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US09081461B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, and a flexible printed circuit that is a wiring connected to a terminal on a glass substrate of the display panel, and transmitting an image signal. The display panel includes a master driver circuit element, a slave driver circuit element, and an inter-driver signal line that is a wiring on the glass substrate for conducting a communication between the master driver circuit element and the slave driver circuit element. The flexible printed circuit includes a connection terminal portion that is connected to the terminal on the glass substrate, and an electromagnetic wave blocking portion that extends from the connection terminal portion toward the display area side, and is arranged on the inter-driver signal line, and has a rear surface conductive pattern which is a planer conductive pattern formed on a surface facing the glass substrate.
US09081459B2	Touch panel and display device provided with same The touch panel of the present invention is a touch panel (1) that applies drive signals to drive electrodes (2) and carries out detection on the basis of the variation in the amount of charge that has been induced on detection electrodes (3), and is configured such that when drive signals are being applied to the drive electrodes, complementary signals having a different phase from the drive signals are applied to complementary electrodes (4), and the complimentary electrodes (4) are configured such that the amplitude (ΔVcm) of the complimentary signals satisfies the following formula: ΔVcm=−ΔVdr×(Cfo+Ccr)/Ccm.
US09081453B2	Single layer capacitive imaging sensors Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes a plurality of sensing elements that are interconnected in desired way to acquire positional information of an input object, so that the acquired positional information can be used by other system components to control a display or other useful system components. One or more of the embodiments described herein, utilizes one or more of the techniques and sensor electrode array configuration disclosed herein to reduce or minimize the number of traces and/or electrodes required to sense the position of an input object within a sensing region of the input device.
US09081446B2	Touch display panels and manufacture methods thereof A touch display panel is provided and includes a substrate, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of data output lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of detection capacitors. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate. The data lines are disposed on the substrate. The data lines and the gate lines define a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate. The data output lines are disposed on the substrate, and each data output line is disposed next to one data line. The thin film transistors are respectively disposed in the pixel regions. Each thin film transistor is electrically connected to the corresponding gate line and the corresponding data line. The detection capacitors are respectively disposed in the pixel regions. Each detection capacitor is electrically connected to the corresponding gate line and the corresponding data line.
US09081445B2	Display and user interface A touchless method for registering commands from a display (e.g. reconfigurable display) may include any of various components. The method may use a light sensor in front of or behind the display to detect light reflected by a user's finger approaching a control option displayed on the display. Light used to display images may be provided at a frequency and/or time that can be identified by a processor connected to the light sensor, or can possess some other unique property (e.g. color) which may be distinguished by the processor.
US09081444B2	Touch display apparatus and method of determining touch position using the same A touch display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a light emitting part, a light receiving part and a light transmitting element. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The light emitting part is adjacent to a first side of the first substrate, and generates and emits light to the first substrate. The light receiving part is adjacent to a first side of the second substrate at a same side of the touch display apparatus as the first side of the first substrate, and receives light from the second substrate. The light transmitting element connects a second side of the first substrate opposing the first side of the first substrate to a second side of the second substrate opposing the first side of the second substrate.
US09081443B2	Shieldless touch sensor noise cancellation An apparatus may include a controller and a capacitive sensor that includes electrodes. The controller includes a processor and a memory. When logic is executed by the processor, the logic is capable of selecting a first subset of electrodes for measurement and selecting one of the electrodes from a second subset of electrodes as a reference drive electrode. The logic is further capable of determining a difference between a capacitance measurement of the first subset and a capacitance measurement of the reference drive electrode. The logic is also capable of adjust the capacitance measurement of the first electrode based at least in part upon the difference.
US09081441B2	Method and device for analyzing two-dimension sensing information A two-dimension (2D) sensing information is analyzed for determining touch related sensing information. The touch related sensing information may include touch related sensing information with inner low values within outer high values and with inner higher values within outer low values.
US09081437B2	Multi-touch and multi-user detecting device A system and method are provided to enable the indication positions of respective indicators (e.g., fingers) to be detected (multiple-point detection) and also to enable detection of the users of the indicators (user detection). Signal generators for generating different signals for respective users are provided, and the signals from the signal generators are supplied to a sensor section through indicators. In a multi-touch and multi-user detecting device 1, a transmitting section 200 supplies determined signals to respective transmitting conductors 11Y. Respective receiving conductors 12X receive the signals from the transmitting conductors 11Y and also the signals from the signal generators of the users. Based on these signals, a user-and-position identifying circuit 33A and a position detecting circuit 34A in a receiving section 300A function to detect indication positions indicated by the respective indicators as well as the users using the indicators.
US09081435B2	Display apparatus In a display apparatus, one frame includes a first sub-frame in which a previous image is held and a second sub-frame in which a present image is displayed. A plurality of sensors recognizes an object disposed on a display panel and sequentially outputs sensing signals in response to scan signals. Sensing signals are divided into a first sensing signal read out during a first sub-frame and a second sensing signal read out during a second sub-frame, and a control circuit generates a noise free signal using the first and second sensing signals. Thus, a coordinate value indicating the position of the object may be generated based on the noise free signal, thereby preventing mis-operation or malfunction caused by the noise.
US09081434B2	Touch panel and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a glass cover, a light transmitting conductive film, a flexible circuit board, a light blocking print layer, and a colored print layer.
US09081433B2	Method of processing touch-sensor data and apparatus for performing the same A method of processing touch-image data includes calculating a plurality of motion vectors using a plurality of low-resolution touch-image data frames, aligning sensing data corresponding to an object detected in the low-resolution touch-image data frames using the motion vectors to generate an overlapped touch-image data frame, generating high-resolution data corresponding to the detected object using the overlapped touch-image data frame and detecting the touch position and generating touch position data of the detected object using the high-resolution touch position data corresponding to the detected object.
US09081431B2	Touch panel A touch panel connected to a control circuit and includes a substrate, at least one first sensing series, at least one second sensing series, and at least one third sensing series. The substrate has at least one first sensing region and at least one second sensing region alternatively arranged in a first direction. Each first sensing series extends along the first direction and includes at least one first-first sensing portion located in the first sensing region and at least one second-first sensing portion located in the second sensing region. A pattern or material of the second-first sensing portion is different from that of the first-first sensing portions. Each second sensing series extends along a second direction intersecting with the first direction and is intersected with the first-first sensing portion. Each third sensing series extends in the second direction and is intersected with the second-first sensing portion.
US09081429B2	Touch control device A touch control device is provided, comprising a touch control module, a display module, a connecting member, and a ventilation film. The connecting member connects the touch control module with the display module, wherein a chamber is formed between the connecting member, the touch control module, and the display module. Specifically, the connecting member comprises a protruding portion forming a passage and a hole, wherein the passage communicates the chamber with the hole. Additionally, the ventilation film is disposed on the protruding portion and covers the hole, wherein the air in the chamber is exhausted from the touch control device through the passage and the hole.
US09081424B2	Input device error compensating method and terminal for supporting the same A method of compensating an error of an input device and an apparatus thereof. An electromagnetic induction pen including a coil for electromagnetic induction spaced apart from a nib of the pen is prepared. A sensor board is provided in the apparatus in which a voltage or current for electromagnetic induction of the electromagnetic induction pen output. A disposition state of the sensor board is determined. The voltage or the current is adjusted and provided to the sensor board formed according to a sensed rotation state of the sensor board or terminal in order to compensate for an error generated due to a distance between the nib and the coil. An error is compensated for by allowing coordinates according to the electromagnetic induction formed on the sensor board and varied with the rotation disposition state of the sensor board to correspond to a position of the nib.
US09081422B2	System and method in a television controller for providing user-selection of objects in a television program A system and method in a television controller for providing user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
US09081409B2	Event detection control system for operating a remote sensor or projectile system A damage detection and remediation system includes a sensing device for detecting damage events related to a structure of interest. Such damage events may include impact from a ballistic object, a tamper event, a physical impact, or other events that may affect structural integrity or cause failure. Illustratively, the sensing device is in communication with a measurement system to determine damage criteria, and a processing system which is configured to use the damage criteria to determine, for example, a direction of the initiation point of a ballistic causing the damage event.
US09081407B2	Voltage regulation system and method A method for regulating a power line voltage includes determining a slow voltage variation by filtering an actual voltage at terminals of the voltage regulation apparatus. A fast active power variation is determined by filtering a measured active power of the DG system; wherein a first frequency of the slow voltage variation is smaller than a second frequency of the fast active power variation. The voltage regulation apparatus settings are controlled based on the slow voltage variation and a reactive power output of the DG system is controlled based on fast active power variation.
US09081406B2	Static var compensator including series circuits of three phases that are delta-connected to three-phase AC buses Three-phase thyristor switched capacitors are delta-connected to three-phase AC buses. Each thyristor switched capacitor includes a reactor, a capacitor, and a thyristor switch that are electrically connected in series. The thyristor switches of the three phases are arranged so that the terminal-to-terminal distance between respective thyristor switches of respective phases are not uniform. The three-phase thyristor switched capacitors are configured so that the thyristor switched capacitors of two of the three phases having a shortest terminal-to-terminal distance therebetween are opposite to each other in terms of connection order in which the thyristor switch and the capacitor are electrically connected along a loop path made up of the delta-connected thyristor switched capacitors.
US09081405B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for encouraging energy conscious behavior based on aggregated third party energy consumption Accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices is described, wherein the devices are coupled with a first structure. The energy usage of the devices is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared. Based on the comparing, an instruction is generated to modify an energy usage profile of said device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with the devices and the energy management policy, thereby enabling efficient energy management.
US09081404B2	Voltage regulator having input stage and current mirror A voltage regulator includes an output stage including a control terminal and a load path, with the load path coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The voltage regulator also includes a control circuit with an input stage, a first current mirror, and a second current mirror. The input stage includes a first control input configured to receive a first reference voltage, a second control input configured to receive a second reference voltage, a feedback input coupled to the output terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The first current mirror includes a reference current path coupled between a first supply terminal and the first output terminal of the input stage, and an output current path coupled between the first supply terminal and the control terminal of the pass device.
US09081402B2	Semiconductor device having a complementary field effect transistor A method for controlling power supply current in a CMOS circuit, the method including applying a first predetermined voltage to a diode connected n-channel replica transistor, the n-channel replica transistor operating in weak inversion, applying a first substrate voltage to the substrate of the n-channel replica transistor so that the current flowing in the n-channel replica transistor equals a first predetermined target current, and applying the first substrate voltage to substrates of n-channel transistors in the CMOS circuit.
US09081401B2	Switching regulator and control circuit and control method thereof The present invention discloses a switching regulator and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The switching regulator generates a compensation signal according to a feedback signal, and generates a driving signal according to the compensation signal, to control a power stage for converting an input voltage to an output voltage. The compensation signal is adjusted according to the input voltage, such that when the input voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the compensation signal is kept at a predetermined value.
US09081394B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring a refrigeration-cycle system A monitoring system for monitoring operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is disclosed. A condenser unit sensor measures an operating characteristic of a condenser unit, the condenser unit including a condenser and a compressor. An evaporator unit sensor measures an operating characteristic of an evaporator unit, the evaporator unit including an evaporator and a fan. An electrical sensor measures an electrical quantity indicative of power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system. A processing system calculates an efficiency of the refrigerant-cycle system based on the power consumption of the refrigerant-cycle system, the operating characteristic of the condenser unit, and the operating characteristic of the evaporator unit.
US09081392B2	Mixing valve A mixing valve (10) includes a valve body (12) having a hot fluid inlet (14), a cold fluid inlet (16), a mixed fluid outlet (18), and a cavity (20) in the valve body (12) between the inlets (14, 16) and the outlet (18). Mixing valve (10) includes a liner (30, 130, 230, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830) positioned in valve body (12) and a valve member (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 840) movable therein between a first position restricting the flow of hot fluid and a second position. Liner (30, 130, 230, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830) includes a downstream valve seat (74, 174, 274, 474, 574, 674, 774) that, when engaged by valve member (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 840), restricts flow of hot fluid past valve member (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 840).
US09081389B2	Flow control device and flow control method A water flow control device (27) that may, for example, deliver water to a domestic dwelling (10). The device (27) includes a plurality of valves, which may include three valves (12, 13, 14). The valves (12, 13) are connected to an outlet conduit (16) by means of a flow restriction device (15). The valves (12, 13, 14) are electronically operated and are controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC) (17).
US09081387B2	Method and device for the prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories of motor vehicles A method and a device are for prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories of a vehicle for assisting the driver and/or for preventing or reducing the severity of a collision. Situatively required movement trajectories for assisting the driver or collision avoidance are determined using an environment sensor system. Physically possible movement trajectories are determined from characteristic properties of the driving dynamics of the vehicle and from the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road up to a maximum coefficient of friction. An intersection between the above two sets of trajectories is determined, and only trajectories that are included in this intersection are taken into account for the prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories for the driving assistance or collision avoidance function.
US09081378B2	Methods and apparatuses for advanced multiple variable control with high dimension multiple constraints A method and apparatus for multiple variable control of a physical plant with high dimension multiple constraints, includes: mathematically decoupling primary controlled outputs of a controlled physical plant from one another and shaping the pseudo inputs/controlled outputs desired plant dynamics; tracking primary control references and providing pseudo inputs generated by desired primary output tracking for selection; mathematically decoupling constraints from one another; mathematically decoupling constraints from non-traded off primary controlled outputs of the controlled physical plant; shaping the pseudo inputs/constraint outputs desired plant dynamics; tracking constraint control limits; providing pseudo inputs generated by desired constraint output tracking for selection; selecting the most limiting constraints and providing the smooth pseudo inputs for the decoupled primary control; and controlling the physical plant using the decoupled non-traded off primary controlled outputs and the decoupled selected most limiting constraints.
US09081375B1	Method and system for music program selection In providing a music program, a personal music player displays personal activity choices. A user selects a personal activity and provides a time duration for the activity. The player sends a request to a music program server for a music program. The request includes the personal activity and the time duration. The music program server selects a music program record from a plurality of music program records that has an activity attribute which matches the personal activity and a program duration which matches or is less than the time duration. The server extracts location information for the music program from the program entry in the music program record, and sends this to the player. The player uses the location information to obtain the music program. In this manner, a music program is provided to a user based on the personal activity of the user.
US09081374B2	Calibrating algorithms for determining electrical load and lifestyle characteristics An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for calibrating algorithms for determining electrical load and lifestyle characteristics. A model creation module creates an electrical usage model that includes an electrical device usage model for each electrical load assumed to be at simulated premises (an assumed load set). The simulated premises include characteristics from actual premises within an area serviced by an electric utility. A simulation module simulates a number of simulated electrical usages for a number of assumed load sets at the simulated premises. A load prediction module determines if a particular type of load is present within each simulated premises using a load prediction algorithm that includes algorithm parameters. An accuracy module determines an accuracy of the load prediction algorithm and an adjustment module adjusts the algorithm parameters of the load prediction algorithm in response to the determined accuracy.
US09081372B2	Distributed flight control system implemented according to an integrated modular avionics architecture A flight control system for an aircraft, intended for controlling a plurality of actuators adapted for actuating control surfaces of the aircraft from information supplied by piloting members and/or sensors of the aircraft. The system includes a primary control system adapted for controlling a first set of control surface actuators and a secondary control system adapted for controlling a second set of control surface actuators, the primary and secondary systems being respectively powered by independent energy sources of different types.
US09081367B2	Timepiece Timepiece including a back and display element, the timepiece being inscribed between first and second mutually parallel reference planes, the first plane being tangential to the back, and the second plane lying on the same side as the display element. The timepiece contains a movement which includes a framework. The framework includes at least two components positioned one on each side of a reference axis perpendicular to the first and second planes, on each of which components there are mounted a balance and an escapement, which together respectively form a platform escapement, each balance being mounted to pivot about an axis of rotation in the corresponding component. The framework further includes at least one support element having at least one bearing surface on which at least one of the platform escapements is positioned so that the axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the reference planes and intersects them.
US09081365B2	Regulating system for a horology movement A regulating system (110) for a horology movement (12) comprising a first sub-system (11) including: a first oscillator (O111) which includes a first balance (B111) and a first balance spring (S111); a first element (M111) for displacement of the first balance spring (S111); and a first element (A111) for activation of the first displacement element (M111), at an instant, or substantially at an instant, when the speed of the first balance (B111) is zero.
US09081361B2	Image forming apparatus having controller configured to judge dew condensation There is provided an image forming apparatus including: an image forming section including a photosensitive body, and an LED array configured to expose the photosensitive body; and a controller configured to: make a judgment of a dew-condensation state of the LED array, and change a power supply state of the LED array based on the dew-condensation state.
US09081358B2	Fixing apparatus, and image forming apparatus equipped with fixing apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; a fixing unit including a fixing rotatable member for fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material, and a frame for accommodating the fixing rotatable member, the fixing unit is detachably mountable to the main assembly; and an air feeding member for feeding air to the fixing rotatable member provided in the main assembly, wherein the frame is provided with an opening for applying the air fed from the air feeding member to the fixing rotatable member, and an openable member movable between a first position for closing the opening and a second position for opening the opening, wherein the openable member moves from the second position to the first position in response to an operation of taking the fixing unit out of the main assembly.
US09081356B2	Image forming apparatus In one embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the present invention, the image forming apparatus includes an opening/closing cover that is supported so as to be capable of moving relative to an image forming apparatus main body and opens/closes an opening portion of the image forming apparatus main body; and a unit installed so as to be capable of swinging on an image forming apparatus main body side of the opening/closing cover, in which when the opening/closing cover is opened/closed, the unit moves in a track that moves around a guide shaft of the unit, and in a track that moves so as to follow opening/closing of the opening/closing cover.
US09081349B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of recording medium housing portions in which recording mediums to be reused are discriminated and housed respectively for degradation regions that are erased image regions; an obtaining unit to obtain image data;a printing region discriminating unit to discriminate a printing region at the time of printing from the obtained image data to the recording medium; a selecting unit to select the recording medium housing portion in which the recording medium not including the degradation region corresponding to the printing region discriminated by the printing region discriminating unit is housed from a plurality of the recording medium housing portions; and a printing portion to print the image data obtained in the obtaining unit on the recording medium fed from the recording medium housing portion which is selected by the selecting unit.
US09081348B2	Image forming apparatus and control method therefor According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: a toner cartridge which includes a storage section; a toner motor; a toner-motor driving section; a count measuring section configured to measure a driving time of the toner motor and calculate a consumption count value of the toner; an event detecting section configured to detect operation events; a main body counter configured to sequentially update a main body counter value with the consumption count value and stores the main body counter value; a toner counter configured to store a toner counter value in the storage section; a counter comparing section configured to perform counter comparison of the main body counter value and the toner counter value; and an event processing section configured to perform processing for keeping consistency of the main body counter value and the toner counter value on the basis of the counter comparison.
US09081346B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a control device executing: a holding process of holding developer attached on an image carrier at a holding member; a moving process of moving the developer from the holding member to the image carrier; and a collection process of collecting the developer attached on the image carrier into a collection member. The control device executes the moving process and the collection process after completing printing. The control device sets a first flag when predetermined time period elapses from start of the moving process and unsets the first flag at start of the printing. When the first flag is not set at a startup time, the control device executes the moving process and the collection process before the printing. When the first flag is set, the control device omits the moving process before the printing.
US09081345B2	Image forming apparatus A sheet interval, serving as the distance between conveyed recording materials, is properly controlled based on a kind of a recording material and any one of a printing ratio, an adhesion amount of toner, and the presence or absence of graphic data, thus allowing printing at throughput suitable for, for example, the kind of the recording material and the printing ratio without changing an image forming condition such that image quality does not vary.
US09081343B2	Image forming apparatus controlling for glossiness An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device for heating and pressing a toner image on a recording medium, a non-contact heating device arranged downstream of the fixing device for heating the toner image without coming into contact with the toner image, and a pressure contact device arranged downstream of the non-contact heating device and having a smooth surface. The pressure contact device has first and second arrangement states switched according to the kind of the recording medium. In the first arrangement state, the pressure contact device is arranged so as to make pressure contact with the toner image. In the second arrangement state, the pressure contact device is arranged so as not to make pressure contact with the toner image.
US09081342B2	Fixing device having guide for guiding movement of fusing belt A fixing device includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member including a base portion, a connecting portion, and a flange portion; a backup member; and a guide member. The tubular member is circularly movable in a circularly-moving direction. The guide member has a part positioned upstream of the nip member in the circularly-moving direction and configured to guide the tubular member. The part has an end portion containing a most downstream end at which the tubular member is directed to a position between the nip member and the backup member. The nip member and the guide member define a first imaginary plane containing a line connecting a first curved portion provided by a boundary region between the connecting portion and the base portion, and the most downstream end. The first imaginary plane is positioned opposite to the heater relative to a first end of the flange portion.
US09081339B2	Fixing device and image formation device Disclosed are a fixing device and an image formation device. The fixing device includes first and second sensors used to respectively detect first and second temperatures; first and second calculators used to respectively calculate, during a process of starting a heating source, first and second temperature gradients; a parameter storage used to store at least first and second temperature gradient thresholds; a determination part used to get a determination result; an information generation part used to generate, based on the determination result, restart prompt information indicating that the image formation device needs to be restarted because the voltage of an electrical source is too low; and an information transmission part used to transmit the restart prompt information to a display device.
US09081333B2	Image forming apparatus and transfer bias application device therein An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer member disposed facing the image bearing member to form a transfer region therebetween, a transfer bias application device to apply to the transfer region a transfer bias including a direct current (DC) component and an alternating current (AC) component to transfer the toner image onto the recording medium as the recording medium passes through the transfer region, and a controller operatively connected to the transfer bias application device to allow, during a bias change period in a sheet absent period in which the image bearing member rotates and no recording medium passes through the transfer region, the transfer bias application device to selectively apply to the transfer region one of the transfer bias without the AC component and the transfer bias with a peak-to-peak voltage of the AC component less than that applied in image formation.
US09081330B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a developing-device body that includes a supply opening to which toner is supplied and a transporting member that is provided in the developing-device body and that transports the toner and a carrier while stirring the toner and the carrier. The transporting member includes a rotating shaft, a first transporting section, and a second transporting section. The first transporting section and the second transporting section are spirally formed around the rotating shaft. The number of spirals of the first transporting section is less than the number of spirals of the second transporting section. At least a portion of the first transporting section opposes the supply opening of the developing-device body. The second transporting section is formed at a portion other than the first transporting section that opposes the supply opening.
US09081326B2	Toner cartridge with memory for image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus mounted with a toner cartridge having a memory unit includes a toner cartridge which stores a plurality of control data depending on toner in the memory unit, an acquisition unit which selects one of the plurality of control data in the memory unit and acquires image formation-related information and a setting unit which sets image formation parameters on the basis of the image formation-related information.
US09081324B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device is equipped with a photoreceptor drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing roller that supplies toner to the electrostatic latent image of the photoreceptor drum, a supply roller, a regulating roller, and a toner recovery unit that recovers at least toner adhering to the developing roller. The toner recovery unit includes a recovery member in which toner is recovered and which is disposed beneath the developing roller, the supply roller, and the regulating roller so as to be detachable.
US09081319B2	Electrophotographic photoconductor, manufacturing method thereof, and electrophotographic device Provided is an electrophotographic photoconductor that has good coating solution stability and metal oxide dispersibility, is free of image defects including ground fogging and black spots, and affords good image characteristics in various environments, as well as a manufacturing method therefore and a device including the same. The electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate; an undercoat layer; and a photosensitive layer. The undercoat layer contains, as a main component, a resin obtained by polymerizing, as starting materials, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 8 or more carbon atoms, and at least one diamine having a cycloalkane structure, and further contains a metal oxide. The aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the resin is present in an amount that ranges from 0.1 to 10 mol %, and the resin has an acid value and a base value that are each no greater than 10 KOH mg/g.
US09081313B2	Electrophotographic photoconductor, production method thereof, and electrophotographic device An electrophotographic photoconductor including, in the order recited: a conductive substrate; an undercoat layer provided on the conductive substrate; and a photoconductive layer provided on the undercoat layer and containing at least a phthalocyanine compound as a charge generation material and, as a resin binder, a polyvinyl acetal resin composed of a repeating unit represented by formula (1): where, in formula (1), R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group or a propyl group; x, y and z represent mol % of the respective structural units, where x+y+z=100; n is an integer from 1 to 5; a degree of acetalization (x+z) is 86 to 99 mol %; and a molar ratio (x:z) of the structural units is 95:5 to 50:50.
US09081309B2	Detector module, cooling arrangement and lithographic apparatus comprising a detector module A detector module (20) is described that includes at least one detector (30) for sensing photon radiation, an electronic circuit (40) coupled to the at least one detector (30), and a housing (50) having a first and a second body (60, 70), each having a bottom part (62, 72) and an at least partially cylindrical part (64, 74) extending from the bottom part (62, 72), wherein the at least partially cylindrical part (64) of the first body (60) is thermally coupled with the at least partially cylindrical part (74) of the second body (70), wherein the at least partially cylindrical part (64) of the first body (60) extends towards the bottom part (72) of the second body (70), and wherein the electronic circuit (40) is arranged inside the housing (50). A lithographic apparatus including the detector module (20) is also described.
US09081308B2	Driving apparatus and exposure apparatus and device fabrication method A guide includes a brittle material layer and a magnetically attracting magnetic body, e.g., a metal layer. A recess and a projection are formed on the metal layer. The brittle material layer is made of, e.g., a sprayed ceramic material and covers the recess formed on the magnetically attracting metal layer. A movable body moves as it levitates above the surface of the brittle material layer.
US09081306B2	Method of optimizing lithography tools utilization A lithography cluster includes at least two lithography cells having a first lithography cell and a second lithography cell, an interface unit configured to integrate with the first lithography cell and the second lithography cell. The first lithography cell includes a first track and a first exposing tool and a second lithography cell includes a second track and a second exposing tool. The interface station includes a first interface buffer configured to couple the first track, a second interface buffer configured to couple the second track, a conveyor configured to couple the first interface buffer and the second interface buffer, and a robot configure to move along the conveyor, where in the robot transfers a substrate between functions of multiple functions within the first lithography cell, the second lithography cell, or between the first lithography cell and the second lithography cell.
US09081305B2	Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus is equipped with an encoder system which measures positional information of a wafer stage by irradiating a measurement beam using four heads installed on the wafer stage on a scale plate which covers the movement range of the wafer stage except for the area right under a projection optical system. Placement distances of the heads here are each set to be larger than width of the opening of the scale plates, respectively. This allows the positional information of the wafer stage to be measured, by switching and using the three heads facing the scale plate out of the four heads according to the position of the wafer stage.
US09081303B2	Methods and scatterometers, lithographic systems, and lithographic processing cells In a method of determining the focus of a lithographic apparatus used in a lithographic process on a substrate, the lithographic process is used to form a structure on the substrate, the structure having at least one feature which has an asymmetry in the printed profile which varies as a function of the focus of the lithographic apparatus on the substrate. A first image of the periodic structure is formed and detected while illuminating the structure with a first beam of radiation. The first image is formed using a first part of non-zero order diffracted radiation. A second image of the periodic structure is formed and detected while illuminating the structure with a second beam of radiation. The second image is formed using a second part of the non-zero order diffracted radiation which is symmetrically opposite to the first part in a diffraction spectrum. The ratio of the intensities of the measured first and second portions of the spectra is determined and used to determine the asymmetry in the profile of the periodic structure and/or to provide an indication of the focus on the substrate. In the same instrument, an intensity variation across the detected portion is determined as a measure of process-induced variation across the structure. A region of the structure with unwanted process variation can be identified and excluded from a measurement of the structure.
US09081302B2	Inspection apparatus and method, lithographic apparatus and lithographic processing cell An “angle-resolved” version of FD-OCT is used to measure reflectance properties. An inspection apparatus comprises an illumination source configured to provide an illumination beam, an interferometer configured to use the illumination beam to illuminate a target on a substrate at an incidence angle and to use radiation reflected from the substrate with a reference beam derived from the illumination beam to produce an output beam, a sampling device arranged to select a portion of the output beam, a spectrometer configured to receive the selected portion of the output beam and to measure a spectrum of the received selected portion of the output beam, and a processor configured to determine from the measured spectrum reflectance properties of the target such as raw spectrometer spectral data, the Fourier transformed data, the extracted intensity components or carrier phase or the calculated complex reflectance.
US09081296B2	Replacement apparatus for an optical element A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housing of the same.
US09081286B2	Pattern forming method, method for producing electronic device using the same, and electronic device Provided is a pattern forming method including, in the following order: (1) forming a resist film on a substrate; (2) exposing the resist film, and thereby forming a first line-and-space latent image; (3) subjecting the resist film in which the first line-and-space latent image has been formed, to a first heating treatment; (4) exposing the resist film that has been subjected to the first heating treatment, and thereby forming a second line-and-space latent image, so that the line direction in the second line-and-space latent image intersects the line direction in the first line-and-space latent image; (5) subjecting the resist film in which the second line-and-space latent image has been formed, to a second heating treatment; and (6) developing the resist film that has been subjected to the second heating treatment, using a developer containing an organic solvent.
US09081282B1	Pattern formation using electroless plating and articles A conductive pattern can be formed using a polymeric layer that contains a reactive composition that comprises a reactive polymer that is metal ion-complexing, water-soluble, and crosslinkable. This reactive polymer comprises pendant groups comprising crosslinkable —C(═O)—CR═CR1—Y— groups wherein R and R1 are defined in the disclosure, as well as metal ion-complexing and water solubilizing groups. The reactive composition can be patternwise exposed to suitable radiation to induce crosslinking within the reactive polymer. The reactive composition and reactive polymer in the non-exposed regions can be removed due to their aqueous solubility, but the exposed regions of the polymeric layer are contacted with electroless seed metal ions, which are then reduced. The resulting electroless seed metal nuclei are electrolessly plated with a suitable metal to form the desired conductive pattern. Various articles can be prepared during this process, and the product article can be incorporated into various electronic devices.
US09081280B2	Photoresist having improved extreme-ultraviolet lithography imaging performance Provided is a photoresist that includes a polymer is free of a aromatic group and a photo acid generator (PAG) that has less than three aromatic groups. In an embodiment, the PAG includes an anion component and a cation component. The anion component has one of the following chemical formulas: R31C—CR21—CR21—CR21—SO3− R31C—CR21—CR21—SO3− R31C—CR21—SO3− R31C—SO3− The cation component has one of the following chemical formulas: Wherein R1 and R2 each represent a chemical compound.
US09081278B2	Photosensitive conductive paste and method of producing conductive pattern A photosensitive conductive paste includes a dicarboxylic acid or an acid anhydride thereof (A); a compound (B) having an acid value of 40 to 200 mg KOH/g; an alicyclic compound (C); a photopolymerization initiator (D); and a conductive filler (E).
US09081277B2	Actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition, actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive film therefrom and method of forming pattern using the composition Provided are an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition that excels in the sensitivity, roughness characteristics and exposure latitude, and a method of forming a pattern using the same. The composition includes (A) a resin that when acted on by an acid, is decomposed to thereby increase its solubility in an alkali developer, and (B) a compound that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, is decomposed to thereby generate an acid, the compound being any of compounds of general formula (1-1) below.
US09081275B2	Photosensitive composition and photoresist A photosensitive composition and a photoresist are provided. The photoresist is formed by compounding a photosensitive composition. The photosensitive composition comprises a binder agent, a photomonomer and a photoinitiator. The binder agent has a chemical structure comprising following repeating unit: R1 is H or CH3, n is 2-40 of integer. The photomonomer has an amount of about 25-95 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of a solid content of the binder agent. The photo initiator has an amount of about 0.5-15 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the solid content of the binder agent.
US09081274B2	Pattern forming method According to one embodiment, a pattern forming method includes, forming a first mask on a film to be processed, forming a guide that has a pattern including first openings and second openings, forming a second mask which covers the first openings and does not cover the second openings, etching the first mask using the second mask and the guide as a mask, removing the second mask, applying a self-assembling material into the first openings and the second openings, heating the self-assembling material to form a self-assembled pattern including a first polymer portion and a second polymer portion, etching the first polymer portion, etching the first mask using the second polymer portion and the guide as a mask, and processing the film to be processed using the first mask as a mask.
US09081270B2	Table installing device A table installing device includes a fixing member fixed to a projector; a first holding member that holds the projector by holding the fixing member, and is installed so as to stand up with respect to a top plate upper surface of the table; a second holding member that is joined to the first holding member and is installed on the top plate upper surface; and a clamp portion that is joined to the second holding member, and interposes the top plate between the second holding member and the clamp portion.
US09081268B2	Lighting device and projection-type display apparatus including lighting device A lighting device configured to output light of predetermined color includes: a plurality of solid-state light sources including at least a first solid-state light source and a second solid-state light source; a drive section configured to drive each of the plurality of solid-state light sources individually; a first phosphor for excitation by first emission light emitted from the first solid-state light source; and a second phosphor for excitation by second emission light emitted from the second solid-state light source, and first fluorescence and second fluorescence are of different color.
US09081266B2	Light source module and projection device using the same A light source module includes a shell, a fixed ring, an optical element, a first cover and a light-emitting element. The shell is formed as a tubular shape. The fixed ring, the optical element and the light-emitting element are all received in an inside of the shell, and the first cover is disposed at an end of the shell. In addition, the shell has a first stop part disposed in the inside of the shell, the optical element is disposed between the first stop part and the fixed ring, and the optical element is leant against the first stop part and the fixed ring. The light-emitting element is disposed between the fixed ring and the first cover, and is leant against the fixed ring and the first cover. A projection device using the source light module is also provided.
US09081265B2	Decentralized intelligent nodal lighting system Techniques are disclosed for providing a decentralized intelligent nodal lighting system. The intelligent nodal lighting system may be controlled using a wireless protocol, such as Wi-Fi, and each lighting node in the system may have its own independent Wi-Fi address and may receive, store, and interpret commands from a wirelessly connected controller. Each intelligent light node may contain a CPU and memory for storing and interpreting commands from the controller to achieve a desired light color, intensity, or quality. In some embodiments, individual lighting nodes may be dynamically added or removed from the lighting system without interrupting the system's operation.
US09081259B2	Camera lens body shield and focus assist device A protective lens cover shields the body of a camera lens from damage. The protective lens cover resembles the shape of the lens being shielded and is essentially the same axial length as the lens—that is, the protective lens cover extends from the lens-camera joint to the outer lens element. Hence, the entire body of the lens is covered except for the lens elements and camera mount surface. On the interior surface of the protective lens cover is a cloth material, such as felt, cotton or velvet, affixed to the main body through an adhesive process like glue or tape. The cloth is the sole feature of the protective lens cover that contacts with the camera lens. The remainder of the interior of the protective lens cover provides a small empty space surrounding the lens body, thereby providing a barrier against damage. The protective lens cover being produced by 3D printing means.
US09081254B2	Embedded linear motor drive for IR camera shutter An embedded linear motor drive for an IR camera composing linear motor components that integrates into a sliding shutter is disclosed. The linear motor components can be a linear array of magnets, or a series of ridges or gear teeth. A motor drive is aligned with the linear motor components. The drive can be a series of coils connected to a power source that can move the shutter when the coils are energized in series. The drive can also be a pinion shaft with a friction wheel at one end or pinion gear that can connect to the ridges or gear teeth and move the shutter when the shaft is rotated.
US09081252B2	Integrated two-dimensional planar optical phased array An optical phased array includes, in part, a multitude of optical signal emitters and a multitude of optical signal phase/delay elements each associated with and disposed between a different pair of the optical signal emitters. Each optical signal phase/delay element is adapted to cause a phase/delay shift between the optical signals emitted from its associated pair of optical signal emitters. Each optical signal phase/delay element is optically a ring resonator that includes a p-i-n junction. By varying the bias applied to the p-i-n junction, the phase/delay generated by the ring resonator is varied. Furthermore, each optical signal emitter is optionally an optical grating having a multitude of grooves. The groove lengths of the optical gratings are optionally selected so as to increase along the direction of travel of the input optical signal through the optical phase array.
US09081248B2	Reflector and display device having the same Discussed are a high efficiency reflector which reflects multiple color light, and a display device which can increase display quality by applying the high efficiency reflector thereto. The reflector includes a first reflective layer pair reflecting red light, a second reflective layer pair reflecting green light, and a third reflective layer pair reflecting blue light. The first to third reflective layer pairs are formed as a plurality of inorganic layers.
US09081244B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device may include a substrate. The liquid crystal display device may further include a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate. The liquid crystal display device may further include a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode, wherein a liquid crystal injection hole is formed through at least the common electrode. The liquid crystal display device may further include a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The liquid crystal display device may further include a light-blocking element disposed inside the liquid crystal injection hole.
US09081243B2	TFT substrate, method for producing same, and display device A TFT substrate (100) is provided with TFTs disposed on a substrate (2), first insulating layers (24, 26) disposed above the TFTs, a lower layer transparent electrode (12) disposed above the first insulating layers (24, 26), a second insulating layer (28) covering the lower layer transparent electrode (12), and pixel electrodes (10) disposed on the second insulating layer (28), in which an auxiliary capacitance (Cs) is formed by means of the lower layer transparent electrode (12), the second insulating layer (28), and the pixel electrode (10). The TFT and the pixel electrode (10) are electrically connected via a contact hole (34) penetrating the first insulating layers (24, 26) and the second insulating layer (28). A connecting transparent electrode (14) is disposed within the contact hole (34).
US09081239B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer sealed therebetween. The device also includes a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate; a first molecule orientation film formed on the first substrate so as to cover the first electrode; a second molecule orientation film formed on the second substrate so as to cover the second electrode; a plurality of micro structures associated with at least one of the first and second electrodes; and a plurality of rough structural patterns associated with at least one of the first and second electrodes. At least some of the micro structures extend generally parallel to each other, and the rough structural patterns extend in directions different from directions in which the micro structures extend.
US09081232B2	Display panel and method for manufacturing the same A display panel includes a gate line, a data line, a pixel electrode formed adjacent to the gate and data lines on a lower substrate and a first alignment film disposed in a first domain disposed on the pixel electrode and in a second domain formed on pixel electrode. The first domain is aligned in a first direction and the second domain is aligned in a second direction which is different from the first direction. The upper substrate opposes the lower substrate and includes a common electrode disposed on the upper substrate and a second alignment film disposed on the common electrode at a third domain corresponding to the first domain and at a fourth domain corresponding to the second domain. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate and includes liquid crystals defined by a plurality of pixel areas.
US09081231B2	Vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display A vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display comprising: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer; a second polarizer; a first optical film arranged between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell; and a second optical film arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the second optical film, wherein the first and the second optical films each are a resin film having an optically biaxial property, the first and the second optical films meet: Formula (1) Ro1>Ro2; Formula (2) Rth1
US09081224B2	Transflective liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display Embodiments of the present invention provide a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a display having the same. The transflective liquid crystal display panel comprises a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a reflective region, a transmissive region, and a transition region located between the reflective region and the transmissive region. A light shielding layer is provided in at least a part of the plurality of the pixels, and the light shielding layer is provided at a position corresponding to the transition region.
US09081223B2	Capacitive in cell touch panel and display device The present invention discloses a capacitive in cell touch panel and display device, wherein touch sensing electrodes are provided on a color filter substrate, the whole common electrode layer of the TFT array substrate is segmented into a plurality of strip-shaped structures functioning as touch driving electrodes, and the touch driving electrodes are driven in a time-sharing manner to achieve the touch function and the display function in a time-sharing manner. Since in the touch panel according to the present invention, structure of the common electrode layer of the TFT array substrate is altered to form the touch driving electrodes, it is not necessary to add a new film on the existing TFT array substrate and only an additional process needs to be added to segment the whole common electrode layer into a plurality of strip-shaped structures, reducing the production cost and increasing the production efficiency.
US09081222B2	Liquid crystal display device A conductive elastic sheet includes: an outer portion sandwiched between a resin frame portion and a metal frame portion and brought into contact with the metal frame portion; an inner portion laminated to an image display screen; and a connecting portion connecting the outer and inner portions. An upper surface of the resin frame portion is arranged at a higher position than the image display screen. The outer portion of the conductive elastic sheet is arranged at a higher position than the inner portion. The inner portion of the conductive elastic sheet is laminated to the image display screen in a flat shape. The conductive elastic sheet has a slit formed between the outer and inner portions and adjacent to the connecting portion. The connecting portion is bent in a height increasing direction from the same height position as the inner portion.
US09081217B2	Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions. The first regions and the second regions are formed on the first substrate and the second substrate. In a narrow viewing mode, the luminous flux of the first regions along a first viewing direction is different from that of the first regions along a second viewing direction opposite to the first viewing direction, and the luminous flux of the second regions along the first viewing direction is substantially different from that of the first regions along the first viewing direction.
US09081215B1	Silicon photonic heater-modulator Photonic modulators, methods of forming photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes a disk resonator having a central axis extending along a thickness direction of the disk resonator. The disk resonator includes a modulator portion and a heater portion. The modulator portion extends in an arc around the central axis. A PN junction of the modulator portion is substantially normal to the central axis.
US09081214B2	Optical control element An optical control element capable of efficiently removing unnecessary higher mode light without complicating a manufacturing process of the optical control element is provided. The optical control element includes a substrate having an electro-optical effect, optical waveguides that are formed on the substrate, and a control electrode that controls light waves propagating through the optical waveguides, and the optical waveguides include an output waveguide portion which derives fundamental mode light, and a subsidiary waveguide portion which is connected to the output waveguide portion and derives higher mode light, and removal means is formed in contact with the subsidiary waveguide portion, for removing the higher mode light propagating through the subsidiary waveguide portion.
US09081213B2	Interchangeable frames for eyeglasses An interchangeable frame for eyeglasses is disclosed including a first lens, a second lens, an interchangeable frame portion, and at least one selectively engageable connection between the interchangeable frame portion and at least one of the first and second lenses. The interchangeable frame portion may include a first temple, second temple, and linking portion between the first and second temples. The first and second lens may be surrounded and/or connected by a lens frame portion. The selectively engageable connection may include at least one of a magnet and a screw. The interchangeable frame portion is interchangeable with the first and second lens. Accordingly, a user may selectively interchange the interchangeable frame portion, such as to change the decorative or ornamental appearance of the eyeglasses.
US09081206B2	Eyewear Eyewear for use by a wearer, said eyewear providing a substantially fluid tight seal about the wearer's eyes, the eyewear including at least one lens for positioning at least partially in front of a wearer's eyes; a frame adapted to mount the at least one lens for positioning the at least one lens in front of the eyes of the wearer; head mounting means adapted to attach the frame relative to a wearer's head; and at least one seal attached relative to said frame and located about a periphery of the wearer's eyes wherein the eyewear is wearable in a substantially fluid tight condition in which the at least one seal forms a substantially fluid tight seal about the wearer's eyes, and a free condition in which the eyewear is wearable with the seal spaced from the wearer's eyes.
US09081205B2	Camera module and optical image stabilizing unit A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) configured to have an image sensor mounted thereon; a housing unit disposed over the first PCB; a holder module spaced apart from a bottom surface within the housing unit at a specific interval and configured to have a first coil wound on its outer circumferential face and to include at least lens therein; a second PCB combined with the bottom surface of the holder module; a third PCB disposed over the holder module; and a plurality of wire springs each configured to have one end connected to the second PCB and the other end connected to the third PCB.
US09081198B2	Liquid crystal lens and stereo display device An LC lens is provided, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of strips of electrode sets are disposed on the second substrate, and separately distributed along a first direction parallel to the second substrate. A common electrode is disposed on the first substrate and opposite to the plurality of strips of electrode sets. At least one slit electrode is disposed in an area of the common electrode aligned with one of the strips of electrode sets, and separate from the common electrode. A corresponding stereo display device is also provided. The light-concentrating property for displaying can be enhanced accordingly and the 3D displaying effect of the stereo display device for watching can be improved.
US09081197B2	Lens substrate, method of manufacturing the lens substrate and lens panel having the lens substrate A lens substrate includes a base substrate, a first lens electrode and a first signal line. The base substrate includes a lens area and a peripheral area surrounding the lens area. The first signal line in the peripheral area and includes a layered structure in which a first transparent conductive layer and a metal layer directly contact each other. The first lens electrode is in the lens area and includes the first transparent conductive layer excluding the metal layer. The first signal line is in the peripheral area. The first signal line is connected to the first lens electrode and includes a layered structure in which the first transparent conductive layer and the metal layer directly contact each other.
US09081196B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display unit that time-divisionally displays a plurality of view point images in N divisions, N being an integer equal to or more than 2, a backlight that irradiates the display unit with image display light, and a separation unit that separates M view point images displayed in the same time slot in the display unit, M being an integer equal to or more than 2. The backlight controllably switches the exit direction of light time-divisionally in synch with the timing of time division display by the display unit, the backlight controllably switching the exit direction of light between N directions.
US09081193B2	Interferometric systems and methods Optical systems and methods including interferometric systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the present invention relates to a system comprising at least one light source including a deep ultraviolet light source, a lens device, a beam splitter, and a camera device. The lens device receives first light, directs at least some of that light toward a target location, receives reflected light therefrom, and directs at least some of the reflected light toward a further location, where at least part of a light path between the deep ultraviolet light source and the target location is other than at a high vacuum. The camera device is positioned at either the further location or an additional location, whereby an image is generated by the camera device based upon at least a portion of the reflected light. Also encompassed herein are interferometric lithography and optical microscopy systems.
US09081189B2	Illumination apparatus, illumination method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method To optionally forming a multilevel light intensity distribution on an illumination pupil plane, the illumination apparatus implements Köhler illumination on an illumination target surface, using as a light source the light intensity distribution formed on the illumination pupil plane on the basis of light from a light source. The illumination apparatus has a spatial light modulator, a condensing optical system, and a control unit. The spatial light modulator has a plurality of reflecting surfaces which are two-dimensionally arranged and postures of which can be controlled independently of each other. The condensing optical system condenses light from the reflecting surfaces to form a predetermined light intensity distribution on the illumination pupil plane. The control unit controls the number of reflecting surfaces contributing to arriving light, for each of points on the illumination pupil plane forming the light intensity distribution, according to a light intensity distribution to be formed on the illumination pupil plane.
US09081187B2	Multiple parallel confocal system and surface measurement method using the same The present invention relates to a multiple parallel confocal system including: a light source for irradiating light; a relay lens unit through which the light traveling toward a measuring object or the light reflected from the measuring object is passed, the relay lens unit having one or more lens for focusing the light irradiated from the light source; a multiple optical probe having a microlens array on which a plurality of microlenses is arranged, the microlenses into which the focused light through the relay lens unit is incident; and a photo detector for detecting the incident light reflected from the measuring object and passed through the microlenses and the relay lens unit.
US09081183B2	Virtual image display device Image lights formed by a light emitting device and a virtual-image forming member and external light transmitted through a visibility adjusting member and the virtual-image forming member can be observed in parallel in a see-through manner. In the observation of the external light, the visibility adjusting member enables visibility adjustment corresponding to the eyesight of a wearer. Therefore, the wearer can observe the external light without wearing a device for visibility adjustment such as glasses. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of a virtual image display device.
US09081182B2	Virtual image display apparatus A support frame includes a light transmissive portion that is combined with a light guide member to form a see-through portion. The support frame assembled with the light guide member for image light observation therefore allows see-through observation of an outside-world object through the see-through portion. Further, providing the light transmissive portion in the support frame can increase the strength of the support frame while reducing the weight of the light guide member.
US09081176B2	Observation system and observation method An observation system 100 for observing a to-be-observed specimen 1 on the basis of coming light 2 coming from the to-be-observed specimen 1 includes a conversion unit 104 configured to convert the coming light 2 to a first converted light ray with a first pupil function and to convert the coming light 2 to a second converted light ray with a second pupil function and an image information generation unit 106 configured to generate image information on the to-be-observed specimen 1 on the basis of the first converted light ray obtained by converting the coming light 2 with the first pupil function and the second converted light ray obtained by converting the coming light with the second pupil function. The second pupil function is preferably different from the first pupil function.
US09081170B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes first to fifth lens units having positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive powers. During zooming, the fourth lens unit having a positive lens and a negative lens does not move, and the second, third, and fifth lens units move. The fourth lens unit moves to have a component perpendicular to the optical axis. The focal length of the entire system at the telephoto end, the focal length of the fourth lens unit, the focal length and the material of the positive lens of the fourth lens unit, the maximum moving distance, at the telephoto end, of the fourth lens unit, the lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at the telephoto end, and the lateral magnification, at the telephoto end, of a lens system disposed at the image plane side with respect to the fourth lens unit are appropriately set.
US09081167B2	Lens compression molded over LED die One or more LED dice are mounted on a support structure. The support structure may be a submount with the LED dice already electrically connected to leads on the submount. A mold has indentations in it corresponding to the positions of the LED dice on the support structure. The indentations are filled with a liquid optically transparent material, such as silicone, which when cured forms a lens material. The shape of the indentations will be the shape of the lens. The mold and the LED dice/support structure are brought together so that each LED die resides within the liquid silicone in an associated indentation. The mold is then heated to cure (harden) the silicone. The mold and the support structure are then separated, leaving a complete silicone lens over each LED die. This over molding process may be repeated with different molds to create concentric shells of lenses. Each concentric lens may have a different property, such as containing a phosphor, providing a special radiation pattern, having a different hardness value, or curable by a different technique (e.g., UV vs. heat).
US09081164B2	Fiber management panel A telecommunications termination panel includes a pivoting tray with cable connection locations. Cables extending to the connection locations enter through the rear or the side and exit through the side of the panel. Cable management structures direct cables to and away from the connection locations. A first trough extends from the rear to the front of the panel housing, the first trough raised from the floor thereof. A second trough extends from the rear to the front of the tray and is pivotal relative to the first trough with movement of the tray. When the tray is closed, the troughs are parallel and when the tray is open, the troughs are perpendicular to each other. The second trough is raised from the first trough such that cables extending from the first into the second trough are not pinched when the tray is pivoted closed.
US09081158B2	Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector includes an optical cable and a connector body connected to the optical cable. The connector body includes a shell, a PCB, photoelectric elements, and a coupler. The shell includes a receiving portion and a plug portion connected to the receiving portion. The receiving portion defines a receiving space therein, and the plug portion defines an opening communicating with the receiving space. The receiving portion includes a bottom plate and an opposite top plate. The receiving portion defines a connecting hole in the top plate and communicating with the receiving space, and an end of the optical cable is received and fixed in the connecting hole. The PCB includes a mounting end positioned in the receiving portion and an insertion end extending to the plug portion through the opening. The photoelectric elements are positioned on the mounting end and faces toward the top plate.
US09081156B2	Simplified and shortened parallel cable One embodiment includes a connector comprising a connector housing, a ferrule, and a crimp ring. The connector housing has inner and outer surfaces extending between forward and rear ends of the connector housing. The inner surfaces defined a passageway extending lengthwise between the forward and rear ends. The connector housing includes at least one protrusion formed on one of the outer surfaces that is configured to engage a corresponding connector engaging structure of an alignment guide to secure the connector housing within the alignment guide. The ferrule is configured to mount upon end portions of a plurality of optical fibers of a multi-fiber communication cable. The ferrule is disposed partially within the passageway. The crimp ring encompasses the rear end of the connector housing and is configured to secure the connector to the multi-fiber communication cable.
US09081153B2	Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector includes a fixing module and an optical fiber ferrule positioned at an end of the fixing module. The optical fiber connector is used for gripping a cable including an optical fiber. The optical fiber ferrule axially defines a through hole, the optical fiber is gripped in the fixing module and is partly protruded out of the optical ferrule. When the optical fiber connector is assembled to an adapter to join with another optical fiber connector, the optical fiber will be bent to elastically resist an optical fiber of the another optical fiber connector.
US09081151B2	Optical connector assembly An optical connector for reducing attenuation in a cable assembly. A support within the connector precludes bending of exposed fiber within the connector that might otherwise occur when the cable assembly is exposed to environmental conditions involving cyclic temperatures. In some embodiments, optical connector assemblies include an optical fiber jacket surrounding a plurality of optical fibers and a support member adjacent to the jacket. The support member includes channels for receiving regions of the optical fibers that are exposed exterior to the optical fiber jacket. The channels of the support member serve to prevent severe bending of the optical fibers which otherwise would give rise to significant signal attenuation. For multi-fiber optical connector assemblies described herein, even during harsh environmental conditions, the signal loss in the optical fibers may be less than about 0.5 dB. The support may be formed as an extension of a ferrule holder.
US09081146B2	Polarizing membrane and polarizing film A polarizing membrane according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin membrane containing a dichromatic substance. The polyvinyl alcohol-based resin membrane has an Nz coefficient of 1.10 or more and 1.50 or less.
US09081145B2	Polarizing plate and optical display device including the same A polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective film attached to one side of the polarizer, and a second protective film attached to another side of the polarizer. A ratio between coefficients of thermal expansion of the first and second protective films, measured in a transverse direction (TD) at a temperature from about 25° C. to about 120° C., ranges from about 0.5 to about 2. A ratio between coefficients of thermal expansion of the first and second protective films measured in a machine direction (MD) at a temperature from about 25° C. to about 120° C. ranges from about 0.5 to about 2.
US09081144B2	Polarizing plate for organic light-emitting display and display device including the same A polarizing plate for use with an organic light emitting display includes an adhesive layer, a retardation film, a polarizer, and a protective film sequentially stacked in this order, the polarizing plate further including a positive C plate.
US09081142B2	Photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and uses thereof The invention relates to a blue photosensitive resin composition, and it has the advantage of good developing-resistance, good ageing stability of sensitivity and good contrast. The invention also provides a method for producing a color filter, a color filter and a liquid crystal display device.
US09081141B2	Color filter substrate with light shield members of different thicknesses A purpose of the present invention is to minimize decrease in an open area ratio while preventing color mixture between adjacent pixels. A color filter substrate (20) includes a substrate and light-shielding members (21, 22) provided in a matrix manner on the substrate, the light-shielding members (21, 22) having different thicknesses on the substrate depending on positions of the light-shielding members (21, 22).
US09081136B2	Attenuated primary reflection integrated optical circuit An integrated optical circuit includes a substrate having an input face, an output face, a lower face and an upper face, at least one optical waveguide having a first waveguide end located on the input face of the substrate and a second waveguide end located on the output face of the substrate. The lower face of the substrate includes a first part that is planar and parallel to the upper face and an optical block, the optical block being positioned in the median plane and in the incidence plane, the optical block forming a protrusion at least at the primary reflection point of the integrated optical circuit with respect to the first planar part of the lower face and the optical block being capable of receiving and attenuating at least one non-guided optical beam propagating on the optical path of a primary reflection.
US09081135B1	Methods and devices for maintaining a resonant wavelength of a photonic microresonator A photonic microresonator incorporates a localized heater element within a section of an optical bus waveguide that is in proximity to the resonator structure. The application of an adjustable control voltage to the heater element provides a localized change in the refractive index value of the bus waveguide, compensating for temperature-induced wavelength drift and maintaining a stabilized value of the microresonator's resonant wavelength.
US09081133B2	Polarizing plate protective film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display A polarizing plate protective film forming a polarizing plate by sandwiching a polarizer with two of the polarizing plate protective films, wherein at least one of the two polarizing plate protective films exhibits Ro defined by Expression (I) of 0 to 10 mm and Rt defined by Expression (II) of −20 to 20 mm, and also at least one of the polarizing plate protective films has a hard coat layer: Expression (I): Ro=(nx−ny)×d; Expression (II): Rt={(nx+ny)/2−nz}×d; wherein nx is a refractive index in a delayed phase axis direction in a plane of the polarizing plate protective film, ny is a refractive index in a direction at right angles to the delayed phase axis in the plane, nz is a refractive index in a film thickness direction, and d is a film thickness (nm).
US09081129B2	Multi-core fiber A multi-core fiber includes an even number of six or more of cores and a clad that surrounds the outer circumferential surfaces of the cores. The cores are formed of two types of cores and in which an effective refractive index difference in a fundamental mode is 0.002 or less in a predetermined range or more that the effective refractive index difference in the fundamental mode is varied according to a core pitch. Two types of the cores are alternately and annularly disposed at regular spacings. A difference in the mode field diameter of light propagating through the cores is 1 μm or less.
US09081128B2	Backlight module A backlight module includes a back bezel, a light guide plate, a plurality of optical films, and a clamping device. The light guide plate is disposed in an area enclosed by a periphery structure of the back bezel, and the optical films are disposed on the light guide plate. The clamping device includes a supporting element, a clamping piece, and a cushion element. The supporting element protrudes from the back bezel. The clamping piece is disposed on the supporting element and extends from the back bezel to the optical films. The cushion element is disposed between the clamping piece and the optical films.
US09081127B2	Positioning structure for light-guiding plate and back frame, backlight module and liquid crystal display device thereof The present invention provides a positioning structure for light-guiding plate (LGP) and back frame, backlight module and liquid crystal display device thereof, wherein LGP disposed inside the back frame, first side inner wall of back frame disposed with a plurality of LEDs, second side inner wall adjacent to first side inner wall disposed with first magnetic body, a side of LGP corresponding to second side inner wall disposed with attachment body; first magnetic body and attachment body correspondingly attached, third side inner wall of back frame opposite to second side inner wall disposed with buffer plate, fourth side inner wall of back frame disposed with second magnetic body, a side of LGP corresponding to fourth side inner wall disposed with attachment body; second magnetic body and attachment body correspondingly attached. As such, back frame and LGP are firmly positioned and fixed to improve assembly yield arte.
US09081123B2	Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses II Apparatus, methods, and systems provide conversion of evanescent electromagnetic waves to non-evanescent electromagnetic waves and/or conversion of non-evanescent electromagnetic waves to evanescent electromagnetic waves. In some approaches the conversion includes propagation of electromagnetic waves within an indefinite electromagnetic medium, and the indefinite medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a layered structure or other metamaterial.
US09081116B2	Subterranean mapping system including spaced apart electrically conductive well pipes and related methods A subterranean mapping system may include a pair of spaced electrically conductive well pipes in a subterranean formation containing a hydrocarbon resource. The pair of electrically conductive well pipes may include a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. The subterranean mapping system may further include a radiofrequency (RF) source coupled to the pair of electrically conductive well pipes to generate an electromagnetic (EM) field in the subterranean formation. The subterranean mapping system may further include a subterranean mapping device configured to be carried along with a fluid flow along a path of travel from the fluid inlet pipe to the fluid outlet pipe and while sensing the EM field versus time.
US09081113B2	Apparatus for sensing motion of a surface An apparatus for sensing motion of a surface comprises a stabilized platform comprising a support structure and a moveable mass resiliently suspended with respect to the support structure; a transmitter transducer and a receiver transducer mounted on the moveable mass, the transmitter transducer arranged to transmit an electromagnetic wave towards the surface, and the receiver transducer arranged to receive a reflected wave from the surface, and detection means for measuring motion of the surface based on a Doppler shift in the reflected wave. The detection means may comprise an amplifier arranged to receive a Doppler modulated signal from the receiver transducer, and a phase detector arranged to receive an amplified signal from the amplifier and to provide a demodulated output signal indicative of the motion of the surface. Preferably, the apparatus further comprises relative motion compensation means arranged to remove from the demodulated output signal phase noise caused by motion of the transducers, and to provide a surface motion output signal.
US09081110B2	Devices, systems and methods for low frequency seismic borehole investigations Downhole seismic sources that may be compatible measurement-while-drilling systems. The downhole seismic sources are integrated into drill string components, including drill collars of the bottom hole assembly. The downhole seismic sources may generate a low swept frequency signal suitable for imaging around the drill-string and ahead of the drill bit. Integrated downhole seismic systems including a downhole seismic source, receivers and optionally data processing capabilities. The integrated systems may be configured to determine the distance and orientation of bed boundaries, including ahead of the drill bit up to about 200 m to 500 m in depth. Methods for downhole seismic, including single well and cross-well seismic. The methods may include obtaining seismic information ahead of the drill bit.
US09081105B2	Radiation detector A radiation detector includes two reflecting plate lattices that are combined into a single reflecting plate lattice. The use of such a structure simplifies the manufacturing of a scintillator. The radiation detector reduces the number of reflecting plate lattices that are stacked when manufacturing the scintillator, enabling the scintillator to be manufactured easily. Moreover, the number of reflecting plate lattices to be manufactured is reduced, reducing commensurately the number of components required for manufacturing the scintillator. The scintillator may be manufactured more easily and an inexpensive radiation detector may be obtained.
US09081104B2	Radiation detection apparatus and radiation detection system A radiation detection apparatus includes a sensor panel which includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a scintillator layer disposed above the photoelectric conversion unit and configured to convert radiation into light, a reflection layer disposed above the scintillator layer and configured to reflect part of light generated by the scintillator layer toward the sensor panel; and a protective layer which covers the scintillator layer from above the reflection layer. The scintillator layer is fixed on the sensor panel. The reflection layer is fixed on the protective layer. Part of the protective layer is bonded to the sensor panel with an adhesive material so as to seal the scintillator layer and the reflection layer with the protective layer and the sensor panel. An upper surface of the scintillator layer includes a portion which is not fixed to the reflection layer.
US09081103B2	Photon counting imaging method and device with instant retrigger capability A method for photon counting imaging with improved high-rate counting performance includes the step of applying an instant retrigger capability with adjustable dead time in cells of the detector array and operates an apparatus using a layer of photosensitive material, an L×K array of photodetector elements arranged in the layer of the photosensitive material, an N×M array of readout unit cells, including amplifying elements and at least one readout unit cells for at least one photodetector elements. The readout unit cells are controlled by signal processing elements with each readout unit cell having internal signal processing elements to generate a discriminator output signal representing an amplified signal of the electron-hole pairs generated by an incident photon or a number of incident photons in the respective photodetector element. The discriminator output signal is generated by comparing the amplified signal with a predetermined threshold level and the discriminator output signal is generated whenever the amplified signal exceeds the threshold level.
US09081101B2	Sensitive charge for passive dosimetry, dosimeter comprising such a sensitive charge and system for reading by illumination for such a sensitive charge Sensitive charge for passive dosimeter includes a plurality of flexible photostimulable screens designed to be stacked inside a dosimeter casing and each having a radiosensitive layer of radiophotoluminescent material which can therefore be read differentially by illumination. The screens being integral with a foldable support having two configurations, namely a folded detection configuration, in which the screens are stacked on one another, and an unfolded reading configuration, in which the screens are arranged alongside one another on the same face of the support. Intercalated sheets with reinforcing/absorbing effect can also be fixed to the support, alternating with the screens, the screens being separated from the adjacent screens by two folds and the sheets are separated from the adjacent sheets by two folds.
US09081099B2	Method and system for detecting special nuclear materials A method and system for detecting special nuclear materials are disclosed. Said method and system detect the special nuclear materials by making use of the photofission characteristic and thermal neutron induced fission characteristic thereof. In one preferred embodiment, the high density and/or high atomic number region in the object to be detected is also detected first as a suspicious region.
US09081095B2	Range image sensor Since the accumulation regions fd1, fd2 are connected only to a single capacitor C1, a pixel can be decreased in size to improve spatial resolution. And, charges transferred into the accumulation regions fd1, fd2 are temporarily accumulated, thereby improving a signal-noise ratio. The driving circuit DRV conducts dummy switching so that the number of switching of the first switch Φ1 is equal to the number of switching of the second switch Φ2 after termination of the reset period within one cycle, thus making it possible to cancel offset and obtain a more accurate range image.
US09081092B1	Covariance rotation with perspective projection for creating radar search volumes from remote cues A radar installation searches a limited volume within view, such as a covariance ellipsoid where a target is expected to be found based on a cue from a remote radar. The radar activates beams selected from an angularly diverging array of beams spanning the azimuth and elevation of an acquisition face whose area increases with range from the radar. A controller projects the search volume relative to the acquisition face, for selecting beam positions intersecting the search volume, and activates beams for a time interval that determines maximum range. A coordinate transformation is effected, so that with decreasing range, the angular divergence between projected points of the search volume is correspondingly increased, including points tangent to outer edges of the ellipsoid. The search volume accurately corresponds to the covariance ellipsoid by accounting for perspective in this way, reducing the time needed to examine the search volume for the target.
US09081091B2	Method and device for tracking the path of motion of a moving object as well as computer program and data storage media Method, device, computer program and computer program product for tracking the path of motion of a moving object. The method includes a) providing data of at least one state variable to be determined, which influences the movement of the moving object, at a first point in time; b) initializing the probability density (p) of the at least one state variable to be determined at the first point in time; c) predicting of the probability density (p) of the at least one state variable to be determined at a next point in time after the first point in time; d) verifying of whether measurement data are available that can be used for a calculation of the probability density (p) of the at least one state variable to be determined, and d′) recalculating the probability density (p) with these measurement data when such data is available; e) calculating the prediction values of the state variable(s) to be determined from the probability density (p); f) outputting the calculated prediction values to a downstream data processing device; and g) repeating the steps c) through f). The steps of initializing the probability density (p) of step b); predicting the probability density (p) of step c); recalculating the probability density (p) of step d′); and calculating the prediction values of step e) are performed by discretizing the probability density (p) on sparse grids.
US09081090B2	System and method for increasing coherence length in lidar systems Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal.
US09081089B2	Device, method and program for identifying unnecessary signal, GNSS receiving apparatus and mobile terminal To achieve an unnecessary signal identifying device that can accurately identify an unnecessary signal from a reception signal. Correlators 321-32n correlation process the reception signal and a replica code at every predetermined timing, and output correlation data. Each of Buffers 331-33n stores a predetermined sampling number of the correlation data along a code phase axis, and output them to FFT processors 341-34n and a identifier 35. Each of the FFT processors 341-34n FFT processes the predetermined sampling number of the correlation data to acquire a frequency spectrum, and output it to the identifier 35. From a correlation data series on the code phase axis and the frequency spectrum, the identifier 35 acquires a property of the correlation data for a two-dimensional range of the code phase axis and a frequency axis, and identifies the signal with the property coinciding matching with characteristics of the unnecessary signal as the unnecessary signal.
US09081087B2	Method for ascertaining and/or evaluating fill-state of a container containing at least one medium A method for ascertaining and/or evaluating the fill-state of a container filled with at least one medium, wherein high-frequency, electromagnetic, measuring signals are emitted by a fill-level measuring device and received back as wanted echos reflected at an interface of the media. The electromagnetic, measuring signals are received back as an end echo reflected at a measuring range end, wherein, from the received wanted echos and the end echo, an echo curve is formed as a function of travel-time and/or the travel-distance, wherein, by means of a search algorithm integrated in the fill-level measuring device, number, existence and/or position of individual wanted echos and of the end echo in the echo curve are/is ascertained and applied for classifying the currently present fill-state in the container relative to predetermined, stored, fill situations in the container. On the basis of the classified fill situation in the container, with a distance value of the fill-level and/or a distance value of the separating-layer are/is associated belonging travel-times and/or belonging travel-distances of the individual wanted echos and/or end echo in the echo curve.
US09081086B2	Vehicle detection device and vehicle detection method A vehicle detection device includes: an antenna configured to sense electromagnetic waves; an image generation unit configured to generate a radio wave image; a road surface region detection unit configured to detect a road surface region in the radio wave image; a symmetry axis setting unit configured to set a first symmetry axis at a part of the boundary of the road surface region; a road surface reflection region setting unit configured to set a horizontal central line at a center of the radio wave image and set a road surface reflection region between the central line and the first symmetry axis; and a vehicle detection unit configured to compare the waveform of pixel outputs in the road surface reflection region with the waveform of pixel outputs in the road surface region and to detect the road surface reflection region as a vehicle.
US09081083B1	Estimation of time delay of arrival Accurate and computationally efficient estimation of time delay of arrival data for localization of a sound source is described herein. A number of independent time delays are retained and validated through comparison with a set of dependent time delays. The method is robust against detrimental effects in the environment such as noise and reverberation. The resulting delays may then be used in sound source localization or other signal processing applications.
US09081082B2	System and method for wireless detector application in medical systems A system for wireless detector application in a medical system is provided. The system includes at least three host wire adapters configured to receive beacon messages broadcast periodically by a wireless detector, and obtain information about the wireless detector based on the received beacon messages. The system further includes a controller configured to receive information about the wireless detector from the at least three host wire adapters, and determine a position of the wireless detector based on the received information.
US09081078B2	Technique for effectively communicating location information in a wireless communication service In providing a wireless location communication service including a location based service to a user of a mobile device, the mobile device sends information concerning a location of the device relative to a given position in a wireless communication system. The given position may be that of a base station in the system. First information concerning a location of the base station (e.g, GPS information) is communicated to the mobile device, e.g., via broadcast. The mobile device determines second information concerning its location, e.g., based on signals from GPS satellites received thereby. The mobile device then generates relative location information based at least on the first and second information.
US09081074B2	Method and apparatus for accelerated phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography and blood flow imaging An apparatus and method process magnetic resonance image (MRI) data and other data from a subject, including image data corresponding to at least one of angiographic data, four-dimensional blood flow, neurological blood flow, abdominal blood flow, and peripheral blood flow in the subject, and applies a compressed sensing (CS) reconstruction method utilizing a complex difference of the image data as a sparsifying transform for imaging of at least one of blood flow and magnetic resonance angiography to output a reconstructed image of the blood flow and magnetic resonance angiography, in the subject with increased processing speed and having high accuracy. The apparatus receives the MRI data of the fluid flow from an MRI device. The processor operates predetermined software, receives the MRI data, and applies the CS reconstruction method to generate the reconstructed image. An output device outputs the reconstructed image of the fluid flow.
US09081070B2	Tesseral shim coil for a magnetic resonance system A tesseral shim coil for shimming the magnetic field of a magnetic resonance system by generating the spherical harmonics of the sine and cosine type of the magnetic field, the tesseral shim coil comprising at least four saddle coils, wherein the sum of the azimuthal span of the at least four saddle coils is less than 360 degrees. First and second sets of shim coils, respectively generating sine and cosine components of the shim fields are combined into a single coil layer, thereby reducing the radial thickness of the shim coil assembly.
US09081068B2	Method and apparatus for determining a capacity of a battery Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that accurately and reliably updates a full charge capacity of a battery. During operation, the system charges the battery from an initial state to a rest point prior to reaching a fully charged state. The system then interrupts the charging process to allow the battery to relax to a resting voltage. Next, the system measures the resting voltage. The system then resumes the charging process toward the fully charged state. The system subsequently estimates the capacity of the battery based on the measured resting voltage and one or more other parameters.
US09081066B2	Method and apparatus for generating an effective equivalent of simultaneous transmission to a targeted tissue using a conventional transceiver array The present invention is a method and apparatus for generating an effective equivalent of a simultaneous transmission of excitation signals to a targeted living tissue using an existing MRI system assembly or transceiver apparatus which structurally has a small number of independent transmit channels in operative communication with a large number of individual transmission RF coils. The inventive methodology and apparatus is suitable for use with any conventionally known and used transceiver apparatus which operationally complies with the requisite difference existing between the lesser available numbers of independent transmission channels and the greater number of individual transmit RF coils. For this reason, the methodology is broadly and generally useful for many different applications of magnetic resonance imaging technology.
US09081059B2	Formatter selectively routing response data to stimulus data inputs The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for allowing response data output from the scan outputs of a circuit under test to be formatted and applied as stimulus data input to the scan inputs of the circuit under test. Also the disclosure described a novel method and apparatus for allowing the response data output from the scan outputs of a circuit under test to be formatted and used as expected data to compare against the response data output from the circuit under test. Additional embodiments are also provided and described in the disclosure.
US09081050B2	Semiconductor device and test method A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an element region, an inner sealing and an outer sealing which are formed on the element region and have a first opening part and a second opening part, respectively, a multilayer interconnection structure which is formed on the substrate and stacks multiple inter-layer insulation films each including a wiring layer, a moisture resistant film formed between a first inter-layer insulation film and a second inter-layer insulation film which are included in the multilayer interconnection structure, a first portion which extended from a first side of the moisture resistant film and passes the first opening part, a second portion which extended from a second side of the moisture resistant film and passes through the second opening part, and a wiring pattern including a via plug which penetrates the moisture resistant film and connects the first portion and the second portion.
US09081047B2	Methods, device and installation for locating a defect in an electric link A method for locating a defect in an electric link includes measuring at least one part of components of an electromagnetic field in a vicinity of an estimated location of the defect at plural places along the link; deducing, via a processor, from the measuring an estimation of variation of at least the part of the components of the electromagnetic field along the electric link in a vicinity of the estimated location of the defect; and estimating, via the processor, a new location of the defect as a function of the estimated variation of at least the part of the components of the electromagnetic field.
US09081032B2	Capacitive sensor arrangement for switching a door opening on a motor vehicle A sensor arrangement for sensing movement gestures on a motor vehicle with a capacitive sensor arrangement and at least one control and evaluation device which is coupled to the sensor arrangement and which senses a change in the capacitance of the sensor arrangement with respect to a reference potential. A user can use a part of his body, for example his foot, to make a gesture in the sensing range of the sensors for activating a tailgate. At least two sensor electrode arrangements are arranged at spatially offset positions on the motor vehicle. The sensor electrodes are embodied as elongate electrode arrangements and are arranged with the same spatial orientation. One of the sensor electrodes is longer than the other. The relatively long sensor electrode extends beyond the relatively short sensor electrode on both sides in the longitudinal direction.
US09081031B2	Electrical current sensor and method of manufacturing the same An electrical current sensor includes a first laminated body having a magnetic detection element disposed over a first substrate, a protective film formed over the first substrate and the magnetic detection element, and a coil formed over the protective film, and a second laminated body having a shield layer formed over a second substrate and which is formed by bonding the first laminated body and the second laminated body to each other with an adhesion layer interposed therebetween such that the magnetic detection element and the shield layer face each other.
US09081025B2	Method for the detection of proventricular dilatation disease and kit thereof A ganglioside or a mixture of gangliosides, isolated from the peripheral and central nervous system of a bird, in particular a parrot, their use for the preparation of a medicament, methods for the diagnosis of Proventricular Dilatation Disease and diagnostic kits thereof, are disclosed.
US09081017B2	Methods for identifying modulators of tumor necrosis factor receptors This invention relates to the identification and characterization of specific cellular responses which are associated with tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) and tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR2). Selective modulation of these tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNFRs) Selective modulations of these responses may be useful in the promotion or inhibition of cell growth, for example, in the treatment of disease conditions, including cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Therapeutic methods employed selective TNFR1 and TNFR2 modulators are provided, along with screening methods for the identification of selective TNFR1 and TNFR2 modulators useful in such methods.
US09081016B2	Assay for measurement of antibodies binding to a therapeutic monoclonal antibody Methods and system for determination of an anti- antibody (anti-AB) in vitro in a sample from a patient treated with a therapeutic monoclonal antibody (TmAB). Also, methods and systems for the determination of antigen specific antibodies of a particular immunoglobulin class and for the identification of a patient who is at risk of developing an adverse drug reaction (ADR) during treatment with a TmAB.
US09081015B2	Methods and compositions for targeting polyubiquitin Anti-K63-linked polyubiquitin monoclonal antibodies, and methods for using the antibodies, are provided.
US09081012B2	Method for diagnosing a disease using extracellular vesicles comprising porous polymer monolith microfilter The present invention relates to an apparatus for the isolation of extracellular vesicles from human fluid, and more particularly, to an apparatus comprising a channel formed on a microchip and a porous polymer monolith filter connected to the channel. The apparatus can be used to the diagnosis of disease including cancer from vesicular nucleic acid in a non-invasive manner. Capable of isolating and purifying a large quantity of vesicles from a small amount of a body fluid sample within a short time, the apparatus is expected to be advantageously and widely applied in the medical research and clinical diagnosis of disease including cancer.
US09081011B2	Compositions for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with aberrant expression of futrins (R-spondins) and/or Wnt The present invention relates to a composition useful for the diagnosis of diseases associated with aberrant expression of the genes encoding the secreted proteins Futrin 1, 2, 3 and/or 4(=R-Spondin 2, 3, 1 and 4, respectively), e.g. in connection with tumors or diseases of the muscle, kidneys or bones. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound which is capable of modifying (a) the expression of the gene encoding Futrin 1, 2, 3 and/or 4 or (b) the activity of the Futrin 1, 2, 3 and/or 4 protein.
US09081009B2	Oxidized cardiolipin and uses to detect cardiolipin antibodies Compositions, methods and devices for the detection of anti-lipoidal antibodies and the diagnosis of disease, for example, syphilis, are described. In particular, oxidized cardiolipins, which may be conjugated with a variety of attachment molecules, such as BSA, KLH, biotin, synthetic protein MAPS, IgY, streptavidin, or avidin, are described. Such oxidized cardiolipin, alone or complexed with one or more attachment molecules, are useful to detect anti-lipoidal antibodies (such as IgG and IgM antibodies) in subjects, for example, when used in ELISA plates. ELISA plates are described that permit the detection of anti-lipoidal antibodies and that permit the co-detection of nontreponemal and treponemal antibodies in biological samples.
US09081007B2	Bead incubation and washing on a droplet actuator The present invention relates to bead incubating and washing on a droplet actuator. Methods for incubating magnetically responsive beads that are labeled with primary antibody, a sample (i.e., analyte), and secondary reporter antibodies on a magnet, on and off a magnet, and completely off a magnet are provided. Also provided are methods for washing magnetically responsive beads using shape-assisted merging of droplets. Also provided are methods for shape-mediated splitting, transporting, and dispensing of a sample droplet that contains magnetically responsive beads. The apparatuses and methods of the invention provide for rapid time to result and optimum detection of an analyte in an immunoassay.
US09081004B2	Circuit for detecting analytes via nanoparticle-labeled substances with electromagnetic read-write heads A circuit for detecting antigens on biosample tracks comprising a processor, an electromagnetic write head for magnetizing nanoparticles attached to the antigens via antibodies in response to a write signal from the processor, and a first amplifier for supplying power to the write head. The circuit further comprises a magneto-resistive read sensor for detecting the magnetized nanoparticles upon receiving a read signal from the processor, and a second amplifier for supplying power to the read sensor. The write head and read sensor may be part of a head module in a magnetic tape drive. Nanoparticles of differing magnetic properties may be selectively paired with antibodies associated with different antigens to allow different antigens to be detected upon a single scan by the read-sensor.
US09081002B2	Platelet aggregation test and device An assembly for testing platelet aggregation including an electrode subassembly that is mounted in a cuvette subassembly for use with relatively small samples containing platelets.
US09081000B2	Cartridge for body fluid measuring strips and a body fluid measurement device The invention relates to body fluid measuring strip cartridges and apparatuses. A cartridge of the present kind comprises a body having a housing zone for a plurality of stacked test strips, a first opening on the wall of the body for bringing the test strips out of the body one at a time, and first means for sealing the first opening. According to the invention, the cartridge further comprises a second opening on the wall of the housing, the second opening allowing an external actuator to enter the housing and to move within the housing for bringing a test strip out of the body, and second means for sealing the second opening. In addition, means are arranged on said body for providing electrical connection between the reading terminals of at least one strip and external meter electronics. The invention offers a convenient way of achieving sealed storage and reading of analytical test strips for small-sized body fluid measuring apparatuses.
US09080999B2	Voltage offset correction in high-throughput electrophysiological measurement system A computer-implemented method for controlling command voltages applied to electrodes during an electrophysiology measurement procedure using a high-throughput measurement system is provided. An initial command voltage is applied to the electrodes to obtain baseline currents respectively associated with the electrodes. A common offset voltage is determined based on the baseline currents, and an adjusted command voltage is determined based on the initial command voltage and the common offset voltage. The adjusted command voltage is applied to at least one of the electrodes to obtain an adjusted current measured by the electrode. A local offset voltage for the electrode is determined based on the adjusted current measured by the electrode. A subsequent command voltage applied to the electrode incorporates the common offset voltage and the local offset voltage.
US09080996B2	Sample analyzer and method for controlling a sample analyzer A sample analyzer which transports and analyzes samples, includes: a first measurement apparatus which measures samples; a second measurement apparatus which is arranged downstream, in a transport direction, from the first measurement apparatus, and which measures samples; a transporting apparatus which transports samples to a first supply position for supplying a sample to the first measurement apparatus, and to a second supply position for supplying a sample to the second measurement apparatus; and a controller which controls transportation of a sample present at the first supply position, in accordance with a processing status of a sample present at the second supply position.
US09080991B2	Illuminating a specimen for metrology or inspection Illumination subsystems of a metrology or inspection system, metrology systems, inspection systems, and methods for illuminating a specimen for metrology measurements or for inspection are provided. One illumination subsystem includes a light source configured to generate coherent pulses of light and a dispersive element positioned in the path of the coherent pulses of light, which is configured to reduce coherence of the pulses of light by mixing spatial and temporal characteristics of light distribution in the pulses of light. The illumination subsystem also includes an electro-optic modulator positioned in the path of the pulses of light exiting the dispersive element and which is configured to reduce the coherence of the pulses of light by temporally modulating the light distribution in the pulses of light. The illumination subsystem is configured to direct the pulses of light from the electro-optic modulator to a specimen.
US09080988B2	Foreign matter sensing device and non-contact electric-power transfer system A foreign matter sensing device includes a first determiner that determines whether there is a foreign matter in a foreign matter detection range based on an image imaged by an imaging portion, and a second determiner that determines whether there is a foreign matter in the foreign matter detection range based on a temperature sensed by a temperature sensor. The second determiner executes determining whether there is a foreign matter in the foreign matter detection range while electric-power is transferred between a vehicle-side coil and an out-of-vehicle coil, when the first determiner determines that there is no foreign matter after the imaging portion images the image of the foreign matter detection range in response to a start demand instructing to start transferring electric-power.
US09080987B2	Oil soluble taggants A process for detecting oil or lubricant contamination in the production of an article by adding a Stokes-shifting taggant to an oil or lubricant of a machine utilized to produce the article or a component thereof, irradiating the articles produced with a first wavelength of radiation, and monitoring the articles for emission of radiation at a second wavelength. The taggant can be in the form of a composition containing a Stokes-shifting taggant, which absorbs radiation at a first wavelength and emits radiation at a second wavelength, different from said first wavelength, dissolved or dispersed in an oil or lubricant.
US09080985B2	Optical sensor The present invention relates an optical sensor. In particular, the present invention relates to an optical sensor for detecting chemical components in a fluid.The present invention comprises two or more sensors, each being configured to detect one or more chemicals in a fluid, or one or more properties of the fluid, and two or more light sources. Each sensor is associated with one light source, and each sensor is configured to emit or reflect light in response to light from the light source incident on the sensor. The emitted or reflected light is dependent upon the presence of a chemical or a property of the fluid. The two or more light sources and two or more sensors are arranged around a single light detector, which detects the color and/or intensity of the light being emitted or reflected by the sensor. Data from the light detector is passed to a remote processor for processing.
US09080984B2	Blast, ballistic and blunt trauma sensor A molecular biosensor is provided including a lipid vesicle and a housing wherein the vesicle is contained on or within the housing and where the housing has a portion capable of transmitting a force generated, external to the housing to the vesicle. The biosensor is used in processes of detecting the presence or absence of an event force such as a blast or blunt force sufficient to produce a medical complication such as traumatic brain injury.
US09080982B1	Spectrographic applications of trichel pulses A method and apparatus for analysis of an analyte is disclosed. An energy gradient, which may be Trichel pulses, is established in the presence of the analyte so that atoms and molecules of the analyte are excited or otherwise stimulated to emit photonic radiation. The photonic radiation is received, and analyzed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information about the analyte.
US09080977B2	Apparatus and methods for fluorescence guided surgery Disclosed are apparatus and methods for quantifying fluorescent distribution within a surgery site of a patient in an operating room, wherein the surgery site has been exposed for a surgery procedure. Excitation light is provided at each of a plurality of positions at the surgery site in a method embodiment. The excitation light is significantly more intense than any other light sources that are present in the operating room. Fluorescent emission is detected from the surgery site in response to each of the excitation light positions so as to obtain a fluorescent emission image for each excitation light position. The fluorescent light distribution that is internal to a surface of the surgery site is quantified based on the obtained fluorescent emission images. In one aspect, the quantifying operation includes utilizing a structured light source to form a structured light grid over the surgery site surface to thereby obtain a three dimensional (3D) surface mesh of the surface of the surgery site based on the structured light grid.
US09080973B2	Analyte detection using liquid crystals Devices and methods for using changes in the defects in micrometer sized dispersed liquid crystal domains to detect or quantify analytes in a test sample, including endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), are disclosed. The dispersed liquid crystal microdomains are exposed to the test sample, and any changes in the number of defects in the liquid crystal microdomains are detected by detecting changes in the anchoring configuration of the microdomains. Such changes in anchoring configuration indicate the presence of analyte in the test sample.
US09080970B2	Selective ion transport device A device for controlled transport of ions is provided comprising an ion source element and an ion target element both conducting ions of a first class e.g. cations, and an ion selective element which conducts ions of a second class e.g. anions. The device further comprises a transport element, which receives ions from the ion source element and releases them to the ion target element in response to an electrochemical potential difference provided across the ion transport element. In use a first electrochemical potential is applied to the control element, which increases the concentration of ions of said second class, which increased concentration in turn increases the ion transport rate of ions of said first class in the ion transport element.
US09080967B2	Electronic component for high temperatures A chemically sensitive field effect transistor includes a substrate, a conductor track structure situated on the substrate, and a functional layer which is contacted via the conductor track structure. To be able to form a thin, oxidation-stable and temperature-stable conductor track structure, the conductor track structure is made of a metal mixture which includes platinum and one or more metals selected from the group made up of rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, palladium, osmium, gold, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, the lanthanides, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, tungsten, rhenium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, and germanium.
US09080966B2	Detection device, information reproduction device, drive device, sensor, and detection method The present application discloses a detection device including a light source configured to emit emission light, a scattering substance situated near a target object and configured to generate plasmon resonance between the scattering substance and the target object, a light guide portion configured to guide the emission light to the scattering substance and cause first reflected light, which is reflected from the scattering substance, and a detector configured to detect a state in phase of the first reflected light.
US09080965B2	Sensor assemblies The invention relates to a sensor assembly. The assembly includes a sensor body 2 of appropriate construction (preferably substantially ceramic) with a radial flange 8. A housing 20 is of two-part integral construction and includes an annular groove or recess in which the radial flange 8 of the sensor body 2 is received when the sensor assembly is in its assembled form. The annular groove is defined by a pair of facing shoulders 28, 36 each having an annular surface 30, 38 and a substantially cylindrical surface 32, 40. The annular surfaces 30, 38 are in sliding contact with the flange 8 and apply a compressive load to the flange to form a hermetic seal between the housing 20 and the sensor body 2. The hermetic seal is maintained even if the sensor assembly is used at high operating temperatures.
US09080964B2	Gas sensor element and gas sensor A gas sensor element (100) includes a laminate of a detection element (300) and a heater (200), and a porous protection layer (20) covering a forward end portion thereof. The laminate has a measuring chamber (107c) into which a gas-to-be-measured is introduced via a diffusion resistor (115). The porous protection layer includes an inner porous layer (21), and an outer porous layer (23). The inner porous layer has a higher porosity than the outer porous layer and the diffusion resistor. As viewed in a plurality of 100 μm×100 μm regions a1 to a3 and b1 to b3 on sections of the inner porous layer and the diffusion resistor, respectively, a pore diameter greater than the greatest pore diameter CDIF in the regions of the diffusion resistor exists in each of the regions of the inner porous layer.
US09080961B2	Method for detecting water in plastics and water removal system for plastic materials [Object] To provide a method for detecting water in plastics and a water removal system for plastic materials that enable an amount of water contained in a plastic to be measured accurately and rapidly.[Solution Means] A plastic 13 of known moisture state is irradiated with electromagnetic waves of a bandwidth of 50 GHz to 1000 GHz from an oscillating apparatus 11 and remaining electromagnetic waves not absorbed by the plastic 13 are received and measured by a receiver 12 to acquire a first measurement value in advance. The plastic 13 of unknown moisture state is then irradiated with the electromagnetic waves of the bandwidth of 50 GHz to 1000 GHz from the oscillating apparatus and the remaining electromagnetic waves not absorbed by the plastic 13 are received and measured by the receiver 12 to acquire a second measurement value. The first measurement value and the second measurement value are compared to compute the moisture state of the plastic of unknown moisture state.
US09080960B2	Biosensor, biosensor chip and biosensor device A biosensor includes a working electrode 101, a counter electrode 102 opposing the working electrode 101, a working electrode terminal 103 and a working electrode reference terminal 10 connected to the working electrode 101 by wires, and a counter electrode terminal 104 connected to the counter electrode 102 by a wire. By employing a structure with at least three electrodes, it is possible to assay a target substance without being influenced by the line resistance on the working electrode side.
US09080959B2	High throughput screening of ion channels Multi-well plates having contoured well designs allow multi-stage high throughput parallel assaying of ion channels or ion transporters. A well of a multi-well plate has a bottom region that is sized and shaped to simultaneous accommodate a sensing electrode and a pipette for delivering, e.g., test compounds, wash fluid, and optionally ligands. Such multi-well plates may be coupled with an instrument having a pipette head and an electrode plate. Such arrangement facilitates fluidic contact between cells and fluids provided via a pipette. It also facilitates washing of wells with buffers or other wash solutions to allow serial exposure of test cells to various reagents or other stimuli. Generally, the design allows control and test experiments to be performed on the same cell (or cells) in a single well.
US09080956B2	Biosensor, biosensor chip and biosensor device A biosensor includes a working electrode 101, a counter electrode 102 opposing the working electrode 101, a working electrode terminal 103 and a working electrode reference terminal 10 connected to the working electrode 101 by wires, and a counter electrode terminal 104 connected to the counter electrode 102 by a wire. By employing a structure with at least three electrodes, it is possible to assay a target substance without being influenced by the line resistance on the working electrode side.
US09080953B2	Optical resonator for sensor arrangement and measuring method A sensor arrangement including a light source, a first optical element, a second optical element, a first photo detector, and a second photo detector. The light source is optically coupled to the first optical element that is optically coupled to the second optical element. The first photo detector is optically coupled to the first optical element for detecting a first component of the part of the light which is not transmitted by the second optical element, and the second photo detector is optically coupled to the second optical element for detecting a second component of the part of the light which is transmitted by the second optical element. One of the first and the second optical elements is an optical filter and the other is a sensor element, where the sensor element or the filter is tunable.
US09080951B2	Method and system of using 1.5D phased array probe for cylindrical parts inspection A method of using a 1.5D array ultrasonic probe as a component of an inspection system intended for different diameter cylindrical parts without mechanical adjustments of the probe is presented. In particular, the method is presented as a way to improve the near surface resolution over an extended range of cylindrical parts diameter and inspection depths/tubes wall thickness with respect to usual 1D arrays of fixed curvature along the elevation axis. The method relies on a customizable concentric firing pattern of the acoustic pulses with respect to the cylindrical part surface, and on adjustment of the aperture size of the said array. The intended effect is to sharpen and minimize the extent of the front wall echo and to optimize the response from an eventual flaw in the inspected range.
US09080950B2	Multi-spectral scanning system A method of capturing and processing a multi-spectral image of an object comprises placing the object on a flat-bed scanner (1), using the flat-bed scanner (1) to illuminate the object successively with monochromatic light at a series of wave-lengths to produce a plurality of images together forming a composite multi-spectral image, determining a spectral profile of at least a portion of the multi-spectral image and comparing the spectral profile to a stored spectral profile (22, 24).
US09080945B2	Cross-section processing and observation method and cross-section processing and observation apparatus A cross-section processing and observation method performed by a cross-section processing and observation apparatus, the method comprising: a cross-section processing step of forming a cross-section by irradiating a sample with an ion beam; a cross-section observation step of obtaining an observation image of the cross-section by irradiating the cross-section with an electron beam; and repeating the cross-section processing step and the cross-section observation step so as to obtain observation images of a plurality of cross-sections, wherein, in a case where Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDS) measurement of the cross-section is performed and an X-ray of a specified material is detected, an irradiation condition of the ion beam is changed so as to obtain observation images of a plurality of cross-sections of the specified material, and the cross-section processing and observation of the specified material is performed.
US09080944B2	Method and apparatus for surface mapping using in-plane grazing incidence diffraction An apparatus for examining the surface of a crystalline sample uses in-plane grazing incidence diffraction with a position-sensitive detector. The x-ray source illuminates an extended region of the sample and, for crystal sections having the appropriate lattice orientation, an elongated diffraction signal is produced. The relative position of the sample and the x-ray beam may then be changed to illuminate different regions of the sample so that the diffraction signal corresponds to these other regions. By scanning across the entire sample, a spatial profile of the sample surface may be generated. The system may be used to locate crystal boundaries, defects, or the presence of attenuating materials on the sample surface.
US09080943B2	Methods and devices for optically determining a characteristic of a substance Optical computing devices are disclosed. One exemplary optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source configured to optically interact with a sample and at least two integrated computational elements. The at least two integrated computational elements may be configured to produce optically interacted light, and at least one of the at least two integrated computational elements may be configured to be disassociated with a characteristic of the sample. The optical computing device further includes a first detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light from the at least two integrated computational elements and thereby generate a first signal corresponding to the characteristic of the sample.
US09080939B2	Method of measuring glycosylated protein proportion by AC impedance method A method of measuring a glycosylated protein proportion by an AC impedance method includes passing an AC voltage or AC to two inspecting electrodes; covering a solution containing glycosylated protein completely onto the inspecting electrodes; measuring an impedance value between the electrodes and calculating the difference between the impedance value and an impedance value of a solution without glycosylated protein by an AC impedance inspection device; comparing the impedance difference with AC impedance difference/glycosylated protein concentration to obtain the proportion of the glycosylated protein in the solution containing glycosylated protein. The solution without glycosylated protein includes a salt solution and a non-glycosylated protein; the proportion of glycosylated protein in the solution containing glycosylated protein refers to the proportion of glycosylated protein in the total quantity of protein in the salt solution; and the proportion of glycosylated hemoglobin of the total quantity of hemoglobin in the salt solution.
US09080932B2	Electronic device with printed circuit board stress monitoring An electronic device may contain electrical components mounted on one or more substrates such as printed circuit boards. During a drop event, the printed circuit boards and components may be subjected to stresses. Strain gauges may be formed from metal traces embedded within dielectric layers in the printed circuit boards. The strain gauges may be used to make stress measurements at various locations on the boards. Stress data may be collected in response to data from an accelerometer indicating that the device has been dropped. Stress data collection may be halted in response to determining that the device has struck an external surface. Impact may be detected using accelerometer data, strain gauge output, or other sensor data. Stress data may be analyzed by the electronic device or external equipment.
US09080931B2	Method of impact testing using mount assembly with deformable member A method of impact testing an article of protective equipment includes mounting the article of protective equipment on a deformable member. The method also includes impacting the article of protective equipment with an impact object. Moreover, the method includes detecting an effect of impact on the deformable member due to impacting the article of protective equipment with the impact object.
US09080930B2	Gas sampling for CO2 assay The invention provides a method for sampling gas in a flue gas stream (31) of an incineration furnace (1) or another CO2-containing gas stream. The method comprises sampling CO2 from the flue gas stream (31) of the incineration furnace (1) and storing CO2 from the flue gas stream (31) in a storage device (5). The storage device comprises a solid, preferably silica- or alumina-based CO2 storage material, which can be regenerated. The method further preferably involves transporting the storage device (5) to an analysis site (10) comprising an apparatus for 14C analysis, retrieving at least part of th stored CO2 from the storage device (5) and determining, based on the 14C analysis, the ratio of biomass-derived and fossil-derived CO2 in the flue gas stream (31).
US09080926B2	Bearing life cycle prognostics A life-cycle prognosis is created of a rolling-element bearing. As from manufacturing of the bearing and during the bearing's life-cycle that may include periods of the bearing's non-use, service life data is obtained indicative of one or more factors that occur during the life-cycle and that affect the length of the life-cycle. The service life data is obtained together with identification data that is representative of a machine-readable identifier, applied to the bearing at manufacturing. The identifier serves to uniquely identify the bearing throughout its life. The identification data is used for identifying in a database a history log of the bearing. The service life data is accumulated in the history log of the bearing as from the manufacturing. The history log is used with a specific mathematical life-cycle model for creating an update of the life-cycle prognosis.
US09080923B2	Method for checking the leakproofness of safety valves Method for checking the leakproffness of safety valves. Method for testing the leadkproofness of two controllable valves (V1, V2), wherein the vales are arranged at opposite ends of a test volume (10). An inlet pressure pe is present upstream of the test volume, in front of valve V1, and an outlet pressure pa is present downstream of the test volume, behind the valve V2. A control device controls the valves to open and close, and the control device is coupled to at least two pressure switches (26, 27) which are both operatively connected to the test volume (10) in order to monitor the pressure. The first pressure switch is set to a first triggering threshold d1, wherein d1=pe/x, where x>3. The second pressure switch is set to a second triggering threshold d2, wherein d2=pe(1−1/x). A valve is controlled in order to open the valve for a period of time tL1 and then to close said valve. The process then waits for a measurement period tM1 and a first pressure switch is checked. The second valve is then opened and closed again and the second pressure switch is checked. The functionality of the valves is indicated if the method has not been aborted owing to a pressure switch being triggered.
US09080921B2	Calibration method for multi-component force measuring spindle unit used in tire testing machine A transformation matrix used for finding actual loads acting on a tire can be reliably calibrated. Using the calibrated transformation matrix, the translation and moment loads exerted on the tire can be calculated with a high degree of accuracy in a multi-component force measuring spindle unit including two multi-component force measuring sensors on locations spaced-apart from each other along the axis direction of a spindle shaft. The calibration method includes a step of measuring loads exerted on the spindle shaft, a calculation step using a measured load vector including the loads obtained in the measurement step and the transformation matrix applied to the measured load vector, to find an actual load vector including actual loads on the tire. Before the calculation step, a calibration step determines the measured load vector under a plurality of linearly independent test conditions and calibrates the transformation matrix based on the determined measured load vector.
US09080919B2	Method and device for position detection with palm rejection The method and the device for position detection with palm rejection are disclosed. The invention provides a sensor and a controller for controlling the sensor. The sensor includes a plurality of strips. The controller execute a first kind of position detection and a second kind of position detection on the sensor. The first kind of position detection identifies an ignored zone, and the second kind of position detection executes the position detection outside the ignored zone.
US09080918B2	Compliant tactile sensor with fluid-filled, sponge-like material A compliant tactile sensor may include sponge-like material, a flexible skin, and a fluid pressure sensor. The flexible skin may have a shape, absorb fluid, compress in response to force applied to the sponge-like material, and decompress and return to its original shape when the force is removed. The flexible skin may cover an outer surface of the sponge-like material. The fluid pressure sensor may sense changes in pressure in fluid that is within the sponge-like material caused by a force applied to the flexible skin. A robotic system may include a movable robotic arm, a compliant tactile sensor on the movable robotic arm that senses contact between the compliant tactile sensor and an object during movement of the movable robotic arm and that cushions the effect of that contact, and a reflex system that causes the moveable robotic arm to move in response to commands.
US09080914B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus using fixed pattern noises of sensor and memory cells A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a sensor cell unit including: a photoelectric conversion unit and a sensor cell unit writing switch connected to the photoelectric conversion unit; a memory cell unit including a memory capacitance and a memory cell unit writing switch connected to the memory capacitance; and a common signal line connected to the sensor cell unit and the memory cell unit, and the memory cell unit holds a signal including voltage fluctuation of the photoelectric conversion unit due to an OFF operation of the sensor cell unit writing switch, a fixed pattern noise of the sensor cell unit, and a fixed pattern noise of the memory cell unit to the memory capacitance before holding a signal of the photoelectric conversion unit to the memory capacitance.
US09080910B1	Tactile handle integrated scale A tactile handle integrated scale that measures the weight of an attached element and provides tactile output. The handle with an integrated scale can be attached onto luggage, a briefcase, a backpack, or other liftable objects. The scale provides tactile output and a tactile gauge, so that users can ascertain the weight using touch only and without requiring visual inspection of the gauge. A switch may be provided to enable or disable the measurement feature of the handle. The handle may be attached to the liftable object using linkages that permit rotation of the object relative to the handle.
US09080908B2	Flowmeter design for large diameter pipes An in-line flowmeter for large diameter pipes includes an outer pipe with a diameter equal to that of the pipe to which it is coupled and an inner measuring tube carrying a portion of the flow, the flow through the measuring tube being sensed by a flowmeter associated with the measuring tube and with the total combined flow rate out of the in-line flowmeter calculated from the sensed flow through the measuring tube.
US09080907B2	Shear stress sensors This invention relates to hot film shear stress sensors and their fabrication. We describe a hot film shear stress sensor comprising a silicon substrate supporting a membrane having a cavity underneath, said membrane bearing a film of metal and having electrical contacts for heating said film, and wherein said membrane comprises a silicon oxide membrane, where in said metal comprises aluminium or tungsten, and wherein said membrane has a protective layer of a silicon-based material over said film of metal. In preferred embodiments the sensor is fabricated by a CMOS process and the metal comprises aluminium or tungsten.
US09080902B2	Flow meter device A gas meter of the present invention includes a flow measuring section for measuring a flow value of a gas flowing through a fluid passage connected to a gas instrument at each specified time interval; a measurement flow memory for storing the measured flow value; and a fuel cell determiner section for determining that the instrument using a gas is a fuel cell, when a condition A and a condition B are satisfied, in which the condition A is such that a maximum value of determination target flow values is equal to or less than a second predetermined value, the determination target flow values being a predetermined number of flow values measured before and after a reference flow value which is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value and is closest to the first predetermined value, the determination target flow values being included in stored flow values, and the condition B is such that a difference value derived by subtracting from each of all of the determination target flow values, an average value found from the each determination target flow value and a predetermined number of measurement flow values measured before the each determination target flow value, is equal to or less than a third predetermined value.
US09080900B2	Three dimensional orientation and direction indicator and apparatus for providing information on a direction A device for indicating a direction or axis in three dimensions to a user, comprises an indicator member (10, 11) configured to indicate a direction in any three dimensional direction,—a static member (12) for mounting the indicator member; and an actuator arrangement (12, 14, 15) configured to urge the indicator member to rotate relative to the static member in any angle about a single point of rotational symmetry. A direction indicating arrangement calculates an angle in three dimensions for indicating a direction and comprises a drive arrangement (13, 14, 15) that drives a pointing device (10, 11) to point in the calculated direction. An apparatus for providing information on a location in a direction comprises a pointing device comprising a mount and a direction indicator moveable by a user to point in a direction in three dimensions; a detection arrangement for detecting the orientation of the direction indicator; a processor programmed to determine the direction using the detected orientation; and a display for displaying information on the direction.
US09080899B2	Optical displacement encoder having plural scale grating portions with spatial phase offset of scale pitch A flexible optical displacement encoder configuration uses a source grating to illuminate a scale with structured light such that light from the scale is modulated with a beat frequency envelope, which may have a relatively coarse pitch that matches a desired detector pitch. An imaging configuration provides spatial filtering to remove the high spatial frequencies from the modulation envelope to provide a clean signal in the detected fringe pattern. This combination of elements allows an incremental scale track pattern with a relatively finer pitch (e.g., 4, 5, 8 microns) to provide fringes with a coarser pitch (e.g., 20 microns) at a detector. Various scale resolutions can use a corresponding source grating such that all combinations can produce detector fringes that match the same economical detector component.
US09080897B2	Self-powered optical detector for mechanical gauge instruments An embodiment of the present invention includes a display device including a mechanical indicator, a reference photodetector, a measurement photodetector, and an opaque shroud. The opaque shroud is connected to the mechanical indicator to variably cover the measurement photodetector based on a position of the mechanical indicator. The opaque shroud does not cover the reference photodetector.
US09080895B2	Magnetic position sensor assembly for measurement of rotational angular position of a rotating structure A magnetic rotational position sensor assembly for measurement of a rotational angular position of a rotating structure. The sensor assembly includes a shaft member extending along a primary rotational axis for primary rotational movement in response to rotation of the rotating structure, a motion conversion member structured and configured to transform the primary rotational movement of the shaft member into secondary movement, a magnet member secured to the motion conversion member for displacement along a travel path in response to the converted secondary movement of the motion conversion member, and a non-contact magnetic sensor that senses a change in position of the magnet member by sensing a corresponding variation in the magnetic field during displacement of the magnet member along the travel path in response to rotation of the rotating structure, wherein the magnetic sensor generates an output signal representative of a relative rotational angular position of the rotating structure.
US09080894B2	Intelligent electronic device for receiving and sending data at high speeds over a network The present disclosure provides methods and systems for improving a data transfer rate from an intelligent electronic device (IED) to external PC clients, via a network interface. In one embodiment, an FTP based approach is disclosed which allows for significant optimization of download speeds providing as much a 100 times the download speed capability. In accordance with one aspect of present disclosure, an improved data rate is achieved by utilizing a high-speed transfer protocol, such as the FTP protocol in conjunction with a novel file system incorporated into the IED.
US09080891B2	Methods, devices, and computer program products for exchanging interactive map information Map information is exchanged between communication devices. A map of a geographical area is received. The map includes embedded interactive links that graphically represent points of interest within the geographical area. An embedded interactive link that graphically represents at least one point of interest is highlighted within the map. Responsive to selection of another embedded interactive link within the map that graphically represents another point of interest within the geographical area, the other embedded link within the map is highlighted. The map is transmitted, with the other embedded interactive link that graphically represents the other point of interest highlighted.
US09080888B2	Technique for generating from point data geometric data that continuously describe a course of a geographic object A technique for generating from a point set geometric data that continuously describe a course of a geographic object used in the context of generating data for a navigation device or driver assisted system is disclosed. The technique includes determining, from sub-sets of two or more road points, a sequence of primary base elements; determining an interconnecting secondary base element for adjacent primary base elements, that continuously connects to and at a connection point has the same gradient as each of the interconnected primary base elements; determining an interconnecting transition curve for adjacent primary and secondary base elements, that continuously connects to and at a connection point has the same gradient and the same curvature as each of the interconnected primary and secondary base elements; and determining geometric data that continuously describe a course of the geographic object from primary base elements, secondary base elements and transition curves.
US09080886B1	System and method for urban mapping and positioning UMAPS is a multifaceted system that can be robot-mounted, human-worn, or canine carried. UMAPS produces real-time, 3D mapping and localization for the user as they move throughout a GPS-denied environment (e.g. buildings, caves, or tunnels). An Operator Control Unit (OCU) displays information collected by UMAPS; 2D floorplans; 3D textured-enriched surfaces of the structure's interior; and the location of the users within that structure. UMAPS has an open architecture that allows it to function with any OCU. UMAPS has three distinct subsystems: obstacle maps for robot mobility, mapping, and positioning.
US09080884B2	Navigation device, server device, navigation system and program Provided is a navigation technique which allows a person other than a user who received a route guide to operate a navigation device through an interaction process. The navigation device is characterized by being provided with an instruction reception unit, a process unit, and an output unit. The instruction reception unit receives an instruction for a process from an external device. The process unit executes a process in accordance with the instruction received by the instruction reception unit. The output unit outputs output information which is obtained as the result of the process executed by the process unit.
US09080876B2	Intermediate rendezvous location identifier application A system for determining a suitable geographic rendezvous location for a plurality of geographically separated participants, preferably realized as a computer application which may be entered into devices such as Smartphones. The system inputs initial locations of the participants, determines a location which is intermediate the participants, and communicates the determined location to the participants. Optionally, the system may generate graphic displays on screens of the Smartphones, showing identification of the determined location, travel directions such as maps, warnings of impediments to travel, and supplementary information pertaining to the determined location such as addresses and contact data. The system may accept conditions influencing determination of a suitable location, may offer a choice of determined locations, and may draw on internet based sources for background information necessary for determining the determined location and for generating the displays. Some processing may be sourced remotely rather than within a participating Smartphone.
US09080874B2	Generating magnetic field map for indoor positioning There is provided an apparatus caused to acquire information indicating a measured magnetic field vector and information relating to an uncertainty measure of the measured magnetic field vector in at least one known location inside the building, wherein the indicated magnetic field vector represents magnitude and direction of the earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of the building, and to generate the indoor magnetic field map for at least part of the building on the basis of at least the acquired information and the floor plan.
US09080873B2	Sharing GPS navigation information A host application on a host computer system receives annotations made by drivers of respective navigation information displayed to the drivers by GPS devices in vehicles of the respective drivers. The host application saves the annotated navigation information for the respective drivers on a computer readable memory accessible by the host application. The host application receives a request from a first one of the drivers for annotated navigation information made by one or more of the other drivers. Responsive to the request, the host application selects one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information. The host application sends the selected one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information to the GPS device of the first one of the drivers.
US09080872B2	GPS tuner A GPS tuner provides high precision measurement, mapping, and Geocaching tools for a pocket PC and other mobile computing devices. The tuner accepts waypoints defining a desired route for navigation by a user, including land, water, and air routes. Waypoints comprise latitude, longitude, and altitude of a geographical coordinate; user-assigned names; a type of geographic coordinate and coordinate description; photos; and associated sounds. Waypoints are inputted by a user keying in way point data; by copying waypoints from another stored route; internet downloading from a Geocaching file; or importing from a GPX file. Waypoints are also established from a free-form hand-drawn route on a touch screen, which display a world-wide digital elevation model, and upon which a user scanned map is overlaid through a calibration process. Navigation functions are selectable from a touch screen display of a self-adapting, ergonomically configured, array of icons.
US09080871B2	Microelectromechanical sensor with non-conductive sensing mass, and method of sensing through a microelectromechanical sensor A microelectromechanical sensor includes: a supporting structure, having at least one first electrode and one second electrode, which form a capacitor; and a sensing mass made of non-conductive material, which is arranged so as to interact with an electric field associated to the capacitor and is movable with respect to the supporting structure according to a degree of freedom so that a relative position of the sensing mass with respect to the first electrode and to the second electrode is variable in response to external stresses. The sensing mass is made of a material selected in the group consisting of: intrinsic semiconductor materials, oxides of semiconductor materials, and nitrides of semiconductor materials.
US09080869B2	Magnetic compass A magnetic compass is provided which features a stationary central pointer which extends outwards to the inside of a rim displaying graduated angular indicia, said rim being integral with a pivoting disc which is magnetically coupled. The central pointer assumes the graphic shape of a craft, such as a ship's hull, the stationary disposition of which offers a more intuitive realization of the directional heading of a vessel with respect to the cardinal axes of a compass.
US09080864B1	Pipe alignment device The pipe alignment device is a device adapted for use with an existing pipe in order to project a laser line from a distal end of the existing pipe. The pipe alignment device includes an adaptor coupling that enables a leveling laser and spirit level to attach to the distal end of the existing pipe in order to determine a level alignment of the leveling laser. The leveling laser and the spirit level are mounted on an alignment housing that is able to attach onto the adaptor coupling. The adaptor coupling includes a plurality of set screws that secure the adaptor coupling to the distal end of the existing pipe as well as to secure the alignment housing to the adaptor coupling.
US09080862B2	Device and method for determining the orientation of two shafts connected via two universal joints and a third shaft with a pivot joint A device for measuring and optionally correcting the angular offset of two shafts which are connected to one another by way of two universal joints and a third shaft calls for the measurement heads of an optoelectronic alignment device to be adjustably arranged on the shafts by means of at least one pivot joint on one of the clamping devices, with an adjustment capacity. A pertinent method contains matching of the orientation of the measurement heads of the optoelectronic alignment device on the shafts in at least two measurement positions by adjusting the pivot joint.
US09080859B2	Shape measuring apparatus and robot apparatus including the same A housing including a base and cover has an open space that is open to the atmosphere and a closed space that is closed to the atmosphere. The open space contains a laser having a low operating temperature. The closed space contains a heat generating element and the like, which have higher operating temperatures than the laser. The heat generating element is in close contact with the base, which also serves as a heatsink, so that the heat generating element is cooled. Most parts of a motor, which is a heat generating member, are disposed in the closed space. A fan is diagonally disposed with respect to side surfaces of the heat generating element, which has a rectangular shape and flat side surfaces, so as to efficiently blow air toward the heat generating element disposed in the closed space.
US09080854B2	Tactile surface texture characterisation method A tactile surface texture method including: measuring at least one force perceived by a force sensor during a relative movement of the sensor with respect to a surface to be characterized; calculating one or more time and/or frequency parameters of an output signal transmitted by the sensor representative of the previously measured force; determining a value of a tactile descriptor of multiple tactile descriptors through application of a continuous transfer function to the previously calculated parameters, the transfer function being previously determined by regression from a learning database associating, for each descriptor, plural values of the tactile descriptor with plural values of one or more time and/or frequency parameters calculated from measurements made by the force sensor on multiple test surfaces representative of values of the tactile descriptor in question.
US09080843B2	System for steering, about its axes of rotation, a moving body propelled by jet reaction, particularly a missile System for steering, about its axes of rotation, a moving body propelled by jet reaction, particularly a missile. The system (1) comprises two first flow deflectors (3, 4) of which one (3) is able to act exclusively on the outlet flow from one of the nozzles (17) of the moving body (M) which is provided with two jet nozzles (17, 18), and of which the other (4) is able to act exclusively on the outlet flow from the other jet nozzle (18) of said moving body (M), these two first flow deflectors (3, 4) interacting in such a way as to be able to steer the moving body (M) about two of its three axes of rotation, and a second flow deflector (5) which is able to act on the outlet flows from the two jet nozzles (17, 18), but on just one outlet flow at a time, so as to be able to steer the moving body (M) about the third of its axes of rotation.
US09080842B2	Human identification detection system The invention provides a system, device and method designed to detect, alert and identify unwanted entry into areas by intruders. The invention is also designed to prevent escape from secured facilities. If escape from such a secured facility is realized, the system will identify and mark the intruder or escapee for immediate or later capture by local and or federal law enforcement authorities. The system will accomplish this by mechanical, electronic and chemical means. The system is also designed to be a territory denial system. Although the system will accomplish its means by clandestine deployment, the unseen but known presence of the device will cause a profound psychological block to any would be intruder to a given area that it is deployed in. The devices are deployed below ground just below the surface as a non-lethal landmine and subterranean several feet below ground as an anti-tunneling device.
US09080841B1	Hydro-reactive projectile for enhanced explosive damage A hydro-reactive projectile is provided for striking a target. The projectile includes a housing composed substantially of aluminum and having a peripheral surface; and at least one cavity within said housing and a plurality of conduits connecting said cavity to said surface, wherein the cavity contains water.
US09080840B2	Electronic weaponry with canister for electrode launch An electronic weapon with an installed deployment unit, from which wire-tethered electrodes are launched, provides a stimulus current through a target to inhibit locomotion by the target. A canister of compressed gas propels the electrodes. The canister is located in the deployment unit in a manner that facilitates the design and manufacture of a relatively narrow deployment unit.
US09080839B2	Firearm with a telescopic sight mounted thereon Assembly forming a firearm comprising a firearm, in particular a hunting gun, comprising means for the attachment of a telescopic sight, and a telescopic sight fixed onto the weapon by fixing means, the sight comprising at least one turret, the at least one turret comprising a screw thread or a tapping, characterized in that an intermediate part is provided comprising on the one hand a tapping or screw thread corresponding to said screw thread or tapping of the at least one turret and on the other hand a threaded pin projecting from a face, preferably a planar face, for fixing to the intermediate part, by the threaded pin either directly a miniature camera comprising a corresponding tapped hole or a device which can be connected securely to the photographic device, in particular the miniature camera or the mobile phone provided with photographic functions, to enable the attachment to the intermediate part of said photographic device, and in particular the camera, for example the miniature camera or the mobile phone, whereas the intermediate part by means of its screw thread or tapping is screwed onto said at least one turret.
US09080838B2	Active display based targeting and weapon siting system An active display based targeting and weapon siting system for providing focusing and targeting data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the active display based targeting and weapon siting system includes an angled optic device configured to allow a user's line of sight to pass through the angled optic device. Further, the active display based targeting and weapon siting system includes a display module configured to provide images including video images, multicolor images and/or wide boresight adjustment and to direct the images into the user's line of sight through the angled optic device.
US09080833B1	Tactical attachment system for firearms A system for mounting a plurality of tactical attachments to firearms having a magazine tube is disclosed. Tactical attachments or devices such as laser illumination sights, flashlights, magazine extension tubes, and breaching tools are interchangeable and attached with a single adapter mounted to the end of a magazine ammunition tube. Adapters of varying lengths provide increased ammunition capacity. The tactical devices have a common mounting structure for mating to the adapter, which includes a locking ring to assure the tactical device cannot become dislodged from the adapter during firearm usage. The adapter/tactical device interface allows rapid swapping of tactical devices without the need of tools.
US09080825B2	Ratcheting mechanism for a revolver A firearm utilizing a ratcheting system to rotate a cylinder containing ammunition is disclosed. The ratchet system is designed to accommodate the cylinder being in an initial safe (without a chamber centered over the barrel and hammer) and subsequent active positions. A ratchet arm protrudes through the breach plate and is supported thereon as it pushes ratchet pads on the cylinder from a starting point in either position to the next active position. Numerous designs for the ratchet pads and the ratchet arm are disclosed, as is a stepped drawbar to accommodate the workings of the firearm and a locking bar that interfaces with both the hammer and locking notches in the circumference of the cylinder so as to release and secure the cylinder in appropriate positions.
US09080823B1	Buffer assembly A buffer assembly has a rod, a cap having a forward end against which a bolt carrier pushes during a firing cycle, the cap being movable along the rod, a shock absorbing plug attached to a rearward end of the rod for engaging an end wall of a receiver extension during an intermediate part of the firing cycle, a buffer tube moveable on the rod, a buffer spring engaged between the plug and the buffer tube for biasing the buffer tube toward a forward position, a counterweight mounted for movement on the rod, a shock absorbing washer between the counterweight and the cap for smoothing an impact between the counterweight and the cap at an end of the firing cycle, and a counterweight spring that is weaker than the buffer spring, for biasing the counterweight toward the cap.
US09080822B2	Reloading system A reloading system for modifying an existing discharge assembly such that it operates with a magazine containing multiple rounds of at least one projectile. The system joins with the discharge assembly without permanently altering the discharge assembly. A magazine joins with a receiver on the discharge assembly. A magazine well secures the magazine to the receiver. A magazine adapter connects the magazine to the receiver. A ramp guides the projectiles from the magazine into a barrel. A magazine spring presses the projectiles against rear feed lips for extraction into the barrel. A projectile pickup extracts the projectile from the magazine and moves it to the barrel for discharge.
US09080821B1	Heat dissipation system with surface located cavities for boundary layer disruption A heat dissipation system that includes a structure having a surface with a cavity recessed on the surface. A wing or channel causes a vortex to occur in the cavity. Destabilizers, such as projections or recesses are disposed on the sidewall of the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer that forms in the cavity. Alternatively, a plurality of freely moving bead elements are disposed in the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer. A cover can be included that prevents the bead elements from exiting the cavity.
US09080820B2	Heat dissipation switch The disclosure herein provides for heat dissipation switches and systems, as well as their use for dissipating excess heat from a heat source. Various aspects of a heat dissipation switch may include a thermally isolating material having a number of conductive element cavities. A number of thermally switched conductive elements may nest within the conductive element cavities either independently or as part of a thermally switched sheet. The material of the thermally switched conductive elements may be configured to deform in response to a temperature change through a threshold temperature or temperature range in order to create or interrupt heat flow paths from the heat source to a heat sink.
US09080819B2	Folded heat exchanger with V-shaped convex portions In a heat exchanger in which a number of V-shaped convex portions are arranged in parallel at a surface of a fin, one of a pair of inclined convex portions forming a V-shape is arranged to be inclined to a plus side by an angle a relative to a circulation direction of a gas at a first plane of a fin, the other is arranged to be inclined to a minus side by an angle b, and both of them are arranged by asymmetric angles in a left and right direction, and at a second plane opposed to the first plane, the angles which are asymmetric in the left and right direction are made to be reverse to those of the first plane relative to the circulation direction of the gas.
US09080818B2	Heat exchanger with foam fins Heat exchangers are described that employ fins made of a heat conducting foam material to enhance heat transfer. The foam fins can be used in any type of heat exchanger including, but not limited to, a plate-fin heat exchanger, a plate-frame heat exchanger or a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. The heat exchangers employing foam fins described herein are highly efficient, inexpensive to build, and corrosion resistant. The described heat exchangers can be used in a variety of applications, including but not limited to, low thermal driving force applications, power generation applications, and non-power generation applications such as refrigeration and cryogenics. The fins can be made from any thermally conductive foam material including, but not limited to, graphite foam or metal foam.
US09080817B2	Method for manufacturing two-phase heat exchange device A method for manufacturing a two-phase heat exchange device is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a container having an opening and a first wick structure disposed on the inner surface thereof, adding a predetermined material into the container, providing an cover and joining the cover with the container to construct a main body of the two-phase heat exchange device, wherein the cover seals the opening to form a closed space within the main body, and forming a second wick structure on the inner surface of the cover, wherein the first and second wick structures form a continuous structure covering the entire inner surface of the main body.
US09080815B2	Conversion set for a tube bundle heat exchanger The present invention relates to a conversion set for a pipe bundle heat exchanger having a cylindrical housing. Using said conversion set, existing tube bundle heat exchangers can be changed over such that the efficiency and thus the heat transfer thereof is improved, large exchange surface areas are provided, and energy costs are reduced. The conversion set can also be used in high-pressure applications for pressures above 300 bar. According to the invention, the conversion set has at least one plate heat exchanger unit for replacing the tube bundle unit, comprising at least the following components: a plate packet having at least two heat exchanger plates, each comprising at least one through hole and welded to each other in pairs along the periphery thereof or along the periphery of the through holes, two mounting plates each having at least one through hole, wherein one each of the mounting plates is arranged at each end of the plate packet and is connected to each outermost heat exchanger plate of the plate packet, and at least one tension means extending in the longitudinal axis between the mounting plates and connected to both mounting plates, so that the two mounting plates and the tension means form a cage about the plate packet, said cage absorbing the forces arising in the plate packet in the operating state of the plate heat exchanger unit, wherein the outer diameter of the plate heat exchanger unit is adapted to the inner diameter of the cylindrical housing of the tube bundle heat exchanger, and the tension means is designed as a flow director extending at least partially around the periphery of the plate packet.
US09080812B2	Absorption drying device for a dishwasher and associated method A device (5), arranged for fluid communication with a washing chamber (2) of a dish washer (1), the device (5) comprising a duct (6) arranged to allow a flow of air (9) between the washing chamber (2) and the device (5), a drying material (10) arranged in a bed (11) wherein the back side of the bed (11) is provided adjacent a side of the duct (6), the bed (11) being arranged for a flow of air (9) adjacent and parallel to the front side of the bed (11), the drying material (10) being able to withdraw moisture from the air flowing adjacent and parallel to the front side of the bed (11) during a withdrawal step, and release moisture to the air at the front side of the bed (11) during a regeneration step, a heating element (13) for heating the drying material (10) during the regeneration step, and a fan (14), arranged to circulate the air between the device (5) and the washing chamber (2), thereby generating the flow of air (9).
US09080809B2	Cooling device with a fan, a partition and a multiple air flow colliding aperture in the partition for defrosting purposes A cooling device of the present invention, includes: a cooler provided on at least one side-wall side of a chamber formed with a thermal insulating box; a cooling chamber in front of the cooler; and a fan that allows air in the cooling chamber to flow. The cooler and the cooling chamber are partitioned by a partition so as to allow cold air to be accumulated in the cooler, the fan is disposed on a side of the cooler relative to the partition, the partition in front of the fan has an aperture, and cold air accumulated in a space inside the partition and hot air in the cooling chamber are exchanged by the fan through the aperture. Thereby, a cooling device with a simple configuration and excellent cooling performance can be provided, by which the amount of frost deposited on a cooling coil can be reduced and the miniaturization of the device can be realized.
US09080803B2	Method and device for rapidly cooling liquids A method and device comprising a cooling chamber and a rotating portion located inside said chamber whereby a beverage container is attached frictionally to said rotating portion and is spun inside the cooling chamber whereby ice and water or other cooling means are employed to chill the exterior walls of a beverage container. Rotation is achieved by a manual operation of a spring-plunger spinning means and causes suitable chilling in a reasonable period of time without electrical power.
US09080801B2	Window refrigerator A refrigerator having its heat exchanger outdoors. In one embodiment, a thermos is attached to the front of a window air conditioner. In another embodiment, the refrigerator has gated conduits to allow cold outdoor air into the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a compressor that circulates refrigerant in an auxiliary evaporator adjacent to the refrigerator compartment to freeze the water in the refrigerator at night and to allow the ice to keep the refrigerator cold. In another embodiment, the refrigerator is combined with a heat pump such that the outdoor heat exchanger of the heat pump and the outdoor heat exchanger of the refrigerator are in close thermal contact. Another embodiment includes a heat pump having a second evaporator near the refrigerator compartment to cool the inside of the refrigerator compartment and heat the home simultaneously by transferring the heat from inside the refrigerator to the indoors.
US09080793B2	Method and apparatus in connection with a vortex tube process A method and apparatus in connection with a vortex tube process. A pressurized medium flow is fed into a nozzle inlet. The medium flow expands while moving forward. The medium flow is twisted while entering a working tube. The twisted medium flow is divided into separate cold and hot flows. The cold flow is discharged from the vortex tube via a cold flow head after going through a hole in the center of a wall limiting a first end of the working tube. The hot flow is discharged from the vortex tube via a hot flow head after passing through the working tube having a flow valve at its second end. Parameters of thermodynamic processes in the vortex tube are controlled: by regulating the hot flow rate in the hot flow head by regulating the medium flow in the nozzle inlet, by regulating an efflux speed of the cold and/or hot flows in the vortex tube, and/or by intensification of heat transfer in the vortex tube by mechanical, chemical and/or electrical assemblies therein. To enable a wide range adjustment of parameters of the conditions for a gaseous flow of a medium, the medium flow may be affected at least by: precooling and/or preionization in connection with the nozzle inlet; extra moisturization in the working tube; and/or mechanical vibration in the working tube before the hot flow head valve.
US09080789B2	Energy chassis and energy exchange device Systems, methods and devices for utilizing an energy chassis device designed to sense, collect, store and distribute energy from where it is available using devices that harvest or convert energy to locations requiring energy such as but not limited to HVAC (heating, ventilation and cooling) systems. The systems, methods and devices can also be used with a next generation geothermal heat exchanger that achieves higher energy harvesting efficiency and provides greater functionality than current geothermal exchangers.
US09080781B1	Adjustable swimming pool heater cover system A flexible cover assembly has five rectangular panels including a horizontal top panel, parallel vertical left and right side panels, and parallel vertical front and rear panels. Horizontal stitching joins the top panel and vertical panels. Vertical stitching joins the vertical panels. A vertical slit is centrally positioned on the rear panel with fasteners for coupling and uncoupling purposes. Adjustment mechanisms vary the effective size of the cover to fit the size of associated devices including swimming pool heaters, heat pumps, air conditioners and the like.
US09080780B2	Humidifier apparatus using a photocatalyst having an air-cleaning function Disclosed is a humidifier apparatus using a photocatalyst having an air-cleaning function, and more particularly, to a humidifier apparatus using a photocatalyst having an air-cleaning function, which is capable of performing an indoor air-cleaning function and a humidifier function while minimizing energy consumption.
US09080777B2	Reflector for radiant tube heater A reflector for an elongate radiant tube heater having a tubular conduit through which hot combustion gases flow comprises an elongate metal reflecting member that can extend along the length of the tube heater in order to cover the top and sides thereof and a layer of heat resistant insulation extending over the reflecting member. The reflector includes two central panel portions meeting along the longitudinal centerline and forming an outwardly facing angle ranging between 30 and 100 degrees, preferably between 45 and 80 degrees. A bisector of this angle extends substantially vertically and is vertically aligned with a centerline of the tubular conduit during use of the reflector. The reflector has several longitudinal panel sections extending outwardly and downwardly from the central panel portions.
US09080776B2	Fan apparency arrangement for an appliance A fan apparency arrangement for an appliance is disclosed. The appliance has a chamber with a first port and a second port. The arrangement includes a fan for moving air in or out of the chamber, and a sail switch disposed adjacent to the second port. When activated, the fan moves air in or out of the chamber through the first port to create a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the chamber. The pressure difference causes the sail switch to change position and signal that the fan is activated. An appliance incorporating such a fan apparency arrangement is also disclosed.
US09080775B2	Slide-in simmer potentiometer for a household appliance A potentiometer for a household cooking appliance including a gas valve having a valve stem. The potentiometer includes a circuit board having a contact, a wiper rotor that is rotatable with respect to the circuit board and having an opening corresponding to an axis of rotation of the wiper rotor, the opening of the wiper rotor for engaging the valve stem of the gas valve, the wiper rotor including a wiper electrically contacting the contact of the circuit board, a housing coupled to the circuit board and enclosing the wiper rotor between the housing and the circuit board, and a first interior edge and a second interior edge formed in each of the circuit board, the wiper rotor, and the housing and defining a channel extending from an outer edge of the potentiometer to the opening of the wiper rotor.
US09080767B1	Wick trimmer A wick trimmer includes a pair of connected first and second trimmer arms; a first wick trimmer jaw carried by the first trimmer arm; a second wick trimmer jaw carried by the second trimmer arm, the first and second wick trimmer jaws selectively positional between an open position and a closed, wick cutting position; a first wick cutting blade having a first blade notch carried by the first wick trimmer jaw; and a second wick cutting blade having a second blade notch carried by the second wick trimmer jaw, the second blade notch generally symmetrical to the first blade notch and disposed in generally facing and offset relationship to the first blade notch in the open position of the first and second wick trimmer jaws. The second blade notch bypasses the first blade notch as the first wick trimmer jaw and the second wick trimmer jaw move from the open position to the closed, wick cutting position.
US09080766B2	Enhanced emission control for outdoor wood-fired boilers An emission control apparatus which can be used on an outdoor wood-fired boiler. Ambient air, which has a much higher concentration of available oxygen in relation to exhaust gases, is caused to be heated before being passed through catalyst-coated media along with exhaust gases, thereby improving the performance of the catalytic reaction. An embodiment also relates to an emission control apparatus having a housing with an internal wall and an external wall, the internal wall defining an exhaust flow path and having a catalyst-coated media disposed therein, at least one ambient air duct disposed within the housing between the internal wall and the external wall, where each ambient air duct includes an air inlet in the external wall of the housing and an air outlet in the internal wall of the housing in communication with the catalyst-coated media, insulation disposed within the housing between the internal wall and the external wall, and wherein the at least one ambient air duct and insulation are positioned such that, during operation of the emission control apparatus, ambient air enters through the air inlet, travels upwardly through the air duct on a cool exterior side of the insulation before turning and traveling back down on a hot interior side of the insulation where the ambient air is heated from conduction through the internal wall of the housing before being introduced into the catalyst-coated media.
US09080760B1	Light fixture assembly A light fixture assembly including an illumination assembly in the form of one or more light emitting diodes is interconnected to an electrical energy source by control circuitry. A mounting assembly supports the illumination assembly and a cover structure is disposed in heat transferring relation to the illumination assembly, wherein the cover structure and/or mounting assembly have enlarged surface areas formed of a heat conductive material, facilitating heat dissipation generated by the illumination assembly into the surrounding environment. At least one connector, formed of an electrically conductive material, is disposed in interconnecting, current conducting relation between a source of electrical energy and the illumination assembly. The mounting assembly is disposed in electrically segregated relation to the connector(s), wherein said interconnecting relation of said one connector at least partially defines an assembled orientation of the illumination assembly and mounting assembly.
US09080757B2	Bulb-shaped lamp and lighting device A bulb-type lamp having both heat dissipation and size/weight reduction properties with a lower thermal load on a lighting circuit. An LED module is mounted in a case with a base member to allow dissipation of heat. An LED mount member closes another end of the case and allows conduction of heat to the case. A lighting circuit receives power via the base member. The lighting circuit is disposed inside a circuit holder. An air space exists between the circuit holder and both the case and the mount member. The lighting circuit is isolated from the air space by the circuit holder. A relationship 0.5≦S1/S2≦3.0, is satisfied where S1 denotes an area of a portion of the mount member in contact with the case and S2 denotes an area of the portion of the mount member in contact with a substrate of the LED module.
US09080753B2	Display device for transportation vehicle Disclosed is a displayed device having a top and bottom elongate rail and a display module for displaying alpha numeric information to passengers on a mass transit vehicle. The display modules may be mounted along a top and bottom edge directly to the top and bottom elongate rails. End caps are mounted to the ends of the elongate rail forming a structurally sound frame about the display module.
US09080752B2	Illumination apparatus A light emitting element array for an illumination apparatus, an illumination apparatus and method of manufacture of the same in which an array of light-emitting elements and an array of light directing optics are provided between first and second attached mothersheet substrates wherein the thermal resistance of at least one of the mothersheet substrates is reduced by means of thickness reduction so as to provide reduced LED junction temperature.
US09080741B2	Light engine having magnetic support A light device includes a light engine having light emitting device, an optical device, and at least a first magnetic element disposed between the light emitting device and the optical device. The light device further includes a support holder having a magnetic material adapted to couple to the at least one magnetic element, to magnetically attach the light engine to the support holder.
US09080737B2	Lighting device for vehicle, and mounting structure for the device A lighting device for a vehicle has a base member and a lens. A light emitting diode and a reflector are housed in a space formed by the base member and the lens. The light emitting diode is disposed at a predetermined position on a support member extending into the space. The support member is provided with a wall which is located in front of and near the light emitting diode and which is higher than the light emitting diode. In a front view, the wall hides the light emitting diode and blocks light exiting directly from the light emitting diode without propagating through the reflector.
US09080736B1	Portable solar-powered devices Solar-powered lighting devices that may be portable and/or collapsible are described. The devices may include a housing including a first wall, a second wall, and one or more side walls between the first wall and the second wall, at least one solar panel to generate solar energy, and a rechargeable battery to store the solar energy generated. The devices may include a plurality of operating modes for controlling lights within the housing, and a microprocessor for controlling the operating modes.
US09080733B2	Method of making an LED lamp A method of making a light emitting diode (LED) lamp is disclosed. Included are steps of: providing a metal heat sink having a cylindrical portion formed with flat planar surfaces extending longitudinally around the outer surface; providing flat LED boards that are attached to the flat planar surfaces; providing a circular LED board mounted to the top end of the cylindrical portion; providing a turret connector board with electrical connection ports to electrically join the LED boards; providing a driver circuit board and electrically connecting it to the turret connector board; connecting the flat LED boards to the driver circuit board; securing the circular LED board to the top open-end; and securing the flat LED boards to the flat planar surfaces. Optional steps include: providing a mounting plate of heat conducting metal; applying thermal compound; providing and installing a transparent cover; providing and attaching a mount to the incandescent lamp.
US09080730B2	Combination flashlight reflector and LED conversion module A combination reflector and LED conversion module for a non-LED flashlight includes a cup-shaped reflector including an interior with a reflective surface, an exterior, an open end, and an end opposite the open end; and one or more LEDs carried by the cup-shaped reflector adjacent the end opposite the open end. The combination reflector and LED conversion module replaces an existing non-LED bulb and reflector of a non-LED flashlight to convert the non-LED flashlight to a LED flashlight.
US09080721B2	Display positioning apparatus and method Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
US09080720B2	Pan/tilt tracking mount A pan tilt tracking mount is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the pan tilt tracking mount includes an at least one housing, wherein interior dimensions of the at least one housing are precisely defined; a first assembly located within the at least one housing based upon at least one of the precisely defined interior dimensions, the first assembly including a first shaft and a first worm gear set, wherein the first worm gear set allows tilt rotation of the first assembly; and a second assembly located within the at least one housing based upon at least one of the precisely defined interior dimensions, the second assembly including a second shaft and a second worm gear set, wherein the second worm gear set allows pan rotation of the second assembly.
US09080718B2	Display lifting device A display lifting device includes: a body; an adjusting unit having big and small wheels coaxially disposed on the body, a shaft fixed to the body, and a rock arm pivotally fixed to the shaft and having first and second arms; a spring having one end fixed to the body; a first rope member wound on the small wheel and having two ends connected to the first arm and the other end of the spring, respectively; and a second rope member wound on the small and big wheels and having one end connected to the second arm, and a sliding unit for carrying a display such that the display is movable between a first position and a second position. Since the sum of torques produced on the first and second arms is kept equal to zero, the display can stop at any position between the first and second positions.
US09080717B2	Device for the translational guidance of a load and method of creating such a device Device for the translational guidance of a load and method for creating such a device. The guide device (1) comprises an elongate bed plate (2), a mobile carriage (6) which serves to support the load, and guide means (7) that allow the carriage (6) to move longitudinally in relation to the bed plate (2), said carriage (6) comprising a bottom plate (9) which is provided with through-cuts (10) intended to give it at least some lateral elasticity, and which is mounted on the bed plate (2) under lateral stress, as well as a platform (13) which is fixed to the top face of this bottom plate (9) at fixing points (14).
US09080715B2	Support device for suspending an article from a horizontal object In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an inner support member having an outer surface and an outer support member rotatably coupled to the inner support member and having an inner surface configured to matingly engage the outer surface of the inner support member. One of the outer surface of the inner support member and the inner surface of the outer support member defines a concave surface and the other defines a convex surface. The outer support member and the inner support member are collectively configured to be releasably coupled to an edge of an object having a substantially horizontal surface. A capture region is defined by at least one of the outer support member or the inner support member and is configured to receive a portion of an article such that the article can be suspended from the object when the inner and the outer support members are coupled thereto.
US09080714B2	Adjustable portable device holder Adjustable portable device holder systems and methods are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, an adjustable portable device holder includes an adjustable clamping element and a rotatable mounting element attached to the adjustable clamping element for removably securing a portable device to the adjustable portable device holder.
US09080710B2	Accumulator reservoir venting An example accumulator reservoir includes a housing. The housing contains a system fluid chamber, a working fluid chamber, and a residual chamber. Vent paths are configured to vent fluid from the residual chamber. Each of the vent paths extends nonlinearly between a first opening and a second opening.
US09080709B2	Water hammer arrester A water hammer arrester having a cap assembly, a piston assembly, a pair of o-rings, and a base assembly, wherein the cap assembly, piston assembly and base assembly are made from plastic.
US09080706B2	System and method for measuring flow rates of fluid flows to parallel reactors A system for measuring flow rates of fluid flows to parallel reactors includes a common feed line, a plurality of reactor feed lines for receiving a reactor fluid flow, a measurement line, and a valve system. The valve system includes one or more valves and a valve control unit for controlling the one or more valves, the valve system being arranged and/or adapted such that it can assume a measurement setting in which the valves redirect one of the reactor feed flows such that it flows through the measurement line.
US09080701B2	Apparatus and method for heating a pipe An apparatus for heating a pipe, having at least one heating unit, at least one temperature sensor and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the at least one heating unit in dependence on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
US09080697B2	Vibration-proof clamp A vibration-proof clamp includes a clamp main body with a holding portion for holding a pipe material, and having a mounting hole therein; a vibration-proof member mounted in the mounting hole, and having therein a fitting hole with a hole shaft corresponding to the mounting hole, and a concave groove provided by notching a peripheral edge of the fitting hole; and a clip including a cylindrical neck portion inserted into the fitting hole, a fixation rib inserted through the concave groove, and an elastic claw projected on an outer peripheral face of the neck portion and retractable inward in a radial direction. The neck portion is inserted into the fitting hole, the elastic claw retracts in a radial direction, and the fixation rib passes through the concave groove, then, the clip is relatively rotated relative to the vibration-proof member, so that the elastic claw fits into the concave groove.
US09080694B2	Bulkhead fitting assembly A bulkhead fitting assembly may include a tube, a mounting flange, and a thermal shell joining the mounting flange and the tube; the thermal shell may consist of a thin barrier and form an air gap between the tube and the mounting flange.
US09080691B2	Pipe securing apparatus A device for securing a pipe within the interior of a wall is provided. The device is especially suitable for quickly and easily securing a pipe within an opening in a stud of a wall. The device has a generally flat surface which adheres to the front of a stud and a grasping portion which secures the pipe on a first end. The device allows the pipe to be secured within a wall in compliance with governmental regulations.
US09080686B2	Valve, particularly glue valve The invention relates to a valve particularly for transferring small portions of glue onto folding tabs of (cigarette) packs. A closing element (15) of the valve is actuated by different elements, that is to say, is moved between the open and closed positions, on the one hand by two permanent magnets (24, 25) arranged a short distance from each other and having aligned poles such that the closing element is permanently kept in the closed position by the permanent magnets (24, 25). On the other hand, an actuating element, which is configured as an electromagnet (23), acts to move the closing element (15) into the open position in a controlled way by overcoming the closing forces. The closing element (15) is designed in a particular way, that is to say, with channels extending along the outside in the longitudinal direction for the medium or the glue.
US09080685B2	Double-switched automatic sprinkler valve A double-switched automatic sprinkler valve in a field of automatic controlling devices for cooling and fire fighting is disclosed. A memory alloy, sleeved outside a manual adjusting rod at an upper part of a valve lid, opens and closes a valve according to temperature changes. The valve can also be opened and closed by rotating the manual adjusting rod. A piston is provided within a valve body. A bias spring, provided at an internally upper part of a valve cover, has an upper part resisting against an internally upper part of the valve cover. A movable rod, a magnetic loop assembly and a magnetic loop sheath together are sleeved outside a piston barrel. The manual adjusting rod is rotated into a middle hole of the movable rod. A heat concentrating cover is connected to the manual adjusting rod via rotating.
US09080683B2	Method and apparatus for partial stroke testing of an emergency shutdown valve A method for conducting a partial stroke test of an emergency shutdown valve includes receiving a request to initiate the partial stroke test from a user interface or another source, establishing a direct or an indirect wireless communication link with the emergency shutdown valve, and generating one or more commands of a digital industrial automation protocol to be transmitted to the emergency shutdown valve via the wireless communication link, so that a partial stroke test of the emergency shutdown valve is initiated in response to these commands.
US09080680B2	Seismically activated gas shut-off valve A gas shut-off valve assembly designed to automatically close gas flow in a gas conduit in response to a seismic vibration comprises a trigger mechanism disposed in a trigger mechanism housing, a springless sealing mechanism disposed in a valve housing, a latching mechanism configured to engage the springless sealing mechanism to keep the gas conduit open, and a pressure release valve. Upon sensing a seismic vibration, the trigger mechanism disengages the springless sealing mechanism from the latching mechanism. Simultaneously, the springless sealing mechanism swings down and rotates around an axis by gravitational force to close off gas flow in the conduit. To reopen gas flow, the pressure release valve is actuated to relieve accumulated gas pressure inside the valve housing and the springless sealing mechanism is manually reset to its original open position.
US09080678B2	Gas valve unit A gas valve unit for setting a gas volumetric flow supplied to a gas burner of a gas appliance, in particular a gas cooking appliance includes a plurality of on/off valves which can be actuated mechanically by moving at least one body relative to the on/off valves. Each one of the on/off valves has an opening and a movable blocking body, which rests on a valve seat when the on/off valve is closed to thereby close off the opening.
US09080674B1	Freeze tolerant ball valve A freeze tolerant ball valve is disclosed. The valve includes a valve body that has thickened or strengthened areas for controlling the direction of expansion of freezing water within the ball valve. The ball or spherical gate used with the valve has a passage that is used to control flow through the valve. The valve also includes a removable concave cap with weakened sections, designed to rupture under the pressure of expansion of freezing water. The removable plug is positioned opposite to the thickened or strengthened areas to provide cooperation of the passage through the spherical-shaped gate to direct the effects of freezing on to the concave cap, which would fail first in the event of freezing. The cap can be easily and quickly replaced in the event of failure.
US09080671B2	Continuously-variable transmission and continuously-variable transmission control method A first determining unit configured to determine whether the indicated pressure of a primary pulley pressure has become a line pressure during an up shift, an indicated pressure control unit configured to make the indicated pressure of the primary pulley pressure alone higher than the line pressure when the target shift rate is determined to be equal to or lower than a predetermined shift rate and the speed ratio is determined not to have become the target speed ratio, and an estimated time detecting unit configured to detect a predetermined time it takes until the primary pulley pressure can be regarded as being equal to the line pressure after the target shift rate is determined to be equal to or lower than the predetermined shift rate, and the indicated pressure of the primary pulley pressure is made higher than the line pressure, are provided, and the indicated pressure control unit is configured to calculate the deviation between the indicated pressure of the primary pulley pressure and indicated pressure of the line pressure after the estimated predetermined time is over, and control transmission of a continuously-variable transmission while maintaining the deviation after the predetermined time is over.
US09080670B2	Power transmission device A power transmission device for a vehicle configured with a rotary power member, and a mechanism configured with a plurality of operational states. A switching shaft changes the operational state of the operating mechanism and is moved by an electric actuator. A control transmission transmits the power from the actuator to the shaft. The housing for the rotary member includes is configured so that the switching shaft projects outwards from the housing. The electric actuator is arranged at a location facing, of a surface of the housing portion of the case, a portion that does not overlap another portion where the switching shaft projects, when viewed in the axial direction of the rotational axis of the rotary member. A part of the actuator is arranged on a case side relative to a vertical line passing through the portion where the switching shaft projects from the housing portion of the case.
US09080669B2	System and method of selecting optimum gear of automobile A system and method of selecting optimum gear of automobile is provided. The system includes a data processor; a running vehicle data collection module; an output module; and a memory. The memory is stored with universal characteristic curve of an engine, gear ratios of a gearbox, speed reduction ratios, and a tire radius. The running vehicle data collection module collects and sends a current vehicle speed, revolutions of the engine, and an output torque of the engine to the data processor. The data processor processes the universal characteristic curve of the engine, the gear ratios of the gearbox, the speed reduction ratios, and the tire radius to determine a current gear and an optimum gear. The data processor outputs the optimum gear to the output module if the current gear is not the optimum gear. The system can select optimum gear in real time and lower fuel consumption.
US09080666B2	Discrete mechanism for electronic transmission range selection A hydraulic control system for a transmission is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid that communicates with a discrete electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) subsystem. The hydraulic control system includes first and second mode valves located downstream of a hydraulic fluid pressure source. The mode valves are supplied with fluid via one or more solenoid valves or other valves. The mode valves have a plurality of ports configured to transfer pressurized hydraulic fluid. The first mode valve transfers pressurized hydraulic fluid from the source to the second mode valve. The second mode valve transfers pressurized hydraulic fluid from the first mode valve to one of drive or reverse. An electro-hydraulic circuit for pulling the transmission out of park and putting the transmission into park is also provided. A park sensor assembly including a Hall Effect sensor switch is also provided.
US09080660B2	Manual wheelchair doesn't veer off toward curb on sidewalks Sloped-for-rain urban sidewalks are horrible for wheelchair users because of the constant veering-off threat caused by gravity. Anybody who tries to self-propel a wheelchair on a city sidewalk for the first time is in for a rude awakening—the user must use one hand to steer by retarding one wheel, and that makes propelling inefficient, difficult and frustrating, to say nothing of the dangerous veering-off threat. Applicant's solution is to provide joining means to couple and uncouple the drive wheels. The joining means, when coupled, causes the two drive wheels to rotate in unison preventing the wheelchair from veering-off so that it travels straight when traversing a sloped surface, and when uncoupled allowing the two drive wheels to rotate at different speeds to allow turning. Joining means comprises: slip-clutch, gear configuration or the like, and may be automatic or user controlled.
US09080659B2	In-wheel motor driving device In an in-wheel motor driving device, since an involute speed reduction gear with a small difference in number of teeth which can be made small in size can be disposed on an inner side of an inner rotor type motor, a size of the in-wheel motor driving device in the direction of a rotational axis can be reduced. Further, in the inner rotor type motor, since a first stator is disposed so as to face a radially outer side of a large-diameter rotor, heat generated in the first stator is easily dissipated. On the other hand, in an outer rotor type motor, since a second stator is disposed so as to face a radially inner side of a small-diameter rotor, a torque radius of the small-diameter rotor can be made large, thereby making it possible to ensure a large torque capacity. Because of this, the outer rotor type motor can be made smaller in diameter than the inner rotor type motor, thereby making it possible to ensure a large space within a wheel.
US09080654B2	Actuator device for adjusting a sliding cam system An actuator device of a sliding cam system having at least one sliding cam and at least one engaging pin (2) projecting out from a housing (1), the housing (1) being fastenable to a component of a cylinder head or to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and the engaging pin (2) being able to be contacted by at least one groove of the sliding cam system that has at least one lead-out slope, and the engaging pin (2) being spring-loaded toward the sliding cam, and, in the retracted position thereof facing the groove, the engaging pin(s) (2) or at least one component connected thereto can be secured in place by an arrestable latch device.
US09080653B2	Drive apparatus A drive cam is rotated about a camshaft member upon application a drive torque of a drive source to the drive cam. A transmission device converts rotational motion of the drive cam into linear reciprocating motion and transmits the converted linear reciprocating motion to a control shaft member. The control shaft member is connected to a controlled subject and is linearly reciprocated together with the transmission device in an axial direction. A reverse input cutoff clutch transmits the drive torque, which is received from the drive source, to the drive cam. The reverse input cutoff clutch non-rotatably locks an output shaft of the drive source in response to a reverser input torque transmitted from the controlled subject through the drive cam.
US09080652B2	Toroidal continuously variable transmission The present invention provides a toroidal continuously variable transmission capable of reducing loss which occurs at a bearing and achieving range-widening at low cost with easy disc machinability.In the toroidal continuously variable transmission, a bearing ring 100 of a ball bearing 6 is formed at a small end surface 3a of an inner disc 3. Further, at least a part of the bearing ring 100 is axially overlapped with a traction surface 12 which is a boundary surface between a power roller and the inner disc 3. Further, a position adjustment member 120 is inserted between support posts 8a, 8b and a bearing ring facing to the disc 3 (the other bearing ring of the ball bearing 6 opposed to the bearing ring 100 of the small end surface 3a).
US09080651B2	Drive apparatus for driving a worm of an injection molding machine Drive apparatus (1, 101), in particular for driving a worm of an injection molding machine, which worm is arranged coaxially with respect to an injection molding cylinder, having a housing (9, 109) which is mounted such that it can be displaced in an axial direction of the housing (9, 109) and is fixed rotationally, an output shaft (21, 121) which is mounted non-displaceably and rotatably in the housing (9, 109), a rotational drive (5) which is arranged in the housing (9, 109) for the rotational drive of the output shaft (21, 121), and a translatory drive (3) which is arranged in the housing (9, 109) for the translatory drive of the housing (9, 109).
US09080650B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes including a selectable one-way clutch actuatable in combinations of two to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio.
US09080649B2	Electromechanical damper An electromechanical damper for a vehicle for damping between two components mechanical oscillations by which a drive torque is transmittable to an electric generator for generating a damping force includes first and second gearboxes in the form of planetary gear trains, each having a sun wheel, with the sun wheels being connected to end faces of a rotor of the generator, respectively. A stator housing forms a gear element which is integrated in the first and second gearboxes. The sun wheel, ring gear and planet wheels of the first and second gearboxes are each provided with helical teeth in axial direction, with the helical teeth of the sun wheel of one of the first and second gearboxes and the sun wheel of the other one of the first and second gearboxes being directed in opposition to one another.
US09080648B2	Multi-stage transmission A two-step multi-step transmission in which a first planetary gear set (1) has two radially nested transmission sub-assemblies. The first planetary gearset has an inner sun gear (11), inner planetary gears (12), an outer sun gear (14) which is rotationally fixed to the inner ring gear (13), outer planetary gears (15), an outer ring gear (16), and a carrier (17) on which the inner planetary gears (12) and the outer planetary gears (15) are mounted. The inner ring gear (13) and the outer sun gear (14), respectively, are rotationally fixed to a second, traditionally designed planetary gear set (2) and can be locked via a brake (42).
US09080644B2	Control apparatus for continuously variable transmission In an apparatus for controlling a continuously variable transmission, a transmission ratio, an input shaft rotational speed and an input torque, etc., are detected, an axial thrusts of the drive and driven pulleys are detected therefrom, an inter-shaft force is detected, a friction coefficient of the driven pulley including at least a radial component of the friction coefficient μRDN is calculated in accordance with predetermined relational equations, a target axial thrust of the driven pulley is calculated based on at least the friction coefficient and the axial thrust of the driven pulley is controlled based on the calculated target axial thrust.
US09080637B2	Dynamic damper A dynamic damper for attenuating torsional vibration of a rotary member, in which a weighted center of a rolling member is offset from a geometric center to trace an elliptical orbit of a cycloid pendulum. The dynamic damper including, a housing having a rolling surface on its inner surface is formed in a rotary member, and a rolling member held in the housing in a manner to be rolled on the rolling surface by torque pulse exerted on the rotary member. In the dynamic damper, a curvature of the rolling surface is entirely constant, and a radius of the rolling member is smaller than that of the rolling surface. A weighted center of the rolling member is offset from a geometric center thereof. The rolling member is guided by a guiding mechanism to roll on the rolling surface.
US09080635B2	Hardened turbine plate A torque converter, including: a damper assembly including a cover plate including a first plurality of openings, a flange, and at least one spring in contact with the flange and the cover plate; a turbine including at least one first blade and a shell including a portion disposed radially inward of the at least one blade, and a second plurality of openings in the portion; a turbine plate with a third plurality of openings; and a plurality of fasteners passing through the first, second, and third pluralities of openings. The plurality of fasteners: fixedly secure the cover plate, the portion of the turbine shell, and the turbine plate to one another; or fixed securing the portion of the turbine shell to the turbine plate and restricting rotation of the cover plate with respect to the portion of the turbine shell to the turbine plate.
US09080629B2	Multi-tuneable degressive valve A shock absorber includes a piston disposed within a pressure tube. A valve assembly is attached to the piston. The valve assembly defines a first fluid flow through an always open fluid passage; a second fluid flow due to elastic deformation of a valve disc of the piston assembly; and a third fluid flow due to movement of the entire valve disc away from the piston. In one embodiment, the valve assembly is designed to be pre-assembled at an off-line and/or off-site location.
US09080628B2	Rotary damper device and method for producing same A rotary damper device includes a damper housing enclosing a viscous fluid; a rotor having a rotor vane rotatably received inside the damper housing, and a rotor axis protruding to an outside of the damper housing; and a rotary member combined with a protruding end of the rotor axis. The rotary member includes an insertion hole through which the protruding end of the rotor axis passes, and a pair of control walls at a hole edge with the insertion hole interposed therebetween. A protruding end of the rotor axis protrudes in a radial direction of the rotor axis along a gap between the pair of control walls so as to be engaged with the hole edge of the insertion hole by being heated and deformed in a state wherein the protruding end of the rotor axis has passed through the insertion hole.
US09080626B2	Disc brake of hydraulic self-energizing design with parking brake device A self-energizing disc brake includes a brake-internal hydraulic arrangement with a supply circuit and an expansion vessel; a brake application device with a brake application cylinder for applying a brake pad toward a brake disc; a force transmission unit supporting the brake pad at a wedge angle on the brake application device; a tangential-force absorbing cylinder for switching over the wedge angle; an electric-motor actuator acting on the brake application device via the hydraulic arrangement; a distributor cylinder arranged in series between the electric-motor actuator and the brake application device for pressure boosting; and a control unit. A parking brake device has an adjustable screw spindle for adjusting the brake pad, which spindle is coupleable to the electric-motor actuator for driving. The tangential-force absorbing cylinder is connectable hydraulically to the supply circuit and the expansion vessel.
US09080624B2	Disk brake with stabilized brake pads, and related methods for assembling and replacing a pad A disk brake has a fork with two opposing arms each having a C-shaped axial seat designed to receive a brake pad with two opposing lateral lugs, each lug receiving a pad spring having at least one lower sliding branch, in which a laminar element is interposed between the lug and C-shaped seat, the element having a first lower sliding flange receiving the sliding branch of the pad spring and a second upper vertical supporting flange in the seat. The laminar element is elastically deformable between an initial free state in which the sliding flange and the lower face of the seat form a first acute angle and at least one state of loading by the pad spring in which the sliding flange forms a second acute or zero angle that is less than the first acute angle, and in which the sliding branch of the pad spring is pre-stressed.
US09080618B2	Line pressure control apparatus and method for vehicle In line pressure control apparatus and method for a vehicle, a line pressure controller outputs a line pressure command to reduce an indicated pressure toward a required indicated pressure by which a required pressure can be secured and which is lower than an initial stage indicated pressure from the initial stage indicated pressure preset to be higher than the required pressure, while a state of each of an electrically driven oil pump (sub-O/P) and a mechanical oil pump (M-O/P) enters a first region (a) and outputs the line pressure command to hold the indicated pressure at a time point at which the first region is ended, while the state enters a second region (b), when a hydraulic pressure source is transitioned from the electrically driven oil pump to the mechanical oil pump.
US09080615B2	Transmission device A fastening portion is formed from a rivet hole of a first side wall portion of a clutch drum, a rivet hole of a second side wall portion of a clutch drum, and a rivet that is inserted into the rivet hole and the rivet hole to hold together the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion. The fastening portion is provided between a first engagement side oil chamber enclosed by the clutch drum and a clutch piston, and a second engagement side oil chamber enclosed by the clutch drum and a clutch piston.
US09080614B2	Clutch plate, clutch unit and driving force transmission system An annular wet clutch plate has lubrication grooves formed of multiple grooves in at least one of both axial end faces, the at least one of the both end faces having the lubrication grooves and a frictional engagement surface. The frictional engagement surface has a plurality of small grooves having a width and a depth that are smaller than those of the lubrication grooves. At least one of the small grooves is extended in a direction that crosses a circumferential direction of the annular clutch plate. A mean value of surface roughness of the frictional engagement surface having the small grooves is from 3.0 μm to 4.0 μm when the surface roughness is measured with the use of Rz at three positions that are offset from each other by 120° in the circumferential direction around a central axis of the annular clutch plate.
US09080613B2	Starting device A starting device configured with a multi-plate clutch and a damper device. The damper device may include an input element to which power from a motor is transmitted via the multi-plate clutch, an outer peripheral-side elastic body to which the power is transmitted from the input element, an inner peripheral-side elastic body that is placed on an inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral-side elastic body, an intermediate element that transmits the power from the outer peripheral-side elastic body to the inner peripheral-side elastic body, and an output element to which the power is transmitted from the inner peripheral-side elastic body. The input element may be coupled to a clutch drum of the multi-plate clutch so that the input element and the clutch drum interpose the intermediate element therebetween.
US09080608B2	Flash-butt welded bearing component Bearing component (10) comprising steel and at least one flash butt weld joint. The steel comprises, by weight, max 20 ppm S and max 15 ppm O and in that said steel includes sulphide inclusions and less than 5% of the sulphide inclusions contain encapsulated or embedded oxide inclusions.
US09080605B2	Sliding bearing having self-lubricating liner A sliding bearing having a metallic outer ring and a self-lubricating liner formed on the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring. The self-lubricating liner has a self-lubricating resin composition consisting of a mixture of 60 to 80% by weight of polyetherketone-based resin, 10 to 30% by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene, 5 to 15% by weight of carbon fiber, and not more than 15% by weight of aramid fiber, a total amount of the carbon fiber and the aramid fiber being 10 to 25% by weight. The inner circumferential surface of the outer ring has a surface roughness in terms of center line average roughness not less than Ra 4.0 μm and a surface roughness in terms of maximum height not less than Rmax 30.0 μm; and the outer ring and the self-lubricating liner are unified. A method of producing the bearing is also provided.
US09080603B2	Linear bearing with nested bearing tracks A linear motion bearing assembly comprising a load bearing plate structure having at least a portion of a plurality of open axial ball tracks formed therein, each of said plurality of open axial ball tracks comprised of at least two concentric ball tracks. The ball tracks including an open load bearing portion, an open return portion and turnarounds interconnecting the load bearing and return portions. A plurality of bearing balls are disposed in the ball tracks. At lease one load bearing plate is axially positioned adjacent said load bearing plate structure for receiving load from the balls disposed in the load bearing portion of the ball tracks. Various outer housing sleeves are disclosed including a structure split axially and a monolithic structure.
US09080601B1	Flow enhancing bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and motor assemblies using the same Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and motor assemblies using the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly may include a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. Each of the superhard bearing elements may have a bearing surface. The bearing assembly may further include a support ring that carries the plurality of superhard bearing elements. A plurality of mixing features may also be distributed circumferentially about the axis. The mixing features may be configured and/or arranged to at least partially influence flow of lubricating fluid onto the bearing surfaces and/or periphery of the plurality of superhard bearing elements.
US09080600B2	Rotating control assembly with double cable, with adjustment of the cable tension Rotating control assembly with double cable, comprising a first and a second actuator device both having a respective rotating pulley and being connected together by two cables both fixed to the pulley of the first actuator device and to the pulley of the second actuator device, wherein the pulley of the first actuator device and the pulley of the second actuator device are identical to each other, each of the pulleys being mounted on a respective base, and wherein each actuator device comprises a guide part having a pair of resilient wings which press on respective sections of the cables in immediate proximity to areas where the cables are wound onto the respective pulley.
US09080599B2	Cable coupling Cable coupling assemblies are described which can be readily engaged and separated from one another. The couplings are particularly useful for use in torque transmitting cables such as those used in drain cleaning applications.
US09080596B2	Double ended extendable driveshaft for auto header hookup A double ended extendable driveshaft (106) comprises a first shaft portion (152, 154) that has a proximal end and a distal end; a first shaft coupler (110, 112) fixed to the distal end of the first shaft portion (152, 154); a first rotary coupler (160, 160′, 162) supported for rotation on the proximal end of the first shaft portion (152, 154); a second shaft portion (152, 154) having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the second shaft portion (152, 154) is slidingly coupled to the proximal end of the first shaft portion (152, 154); a second shaft coupler (110, 112) fixed to the distal end of the second shaft portion (152, 154); a second rotary coupler (160, 160′, 162) supported for rotation on the proximal end of the second shaft portion (152, 154); and an actuator (158) coupled to the first rotary coupler (160, 160′, 162) and the second rotary coupler (160, 160′, 162) to extend and retract the first shaft portion (152, 154) with respect to the second shaft portion (152, 154).
US09080594B2	Removable self-locking plug A self-locking plug is provided that includes a lock carried between a sleeve and a core. The sleeve has an anti-rotation feature for reducing axial rotation of the sleeve during at least one of core removal and core installation. The core extends through the sleeve. The lock includes a first component and a second component. The first component has a protrusion that extends radially out to a circumferentially extending interference surface. The second component has an interference tab that is radially biased against the interference surface.
US09080592B2	Electrically insulating cage nut An electrically insulating cage nut (10) having a nut body (12) which is held in a cage (14), in which the nut body (12) has a cylindrical attachment (16) and a broadened holding element (18), and the cylindrical attachment (16) has an internal thread (20) and extends through an opening (22) in the cage (14) to the outside, wherein the internal diameter of the opening (22) is substantially larger than the external diameter of the cylindrical attachment (16), but is smaller than the external size of the holding element (18), and an insulator apparatus (24) is arranged between the cage (14) and cylindrical attachment (16), wherein the insulator apparatus (24) is formed integrally, and in consequence the cage nut (10) consists of only three components (12, 14, 24).
US09080586B2	D-type screwing assembly for furniture A D-type screwing assembly for furniture contains a retaining member including a hole defined in the retaining member, with a plurality of ribs defined on two sides of the retaining member, and with a slot formed on a top end of the retaining member. A screw member includes at least two orifices defined on a head end of the screw member and a thread section formed on the screw member to screw with the hole of the retaining member. A rotary member includes at least two posts extending outwardly from a front end of the rotary member, with a number of the at least two posts corresponding to that of the at least two orifices of the screw member, so that the at least two posts of the rotary member are fitted into the at least two orifices of the screw member correspondingly.
US09080585B2	Collapsible tubular rod A collapsible tubular rod includes a tubular rod body which has first and second rod segments and which is convertible between collapsed and assembled states, a socket body fixed in the first rod segment, a plug member configured to be brought into rotatable engagement with the socket body, a guiding sleeve sleeved on the plug member, and a spring-loaded pin received in the plug member so as to extend outwardly of the guiding sleeve, and a connecting cord. When the tubular rod body is in the assembled state, the plug member and the guiding sleeve are guided by the socket body to permit the spring-loaded pin to extend outwardly of an outer surface of the first rod segment.
US09080576B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a processing system Methods and apparatus for controlling a processing system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a processing system may include operating a vacuum pump coupled to a process chamber at a first baseline pump idle speed selected to maintain the process chamber at a pressure equal to a first baseline pump idle pressure; monitoring the pressure in the process chamber while operating the vacuum pump at the first baseline pump idle speed; and determining whether the first baseline pump idle pressure can be maintained in the process chamber when the vacuum pump is operating at the first baseline pump idle speed.
US09080575B2	Method of detecting and controlling stall in an axial fan A method of detecting stall in an axial fan through acoustical measurements in air the air flow, includes measuring the sound emanating from the flow adjacent the fan, preparing a visual representation of the sound, comparing the visual representation with a library of fixed visual representations derived from a plurality of tests representative of the performance of the fan under a range of operating parameters, selecting the fixed visual representation most closely matching the visual representation of the said sound, and deriving a control signal from the selected fixed visual representation. The visual representations are formed by a symmetrised dot pattern (SDP) technique.
US09080572B2	Centrifugal pump with secondary impeller and dual outlets A fluid pump includes a primary impeller and a secondary impeller disposed on a common drive shaft within a pump housing. The pump housing including a respective diffuser or volute therein for each of the primary impeller and the secondary impeller. A fluid passage is formed within the housing connecting a discharge of the primary impeller to an intake of the secondary impeller. Each of the primary and secondary impellers has a respective outlet port.
US09080570B2	Hermetic compressor and refrigeration cycle equipment using the same A closed compressor provided for achieving a wobbling suppressing effect of a rotating shaft by a bearing frame portion and improving a reliability thereof by preventing a bearing frame portion from being deformed due to a gas load includes a bearing member provided between the one end in the axial direction of the closed container and the electric motor and includes a bearing portion pivotally supporting the rotating shaft and a bearing frame portion holding the bearing portion, and the bearing frame portion includes a high rigidity portion and a low rigidity portion in a circumferential direction and the bearing frame portion is arranged in the closed container such that a direction in which a load acting on the bearing portion becomes maximum coincides with a direction in which rigidity of the bearing frame portion is high.
US09080565B2	Energy extraction system An energy extraction system for a rotational surface including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis and configured to rotatably couple to the rotational surface and an energy extraction mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a cam rotatable about the rotational axis and an eccentric mass coupled to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis, the eccentric mass cooperatively formed by a first and a second section, the eccentric mass operable between a connected mode wherein the first and second sections are adjacent and a disconnected mode wherein the first and second sections are separated. The energy extraction mechanism is connected to the cam and is statically coupled to the rotating surface, wherein the energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from relative rotation between the energy extraction mechanism and the cam.
US09080564B2	Diaphragm circulator A diaphragm circulator for liquid material including a body defining a plurality of propulsion chambers with rigid walls and including a plurality of deformable diaphragms with the chambers being connected in series. In each chamber, between the rigid walls of the chamber, is placed one of the diaphragms with an edge adjacent to an inlet port of the chamber and an edge adjacent to an outlet port of the chamber. A diaphragm-exciting member is arranged to cooperate with the diaphragms in order to generate ripples along the diaphragms. In each diaphragm, at least when the diaphragm ripples, a tension is generated in the diaphragm so that the diaphragm tension on the side of the discharge orifice is greater than on the side of the intake orifice.
US09080563B2	Pump rod connector apparatus and method A disclosed connector assembly for connecting abutting ends of a pair of rods includes a pair of outer clamp members, each adapted to receive one of two inner clamp members. Each inner clamp member has two opposed inner surfaces, each adapted to contact a corresponding shoulder of one of the rod ends. The assembly includes means for urging the outer clamp members toward one another. A described method for connecting the rod ends includes installing one of the inner clamp members in each of the outer clamp members and positioning the outer clamp members about the abutting ends of the rods such that the inner surfaces of the inner clamp members contact the corresponding shoulders. When the outer clamp members are urged toward one another, the inner surfaces of the inner clamp members impart forces on the corresponding shoulders that urge the ends of the rods toward one another.
US09080557B2	Method and apparatus for direct energy conversion A method and apparatus for direct energy conversion that combines the properties of Type II superconductor thin films, including the Meissner effect to create vortices to control and modulate static flux coupled in a magnetic circuit, where the laws of induction are used to produce an electrical signal without the use of moving armatures. The dynamics of magnetic flux modulation results from suppression of superconductivity and the Meissner effect by external photon irradiation. The apparatus employs a vortex channel based on the Meissner Effect, a laser, a permanent magnet, fiber optics for carrying the laser beam to the vortex channel, and a transformer composed of two separate windings. The transformer windings are arranged in a circuit having a first path through the permanent magnet and a first coil of the transformer windings; and a second path through the permanent magnet, the vortex channel, and the second coil of the transfer windings.
US09080555B2	Hydroelectric in-pipe turbine blades The special circumstances of working with hydroelectric turbines in pipes require innovations in blade shapes and systems that are presented here. An example is streamlining of the blades greater than that found in traditional hydroelectric turbines.
US09080552B2	Wind-driven machine for generating power A wind-driven machine for generating power, which includes a structure divided so as to facilitate its transportation and assembly constituted by a tower, a gondola on its top end, a plurality of wind collecting blades and a rotary equipment which includes an electric power generator constituted by an inner stator fixed to the gondola and an outer rotor enclosing the inner stator, a plurality of supporting cups inside which a blade pitch regulating rotary hub is mounted and to which each wind collecting blade is fixed.
US09080547B2	Engine control apparatus and method An engine control apparatus has an electric discharge device, a voltage application device, a fuel supplying device, and a control unit. The electric discharge device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is arranged opposite the first electrode to produce radicals within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine by a non-equilibrium plasma discharge that is generated between the electrodes before autoignition of the air-fuel mixture occurs. The voltage application device is operatively coupled to the first electrode for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes to generate the non-equilibrium plasma between the first and second electrodes. The fuel supplying device forms an air-fuel mixture inside the combustion chamber. The control unit is operatively coupled to the electric discharge device to set a discharge start timing of the electric discharge device to occur during an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine.
US09080544B2	Engine starting system and engine starting method A starting system of an engine mounted in a vehicle capable of running using torque output from an electric motor includes a estimation portion that estimates engine speed and output torque of the engine when the engine is driven to realize the power requested by the driver, a comparing portion that compares a time for which the engine continues to be stopped with a first time and a second time that is longer than the first time, a first starting portion that starts the engine when estimated engine speed is greater than first speed and less than second speed, and the estimated output torque is greater than first value and less than second value, and a second starting portion that starts the engine when the time for which the engine continues to be stopped is longer than the second time.
US09080542B2	Engine cranking torque referenced to an engine stop position A method for restarting a vehicle engine that is stopped at a known crank angle includes actuating a clutch located in a torque path between a starting motor and the engine with desired pressure related to the known crank angle during the restart, and using the starting motor to drive the engine during the restart.
US09080532B2	Exhaust manifold and diffuser integrated cylinder head An exhaust manifold and diffuser integrated cylinder head, includes an exhaust manifold and a exhaust passage. The exhaust manifold is integrally formed with the cylinder head. The exhaust passage is integrally formed with the cylinder head such that a turbocharger is mounted on a joining part of exhaust ports of the exhaust manifold and exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust passage flows to the turbocharger.
US09080529B1	Fuel management fuel surcharge system and method A fuel management system and method that permits accurate accounting of fuel consumption within the context of a fuel consuming system is disclosed. The system/method may be broadly described as comprising a fuel level sensor, fuel level sensor transponder, fuel accounting system, and optional regulated fuel dispenser. The fuel level sensor accurately determines the contents of a fuel tank. This information is reported via fuel sensor transponder to a fuel accounting system that tracks the fuel consumption of the fuel consuming system and provides billing information based on the detected fuel consumption. This accounting information may be utilized within an optional regulated fuel dispenser to refill/unfill the fuel tank to an accurately predetermined fuel level for the next fuel management accounting cycle. The present invention has many applications, including but not limited to management of rental/lease vehicles, transportation fuel surcharges, leased vehicle fleet returns, and/or fuel arbitrage.
US09080528B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device for an internal combustion engine, which determines a fuel injection quantity deviation state and/or an intake oxygen concentration-related parameter deviation state on the basis of the relationship between the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity and an NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) indicating the difference of the measured value or the estimate value of the NOx concentration of exhaust gas with respect to a predetermined NOx reference concentration, the control device having a state determination means for, on the basis of a first determination index including the amount of change of the NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) when the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity increases within a predetermined range and the NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) when the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity is a predetermined first value (Qtgt2), determining whether the fuel injection quantity deviation is zero, positive, or negative.
US09080526B2	Auto-ignition mitigation system An auto ignition mitigation system comprises a piston position module that determines a position of a piston within a cylinder and a temperature module that determines a first temperature of air within the cylinder. A fuel enrichment module communicates with the piston position module and the temperature module and determines a first fuel quantity based on the first temperature and the position of the piston. A fuel control module communicates with the fuel enrichment module and provides the first fuel quantity to the cylinder after the engine is started and before a first exhaust stroke of the piston.
US09080525B2	Fuel component identification A method adjusts fuel injection based on a fuel make-up, such as a fuel ethanol content. The fuel make-up may be learned during transient conditions by correlating transient fueling effects caused by the different evaporation rates of higher and lower ethanol content to measured exhaust air-fuel ratio. In this way, an ethanol content independent of combustion stoichiometry can be obtained, even during transients, that is less sensitive to part variation and sensor drift.
US09080520B2	Vehicle control apparatus In a vehicle control apparatus, an engine torque calculating unit calculates a developing engine torque Te, and a torque increase/decrease amount calculating unit calculates a torque increase or decrease amount Tmax of an engine which can be increased or decreased. A mode coefficient setting unit sets a mode coefficient k corresponding to a driving mode, and an allowable inertia calculating unit multiplies the torque increase or decrease amount Tmax by the mode coefficient k to calculate an allowable inertia torque Timax. A shift speed calculating unit calculates a shift speed V1 of a continuously variable transmission at which the allowable inertia torque Timax is generated, and an upper-limit shift speed setting unit sets an upper-limit shift speed V2 based on the shift speed V1. A shift control unit performs shift control of the continuously variable transmission at a shift speed not exceeding the upper-limit shift speed V2.
US09080519B2	Engine off time tracking An approach to tracking the engine off time of a system including an internal combustion engine. A timer apparatus may electrically couple to the engine control unit by way of a power connection that provides electrical power to the timer apparatus from the engine control unit. The timer apparatus may include a monitor module that monitors the power connection. A timer module may begin a time interval in response to the power connection transitioning from a powered state to an unpowered state. The timer module may end the time interval in response to the power connection transitioning from the unpowered state to the powered state. A communication module may communicate the time interval to the engine control unit by switching the power connection between the high state and the low state.
US09080518B2	System and method for operating an engine combusting liquefied petroleum gas A method and system for operating an engine that is supplied a fuel having a low super critical temperature is presented. In one example, the method supplies excess fuel to a direct injection fuel rail to cool a portion of the fuel system that is near direct fuel injectors. The heat is drawn from the direct injection fuel rail to a fuel tank where the heat is removed via injecting fuel vapors to the engine.
US09080514B2	Tractor vehicle A tractor is disclosed as a four-wheel drive vehicle with a movable seat back, with a seat height adjustment and with a varying load capability. The tractor also has a speed control device.
US09080513B2	Method and apparatus for combusting syngas within a combustor A method for operating a combustor is provided. The method includes supplying a predetermined amount of a first gaseous fuel to the combustor, wherein the first gaseous fuel has a first Modified Wobbe Index (MWI) and a first fuel reactivity, and supplying a predetermined amount of a second gaseous fuel to the combustor, wherein the second gaseous fuel has a second MWI that is lower than the first MWI and a second fuel reactivity that is higher than the first fuel reactivity. The method also includes mixing the first and second gaseous fuels together to form a blended gaseous fuel, and injecting the blended gaseous fuel into the combustor.
US09080509B2	System and method for monitoring an ignition system A system for monitoring and cleaning a spark plug is disclosed. In one example, an amount of carbonaceous soot at the center electrode ceramic of the spark plug is determined in response to a voltage of a sense resistor that is in electrical communication with the spark plug. The system may institute spark plug cleaning after carbonaceous soot is detected so that the possibility of engine misfire may be reduced.
US09080507B2	Multi-displacement internal combustion engine that removably couples a plurality of engine modules, axially at their crankshafts, to a single common output The present system provides a power plant comprising plurality of distinct small displacement engines that are removably coupled to a crankshaft using a clutch system. This allows the power plant to operate both as a small displacement engine, with its inherent fuel efficiency advantages, as well as a large displacement engine, with its advantages in power and torque. The system uses a management system to determine when to activate or deactivate engine modules for maximum efficiency. Because the system does not rely on prior art valve deactivation, the system does not suffer from the frictional losses of the prior art, and greater fuel efficiency is achieved.
US09080506B2	Methods and systems for boost control Methods and systems are provided for coordinating adjustments to a compressor recirculation valve with adjustments to a binary flow turbine scroll valve to reduce surge. The scroll valve is closed to increase turbine energy while the compressor recirculation valve is opened to increase compressor flow. Concurrent adjustments to a wastegate may be used to provide boost pressure control.
US09080502B2	Engine with variable valve mechanism An engine includes a variable valve mechanism capable of switching a valve characteristic to a first valve characteristic according to which at least one of an operation of pre-opening an intake valve during an exhaust stroke prior to a valve opening time in an intake stroke and an operation of re-opening an exhaust valve during the intake stroke subsequently to the opening/closing thereof during the exhaust stroke is performed, and to a second valve characteristic according to which neither the pre-opening of the intake valve nor the re-opening of the exhaust valve is performed. In the engine, when the valve characteristic is the first valve characteristic, if the presence of a request for switching to the second valve characteristic resulting from an increase in engine load is detected, a pressure reducing operation for reducing the pressure in an exhaust passage of the engine is performed.
US09080501B2	Engine combustion control via fuel reactivity stratification A compression ignition engine uses two or more fuel charges having two or more reactivities to control the timing and duration of combustion. In a preferred implementation, a lower-reactivity fuel charge is injected or otherwise introduced into the combustion chamber, preferably sufficiently early that it becomes at least substantially homogeneously dispersed within the chamber before a subsequent injection is made. One or more subsequent injections of higher-reactivity fuel charges are then made, and these preferably distribute the higher-reactivity matter within the lower-reactivity chamber space such that combustion begins in the higher-reactivity regions, and with the lower-reactivity regions following thereafter. By appropriately choosing the reactivities of the charges, their relative amounts, and their timing, combustion can be tailored to achieve optimal power output (and thus fuel efficiency), at controlled temperatures (and thus controlled NOx), and with controlled equivalence ratios (and thus controlled soot).
US09080500B2	Device for exchanging heat for gases containing acids Device for exchanging heat between an acidiferous gas and a heat transfer medium, with at least one flow duct for the acidiferous gas which consists essentially of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy.
US09080498B2	Combustion engine with a pair of one-way clutches used as a rotary shaft Improvements in a combustion engine performance and reduced temperature of the combustion engine therefore resulting in an increase in the brake thermal efficiency where the pistons move linearly within the combustion cylinder. A pair of one-way clutches is used to convert the reciprocating linear motion into rotary motion without a crank shaft and without friction or power loss in the engine. High pressure oil is used to intercool the piston and the cylinder walls and is used for lubricating the piston ring. This configuration will improve the engine efficiency and reduce emission and result in a low cost engine.
US09080496B2	Exhaust manifold for an engine and method for manufacture A cast exhaust manifold for an engine is disclosed that is fastened to the engine by a number of independent flanges between each pair of which a spacer is positioned to produce an interference fit when the exhaust manifold is at ambient temperature. The use of independent flanges allow the exhaust manifold to expand when heated without creating high levels of internal stress and the spacers prevent undue distortion of the exhaust manifold when the exhaust manifold cools.
US09080495B2	Exhaust heat recovery device An exhaust heat recovery device includes a multi-piece, chamber-shaped branching member with a draw-molded first chamber half having one inlet for introducing exhaust gas, and a draw-molded second chamber half having two outlets for discharging the exhaust gas. The draw-molded first and second chamber halves are integrally connected together to form a single chamber. A first flow channel extends from one of the two outlets of the branching member for circulating the exhaust gas. A heat exchanger is provided to the first flow channel for recovering potential heat of the exhaust gas. A second flow channel extends from the other one of the two outlets of the branching member for circulating the exhaust gas while bypassing the heat exchanger. A valve chamber houses a valve configured to open and close an outlet of the second flow channel.
US09080491B2	Exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that can keep high catalytic performance even being subjected to exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: noble metal particles (7); and supports (3), each support supporting the noble metal particles (7), wherein at least a certain amount of the noble metal particles (7) is provided on an outermost surface of the support (3), or provided within a range of 10% inside of a diameter of the support (3) from the outermost surface in a direction toward a center of the support.
US09080482B2	Control of exhaust flow in an engine including a particulate filter Methods and systems for controlling operation of exhaust of an engine including a particulate filter are provided. One example method includes generating vacuum during engine operation, and storing the vacuum. The method further includes, during or after engine shutdown, drawing ambient air through the particulate filter via the vacuum.
US09080477B2	Oil mist separator An oil mist separator for a crankcase ventilation system in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The oil mist separator is an impact type separator that includes a nozzle device having at least one nozzle, an impact wall and a separation material configured therebetween. The impact wall is located opposite to the at least one nozzle and may be coated with the separation material. A distance is configured between the nozzle and the separation material, and is reduced compared to a surrounding region, and wherein the separation material in a region of the opposing nozzle projects towards the same and thereby reduces the distance of a nozzle outlet to the separation material in this region compared to the surrounding region.
US09080470B2	Shared oil passages and/or control valve for one or more cam phasers A variable cam timing phaser (10) can a drive stator (14) and at least one driven rotor (20, 20a, 20b) mounted for rotation about a common axis. At least one vane-type hydraulic coupling can define at least one expandable fluid chamber (40, 50, 40a, 50a, 40b, 50b) for coupling the at least one driven rotor (20, 20a, 20b) for rotation with the drive stator (14) to enable the phase of the at least one driven rotor (20, 20a, 20b) to be adjusted independently of one another and independently relative to the drive stator (14). A control valve (60) can have at least one inlet port (62), at least one outlet port (64, 64a), and at least one common shared fluid passage (16, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d). At least one rotatable fluid flow diverter (80, 80a) can be in fluid communication with the at least one common shared fluid passage (16, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) for selectively communicating the at least one common shared fluid passage (16, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) with the at least one expandable fluid chamber (40, 50, 40a, 50a, 40b, 50b).
US09080464B2	Gas turbine and method of opening chamber of gas turbine A gas turbine includes a combustor chamber that houses a combustor unit configured to include a combustor that burns fuel to generate combustion gas for rotating a rotor, a turbine unit chamber that houses a turbine-unit rotor blade and a disk that rotate upon reception of the combustion gas, a combustor casing that forms the combustor chamber, and a casing that is configured to include the combustor casing in which a divided portion on a surface orthogonal to a rotation axis of the rotor is not formed in the combustor casing, but is formed in a portion on a downstream side of flow of the combustion gas lower than the combustor casing.
US09080463B2	Turbine ring assembly A turbine ring assembly includes a ring support structure and a plurality of ring sectors, each including a single piece of ceramic matrix composite material. Each ring sector includes a first portion forming an annular base with an inside face defining an inside face of the turbine ring and an outside face from which there extends two tab-forming portions including ends that are engaged in housings in the ring support structure. The ring sectors present a section that is substantially π-shaped and the ends of the tabs are held without radial clearance by the ring support structure. The tabs can have a free length in meridian section that is not less than three times their mean width.
US09080462B2	Cooling structure for bearing housing of turbocharger A turbocharger is provided with a bearing housing having a housing body supporting a rotor shaft in a rotatable state and having a bearing hole formed therein. An oil jacket is formed in the lower half portion of the housing body. A water jacket is formed in the upper half portion of the housing body, without protruding into the lower half portion.
US09080459B2	Forward step honeycomb seal for turbine shroud The present application provides a stage of a gas turbine engine. The stage may include a bucket, a shroud facing the bucket, and a forward step honeycomb seal on the shroud. The forward step honeycomb seal may include a forward step portion and one or more linear portions.
US09080457B2	Edge seal for gas turbine engine ceramic matrix composite component A gas turbine engine ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component includes first and second outer layers of plies, and an intermediate layer of plies between the first and second outer layers of plies. The intermediate layer of plies is offset relative to the first and second outer layers of plies. The offset forms a protrusion on one side of the CMC component and a recess in an opposite side of the CMC component such that when two CMC components are assembled together, the protrusion of the one CMC component engages the recess of the other CMC component to form an edge seal between the CMC components.
US09080452B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil with vane platform cooling passage A stator vane for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil extending in a radial direction and supported by a platform having a gas flowpath surface. A cooling passage is arranged in the platform and includes a circumferential passage that is fluidly connected to an inlet passage extending through and edge of the platform, and film cooling holes extending from the gas flowpath surface to the circumferential passage, radial extending passage through the edge of the platform. A void is interconnected to at least one of the radially extending passage and the inlet passage.
US09080449B2	Gas turbine engine seal assembly having flow-through tube A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an annular body and a flow-through tube that extends through the annular body. The flow-through tube includes an upstream orifice, a downstream orifice and a tube body that extends between the upstream orifice and the downstream orifice. The tube body establishes a gradually increasing cross-sectional area between the downstream orifice and the upstream orifice.
US09080448B2	Gas turbine engine vanes One embodiment of the present invention is a gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a gas turbine engine vane system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engine vanes. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US09080446B2	Scroll compressor with captured thrust washer A load transmittal apparatus transfers an axial load to a thrust surface during operation of a scroll compressor.
US09080444B1	Method and system of coal mine roof stabilization The present application relates to a system for supporting a roof of a portion of a mine. The system includes a first plurality of stabilizing members disposed above the roof at a first elevation. The first plurality of stabilizing members originate from a first common location and terminate at a second elevation that is higher than the first elevation. The system further includes a second plurality of stabilizing members disposed above the roof and the first plurality of stabilizing members at a third elevation. The second plurality of stabilizing members originate from a second common location and terminate at a fourth elevation that is higher than the third elevation. The second plurality of stabilizing members are disposed generally perpendicular to the first plurality of stabilizing members.
US09080439B2	Disintegrable deformation tool A deformation system, including a deformable member and a tool operatively arranged to deform the member due to actuation of the tool from a first set of dimensions at which the deformable member is positionable with respect to a structure to a second set of dimensions at which the deformable member engages with the structure. The tool at least partially comprises a disintegrable material responsive to a selected fluid. A method of operating a deformation system is also included.
US09080437B2	Adjustable locking shaft-locating device A shaft-locating device can include a cylindrical inner collet having an engaging surface on an inner diameter and an outward-facing tapered portion on an outer surface and an outer nut, concentrically located around the inner collet. The outer nut can have an inward-facing tapered portion that engages the outward-facing tapered portion of the inner collet, causing the inner diameter of the inner collet to become smaller, thus engaging, for example, a shaft around which the inner collet is located. In embodiments, a shoulder on the inner collet can prevent axial movement of a shaft-mounted component such as, for example, a bearing.
US09080434B2	Access system for a pressure controlled environment An access system for a pressure controlled environment is disclosed and described. The system can include a pressurized region having a first fluid. The pressurized region can be defined, at least partially, by a barrier separating the pressurized region from a lower pressure region. The system can also include a trap fluidly coupling the pressurized region and the lower pressure region through at least a portion of the barrier. The trap can have a second fluid forming a seal to prevent the first fluid from escaping the pressurized region. Additionally, the system can include at least one cable extending through the trap and the barrier into the pressurized region.
US09080433B2	Connection cartridge for downhole string A cartridge assembly for use with a perforating system having a contact terminal that connects to a perforating signal line when inserted into a receptacle end of a perforating gun. A detonator may be included in an end of the cartridge assembly for initiating a detonating cord in the perforating gun. The cartridge assembly is a modular unit that replaces the manual connections made when assembling a string of perforating guns. The cartridge assembly may optionally include a controller switch for controlling current flow through the cartridge assembly.
US09080432B2	Energetic material applications in shaped charges for perforation operations A shaped charge includes a cup-shaped casing defining an interior volume; a liner located within the interior volume; an explosive disposed between the liner and the casing; and a reactive material disposed between the liner and the casing. A method for generating a dynamic overbalance inside a wellbore includes disposing a perforation gun in the wellbore; and detonating a shaped charge in the perforation gun, wherein the shaped charge includes a cup-shaped casing defining an interior volume, a liner located within the interior volume, an explosive disposed between the liner and the casing, and a reactive material disposed between the liner and the casing.
US09080428B1	Drilling rig with position and velocity measuring tool for standard and directional drilling A drilling rig with a position and velocity measuring tool that provides a self-adjusting auto driller usable for standard drilling and directional drilling in a wellbore. The position and velocity measuring tool has a processor and data storage with computer instructions for instructing the processor to present an operator directional drilling steering system dashboard with numerous graphic visual components which creates and uses a virtual encoder eliminating a failure point of a mechanical encoder.
US09080425B2	High power laser photo-conversion assemblies, apparatuses and methods of use There is provided a high power laser system for powering a remotely located laser device, such as an ROV, using a high power laser fiber optic tether and a photo-conversion device, such as a laser photovoltaic assembly. Laser device systems, such as ROV systems that utilizes a high power laser cutting and/or cleaning tools are also provided.
US09080420B2	Multiple shift sliding sleeve A system of sliding valves wherein the inserts of multiple sliding valves may be shifted to an open position using a single shifting ball. Each individual sliding valve has a movable insert that, depending upon the position of the insert within the sliding valve, may either block or permit fluid to radially flow between the interior and exterior of the sliding valve. The insert has a profile about the interior of the movable insert allowing a shifting tool to connect to and move the insert so that fluid may be prevented from entering the interior portion of the sliding sleeve.
US09080416B2	Setting tool, anchoring and sealing device and system An anchoring and sealing device includes at least one slip, a seal and a tubular in operable communication with the at least one slip and the seal. The anchoring and sealing device is configured to cause radial movement of the at least one slip into anchoring engagement with a structure and to cause radial movement of the seal into sealing engagement with the structure in response to longitudinal compression of the anchoring and sealing device. The anchoring and sealing device is also configured to maintain anchoring and sealing engagement with the structure without additional components remaining in contact therewith.
US09080414B2	Method of treating a downhole formation using a downhole packer This disclosure is directed to a method of using a packer having at least two areas of relative rotation. The disclosure is further directed toward a method of using a packer incorporating a jet port, a highly debossed mandrel and/or a J-pin rotatably disposed within a drag block assembly for continuously and redundantly engaging a J-slot area disposed in the mandrel.
US09080409B2	Integral splice for insulated conductors A method includes coupling a core of a heating section to a core of an overburden section of an insulated conductor. A diameter of the core of the heating section is less than a diameter of the core of the overburden section. A first insulation layer is placed over the core of the heating section such that at least part of an end portion of the core of the heating section is exposed. A second insulation layer is placed over the core of the overburden section such that the second insulation layer extends over the exposed portion of the core of the heating section. A thickness of the second insulation layer is less than a thickness of the first insulation layer and an outer diameter of the overburden section is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the heating section.
US09080404B2	Method and system for interventionless hydraulic setting of equipment when performing subterranean operations Interventionless setting assemblies and associated methods are disclosed. A method of setting downhole equipment comprises applying a pressure to a compensating volume and providing a working volume, wherein the working volume is separated from the compensating volume by one or more hydraulic control devices. A pressure is applied to the working volume in response to the pressure applied to the compensating volume. The pressure applied to the compensating volume is then reduced and the pressure applied to the working volume is captured by maintaining the pressure applied to the working volume when the pressure applied to the compensating volume is reduced. The captured pressure in the working volume is applied to set downhole equipment.
US09080401B2	Fluid driven pump for removing debris from a wellbore and methods of using same A downhole tool for moving fluid through the tool comprises a rotatable sleeve disposed within a bore of the tool. The sleeve includes an opened upper end and a closed lower end to define a cavity. A fluid movement profile is disposed along the lower end. A directional port is disposed in the side of the sleeve in fluid communication with the cavity and an upper port disposed in the tool. The upper port can be isolated from a lower port in the tool, the lower port being in fluid communication with the fluid movement profile. A first fluid flowing downward enters the cavity, exits the directional port causing rotation of the sleeve, and flows out the tool through the upper port. Sleeve rotation causes a second fluid to be drawn upward into contact with the fluid movement profile which directs the second fluid out of the lower port.
US09080396B2	Telescopic elevator bail and method of using the elevator bail A telescopic elevator bail is arranged to be able to be used dynamically in well operations in the petroleum industry. The elevator bail comprises a sleeve provided with a first attachment organ and a muzzle portion, and a rod arranged to be able to be displaced telescopically relative to the sleeve along the common longitudinal axis of the sleeve and the rod. The rod is provided with at least one through hole perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the rod and the hole is arranged to be able to accommodate an actuator actuable holding bolt. The sleeve is provided with at least one catch bolt. The catch bolt is provided with an inward projecting holding portion. The rod is provided with a first shoulder portion arranged to rest on the holding portion of the catch bolt when the sleeve and the rod exhibit their relatively longest longitudinal displacement. A method is for utilizing the elevator bail.
US09080393B2	Drilling riser retrieval in high current The disclosure is directed to a method for retrieving a drilling riser connected to a blow-out-preventer (BOP) located on a sea bed. The method includes the steps of: a) attaching the first end of the retrieval line to a vessel; b) attaching the second end of the retrieval line to a drilling riser; c) disconnecting the riser from the BOP; d) initiating the assent of the disconnected riser from the sea bed; e) maintaining tension on the riser as it ascends to the sea surface by creating a horizontal load that is opposite to a current load on a bottom end of the riser; f) releasing tension on the retrieval line as the riser approaches the bottom of the drilling vessel; and/or g) disconnecting the retrieval line from the riser, whereby the riser is pulled through the bottom opening in the drilling vessel.
US09080381B2	Power assist module for roller shades A power assist module for use in roller tube driven products, such as roller shades. The module may be pre-wound prior to installation in a roller tube and retains its pre-wound condition, even after use, when removed from the roller tube.
US09080380B2	Door lite frame with nestable frame components A door lite frame comprises a first frame component comprising first screw bosses and first grip sockets, and a second frame component comprising second screw bosses and second grip sockets. The first and second frame components are constructed to permit arrangement of the first and second frame components in an assembled state and a nested state with respect to one another. In the assembled state, the first screw bosses are correspondingly aligned with the second screw bosses, and the first and second frame components are secured to each other. In the nested state, at least one of the first screw bosses of the first frame component is mated with at least one of the second grip sockets of the second frame component.
US09080375B2	Storm water entry prevention apparatus for sliding door system A storm water entry prevention apparatus for a sliding door system includes a base, a shield, a wedge, and an adapter. The base connects with the bottom side of the existing door frame from the outside while the shield connects to the base from the top end. The shield is angularly positioned with the existing sliding door so that the water can be easily flow away from the base. When the sliding door is opened or closed, the wedge gently pushes the shield away from the sliding door system. In order to accommodate the screen door, the adapter is connected with the base and the existing door frame.
US09080372B2	Gypsum composites used in fire resistant building components A composite product includes gypsum in an amount of 60 to 90% by weight, fibers in an amount of 1.5 to 26% by weight substantially homogeneously distributed through the composite, and a rheology-modifying agent in an amount of 0.5 to 6% by weight. The composite is caused or allowed to cure to form a cured composite. The cured composite is a fire resistant component used in a fire-rated door core, a fire-rated door or a fire-rated building panel. The fire resistant component may include a building panel, a door panel, a door core, a door rail, a door stile, a door lock block, a door border, or a door insert.
US09080370B2	Device for blocking a passage The present invention relates to a self-contained protection device (1, 1a-1b) for provisionally blocking a passage (10) such as a corridor, a door, or a window, characterized in that it includes at least one longitudinally-extendable bar (2, 2a-2b), preferably a telescopic bar, the extension thereof being actuatable by an actuator (3), said bar being capable of being removably locked in an extended configuration between two wall surfaces (10a, 10b) defining said passage, referred to as locking surfaces, said extendable bar supporting one or preferably a plurality of blocking member(s) (4) to form a protection screen (5, 5a, 5b) blocking said passage, in which said blocking member(s) is or are preferably removably fixed.
US09080366B2	Drive configuration for the motorized displacement of a displacement element of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a drive configuration for the motorized displacement of a displacement element of a motor vehicle, at least one drive having an electrical drive motor, in particular a DC motor, and a drive controller, which is associated with the drive and connected to a supply voltage UV, being provided, the drive not being designed as self-locking, so that in the case of a non-motorized displacement of the displacement element, the drive motor operates as a generator and generates a generator voltage UG. It is proposed that the drive controller is equipped with an overvoltage protector, which can be triggered by exceeding a limiting supply voltage UV, and that the configuration is further made so that the overvoltage protector can additionally be triggered by a non-motorized displacement of the displacement element if a limiting generator voltage UG is exceeded.
US09080352B2	Controller apparatus and sensors for a vehicle door handle A door handle assembly for a vehicle door includes a door handle operated using a controller and sensors. In the door interior, an upper portion of a swing arm connects to a first post and a second post portion of the door handle. The lower portion of the swing arm, rotably attached to a shaft on the inner door, pivots between an extended and retracted position. When an extension force sensor contacts the upper portion of the arm, the extension force sensor on the inner door surface generates an extension force response signal. A retraction force sensor on the lower portion of the arm generates a retraction force response signal when the retraction force sensor on the lower portion of the arm contacts a flush adjuster rod. Both extension and retraction force response signals are used by the controller to operate the door handle.
US09080337B2	Connector components for form-work systems and methods for use of same An apparatus for a stay-in-place form assembly comprises a plurality of elongated panels connectable to one another in edge-to-edge relationship. The plurality of panels comprise first and second panels connectable to one another at a connection between a generally male connector component of the first panel and a generally female connector component of the second panel. The generally female connector component comprises a female engagement portion which defines a principal receptacle and the generally male connector component comprises a male engagement portion which is received in the principal receptacle to form the connection. The generally female connector component comprises a first abutment portion and the generally male connector component comprises a second abutment portion which abuts against the first abutment portion to form the connection. The first and second abutment portions are located outside of the principal receptacle.
US09080334B2	Recyclable formwork A recyclable formwork adds a new function without destroying other functions of the recyclable formwork. The recyclable formwork includes a main unit including a contact surface contacting with cast concrete, a non-contact surface parallel and opposite to the contact surface, and a plurality of ribs projecting from the non-contact surface and reinforcing the main unit. A case is housed between the plurality of ribs and fixed on the non-contact surface. A circuit is stored in the case. A highest point of the case at the side of the non-contact surface is not higher than a highest point of upper ends of the plurality of ribs.
US09080333B2	Modular floor tile with resilient support members Modular floor tiles and modular floors are described herein. A modular floor tile may include a top surface layer, a plurality of edge surfaces, an interlocking mechanism for attachment to adjacent tiles, and a support system. The support system may additionally include a first rigid level and at least one resilient support member disposed under the top surface layer, the at least one resilient support member extending to a distance further from the top surface layer than the first rigid level. The at least one resilient support member may be compressible toward the top surface layer. A modular floor may include a plurality of interlocking tiles connected to one another. A method of forming a modular floor that includes an interlocking modular tile is also disclosed.
US09080329B2	Surface covering comprising laminate panels and an extraneous locking element The present invention relates to a surface covering (100) comprising panels (200) and at least one extraneous locking element (300). The panels (200) are provided with respective longitudinal and transverse coupling means (400, 500) which are adapted to connect similar panels (200) at corresponding adjacent edges (211, 211′, 213, 213′). The transverse coupling means (500) are adapted to form a channel (501) in coupled condition which is adapted to receive the extraneous locking element (300). When inserted into the channel (501) formed by the transverse coupling means (500) of panels (200) in a first row (206), the extraneous locking element is adapted to extend at least partially into the groove (430) of an adjacent parallel panel in the second row (207), such that a lower surface (305) of the extraneous locking element (300) is in contact with a lower lip contact portion (433), and the upper surface (307) of the extraneous locking element (300) is in contact with an upper lip contact portion (437).
US09080327B2	Thermally coated wall anchor and anchoring systems with in-cavity thermal breaks Thermally-isolating wall anchors and anchoring systems employing the same are disclosed. A thermally-isolating coating is applied to the wall anchor, which is interconnected with a wire formative veneer tie. The thermally-isolating coating is selected from a distinct grouping of materials, that are applied using a specific variety of methods, in one or more layers and cured and cross-linked to provide high-strength adhesion. The thermally-coated wall anchors provide an in-cavity thermal break that severs the thermal threads running throughout the cavity wall structure, reducing the U- and K-values of the anchoring system by thermally-isolating the metal components.
US09080323B2	Sealing member for a flush toilet A flush toilet includes a base and a bowl assembly defining a bowl. The bowl assembly is mounted to the base and defines a discharge opening at a lower end of the bowl. A waste ball valve assembly is mounted to the flush toilet for selectively opening and closing the discharge opening of the bowl assembly. A common sealing member operates to seal the bowl to the base and to wipe a ball of the waste ball valve assembly as the waste ball valve assembly is selectively opened and closed. The common sealing member has a generally horizontal portion for wiping the ball of the ball valve assembly and a compressible cylindrical portion upwardly extending from the generally horizontal portion. The cylindrical portion is compressed between the base and the bowl to define a seal therebetween.
US09080320B1	Shower head extension apparatus An apparatus for re-directing the fluid flow emanating from an existing shower head which comprises a boot, a mechanical slide fastener, which in a preferred construction is fluid-tight, a thumb handle hose clamp, a flexible hose, and a spray nozzle. The apparatus is intended to co-operate with an existing shower head, which existing shower head has a supply line. The boot of the apparatus encompasses the shower head and is closed around the supply line thereof by the mechanical slide fastener. Once closed thereon, it is secured by the thumb handle hose clamp, which facilitates a fluid-tight seal. When fluid flows from the existing shower head, it exits the boot through the flexible hose, which transfers it to the spray nozzle, from where it is dispensed.
US09080319B2	Systems and methods for attachment control signal modulation In general, systems and methods for controlling work machine implements are described. In one embodiment, a system for controlling a hydraulically-powered third-party work machine implement includes a microcontroller-based conversion module capable of transforming implement control signals from their native format (e.g., PWM) to a signal format required by the implement to function properly (e.g., digital). A hydraulic flow activation signal can be simultaneously generated and transmitted to the implement so that hydraulic flow occurs only when control signals are received and the implement is caused to be in motion or otherwise activated.
US09080315B2	Heavy machine-operated sieve screen bucket The invention relates to a heavy machine-operated sieve screen bucket. A plurality of screening plates (3) are spaced from each other and establish a screening surface (2), which is provided with screening slots and on top of which the material to be screened can be placed. There are rotatable shafts (4) below the screening surface (2). The shafts (4) are provided with blades (5), which are projecting from the shafts and which extend through the screening slots to above the screening surface (2). The blades (5) taper in a wedge-like manner towards their rounded tips. Side edges of the blades (5) are substantially straight and the angle between the same is in the range of 20-28°.
US09080314B1	Excavating machinery with bucket for screening and/or mixing excavated material An excavating bucket apparatus pivotally mounts on an articulating arm of a mobile excavating machine. The bucket includes a scoop member that has a frame and defines a top configured for pivotal connection to the excavating machine's articulating arm. Each of the opposed ends of the scoop member can be open to receive and pass through any material dug or scraped by the scoop member, which defines a bottom disposed opposite the top. The bottom of the scoop member can define a generally banana-shaped bottom profile. The frame carries a screening mechanism disposed at the bottom of the scoop member, and the screening mechanism can define at least two stacked screening decks and a generally banana-shaped profile. The screening mechanism can be mechanically vibrated while being isolated mechanically from the scoop member. The frame accommodates different screening mechanisms, which are easily removed and re-installed.
US09080310B2	Closed-loop hydraulic system having regeneration configuration A hydraulic system is disclosed that has first and second passages connecting a pump to an actuator in closed-loop manner, and first and second load-holding valves within the first and second passages. The hydraulic system may also have a regeneration valve connected to the first and second passages between the actuator and the first and second load-holding valves to selectively connect the first and second passages. The hydraulic system may further have a controller configured to cause a control valve to simultaneous move the first and second load-holding valves toward flow-blocking positions when pump displacement is about zero. The controller may also be configured to selectively cause the regeneration valve to connect the first and second passages when pump displacement is non-zero, and to cause only one of the first and second load-holding valves to move to its flow-blocking position when the regeneration valve connects the first and second passages.
US09080309B2	Device for removing sea bed A device for removing sea bed includes a conveying line at least partially surrounded by sea water and an emergency emptying device arranged in the conveying line. The conveying line is configured to have a sea bed be removed therethrough so that a removed sea bed is transportable to a surface in a conveying direction. The emergency emptying device is configured so that the removed sea bed moving in a direction counter to the conveying direction in the conveying line is dischargeable from the conveying line into the sea water.
US09080307B2	Work vehicle and wheel loader A work vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room, a cooling fan, a cooling unit and a first exhaust pipe. The exhaust gas post-processing device includes a diesel particulate filtering device, a selective catalyst reduction device, a connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering device and the selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device configured and arranged to inject a reducing agent into the connecting pipe. The engine room accommodates the engine and the exhaust gas post-processing device. The cooling fan is configured to suck in air from one side and to exhaust air from another side to produce an air flow. The cooling unit is disposed on the one side of the cooling fan. The first exhaust pipe has one end arranged to suck in air around the injection device and another end located between the cooling fan and the cooling unit.
US09080306B2	Method of laying a foundation of a tower construction The invention provides a method of laying a foundation of a tower construction which comprises a base flange. The method comprises the steps of: providing a number of anchor rods, providing a ring-shaped formwork, arranging the anchor rods in a pit in the ground, arranging the formwork in engagement with the anchor rods so as to be supported thereby, casting a concrete element, casting a second casting layer in a groove in the concrete element, the groove being provided by the formwork, lowering the base flange onto the second casting layer, and fixing the base flange to the concrete element.
US09080302B2	Measurement system for a pile A measuring system for controlling perpendicularity of a pile during driving of the pile includes a mounting frame for coupling the measuring system with a pile driving system, and a measuring frame provided with at least one measuring device for measuring perpendicularity of the pile. The measuring frame can be moveably coupled with the mounting frame.
US09080299B2	Windmill conveyance system and method for using same A conveyance system and method for delivering at least one component of a windmill to a location is provided. The system is provided with a transporter and a transfer system. The transporter is positionable adjacent a base at the location. The transfer system is provided with a plurality of rails, a support and at least one slider. The rails are positionable on the base and the transporter. The support has a first portion of the rails of the transporter thereon. The support is positionable along a second portion of the rails on a surface of the transporter, and slidably movable between a retracted and an extended position whereby the support is selectively positionable adjacent the base. The slider carries the component(s) of the windmill. The slider is slidably movable along the rails of the transporter and the base whereby the component(s) is/are slidably transferable between the transporter and the base.
US09080293B2	Self-propelled surface milling machine with electrical mill roll drive The present invention relates to a self-propelled surface milling machine, preferably in the form of an asphalt-milling machine, snow-milling machine or Surface Miner, having a mill roll which is drivable about a rotational axis, and a mill roll drive comprising an electrical motor which is accommodated within the mill roll, wherein stator and rotor of the electrical motor are accommodated within a dust and air-tightly sealed motor housing. It will be suggested to associate a cooling device comprising a closed circuit liquid cooling system to the electrical motor located within the milling roll body. Due to the high heat capacity of a suitable coolant, such as oil or mixed water and glycol small volume flows and hence small conduit cross sections will be sufficient. On the other hand, any incorporation of dust into the mill-roll drive as well as any formation of dust by discharge air can be avoided by the closed form of the circuit liquid cooling system.
US09080292B2	Method of forming a base around an upright support for a mailbox A method of forming a base around a mailbox that is mounted upon a support assembly that projects upwardly from a surface on subjacent ground. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a plurality of base components each with an upwardly facing surface; and operatively placing and connecting the plurality of base components so that at least first and second of the base components are connected, each to the other, so that the upwardly facing surfaces on the plurality of base components cooperatively define an upwardly facing surface area over the subjacent ground surface.
US09080291B2	Embedded receiver for fasteners A receiver plate for embedding within a fastener target area of a fabricated body is disclosed, with the receiver plate providing tri-axial motion resistance for a fastener that may be inserted into the fabricated body and through the receiver plate at an imprecisely determined location within the fastener target area. Also disclosed is a fabricated body adapted for insertion of fasteners within a target area comprising a molded body portion, and a receiver plate embedded within the molded body portion in a target area. Further disclosed is a fastener and receiver plate for use with a body in which the receiver plate is embedded, wherein the fastener has a head, a shaft and a tapered tip.
US09080290B2	Use of biobased sugar monomers in vinyl copolymers as latex binders and compositions based thereon The present invention provides the novel and nonobvious discovery that sugar macromers can be effectively used to provide a new generation of renewable comonomers for bio-synthetic hybrid paper binder systems having a controlled hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance for improved water retention and film forming properties, on machine runnability, offset printability, biodegradability, enhanced recyclability, and other performance attributes.
US09080277B2	Apparatus and method for determining inertia of a laundry load A laundry treating appliance for treating a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation including a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber in which a laundry load is received for treatment, a motor rotatably driving the drum in response to a motor control signal, and a controller outputting a motor control signal to rotate the drum according to a speed profile having at least a constant speed phase, where the drum is rotated at a constant speed, and an acceleration phase, where the drum is accelerated to the constant speed and a method of operating a laundry treating appliance to determine an inertia of the laundry load.
US09080276B2	Washing machine out of balance detection A method of operating a washing machine to detect unbalanced loads has been developed. The method includes operating a motor to rotate a tub holding a load at a first rotational rate that is below a threshold rotational rate, identifying a mass of the load, operating the motor to rotate the tub at a second rotational rate that is above the threshold rotational rate, identifying a power applied to the motor to continue rotation of the tub at the second rotational rate, obtaining an out of balance mass value from a memory with reference to the power applied to the motor, second rotational rate, and identified mass, identifying a maximum rate for the tub with reference to the out of balance mass value, and operating the motor to rotate the tub at a rate that is less than or equal to the maximum rate.
US09080275B2	Drain hose and washing machine having the same A washing machine capable of reducing noise generated during a drain operation or a spin dry operation with a simple structure. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet to accommodate wash water, a drain pump disposed at a lower side of the tub to drain the wash water contained in the tub, a first drain hose connecting the tub to the drain pump to allow the wash water contained in the tub to be introduced into the drain pump, and a second drain hose guiding the wash water, which is introduced into the drain pump, to outside the cabinet.
US09080270B2	Tool module for textile machine A tool module (16) comprises a module body (15) comprising at least two contact surfaces (22, 27). They are separated from one another by means of a groove (30) and one of them extends into the groove (30). A fixed and accurate fit of the tool module (16) on each bar is ensured by means of this groove. Yarn filaments or very fine dirt particles, grout or wear on the accommodations can be accommodated by the groove. In addition, a simple and failure-free assembly is ensured.
US09080265B2	Fabric strap with soft side edges Integrally woven fabric strap having a soft edge on one or both longitudinal sides. The soft edge of the strap comprises spandex covered warp yarns which are thinner than the counterpart warps in the main body of the strap and also has a less dense weaving pattern for reducing weft exposure on the edge warp. Both these technical features contribute to the effect of softness and smoothness of the side edges. With the soft edge, the strap of this invention can find various applications in the underwear industry, as it causes no discomfort despite it is in close contact with the skin and has frequent movement causing frictions thereon during the course of daily wearing.
US09080260B2	Low shrinkage, dyeable MPD-I yarn The invention relates a heat-treated poly(metaphenylene isophthalamide) polymer fiber having a crystalline structure as represented by a carbonyl stretch peak at a wavelength of 1,650 cm−1 in a Raman spectra response which before coloration with a dye, shrinks linearly 0.4 percent or less when exposed to 285 degrees Centigrade for 30 minutes; and which after contact with an aqueous red dye solution for 1 hour at 120 degrees Centigrade, has an “L” value coloration of at least 40 units lower than the “L” value of the fiber before coloration.
US09080259B2	Polyamide fibers with dyeable particles and production thereof The novel polyamide fibers with dyeable particles comprise 80% to 99.95% by weight of polyamide, 0.05% to 20% by weight of dyeable particles and 0% to 19.95% by weight of added substances, the % by weight summing to 100%.
US09080257B2	Fibrous plant stalk decorticator A fibrous plant stalk decorticator is disclosed. The decorticator includes a feeding device a breaker roll having a first plurality of blades, and a skutcher roll having a second plurality of blades. The skutcher is positioned such that the first and second pluralities of blades overlap. A plurality of air outlets pass through the blades and are configured to provided pressurized air to the fibrous plant stalk as it is passed through the decorticator.
US09080255B2	Method of producing silver nanowires in large quantities Monodispersed silver nanowires are formed by a process utilizing a polyol. A capping agent is mixed in the polyol to form a substantially homogeneous solution. The solution is heated to a level below a boiling point of the polyol. The solution is diluted with a diluent which may consist of water and/or alcohol, and the solution is centrifuged to produce the silver nanowires.
US09080250B2	Metal treatment to form a surface layer A metal object is treated to form an integral surface layer by: (a) immersing the metal object in an anodising electrolyte, and passivating the metal to form an anodised layer on the metal object; (b) continuing the application of a potential to modify the surface layer; (c) then treating the metal object with a chemical reducing agent so a hydrous metal oxide is formed; and (d) then contacting the metal object with a solution containing a biocidal material so as to incorporate biocidal material into the surface layer.
US09080247B2	Tin-containing alloy plating bath, electroplating method using same, and substrate with the electroplating deposited thereon Provided are a tin-containing alloy plating bath being capable of manufacturing a tin-containing alloy plated product suitable for electric and electronic members with excellent anti-oxidation performance, and an electroplating method using the bath. Specifically the bath is a plating bath to deposit a tin-containing alloy on the surface of a substrate, which plating bath contains: (a) a tin compound containing 99.9% by mass to 46% by mass of tin based on entire metal mass in the plating bath; (b) a gadolinium compound containing 0.1% by mass to 54% by mass of gadolinium based on entire metal mass in the plating bath; (c) at least one complexing agent; and (d) a solvent, and the electroplating method uses the tin-containing alloy bath, thus can manufacture a tin-containing alloy plated product having excellent anti-oxidation performance.
US09080243B2	High-temperature electrolyser (HTE) with improved operating safety A high-temperature electrolyser including a stack of electrolysis cells in which steam is made to flow both at a cathode and at an anode. The architecture of the electrolyzer is configured to have each cathode inlet end and anode inlet end close to an oxygen, or respectably hydrogen, collection duct portion. With the structure, a buffer volume of steam is created around the oxygen and hydrogen collectors, which therefore constitutes a simple and effective sealing mechanism within the electrolyser.
US09080241B2	System for producing and supplying hydrogen and sodium chlorate, comprising a sodium chloride electrolyser for producing sodium chlorate A system is provided for producing hydrogen and oxygen based on decomposition of sodium chlorate (NaClO3). In a service station, NaClO3 is produced by a sodium chloride (NaCl) electrolyser. The service station is supplied with water (H2O), NaCl, and energy in order to carry out an electrolysis reaction in the electrolyser, to produce NaClO3 and gaseous hydrogen (H2). The NaClO3 and H2 are supplied to vehicles. Each vehicle includes a reactor for decomposing the NaClO3 and producing reaction products of NaCl and oxygen, with the oxygen being supplied to a fuel cell.
US09080233B2	Spring and method for producing same A spring consists of, by weight %, 0.27 to 0.48% of C, 0.01 to 2.2% of Si, 0.30 to 1.0% of Mn, not more than 0.035% of P, not more than 0.035% of S, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The spring has a nitrogen compound layer and a carbon compound layer at the surface at a total thickness of not more than 2 μm. The spring has a center portion with hardness of 500 to 700 HV in a cross section and has a compressive residual stress layer at a surface layer. The compressive residual stress layer has a thickness of 0.30 mm to D/4, in which D (mm) is a circle-equivalent diameter of the cross section, and has maximum compressive residual stress of 1400 to 2000 MPa.
US09080229B2	Nano-composite stainless steel A composite stainless steel composition is composed essentially of, in terms of wt. % ranges: 25 to 28 Cr; 11 to 13 Ni; 7 to 8 W; 3.5 to 4 Mo; 3 to 3.5 B; 2 to 2.5 Mn; 1 to 1.5 Si; 0.3 to 1.7 C; up to 2 O; balance Fe. The composition has an austenitic matrix phase and a particulate, crystalline dispersed phase.
US09080225B2	Aluminum alloy and manufacturing method thereof Provided are an aluminum alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, aluminum and a magnesium (Mg) master alloy containing a calcium (Ca)-based compound are provided. A melt is prepared, in which the Mg master alloy and the Al are melted. The aluminum alloy may be manufactured by casting the melt.
US09080224B2	Method and apparatus for forming titanium-aluminium based alloys A method for forming a titanium-aluminum based alloy in which titanium subchlorides and aluminum that have already been heated in a first zone are moved into and heated in an intermediate zone to a temperature at which at least a portion of the material can accrete and form a cake on a surface located in the intermediate zone. The non-caked material is moved to and heated in a second zone to form the titanium-aluminum based alloy. The caked material is periodically removed from the surface in the intermediate zone and heated with the non-caked material in the second zone.
US09080219B2	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens K317 for suppressing the growth of antibiotics-resistant pathogenic microorganism or enteropathogenic microorganism The present invention relates to a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens K317 strain suppressing the growth of antibiotics-resistant pathogenic microorganisms or enteropathogenic microorganisms, more precisely a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens K317 strain, a culture supernatant thereof and an antibacterial metabolite separated from the same. The Bacillus amyloliquefaciens K317 strain, the culture supernatant thereof and the antibacterial metabolite separated from the same of the invention can be effectively used for the composition, health food, and probiotics for inhibiting the growth of antibiotics-resistant pathogenic microorganisms and enteropathogenic microorganisms, since they have excellent antibacterial activity and inhibition effect on the growth of methicillin resistant pathogenic microorganism and such enteropathogenic microorganism as Edwardsiella tarda, E. coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
US09080218B2	HIV type and subtype detection The present invention relates to the detection of HIV by amplification and PCR-based methods.
US09080217B2	Methods for detection of Clostridium difficile Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of Clostridium difficile in a biological or nonbiological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes, and kits are provided that are designed for the detection of Clostridium difficile.
US09080216B2	Genetic changes in ATM and ATR/CHEK1 as prognostic indicators in cancer The present invention relates to the discovery that, in human cancer, an 11q deletion of ATM together with an increase in ATR and CHEK1 expression correlates with resistance to ionizing radiation which could be overcome by inhibition of the ATR/CHEK1 pathway. It provides for methods of identifying patients unlikely to exhibit an adequate response to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy who may benefit from ATR/CHEK1 pathway inhibition, as well as methods of treating said patients.
US09080214B2	Genetic markers for efficacy of iloperidone in the treatment of psychotic symptoms Methods for predicting whether iloperidone will be efficacious in treating a psychotic symptom in an individual, based on the individual's genotype at one or more single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci are described, as are methods for treating an individual based on such prediction.
US09080206B2	Detection of nucleic acids and proteins The invention generally relates to methods for detecting a target nucleic acid and a target protein in a single assay.
US09080205B2	Quantification of human mitochondrial DNA using synthesized DNA standards A real-time quantitative PCR assay that utilizes a duplex, synthetic DNA standard to ensure optimal quality assurance and quality control. One embodiment of the invention facilitates amplification of mtDNA by focusing on a 105-base pair target sequence that is minimally homologous to non-human mtDNA. The present invention can also be used to identify the presence of PCR inhibitors and thus indicate the need for sample repurification.
US09080203B2	Method and system for automated image analysis in cancer cells A method of screening for the presence and/or extent of a pathology in a subject, the pathology characterized by an abnormal chromosomal component in a cell of the subject, comprising the steps of: contacting a biological sample comprising cell nuclei from said subject with, one or more distinguishable labeled probes directed to at least one chromosomal sequence that characterizes the abnormality under conditions that promote hybridization of the one or more probes to the at least one sequence, automatically obtaining a representation of the one or more distinguishable labels hybridized to the chromosomal sequences, automatically analyzing the distribution and intensity of binding of the one or more labels in the representation to determine the presence and/or extent of an abnormal chromosomal component; and automatically reporting results of the analysis; wherein the steps are carried out without intervention by a human.
US09080202B2	Method of SNP detection by using gene detection technique in bead-based microfluidics The present invention provides a method of SNP detection by using gene detection in bead-based microfluidics comprising following steps: (a) preparing a microbead with a duplex DNA; (b) inserting a dye into the duplex DNA; (c) delivering the microbead into a microchannel with a temperature gradient region; (d) heating the temperature gradient region to denature the duplex DNA; (e) monitoring a fluorescence intensity of the duplex DNA during the step (d) to obtain a melting curve; and (f) determining the SNP by a melting curve analysis method; wherein the duplex DNA is synthesized by a target single-strand DNA and an allele-specific probe. Furthermore, the present invention offers a temperature gradient region to enhance the measurement accuracy. The continuous-flow mechanism in this region is validated and optimized.
US09080200B2	Method of quality control testing a Factor XIII containing sample The invention relates to a method of quality control testing a Factor XIII (FXIII) containing sample which comprises the step of detecting the presence of and/or measuring the concentration of pre-activated FXIII (FXIIIao) in said sample and to a quality control kit for determining the quality of a Factor XIII (FXIII) containing sample. Preferably, an anion-exchange chromatographic column is used, as well as the fluorescent substrate Abz-NE (Cad-Dnp) EQVS PLTLLK-OH.
US09080198B2	Growth medium for the detection of microorganisms by fluorescence allying a fluorogenic substrate and a pH-sensitive fluorophore The invention relates to a growth medium allying a fluorogenic substrate and a pH-sensitive fluorophore, in particular the combination of 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) and derivatives of fluorescein. This growth medium is used for the detection by fluorescence of microorganisms by coupling the fluorescence measurements relating to the pH-sensitive fluorophor and the fluorescence measurements relating to the activation of the fluorogenic substrate(s) by the microorganisms.
US09080196B2	System and method for determining hematocrit insensitive glucose concentration Described are methods and systems to apply a plurality of test voltages to the test strip and measure at least a current transient output resulting from an electrochemical reaction in a test chamber of the test strip so that a glucose concentration can be determined that are generally insensitive to other substances in the body fluid sample that could affect the precision and accuracy of the glucose concentration.
US09080195B2	High titer production of poly (α 1,3 glucan) A process for enzymatic preparation of poly (α1, 3 glucan) from sucrose is disclosed. The glucosyltransferase enzyme (gtfJ) from Streptococcus salivarius is used to convert sucrose to fructose and poly (α1, 3 glucan). Application of semi-permeable membranes to continuously remove fructose, a by-product of the gtf enzyme, thus increasing the poly (α1, 3 glucan) liter, is disclosed.
US09080194B2	Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09080187B2	Methods and compositions for producing solvents Described herein are methods, compositions and synthetic biology approaches for solvent production, including but not limited to butanol production. Described herein are recombinant bacteria and yeast strains which may be used in production of a solvent, including but not limited to butanol, from lignocellulosic and other plant-based feedstocks. Described herein are methods of producing solvents, including but not limited to butanol, using bacteria and yeast strains. Described herein are methods of producing organisms that display highly efficient butanol production.
US09080183B2	Promoter The current invention reports a promoter having the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 02, or SEQ ID NO: 03, or SEQ ID NO: 04, or SEQ ID NO: 06, which is a 5′ shortened SV40 promoter with reduced promoter strength especially useful for the limited expression of heterologous polypeptides or selectable markers.
US09080182B1	Inbred sorghum line PHA1CQBKE A novel sorghum variety designated PHA1CQBKE and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a plant that comprise crossing sorghum variety PHA1CQBKE with another plant. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHA1CQBKE through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the sorghum seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid sorghum seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the sorghum variety PHA1CQBKE or a locus conversion of PHA1CQBKE with another sorghum variety.
US09080179B2	Enhanced pyruvate to 2,3-butanediol conversion in lactic acid bacteria A high flux of metabolites from pyruvate to 2,3-butanediol in Lactobacillus plantarum was achieved through genetic engineering. Substantial elimination of lactate dehydrogenase activity in the presence of heterologously expressed butanediol dehydrogenase activity led to 2,3 butanediol production that was at least 49% of the total of major pyruvate-derived products.
US09080178B2	Escherichia coli metabolic engineering oxygen independent platform strains and methods of use thereof The invention provides transgenic Escherichia coli cells comprising a mutation in cydAB gene, and/or cyoABCD gene, and/or cbdAB gene, and/or ygiN gene, wherein the mutation reduces (preferably, but not necessarily, by 100%) the cytochrome oxydase activity of a protein encoded by cydAB gene, and/or cyoABCD gene, and/or cbdAB gene, and/or ygiN gene. In a preferred embodiment, the mutation is a deletion of the cydAB gene, cyoABCD gene, and cbdAB gene. In another embodiment, the mutation is a deletion of the cydAB gene, cyoABCD gene, cbdAB gene, and ygiN gene. In another embodiment, the transgenic Escherichia coli cell, which comprises a deletion of cydAB gene, and/or cyoABCD gene, and/or cbdAB gene, and/or ygiN gene a) has substantially the same level of growth in oxic conditions as the level of growth in anoxic conditions of Escherichia coli that lacks said deletion of cydAB gene, and/or cyoABCD gene, and/or cbdAB gene, and/or ygiN gene, and b) is capable of converting glucose to D-lactate and/or amino acid and/or 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) under one or both of oxic conditions and anoxic conditions.
US09080172B2	Targeting p63 to re-activate dormant reserve stem cells in olfactory epithelium Disclosed herein is a method for activating a dormant epithelial stem cell, or population thereof, to a state of multipotency comprising, reducing the level of ΔNp63 in the cell(s). The dormant epithelial stem cell(s) may be a horizontal basal cell (HBC) of the olfactory epithelium and the level of ΔNp63 may be reduced by contacting the cell or population with an effective amount of one or more agents that downmodulate ΔNp63. One example of an agent is an RNAi. Also disclosed is a method for treating olfactory dysfunction in a subject, comprising activating HBCs of the subject by reducing the level of ΔNp63 in one or more HBCs of the subject, to thereby treat the olfactory dysfunction. Activated horizontal basal cell (HBCs) are also disclosed.
US09080169B2	Methods for the development of vaccines based on oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates Described herein are oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates useful as vaccines against one or more human or veterinary therapeutic indications, and methods of synthesizing and identifying them. The conjugates may be identified using non-human antibodies as binding targets, thereby expanding the power and scope of the invention. Efficacious conjugates may be identified through an iterative.
US09080168B2	Tube and plunger device A device includes: a tube having a first portion and a second portion; and a plunger insertable from the first portion side of the tube and having a tubular portion that can fit an inner surface of the first portion and a rod-like portion that can fit an inner surface of the second portion and is supported by the tubular portion, wherein when the tubular portion fits the inner surface of the first portion, a first state where the inner surface of the second portion and the rod-like portion are spaced apart from each other and a second state where the inner surface of the second portion and the rod-like portion fit together are formed, and in the first state, a communication path communicating the inside of the second portion with the inside of the tubular portion is formed, while in the second state, the communication path is blocked.
US09080167B2	System and method for processing paraffin embedded samples Method and apparatus for processing paraffin embedded samples, e.g., to disassociate paraffin from tissue components and/or other biomolecules from the paraffin. The sample may be exposed to focused acoustic energy while held in a vessel containing a non-solvent, aqueous solution. Disassociated paraffin may be emulsified into the liquid or otherwise separated from the sample.
US09080156B2	DNA polymerases with improved activity DNA polymerases having increased reverse transcriptase efficiency relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase are provided. The polymerases are useful in a variety of primer extension methods. Also provided are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the DNA polymerases.
US09080154B1	Cancer stem cell survivor lines A method of determining the relative effectiveness of potential chemotherapeutic agents designed to inhibit neoplasm, growth or metastasis is described. The chemotherapeutic agent may be curcumin. The invention also relates to kits designed to aid in determining the relative effectiveness of potential chemotherapeutic agents. The invention also relates to cancer stem cell survivor lines that can be included in the kits and used in the method.
US09080151B2	Method of in vitro differentiation of neural stem cells, motor neurons and dopamine neurons from primate embryonic stem cells A method of differentiating embryonic stem cells into neural and motor cells is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises culturing a population of cells comprising a majority of cells that are characterized by an early rosette morphology and are Sox1−/Pax6+ in the presence of FGF2, FGF4, FGF8, FGF 9, or RA wherein the cells are characterized by an neural tube-like rosette morphology and are Pax6+/Sox1+.
US09080150B2	Modalities for the treatment of degenerative diseases of the retina This invention relates to methods for improved cell-based therapies for retinal degeneration and for differentiating human embryonic stem cells and human embryo-derived into retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and other retinal progenitor cells.
US09080146B2	Substrates containing polyphosphazene as matrices and substrates containing polyphosphazene with a micro-structured surface This disclosure relates to substrates containing at least one polyphosphazene with a forming surface as matrices for producing biological materials that can be implanted in a mammal. The disclosure also relates to a method for producing such substrates and substrates containing polyphosphazene with a micro-structured surface.
US09080140B2	Selective conformation of cell culturing support layer Embodiments described herein relate to in vitro cell culture. Embodiments include a substrate having a support layer that includes support molecules having a first region configured to bind to the substrate and having a photo-responsive region configured to change conformation between at least two conformations. In a first conformation of the photo-responsive region, the support molecules are configured to be more accessible to cells. In a second conformation of the photo-responsive region, the support molecules are configured to be less accessible to cells.
US09080137B2	Alpha-amylase variant with altered properties The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits altered properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase.
US09080136B2	Biodegradability of antiscalant formulations Anionic polymers comprising. organic counterfoils exhibit improved biodegradability. The anionic polymers are useful as antiscalants. The biodegradability of an anionic polymer may be improved by replacing inorganic counterions with organic counterions.
US09080134B2	Linear alkylbenzenes from natural oils and methods of producing The production of linear alkylbenzene from a natural oil is provided. A method comprises the step of deoxygenating the natural oils to form a stream comprising paraffins. The paraffins are dehydrogenated to provide mono-olefins. Then, benzene is alkylated with the mono-olefins under alkylation conditions to provide an alkylation effluent comprising alkylbenzenes and benzene. Thereafter, the alkylbenzenes are isolated to provide the alkylbenzene product.
US09080131B2	Method for producing high concentration ozonated water and device for producing high concentration ozonated water The disclosed device and method produce high concentration ozonated water by connecting a high concentration ozone gas-supplying system that comprises an ozone gas-generating unit (1) for forming ozone gas, an ozone gas-concentrating unit (2) for concentrating the ozone gas formed, a concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3) for pressurizing the concentrated ozone gas output from the ozone gas-concentrating unit (2), and a cooling mechanism (13) for cooling the concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3), to an ozone gas-dissolving unit (4) to dissolve the high pressure, concentrated ozone gas in pure water and produce the high concentration ozonated water.
US09080126B2	Lubricating oil composition An automotive lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine comprises (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; and (B) oil-soluble additive components in respective minor amounts comprising (B1) a zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate additive; and (B2) an alkylenebis(dihydrocarbyldithiocarbamate) where at least one of the hydrocarbyl groups in an aryl group, the composition having not greater than 1600 ppm by mass of phosphorus, expressed as phosphorus atom.
US09080123B2	Rust preventive oil composition A rust preventive oil composition is provided, which includes: (A) a base oil that is at least one oil selected from a mineral oil and a synthetic oil; (B) 0.1 to 10% by mass of water based on a total mass of the composition; and (C) one or more specific rust preventive additives selected from the group consisting of a sarcosine-type compound, a nonionic surfactant, a sulfonate salt, an ester, an amine, a carboxylic acid, a fatty acid amine salt, a carboxylate salt, paraffin wax, a salt of oxidized wax, and a boron compound, wherein the rust preventive oil composition has a kinetic viscosity of 20 to 100 mm2/s at 40° C. The rust preventive oil composition can suppress rust development over a long period of time even when there remains a rust-causing agent, which adheres to the metal parts assembled by bare hands, such as steel sheets, bearings, steel balls, and guide rails.
US09080120B2	Uses and compositions The use of an oil-soluble mono-, di-, or tri-glyceride of at least one hydroxy polycarboxylic acid, or a derivative thereof, as an anti-wear additive and/or friction modifier in a non-aqueous lubricant composition and/or in a fuel composition. Also, a non-aqueous lubricant composition and a fuel composition for an internal combustion engine which comprise at least one additive which is an oil-soluble mono-, di-, or tri-glyceride of at least one hydroxy polycarboxylic acid, or a derivative thereof.
US09080116B2	System and method for processing material to generate syngas using water injection The present invention is directed to system and method for processing material to generate syngas. A reactor chamber is implemented with a plurality of electrodes that can generate an arc within the chamber when electricity is applied to them. The arc can be used to create free radicals which along with the heat and light of the arc breakdown material comprising carbonaceous material, such as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), into gas components that form syngas. The syngas can be extracted from the reactor chamber and be used for various commercial purposes. The reactor chamber may comprise a material feed system operable to move material from a material input opening in the reactor chamber towards the electrodes at a controlled rate. Further, the reactor chamber may comprise a water injection system within the reactor chamber operable to inject water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes. Yet further, the reactor chamber may comprise a gas removal system within the reactor chamber operable to extract gas generated from breakdown of the material from a plurality of gas removal locations. The gas removal system may be integrated within the material feed system.
US09080115B2	Flow splitter for a compact gasification reactor system A flow splitter is operable to divide flow of a fuel mixture. The flow splitter includes a first tube having an outlet end and a plurality of second tubes that are coupled at the outlet end to divide flow from the first tube. Each of the plurality of second tubes has a respective inside diameter that satisfies Equation (I) and Equation (II) disclosed herein.
US09080113B2	Upgrading raw shale-derived crude oils to hydrocarbon distillate fuels Integrated processes for upgrading crude shale-derived oils, such as those produced by oil shale retorting or by in situ extraction or combinations thereof. Processes disclosed provide for a split-flow processing scheme to upgrade whole shale oil. The split flow concepts described herein, i.e., naphtha and kerosene hydrotreating in one or more stages and gas oil hydrotreating in one or more stages, requires additional equipment as compared to the alternative approach of whole oil hydrotreating. While contrary to conventional wisdom as requiring more capital equipment to achieve the same final product specifications, the operating efficiency vis a vis on-stream time efficiency and product quality resulting from the split flow concept far exceed in value the somewhat incrementally higher capital expenditure costs.
US09080112B2	Filtration method for refining and chemical industries A novel design of filters for removing iron rust particulates and other polymeric sludge from refinery and chemical process streams that are paramagnetic in nature is provided. The performance of these filters is greatly enhanced by the presence of the magnetic field induced by magnets. Basically, the filter comprises a high-pressure vessel with means to support the plurality of magnets in the form of bars or plates that are encased in stainless steel tubes or columns. Filters with various configurations are disclosed for accommodating the removal of contaminants from the process streams of different industries, with high efficiency for contaminants removal, simple construction, low operational and maintenance costs, and low hazardous operation.
US09080107B2	Method of production of high-value hydrocarbon products from waste plastics and apparatus for method of production of high-value hydrocarbon products from waste plastics A method and apparatus for producing high value hydrocarbon products from waste plastic is accomplished in an inert atmosphere wherein waste plastics are fed to an extruded and melted, the melted plastics is then depolymerized in a thermolysis reactor, the vapors from depolymerization are separated into hydrocarbon fractions which are then hydro refined and subjected to secondary separation and finishing operations to produce desired high value hydrocarbon products.
US09080106B2	Oxide luminescent materials and preparation methods thereof Oxide luminescent materials and preparation methods thereof are provided. The said luminescent materials are represented by the general formula: aRe2O3.bSiO2.cEu2O3.dM, wherein Re is at least one selected from Gd and Y, M is selected from metal nano-particles, (a+c):b=0.5-5, d:b=5×10−5-5×10−3, c:(a+c)=0.02-0.1. Compared to the oxide luminescent materials in the art, the said luminescent materials have higher luminescent intensity.
US09080103B2	Phosphor layer attaching kit, optical semiconductor element-phosphor layer attaching body, and optical semiconductor device A phosphor layer attaching kit includes a phosphor layer and a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesion composition for attaching the phosphor layer to an optical semiconductor element or an optical semiconductor element package. A percentage of the peel strength of the silicone pressure-sensitive adhesion composition is 30% or more.
US09080102B2	Porous scintillator crystal A porous scintillator crystal capable of suppressing scattering of light that represents a high spatial resolution is provided. The porous scintillator crystal comprises a porous structure including voids, wherein the porous structure is a phase-separated structure having voids formed therein and comprises materials constituting a eutectic composition of the phase-separated structure and at least one void in the porous structure extend in a direction perpendicular to a principal plane of the porous scintillator crystal.
US09080098B2	Functionally gradient composite article A composite downhole article is disclosed. The article is selectively corrodible in a wellbore fluid. The article includes at least one corrodible core member comprising a first material that is corrodible in a wellbore fluid at a first corrosion rate. The article also includes at least one outer member disposed on the core member and comprising a second material that is corrodible in the wellbore fluid at a second corrosion rate, wherein the corrodible core member has a composition gradient or a density gradient, or a combination thereof, and wherein the first corrosion rate is substantially greater than the second corrosion rate.
US09080097B2	Well servicing fluid A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid is formulated with components comprising: nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, wherein the concentration of nanoparticles is greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid. The well servicing fluid also comprises an aqueous base continuous phase. Methods of employing the nano-dispersion to service a wellbore are also disclosed.
US09080095B2	Viscoelastic composition with improved stability The present invention relates to a method for the enhanced recovery of oil from an underground formation, in which a viscoelastic aqueous fluid comprising at least one viscosifying zwitterionic surfactant is injected into the said formation and the said fluid is conducted through this formation in order to displace the oil from the formation and to recover it via a different point from that where the viscoelastic aqueous fluid was introduced, characterized in that the said fluid exhibits an amount of a base sufficient to bring its pH to a value of greater than 10, preferably of between approximately 11 and 13.
US09080093B2	Antifreeze concentrate with corrosion protection and aqueous coolant composition produced therefrom Antifreeze concentrate with corrosion protection which is suitable for coolants and heat transfer fluids and comprises freezing point-lowering liquids and also particular sulfur-comprising organic compounds, inorganic molybdate salts, inorganic phosphate salts and aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids as corrosion inhibitors. Aqueous coolant compositions which are suitable for cooling an internal combustion engine whose cooling apparatus has been made of aluminum using a soldering process using a fluoroaluminate flux can be obtained therefrom.
US09080092B2	Compositions for deicing/anti-icing A non-toxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes at least 20% by weight of a freeze point depressant selected from short chain polyols having 3 to 5 carbon atoms. The fluid further includes at least 10% by weight of water, a thickener, a surfactant, and a pH moderator. The fluid meets the requirements of SAE/AMS 1428 or its revisions for a non-Newtonian, Type II, III, or IV aircraft deicing/anti-icing fluid.
US09080089B2	Nanoparticles for heat transfer and thermal energy storage An article of manufacture and method of preparation thereof. The article of manufacture and method of making the article includes an eutectic salt solution suspensions and a plurality of nanocrystalline phase change material particles having a coating disposed thereon and the particles capable of undergoing the phase change which provides increase in thermal energy storage. In addition, other articles of manufacture can include a nanofluid additive comprised of nanometer-sized particles consisting of copper decorated graphene particles that provide advanced thermal conductivity to heat transfer fluids.
US09080088B2	Granular crystal Granular crystals with one or more chains of particles are described. A geometry of at least one particle is chosen to provide highly nonlinear pulses having selected characteristics. Contact interactions between the particles are non-Hertzian.
US09080081B2	Method for manufacturing display device, and transparent resin filler The present invention prevents air bubbles from being mixed in at the time of resin filling. In a supplying step (FIGS. 5D, 5E), a transparent resin filler is dispensed and supplied from supply means so that the transparent resin filler comes into contact with both of an image display panel and a front panel to draw a predetermined pattern, and the transparent resin filler is maintained in contact with both of the panels until drawing of the predetermined pattern is completed.
US09080080B2	Method for producing polishing liquid composition Provided is a method for producing a polishing composition capable of reducing scratches and particles of an object to be polished, after polishing. It is a method for producing a polishing composition including a step of filtering with a filtration filter a silica particle dispersion containing colloidal silica whose primary particles have an average particle diameter in a range of 1 to 100 nm, wherein the filtration filter includes diatomite cationized by use of a polyvalent amine compound having 9 to 200 cationic groups in the molecule.
US09080077B2	Methods for fabricating flexible waveguides using alkyl-functional silsesquioxane resins A silicone composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having the formula (R1R22SiO1/2)v(R22SiO2/2)w(R2SiO3/2)x(R3SiO3/2)y(SiO4/2)z, wherein R1 is C1 to C10 hydrocarbyl, R2 is R1 or an epoxy-substituted organic group, R3 is C4 to C8 alkyl, v is from 0 to 0.3, w is from 0 to 0.5, x is from 0 to 0.9, y is from 0.1 to 0.8, z is from 0 to 0.5, and v+w+x+y+z=1, provided that the organopolysiloxane resin has an average of at least two silicon-bonded epoxy-substituted organic groups per molecule; (B) an organic solvent; and (C) a photoinitiator. Planar optical waveguide assemblies having one or more layers comprising the silicone composition, and methods for preparing the planar optical waveguide assemblies are provided.
US09080072B2	White ink-jet inks A white ink jet ink includes high index of refraction particles having an index of refraction greater than 1.6 and a diameter of less than 100 nanometers and low index of refraction particles having an index of refraction of less than 1.5 and a diameter of between 100 and 1000 nanometers.
US09080071B2	Inkjet ink composition and method for producing the same, inkjet recording method, pigment dispersion for inkjet ink and method for producing the same An inkjet ink composition includes (component A) C.I. Pigment Yellow 180, (component B) a fatty acid amide compound, and (component C) a high molecular weight dispersant. The method of producing an inkjet ink composition includes preliminary mixing (component A) C.I. Pigment Yellow 180 and (component B) a fatty acid amide compound to obtain a mixture, and mixing the mixture and (component C) a high molecular weight dispersant.
US09080068B2	Gallium formulated ink and methods of making and using same A method for depositing a Group 1b/gallium/(optional indium)/Group 6a material using a gallium formulated ink, comprising, as initial components: (a) a Group 1b/gallium/(optional indium)/Group 6a system which comprises a combination of, as initial components: a gallium component; a selenium component; an organic chalcogenide component; a Group 1b component comprising, as an initial component, at least one of CuCl2 and Cu2O; optionally, a bidentate thiol component; optionally, an indium component; and, (b) a liquid carrier component; depositing the gallium formulated ink on the substrate; heating the deposited gallium formulated ink to eliminate the gallium carrier, the first liquid carrier, the second liquid carrier and the, optional, third liquid carrier leaving a Group 1b/gallium/(optional indium)/Group 6a material on the substrate; and, optionally, annealing the Group 1b/gallium/(optional indium)/Group 6a material.
US09080066B2	Wood substrate furnished with a flame retardant The invention relates to a wood substrate rendered flame-retardant. The invention provides that on the substrate there is a coating and/or impregnation system with a flame retardant selected from the group consisting of room-temperature-liquid organic halogen compounds and organic phosphorus compounds and organic boron compounds, and that there is also a layer of coating material applied thereto.
US09080065B2	Composition for forming aluminum-containing film, and method for forming aluminum-containing film A composition for forming an aluminum-containing film includes an organic solvent, and an organic aluminum compound. The organic aluminum compound has a structure represented by a general formula (1). In the general formula (1), each of R1 to R6 is independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, each of R1s, R2s, R3s, R4s, R5s and R6s is identical or different, and optionally each of R1s, R2s, R3s, R4s, R5s or R6s is linked to one another.
US09080062B2	Method for the establishment of a crack resistant epoxy paint coat and paint compositions suitable for said method The present invention relates to a method for the establishment of a crack resistant epoxy paint coat and paint compositions suitable for said method. The method is developed for use in ballast tanks e.g. a ballast tank of a vessel. The method involves the steps: (i) applying a paint composition comprising an epoxy-based binder system onto the surface thereby forming a curable paint film on the surface, and (ii) allowing the curable paint film to cure thereby forming the epoxy paint coat. The paint composition has a viscosity of at the most 140 KU, when ready to be applied. The paint composition comprises 35-80% by solids volume of the paint of an epoxy-based binder system having a ratio between the hydrogen equivalents and the epoxy equivalents in the range of 20:100 to 120:100. The paint composition furthermore comprises 0.5-30% by solids volume of the paint of one or more fibers. The fibers have an average length, of at the most 250 μm.
US09080061B2	Coating resins and coating with multiple crosslink functionalities A coating composition includes a matrix polymer containing functional moieties capable of undergoing crosslinking reactions and at least one crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker and functional moieties are selected such that a reaction to form the crosslinks occurs sequentially by either heat/UV, partitioning between the phases, and or the generation of other functional groups by first crosslinker's reaction with the backbone functions. The matrix polymer may optionally be dispersed or emulsified in water or other non-solvent.
US09080053B2	Laminated film and molded body A laminated film includes a substrate film and layer A provided at least on one side thereof, layer A containing (1) a (poly)caprolactone segment and (2) a urethane bond, wherein a distilled water contact angle on layer A and a diiodomethane contact angle on layer A are 95° or more, but less than 120° and 70° or more, but less than 87°, respectively.
US09080048B2	Polymer microparticles and process for production thereof A process of producing polymer microparticles wherein, in a system which includes a polymer (A), a polymer (B) and an organic solvent and can cause phase separation into two phases of a solution phase mainly composed of the polymer (A) and a solution phase mainly composed of the polymer (B) when the polymer (A), the polymer (B) and the organic solvent are dissolved and mixed together, after an emulsion is formed at a temperature of 100° C. or higher, the polymer (A) is precipitated by bringing a poor solvent for the polymer (A) into contact with the emulsion.
US09080047B2	Process for producing polyol dispersions The present invention relates to polyol dispersions comprising at least one polyol and at least one polymer particle mixture comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer (P) and at least one block copolymer (B), wherein the block copolymer (B) has at least one block which is compatible with the thermoplastic polymer (P) and at least one block which is compatible with the polyol, a process for producing such polyol dispersions, their use for producing polyurethanes and a process for producing polyurethanes.
US09080040B2	Sound deadener composition with emulsion polymer and fluorinated compound A description is given of a sound deadener composition comprising a polymer dispersion comprising (a) at least one water-dispersed polymer obtainable by emulsion polymerization of free-radically polymerizable monomers and having a glass transition temperature in the range from −60 to +60° C.; (b) inorganic fillers; and (c) at least one fluorinated compound selected from perfluoroalkyl-substituted carboxylic acids and their salts, fluorocarbon resins, surface-active, fluoroaliphatic polymeric esters, and fluorine-containing, acrylate-based copolymers. A description is also given of a method for damping oscillations or vibrations of components of vehicles and machines, using the sound deadener composition of the invention.
US09080036B2	Nucleating system for polyarylene sulfide compositions A nucleating system for a thermoplastic composition that contains a polyarylene sulfide is provided. The nucleating system includes a combination of an inorganic crystalline compound and an aromatic amide oligomer. The present inventors have discovered that the combination of these different types of nucleating agents result in excellent crystallization properties (e.g., rate of crystallization). Due to the improved crystallization rate, the thermoplastic composition can be molded at lower temperatures to still achieve the same degree of crystallization. In addition to minimizing the energy requirements of the molding operating, the use of lower temperatures can also decrease the production of “flash” normally associated with high temperature molding operations. The composition may also possess good viscosity properties that allow it to be readily molded into parts of a variety of different shapes and sizes.
US09080028B2	Composition with acid-activatable metal component A composition which includes a plastic matrix, an acid-activatable metal component selected from aluminium (Al), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), tin (Sn), cobalt (Co) and manganese (Mn); and at least one acid carrier which in the RoO test has a rate of oxidation (RoO=rate of oxidation) of less than 1000 ppm of iron with a reaction time of 60 min.
US09080027B2	Heat-shrinkable polyester film, packages, and process for production of heat-shrinkable polyester film Disclosed is a heat-shrinkable polyester film which, even when stored in an outside warehouse which is not temperature-controlled during a hot summer, does not result in the film shrinking (so-called natural shrinkage); which further has a low decrease in shrinkage rate in the main shrinkage direction, and which can be attached aesthetically and efficiently without changing the temperature conditions for causing heat shrinkage when attaching as a label by heat-shrinking the same to a container (e.g., a plastic bottle). The disclosed heat-shrinkable polyester film comprises a polyester resin having ethylene terephthalate as a main component and containing at least 7 mol % of at least one monomer capable of forming an amorphous component in the whole component of polyester resin. In the heat-shrinkable polyester film, the 80° C.-120° C. glycerin shrinkage, the natural shrinkage rate after high temperature aging, and the number of initial break age after high-temperature aging are adjusted within a specific range.
US09080026B2	Formulated benzoxazine based system for transportation applications The present disclosure provides a method of forming a flame retarded composite article using a halogen-free thermosetting composition comprising a benzoxazine compound, a monobenzoxazine monomer, and a naphthalene epoxy. The flame retarded composite article formed is especially suited for use in aerospace, automobile, rail and marine applications.
US09080019B2	Sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber, molded article, and method for producing sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber This invention provides a means to produce improved sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber for use in making products with improved heat resistance. The products of the invention require sulfurization of the chloroprene followed by plasticization. A preferred plasticizer is tetraethylthiuram.
US09080014B2	Polymers for functional particles A method includes producing libraries of nanoparticles having highly controlled properties, which can be formed by mixing together two or more macromolecules in different ratios. One or more of the macromolecules may be a polymeric conjugate of a moiety to a biocompatible polymer. The nanoparticle may contain a drug. The moiety may include a polypeptide or a polynucleotide, such as an aptamer. The moiety may be a targeting moiety, an imaging moiety, a chelating moiety, a charged moiety, or a therapeutic moiety. Another aspect is directed to systems and methods of producing such polymeric conjugates. In some embodiments, a solution containing a polymer is contacted with a liquid, such as an immiscible liquid, to form nanoparticles containing the polymeric conjugate. Other methods use such libraries, use or administer such polymeric conjugates, or promote the use of such polymeric conjugates. Kits involving such polymeric conjugates are also described.
US09079999B2	Methods for preparing polymer coatings by electrochemical grafting of polymer brushes, compositions prepared thereby and compositions for preparing the coatings New methods for the grafting of complex polymer coatings onto conducting surfaces, new grafting compositions and new substrates with grafted coating of the grafting compositions are disclosed. The method offers a new and convenient approach for the preparation of polymer coatings by electrochemically grafting and reactive crosslinking, and/or graft polymerizing.
US09079997B2	Modification of polymers containing an anhydride and uses thereof The present invention provides polymers resulting from modification of polymeric moieties containing an anhydride with modifying reactant moieties. The invention further provides a wide variety of compositions comprising the and modified polymeric moieties containing an anhydride. The letters b, d, e, and z are described herein.
US09079995B2	Method for controlling size distribution of polymer particles during preparation of aqueous polymer dispersion and aqueous polymer dispersion The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling size distribution of formed polymer particles during preparation of aqueous polymer dispersion. The method comprises obtaining an aqueous polysaccharide solution, which comprises about 10 to 40 weight-% polysaccharide containing a free hydroxyl group, such as starch, and polymerising in the polysaccharide solution in the presence of a graft-linking, water-soluble redox system about 30 to 60 weight-% of at least one optionally substituted styrene, about 60 to 30 weight-% of at least one C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate, and 0 to about 10 weight-% of other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomers. The size distribution of the formed polymer particles is controlled by adjusting viscosity of the polysaccharide solution before the polymerisation to a level less than about 20 mPas.
US09079991B2	Ethylene copolymers, film and polymerization process Ethylene copolymers having a relatively high melt flow ratio and a multimodal profile in a temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) plot are disclosed. The copolymers can be made into film having good dart impact values and good stiffness properties under decreased extruder pressures.
US09079990B2	Methods of production of alkylstyrene/isoolefin polymers Copolymer are formed by polymerizing C4 to C7 isoolefin monomers and alkyl-styrene monomers. The method comprises first providing feed streams into a reactor. The various feed streams provide monomers, a polar diluent or polar diluent mixture, and a catalyst system into the reactor. In the reactor, the feed streams contact one another so that the monomers form a polymer in a stable slurry, wherein the amount of polymer in the slurry yields a slurry concentration greater than 22 wt %. The ratio of moles of polymer formed per mole initiator is in the range of 0.25 to 4.0 moles polymer per mole of initiator.
US09079988B2	Preparation of propylene copolymer with dynamically operated reactor The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a propylene copolymer P1 having ethylene-derived comonomer units, which comprises the following steps: (i) introducing propylene, ethylene, and hydrogen into a polymerisation reactor R1, wherein the ethylene is fed to the polymerisation reactor R1 in a periodically varying amount, (ii) preparing the propylene copolymer in the polymerisation reactor R1 in the presence of a catalyst.
US09079985B2	Bridged metallocene catalysts A solid, particulate catalyst comprising: (i) a complex of formula (I) wherein M is zirconium or hafnium; each X is a sigma ligand; L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2—, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-C20-hydrocarbyl, tri(C1-C20-alkyl)silyl, C6-C20-aryl, C7-C20-arylalkyl or C7-C20-alkylaryl; each R1 is a C4-C20 hydrocarbyl radical branched at the β-atom to the cyclopentadienyl ring, optionally containing one or more heteroatoms belonging to groups 14-16, or is a C3-C20 hydrocarbyl radical branched at the β-atom to the cyclopentadienyl ring where the β-atom is an Si-atom; each R18 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing one or more heteroatoms belonging to groups 14-16; each R4 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6-hydrocarbyl radical; each W is a 5 or 6 membered aryl or heteroaryl ring wherein each atom of said ring is optionally substituted with at least one R5 group; each R5 is the same or different and is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing one or more heteroatoms belonging to groups 14-16; and optionally two adjacent R5 groups taken together can form a further mono or multicyclic ring condensed to W optionally substituted by one or two groups R5; and each R7 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; and (ii) a cocatalyst, preferably comprising an organometallic compound of a Group 13 metal.
US09079980B2	Copolymers of conjugated triene monomers for improved filler interaction The present invention achieves increased filler interaction by incorporating a small amount (a few units per chain of rubbery polymer) of a conjugated triene monomer, such as alloocimene, randomly throughout the polymer chain of a rubbery polymer or at the chain ends of the rubbery polymer. The incorporation of the conjugated triene monomer leads to the formation of a polymer containing highly reactive conjugated diene units. These conjugated diene units can chemically react with carbon black leading to superior reinforcement. Alternatively, these conjugated diene units can be used for functionalization of the polymer with silica interactive/reactive groups using Diels Alder reactions. This functionalization of the rubbery polymer can conveniently be conducted in a mixer, such as a Banbury mixer, a mill mixer, or the like. The present invention more specifically discloses a rubbery polymer having repeat units which are comprised of (1) an olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefin monomers and monoolefin monomers and (2) a conjugated triene monomer. The subject invention further reveals a rubbery composition which is comprised of the reaction product of (I) a rubbery polymer having repeat units which are comprised of (1) an olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefin monomers and monoolefin monomers and (2) a conjugated triene monomer and (II) a dienophile and/or dienophile which is functionalized with a group which is capable of reacting with a filler selected from the group consisting of carbon black, silica, starch, and cellulose.
US09079971B2	Modified FGF-21 polypeptides comprising non-naturally occurring amino acids Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided.
US09079970B2	Methods and compositions for specific modulation of MCL-1 A series of stapled BCL-2 family peptide helices were identified as able to target the survival protein MCL-I with high affinity and a subset with unprecedented selectivity. Agents and methods for selective pharmacologic neutralization of MCL-I are provided for drug discovery and therapeutic uses, including use in overcoming the apoptotic resistance of cancer and other diseases associated with impaired cell death.
US09079968B2	Establishment of motif comprising acidic amino acid, capable of stabilizing protein in cells, and applicable to protein therapy, control of differentiation/undifferentiation of cell and antibody therapy A motif is searched which can inhibit the proteolysis of a protein that has been administered to a cell or an individual. Thus, disclosed is a method for designing/producing a protein having resistance to proteolysis. Specifically disclosed is a motif capable of inhibiting proteolysis, which comprises an amino acid region lying between the 396th position and the 410th position from the C-terminal of DP-1.
US09079963B2	Monoclonal antibody for the detection of SNAP/CLIP tag A monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to the SNAP motif and to the CLIP tag comprising CDRs with the amino acid sequences SEQ ID Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 8, 9, 10.
US09079962B2	Glycosylated specificity exchangers The present invention is directed to ligand/receptor and antigen/antibody specificity exchangers comprising a saccharide or glycoconjugate. Methods of making these specificity exchangers and methods of using said specificity exchangers to treat or prevent human disease are described herein.
US09079959B2	Methods of administering anti-Siglec-15 antibody Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing abnormal bone metabolism targeting a protein encoded by a gene strongly expressed in osteoclasts. Specifically provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody which specifically recognizes human Siglec-15 and has an activity of inhibiting osteoclast formation, and the like.
US09079956B2	M-CSF specific monoclonal antibody and uses thereof M-CSF-specific RX1-based or RX-1 derived antibodies are provided, along with pharmaceutical compositions containing such antibody, kits containing a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of preventing and treating bone loss in a subject afflicted with an osteolytic disease.
US09079951B2	Method for production of vitamin C The present invention relates to newly identified genes that encode proteins that are involved in the synthesis of L-ascorbic acid (hereinafter also referred to as Vitamin C). The invention also features polynucleotides comprising the full-length polynucleotide sequences of the novel genes and fragments thereof, the novel polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides and fragments thereof, as well as their functional equivalents. The present invention also relates to the use of the polynucleotides and polypeptides as biotechnological tools in the production of Vitamin C from microorganisms, whereby a modification of the polynucleotides and/or encoded polypeptides has a direct or indirect impact on yield, production, and/or efficiency of production of the fermentation product in the microorganism. Also included are methods/processes of using the polynucleotides and modified polynucleotide sequences to transform host microorganisms. The invention also relates to genetically engineered microorganisms and their use for the direct production of Vitamin C.
US09079949B1	Anti-C5 antibodies having improved pharmacokinetics The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.
US09079948B2	Human antibodies to Fel d1 and methods of use thereof The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the cat allergen, Fel d1, compositions comprising the antibodies, nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and methods of use of the antibodies. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to Fel d1. The antibodies of the invention are useful for binding to the Fel d1 allergen in vivo, thus preventing binding of the Fel d1 allergen to pre-formed IgE on the surface of mast cells or basophils. In doing so, the antibodies act to prevent the release of histamine and other inflammatory mediators from mast cells and/or basophils, thus ameliorating the untoward response to the cat allergen in sensitized individuals. The antibodies of the invention may also be useful for diagnostic purposes to determine if a patient is allergic to the Fel d1 cat allergen.
US09079945B2	Adhesin as immunogen against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli The inventive subject matter relates to the methods for the induction of immunity and prevention of diarrhea resulting from Escherichia coli. The inventive subject matter also relates to the use Escherichia coli adhesins as immunogens and to the construction of conformationally stability and protease resistant Escherichia coli adhesin constructs useful for inducing immunity to Escherichia coli pathogenic bacteria. The methods provide for the induction of B-cell mediated immunity and for the induction of antibody capable of inhibiting the adherence and colonization of Escherichia coli including enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, to human cells.
US09079944B2	Influenza A virus vaccines and inhibitors The present invention includes compositions and methods related to the structure and function of the cellular polyadenylation and specificity factor 30 (CPSF30) binding site on the surface of the influenza A non-structural protein 1 (NS1). Specifically, critical biochemical reagents, conditions for crystallization and NMR analysis, assays, and general processes are described for (i) discovering, designing, and optimizing small molecule inhibitors of influenza A (avian flu) viruses and (ii) creating attenuated influenza virus strains suitable for avian and human flu vaccine development.
US09079942B2	CDR-anchored amplification method A method of obtaining nucleic acid encoding a plurality of antibodies is provided. In certain embodiments, the method comprises obtaining from an immunized animal nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence of the heavy and light chains of a second antibody that binds to the antigen as a first antibody and differs in amino acid sequence to the first antibody, wherein the obtaining is done by amplification using: i. a first primer pair that includes oligonucleotides are complementary to CDR-encoding regions first antibody.
US09079941B2	Means and methods for breaking noncovalent binding interactions between molecules The present invention concerns multimeric proteinaceous molecules comprising at least two members that bind each other via a region of noncovalent interaction, wherein a first of the members comprises a conditionally reactive group that, when activated, cleaves a covalent bond within the first member. Cleavage of the covalent bond results in a reduction in the binding strength with which the at least two members bind to each other via the region of noncovalent interaction. The reduction in the binding strength can result in the separation of the members under mild conditions.
US09079939B2	Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics as CXC4 antagonists β-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Tyr1-His2-Xaa3-Cys4-Ser5-Ala6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Tyr12-Xaa13-Xaa14-DPro15-Pro16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa3, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa13 and Xaa14 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have favorable pharmacological properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.

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