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US09081195B2	Three-dimensional image display apparatus and three-dimensional image processing method A 3D image display apparatus includes a tracking module, a position calculating module, an intensity calculating module, a 3D image processing module, an image converting module and a display module. The tracking module tracks an object and outputs coordinate information of the object. The position calculating module outputs position information according to the coordinate information. The intensity calculating module outputs intensity coefficient information according to the position information. The 3D image processing module receives the intensity coefficient information. The image converting module outputs target intensity information to the 3D image processing module according to original 3D image information. The display module receives modified 3D image information. The 3D image processing module outputs modified intensity information to the image converting module according to the intensity coefficient information and the target intensity information, and then the image converting module outputs the modified 3D image information according the modified intensity information.
US09081192B2	Optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a light source, a scanning portion that includes plural reflection surfaces, makes light beams incident to the reflection surface such that optical axis directions of the light beams emitted from the light emitting parts are tilted with respect to a direction perpendicular to the reflection surface, and scans the light beams in the main scanning direction through rotation, an optical system that includes an optical member made of a resin, is disposed between the scanning portion and the surface to be scanned, and makes the plural light beams incident to the surface to be scanned such that optical axes of the plural light beams are parallel to each other, and a correction portion that is provided in the optical system, and corrects positional deviation of scanning lines of the light beams in the sub-scanning direction on the surface to be scanned.
US09081188B2	Matching layer thin-films for an electromechanical systems reflective display device This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an electromechanical systems reflective display device. In one aspect, an electromechanical systems display device includes a reflective layer and an absorber layer. The absorber layer is spaced apart from the reflective layer to define a cavity between the absorber layer and the reflective layer. The absorber layer is capable of transmitting light into the cavity, absorbing light, and reflecting light, and includes a metal layer. A plurality of matching layers are on a surface of the absorber layer facing away from the cavity, the plurality of matching layers including a first matching layer disposed on the absorber layer and a second matching layer disposed on the first matching layer.
US09081185B2	Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same The display substrate includes a base substrate, a micro shutter, a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode and a plurality of anchors. The micro shutter is disposed on the base substrate, and includes a plurality of opening parts and a blocking part. The blocking part includes at least two trench structures and the blocking part is disposed between an adjacent pair of the opening parts. The first driving electrode is connected to a first side of the micro shutter. The second driving electrode is connected to a second side of the micro shutter opposite to the first side of the micro shutter. The plurality of anchors fixes the first and second driving electrodes and the micro shutter on the base substrate.
US09081181B2	Head mounted display device and image display control method therefor A Head Mounted Display (HMD) device and an image display control method are disclosed. The device includes a display unit including a left display and a right display for a left eye and a right eye for displaying images for the left eye and the right eye, a vital reaction sensor unit including a first vital reaction sensor for the left eye and a second vital reaction sensor for the right eye, detecting vital reaction changes of a user viewing the left display and the right display, and generating, when a vital reaction change is detected, an interruption signal including coordinates of a position at which the vital reaction change is detected, and a control unit for outputting images for the left eye and the right eye to the display unit.
US09081180B2	Display apparatus and method for vehicle A display apparatus and method for a vehicle are provided. The display apparatus includes a laser scanning projector that projects an image onto a predetermined projection area and a first mirror that reflects the projected image. A second mirror reflects the image reflected from the first mirror and a third mirror reflects the image reflected from the second mirror. A first curved screen displays the image reflected from the third mirror and a fourth mirror is disposed between the laser scanning projector and the first mirror. A second curved screen displays an image reflected from the fourth mirror. A controller determines the image displayed on the first curved screen and the image displayed on the second curved screen. The fourth mirror is rotated by a motor with respect to a rotation shaft and selectively reflects the projected images.
US09081179B2	Head-up display device A head-up display device which can improve light irradiation efficiency toward an eye box, suppress the amount of brightness change for a display image affected by the movement of the viewpoint, and achieve desirable properties for the light distribution angle. An illumination optical system of the head-up display device has a light source for emitting a light beam, a lens array for generating a plurality of images of the light source by dividing the light beam, and a field lens for irradiating on a display member at a given angle the light beam emitted from the image of the light source, which is generated by the lens array, wherein the lens array is arranged such that the imaging surface of the light source generated by the lens array is located on the side of the principal point of the field lens with respect to a focal point on the side of an object of the field lens.
US09081174B2	Method of making an electrowetting device A method of making an electrowetting device includes: (a) providing a base that defines an inner space and that has an open end which defines an opening; (b) applying a first liquid of a magnetic ink to a predetermined region of the base within the inner space; (c) positioning the first liquid on the predetermined region of the base using a magnetic unit that is magnetically attractive to the first liquid; and (d) filling the inner space with a second liquid that is immiscible with the first liquid after step (c).
US09081172B2	Pressure-sensitive display medium and writing display apparatus using the same A pressure-sensitive display medium includes a pair of transparent substrates, sealing members and a display layer. The pair of transparent substrates are opposed to each other with a distance therebetween. The sealing members seal peripheral fringes of the pair of transparent substrates. The display layer in which a composition obtained by infiltrating a fluidic material in a porous member is filled in a closed space enclosed with the pair of transparent substrates and the sealing members. When partial pressure is applied from the outside to one face of the transparent substrates, the fluidic material in the display layer at a position to which the pressure is applied is expelled from the porous member. After the pressure is released, the fluidic material having been expelled returns and flows into the porous member.
US09081171B2	Spectrum-modulated smart windows Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatuses are provided that selectively reflect the infrared spectrum independent of other regions of the solar spectrum in order to actively manage solar heat gain across surfaces such as windows, skylights, roofs, siding and the like.
US09081168B2	Light source system with multiband filters and relay lens assemblies for a stereoscopic image A light source system for stereoscopic image is disclosed, which includes a first multiband filter, a second multiband filter, a first relay lens assembly, a second relay lens assembly, a light source module, a light outputting portion and a light valve device. The first and the second relay lens assemblies are disposed between the first multiband filter and the second multiband filter. The light source module and the first multiband filter are together disposed at one side of the first relay lens assembly. The light outputting portion and the second multiband filter are together disposed at one side of the second relay lens assembly. The light valve device is disposed between the first and the second relay lens assemblies. Therefore, the light source system configures the light path by controlling the light valve device and produces beams with different bands.
US09081162B2	Rugged micromodule cable A rugged micromodule cable includes central strength yarns, micromodules stranded around the central strength yarns, additional strength yarns positioned around the stranded micromodules, and a jacket of polymeric material surrounding the additional strength yarns. The micromodules each include sheathing surrounding a plurality of optical fibers. The strand profile of the micromodules is tight, having an average lay length of less than 250 mm, and the sheathing is thin-walled, having an average thickness of less than about 200 micrometers. The strand of the micromodules, the positioning of the additional strength yarns, and bonding between the additional strength yarns and the jacket mitigate lengthwise movement of the optical fibers in the rugged micromodule cable.
US09081161B2	All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) fiber optic cable with a semi-conducting co-extruded tracking resistant jacket A cable including an inner cable, an outer jacket surrounding the inner cable, and at least one semi-conducting tracking resistant material strip provided in the outer jacket.
US09081160B2	Optical waveguide structure and electronic device An optical waveguide structure containing a plurality of core portions for transmitting light (L), in which adjacent core portions are arranged with substantially parallel central axes, and the optical paths of the light (L) that is transmitted through the adjacent core portions are in opposite directions, wherein each core portion has a tapered section in which the area of the cross-section in a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis decreases gradually in the direction of the optical path of the light (L). A highly reliable electronic device containing the optical waveguide structure is also provided.
US09081157B2	Apparatus for wavelength-division multiplexing and demultiplexing The present invention relates to an apparatus for wavelength-division multiplexing and demultiplexing, to an optical communication module, and to an optical device. The apparatus for wavelength-division multiplexing and demultiplexing comprises: a first lens block having a lens array at one side thereof; a second lens block having a lens surface corresponding to the lens array and combined with the other side of the first lens block; a receptacle having an optical fiber ferrule fixed at the center thereof and stacked on the second lens block; and a base combined with one side of the first lens block, wherein the first block is stacked on the base.
US09081155B2	Back post for optical fiber connector A back post for an optical fiber connector according to the present disclosure is made from a main material mixed with an additive material. The main material is selected from the group consisting of poly ether ether ketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI), polyether imide (PEI) and polyether sulfone (PES) and the additive material is carbon fiber or glass fiber, wherein the content of the main material in the back post is from 50% to 95% by weight.
US09081154B2	Method of tuning a fiber optic connector A method of tuning a fiber optic connector includes: assembling the fiber optic connector to a partially assembled state; tuning the fiber optic connector in the partially assembled state; assembling the fiber optic connector to an assembled state; and tuning the fiber optic connector in the assembled state.
US09081149B2	Method, optical module and auto-focusing system for wafer edge exposure Embodiments relate to a method, optical module and auto-focusing system for wafer edge exposure. The optical module comprises a light source emitting light of a wavelength to expose a photoresist, an exposing optics and a mask with an aperture between the light source and the exposing optics. The light emitted from the light source passes through the mask and then reaches the exposing optics to image the aperture on the wafer edge covered with the photoresist to form a focused light spot. The positions of the light source, the mask and the exposing optics, and the size of the aperture are configured such that the optical axis of the incident light is perpendicular to the wafer surface, and the light spot completely covers the wafer edge in the radial direction of the wafer.
US09081148B2	Systems, methods and computer-accessible medium which provide microscopic images of at least one anatomical structure at a particular resolution Exemplary embodiments of apparatus, systems and methods can be provided for providing at least one electro-magnetic radiation to at least one sample. For example, a plurality of wave-guiding arrangements can be provided which are configured to (i) provide the electro-magnetic radiation(s), and (ii) at a point of emission of each of the wave guiding arrangements, cause a phase of each of the electro-magnetic radiation(s) to have a predetermined value. The exemplary apparatus can be part of a probe. Further the exemplary apparatus can include an interferometric arrangement provided in communication with the probe and/or be part of the probe.
US09081147B2	Effective media retarder films with spatially selective birefringence reduction A retarder film provides a first light retardation and can be heat processed in one or more selected areas to provide a second light retardation in the selected area(s). The retarder film may have an absorption characteristic such that the heat processing can be carried out by selectively exposing the film to a suitable radiant beam. The retarder film is composed of a stack of contiguous ultrathin layers configured to provide an effective optical medium for visible light. Visible light propagates through the stack as an effective medium having effective refractive indices along principal x-, y-, and z-axes. At least some of the ultrathin layers possess intrinsic birefringence, and the effective indices of the stack are functions of the intrinsic refractive indices of the constituent ultrathin layers. The heat processing is carried out so that the ultrathin layer stack structural integrity is not substantially altered in the processed area(s).
US09081139B2	Optical waveguide device Provided is a small optical waveguide device with little reflected light, the optical waveguide device including: an optical waveguide element of which a first output waveguide is inclined with respect to an output end face and a second output waveguide is inclined with respect to both the first output waveguide and the output end face; and a lens that allows beams respectively output from the first and second output waveguides to be parallel to each other.
US09081131B2	Process for producing plastic lens The present invention is a method for producing a plastic lens, containing polymerizing a monomer composition, at least one compound selected from a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a compound represented by the following formula (2) being added in polymerization of the monomer composition: wherein in the formulae (1) and (2), one of X1 and X2 represents a chlorine atom, and the other thereof represents a hydrogen atom; and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group selected from an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
US09081130B1	Photochromic polyurethane laminate Photochromic polyurethane laminates and methods for the formation of same wherein the photochromic polyurethane layer of the laminate has been crosslinked with a isocyanate-active prepolymer using a crosslinking agent. The crosslinking agent is formulated to have at least three functional groups that are reactive with functional groups of the polyurethane or of the isocyanate-active prepolymer.
US09081125B2	Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.
US09081122B2	Light blocking member and display panel including the same A light blocking member including a metal particle and a ceramic material and a display device including the same.
US09081121B2	Method for a mud cake thickness determination The method of a mud cake thickness determination provides sending short high-frequency signals into a formation from at least two positions located at different distances from the mud cake and recording arrival times of reflected echo signals. The mud cake thickness is determined based on the time measured.
US09081119B2	Underseas seismic acquisition The described invention relates to a method for acquiring seismic data in icy waters comprising positioning a fixed structure or movable vessel (102) at or near an established water opening; deploying into the water opening, from said structure or vessel one or more ROV or AUV units (104), said ROV or AUV units remaining connected to said structure or vessel; operating the one or more ROV or AUV units to deploy seismic sensors recording equipment (106) and/or one or more seismic source equipment (108) on or near the water bottom; generating and applying control signals to one or more of the more ROV or AUV units to generate and to record seismic signals (110); operating the one or more ROV or AUV units on the water bottom to move (114) and/or recover (116) the seismic source equipment and/or seismic sensors recording.
US09081118B2	Device and method for computing depth velocity variations Method, computer device and software for calculating a corrected temporal variation (dt1)depth or a corrected relative temporal variation (dt1/t1)depth of a first body wave based on a second body wave. The method includes receiving raw seismic data recorded with a receiver; calculating arrival-time variations for the first and second body waves; calculating first and second relative temporal variations for the first and second body waves; and correcting the first relative temporal variation based on the second relative temporal variation to obtain the corrected relative temporal variation or correcting the first temporal variation based on the second temporal variation to obtain the corrected temporal variation. A body wave is a wave that experiences at least one reflection before being recorded by the receiver.
US09081112B1	Borehole seismic system A well borehole seismic sensing system having one or more rotatable sensor arrays. The sensor arrays can have one or more groups of sensors disposed on a cam shaft located along a portion of a well pipe. The sensors can be located within a housing contacting the cam shaft. A motor can rotate the sensors around a longitudinal axis of the pipe.
US09081108B2	System for detecting special nuclear materials The present disclosure includes a radiological material detector having a convertor material that emits one or more photons in response to a capture of a neutron emitted by a radiological material; a photon detector arranged around the convertor material and that produces an electrical signal in response to a receipt of a photon; and a processor connected to the photon detector, the processor configured to determine the presence of a radiological material in response to a predetermined signature of the electrical signal produced at the photon detector. One or more detectors described herein can be integrated into a detection system that is suited for use in port monitoring, treaty compliance, and radiological material management activities.
US09081107B2	Shot scheduling limits for seismic acquisition with simultaneous source shooting According to an embodiment of the instant invention there is provided a method for collecting a blended source seismic survey that utilizes new approach to determining a random time separation between successive shots. The random time separation may be drawn in some embodiments from a distribution of uniformly distributed numbers, with τ>1/(2 f), where τ is the half-width of the uniform distribution and f is the lowest frequency of interest in the survey.
US09081106B2	Power converter and electrode combinations for electromagnetic survey source A marine electromagnetic survey source includes a power cable configured to couple to a high voltage power supply at one axial end and to a head unit at the other axial end. The head unit includes equipment configured to output a lower voltage at higher current than the current imparted thereto by high voltage power supply. The head unit has an electrically conductive exterior coupled to one output terminal of the equipment. An electromagnetic antenna cable having an electrode thereon is coupled to the head unit and configured to receive the output of another terminal of the head unit equipment. In some implementations, electromagnetic fields are induced in formations by conducting current to the equipment. Marine geophysical surveys are conducted utilizing such induction of electromagnetic fields.
US09081102B2	Apparatus for extending a scintillation detector's dynamic range A semiconductor diode scintillation detector probe, in conjunction with a base-line-stabilized, wide-bandwidth first amplifying circuit DC-coupled to a constrained-bandwidth second amplifying circuit DC-coupled, in turn, to a novel analog threshold discriminator circuit, suppresses base-line fluctuation and noise at low input count-rates, while providing a linear rate-meter response for time-random input pulse rates far in excess of what would otherwise—as in the prior art—be 100% saturation.
US09081096B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program for a resolution-enhanced pseudo-noise code technique An apparatus, method, and computer program for a resolution enhanced pseudo-noise coding technique for 3D imaging is provided. In one embodiment, a pattern generator may generate a plurality of unique patterns for a return to zero signal. A plurality of laser diodes may be configured such that each laser diode transmits the return to zero signal to an object. Each of the return to zero signal includes one unique pattern from the plurality of unique patterns to distinguish each of the transmitted return to zero signals from one another.
US09081093B2	Processing SAR imagery A method and apparatus (1) for processing SAR imagery data, comprising: determining variance ratio data from the SAR imagery data; and processing, for use in change detection, the determined variance ratios data by making use of the F-distribution. The method may further comprise selecting a desired false alarm rate; and wherein making use of the F-distribution comprises determining a change detection threshold for the determined variance ratios data that is dependent upon the F-distribution and the desired false alarm rate. Another possibility is that making use of the F-distribution comprises using the F-distribution to determine probabilities for the determined variance ratios data.
US09081088B1	System and method for estimating range to an RFID tag The a system for measuring distance between an RFID reader and tag, including an adaptive linear combiner, which is a tapped delay line with controllable weights on each tap, and outputs that are summed and subtracted from a reference to produce an error signal. After a sufficient number of cycles, the weight distribution indicates the delay of the received signal with respect to the reference, and by extension determines the distance between the tag and receiver.
US09081084B2	Ultrasound system and method for processing beam-forming based on sampling data Embodiments of performing beam forming processing based on sampling data in an ultrasound system are disclosed. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to form a receive signal based on an ultrasound signal reflected from a target object, perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the receive signal to form sampling data, select pixels, which the respective sampling data are used as pixel values thereof among the plurality of pixels, cumulatively assign the corresponding sampling data to the selected pixels and perform beam forming upon the cumulatively assigned sampling data for the respective pixels to form receive-focused data.
US09081081B2	Diode switched front end for guided wave radar level transmitter A guided wave radar level measurement instrument comprises a probe defining a transmission line for sensing material level. A pulse circuit is connected to the probe for generating pulses on the transmission line and receiving reflected signals from the transmission line. The pulse circuit comprises a pulse generator for generating a transmit pulse, a bridge circuit having a diode switched front end connected between the pulse generator and a differential circuit. The transmission line is connected to one side of the differential circuit. Generated pulses from the pulse generator are supplied to both sides of the differential circuit and reflected signals from the transmission line are supplied to one side of the differential circuit.
US09081080B2	RSSI-based indoor positioning in the presence of dynamic transmission power control access points A position fix for a mobile platform is determined using RSSI values for wireless signals received from access points (APs), at least one of which has dynamic transmission power control. The transmission power data for the APs is received from an entity separate from the APs, e.g., a central entity or a positioning assistance server. The RSSI values for wireless signals received from the APs are acquired, as is an RSSI heatmap. Using the transmission power data, the RSSI values and the RSSI heatmap, the position fix for the mobile platform is determined. The position fix may be determined by the mobile platform or a positioning assistance server. Additionally, a server may receive transmission power data for APs and may provide to a mobile platform RSSI heatmap information based on the transmission power data. The RSSI heatmap information may be, e.g., the transmission power data or a RSSI heatmap.
US09081075B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method An image in which an area of interest on an image is optimally susceptibility-emphasized is obtained in susceptibility-emphasized imaging. A measuring order of plural echo signals is controlled in accordance with the size of a desired area of interest of an examinee. Preferably, a target frequency in a K space is determined in accordance with the size of the area of interest, and the measuring order of plural echo signals is controlled so that an echo signal corresponding to the target frequency is measured at a target echo signal or in the neighborhood of the target echo time.
US09081072B2	Magnetic resonance method and system to generate an image data set In a magnetic resonance method and system to generate an image data set with a magnetic resonance system at least two phase coding gradients are activated in respective spatial directions. An RF excitation pulse is radiated. At least one raw data point in a k-space data set belonging to the image data set is read out per time period after the radiation of the RF excitation pulse. The time period for each raw data point is determined depending on a maximum strength achievable with the magnetic resonance system of the activated phase coding gradient that corresponds to the spatial direction in which the respective raw data point has the largest gradient moment in terms of absolute value. The maximum strength of this phase coding gradient that can be achieved with the magnetic resonance system is determined depending on the determined largest gradient moment.
US09081071B2	Longevity of hyperpolarized enhanced signals for 1H NMR spectroscopy A method and system for providing an article of manufacture with increased longevity of hyperpolarized 1H signals (and other species) for NMR spectroscopy and MRI. The method involves providing a material including a molecular species susceptible of NMR spectroscopy, by providing parahydrogen (and other appropriate species) to disperse within the material/solvent to establish increased longevity of the NMR signals. The material can be in a solution with a surfactant and catalysts added to enhance the persistence of parahydrogen (or other species) in the form of enhanced solubility, microbubbles or micelles and resultant hydrogenation (or other species) of the material.
US09081063B2	On-chip IR drop detectors for functional and test mode scenarios, circuits, processes and systems An integrated circuit includes a functional circuit (10) having a power grid (20) with a set of power grid points (30.i) for monitoring; and an electronic monitoring circuit (100) that has a variably operable reference circuit (150) responsive to an input register (155) and having an output, comparison circuitry (110) having plural outputs and having a first input coupled to the output of said variably operable reference circuit (150) and a set of second inputs each second input coupled to a respective one of said power grid points (30.i); and an output register (120) having at least two register bit cells (120.i) respectively fed by the plural outputs of said comparison circuitry (110.i). Other integrated circuits, and processes of testing and of manufacturing are also disclosed.
US09081061B1	Scan flip-flop A scan flip-flop includes a multiplexer, a flip-flop, and a logic circuit. The flip-flop includes a transmission gate that has two sets of clock-controlled transistors. The combined width of the clock-controlled transistors in a set equals the width of the single transistor commonly used in known scan flip-flop circuits. The logic circuit inhibits the clock signal from reaching one transistor of each set during scan mode, which reduces power consumption without sacrificing speed of operation.
US09081060B2	Buffer testing for reconfigurable instruction cell arrays A reconfigurable instruction cell array (RICA) is provided that includes a plurality of master switch boxes that are configured to read and write from a plurality of buffers through a cross-bar switch. A master built-in-self-test (MBIST) engine is configured to drive a test word into the write path of at least one master switch box and to control the cross-bar switch so that the driven test word is broadcast to all the buffers for storage. The MBIST engine is also configured to retrieve the stored test words from the buffers through a read bus within the cross-bar switch.
US09081058B2	Scan test circuit, test pattern generation control circuit, and scan test control method To improve a delay fault coverage without increasing an area overhead, provided is a scan test circuit including: scan flip-flops forming a clock domain that operates according to the same clock within a semiconductor integrated circuit including a target of a delay fault test; a test pattern generation mode control unit (scan flip-flop) that is supplied with the same clock as that supplied to the scan flip-flops, and selects one of a skewed-load mode and a broadside mode as a test pattern generation mode of the delay fault test; and a scan enable signal output unit (OR gate) that outputs a first scan enable signal, which is determined based on the test pattern generation mode, to the scan flip-flops.
US09081056B2	Method for detecting working state of I/O pins of electronic components using charges from human body In a method for detecting working states of I/O pins of electronic components, a signal is transmitted between at least two of the I/O pins. A probe of an oscilloscope is connected to an I/O pin. A waveform of the signal through the I/O pin is detected. Charges are transmitted to the probe. A working state of the I/O pin is determined by detecting whether the waveform of the signal through the I/O pin is changed when the charges are transmitted to the probe.
US09081053B2	Using continuous sweep frequencies in a system frequency response test A system and method for measuring the frequency response of a system under test using a single swept-frequency chirp signal. A tapered chirp-frequency test signal is created with a bandwidth defined by first and second frequencies. The test signal is routed to a calibration path, and the output of the calibration path is routed to a digitizer. The output of the calibration path is digitized, and a Fourier transform of the calibration path output is generated. The test signal is then routed to a test system, and the output of the test system is coupled to the digitizer. The output of the test system is digitized, and a Fourier transform of the test system output is generated. A normalized frequency-domain representation of the test system created by dividing the Fourier transform of the test system output by the Fourier transform of the calibration path output.
US09081052B2	Monitoring module and method for determining the status of electrical components According to one example, there is provided a monitoring module for determining the status of electrical components in an array of N electrical components. The monitoring module comprises a resistance measurer to measure the resistance across a pair of diagnostic terminals, a comparator to compare the measured resistance with a set of reference resistances, and a status module to determine the status of at least one electrical component in the array based on the comparison.
US09081051B2	Methods for testing manufactured products The problem of high test cost of manufactured goods can be partially solved by lowering the percentage of the goods to be tested methodically while keeping the total defective portion of the goods expressed in DPPM below a preset target value. The method includes identifying a first test that is capable of screening out enough parts that would fail a second test so that the portion of the parts to be tested second test can be reduced. The number of parts screened out by the first test determines if the reduced testing scheme would violate the preset DPPM target value.
US09081048B2	Method and device for the quality control of superconducting bands A method and device for quality control of superconducting bands includes: cooling a section of the superconducting band to a temperature at which said band section becomes superconducting, generating an electrical transport current in the superconducting band section in the longitudinal direction of the band by contacting with a contact assembly, contacting the cooled band section with electrical contacts of the contact assembly, which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the band, in order to form a measurement section over a partial length of the band section, continuously moving at least one part of the band through the contact section and/or measurement section to generate the transport current, detecting a physical measured variable using measurement contacts, wherein the physical measured variable is a measure of the superconducting electrical transport properties of the band section or a part of the band.
US09081044B2	Detection cell with controlled power dissipation A voltage control circuitry for a detection cell is described, where the detection cell is adapted for determining an electrical property of a sample in a detection cell volume of the detection cell. The voltage control circuitry comprises a power supply adapted for providing a voltage to the detection cell, and a power evaluation unit adapted for determining an actual power dissipation in the detection cell volume. The voltage control circuitry further comprises a control unit adapted for comparing the actual power dissipation with a desired power dissipation, and for regulating the power supply's voltage in a way that the actual power dissipation is driven towards the desired power dissipation.
US09081043B2	System and method for calculating power using contactless voltage waveform shape sensor A system and method are provided for calculating power using a voltage waveform shape measurement from a contactless sensor. An electrically conductive medium carries alternating current (AC) electrical current, associated with an AC voltage, from a source node to a destination node. AC current is measured through the electrically conductive medium. Using a contactless sensor, an AC voltage waveform shape is measured. The power usage at the destination node is calculated in response to the AC current measurement, the measurement of the AC voltage waveform shape, and an AC voltage potential. For simplicity, the AC current and AC voltage waveform shape may both be measured at a first node located between the source node and the destination node. The AC voltage potential used in the power usage calculation may be an estimate, an actual measurement, or a value supplied by an external source (e.g., the power utility).
US09081033B2	Test and connection apparatus arrangement, and connection apparatus A testing arrangement is provided for testing the electrical circuits of an assembly of terminal blocks arranged in side-to-side relation, each of the terminal blocks including two mutually-insulated collinearly-arranged horizontal bus bar sections that are normally electrically connected by first and second pairs of leaf spring contacts arranged above and below the bus bar sections, respectively. During the testing operation, the testing device may be arranged either above or below the assembly, and an insulating test plug on the testing device is inserted either vertically downwardly from above, or upwardly from below, the terminal block, thereby to disengage one pair of contacts. A dummy plug is vertically inserted in the opposite direction to disengage the other pair of contacts. The remote ends of the bus bar sections are provided with clamping devices for connection with the bare ends of insulated conductors, respectively.
US09081029B2	Apparatus for mechanically robust thermal isolation of components An apparatus for scanning over a surface of an arbitrarily sized sample in magnetic resonance force microscopy comprising a cantilever for holding a magnetic particle at the cantilever tip, an RF antenna, positioned around the cantilever, for emitting an RF magnetic field across a portion of the sample causing spin of particles in the sample to reverse attracting and opposing the magnetic particle at the cantilever tip, an optical fiber, positioned close to the cantilever tip, for measuring displacements of the cantilever tip where the RF antenna, cantilever, magnetic particle and optical fiber are in fixed positions relative to each other and the sample is positionable according to a sample stage.
US09081024B2	Method for in vitro assay of soluble fibrin by generating specific degradation products The invention concerns a method for assaying soluble fibrin in a sample, in which said sample is brought into the presence of a plasminogen activator with a high specificity for soluble fibrin (PA-Fb sp) and the soluble fibrin count in the sample is measured by measuring the difference between the count of fibrin degradation products obtained after degrading soluble fibrin with PA-Fb sp and the base count of fibrin degradation products determined before bringing the sample into the presence of PA-Fb sp.
US09081023B2	Analyte sensors, methods for preparing and using such sensors, and methods of detecting analyte activity Analyte sensors, methods for producing and using analyte sensors, methods of detecting and/or measuring analyte activity, detecting pH change, and/or, controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, are disclosed. Embodiments of the analyte sensors according to the disclosure can provide an accurate and convenient method for characterizing analyte activity, detecting pH change, controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, and the like, in both in vivo and in vitro environments, in particular in living cell imaging.
US09081022B2	Centrifuge rotor for separation and processing of complex fluids A rotor is provided for use in a centrifuge system configured to spin the rotor for separating complex fluids. The rotor includes a housing configured to be secured by the centrifuge system and several chambers formed in the housing. Each chamber includes a first chamber portion having a port formed therein and a second chamber portion in fluid communication with the port of the first chamber portion. The second chamber portion may be disposed generally below the port of the first chamber portion. Other rotor designs and methods for separating complex fluids are further disclosed.
US09081020B2	Mutant proteins and methods for selecting them A method for selecting a membrane protein with increased stability, the method comprising: a) providing one or more mutants of a parent membrane protein in a membrane-containing composition, wherein the one or more mutants are exposed to an amount of a membrane destabilizing agent which is effective to destabilize the parent membrane protein in-situ, b) determining whether the or each mutant membrane protein has increased stability with respect to its structure and/or a biological activity compared to the stability of the parent membrane protein with respect to its structure and/or the same biological activity, and c) selecting the one or more mutants which have increased stability compared to the stability of the parent membrane protein.
US09081019B2	Methods and assays for measuring p95 and/or p95 complexes in a sample and antibodies specific for p95 The invention provides methods of measuring and/or quantifying the presence and/or amount of p95 and/or p95 complex in a sample. The invention also provides antibodies specific for p95.
US09081018B2	Diagnostic test for inflammatory endothelial dysfunctions in pregnancies The present invention relates to a diagnostic test for inflammatory endothelial dysfunctions in pregnant women. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method of diagnosing or evaluating the risk of contracting an inflammatory endothelial dysfunction of the maternal compartment comprising the following steps: a) detecting the plasma levels of long pentraxin PTX3 in blood samples taken from a pregnant woman; b) comparing the PTX3 plasma level data, obtained according to step a), with statistically significant PTX3 plasma level data of normal pregnant population.
US09081010B2	Aptamers for clostridium difficile diagnostics The present disclosure relates generally to the field of nucleic acids and, more particularly, to aptamers capable of binding to toxins produced by Clostridium difficile; diagnostic kits and methods comprising such aptamers; and methods of making and using such aptamers.
US09081008B2	Detecting and counting tissue—specific stem cells and uses thereof This invention provides methods of determining the number and percent of tissue specific stem cells (TSSCs) in a sample of cells, a population of cells or a sample of tissue. The methods rely on detecting the pattern-specific asymmetric localization of asymmetric self-renewal associated (ASRA) proteins or cell cycle specific proteins (CSSP) in cell undergoing asymmetrical self-renewal, which is a characteristic of TSSCs. The methods can be applied to any situations in which the percent of TSSC is desired such as laboratory research on adult stem cells, in drug development tests, prognostic indicator and therapeutic index, as a diagnostic and prognostic indicator and in monitoring TSSC expansion, e.g., in cell manufacturing processes.
US09081003B2	Systems and methods for testing drugs and drug delivery systems A system is provided that simulates the in vivo micro-environment of three-dimensional cellular structures or bodies, such as tumors. The system simulates the pressure gradients and fluid flows of the vascular and lymphatic systems as well as the interstitial and capillary transport mechanisms between the 3D cellular structure and the vascular and lymphatic systems. The system can be used to introduce drugs or drug delivery carriers to a tumor, for example, to assess the uptake capability and effect on the tumor. The system maintains the viability of the tumor cells for a sufficiently long period of time to permit testing of several different drugs and/or delivery carriers.
US09081001B2	Diagnostic systems and instruments Provided is a clinical diagnostic system that comprises a diagnostic instrument and a disposable cartridge. The diagnostic system can be used to measure assays in point of care clinical settings.
US09080997B2	Local storage and conditioning systems for nutritional substances Nutritional substance systems and methods are disclosed enabling the tracking and communication of changes in nutritional, organoleptic, and aesthetic values of nutritional substances, and further enabling the adaptive storage and adaptive conditioning of nutritional substances.
US09080994B2	Analyte sensor with spent gas flushed endcaps A sensor for detecting a target analyte in a gaseous sample at ultra-low concentrations wherein access opening(s) provided through the sensor housing are plugged with endcap(s) and spent gas (i.e., gaseous sample post detection) is channeled along the interface between the sensor housing and the endcap(s) prior to venting of the spent gas, for flushing any environmentally introduced target analyte from this interface.
US09080993B2	Microdevice, microchip apparatus and analysis method utilizing the same Provided a microdevice capable of performing analysis quickly and at a high level of sensitivity even when a minute amount of sample solution is used. The microdevice is equipped with a rotation board, a reaction field provided on the rotation board, and an introduction portion for introducing a solution into the reaction field. The microdevice is characterized in that the following angle is always 45 to 90°: an angle of a part of a wall surface of the reaction field where the centrifugal force has the greatest effect with respect to the direction of the centrifugal force generated when the rotation board is rotated.
US09080990B2	Illumination subsystems of a metrology system, metrology systems, and methods for illuminating a specimen for metrology measurements Illumination subsystems of a metrology system, metrology systems, and methods for illuminating a specimen for metrology measurements 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 positioned in the metrology system.
US09080986B2	Transparent object detection system and transparent flat plate detection system A disclosed transparent body detection system includes an image acquisition unit acquiring a vertical polarization image and a horizontal polarization image by acquiring an image of a first region, the image including a transparent body having characteristics in which a polarization direction of transmission light changes; a placing table on which the transparent body is to be placed; a polarization filter disposed opposite to the image acquisition unit across the placing table and at a position including a second region, an image of the second region including at least the transparent body in the first region and being acquired; and an image processing apparatus detecting the transparent body based on distribution of vertical/lateral polarization degree of a vertical/lateral polarization degree image based on the vertical polarization image and the horizontal polarization image.
US09080983B2	Split sensor and housing assembly for flexible wall Disclosed is a sensor and housing assembly for a single-use bioreactor system, including a device for operatively associating a sensor with a flexible wall, the device comprising an internal housing portion that is removable and variably positionable on an internal surface of the flexible wall, the internal housing portion comprising a chemical detector sensor, which may be an optical chemical detector sensor.
US09080980B2	Surface enhanced raman spectroscopy employing a nanorod in a surface indentation A surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) apparatus employs a nanorod in an indentation in a surface of a substrate. The SERS apparatus includes the nanorod having a tip at a free end opposite to an end of the nanorod that is supported by the substrate indentation. The indentation has a tapered profile and supports the nanorod at a bottom of the indentation. The free end of the nanorod extends away from the indentation bottom. The SERS apparatus further includes a Raman-active material at a surface of one or both of the nanorod and the indentation. The indentation and the nanorod facilitate one or both of production and detection of a Raman scattering signal emitted by an analyte in a vicinity of the nanorod and indentation.
US09080976B2	Measuring device for measuring singlet oxygen luminescence A measuring device measures singlet oxygen luminescence which is excited by one or more photosensitizers. The measuring device contains a photosensitive detector, an excitation source, and a control and evaluating unit that is coupled to the photosensitive detector and the excitation source. The excitation source is configured to radiate excitation light into a measurement volume from a plurality of emission positions in order to excite the photosensitizer or photosensitizers. The excitation source preferably contains light-emitting diodes as lighting devices, the light of which is used directly as an excitation light in order to excite the photosensitizers.
US09080975B2	Device and method for ascertaining measured values of gases and/or an aerosol for a machine A measuring device (2) draws out an aerosol air mixture from the working chamber (4) of the machine and feeds it to an optical sensor unit with an optical emitter (15) and an optical receiver (17). A compressed air jet pump (8) includes a compressed air feed (26), a compressed air nozzle (32), a preferably funnel-shaped pressure discharge channel and an underpressure region (10), with the compressed air nozzle (32) having an outlet direction oriented substantially in the direction of the pressure discharge channel. The compressed air feed (26) is connected to a compressed air source. A suction line is connected between the working chamber (4) and the underpressure region (10). The optical sensor unit has an optical passage between the optical emitter (15) and the optical receiver (17) oriented substantially perpendicular to the outlet direction of the compressed air nozzle (32) and leads through the underpressure region.
US09080974B2	Observation device and method of observing Provided is an observation device and a method of observing capable of clearly obtaining information relating to a boundary part where a medium inside an observation object changes. An observation device (1) is a device for observing an observation object (2) including a sensitivity factor in which a dipole moment changes by sensing an electromagnetic wave (31). An output part (11) outputs the electromagnetic wave (31) and the dipole moment of the sensitivity factor included in the observation object (2) is changed by the electromagnetic wave (31). A detector part (12) detects, of the electromagnetic wave (31) outputted from the output part (11), a signal electromagnetic wave (33) which comes through the observation object (2) and a reference electromagnetic wave (32) which bypasses the observation object (2). A control part (13) analyzes the structure of the observation object (2) based on the detection results of the detection part (12). The electromagnetic wave (31) is pulse laser light which is intermittently outputted in pulse waveform. The wavelength of the electromagnetic wave (31) is arranged within the wavelength absorption band of the sensitivity factor.
US09080972B2	Automatic analyzer The scattered light from the measurement target substance passes through a light receiving window, and is received by a detector for +θ scattered light and a detector for −θ scattered light which are arranged symmetrically to each other across an optical axis at an equal angle or an equal interval in a vertical direction. A light source is fixed by a light-source holder (that is a base member on which the light source is arranged), and the detectors are arranged on and fixed to a detector holder (that is a base member on which the detectors are arranged). In this manner, drift of the light quantity data caused by the thermal deformation of the optical system can be corrected by comparing values of the light quantity data of the detectors.
US09080968B2	Methods and systems for point of use removal of sacrificial material A method of manufacturing a sensor, the method including forming an array of chemically-sensitive field effect transistors (chemFETs), depositing a dielectric layer over the chemFETs in the array, depositing a protective layer over the dielectric layer, etching the dielectric layer and the protective layer to form cavities corresponding to sensing surfaces of the chemFETs, and removing the protective layer. The method further includes, etching the dielectric layer and the protective layer together to form cavities corresponding to sensing surfaces of the chemFETs. The protective layer is at least one of a polymer, photoresist material, noble metal, copper oxide, and zinc oxide. The protective layer is removed using at least one of sodium hydroxide, organic solvent, aqua regia, ammonium carbonate, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, and phosphoric acid.
US09080958B2	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.
US09080957B2	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.
US09080954B2	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.
US09080947B2	X-ray irradiation device and analysis device [Object] The present invention provides an X-ray irradiation device capable of adjusting the energy of X-rays in a wide range, and an analysis device equipped with the X-ray irradiation device.[Solving Means] An X-ray irradiation device according to an embodiment of the present invention focuses X-rays emitted from an X-ray generation mechanism to a predetermined focal position by a focusing mechanism. The X-ray generation mechanism has a structure which generates a plurality of X-rays having different wavelengths. The focusing mechanism has a structure in which the plurality of X-rays are focused to the same focal position by focusing elements having diffraction characteristics suitable for the wavelengths of the respective X-rays generated by the X-ray generation mechanism.
US09080946B2	Digital rock analysis systems and methods with multiphase flow REV determination The pore structure of rocks and other materials can be determined through microscopy and subject to digital simulation to determine the properties of multiphase fluid flows through the material. To conserve computational resources, the simulations are preferably performed on a representative elementary volume (REV). The determination of a multiphase REV can be determined, in some method embodiments, by deriving a porosity-related parameter from a pore-matrix model of the material; determining a multiphase distribution within the material's pores; partitioning the pore-matrix model into multiple phase-matrix models; and deriving the porosity-related parameter from each phase-matrix model. The parameter's dependence on phase and saturation can then be determined and analyzed to select an appropriate REV size.
US09080941B2	Microfluidic flow cell assemblies for imaging and method of use A microfluidic flow cell subassembly, which may be assembled into a flow cell having fluidic connections outside of the main substrate, is described for encapsulating a sample to allow for subsequent controlled delivery of reagents to the sample, such as multiplexed in situ biomarker staining and analysis. As configured, the subassembly comprises a substrate layer forms a flexible optically transparent lid which is capable of bending in either direction to alter the internal dimensions of the subassembly. Methods of use are also disclosed.
US09080940B2	Sensor chip that is used in specimen material detection device and specimen material detection device using sensor chip A sensor chip maybe provided that is used in a specimen material detection device with which a solution can be prevented from remaining, an irregularity can be prevented from occurring in a concentration, and a fluctuation of a signal can be prevented from occurring during a detection, and as a result it is possible to carry out an inspection in an accurate manner.
US09080938B2	Extremum seeking algorithm in a variable time interval to detect anode pressure sensor stuck failure in a fuel cell system A system and method for detecting an anode pressure sensor failure in a fuel cell system. The system and method include a controller that sets an initial minimum anode pressure sensor value and an initial maximum anode pressure sensor value. The controller determines a desired time interval for sampling anode pressure measurements and determines a total number of samples of anode pressure measurements to be collected by the controller from an anode pressure sensor. The controller also compares a pressure difference between the initial or a measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or a measured maximum anode pressure to a predetermined pressure difference threshold and sets a pressure sensor fault if the pressure difference between the initial or measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or maximum anode pressure is less than the predetermined pressure difference threshold.
US09080934B2	Method for determining wettability of porous materials Method for determining wettability of porous materials comprises placing a sample of a porous material into a cell of a calorimeter and contacting the sample with a wetting fluid. A heat flow into the cell is continuously measured. Based on results of the measurement and taking into account a thermal effect of the fluid compression, a first wetting contact angle of pores filled with the wetting fluid is calculated. Then, a pressure in the cell containing the sample is increased starting from an initial value until pores of the sample are completely filled with the fluid. Then, the pressure is reduced to the initial value while continuously measuring of a heat flow into the cell. The method enables calculation of a second wetting contact angle for pores completely filled with the fluid and of a third wetting contact angle for pores free from the fluid.
US09080927B2	Combination static and dynamic pressure transducer employing a micro-filter A pressure transducer assembly that uses static pressure compensation to capture low-level dynamic pressures in high temperature environments. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a first tube, a pressure, wherein the pressure includes a static pressure component and a dynamic pressure component; receiving, at a micro-filter, the pressure; filtering, by the micro-filter, at least a portion of the dynamic pressure component of the pressure; outputting, from the micro-filter, a filtered pressure; receiving, at a first surface of a first sensing element, the pressure; receiving, at a second surface of the first sensing element, the filtered pressure; measuring, by the first sensing element, a difference between the pressure and the filtered pressure, wherein the difference is associated with the dynamic pressure component of the pressure; and outputting, from the first sensing element, a first pressure signal associated with the dynamic pressure component of the pressure.
US09080925B2	Engine vibration and engine trim balance test system, apparatus and method The present disclosure is generally directed to a simulated aircraft engine accelerometer apparatus, system and method that that generates aircraft engine simulator outputs. An accelerometer signal simulator receives aircraft engine simulator outputs and generates accelerometer signal simulator outputs, and an accelerometer waveform generator receives the accelerometer signal simulator outputs and synchronizes at least one accelerometer signal simulator outputs to a reference timing signal from one of the aircraft engine simulator outputs. The simulated accelerometer further includes a filter section that receives and filters noise from the plurality of accelerometer waveform generator outputs to generate a plurality of filtered accelerometer waveform generator outputs, a mixer that receives and combines each of the plurality of filtered accelerometer waveform generator outputs to generate a single filtered accelerometer waveform generator output, and a charge converter that receives and converts the single filtered accelerometer waveform generator output to a current charge vibration simulation output.
US09080924B2	On board seat leakage detection system Equipment and methodology are provided for performing seat leakage detection on a valve assembly including at least two valves to be tested, wherein, while both of the valve assembly valves remain closed, at least a first shut off valve of a plurality of shut off valves is closed to enable flow of fluid through manifold passages of a plurality of manifold passages to test the first valve of the valve assembly valves and, subsequently, at least another shut off valve of the plurality of shut off valves is closed to enable flow of fluid through manifold passage of the plurality of manifold passages to test the second valve of the valve assembly valves.
US09080922B2	Systems and methods for detecting and communicating moisture leaks in fluid conduits A system for detecting and communicating moisture leaking from a fluid conduit of the type comprising a fitting configured to mate with the fluid conduit, the fitting including an outer surface including an outer edge portion that is enclosed within the fluid conduit when positioning the fluid conduit over at least a portion of the outer surface, wherein the system includes a sensor for detecting moisture, the sensor being positioned proximate to the outer edge portion of the fitting and configured to generate a signal representing a result of moisture detection, and a receiver configured to receive the signal generated by the sensor. The system may include a communication circuit to provide wired or wireless communication between the sensor and the receiver. Other systems and method for detecting and communicating moisture leakage are further disclosed herein.
US09080916B2	Correction factor for color response calibration The color response of camera devices may be calibrated, using a correction factor that can account for differences in the spectra of light emitted by different light sources used during calibration. The correction factor may be calculated based on the expected spectral sensitivities of the camera devices, the power spectrum of an actual light source, and the power spectrum of a canonical light source. The correction factor is then applied to adjust a measured color response of a given camera device, so that the adjusted color response is effectively the response of the given camera device if it had been illuminated by the canonical light source. In this manner, any measured color response differences, which may be due to differences between the actual light source used and the canonical light source, can be effectively reduced (if not essentially eliminated.) Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09080913B2	Terahertz-wave spectrometer and prism member By mating a main part with a first prism part or second prism part, a terahertz-wave spectrometer can easily switch between optical paths of a terahertz wave T propagating within a spectroscopic prism. When the main part mates with the first prism part, the terahertz wave T incident on an entrance surface passes through a depression, so as to be reflected by an arrangement part, whereby reflection spectrometry can be performed. When the main part mates with the second prism part, the terahertz wave T incident on the entrance surface is refracted by the depression, so as to pass through an object to be measured within a groove, whereby transmission spectrometry can be preformed.
US09080909B2	Digital flowmeter A control and measurement system for a coriolis flowmeter having a flowtube, a driver adapted to vibrate the flowtube, and a pair of sensors adapted to generate signals indicative of movement of the flowtube when it is being vibrated by the driver, wherein the sensors are positioned relative to one another so the signals from the sensors are indicative of a mass flow rate of fluid through the flowtube. A digital drive signal generator is adapted to generate a variable digital drive signal for controlling operation of the driver. The digital drive signal generator can be adapted to cause the driver to resist motion of the flowtube during a first time period and amplify motion of the flowtube during a second time period. The digital drive signal generator can also be adapted to initiate motion of the flowtube by sending one or more square wave signals to the driver.
US09080905B2	Method for operation of several adjacent magnetic-inductive flow meters A method for operation of several adjacent magnetic-inductive flow meters, each of which has a measurement tube through which an electrically conductive medium flows, a magnetic field generating apparatus for permeating the medium with a magnetic field having a component perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measurement tube, and a measurement apparatus for measuring the voltage induced into the medium and for determining the flow rate from the induced voltage. Each flow meter has a control apparatus. In order to prevent variations of mutual influences on the flow rate measurements by the magnetic fields of adjacent flow meters, measured flow rate values from individual measurement processes and synchronous measurement processes are used to determine the mutual influences on the flow rate measurements, and influences that are free of variations are compensated by the magnetic fields of the adjacent flow meters being synchronized.
US09080901B2	Screen unit, face plate unit, indicator instrument, indicator device, motor vehicle and method therefore A motor vehicle is provided with an indicator device and to a method for its assembly and/or production. The indicator device includes, but is not limited to an indicator instrument, a face plate unit and a screen unit. The screen unit for covering different indicators that includes, but is not limited to an edge defining an outer contour of the screen unit, and/or the indicator instrument has laterally projecting support extensions for supporting damping elements. The face plate unit includes, but is not limited to an inner portion assigned to the screen unit with a fastening portion. The fastening portion is designed offset from an inner portion. The damping elements are placed onto the support extensions.
US09080896B2	Method for analyzing signals from an angle sensor A method for analyzing signals from an angle sensor including at least two sensing elements which span a plane and including a rotatable element for varying the plane, the element being spaced from same. The angle sensor also includes a brushless electromotor which is controlled according to the method. The method for analyzing signals from an angle sensor comprises at least two sensing elements, said method producing high-definition measured results using sensing elements that map a full circle. This is achieved in that the sensing elements capture at least one first and one second vector of the field lying on the plane, the vectors being linearly independent of each other. A further variable, which is dependent on the distance between the plane and the rotatable element, is additionally detected, and the amplitudes of the signals of the first and the second sensing elements are controlled with the value of the further variable.
US09080883B2	Dynamic emergency aid Dynamic output of information for the evacuation of persons, in particular from buildings, is provided to a portable device based on current position data of the device as determined by a position determination system. The current usability of escape routes located in the building is determined by a sensor system. Evacuation information is determined by a control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the device and output on the portable device. In emergency situations, dedicated evacuation information can thus be determined for a person as a function of the whereabouts of the person and the respective hazardous situation and output on the mobile device (e.g. smartphone, PDA) of the person. This enables, inter alia, a rapid and efficient evacuation of the building or a site.
US09080881B2	Methods and apparatus for providing navigational information associated with locations of objects An apparatus for providing navigational information associated with locations of objects includes an imaging device configured to acquire image data, a visual display coupled to the imaging device and configured to display the image data, a position measuring device configured to determine position information associated with the imaging device, and an orientation device configured to determine orientation information associated with the imaging device. The apparatus may also include a rendering system coupled to the visual display, the position measuring device, and the orientation device. The rendering system may be configured to determine image coordinates associated with a location of an object and provide a navigational graphic on the visual display oriented relative to the image coordinates.
US09080880B2	Motion based message delivery The present disclosure relates to motion based message delivery. A method includes receiving an information about an asset, calculating the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying a communication options to communicate with a person operating the asset, and displaying a map incorporating the location of the asset, a graphical indicator of the time required to reach a safe zone, and/or a graphical indicator of communication options. Another method may include receiving a request to communicate, determining if the communication originates from, or is directed to, an asset in a safe zone, placing the communication if the asset is in the safe zone, and/or delaying the communication until the asset is in a safe zone.
US09080878B2	Automatic identification of vehicle location A mobile computing device can be used to locate a vehicle parking location. In particular, the mobile device can automatically identify when a vehicle in which the mobile device is located has entered into a parked state. The mobile device can determine that the vehicle is in a parked state by analyzing one or more parameters that indicate a parked state or a transit state. The location of the mobile device at a time corresponding to when the vehicle is identified as being parked can be associated with an identifier for the current parking location.
US09080875B2	Determining GPS mode of operation based upon accelerometer input An electronic device is operable to determine a Global Positioning System (GPS) mode of operation based upon accelerometer input. The electronic device includes a communications interface, a GPS receiver, an accelerometer module, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives an accelerometer output from the accelerometer module and compares the accelerometer output to a plurality of acceleration signatures. Based upon the comparison, an acceleration profile is selected. A GPS mode of operation is selected for the GPS receiver based upon the acceleration profile. The acceleration profile can be selected based upon one or more types of communications being serviced by the communications interface. In one embodiment, a selected GPS mode of operation selected corresponds to a distinct operating environment.
US09080866B1	Methods and systems for detection of reflective markers at long range Example methods and systems for detecting reflective markers at long range are provided. An example method includes receiving laser data collected from successive scans of an environment of a vehicle. The method also includes determining a respective size of the one or more objects based on the laser data collected from respective successive scans. The method may further include determining, by a computing device and based at least in part on the respective size of the one or more objects for the respective successive scans, an object that exhibits a change in size as a function of distance from the vehicle. The method may also include determining that the object is representative of a reflective marker. In one example, a computing device may use the detection of one reflective marker to help detect subsequent reflective markers that may be in a similar position.
US09080863B2	Method for monitoring alignment between contact holes and polycrystalline silicon gate The present invention is related to the semiconductor manufacturing field, especially a method for monitoring alignment between contact holes and polycrystalline silicon gate by setting a plurality of equidistant contact holes with same sharp on poly-silicon and residual active area, and then obtain the process alignment profile of the quantized values in the plane in order to have a better control of process quality, thereby have a better control of the quality of the process.
US09080858B2	Wavefront measuring apparatus, wavefront measuring method, and computer-readable medium storing program A wavefront measuring apparatus includes an optical element forming a periodic pattern by light, a detector having pixels to detect the light, and a computer computing, based on detection results of the detector, wavefront information at positions in a wavefront of the light transmitted through or reflected by a specimen. The detector detects a first periodic pattern formed by the light, and a second periodic pattern formed by the light and shifted in phase from the first periodic pattern. The computer computes the wavefront information at one of the positions by using a result detected in a first pixel of the pixels when detecting the first periodic pattern, a result detected in a second pixel of the pixels when detecting the first periodic pattern, the second pixel being positioned within three pixels from the first pixel, and a result detected in the first pixel when detecting the second periodic pattern.
US09080857B2	Device for interferential distance measurement A device for interferential distance measurement that includes a light source that emits a light beam along a propagation direction and a scanning plate including a splitter that splits the light beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam. The device further including a reflector disposed spaced-apart in a direction of the propagation direction and a detector element. The measurement beam and the reference beam are propagated from the splitter along different optical paths toward the reflector, where a back reflection of the measurement beam and the reference beam occurs at the reflector toward the scanning plate. In addition, at a combining location the measurement beam and the reference beam attain interfering superposition, and wherein the measurement beam and the reference beam interfering at the combining location are detected by the detector element so that the detector element generates a distance signal regarding a distance between the scanning plate and the reflector.
US09080856B2	Systems and methods for enhancing dimensioning, for example volume dimensioning A dimensioning system can include stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element in a reference image containing a pseudorandom pattern of elements. Data indicative of the coordinates of elements appearing in an acquired image of a three-dimensional space including an object can be compared to the stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element. After the elements in the acquired image corresponding to the reference elements in the reference image are identified, a spatial correlation between the acquired image and the reference image can be determined. Such a numerical comparison of coordinate data reduces the computing resource requirements of graphical comparison technologies.
US09080855B2	Method utilizing image correlation to determine position measurements in a machine vision system A method utilizing image correlation to determine position measurements in a machine vision system. In a first operating state, the machine vision system utilizes traditional scale-based techniques to determine position measurements, while in a second operating state, image correlation displacement sensing techniques are utilized to determine position measurements. The image correlation techniques provide for higher accuracy for measuring distances between features that are separated by more than one field of view. The user may toggle between the operating states through a selection on the user interface, and guidance may be provided regarding when the image correlation mode is likely to provide higher accuracy, depending on factors such as the distance to be measured and the characteristics of the surface being measured.
US09080853B2	Eyeglass frame shape measuring apparatus An eyeglass frame shape measuring apparatus includes: a frame holding unit holding an eyeglass frame; a tracing stylus inserted into a bevel groove of the rim; a moving unit moving the tracing stylus; and a controller controls the moving unit and obtains measurement data of a shape of the rim. The controller controls the moving unit based on a first measurement operation to perform a first measurement. The controller decides whether the first measurement is performed in a first state in which the tracing stylus is inserted into the bevel groove at the time of starting the first measurement or a second state in which the tracing stylus is not inserted into the bevel groove at the time of starting the first measurement. If the controller decides that it is the second state, the controller performs a second measurement based on a second measurement operation.
US09080852B2	Displacement sensor and a magnetic bearing system using the same In a displacement sensor and a magnetic bearing system using the same, the displacement sensor includes: a first coil unit including at least one first coil; a second coil unit including at least one second coil differentially connected to one side of the at least one first coil of the first coil unit; a sensor drive means for supplying a first power source voltage and a second power source voltage having the same drive frequency to the first coil unit and the second coil unit, respectively; and a detection circuit for extracting displacement information from a differential signal produced by the first coil unit and the second coil unit due to a change in inductances of the at least one first coil and the at least one second coil according to a position change of a displacement measurement object.
US09080850B2	Touch and proximity sensing device A touch and proximity sensing device includes a circuit board and a sensed signal processing unit including only one sensed signal conversion engine. The circuit board includes a capacitor sensing electrode and a grounding conductor foil disposed on opposite surfaces of the circuit board, and has a proximity sensing electrode formed thereon. The grounding conductor foil is spaced apart from the proximity sensing electrode in a planar direction parallel to the surfaces of the circuit board. The sensed signal conversion engine is spaced apart from the capacitor sensing electrode and the proximity sensing electrode in the planar direction and detects electric sensed signals from the capacitor sensing electrode and the proximity sensing electrode.
US09080849B2	Tape measure A tape measure includes a housing assembly having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a peripheral wall extending from the first side wall to the second side wall. A cavity is defined within the housing assembly, and the first side wall defines at least one aperture open to the cavity during use of the tape measure. The peripheral wall defines a tape port. A spool is rotatably supported in the cavity about an axis and includes at least a portion of a measuring tape. A hook member is fixedly coupled to an end portion of the measuring tape. The spool includes a retraction mechanism with an elongated coiled spring.
US09080848B1	Measuring fishing net and method of use thereof A measuring fishing net for holding and measuring a size of a fish and a method of use of the net, including a frame having a handle and a substantially enclosed loop. The frame further having an axis extending in a direction parallel to the frame and a net attached to the loop of the frame, for holding the fish. A measuring scale runs linearly along the axis and length markings are disposed on the loop of the frame, to measure the size of the fish by comparing the fish to the length markings.
US09080847B2	Interferometric device with extrinsic optical fiber for measuring a physical parameter An extrinsic optical fiber device for measuring a physical parameter, includes: a light source, of central wavelength λ, an optical fiber projecting, a unit for detecting an interferometric signal, the interferometric signal including the information about the physical parameter to be determined, elements for modulating a signal emitted by the light source, elements for calculating the physical parameter on the basis of the interferometric signal measured by the detection unit. The modulated signal from the light source includes an alternating component including a double frequency modulation generated by the modulation elements. The main application of this device is the measurement of the displacement of a target.
US09080846B2	Shape measuring apparatus There are provided a first (Y-axial direction) moving unit, a movement auxiliary unit for moving in substantially parallel with the first moving unit, and a second (X-axial direction) moving unit for moving substantially perpendicular to the first moving unit. Force generated for moving the second moving unit is received by the movement auxiliary unit to perform driving of the XY directions. Thus, when a measuring probe provided on the second moving unit is scanned in the XY directions, vibrations of the first moving unit can be suppressed without the first moving unit receiving a counteraction of force that acts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the first moving unit.
US09080845B2	Method and device for detecting the coupling of parts to a machine A coupled state versus a decoupled state of a part relative to a machine, in particular of a coordinate measuring device or a machine tool, is determined. The part to be coupled can be moved toward a contact region of the machine in an axial direction in order to establish the coupled state, and can be moved away from the contact region in the axial direction in order to establish the decoupled state. A magnetoresistive sensor is used to generate a sensor signal that depends on an axial position of the part and a further sensor signal that depends on a rotational position of the part relative to the machine. The sensor signals are evaluated and the result is used to determine whether the part is coupled to the contact region of the machine and/or whether the part is decoupled from the contact region.
US09080844B2	Linking of microscopes for analysis of objects comprising tool marks There is provided a method for analyzing at least one object under a first microscope and a second microscope concurrently by linking the two microscopes together. Movement of one microscope will result in movement of the other. This is done by computing a transformation to link a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system and generating guidance data when one of the two microscopes is displaced, the guidance data corresponding to a set of operations to be applied to the other microscope to follow movement of the microscope that is displaced.
US09080836B1	Tactical attachment system for firearms A system for mounting a plurality of tactical attachments to firearms is disclosed. Tactical attachments such as laser illumination sights, flashlights, bayonets, and breaching tools are interchangeable and attached with a single adapter mounted to the end of a magazine ammunition tubes and auxiliary accessory rails such as Picatinny rails. Adapters of varying lengths provide increased ammunition capacity. The tactical devices have a common mounting structure for mating to the adapter, which includes a optional 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.
US09080832B2	Quick-release valve air gun An air gun with a quick-release pneumatically operated gas valve that includes a piston positioned in a cylinder with one closed end so that the piston may seat against a gas outlet to close the gas valve. A control reservoir filled with gas to a control pressure is formed in the cylinder between the piston and the closed end of the cylinder so that the control pressure acts against the piston to close the gas valve. Opening a trigger valve allows the gas in the control reservoir to escape through an exhaust port, resulting in the gas valve being rapidly opened.
US09080831B2	Firing device of an airsoft gun A firing device of airsoft gun includes, in combination a butt including a chamber, a passage, a front section, a sleeve member, a port at a front end of the sleeve member, a space in the chamber, a main disc at a rear end of the sleeve member, and a hole in a rear of the sleeve member communicating the sleeve member with the space; a firing mechanism including a sleeve, a stem in the sleeve and having a rear flange member, a disc member in a front of the sleeve, exit ports at the disc member, a flange member at a rear end of the stem, a flange in a rear of the sleeve, and ports in a rear of the stem; a valve; and a high pressure air canister in a rear end of the butt and having a passage communicating with the chamber.
US09080830B2	Dart gun A dart gun for medicating or tranquilizing animals, which includes a barrel and a breech plug, the barrel including a bore defining a longitudinal axis extending from a muzzle end to a breech end, and the breech end including a breech plug chamber and a notch. The breech plug is removably engageable with the breech plug chamber and includes a plug member, an extractor, and a baffle member. The extractor provides convenient loading, firing and ejecting of a blank firing cartridge that is used to fire the dart from the barrel. The baffle rod provides for muffling the sound of the explosion of the blank firing cartridge, and reduces the amount of heat and flames that are exposed to the dart when firing the blank firing cartridge.
US09080829B1	Stabilizer brake for firearm A muzzle brake and stabilizing device is provided for a firearm having a barrel, the barrel having a barrel axis, a muzzle, and a breech end. The muzzle brake comprises walls defining a first chamber adjacent the muzzle end of the barrel, the first chamber having a substantially closed end wall and side wall through openings. Walls defining a second chamber are proximate the first chamber, the second chamber has a substantially closed end wall and side wall through openings. Walls defining a third chamber are proximate the second chamber, the third chamber with a substantially open end and having side wall through openings. Walls defining an intermediate chamber are adapted to receive gases passing through the side walls of the first, second, and third chambers, the intermediate chamber with closed side walls and a substantially closed end wall. Walls defining a fourth chamber are proximate the end wall of the intermediate chamber, the fourth chamber having a substantially open end, and side wall closed end openings.
US09080828B2	Assembly of turret and low radar reflection weapon An assembly of a turret and low radar reflection weapon includes a turret (100) and a weapon (200) associated with the turret (100). The weapon (200) includes a first rest configuration, in which the weapon (200) is totally hidden inside the turret (100), and a second operating configuration, in which at least part of a barrel of said weapon projects from said turret (100). The turret (100) includes shielding, hatches and a false deck (110, 120, 111, 112; 121, 122) for hiding said weapon (200) with a low radar reflection shape.
US09080826B2	Traversing artillery The invention relates to a movable artillery gun comprising: a frame supporting a turning plate, turning plate comprising a first pivot link of a vertical axis, turning plate comprising at least one turning motor means for rotating a turning interface around the first pivot link, the turning interface supporting a firing carriage and comprising a fine traverse laying means allowing the carriage to rotate with respect to the turning interface around a second pivot link of a vertical axis.
US09080824B2	Firearm safety device and method of using same A method for disabling a firing chamber of a firearm which comprises the steps of inserting a first end of an elongate body into a firing chamber through a port of a firing chamber, wherein the elongate body comprises a smooth continuous external surface extending radially about a length of the elongate body from the first end toward a second end of the elongate body. Also, positioning the first end of the elongate body in alignment with a barrel of the firearm bending the elongate body and positioning the second end of the elongate body and a grasping member connected to the elongate body outside of the port. Also, a method of enabling use of a firearm with a blocked firing chamber, which includes the step of grasping the grasping member and pulling on the grasping member removing the first end of the elongate body from the firing chamber.
US09080814B2	Continuous casting method of silicon ingot Provided is a continuous casting method of a silicon ingot for continuously casting the silicon ingot by arranging, inside an induction coil, a bottomless cold crucible having a part along an axial direction that is circumferentially divided into a plurality of strip elements, forming molten silicon inside the cold crucible through electromagnetic induction heating by the induction coil, and solidifying the molten silicon while pulling it down from the cold crucible, wherein as the cold crucible, used is a cold crucible with Ni—B alloy plating on a portion in the inner surface thereof that faces the outer side surface of the molten silicon and the outer surface of the silicon ingot. The method can reduce the damage to the inner surface of the cold crucible, in addition to the contamination of cast ingots with impurities.
US09080813B1	Adjusting rotational speeds of rotary kilns to increase solid/gas interaction Greatly enhanced interaction of material processed by a rotary kiln with gas introduced into the rotary kiln is provided by initially rotating the rotary kiln at a rotational speed causing the material to be transported by centrifugal force to an upper portion of the shell of the kiln, and thereafter maintaining a rotational shell speed that causes centrifugal forces acting upon the material to be greater than seventy percent of gravitational forces acting upon the materials but less than one-hundred percent of gravitational forces acting upon the material. When this percent is between ninety and ninety-five percent of such gravitational forces tests indicated that the enhancement was maximized.
US09080811B2	Hydrocarbon gas processing A process and an apparatus are disclosed for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream in a compact processing assembly. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled to condense substantially all of it and is thereafter expanded to lower pressure and supplied as a feed between first and second absorbing means inside the processing assembly. The second stream is expanded to lower pressure and supplied as the bottom feed to the second absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream is collected from the upper region of the first absorbing means and directed into one or more heat exchange means inside the processing assembly to heat it while cooling the gas stream and the first stream. The heated distillation vapor stream is compressed to higher pressure and divided into a volatile residue gas fraction and a compressed recycle stream. The compressed recycle stream is cooled to condense substantially all of it by the distillation vapor stream in the one or more heat exchange means inside the processing assembly, and is thereafter expanded to lower pressure and supplied as top feed to the first absorbing means. A distillation liquid stream is collected from the lower region of the second absorbing means and directed into a heat and mass transfer means inside the processing assembly to heat it and strip out its volatile components while cooling the gas stream. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the first and second absorbing means are effective to maintain the temperature of the upper region of the first absorbing means at a temperature whereby the major portions of the desired components are recovered in the stripped distillation liquid stream.
US09080808B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having at least one storage compartment and an opening, and a main door for opening and closing the storage compartment, the main door also having an opening corresponding to a receiving compartment formed therein. A sub door may be provided to open and close the opening of the main door, and a gasket may be provided along an edge of a rear surface of the sub door to contact a front surface of the main door and seal an interior of the main door when the sub door is closed. A heat transfer member may extend from the inside of a side to the inside of a front surface of the main door.
US09080807B2	Cooling apparatus and refrigerator having the same Provided are a cooling apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The cooling apparatus includes a case that receives a container holding a liquid and that includes an inlet and an outlet, and at least one fan that promotes movement of air into the case through the inlet, over the container holding the liquid, and out of the case through the outlet. The cooling apparatus also includes a drawer with an agitating member that agitates the container holding the liquid during cooling. The drawer is removable from the case and replaceable in the case. The cooling apparatus further includes a power generator that includes a portion fixed to the case and generates a driving force that causes the agitating member to agitate the container holding the liquid.
US09080799B2	Refrigerator A structure of a driving apparatus capable of easily organizing a driving apparatus that is configured to drive an ejector of an ice maker, and preventing frost from being formed on inner compartments, the driving apparatus including a case and a driving module detachable to the inner side of the case, wherein the driving module includes an ice separating motor to drive the ejector, a circuit board to control an ice making process, an electro-motion member to deliver a rotational force of the ice separating motor to the ejector, and a module case to accommodate the components of the driving module.
US09080798B2	Control method for modular refrigerated merchandiser A method of controlling a refrigerated merchandiser including a plurality of display case modules each having a separate refrigeration circuit with a compressor and an evaporator. The method includes selectively starting and stopping a first compressor of a first refrigeration circuit having a first evaporator associated with a first display case module to regulate a temperature in a product display area of the first display case module, and selectively starting and stopping a second compressor of a second refrigeration circuit having a second evaporator associated with a second display case module to regulate a temperature in a product display area of the second display case module. The method also includes controlling the first refrigeration module and the second refrigeration module based on a heat load of the merchandiser and a predetermined number of start/stop cycles of each of the first compressor and the second compressor within a given time period.
US09080796B2	Motor vehicle climate control system A vehicle climate control system operable in a winter mode and a summer mode includes an engine-exhaust-driven hot heat transfer fluid (HTF) circuit coupled with a heater core during the winter mode to provide passenger cabin heating, and thermal energy stored in a standalone hot phase change material (PCM) battery in the hot HTF circuit may provide surge heating at or prior to engine start. The hot HTF circuit and a cold HTF circuit including an HTF cooler drive two adsorbers in the summer mode, thereby providing passenger cabin cooling in conjunction with a refrigerant circuit which includes a condenser, evaporator, expansion valve, and standalone cold PCM battery. Thermal energy stored in the standalone cold PCM battery may provide surge cooling at or prior to engine start.
US09080795B2	Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes a refrigerant evaporated in an outdoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant is drawn into a compressor in a state heated by a heater that includes a carbon nanotube heating element in a heating mode to more stably and efficiently perform heating.
US09080794B2	Gas balanced cryogenic expansion engine An expansion engine operating on a Brayton cycle which is part of a system for producing refrigeration at cryogenic temperatures that includes a compressor, a counter-flow heat exchanger, and a load that may be remote, which is cooled by gas circulating from the engine. The engine has a piston in a cylinder which has nearly the same pressure above and below the piston while it is moving. The piston and valves can be either mechanically or pneumatically actuated and the pressures above and below the piston can be nearly equal by virtue of a regenerator that connects the two spaces or by valves.
US09080790B2	Concave receiver for stirling dish and method for manufacturing the same Concave receiver for a Stirling dish the main components of which are tubes (which form the surface on which the concentrated solar light beam falls), collectors (welded to the tubes and place the fluid that runs through the tubes in communication with the tanks), tanks (the internal areas of the collectors from which the working gas is distributed to each of the tubes) and cupolas (of which there are two types, that for housing the regenerator and the expansion cupola which is the area where the working gas is at a higher temperature) comprising a series of tubes (10, 11) extending from one collector (2), perpendicular thereto, to the other (2), also perpendicular thereto, and having a straight part (12) running from the inside of each collector (2) to the point where the tube starts to curve and a central part (13) in the shape of an arc of a circumference.
US09080788B2	Solar power system and method of operation A solar power system, comprising a solar receiver that absorbs solar radiation, at least first and second fluid flow paths passing through the receiver, a first working fluid flowable through the first fluid flow path to absorb thermal energy from the receiver up to a first maximum temperature and a second working fluid flowable through the second fluid path to absorb thermal energy from the receiver up to a second maximum temperature.
US09080787B2	Suction chamber The present invention refers to a suction chamber having two volume parts which utilizes the principle of wave cancellation, by reversing the phase thereof, as a way of attenuating the noise, whose configuration presents a simple, effective, economical and affordable constructive process. It is composed by a body (1) that is subdivided into at least two superposed compartments (2) and (3); at least two inlet passages (4) and (5) that interconnect the external region of the body (1) to the internal compartments (2) and (3); at least one interconnecting passage (6) between the compartments (2 and 3), and one outlet passage (7) that interconnects the internal region of the lower compartment (3) of the body (1) to the compressor cavity (not shown), wherein the inlet passages comprise one passage (4) that extends from the external region of the body (1) up to the interior of the upper compartment (2) and a passage (5) that extends from the external region of the body (1) up to the interior of the lower compartment (3). Furthermore, the interconnecting passage (6) has a bigger cross section than the cross section of the inlet passages (4) and (5).
US09080786B2	Drop-front drain pan A secondary condensate drop-front drain pan comprises a drainage basin formed by a main basin portion, an auxiliary basin portion, and sidewalls that extend upwardly around a perimeter of the drain pan from both the main and auxiliary basin portions. The auxiliary basin portion, which is located along a side of the pan, is stepped down relative to the main basin portion. A transition portion between the main and auxiliary basin portions may be flexible or convertible and operative to configure the drain pan between a stepped configuration and a standard or substantially flat configuration. Downwardly extending projections or lugs may descend below the plane of the drainage basin to form notches or saddles for straddling or mounting the drain pan to support beams. The drain pan may be nestably stackable.
US09080785B2	Display device for an air conditioner and air conditioner having the same A display device of an air conditioner and an air conditioner having the same are provided. The display device may include a display including a film configured to allow display of an image corresponding to operation information of the air conditioner and that enables a touch input; a controller that controls display of the image; and a light emitting device that emits light toward the film. The controller may display the image on the display, receive a command concerning the operation information via the touch input, and change the image according to the touch input.
US09080782B1	Home automation system providing remote room temperature control A system and method of home automation comprising one or more remote thermostats each having an environmental sensor array configured to sense temperature and humidity and at least one thermostat controller in electrical communication with an HVAC system. The remote thermostats and the thermostat controller are in electrical communication over a local area network, which may be wired or wireless. The thermostat controller receives, over the local area network, computer-readable environmental data from the remote thermostats corresponding to the temperature and said humidity in the location where the remote thermostat is installed. The thermostat controller conditionally controls the HVAC system based on the environmental data received from the remote thermostats, allowing for more precise and accurate environmental control of the entire home or building. The local area network is connected to the internet and the automation system is controllable remotely by a mobile device or computer via the internet.
US09080778B2	Air-conditioning hot-water supply combined system Provided is an air-conditioning hot-water supply combined system configured such that, in the case where all of load side units perform a cooling operation and a hot water load (heating load) is low during a cooling and heating mixed operation in a cooling cycle, an input of an air conditioning refrigerant block is reduced to increase the COP of the system. An air-conditioning hot-water supply combined system A reduces a target condensing temperature in a heat source unit in the case where a heating load in load side units and a hot water load in a hot water unit are less than a predetermined reference value in a cooling operation cycle state.
US09080770B2	Reverse-flow annular combustor for reduced emissions A combustor for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes an inner liner; an outer liner circumscribing the inner liner; and a combustor dome having a first edge coupled to the inner liner and a second edge coupled to the outer liner. The combustor dome forms a combustion chamber with the inner liner and the outer liner. The combustion chamber receives air flow through the inner and outer liners, and the combustor dome is configured to bifurcate the air flow at the combustor dome into a first stream directed to the inner liner and a second stream directed to the outer liner.
US09080768B2	Gasifier preheater fuel system and methods of assembling same Gasifier preheater fuel and moderator injection apparatus, systems and methods are provided. A preheater distributor ring is securely mounted within the shell dome of a gasification vessel, for the selective discharge of preheat fuel and oxidizer into the vessel during preheating operations, or for the selective discharge of moderating agents into the vessel during normal gasification operations.
US09080764B2	Conspicuity devices and methods The invention provides conspicuity devices and methods. A first embodiment includes a tool band and an elongate lighting device adapted and configured to admit light having an advantageous spectral energy distribution. The device can have many additional and/or alternative passive and/or active conspicuity features, such as lasers, lamps, photoluminescent and retroreflective materials, among others.
US09080763B2	Edge lit luminaires for windows A luminaire is provided that is configured as a window having a light guide with one or more light sources coupled to one or more edges of the light guide. Light emitted from the light guide can be used e.g., to supplement natural light passing through the window or to provide illumination when natural light is not available. Because the light source (or light sources) is incorporated into the window along one or more edges of the light guide, the light source can be either partially or totally concealed from view so as to create an appearance that can have aesthetic advantages. For example, exemplary embodiments of the present invention can have an appearance that is the same or similar to a conventional window/skylight.
US09080761B2	LED illumination lamp with heat dissipation unit An LED illumination lamp includes a lamp shell, a light emitting unit, a heat transfer substrate, and a heat dissipation unit. The light emitting unit is mounted on the heat transfer substrate. The lamp shell covers the light emitting unit. The heat dissipation unit includes a heat transfer rod. One end of the heat transfer rod is thermally connected to the heat transfer substrate, and the other end of the rod is thermally connected to the lamp shell for transferring heat from the heat transfer substrate to the lamp shell. The illumination LED lamp has the advantages of high heat dissipation efficiency.
US09080759B2	Lamp having outer shell to radiate heat of light source A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
US09080758B2	LED lamp An LED lamp (1) is employed in a state mounted on a lighting fixture. The LED lamp (1) includes an LED source portion (2) including a plurality of LED chips, an illuminance sensor module (12) detecting ambient illuminance, and a controller controlling the LED source portion (2) in response to illuminance of ambient light other than light emitted by the LED source portion (2) on the basis of an output signal received from the illuminance sensor module (12) when the LED source portion (2) is in a lighting-up state. When the LED source portion (2) is in the lighting-up state, there is a possibility that the illuminance sensor module (12) detects not only the ambient light illuminance but also spontaneous light illuminance. The controller eliminates influence by the spontaneous light illuminance, and controls the LED source portion (2) in response to the illuminance of the ambient light.
US09080756B2	Electronic flash device To provide an electronic flash device which is capable of reducing the variation in the amount of light when flashing is performed repeatedly by a flash discharge tube and which can be manufactured efficiently, the electronic flash device is provided with a trigger electrode 16 formed of a wire member extending along a longitudinal direction of a discharge tube main body 11 of a flash discharge tube 10.
US09080755B2	Lighting device There is provided a lighting device excellent in mass productivity and capable of significantly reducing a production cost and allowing easy provision of a light-weight and large-size lighting device as well as improving a degree of freedom in choosing materials and exhibiting an adequate heat dissipation effect. A heat dissipation portion is obtained by press-working a metal plate. For example, the heat dissipation portion is configured by press-deforming the metal plate into a substantially dome-like shape having a vertically extending peak portion and a vertically extending valley portion that are peripherally and consecutively formed, by repeatedly bending the metal plate along a circumferential direction into a wave shape and concurrently warping the metal plate in an axial direction such that the outer peripheral side of the metal plate is positioned closer to the tip in the axial direction than the central side thereof.
US09080754B2	Connection device of light receptacle of decoration light string A light of a light string includes a receptacle having upper and lower sections. The upper section includes a support plate on which an LED straddles. The lower section includes therein a separation board and two stop boards having a wedge-like shape arranged at each side of the separation board. The pins of the LED extend into the lower section and each positioned against an upright face of the separation board and the stop boards. Metal cores of electrical wires that are partially stripped are received between the stop boards to contact the pins of the LED. A bottom lid having holding board provided thereon is coupled to the lower section, so that the holding boards force the metal cores of the electrical wires into tight engagement with the pins of the LED by being fixed between the separation board and the stop boards.
US09080751B2	Outdoor solar lamp with a base having flat and pointed foot elements A floor lamp includes a weighted base, an upstanding pole, and a decorative lamp housing. The weighted base includes a plurality of removable, folding, joinable, and adjustable leveling elements that attach along the underside surface of the base to form a tripod support. The decorative lamp housing includes a translucent light housing surrounding a lamp enclosure having a light source, a solar cell, and an ambient light sensor. The leveling elements include interchangeable folding feet and pointed ridge members each having threaded connections to the base individually or in series, to maintain the gravitationally centered orientation of the base and the upstanding pole over most surfaces. A plurality of storage clips retain and stow un-deployed leveling elements within the gap provided between the base and the ground surface. The upstanding pole attaches to the base and supports the decorative lamp housing.
US09080749B2	Inter-locking mechanism for lighting components and method thereof Embodiments of the disclosure provide a locking mechanism for securing lighting components to each other, particularly a light-emitting diode (LED) or light engine to a heat sink. The locking mechanism comprises: a base component and a retention ring. The base component comprises: a mounting component comprising a lighting component compartment; and an assembly component comprising: an opening through which wires pass, at least two slots or ramps, and at least one bottom ledge. The retention ring further comprises: at least two winged protrusions, each to engage with a slot of the assembly component, at least one top and bottom ledge, and at least one slot.
US09080747B1	Single axis adjustment for emergency lights emitting an asymmetric beam pattern to illuminate a path of egress A light fixture includes a housing and at least one adjustable light assembly coupled thereto. Each light assembly includes a light source and an optic lens that is disposed over at least a portion of the light source. At least a portion of the lens is positioned external to the housing. The lens is rotatably adjustable about an axis extending perpendicular from the lens and includes a portion of the light source. The lens emits an asymmetrical light output. A light source holder may be included as part of the light assembly and is used to couple the light assembly to the housing. The light source holder includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and an aperture extending therethrough. The light source is positioned adjacent the first surface over the aperture while the lens is positioned adjacent the second surface over the aperture.
US09080746B2	LED assembly having a refractor that provides improved light control An LED assembly that includes optics and optical arrangements for light emitting diodes (LEDs). In some embodiments, a reflector is provided within a void between the lens and the LED. This reflector can reflect light emitted by the LED in a non-preferred direction back toward the preferred direction. In other embodiments, an optical element is formed or otherwise provided in the lens cavity and shaped so that, when the lens is positioned above the LED, the refractor bends the emitted light in a preferred direction. In some embodiments, both a reflector and optical element are provided in the LED assembly to control the directionality of the emitted light. Such embodiments of the invention can be used to increase the efficiency of an LED by ensuring that generated light is being directed to the target area of choice.
US09080744B2	Light system with increased efficiency A light system based on at least two chips, in particular LEDs containing chips may include at least one first chip capable of emitting a primary radiation, a layer containing a phosphor mounted in front of the first chip, for converting the primary radiation of the first chip into secondary radiation, at least one second chip capable of emitting a second primary radiation with a greater wavelength than the primary radiation, wherein the layer is arranged spaced apart from the first chip, wherein the second chip is arranged in such a way that its radiation is substantially not absorbed by the phosphor.
US09080740B2	Planar lighting device A planar lighting device includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate, a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer including a first region having a plurality of openings where the respective light sources are located, and a second region connected to the first region, wherein the second region is bent in a direction from the first region, a hole pattern having a plurality of holes provided in the second region of the reflection layer, wherein at least two holes of the hole pattern are different in size, and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.
US09080738B2	Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp comprising includes a light-emitting diode that is used as a light source and that emits light; and a light transmitting member that is arranged in a path of the emitted light and through which the light is passed. The light transmitting member shields the light-emitting diode from infrared rays that travel in an opposite direction to a traveling direction of the light.
US09080735B1	Safety and signaling flashlight A flashlight includes three essentially separate flashlight modalities, with differing lighting profiles and redundant critical components, that operates from a single case that can be modified to make it especially well suited for use in a number of differing environments in which a safety and signaling flashlight can be life critical.
US09080732B2	Light emitting device and vehicle lamp A light emitting device can include a base portion including a surface, a back surface, and a first through hole penetrating the surface and the back surface. A light-transmitting member can be fixed to the surface so as to cover the first through hole. A semiconductor light emitting element can emit light to pass through the first through hole and for irradiating the light-transmitting member. An optical system can be provided for condensing the light from the semiconductor light emitting element and locally irradiating the light-transmitting member with the light. A foil body can be provided and can include a second through hole for light emitted from the light-transmitting member to pass through and has elasticity. The light-transmitting member can be sandwiched between the foil body around the second through hole and the base portion with part of the light-transmitting member exposed from the second through hole.
US09080728B2	Wiping device, ink-jet device, and wiping method A wiping device has a wiping section that relatively moves along the nozzle surface, and the wiping section has: a curved surface in which a bulge is continuously formed along the identification line; a guiding section disposed such that the bulge faces the nozzle surface; a gas jetting port that applies gas to the curved surface; and a gas suction port that sucks the gas ejected from the gas jetting port and guided along the curved surface, wherein, as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the nozzle surface, the identification line which is the set of upper end points on the bulge on the curved surface intersects with the edges of the nozzle surface at an oblique angle.
US09080727B2	Gas pressure regulator having stacked indicators A gas pressure regulator is provided that includes a body defining a front portion and opposed side portions. A first gas pressure indicator is mounted to a lower end of the front portion of the body, and a second gas pressure indicator mounted to an upper end of the front portion of the body, wherein the first gas pressure indicator and the second gas pressure indicator are stacked in a vertical configuration. Additionally, a pressure adjustment knob is mounted to one of the side portions of the body in one form of the present disclosure.
US09080726B2	Tank system for a motor vehicle, and operating method for the same A tank system for a motor vehicle, tank system including at least one first compressed gas vessel defining a first vessel space configured to receive natural gas, and at least one second compressed gas vessel defining a second vessel space configured to receive at least one of natural gas and liquefied gas.
US09080724B2	Extruded elements An extruded beam element suitable for the construction of sandwich structures, comprises two parallel plates (2,3), each having a first part (2) and a second part (3), wherein the first parts of said plates (2) are connected by multiple webs, wherein at least two of said webs (1) are inclined with respect to the longitudinal plane (Y) perpendicular to the plates (2,3), and wherein the first parts (2) and the webs (1,5) form a relatively rigid portion of the beam element and the second parts (3) form a relatively flexible portion of the beam element, as well as sandwich panels and tanks comprising said beam elements.
US09080713B2	Wallmount system and method A mounting system includes a mounting rail, a mounting rail receiving mechanism configured to selectively receive the mounting rail and to attach to a vertical surface, and a mounting tab configured to attach to a rear of a flat panel electronic device and positionable along the mounting rail.
US09080712B2	Male and female fluidic coupling with force reducing locking and unlocking A fluidic connector including a connecting element and a mated connecting element wherein the connecting element includes a body defining a flow channel, a locking device for axially locking the body with a body of the mated element and a sealing ring that is displaced between a closed position, when the connector is in uncoupled configuration, and an open position wherein fluid can flow in the connector and wherein the sealing ring includes a housing that receives a coupling member which in a first position attaches the body of the connecting element with the sealing ring in the closed position, and which in a second position attaches the body of the mated connecting element with the sealing ring in the open position.
US09080711B2	Lubricating composition with an adaptable coefficient of friction, for a threaded element of a component of a tubular threaded joint A thin adhesive lubricating composition that can cover at least one thread and a screwing abutment of a threaded element of a component of a tubular threaded joint. The screwing abutment can bear against another abutment of another component of the tubular threaded joint in a terminal make up phase. The lubricating composition includes a matrix in which there is dispersed at least one braking additive selected to impart thereto, in addition to lubrication, a coefficient of friction to make it possible to obtain a torque on shoulder resistance value at least equal to a threshold value.
US09080707B2	Intelligent contrast warmer and contrast holder Intelligent contrast warmers and methods for operating and using same are described. An intelligent contrast warmer may include elements configured to monitor information associated with the intelligent contrast warmer and contrast media stored in contrast bottles housed within the intelligent contrast warmer, such as contrast warmer temperatures, contrast warmer temperatures outside of specifications, contrast media inventory, expiration dates of contrast media, personnel authorized to access contrast media, and dates and times associated with contrast media added to and removed from the intelligent contrast warmer. A method for monitoring the expiration date of contrast bottles may include labeling the contrast bottles and reading the information from the label into a computing device. The computing device may be configured to monitor the expiration dates and to generate an alarm responsive to a current time being within a threshold duration of the expiration time for a contrast bottle.
US09080705B2	Connector When releasing a connection between a second tube member and a first tube member, a ring member is moved, whereby an inclined surface of a bump part and an inclined surface of a bump part of a cam part slide, and a stopper rotates from a coupled position to an uncoupled position. Thus, a coupling between a leading end part of a claw part of the stopper on the second tube member, and a coupling surface of a coupling-accepting part on the first tube member is released. In connecting the first and second tube members, when the first tube member is pushed into the second tube member with the ring member in the locked position, the claw part of the stopper is elastically deformed, whereby the leading end part of the claw part rides past the coupling-accepting part, and couples to the coupling surface of the coupling-accepting part.
US09080702B2	Method for the highly-thick thermal coating of joints by using electrofusion in pipes used for conducting fluids, made of steel tubes externally coated with polyolefins The present invention relates to a method for the highly-thick thermal coating of joints by using electrofusion in pipes used for conducting fluids, made of steel tubes externally coated with polyolefins, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) Placing an anticorrosive coating on the steel pipes to be joined; b) Placing and adjusting the half-round pipes in the connection area of the pipes, and possibly, the linking parts; c) Exerting pressure between the half-round pipes by using compression equipment; d) Connecting the electrical resistances to an external power source; e) Electrofusion welding the adjacent surfaces; f) Cooling and disassembling the compression elements of step c).
US09080699B2	Horizontal connecting device A connecting device for mating and connection on the sea bed of first and second pipelines having first and second pipe ends at the connection point, is shown. The connecting device includes a first connecting part retaining the first end; a second submersible connecting part retaining the second end and a connector arranged between the connecting parts for final connection between the pipe ends. A guiding device engages with a guiding structure during a lowering motion of the second connecting part towards the first connecting part and pivots the second connecting part into coarse alignment of the second pipe end in a direction towards the first pipe end such that the first and second pipelines are brought to align with each other. An adjacent ramp structure with abutment surfaces and a guiding mechanism cooperate with the second connecting part and contribute to fine alignment of the pipe ends.
US09080696B2	Marine pipelaying vessel and method for pipelaying The present invention relates to a marine pipelaying vessel for S-lay pipelaying an offshore pipeline and integrating one or more accessories into the pipeline, and a method for S-lay pipelaying wherein use is made of such a vessel. The vessel according to the invention comprises a hull (1) having a stinger end and a stinger (20) for guiding the launched pipeline in a curved pipeline trajectory, which stinger is pivotably connected to the hull, and an accessory handling J-lay tower (30) at the stinger end of the hull. The J-lay tower allows the pipeline and connected accessory to be laid in J-lay mode while connecting further pipe sections to the pipeline at least until the accessory has been lowered past below the retracted stinger. A stinger support assembly (15) is provided for supporting the stinger in a pipelay position, and for allowing movement of the stinger between the pipelay position and a steep downwardly pivoted retracted position by pivoting the stinger about its stinger pivot axis, wherein the stinger in the retracted position is away from the J-lay firing line.
US09080693B2	Automated system for laying pipe An automated vehicle system for laying pipe includes a vehicle (e.g., a stringing trailer) with a bed for storing a plurality of pipes. Tilted gravity members extend across the bed of the vehicle to feed the pipes toward a chute with conveyor running toward the rear of the vehicle. A gate arm and rocker arm mechanism ensure that pipes are fed one at a time onto the conveyor to lay a series of pipes on the ground. Optionally, a joining trailer can be connected behind the vehicle for joining the pipes together before the pipe is placed on the ground.
US09080692B2	Steel sheet used to manufacture pipe and having corrosion-resistant properties against fuel vapors, and pipe and fuel supply pipe that use same Provided is a steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe having corrosion resistance against fuel vapor of fuel such as gasoline, light oil, bioethanol or bio-diesel fuel, and a pipe and a fuel supply pipe. In the steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe, a Fe—Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer which is provided on the Fe—Ni diffusion layer are formed on a surface of a steel sheet, and a thickness of the softened Ni layer is set to a value which falls within a range of 0.9 to 8.1 μm thus having corrosion resistance against fuel vapor. In the pipe and the fuel supply pipe, a Fe—Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer which is provided on the Fe—Ni diffusion layer are formed on an inner surface of a pipe formed of a steel sheet, and a thickness of the softened Ni layer is set to a value which falls within a range of 0.9 to 8.1 μm. In a fuel supply pipe 20 for supplying fuel to a fuel tank 23, the fuel supply pipe includes: a large-diameter pipe portion 21 through which the fuel passes; and a small-diameter pipe portion 22 which makes an upper portion of the large-diameter pipe portion and a lower portion of the large-diameter pipe portion communicate with each other for ventilation, and a Fe—Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer which is provided on the Fe—Ni diffusion layer are formed on an inner surface of at least the small-diameter pipe portion, and a thickness of the softened Ni layer is set to a value which falls within a range of 0.9 to 8.1 μm.
US09080689B2	Float type drain trap and method for discharging drain water In a float type drain trap, drain water separated from gas-liquid mixture is discharged from a discharge opening. The float type drain trap is provided with a float, an valve and a spring. The float and the valve are connected by the spring. The spring is compressed by a buoyancy of the float. A valve seat is opened and closed by a force of the compressed spring so as to intermittently discharge the drain water from the discharge opening.
US09080687B2	Pressure and flow altitude compensated shutoff valve A pressure and flow altitude compensated shut off valve includes a valve body, a valve element, and an altitude compensation pilot valve. The valve body has an inlet port, an outlet port, and a flow passage extending between the inlet port and the outlet port. The valve element is disposed within the flow passage and is responsive to fluid pressure at the inlet port to move between a closed position, in which fluid may not flow through the flow passage, and a plurality of open positions between the closed position and a full-open position. The altitude compensation pilot valve is coupled to the valve body and is responsive to pressure variations at the second port to control the fluid pressure at which the valve element moves to the closed and open positions.
US09080684B2	Solenoid device and driver assistance device A solenoid device includes a magnet armature and an armature counterpiece which is arranged at the end of the magnet armature. The magnet armature and the armature counterpiece are movable in relation to one another and an air gap is provided between a magnet armature end face and an armature counterpiece end face. The air gap creates a magnetic series path of the solenoid device. A disc is composed of a magnetizable material and is arranged in the air gap. The disc is configured to make physical contact with the magnetic armature end face and the armature counterpiece end face at least in regions. A magnetic shunt path is present when the magnetic armature and the armature counterpiece are in at least one position relative to one another. The magnetic shunt path runs across the disc at least in regions. The series path has a lower reluctance than the shunt path which runs across the disc when the magnet armature and the armature counterpiece are in the at least one position relative to one another.
US09080682B2	Shape memory alloy actuated pilot controlled latching valve A latching valve is provided. The latching valve comprises a valve seal movable between first and second positions to selectively open a fluid communication path between fluid inlet and outlet ports. The latching valve also includes a first pilot valve seal movable between first and second positions. The first pilot valve seal selectively provides a pressurized fluid to a pilot control chamber, wherein pressurized fluid within the pilot control chamber biases the valve seal towards the first position. The latching valve also includes a second pilot valve seal movable between a first position and a second position. The second pilot valve seal selectively exhausts the pressurized fluid in the pilot control chamber. The latching valve also includes one or more shape memory alloy elements to actuate one or more of the first and second pilot valve seals between the first and second positions upon heating above a transformation temperature.
US09080675B2	Gate valve for blocking a pipe A gate valve for blocking a pipe, wherein the gave valve comprises a valve body and a wedge, which is insertable into a wedge receptacle disposed in the valve body, wherein the wedge has a wedge plate on at least one side in the passage direction of the pipe, which is disposed on the wedge with a clearance in the direction of the center longitudinal axis of the pipe, wherein the wedge plate is adapted to be pressed by at least one elastic element against the wedge receptacle in the valve body, wherein the at least one elastic element is configured as an approximately circular-shaped circumferential bellows having a central opening.
US09080673B2	Adjustable seal apparatus for mounting a mixing apparatus to a vessel An adjustable seal apparatus for mounting a mixing apparatus having a movable shaft in sealed engagement with a wall of a vessel and in a selected orientation with respect to the wall of the vessel. The adjustable seal apparatus includes a seal mechanism for creating a gas-tight seal between the shaft of the mixing apparatus and the wall of the vessel and an adjustable mounting mechanism for selectively positioning the shaft in a desired orientation.
US09080672B2	Sealing device In a sealing device installed to an installation groove which is provided in an outer peripheral surface of one member among two members relatively moving, and sealing between the two members by coming into close contact with the other member which is positioned in an outer peripheral side of the installation groove and one side wall of the installation groove, the sealing device has a seal ring, a support ring having a pressing surface which comes into contact with an inner peripheral corner portion the seal ring, and a spring means which presses the support ring and the seal ring. A collapsing margin in relation to the taper surface shaped pressing surface in the support ring is normally set in an inner peripheral corner portion in the seal ring. According to the sealing device, it is possible to improve pressure resistance and sealing performance.
US09080665B2	Failsafe device and control method for vehicle A failsafe device for a vehicle is provided that includes a transmission of a vehicle and a controller configured to operate an oil supply unit and an emergency oil supply unit. The oil supply unit supplies oil to the transmission via a first oil channel and produces hydraulic pressure and the emergency oil supply unit supplies oil to the transmission via a second oil channel and produces the hydraulic pressure when an oil supply system fails.
US09080663B2	Shift-by-wire shifting device having mechanical parking brake actuation An actuating device for selecting gear steps of a shift-by-wire gearshift transmission with a base housing, a selection lever, a mechanical transmission means for actuating the parking lock, and with a coupling element are arranged between the selection lever and the transmission means. The transmission means is selectively actuated by the coupling element only during selection and/or deselection of the parking lock position on the selection lever. The coupling element has an end which is linearly guided in a slot and an end which is pivotally guided in certain sections in the base housing. The coupling element and the selection lever are kinematically coupled with each other by way of a swivel support. The structure and the installation of the mechanical transmission linkage required for selectively actuating the transmission means to the parking lock can be simplified. The mechanical transmission linkage provides a smoothly operating haptic without significant play and can be used without complex changes also for actuating devices having more than one shift gate.
US09080662B2	System and method for controlling a vehicle A vehicle incorporating an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a braking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a brake pedal for controlling the operation of the braking system, the gas pedal and the brake pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system. The additional pedal may be configured to control the gear shifting of the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle. Upon an activation of the additional pedal, the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle may be configured to downshift.
US09080661B2	Vehicle control device and method A vehicle control device that includes a computer which controls an in-vehicle device provided in a vehicle. The control device can be configured with a main processing unit that performs a process for operating the in-vehicle device, and a safety function processing unit that performs a safety function process for detecting a dangerous state of the in-vehicle device which is operated according to the process performed by the main processing unit and bringing the in-vehicle device into a safe state. The safety function processing unit may include execution order monitoring means for monitoring whether an execution order of the safety function process is correct when the safety function process is performed.
US09080657B2	Multi-ratio transmission system with parallel vertical and coaxial planet gears A multi-ratio transmission system with parallel vertical and coaxial planet gears is provided, including: multiple planet gear sub-systems, a coupling assembly, a setting element, a setting element controller, an annular gear, a cylindrical casing, a sprocket and a central axle. The planet gear sub-systems are disposed coaxially in series along a first axis. Each of the planet gear sub-system includes a sun gear and at least one planet gear. The coupling assembly transmits the rotation between every two adjacent planet gear sub-systems. The setting element optionally engages with the sun gear. The annular gear is engaged to the planet gear and is installed onto a one-way clutch. The cylindrical casing encloses the planet gear sub-systems. The sprocket is installed onto the one-way clutch for connecting an external transmission system. The central axle enables the hollowed tube of the setting element controller to rotate around the central axle.
US09080655B2	No-lash nut assembly A no-lash nut assembly for installation on a threaded rod and including a lead nut, a trailing nut, a transition nut and a torsion spring. The lead and trailing nuts have threaded bores for mating with the rod. The trailing nut has an external surface configured for engagement with the lead nut to prohibit relative rotation and allow relative axial movement. The transition nut has a threaded bore for mating to trailing nut, an external surface defining a slot, and a front face having a mating surface corresponding to the rear face of the lead nut to allow relative axial movement between the lead nut and the transition nut. The torsion spring has a pin and a hook. The pin protrudes into the rear face of the lead nut and the hook protrudes into the transition nut slot to apply a rotational force on the transition nut.
US09080647B2	Pulley structure for wire combination A pulley assembly for combining of a wire, may include a groove member having a first guide groove helically threaded in an outer circumferential surface thereof and having a truncated cone shape, and a cylindrical guide pulley selectively combined with a bottom surface of the groove member and having a second guide groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, wherein the wire may be configured to move to the second guide groove of the guide pulley along the first guide groove of the groove member when the groove member combined with the cylindrical guide pulley rotates in a direction.
US09080646B2	Helical gear mechanism for a steering system of a motor vehicle A helical gear mechanism for a steering system in a motor vehicle comprises a helical pinion which engages with a helical gear and a bearing bushing which accommodates a bearing of the helical pinion. An inner ring of the bearing bushing is connected to an outer ring via a pivot bearing so that a pivoting motion of the helical pinion relative to the helical gear is possible. A pressure piece is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing bushing. The pressure piece is movable in a spring-loaded manner in a section of an annular gap between the inner ring and the outer ring. The inner ring and/or the outer ring are designed in the section so that the annular gap between the inner ring and the outer ring is tapered in the direction in which the pressure piece can be moved in a spring-loaded manner.
US09080643B2	Tensioning device with damping channel in the fluid supply system The damping device of the tensioning device has at least one damping channel that is open in both flow directions as a component of the fluid supply in such a way that during operation at least a portion of the supply stream is fed through the at least one damping channel into the pressure reservoir, and the damping device and the venting device are coupled with each other by fluid engineering means such that a drainage flow from the pressure reservoir occurs via the damping device and the venting device in combination, and the supply flow occurs predominantly independently of the venting device.
US09080642B2	Transmission A reversing gear (13d) is disposed between a fifth fixed gear (13a) having a smallest outer diameter among respective gears provided in a first main shaft (4) and a second main shaft (5) and a sixth idling gear (13b) having a smallest outer diameter among respective gears provided in a first sub-shaft (6) to always mesh with the respective gears. A first synchronizing sleeve (21) is disposed to overlap a bearing (8a) of a third sub-shaft (8) in the axial direction of the second main shaft (5). A second synchronizing sleeve (22), a third synchronizing sleeve (23), and a fourth synchronizing sleeve (24) are disposed to overlap a bearing (8b) of the third sub-shaft (8) in the axial direction of the second main shaft (5).
US09080636B2	Dual clutch with torsional vibration damper A dual wet clutch in a closed housing. A damper is arranged in the power flow from the housing to the input parts of the wet clutches. The input parts are connected to one another substantially without play. Furthermore, a centrifugal force pendulum is arranged on at least one input part. The arrangement has a particularly short axial structural length.
US09080630B2	Snubber with secondary fluid reservoir Methods and systems for preventing vacuums within a snubber during a predetermined condition are disclosed. The snubber includes a body at least partially filled with fluid, a piston capable of sliding within the fluid in the body, a lockup valve that allows the piston to move freely under operating conditions and limits the motion of the piston under a predetermined set of conditions, and a reservoir positioned within the piston rod containing a reserve of fluid.
US09080627B2	Stopper with damper A damper hole having a large-diameter section is formed inside a body which is made of metal. A flange which fits in the large-diameter section is formed in a damper which is made of rubber and is received in the damper hole. The flange defines a cushion chamber in the large-diameter section. A gap for letting air restrictively discharge from the cushion chamber is formed between an outer periphery of the flange and an inner periphery of the large-diameter section. Motion energy of a moving object colliding with the damper is absorbed by both elasticity produced by the compressed damper and an air cushion effect produced by the flange and the cushion chamber.
US09080625B2	Braking band of a disc for a ventilated-type disc brake A braking band of a disc for a ventilated-type disc brake, uncommonly capable of a high cooling and high resistance to mechanical and thermal stresses, extends between an inner diameter and an outer diameter, said braking band comprises two plates mutually facing and defining an interspace, mutually linked by heat dissipation and connecting means or members; at least some of said connecting means are shaped as small columns projecting from a plate towards the opposite plate in the form of pillars, which are grouped in at least one circumferentially arranged row or rank; at least some of said pillars of said at least one rank have, in a plane substantially parallel to the air flow along the ventilation ducts, a substantially rhombus- or diamond-shaped section with four vertexes joined by four sides, wherein said sides defining said section are concave to form a star shape.
US09080623B2	Electromechanical brake system Disclosed herein is an electromechanical brake system includes a base carrier provided with a pair of pad plates for application of pressure to a disc, a caliper housing supported by the base carrier to be movable forward and backward to apply pressure to the pad plates, a pressing member including a ball nut installed at the caliper housing to convert rotational motion into rectilinear motion to apply pressure to the pad plates and a ball screw coupled to the ball nut, a force sensor installed at the ball nut to sense load produced by the ball nut, a motor to produce rotational force to operate the pressing member, and a speed reducer connected to a rotating shaft of the motor to transfer driving force to the pressing member, wherein the speed reducer may be adapted to change a reduction ratio depending on presence of load sensed by the force sensor.
US09080622B2	Hydraulic coupling having self-adjusting anti-rotation hydraulic fluid path A hydraulic coupling for use in a vehicle drive train having a fluid path which extends between the housing of the hydraulic coupling and a coupling mechanism. The fluid path includes a first aperture formed in the housing with a first diameter and a longitudinal axis, as well as a second aperture formed in the coupling mechanism. A rigid conduit extends between the first and second apertures with a first portion having a diameter that is less than the first diameter of the first aperture so as to define an adjustment gap that allows the rigid conduit to move out of alignment with the longitudinal axis in response to misalignment between the first and second apertures. In addition, the rigid conduit provides resistance to torque imposed upon the coupling mechanism.
US09080620B2	Method for determining a filling quantity The invention relates to a method for determining the filling quantity in the actuating system of a clutch arrangement which has a forward clutch and a reverse clutch for a respective connection of an input shaft to an output shaft for drive purposes. A first controllable actuating unit is provided for actuating the forward clutch, and a second controllable actuating unit is provided for actuating the reverse clutch.
US09080619B2	Clutch slip identification systems and methods A control system for a transmission of a vehicle includes a first angular rotation module, a second angular rotation module, and a slip module. The first angular rotation module determines a first angular rotation of a first component of the transmission during a predetermined period based on a first signal generated by a first sensor. The second angular rotation module determines a second angular rotation of a second component of the vehicle during the predetermined period based on a second signal generated by a second sensor. The slip module selectively indicates that a clutch of the transmission is slipping based on the first angular rotation and the second angular rotation.
US09080616B2	Transmission piston with contained return spring A subassembly for a transmission including a seal having a protrusion, a piston including a tab, and a lip about said piston, wherein an axial gap is formed between said tab and said lip, said piston also including a hole corresponding to said protrusion and operatively arranged to receive said protrusion for securing seal to said piston, a spring element disposed in said axial gap between said tab and said lip, wherein said spring element includes a finger corresponding to said tab, wherein said finger is aligned with said tab for axially locking said spring element between said tab and said lip, and wherein said tab includes a recess operatively arranged for receiving said finger for rotationally locking said spring element to said piston.
US09080612B2	Driving force transmission device Provided are devices and methods to minimize drag caused by abrasion powder between clutch plates and to prevent a faulty engagement or release of a dry clutch. A hybrid driving force transmission device is provided, wherein a multi-plate dry clutch is arranged in a sealed space and used for connecting/disconnecting transmission of a driving force is provided with drive plates, driven plates, friction facings, and a housing cover. The drive plates are splined to a clutch hub, and have, in the sections thereof that are splined to the clutch hub, vent holes for channeling the air flowing in the axial direction. The driven plates are splined to a clutch drum. The housing cover has an external air intake hole for drawing external air into the sealed space, and an external air discharge hole for discharging the airflow from the sealed space to the outside.
US09080609B2	Ribbon cage and manufacturing method thereof Characteristics of joint sections using rivets 11a that join flat sections 12a, 12b of a pair of cage elements are improved regardless of differences in the volumes of the rivets 11a. A head section 16a and a crimped section 19a of a rivet 11a comprise flange sections 23a, 23b and convex sections 24a, 24b. The inside surfaces of the flange sections 23a, 23b press against the outside surfaces of the flat sections 12a, 12b. The convex sections 24a, 24b have a truncated cone shape with the maximum diameter being on the flange section 23a, 23b side. The diameter d24 of the apex of the convex sections 24a, 24b is equal to or less than the inner diameter R15 of circular holes 15, and the outer diameter D23 of the flange sections 23a, 23b is equal to or greater than the outer diameter D24 of the bottom section of the convex sections 24a, 24b. Furthermore, the amount of protrusion L23 that the flange sections 23a, 23b protrude from the convex sections 24a, 24b is equal to or less than two times the thickness T23 in the axial direction of the flange sections 23a, 23b.
US09080606B2	Device for mounting and driving a rotatable part of a gantry of a computer tomography unit and computer tomography unit A device for mounting and driving a rotatable part of a gantry of a computed tomography system with respect to a stationary part of the gantry around a system axis of the stationary part, has a magnetic bearing that magnetically supports the rotatable part relative to the stationary part, and an electromagnetic drive that drives the rotatable part of the gantry relative to the stationary part.
US09080604B2	Plain bearing shell with slide face surface geometry which is profiled in the axial direction A plain bearing shell includes a slide face of which, in the region of the apex of the plain bearing shell, is convexly curved in the axial direction at least at the edge regions, wherein the curvature is at its most pronounced at the apex of the plain bearing shell and decreases continuously in the circumferential direction of the plain bearing shell toward the two partial surfaces. A method for producing such a plain bearing shell is also provided.
US09080602B2	Bearing device having a safety bearing A bearing device having a bearing which rotatably supports a shaft, and a safety bearing (1) which receives the shaft in the event of a failure of the bearing. The aim of extending the service life of the safety bearing in the bearing device described above is achieved according to the invention in that a bearing race (2) of the safety bearing (1) facing the shaft comprises a lateral surface (3) having a convex contour (4) facing toward the shaft.
US09080597B2	Crankpin including cams, connecting rod including followers, and internal combustion engine including crankpin and connecting rod A crankshaft may include first and second journals having circular cross-sections, and a crankpin, the crankpin extending between first and second crankpin journals. The crankpin may include first, second, and third cams including respective first, second, and third cam profiles, wherein the first, second, and third cam profiles differ from one another. At least one of the first, second, and third cam profiles may be configured to affect the stroke of a connecting rod coupled to the crankpin. A connecting rod may include first, second, and third followers including respective first, second, and third follower surfaces, wherein the first and second follower surfaces differ from one another. An internal combustion engine may include a crankshaft and a connecting rod configured to provide relative linear movement between a crankpin axis and a proximal end of the connecting rod.
US09080595B1	Hook with magnetic closure A hook shaped body having a neck and fabricated from nonferromagnetic material. The body possesses a first end and a second end. The neck is proximate the first end. The hook also includes a closure that is fabricated from ferromagnetic material and has a first closure end and a second closure end. The closure is pivotally attached to the body and is positioned to span a gap between the second end of the hook and the body. There is at least one magnet fixedly attached to the neck, so the at least one magnet holds the closure in a closed position that spans the gap such that the hook encloses a defined space in the closed position.
US09080591B2	Concentric threaded fastener and fastener system A concentric threaded fastener comprising a body with a starting shape, an ending shape, and at least one continuous surface formed by layers between the starting shape and the ending shape, where the layers are concentric so that each successive layer from the starting shape to the ending shape has local clearance between the layer and a larger adjacent layer and so that each layer forms a plug when it is aligned in an unrotated position, and where each layer is successively rotated about at least one axis to form the continuous surface. A concentric threaded system comprising a concentric threaded fastener and a receiving component comprising an opening with mating continuous surface dimensioned to accept the continuous surface of the concentric threaded fastener so that the mating continuous surface and the continuous surface of the concentric threaded fastener make complete surface contact when the concentric threaded fastener is at a terminal position within the receiving component.
US09080589B2	Hollow element for attachment to a component comprising a composite material A hollow element such as a hollow rivet or a nut element for attachment to a component consisting of a composite material such as a fiber reinforced plastic part or a fabric reinforced plastic part is presented. The element has a flange part and a shaft part extending away from the flange part and/or a rivet section, wherein the rivet section, is present, can also be formed at the free end of the shaft part, with the a hollow element furthermore having a central passage, which is optionally provided with a thread cylinder. The hollow element is used in combination with an auxiliary tip which is either inserted from the flange side of the element through the passage, or from the side of the free end of the shaft part of the rivet section into the passage, such that a conically converging region of the auxiliary tip projects from the free end of the shaft part or of the rivet section.
US09080587B1	Spike for securing a flexible member to earth strata An elongate bunker spike that secures a flexible golf bunker liner to the earth strata when the bunker spike is driven through the bunker liner into the earth strata. The bunker spike has a point member adjacent to the axial forward spike end, a ribbed member adjacent to the axial rearward spike end and wherein the ribbed member is contiguous with the point member. A head is at the axial rearward spike end wherein the ribbed member joins the head at the underneath surface. A barb extends from the underneath surface of the head whereby the barb engages the flexible golf bunker liner when the elongate bunker spike is embedded in the earth strata.
US09080582B2	Circuit pressure control device, hydraulic control circuit using circuit pressure control unit, and hydraulic control circuit of construction machine A circuit pressure control unit includes a relief valve and a variable throttle valve. The relief valve is connected to a connecting passage communicating with an actuator upstream. The variable throttle valve is disposed upstream of the relief valve and is configured to change an opening degree thereof according to a control signal from a controller.
US09080581B2	Valve assembly and pneumatic seat adjusting device A valve assembly comprises a housing and a plurality of valves disposed within the housing. The housing has a layered body which comprises a first layer and a second layer, which in combination define a fluid supply channel, a first plurality of fluid channels and a second plurality of fluid channels. Each valve of the plurality of valves may be in fluid communication with the fluid supply channel and respectively at least one fluid channel selected from the first plurality of fluid channels and the second plurality of fluid channels. The fluid supply channel partitions the layered body such that the first plurality of fluid channels is arranged on a first side relative to the fluid supply channel and that the second plurality of fluid channels is arranged on a second side opposite to the first side relative to the fluid supply channel.
US09080580B2	Protective screen assembly for fans A protective screen assembly (1) for a fan includes a cover part (2) having an air passage opening (4) and a protective screen (6). In the area of the passage opening (4), the protective screen (6) is connected to the cover part (2) via detent connections (8) distributed over the circumference so as to close the passage opening as protection against contact. Each detent connection (8) includes a detent shoulder (10) in the passage opening (4) and a detent element (12) on the protective screen (6). In the area of each detent element (12) at the outer edge of the protective screen (6), the protective screen (6) is resiliently deformable such that each detent element (12), for engaging and disengaging the detent connection (8), can be moved radially relative to the related detent shoulder (10), regionally deforming the protective screen (6).
US09080577B2	Shaft and post tensioning device A system for applying tension to a component for use in molten metal processing. Preferably, the component includes an outer core and at least one tension rod positioned partially within the outer core. The component is preferably elongated, such as a support post or an impeller shaft. The tension rod applies compression to the outer cover, which makes the outer cover more resistant to breakage if it strikes, or is stricken by, an object.
US09080574B2	Method and apparatus for storing mechanical energy by quasi-isothermal expansion and compression of a gas A system for energy storage, in particular for mechanical energy, including a system for quasi-isothermal compression of a gas via a hydraulic fluid. The mechanical energy stored is then released by quasi-isothermal expansion of the gas. The system is also configured to store electrical energy, in particular from intermittent sources such as photovoltaic or wind energy. The storage of excess electrical energy can also be considered for use during consumption peaks.
US09080573B2	Coolant pump which exhibits an adjustable delivery volume A coolant pump for delivering a coolant in a coolant circuit of a combustion engine, including: a housing; a drive shaft, rotatably mounted by the housing and rotationally driven by the combustion engine; a radial feed wheel, rotationally driven by the drive shaft, for delivering coolant from a radially internal inflow region into a radially more external outflow region; a setting structure, adjustable into different positions relative to the housing by control fluid, for adjusting a flow geometry which influences the delivery volume of the pump at a given rotational speed; a control valve for setting a pressure or volume flow of the control fluid which determines the position of the setting structure; and a servo pump, which is a rotary pump including at least one servo pump wheel and can be rotationally driven by the drive shaft, for delivering the control fluid to the control valve.
US09080566B2	Two-spindle screw pump of double-flow construction The invention relates to a twin screw pump of double-flow design with a pump housing, two bearing portions and at least one gear portion with at least one gear chamber, with feed screws with double-flow flanks arranged on two shafts, the feed screws on the shafts having a root diameter, the shafts being mounted in the bearing portions via bearings, a seal for sealing the bearing portion with respect to the conveying portion, with gearwheels arranged on the shafts in the gear portion, the shafts being rotatably coupled by means of said gearwheels, characterized in that on either side the inner diameter of the seal is greater than, or the same size as, the root diameter of the feed screws, and/or in that on either side the inner diameter of the bearing is greater than, or the same size as, the inner diameter of the seal.
US09080560B2	Hydraulic motor or pump with tangential pistons with annular or sectional shape on ordinary or planetary gear for high torque, and power performance and hydraulic and mechanical efficiency A hydraulic motor or pump includes eccentric shafts arranged in a planet position with respect to the output shaft, subject to the action of two propelling members for each shaft, which are arranged in a tangential position with respect to the output shaft and act on intermediate planetary fixed parts alternated with the shafts. The propelling members receive flow of pressurized fluid regulated by rotatory openings, which connect the propelling members to the pressure circuit or to the discharge one. The motor can be connected, through the eccentric shafts, to ordinary or planetary gearings. The gearing presents an actual piston displacement and one or two different equivalent piston displacements. The shape of the motor is annular, or sectoral, with a circular open space available inside the motor for different applications. The number of the planet shafts has no limits, since they independently transmit the torque-allowing annular shapes of any size.
US09080559B2	Radial hydraulic motor A radial cylinder hydraulic motor includes oscillating cylinders, in proximity to the outer skirt to the crown or star of cylinder-piston groups; the pistons of the said groups slide on a crankshaft or eccentric shaft, or on interposed organs concentric to it, and create alternate motion in the oscillating cylinders. A respective surface of oscillation for each cylinder of the said groups, in proximity to the outer skirt, is constituted by a portion of cylindrical surface with axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft or eccentric shaft and positioned in the part of skirt including the diametral plane of lying of the said crown or star of radial cylinders. A contact between the cylindrical support surface of a bottom plate of each cylinder on the portion of cylindrical surface of oscillation happens because of the thrust created by the radial thrust devices which act on at least one side of the said cylinders and the sides of cylinders are placed against plane surfaces of the sliding walls that are parallel to the diametral plane of said crown or star of cylinder-piston groups.
US09080558B2	Dual hybrid fluid heating apparatus and methods of assembly and operation A dual hybrid heating apparatus, method of assembly and operation to pre-heat vaporizable fluid by free heat sources—waste heat from heat recovery units and insolation. The pre-heated vaporizable fluid is routed to where a parabolic dish solar concentrator vaporizes it to turn a blade of a turbine generator to generate electricity. Heat is extracted from the vapor to form condensate, but the vapor also heats the condensate before being cooled by heat exchange with fluid cooled by a cooling tower.
US09080556B2	Vertical shaft wind power system and an equipment for automatically adjusting the angle of the fan blade The present invention relates to a vertical shaft wind power system and an equipment to adjust the angle of the fan blade automatically, the system includes an equipment to adjust the fan blade automatically, in which the outboard side of the rotary support is pivotally connected with the back of the fan blade, the inner side of the rotary support is connected with the fan blade support plate, which is arranged in the vertical shaft wind power system and the rotary can roll together with the fan blade support plate; the power device is associated with the lower end of the positioning shaft to drive the positioning shaft to rotate; the rotary crankshaft is associated with the upper end of the positioning shaft, the rotary crankshaft can rotate with the positioning shaft synchronously; the eccentric shaft is arranged on the eccentric position of the rotary crankshaft, the eccentric shaft is sleeved with eccentric shaft, the eccentric shaft can rotate around the eccentric shaft; the outer end of the fan blade draw bar is rotatablely connected with the fan blade, the inner end of the fan blade is rotatablely connected with the eccentric plate; the mechanism consists of the rotary support, the fan blade draw bar and the fan blade can adjust the angle of the fan blade automatically, when the power device make the positioning shaft associated with the wind direction, the fan blade can rotate with wind to turn the windward side of the fan blade to the best position.
US09080554B2	Floating, anchored installation for energy production A floating, anchored installation for energy production where the installation comprises at least one windmill, and where the installation is provided with at least one float driven pump.
US09080549B2	Hydrostatic axial piston machine A hydrostatic axial piston machine (1), in particular an axial piston motor, has a rotating cylinder block (3) with a cylinder block body (3a) and a cylinder block neck (3b), and a drive shaft (14). Located in the cylinder block body (3a) are a plurality of piston bores (4) with pistons (5) that can move longitudinally and which are supported on a swashplate (7). Between the cylinder block neck (3b) which projects from the cylinder block body (3a) and extends in the direction of the swashplate (7) and the drive shaft (14) there is a synchronization gearing (20) and a braking device (25) that acts on the cylinder block (3). In the vicinity of the cylinder block neck (3b) within the axial dimension of the cylinder block body (3a), there is an additional synchronization gearing (21). The additional synchronization gearing (21) has a larger gear tooth clearance (SF) in the vicinity of the cylinder block body (3a) than the synchronization gearing (21) in the vicinity of the cylinder block neck (3b).
US09080545B2	Alternating ignition angle before TDC The invention relates to methods and means of regulating the speed of a two-stroke combustion engine. An arrangement for alternating an ignition timing relative to a top dead center position is provided. For a given engine speed, the ignition timing may be step-wise adjustable. One or more steps may be used while alternating between two ignition timings. The ignition timing may be adjusted when the engine speed increases above a threshold engine speed.
US09080541B2	Guide pin for a starting element A starting element has a housing (4) and a guide pin (6) for centering the starting element during assembly. The guide pin (6) is made of sheet metal and is connected to the housing (4) by means of a positive connection. A method of producing such housing of a starter element is also disclosed.
US09080540B2	Engine with injector mounting and cooling arrangement An internal combustion engine is provided including an injector having an injector body including a nozzle assembly having an annular outer surface. A cylinder head includes an injector mounting bore to receive the injector, and a lower sealing portion. The engine also includes an engine coolant passage formed in the cylinder head to receive engine coolant to remove heat from the cylinder head. The engine coolant passage opens into, and is fluidly connected to, the mounting bore to cause coolant in the coolant passage to contact the annular outer surface of the nozzle assembly. A lower seal is positioned between the lower sealing portion and the nozzle assembly to form a fluid seal.
US09080536B2	Systems and methods for exhaust gas recirculation An engine system includes a first cylinder group, a second cylinder group, an inlet manifold coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group, an inlet passage coupled to the inlet manifold to provide inlet air to the inlet manifold, a first exhaust manifold coupled to the first cylinder group, a second exhaust manifold coupled to the second cylinder group, and a mixer pipe positioned within the second exhaust manifold and/or the intake passage to mix exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gases exhausted by the second cylinder group that are delivered through the second exhaust manifold with inlet air. The mixer pipe forms an inlet end that is coupled to the second exhaust manifold and an outlet end that is located upstream of the cylinders in the first cylinder group and the cylinders in the second cylinder group.
US09080531B2	Cylinder structure for internal combustion engine A cylinder structure satisfies the following conditions: 12%≦d/a≦27%, where d is a distance between a cylinder inner surface 12a and an exhaust valve member 20b, and a is a diameter of the exhaust valve member; 40%≦c/b≦50%, where c is a length of a non-guided portion of the exhaust valve 20 located below a lower end of a sleeve 26 when the exhaust valve 20 is closed, and b is a diameter of a cylinder bore; and 0.5%≦e/S≦0.8%, where e is a gap between an exhaust valve rod 20a and the sleeve 26 and S is a diameter of the exhaust valve rod 20a.
US09080530B2	Electronic control apparatus and vehicle control system A vehicle electronic control apparatus stores vehicle identification information uniquely assigned to a vehicle and vehicle individual information related to the vehicle. When the vehicle identification information is overwritten with new vehicle identification information, it is determined whether the vehicle identification information is equal to the new vehicle identification information. If it is determined that the vehicle identification information is different than the new vehicle identification information, the vehicle individual information is cleared at a time when the vehicle identification information is overwritten with new vehicle identification information. If it is determined that the vehicle identification information is equal to the new vehicle identification information, the vehicle individual information is not cleared at the time when the vehicle identification information is overwritten with new vehicle identification information.
US09080527B2	Method and device for controlling a quantity control valve In a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, fuel is delivered from a high-pressure pump into a fuel rail. The quantity of the delivered fuel is influenced by a quantity control valve which is activated by an electromagnetic actuating device. The level of control of the quantity control valve during the transition from the closed state to the open state of the quantity control valve is provided in the form of a sufficiently flat, descending progression which allows a robust control of the opening motion with regard to the varying specimen properties.
US09080517B2	System and method for supplying fuel to an engine via multiple fuel paths A system and method for supplying fuel to an engine is disclosed. In one example, a first controller supplies injector commands to a second controller via an asynchronous serial communication bus. The system may reduce the complexity of supplying two or more fuels to an engine.
US09080516B2	Diagnostic system and method for a variable valve lift mechanism A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a timing control module and a diagnostic module. The timing control module controls engine valve timing by sending fluid to an advancing chamber of a cam phaser to adjust the cam phaser to an advanced position and by sending fluid to a retarding chamber of the cam phaser to adjust the cam phaser to a retarded position. The diagnostic module identifies a fault in a variable valve lift (VVL) mechanism based on a first difference between an advancing pressure of the advancing chamber and a retarding pressure of the retarding chamber.
US09080512B2	Counter-rotating low pressure turbine with gear system mounted to mid turbine frame A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation. An outer turbine rotor directly drives the shaft and includes an outer set of blades. An inner turbine rotor has an inner set of blades interspersed with the outer set of blades. The inner turbine rotor is configured to rotate in an opposite direction about the axis of rotation from the outer turbine rotor. A gear system couples the inner turbine rotor to the shaft and is configured to rotate the inner set of blades at a faster speed than the outer set of blades. The gear system is mounted to a mid-turbine frame.
US09080510B2	Internal combustion engine having an interference reducing exhaust manifold An engine having a cylinder head including an exhaust manifold at least partially integrated therein, the exhaust manifold including an inner separating wall fluidly dividing two merged exhaust lines, each merged exhaust line in fluidic communication with a different pair of adjacent cylinders, and an outer separating wall fluidly dividing a first exhaust line in direct fluidic communication with a first cylinder and a second exhaust line in direct communication with a second cylinder, a lateral width of the inner separating wall greater than the outer separating wall, the lateral axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis traversing centerlines of each cylinder.
US09080508B2	Piston compound internal combustion engine with expander deactivation A piston compound internal combustion engine is disclosed with an expander piston deactivation feature. A piston internal combustion engine is compounded with a secondary expander piston, where the expander piston extracts energy from the exhaust gases being expelled from the primary power pistons. The secondary expander piston can be deactivated and immobilized, or its stroke can be reduced, under low load conditions in order to reduce parasitic losses and over-expansion. Two mechanizations are disclosed for the secondary expander piston's coupling with the power pistons and crankshaft. Control strategies for activation and deactivation of the secondary expander piston are also disclosed.
US09080505B2	Real time in-line water-in-fuel emulsion apparatus, process and system A water-in-fuel emulsion system comprises a reactor device, a fuel intake connected to said reactor device, a water intake connected to said reactor device, a pump connected to said reactor device, and a circulating emulsion reprocessing inline loop connected to said pump and feeding a load as needed in real time, wherein said reactor device comprises a non-vibrating anvil shaped to create cavitation sufficient to emulsify water-in-fuel from said water intake and said fuel intake.
US09080497B2	Water-cooled engine A water-cooled engine includes first connection paths continuous with a cylinder-head-side water jacket and a second connection path continuous with a cylinder-body-side water jacket. The paths are disposed in a sidewall of a cylinder body. A thermostat valve is attached to the sidewall. An oil cooler having a cooling water lead-in pipe and a cooling water lead-out pipe is attached to one sidewall of an engine main body to face the same direction as that of the thermostat valve. The cooling water lead-in pipe and the cooling water lead-out pipe are connected to the thermostat valve.
US09080494B2	Particulate filter monitoring methods and systems A method of monitoring regeneration of a particulate filter is provided. The method includes evaluating whether a regeneration event is based on a fixed threshold condition; selectively setting a pass or fail status based on the evaluating; and generating a message indicating the pass or fail status.
US09080493B2	Exhaust gas control apparatus for internal combustion engine An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a catalyst that is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; a HC adsorption member that is provided in the exhaust system at a position downstream of the catalyst, and that has a function of adsorbing hydrocarbon in exhaust gas; a secondary air supply device that supplies secondary air to the exhaust system at a portion upstream of the catalyst; a supply prohibition unit that prohibits supply of the secondary air when the internal combustion engine is started; and a supply start time control unit that controls the time when supply of the secondary air is started after the internal combustion engine is started based on the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine or a value correlated with the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine.
US09080488B2	Method for estimating slippage of a selective catalyst reduction system A method for determining NH3 and NOx slippage through a SCR is described. In one example, signals from NOx sensors positioned upstream and downstream of a SCR are processed and provide indication of NH3 and NOx slippage. Engine emissions may be reduced with information provided via the NOx sensors, at least during some conditions.
US09080487B2	Reductant injection control system An exhaust system including a plurality of exhaust treatment devices, plurality of injectors for dosing an exhaust treatment fluid into an exhaust stream, and a controller for controlling each of the plurality of injectors. The controller actively controls an amount of exhaust treatment fluid dosed into the exhaust stream by each of the plurality of injectors based on at least one of an exhaust flow rate and a temperature of the exhaust stream.
US09080484B2	Wall flow type exhaust gas purification filter A wall flow type exhaust gas purification filter includes a honeycomb structure body and plugging portions. Four inlet opening cells having a substantially hexagonal shape in cross section surround one outlet opening cell having a substantially square shape in cross section, where one side of an inlet opening cell and one side of the outlet opening cell have a substantially same length and are substantially parallel and adjacent to each other. Distance a between the partition wall defining a first side of the outlet opening cell and the partition wall defining an opposed second side is in a range of exceeding 0.8 mm and less than 2.4 mm, and distance b between the partition wall defining a third side of the inlet opening cell and the partition wall defining an opposed fourth side has a ratio to the distance a in a range exceeding 0.4 and less than 1.1.
US09080483B2	System and method for particulate filter regeneration In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling regeneration for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust system includes a particulate filter is provided, where the method includes determining a mass flow rate of oxygen received from the internal combustion engine, determining a particulate mass within the particulate filter, determining a desired particulate burn rate based on the mass flow rate of oxygen and the particulate mass and determining a current particulate burn rate. The method also includes determining a correction value based on the desired particulate burn rate and the current particulate burn rate, determining a temperature set point for exhaust gas entering the particulate filter based on the correction value, an engine speed and an engine load and communicating a signal, from a controller, to control a parameter for a regeneration system based on the determined temperature set point.
US09080481B2	Construction machine hydraulic drive system having exhaust gas purifying device A construction machine hydraulic drive system that performs load sensing control is capable of efficiently burning and removing deposits on a filter in an exhaust gas purifying device through pump output increasing control and to be free from faults in the pump output increasing control even when an actuator is operated during the pump output increasing control. A solenoid switching valve is switched so that output pressure of an engine speed detecting valve is guided to a pressure receiving portion of an LS control valve and a pressure receiving portion of an unloading valve when a start of regeneration is not directed, and delivery pressure of a pilot pump is guided to the pressure receiving portion and the pressure receiving portion when the start of the regeneration is directed, to thereby disable load sensing control to increase capacity of a main pump and increase set pressure of the unloading valve.
US09080479B2	Filter element A filter element including inflow passages and outflow passages and, a total cross-sectional area of all the inflow passages is larger than a total cross-sectional area of all the outflow passages, and the number of the inflow passages is larger than the number of the outflow passages, a cross section of the filter element is formed by the large number of outflow passages each having a regular hexagonal shape and the large number of inflow passages each having a modified hexagonal shape, the large number of regular hexagonal outflow passages are formed by first hexagonal passages, and second hexagonal passages each having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of each of the first hexagonal passages, an outer peripheral side of each of the first hexagonal passages and the second hexagonal passages is surrounded with six modified hexagonal inflow passages via the partition walls.
US09080475B2	Valve timing control device and valve timing control mechanism A valve timing control device is switchable between a first state in which a fluid is supplied to a communication flow path to lift a restriction by a restriction member and release a lock by a lock member, a second state in which the fluid is supplied to a retarded angle chamber to release the lock by the lock member and set the restriction by the restriction member, and a third state in which the restriction member is restricted and the lock member is locked without supplying the fluid to the communication flow path and supplying the fluid to the retarded angle chamber, and is configured such that the minimum cross-sectional area of an advanced passage for supplying the fluid to an advanced chamber is greater than the minimum cross-sectional area of a retarded passage for supplying the fluid to the retarded angle chamber.
US09080474B2	Dual phasers assembled concentrically on a concentric camshaft system A variable cam timing phaser for an internal combustion engine having a concentric camshaft can include a stator (14) having an axis of rotation. An outer rotor (20) can rotate independently relative to the axis of rotation of the stator (14). A combination of an outer vane (22) and cavity (20a) can be associated with the outer rotor (20) to define first and second outer variable volume working chambers (20b, 20c). A radially inner located rotor (30) can rotate relative to the axis of rotation and independently of both the stator (14) and the outer rotor (20). A combination of an inner vane (32) and a cavity (30a) can be associated with the inner rotor (20) to define first and second inner variable volume working chambers (30b, 30c). When the first and second, outer and inner chambers (20b, 30b, 20c, 30c) selectively communicate with a source of pressurized fluid, phase orientation of the outer and inner rotors (20, 30) with respect to one another and with respect to the stator (14) is facilitated.
US09080471B2	Cam torque actuated phaser with mid position lock A cam torque actuated variable cam timing phaser can include a rotor (20) enclosed by an endplate (64) within a housing (10). The housing (10) can have at least one cavity (10a) to be divided by a vane (22) rigidly attached to the rotor (20). The vane (22) can divide the cavity (10a) into a first chamber (16) and a second chamber (18). Passages (26, 28, 56, 58) can connect the first and second chambers (16, 18) facilitating oscillation of the vane (20) within the cavity (10a). A detent valve (50) can move between an open position and a closed position. When in the open position, the detent valve (50) can connect portions of a detent passage (56, 58) extending through the rotor (20) and through the endplate (64) allowing pressurized actuating fluid flow with respect to the first and second chambers (16, 18) in response to a relative angular position of the rotor (20) with respect to the endplate (64). A lock pin (60) can move between a locked position and a released position.
US09080469B2	Lash adjuster A lash adjuster includes a plunger having a bottom wall with a valve hole and a peripheral wall having an oil passage hole and an inner periphery formed with a recessed groove, the plunger defining a high-pressure chamber between the bottom wall and a body, and a partitioning member having an oil passage end located above the oil passage hole. The partitioning member has an oil-passage defining portion located opposite the recessed groove and defining an oil passage between itself and a groove face of the recessed groove. The partitioning member defines a low-pressure chamber reserving a hydraulic fluid flowing through the oil passage hole, the oil passage and the oil passage end. The low-pressure chamber causes the reserved hydraulic fluid to flow through the valve hole into the high-pressure chamber. The partitioning member is formed into a cylindrical shape and extends in an up-down direction without any stepped part.
US09080468B2	Cam housing structure for three-dimensional cam In a cam housing structure for a three-dimensional cam including: plural intake side supporting parts rotatably supporting an intake side camshaft from above; and plural exhaust side supporting parts rotatably supporting an exhaust side camshaft from above at an upper part of a cylinder head, any one of the supporting parts of the intake side supporting parts or the exhaust side supporting parts is coupled to two or more pieces of the other supporting parts via reinforcing members.
US09080467B2	Method for regulating a brief increase in power of a steam turbine A method is provided for regulating a brief increase in power of a steam turbine that has an upstream fossil-fired once-through steam generator having a plurality of economizer, evaporator and superheater heating surfaces which form a flow path and through which a flow medium flows. The flow of the flow medium through the fossil-fired once-through steam generator is increased in order to achieve the brief increase in power of the steam turbine. The method involves using desired enthalpy value at the outlet of an evaporator heating surface as a control variable for determining a desired value for the flow of the flow medium through the fossil-fired once-through steam generator. The desired enthalpy value is reduced in order to achieve the brief increase in power of the steam turbine.
US09080460B2	Turbine cleaning system A spray cleaning device for cleaning an auxiliary power unit (APU) within an aircraft comprises one or more spray nozzles, a water tube for supplying water to the nozzles, and positioning means. A system for cleaning APUs comprises a spray cleaning device and a supply system for providing pressurized and temperature controlled washing fluid to the cleaning device. A method for cleaning APUs comprises providing a spray cleaning device, attaching the cleaning device to an air inlet structure of an aircraft, and supplying washing fluid to the cleaning device at a desired spray pressure, spray temperature, and spray droplet size.
US09080458B2	Blade outer air seal with multi impingement plate assembly A multi impingement plate assembly for a Blade Outer Air Seal (BOAS) includes a first impingement plate which defines a multiple of first impingement plate holes and a second impingement plate attached to the first impingement plate. The second impingement plate includes a platform section spaced away from the multiple of first impingement plate holes to define a plate cavity.
US09080455B2	Rotor device for a jet engine with a disk wheel and several rotor blades The present invention proposes a rotor device for a jet engine with a disk wheel and several rotor blades connected to said disk wheel, with the rotor blades being arranged in each case via a blade root substantially in the axial direction inside recesses of the disk wheel. Several locking segments are provided in the recesses of the disk wheel for axially locking the rotor blades, said locking segments interacting on the one hand with grooves of the rotor blades and on the other hand with at least one groove of the disk wheel. In the area of the groove of at least one of the rotor blades between the groove of the rotor blade and a locking segment there is a positive fit preventing a relative movement between the rotor blades and the locking segments.
US09080454B2	Composite material turbine engine vane, and method for manufacturing same A method of fabricating a turbomachine blade out of a composite material including fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix, the method including making a one-piece fiber blank by three-dimensional weaving; shaping the fiber blank to obtain a one-piece fiber preform having a first portion forming a blade airfoil and root preform and at least one second portion forming a preform for an inner or outer blade platform; and densifying the preform with a matrix to obtain a composite material blade having fiber reinforcement constituted by the preform and densified by the matrix, forming a single part with incorporated inner and/or outer platform.
US09080450B2	Stirling engine with flapping wing for an emission-free aircraft Aircraft with an emission-free drive and method for emission-free driving of an aircraft. The aircraft includes a drive device, having a flapping wing device, structured and arranged to generate thrust, a lift device structured and arranged to generate lift, and a heat engine, having at least one flat-plate Stirling engine drivable by solar thermal radiation, structured and arranged to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy to drive the drive device. The flapping wing device includes at least one flapping wing, which is pivotable transverse to a flight direction.
US09080447B2	Transition duct with divided upstream and downstream portions Turbine systems are provided. In one embodiment, a turbine system includes a transition duct comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a duct passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The duct passage includes an upstream portion extending from the inlet and a downstream portion extending from the outlet. The turbine system further includes a rib extending from an outer surface of the duct passage, the rib dividing the upstream portion and the downstream portion.
US09080445B2	Rotary volumetric machine A rotary volumetric machine having a stationary structure; a rotor, which can turn with respect to the stationary structure about a principal axis of rotation; a work chamber formed within said rotor; a disk, which is housed in said work chamber and can turn with respect to the stationary structure about a secondary axis of rotation fixed with respect to said stationary structure, the secondary axis of rotation being inclined with respect to said principal axis of rotation, said disk having a radial through groove; a diaphragm, which is fixed with respect to said rotor, extends in said work chamber, and engages said radial groove of said disk; and an inlet opening and an outlet opening for a working fluid, which are formed in said rotor, communicate with said work chamber, and are located on opposite sides of said diaphragm.
US09080443B2	Method and apparatus for downhole fluid conditioning A down hole fluid conditioning assembly, includable within a drilling bottom hole assembly or other tool configuration, creates a vortex to separate fluids such as drilling mud and the like into a lower density first portion and higher density second portion. The lower density first portion is directed toward the bottom hole assembly or other equipment to improve operational performance of the bottom hole assembly or other equipment. The higher-density second portion is directed away from the bottom hole assembly or other equipment, typically into a well annulus with an upward velocity component.
US09080441B2	Multiple electrical connections to optimize heating for in situ pyrolysis A method for heating a subsurface formation using electrical resistance heating is provided. The method includes placing a first electrically conductive proppant into a fracture within an interval of organic-rich rock. The first electrically conductive proppant has a first bulk resistivity. The method further includes placing a second electrically conductive proppant into the fracture. The second electrically conductive proppant has a second bulk resistivity that is lower than the first bulk resistivity, and is in electrical communication with the first proppant at three or more terminal locations. The method then includes passing an electric current through the second electrically conductive proppant at a selected terminal and through the first electrically conductive proppant, such that heat is generated within the fracture by electrical resistivity. The operator may monitor resistance and switch terminals for the most efficient heating. A system for electrically heating an organic-rich rock formation below an earth surface is also provided.
US09080440B2	Proppant pillar placement in a fracture with high solid content fluid A method of placing proppant into a fracture formed in a subterranean formation from a wellbore is disclosed. The method comprises injecting through the wellbore a first treatment fluid to initiate the fracture in the subterranean formation; injecting through the wellbore a second treatment fluid comprising a particulate blend slurry made of proppant; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 μm and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; and forming with the particulate blend slurry a plurality of proppant-rich clusters spaced apart by proppant-free regions forming open channels.
US09080436B2	Connection assembly for through tubing conveyed submersible pumps An electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system for use in a wellbore that can be assembled in the wellbore. Upper and lower pump tandems are fitted with connectors that align the tandems when coupled in the wellbore. The connectors on the lower tandems have bores with enlarged openings on upward facing surfaces. Downward pointing pins are on lower facing surfaces of the connectors on the upper tandems. The cross sectional area of each bore decreases with distance away from the openings, so that as the pins insert into the bores the pins move along a helical path that in turn rotates the upper tandem into a designated azimuth and into alignment with the lower tandem. Properly aligning the upper and lower tandems couples respective drive and driven shafts in the tandems as the upper tandem lands on the lower tandem.
US09080430B2	Device for the dynamic under balance and dynamic over balance perforating in a borehole According to a preferred embodiment, a dynamic underbalance device has a longitudinally extending tool string including an underbalance part. A first overbalance part is above the underbalance part and a second overbalance part below the underbalance part. Upon application of underbalance from the underbalance part and overbalance from the overbalance part, the overbalance and underbalance interact to isolate the underbalance.
US09080429B2	Scanning tool The present invention relates to a scanning tool (1) for scanning an object downhole. The tool has a longitudinal axis and comprises an emitting device (2) for emitting radiation, a lens (3) for transmitting the radiation in a predetermined pattern (4) of radiation, and a receiving device (5). In a first position of the tool, the pattern of radiation is reflected on the object (6) to be scanned and the reflected radiation is received in the receiving device resulting in a first measurement.
US09080424B2	System and method for downhole cooling of components utilizing endothermic decomposition A system for controlling a temperature of a downhole component is disclosed. The system includes: a cooling material in thermal communication with the downhole component; and a container configured to house the cooling material therein, the cooling material configured to undergo an endothermic reaction and decompose at a selected temperature and absorb heat from the downhole component.
US09080423B2	3-ring non-extrusion seal assembly and method A three-ring seal assembly is provided to seal across extrusion gaps of varying size when used during down hole fishing operations.
US09080417B2	Drillable tool back up shoe The invention relates to an improved downhole tool apparatus for limiting the extrusion of a sealing elements in downhole tools. The apparatus provides for using a limiter ring or shoe located in a channel on the slip wedge so as to abut the sealing element. The limiter ring extends outward to the casing to minimize the gap through which the sealing element can extrude when the tool is in a set position.
US09080412B2	Gradational insertion of an artificial lift system into a live wellbore A method of inserting a downhole assembly into a live wellbore, includes: assembling a pressure control assembly (PCA) onto a production tree of the live wellbore; inserting a first deployment section of the downhole assembly into a lubricator; landing the lubricator onto the PCA; connecting the lubricator to the PCA; lowering the first deployment section into the PCA; engaging a clamp of the PCA with the first deployment section; after engaging the clamp, isolating an upper portion of the PCA from a lower portion of the PCA; and after isolating the PCA, removing the lubricator from the PCA.
US09080410B2	Method and apparatus for autonomous downhole fluid selection with pathway dependent resistance system Apparatus and methods for controlling the flow of fluid, such as formation fluid, through an oilfield tubular positioned in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation. Fluid flow is autonomously controlled in response to change in a fluid flow characteristic, such as density or viscosity. In one embodiment, a fluid diverter is movable between an open and closed position in response to fluid density change and operable to restrict fluid flow through a valve assembly inlet. The diverter can be pivotable, rotatable or otherwise movable in response to the fluid density change. In one embodiment, the diverter is operable to control a fluid flow ratio through two valve inlets. The fluid flow ratio is used to operate a valve member to restrict fluid flow through the valve.
US09080408B2	BOP lock down A well head system for application in sub sea well exploration comprising a well head (23) having a well head housing secured to a well casing, at least one valve stack, e.g. a BOP (1) located atop said well head (23). The valve stack is removably locked on a well template (15) supporting said well head by a plurality of locking devices (7). Also described is a locking device comprising two opposite clamping arms (19) hingedly attached to a main frame (21). The Main frame is slidable relative to a spindle (17) and can be selectively secured to the spindle (17).
US09080406B2	Remote gas monitoring apparatus for seabed drilling Gas monitoring apparatus associated with a remotely operated seabed system, the apparatus including a detector which is adapted so as to enable detection and/or measurement in real time the interception of shallow gas in a bore hole. In one form the gas monitoring apparatus is suitable for use with a drilling rig for drilling into a sea bed, the drilling rig including a drill string. The gas monitoring apparatus includes a housing with a collecting chamber therein for receiving drilling fluid returns which result from a drilling operation. The apparatus further includes a discharge conduit for discharging the drilling fluid returns from the collecting chamber, the collecting chamber and discharge conduit being configured so that the drilling fluid is discharged in a stratified flow which includes a predominantly dissolved gas containing phase, and if present a free gaseous phase. A gas sensor is associated with the discharge conduit and positioned so as to sense any gas in the predominantly dissolved gas containing phase and transmit the measured gas concentration signal in real-time to a surface operating station. In another form the apparatus includes a gas monitoring probe assembly suitable for use with a drilling rig for drilling into a sea bed, the gas monitoring probe assembly including a housing attachable to one end of a drill string of the rig and which includes a gas sensor having a gas sensor face within the housing.
US09080405B2	Wireline pressure setting tool and method of use A method and apparatus for retro-fitting an explosive setting tool to a non-explosive setting tool is provided to eliminate the use of pyrotechnics when setting auxuliary tools. An explosive setting tool is retro-fitted by removing the pyrotechnic elements of the tool and replacing them with a conversion assembly including a hydraulic pump, thus converting the explosive tool into a non-explosive tool. The hydraulic pump provides the energy necessary to set the auxiliary tool. Once the auxiliary tool has been set, the non-explosive setting tool can be brought to the surface and reset using a resetting tool.
US09080403B2	Tubular anchoring system and method A tubular anchoring system includes a frustoconical member having a first frustoconical portion and a second frustoconical portion. The first frustoconical portion is tapered in a direction opposing a direction of taper of the second frustoconical portion and slips in operable communication with the first frustoconical portion are radially expandable in response to longitudinal movement of the first frustoconical portion relative to the slips. A seal in operable communication with the second frustoconical portion is radially expandable in response to longitudinal movement of the second frustoconical portion relative to the seal, and a seat having a surface configured to be sealingly engagable with a plug runnable thereagainst.
US09080398B2	Wellbore tubular running devices, systems and methods According to one or more aspects of the invention, a method for use with assembling and disassembling a tubular string formed by a first tubular and a second tubular may comprise engaging the first tubular with a first device; engaging the second tubular with a second device; connecting the first tubular to the second tubular by applying torque to the first tubular; determining a true torque applied in connecting the first tubular and the second tubular; ensuring that at least the first device or the second device is engaging the tubular string; disengaging the second device from the tubular string; and lowering the tubular string. The first device may be a top drive and the second device may be a spider. The top drive may comprise a tubular running tool. The top drive may comprise a tubular running tool and an elevator.
US09080397B2	Pipe handling apparatus The invention relates in general to pipe handling apparatus to position pipe through a range of horizontal and vertical positions. In one embodiment a pipe handling apparatus comprises a longitudinal base having a longitudinal axis, a boom carrying member slidably mounted to the longitudinal base for axial movement there-along, member actuating means operable to move the boom carrying member axially relative to the longitudinal base, a boom supported by the boom carrying member, the boom having a trough adapted for receiving at least one section of pipe therein and boom actuating means operable to raise and lower the boom.
US09080395B2	Connection mechanism A connection mechanism has a drive section with a thread on one end and is constructed as a sleeve. A shaft element having a thread matching the thread of the drive section can be screwed together with the drive section. At least one interlocking element forming an interlock with the sleeve is provided in addition to the thread.
US09080394B2	Threaded connection A threaded plug for a threaded connection includes a core having an exterior thread. At least one flank of the exterior thread forms a segment of an ellipse, wherein the segment of the ellipse extends continuously from a root of the thread to a corresponding crest of the thread. A threaded connection can be formed by combining the threaded plug with a threaded bushing having an interior thread constructed to engage with the exterior thread of the threaded plug.
US09080388B2	Device and a system and a method of moving in a tubular channel A device for moving in a tubular channel comprises two gripper fluidly connected via a pump. A first gripper comprises a fluid. The pump is adapted to inflate a second gripper by pumping the fluid from the first gripper to the second gripper. The grippers comprises a flexible member contained in a woven member. The flexible member provides fluid-tightness and the woven member provides the shape of the grippers.
US09080385B2	Bearing assemblies including thick superhard tables and/or selected exposures, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Embodiments of the invention are directed to bearing assemblies configured to effectively provide heat dissipation for bearing elements, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and methods of operating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed about an axis. Each superhard bearing element of the plurality of superhard bearing elements has a superhard table including a superhard surface. The bearing assembly includes a support ring structure coupled to the plurality of superhard bearing elements. One or more of the superhard bearing elements includes a superhard table, which may improve heat transfer from such superhard bearing elements.
US09080382B2	Method for controlling a screen, and actuator suitable for such a method A screen (1) includes a load bar (2), a flexible element (3) supporting the load bar, and a controlled member (4) for winding the flexible member, wherein the member is controlled according to a method that includes controlling the angular movement of the winding member (4) with a temporal set value (θ(t)) of the instantaneous angular position of the winding member, the temporal set value being predetermined from a profile representative of the desired instantaneous axial position for the load bar upon a movement between the first and second positions, using a polynomial function of a degree higher than or equal to 2, which approximates the relation between a value of the instantaneous axial position (H(t)) of the load bar and an instantaneous angular position (γ(t)) of the winding member (4).
US09080379B2	Window assembly A window assembly comprising an upright window frame defining a frame opening, and an upper sash and a lower sash mounted in the window frame. The frame of the upper sash has its top corners pivotally mounted to the window frame. The frame of the lower sash has its bottom corners pivotally mounted to the window frame. The bottom rail of the upper sash is hingedly connected to the bottom rail of the upper sash. At least one of the upper and lower sashes is also slidably mounted to the frame jambs of the window frame, allowing the slidable sash to slide vertically within the window frame. The upper and lower sashes are movable between an extended closed configuration and a folded open configuration.
US09080378B2	Suicide prevention device A sentinel event reduction door comprises a trapazoidally-shaped panel comprising four sides. A continuous hinge is connected to the panel along substantially the full length of a first side thereof. A second side of the panel adjacent to the first side is at an angle defined by the inner section of the first and second sides of the panel and is an acute angle. A second panel at the top of the door for movement between an open position to a closed position within an opening in the second side of the first panel. A third side of the first panel has a pliable material attached thereto.
US09080377B2	Collapsible vane structure and related method for a shade for an architectural opening A base structure and associated method for converting the base structure into an operable vane on a shade for an architectural opening. The base structure includes a back sheet and a front sheet attached together in engagement regions spaced along the length of the back sheet and front sheet. The front sheet is separated into front strip sections having a free end. Operating elements are positioned along the back sheet and situated so as to move relative thereto. The operating elements are attached adjacent to a free end of the front strip. Movement of the operating elements actuates the free end of the front strip to move from a closed position to an open position as desired by the user.
US09080373B2	Jamb system A jamb system for attachment to a wall comprises a jamb member and a support. The support member is of variable width and has a first member and a second member. The first member is affixed directly to the jamb member. The second member is positioned between a portion of the first member and the jamb member, and the second member is lockingly engaged with the first member. The second member is directly adjacent to the jamb member, and the support member is affixable to the wall. The support member may comprise a one or more wing members for affixing the support member to the wall.
US09080371B2	Security screen A security screen (5) comprises: a shutter frame (6) securable in a window opening (1) in a building, with a first side facing the window and a reverse side facing away from the window inwardly of the building; a plurality of parallel blades (7) extending across the shutter frame (6), each said blade having in cross-section a shape which includes a point at each opposed edge of the blade and having a reinforcing axial member (8) extending therethrough and engaged in respective opposing sides of the shutter frame, the blades being linked together and rotatable such that rotation of one blade induces the other blades to rotate simultaneously between a closed position, in which the blades lie substantially parallel to the frame so as to form a continuous shutter, and an open position substantially normal to the closed position; and a sheet of transparent plastic material (10) mounted on the frame and extending across the frame at a predetermined distance from the edges of the blades when in the open position thereof whereby, in the event of an explosion outside the window causing a pressure wave to blow the window inwardly of the building, the plastic material contacts at least a portion of a pointed edge of at least one of the blades when in the open position to rotate to the closed position, thereby preventing ingress of the pressure wave and glass from the window into the building.
US09080368B2	Disposable container for valuable items and machine for filling and closing said container A disposable container for valuable items that is suitable for being used in a machine for filling and closing the container, the container (16, 116) being suitable for being anchored to supporting elements (22, 23) of the machine so that a filling mouth (21, 121) of the container is positioned for receiving valuable items coming from the machine, such as banknotes, paper items (tickets, cheques, . . . ), coins, plastic chips for casinos, etc. With the edge of the mouth of the container there is associated coupling means (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 138, 140, 142, 145) that is movable through the action of closing elements of the machine from a first decoupled position, wherein the mouth is open, to a second coupled position, wherein the mouth is closed, said coupling means being suitable for making an irreversible closure when it is taken to the second coupling position.
US09080365B2	Appliance lid hinge assembly An appliance lid hinge assembly has a channel housing including first and second spaced-apart side walls and a transverse face walls, a cavity located between the first and second side walls and a slot having first and second slot portions respectively located in said first and second side walls. The channel housing is pivotally connected to a cam via a rivet or other pivot fastener at a pivot point. A biasing element acts between the housing and the cam in order to control the movement of housing relative to the cam about the pivot point. Alternatively, a damper can be used to control movement of the housing relative to the cam about the pivot point. A snubber subsystem can also be added to provide further damping resistance.
US09080364B2	Door or wing for electrical household appliances A door or wing for electrical household appliances comprises a pivoting element (30) and two hinges (40, 50) mounted along one perimetric side of the pivoting element (30) to join the pivoting element (30) to a frame (2) and make it movable relative to the latter between a closed position and an open position, each of the two hinges (40, 50) comprising a first member and a second, box-shaped member and a lever for connecting the first and second members.
US09080359B2	Roller assembly A roller assembly comprising: a roller housing comprising first and second side walls and first and second end walls forming an enclosure; a carriage assembly comprising a carriage body and at least two carriage wheels rotatably attached to the carriage body, wherein the carriage assembly is located within the enclosure such that the at least two carriage wheels are arranged to protrude from the bottom of the enclosure during use; wherein the carriage body comprises a support portion and at least two concentric pivot points arranged to locate within slanted passages formed in the first and second side walls to allow the carriage body to rotatably pivot about the pivot points; an intermediate adjusting mechanism slidably engaged with the roller housing and arranged to move lengthwise within the enclosure, the intermediate adjusting mechanism comprising a first engagement surface located on an extending member, wherein the extending member extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise movement of the intermediate adjusting mechanism and the first engagement surface is arranged to engage with the support portion; and an adjustment mechanism that passes through an adjustment aperture formed in the first end wall, whereupon movement of the adjustment mechanism the intermediate adjusting mechanism is caused to move lengthwise within the enclosure, wherein the movement of the intermediate adjusting mechanism causes the carriage body to move along the slanted passage.
US09080357B1	Shower door hinge A clamp assembly includes a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel, and a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis. The first side wall has an interior surface with first and second contact surfaces extending longitudinally. A gasket forms a second channel sized to receive a glass panel and sized to be received within the first channel. A clamping bracket has a first side and a second opposed side, where the first side has third and fourth contact surfaces extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first and second contact surfaces. A second plurality of threaded fasteners cooperate with the first plurality of fasteners to clamp a glass shower door panel in the gasket. At least one of the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces is angled relative to the lateral axis.
US09080354B2	Logic-based sliding door interlock A fuel door and a sliding door are on the same side of a vehicle. The sliding door has power locking and power child locking. To prevent the sliding door from interfering with the fuel door during refueling, a lock controller responds to the fuel door moving to the open position by 1) preserving a current outside locked or unlocked state and a current inside locked or unlocked state of the sliding door, 2) initiating or maintaining the outside locked state and inside locked state, and 3) after the fuel door moving to the closed position, restoring or maintaining the preserved current outside locked or unlocked state and the preserved current inside locked or unlocked state.
US09080353B2	Lock mechanism of mobile member A lock mechanism (for example, a small object storage device for a vehicle) includes a base (for example, a housing), a mobile member, and a lock device. The lock device includes a lock portion; a knob; a return spring; an elongate hole for movably supporting at least one end portion of a rotational axis along a moving direction (for example, a sliding direction) of the mobile member; an urging device (for example, the return spring also serving as the urging device) for urging one end portion of the rotational axis toward a position of a front side of the elongate hole; and a rotation blocking portion for blocking a rotation of the knob when the one end portion of the rotational axis moves toward a deep side of the elongate hole against an urging force of the urging device (for example, the return spring also serving as the urging device).
US09080349B2	Device and methods for preventing unwanted access to a locked enclosure A device for preventing unwanted opening of a locked enclosure includes a lock bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A face gear is meshable with and rotatable by the worm gear between locking and unlocking positions when the worm gear is driven in the first and second directions, respectively. A blocker member is rotatable between first and second positions. A biasing member is operatively coupled to the face gear and the blocker member to bias the blocker member in a biasing direction. A sliding member selectively disengages the blocker member to allow the blocker member to rotate in the biasing direction. A lever arm is operatively coupled to the sliding member such that the lever arm is in the disengaged and engageable positions when the sliding member engages the blocker member in the first and second positions, respectively.
US09080347B2	Defeater latch handle A defeater latch handle with a handle, a lock, and escutcheon. The handle has a through hole and a recess. The recess has a generally semi-circular ring portion and a recess notch portion that communicates with and extends out of the semi-circular ring portion. The lock is accessible through the cylinder hole. Opening the lock moves a movable blocking device to an unlocked state. The escutcheon has a bore formed therein. The bore has a notch formed therein that receives the blocking device when in its locked state. A trigger slot formed in the escutcheon receives a slidable trigger with an extension catch. In a locked state, the extension catch is in the recess notch. In an unlocked state, the extension catch moves out of the recess notch and into the semi-circular ring portion. The handle can only be turned when both the lock and the slidable trigger are unlocked.
US09080345B2	Bivouac shelter A bivouac shelter for residing outdoors, including a basis unit that forms a tunnel-like or sack-like body receiving space with an access opening for a person. The bivouac shelter includes a closure unit, by way of which the body receiving space is closable in a thermally insulating and airtight manner. The closure unit moreover includes a connection body that can be assembled transversely over the access opening and that is connectable to the basis unit in a thermally insulating manner. The closure unit moreover includes a hood attached onto the connection body for receipt of a head of a person lying with the body in the body receiving space. The basis unit can also include a foot-side terminating element.
US09080344B2	Modular crypt and modular crypt system with niche side wall A modular crypt structure comprising a frame, a module insert defining a chamber and a closure panel and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The chamber functions as a crypt module and receives bodily remains or portions thereof. The chamber is closed by attaching a closure panel, such as a stone crypt front to the frame. The modular crypt frame may comprise a plurality of horizontal bars and a plurality of vertical bars. A method of constructing a modular crypt structure comprises erecting a frame, providing at least one module insert, configuring the insert to define a chamber adapted to receive bodily remains, and closing the crypt module. A modular crypt system including a niche side wall is also disclosed having a niche side wall frame, a niche insert defining a plurality of niches positioned within the frame, and a closure panel positioned on the niche side wall frame.
US09080343B2	Leaf skimming apparatus A leaf skimming apparatus includes an elongate pole having first and second ends and defining a tubular configuration. A handle is positioned adjacent the pole first end. A scoop assembly is coupled to the housing second end, the scoop assembly having lower and upper scoop portions pivotally movable between open and closed configurations. A manually operable trigger is attached to the housing adjacent to the handle, the trigger being operatively connected to the scoop assembly and configured to selectively move the lower and upper scoop portions between the open and closed configurations. A linkage is situated in the housing that is operatively connected to the trigger and to the scoop assembly and configured to move the lower and upper scoop portions between the open and closed configurations upon respective operations of the trigger.
US09080341B2	Parking system A parking system is provided, having a plurality of motor vehicle parking spaces arranged next to and/or on top of one another, each defining a parking position for a motor vehicle, a transfer area defining a transfer position for the motor vehicle for transferring the motor vehicle from the user to the parking system and vice versa, a transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle between the transfer position and the parking position, a control device for controlling the transporting device, and a user operating device in operative communication with the control device. The control device controls the transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle from the parking position as far as a change-of-operation position and vice versa in automatic operation. The transporting device transports the motor vehicle from the change-of-operation position to the transfer position and vice versa in dead man operation upon user actuation of the operating device.
US09080340B2	Device for moving coverings for insulating pools A device for moving coverings for insulating pools, which covering is composed of two parts connected to each other in an articulated manner, which parts of the covering lie flat on an upper edge of the pool in a closed state. In order to enable a comfortable motorized movement of such a covering into a preferably horizontal position behind the pool and back again without modifying the pool itself, the rear part of the covering is connected to the pool by a hinge, and the front part of the covering is connected to two lifting arms which are arranged at the sides of the pool and which are driven by at least one drive, such that when the lifting arms rotate, the covering is able to be transferred from the closed state to an open state in which the covering lies behind the pool and back again by a lifting/folding motion.
US09080339B2	Structural connection mechanisms for providing discontinuous elastic behavior in structural framing systems A structural frame for a building includes first structural members and second structural members, with a discontinuous elastic zone at locations where the first and second structural members are coupled and through which a load passes therebetween. Discontinuous elastic zone connections couple the first and second structural members and are configured to provide elasticity in the structural frame and dampen the effects of transient loads on the structural frame. Each discontinuous elastic zone connection includes faying surfaces opposing each other, fastening devices configured to secure respective first and second structural members, and a compression element positioned on each fastening device configured to act in combination with a fastening device to regulate movement of the faying surfaces relative to each other, and thus regulate the behavior of the discontinuous elastic zone connection resulting from loads applied by first and second structural members on opposing sides of a respective discontinuous elastic zone.
US09080338B2	Pool stair forms and methods of forming stairs The disclosure provides for pool step forms and related methods for forming steps in a pool formed by wall panels. The step forms may include a wall panel insert configured for insertion between adjacent pool wall panels. The step forms may include one or more step form brace configured to couple with the wall panel insert and, thereby, the wall panels. The step forms may include riser forms that from riser portions of the stairs when the step forms and riser forms are coupled. The pool stair forms may be filled with filling material to form tread portions of the stairs. The pool stair forms may include liner support members coupled to the step form braces and/or the wall panels that facilitate the coupling of a liner to the stairs formed by the pool stair forms and filling material.
US09080336B1	Oil well workover equipment A support assembly has two position rods attachable to two beam members spaced apart and attached vertically on a platform structure. A platform support frame is slidably engaged at opposed spaced apart sides on the two position rods and the platform support frame may be moved vertically by a hydraulic actuator. A work platform is rotatably attached at a floor edge to the platform support frame for the work platform to be rotated between a horizontal position and a vertical position by a hydraulic actuator. A work floor of the work platform has a central portion having an opening therein. A telescoping arm is slidably inserted in a plate that is attached centrally in the platform support frame for extending and retracted the telescoping arm over the work floor by a hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic control unit is connected to each hydraulic actuator.
US09080331B2	Universal architectural system A wall panel system may comprise a plurality of panels which may be mounted to a wall. The panels have panel clips attached to the backside thereof. The wall has a plurality of horizontal joints attached thereto. The panel clips and the horizontal joints have tongues and grooves which allow the panel to be mounted to the wall. Preferably, the tongues are formed on the panel clips and point in the same direction. The grooves are formed on the horizontal joints and point in the opposite direction from the tongues. In this manner, the tongues can be inserted or hung into the grooves. The panels are locked in place by a plurality of horizontal caps which engage the horizontal joints and prevent the panel immediately below the horizontal caps from being removed.
US09080326B2	Extendible height container and shelter An extendible height container is provided in which the corner elements telescope to extend the height of the container from standard ISO dimensions. An enlarged shelter can be formed from the container by providing sides which fold down to form the floor of the shelter and a flexible cover supported above the floor thus created.
US09080325B1	Nail plate hanger with bendable tabs A building connection between a first structural member and a second structural member made with a nail prong plate connector that has integral tabs. The second structural member supports the first structural member.
US09080321B2	Molded article and method for producing a molded article A molded article, such as, a kitchen sink, a wash basin, a work surface, or the like, is produced from a composite material comprising a cured polymer binder and filler particles by molding. The surface of a visible face of the molded article, that is substantially horizontal when the molded article is in use, exhibits irregularities formed by pores. More than 30% and less than 90%, in particular more than 40% and less than 80%, and preferably more than 50% and less than 65% of the surface of the visible face is formed by pores with an average width of more than 0.1 mm and less than 1 mm, an average depth of more than 10 μm and less than 50 μm, and the average ratio of depth to width of the pores of more than 1:4 and less than 1:30.
US09080318B2	Motor grader A motor grader includes a frame, a work implement, a lifter guide, a lifter bracket and a lift cylinder. The lifter guide is joined to the frame and encloses the frame. The lifter bracket encloses the lifter guide. The lift cylinder is attached to the lifter bracket for driving the work implement. The lifter guide includes an annular portion and a first leg portion, the annular portion enclosing an outer periphery of the frame. The first leg portion is continuous to an inner periphery of the annular portion. The first leg portion protrudes from the annular portion in a side view, and the first leg portion is welded at an outer edge to the frame.
US09080312B2	Hydraulic excavator There is provided a hydraulic excavator in which occurrence of minute vibrations in a control lever can be suppressed. The hydraulic excavator includes: a first pilot pressure control valve outputting a pilot pressure in accordance with operation of the control lever; an upstream pilot conduit having one end connected to the first pilot pressure control valve; a proportional solenoid valve connected to the other end of the upstream pilot conduit; a downstream pilot conduit having one end connected to the proportional solenoid valve; and a pilot switching valve for a boom having a second pilot port connected to the other end of the downstream pilot conduit, and controlling operation of the boom. A volume of the upstream pilot conduit is larger than a volume of the downstream pilot conduit.
US09080311B2	Construction machine A control pressure switching valve is disposed between a displacement regulator and a pressure control valve. The control pressure switching valve is switched between a control position (j), in which a load sensing control pressure (PLS) is permitted to be outputted from the pressure control valve to the displacement regulator, and a control release position (k), in which the load sensing control pressure (PLS) to be outputted to the displacement regulator is reduced to a prescribed low pressure value. When the regeneration of a filter is determined to be necessary, the controller switches the control pressure switching valve to the control release position (k). When the load sensing control pressure (PLS) is reduced to the low pressure value with the control pressure switching valve switched to the control release position (k), the displacement regulator increases a delivery displacement of a hydraulic pump, thereby increasing rotational load of an engine.
US09080305B2	Method of providing a foundation for an elevated mass, and assembly of a jack-up platform and a framed template for carrying out the method The application relates to an efficient method of providing a foundation for an elevated mass, such as the jacket of a wind mill, the foundation consists of a plurality of piles, driven into a substrate according to a geometric pattern. The method an assembly of a jack-up platform and a framed template, the template having a plurality of interconnected sleeve guide members for receiving the piles, arranged according to the geometric pattern, and means for slidably moving it along the spud poles of the platform. The framed template is lowered along the spud poles from an in-operative position close to the deck of the platform towards the substrate, and piles driven into the substrate through the sleeve guide members of the template. The invention also relates to a framed template and to an assembly of a jack-up platform and a framed template, adapted for carrying out the method.
US09080303B2	Reinforced soil structure A reinforced soil structure comprising:—a fill (1);—a facing (3) placed along a front face of the structure;—at least one main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26) connected to the facing and extending through a first reinforced zone (Z1) of the fill situated behind said front face; and—at least one secondary reinforcement member (6) disconnected from to the facing and extending in a second reinforced zone (Z2) of the fill which has, with said first reinforced zone (Z1), a common part (Z′), wherein the secondary reinforcement member (6) extends into the fill (1) up to a distance substantially shorter than the main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26), with respect to the front face and wherein the stiffness of the secondary reinforcement member (6) is greater or equal to the stiffness of the main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26).
US09080300B2	Polymer grouting method for constructing ultra-thin anti-seepage wall A polymer grouting method for constructing an ultra-thin anti-seepage wall meeting requirements of anti-seepage designs of dams, includes the following steps of: forming continuous slots on a body of the dam and the foundation which need seepage-proofing and reinforcing; and injecting two-component expansive polymer grouting materials to the slots through grouting pipes, a volume rapidly expands after the polymer grouting materials reacts and the slots are filled to form a polymer ultra-thin body, the polymer ultra-thin bodies which are adjacent are cemented together to form a continuous, uniform, and regular cementing ultra-thin polymer anti-seepage wall; this invention is different from the conventional anti-seepage wall technology whatever through the material, the mechanism or the construction methods, which has the advantages such as speediness, ultra-thinness, minimally invasive, lightness, high toughness, economy, and durability, applied in reinforcement projects of a number of the dams and dikes.
US09080297B2	Implement with linkage assembly and work assembly wherein work assembly has dynamic skid shoe and a scraping edge An implement including a work assembly for clearing materials on a ground, the work assembly including an edge and at least one dynamic skid shoe. The implement may have a pair of dynamic skid shoes. The dynamic skid shoe includes a surface contact component for contacting a street surface, a dynamic component operably connected to the surface contact component for providing vertical movement of the surface contact component, and a hydraulic fluid circuit including a pressure providing component fluidily connected to the dynamic component. The implement includes a linkage assembly, wherein the linkage assembly and the dynamic skid shoe operate to provide the edge to be elevated above the ground surface in order to pass over an obstruction encountered by the edge even on uneven surfaces.
US09080289B2	Cover layer with reduced tensile properties for use of wear-resistant laminate The present invention relates to a low-tension cover layer intended for a laminate material and comprising a resin-impregnated, printed or unprinted decorative paper or comprising a resin-impregnated overlay paper or comprising a combination of the two, where the resin in each case comprises a mixture of at least one aminoplastic resin and at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible synthetic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl resin, polyvinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol. The invention further relates to the use of the low-tension cover layer of the invention for the construction of a laminate material with appropriate balancing.
US09080286B2	Method in the treatment of odorous gases of a chemical pulp mill A method for treating odorous gases of a chemical pulp mill, according to which method odorous gases are combusted in a separate combustion device and flue gas generated therein is scrubbed. The scrubbed flue gas is led into a recovery boiler. The flue gas is scrubbed in a series of scrubbers wherein scrubbing solution discharged from one scrubber may be fed to a preceding scrubber.
US09080285B2	Carriers having biological substance The present invention relates to biological substance-immobilized fibers wherein a biological substance is immobilized on a fiber, fibers retaining a biological substance-immobilized gel, and fiber alignments having bundles of the above-described fibers and slices of the same.
US09080283B2	Method to control a drying cycle of a laundry treating appliance An apparatus and method for controlling a drying cycle of a laundry treating appliance by monitoring a temperature of the exhaust air flow.
US09080281B2	Fabric pin A fabric pin for fixing a fabric on a clothesline comprises a first leg, a second leg and a spring structure. The spring structure is arranged to force the first leg and the second leg in a clamping position in which the fabric is clampable between the first leg and the second leg. The first leg, the second leg, and the spring structure are integrally formed. The spring structure has an outer ring segment portion with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the ring segment portion of the spring structure is connected to a distal end region of the first leg and the second end of the ring segment portion of the spring structure is connected to a distal end region of the second leg. The first leg and the second leg are arranged inside the outer ring segment portion of the spring structure.
US09080280B2	Tumble dryer Tumble dryer (301) comprising a drum (302) that is rotatably positioned for containing laundry, and furthermore a blower (341) and an air inlet system (332) for via an air inlet supplying air to the drum (302). The tumble dryer (301) comprises a control system (305) for controlling at least a drive of the drum and the blower (341). A first stationary wall (371) of the tumble dryer (301) is placed near a first end surface of the drum (302) and a second stationary wall (372) is placed near a second end surface of the drum. The first wall is provided with a first air supply opening (311) and the second wall with a first air discharge opening (322). The first air supply opening (311) is placed substantially at a lower side of the first wall (371), and the first air discharge opening (322) is placed substantially at an upper side of the second wall (372), wherein the blower (341) is placed upstream from the first air supply opening (311) for blowing air through the first air supply opening into the drum.
US09080274B2	Washing method and washing machine Provided are a washing method and washing machine. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing method including: performing an eco-rinsing process where a drum rotates in a state where at least a portion of a laundry is pressed against an inner wall of the drum and wash water is sprayed into the drum; performing an intermediating process for reducing an RPM of the drum to an RPM at which at least a portion of the laundry is pressed against an inner wall of the drum; and performing an eco-rinsing process where the drum is accelerated and the wash water is sprayed into the drum.
US09080266B2	Method for weaving a pile fabric A method for weaving a pile fabric on a weaving loom, in which successive positions of the ground warp threads (3-8) relative to the weft threads (1), (2) are determined according to a ground weave repeat which extends over at least eight weft introduction cycles, and in which pile tufts are formed, so that at least one pile fabric is obtained with weft threads (1), (2) which are bound in on at least two levels (I), (II), (III) and pile tufts which are bent over weft threads (2) which are not situated on the pile side, in which, per ground weave repeat, at least two different orientations (i), (ii), (iii) of the pile legs are achieved and/or two or more different pile densities are achieved.
US09080262B2	Apparatus for bulking nonwoven fabric A bulking apparatus includes a hot air generator, an air supply duct having an inlet for receiving hot air and an outlet for delivering hot air to nonwoven fabric, and a sucking part sucking in hot air delivered from the outlet and passed through nonwoven fabric. The air supply duct has an inflow portion leading hot air introduced into the inlet to flow in parallel to the transverse direction of the nonwoven fabric and an outflow portion forming an angle with the inflow portion leading hot air flowing through the inflow portion to the outlet. The air supply duct has a plurality of baffle plates disposed therein, each baffle plate having a flow-facing part and a flow-guiding part located in the inflow and outflow portions, respectively. The baffle plates are arranged such that the inflow path in the inflow portion has a decreasing cross-sectional area with distance from the inlet.
US09080258B2	Process of making highly oriented and crystalline thermoplastic filaments A melt-spun highly oriented and crystalline thermoplastic filament or fiber having a tenacity of at least about 10 g/d, an elongation less than about 15-%, and a modulus of at least about 130 g/d. A method of making highly oriented and crystalline thermoplastic filaments has been developed that comprises extruding a thermoplastic polymer to form at least one molten filament. The at least one molten filament is introduced into a horizontal liquid isothermal bath. The bath is maintained at a temperature between the glass transition temperature and the melting temperature of the thermoplastic polymer. The bath increases the tension along the molten filament to form at least one partially oriented and low crystalline filament. The partially oriented filament is drawn to form the highly oriented and crystalline filament.
US09080256B2	Generation of library of soluble random polypeptides linked to mRNA Methods and compositions are provided for producing libraries of soluble random polypeptides. In the methods, the fraction of hydrophilic residues in the polypeptide is controlled so as to maintain the solubility of the polypeptide constructs.
US09080254B2	Method of producing SiC single crystal In a method of producing a SiC single crystal, the SiC single crystal is grown on a SiC seed crystal by bringing the SiC seed crystal, which is fixed at a rotatable seed crystal fixing shaft, into contact with a solution produced by dissolving carbon in melt containing silicon in a rotatable crucible. The method includes starting rotation of the seed crystal fixing shaft, and starting rotation of the crucible after a predetermined delay time (Td); then stopping the rotation of the seed crystal fixing shaft and the rotation of the crucible simultaneously; then stopping the seed crystal fixing shaft and the crucible for a predetermined stop time (Ts); and repeating a rotation/stop cycle.
US09080248B2	Method for forming a test sensor Systems and methods for electrochemically oxidizing components of a test-sensor reagent prior to deposition on a test sensor comprise at least a first electrode and a second electrode for contacting the test-sensor reagent. The first electrode and the second electrode may have hollow interior portions for contacting the test-sensor reagent to produce a modified test-sensor reagent having a reduced background current.
US09080246B2	Selective plating apparatus and method This invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for electroplating selected portions of a connector part, such as a pin or a socket. The selective plating apparatus of the present invention is capable of continuously depositing plating solution on precisely the right contact surface of the connector part irrespective of its shape and center of gravity. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the selective plating apparatus is capable of plating either side of the connector part, such as a pin or a socket, allowing plating of different type of metals on each side of the machined or stamped parts. The parts are handled automatically with minimum physical stress resulting in more consistent and reliable plating deposits.
US09080240B2	Electrochemical co-production of a glycol and an alkene employing recycled halide The present disclosure is a method and system for electrochemically co-producing a first product and a second product. The system may include a first electrochemical cell, a first reactor, a second electrochemical cell, at least one second reactor, and at least one third reactor. The method and system for for co-producing a first product and a second product may include co-producing a glycol and an alkene employing a recycled halide.
US09080238B2	Raw material supplying device and film forming apparatus A raw material supplying device includes a raw material supplying pipe including a vertically extending rising pipe. The device further includes a first raw material discharging pipe which is provided to branch from the lower end of the rising pipe. The device further includes a cleaning fluid supplying pipe configured to supply one of purge gas and cleaning solution in order to extrude and discharge liquid raw material in the raw material supplying pipe to the first raw material discharging pipe. The device further includes a first raw material supplying valve and a first raw material discharging valve which are respectively provided in the side of the repository and the first raw material discharging pipe other than a connection portion of the raw material supplying pipe with the first raw material discharging pipe. The device further includes a cleaning fluid supplying valve provided in the cleaning fluid supplying pipe.
US09080237B2	Layer depositing device and method for operating it A layer depositing device comprises a chamber (10) having a substrate carrier (12) for receiving at least one substrate (13) to be coated, and a process gas space (11), comprising a partition (23) that separates a first segment (21) of the process gas space (11) from a second segment (22) of the process gas space (11). The layer depositing device has a device (44) for moving the substrate (13) relative to the partition (23).
US09080236B2	Tube target The invention relates to a tube target (50) for sputtering, with a target (46) disposed on a cylindrical carrier tube. This target (46) is divided into several segments. The target (46) includes at least one groove (51-54) extending obliquely with respect to its rotational axis.
US09080235B2	Composition and method for diffusion alloying of ferrocarbon workpiece A composition for diffusion surface alloying of ferrocarbon alloys with chromium, consisting essentially of, by weight, about 25%-40% ferrochromium; about 54%-74% aluminum oxide or mixtures of aluminum oxide, silicon oxide and magnesium oxide in a weight ratio of about 3:2:1; about 1%-3% ammonium chloride; and a reducing agent consisting essentially of about 0.1%-3% aluminum, about 0.1%-2% silicon, about 0.1%-1.5% magnesium, or about 0.1%-3% of a mixture of aluminum, silicon and magnesium in a weight ratio of about 3:2:1. A method for diffusion surface alloying of a ferrocarbon workpiece with chromium, comprising providing the above composition; exposing the workpiece to the composition; and heating the workpiece and composition for sufficient time and temperature to form a chromium containing diffusion layer on the surface of the workpiece.
US09080232B2	Electromagnetic vibration suppression device and electromagnetic vibration suppression control program An electromagnetic vibration suppression device 1 includes a plurality of electromagnet pairs 2 (2A, 2B) disposed in the width direction of a steel sheet Sa. Each electromagnet pair is oppositely disposed in the thickness direction of the steel sheet Sa traveling in a predetermined direction. A control section 4 is adapted to control current to be applied to each electromagnet 2A, 2B to suppress the vibration of the steel sheet Sa traveling between electromagnets 2A and 2B. The control section 4 is arranged to determine an edge position Sae of the steel sheet Sa by computation based on an inputted width dimension of the steel sheet Sa and a meandering amount of the steel sheet Sa inputted therein, and separately control a current amount to be applied to the electromagnets 2A and 2B based on the edge position Sae of the steel sheet Sa.
US09080230B2	Steel alloy for ferritic steel having excellent creep strength and oxidation resistance at elevated usage temperatures A steel alloy with excellent creep strength and corrosion resistance that is ferritic at usage temperatures above 620° C. has the following chemical composition (in wt. %): C≦1.0%; Si≦1.0%; Mn≦1.0%; P max. 0.05%; S max. 0.01%; 2≦Al≦12%; 3≦Cr≦16%; 2≦Ni≦10% and/or 2≦Co≦10%, where 2≦Ni+Co≦[% Cr]+2.07×[% Al]>=0.95×([% Ni]+[% Co]); N max. 0.0200%. The remainder is iron with steel production-related impurities. Optionally, one or more elements of V, Ti, Ta, Zr, Nb, Mo and W, as well as one or more elements of Hf, B, Se, Y, Te, Sb, La and Zr with a cumulative content of <0.1% can be added. The steel structure includes uniformly distributed coherent precipitates based on a chromium-stabilized (Ni, Co)Al—B2 intermetallic ordered phase.
US09080215B2	MicroRNAs differentially expressed in cervical cancer and uses thereof The present invention concerns methods and compositions for identifying a miRNA profile for a particular condition, such as cervical disease, and using the profile in assessing the condition of a patient.
US09080212B2	Methods and compositions for improved fertilization and embryonic survival Single nucleotide polymorphic sites at positions 19069 and 25402 of the bovine STAT3 gene are associated with improved fertilization rate and/or improved embryo survival rate. The interactions between these two polymorphisms, and between them and the bovine STAT1 gene and fertilization and early embryonic survival rates were also disclosed. The interactions between STAT3 SNPs, and between STAT1 and STAT3 SNP19069 were highly significant for embryonic survival rate. Also disclosed are nucleic acid molecules, kits, methods of genotyping and marker assisted bovine breeding methods.
US09080209B2	Non-mass determined base compositions for nucleic acid detection The present invention provides systems, methods, and compositions for nucleic acid detection based on non-mass determined base compositions. For example, in certain embodiments, base count data for a template nucleic acid is generated using an approach that does not measure molecular mass of the template nucleic acid (e.g., by sequencing the template nucleic acid) and a database comprising base count entries is queried to identify the target nucleic acid. In particular embodiments, sequencing is employed which is conducted in substantially real-time.
US09080197B2	Equol level regulator An object of the invention is to provide a medical drug, a food and drink having a role in regulating the concentration of equol in vivo and being capable of taking for a long time with high safety and provide a selective medium for a microorganism having conversion ability to equol and a method of detecting the same. Provided are an equol concentration-raising or reducing agent containing a carbohydrate as an active ingredient; use of a carbohydrate for producing the equol concentration-raising or reducing agent; a method of raising or reducing the concentration of equol by administrating a carbohydrate in an effective dose; a selective medium containing a carbohydrate for a microorganism having conversion ability to equol; and a method of detecting a microorganism having conversion ability to equol by use of the selective medium.
US09080193B2	Preparation of (3aS,7aR)-hexahydroisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one by catalyzed biological resolution of dimethyl cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate Processes for the synthesis of (3aS,7aR)-hexahydroisobenzofuran-1-(3H)-one, comprising comprising enzymatic hydrolysis of dimethyl cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate to form (1S,2R)-2-(methoxycarbonyl) cyclohexanecarboxylic acid. The enzyme can be from a non-mammalian source.
US09080190B2	Method for producing cadaverine A method produces cadaverine more efficiently and at a higher yield than production methods by the conventional fermentation methods. The method includes culturing coryneform bacterium/bacteria having an ability to produce cadaverine and having a resistance to 2,2′-thiobis(ethylamine). Preferably, the coryneform bacterium/bacteria has/have lysine decarboxylase activity and, preferably, the coryneform bacterium/bacteria has/have homoserine auxotrophy and/or a resistance to S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine.
US09080188B2	Methylbutanol as an advanced biofuel This invention describes genes, metabolic pathways, microbial strains and methods to produce methylbutanol and other compounds of interest from renewable feedstocks.
US09080186B2	Compositions comprising cationic amphiphiles and colipids for delivering therapeutic molecules This disclosure provides compositions consisting of solid mixture of cationic lipids and a polynucleotide, wherein the cationic lipid molecules form a water-insoluble ionic complex with the polynucleotide. What is also described is an anhydrous mixture of the cationic lipids and the polynucleotide solubilized in an organic or polar aprotic solvent. The anhydrous compositions are useful in preparing therapeutic formulations and in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions. The compositions are useful for delivery of agents such as nucleic acid therapeutics to cells, tissues, organs, and subjects.
US09080185B2	Recombinant flaviviral constructs and uses thereof A recombinant viral construct for expressing an exogenous polypeptide in a cell and uses thereof are provided. The recombinant viral constructs are derived from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). The recombinant viral constructs encodes a fusion protein, which includes an exogenous (i.e., non-JEV) polypeptide and a JEV non-structural protein 1 (JEV NS1) or a segment thereof. Particularly, the exogenous polypeptide is inserted into the carboxyl-terminus of the JEV NS1, and the production of the recombinant fusion protein does not affect viral replication. Upon infection a cell with such recombinant viral constructs, JEV particles comprising limited multiplicative virions (LMV) may be produced. Each LMV comprises the as-described JEV replicon. The JEV particles are useful in eliciting an immune response to the exogenous polypeptide in a host and thereby confer the host with protective immunization against the exogenous polypeptide.
US09080180B2	Transgenic plants expressing STX2EB protein for use as a pig edema disease vaccine A technology for producing a pig edema disease vaccine at low cost and at high efficiency is developed. Specifically, a gene of a pig edema disease toxin protein (Stx2e protein) is efficiently expressed in plant cells to produce a plant vaccine for pig edema disease at low cost. An Stx2e protein including a secretory signal peptide derived from a plant added at an amino terminus is expressed in cells of a plant such as Lactuca sativa using the 5′-untranslated region of an alcohol dehydrogenase gene (ADH5′UTR) derived from a plant.
US09080174B2	HBV treatment RNA interference (RNAi) agents and the use of the RNAi agents for treating hepatitis B infection in individuals, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the RNAi agents are provided. The RNAi agents, or constructs for expressing them are utilized to inhibit expression of at least one Hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene, wherein each agent comprises an effector sequence complementary to or substantially complementary to a predicted sequence transcribed from a target region. In some embodiments of the present invention, the agents have more than one effector sequence; wherein the multiple effectors may target the same region of an HBV gene, different (possibly overlapping) regions of the same gene and/or different HBV genes.
US09080173B2	Methods and compositions for RNAi-based cancer treatment The present invention generally concerns methods and compositions for treating mutated K-ras expressing cancers.
US09080171B2	Reduced size self-delivering RNAi compounds The present invention relates to methods for in vivo administration of sd-rxRNA molecules.
US09080166B2	Composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure, method for producing the same and use thereof Disclosed is a composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure. The composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure includes a significantly large amount of an enzyme loaded in and immobilized in/onto a matrix when compared to conventional composites. In addition, the immobilized enzyme is prevented from leaching from the matrix when an external impact is applied to the composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure. Therefore, the stability of the composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure of the present invention is maintained even after a long period passes since a remarkably great amount of enzymes compared with a known composite can be supported and immobilized to a matrix, and the immobilized enzyme is not easily released by an external impact. In addition, it is possible to stably immobilize a great amount of enzymes even if a functional group covalently bonding to enzymes is hardly present on the surface of fiber. Therefore, it is possible to remarkably improve performance by using the composite of enzyme and fiber matrix with three-dimensional structure of the present invention in a biosensor, a bio-fuel cell and the like, compared with the case using a known matrix composite.
US09080165B2	Variants of beta-glucosidase The present invention relates to variants of a parent beta-glucosidase, comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 142, 183, 266, and 703 of amino acids 1 to 842 of SEQ ID NO: 2 or corresponding to positions 142, 183, 266, and 705 of amino acids 1 to 844 of SEQ ID NO: 70, wherein the variant has beta-glucosidase activity. The present invention also relates to nucleotide sequences encoding the variant beta-glucosidases and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleotide sequences.
US09080162B2	Cellulase variants This invention provides novel variant cellulolytic enzymes having improved activity and/or stability. In certain embodiments the variant cellulotyic enzymes comprise a glycoside hydrolase with or comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to one or more of residues F64, A226, and/or E246 in Thermobifida fusca Cel9A enzyme. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a family 9 glycoside hydrolase. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a theme B family 9 glycoside hydrolase.
US09080159B2	Detoxified pneumococcal neuraminidase and uses thereof Provided herein are compositions designed to reduce or prevent bacterial infections (for example pneuomococcal infections), nasal carriage, nasal colonization, and central nervous system invasion. Provided herein is a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 or a variant thereof that can elicit an anti-neuraminidase immune response. Further provided are methods of making and using the compositions disclosed herein. Specifically provided are methods of generating antibodies in a subject comprising administering to the subject an agent or composition taught herein. Also provided are methods of reducing or preventing nasal carriage or pneumococcal infection in a subject comprising administering to the subject a composition taught herein.
US09080157B2	Products comprising inactivated yeasts or moulds and active VHH-type antibodies The use of VHHs in the preparation of products to provide stability of antibody specificity under destabilizing conditions whereby normally lower eukaryotes or traditional antibodies are killed or inactivated.
US09080155B2	O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase or mutant protein thereof, and method for converting to methionine using the same The present invention relates to a novel protein having O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase activity, a mutant protein thereof, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a recombinant vector comprising the polynucleotide, a microorganism transformed with the recombinant vector, and a method for producing methionine or acetic acid using the protein. The production method of the present invention has the advantage of producing L-methionine and acetic acid cost-effectively through having higher conversion rate and reduced reaction time compared to the existing methods, and it can minimize the amount of enzyme homogenate added when using the mutant protein, thereby easily producing L-methionine and acetic acid at high yield.
US09080153B2	Treatment method for mesenchymal stem cells and their application as a treatment of oxidative stress related diseases The present invention relates to a method of treatment of mesenchymal stem cells, preferably from adipose origin, comprising mainly two stages, firstly the collection and isolation of mesenchymal stem cells, and secondly, a period of growth and specific treatment of cells in a conditioning or treatment medium with an oxidizing agent. The invention also comprises the cells obtained directly through the method and its use in treating diseases caused by or associated with oxidative stress.
US09080152B2	Methods for proliferation of antigen-specific T cells Methods for expansion of antigen-specific T cells are provided. Said methods include following steps: generating antigen-specific T cells by stimulation of T cells with antigen A; introducing genes encoding immune recognition molecule specific to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule bound with a peptide derived from antigen B into the antigen A specific T cell to produce bi-specific T cells recognizing both target cells expressing antigen A peptide associated MHC and target cells expressing antigen B peptide associated MHC; stimulating the bi-specific T cells by antigen A for expansion of the bi-specific T cells in vitro or in vivo. Methods of the present invention can be applied to expand various of T cells with specific to cancer cells with tumor antigen peptide loaded MHC molecules for adoptive therapy against unmet medical need such as tumors etc.
US09080149B2	Separation of living untouched neurons The present invention provides the use of the cell surface antigen CD51 as a negative selection marker for neuronal cells and a method for enrichment, isolation and/or detection of neuronal cells comprising the steps a) contacting a sample containing neuronal cells with an antigen-binding fragment specific for the CD51 antigen coupled to a solid phase, thereby labeling the CD51 positive cells of said sample and b) isolating the non-labeled cells of said sample.
US09080147B2	Culturing human embryonic stem cells with a noggin to generate cells lacking Pax-6 expression The present invention provides a preparation of undifferentiated embryonic stem (ES) cells sustainable for a prolonged period in an undifferentiated state which will undergo stem cell renewal or somatic differentiation. Preferably the cells are capable of somatic differentiation in vitro and are inclined to differentiate away from an extraembryonic lineage. The present invention also provides method of culturing embryonic stem (ES) cells to improve stem cell maintenance and persistence in culture. The method also provides a culture of ES cells prepared by the method as well as differentiated cells derived from the embryonic cells resulting from directed differentiation procedures provided by the present invention.
US09080145B2	Single pluripotent stem cell culture The present invention relates to the field of pluripotent stem cell culture and methods facilitate pluripotent stem cell culture at industrial levels.
US09080144B2	Compositions and methods for promoting liposomal and cellular adhesion The present application describes compounds, compositions and methods for incorporating chemoselective and bio-orthogonal complementary functional groups into liposomes. The present application also describes various uses of these modified liposomes including for tethering the chemoselective and bio-orthogonal complementary functional groups from cell surfaces by liposome delivery toward the goal of rewiring the cell surface.
US09080143B2	PRRS viruses, infectious clones, mutants thereof, and method of use The present invention provides isolated infectious polynucleotides, such as infectious clones, having a nucleotide sequence with identity to PRRS viruses such as VR-2332, Lelystad, or others, and optionally further including a deletion in a region of ORF1 that encodes the nsp2 polypeptide.
US09080142B2	Plant virus designated tomato marchitez virus The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated plant virus named Tomato Marchitez virus (ToMarV), and components thereof. The invention further relates to methods of producing a ToMarV-resistant plant comprising the steps of identifying a ToMarV-resistant donor plant, crossing said ToMarV-resistant donor plant with a recipient plant, and selecting from an offspring plant a resistant plant.
US09080139B2	Container with a plurality of reaction spaces and electrodes The invention relates to a container (1) with at least three reaction spaces (2) which in each case have at least one electrode pair for applying an electric voltage for generating an electric field within the reaction space (2) and which are arranged geometrically in at least one row and/or electrically connected in at least one row, wherein at least one electrode (3, 4) of a reaction space (2) is a common electrode (3, 4) with at least one other reaction space (2). According to the invention n+x electrodes (3, 4, 5) are provided, wherein n is the number of reaction spaces (2), with n≧3 and x is the number of rows, with x≧1.
US09080135B2	Compositions with freeze thaw stability Composition including freeze thaw stability polymer such as a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least about 30,000 grams per mole, a blend of a first polymer and a second polymer, a crosslinked alkali swellable acrylate copolymer, or at least one polymerizable reactive alkoxylated acrylate monomer. The copolymer has one or more first monomeric units and one or more second monomeric units. The one or more first monomeric units each independently including at least one bicycloheptyl-polyether, bicycloheptenyl-polyether or branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group per monomeric unit. The bicycloheptyl-polyether or bicycloheptenyl-polyether group may optionally be substituted on one or more ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per carbon atom. The one or more second monomeric units each independently including at least one pendant linear or branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group per monomeric unit. The first and second monomeric units do not both have branched (C5-C50)alkyl-polyether group.
US09080133B2	Glutamic acid N,N-diacetic amide, glutamic acid N-acetic amide N-acetonitrile, alkali metal salts thereof, process to prepare them and their use The present invention relates to glutamic acid N,N-diacetic amide, potassium or sodium glutamate N,N-diacetic amide, glutamic acid N-acetic amide N-acetonitrile, potassium or sodium glutamate N-acetic amide N-acetonitrile, to processes to prepare such compounds and the use thereof.
US09080130B2	Fabric treatment compositions The present invention relates to fabric treatment compositions containing multi-phase systems, polymers for use in multi-phase systems as well as products comprising such systems and methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as laundry additives, and/or through the rinse to provide benefits including enhanced softening, color benefits, and wrinkle reduction.
US09080128B2	Sliding member and sliding material composition An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding member capable of rapidly wrapping a mating member, and reducing the surface roughness of the mating member after wrapping. The present invention relates to a sliding member for sliding with a mating member subjected to hardening treatment, the sliding member including a coating layer containing a binder resin, molybdenum disulfide, and hard substance particles in massive form.
US09080122B2	Nanoparticle graphite-based minimum quantity lubrication method and composition A lubricant composition is disclosed that includes (a) a machining oil and (b) an exfoliated graphite nanoparticle (EGN) material stably dispersed in the machining oil. The lubricant composition is a stable suspension and is suitable for use as a liquid lubricant in a Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) process. In the MQL process, the lubricant composition is applied/transferred to a worksite in the form of a mist. The presence of the EGN material in the lubricant composition provides high-temperature stability and lubricity under MQL conditions. A very small amount is transferred especially at high cutting speeds where the mist of the machining oil evaporates, but the EGN material remains on the surface to provide lubricity. Any operation involving machining can benefit from this lubricant composition. The method provides important benefits of reducing chipping on cutting tools and providing the additional lubricity especially when the cutting become very hot and thus extending tool life.
US09080117B2	Biofuel production method and system In an embodiment of the present invention, a renewable energy fuel is prepared by a process including the steps of: a) providing a renewable energy feedstock; b) providing an alcohol; c) providing a catalyst; d) mixing (a), (b), and (c) to form a blend; and e) homogenizing the blend at a pressure greater than 400 kilogram-force per square centimeter (Kg/cm2).
US09080114B2	Method for producing diesel fuel with improved yield and quality by integration of fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) and hydrocracking (HC) A method for producing diesel fuel with improved yield and quality by integration of fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) and hydrocracking (HC), comprising the following stages: arrangement of FCC and HC processes in parallel; feedstock segregation to each of such processes depending on the content of aromatic hydrocarbons; and a fractioning common stage for both output streams from HC and FCC processes, also comprising recycling the unconverted fraction towards the FCC unit.
US09080109B2	Methods for deoxygenating biomass-derived pyrolysis oil Methods for deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. A method comprising the steps of diluting the biomass-derived pyrolysis oil with a phenolic-containing diluent to form a diluted pyoil-phenolic feed is provided. The diluted pyoil-phenolic feed is contacted with a deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at hydroprocessing conditions effective to form a low-oxygen biomass-derived pyrolysis oil effluent.
US09080105B1	Phosphors, fabricating method thereof, and light emitting device employing the same A phosphor material is provided which having the chemical formula is (Ln1-x-y-zCex)3Al5O12-y-zCyNz, wherein Ln is one or more metals selected from Y, La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Yb, Er, Sc, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni and Lu, and 0.01≦x≦0.3, 0≦y≦0.3, and 0.001≦z≦0.3. Before the sintering process with high temperature is performed, the different kinds of nitrogen source or the combination of nitrogen source and carbon source thereof is added into the synthesized phosphor to provide carbon atom (C) and nitrogen atom (N) that is doped into the phosphor material, in which the nitrogen source includes an organic and an inorganic nitrogen compound. The nitrogen source is added in addition to substitute oxygen atom and to perform doping process.
US09080101B2	Polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using the same A polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I) and a compound represented by general formula (II) and can be used for a liquid crystal display device imparted with liquid crystal aligning ability by polymerization. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition is required to cause no precipitation in a wide temperature range and have a low viscosity corresponding to fast switching, and a liquid crystal display device using the composition is required to have more stable alignment after polymerization and to cause no defect in display characteristics. In the present invention, the problems can be solved using a specified compound.
US09080099B2	Fluorine-bridged associations for optoelectronic applications The present invention relates to a fluorine-bridged associate consisting of an oligomer or polymer containing fluorine radicals which are bonded to the oligomer or polymer backbone, and up to three types of functional units in the backbone which differ with respect to function and are selected from the group consisting of a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and one to three types of compounds containing a fluorine radical which differ with respect to function and are selected from a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and to an opto-electronic device in which the fluorine-bridged associate is employed.
US09080096B2	Oil displacement agent and process for preparing the same The present invention relates to a new type of oil displacement agent and the process for preparing the same. The oil displacement agent is formed of a polyacrylamide-based polymer characterized by a partly crosslinked and partly branched structure, wherein said polyacrylamide-based polymer is obtained by aqueous copolymerization of acrylamide and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate as a functional monomer, in the presence of a redox initiator system.
US09080091B2	Polyester resin composition for electrical/electronic part-sealing material, sealed product, and production method thereof It is provided that a polyester composition for electrical/electronic part-sealing material having melt fluidity, initial peel strength, and initial dielectric breakdown strength that are required for electrical/electronic part-sealing material while also having excellent heat resistance, resistance to thermal aging, and durability with respect to hot-cold cycling.A polyester resin composition for electrical/electronic part-sealing material, comprising, as a main component, a copolymer polyester elastomer containing 50 weight % or more and 70 weight % or lower of an aliphatic polycarbonate segment and having 6 equivalents/106 g or more and 50 equivalents/106 g or lower of terminal vinyl groups.
US09080090B2	Specific fluid for converting light radiation to heat Specific fluid, which is a site of energy conversion, characterized in that it comprises water, strongly scattering mineral powder, in general calcium carbonate, antifreeze and/or a colorant, a surfactant and an antifoam, the powder having a concentration by mass of between 1% and 3% and a median particle size of between 0.8 and 10 μm.
US09080085B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical member and processed product thereof A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical member is obtained by blending 100 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer, which contains 80 to 98.7 parts by weight of (a) a monomer constituted of an alkyl acrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and/or an aromatic ring-containing acrylic monomer, 0.2 to 1.5 parts by weight of (b) an amide group-containing acrylic monomer and 1 to 5 parts by weight of (c) a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic monomer, with 0.12 to 1 part by weight of (d) an isocyanate-based curing agent having an isocyanurate skeleton as a curing agent, and is characterized by substantially containing no metal chelate-based curing agent. Accordingly, a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which has excellent heat resistance and wet heat resistance and whose aging time can be particularly shortened, is provided.
US09080083B2	Silane primer for improving the adhesion of adhesive tapes on hydrophilic surfaces, especially glass surfaces The invention relates to a primer, comprising a mixture dissolved or dispersed in one or more solvents, the mixture composed of a copolymer obtained through copolymerization, preferably free-radical copolymerization, of vinylcaprolactam and/or vinylpyrrolidone, and one or more of the following monomers: a) an acrylic acid ester of a linear primary alcohol containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, b) an acrylic acid ester of a branched, non-cyclic alcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, c) acrylic acid, one or more organofunctional silanes. Such primer provides reliable and excellent adhesion between pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and hydrophilic surfaces, in particular glass. The adhesion-promoting effect is retained even when the primer additionally contains functional fillers.
US09080082B2	Medium density polyethylene film layer and multilayer film comprising same A multilayer film structure including (a) a core layer having a first side and a second side, the core layer including at least one core polymer; (b) a first tie layer having a first side and a second side, the second side of the first tie layer on the first side of the core layer; (c) a second tie layer having a first side and a second side, the first side of the second tie layer on the second side of the core layer; (d) a sealant skin layer having a side on the first side of the first tie layer; and (e) a second skin layer having a side on the second side of the second tie layer, is provided.
US09080079B2	Slurry for chemical mechanical polishing The present invention relates to a slurry for chemical mechanical polishing, comprising an abrasive; an oxidant; an organic acid; and a polymeric additive comprising polyolefin-polyalkyleneoxide copolymer, wherein the polyolefin-polyalkyleneoxide copolymer comprises a polyolefin repeat unit and two or more polyalkyleneoxide repeat units, and at least one polyalkyleneoxide repeat unit is branched.
US09080076B2	Product for treating vehicle surfaces A product for treating vehicle surfaces, the product comprising: a) a high molecular weight silanol fluid in an amount from about 10 to about 80 weight percent, b) a catalyst in an amount from about 0.1 to about 15 weight percent, and c) at least one solvent. A kit for treating at least one surface of a vehicle, the kit comprising: a) a product comprising: i) a high molecular weight silanol fluid in an amount from about 10 to about 80 weight percent, ii) a catalyst in an amount from about 0.1 to about 15 weight percent, and iii) at least one solvent; and b) instructions for using the product, the instructions being enclosed with or on a container enclosing the kit, wherein the instructions for using the product include a curing step.
US09080075B2	Coating emulsion composition, and water/oil-repellent paper and making method An organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups, the reaction product of an amino-containing organoalkoxysilane with a dicarboxylic anhydride, and an organopolysiloxane containing long-chain alkyl and alkoxy groups, but free of hydroxyl groups are emulsified and dispersed in water in the presence of a surfactant to form a coating emulsion composition.
US09080074B2	Low temperature curing polyuretdione compositions Composition and process for low temperature curing of polyuretdione-polyol compositions in which the polyuretdione is prepared from a polyisocyanate with isocyanate groups and a polyol containing primary hydroxyl groups. The catalyst for the composition and process is an amine catalyst containing the group —N═C—N—, being aprotic, having a pKa greater than 20 and upon addition to the liquid coating composition causing a phase-change of the coating composition from liquid to solid at 25° C. and 1 atm. within one week.
US09080073B2	Method of making partial-discharge-resistant insulated wire A partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish has a polyamide-imide enamel varnish and an organo-silica sol that are dispersed in a solvent. The solvent has 50 to 100% by weight of γ-butyrolactone. An insulated wire has a conductor, and a partial-discharge-resistant insulation coating film formed on the surface of the conductor. The partial-discharge-resistant insulation coating film is made of the partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish.
US09080067B2	Surface tension of inks for high speeding printing A method of formulating ink for high-speeding printing includes controlling a surface tension of the ink to equal to or greater than 26 mN/m, equal to or greater than 28 mN/m, or equal to or greater than 30 mN/m. The surface tension is measured when the ratio of the total non-volatiles volume fraction of the ink to the maximum total non-volatiles volume fraction of the ink is a ratio between about 0.40 and about 0.90. An ink for high-speed printing includes one or more resins, one or more colorants, one or more solvents, and one or more additives. The ink can be a flexographic ink, a rotogravure ink, a heatset offset ink, or a publication gravure ink. A print of the ink includes less than 1% of pinholes by area. A method of printing includes preparing an ink and applying the ink to a substrate. The ink has a surface tension of equal to or greater than 26 mN/m, and the substrate moves at a speed of greater than 1200 feet/min.
US09080063B2	Fire resistant glazings An additive for alkali metal silicate solutions, comprising a quaternary ammonium compound having the general formula (1) R1R2R3R4N+OH−, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 which may be the same or different represent alkyl groups, hydroxy-substituted alkyl groups, alkaryl groups, hydroxy-substituted alkaryl groups comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or groups having the general formula —[CH2]n-N+R5R6R7 wherein n is an integer having a value of from 1 to 12, the group —[CH2]n may be hydroxy-substituted, and R5, R6 and R7 which may be the same or different represent alkyl groups, hydroxy-substituted alkyl groups, alkaryl groups or hydroxy-substituted alkaryl groups comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; with the proviso that at least one of the groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 represents a hydroxy-substituted alkyl group or a hydroxy-substituted alkaryl group comprising at least 2 carbon atoms wherein the hydroxy substituent is not located on a carbon atom which is bonded to a nitrogen atom.
US09080057B2	Treatment of filler with silane This invention relates to the treatment of a carbon based filler with a hydrolysable silane to modify the surface of the filler. It also relates to a carbon based filler modified by treatment with a hydrolysable silane, and to polymer compositions containing such a modified carbon based filler.
US09080056B2	Process for preparing silica microparticles Silica core-shell microparticles are prepared by growing a porous silica shell from a silica precursor onto the surface of non-porous silica particle dispersed in a mixed surfactant solution under basic pH conditions. The particles are hydrothermally treating in an oil-in-water emulsion system and the particles are calcined to remove residual surfactants. Optionally, the particles of may be base etched to expand the size of the pores in the silica shell. Core-shell silica particles with an ordered mesoporous layer are produced.
US09080054B2	Medical device comprising machined parts and injection molded parts A medical device comprises parts made by injection moulding and parts made by machining such that the respective parts have similar colors, measured on the L, a, b* scale. The parts made by injection moulding may be made in a process which involves introducing molten material comprising polymeric material such as PEEK into a mould, wherein a mould surface which contacts the molten material is at a temperature of at least 210° C. and maintaining the molten material in the mould for at least 90 seconds.
US09080049B2	PH-sensitive graft copolymer, manufacturing method for same, and polymer micelles using method The present document relates to a manufacturing method for pH-sensitive graft polymer micelles and a polymer micelle-type pharmaceutical composition containing the graft copolymer. The pH-sensitive graft copolymer micelles are usable as various markers and contrast agents for various molecular images for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and a carrier for delivery of various medicines according to disease. The pH-sensitive graft copolymer forms micelles that can be used in target-oriented diagnosis and medicine release according to changes in the pH of a body. The polymer micelles are provided by inducing a graft copolymer of poly (β-amino ester) compounds which has a solubility in water depending on pH but is incapable of forming the micelles due to a self-assembly phenomenon, and hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) compounds.
US09080046B2	Epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether)s, method for preparation thereof, and curable compositions comprising same An epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) has the structure R—W—R wherein W is a divalent poly(arylene ether) residue terminated with phenolic oxygen atoms, and R is an epoxybenzyl group, wherein each occurrence of R is the same or different. The epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) is formed by reacting a peroxide-containing reagent with a vinybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether). Also disclosed is a curable composition including the epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether)s, a curing promoter, and, optionally, an auxiliary epoxy resin. The curable composition is useful for the preparation of composites, and in particular, composites used in manufacturing printed circuit boards.
US09080045B2	Impact modified polycarbonate compositions The invention relates to thermoplastic polycarbonate compositions which are impact-modified with ABS type polymers, said polycarbonate compositions being impact-modified with ABS type polymers are characterized by their excellent low temperature ductility, good processing properties expressed by relatively high melt volume rate (MVR) and good hydrolytic stability.
US09080043B2	Compositions of viscoelastic surfactant and hydrophobically modified polymer as aqueous thickeners An aqueous viscoelastic composition is provided comprising at least one viscoelastic surfactant, and at least one hydrophobically modified polymer, which is formed from polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers; has a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 100,000 Da; and to a level of at least 0.1 mole %, based on the amount of monomer units in the polymer, contains monomeric units each covalently bonded to a pendant, optionally alkoxylated, hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 40 carbon atoms, said pendant, optionally alkoxylated, hydrocarbyl group being connected to the backbone of said hydrophobically modified polymer via a non-ester containing linking group.
US09080042B2	Rubber blend with improved rolling resistance behavior A rubber blend, particularly for pneumatic vehicle tires, harnesses, straps and hoses. The rubber blend includes at least one rubber blend A of a solid styrene-butadiene rubber with an average molecular weight Mn of 100,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol and a liquid butadiene rubber with an average molecular weight Mn of 500 to 9000 g/mol, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber is solution-polymerized or emulsion-polymerized, as well as 30 to 300 phr of at least one silicic acid and further blend components.
US09080038B2	Migration-free, halogen-free, flame retardant thermoplastic polyurethane compositions Halogen-free, thermoplastic polyurethane-based compositions having good mechanical and flame-retardant properties are provided. The compositions include flame-retardant aromatic organic phosphate compounds that do not exhibit migration in molded products, such as cable and wire jacketing and insulation. The compositions include a continuous resin phase comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, at least one aromatic organic phosphate flame retardant having a melting point of at least 50.
US09080035B2	Aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion The present invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion that shows favorable dispersion stability and is less likely to have a pH decrease even after storage for a long period of time. The present invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion including: a fluoropolymer; a fluorine free surfactant; at least one organic electrolyte selected from the group consisting of hydroxy monocarboxylic acids, hydroxy dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, and amino acids; and a fluorine-containing anionic surfactant containing not more than 7 carbon atoms.
US09080033B2	Biobased plasticizer and surface covering employing same Described herein are biobased plasticizer compositions comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I: wherein R is C6-C18 alkyl; along with methods of making and using same.
US09080032B2	Mixed alkyl benzyl esters of succinic acid used as plasticizers The present invention relates to novel succinic acid ester mixtures and to the use thereof as plasticizers for plastic materials. The claimed mixtures are characterized by having good plasticizing effects with low dissolution temperatures.
US09080031B2	Golf ball resin composition and golf ball using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition that comprises an ionomer resin with an excellent resilience and fluidity. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in the resilience without lowering the durability significantly in a golf ball using the ionomer resin for the intermediate layer. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition comprising, 100 parts by mass of (A) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of ethylene, α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and from 25 parts to 100 parts by mass of (B) a metal salt of a fatty acid having 18 to 30 carbon atoms. The golf ball of the present invention is not limited, as long as it comprises a constituent member formed from the golf ball resin composition of the present invention.
US09080025B2	Glove coating and manufacturing process This invention relates to an elastomeric article with improved lubricity and donnablity and reduced stickiness/tackiness. According to the methods of the invention, the internal surface of the elastomeric article is coated with a polyisoprene coating. The coating of the invention is formed from synthetic polyisoprene rubber that may or may not contain minor amounts of other components. The coating is preferably directly bonded to the underlying elastomeric article.
US09080022B2	Acrylate terminated urethane and polyester oligomers A pressurized can containing a polymer foam composition for use in one component and two component foams, with the polymer foam composition having an unsaturated resin and an oligomeric acrylic resin, wherein the composition has a cure rate of maximum 3 hours.
US09080021B2	Polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and method for producing same Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer having high impact resistance and excellent transparency, in particular, a high total light transmittance and a small haze, and a method of producing thereof. Specifically, provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, containing a main chain having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (II), in which: n in the general formula (II) is 25 to 50; and the copolymer satisfies the following conditions (a) and (b): (a) a molded article having a thickness of 2 mm made of the copolymer has a total light transmittance measured based on ISO 13468 of 88% or more and a haze measured based on ISO 14782 of 0.7% or less; and (b) a molded article having a thickness of 3 mm made of the copolymer has a total light transmittance measured based on ISO 13468 of 88% or more and a haze measured based on ISO 14782 of 1.0% or less. (In the formulae, R1 and R2 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, X represents a single bond, an alkylene group, an alkylidene group, a cycloalkylene group, a cycloalkylidene group, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —O— or —CO—, and a and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4. R3 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group, Y represents a single bond, or an organic residue containing an aliphatic or aromatic moiety, and n represents an average repetition number.)
US09080020B2	Water-dispersible silicone resins A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of a silicone resin is disclosed by reacting a mixture containing an alkylalkoxysilane and a cationic alkoxysilane to form a self dispersing silicone resin and subsequently combining the silicone resin with water to form the dispersion. The resulting dispersions are useful for forming coatings on various substrates that are essentially free of co-surfactants or volatile organic solvents.
US09080018B2	Method for producing polydialkylsilane The present invention provides a polydialkylsilane, and a method for producing a polydialkylsilane, including a step of adding a compound represented by formula (I) (in formula (I), R1 and R2 independently represent an alkyl group, and X1 and X2 independently represent a halogen atom) to an organic solvent containing an alkali metal, in which 0.010 [hr−1]≦the average addition rate of compound (I) [moles·hr−1]/the amount of the alkali metal [moles]≦0.055 [hr−1].
US09080016B2	Isocyanate-free method for preparing poly(carbonate-urethane) or poly(ester-urethane) The present invention discloses a method for preparing poly(carbonate-urethane) or poly(ester-urethane) without isocyanate.
US09080015B2	Biocompatible polymers for medical devices The present invention relates to new classes of biocompatible polymers comprising at least one repeating unit derived from a compound of Formula (I) as defined in the claims and specification. These polymers may be biodegradable and bioresorble, and, while not limited thereto, may be adapted for radio-opacity and are useful for medical device applications and controlled release therapeutic formulations. Therefore, methods for preparing these polymers and medical devices prepared therefrom are also encompassed by this disclosure.
US09080013B2	Production method for aliphatic polyester A method to efficiently produce an aliphatic polyester and to improve the thermal stability of the resulting aliphatic polyester. A sulfonic acid compound is used as a co-catalyst at the time of a ring-opening bulk polymerization of a cyclic ester using a tin compound catalyst.
US09080012B2	One-pot, neat ring opening polymerization to prepare resin The instant disclosure describes a ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic monomer components using a nucleophilic transesterification catalyst system in a neat, single pot reaction to obtain homopolymers and copolymers.
US09080011B2	Poly(dihydroferulic acid) a biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimic derived from lignin and acetic acid and copolymers thereof A biorenewable thermoplastic, poly(dihydroferulic acid) (PHFA), is an effective polyethylene terephthalate (PET) mimic that is prepared by a step-growth condensation polymerization of acetyldihydroferulic acid. Other biorenewable thermoplastic copolymers, poly(dihydroferulic acid-co-ferulic acid) are effective mimics of polystyrene and other thermoplastics. The PHFA copolymers can be prepared by the copolymerization of acetyldihydroferulic acid with acetylferulic acid, which are monomers that can be synthesized from starting materials isolated from lignin, rice bran, or other biorenewable sources.
US09080010B2	Process for preparing polyether carbonate polyols with double metal cyanide catalysts and in the presence of metal salts The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyether carbonate polyols by catalytic copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2) with alkylene oxides in the presence of one or more H-functional starter substances with the aid of double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts and in the presence of metal salts.
US09080008B2	Polylactic acid resin and method for producing same The present invention is directed to a method for producing a polylactic acid resin, including the step of subjecting a crystallized prepolymer, which is a prepolymer including a lactic acid unit as a main component, and has an optical purity (Ea) of 60 to 94%, a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 100,000, and a crystal melting enthalpy (ΔHma) of 4 to 50 J/g, to solid phase polymerization. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a polylactic acid resin which is excellent in moldability upon melt processing and drawdown resistance upon melt processing, and is also excellent in hydrolysis resistance.
US09080003B2	Process to prepare open cell foams made with natural oil based polyols and poly(propylene oxide) polyols Methods of forming olyurethane foams that are the reaction product of at least one polyisocyanate and a polyol composition are provided. The polyol composition includes at least one natural oil based polyol and at least one poly(propylene oxide) polyol and is desirably free of non-natural oil based polyols made from alkylene oxide units, other than propylene oxide units. The natural oil based polyol is present in a quantity sufficient to increase the processing window for the foam relative to a foam made using the same process and the same components, absent the natural oil based polyol. As a result, the present foams can provide very open-cellular structures with the superior performance properties of a poly(propylene oxide) polyol-based foam.
US09079998B2	Aqueous dispersion and aqueous coating composition, and process of forming coating film It is an object of the present invention to provide an aqueous dispersion of acrylic modified starch with excellent long-term storage stability, as well as an aqueous coating composition that can form a coated film with excellent finished appearance, curability and weather resistance, obtained using the dispersion.The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is obtained by separate graft polymerization of a radical polymerizable unsaturated monomer mixture for formation of a hydrophobic polymer and a radical polymerizable unsaturated monomer mixture for formation of a hydrophilic polymer, in the presence of starch and/or modified starch, and neutralizing the carboxyl groups in the acrylic modified starch with a basic substance if necessary.
US09079993B1	High clarity low haze compositions A first embodiment which is a bimodal polymer having a weight fraction of a lower molecular weight (LMW) component ranging from about 0.25 to about 0.45, a weight fraction of a higher molecular weight (HMW) component ranging from about 0.55 to about 0.75 and a density of from about 0.931 g/cc to about 0.955 g/cc which when tested in accordance with ASTM D1003 using a 1 mil test specimen displays a haze characterized by equation: % Haze=2145−2216FractionLMW−181a molecular weight distribution of the LMW component (MWDLMW)−932a molecular weight distribution of the HMW component (MWDHMW)+27(FractionLMWMWDLMW)+1019(FractionLMWMWDHMW)+73(MWDLMW*MWDHMW) wherein fraction refers to the weight fraction of the component in the polymer as a whole.
US09079992B2	Olefin block copolymer and preparation method thereof The present description relates to an olefin block copolymer having excellences in elasticity and heat resistance and its preparation method. The olefin block copolymer includes a plurality of blocks or segments, each of which includes an ethylene or propylene repeating unit and an α-olefin repeating unit at different weight fractions. The olefin block copolymer has a density of 0.85 to 0.92 g/cm3, and density X (g/cm3) and TMA (Thermal Mechanical Analysis) value Y (° C.) satisfy a defined relationship.
US09079987B2	Crosslinkable composition and method of producing the same The instant invention provides crosslinkable compositions, and method of producing the same. The non-aqueous single phase crosslinkable composition comprises: (a) a polyol having an average of 2 or more hydroxyl functional groups; (b) polyaldehyde, or acetal or hemiacetal thereof; and (c) an acid catalyst having pK of less than 6; and (d) optionally one or more organic solvents.
US09079986B2	Polyolefin production with different diluents in multiple polymerization reactors A system and method for producing polyolefin, including a polyolefin reactor system having: a first reactor to produce a first reactor discharge stream having a first polyolefin and a first diluent; and a second reactor to receive at least a portion of the first reactor discharge stream and to produce a second reactor discharge stream having a second polyolefin and a second diluent, wherein the second diluent is different than the first diluent.
US09079984B2	Process for thermal separation of a solution consisting of thermoplastic polymer and solvent A process for thermal separation of a solution comprised of a thermoplastic polymer and a solvent involves heating a solvent under pressure above a critical point of the solvent; decompressing the heated solvent in a first vessel, such that a polymer-rich and a low-polymer phase form; and supplying the polymer-rich phase to a second vessel. In embodiments, on entry into the second vessel, a pressure jump occurs, the pressure jump leading to a thermal flash in the second vessel such that a polymer part of the polymer-rich phase rises to at least 70%, and a resulting polymer-rich solution is provided.
US09079982B2	Methods of making high impact polystyrene A process for producing high impact polystyrene including feeding at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, an elastomer, and a free radical initiator to a first linear flow reactor to form a reaction mixture. Polymerizing the reaction mixture in the first linear flow reactor to a point below the point at which phase inversion occurs to produce a first polymerization mixture and feeding the first polymerization mixture from the first linear flow reactor to a second linear flow reactor. Polymerizing the reaction mixture in the second linear flow reactor to at least a phase inversion point of the mixture to produce a second polymerization mixture and feeding the second polymerization mixture from the second linear flow reactor to at least a third linear flow reactor for post-inversion polymerization of the second polymerization mixture. The product stream can have an ESCR value of at least 10% toughness retained with less than 10 wt % rubber content.
US09079981B2	Nanostructed polymers on the basis of conjugated dienes The present invention relates to nano-structured diene polymers and their preparation and to their use.
US09079979B2	Process for the preparation of hydrogenated nitrile rubber The present invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogenated nitrile rubber polymers having lower molecular weights and narrower molecular weight distributions than those known in the art, wherein the process is carried out in the presence of hydrogen and optionally at least one co-olefin. The present invention further relates to the use of specific metal compounds in a process for the production of a hydrogenated nitrile rubber by simultaneous hydrogenation and metathesis of a nitrile rubber.
US09079977B2	Anti-trypanosomal peptides and uses thereof The present invention provides methods of killing, inhibiting the growth, and/or inhibiting the reproduction of kinetoplastid protozoan with hydrophobic signal sequence peptides and compositions including such hydrophobic signal sequence peptides.
US09079974B2	GH-RH analogs with potent agonistic effects There are provided a novel series of peptide analogs of hGH-RH(1-29)NH2 and hGH-RH(1-30)NH2 which show high activities in stimulating the release of pituitary GH in animals. They retain their physiological activity in solution for extended periods of time and resist enzymic degradation in the body. These novel and useful properties appear to be due to novel substitution patterns ant at the 1, 15, 27 and 29 positions on the peptide.
US09079969B2	Non-natural MIC proteins This invention describes soluble, monovalent, non-natural protein molecules that can activate NK cells and certain T-cells to attack specific cellular target cells by attaching the NKG2D-binding portions of monovalent MICA or MICB protein, i.e. their α1-α2 platform domain, to the intended target cell specifically. The α1-α2 domain is contiguous with a heterologous α3 domain that has been genetically modified to bind directly or indirectly to the extracellular aspect of the target cell, thereby serving as the targeting domain. The genetic modification to create a non-natural and non-terminal targeting motif within the α3 domain can include a portion of an antibody, another protein molecule or portion thereof, a peptide, or a non-natural, modified α3 domain of a MIC protein.
US09079967B2	Modified chaperonin 10 The present invention relates to isolated Chaperonin 10 polypeptides possessing immunomodulatory activity, but lacking, or substantially lacking, protein folding activity.
US09079966B2	Chemical preparation of polyubiquitin chains The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of a Poly-ubiquitin chain, this process comprising ligating a Ubiquitin thioester Ubm-SR with a Ubiquitin Ubq. Further are disclosed poly-ubiquitin chains prepared according to this process, in particular poly-ubiquitin chains containing at least one unnatural amino acid.
US09079961B2	GPIIIa gene An object of the present invention is to provide a probe, primer, primer set and antibody for determining neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura or the risk of developing it. According to the present invention, there is provided a probe, primer, primer set and antibody for use in the detection of the thymine residue at position 1297 in the GPIIIa.
US09079958B2	CD33 binding agents The present invention relates to immunotherapies that are based on myeloid cell depletion. In particular, the present invention relates to CD33 binding agents for use in such therapies, e.g. in the treatment of myeloid cell malignancies and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
US09079955B2	Compositions comprising TNF-specific antibodies for oral delivery and methods of use thereof to treat inflammatory bowel disease In accordance with the invention, the development and use of antibodies within the digestive tract is provided. Antibodies are described that are used to treat disorders associated with altered permeability of the digestive tract. Antibodies are described with increased stability within the environment of the digestive tract. Antibodies are described with enhanced permeability to a compromised digestive tract.
US09079954B2	Production cell line enhancers The present invention relates to discovery of the ectopic expression of EDEM2 in a production cell to improve the yield of a useful multi-subunit protein. Thus, the present invention provides for production cell lines, such as the canonical mammalian biopharmaceutical production cell—the CHO cell, containing recombinant polynucleotides encoding EDEM2. Also disclosed is a production cell containing both an EDEM2-encoding polynucleotide as well an XBP1-encoding polynucleotide. Improved titers of antibodies produced by these cell lines are disclosed, as well as the improved cell densities attained by these cells in culture.
US09079953B2	Anti-VEGF antibodies and their uses The present disclosure relates to antibodies directed to vascular endothelial growth factor (“VEGF”) and uses of such antibodies, for example to treat diseases associated with the activity and/or overproduction of VEGF.
US09079950B2	Modified Hepatitis C virus proteins A composition comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) Envelope 2 (E2) polypeptide including a receptor binding variant, wherein the polypeptide is modified to comprise: (i) a cysteine mutated or disrupted at 2, 3, or 4 cysteines selected from C452, C486, C569, and C597; and wherein the polypeptide forms substantially fewer multimers by intermolecular disulfide bonding relative to the HCV E2 polypeptide without cysteine modification, and substantially retains CD81 binding; and various uses thereof. A method of producing a composition comprising at least 40%, or at least 45%, or at least 50%, or at least 55%, or at least 60%, or at least 65%, or at least 70% monomelic HCV E2 polypeptide, the method comprising expressing a polypeptide in a host cell and isolating the expressed product, wherein the polypeptide is an HCV E2 polypeptide including a receptor binding variant, and wherein the polypeptide is modified to comprise: (i) a cysteine mutated or disrupted at 2, 3, or 4 cysteines selected from C452, C486, C569, and C597.
US09079947B2	14-3-3 eta antibodies and uses thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis The invention provides anti-14-3-3 eta antibodies that specifically bind to the human 14-3-3 eta protein isoform in its natural configuration while exhibiting selectivity over human 14-3-3 alpha, beta, delta, epsilon, gamma, tau, and zeta protein isoforms. Methods, kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said specific anti-14-3-3 eta antibodies are further provided for the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis.
US09079943B2	TC-83-derived alphavirus vectors, particles and methods The present disclosure provides TC-83 VEE-derived replicons, alphaviral replicon particles and immunogenic compositions containing TC-83 alphaviral replicon particles which direct the expression of at least one antigen when introduced into a suitable host cell. The TC-83 VEE-derived ARPs described herein are improved in that they are subject to a lower vector-specific immune response than prior art ARPs.
US09079937B2	Dendrimeric peptides, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same Novel dendrimeric peptide compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following formula I: The compounds demonstrate antimicrobial activity and may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions and used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans where microbial invasion is involved. The present peptides are particularly valuable as their effect is rapid, broad in spectrum and mostly indifferent to resistance provoked by standard antibiotics.
US09079932B2	Method for increasing the yield in lactose production (III) Suggested is a method for improving the yield during the production of crystalline alpha lactose, wherein (a) an aqueous lactose solution is adjusted to a temperature of between about 62 and 67° C., (b) the solution is cooled down to between about 20 and 30° C., (c) the solution is held at this temperature for 0 to 5 h, (d) subsequently, the solution is re-heated to between about 30 and 35° C., (e) the solution is held at this temperature for 0 to 5 h, (f) then the solution is cooled down to about 10° C. and (g) subsequently, the precipitated alpha lactose crystals are separated from the second mother liquor, (h) an amount of a carbohydrate compound is added to the second mother liquor such that the solubility product of the residual amount of lactose that is still soluble is exceeded, (i) the second amount of precipitated alpha lactose crystals is separated from the mother liquor, dried, and (j) both amounts of alpha lactose crystals are combined.
US09079930B2	Substituted pyrimidines The present invention relates to substituted pyrimidines useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
US09079929B2	Substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline compounds as factor XIa inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) or stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of factor XIa and/or plasma kallikrein which may be used as medicaments.
US09079928B2	Methylphenidate-oxoacid conjugates, processes of making and using the same The present technology is directed to prodrugs and compositions for the treatment of various diseases and/or disorders comprising methylphenidate, or methylphenidate derivatives, conjugated to at least one alcohol, amine, oxoacid, thiol, or derivatives thereof. In some embodiments, the conjugates further include at least one linker. The present technology also relates to the synthesis of methylphenidate, or methylphenidate derivatives, conjugated to at least one alcohol, amine, oxoacid, thiol, or derivatives thereof or combinations thereof.
US09079927B1	Substituted imidazolium compounds for treating disease The present disclosure relates to therapeutic compositions comprising substituted imidazoliums having multiple acidic groups. The compounds may be used to treat diseases or conditions such as those associated with bone, cancer, or pain. Compositions, dosage forms, methods of treating diseases or conditions, methods of preparation, and other related embodiments related to the substituted imidazoliums are also described herein.
US09079926B2	Method for treating residues containing salt, produced during the production of amino-functional organosilanes The invention relates to a method for treating an ammonium halogenide and/or residue containing organic aminhydrohalogenides, produced during the production of an amino-functional organosilane of general formula (I) R2N[(CH2)2NH]z(Z)Si(R″)n(OR′)3-n (Ia), wherein the production of the amino-functional organosilane according to formula (Ia) is based on the conversion of a halogen-functional organosilane of general formula (II) X—Z—Si(R″)n(OR′)3-n (II), with excess ammonia or an organic amine of general formula (III) RNH[(CH2)2NH]zR (III) and subsequently separating and treating the raw product and the resulting residue containing salt. The treatment consists of adding an essentially non-polar organic solvent and an aqueous lye to the residue. The mixture is reacted, subsequently the aqueous phase is separated from the organic phase, the organic solvent contained in the organic phase is removed from said phase and the residual organic phase is recovered.
US09079923B2	Multidentate ketoimine ligands for metal complexes The present invention is a plurality of metal-containing complexes of a multidentate ketoiminate.
US09079922B2	2-oxo-oxazolidin-3,5-diyl antibiotic derivatives The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1a represents H or carboxy and R1b represents H, or R1a and R1b represent together either the group —C(O)—NH—S—# or the group —C(OH)═N—S—# wherein “*” represents the point of attachment of R1a and “#” represents the point of attachment of R1b; R2 represents H, (C1-C3)alkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C3)alkyl, benzyl or (C3-C5)cycloalkyl; R3 represents H or halogen; U represents N or CR4; wherein R4 is H or (C1-C3)alkoxy; A represents CH, B represents NH and m represents 1 or 2 and n represents 1 or 2; or A represents N, B is absent, m represents 2 and n represents 2; Y represents CH or N; and Q represents O or S; and salts of such compounds.
US09079918B2	Macrocycles as factor XIa inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of fXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
US09079917B2	Oxabicycloheptanes and oxabicycloheptenes, their preparation and use This invention provides compounds having the structure which may be used for the treatment of tumors.
US09079914B2	Fused aminodihydro-oxazine derivatives A compound represented by the general formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein Ring A is a C6-14 aryl group or the like, L is —NReCO— or the like (wherein Re is a hydrogen atom or the like), Ring B is a C6-14 aryl group or the like, X is a C1-3 alkylene group or the like, Y is a single bond or the like, Z is a C1-3 alkylene group or the like, R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or the like, and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like, has an Aβ production inhibitory effect or a BACE1 inhibitory effect and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease caused by Aβ and typified by Alzheimer-type dementia.
US09079913B2	Spiro-oxindole MDM2 antagonists Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
US09079912B2	Heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyrimidines as Janus kinase inhibitors The present invention provides heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidines that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US09079906B2	Triazolopyridazines as PAR1 inhibitors, production thereof, and use as medicaments The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
US09079903B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound: wherein X1 and X2, X1 and R1 to R10 are defined as in the specification.
US09079899B2	Anti-staphylococcal celecoxib derivatives A method of treating infection by Staphylococcus in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition including a celecoxib derivative of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is described. The preparation of numerous celecoxib derivatives for testing as potential anti-staphylococcal agents is also described.
US09079890B2	Intermediates for the preparation of pyridin-2-yl-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives Provided are intermediates having the formulas wherein R2, R3, and L are as defined in the specification, which are useful in the preparation of pyridin-2-yl-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives.
US09079888B2	Compounds as histamine H3 receptor ligands The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of above compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.The compounds of formula (I) are useful in the treatment of various disorders that are related to Histamine H3 receptors.
US09079887B2	Antiviral compounds The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US09079881B2	Polymorph of 1-(2-methyl-4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzazepin-1-ylcarbonyl)benzylcarbamoyl)-L-proline-N,N-dimethylamide The invention provides a new polymorph of 1-(2-methyl-4-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzazepin-1-ylcarbonyl)benzyl-carbamoyl)-L-proline-N,N-dimethylamide, pharmaceutical compositions containing it and its use in therapy.
US09079877B2	Process for preparing chiral compounds The present invention is directed to a 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) chemoenzymatic process for making chiral compounds.
US09079876B2	Imidazole derivatives and preparation method and use thereof Disclosed are imidazole derivatives as represented by formula (I), and preparation method and use thereof. The compounds can inhibit cyclooxygenase and treat diseases mediated by cyclooxygenase.
US09079873B2	Process for the preparation of benzyl [(3aS,4R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyltetrahydro-3aH-cyclopenta[d][1,3]dioxol]-4-yl]carbamate and intermediates in the process The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of benzyl [(3aS,4R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyltetrahydro-3aH-cyclopenta[d][1,3]dioxol-4-yl]carbamate (VI), to products of said process and the use thereof.
US09079872B2	Phenanthro[9, 10-B]furans for electronic applications The present invention relates to an electronic device, especially an electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of the formula especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
US09079871B2	Preparing cyclocarbonate-functionalized compounds An improved process is proposed for preparing cyclocarbonate-functionalized compounds of the general formula (I) where R1 and R2 in each occurrence are independently selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, l in each occurrence independently is from 2 to 50, m in each occurrence independently is 0 or 1, and n is =3, subject to the proviso that the sum of all l values in the molecule is from 5 to 100, by reacting a chloroformate of formula (II) with a trifunctional amine of the general formula (III) characterized in that the reacting is carried out in an aqueous/organic two-phase system in the presence of an auxiliary base and of a phase transfer catalyst.
US09079869B2	Chiral disulfonimides Chiral disulfonimides having the formula I to III, wherein at least one of the groups A and B in the compound of formula I, C and D of the compound in formula II, and E and F of the compound in formula III is a chiral group, or E and F together form a chiral backbone, X is C, Si, O, N or S, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, where n is >1 only if X is C, and G is as defined herein, and to the organic salts, metal salts and metal complexes thereof, are suited as NMR shift reagents and as reagents for racemate splitting, and also as chiral Brønsted acid catalysts or chiral Lewis acid catalysts for activating ketones, aldehydes and alkenes, and also as catalysts in the organic synthesis.
US09079867B2	Polyazamacrocyclic compound, and a production method and a biomedical use therefor According to the present invention, a novel polyazamacrocyclic compound which is used as a bifunctional chelating agent (BFC) can be synthesized selectively and in high yield. The novel polyazamacrocyclic compound synthesized by this method chelates with metals and thus can be conjugated with bioactive molecules such as peptides, and can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.
US09079864B2	Modulators of S1P receptors The present invention relates to novel diphenylethyne derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US09079859B2	Synthetic lethal targeting of glucose transport The present invention provides methods for inhibiting growth and proliferation of HIF pathway proficient cells by administering GLUT1 inhibitors of the invention to HIF pathway proficient cells.
US09079857B2	Process for preparing alkali metal pyrithione and its polyvalent metal complexes from pyridine oxide The present invention generally relates to a novel process for preparing alkali metal pyrithione from pyridine N-oxide, using a sulfurination agent and a base agent. In particular, the present invention relates to an efficient process for preparing polyvalent metal complexes of sodium pyrithione from the alkali metal pyridine N-oxide described herein.
US09079853B2	Isatin compounds, compositions and methods for treatment of degenerative diseases and disorders Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of degenerative diseases and disorders.
US09079848B2	5-acetoxy-(E3)-3-pentenyl methoxymethyl ether and method for preparing (E3)-3-alkenyl acetate using the same Provided are 5-acetoxy-(E3)-3-pentenyl methoxymethyl ether which can be prepared in conventional reaction equipment and a method for preparing an (E3)-3-alkenyl acetate by using it. More specifically, 5-hydroxy-(E3)-3-pentenyl methoxymethyl ether obtained by reacting 4-formyl-(E3)-3-butenyl methoxymethyl ether with a reductant is reacted with an acetylating agent to prepare 5-acetoxy-(E3)-3-pentenyl methoxymethyl ether. (E3)-3-alkenyl methoxymethyl ether obtained by a coupling reaction between the 5-acetoxy-(E3)-3-pentenyl methoxymethyl ether and a Grignard reagent is treated with an acid, and then reacted with an acetylating agent to prepare the (E3)-3-alkenyl acetate.
US09079843B2	23-yne-vitamin D3 derivative To provide a novel vitamin D3 derivative useful as a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis.Provided is a vitamin D3 derivative represented by the following formula (1) or a medicinally acceptable solvate thereof: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxyalkyl group with each alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an arylcarbonyloxyalkyl group with the aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms and the alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or, together with the other R2 and the carbon atom to which they are bound to, may form a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or, together with the other R3 and the carbon atom to which they are bound to, may form a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents an oxygen atom or a methylene group; and n represents an integer of 1 or 2.
US09079841B2	Process for preparing acrolein from glycerol or glycerin The invention concerns a method for preparing acrolein from glycerol or glycerine, wherein dehydration of the glycerol or glycerine is achieved in the presence of a catalyst based on zirconium oxide and which active phase consists in at least a) a silicon oxide, a zirconium oxide and at least one metal M oxide, said metal being selected from tungsten, cerium, manganese, niobium, tantalum, vanadium and titanium, b) a titanium oxide, a zirconium oxide and at least one metal M oxide, said metal being selected from tungsten, cerium, manganese, niobium, tantalum, vanadium and silicon. This method can be used for making 3-(methylthio)propionic aldehyde MMP, 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyronitrile HMTBN, methionine and its analogs.
US09079839B2	Methods for preparation of pharmaceutical intermediates of aliskiren Disclosed are methods for preparation of two pharmaceutical intermediates (I, II) of Aliskiren, said intermediates are obtained by reacting compound of formula I or II and tribromophosphorus oxide. The method replaces the method in the prior art which is using column chromatopraphy to produce the compounds I and II, and overcomes the defect that the method in the prior art hardly carry out in a large-scale industrial production. The product can be purified by recrystallization or vacuum distillation, and the chemical purity of the product is good.
US09079838B2	Ortho-phenylphenol compounds A compound having formula (I), wherein G1 represents a C4-C22 alkyl or alkenyl group, a C8-C20 aralkyl group or formula (II) wherein G3 is a difunctional C2-C18 alkyl or alkenyl group, a difunctional C6-C20 aryl group or G3 is absent; provided that G1 is not 2-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-dodecyl, n-hexadecyl or 2-phenylethyl.
US09079837B2	Water-soluble fluorescent fullerene derivative, and preparation method thereof A simple and easy method is described for preparing a water-soluble fluorescent fullerene derivative with strong fluorescence and hydrophilicity, by mixing fullerene and a ligand containing a terminal hydroxyl group in a first solvent and reacting the mixture in the presence of a catalyst. Such preparation method enables the intensity and wavelength of fluorescence to be easily controlled depending on the amount of fullerene and the type of catalyst that are utilized. The prepared fluorescent fullerene derivative contains a biocompatible ligand, and thus is useful as a biological fluorescent dye. As a result of its fluorescence and excellent solubility in solvent, the fluorescent fullerene derivative is useful in biological, medical, nanotechnology, and other fields.
US09079833B2	Process for the preparation of a polysulfide Process for the preparation of polysulfide of formula (I) HS—(CH2)n—O—(CH2)m—O—(CH2)p—[S—S—CH2)nO—(CH2)m—O—(CH2)p]q—SH (I) wherein m is an integer in the range 1 to 4, n and p are integers in the range 1-10, and q is an integer in the range 1-60, by oxidizing a bismercaptodiether compound of formula (II) HS—(CH2)n—O—(CH2)m—O—(CH2)p—SH (II) with elemental sulfur in the presence of a base and a protic solvent. This process has a high selectivity towards linear disulfides.
US09079832B2	Process for making N-sulfinyl α-amino amides Disclosed is a process for making diastereomeric N-sulfinyl α-amino amides by reaction of chiral sulfinimines with formamides and lithium diisopropylamide. The process of the invention provides the N-sulfinyl α-amino amides in high yields and with high diastereoselectivity.
US09079831B2	Process for the preparation of sulfonamide compounds Process for the preparation of known sulfonamides having antibacterial activity applicable on industrial scale, which allows their production in high yields and purity, comprising in particular the step of nucleophile aromatic substitution and oxidation in suitable conditions.
US09079830B2	Method for producing biaryl compound A method for producing a biaryl compound represented by the formula (2) Ar—Ar (2) wherein Ar represents an aromatic group which can have a substituent, comprising conducting a coupling reaction of a compound represented by the formula (1) Ar—Cl (1) wherein Ar represents the same meaning as defined above, in the presence of copper metal and a copper salt.
US09079829B2	Method of preparing powder of a solid carbazic acid derivative The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing powder of a solid carbazic acid derivative, which involves inducing a reaction of a liquid hydrazine derivative with carbon dioxide at a high pressure of from about 0.5 MPa to about 100 MPa. During the reaction, the pressure may range from about 0.5 MPa to about 100 MPa. In this regard, although the reaction of the carbon dioxide with the liquid hydrazine derivative occurs when the pressure is adjusted to below than about 0.5 MPa, sticky precipitates in a form of gel are gradually produced but the powder is not produced.
US09079826B2	Method for producing high-purity ceramide Provided is a method for producing an optically active ceramide by an N-acylation (amidation) reaction of an optically active aminodiol, wherein a crude ceramide produced therein is purified by an industrially advantageous process. Namely, provided is a method for producing a high-purity ceramide that has high diastereo purity with high yield. A high-purity ceramide is produced by: a step wherein a ceramide represented by general formula (1) is produced by reacting an aminodiol with an alkyl ester having 1-5 carbon atoms of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 12-24 carbon atoms, said aliphatic carboxylic acid optionally having a hydroxyl group, in a hydrocarbon solvent having 5-10 carbon atoms; and a step wherein an alcohol having 1-3 carbon atoms is added into the reaction mixture obtained in the preceding step, thereby causing crystals to precipitate. (In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group which has 13-17 carbon atoms and optionally has a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; R2 represents an alkyl group which has 11-23 carbon atoms and optionally has a hydroxyl group; and * represents an optically active state.).
US09079823B2	Preparation of diamine via the preparation of aminonitrile A continuous method (P) for preparing diamine is described. The method includes reacting the corresponding alkene nitrile with the corresponding monoamine in order to form the corresponding aminonitrile. The monoamine can be introduced in molecular excess with respect to the alkene nitrile, wherein the unreacted monoamine is recirculated to the reaction; followed by reducing the aminonitrile produced by hydrogen in the presence of at least one alkali-metal hydroxide, water, and a hydrogenation catalyst; and purifying the diamine.
US09079822B2	Process for the preparation of nitrated aromatics and mixtures thereof A process for the preparation of mononitroaromatics and dinitroaromatics, in which a hydrate melt of at least one metal nitrate M(NO3)3 is used as a nitrating medium, it being possible for M to be the metals Fe, Cr, Y, La, Ce, Al, Bi and In, and the metal nitrate having a water content of from 4 to 9 mol of water per M(NO3)3, leads to simplifications of the process and improved yields.
US09079819B2	Method for producing cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene A production method of cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene according to the present invention includes the steps of: subjecting 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane to dehydrofluorination to form a reaction mixture (A) containing cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and unreacted 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; distilling the reaction mixture (A) to separate the trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene from the reaction mixture (A) and collect a reaction mixture (B) containing the cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and the 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; and reacting the reaction mixture (B) with a base and thereby obtaining the cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene from the reaction mixture (B). This production method enables efficient production of high-purity cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and thus has industrial advantages.
US09079816B2	Process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds A process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds includes pyrolyzing a coal feed to produce a coke stream and a coal tar stream. The coal tar stream is hydrotreated and the resulting hydrotreated coal tar stream is cracked. A portion of the cracked coal tar stream is separated to obtain a fraction having an initial boiling point in the range of about 60° C. to about 180° C., and an aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is extracted by contacting the fraction with one or more solvents. The aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is contacted with an alkylating agent to produce an alkylated aromatic stream, or the aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is reacted with an aliphatic compound or methanol in the presence of a catalyst to produce a methylated aromatic stream. The alkylated aromatic stream, the methylated aromatic stream, or both are separated into at least a benzene stream, a toluene stream, and a xylenes stream.
US09079813B2	Process to make propylene from isobutanol by dehydration and subsequent cracking A process for conversion of isobutanol to make propylene can include dehydrating the isobutanol to produce butenes. The process can include cracking the butenes to produce propylene.
US09079811B2	Linear alkylbenzenes from natural oils and methods of producing A linear alkyl benzene product and production of linear alkylbenzene from a natural oil are 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.
US09079809B2	High throughput process for manufacturing molecular sieves of MFI framework type A process for converting hydrocarbons comprising the step of contacting said hydrocarbons under conversion conditions with a crystalline molecular sieve having a pore size in the range of from about 2 to about 19 Å, said molecular sieve made by a method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising at least one source of ions of tetravalent element (Y), at least one trivalent element hydroxide source (OH−), and water, said mixture having a solid-content in the range of from about 15 wt. % to about 50 wt. %. %, preferably of from about 20% to about 30%; and (b) treating said mixture to form the desired crystalline molecular sieve with stirring at crystallization conditions sufficient to obtain a weight hourly throughput from about 0.005 to about 1 hr−1, wherein said crystallization conditions comprise a temperature in the range of from about 200° C. to about 500° C. and a crystallization time less than 100 hr, wherein said crystalline molecular sieve has a zeolite framework type of MFI.
US09079808B2	Gas generator, gas generator holder and method for manufacturing gas generator holder A gas generator includes a holder made of metal having assembled thereto a cup filled with a gas generating agent and an igniter for burning the gas generating agent. The holder includes a body part, and an igniter fixing engagement part and a cup fixing engagement part projecting from the body part. These engagement parts are bent, so that the igniter and the cup are fixed by crimping to the holder. The engagement parts are both finish shaped by forging processing. A metal flow appearing in superficial layers of the engagement parts extends continuously from the body part through the engagement parts to return to the body part, without being divided in surfaces of the engagement parts.
US09079807B2	End-burning propellant grain with area-enhanced burning surface An end-burning grain of a solid rocket motor or other gas-generating device is supplemented with one or more sticks of high-burn-rate propellant embedded in a matrix of a relatively low-burn-rate propellant. The sticks increase the burning surface area as the grain burns by forming conical indentations in the surface.
US09079806B2	Eco-plant aid A composition of matter having a powderized, tablet or dissolved in water solution having the following component compounds: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauryl Sulfonate, Polyethylene Glycol, Alkylbenzene Sulfonate, Boric Acid. The composition has several embodiments indicating various ranges for the compounds therein. Once liquefied the solution can be sprayed unto affected trees in order to provide nutritional benefits that may fight fungi, bacteria and viral pathogens that threaten the well being of plants as well as providing growth enhancing effects.
US09079804B2	Method for preparing phosphate compounds The invention relates to phosphate compounds obtained according to a method comprising reaction of a source of insoluble phosphate with an organic source, principally of vegetable origin, optionally in the presence of a mineral acid or an organic acid, said organic source having at least 10% of complexing functional groups.The compounds of the invention are useful for preparing fertilizer.
US09079802B2	Low-color scratch-resistant articles with a multilayer optical film Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles exhibiting scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant, and hardness of at least 14 GPa at an indentation depth of at least 100 nm from the surface of the article. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer.
US09079801B2	Boron nitride particles of spherical geometry and process of making A low viscosity filler boron nitride agglomerate particles having a generally spherical shape bound together by an organic binder and to a process for producing a BN powder composition of spherically shaped boron nitride agglomerated particles having a treated surface layer which controls its viscosity.
US09079796B2	Method for producing cement with separation of CO2 A plant for producing cement clinker from calcium carbonate-containing raw meal. A preheating stage preheats the raw meal, which preheating stage is heated by exhaust gases from a following sintering stage. A stage is provided for deacidification and sintering of the raw meal. A cooling stage for the sintered meal is of at least two-stage design and has a gas separation stage for separating exhaust gases from the deacidification and sintering stage which is routed in a first gas circuit from the cement clinker cooling gas. A gas/gas heat exchanger is arranged downstream of the preheating stage in the gas flow direction, through which heat exchanger heat from the combined exhaust gases which leave the preheating stage is transferred into a gas, extracted from the gas for cooling the cement clinker, routed in a second gas circuit, for drying the raw meal in a preceding grinding stage.
US09079795B2	Coated article with low-E coating having absorbing layer over functional layer designed to increase outside reflectance A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, other types of windows, or in any other suitable application.
US09079794B2	Soda lime silica glass composition A soda lime silica glass having a colorant portion falling within one of the following combinations of ranges: OxideComposition Fe2O32.1-4.0weight %2.1-4.0weight % Co3O40-1000ppm200-800ppm NiO10-1000ppm50-800ppm Se0-100ppm10-70ppm Fe2O32.3-3.8weight %2.1-4.0weight % Co3O40-1000ppm0-1000ppm NiO10-1000ppm10-1000ppm Se0-100ppm50-100ppm. The glass has low solar heat transmittance and low visible light transmittance. It may be used as a solar control glass or a privacy glass, and is particularly suitable for rooflights, i.e. sunroofs and roof windows, for vehicles. The glass may be manufactured by the float glass process.
US09079785B2	Apparatus for aeration of contaminated liquids Water decontamination systems including aerator modules are described herein. Such systems are capable of removing contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, from the water. Certain volatile organic contaminants can be removed at high efficiencies. The systems may be automated to remove the contaminants and produce cleaned water on a continuous basis.
US09079782B2	Titanium oxide particles, process for producing same, magnetic memory, optical information recording medium, and charge accumulation type memory A titanium oxide particle that can develop non-conventional and novel physical properties, a method for manufacturing the same, and a magnetic memory, an optical information recording medium, and a charge accumulation type memory using the same are provided. A silica-coated titanium hydroxide compound particle is directly produced through a sol-gel technique and not through a reverse micelle technique, and the silica-coated titanium hydroxide compound particle is subjected to a calcination process. Hence, a titanium oxide particle 1 can be provided which can develop non-conventional and novel physical properties such that it does not perform phase transition at a room temperature and a Ti3O5 particle body can always maintain the characteristic as a paramagnetic metal in all temperature ranges unlike conventional bulk bodies that perform phase transition between a non-magnetic semiconductor and a paramagnetic metal at a temperature near about 460 K.
US09079776B2	Method for producing graphenes through the production of a graphite intercalation compound using salts The present invention relates a method for producing a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) and to the production of graphene using the same. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (a) obtaining alkaline metals or alkaline metal ions, or alkaline earth metals or alkaline metal ions, from alkaline metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts; (b) forming a graphite intercalation compound using the alkaline metals or alkaline metal ions, or the alkaline earth metals or alkaline earth metal ions; and (c) dispersing the graphite intercalation compound so as to obtain graphene. As the method of the present invention uses salts which are inexpensive and safe, graphite intercalation compounds can be easily produced at a low cost, and the graphene can be obtained from the thus-produced compounds, thereby reducing the costs of producing the graphene and enabling the easy mass production of the graphene.
US09079774B2	Inorganic material made of spherical particles of specific size and having metallic nanoparticles trapped in a mesostructured matrix An inorganic material is described, which consists of at least two elementary spherical particles, each one of said spherical particles comprising metallic nanoparticles of size ranging between 1 and 300 nm and a mesostructured matrix based on an oxide of at least one element X selected from the group made up of silicon, aluminum, titanium, tungsten, zirconium, gallium, germanium, tin, antimony, lead, vanadium, iron, manganese, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium, cerium, gadolinium, europium and neodymium, and the mixture of at least two of these elements, said mesostructured matrix having a pore diameter ranging between 1.5 and 30 nm and having amorphous walls of thickness ranging between 1 and 30 nm, said elementary spherical particles having a diameter D greater than 10 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm. Said material can also contain zeolite nanocrystals trapped within said mesostructured matrix.
US09079770B2	Combined reforming process for methanol production The invention relates to a combined reforming process for making synthesis gas from a desulphurized gaseous hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the feedstock is split into a first and a second feedstock stream, the first feedstock stream is mixed with steam and fed to a gas heated reformer (GHR) and a steam methane reformer (SMR) operated in series, and the second feedstock stream is mixed with reformed gas coming from the SMR and fed with oxygen to a non-catalytic partial oxidation reformer (POX). The process of the invention enables to produce syngas with adjustable composition and at very high capacity in a single line. The process specifically allows designing a methane-to-methanol production plant with a capacity exceeding 10000 mtpd using technically and economically feasible reforming equipment, and showing high feedstock and energy efficiency. The invention further relates to an integrated process for making methanol from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising said combined reforming process.
US09079758B2	Fluid storage and dispensing systems and processes Fluid storage and dispensing systems and processes involving various structures methods for fluid storage and dispensing, including, pre-connect verification couplings that are usefully employed with fluid storage and dispensing packages to ensure proper coupling and avoid fluid contamination issues, empty detect systems (e.g., monitoring pressure of dispensed liquid medium to detect pressure droop conditions) useable with fluid storage and dispensing packages incorporating liners that are pressure-compressed in the fluid dispensing operation, ergonomically enhanced structures for facilitating removal of a dispense connector from a capped vessel, cap integrity assurance systems for preventing misuse of vessel caps, and keycoding systems for ensuring coupling of proper dispense assemblies and vessels. Fluid storage and dispensing systems achieve zero or near-zero headspace character, and prevent or ameliorate solubilization effects in liquid dispensing from liners in overpack vessels.

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