (45). The product chamber also has a product inlet in communication with the main reservoir (2) and an inlet valve. The variable volume product chamber (30) has a volume that is reduced upon increased pressurization of product in the main reservoir (2) of the container (1), and that is increased, at when the increased pressurization of product in the main reservoir (2) of the container (1) is removed. The inlet valve (60) closes the product inlet upon increase of pressurization of the product in the main reservoir (2) so that product passes from the chamber via the product outlet. The inlet valve (60) opens the product inlet upon removal of said increased pressurization. |
| US08794487B2 |
Composite container and method for manufacturing same (“multi-layer preform”)
A composite container, comprising a form-retaining outer container and a flexible inner container is presented. The inner container comprises a dispensing opening and can be mounted in a neck of the outer container, and the inner container is further connected to the outer container by an adhesive or weld connection over a portion of its periphery. The adhesive or weld connection can take the form of a ring adhesion or weld extending transversely to a central longitudinal axis of the container, or can cover the entire surface area of a defined portion of the respective inner container and outer container walls, such as, for example, the upper one-half of the container. The adhesion or weld can be substantially permanent, or alternatively, the adhesive or weld connection can be adapted to detach in controlled manner under the influence of pressures occurring in the container. Additionally, a method for manufacturing such a composite container is also presented, including forming a form-retaining outer container pre-form comprising a neck, forming a flexible inner container pre-form comprising a dispensing opening, inserting the inner container pre-form into the outer container pre-form and fixing said inner container pre-form to the neck of the outer-container pre-form. |
| US08794486B2 |
Apparatus with pump and valve for use with internal and external fluid reservoir
A toy water gun can include a housing having a first intake port, a second intake port and an outtake port. The housing of the toy water gun (also referred to herein as “water gun”) can define an internal chamber. The toy water gun can include a pump configured to transfer fluid from the first intake port to outside of the housing through the outtake port when the pump is activated and when the first intake port is disposed within an external fluid reservoir. |
| US08794479B2 |
Drinking container with cooling reservoir
A drinking container includes a main reservoir for containing a quantity of beverage; a cooling reservoir releasably sealingly secured to the main reservoir and including a passage on an inner surface, the passage having one end open to bottom and the other end open to interior of the cooling reservoir, and a spill opening defined by the passage; and a releasable enclosure releasably sealingly secured to the cooling reservoir and including at least one lid; wherein the quantity of beverage in the main reservoir can transfer to the cooling reservoir through the passage by tipping the main reservoir; and wherein each of the at least one lid can be opened by pressing. |
| US08794477B2 |
Sealing material for high-pressure hydrogen container, and high-pressure hydrogen container
According to the present invention, a sealing material for a high-pressure hydrogen container, which mainly comprises a silicone rubber composed of a dimethyl siloxane segment, a methyl vinyl siloxane segment, and a diphenyl siloxane segment, and a high-pressure hydrogen container using the sealing material are provided. In order to seal a high-pressure hydrogen container (CHG tank) system for fuel cell vehicles with an elastomer, the elastomer has (1): excellent durability in a variable pressure environment of high-pressure hydrogen; and (2): excellent sag resistance in low-temperature to high-temperature environments, and thus the significant technical objectives (1) and (2) have been achieved. |
| US08794475B1 |
Floatable collection receptacle
An aquatic collection receptacle that floats while remaining attached to a diver. Embodiments can include floatable rim with an attached underwater container. Further embodiments include an escape barrier or crossing lines over the mouth of the receptacle to prevent loss of contents while floating. A lanyard connects the receptacle to a diver, allowing it to float and be pulled along by the diver. If pulled beneath the water surface by the lanyard, the floatable rim can fold or otherwise close over the mouth of the container to prevent loss of contents. Alternative embodiments include a breakaway lanyard to ensure safety of the diver. |
| US08794474B2 |
Child resistant concentrate cartridge and associated diluting and dispensing container
A reusable concentrate cartridge adapted to be supported by a diluting and dispensing container for combining at least two separate components of a multi-component system, the concentrate cartridge having a hollow cylindrical element and a hollow tube with a closure portion. The concentrate cartridge is caused to open by the rotating engagement of a closure cap onto the diluting and dispensing container to which causes the closure portion of the hollow tube to disengage, releasing the concentrate material. |
| US08794472B2 |
Covers for wineglasses or like containers
Cover means (10) for a wineglass or like container (24) are made from a flat sheet (10), and comprise means (20, 521) adapted to be bent from the sheet (10) and used to inhibit the cover means (10) from slipping off the container, which inhibiting means (20) comprise an inhibiting element (20), e.g. a tab (20), adapted to be bent from the sheet at one or more bends (22, 50, 54) inwards of the periphery (18) of the cover means (10), whereby the whole of said element (22) is located inwards of and spaced from the periphery (18) or at least one said bend (22) extends inwards from said periphery (18). Two, three or more of said elements (20) may be adapted to be inside and/or outside the rim (26) of the container (24). Such an element (20) may point radially or circumferentially, and may be cut from the sheet (10) (or have a line 12 of weakening for ready separation from the sheet 10) apart from at said bend (22). Said elements (20) may be spaced apart around the cover means (10) and/or at different distances from a center to suit the diameters of respective said containers (24). A non-tab form said element (521) may have a cross-section of V-shape in a circumferential direction. The cover means (10) may be formed into a conical shape, e.g. by interlocking means (322, 342), e.g. comprising hook means (322, 342), or be held in conical shape by bending alone; and/or may be adapted to be such that the action of using a finger to apply pressure downwards at one portion of the outer edge of the cover (10) will lever the cover (10) up at the opposite side of the container (24). |
| US08794469B2 |
Container lid having a pressure equalizing device
The invention relates to a lid (100) of a container, especially a beverage can, comprising a substantially flat lid surface (101) and a preferably folded edge area (102), and at least one pouring opening (103) arranged on the lid surface (101), which pouring opening can be closed in a gas-tight and/or fluid-tight manner by way of at least one closure element (120) arranged in the region of the underside of the lid surface (101) facing the interior of the container, with the closure element (120) being movable from a closed position to an open position by an actuating element (110), and at least one pressure equalizing device is provided which cooperates with the at least one actuating element (110), wherein the at least one pressure equalizing device comprises at least one closing element (112, 113), and at least one pressure equalizing opening (123) is provided which is closeable by means of the at least one closing element (112, 113, 114) when the actuating element (110) is in the closed position and can be exposed entirely upon moving the actuating element (110) from the closed position to the open position, with the exposure of the pressure equalizing opening (123) being reversible. |
| US08794467B2 |
Fuel filler door module
A tank flap module is provided for installation in a motor vehicle having a basin, which in the region of an elastically deformable floor section has a passage opening for receiving a fuel filler neck. The floor section adjoining the passage opening on a side facing the fuel filler neck has a surface structure provided for reducing the adhesive and/or sliding friction properties. |
| US08794461B2 |
Closure with liner seal vents
A plastic closure includes a shell having a base wall with a skirt for securement to a container finish and a lip that extends radially inwardly from the skirt at a position adjacent to and spaced from the base wall. A liner is compression molded in situ against the base wall, and between the base wall and the lip. The lip has a plurality of circumferentially spaced passages that extend through the lip for venting air during compression molding of the liner. |
| US08794460B2 |
Hinged closure for a container neck
The invention is directed to a hinged closure (1) preferably molded in a closed position. The closure has a base (2) and a lid (3) interconnected to the base by a hinge arrangement (4). A latching mechanism (15) holds the closure (1) in position with respect to a neck (12) and prevents unwanted opening. |
| US08794459B2 |
Fluid container
A fluid container (10) comprises a body (12), a neck (16), and a mouth (14) The neck is deformable from a first stable condition to a second stable condition, allowing the relative angle of the mouth to be changed. |
| US08794455B2 |
Dish rack
An extendable drip tray is provided to increase when needed the drip catchment area of the dish rack, to beyond the footprint or general perimeter of the dish rack. The extendable drip tray may be slidably supported by rails below the main body of the dish rack, to cover an area beyond the side of the dish rack body, thereby increasing the drip catchment area. Pivoted cup holders are provided along the outside walls of the main body of the dish rack, which can be pivoted when needed to extend an area beyond the perimeter of the body to provide supports for holding kitchen articles such as cups and glasses for drying. A wire rack is provided with pivoted support prongs for configuring the wire rack. |
| US08794454B2 |
Bicycle storage system
A bicycle storage system has an apparatus with a collar within which a core member is rotatably engaged and a height adjustment rail system. A pair of locking arms is pivotally attached to the core member such that each of the locking arms has an open position designed to permit insertion or withdrawal of a bicycle wheel and a closed position designed to block withdrawal of the wheel. Rotation of the core member locks the locking arms in the closed position. Bicycles of various sizes can be stored in the apparatus mounted on the height adjustment rail system by inserting the front wheel into engagement with the locking arms, rotating the front wheel from a substantially vertical plane to lock the locking arms in the closed position, and elevating the front wheel above the rear wheel by moving the apparatus along the rails of the height adjustment rail system. |
| US08794447B2 |
Sorting device and method for separating products in a random stream of bulk inhomogeneous products
A sorting device and a method for separating products in a random bulk stream of inhomogeneous products. The sorting device comprises an image recording unit arranged for recording images of the bulk stream of products. An image processing unit connected to the image recording unit for determining product properties and process properties of products in the bulk stream from the recorded images. A decision unit connected to the image processing unit for determining, on the basis of one or more of the determined product properties of the products, which products are to be separated. A separating unit arranged for separating the products to be separated from the bulk stream. As well as an object processing unit arranged for determining, on the basis of one or more of the determined product properties and one or more of the determined process properties of the products, points of engagement on the products to be separated for separating the products to be separated by means of the separating unit. |
| US08794441B1 |
Apparatus for foldable and stackable box
An apparatus including a box portion which may include a left side, a right side, a front side, a rear side, and a bottom. Each of the left, the right, the front, and the rear sides is connected to the bottom to be foldable with respect to the bottom, from an orientation parallel to the bottom to an orientation substantially perpendicular to the bottom. A device may be connected to the bottom, including an inner peripheral wall which extends, substantially perpendicularly from the bottom. The inner peripheral wall may be substantially in the shape of a loop and may have a width and a length, substantially perpendicular to the height of the device, slightly less than a width and a length, respectively, of an inner chamber defined by top edges of the left, the right, the front, and the rear sides, of the box portion in an upright state. |
| US08794434B2 |
Electronic cigarette container
The present disclosure generally relates to electronic cigarettes, and more particularly, to a container for storing the electronic cigarette. In one embodiment, the container includes a cover coupled to a base through a hinge. The hinge can provide three settings: opened, closed and middle. Within the base of the container, a number of sections can be provided. One section can enclose the hinge. At a distal end from the hinge, another section can include a portion where an electronic cigarette can be held. The section can incorporate a spring loaded mount whereby the electronic cigarette can be held firmly into place or loosely removed. |
| US08794433B2 |
Package assembly for dental substances
The present invention is directed to a package assembly for placing it on a surface and for storing and/or delivering substances, preferably dental substances, comprising: at least one container with at least one base and at least one lid; and at least one hinge connecting the base and the lid; wherein the base and the lid comprise at least a first and second lever; the first and second levers are provided at the container essentially on the side of the hinge and; a projection of the first lever onto the surface and the second lever extend with their free ends essentially in a direction away from the hinge; and wherein the container can be opened or the lid can be removed from the base by moving the ends of the first and second lever towards to each other. The invention is further directed to a method for providing dental substances, a kit with an assembly, as well as the use of an assembly and a method for storing and/or delivering dental substances. |
| US08794430B2 |
Assembly to apply a flavouring to snack food
A conveyor assembly to deliver flavoring to a conveyor upon which a product to be coated is conveyed. The flavoring is typically in granular form such as a powder. The assembly includes a conveyor including a longitudinally elongated tray that is vibrated by an actuator. The tray and actuator are adapted to distribute the flavoring transversely across the conveyor. |
| US08794429B2 |
Pan section
A pan section for combined conveying and winning apparatuses having a bottom run and a top run for guiding driver elements of a conveyor chain, as well as a welded frame structure which has two side cheeks which consist of one-piece rolled profiles. The rolled profiles have a constant profile shape with a bottom leg and a top leg, which are angled outwards in the assembled state, and an intermediate leg being provided with an offset for supporting and welding at least one intermediate plate. The pan section further includes a substructure connected to the bottom leg of the rolled profiles to connect both bottom legs to one another at a distance from the intermediate bottom. The substructure also has mounting pieces positioned at the ends below the bottom legs for transverse-force transmission means. |
| US08794425B2 |
Device for gripping PET bottles in bottle-filling systems or the like
An apparatus for gripping a PET bottle in a bottling plant includes gripper arms and a holding element for holding the gripper arms. The holding element is mounted to deflect by rotating around a vertical axis. The apparatus also includes a centering device that forces the gripper arms back into a centered position after a deflection thereof. |
| US08794423B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatuses for changing the direction/speed of a workpiece
The present disclosure provides systems, methods and assemblies comprising one or more tapered feed rolls. Tapered feed rolls may be used to change the rate and direction of workpiece travel along a processing line while retaining the workpieces in sequential order. Routing workpiece flow with tapered feed rolls may allow the workpieces to be tracked along one or more processing lines, and may reduce the operational space required for workpiece processing. |
| US08794420B1 |
Secure storage apparatus
An apparatus, such as but not necessarily limited to a safe, is contemplated. The apparatus may be configured to secure a sorter, bill validator or other delivery mechanism separately from a storage area in order to permit removal of the delivery mechanism without compromising security of the storage area. |
| US08794418B1 |
Ball lock compensator for use with a robotic tool
A compensation device that is positioned between a robot and a robotic tool. The device 10 generally includes a first section that connects to the robot and a second section that connects to the tool. The second section is movable relative to the first section for the tool to comply to accommodate variations in its positioning. The second section 12 may comply rotationally about x, y, and z orthogonal axes relative to the first section. |
| US08794417B2 |
Powertrain pressure and flow control system for a torque converter clutch
A pressure and flow control system for a torque converter clutch includes a pilot valve, a regulating valve, and a torque converter control valve. The pilot valve is configured to produce a pilot signal and includes a first valve, which is a MEMS microvalve. The regulating valve is in fluid communication with the pilot valve, and is configured to receive the pilot signal. The regulating valve is further configured to output a control signal. The torque converter control valve is configured to engage and disengage the torque converter clutch in response to the control signal. |
| US08794415B2 |
Positively engaging shifting element which can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated
The invention relates to a positively engaging shifting element which can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated, comprising a hydraulically or pneumatically actuatable piston (I) having a piston compartment (2) containing a hydraulic medium or pressure medium, a pressure medium supply (6) for the piston (I), a jaw (3) and a mating jaw (4) with which the jaw (3) meshes when engaged. The engaging speed of the jaw (3) can be increased by decoupling the jaw (3) from the hydraulic or pneumatic volume flow when the jaws (3) and (4) are in a tooth butt position in relation to each other and by pretensioning the jaw (3) by means of a hydraulic or pneumatic pressure reservoir (7) that is actively connected to the piston (I) and that is connected to the pressure medium supply (6). The gap between the jaws, i.e. the window into which the jaw (3) can be engaged is maintained as narrow as possible in order for a tooth butt position of the jaws (3) and (4) in relation to each other being highly probable when the shift element is applied. |
| US08794409B2 |
Travel cover with a swivel handle
Luggage, duffel bags, travel bags and travel covers including travel covers for sporting goods such as, but not limited to, golf bags, skis, snowboards, baseball equipment, soccer equipment, and tennis equipment, and travel covers for tradeshow or conference displays or graphics, product samples, tents (collectively, “travel covers”), for example, are commonly used for conveniently transporting and protecting large objects during travel by walking, car, train and/or airplane. The travel covers may have a handle that my rotate or swivel to adjust to an ergonomic position for pulling or pushing the travel cover. |
| US08794406B2 |
Stiff damper
Damper which is, in particular, stiff during the inward stroke thereof and can be used, for example, as a railway damper. The piston which divides the cylinder into two chambers is provided with non-return valves which operate in both directions and are configured as characteristic. A sleeve extends from the bottom of the cylinder which is displaceable in the interior of the piston/piston rod and one end of which is connected to a reservoir and the other end of which may be connected to one of the chambers. In addition, a bottom valve is present in the cylinder. The combination of sleeve/bottom valve is fitted in such a manner that when the piston moves inwards in the cylinder, the liquid volume which has to be displaced is moved by additional rod volume which enters the cylinder via the sleeve in the reservoir. During the outward movement, the liquid is replenished from the reservoir via the bottom valve. |
| US08794405B2 |
Damping force control type shock absorber
Oil grooves of a shutter and oil holes of a stepped rod constitute first orifices as variable orifices whose opening areas are variable according to the rotational position of the shutter. The oil grooves of the shutter and oil holes of the stepped rod constitute third orifices as variable orifices. Cut portions of inner disk valves constitute second orifices. The opening areas of the variable orifices are changed by rotating the shutter, thereby controlling damping force characteristics in a low piston speed region and the relief pressures of pressure control valves independently of each other, and thus increasing the degree of freedom for adjusting the damping force characteristics. |
| US08794400B2 |
Damping force adjustable shock absorber
A damping force adjustable hydraulic shock absorber, in which response delay of a pressure control valve and self-excited vibration of a valve body can be prevented. A damping force is generated by controlling an oil flow between an annular oil passage (21) and a reservoir (4) generated by sliding movement of a piston in a cylinder with use of a back-pressure type main valve (27) and a pressure control valve (28). The damping force is directly generated by the pressure control valve, and valve-opening pressure of the main valve is adjusted by adjusting an inner pressure of a back-pressure chamber. In the pressure control valve, a valve spring is disposed between a valve body and a plunger. A mass of the valve body is sufficiently less than that of the plunger, and a spring stiffness of the valve spring is higher than that of a plunger spring. |
| US08794399B2 |
Dynamic displacement energy management device
A dynamic energy management restraint anchor device interfaces with a child seat in a vehicle, engaging common child seat attachment clip features. A device restraint anchor is operable to dynamically extract and permit distortion of load bearing deformable member(s) in order to manage the displacement of, and load transferred through, an anchor connected to a child seat. The device may be further operable to limit or prevent restraint anchor displacement and the distortion of said deformable member(s) under quasi-static load conditions in order to meet motor vehicle static load/displacement anchorage performance requirements applicable to certain anchors. Anchor retraction capability and various interlocking configurations for securing the position of an anchor, before or after having extracted, may be incorporated relative to the energy management device interfacing with both a vehicle and a child seat. An indicator may further be provided to identify the functional state of the restraint device. |
| US08794394B2 |
Electric brake system with flexible force transfer member
A brake assembly and system (202) characterized by the use of a flexible force transfer member (230) to enable an electric motor (220) to be mounted remotely from other brake components and preferably at a location shielded from the elements and/or more easily accessible for maintenance and repair. By mounting the electric motor (220) in a less confining area, and using a force distribution device (350) to distribute force to a plurality of rams (342,344), one larger motor (220) may be used to drive multiple disk engagement members rather than several smaller motors mounted on the brake assembly. Since larger motors are typically more efficient than smaller motors, using one larger motor increases the overall efficiency of the brake. |
| US08794389B2 |
Interface between fire panel and elevator controller
A system and method for logically disconnecting fire alarm equipment from elevator control equipment to enable independent testing of each equipment set. The system and method may include an interface having a fire alarm equipment side and an elevator control side which are interconnected by a plurality of relays. A plurality of action relays may be associated with specific functions of the elevator controller. A plurality of bypass relays are interposed between the action relays and the elevator controller so that when a “bypass” operation is initiated, the bypass relays prevent signals from the action relays from reaching the elevator controller. As such, the action relays can be tested without impacting ongoing elevator operations. In addition, the logical disconnection arrangement ensures proper functioning of the system once testing is completed. |
| US08794386B2 |
Folding forklift
A forklift apparatus includes a base that moves in a generally horizontal direction. The base carries a mast that includes a lower section and an upper section. The upper section pivots relative to the lower section between a first storage orientation and a second operating orientation. In the second operating orientation, the upper section forms an upward continuation of the lower section. The mast carries a lifting structure that can selectively engage an object. A drive structure moves the lifting structure in a generally vertical direction when the upper section is in the second operating orientation. |
| US08794385B2 |
Lube injection for free solids flow through a pump
A lubricating pump system and a lubrication injection apparatus for a pump of such a system. The pump conveys material, including bulk solids material. A lubricant reservoir stores a lubricant. The lubrication injection apparatus delivers lubricant from the lubricant reservoir to a surface portion of the pump along which material is conveyed. |
| US08794379B2 |
Ascender device on a double rope
An ascender device for a double rope is composed of two identical ascenders, the flanges of which are reversed by pivoting through 180° with respect to one another along a vertical axis extending parallel to the two troughs. The two grips are symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis so as to be able to be held at the same time by the user's right hand and left hand. |
| US08794378B2 |
Method of adjusting a strap of a safety harness
A method of adjusting a length of at least one safety harness strap with an adjuster comprises positioning the adjuster at a desired location along the at least one strap, winding the at least one strap about the shaft, and locking the shaft with the locking mechanism to prevent rotation in an unwinding direction. The at least one strap is selected from the group consisting of at least one shoulder strap, at least one chest strap, at least one waist strap, at least one seat strap, and at least one leg strap. The adjuster includes a base, a shaft rotatably operatively connected to the shaft and defining a slot configured and arranged to receive the at least one strap, and a locking mechanism interconnecting the base and the shaft. The locking mechanism allows rotation of the shaft in one direction and prevents rotation of the shaft in an opposite direction. |
| US08794375B2 |
Assembly of telescopic pipe sections
The present invention relates to a device for passively reducing the noise vibrations in a liquid resulting from a sound source which is arranged below the liquid level of a body of water, the device comprising a noise-insulating pipe which is designed to be arranged around the sound source, wherein the pipe comprises a number of telescopically extendable and retractable pipe sections, fastening means for attaching at least one first and one second pipe section to one another in extended and/or retracted position, wherein the fastening means are designed to allow the mutual displacement of the pipe sections in a starting position and to attach the pipe sections to one another in a fastening position, and wherein the fastening means are also designed to keep the first and second pipe sections substantially acoustically disconnected in the fastening position. |
| US08794362B2 |
Active air flap apparatus for vehicle
An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle in which upon the generation of a failure whereby an air flap is not able to be activated with power from an actuator, the connection between a guide frame and a flap loader is manually released, enabling the air flap to automatically be opened by wind produced by the vehicle. |
| US08794359B2 |
Wheelchair suspension
A suspension for a vehicle is provided. The suspension includes, for example, a frame, at least one drive assembly and at least one caster pivot arm. The at least one drive assembly and the at least one caster pivot arm are pivotally connected to the frame at a common pivot axis such that the drive assembly and the front caster pivot arm are pivotable relative to one another. |
| US08794357B2 |
Inverted pendulum type vehicle
Assembling workability of driving disks to a vehicle body frame, and setting a spacing dimension of left and right driving disks in an axial direction with high accuracy to stabilize a traveling performance of an inverted pendulum type vehicle. The left and right driving disks are assembled to a hollow shaft member in a positioned state in an axial direction to form a subassembly. The hollow shaft member is fixed to a vehicle body frame by a bolt inserted in a central through-hole of the hollow shaft member. |
| US08794356B2 |
Shaped cutting elements on drill bits and other earth-boring tools, and methods of forming same
Earth-boring tools include a body, one or more blades projecting outwardly from the body, and cutting elements carried by the blade. The cutting elements include at least one shearing cutting element and at least one gouging cutting element. Methods of forming an earth-boring tool include mounting a shearing cutting element comprising an at least substantially planar cutting face to a body of an earth-boring tool, and mounting a gouging cutting element comprising a non-planar cutting face to the body of the earth-boring tool. The gouging cutting element may be positioned on the body of the earth-boring tool such that the gouging cutting element will gouge formation material within a kerf cut in the formation material by the shearing cutting element, or between kerfs cut in the formation material by a plurality of shearing cutting elements. |
| US08794354B2 |
Extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a tool for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough, an opening through a wall thereof, and a connector at each longitudinal end thereof; and an arm. The arm is pivotally connected to a first piston and rotationally coupled to the body, is disposed in the opening in a retracted position, and is movable to an extended position where an outer surface of the arm extends outward past an outer surface of the body. The tool further includes the first piston. The first piston is disposed in the body bore, has a bore therethrough, and is operable to move the arm from the retracted position to the extended position in response to fluid pressure in the piston bore exceeding fluid pressure in the opening. The tool further includes a lock operable to retain the first piston in the retracted position; and a second piston operably coupled to the lock. |
| US08794344B2 |
Down pressure control system for an agricultural implement
An agricultural implement system, including a center toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first inner-wing toolbar rotatably coupled to the center toolbar, the first inner-wing toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first outer-wing toolbar rotatably coupled to the first inner-wing toolbar, the first outer-wing toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first actuating cylinder coupled to the center toolbar, a second actuating cylinder extending between the center toolbar and the first inner-wing toolbar, a third actuating cylinder extending between the first inner-wing toolbar and the first outer-wing toolbar, and a control system configured to drive the first actuating cylinder, the second actuating cylinder, and the third actuating cylinder. |
| US08794341B2 |
Rain maker wildfire protection and containment system
An apparatus, system and method for fire suppression and containment is provided in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. A conduit with a plurality of nozzle connections, in various configurations to create specific fire suppressant discharge patterns. Each conduit can be operated individually or connected to another conduit by a predetermined length of hose forming a contiguous system, traversing large areas of land. The invention and components form a multipurpose fire suppression apparatus. The system can be operated remotely or manually. An alternative embodiment can be installed in residential, commercial and industrial applications. Each system can be custom designed based upon environmental engineering requirements and system application—with regard to conduit diameters, material composition, shape, length and nozzle design without leaving the core design. The system components can also incorporate sensors, monitoring devices, robotics (i.e. RM all terrain vehicle) satellite imaging and wireless technology. |
| US08794339B2 |
Downhole apparatus with a swellable support structure
A downhole apparatus having a radially expanding portion and a support structure are described. The support structure comprises an attachment means for coupling to the apparatus and a support portion configured to be deployed from a first unexpanded condition to a second expanded condition by expansion of the apparatus. In one aspect of the invention, the downhole apparatus is expanded by exposing the swellable material to at least one predetermined fluid, and the support structure abuts the swellable material in its expanded form. A method of use and its application to a well packer, a hanging member, an anchor and a centralising apparatus are described. |
| US08794338B2 |
Rotating and translating shunt tube assembly
A tubular assembly comprises a wellbore tubular, at least one shunt tube, and a coupling assembly configured to rotatably couple the at least one shunt tube to the wellbore tubular. A method of coupling the tubular assemblies comprises coupling a first wellbore tubular to a second wellbore tubular, wherein a first shunt tube is coupled to the first wellbore tubular, rotating a second shunt tube about the second wellbore tubular that is coupled to the first wellbore tubular until the second shunt tube is substantially aligned with the first shunt tube, and coupling the first shunt tube to the second shunt tube. |
| US08794328B2 |
Multilateral bore junction isolation
A junction can be isolated from fracturing pressure using a liner extending from a one bore through a junction into a lateral bore, where at least a portion of the liner is retrievable from the lateral bore prior to completion of wellbore construction. The junction may be temporarily isolated from high pressure, such as high pressure from a fracturing stimulation process. Part of the liner can be retrieved using a disconnect mechanism or technique. |
| US08794325B2 |
Method of preparing polymer-water emulsion and further settling a sticky polymer material in downhole environment
This invention relates to oil and gas production, more specifically, to the methods of producing polymer emulsion for downhole operations and mixing degradable (hydrolysable) polymer emulsion with the treatment fluid. |
| US08794324B2 |
One trip treatment system with zonal isolation
A treatment system including a seal assembly operatively arranged with respect to a first zone in a borehole for isolating the first zone from a second zone and a third zone. The second and third zones are located on opposite sides of the first zone. A string assembly extends between the second zone and the third zone, forms a first fluid pathway operatively arranged to bypass the first zone and enable fluid communication between the second and third zones. The first fluid pathway is fluidly connected to an annulus of the borehole for enabling a treatment of the second and third zones to be performed simultaneously. A method of operating a treatment system is also included. |
| US08794321B2 |
Combustion thermal generator and systems and methods for enhanced oil recovery
An apparatus for combustion steam generation is provided, which includes a combustion chamber having an inlet end and an outlet end; a manifold at the inlet end configured to introduce a fuel and an oxidizer into the combustion chamber; an outer casing defining a coolant chamber between the outer casing and the combustion chamber; and a plurality of converging coolant inlets for conducting coolant from the coolant chamber into the combustion chamber at or near the outlet end of the combustion chamber. The converging coolant inlets are radially disposed around the combustion chamber and preferably configured to produce a converging-diverging nozzle from the coolant conducted into the combustion chamber. The device may be used in systems and methods for enhanced recovery of subterranean hydrocarbons, by deployment into and operation in a wellbore, where the produced steam and combustion gases are injected into a hydrocarbon formation to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. |
| US08794320B2 |
Water injection systems and methods
A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; and a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some multivalent ions, and then injects the water into the well. |
| US08794318B2 |
Formation evaluation instrument and method
Subsurface formation evaluation comprising, for example, sealing a portion of a wall of a wellbore penetrating the formation, forming a hole through the sealed portion of the wellbore wall, injecting an injection fluid into the formation through the hole, and determining a saturation of the injection fluid in the formation by measuring a property of the formation proximate the hole while maintaining the sealed portion of the wellbore wall. |