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US09212248B2	Olefin-based ionomer resin composition The present application relates to an olefin-based ionomer resin composition, to an encapsulant, and to an optoelectronic device. The resin composition according to the present application may be used as an encapsulant for a variety of optoelectronic devices, and may exhibit superior adhesion to the substrates of the optoelectronic devices. In addition, according to the present application, an olefin-based ionomer resin composition, which can provide good workability and economic advantages in the manufacture of devices without negatively affecting components such as encapsulated optoelectronic elements or the wired electrodes of optoelectronic devices, may be provided.
US09212247B2	Method for controlling size distribution of polymer particles during preparation of aqueous polymer dispersion and aqueous polymer dispersion The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling size distribution of formed polymer particles during preparation of aqueous polymer dispersion. The method comprises obtaining an aqueous polysaccharide solution, which comprises about 10 to 40 weight-% polysaccharide containing a free hydroxyl group, such as starch, and polymerising in the polysaccharide solution in the presence of a graft-linking, water-soluble redox system about 30 to 60 weight-% of at least one optionally substituted styrene, about 60 to 30 weight-% of at least one C1-C4-alkyl(meth)acrylate, and 0 to about 10 weight-% of other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomers. The size distribution of the formed polymer particles is controlled by adjusting viscosity of the polysaccharide solution before the polymerisation to a level less than about 20 mPas.
US09212246B1	Methods of producing cross-linked polymer electrolyte membranes having free-radical scavengers Methods of preparing a crosslinked polymer provide increased chemical durability resulting from the inclusion of antioxidants, or free-radical scavengers, to neutralize the radicals causing polymer membrane degradation. One method includes polymerizing, using an initiator with light irradiation or heat, a styrenated crosslinkable monomer with a styrene-based comonomer having the formula CH2═CH—C6H4—X and a free-radical scavenger. Examples of free-radical scavengers include 4-hydroxy styrene and 4-vinylaniline.
US09212245B2	High performance acrylamide adhesives Disclosed are derivatives of (tetrahydropyranyl)methyl acrylamide and polymers derived therefrom, as well as methods of making such compounds and polymers. Adhesives, coatings, and plastics which include such polymers are also described.
US09212243B2	Soil adsorption polymers Soil adsorption polymers and method for making same are provided.
US09212241B2	Optical film and display device including same An optical film including a polymer including a repeating unit A including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formulas 1 to 3, or a combination thereof; and a repeating unit B derived from a monomer having an unsaturated bond copolymerizable with the repeating unit A, wherein the optical film has a short wavelength dispersion of an in-plane phase-difference value (Re) (450 nm/550 nm) ranging from about 0.81 to about 1.20, and a long wavelength dispersion of an in-plane phase-difference value (Re) (650 nm/550 nm) ranging from about 0.90 to about 1.18: wherein, in Chemical Formulas 1 to 3, the variables R1 to R21 are defined herein.
US09212240B2	Equipment and process for producing polymer pellets The present invention relates to an equipment and method for producing polymer pellets which comprise one or more polymer components and one or more further components, wherein in said process at least one of said one or more further components is incorporated into pellets by applying a liquid, which comprises said at least one component, onto said pellets.
US09212236B2	Polyacrylonitrile-based polymer solution, preparing method of the same, carbon fiber precursor, manufacturing method of the same and manufacturing method of carbon fiber using the same Disclosed is a method for manufacturing carbon fiber which comprises the use of un-reacted raw material monomers in solution to prepare the precursor fiber for making the carbon fiber, and a relatively short passage period through hydrogen, which reduce production costs and increase returns. The present invention further comprises the carbon fiber precursors made thereby.
US09212235B2	Process of preparation of catalytic support and supported bimetalic catalysts for production of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene with alpha-olefins of high and ultra high molecular weight and with broad molecular weight distribution in slurry, bulk and gas phase processes and products thereof Process for the preparation of catalytic support and supported bimetallic catalysts for production of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene with α-olefins, of high and ultra high molecular weight and with broad molecular weight distribution in slurry, bulk and gas phase processes and products thereof. The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of catalytic support and the supported bimetallic catalysts, used in the production of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene copolymers with □-olefins, of high and ultra high molecular weight with broad molecular weight distribution, in gas or liquid phase polymerization processes, the latter being in slurry, bulk or suspension, and the products obtained from these processes.
US09212229B2	Chimeric antigen receptors with an optimized hinge region The present invention relates to multi-functional proteins which comprise (i) a signal peptide, (ii) a target specific recognition domain, (iii) a linker region, connecting domain (ii) and domain (iv) which comprises a specific modified hinge region of the human CD8 alpha-chain, and (iv) an effector domain. The present invention furthermore relates to nucleic acids encoding the proteins, expression constructs for expressing the protein in a host cell and host cells. The proteins of the invention are chimeric antigen receptors with an optimized linker or hinge region that are suitable for generating target-specific effector cells, for use as a medicament, in particular in the treatment of cancer and in adoptive, target-cell specific immunotherapy.
US09212227B2	ST2L antibody antagonists for the treatment of ST2L-mediated inflammatory pulmonary conditions The present invention relates to ST2L antagonists, polynucleotides encoding the antagonists or fragments thereof, and methods of making and using the foregoing.
US09212226B2	Amino acid sequences directed against CXCR4 and other GPCRs and compounds comprising the same The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and in particular to CXCR4 and CXCR7, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences (also referred to herein as “amino acid sequences of the invention”, “compounds of the invention”, and “polypeptides of the invention”, respectively). Furthermore, the invention provides a new method of making amino acid sequences that are directed against transmembrane protein, and in particular for multiple spanning transmembrane proteins for which the native conformation cannot be reproduced in other “in vitro” system (e.g. GPCRs in general).
US09212225B1	Bispecific CD33 and CD3 binding proteins Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
US09212219B2	Compositions and methods related to protein A (SpA) antibodies as an enhancer of immune response The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating or preventing a bacterial infection, particularly infection by a Staphylococcus bacterium. The invention provides methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response against the bacteria. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve a non-toxigenic Protein A (SpA) variant or an antibody directed thereto.
US09212214B2	Methods of increasing the expression yield of vitamin K-dependent proteins The invention encompasses the use of one or more compounds selected from a list comprising i) reduced forms of vitamin K and/or ii) reduced forms of a vitamin K analog and/or iii) reduced forms of a vitamin K precursor for the expression of one or more functional vitamin K-dependent proteins in cell culture as well as processes for the fermentation of eucaryotic cells expressing one or more vitamin K-dependent proteins wherein one or more compounds selected from a list comprising i) reduced forms of vitamin K and/or ii) reduced forms of a vitamin K analog and/or iii) reduced forms of a vitamin K precursor are added to the cell culture medium before and/or during the fermentation process.
US09212213B2	ZCYTOR17 heterodimeric cytokine receptor Novel polypeptide combinations, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed for zcytor17-containing multimeric or heterodimer cytokine receptors that may be used as novel cytokine antagonists, and within methods for detecting ligands that stimulate the proliferation and/or development of hematopoietic, lymphoid and myeloid cells in vitro and in vivo. The present invention also includes methods for producing the multimeric or heterodimeric cytokine receptor, uses therefor and antibodies thereto.
US09212210B2	Akt activity specifically inhibiting polypeptide The present invention is to provide a polypeptide specifically inhibiting the activity of Akt (Protein Kinase B), the DNA thereof, the antibody thereof, an inhibitor of Akt activity or an antitumor agent, and the like. The polypeptide comprises polypeptides (SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of the sequence listing) that contain an amino acid sequence corresponding to any of the position of amino acid residue 10-24 of human TCL1, amino acid residue 8-22 of human TCL1B, amino acid residue 5-19 of human MTCP1, and amino acid residue 9-24 of mouse or rat TCL1; and the derivatives. Further, the present invention includes DNA encoding the polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 of the sequence listing), and the antibodies specifically binding to the polypeptides. The polypeptide of the present invention can be used for an inhibitor of Akt activity, an antitumor agent, or the like.
US09212209B2	Screening methods for spinal muscular atrophy Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In certain embodiments, compounds are provided that increase full-length survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein production by an SMN2 gene.
US09212208B2	Muteins with tear lipocalin having affinity to human c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase and methods for obtaining the same The present invention relates to novel muteins derived from human tear lipocalin having affinity to human c-Met receptor tyrosin kinase (c-Met). The invention also refers to a corresponding nucleic acid molecule encoding such a mutein and to a method for its generation. The invention further refers to a method for producing such a mutein. Finally, the invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a lipocalin mutein as well as to various uses of the mutein.
US09212204B2	Treatment of rett syndrome using glycyl-L-2-methylprolyl-L-glutamic acid This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for treating Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) using glycyl-2-methylprolyl-glutamic acid (G-2-MePE) and analogs thereof. Autism Spectrum Disorders include Autism, Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder—Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), Fragile X Syndrome, and Rett Syndrome. Compositions containing compounds include water-soluble formulations, water-in-oil micro-emulsions, water-in-oil coarse emulsions, water-in-oil liquid crystals, nanocapsules, tablets, and orally administered gels. The compounds and compositions of this invention can be administered intravenously, intraventricularly, parenterally, or orally, and can be effective in treating neurodegeneration, promoting neurological function, treating seizure activity and other symptoms of ASD, and can prolong life in animals including human beings having Autism Spectrum Disorders.
US09212203B2	Surface neutralization of apatite The present invention discloses methods of neutralizing apatite surfaces, for example during chromatography and before protein elution.
US09212201B2	Antifungal and antiparasitic polyene macrolides In certain aspects, the present disclosure provides for novel, water-soluble polyene macrolides and salts or solvates thereof and methods of making the water-soluble polyene macrolides. Also provided are compositions and methods for inhibiting, preventing, and/or treating fungal and parasitic diseases in a subject.
US09212199B2	Catalyst compounds The present invention relates to an iridium-based catalyst compound for hydrogenating reducible moieties, especially imines and iminiums, the catalyst compounds being defined by the formulas: where ring B is either itself polycyclic, or ring B together with R is polycyclic. The catalysts of the invention are particularly effective in reductive amination procedures 10 which involve the in situ generation of the imine or iminium under reductive hydrogenative conditions.
US09212198B2	Metal complexes The present invention relates to metal complexes having high solubility and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing these metal complexes.
US09212192B2	Bicyclic carboxamide inhibitors of kinases Compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts are provided, wherein X1˜X5, R1˜R3, A, B, Z and n are defined in the description. And compositions containing said compounds, and the uses for inhibitors of kinases such as ALK, and the uses for treating cancer thereof are provided.
US09212190B2	IRAK inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09212183B2	Salt forms of 1-[(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-(3-(R)-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine The present invention relates to novel salt forms of 1-[(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-(3-(R)-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine, processes for making these novel salts, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such novel salts. The invention also relates to the use of these novel salts in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
US09212182B2	Bicyclic sulfonamide compounds as sodium channel inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with the activity of sodium channels such as pain disorders and itch. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
US09212178B2	Substituted pyrimidine compounds and their use as SYK inhibitors Compounds of Formula (I) and methods for inhibiting kinases, including spleen tyrosine kinases, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating a kinase-mediated disease or condition by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of Formula (I).
US09212177B2	Antiviral compounds and methods of making and using thereof Compounds which exhibit antiviral activity, particularly against influenza virus, and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. In one embodiment, the compounds are heterocyclic amides containing piperazine and isozazole rings and optionally substituted with one or more substituents. The compounds can be formulated with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients to form compositions suitable for enteral or parenteral administration. The compounds are preferably used to treat or prevent Influenza A infections, such as H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, H5N1, H7N7, H1N2, H9N2, H7N2, H7N3, and H10N7.
US09212175B2	Pharmaceutical hypocholesterolemic compositions The present invention relates to novel azetidinone-containing compounds having a novel side-chain which is attached to the aryl ring at C4 via a C—C bond and comprises a 3,3-disubstituted oxetane ring and a polar group A, and which are useful in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis and for the reduction of cholesterol levels.
US09212172B2	Preparation of crystalline bazedoxifene and its salts Aspects of the present disclosure include crystalline bazedoxifene free base, crystalline bazedoxifene acetate Form D, and processes for their preparation. The drug compound having the adopted name “bazedoxifene acetate” has a chemical name 1-[4-(2-azepan-1-yl-ethoxy)benzyl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1H-indol-5-ol acetic acid, and has the chemical structure shown below as Formula I.
US09212171B2	Ethynyl compounds The present invention relates to ethynyl derivatives of formula I X, G, R1, R2, R3, R3′, R4, R4′, R5, R6, R6′, m, and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof. Compounds of formula I are positive allosteric modulators (PAM) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5). They can be used for the treatment of schizophrenia or cognitive disorders.
US09212170B2	4-alkanoylamino-3-pyrazolone derivative The present invention provides a compound which enhances the production of erythropoietin. The present invention provides, for example, a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R1: -Q1, -Q1-X-Q2, or -Q1-X-Q2-Y-Q3: a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic heterocyclic group; Q2, Q3: an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or a monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic group; X: —CONH—, —CONHCH2—, —CH2OCH2—, —NHCH2CH2—, or the like; Y: a single bond, —O—, —(CH2)n—, or —O—(CH2)n—; m, n: an integer from 1 to 3; R2: H or an alkyl group; and R3: H, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carboxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group, or a monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic group.
US09212167B2	Mitochondrial targeted stimulators of apoptosis Pro-apoptotic compounds having a tripartite structure: A-L-B are disclosed. In these compounds A is an IBM mimetic moiety; L is a linker and B is a moiety that binds to a protein on the outer mitochondrial membrane. The compounds are useful for inducing cell apoptosis and therefore treating cancer. An example of such a compound is
US09212164B2	Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes associated therewith.
US09212161B2	Chiral synthesis of pyrrolidine core compounds en route to neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors A chiral synthesis of pyrrolidine compounds en route to selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, and representative inhibitor compounds heretofore unattainable.
US09212159B1	Nitrated and amine-reacted asphaltenes A functionalized asphaltene. The functionalized asphaltene being a nitrated or an amine-reacted asphaltene. The nitrated asphaltene, containing a fused polycyclic core, prepared by reacting an asphaltene with nitric acid, wherein a first nitrate is attached to an aromatic ring of a dibenzothiophene group, and a second nitrate is attached to an aromatic ring of a benzoanthracene group of the asphaltene to obtain a nitrated asphaltene. The amine-reacted asphaltene prepared by reacting an asphaltene, containing a fused polycyclic core, with amines; wherein a first alkyl or aryl group is attached to an aromatic ring of a dibenzothiophene group of the asphaltene, and a second alkyl or aryl group is attached to an aromatic ring of a benzoanthracene group of the asphaltene.
US09212155B2	Compounds advantageous in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders A series of novel compounds showing anticonvulsant, chemical countermeasure(s), and analgesic activities is described. Such pharmaceutically active compounds may also show utility in the treatment of other central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases and disorders, such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, migraine headaches, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, spasticity, Alzheimer's disease, and bipolar disorder. Furthermore, such compounds may additionally find utility as analgesics (e.g., for the treatment of chronic or neuropathic pain) and as neuroprotective agents useful in the treatment of stroke(s), chronic neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease), and/or traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries. Moreover, these/such compounds may also be useful in the treatment of status epilepticus and/or as chemical countermeasures.
US09212154B2	Cysteine derivative Cysteine compounds represented by the following formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and salts thereof, are superior in stability, have less odor, exhibit an eumelanin production suppressive effect, and are useful as cosmetic agents.
US09212148B2	Functionalizing reagents and their uses Reagents and methods for functionalizing polypeptides with moieties (alkylene glycol) molecules and glycan groups are disclosed that are based on a functionalizing reagent which comprises a nitrogen containing heterocyclic aromatic ring having a vinyl substituent that is capable of reacting with one or more thiol groups that are naturally present, or have been introduced into, the polypeptide, for example by employing a thiol group of one or more cysteine residues. The functionalizing reagent is covalently linked to a poly(alkylene glycol) molecule, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule, or a glycan group so that the reaction between the vinyl group and the thiol group in the polypeptide covalently links the polypeptide to the poly(alkylene glycol) molecule and/or the glycan group.
US09212147B2	Dihydroxy aromatic heterocyclic compound Provided is a compound having a D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) inhibitory action, and useful as for example, a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia or neuropathic pain. The present inventors have studied a compound that inhibits DAAO, and confirm that a dihydroxy aromatic heterocyclic compound has a DAAO inhibitory action, and completed the present invention. That is, the dihydroxy aromatic heterocyclic compound of the present invention has a good DAAO inhibitory action, and can be used as a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for, for example, schizophrenia or neuropathic pain.
US09212145B2	Urea derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I)-(III), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. The invention also provides methods and kits for using the inventive compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof.
US09212142B2	Niacin mimetics, and methods of use thereof Disclosed are 6-(morpholinoalkyl)-substituted pyridines, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, that are active against a range of mammalian therapeutic indications.
US09212138B2	Use of derivatives of indoles for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to the use of derivatives of indoles having a general formula (I) as follow: for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition intended for the treatment of cancer.
US09212136B2	Methods for producing paricalcitol The present invention is directed to novel processes for the preparation of paricalcitol to novel intermediates used in these processes, and to processes for preparation of the novel intermediates.
US09212134B2	Inhibitors of viral entry into mammalian cells The present invention is related to the development of compounds and methods for inhibiting viral infection in a mammal. A pseudotype virus was developed for use in a high throughput assay for identifying nonpeptidic small molecule inhibitors that prevent viral entry into a host cell.
US09212131B2	Polyamine transport inhibitors as novel therapeutics Novel polyamine transport inhibitors have been synthesized and demonstrated to block the uptake of native polyamines into human cancer cells. A combination therapy of the transport inhibitor and DFMO (a drug which blocks polyamine biosynthesis) provided synergistic activity against a metastatic human colon cancer cell line. The strategy uses polyamine depletion and polyamine metabolism to generate reactive oxygen species within cells as a novel way to treat cancers. This approach may be implemented for widespread use in the treatment of diseases which rely upon polyamine transport activity for proliferation.
US09212128B2	(R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one (R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one and a process to produce thereof.
US09212124B2	Complex oligomeric structures Mixture of triglycerides obtained from vegetable oils comprising one or more of the following oligomeric structures: R4—[O—C(O)—R1—C(O)—O—CH2—CH(OR2)—CH2]n—O—R3 wherein R1 is selected from C2-C22 alkylenes, R2 is selected from one or more of the following groups consisting of C6-C24 dicarboxylic acid residues and C6-C24 monocarboxylic acid residues, R3 is selected from one or more of the following groups consisting of H, C6-C24 dicarboxylic acid residues and C6-C24 monocarboxylic acid residues, R4 is an alkyl group, n is an integer greater than or equal to 2, said C6-C24 dicarboxylic acid residues of R2 and R3 being esterified with monoalcohols and said mixture of triglycerides having a Numerical Average Molecular Weight (Mn) of between 800 and 10.000 Da.
US09212123B2	Cosmetic composition obtained by esterification of amyl alcohol or an isomer thereof and a natural vegetable oil fatty acid Disclosed is a cosmetic composition containing, as an active ingredient, an ester oil obtained by the bonding and esterification of amyl alcohol or an isomer thereof and a fatty acid derived from a natural vegetable oil such as olive oil or coconut oil. The ester oil increases the viscosity and imparts stability to cosmetics while also having a far better moisturizing ability and a lighter feeling in use than silicone oil, and the invention therefore allows a naturally derived ester oil, which is relatively friendly to the human body, to be used as a fundamental base component of a cosmetic composition, in complete or partial substitution for silicone oil which has been used on account of the shortcomings of existing synthetic ester oils.
US09212122B2	Process for inhibiting unwanted free-radical polymerization of acrylic acid present in a liquid phase P A process for inhibiting unwanted free-radical polymerization of acrylic acid present in a liquid phase P whose acrylic acid content is at least 10% by weight and which, based on the weight of the acrylic acid present therein, additionally comprises at least 100 ppm by weight of propionic acid and at least 100 ppm by weight of glyoxal, in which at least one chemical compound of the element copper is added to the liquid phase P, and the resulting liquid phases P to which a chemical compound of the element copper has been added.
US09212120B2	Process for preparing spiro[2.5]octane-5,7-dione Disclosed is a method for the synthesis of spiro[2.5]octane-5,7-dione useful as intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceutically active ingredients. Also disclosed are novel intermediates used in the synthesis of this compound.
US09212119B2	Method of making alpha, omega-diiodoperfluoroalkanes A method of making α,ω-diiodoperfluoroalkanes includes combining: diatomic iodine, at least one perfluoroalkylene oxide represented by the formula wherein Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group; and at least one of: a) a first metallic compound comprising nickel, and a second metallic compound comprising molybdenum that is compositionally different from the first metallic compound; or b) a metallic alloy comprising from 50 to 70 percent by weight of nickel and from 20 to 40 percent by weight of molybdenum, based on the total weight of the metallic alloy, thereby producing at least one product represented by the formula I(CF2)nI, wherein n independently represents an integer in the range of from 1 to 11. The total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 3 or greater exceeds the total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 1 or 2 by a factor of at least 4.
US09212115B2	Alicyclic diol compound and manufacturing method thereof The alicyclic diol compound of the present invention is represented by the following formula (1).
US09212114B2	Process for the production of a fatty alcohol from a fatty acid In a process for producing fatty alcohol, fatty acid is subjected to esterification with a lower alkanol to form a stream of lower alkyl fatty acid ester(s). The stream is vaporized and then subjected to hydrogenation. The stream is then subjected to transesterification in a wax ester reactor to convert at least a portion of the lower alkyl fatty acid ester(s) to lower alkanol and wax ester(s). The resulting stream is then separated to yield a fatty alcohol(s) steam, a wax ester(s) stream, and an overhead stream comprising fatty alkanol(s) and alkane. The overhead stream is reacted in a wax ester reactor to convert at least a portion of the lower alkyl fatty acid ester to lower alkanol and wax ester(s). The wax ester(s) formed from the alkane is separated, along with any water and/or lower alkanol present.
US09212112B1	Process for the preparation of beta-santalol The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of a compound of formula in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or mixtures thereof, wherein R represents a C1-C7 alkyl or alkenyl group, a C7-C10 benzyl group optionally substituted by one to three C1-3 alkyl or alkoxy groups, a C1-C7 acyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl of formula C(═O)OR′, wherein R′ is a C1-C7 alkyl group.
US09212111B2	Process for manufacturing haloaryl compounds from mixtures of isomers of dihalodiarylsulfone A process for the manufacture of a haloaryl compound which comprises contacting a mixture of dihalodiarylsulfone isomers [mixture (M)] with sulfuric acid to provide a mixture of haloarylsulfonic acid isomers [mixture (M1)] and reacting mixture (M1) in the presence of water. The process is independent on the manufacturing process of mixture (M) and is advantageous in that the obtained haloaryl compound can be recycled to the first step of a dihalodiarylsulfone manufacturing process.
US09212106B2	Renewable olefins from a mixture of acetic acid and propionic acid A process is described for making a product mixture including isobutene, propylene, 1-butene, 2-butene, 2-methyl-1-butene and 2-methyl-2-butene from a mixture of acetic acid and propionic and through reaction in the presence of a source of hydrogen and of a mixed oxide catalyst, for example, a ZnxZryOz mixed oxide catalyst. A variety of commercially valuable products may be made in turn from the various C3, C4 and C5 constituents of the product mixture.
US09212105B2	Processes for producing at least one light olefin A process for producing at least one light olefin comprising: (a) contacting a first raw material comprising methanol with a least one catalyst in a first reaction zone to produce at least one light olefin and at least one inactivated catalyst; (b) transporting the at least one inactivated catalyst to a first regeneration zone to produce at least one first regenerated catalyst, and transporting a portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to the first reaction zone; (c) transporting another portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to a second regeneration zone to obtain at least one second regenerated catalyst; and (d) transporting the at least one second regenerated catalyst to a second reaction zone, and contacting the at least one second regenerated catalyst with a second raw material comprising C4 olefins to produce a product stream II comprising at least one light olefin.
US09212102B1	Spray drying of metallized explosive An insensitive crystalline high explosive molding powder, usable as a booster HE. The subject insensitive crystalline high explosive molding powder being manufactured by adding the crystalline high explosive, metal or semi-metal particles and a polymer or wax based binder to a solvent to form a solution, spray drying the solution to drive off the solvent, thereby co-precipitating the HE and binder to form granules in which the crystals of HE and metal particles are uniformly distributed in the binder.
US09212099B2	Heat treated ceramic substrate having ceramic coating and heat treatment for coated ceramics A ceramic article having a ceramic substrate and a ceramic coating with an initial porosity and an initial amount of cracking is provided. The ceramic article is heated to a temperature range between about 1000° C. and about 1800° C. at a ramping rate of about 0.1° C. per minute to about 20° C. per minute. The ceramic article is heat treated at one or more temperatures within the temperature range for a duration of up to about 24 hours. The ceramic article is then cooled at the ramping rate, wherein after the heat treatment the ceramic coating has a reduced porosity and a reduced amount of cracking.
US09212096B2	Building brick comprising a porous material, the microstructure of which is controlled by the addition of a nucleating agent during the process of preparing same A building brick with cellular structure comprising a porous material, said porous material being obtained by a process comprising the following successive steps: a step a) of synthesis of quicklime; a step b) of mixing said quicklime, water and silica; a step c) of introduction of a nucleating agent; a step d) of hydrothermal synthesis to obtain a ceramic mass, and a step e) of drying said ceramic mass obtained in step d).
US09212093B2	Hybrid magnesium cement and method of manufacture A hybrid magnesium cement composition formed of an A-side and a B-side. The A-side having an A1-component including a light-burn grade magnesium-containing material, and an A2-component including a non-metallic oxide salt. A B-side having a metal silicate polymer is included.
US09212092B2	Portland limestone calcined clay cement The claimed subject matter relates to a novel cement comprising Portland cement clinker and a supplementary cementitious material. The supplementary cementitious material comprises a heat treated clay material and an optionally heat treated carbonate material, wherein the clay material has been heat treated optionally together with the carbonate material in such a way that the heat treated clay material is substantially dehydroxylated while the optionally heat treated carbonate material remains substantially carbonated. This can be achieved by premixing the carbonate and clay materials before heat treating to 400-700 C, or heat treating the clay material separately to a temperature of up to 900 C. When used in the final application the cement results in much higher strengths than would be predict from any other combination of these materials.
US09212090B2	Photocatalytic material One subject of the invention is a material comprising a substrate coated on at least one portion of at least one of its faces with a stack comprising a photocatalytic layer, the geometrical thickness of which is between 2 and 30 nm, and at least one pair of respectively high and low refractive index layers positioned underneath said photocatalytic layer so that in the or each pair, the or each high refractive index layer is closest to the substrate, said material being such that the optical thickness, for a wavelength of 350 nm, of the or each high refractive index layer, except the photocatalytic layer, is between 170 and 300 nm and the optical thickness, for a wavelength of 350 nm, of the or each low refractive index layer is between 30 and 90 nm.
US09212087B2	Glass-ceramics composite material A glass-ceramics composite material suitable for a low-temperature firing use, which has high moisture resistance and thermal conductivity, is provided. In the glass-ceramics composite material which contains aluminum nitride (AlN) particles as a filler, even in a case where boron oxide (B2O3) is blended as a flux of a glass phase, by adjusting the composition of raw materials which forms the glass phase to a specific conditions to make the crystal phase which contains boron (B) precipitate at the time of firing of the glass-ceramics composite material.
US09212080B2	Glass film cleaving method and glass film laminate A glass film cleaving method includes cleaving a full-body of a glass film having a thickness of 200 μm or less by propagating an initial crack along a preset cleaving line through heating of the glass film with a laser beam followed by subsequent cooling of the glass film. The method also includes manufacturing a glass film laminate by setting a surface roughness Ra of a surface of the glass film to contact a support glass, which supports the glass film, and a surface of the support glass to contact the glass film to 2.0 nm or less, and by bringing the surfaces of the glass film and the support glass into surface contact with each other, followed by the cleaving.
US09212079B2	Methods and apparatus for reducing stress variations in glass sheets produced from a glass ribbon In a vertical glass drawing process, an edge guiding assembly (33) located between a glass forming apparatus (41) and a glass sheet separating apparatus (20) reduces horizontal motion of the glass ribbon (13) from which the glass sheets (11) are removed and results in the reduction of the difference in stress levels between the top and bottom edges of a glass sheet (11) made by the process. The edge guiding assembly also provides a reduction of the variation of stress levels between successive sheets of glass made by the vertical drawing process.
US09212070B2	Water treatment system and method A water treatment system is provided including a tank having a top, a control valve, and an air inlet. The control valve is positioned on the top of the tank and in fluid communication with the tank. The control valve includes a plurality of orifices in fluid communication with a source of untreated water, a treated water outlet, a drain, and a source of sterilizing fluid. The air inlet is in fluid communication with the tank and with a first venturi. The control valve is operative to control the flow of untreated water through the first venturi to draw air through the air inlet and into the tank. The control valve includes a sterilizer valve that is operative to open and close at least one passage in fluid communication between the control valve and the source of sterilizing fluid.
US09212065B2	Zirconia sintered body, zirconia composition and zirconia calcined body, and dental prosthesis Zirconia sintered body having similar appearance to natural tooth. On straight line extending in first direction from one end to the other end of zirconia sintered body, when chromaticity (L, a, b) by a Lab colorimetric system of first point positioned in section from the one end to 25% of the whole length is (L1, a1, b1) and chromaticity (L, a, b) by Lab colorimetric system of second point positioned in section from the other end to 25% of whole length is (L2, a2, b2), L1 ranges from 58.0 to 76.0, a1 ranges from −1.6 to 7.6, b1 ranges from 5.5 to 26.3, L2 ranges from 71.8 to 84.2, a2 ranges from −2.1 to 1.8, b2 ranges from 1.9 to 16.0, L1a2, b1>b2, and tendency to increase or decrease chromaticity by the Lab* colorimetric system from first point to second point does not change.
US09212061B2	Separation of gases A process for separating sour shifted synthesis gas feedstock into liquid carbon dioxide, a gaseous hydrogen-containing gas and separated sulphur-containing components includes the steps of a. scrubbing the sour shifted gas elevated pressure with an alcohol solvent in a first scrubber and separately recovering an alcohol stream containing the sulphur-containing components and a sweet shifted gas; b. thereafter cooling the sweet shifted gas to a temperature and elevated pressure at which the carbon dioxide contained therein condenses and a two-phase gas-liquid mixture is formed; c. separating the two-phase mixture of stage (b) into separate liquid carbon dioxide and gaseous hydrogen-containing fractions in a fractionation unit; d. extracting residual carbon dioxide from the separated gaseous hydrogen-containing fraction by scrubbing the gaseous hydrogen-containing fraction at elevated pressure with an alcohol solvent in a second scrubber and recovering an alcohol stream containing carbon dioxide; e. feeding the alcohol stream containing carbon dioxide produced in step (d) to the first scrubber and f. warming and expanding the scrubber gaseous hydrogen-containing fraction using at least one heat exchanger to exchange heat with the mixture of step (b) and at least one turbo-expander capable of recovering mechanical work. The process described may be used in for example Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC) where the source of fuel is coal or low grade carbon sources such as lignite, tar sands and shale oil.
US09212058B2	Synthetic hydrogen-based gas manufacture and use A method of producing hydrogen from hydro-carbon feed material is disclosed. A cylindrical plasma reaction region having a temperature greater than 800 C is created in a cylindrical reaction chamber by a cylindrical plasma array. The feed material is introduced into the plasma, where it undergoes plasma pyrolysis and is separated into hydrogen gas and solid carbon. The hydrogen gas is further purified using a hydrogen sieve that allows hydrogen through but retards larger molecules. The hydrogen gas is then feed into a fuel cell where it mixes with oxygen to provide electrical power. The plasma array may have one or more angled plasma arcs such that the plasma reaction region rotates as a vortex. There may also be two or more cylindrical plasma arrays arranged parallel to each other and to the cylindrical reaction chamber such that the feed material is fed through them.
US09212057B2	Method for controlling fuel reformer A method for controlling a fuel reformer, capable of generating hydrogen by reforming fuel, comprises: heating a catalyst of the fuel reformer by operating an electric heater formed to enclose the catalyst; supplying fuel and air to the catalyst under a condition of complete combustion; flame-combusting the fuel by igniting an ignition plug installed near a rear end of the catalyst; and shifting the position of the flame combustion to inside of the catalyst, by reducing a supply amount of the fuel and the air, such that temperature of the catalyst is drastically increased.
US09212051B1	Systems and methods for forming MEMS assemblies incorporating getters Systems and methods for forming MEMS assemblies incorporating getters are described. One such method for forming and bonding to a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) assembly includes providing a first MEMS wafer including a metal layer on an inner surface and one or more cavities for forming a MEMS component, attaching a MEMS capping wafer, having at least one through hole via, to the inner surface of the first MEMS wafer thereby forming at least one encapsulated MEMs component within the first MEMS wafer, and bonding a wire to the metal layer through an open end of the at least one through hole via.
US09212049B2	SOI wafer, manufacturing method therefor, and MEMS device In order to obtain a SOI wafer having an excellent ability of gettering metal impurities, an efficient method of manufacturing a SOI wafer, and a highly reliable MEMS device using such a SOI wafer, provided is a SOI wafer including: a support wafer (1) and an active layer wafer (6) which are bonded together with an oxide film (3) therebetween, each of the support wafer (1) and the active layer wafer (6) being a silicon wafer; a cavity (1b) formed in a bonding surface of at least one of the silicon wafers; and a gettering material (2) formed on a surface on a side opposite to the bonding surface.
US09212048B2	Hybridly integrated component and method for the production thereof A hybridly integrated component includes an ASIC element having a processed front side, a first MEMS element having a micromechanical structure extending over the entire thickness of the first MEMS substrate, and a first cap wafer mounted over the micromechanical structure of the first MEMS element. At least one structural element of the micromechanical structure of the first MEMS element is deflectable, and the first MEMS element is mounted on the processed front side of the ASIC element such that a gap exists between the micromechanical structure and the ASIC element. A second MEMS element is mounted on the rear side of the ASIC element. The micromechanical structure of the second MEMS element extends over the entire thickness of the second MEMS substrate and includes at least one deflectable structural element.
US09212043B2	System for dispensing fuel from a fuel pump and related device Disclosed is a system and associated device for dispensing fuel from a fuel pump. The system permits the hand-free operation of a fuel pump, thereby freeing the operator to perform other tasks simultaneously. The device is preferably designed to be carried on the key ring of the user and, when in use, is positioned in association with a fuel pump handle in an orientation that holds the operating lever of the handle in a position that permits fuel to flow. When the user has completed the dispensing of fuel, a rounded end of the device permits easy, carefree removal from the pump handle. For storage, the device can then be placed into a retracted conformation that enables the user to conveniently store and transport the device.
US09212041B2	Wireless control system for dispensing beverages from a bottle A pour spout, for attaching to a bottle, has a first wireless transceiver and a valve for selectively controlling flow of a beverage from the bottle. A server interface, adapted to be carried by a person who serves beverages, has a second wireless transceiver. A control unit is provided to wirelessly communicate with the second transceiver. In one mode, the pour spout transmits a spout identifier to the server interface, which responds by transmitting the spout identifier and a server identifier to the control unit. The control unit responds with a reply transmission causing the server interface to command the pour spout to open the valve. In another mode, a person selects a cocktail, that results in the control unit sending designations of a plurality of liquor ingredients to the server interface. The server interface controls dispensing each of the plurality of liquor ingredients.
US09212040B2	Beverage dispense valve controlled by wireless technology Methods and systems directed to dispensing fluids, such as beverages, using wireless technology are provided. Aspects relate to a container, such as a beverage cup, having a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals to a second wireless transceiver associated with a dispenser. The wireless transceiver may be configured to transmit electronic signals indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether it is properly located to receive the beverage from a valve of the dispenser. Further aspects of the invention relate to a beverage dispensing system having a wireless transceiver. In one embodiment, the dispenser is configured to receive a return signal from a container indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether the container is properly located to receive a beverage from a valve of the dispenser.
US09212039B1	Body scrub brush with liquid soap dispenser A body scrub brush with an integrated liquid soap dispenser that eliminates the need to maintain a bottle or bar of soap in the bathing area is disclosed.
US09212036B2	Industrial truck An industrial truck includes a chassis comprising a plurality of wheels, and wheel suspensions. Each wheel suspension is mounted on the chassis around two axes so as to be tiltable. At least two wheels of the plurality of wheels are each mounted on the chassis via a respective wheel suspension.
US09212032B2	Extruded drum surface for storage of tether A drum for storing an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to an aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a ground station that includes a drum frame rotatable about a drum axis, a drum surface positioned over the drum frame comprising a spiral extrusion wrapped around the drum frame, wherein the extrusion has a cross-section having an upper surface that is shaped to conform to an outer surface of the electrically conductive tether, and wherein the extrusion is adapted for dissipating heat generated through a transfer of electricity from the aerial vehicle to a ground station through the electrically conductive tether.
US09212026B2	Lifting platform and method for setting up a lifting platform A lifting platform (10) in the construction field comprises a base (12), which can be set up on a ground (14) and converted into a console, which can be suspended on a structure (18) with distance to the ground (14), and a platform (20), which can be lifted in relation to the base (12) both in the state in which it is set up on the ground (14) and in the state suspended on the structure (18). A method for setting up a lifting platform (10) in the construction field, comprising a base (12) and a platform (20), includes the following steps: Setting up the base (12) on a ground (14) such that the platform (20) can be lifted in relation to the base (12), lifting the base (12), converting the base (12) into a console that can be suspended on a structure (18), and suspending the console on a structure (18) in a state that again allows the platform (20) to be lifted.
US09212024B2	Webbing retractor A webbing retractor is provided that can improve balance of load that a torsion shaft receives from a spool. Fit-together projections are formed at a spool side engaging portion of a main torsion member. Further, a load receiving portion is formed at a webbing insert-through hole side at the spool side engaging portion. Rotation radius direction components of rotational forces, that respective inclined surfaces of the fit-together projections receive from respective inclined surfaces of rotation restricting holes, are nullified by a rotation radius direction component of rotational force that the load receiving portion receives from a load imparting portion. Due thereto, balance of load that the main torsion member receives from a spool can be improved.
US09212022B2	Mandrel for stretch film rolls An adjustable mandrel for use with cored, or coreless rolls of stretch film is disclosed. The mandrel comprises a cylindrical shaft and a sheath. The shaft and sheath each comprise slanted regions that slide against each other when the shaft is moved relative to the sheath, and this sliding movement causes the radial displacement of the sheath such that the mandrel expands to press against the inner surface of a roll of stretch film. The displaced sheath portions retract when the shaft and sheath are disengaged and can be moved from the roll and reused. The even pressure exerted by the mandrel across the roll prevents deformation of the roll and waste of the film.
US09212021B2	Winding cores for material rolls having high roll strain energy, and method for making same Winding cores for elastically stretched or shrinkable materials are designed to significantly reduce the amount of roll strain energy developed during winding. This is accomplished by building into the core an energy-absorbing zone that can be collapsed by a substantial amount and in a relatively controlled fashion over a substantial period of time under the influence of a continued radially inward pressure exerted by the roll of wound material. The energy-absorbing zone is formed by one or more collapsible layers having repeated atomic regions projecting out of a plane of the sheet and each defining a plurality of normal vectors in different sub-regions of the atomic region, wherein the normal vectors, when projected onto the two-dimensional plane of the sheet, are in a plurality of different directions in the plane.
US09212020B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system A sheet processing apparatus including a first conveying member that conveys a sheet, a second conveying member that receives the sheet conveyed by the first conveying member and further conveys the sheet to a subsequent stage, a third conveying member that receives the sheet conveyed by the first conveying member and further folds the sheet, a guiding member that guides the sheet when the sheet is folded by the third conveying member, and is arranged between the second conveying member and the third conveying member. The sheet is guided along the guiding member when a bending part of the sheet is conveyed to the third conveying member by rotating the second conveying member in a reverse direction while the sheet is held by the first conveying member and the second conveying member.
US09212016B2	Image forming apparatus automatically setting noise reduction An image forming apparatus can exchange a sound reduction mode and a normal mode. The image forming apparatus includes a sound reduction sheet feed cassette, a normal sheet feed cassette, a sound reduction sheet feed cassette roller, and a normal sheet feed cassette roller. The sound reduction sheet feed cassette roller and the normal sheet feed cassette roller can exchange rotation speed to a slower speed than a normal paper feeding speed, In the sound reduction mode, the image forming apparatus performs one of a noise reduction high performance mode and a noise reduction low performance mode. In the normal mode, the image forming apparatus performs a high performance mode.
US09212015B2	Feeding apparatus A feeding apparatus includes a feeding device that feeds paper from a tray to a feed path, a guide member that moves between a first position to cover the feed path and a second position to expose the feed path, a detection device disposed along the feed path downstream from the guide member, and detects the paper fed in the feed path, a judgment device that judges whether a feeding error has occurred in the feed path, a particular information control device that stores particular information in a memory when a feeding error has occurred, and a notification device that issues information indicating that the paper has not been fed from the tray to the feed path when the paper is not detected by the detection device and the memory does not store the particular information.
US09212013B2	Overhead-conveying transport bag and method for automatically unloading the transport bag An overhead-conveying transport bag for automatically unloading a loaded piece good includes a basic structure as well as a separate receiving device, which is arranged adjacent thereto. Unloading of the transport bag is performed through one of the front sides of the basic structure which is open and at least the lateral sides of the receiving device are formed such that the base is liftable into an unloading position of the transport bag, in which the base is lifted into the bottom of the basic structure.
US09212012B2	Tapered roller bearing fabricating system and tapered roller supply method A tapered roller bearing fabricating system and a tapered roller supply method are provided which enable tapered rollers to be loaded properly in pockets of a cage. The tapered roller supply system has a tube which stocks a plurality of tapered rollers loaded from above in a stacked-up state in an inside thereof and a tapered roller supply portion which separates a lowermost tapered roller from a tapered roller situated above the lowermost tapered roller in the plurality of tapered rollers to be discharged from the tube in upstream and downstream directions so as to allow the tapered rollers to drop sequentially one by one when they reach a lowermost position.
US09212008B2	Conveyor accumulator for controlling the flow of articles being conveyed A conveyor accumulator is configured to buffer a stream of articles moving along a conveyor path. The conveyor accumulator comprises an in-feed accumulator for diverting a flow of articles from an upstream source to various downstream output locations. The conveyor accumulator also comprises a mass storage accumulator connected downstream of and to the in-feed accumulator. The mass storage accumulator has a plurality of lanes. The conveyor accumulator further comprises an out-feed accumulator connected downstream of and to the mass storage accumulator for diverting the flow of articles from various upstream sources to a downstream output location.
US09212005B1	Cantilevered screw assembly An exemplary embodiment is directed to a cantilevered screw assembly comprising a solid oil bearing to facilitate rotation of the screw. Another exemplary embodiment of a cantilevered screw assembly includes an improved anchor system comprising multiple load-bearing walls. In particular, an exemplary embodiment may comprise a screw that is cantilevered to at least two walls. At least one reinforcement member may connect the walls for additional support.
US09212003B2	Detachable tab for a modular belt link A detachable tab for a modular belt link is provided. The detachable tab has upper and lower body portions. The upper body portion is suitable to be arranged in a modular conveyor belt module, and comprises a U-shaped section with two substantially parallel flanges that extend from a bridge member. Each flange has a distal end that terminates the flange away from the flange's connection to the bridge member. Each flange also has an inner side surface that faces the other flange and an outer side surface that faces away from the flanges. The lower body portion comprises three distinct sections: a first section that connects a second section to the bridge member of the upper body portion; a second section that projects in a direction opposite and parallel to the flanges of the upper body portion; and a third section that is arranged substantially perpendicular to the second section.
US09211999B2	Container having non-linear tracks for supporting movable dunnage A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a frame, tracks supported by opposite sides of the frame, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the tracks. At least one of the tracks on each side is generally U-shaped. Each dunnage support comprises end members and a middle member, the end members being movable along the tracks. The dunnage supports support dunnage for supporting products for storage or shipment.
US09211998B2	Collapsible transport container, connecting member and method to fold a collapsible transport container A collapsible transport container (302) comprising a base (304), a roof (310), a first and second opposed side wall (308, 306) rotatable relative to the base (304) and the roof (310). Also provided with first connecting member (316) operably connecting the first side wall (306) to the roof and second connecting member (318) operably connecting the second side wall (306) to the roof (310). The distance between the point of attachment of first and second connecting member (318, 316) to the roof (310) is less than the distance between the point of attachment (326, 324) of first and second connecting member 326, 324) to the first and second side wall (308, 306). At least part of the connecting member is flexible.
US09211996B2	Package of smoking articles with a sliding opening and a hinged lid A package of tobacco articles including an inner container which houses a group of tobacco articles, and has an open top end, and a lid hinged to close the open top end, an outer container housing the inner container to allow the inner container to slide with respect to the outer container between a closed configuration and an open configuration, and a sealing flap hinged to a top edge of a front wall of the outer container and movable between a work position, in which the sealing flap is perpendicular to the front wall of the outer container and located beneath a top wall of the lid of the inner container, and a rest position, in which the sealing flap is parallel to the front wall of the outer container.
US09211993B2	Nested blow molded liner and overpack and methods of making same The present disclosure relates to an integrated liner-based system having an overpack and a liner provided within the overpack, the liner comprising a mouth and a liner wall forming an interior cavity of the liner and having a thickness such that the liner is substantially self-supporting in an expanded state, but is collapsible at a pressure of less than about 20 psi. The liner and overpack may be made by blow molding the liner and the overpack at the same time using nested preforms.
US09211986B2	Package, carton and blank therefor A carton for containing one or more articles, the carton comprising a series of walls for retaining said one or more articles within 5 the carton, wherein a presentation and retention means is incorporated within one of said walls. The presentation and retention means comprises a displaceable tab (62, 68) connected to the wall (24) in which the presentation and retention means is incorporated such that once displaced to create a window for displaying an article the displaceable tab is biased to return to its original position and 10 thereby retains the displayed article within the carton. Optionally, the biasing is achieved by virtue of the connection of the displaceable tab being about a non-linear hinge line. Additionally, or alternatively, this biasing is achieved by the displaceable tab being connected a hinge line (60b, 60) co-extensive with the extent of the displaceable tab.
US09211981B2	Container closure system A container including a lid having one of a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion for engaging the first engagement portion. A base having the other of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and second engagement portion are engageable to define different positions between the lid and the base, including selective one-way engagement between a first opened arrangement between the lid and the base and a second opened arrangement between the lid and the base, as well as a closed position between the lid and the base.
US09211978B2	Seal A pierceable, induction sealable seal for a container opening, the seal comprising a plurality of layers at least one of which is metallic and at least one of which is non-metallic, at least one of the non-metallic layers is complete and in use extends across a container opening to seal it. The area over which the at least one of the metallic layers extends is restricted to the region of the periphery of the seal whereby to facilitate induction sealing to the opening but to remain isolated from product in a container upon piercing of the seal.
US09211977B2	Bottle closure having a wood top A closure for a bottle includes a stopper portion and a head portion. The stopper portion has an axial length and a first width. The stopper portion is configured to be received at least in part within a bottle. The stopper portion has a wooden inner part and a polymer outer part. The head portion has a second width that exceeds the first width. Continuities in the wooden inner part strengthen the mechanical connection between the polymer outer part and the wooden inner part.
US09211969B2	Specimen container A specimen container system (800) includes a lid (100) and a container (400). The lid (100) has an annular wall (201) and a central surface (104). The central surface (104) is configured to be conically shaped by tapering from the annular wall (201) to a point (208) disposed at an inner portion of the central surface (104). The container (400) and lid (100) can also include an audible locking system where a cantilevered audible lock projection (602) extending from the container (400) engages an audible lock actuation protrusion (217) extending from the lid (100) to make a click sound when the lid (100) is seated on the container (400).
US09211968B2	Container structure for removal of vacuum pressure A hot-fill PET container or bottle (10) filling with a liquid at an elevated temperature has a side wall (9) extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (11) and a base (21) in its unfolded or pre-fill position. The panel (11) is transversely oriented and has a decoupling or hinge structure (13), an initiator portion (1) and control portion (5) of a steeply angled inverting conical section between 30 and 45 degrees. The control portion enables the inversion of the panel (11) into the container (10) to compensate for vacuum or reduced pressure induced within the container as the liquid cools down. The base (2) can also have a plurality of reinforcing ribs (3).
US09211965B2	Plastic fastener dispensing hand tool having a novel anvil design An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly, and a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot. The trigger is capable of moving the needle assembly between the retracted and extended positions. The hand tool further has an anvil. The anvil has a needle guard, a main portion, and a fabric slot. The fabric slot separates the needle guard from the main portion.
US09211964B1	Unloading system An unloading system for a stuffing box includes a plate-like footing element within which a stuffing box may be locked. An unloading tool includes concentric inner and outer shafts. A grip element formed at the end of the outer shaft includes a segmented wing section arrayed radially about the tool axis. An enlarged core element is formed at the end of the inner shaft. Relative longitudinal movement of the inner and outer shafts allows the core element to expand or contract the wing section's cross-sectional profile. The unloading tool is actuated within the stuffing box to enlarge the cross-sectional profile of the wing section, which tightly grips the internal walls of the base packing element. Axial force applied to the outer shaft from an elevated platform withdraws the outer shaft from the stuffing box. The gripped base packing element, and the packing elements above it, are concurrently unloaded.
US09211962B2	Methods and systems for orienting articles An apparatus for orienting articles includes a bowl having a sidewall and angled relative to horizontal, a disc disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative to the bowl, the disc having a radius proximate its outer periphery defining a groove sized to receive one of the articles in a predetermined orientation, and a diverter for diverting canisters contained in the groove through an outlet in the sidewall of the bowl.
US09211957B2	Aircraft fuel tank ventilation An aircraft fuel tank ventilation system, comprising a refrigerative dehumidifying device having a refrigerating element in contact with air flowing between a vent open to the atmosphere and a fuel tank. Also, a method of dehumidifying air introduced into an aircraft fuel tank via the ventilation system, the method comprising directing atmospheric air from the vent into contact with the refrigerating element, and cooling the refrigerating element so as to remove water vapor from the air flowing from the vent towards the fuel tank by condensation.
US09211955B1	Methods and apparatus for supporting engines and nacelles relative to aircraft wings Methods and apparatus for supporting engines and nacelles relative to aircraft wings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first support structure to be coupled to a wing, a second support structure to be coupled to the wing and a nacelle. The support structures are coupled to opposite sides of the nacelle. The support structures are to be coupled to opposite sides of an engine to enable thrust loads to be reacted through the support structures to the wing.
US09211954B2	Air supply system of an aircraft and method for mixing two air streams in an air supply system The invention relates to an air supply system of an aircraft, in particular of a passenger aircraft, which comprises a fresh air system, through which fresh air can be supplied to an aircraft cabin, a circulating air system, which is coupled to the fresh air system and through which used cabin air can be supplied to the fresh air system, a cooling air system for cooling an air conditioning system of the aircraft disposed in the fresh air system, and a ventilation system coupled to the cooling air system for ventilating an installation space of the air conditioning system. The air supply system includes a device for fluidically coupling the cooling air system and the ventilation system. The device is disposed and configured inside the fuselage of the aircraft such that the air in one system can be driven through the air flow in the other system. The invention also relates to a method for mixing two air streams in an air supply system of this kind of an aircraft.
US09211952B2	Folding table system with removable extension and rigidification element, and aircraft including such a system A folding table system includes a table and a removable extension, together with a rigidification element slidably mounted within a cavity made in the table such that a portion of the rigidification element can be inserted in a housing made in the removable extension so as to rigidify the assembly formed by the table and the removable extension. The removable character of the removable extension in particular allows the system to be deployed by passing around possible obstacles by an appropriate conformation of at least one edge of the abovementioned assembly.
US09211951B2	Systems and apparatus for tether termination mount for tethered aerial vehicles Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the tether may be a conductive tether that can transmit electricity and/or electrical signals back and forth between the aerial vehicle and the ground station. The tether termination mount may include one or more gimbals that allow for the tether termination mount to rotate about one or more axis. In a further aspect, the tether termination mount may include a slip ring that allows for rotation of the tether without twisting the tether.
US09211946B2	Wing fold system with latch pins through multiple mating lugs A wing fold system of a wing of an aircraft. The system may include a first lock of a latch to prevent movement of a latch pin of the latch to prevent movement of an unfixed portion of the wing with respect to a fixed portion of the wing, the first lock may include a first cam configured to prevent the second lock from transitioning to a second engaged position until the first lock may be in a first engaged position via contact with a second cam of the second lock. A second lock of the latch, the second lock may include the second cam configured to prevent the first lock from transitioning away from the first engaged position until the second lock transitions away from the second engaged position.
US09211945B2	Insulation arrangement with ventilation openings for aircraft An insulation arrangement with two or more insulation packages that overlap such that at least one overlapping region is formed and are arrangeable on a fuselage wall is provided. The insulation packages comprise an insulating material and welded cover films. The cover films are realized in an airtight and waterproof fashion and comprise ventilation openings on a side that is directed toward the fuselage wall in an overlapping region. In this way, pressure variations in the insulation packages can be compensated with relatively dry air that originates from a gap between the insulation packages and the fuselage wall in order to thusly reduce the accumulation of condensation water in the insulation packages.
US09211943B2	Interior equipment element for vehicle cabins An interior equipment element 2 for vehicle cabins, in particular of aircraft. The interior equipment element 2 consists of at least one first portion 7, on the surface of which there is applied.
US09211940B2	Knuckle deflector for marine seismic survey system Deflectors configured to be attached to cables towed behind a vessel for performing a marine survey and associated methods are provided. A deflector has a body including a wing portion and a knuckle portion. The wing portion has substantially flat wings extending away from a position where the body is attached to the cable. The knuckle portion is configured to attach the wing portion to the cable so that the wing portion remains able to rotate about three rectangular axes while being towed underwater.
US09211939B2	Anchor for boats An elongate anchor arm is rotatably secured to the side of a boat so that the arm may be rotated down from the floating boat and locked into engagement with the water bottom. An anchoring and/or orienting effect is achieved by rotating and locking the arm such that a portion of the side of the arm is forced into and held against the water bottom. For anchoring in water deeper than the length of the anchor arm, one end of a flexible anchor line is secured to a conventional line-deployed anchor and the other line end is attached to the far end of the anchor arm. The arm is rotated to achieve the anchoring and/or orienting effect of attaching the anchor line at different points on the boat.
US09211935B2	Bicycle brake assembly A bicycle brake assembly comprises brake arms, axles, a force application linkage structure, and a movement control linkage member. The brake arms are each pivotably mounted at the central portion thereof on a respective one of the axles. The force application linkage structure has a first force transmitting member connected to the first brake arm and a second force transmitting member thereof connected to the second brake arm. The movement control linkage member is coupled between the first one of the force transmitting members of the force application linkage structure and the second one of the axles for controlling movement the brake arms relative to each other for a given displacement of the force application linkage structure.
US09211930B2	Fuel supply system for motorcycle The motorcycle includes a power unit having a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injection system mounted to the power unit, a fuel tank, a fuel pump unit by which fuel in the fuel tank is supplied to the fuel injection system, and the fuel filter device. The fuel supply system for the motorcycle includes the fuel filter device that is cylindrical in shape, the pressure regulator cylindrical in shape is mounted to an outside portion of the fuel filter device, with its cylinder axis inclined against the cylinder axis of the fuel filter device. A fuel pipe extends from an outlet pipe of the pressure regulator to the fuel injection system in a connecting manner.
US09211928B2	Motorcycle saddlebag A motorcycle saddlebag includes an outer panel having a forward portion that defines a forward edge, a rearward portion that defines a rearward edge, and a side portion that defines a lower edge. The outer panel includes an inner surface. The inner panel is received by the outer panel and includes a back wall and a bottom wall. The back and bottom walls define an engagement surface that engages the inner surface of the outer panel and extends along and engages the forward portion, the side portion, and the rearward portion. When the saddlebag is attached to the motorcycle, the forward and rearward edges are positioned nearer a rear fender portion than the back wall and the engagement surface, and the lower edge is positioned below the bottom wall and the engagement surface. The lid is pivotally coupled to either of the outer panel and the inner panel.
US09211926B1	Motorcycle fender cosmetic enhancement/kickstand support A motorcycle fender cosmetic enhancement/kickstand support for easily enhancing the appearance of motorcycles and to stabilize parked motorcycles. The motorcycle fender cosmetic enhancement/kickstand support includes a planar support member having a top, a bottom, opposed ends and sides, and a thickness and adapted to being magnetically attached to a fender of a motorcycle; and a pad member removably supported by the planar support member.
US09211925B2	Loading jig apparatus commonly used for trunk lid and tail gate A loading jig apparatus may include a jig frame, first moving units installed on the jig frame and moved in up and down directions, left and right directions, and front and rear directions by driving a drive motor, first support units installed at the first moving units respectively, and supporting both sides of the vehicle body panel, second support units installed on the jig frame to correspond to a front side of the vehicle body panel, and supporting the front side of the vehicle body panel, at least one second moving unit installed on the jig frame to correspond to a rear side of the vehicle body panel and moved in the up and down directions and the front and rear directions by driving a drive motor, and a third support unit installed on the second moving unit, and supporting the rear side of the vehicle body panel.
US09211923B2	Rubber crawler Guide projections 24 of protruding profile are disposed to the peripheral inside of a rubber crawler 10 so as to project out from an inner peripheral face of a rubber resilient body 12. Each of the guide projections 24 is configured with an indented portion 26. The indented portions 26 are open in the guide projections 24 on the peripheral inside.
US09211922B2	Robotic vehicle having traction and mobility-enhanced wheel structures A robotic vehicle is provided with improved traction and mobility via a specially designed wheel apparatus including a relatively rigid wheel structure formed from two circular, coaxial sprocketed wheel plates separated by a central hub. The sprockets on the wheel plates are circumferentially aligned with one another, with axially facing sprocket pairs being received in areas defined between circumferentially adjacent pairs of tread links in a series of tread links, equal in number to the number of sprocket pairs, arranged in a circular array around the periphery of the wheel structure. The sprocket pairs are sized and configured in a manner such that substantial relative axial and circumferential movement between the wheel structure and the tread link array are blocked, with the axially facing sprockets in each sprocket pair being axially and resiliently deflected toward one another by surface portions of their associated tread link area.
US09211917B1	Rear sub-frame sleeve for protecting a fuel tank A sleeve is attached to a tubular longitudinal bar that extends around a control arm for the rear suspension of a vehicle. The tubular longitudinal bar is generally U-shaped with a first leg attached to a frame rail in front of the control arm and a second leg connected to the frame rail behind the control arm. The first and second legs are joined by a middle portion. A bend is formed between the first leg and the middle portion. The tubular sleeve is attached to the tubular longitudinal bar at the bend and extends partially along the first leg and the middle portion. The tubular sleeve is disposed between the control arm and a fuel tank of a vehicle that is located between the rear wheels of the vehicle.
US09211905B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus has a pinion shaft that transmits rotation of a steering wheel to a rack shaft, a bearing that is internally fitted to the housing, rotatably supports one end of the pinion shaft on the housing, and bears a radial load and a thrust load acting on the pinion shaft, and a retaining ring that is internally fitted to an annular groove provided on the inner circumferential surface of the housing and has a C-shaped part and an opening defined by two opposed ends of the C-shaped part, the C-shaped part being in contact with an end face of an outer ring of the bearing to thereby fix the outer ring of the bearing to the housing. The retaining ring is internally fitted to the annular groove in such a way that the opening faces toward the rack teeth as seen from an axial direction of the pinion shaft.
US09211901B2	Cooler having removable wheel assembly A cooler includes a main body which includes a base, an upper rim, and one or more cooler walls extending therebetween. The cooler in some embodiments further includes a removable wheel assembly which includes two coaxial wheels, and an axle. The two coaxial wheels are removably securable to the axle. The cooler still further comprises a wheel fastening system configured to secure the removable wheel assembly to the base of the main body which includes a mount, a clip hingedly connected to the mount, and a locking clasp configured to lock the clip into a closed position to secure the wheel assembly. The cooler yet further comprises a lid including two wheel storage recesses, each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain one of the coaxial wheel of the wheel assembly, and an axle storage recess sized and dimensioned to receive and retain the axle of the wheel assembly.
US09211895B2	Camera dolly A steering bar engageable with and removable from a steering mode transmission in a camera dolly or pedestal. The steering bar has a handle attached to an upper end of a slot tube, with the slot tube telescopically slidable into or over a base tube, and keyed to the base tube. A shift rod has an upper end connected to a shift cap at the steering bar and a lower end connectable to the steering transmission. A clamp clamps onto the shift rod and is axially movable with the handle bar, to allow shifting steering modes via movement of the shift cap, with the steering bar at any selected height.
US09211893B2	Sanitary module for rail vehicles A sanitary module for a rail vehicle has a trough-shaped floor region and side panels. The side panels have on their inside a recess in the floor region, in the cross-section of which ramp-like sealing profile sections are provided, the vertically running side areas of which are in contact with associated recess areas of the side panels. The sealing profiles are formed for fastening onto a baseplate. A floor covering forms the trough-shaped floor region of the sanitary module and extends across the ramp-like sides of the covering profiles. Sealing material is introduced in the upper part of the recess of the side panels in such a manner that the floor covering is closed flush with the side panels above the recess thereof.
US09211891B2	Personalized vehicle driving suggestions In many vehicular control contexts, a vehicle may monitor the vehicle input control from a driver to detect warning conditions that entail a warning to the user and/or an automatic mitigating action (e.g., detecting hard braking that causes brake lockup, and automatically activating anti-lock braking). Warning and mitigation techniques may address the instant driving conditions, but may not the user driving behavior that caused the condition (e.g., a driving style of the user that resulted in hard braking, such as excessive speed for current driving conditions). Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the user driving behavior of the user in various driving contexts, and presenting driving suggestions of alternative driving behaviors providing advantages over the current user driving behavior of the user. The presentation of the alternative driving behaviors to the user may facilitate changes in user driving behavior that improve the safety, efficiency, and/or comfort of the driving experience.
US09211888B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes an engine and a motor generator, and controls a hybrid vehicle in which the engine is started by starting torque outputted from the motor generator. The apparatus includes a prestart control section which makes the motor generator output prestart torque smaller than the starting torque before the engine is started by the starting torque, a balance determination section which determines whether or not compression torque caused by pressure in a cylinder of the engine and the prestart torque are balanced with each other, and a start-up control section which makes the motor generator output the starting torque, after the balance determination section determines that the compression torque and the prestart torque are balanced with each other.
US09211884B2	Battery information display apparatus of electric vehicle A battery information display apparatus is provided. The battery information display apparatus includes a data storage unit storing battery capacity information according to temperature and current of a battery of an electric vehicle, an integrated power control unit providing power for charging the battery and driving a motor, a sensor measuring the temperature and current of the battery, and a display unit displaying a battery remnant. The integrated power control unit calculates the battery remnant from the battery temperature and current measured by the sensor on the basis of the battery capacity information according to the battery temperature and current stored in the data storage unit and provides the calculated battery remnant to the display unit.
US09211881B2	Control system for auxiliary power unit of a vehicle A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity.
US09211880B2	Method for adapting a characteristic curve of clutches in a partial double-clutch transmission of a motor vehicle A method of adapting the characteristic curve of clutches in a partial dual-clutch transmission of a vehicle, for example a utility vehicle, having a first partial transmission in the form of a dual-clutch transmission (DKG) having a dual clutch (DK) that includes a first clutch (K1) and a second clutch (K2), which can be functionally connected to a drive engine (M), and a second partial transmission in the form of a main transmission (HG) which shifts with traction force interruption and which is arranged downstream from the dual-clutch transmission (DKG) in a drive-train. To achieve reliable and precise clutch control and a consistently high level of shifting comfort, the characteristic curve adaptation of the first and the second clutches (K1, K2) is carried out with the assistance of a pre-loading of the first and the second clutches (K1, K2), while the main transmission (HG) is in a neutral position.
US09211873B2	Vehicle control device and vehicle control method A vehicle control device includes a state quantity detection device and a friction brake orientation control device. The state quantity detection device is configured to detect a state quantity indicating a vehicle body orientation. The friction brake orientation control device is configured to minimize pitching motion in the vehicle body orientation by applying braking torque from a friction brake at least to a front wheel, and minimize bouncing motion in the vehicle body orientation by applying braking torque from the friction brake to four wheels. The friction brake orientation control device is configured to prioritize minimizing the pitching motion over minimizing the bouncing motion.
US09211871B2	Vehicle and method for controlling regenerative braking A vehicle and a method for controlling regenerative braking may utilize the maximum available regenerative braking torque for some time during a braking event. As the vehicle speed and/or powertrain torque decreases, the regenerative braking torque is controlled to deviate from the maximum. The point at which the regenerative braking torque deviates from the maximum is chosen based on the level of vehicle deceleration. The regenerative braking torque is then smoothly blended out until it reaches zero. The regenerative braking torque is brought to zero when the vehicle speed is very low, thereby eliminating the inefficiencies associated with operating a motor at a very low speed.
US09211868B2	Hydraulic connector for a windshield wiper blade having guidance by lateral protuberances The invention relates to a hydraulic connector for a wiper system, said wiper system also comprising an arm intended to move a blade over the surface to be wiped, a blade (3) and a mechanical connector (10) fixed to said blade in order to attach it to the arm and able to be attached to the arm in a longitudinal movement with respect to said arm, said hydraulic connector (30) having at least one line (31, 32) for supplying a liquid to the blade (3) via the mechanical connector (10). Said hydraulic connector is characterized in that it comprises at least one protuberance (35) able to bear against un element (2a, 2b) of said wiper system in order to align the hydraulic connector (30) on the mechanical connector (10) during said longitudinal movement.
US09211864B2	Tether attachment arrangement for a vehicle airbag cushion and method of attaching Tether attachment arrangements for a vehicle airbag cushion and methods for attaching tethers to inflatable cushions are provided. One inflatable cushion assembly includes an inflatable cushion having an interior and a tether disposed within the interior of the inflatable cushion. The tether has at least one portion attached to the interior of the inflatable cushion. The inflatable cushion assembly also includes a circuitous stitching at the portion attaching the tether to the interior of the inflatable cushion.
US09211863B2	Head-protecting airbag device A head-protecting airbag device has an airbag deployable downward from a housing area. The airbag includes front and rear window cover portions for covering front and rear windows and a pillar cover portion for covering a middle pillar located between the windows. The pillar cover portion includes in the upper region an inlet port for taking in an inflation gas from one of the window cover portions. The pillar cover portion further includes an upper portion extending in a front and rear direction from the inlet port, and a lower portion which communicates with the upper portion at an end of the upper portion facing away from the inlet port and turns around downward from the upper portion and extends in a front and rear direction beneath the upper portion. The leading end of the lower portion located generally beneath the inlet port is closed.
US09211855B2	Vehicle power supply device When the fuel supply to an internal combustion engine has stopped due to a vehicle starting to decelerate or the like, and the speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined speed, then a controller causes a power generator to operate in a first power generating mode. The controller charges a capacitor by using regenerative power that is output from the power generator to supply power from the power generator to the capacitor via a DC-DC converter. When the stopping of the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine is cancelled as a result of the engine revolution speed reaching a predetermined revolution speed (for example, an idling revolution speed) in conjunction with the speed of the vehicle dropping to the predetermined speed, the power generator can be kept in the first power generating mode.
US09211852B2	Conductive plate and joint connector A conductive plate (30) for grounding a plurality of first ground wires (W) to a body of a vehicle includes a conductive plate main body (31) with a body-side grounding portion (34) to be grounded to the body by being bolted to the body. Terminal connecting portions (32B) are on one end of the conductive plate main body (31) and are to be connected to wire-side terminals (21) electrically connected to the respective first ground wires (W). A first rib group (37) and a second rib group (38) project from the conductive plate main body (31) in a thickness direction of the conductive plate main body (31) and set the rigidity of the conductive plate main body (31) to be low at a position close to the body-side grounding portion (34) and high at a position distant from the body-side grounding portion (34).
US09211851B2	Method for eliminating electrical short circuits A method is provided for eliminating an electrical short circuit that can be caused by a filamentary tin crystal in an electronics assembly in particular of a motor vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to providing the electronics assembly, that includes, but is not limited to electrical components with connectors and conductor paths for connecting the components. The components have configurable inputs and outputs. At least two of the inputs and outputs of the electrical components are configured so as to form an input connector and an output connector so that in the event of the electrical short circuit caused by the filamentary tin crystal, a short circuit current flows between the input connector and the output connector, which short circuit current is high enough to destroy the filamentary tin crystal.
US09211847B1	Hose landing system kit RVS and the like A hose landing system kit for supporting a hose of a recreational vehicle which comprises a hose support, at least two pairs of stanchions, and at least two bolts, which stanchions act with said support to create channels for the hose. The channels are at least as tall as the height of the hose, and allow the hose to be supported therein with greater ease of placement than prior art methods.
US09211844B2	Slide structure A slide structure has a first member maintaining a constant width; a second member covering at least two side portions of the first member in a width direction, and slidably assembled relative to the first member; and an urging device interposed between the first member and the second member. In at least one member of either the first member or the second member, an inclined face inclining relative to the width direction of the first member is provided at a portion wherein the first member and the second member slide, and in the other member of either the first member or the second member, the urging device is interposed between a portion facing the inclined face of the one member and the inclined face to be urged in a direction to separate the facing portion and the inclined face from each other.
US09211839B2	Low drag low noise devices using jet flow control Low drag low noise devices are described herein that use passive jet flow control to reduce the drag and noise created by devices (e.g., motor vehicle side view mirrors) while the devices travel through fluid. The low drag low noise devices described herein comprise a lengthwise axis, an outer body, and an inner body. The outer body and the inner body cooperatively define a channel through which fluid can pass during use.
US09211838B2	Wire harness assembly and lighting unit Provided is a wire harness assembly configured to be lightweight while reducing burden on a first control means, and a lighting unit comprising the wire harness assembly. A wire harness assembly for connecting a plurality of lighting loads to a control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling the plurality of lighting loads independently is provided with: a first wire harness connected to the control unit and including a power-supply line, a ground line, and a signal line for multiplex transmission of the control signal output from the control unit to each of the lighting loads; a second wire harness including a first electric line commonly connected to one ends of the plurality of lighting loads, and a plurality of second electric lines connected to the other ends of the plurality of lighting loads individually; and a relay connector connecting the first wire harness to the second wire harness.
US09211837B2	Pedestrian warning device for a vehicle A pedestrian warning device for a vehicle (1), especially a vehicle which is intended to be driven on public roads, includes a programmable unit, such as a CPU (3), and a brake pedal (5). The device includes further at least one front brake lamp (2, 13, 15) mounted at the front portion of the vehicle (1). The front brake lamp can be lightened up by the programmable unit (3) when certain predetermined conditions are met. Moreover, the device includes an awareness signal apparatus (10) provided with at least one awareness lamp (12).
US09211834B2	Tri-fold hard tonneau cover with hinged front opening A tonneau cover system for a cargo box of a pickup truck having a first tonneau section, a second tonneau section, and a third tonneau section. A first hinge system hingedly couples the first and second sections to permit pivotal stacked nesting of the first section relative to the second section. A second hinge system hingedly couples the second section to an attachment member assembly, which is connected to the cargo box, to permit pivotal stacked nesting of the combination of the first and second sections relative to the third section. Finally, a third hinge system hingedly couples the third section to a front mounting bar assembly, which is connected to the front wall of the cargo box, to permit pivotal movement of only the third tonneau section into a raised position.
US09211831B2	Apparatus to deploy a liftgate fully contained within a cargo space and method An apparatus and a method that deploys a liftgate from the cargo space of a contained area is described. In one embodiment the device has an anchor frame permanently attached to the inside of a cargo space and a front linkage member and a rear linkage member pivotably attached to the anchor frame. An actuator is pivotably attached on one end to the rear linkage member and to the anchor frame on the other end. The front and rear linkage bars are further attached on the opposite ends to a mounting member, which is attached to a liftgate. In a nested state the liftgate is stored and locked in a horizontal position above the apparatus. In an engaged state, the front linkage member and rear linkage member rotate and the mounting member translates and rotates through the cargo door opening to reposition the liftgate in a functional position outside of the cargo space.
US09211822B1	Foot rest assembly A foot rest assembly releasably attaches to a vehicle seat and is positionable underneath a child safety seat to support the child's feet and help prevent the vehicle seat from getting dirty. The assembly includes a panel having a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge coupled to and extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. An upper section of the panel is planar and horizontally oriented when the upper section is positioned on a vehicle seat underneath a child safety seat. A lower section of the panel is coupled to and extends from the upper section wherein the lower section supports a user's feet and legs when the user is seated in the child safety seat. A coupler is attached to the panel and releasably couples the panel to the vehicle seat.
US09211817B2	Height adjustment device The object to provide a user-friendly handling for the adjustment of the height of components, in particular head rests is solved by the device for height adjustment of a component of a seat in accordance with the invention which consists of a carrier element carrying the component, a locking element designed and arranged to prohibit height adjustability in a first position and to permit height adjustability in a second position, wherein the locking element is connected with an adjusting element via a motion link, and the adjusting element is pulled upward by pulling means so as to transfer the locking element from the first position to the second position.
US09211816B2	Vehicle seat, vehicle and method for adjusting a vehicle seat A method for adjusting a vehicle seat for a vehicle is provided. The method includes folding the vehicle seat and displacing the vehicle seat. Folding and displacing are coupled so that on a folding and/or a pushing, the vehicle seat is displaced into a folding position. A vehicle seat and a vehicle are also provided.
US09211814B2	Seat adjusting mechansim for vehicle The present invention relates to a seat adjustment mechanism for a seat, for example a seat for all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seats.
US09211812B2	Utility vehicle seat with integrated rotation adjustment device The invention relates to a utility vehicle seat with a seat part, with a backrest part and with a seat substructure for arrangement on a bodywork part of a utility vehicle. The seat substructure including a rotation adjustment device having a roller body bearing unit for rotating at least the seat part about a vertical axis, a longitudinal adjustment device and a transverse adjustment device. The rotation adjustment apparatus is arranged between two longitudinal rail units or transverse rail units, in such a way that a vertical extension of the rotation adjustment apparatus amounts to a maximum of 150% or 100% of a vertical extension of the longitudinal rail units or the transverse rail units.
US09211810B2	Vehicular control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes a PHEV-ECU containing a measuring unit which measures the amount of torsional stress on the front drive shafts in a parking lock state and a control unit which controls the torque of the front motor. When the parking lock state is released, the torque acting as a load on the rotation of the first motor upon the release of the torsional stress on the drive shaft, is determined based on the torsional stress measured. Further, the front motor is controlled to output the determined torque.
US09211809B2	System and method of vehicle system control based on a vehicle reference speed A method for controlling a vehicle system includes determining a vehicle reference speed using an off-board-based input speed and an onboard-based input speed. The off-board-based input speed is representative of a moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data received from an off-board device. The onboard-based input speed is representative of the moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data obtained from an onboard device. The method includes using the vehicle reference speed to at least one of measure wheel creep for one or more wheels of the vehicle system or control at least one of torques applied by or rotational speeds of one or more motors of the vehicle system.
US09211805B2	Power source monitor A power source current control unit (102) controls a magnetic-field current PWM control signal (PW) for PWM-controlling a magnetic-field current of an electric rotating machine (3) so that the value of a power source current flowing in a power source apparatus (2) can be controlled in a non-energization manner to be zero or a value near to zero; in the case where the power source voltage stability determination unit (104) determines that during a predetermined period, variation in a power source inter-terminal voltage value (V) of the power source apparatus (2) is within a predetermined range, the power source SOC estimation unit (101) estimates the state of charge of the power source apparatus (2), based on the voltage value (V) of the power source apparatus (2).
US09211804B2	Optimization of extended range electric vehicle Disclosed is a computer-implemented method and system for operating an auxiliary power unit (APU) in a range-extended electric vehicle between a minimum state of charge (SoC) limit and a maximum SoC limit of the battery pack, including predicting expected energy use profile of said vehicle; predicting change in SoC for both “APU off” and “APU on” states at a predetermined power setting corresponding to the desired optimal point (for example, the most efficient, or most powerful, or most comfortable, or lowest noise) for the specific vehicle and APU type in question; setting SoC limits for said battery pack at end of journey to minimum acceptable values based on the design and characteristics of the battery pack; and, working iteratively in reverse order from the end of journey, using “APU on” SoC values to set the minimum-limit of SoC, and “APU off” value to set the maximum-limit of SoC.
US09211802B2	Systems and methods for detecting a weak subdivision in a battery system System and methods for identifying a weak subdivision in a battery system are presented. In certain embodiments, a system may include a battery pack that includes multiple subdivisions. A measurement system may be configured to determine multiple subdivision electrical parameters associated with the subdivisions. A battery control system may identify a weakest subdivision based one on or more calculated derivative ratios of a subdivision electrical parameter associated with one subdivision of the battery pack relative to a subdivision electrical parameter associated with another subdivision.
US09211801B2	Charging cable for electrically-driven vehicle A charging cable for use in charging a battery of an electrically-driven vehicle includes a power plug to be detachably connected to a receptacle outlet of a commercially available power source, a charging coupler to be detachably connected to the electrically-driven vehicle, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of an electric circuit between the power plug and the charging coupler, and a charging device having a controller for controlling a current value that flows from the power plug to the charging coupler. This configuration can minimize the charging time and enhance the durability between the charging cable and the receptacle outlet and between the charging cable and the charging coupler.
US09211799B2	Mechanism for locking and fault detection in the electrical vehicle supply equipment cord An electric vehicle charging assembly includes a cord reel, a cord reel locking mechanism, and a master control unit for selectively unlocking the cord reel in response to an authorization signal. The electric vehicle charging assembly monitors the rotational position of the cord reel to prevent unauthorized use, and to record or relay information related to the improper use or malfunction of the electric vehicle charging assembly.
US09211797B2	Combustion chamber construction with dual mixing regions for opposed-piston engines A combustion chamber construction for opposed-piston engines in which fuel is injected from two opposed injectors includes a dual mixing region construction with a respective mixing region for each injector and a coupling region between the two mixing regions through which the mixing regions communicate. In some aspects, the mixing regions are bulbous and are connected by a waist, or tunnel, region that is relatively narrower than the bulbous mixing chambers.
US09211793B2	Vehicle transaxle system A vehicle transaxle system includes a pair of right and left transaxle units equipped on a vehicle. The right transaxle unit supports a single right axle, and the left transaxle unit supports a single left axle. A variable displacement hydraulic pump is disposed in each of the right and left transaxle units so as to be driven by power from a prime mover of the vehicle. A variable displacement hydraulic motor is disposed in each of the right and left transaxle units and is fluidly connected to the corresponding hydraulic pump so as to drive the corresponding right or left axle. A movable motor displacement control member is provided in each of the transaxle unit so as to be moved to change the displacement of the corresponding hydraulic motor. An interlocking connection means is connected to both the movable motor displacement control members of the respective hydraulic motors. The vehicle is provided with a first manipulator for changing displacements of the hydraulic pumps, and is provided with a second manipulator for operating the interlocking connection means. The interlocking connection means is operated by operating the second manipulator so as to synchronously move both the movable motor displacement control members.
US09211792B2	Vehicle fuel tank arrangement and method for managing the supply of fuel to a vehicle A vehicle fuel tank arrangement is provided for a fuel that includes at least a first fluid and a second fluid. The tank arrangement includes a tank and a partition wall arranged inside the tank in order to create at least a first compartment for storing the first fluid and a second compartment for storing the second fluid. The position of the partition all inside the tank can be changed to set the volume of the first compartment and the second compartment to predetermined values.
US09211783B2	Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel mounted on a roof of a vehicle and adjusted to open and close an opening; a guide rail extending on the roof in the front-rear direction; a driving shoe driven to move along the guide rail; rear-side guide members provided side by side in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the guide rail; rear-side links disposed between both of the rear-side guide members and held by both of the rear-side guide members; a support bracket interposed between both of the rear-side links, held movably by at least one of both of the rear-side links in the vehicle front-rear direction, and supporting the movable panel; and a check member interposed between both of the rear-side links, linked rotatably to both of the rear-side links, engaging and disengaging with the driving shoe.
US09211780B2	Vertical sliding window assembly for a vehicle A vertical sliding window assembly can be coupled to a vehicle. The vertical sliding window assembly includes first and second fixed panels adapted to be fixed to the vehicle. The fixed panels each have a top edge and a bottom edge spaced from each other. A top cross-member is coupled to the first and second fixed panels adjacent the top edge. A bottom cross-member is spaced from the top cross-member and is coupled to the first and second fixed panels adjacent the bottom edge. A sliding panel has an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface and is movable relative to the fixed panels. The top cross-member is disposed adjacent the exterior surface of the sliding panel and the bottom cross-member is disposed adjacent the interior surface of the sliding panel such that the exterior surface of the sliding panel is unobstructed by the bottom cross-member.
US09211779B2	Comfort air vent nozzle An air discharging device for discharging an air flow into a vehicle interior is provided that includes a first air conducting device that can be adjusted with respect to the air discharging characteristic thereof, the air conducting device lying in a first air through-flow region of the air discharging device. The air discharging device also includes a second air conducting device that can be adjusted with respect to the air discharging characteristic thereof, the air conducting device lying in a second air through-flow region of the air discharging device.
US09211776B2	Air spring with stepper motor driven pneumatic valve The subject invention reveals an air spring arrangement comprising: a first mounting member, a second mounting member, an air spring volume, a height sensor, a controllable valve, a position controllable drive, wherein the first mounting member and the second mounting member are arranged so as to mount the air spring volume to corresponding vehicle members, wherein the height sensor is arranged so as to sense a distance between the first mounting member and the second mounting member, wherein the controllable valve is arranged so as to connect the inside of the air spring volume with the outside of the air spring volume, wherein the position controllable drive is arranged so as to drive the controllable valve with respect to an opening grade of the controllable valve, and wherein the position controllable drive is controlled based on the sensed distance between the first mounting member and the second mounting member.
US09211774B2	Vehicle load management A method of managing a vehicle load comprises measuring for one of a plurality of tire pressures with a tire sensor associated with each of the plurality of tires and a plurality of pressures and heights with a plurality of suspension sensors associated with each of a plurality of corner assemblies for an air suspension system. The vehicle load is calculated for each of the plurality of corner assemblies with an ECU based on the measured data. At least one load dependent vehicle characteristic is calculated based on the vehicle load at the individual corner assemblies with the ECU. At least one vehicle operating parameter is adjusted to compensate for the at least one load dependent vehicle characteristic.
US09211773B2	Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle including left and right front wheels effectively prevents deterioration of a travel feeling caused by vibrations occurring in the left and right front wheels. The straddle-type vehicle includes a body frame, left and right front wheels, a link mechanism configured to connect the left and right front wheels with the body frame, a shock absorber configured to damp vibrations in the same phase occurring in the left and right front wheels, and a damper configured to damp vibrations in opposite phases occurring in the left and right front wheels. The damper is configured such that its damping force increases at least in a certain frequency range as the frequency of the vibrations in the opposite phases increases.
US09211770B2	Tire pressure monitoring unit and method for producing a tire pressure monitoring unit A tire pressure monitoring unit includes a measurement and transmission electronics unit for measuring and wirelessly transmitting pressure information. A power source supplies power to the measurement and transmission electronics unit. A plastic body embeds the measurement and transmission electronics unit and also the power source. A metal carrier sheet, which carries the measurement and transmission electronics unit and also the power source, protrudes out from the plastic body with a fastening portion, which has a fastening hole. A method for producing a tire pressure monitoring unit is also disclosed.
US09211769B2	Rubber composition and tire using the same The present invention relates to a rubber composition capable of sustaining improved on-ice performance of a tire over a long period of time. Specifically, the present invention provides a rubber composition having a rubber component (A) and a composite fiber (B), wherein the composite fiber (B) comprises: a fiber (B1) made of a hydrophilic resin; a covering layer (B2) made of a resin having an affinity for a rubber component and provided to cover at least a portion of the fiber; and a bonding layer (B3) present at least in a portion of an interface between the fiber (B1) and the covering layer (B2) and having affinities for both the hydrophilic resin and the resin having an affinity for the rubber component.
US09211768B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with an inboard shoulder main groove, an outboard shoulder groove, and a center main groove provided therebetween, to form an outboard shoulder portion, an inboard shoulder portion, an inboard middle portion, and an outboard middle portion, the inboard and outboard middle portions being formed as ribs respectively, that are provided with only sipes having widths less than 2.0 mm, wherein the sipes provided on the inboard middle portion include a full-opened sipe, the sipes provided on the outboard middle portion consisting of outer semi-opened sipes and inner semi-opened sipes, wherein the number of the inner semi-opened sipes is smaller than the number of the outer semi-opened sipes.
US09211767B2	Tread with incisions A tread for passenger-vehicle tire having radially on the outside a running surface and comprising a plurality of elements, at least certain of these elements being provided with at least one incision delimited by two opposite faces, this incision consisting of a succession of thin sections and of thick sections placed in an alternating manner, the thin sections being inclined at an angle A equal to no more than 40 degrees, this angle being measured relative to a direction perpendicular to the running surface of the tread and passing through the points of the incision on the running surface of the tread, the thick sections forming an angle B of between 60 degrees and 120 degrees with a direction perpendicular to the running surface of the tread, and the thin sections having a width e less than the width E of the thick sections, the width of the thin sections being such that, when they go through the contact patch, the walls delimiting said thin sections are in contact, and the width of the thick sections being such that, when they go through the contact patch, the walls delimiting the thick sections are not in contact.
US09211766B2	Method of designing a tire, and tire Method of designing a tire for the steered axle of a heavy goods vehicle, having a nominal sidewall height F, having a tread in the new state having a maximum total width Lo for maximum contact with the ground and provided with at least four circumferential grooves each extending between the tread surface and a groove bottom, these grooves delimiting three intermediate ribs and two edge ribs axially bounding the tread, each edge rib having two lateral walls, one of which, known as the internal lateral wall, having a height PREp measured with respect to the bottom of the groove delimiting the edge rib, this internal lateral wall having, when viewed in section on a plane containing the axis of rotation, an inclination DEp, each edge rib having a width LEp greater than the width of each of the intermediate ribs, by iteratively determining values for the dimensions LEp, PREp and DEp that satisfy the following relationship: P(LEp, DEp, PREp)<1.105769231×F, with P(LEp, DEp, PREp)=−303.528−2.00675×LEp+10.2755×DEp+81.0414×PREp−0.052551×LEp2−0.0825991×LEp×DEp+0.225564×LEp×PREp−0.111262×DEp2−0.209215×DEp×PREp−2.5831×PREp2. Also, the tire having edge rib widths and lateral wall angles thus determined.
US09211763B2	Pneumatic tire To provide a pneumatic tire wherein the lightweight properties of a tire is secured while improving the plunger energy and BES resistance thereof, which is particularly suitable for tires for a large passenger car or extra load tires.A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass 1 as a skeleton, and at least two belt layers 2a, 2b each formed by rubberizing a plurality of steel cords arranged obliquely with respect to the tire circumferential direction on the outside in the tire radial direction of the crown portion of the carcass is provided. The steel cord is composed of two or more core wires and five to seven sheath wires twisted together around the core wires; the interval between adjacent steel cords in the belt layer is more than 1.0 mm and not more than 1.50 mm; and the gauge of the belt layer is not less than 1.20 mm and not more than 1.60 mm.
US09211758B2	Luminous pencil A pencil has a pencil casing made of a sharpenable casing material and a core held in a central receiving bore in the casing material that extends in the longitudinal direction of the pencil. One or more optical fibers made of a sharpenable material is/are arranged in the pencil casing. The optical fiber or optical fibers extends in the longitudinal direction as well and are at least partially surrounded by the material of the pencil casing. A light entry surface of the at least one optical fiber is arranged at the rear end of the pencil casing such that a light source, which is present there, can be used to inject light to said light entry surface. The light exit surface of the optical fiber exits at the forward end of the pencil casing.
US09211754B2	Stamp and associated stamp pad The invention relates to a stamp comprising a telescoping upper and lower part as well as a printing plate holder pivotally disposed in the lower part to accommodate the stamp plate. A retaining device for a stamp pad is associated with the printing plate holder, and in a rest position the printing plate holder is positioned in the range 80° to 135°, preferably at approximately 90° with respect to a contact area. From this rest position the stamp can be displaced into an operating position to produce a stamped imprint via guide means, whereby the printing plate holder is turned about two guide pins, wherein one guide pin is respectively disposed on a side face of the printing plate holder, and the guide pins simultaneously engage in guide slots in the upper and lower part.
US09211753B2	Electronic printing device in the form of a hand stamp An electronic printing device in the form of a hand stamp includes a housing in which a solid-state electronic printing assembly cartridge is removably inserted. Electric contacts, which are arranged on one face of the cartridge, for supplying power to and controlling the cartridge rest against corresponding electric contacts in the housing under the influence of pressure when the cartridge is inserted in the housing in the operating state. For this purpose, a spring device for holding the cartridge against the housing contacts is arranged in the housing on the cartridge face opposite the face with the electric contacts, and the spring device is a leaf spring which is arranged on a drive part face facing the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted in the operating state and which is angled outward and directly presses against the cartridge, the drive part being movably arranged in the housing. A movable wedge, which is provided in order to adjust the drive part, interacts with an upper surface of the drive part.
US09211752B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette includes a cassette case, a tape roll housed in the cassette case, an arm portion that guides a tape, and a long hole extending in a left-right direction of the cassette case and formed straddling a center position of the cassette case in the left-right direction, wherein a first distance (a length of the long hole in the left-right direction) is larger than a second distance (a length from an end portion of the tape cassette in an opposite direction to a feed direction of the tape fed in the arm portion, to an end portion of the long hole in the opposite direction), and a center of gravity of the tape cassette is located in a specific area whose both end positions in the left-right direction are the same as those of the long hole, and which extends in a front-rear direction.
US09211748B2	Printing apparatus and calibration method A printing apparatus and a calibration method are provided which, by using a small-capacity memory, can perform a high-speed calibration processing on data used to eject ink of the same color from a plurality of nozzle arrays. By ejecting ink of the same color from the plurality of nozzle arrays, patch is printed and, based on the printed result of the patch, a content of a print data correction processing is changed.
US09211747B1	System for measuring ribbon tension A ribbon includes a substrate film, wherein the film comprises a tensionable material; and an ink disposed on the ribbon. A length of the ribbon includes portions that have been tensioned to provide a code readable from the ribbon by measuring the tension over the length of the ribbon.
US09211742B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and recording medium storing an image forming program An image forming apparatus can detect a foreign object promptly during homing operation. After starting the homing operation, the image forming apparatus determines whether or not a carriage stops moving by detecting motion or stop of the carriage until timing to change detecting when either the carriage reaches predetermined position or velocity of the carriage reaches predetermined value. If the image forming apparatus determines that the carriage stops moving, the image forming apparatus controls a main scanning motor to stop driving. After the timing to change detecting, the image forming apparatus detects load variation of the main scanning motor. If the load variation is detected, the image forming apparatus controls the main scanning motor to stop driving.
US09211740B2	Printer apparatus and printer apparatus control method A printer apparatus includes a printing part including a platen roller and a print head for printing objects onto a recording sheet, and a feeding part for feeding the recording sheet to the printing part. The feeding part includes a first feed port and a second feed port for feeding the recording sheet, a first roller for conveying a first recording sheet fed through the first feed port, a second roller for conveying a second recording sheet fed through the second feed port, a delivery port for feeding the recording sheet conveyed by the first roller and the second roller, a tension member having elasticity, a third roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the first roller by the tension member, and a fourth roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the second roller by the tension member.
US09211739B2	Medium-holding device, medium-conveying device, and inkjet recording device The present invention provides a medium-holding device capable of setting a suction pressure for each of various areas within a suction-holding surface, a medium-conveying device, and an inkjet recording device. In an embodiment of the invention, a cover is attached to a main body formed into a drum shape such that a surface of the cover functions as the suction-holding surface for a paper sheet. The cover has a plurality of suction apertures formed thereon from which suction apertures the paper sheet on the suction-holding surface is sucked. The suction apertures are arranged at a certain pitch. A specific suction aperture of them has a narrowing member attached thereto. The suction aperture having the narrowing member attached thereto has the suction pressure lowered. Therefore, by adjusting an arrangement of the specific suction aperture having the narrowing member attached thereto, the suction pressure can be partially controlled within the suction-holding surface.
US09211735B2	Tray and ink jet textile-printing apparatus A tray includes a main body having a setting surface to set a material to be textile-printed, a frame portion that is fit in the main body in a state of setting the material to be textile-printed on the setting surface, and maintains the setting state of the material to be textile-printed, and a setting guide display that is provided in the frame portion and used as a criterion at the time of determining a setting position of the material to be textile-printed on the main body. A plurality of setting guide displays are provided in the frame portion.
US09211732B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto a medium which is transported in a transport direction; a suction mechanism for sucking the medium; and a medium supporting portion that supports the medium. The medium supporting portion includes a first suction pore, a second suction pore and a third suction pore for actuating a suction force of the suction mechanism, the first suction pore, the second suction pore and the third suction pore are disposed in order along the transport direction of the medium from an upstream side to a downstream side, the first suction pore is disposed at a position which opposes the liquid ejecting unit, and the first suction pore has a larger hole diameter than that of the second suction pore.
US09211729B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a medium support unit which has a supporting face for supporting a medium onto which liquid is ejected, and a heating unit which can heat liquid ejected onto the medium, in which the supporting face is configured of a member of which at least a part has thermal conductivity of equal to or smaller than 0.4 W/mK.
US09211726B2	Image forming method and image forming apparatus To provide an image forming method, which contains: applying a treatment liquid onto a recording medium; and applying a recording ink onto the recording medium, wherein the treatment liquid contains a cationic resin having a cationic degree of 5 or higher, nonionic polyacryl amide, an alkali salt of a C12-C18 olefin-maleic acid copolymer, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water, and wherein the recording ink contains a colorant, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water.
US09211721B2	Slot-to-slot circulation in a fluid ejection device In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a die substrate having first and second fluid slots along opposite substrate sides and separated by a substrate central region. First and second internal columns of closed chambers are associated with the first and second slots, respectively, and the internal columns are separated by the central region. Fluidic channels extending across the central region fluidically couple closed chambers from the first internal column with closed chambers from the second internal column. Pump actuators in each closed chamber pump fluid through the channels from slot to slot.
US09211719B2	Ink tank A ink tank includes a casing having a partition wall configured to divide from each other an absorber storage chamber for storing an absorber capable of retaining ink and an ink storage chamber for storing ink to be supplied to the absorber storage chamber, and an ink supply port provided at the bottom surface of the absorber storage chamber and configured to supply the ink in the absorber storage chamber to an outside, wherein the sectional configuration when the absorber storage chamber is cut by a plane parallel to the partition wall and passing through the ink supply port is substantially T-shaped.
US09211715B2	Liquid ejection head and process for producing liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head including a recording element substrate provided with a substrate and a flow-path-forming member forming a flow path in a principal surface of the substrate, a support member supporting the recording element substrate and an underfill material covering at least a joint portion at which the substrate and the support member are joined to each other, wherein the flow-path-forming member is formed in such a manner that an end portion thereof projects from at least one side surface of the substrate, the underfill material covers an external surface of the joint portion and covers the at least one side surface of the substrate in such a manner that the underfill material reaches the projecting end portion of the flow-path-forming member.
US09211714B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a plurality of actuator units, each including a connection terminal row; an interconnection substrate which is disposed to face the plurality of actuator units, is electrically connected to the connection terminal row of each of the plurality of actuator units, and extends in a second direction intersecting a first direction that is a transporting direction of a recording sheet; an external connection terminal row which is provided to the interconnection substrate; and a plurality of liquid flow passages which supply a liquid to each of the plurality of actuator units. The plurality of liquid flow passages are arranged on an outer side of the interconnection substrate in the first direction, and the external connection terminal row is arranged between the plurality of liquid flow passages in the second direction.
US09211713B2	Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser is disclosed herein. An example of such a fluid dispenser includes a member configured to define a plurality of orifices through which a fluid is ejected and a manifold including a plurality of fluid passageways each of which is configured to have a different angle relative to the member. This example of a fluid dispenser additionally includes a plurality of slots each of which is coupled to a different one of the fluid passageways of the manifold to conduct the fluid from the fluid passageways towards the orifices. Additional features and modifications of this fluid dispenser are disclosed herein, as are other examples of fluid dispensers.
US09211709B2	Liquid droplet jetting apparatus A liquid droplet jetting apparatus configured to jet liquid droplets, includes: a channel structure; an energy applying device including a plurality of first contact points; a wiring board arranged to face the surface of the energy applying device and connected to the energy applying device. The wiring board includes second contact points electrically connected to the first contact points, respectively and signal wiring lines connected to the second contact points, respectively. Further, the liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a sealing material arranged, between the wiring board and the energy applying device, to surround at least a part of an area in which the first and second contact points are arranged, and a recess-protrusion portion formed in an area, of the wiring board, which is positioned between the sealing material and the second contact points, and which is other than an area in which the second contact points are arranged.
US09211708B2	Inkjet print head, method of manufacturing the same and drawing apparatus equipped with the same Provided are a manufacturing method of an inkjet print head, the inkjet print head and a drawing apparatus equipped with the inkjet print head. The manufacturing method includes: forming a separation assisting layer on a substrate; forming heating resistors, thin-film transistors and nozzles for ejecting liquid, on the separation assisting layer; separating the separation assisting layer from the substrate; forming a first heat-conductive layer on the opposite surface of the separation assisting layer from the nozzles; and forming an ink supply port for supplying ink to the nozzles from a first heat-conductive layer side of the inkjet print head.
US09211699B2	Method of controlling a printer and printer having at least one print bar The invention relates to a method of controlling a printer, the printer having an array of nozzles which extends across a print zone of the printer, the method comprising the steps of: evaluating a nozzle status of the array of nozzles; printing a first swath across the print media in the print zone, wherein the array of nozzles is located in a first position during printing of the first swath; determining a second position of the array of nozzles for printing a second swath so that, under consideration of the determined nozzle status, the combined output of the first and second swaths meets a predetermined criterion; moving the array of nozzles to the determined second position and printing the second swath across the print media in the print zone.
US09211697B2	Transfix surface member coating A transfix surface member for use in aqueous ink jet printer comprises a substrate. A conformance layer is disposed on the substrate layer. A surface layer comprising a siloxane polymer network is on the conformance layer. The siloxane polymer network comprises a plurality of diphenylsiloxane moieties and a plurality of polar moieties, the diphenylsiloxane moieties and polar moieties being bonded to the siloxane polymer network by one or more siloxane linkages. An indirect printing apparatus employing the transfix surface member is also disclosed.
US09211696B2	Intaglio printing press and method of monitoring operation of the same There is described an intaglio printing press comprising a plate cylinder (8) carrying one or more intaglio printing plates (8c) and an impression cylinder (7) cooperating with the plate cylinder (8), a printing nip being formed between the plate cylinder (8) and the impression cylinder (7). The plate cylinder (8) and the impression cylinder (7) each comprise one or more cylinder pits (8a, 7a) and a corresponding number of cylinder segments (8b, 7b), the plate cylinder (8) and the impression cylinder (7) being in rolling contact with one another during printing operations along their respective cylinder segments (8a, 7b) when no cylinder pits (8a, 7a) are present at the printing nip. The intaglio printing press further comprises a monitoring system (150) designed to monitor a rolling condition of the impression cylinder (7) with respect to the plate cylinder (8) and to provide an indication as to whether or not the rolling condition corresponds to a desired rolling condition, the desired rolling condition being a rolling condition corresponding to true rolling of the impression cylinder (7) with respect to the plate cylinder (8) where no slippage occurs between a circumferential surface of the impression cylinder (7) and a circumferential surface of the plate cylinder (8). Also described is a method of monitoring operation of an intaglio printing press.
US09211695B2	Low-cost measurement system for photopolymer film polymerization monitoring A monitoring device includes a light source, an optical filter, and an optical detector. The monitoring device may monitor curing processes, such as ultraviolet (UV) curing processes to determine the progression of the level of cure of a light-activated material to a substrate. The light source emits light toward a light-activated material, such as a film, and/or a substrate. The optical filter is positioned so that a wavelength of the light is transmitted through the optical filter after the light is reflected off of the substrate and/or the film. The optical detector is positioned to detect the light that is transmitted through the optical filter.
US09211690B1	Microstructured reconfigurable composite material A microstructured reconfigurable or morphing composite material with controlled anisotropic deformation properties. The composite material provides highly controlled deformation and stiffness properties. Microscopic three dimensional structures are included in the composite material to control its deformation kinematics and stiffness properties. The composite material has highly segregated in-plane and out-of-plane stiffness properties.
US09211688B1	Non-woven fibers-in-fibers from melt-blown polymer blends Methods for preparing composite non-woven fibers-in-fibers, otherwise referred to as composite polymeric fibers having an island-in-sea morphology, are described. The composite polymeric fibers may be prepared by a method that includes melt-blowing a blend of a first polymer and an immiscible second polymer to form the composite polymer fibers. The first polymer forms a matrix that surrounds the second polymer. Typically, the second polymer forms nanofibers within the matrix of the first polymer. The composite polymeric fiber may be treated with a solvent that selectively dissolves the matrix of the composite polymeric fiber and that does not dissolve the nanofibers of the composite polymeric fiber, and the nanofibers then may be collected for further treatment or use.
US09211687B2	Self-healing and self-cleaning tires utilizing active material actuation A self-healing and/or self-cleaning tire comprising at least one active material element configured when undergoing an actuation cycle to repair a structural anomaly, such as a crack or puncture, and/or remove a surface anomaly, such as foreign substances or objects adhered to or lodged in the tire.
US09211686B2	Tyre having a built-in self-sealing layer A method for protecting a tire against punctures includes: providing a self-sealing layer; providing an anti-tack layer that includes particles having a shape factor higher than 5; forming a tire such that the self-sealing layer is built into the tire during manufacture of the tire; and applying the anti-tack layer a radially internal surface of the self-sealing layer.
US09211685B2	Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire including the steps of: curing a pneumatic tire including, on at least a part of the inner surface of the tire, a resin layer which is formed of any one of a thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic elastomeric composition obtained by dispersing an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin; disposing a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material on the resin layer; and attaching the noise absorbing member to the resin layer by bonding a locking member formed of a thermoplastic resin to the resin layer through the noise absorbing member by thermal fusion. The locking member has a width, in the tire axial direction, that is less than a width of the noise absorbing member.
US09211677B2	Inkjet printing method for forming a continuous three-dimensional structure An inkjet printing method for forming a continuous three-dimensional structure is disclosed. A pre-patterned temporary structure is formed on a substrate for defining a filling groove on the substrate. An inkjet printing process is performed for filling the ink droplets into the filling groove. The ink droplets cover the filling groove and contact the surface of the temporary structure and the substrate at the same time. A self-aligned effect is formed by a composition of the gravity of the ink droplets, a surface tension between the ink droplets and the temporary structure, and a surface tension between the ink droplets and the substrate. When the ink droplets are solidified, a standalone continuous three-dimensional structure is formed by removing the temporary structure. The geometry of the continuous three-dimensional structure can be defined by the temporary structure; therefore a small track width of the solidified ink droplets can be obtained.
US09211675B2	Installation for fabricating parts by selective melting of powder An installation for fabricating parts by selective melting of powder, the installation including a vessel including a bottom constituted by a movable plate, a mechanism bringing powder into the vessel, and a mechanism generating and moving a laser beam or an electron beam configured to give rise to selective melting of the powder in the vessel. The movable plate includes a tensioning mechanism tensioning in at least one direction parallel its plane.
US09211671B2	Apparatus for reshaping plastic preforms, having a heating device An apparatus for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a plurality of blow-molding stations that each have at least one receptacle space, within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into the plastic containers. The apparatus also includes a conveying device that conveys the containers along at least one specified travel path, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of heating devices that are arranged along the travel path of each container, upstream of the blow-molding stations, wherein at least one heating device is allocated to at least one blow-molding station.
US09211668B2	Receiving system A system and method for post-treatment of a hollow body molding produced in an injection molding mold. A receiving finger is provided with a first end and a second end. The receiving finger is designed that it can engage into the hollow body molding. The outside shape of the receiving finger substantially corresponds to inside shape of the hollow body molding so that the receiving finger (5) can hold the hollow body molding. Preferably, the outside diameter of the receiving finger is substantially equal to inside diameter of the hollow body molding in a cooled condition so that the hollow body molding can be removed from the receiving finger even after shrinkage. Desirably, the outside diameter of the receiving finger is between about 0.01 mm and about 1 mm and preferably about 0.1 to about 0.5 mm smaller than the inside diameter of the hollow body preform in the removal condition so that the hollow body molding can be removed from the receiving finger even after shrinkage. An apparatus is desirably provided for at least one of cooling and heating the hollow body molding so that the hollow body molding can be selectively cooled or heated by means of the system.
US09211665B2	Method for producing a plastic container having a planar electronic element, plastic container produced according to said method, and injection mold for carrying out the method In order to produce a plastic container (1, 2) having a planar electronic element (15), a planar electronic element (15) is introduced into a recess (29) of an inner face of a mold. The mold comprises an outer mold part (10) and a mold core (11), which form a mold cavity (12). Molten plastic material is injected into the mold cavity (12). After the subsequent cooling of the plastic material, mold removal is carried out. The recess (29) is arranged on an inner face (26) of the outer mold part (10). The molten plastic material is injected into the mold cavity in such a way that the molten plastic material flows substantially parallel along a surface (25) of the planar electronic element (15) facing the mold cavity (12). The planar electronic element (15) is an RFID inlay, for example. The planar electronic element does not require a protective casing and can be sprayed directly.
US09211658B2	Coated molds and related methods and components Molds that have coated mold surfaces, as well as methods and components associated with such molds, are provided. The mold surface coatings may be formed of a polymeric material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and may be very thin (e.g., 50 microns or less). The coatings may facilitate the release of articles formed in the mold and may also reduce, or eliminate, the build up of contaminants on mold surfaces during processing which, thus, increases mold lifetime. The coatings may be formed in a chemical vapor deposition process with process conditions selected to enable formation of uniform, conformal coatings, even on mold features having small dimensions and/or high aspect ratios. The coatings are particularly well suited to be used in connection with rubber tires molds, though also can be used in other types of molds and articles.
US09211654B2	Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellets and manufacturing method of the same To provide continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pellets having a good dispersion property of a reinforcing fiber bundle in injection molded articles and capable of achieving a satisfactory outward appearance of the injection molded articles and satisfying a mechanical strength of the injection molded articles by fully exerting the reinforcing effect, and a manufacturing method of the same.In continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellets manufactured by letting a long reinforcing fiber bundle be impregnated with molten thermoplastic resin and pultruding the resin-impregnated reinforcing fiber bundle with twisting, followed by the cutting of a rod-shaped composition formed of the twisted resin-impregnated reinforcing fiber bundle into pellets, a volume filling ratio Vf, which is a proportion of a cross section area of the reinforcing fiber bundle in a cross section area of a pellet cross section in a direction perpendicular to a pellet longitudinal direction, is in a range of 70% to 20%, and a twisting pitch P given by P=L/d (where L is a traveling length of a twist in a rod-shaped composition longitudinal direction per rotation of the rod-shaped composition, and d is a diameter of a circle comparable to an area of a rod-shaped composition cross section) is in a range of 2.5 to 36 (m/rev·m).
US09211650B2	Power operated rotary knife A rolling bearing strip for a power operated rotary knife providing bearing support for rotation of a rotary knife blade with respect to a blade housing. The rolling bearing strip includes: a plurality of rolling bearings disposed in spaced apart relation; and a flexible separator cage for positioning the plurality of spaced apart rolling bearings, the flexible separator cage including interlocking first and second ends, the first end of the separator cage including a wall defining a projecting member and the second end of the separator cage including a wall defining a receiving member, the first end projecting member and the second end receiving member being in opposed facing relationship and the first end projecting member extending into the second end receiving member to secure the first end to the second end and form an annular, continuous rolling bearing ring.
US09211648B2	Operating a mobile robot A robot system that includes an operator control unit, mission robot, and a repeater. The operator control unit has a display. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the operator control unit. The repeater receives a communication signal between the operator control unit and the robot and retransmits the signal.
US09211637B1	Apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.
US09211632B2	Waterproof sander A waterproof sander comprises a body and a waterproof cover. The body has a housing to hold a drive motor, a drive board driven by the drive motor to proceed a rotational displacement and a sanding disk movable by the drive board and separated from the housing to form a gap between them. The waterproof cover includes a first sealing portion, a mask portion extended from the first sealing portion, and a second sealing portion integrally extended from the mask portion. The first sealing portion is attached to the housing. The mask portion covers the gap. The second sealing portion is located between the drive board and sanding disk to prevent liquid from flowing into the body to provide waterproof effect.
US09211630B2	Grinding machine control method and control system employing the method A grinding machine control method and a control system employing the method is disclosed. The grinding machine control method includes the step of providing a plurality of sub processing procedures each dominating a grinding machine to execute a respective processing step, the step of providing a processing scheduling processing to link the sub processing procedures into a main processing procedure, and the step of executing the main processing procedure to enable the grinding machine to run subject to the processing steps executed by the respective sub processing procedures.
US09211629B2	Polishing apparatus An object of the present invention is to improve the capability of lifting a substrate with the polishing performance of the substrate maintained. A polishing apparatus 100 includes a polishing table 110 to which a polishing pad 108 for polishing a substrate 102 is attached, a liquid feeding section configured to feed a liquid 109 to a polishing surface of the polishing pad 108, a top ring 116 configured to suck and convey the substrate 102 from the polishing surface, the substrate 102 being disposed on the polishing surface via the liquid 109 fed by the liquid feeding section, and a control section configured to inject a fluid (N2) into an internal area 109a of the liquid 109 interposed between the substrate 102 and the polishing pad 108.
US09211616B2	Method of constructing manufacture system A method of constructing a manufacture system for manufacturing one product by sequential manufacture works each of which is performed by each of at least one manufacture work machine, the method including: a main-apparatus preparing step of preparing, for said each of the at least one manufacture work machine, a main apparatus including a main frame and a central control device; a work-element-performing-apparatus preparing step of preparing, for said each of the at least one manufacture work machine, a plurality of work-element performing apparatuses; a work-element-performing-apparatus installing step of installing the prepared plurality of work-element performing apparatuses on the main frame of the prepared main apparatus; and a central-control-device setting step of executing setting, with respect to the central control device of the prepared main apparatus, for controlling the prepared plurality of work-element performing apparatuses in a centralized manner.
US09211614B2	Bi—Al—Zn—based Pb-free solder alloy A Pb-free solder alloy whose residual stress during solidification is small and which achieves high joint strength and high reliability, can suppress a reaction between Ni and Bi or diffusion of Ni when used to join Ni-containing electronic parts or substrates, and can withstand a high reflow temperature. A first aspect of a Pb-free solder alloy consists of 0.03% by mass or more but 0.70% by mass or less of Al, 0.2% by mass or more but 14.0% by mass or less of Zn, and the balance being Bi except for inevitable impurities. A second aspect of a Pb-free solder alloy consists of 0.03% by mass or ore but 0.70% by mass or less of Al, 0.2% by mass or more but 14.0% by mass or less of Zn, not more than 0.500% by mass of P, and the balance being Bi except for inevitable impurities.
US09211612B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector for electrically connecting a first electronic element to a second electronic element, includes an insulating body having multiple receiving holes. Each receiving hole is internally provided with a conducting assembly. The conducting assembly includes a first conductor and a liquid metal conductor. At least one part of the first conductor is a conducting layer arranged at an inner wall of the receiving hole. The liquid metal conductor is made of gallium or gallium alloy. The receiving hole is internally provided with a plug, and a receiving cavity is formed above the plug. One end of the first conductor is formed into a welding portion. The liquid metal conductor is received in the receiving cavity, and electrically connected to the first electronic element and the first conductor.
US09211611B2	Laser crystallization of thin films on various substrates at low temperatures A method and system are provided for crystallizing thin films with a laser system. The method includes obtaining a thin film comprising a substrate and a target layer that contains nano-scale particles and is deposited on the substrate. The heat conduction between the target layer and the substrate of the thin film is determined based on thermal input from the laser system to identify operating parameters for the laser system that cause crystallization of the nano-scale particles of the target layer in an environment at near room temperature with the substrate remaining at a temperature below the temperature of the target layer. The laser system is then operated with the determined operating parameters to generate a laser beam that is transmitted along an optical path to impinge the target layer. The laser beam is pulsed to create a localized rapid heating and cooling of the target layer.
US09211610B2	Device for cutting a structure including wire-like nanoscale objects, and related method A device for cutting a structure including nanotubes, including: a mechanism to polarize linearly laser pulses emitted in a direction of the structure, wherein a duration of the laser pulses is roughly between 1 femtosecond and 300 femtoseconds; and a mechanism to focus the linearly polarized laser pulses on the structure.
US09211608B2	Laser welding of disc to close needle end A cutting apparatus has a handle and a hollow needle having a first end connected to the handle and a second end. The needle outer diameter is about 0.04 inch or less. An end cap is formed from a blank material. Preferably, at least one bridge is formed between the end cap and the blank material. The end cap is welded to the second end to enclose the needle and then the bridge is cut. The end cap has substantially flat inner and outer surfaces. The needle has a port and a hollow cutter that slides within the needle. The cutter has a first end connected to a drive, and a second end having a cutting edge. An outer cutter diameter is less than the needle inner diameter. The drive reciprocates the cutter within the needle to perform a cut.
US09211606B2	Sheet metal clamp used in combination with a manipulator arm, and having an electromechanical balancing module The clamp comprises a balancing module that provides one degree of freedom between the mounting and the mobile subassembly that connects together the fixed and mobile arms and a main actuator, and this module has a device for moving this mobile subassembly relative to the mounting in this degree of freedom, for example in translation, the balancing system comprising a flexible device which is connected to the mobile subassembly and which applies a force, in said degree of freedom, to at least one member connected to the mounting, and, in addition, at least one balancing actuator for moving the mobile subassembly to a balanced position relative to the mounting. Particularly applicable to electrical resistance welding clamps.
US09211601B2	Austenitic steel welded joint An austenitic steel welded joint is produced by gas tungsten arc welding an austenitic steel base metal with a welding material of austenitic steel having a composition comprising: C≦0.1%; Si≦0.8%; Mn: 1.5 to 5.5%; Ni: 8 to 15%; Cr: 18 to 24%; Al<0.05%; N: 0.15 to 0.35%; and one or more of V≦0.5%, Nb≦0.5%, and Mo≦4.5% if necessary, the balance being Fe and impurities that contain O≦0.02%, P≦0.05%, and S≦0.03%. The chemical composition satisfies [413−462(C+N)−9.2Si−8.1Mn−13.7Cr−9.5Ni−18.5Mo≦−70]. The amount of ferrite of the weld metal is 20% or less in area ratio. The welded joint has high strength and excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and is useful in high-pressure hydrogen gas piping where no postweld heat treatment is performed.
US09211600B2	Boron carbide-containing ceramic bonded body and method for producing the bonded body A bonded, boron carbide-containing ceramic body includes ceramic members. These ceramic members each contain boron carbide at 2 mass % or higher, and are integrated together via a bonding layer bonded with a bonding material containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, gold and zirconium or integrated together via a bonding layer formed from one of aluminum metal and an aluminum compound and a titanium compound as bonding materials, wherein a bonded part has a strength of 100 MPa or higher. According to this technology, the boron carbide-containing ceramic members can be bonded together with a high strength of 100 MPa or more by a simple process, and further, the bonding is feasible with excellent chemical resistance at the bonded part as needed.
US09211599B2	Grid forming machine for making plates of electric storage cells Grid forming machine for making plates of electric storage cells, which comprises two pressing towers operatively active in succession on a continuous lead band that advances with a substantially constant speed, and each equipped with a framework slidably mounted along the direction of forward movement of the band on the support structure of the machine; with a linear actuator mounted on the framework of the tower and supporting a relative press; and with a matrix fixed to the framework under the linear actuator. The two presses of the two pressing towers are moved cyclically and alternatingly by the linear actuators to move between a raised position and a lowered position, in which they cut the band forming it in the shape of a continuous grid. Moving means are foreseen acting on the pressing towers to move them sliding with a back-and-forth cyclical stroke equipped with at least one operative section with substantially the same speed as that of forward movement of the continuous band, and actuation means to cyclically and alternatingly control the two linear actuators to move the presses from the raised position to the lowered position at the operative section of the cyclical stroke of the corresponding pressing towers.
US09211597B2	Cutting tool and cutting insert for the same A cutting tool includes one or more cutting portions. Each of the cutting portions has a cutting insert and an insert pocket for mounting the cutting insert. The insert pocket has a top surface with one or more projecting portions with a shape of serration, and a bottom supporting surface. The cutting insert has a top surface mating with said projecting portions of the insert pocket, and a bottom surface mating with the bottom supporting surface of the insert pocket. The top surface of the cutting insert has one or more outwardly sloped surfaces mating with the projecting portions of the insert pocket, and one or more inwardly sloped surfaces positioned off the projecting portions.
US09211596B2	Detachable cutting tool segment with resilient clamping and cutting tool therefor A cutting tool having at least one segment pocket formed at a peripheral surface thereof, and respectively, at least one cutting tool segment, detachably mounted in each segment pocket. Each cutting tool segment has a longitudinal segment axis extending in a rearward to forward direction, and upper and lower ends, located on opposite sides of the segment axis. The lower end has two spaced apart lower abutment surfaces. An insert retention portion is formed in the upper end, at a forward end of the cutting tool segment. A resilient retention arm is formed in the upper end, rearwardly spaced apart from the insert retention portion. The retention arm has an upper abutment surface. In a side view of the cutting tool segment, the upper and lower abutment surfaces are linear.
US09211593B2	End mill having an asymmetric index angle arrangement for machining titanium An end mill for machining titanium includes a cutting portion having blunt teeth alternated with flutes. Each flute includes, in order from the cutting edge, a rake surface, a concavely shaped bending portion, a convexly shaped ejecting portion and a tooth relief edge. The convexly shaped ejecting portion has an ejection height E, which is measurable between an apex of the ejecting portion to an imaginary straight line extending from a nadir of the adjacent bending portion of the flute to the adjacent tooth relief edge. In a plane perpendicular to a rotation axis of the end mill, the ejection height E and a cutting portion diameter DE, fulfill the condition 0.010DE
US09211590B2	Screw head wedge clamp assembly for cutting tool A screw head wedge clamp assembly for a cutting tool includes a clamp screw having a screw head with a frustum-shaped portion, and a screw head wedge clamp having a body and a clamp head extending from the body. The clamp head has a frustum-shaped portion that is received in a mounting screw bore of a cutting insert. The wedge clamp contacts a radiused bottom wall of the clamp bore when the clamp screw is threaded into a threaded bore of an insert pocket, thereby causing the clamp head to exert a downward and rearward force against a mounting screw bore of the cutting insert to securely hold the cutting insert in the insert pocket. The screw head wedge clamp does not contact a top surface of the cutting insert, but only the frustum-shaped portion contacts the mounting screw bore of the cutting insert.
US09211589B2	Double-sided, nonagon cutting insert A double-sided, nonagon cutting insert includes a top surface, a bottom surface identical to the top surface, nine side surfaces that are identical to each other, a cutting edge formed at an intersection between each of the nine side surfaces and the top and bottom surfaces for a total of eighteen cutting edges, and nine corner radiuses identical to each other, each corner radius extending between the top and bottom surfaces and each of the nine side surfaces. Each cutting edge has a non-symmetric profile with respect to a central, longitudinal axis. The non-symmetrical profile of the cutting edge has the technical advantage of providing a variable cutting force, particularly during fine finishing cutting operations.
US09211578B2	Upper tool holder for press brake An upper tool holder for holding an upper tool of a press brake exchangeably, includes a holder main body; an attachment portion provided on an upper portion of the holder main body; a support portion provided on a lower portion of the holder main body; a clamp provided swingably at a vertically intermediate position of the holder main body; an actuator that includes a pushing member for pushing the upper portion of the clamp to fix the upper tool with the support portion; and an open restriction member that has an open restriction portion for restricting the clamp. The open restriction member is provided at a position distanced from a pushed position of the upper portion of the clamp by the pushing member. According to the upper tool holder, the upper tool can be held firmly by the clamp.
US09211575B2	Method of manufacturing roll for roll printing/roll imprinting A method of manufacturing a roll for roll printing/roll imprinting is provided. The method includes preparing an exterior on one surface of which a printed pattern of a predetermined shape is formed and that has magnetic power and having the other surface of the exterior contact an external surface of a central roll so that the exterior is attached to the central roll having magnetic power by magnetic power.Therefore, the method of manufacturing a roll for roll printing/roll imprinting capable of reducing production cost to massively manufacture the roll for roll printing/roll imprinting is provided.
US09211573B2	Hot rolling equipment and hot rolling method Provided are hot rolling equipment and a hot rolling method for precisely controlling the meandering and plate shape of a steel strip, thereby making it possible to prevent tail end squeezing of the steel strip. Hot rolling equipment (10) for this purpose, for sequentially passing a steel strip (1) through rolling machines (11, 12) and thereby rolling the steel strip (1), wherein a plurality of split rolls (63) capable of contacting the steel strip (1) is provided between the rolling machines (11, 12), and, when the split rolls (63) contact the steel strip (1), detection torques (Td, Tw) acting on the left and right ends of the split rolls (63) are detected by torque detectors (67a, 67b), the reduction leveling of the rolling machines (11, 12) being adjusted on the basis of the detected detection torques (Td, Tw) to control the meandering and plate shape of the steel strip (1).
US09211571B1	Line set saver A line set saver (12) has a swab (60) with a wiper (66) for cleaning refrigeration suction and discharge lines. A gas injection port (34) and a line injection port (38) extend through the line set saver (12) to an injector (16) located on a forward end (30). A threaded hole (32) is provided on a rearward end of the gas injection port (34). The line injection port (38) extends from a first side (54) of the line set saver (12) to the gas injection port (34), and a line (42) extends from the first side (54), through the line injection port (38) and from the injector (16). A terminal end of the line (42) is secured to the swab (60). A reel (44) is pivotally mounted to the first side (54) of the line set saver (12) for spooling the line (42) relative to the line injection port (38).
US09211570B2	Ion bombardment treatment apparatus and method for cleaning of surface of base material using the same In an ion bombardment treatment apparatus (1A) and a cleaning method, base materials (W) to be treated are held by a work table (11) so as to be placed between a filament (3) and an anode (4) in a vacuum chamber (2), and a discharge power supply (5) which can generate a glow discharge upon the application of a potential difference between the filament (3) and the anode (4) is insulated from the vacuum chamber (2). In the ion bombardment treatment apparatus (1A) and the cleaning method, the efficiency of the cleaning of a base material can be improved and a power supply can be controlled stably.
US09211569B1	Devices to automate process for cleaning showers and bathtubs An economical and effective process for the complete removal of soap scum and dirt from surfaces such as those in showers and bathtubs without any scrubbing has been defined in patent application Ser. No. 14/515,740, filed on Oct. 16, 2014, with an amended title of ‘Method for Cleaning Soap Scum from Hard Surfaces’. This patent application defines cleaning devices that make the said process easy, practical, and automated. The said devices employ the previous referenced process and ultimately eliminates the chore of cleaning the showers and bathtubs.
US09211567B2	Method and apparatus for applying a material on a substrate The invention provides a method for applying a material onto a substrate using a droplet printing technique wherein a gas stream is released into the direction of a substrate, which gas stream comprises a carrier gas and droplets of a suspension of the material or droplets of a solution of a precursor of the material or droplets of a precursor of the material as such, whereby the droplets in the gas stream are first maintained in a steady flow and subsequently in a converging flow before the droplets are contacted with the substrate. The invention further provides an apparatus for carrying out said method.
US09211565B2	Adhesive layer for digital detectors There is described a digital radiography panel that includes a scintillator screen, an adhesive layer and a flat panel detector. The scintillator screen includes a supporting layer; a phosphor dispersed in a polymeric binder disposed on the supporting layer and an antistatic layer disposed on the polymeric binder, wherein the antistatic layer has a transparency of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm and a surface resistivity of less than 105 ohms per square. The adhesive layer is disposed on the scintillator screen and includes a material selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers and urethane polymers. The adhesive layer has a thickness of from about 5 μm to about 15 μm. The adhesive layer has a transmittance of greater than 95 percent at a wavelength of from about 400 nm to 600 nm. The flat panel detector is disposed on the adhesive layer.
US09211562B2	Device and method for melting and spraying thermoplastics A single-phase portable device melts and sprays thermoplastic using 120-V power. The device includes a vessel for receiving and storing thermoplastic, and heated hollow rod circulators that draw melted thermoplastic upward and redistribute it within the vessel to facilitate rapid and even melting. The device includes a heated hose and nozzle for spraying the material, hose storage area, and wheels and handle for moving device and spraying in multiple locations as desired.
US09211561B2	Self-cleaning glue dispensing system An exemplary self-cleaning glue dispensing system includes a support, a dispensing device, a driving device and a number of cleaning devices. The support receives lens modules ready to receive glue. The cleaning devices are located on the support. The dispensing device includes a container and a dispensing needle to output the glue. The driving device manipulates the dispensing device to dispense glue into the lens modules and after a preset number of glue dispensations, the driving device moves the dispensing device into the cleaning device to clean off any residual glue.
US09211541B2	Nucleic acid amplification apparatus and nucleic acid analysis apparatus According to a conventional technique, when a calibrated temperature measuring probe is used for correcting the temperature absolute values of individually temperature-controllable thermal control blocks, a temperature difference of a maximum of 0.5° C. remains between the thermal control blocks. According to the present invention, the melting temperature of a temperature calibration sample housed in a reaction vessel corresponding to each of the temperature control blocks is measured as a measured melting temperature. The measured melting temperature corresponding to each of the thermal control blocks and the reference melting temperature of the temperature calibration sample are compared, and the temperature absolute value of each of the thermal control blocks is corrected based on respective difference values.
US09211540B2	Identification of biological samples A method for coding and identification of biological samples for in vitro fertilization comprises the steps of applying to receptacles intended for unfertilized eggs and sperm, respectively, an identification code characteristic of the patient; placing unfertilized eggs and sperm, respectively, in the receptacles; storing, transporting and admixing the respective samples in receptacles which each carry the same code; and implanting the resulting embryo in the patient. The identification code may based on RFID technology, in which sample vessels (12) are codified by the application of an RFID tag (13).
US09211531B2	Methods for coating ceramic catalyst supports with base coatings and ceramic catalyst supports having base coatings The disclosure relates to methods for coating ceramic catalyst supports with a base coating, said method comprising, in part, providing an aqueous mixture comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol homopolymer and at least one blocked isocyanate crosslinker, and to ceramic catalyst supports having a base coating comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol homopolymer and at least one blocked isocyanate crosslinker.
US09211530B2	Low silicon SAPO-42 and method of making A porous crystalline silico-alumino-phosphate molecular sieve is described. The molecular sieve has a framework composition on an anhydrous and calcined basis expressed by an empirical formula (SixAlyPz)O2 where x is the mole fraction of Si and has a value from 0.001 to about 0.5, y is the mole fraction of Al and has a value of at least 0.01, z is the mole fraction of P has a value of at least 0.01, and x+y+z=1, where the molecular sieve is characterized as having a LTA framework with an average crystal size of less than 5 micrometers. Methods of making the molecular sieves are also described.
US09211527B1	Selective ammoxidation catalysts A catalytic composition useful for the conversion of an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene, isobutylene or mixtures thereof, to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and mixtures thereof. The catalytic composition comprises a complex of metal oxides comprising bismuth, molybdenum, iron, cerium and other promoters, wherein the ratio of bismuth to cerium ratio in the composition is greater than or equal to 0.45 and less than or equal to 1.5.
US09211526B2	Supported catalyst of digestion residues of titanyl sulphate-containing black solution A composition includes titanium dioxide-containing digestion residue from titanium dioxide production, and at least one further component which is catalytically active. Dimensionally stable, catalytically active solids which are obtained from this composition can be used as catalyst, for example for minimizing nitrogen oxides.
US09211524B2	Porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid materials for chromatographic separations and process for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid material materials, including particulates and monoliths, methods for their manufacture, and uses thereof, e.g., as chromatographic separations materials.
US09211522B2	Microwave-assisted peptide synthesis An instrument and method for accelerating the solid phase synthesis of peptides are disclosed. The method includes the steps of deprotecting a protected first amino acid linked to a solid phase resin by admixing the protected linked acid with a deprotecting solution in a microwave transparent vessel while irradiating the admixed acid and solution with microwaves, activating a second amino acid, coupling the second amino acid to the first acid while irradiating the composition in the same vessel with microwaves, and cleaving the linked peptide from the solid phase resin by admixing the linked peptide with a cleaving composition in the same vessel while irradiating the composition with microwaves.
US09211519B2	Methods to prepare patchy microparticles A method for making microparticles having an exterior surface that includes preparing a self-assembled arrangement of microparticles; contacting the self-assembled microparticles with a patch-forming agent resulting in a microparticle/patch-forming agent assembly having proximal regions between adjacent microparticles and/or proximal regions between a microparticle and another substrate, wherein the patch-forming agent is present in the proximal region; and condensing the patch-forming agent such that a pattern of a plurality of discrete patches of patch-forming agent are formed on the exterior surfaces of the microparticles at the proximal regions. A synthetic microsphere having an exterior spherical surface, wherein the exterior spherical surface comprises a first material and a plurality of discrete, uniformly-dimensioned, patches of a second bioactive material arranged in an orderly array over more than one hemisphere of the microsphere.
US09211517B2	Catalyst retainer for radial flow reactor A catalyst retainer includes an inner particle retention device having apertures and a first non-apertured section; and an outer particle retention device having apertures and a second non-apertured section. The inner and the outer particle retention devices are spaced apart to define a particle retaining space of the retainer. The first non-apertured section and the second non-apertured section define a blanked-off section of the particle retaining space, and the blanked-off section is spaced from an end of the particle retaining space. The catalyst retainer also includes a louver with at least a portion located between the blanked-off section and the end of the particle retaining space. The louver extends into the particle retaining space at an angle with respect to an inner surface of the inner particle retention device. The louver introduces the fluid to the top catalyst free surface in a more uniform manner and hence prevents particle movement and attrition.
US09211509B2	Reverse osmosis membrane for wastewater treatment To provide a reverse osmosis membrane where both salt rejection rate and water permeability required for wastewater treatment are achieved in a high level in spite of using the materials having excellent resistance to chemicals (resistance to alkali and to chlorine). A reverse osmosis membrane for wastewater treatment comprising a sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) polymer containing a constituting component represented by the following formula [I], characterized in that, in a proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum where water molecules in the membrane are measured using the reverse osmosis membrane in a water-containing state, the relation between the chemical shift A (ppm) of spectral peak top derived from bound water and the chemical shift B (ppm) of spectral peak top derived from bulk water satisfies (B−0.36)≦A<(B−0.30): wherein X is H or a univalent cationic species and n is an integer of 10 to 50.
US09211507B2	Water-treatment separating membrane of high flux having good chlorine resistance and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a water-treatment separating membrane includes forming an aqueous amine solution layer on a porous support, and forming a polyamide active layer by dropping droplets of an organic solution including an acyl halide compound on the aqueous amine solution layer. A water-treatment separating membrane manufactured by the same also is provided.
US09211506B2	Doping of inorganic minerals to hydrophobic membrane surface Disclosed is a membrane surface modification method. The method is applicable to a variety of hydrophobic membranes by doping selected inorganic particles. One act of the method involves the in-situ embedment of the inorganic particles onto the membrane surface by dispersing the particles in a non-solvent bath for polymer precipitation. Further membrane surface modification can be achieved by hydrothermally growing new inorganic phase on the embedded particles. The embedment of particles is for the subsequent phase growth.
US09211504B2	Stabilization of porous morphologies for high performance carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes Carbon molecular sieves (CMS) membranes having improved thermal and/or mechanical properties are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a carbon molecular sieve membrane for separating a first and one or more second gases from a feed mixture of the first gas and one or more second gases comprises a hollow filamentary carbon core and a thermally stabilized polymer precursor disposed on at least an outer portion of the core. In some embodiments, the thermally stabilized polymer precursor is created by the process of placing in a reaction vessel the carbon molecular sieve membrane comprising an unmodified aromatic imide polymer, filling the reaction vessel with a modifying agent, and changing the temperature of the reaction vessel at a temperature ramp up rate and ramp down rate for a period of time so that the modifying agent alters the unmodified aromatic imide polymer to form a thermally stabilized polymer precursor.
US09211500B2	Plasma reactor for abating hazardous material A plasma reactor for abating hazardous materials by decomposing various hazardous materials in a front end part of a vacuum pump is provided. A plasma reactor for abating hazardous materials includes a ground electrode part, an insulator, and a driving electrode. The ground electrode part includes a first ground electrode located in a front end part of the vacuum pump and having a tubular shape, including a first end part facing the vacuum pump and a second end part at an opposite side thereof, and a second ground electrode connected to a side of the first ground electrode and having a tubular shape and transferring the process gas. The insulator is connectedly installed to the second end part. The driving electrode is fixed to an outer surface of the insulator, a driving voltage is applied while being connected to a power supply, and low pressure plasma is generated inside of the first ground electrode due to a voltage difference from the ground electrode part.
US09211497B2	Asymmetric gas separation membrane and method for separating methanol from mixed organic vapor using the same An asymmetric gas separation membrane made of an aromatic polyimide mainly containing repeating units having an ether bond which is heated at a temperature near a softening point (Ts) of the aromatic polyimide, and a method for separating methanol from a methanol-containing mixed organic vapor by allowing methanol to selectively permeate the asymmetric gas separation membrane using the membrane.
US09211495B2	Absorbent solution containing a breakdown inhibitor derived from pyrimidine or from triazine and absorption process for acid compounds contained in a gaseous effluent The degradation of an absorbent solution comprising organic compounds provided with an amine function in aqueous solution is reduced considerably in the presence of a small amount of degradation-inhibiting additives belonging to the class of derivatives of pyrimidine or of triazine, at least one substituent of which contains a sulfur atom.The absorbent solution is employed for deacidifying a gaseous effluent.
US09211494B2	Process for floating liquified natural gas pretreatment A method of pretreating a natural gas stream for a floating liquefied natural gas plant is described. A natural gas feed stream is introduced into an amine absorption unit and a temperature swing adsorption unit located on a ship. The temperature swing adsorption unit has a dehydration cycle and a CO2 removal cycle. The amount of motion of the ship, or the level of CO2 in the natural gas feed stream with reduced contaminants, or both, is monitored. If the amount of motion of the ship or the level of CO2 in the natural gas feed stream with reduced contaminants exceeds a predetermined value, temperature swing adsorption unit is switched from the dehydration cycle to the CO2 removal cycle.
US09211493B2	Method and system for anhydrous ammonia recovery An apparatus for recycling exhaust gas includes a vessel containing a reversible ammonia sorber material which is exothermic when sorbing (“loading”) ammonia and which is endothermic when releasing (“unloading”) ammonia. A first valve selectively couples a source of exhaust gas including ammonia to a first port of the vessel, a second valve selectively couples a vacuum pump to the vessel, and a third valve selectively coupling a second port of the vessel to an output. A controller opens and closes the first valve, the second valve and the third valve to implement a loading phase, an intermediate venting phase and an unloading phase for the vessel.
US09211488B2	Fluid filter with localized flow attachment A fluid filter device is described, where a flow attachment member provides a unique interface between the filtering element and a filter head. The fluid filter described herein generally provides a flow structure that is localized and sealed. The flow attachment member is configured to communicate fluid into and out of the fluid filter, and is configured to localize fluid flow both into and out of the fluid filter within a separating structure of the flow attachment member. The flow attachment member further includes a seal structure configured to substantially prevent or at least confine leakage to a localized area away from proximity of the edges of the housing.
US09211486B2	Reduced-pressure, liquid-collection canister with multi-orientation filter A reduced pressure treatment system includes a liquid-collection canister for collecting liquid from a tissue site to which reduced pressure treatment is applied. The canister includes a first space configured to collect the liquid from the tissue site and a filter having a frame and a non-planar filter element. The filter defines a second space within the canister separated from the first space by the filter element. The filter element substantially prevents liquid from passing from the first space into the second space. The filter element substantially allows gaseous communication between the first space and the second space when the second space is exposed to a reduced pressure.
US09211480B2	Polyurethane sword and method of manufacturing a polyurethane sword Disclosed are polymeric swords and sparring instruments having improved mechanical properties and methods of making such swords and sparring instruments. In one embodiment, a polyurethane sword comprises a handle portion and a blade portion. In this embodiment, the polyurethane sword also comprises a flexible support member having a handle support portion and a blade support portion. In this embodiment, the polyurethane sword also comprises a polyurethane outer layer configured to encase the flexible support member from the handle support portion to the blade support portion. The handle portion comprises the handle support portion and the polyurethane outer layer encasing the handle support portion. Moreover, the blade portion comprises the blade support portion and the polyurethane outer layer encasing the blade support portion. In addition, the polyurethane outer layer may be composed of a machine perfused polyurethane mixture.
US09211470B2	Pitch-propelled vehicle A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board.
US09211469B2	Ice skateboard and conversion kit Ice skateboards, ice skateboard conversion kits, and methods for converting a skateboard to an ice skateboard are presented. An ice skateboard or an ice skateboard conversion kit may include four blades. Each blade may include an elongate sharp lower edge and an opening for pivotally mounting the blade on one of four skateboard axle ends. Eight spacer bushings each may include a bore for pivotally mounting the spacer bushing on one of the axle ends. Lengths of two of the spacer bushings may be configured to dispose at least one of the blades along a middle third of one of the axle ends when the blade is pivotally mounted to the axle end between the two spacer bushings.
US09211467B2	Glove with strengthening inserts An athletic glove capable of receiving a human hand is provided. The glove comprises an exterior glove shell having a palm side portion and a back portion and an interior glove liner connected together to form index, middle, ring, and pinky finger sheaths and a thumb sheath. A glove webbing is connected to and extends between the thumb sheath and the index finger sheath. A middle layer is located between the exterior shell and the interior liner. One or more low-elasticity strengthening inserts are affixed to the palm-side portion of the exterior glove shell. The inserts maintain the integrity of the exterior glove shell after repeated use of the glove by limiting the amount the exterior glove shell stretches.
US09211460B2	Ball bat including a fiber composite component having high angle discontinuous fibers A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a barrel portion defining a primary tubular region. The tubular region is formed of a fiber composite material having wall thickness of at least 0.100 inch. The fiber composite material includes at least first and second plies. The first and second plies include first and second pluralities of fibers and first and second resins, respectively. Substantially all of the first and second pluralities of fibers of the first and second plies are aligned to define first and second angles of 45 to 90 degrees with respect to the axis, respectively. The first and second plies have opposite polarities and are positioned with the second ply applied over the first ply. The first and second pluralities of fibers are sectioned such that the fibers do not continuously extend about the full circumference of the tubular region.
US09211452B2	Metal wood club A golf club head is provided with a body that has an address position with a zero degree bounce portion on the sole and a center sole position with a multi-relief surface of the sole having a negative bounce portion. The negative bounce portion may comprise a negative 0.5 to a negative 4.0 degree surface. In one embodiment, the multi-relief surface may comprise the negative bounce portion and a cutaway portion extending to the back of the sole, which may have a depth of about 0.05 to 0.5 inch from a regular sole surface. In another embodiment, the golf club head includes a weight system to adjust the center of gravity. In one embodiment, the weight system is a tube having a weight at one end that may be inserted into the golf club head to move the center of gravity at least forward and backward within 6 mm and up and down within 6 mm. Preferably, the tube is angled downward toward the face by at least 3 degrees.
US09211450B2	Wedge type golf club head A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.
US09211447B2	Golf club A golf club includes a golf club head having a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole, a crown and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. A face defines a forward portion of the club head and includes a striking surface width and a hosel defining a hosel bore. A channel and a recessed port are positioned in the sole. The channel extends substantially in a heel-to-toe direction. A sleeve is mounted on a tip end of the golf club shaft and is adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore. A fastener has a shaft portion extending through a passage and a head portion located in the recessed port. Selectively attaching the sleeve adjusts at least one of a loft angle and a lie angle of the club head.
US09211445B2	Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of one layer or a plurality of layers, the core being formed of a material molded under heat from a rubber composition which includes (A) a base rubber, (B) an organic peroxide, and (C) water and/or a metal monocarboxylate. The product P×E of the difference P (mol/m3) in crosslink density between the core surface and the core center, as measured based on a toluene swelling test, multiplied by the deflection E (mm) of the core when compressed under a final load of 1,275 N (130 kgf) from an initial load state of 98 N (10 kgf) is at least 28×102 mol/m3·mm.
US09211444B2	Methods for making polyurea polymer and golf balls prepared therefrom Methods for making golf balls having a cover made from a polyurea composition are provided. The golf balls include a rubber core and intermediate layer made from an olefin-based ionomer composition. The methods for making the polyurea composition involve preparing an amine-terminated first polymer by reacting isocyanate compound A with a stoichiometric excess of polyamine. The first prepolymer is reacted with a stoichiometric excess of isocyanate compound B to form an isocyanate-terminated second prepolymer. The second prepolymer is then reacted with a chain extender.
US09211440B2	Adjustable exercise system An adjustable exercise system for adjusting an exercise machine such as a Pilates machine between various angles of incline with respect to a fixed base to allow for a wider range of exercises. The adjustable exercise system generally includes a base, an exercise machine pivotably connected to the base, and one or more actuators, for lifting or lowering the exercise machine into varying angles of incline with respect to the base. The rear end of the base is generally pivotably connected to the rear end of the exercise machine by a hinge or pivot connectors. A controller is also provided which communicates via a wired or wireless communications network with one or more of the adjustable exercise systems. Using the controller, an exercise instructor may adjust the adjustable exercise systems of multiple exercisers with a single command.
US09211439B1	Three dimensional golf swing analyzer An apparatus, system and method for golf swing analysis is described using a first microprocessor, a three-axis accelerometer that transmits linear acceleration data to the first microprocessor, a three-axis gyroscope that transmits angular velocity data to the first microprocessor, data processing, a radio transmitter for transmitting processed data, and a housing for holding the components, which attaches to a golf club. A camera with image recognition software and an ultrasonic and RF navigation system are used for error correction. A camera on the portable device may be used to capture video, which is trimmed to correspond with the animation, and the video may be placed side by side with the animation for visual analysis. Further error correction occurs using image sensors to determine moving object speeds and coordinates.
US09211437B2	Yoga and exercise mat with attachable markers A novel yoga and exercise mat is provided, which has a plurality of attachable markers that can be securely affixed to the mat. Particularly the plurality of attachable markers are provided in an array of different shapes, styles and colors, wherein the colors easily contrast with the color of the mat, which further serves a major function of aiding those individuals who are visually impaired. The plurality of markers may also be personalized, whereby the exercising individual can print his/her own messages as a way of motivation with the ultimate end-goal of achieving enhanced exercise results by being able to establish proper alignment, correct form and posture on the mat during the performance of yoga, exercise, or any other physical activity, while at the same time greatly minimizing the risk of acquiring an injury.
US09211436B1	4 guns tower dumbbell system A dumbbell system for exercising different parts of the body including the biceps, triceps, chest, legs and more. The dumbbell system provides a different look and intensity of the work out during use when compared with other regular dumbbell systems. The present disclosure provides a dumbbell system comprising a handle, towers and a weight, wherein said weight is positioned far forward the handle. The dumbbell system increases the force to lift this apparatus, is such way that 10 pound dumbbell may require approximately 20 pounds of force to complete the move of said dumbbell. Further the towers are extended from the handle assisting with reaching said dumbbell while working out. For example, when doing a seated exercise on the bench, you don't have bend down to the floor, risking an injury on your lower back. Also the dumbbell system comprises easily removable iron plate by pulling up a pin on the edge of the plates; the weights can slide out in few second.
US09211427B2	Method for coating pipes A method for coating a pipe (1) in the interior thereof, wherein the method has at least the following method steps: (i.) providing an immersion basin (2) which is filled with a coating liquid (3); (ii.) first immersion of the pipe (1) to be coated into the coating liquid (3); (iii.) first removal of the pipe (1) to be coated from the coating liquid (3) ensuring an angle (α) between the central axis (M) and the surface of the coating liquid (3) with 1°<(α)<30°; (iv.) second immersion of the pipe (1) to be coated into the coating liquid (3); (v.) second removal of the pipe (1) to be coated from the coating liquid (3) ensuring an angle (β) between the central axis (M) and the surface of the coating liquid (3) where −30°<(β)<−1°.
US09211426B2	Device and method for protection during ascent A device and method are provided for protection during ascent, in particular, for climbing electricity poles, trees or other high structures. The device, including a non-fixed rope that is to be carried by the ascending person, includes a retaining means for fixing the device to a fixed anchoring point in a predetermined position. A structural configuration enables the introduction of the rope into the device, fixed in the predetermined position, from below. A first redirecting means is provided by which the rope can be guided through the device on a curved path. A mechanism automatically locks off the rope when the speed of movement of the rope through the device exceeds a predetermined limit value. A second redirecting means is provided by which the rope emerging from the device can be guided out of the device in the direction of ascent. A laterally arranged flat first bearing surface is provided.
US09211424B2	Use of a non-hydroxide base with heat for relaxing or straightening hair A process for straightening or relaxing hair involving the steps of: (a) providing a hair straightening/relaxing composition containing: (i) from about 0.1 to about 50% by weight of at least one weak non-hydroxide base; and (ii) remainder, to 100%, a cosmetically acceptable medium, all weights based on the weight of the hair straightening/relaxing composition; (b) contacting the hair with the hair straightening/relaxing composition to form treated hair; (c) optionally, rinsing the hair straightening/relaxing composition from the treated hair; (d) optionally, contacting the treated hair with a non-volatile oil; and (e) smoothing the treated hair using a combination of heat and means for physically smoothing hair.
US09211418B2	Position-determining external charger for an implantable medical device An improved external charger for an implantable medical device is disclosed in which charging is at least partially controlled based on a determined position of the external charger, which position may be indicative of the pressure between the external charger and a patient's tissue. The improved external charger includes one or more position determination elements, e.g., an accelerometer or gyrometer, and control circuitry for controlling the external device in accordance with the determined position. The determined position of the external charger can be used to control charging, for example, by suspending charging, by adjusting the intensity of charging, by adjusting a maximum set point temperature for the external charger, or issuing an alert via a suitable user interface. By so controlling the external charger on the basis of the determined position, the external charger is less likely to create potentially problematic or uncomfortable conditions for the user.
US09211416B2	Charging system for an implantable medical device employing magnetic and electric fields A base station for passively recharging a battery in an implant without patient involvement is disclosed. The base station can be hand held or may comprise equipment configured to be placed at a fixed location, such as under a bed, on or next to a wall, etc. The base station can generate electric and magnetic fields (E-field and B-field) that couple with an antenna and a receiving coil within the implant to generate a charging current for charging the implant's battery. No handling or manipulation on part of the patient is necessary; the implant battery is passively charged whenever the patient is within range of either the magnetic or electric charging fields generated by base station. Charging using the B-field occurs when the IPG is at a relatively short distance from the base station, while charging using the E-field occurs at longer distances.
US09211415B2	Phrenic nerve stimulation detection with posture sensing A method and a system of phrenic nerve stimulation detection in conjunction with posture sensing is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include receiving a trigger for conducting a pace-induced phrenic nerve stimulation (PS) search using the IMD within the patient. On receiving the trigger, the IMD may be used for conducting the PS search. A procedure of conducting the PS search may include measuring a posture of the patient using an implantable posture sensor, searching for PS while the patient is in the measured posture and obtaining a PS result from the PS search for the measured posture. The method may include recording both the PS result and the measured posture in a memory of the IMD.
US09211414B2	Implantable heart stimulator and method for trending analysis of ventricular activation time Exemplary versions of the invention include methods and apparatuses for assessing ventricular activation time by determining a point in time t1 of an initial positive deflection on a far-field electrogram and a point in time t2 of a first peak of the negative deflection on a near-field electrogram of a same heart cycle. They also determine a time difference between points in time t1 and t2 said time difference representing the ventricular activation time. A progression of ventricular conduction disorders such as the left bundle branch block (LBBB) and the right bundle branch block (RBBB) can be monitored. Trending analysis of the ventricular activation time provides a means for monitoring the progression of ventricular conduction diseases.
US09211409B2	Methods and systems for reducing inflammation by neuromodulation of T-cell activity Described herein are devices, systems and method of treating inflammation, including methods of treating a T-cell mediated disease. In particular, described herein are methods of treating inflammation including the steps of stimulating a subject's inflammatory reflex to inhibit the immune response and administering a T-cell modifying agent to modify the activity of splenic T-cells. Also described herein are systems for treating inflammation including an inflammatory reflex stimulation module and a T-cell response modifying module. The T-cell response modifying module typically modifies the response of splenic T-cells to enhance or otherwise regulate the effect of stimulation of the inflammatory reflex.
US09211408B2	System and method for neuromodulation using composite patterns of stimulation or waveforms A neurostimulation system can include a memory, a playback system, a stimulation electrode, and a controller. The memory can store data for first and second input waveforms. The playback system can provides first and second output waveforms, based on the first and second input waveforms in the memory, respectively, to form composite patterns of stimulation or waveforms. The first output waveform can be different than the second output waveform. The second output waveform can be periodically superimposed on the first output waveform. The controller can be in communication with the stimulation electrode. The controller can be configured to control application of the composite pattern of stimulation or waveform to a target site in a body of a subject suffering from a medical condition.
US09211400B2	Electrodes, electrode systems, and methods of manufacture Multilayer electrodes, electrode systems, and stimulation systems are disclosed. An electrode may include a conductive layer with a unitary tail, a connector disposed on a distal end of the tail, and a nonconductive top layer disposed along a top portion of the conductive layer. An electrode may include a magnetic lead connector socket, or a receptacle formed by a depression in the conductive layer configured to receive a male connector. An electrode system may include a plurality of conductive zones and a plurality of connectors. A stimulation system may include an electronics layer in electrical contact with a conductive layer via a puncture connection, and may provide an iontophoretic treatment followed by a TENS treatment. Other electrodes, systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09211397B2	Patch for treatment of eyelid disease containing clobetasol A patch for treatment of eyelid diseases that is provided with a support, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a release layer in this order, wherein (a) the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes the following (a-1) to (a-4): (a-1) a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, a tackifier resin, and a softening agent are contained; (a-2) a ratio (mass ratio) of the styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and the tackifier resin is 1:2 to 1:4; (a-3) a content of the softening agent is 40% to 60% by mass; and (a-4) further 0.005% to 5% by mass of clobetasol or acid ester thereof is contained; and (b) the support has elastic modulus with a Young's modulus of 0.01 to 0.5 GPa: and a method for producing the patch for treatment of eyelid diseases including: forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a upper surface of a release layer.
US09211394B2	Angioplasty balloon with conceal wires A balloon catheter having wires situated between an outer layer and a surface of a balloon is described. Each wire may be confined within an interior space of a pocket or encapsulated within a sheath. The pocket includes the outer layer and the balloon surface. The outer layer and balloon surface are unattached to allow the wire to slidably fit between therewithin. The pocket is selectively bonded to the balloon. The sheath includes a preformed shape that completely circumscribes the wire along the longitudinal and radial directions of the wire. The confined and encapsulated feature of the wires enable the wires to be atraumatic and remain spaced apart during treatment of calcification of a lesion.
US09211388B2	Mask assembly supporting arrangements A mask assembly includes nasal interface, e.g., in the form of a pair of nozzles, at least one joining portion provided to each side of the nasal interface, and a headgear coupled or otherwise provided to or extending from the joining portion, that is looped around the patient's ears. The joining portion is small and compact and may be readily affixed to an existing nasal arrangement, i.e., retrofitted. The joining portion and the headgear can be formed in separate components, or they can be formed as an integral or one-piece arrangement.
US09211384B2	Respirator or anesthesia system A respirator or anesthesia system for respirating a patient (20) includes a gas delivery device (3); at least one gas line (4) for forming a breathing air line system, especially a breathing air circulation system; at least one EMG sensor for detecting the electromyographic muscle activity of the respiratory muscles of a patient (20) being respirated; and a control (9) for controlling and/or regulating the output of the gas delivery device (3) as a function of the detected muscle activity of the respiratory muscles. An adaptation of the part of respiration to the performance capacity of the respiratory muscles of the patient (20) being respirated is made possible without invasive measurement of the electromyographic activity of the respiratory muscles by the at least one EMG sensor being an sEMG sensor (6).
US09211382B2	Drug condensation aerosols and kits The present invention provides novel condensation aerosols for the treatment of disease and/or intermittent or acute conditions. These condensation aerosols have little or no pyrolysis degradation products and are characterized by having an MMAD of between 1-3 microns. These aerosols are made by rapidly heating a substrate coated with a thin film of drug having a thickness of between 0.05 and 20 μm, while passing a gas over the film, to form particles of a desirable particle size for inhalation. Kits comprising a drug and a device for producing a condensation aerosol are also provided, wherein the device, has an element for heating the drug which is coated as a film on the substrate and contains a therapeutically effective dose of a drug when the drug is administered in aerosol form, and an element allowing the vapor to cool to form an aerosol. Methods for use are also disclosed.
US09211381B2	Method and apparatus for controlling temperature of medical liquids A system for controlling temperature of intravenous fluids includes a thermal treatment device and a temperature sensing device to measure a temperature of the fluid flowing through the sensor. The temperature sensing device may simultaneously collect two temperature measurements. For example, the sensing device may include sensors that measure the temperature of the fluid at two disparate locations along the medical fluid line. Additionally, the sensors may measure the temperature of the fluid within the medical fluid line, as well as the ambient temperature outside of the line. The thermal treatment device includes a conduit configured to have a nonlinear flow path through the device. The thermal treatment device thermally treats fluid within the conduit to a desired temperature or range.
US09211380B2	Internal needle An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A consists of an external needle 10 including a cannula 11 and a housing 12, an internal needle 20 including a metal needle 21 and a hub 22 and a needle tip protective tool 30. The needle tip protective tool 30 is mounted on the housing 12 with the metal needle 21 inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle 21 can be removed together with the internal needle 20 from the external needle 10. A main body 31 of the needle tip protective tool 30 has a cylindrical shape. Window sections 34a, 34b are provided on opposing circumferential surfaces of the main body 31. On a rear end marginal section of window section 34a, a movable gripped section 32 is provided whose outer section 32b extends toward the outside of the main body 31 and whose end consists of a grip section 32c. The gripped section 32c and the grip section 33c are latchable with each other within main body 31.
US09211375B2	Syringe assembly and package for distribution of same A package assembly includes a panel, an array of openings defined in the panel, and a plurality of syringe wells. The panel includes an upper surface. Each of the syringe wells is individually associated with a different one of the openings. The panel and the plurality of syringe wells are integrally formed as a unitary structure. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly.
US09211373B2	Irrigation system and clip for a surgical instrument An irrigation system for a surgical instrument includes an irrigation tube arranged to convey an irrigation fluid and an irrigation clip structurally arranged to receive a portion of the irrigation tube. The irrigation clip includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a body portion, and an arm portion. The arm portion is structurally configured to selectively attach the irrigation clip to the surgical instrument and to bias the irrigation clip toward the surgical instrument with a biasing force. The irrigation clip includes a tube locking portion structurally arranged to cooperate with the surgical instrument to engage the outer surface portion of the irrigation tube to inhibit rotation and axial displacement of the irrigation tube relative to the irrigation clip in response to the biasing force.
US09211371B2	Method and apparatus for controlled reoxygenation A method and apparatus for performing coronary perfusion and cardiac reoxygenation that enables accurate control of oxygen levels in blood used for the coronary circulation. Deoxygenated blood and oxygenated blood are collected and oxygen levels are measured by sensors. The deoxygenated and oxygenated blood is then mixed and the mixed blood is measured by another sensor. The sensors provide data used to provide real-time oxygen level measurement and adjustment for blood supplied for coronary circulation.
US09211364B2	Connection device for merging at least two line sections in a vacuum wound treatment system The invention relates to a connection device for merging at least two line sections in a vacuum-based wound treatment system, wherein the two line sections are arranged on the wound side in relation to the connection device, and wherein the connection device, on the side thereof facing away from the wound, can be connected to a third, multi-lumen line section leading to a vacuum-generating device; the connection device is designed, according to the invention, such that the at least two line sections have a multi-lumen configuration and these line sections each have a multi-lumen attachment device that can be brought into flow communication with the connection device, and such that separate lumens of the two line sections on the wound side also remain separate from each other inside the connection device and inside the third line section.
US09211363B2	Controlled and localized release of retinoids to improve neointimal hyperplasia Controlled release vascular implants, such as vascular grafts, stents, wraps, and gels comprising a biocompatible polymer and all trans retinoic acid (ATRA), or its derivatives, can be used to treat, prevent, or inhibit thrombosis and/or neointimal hyperplasia which may otherwise be induced by prosthetic implantation. In particular, the implants herein can inhibit smooth muscle cell proliferation, neointimal hyperplasia, and upregulate antithrombotic genes and nitric oxide production in the vasculature. Further, the implants are capable of delivering controlled and predictable localized concentrations of ATRA.
US09211359B2	Cohesive osteogenic putty comprising bone morphogenic protein, insoluble collagen and biphasic calcium phosphate Described is an implantable medical material comprising a malleable, cohesive, shape-retaining putty including mineral particles, insoluble collagen fibers and soluble collagen. The medical material can be used in conjunction with biologically active factors such as osteogenic proteins to treat bone or other tissue defects in patients.
US09211356B2	Ink jet delivery system comprising an improved fluid mixture Ink jet delivery systems for a fluid composition comprising from about 50% to about 100%, by weight of the composition, of an active mixture. The active mixture having a vapor pressure less than about 2.3 kPa at 20 C. The composition also comprising about 0% to 50%, by weight, of a carrier volatile composition having a vapor pressure above about 2.3 kPa at 20 C and an ink jet head for delivering the fluid composition into the air.
US09211355B2	Scent warmers having non-incandescent heating and light-emitting devices and related methods A scent warmer has a base structure including a lower portion and a scented material-holding portion. The lower portion may include at least one sidewall and be at least substantially hollow. An electrical heat source and a filamentless electrical light source may be disposed in the base structure lower portion. The scent warmer may include a power supply input element for providing electrical power to the electrical heat source and the filamentless electrical light source. Methods of the invention may include methods of warming a scented material and methods of forming a scent warmer.
US09211354B2	Bulkhead assembly for VHP unit with removable diffuser A system for decontaminating an enclosure that defines a region. The system includes a decontamination unit for generating a vaporized sterilant. The decontamination unit includes a housing that defines a chamber therein. An inlet and an outlet of the housing fluidly communicate with the chamber. A bulkhead assembly connects the decontamination unit to the enclosure. The bulkhead assembly includes a barrier assembly for sealing an opening of the enclosure. The membrane traverses the opening of the enclosure. A first port and a second port allow the carrier gas to flow through the membrane. A frame assembly seals the barrier assembly into the opening of the enclosure. An outlet conduit defines a flow path for conveying the carrier gas from the decontamination unit to the region of the enclosure. A return conduit defines a flow path for conveying the carrier gas from the enclosure to the decontamination unit.
US09211349B2	Molecular probes for multimodality imaging of anionic membrane surfaces Embodiments provide dual modality probes for imaging phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure and other anionic membrane surfaces. In various embodiments, the probes were constructed by utilizing a) the high selectivity of synthetic zinc (II) dipicolylamine coordination complexes (Zn-DPA) for targeting externalized PS which over-expresses in apoptotic and necrotic cells, b) a near-infrared (NIR) dye for optical imaging, and c) a widely used clinically approved radionuclide for PET (or SPECT) imaging. A variety of linking elements were incorporated into the probes between the Zn-DPA and radionuclide motif to modulate the pharmacokinetics. The in vitro and in vivo data of radiolabeled dipicolylamine probes demonstrated their utilities for imaging PS exposure with multiple imaging modalities.
US09211347B2	Method of delivering vectors to pancreas and lungs by cannulating the aorta The present invention relates to a safe and effective way to deliver and express therapeutic compositions (e.g., transgenes) to the pancreas and lungs of a mammal.
US09211346B2	Carrier-linked magnetic nanoparticle drug delivery composition and method of use The present invention is a targeted drug delivery composition composed of carrier-linked magnetic nanoparticles. Using an alternating magnetic field, nanoparticles bound to a targeted cell are selectively ruptured thereby releasing therapeutic agents at the desired site of action.
US09211343B2	siRNA conjugate and preparation method thereof Provided are an siRNA-polymer conjugate, and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically, to a hybrid conjugate formed by covalently bonding siRNA and a polymeric compound for improving the in vivo stability of siRNA, and to a preparation method of the hybrid conjugate. The conjugate of the present invention can improve the in vivo stability of siRNA, thereby achieving an efficient delivery of therapeutic siRNA into cells and exhibiting the activity of siRNA even with a small dose of a relative low concentration. Therefore, the conjugate can advantageously be used as not only an siRNA treatment tool for cancers and other infectious disease, but also a novel type siRNA delivery system.
US09211342B2	Stable growth hormone compounds resistant to proteolytic degradation The present invention relates to growth hormone (GH) compounds having additional disulphide bridges and at least one additional single point mutation making the compounds resistant to proteolytic degradation.
US09211341B2	Method of manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition having chelating type complex micelles This invention provides Chelating Complex Micelles as a drug carrier. The Chelating Complex Micelles can load drugs without changing their structure, and therefore extend the half-life of drugs in the human body. The chelating complex micelles contain a metal ion core, at least one polymer, and at least one drug molecule. The metal ion is considered as a Lewis acid while polymer chain and drug molecules are referred to as Lewis bases. The drug molecule is linked to the polymer via forming coordinate bonds with metal ion, and then self-assembled to form chelating complex micelles as a drug carrier.
US09211338B2	Composition and method for treating HPV Described are lyophilized compositions comprising cidofovir, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) or hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) and, optionally, a plasticizer. In particular, described are such compositions that form a sheet-shaped porous solid matrix. Also described are methods for producing such compositions and their use in treating human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and HPV-associated malignancies, in particular, HPV lesions and cervical cancer.
US09211337B2	Method, composition and package for bowel cleansing The present invention provides a highly palatable colon cleansing formulation that utilizes a low chloride electrolyte-replenishing base solution. When formulated with polyethylene glycol and a selected sugar alcohol, the formulation offers the advantages of superior palatability without undesirable concomitant side effects or a decrease in cleansing efficacy.
US09211333B2	Anti-cancer agents synthesized based on miliusane compounds The present invention is in the field of pharmaceuticals and chemical industries. In particular, the present invention relates to new anticancer agents based on miliusane compounds. The present invention also includes its preparation and application method for treating cancer.
US09211332B2	Selective resonance of bodily agents Chemical compositions may be selectively or preferentially excited by the application of scores comprising a series of energy inputs.
US09211329B2	Method of treating inflammatory bowel disease A method for treating or preventing an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a compound that inhibits granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signaling.
US09211321B2	Method for proliferation of antigen-specific T cells The present invention relates to an in vitro method for priming T cells suitable for administration to a patient having a tumor. The invention is also directed to the composition obtained by the method and uses thereof.
US09211318B2	Use of C1 inhibitor for the prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury The present invention relates to the therapeutic and prophylactic use of C1 inhibitor for preventing, reducing and treating ischemia and reperfusion injury. The C1 inhibitor of the present invention is still therapeutically effective when administered after an ischemic period and reperfusion and therefore particularly useful for unforeseen occurrences of ischemic reperfusion such as e.g. a stroke.
US09211316B2	Collagenase G and Collagenase H compositions for the treatment of diseases involving alterations of collagen Compositions comprising collagenase G and collagenase H (in a ratio between 1:2.5 and 1:3.5), optionally formulated in hydrogels, and its uses as medicament for the treatment of diseases involving alterations of collagen, such as fibromatosis, palmar Dupuytren's contracture, La Peyronie's disease, Ledderhose's disease or retractable scars.
US09211310B2	Use of a Chinese medicine composition in preparing medicaments for treating secondary prevention of myocardial infarction The present invention relates to a use of Chinese medicine composition in preparation of medicine for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction. Said Chinese medicine composition is prepared from a formula comprising the crude drugs by the following weight percentages: Radix Astragali 22.2%˜66.8%, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 11.6%˜33.4%, Radix Notoginseng 2.5%˜13.5%, and Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae 14.5%˜44.3%.
US09211306B2	Cellular therapeutic agent for incontinence or urine comprising stem cells originated from decidua or adipose The present invention relates to a cellular therapeutic agent for treating urinary incontinence, and more particularly to a cellular therapeutic agent for treating urinary incontinence, which contains stem cells derived from the decidua of the placenta or menstrual fluid or stem cells derived from adipose. The decidua-derived stem cells or adipose-derived stem cells show the effects of increasing leak point pressure and urethral sphincter contractility, and thus are useful as an agent for treating urinary incontinence.
US09211302B2	Modulation of LRCH4 activity and therapeutic application thereof Disclosed herein are methods for altering cellular functions and processes by modulating the activity of Lrch4. Corresponding compositions that may be used in carrying out the described methods are also disclosed as are related methods of treatment for relevant diseases and physiological states.
US09211301B2	Method for ameliorating or preventing arrhythmic risk associated with cardiomyopathy by improving conduction velocity A method for reducing arrhythmic risk associated with cardiomyopathy by improving conduction velocity, includes administering a composition containing NAD+ or a mitochondrial targeted antioxidant to an individual or person in need thereof.
US09211296B2	Therapeutic compounds for blocking DNA synthesis of POX viruses This invention provides methods of inhibiting replication of a poxvirus by contacting a poxvirus with a compound having formula I, formula XXI, formula XXXII, or formula XLI which in turn reduce, inhibit, or abrogate poxvirus DNA polymerase activity and/or its interaction with its processivity factor. Formula I, formula XXI, formula XXXII, or formula XLI can be utilized to treat humans and animals suffering from a poxvirus infection. Pharmaceutical compositions for treating poxvirus infected subjects are also provided.
US09211294B2	Phenothiazine compounds for treating mild cognitive impairment The present invention relates generally to methods and materials based on diaminophenothiazines for use in the treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
US09211293B2	Opioid agonist antagonist combinations The invention relates a composition comprising an opioid agonist and Compound-1:
US09211291B2	Treatment regimen utilizing neratinib for breast cancer An extended regimen for treatment of HER-2/neu overexpressed/amplified cancer is described, with involves delivering a course of neratinib therapy to HER-2/neu overexpressed/amplified cancer patients following the completion of surgical and adjuvant therapy. The neratinib regimen may be continued for upwards of twelve months to five years. Also provided are pharmaceutical kits designed to facilitate compliance with the regimen.
US09211290B2	Solid dispersions of amorphous paroxetine mesylate The invention relates to solid dispersions containing paroxetine mesylate. One solid dispersion contains amorphous paroxetine mesylate and a methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer, where the weight ratio of paroxetine mesylate to polymer ranges from about 30:70 to about 90:10. Another solid dispersion contains amorphous paroxetine mesylate and a -vinylpyrrolidone/vinylacetate copolymer (PVP-VA), where the weight ratio of paroxetine mesylate to copolymer ranges from about 30:70 to about 50:50. An amorphous solid dispersion of the invention may have a single glass transition temperature. An amorphous solid dispersion is stable for at least 48 hours at 60° C. and 75% relative humidity. A further embodiment of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of paroxetine mesylate comprising a solid dispersion of the invention and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Methods for the treatment using paroxetine mesylate in the form of a solid dispersion according to the invention are also disclosed.
US09211289B2	Selective serotonin 2A/2C receptor inverse agonists as therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases Behavioral pharmacological data with the compound of formula (I), a novel and selective 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonist, demonstrate in vivo efficacy in models of psychosis and dyskinesias. This includes activity in reversing MK-801 induced locomotor behaviors, suggesting that this compound may be an efficacious anti-psychotic, and activity in an MPTP primate model of dyskinesias, suggesting efficacy as an anti-dyskinesia agent. These data support the hypothesis that 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonism may confer antipsychotic and anti-dyskinetic efficacy in humans, and indicate a use of the compound of formula (I) and related agents as novel therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease, related human neurodegenerative diseases, and psychosis.
US09211283B2	Nanoparticle carrier systems based on human serum albumin for photodynamic therapy Compositions, which are stable in storage, and a method of production of pharmaceutical based nanoparticulate formulations for photodynamic therapy comprising a hydrophobic photosensitizer, human serum albumin (HSA) and stabilizing agent are provided. These nanoparticulate formulations provide therapeutically effective amounts of photosensitizer (PS) for parenteral administration. In particular, tetrapyrrole derivatives can be used as photosensitizers whose efficacy and safety are enhanced by such nanoparticulate formulations. A method of preparing the HSA-based nanoparticles under sterile conditions is also provided. In one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention temoporfin, a hydrophobic PS, is formulated as a nanoparticle for parenteral administration. The formulations are useful for treating hyperplasic and neoplasic conditions, inflammatory problems, and more specifically to target tumor cells.
US09211281B2	Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes associated therewith.
US09211275B2	Ketone bodies and ketone body esters as blood lipid lowering agents The subject disclosure provides compositions for reducing serum cholesterol and/or triglyceride levels in subjects. These compositions can comprise racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, optionally in the acid form, physiologically compatible salts of racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, esters of D-β-hydroxybutyrate, oligomers of D-β-hydroxybutyrate containing from 2 to 20 or more monomeric units in either linear or cyclic form, racemic 1,3 butandiol or R-1,3 butandiol alone and can be, optionally, administered in conjunction with a low fat diet to a subject. Alternatively, compositions comprising racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, optionally in the acid form, physiologically compatible salts of racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, esters of D-β-hydroxybutyrate, oligomers of D-β-hydroxybutyrate containing from 2 to 20 or more monomeric units in either linear or cyclic form, racemic 1,3 butandiol, R-1,3 butandiol or combinations thereof can be formulated as nutritional supplements (also referred to as nutritional compositions) or incorporated into therapeutic compositions containing a) anti-hypertensive agents; b) anti-inflammatory agents; c) glucose lowering agents; or d) anti-lipemic agents) which are administered to a subject, optionally in combination with a low fat diet, in order to cause a reduction or lowering of: serum cholesterol levels; triglyceride levels; serum glucose levels, serum homocysteine levels, inflammatory proteins (e.g., C reactive protein) and/or hypertension in treated subjects. Alternatively, compositions disclosed herein can be administered alone, or in combination with other therapeutic agents to prevent or reverse vascular disease.
US09211272B2	Method of treating lewy body syndrome comprising administering metal chelators to the upper one-third of the nasal cavity Methods for preconditioning and/or providing neuroprotection to the animal central nervous system against the effects of Lewy body syndrome. Therapeutic agents are administered to the upper third of the nasal cavity to bypass the blood-brain barrier and access the central nervous system directly to avoid unwanted and potentially lethal side effects. Therapeutic agents include those substances that interact with iron and/or copper such as iron chelators, copper chelators, and antioxidants. A particular example of such therapeutic agents is the iron chelator deferoxamine (DFO). An effective amount of DFO may be administered to the upper third of the nasal cavity of a patient at risk for, or diagnosed with, Lewy body syndrome. The effective amount of DFO is delivered directly to the patient's central nervous system for preconditioning, preventing and/or treating the Lewy body syndrome.
US09211263B2	Compositions and methods of treating metabolic disorders Methods for improving the gastrointestinal tolerability of biguanide compounds and for treating metabolic disorders and/or inducing weight loss in patients in need thereof, particularly in individuals having a contraindication for treatment with biguanide compounds, are provided comprising administering delayed release formulations of such biguanide compounds, including metformin, targeted to the small intestine.
US09211252B2	Increased drug loading capacity of polymeric material A method includes (i) contacting a polymeric material with a first solvent to produce a pre-extracted polymeric material, and (ii) contacting the pre-extracted material with a solution comprising one or more therapeutic agents and a second solvent to incorporate the therapeutic agents into the pre-extracted polymeric material. The first or second solvents are the same or different.
US09211251B2	Injectable preparations of diclofenac and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts Injectable formulations of water-soluble salts of diclofenac, which cause significantly less pain at the site of injection and can be administered by intradeltoid route, in addition to intragluteal and slow intravenous route.
US09211249B2	Methods and compositions for transdermal delivery of caffeine in the form of solutions or suspensions One aspect of the invention relates to caffeine-containing compositions comprising caffeine and one or more esters. The caffeine-containing compositions disclosed herein can be used for effective transdermal delivery of caffeine to a subject. Another aspect of the invention relates to applications and preparations of the caffeine-containing compositions.
US09211248B2	Compositions and methods for topical application and transdermal delivery of botulinum toxins A composition for topical application of a botulinum toxin (including botulinum toxin derivatives) comprises a botulinum toxin and a carrier comprising a polymeric backbone comprising a long-chain polypeptide or nonpeptidyl polymer having attached positively charged branching or “efficiency” groups. The invention also relates to methods for reducing muscle paralysis and other conditions that may be treated with a botulinum toxin, particularly paralysis of subcutaneous, and most particularly, facial, muscles, by topically applying an effective amount of the botulinum toxin and carrier, in conjunction, to the subject's skin or epithelium. Kits for administration are also described.
US09211244B2	Method for anti-skin aging using caffeamide derivative A method for anti-skin aging, especially for anti-skin photo-aging in a subject is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an active component selected from the group consisting of a caffeamide derivative of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the caffeamide derivative, and a combination thereof: wherein A is H or an alkyl; B is —[CH2]m—; m is an integer ranging from 0 to 10; R1 is H, an optionally substituted phenyl, an optionally substituted pyridyl, —OH, or —OCH3; or, N, A, B, and R1 together form an optionally substituted pyrrolyl or piperidyl.
US09211243B2	Cosmetic composition comprising at least one volatile ester The present application relates to a cosmetic composition comprising at least one ester corresponding to formula (I) below: R1COOR2 (I) in which R1 represents H or a linear or branched hydrocarbon-based radical, and R2 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon-based radical, with the proviso that: when R2 is a linear hydrocarbon-based radical and R1 is H or a linear hydrocarbon-based radical, then 7≦R1+R2≦8; and when at least one of R1 and R2 is a branched hydrocarbon-based radical, then 8≦R1+R2≦10, with the proviso that, when R1 is tert-butyl, then R2 is not isohexyl. This composition can be used as a product for caring for and/or making up keratin materials, in particular the skin, the lips and/or the integuments.
US09211242B2	Nail-hardening cosmetic composition, use of aldehydes to harden and strengthen nails, and method for applying same A cosmetic composition for nails containing a concentration less than or equal to 1 wt % of at least one monoaldehyde of the formula (I): R—CHO, where R is C5-C12 linear alkyl radical or a C5-C12 alkenyl with an unconjugated double bond to the —CHO aldehyde group, as nail hardening agent, and provided in the form of a colored or colorless fingernail polish, a polish undercoat, a peelable polish, a beauty oil, an emulsion or an aqueous solution, or a gel. Also the use of aldehydes of the formula (I) for hardening and strengthening nails and to a method for applying same.
US09211238B2	Carrier system for the transport of active substances into the skin Vesicle, comprising at least the following components: —an aqueous core, which can comprise at least one cosmetic and/or at least one pharmaceutical active substance, and —a continuous membrane which surrounds the core and which is formed by at least one emulsifier, selected from the group of the food additives E 472 a to f, and at least one membrane-stabilizing single-chain lipid and/or one or more lipophilic cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical active substances.
US09211237B2	Film foaming hydroalcoholic foam The present invention provides a foam composition comprising an active agent. In particular, the foam composition produces a water resistant, preferably very water resistant, film upon application.
US09211235B2	Removable adhesion material The present invention relates in a first aspect to an adhesion material for use in an individual containing encapsulated phase-change material. In particular, the adhesion material is for cosmetical or medicinal use in the body of an individual. The adhesion material contains encapsulated phase-change material having preferably a phase transition temperature above 40° C., like above 55° C. The adhesion material is particularly useful for adhering elements, like dental restorations, e.g. crowns or bridge, or brackets on elements in the body of an individual, like teeth or implants. That is, the adhesion material is particularly useful for adhering material in dental applications. In another aspect, a method is provided allowing removing a bracket, a crown or bridge, from implants, abutments or teeth. Furthermore, dental implant restoration systems and kits for permanent fixation of implants allowing improved removal thereof are provided.
US09211222B2	Seat mechanism of electric wheelchair A seat mechanism includes a front seat plate, left and right guide rails each having a longitudinal rail groove, a rear seat plate disposed on the guide rails, two protruding rods each protruding downward from a bottom surface of the rear seat plate to a corresponding guide rail, a plurality of guide members projecting sideward from each protruding rod and inserted into the rail groove of the corresponding guide rail such that each guide rail is slidable relative to the guide members of the corresponding protruding rod, and a plurality of fasteners each extending through the rear seat plate and detachably and selectively engaging one positioning hole in the guide rails for adjustably positioning the rear seat plate on the guide rails.
US09211220B2	Diapering assistance system and method A diapering assistance system utilizes a diaper and a diaper holding member which retains the top end of the diaper and suspends its bottom end. A belt member attached to the diaper holding member, encircles the waist of the individual being diapered. The belt member has connection devices, such as hook and loop connectors, and constitutes the sole component used for attaching the system to the individual. The method of use includes securing the top end of the diaper to the diaper holding member, suspending the diaper therefrom and behind the individual to be diapered, encircling the individual with the belt element, and securing it around the individual's waist. The bottom end of the diaper is then lifted between the legs and to the front of the individual. The diaper is attached to the individual and the diaper holding member and belt member are removed.
US09211215B2	Disposable diaper with gather including elongated stretchable members A disposable diaper includes a side flap and a tape fastener. The tape fastener includes a tape attaching part attached to the side flap and exposed at an outer side face of the side flap. The side flap includes a leg periphery side region positioned closer to a leg of a wearer than the tape attaching part. The leg periphery side region is foldable upwardly to cover at least partially an end portion of the tape attaching part adjacent the leg of the wearer in response to a stress generated when the tape fastener is engaged, while being pulled, with the other end portion of the inner part in the longitudinal direction.
US09211212B2	Apparatus and method for modulating sleep Apparatuses and methods to enhance sleep, reduce sleep onset latency, extend sleep duration and/or increasing the duration of deeper sleep stages relative to stage 1 sleep. In general, these apparatuses and methods apply and maintain one or more target “warm” temperatures to a subject's forehead for a time period. The target temperature may be between 25° C. and 42° C. The target temperature may be a fixed amount greater than ambient temperature. The time period may be a fixed time period or a variable time period. These methods and apparatuses may limit the application of thermal energy to the subject's forehead region.
US09211210B2	System and method for hyoidplasty Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the hyoid bone, such as to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A conformable implant is positioned adjacent a hyoid bone. The spatial orientation of the hyoid bone is manipulated, to affect the configuration of the airway. The implant restrains the hyoid bone in the manipulated configuration. The implant is positioned adjacent to pharyngeal structures to dilate the pharyngeal airway and/or to support the pharyngeal wall against collapse. The implant may be attached to the hyoid bone using a clamp delivery tool that is adapted to releasably engage the implant.
US09211209B2	Ostomy appliance A two piece ostomy appliance having a first part (bodyside part) adapted for securing to the body of a user, and second part (pouch part) that is releaseably secured to the first part. The pouch part has a pouch flange which has an opening communicating with an interior of the pouch; and a bodyside flange with an opening and a hydrocolloid layer for securing the bodyside flange to the stoma of a user. The bodyside flange has a location projection receivable in a recess in a part of the pouch flange to align the opening of the pouch flange with the opening of the bodyside flange. A surface of the pouch flange has an adhesive to adhere the pouch flange to the bodyside flange. The recess of the pouch flange is located at the periphery of the pouch flange, extending away from the opening in the pouch flange.
US09211207B2	Power regulated implant An implantable pumping system for pumping a fluid in an implantable gastric banding system comprises a pump for pumping the fluid. A voltage source provides a pump voltage to the system, and a voltage control circuit increases or decreases the pump voltage. A pump driver applies the pump voltage to the pump at a phase and a frequency. The implantable pumping system comprises a sensor that monitors a parameter to facilitate adjusting at least one of the phase or the frequency to maintain a desired value of the parameter. The parameter is associated with at least one of the implantable pumping system or the implantable gastric banding system. A micro controller is configured to manipulate at least one of the phase or the frequency to maintain the desired value of the parameter. The sensor may comprise a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, and/or a flow rate sensor.
US09211204B2	Polymeric stents and method of manufacturing same A pattern is used to form a stent scaffold from a polymeric precursor tube having a particular outer diameter. A new pattern can be derived from a base pattern, wherein the new pattern can be used to form a stent scaffold from a precursor tube having an outer diameter ODPR smaller than that needed for the base pattern. The new pattern can be derived by determining the shape of a stent scaffold, having the base pattern, after having been radially compressed to ODPR. The radially compressed shape is used to design the new pattern, which is applied to a precursor tube having an outer diameter ODPR. The new pattern can have a plurality of W-shaped closed cells, each W-shape closed cell bounded by struts oriented in such a way to form interior angles from about 80 degrees to about 95 degrees between every two adjacent struts.
US09211199B2	Determining implantation configuration for a prosthetic component or application of a resurfacing tool Systems and methods for modifying a shoulder joint configuration exhibiting wear that take into account resultant of forces responsible for the wear of the glenoid surface from geometric characteristics of wear.
US09211196B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
US09211194B2	Bioactive spinal implants and method of manufacture thereof A bioactive spinal implant used in cervical fusion, Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), and Transforaminal Interbody Fusion (TLIF), having properties and geometries that enhance bone contact, stability, and fusion between adjacent vertebral bodies.
US09211193B2	Prosthesis, system and method An implant device, system and method can include a top structure, a bottom structure, and an intermediary structure. The bottom structure can include a helical groove structure, and the intermediary structure can include at least one pin that cooperates with the helical groove structure such that the pin and the helical groove structure guide the intermediary structure in both a rotational direction about the central axis and an axial linear direction along the central axis. The bottom structure can also include a linear groove structure configured to guide the top structure in a linear motion with respect to the bottom structure when the intermediary structure is rotated with respect to the bottom structure.
US09211192B2	Artificial joint An artificial joint comprising a first base element and a second base element that are pivotally connected to an intermediate body. A first protrusion extends from the first base element and is configured to be press-fitted into a screw device that is anchored to a first bone member, and a second protrusion extends from the second base element and is configured to be press-fitted into a screw device that is anchored to a second bone member. A related kit-of-parts is also described.
US09211190B2	Flex anchor for attaching a prosthesis to bone A tibial anchoring assembly comprising a tibial tray and an anchor. The tibial tray comprises an upper surface for engagement with a femoral component and a lower surface for engagement with a tibia bone. The lower surface defines at least one retaining aperture. The anchor is adapted to compressively couple the tibial tray to the tibia bone. The anchor comprises a longitudinally extending base, a top section coupled to the base and having a shape to be received into the retaining aperture of the tibial tray, and a flexible blade member protruding from the base. The flexible blade member is adapted to be flexed in tension while being inserted into the tibia bone, thereby exerting a compressive force between the tibial tray and the tibia bone. A deforming fixture may be used to shape the flexible blade member. Methods of affixing an implant to a bone structure are also provided.
US09211187B2	Cranial repair implant molding device A cranial implant molding device having a frame or base that receives a bottom or convex molding plate and a top or concave molding plate in a manner whereby the two plates are separated a distance to receive a settable or curable implant forming material therebetween. The plates are separated by a compressible member such that by the use of threaded mechanical fasteners or similar members the distance between the two plates can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the mechanical members. The thickness of the implant is varied by varying the separation distance on different sides of the frame.
US09211185B2	Breast implant with analyte sensors and internal power source Breast implants including sensor modules and related methods are described herein. Breast implants include those with: a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid adjacent to the shell, the sensor modules positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; and at least one power source operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules.
US09211182B2	Anti-reflux devices and methods for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) Devices, systems, and methods for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) include anti-reflux valves and retainers for securing them within the lumen of the esophagus, stomach, or a hiatal hernia. The retainers contain inflatable balloons, some of which may be enveloped by a flexible shell that is used to secure the balloon to tissue. Methods are described for treating GERD patients who (1) have no hiatal hernia, (2) have a hiatal hernia that is fixed in place, or (3) have a hiatal hernia that slides above and below the diaphragm. Methods are also described for delivering GERD-treatment devices to their target locations within the patient's gastrointestinal tract.
US09211180B2	Method for treating defective dura mater Disclosed are an artificial dura mater and manufacturing method thereof. The artificial dura mater includes electrospun layers prepared by electrostatic spinning, at least one of which is a hydrophobic electrospun layer. Further, above the hydrophobic electrospun layer, there can be at least one hydrophilic electrospun layer. A transition layer can be further included between the hydrophobic and the hydrophilic electrospun layers. Additionally, cytokines and/or medicines can be affixed to either or both of the hydrophobic and the hydrophilic electrospun layers, by way of bio-printing. The disclosed artificial dura mater shows good biocompatibility, enhances dural tissue regeneration, achieves excellent repairing effects, prevents adhesion, allows complete absorption, has good mechanical properties, ensures low infection rates, and can be loaded with therapeutic agents.
US09211179B2	Embolic protection device An embolic protection device includes a shaft, a first magnet fixedly coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, a second magnet slidingly coupled to the shaft proximal to the first magnet, and a filter including a distal portion coupled to the first magnet and a proximal portion coupled to the second magnet. The first and second magnets are magnetically attracted to each other such that in a radially compressed configuration of the filter, the second magnet is spaced from the first magnet a first distance, and in a radially expanded configuration of the filter, the second magnet slides towards the first magnet such that the second magnet is spaced a second distance from the first magnet, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.
US09211175B2	Self-detachable medical devices The present disclosure relates to self-detachable medical devices containing a detachable film layer and polymeric film layer.
US09211173B2	Incontinence treatment device An incontinence treatment device includes a support, a pump, and anchors each attached to a connection line. The support includes an inflatable bladder and the pump is body-implantable and attachable to the inflatable bladder. The pump is configured to selectively inflate the inflatable bladder to compress the tissue of the urethra. The connection lines are attached to the support. A first anchor is fixed to the first connection line and a second anchor is coupled to the second connection line, where the second anchor is an adjustable anchor. The adjustable anchor is configured to be movable and position-adjustable relative to the second connection line.
US09211171B2	Method for packing a predetermined liquid substance dose in a straw and device for carrying out said method The inventive device is provided with a unit (1) comprising a body (3) which interacts with a pipette tip (24) in a vertical position in order to retain the content of the pipette tip (24) in the unit (1) and comprises a nozzle (2) having a capillary channel (4) insertable into a straw (25) oriented in a transversal position with respect to the body in such a way that, when the body is in a vertical position, said nozzle (2) is in a horizontal position. The inventive method consists in sampling a liquid substance initially contained in a top-open container (45) with the aid of the pipette tip (24) in the vertical position, in transferring the content of pipette tip (24) to the body (3) of the unit (1) prior to filling the straw (25) with the predetermined dose of a liquid substance transferred thereto from the unit (1).
US09211170B2	Projectile syringe system A projectile syringe has a barrel, a spring loaded power assembly with an attached plunger, a notched plunger shaft terminating in a knob and a breach plug secured to the barrel. The spring loaded power assembly has a cylindrical sleeve with four dissected fingers, two projections on the sleeve's outer cylindrical surface securing a compressed compression spring. A cylindrical weight is captured within the sleeve by four fingers. The user attaches a needle and draws a desired amount medicament. The plunger shaft is broken flush against the breech plug. The user attaches a stabilizing tail to the breech plug end and the projectile syringe is aimed at a target animal. Stopping the syringe displaces the cylindrical weight, allowing the four fingers to displace. The proximal projections move inward, allowing the compressed compression spring to expand to the fixed breech plug, pushing the piston to deliver medicament to the animal.
US09211163B1	Apparatus and method for minimally invasive intracranial hematoma evacuation with real-time assessment of clot reduction Method and apparatus for the evacuation of intracerebral hematomas comprises a minimally invasive non-operating room surgical apparatus within a neuro-navigation system that can provide real-time imaging of the ICH evacuation procedure. Apparatus uses an auger housed within an apertured lumen which, when placed in proximity to a hematoma and rotated in an appropriate direction, causes the removal of the clotty material from the hematoma. Apparatus also includes ultrasonic imaging capability and an electromagnetic tracking coil to enable real-time, three-dimensional visualization of the evacuation procedure.
US09211158B2	Medical waste disposal system assembly A novel collection device for collection, storage and disposal of biological products, in conjunction with an improved cleansing method. Disclosed is an apparatus which includes a locking closing member handle to allow for safe transport and disposal of medical waste. Closing member allows for secure containment of medical waste and subsequent apparatus cleaning. Closing member design includes a gap between closing member and housing which facilitates device cleaning after waste disposal.
US09211150B2	Spinal fixation tool set and method A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone screws attached to the guide tools. Each end guide tool includes a laterally extending, rigid, rod holding structure located near a bottom surface thereof. Intermediate guide tools having pass-through slots are utilized to guide the rod to the bone screws at intermediate locations. For bone screw implantation, the end guide tools and intermediate guide tools are assembled with a driver. The driver is coaxial with the respective guide tool and rotatingly mateable thereto. The driver includes a stem and a nut-type fastener, the stem receivable in the guide tool. The fastener allows for rotation of the bone screw without rotating the attached guide tool. For reducing a rod into the bone screw, a rod pusher is deployed that is coaxial with a respective guide tool and includes an outer sleeve that abuts the rod as the sleeve is translated along the guide tool and toward the bone screw. A method utilizing the tool set allows a surgeon to percutaneously implant the bone screws and the rod in the patient.
US09211149B2	Surgical apparatus The present invention relates to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system generally, and more specifically to a surgical apparatus for the implantation of a spinal column stabilization system, which spinal column stabilization system comprises at least two bone screws which are respectively anchorable in a vertebra of a spinal column and which respectively comprise at least one first connecting element seating, and at least one connecting element which corresponds to the first connecting element seating and is insertable and fixable therein, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one multi-function sleeve having a proximal and a distal end, which multi-function sleeve defines a longitudinal axis and comprises a connecting element coupling device, a spreading-device coupling device and a holding instrument coupling device.
US09211147B2	Spinous process fusion implants A bone plate assembly including at least one bone plate, polyaxially adjustable fixation elements and a polyaxially adjustable locking mechanism. A first plate includes at least one polyaxial element for lockable connection with a fixation pad, and a connection feature which allows the plate to translate and polyaxially rotate relative to the locking mechanism. A second plate includes at least one polyaxial element for connection with a fixation pad and a connection feature for non-rotatable connection with the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism allows translation and polyaxial adjustment of the first plate relative to the second plate and locks the first and second plates via a taper lock. The fixation pad includes a deflectable spacer configured to prevent premature locking of the pad. Methods for implantation of the bone plate assembly between two bone structures are disclosed. Instrumentation for implantation, compression and locking of the bone plate assembly is disclosed.
US09211146B2	Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer or member having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable member in an expanded configuration has a size, volume and/or shape configured for positioning between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae in order to distract the vertebrae relative to each other. The systems include one or more expandable members and a mechanical actuation means for expanding the expandable member or an expansion medium for injection within or for filling the interior of the expandable member via the port. The methods involve the implantation of one or more devices or expandable spacers.
US09211145B2	Method and system for the treatment of spinal deformities Devices and corresponding methods for the correction of spinal column deformities, vertebral displacements and for the surgical fixation of the spine including vertebral fixing element(s), vertebral connector element(s), and polyaxial correcting element(s) that can house along its structure varying specifically oriented correction element(s). The polyaxial correcting element(s) are mobilized with the help of correcting force element(s) that induce a three-dimensional mobilization of the polyaxial correcting elements and the vertebrae to which these are attached. Longitudinal spinal fixing element(s) provide for the definitive fixation of the spine. The longitudinal spinal fixing element(s) are joined and fixed to the vertebral fixing element(s) or to permanent vertebral connector element(s). The three-dimensional aspect of the spine is accurately envisioned prior to surgery allowing a caregiver to both create a treatment plan and make intra-operative changes as needed in relation to the correction of the spine.
US09211144B2	Spine surgery device and method A surgical connector useful to link spine rods together. The connector may be used adjacent a pair of mounting screws in one vertebra to limit movement between the screws or may be used to apply a lateral force to a portion of the spine to change curvature. A method of performing spinal surgery is also provide to reinforce a patient's spine.
US09211140B2	Dynamically expandable cannulae and systems and methods for performing percutaneous surgical procedures employing same In one form, a system for use in percutaneous surgical procedures includes a cannula having an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end and including a working channel dynamically expandable from a first, unexpanded configuration. The system also includes a device that is positionable in and engageable with the working channel to expand the working channel from the first configuration as the device is moved through the working channel. In response to disengagement of the device with the working channel, the working channel returns to the first, unexpanded configuration. In one aspect of this form, the device includes an interbody spinal implant that is deliverable to a surgical site through the working channel of the cannula. In another form, a method for performing a percutaneous surgical procedure is provided. However, different forms and applications are envisioned.
US09211135B2	Endoscopic instrument An endoscopic instrument includes a rigid hollow shank (2) and a tool (8) at the distal instrument end. The tool (8) is driven in rotation via a drive shaft (14), which is guided within the hollow shank (2). At the distal end of the hollow shank (2), the tool (8) projects out of the hollow shank (2), where it may be angled with respect to the distal end of the hollow shank (2).
US09211132B2	Obstruction removal system An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state.
US09211125B2	Flexible clip applier A clip applier includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. Further, the distal end of the shaft includes a flexible tool having at least two rails connected to each other by at least one jointed connection, and the at least two rails configured to rotate about the jointed connection. Additionally, a pair of jaws may be provided at a distal end of the flexible tool. Further, an actuator may be provided at the proximal end of the shaft to advance the surgical clip within the flexible tool.
US09211121B2	Surgical stapling apparatus A stapling system for use with a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The stapling system comprises a staple cartridge, a staple cartridge carrier, and a first articulation joint defining a first articulation axis. The stapling system further comprises a second articulation joint defining a second articulation axis, an elongate shaft, and a shaft portion extending between the first articulation joint and the second articulation joint, wherein the shaft portion is pivotable relative to the elongate shaft about the second articulation axis. The stapling system further comprises, one, means for articulating the staple cartridge carrier about the first articulation axis and, two, a drive member operably supported with the staple cartridge carrier, wherein the drive member is selectively operable to eject staples from the staple cartridge.
US09211116B2	Fistula treatment devices and related methods Disclosed herein are implantable fistula treatment devices and related methods. The fistula closure device comprises a distal anchor and a proximal anchor attached by a connecting member, such as a suture. Individual porous bodies are threaded directly or indirectly over the connecting member. The distal anchor comprises a plurality of foldable members threaded onto the connecting member. The foldable members are arranged in increasing surface area from distal to proximal, and each is further configured to form a mechanical interfit with adjacent foldable members to reduce sliding between members when they are tensioned together.
US09211115B2	Location, time, and/or pressure determining devices, systems, and methods for deployment of lesion-excluding heart implants for treatment of cardiac heart failure and other disease states Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying one or more tensile member to bring a wall of the heart and a septum of the heart into contact. A plurality of tension members may help exclude scar tissue and provide a more effective remaining ventricle chamber. The implant may be deployed during beating of the heart, often in a minimally invasive or less-invasive manner. Trauma to the tissues of the heart may be inhibited by selectively approximating tissues while a pressure within the heart is temporarily reduced. Three-dimensional implant locating devices and systems facilitate beneficial heart chamber volumetric shape remodeling.
US09211112B2	Sample collection device Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis.
US09211111B2	Determination of shear wave characteristics A first ultrasound pulse is applied to biological tissue to create shear waves in the biological tissue, an ultrasound pulse is transmitted into the biological tissue, one or more ultrasound signals is received from the biological tissue, and shear waves are detected in the biological tissue based on the received one or more ultrasound signals. At least one propagation property associated with the detected shear waves is determined, and the determined at least one propagation property is displayed.
US09211109B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic device and a method of controlling the ultrasonic diagnostic device A signal-analysis portion executes a signal-analysis process to signal data that corresponds to an ultrasonic echo received from a subject. A determining portion determines whether image data regarding the subject, which is created based on the signal data upon which said signal-analysis process has been executed, includes a diagnostic target. A parameter-setting portion, based on the determination result, changes to a different value the value of a specific parameter that has an effect on the resolution of the signal-analysis process, among processing parameters to be employed in the signal-analysis process. A display portion displays image data regarding the subject based on the signal data that has been signal-analysis processed according to the specific parameter.
US09211108B2	Ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus having particular driving signal characteristics Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus including an ultrasound probe which outputs transmission ultrasound waves toward a subject by a driving signal and which outputs received signals by receiving reflection ultrasound waves from the subject and a transmitting unit which generates the transmission ultrasound waves by the ultrasound probe by outputting the driving signal, and the transmitting unit generates the driving signal of square wave having a waveform in which a standard pulse signal where a pulse cycle is 2 T is combined with two first pulse signals of same polarity having a pulse width A (A
US09211107B2	Ruggedized ultrasound hydrogel insert A ruggedized hydrogel product that is formulated to withstand the effects of high-energy sterilization procedures, such as gamma beam and electron beam sterilization, without significant structural degradation is disclosed. This enables the hydrogel product to be suitable for use in medical applications where sterile components are required. In one embodiment a ruggedized hydrogel product is disclosed and comprises a gel component, water for hydrating the gel component, and at least one free radical absorber component that is capable of absorbing free radicals produced when the hydrogel product is sterilized via a high-energy sterilization procedure. The free radical absorber component in one embodiment includes potassium metabisulfite and ascorbic acid. The ruggedized hydrogel product can be included with an ultrasound probe to provide an acoustically transparent interface between the probe and the skin of a patient.
US09211100B2	Portable radiographic X-ray peripheral bone density and imaging systems and methods Devices, tools, systems and methods for X-ray bone density measurement and imaging for radiography, fluoroscopy and related procedures. Portable, efficient peripheral bone density measurement and/or high resolution imaging and/or small field digital radiography of bone and other tissue, including tissue in the peripheral skeletal system, such as the arm, forearm, leg, hand and/or foot.
US09211096B2	Real time clinical decision support system having medical systems as display elements A clinical decision support system for patient treatment that incorporates patient data to display information in readily identifiable icons for vital organs and medical systems, and in a useable, real-time, updated fashion that extracts data from the medical history, the current medical management, the current physiologic monitors, and associated medical systems to produce warnings and alerts to enable caregivers to be made aware of physiologic systems at risk. These data are not only presented, but also use real-time queries and calculations to enable caregivers to have the types of data that would traditionally assist them in patient care but only be available by reviewing the medical literature and/or doing retrospective individual calculations while providing patient care.
US09211093B2	Adjustable surgical instruments and methods of use and fabrication A system for assessing an intervertebral disc space comprises an elongated catheter with proximal and distal ends and an expandable body carried at the distal end of the elongated catheter. The expandable body includes a distal cap portion. The system further includes a mandrel extending through the elongated catheter and the expandable body and attached to the distal cap portion. The mandrel is movable within the elongated catheter and the expandable body to reposition the distal cap portion relative to the distal end of the elongated catheter while the expandable body is positioned within the intervertebral disc space.
US09211086B2	Method for indicating physiological stress level and recovery from stress and device to be utilized in method A method and device arrangement are for indicating a state of overstress in a nervous muscular system. An interference current, the frequency and current strength of which can be adjusted, is fed into a part of the nervous muscular system. Those adjustment values of the interference current are stored, which cause one of a set of predetermined physical sensations in the examined part of the nervous muscular system. A measurement-specific average of the strength of the interference current is calculated for each predetermined physical response or sensation in the examined part of the examined nervous muscular system. The measurement-specific average of the interference current for each physical sensation is normalised and a state of overstress of the nervous muscular system is indicated, if the measurement-specific normalised average of the interference current of the physical sensation does not fulfil a set statistical criteria.
US09211077B2	Methods and systems for specifying an avatar Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting at least one characteristic to at least one member of a population cohort; measuring at least one physiologic activity of the at least one member of the population cohort, the at least one physiologic activity proximate to the at least one presented characteristic; associating the at least one physiological activity with at least one mental state; and specifying at least one avatar attribute based on the at least one mental state.
US09211073B2	Necklace-shaped physiological monitor The invention provides a neck-worn sensor (referred to herein as the ‘necklace’) that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the necklace can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls.
US09211071B2	Cuff for blood pressure information measurement device and blood pressure information measurement device equipped with the same A cuff for a sphygmomanometer includes an air bladder for compressing a living body, an exterior cover including the air bladder, and a fixing unit arranged in the exterior cover. A portion closer to an end of the exterior cover is inserted between a roller arranged in the fixing unit and a stopper, and is fixed by being pushed against the roller by the stopper. The roller is rotatable only in a direction of reducing the size of the annular portion of the exterior cover. Accordingly, the cuff for the sphygmomanometer has a simple configuration, is inexpensively manufactured, and easily carries out and stably reproduces attachment with respect to the upper arm.
US09211067B2	Detection device, detecting method, control program and recording medium A detection device (1) includes a light receiving unit (13a) which receives fluorescence; a light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) which calculates light receiving intensity of fluorescence which is received by the light receiving unit (13a) while changing a relative position (L) between the light receiving unit (13a) and a test subject (100); and a specifying unit (33) which specifies an optimal position of the relative position (L) where the light receiving intensity which is calculated by the light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) becomes a maximum, and in which fluorescence is detected using the optimal position which is specified by the specifying unit (33).
US09211066B2	Method for detecting damage to silicone implants and computed tomography device A method is disclosed for detecting damage to silicone implants. In an embodiment, the method includes taking at least two computed tomography recordings at different X-ray spectra or different mono-energies of the X-ray radiation and reconstruction thereof. A data point is determined in a diagram for each voxel of interest, the X-ray attenuation values for different X-ray energies being plotted against one another; The data point, or another value for each voxel of interest determined from the X-ray attenuation values, is compared to known data points or values of body tissue and/or of silicone, and a note or warning is output if the data point or other value deviates from the known data points or values for body tissue by at least a first threshold value and/or in the event of simultaneous approximation to the known data point or value for silicone by less than a second threshold value.
US09211061B2	System and method for evaluating intraocular lens performance Systems and methods for providing improved techniques for evaluating performance of intraocular lenses. Such techniques can be used to evaluate lens designs and can help reduce the need for multiple clinical trials that may otherwise be needed to evaluate multiple design iterations. In one embodiment, a method is provided for method for evaluating performance of an intraocular lens, where the method comprises capturing a plurality of images through the intraocular lens at different focus positions; displaying at least one selected image from the plurality of images to a test subject; receiving input from the test subject indicative of perceived acuity of the at least one selected image; and determining a measure of intraocular lens performance from the received input.
US09211058B2	Method and system for fluorescent imaging with background surgical image composed of selective illumination spectra A surgical site is simultaneously illuminated by less than all the visible color components that make up visible white light, and a fluorescence excitation illumination component by an illuminator in a minimally invasive surgical system. An image capture system acquires an image for each of the visible color components illuminating the surgical site and a fluorescence image, which is excited by the fluorescence excitation component from the illuminator. The minimally invasive surgical system uses the acquired images to generate a background black and white image of the surgical site. The acquired fluorescence image is superimposed on the background black and white image, and is highlighted in a selected color, e.g., green. The background black and white image with the superimposed highlighted fluorescence image is displayed for a user of the system. The highlighted fluorescence image identifies tissue of clinical interest.
US09211057B2	Image pickup system and endoscope system An image pickup system of the present invention has a light emitting section that emits a first illuminating light and a second illuminating light to an object, an image pickup section that picks up an image of a first return light and an image of a second return light, and outputs the images as image pickup signals respectively, an image generating section that generates a first image and a second image respectively based on the image pickup signals, a differential value calculating section that calculates a first differential value corresponding to the first image and a second differential value corresponding to the second image respectively, a calculation section that performs calculation processing by using the first differential value and the second differential value, and a region discriminating section that discriminates between regions in the object by applying threshold processing to a calculation result of the calculation section.
US09211052B2	Measuring endoscope An endoscope measures the topography of a surface. The endoscope contains a projection unit and an imaging unit. The endoscope is characterized in that an objective unit is provided as a component both of the projection unit and the imaging unit. By the integration of the projection unit and the imaging unit, which both use a common objective unit, the structural volume required by both units is reduced resulting in a smaller endoscope.
US09211051B2	Dishwasher spray arm with spreading member The present invention relates to a spray arm for distributing wash liquid in a dishwasher. The spray arm extends in a longitudinal direction and comprises at least one nozzle for ejecting wash liquid from the spray arm, wherein at least one spreading member adapted to spread wash liquid ejected from the nozzle is arranged on the spray arm in a vicinity of the nozzle.
US09211045B2	Autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner having roller brush capable of resilient vertical displacement and roller brush frame unit for the same Provided are an autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner and a roller brush frame unit for use therewith. The autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner includes a body, the roller brush frame unit, and at least a roller brush. The roller brush frame unit includes a roller brush frame, a connection frame, and a resilient connection element. The connection frame is disposed at a bottom of the body. The resilient connection element is connected between the roller brush frame and the connection frame. The roller brush frame moves vertically relative to the connection frame and the body when subjected to an external force. The roller brush is rotatably disposed at the roller brush frame. The roller brush frame unit enables the roller brush of the autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner to lift and drop resiliently and automatically according to the condition of the floor.
US09211044B2	Compact surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. The surface cleaning apparatus may also comprise a main body comprising a suction motor provided in the air flow path. A cyclone bin assembly may be provided in the air flow path and may be removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may comprise a cyclone chamber. A hose connector may be provided on the main body. The hose connector may comprise a portion of the air flow path from the dirty air inlet to the cyclone bin assembly. The hose connector may be nested in the cyclone bin assembly when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the main body.
US09211042B2	Pinch roller assembly for a dispenser A pinch roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller body and a plurality of clips. The roller body includes a plurality of grooves. The roller body is rotatably associated with the plurality of clips, each clip being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves.
US09211040B2	Food storage container with quick access lid A food jar has an insulated body with a wide-mouth opening for receiving food. A collar is affixed to the opening of the food jar by affixing a throat member to the collar and threading the throat into the wide-mouth body. The throat member includes a gasket at the lower end to seal the throat to the body. A lid is affixed to the collar by a hinge. The lid includes a central projection that extends into sealing contact with the gasket on the throat member to seal the lid to the throat member. A button is mounted in a channel in the lid and biased by a spring to move into an engaging position to engage the collar at an opening in the collar to secure the lid to the collar. A wire loop is provided to engage the button in an embodiment.
US09211038B2	Cooking appliance with electric immersion resistor comprising a cooking vapor suction device A cooking appliance, particularly an electric fryer, having a vat and a lid enclosing a cooking chamber, the lid having a viewing window. The cooking chamber has an air inlet and an air and cooking vapor outlet connected to a suction device. Air introduced through the air inlet is directed toward the air and cooking vapor outlet while passing under the viewing window. An electric heating resistor is disposed inside the vat and is connected to a control box separable from the vat. Said suction device is supported by said control box.
US09211037B2	Magnetic smoker box and packaging therefor A compact, openable and closeable barbeque smoker box receives and encloses woodchips and is easily disposed within a barbeque and emits smoke from the woodchips while grilling food. The smoker box includes an open bottom pan and a openable and closeable lid pan. The lid is pierced by at least one hole to vent smoke from the smoker box while grilling food. A magnet included in the smoker box facilitates securing the lid together with the bottom pan attached thereto beneath a grilling surface of a barbeque. Also disclosed is a sealable container specifically adapted for receiving the smoker box together with a quantity of woodchips beneath the smoker box. The container facilitates removing a smoker box stored therein regardless of the amount of woodchips remaining in the container.
US09211036B2	Quick assembly grill and method A grill comprising a firebox assembly for mounting on a cart assembly, the cart assembly having first and second support assemblies interconnected by at least one linking member. A hinge or pivot in the mid-portion of the linking member divides it into first and second linking member portions, and the opposite ends of the linking member portions are pivotally connected by hinges to the first and second support assemblies. The linking member holds the support assemblies together in a partially pre-assembled state, and the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the two assemblies to be folded for packaging in a shipping container. When removed from the container, the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the support assemblies to be unfolded horizontally to convert the cart assembly to an assembled configuration in which the support assemblies are unfolded to a position suitable for supporting the firebox assembly.
US09211034B2	Utensil with simplified handling The invention relates to a kitchen utensil, comprising a base (4) including a bottom (14) and a peripheral wall (16) defining a space (18). The wall (16) has an edge (20) opposite said bottom (14) and two through-openings (22-24) in the vicinity of the edge (20), opposite one another. A container (10) is suitable for being housed in said space (18). Said container has two opposite peripheral lugs (44-46), received in one of the through-openings (22-24). At least one (24) of said through-openings (22-24) leads onto the edge (2) into a notch (28) for receiving one of said lugs (44). A grasping device (6) is provided with a bearing portion (8) at least partially covering the lug (44) that it receives. A fastening element (8) maintains the grasping device (6) in the position in which the lug (44) is at least partially covered.
US09211032B2	Method and a system for producing foamed milk The invention relates to a method for producing foamed milk. The method comprises passing milk from a bag-in-box container 1 through a conduit 3 by means of a pump 4 and heating the milk by passing it through a continuous-flow heater 5. At the end of the conduit 3, the milk is whipped to foam by an impeller in a mixer bowl. The invention also relates to a system for producing foamed milk. The system comprises a conduit 3, a heater 5, a pump 4 and a mixer bowl 7 with an impeller 8.
US09211030B2	Steam cooking apparatus The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus, typically for microwave ovens and the like, that has separate compartments for different foods or food components. These separate compartments are such that food components are kept separate during storage, prior to cooking or heating, as well as during cooking or heating, avoiding unwanted mixing of the food components. The apparatus includes compartments configured such that steam, generated by the heating of a food component in a lower compartment is used to steam cook or heat a food component in an upper compartment.
US09211028B2	Cooking and stirring machine A cooking and stirring machine having a machine base, a cup body for accommodating food, and a cup lid; the bottom of the cup body is installed with a heating element and an upper connector which drives a processing tool; the base bottom is installed with a fan and a motor; the upper end of the motor is provided with an output shaft, a drive shaft, and a lower connector which is installed on the drive shaft and matched with the upper connector; the output shaft and the drive shaft are connected through a one-way bearing. The cooking and stirring machine can heat food with stirring; in addition, the setting of the reduction gear set and plural one-way bearings realizes the function of outputting different rotation speeds when the motor rotates clockwise and anticlockwise.
US09211024B2	Border, edge or pattern carpet tile design, manufacture and installation Design and manufacture of tufted articles, carpet tile webs and carpet tiles, and installation of carpet tiles, having different color, pile height, pile texture or other characteristics that, together with similar other such tiles, may be installed to create borders, edges or other multiple-tile designs, usually without any of the tiles looking out of place or improperly oriented relative to nap or the direction the tile is “facing.”
US09211019B2	Pump and housing configuration for inflating and deflating an air mattress Efficient systems and methods for inflating, deflating, or simultaneously inflating and deflating air mattress chambers using various pump and pump housing configurations are provided. Examples of the various pump and pump housing configurations include: boundary-layer pumps having single disk array or multiple disk array layouts, different disk geometries, different pressure recovery chamber geometries, adjustable components for switching between filling and powered dumping operations, and reversible and non-reversible motors; and pump housings having one or more dump channels for manifold-driven powered dumping, multiple sides or stages for pressure and/or flow compounding, various manifold chamber configurations for robust connectivity with air mattresses having multiple chambers, and various valve configurations for flexible control over filling, powered dumping, and simultaneous filling and powered dumping operations. Pump products having pumps and pump housings designed according to the principles described herein are able to satisfy a wide range of different performance and cost requirements.
US09211010B1	Earthquake-activated shelf security system An earthquake-activated shelf security system has two guide rails attached to both sides of a shelf or pallet rack. At least one retainer is moveably constrained to move along the guide rails by a rotating loop located on each end of the retainer. The guide rail has a retainer rest portion and allows the retainer to rest in a prepared configuration without moving down the rail unless acted upon by a shaking event such as an earthquake. A movable backstop is located along a back portion of the retainer rest portion. The position of the rest stop can be adjusted to adjust the sensitivity of the system to earthquakes. The guide rails have retainer stops located at selected positions to keep the retainer from moving past. In one embodiment two retainers are provided and in another embodiment, a mesh is provided to contain items that would otherwise fall through.
US09211008B2	Slide assembly A slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and at least one positioning device. The first rail has a first elongate body. The second rail is slidable relative to the first rail and has a second elongate body. At least one of the first elongate body and the second elongate body has an opening. The at least one positioning device has a support member and a dowel. The support member has a fixing portion and a resilient arm connected to the fixing portion. The fixing portion is fixed to the at least one of the first elongate body and the second elongate body. The dowel is disposed on the resilient arm and corresponds in position to the opening.
US09211006B2	Combining structure for shelves A combining structure for shelves has a plurality of bearing portions, connecting rods integrally connected to the periphery of each bearing portion, and each connecting rod extends toward the storage space to form at least one joining end. Multiple vertical supporting tubes are provided having a circumferential wall and two abutting ends, wherein, on the circumferential wall of each vertical supporting tube near the abutting end, at least one avoiding groove is provided. Tubular connectors are provided inside each vertical supporting tube. At least one eccentric socket slot is vertically formed on at least one unilateral position inside each tubular connector, and corresponds to the avoiding groove of the vertical supporting tube, so that the vertical supporting tube can sheathe the joining end of the connecting rod through the eccentric socket slot of the tubular connector, and through the avoiding groove, each vertical supporting tubes can avoid the bearing portion.
US09211002B2	System and apparatus for storing and organizing items A storage system including first and second spaced apart side panels, with top and bottom panels extending between the side panels generally adjacent to the top and bottom of the side panels respectively. The storage system additionally includes a plurality of intermediate panels positioned between the side panels and between the top and bottom panels, with the intermediate panels defining a plurality of compartments. The storage system may include at least one partition capable of being folded within at least one compartment to present at least three variations of sub-compartment arrangements within the compartment.
US09210999B2	Frame type table assemblies A table assembly comprising at least a first leg member that forms a leg opening and a first support surface and a rigid elongated channel member that forms a channel that extends between first and second ends, at least the first end forming a wire passing opening suitable to pass wires into and out of the channel, the first end supportable by the first support surface in at least first and second different locations, wherein, when the channel is supported by the support surface at either of the first and second different positions, the wire passing opening is aligned with the leg opening so that wires can pass through the leg opening and into the channel.
US09210998B2	Table system for serving and displaying food and beverages A ring-shaped serving table, with a non-perfect round space in the center, that is made up of two identical or similar half-ring shaped plates that may be joined together in two ways: to create a ring-shaped table and to create an S-shaped table.
US09210995B2	Toothbrush A method of manufacturing a toothbrush comprises providing an integral head mold configured to simultaneously form bristles and head board in one injection molding process, heating head molding material to a predetermined temperature, filling the integral head mold with the head molding material in an injection molding machine, applying pressure to the integral head mold for a predetermined period and applying a cooling process to the integral head mold to produce a molded integral head. The molded integral head includes bristles molded on a head board.
US09210993B2	Brush with replaceable twisted-in-wire bristle assembly A brush for cleaning a grill or other surface having a bristle assembly of twisted-in-wire material that is removable and replaceable.
US09210989B2	Method of shaping eyebrows A novel gauging device and associated stencils for shaping of eyebrows according to a Golden Ratio standard. The gauging device is adapted to be placed over a woman's face and maintained in a fixed position relative to her eyes and nose. A nosepiece and knobs are adjusted such that a lower end of a guide rod may be rotated about various points relative to the nose and held in predetermined angles relative to the nose and eyes, possibly supported magnetically on a lower track adjacent the nostrils and an upper track above the eyebrows. Each stencil may be adapted to accommodate not only different eyebrows of different sizes, but also to adjust the eyebrow's ideal Golden Ratio “High Point” to complement facial proportions (preferably represented by a single Facial Ratio Value or “FRV” that deviate from an ideal Golden Ratio.
US09210984B2	Airtight cosmetic container An airtight cosmetic container in which an inner container (200) and an inner cover (300) can be airtightly sealed without using a separate rubber seal while compensating for a diameter deviation caused by a molding error of the inner cover (300). The inner container (200) includes a packing case (220) in which a cosmetic tray is installed, and which includes inner and outer elastic sidewalls (222, 223) that form a seal groove (221) therebetween, so a sealing rib (320) of the inner cover (300) is inserted into the seal groove (221), with inner and outer curved protrusions (222a, 223a) protruding toward each other on opposed surfaces of the inner and outer elastic sidewalls so as to come into elastic close contact with the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the sealing rib (320) inserted in the seal groove (221), thereby realizing an airtight sealing effect.
US09210983B2	Tool for creating paint margins on fingernails A central body, preferably circular or rotund, has a plurality of elongated arms radiating out from it. Each arm includes a rigid blade end that defines a profile that operationally fits over a fingernail at an angle of incidence for masking an area of the fingernail during painting, or for scoring semi-hardened paint and scraping off excess paint. Angle of incidence is preferably acute, obtuse or right. Each blade end preferably operationally fits over a uniquely corresponding relatively small range of fingernail sizes. The end blades are disposed in order in a direction around the body, the order being progressively larger range sizes. A mark on each end blade is used for aligning the end blade with a longitudinal axis of a fingernail.
US09210977B2	Device for retaining a portable electric component A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
US09210974B2	Garment carrier system A garment carrier which provides a flexible material having a fastener with matable parts capable of engagement when a garment is rolled within the flexible material.
US09210969B2	Fastener and fastener system A reusable connecting device that includes a strap with a first end a second end, wherein the strap features teeth located on one of the ends. The reusable tie wrap includes a housing with an opening, which is configured to engage with the teeth of the strap. An attachment mechanism is located on the tie wrap, which is configured to allow for connection, disconnection and reconnection with an attachment mechanism of another device. The attachment mechanism may be a two part buckle enclosure or side-release buckle. In another embodiment, the reusable connecting device may also be coupled to an adjustable connecting device. The adjustable connecting device is configured to be secured to an object with which the reusable connecting device is to be utilized.
US09210968B2	System and method for adhesive application of a customized sole-shaped pad Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for applying an adhesive film to the sole of shoes. Application of a portion of the adhesive film can be performed by receiving a shoe on top of the adhesive film, which in turn is above a plate and compressible pins. Upon receiving the shoe, the plate is raised or lowered, and the compressible pins mark the perimeter of the sole of the shoe. The adhesive film is cut in a sole-shaped pattern due to the height differentiation, resulting in a sole-shaped portion of the adhesive film being adhered to the sole of the shoe.
US09210964B2	Battery casing for illuminating footwear A method is for manufacturing a battery box for footwear comprising: providing a first member and providing a second member. The method also includes connecting the first member and the second member such that the first member and the second member include a space. The method also includes placing the first and the second member in the footwear such that the first and the second member form a structure in the footwear.
US09210963B1	Multi-functional protective helmet A multi-functional protective helmet has various integrated alarm and communication devices associated with survival scenarios and dangerous activities. A front outside surface of the helmet is provided with a lamp. Within a dome portion of the helmet are a radio transmitter and receiver capable of wireless communication. A rechargeable battery unit supplies electrical power to the electrical components of the helmet. A side surface of the helmet is provided with a compartment configured to hold a whistle or other emergency aid. The helmet is also provided with a transparent face-shield.
US09210961B2	Cephalic protection cell (CPC) A new concept in cranial protection, is a device of individual protection with the purpose of protect the user's head against impact and decelerations. The Cephalic Protection Cell must be used with the objective of avoid direct injuries caused by impact and indirect injuries caused by deceleration, resting and, at the same time, improving the amount of time in which a contact strength is applied to the head, preventing, this way, localized injuries (by impact) or spreaded injuries (by deceleration) in the brain and in other internal structures of the cranium, and also regarding its hability to preserve the cervical spine, thanks to its less mass.
US09210957B2	Wearable child seat costume A wearable child seat costume includes a themed costume body having a shape and size that is complementary to the sitting area of a child seat. The costume body includes a plurality of openings that correspond to the safety straps of the child seat. The costume further includes a plurality of seatbelt pads, a pair of removable gloves, a removable mask and a removable cape.
US09210956B2	Electromagnetic field reduction brassiere As one implementation example, a product is described which comprises at least one protective layer. The at least one protective layer comprises an electromagnetic field resistant material. The at least one protective layer is adapted into at least a portion of a brassiere.
US09210955B2	Bra A bra comprising a front portion, the front portion comprising bra cups; two side portions, each side portion extending from a respective side of the front portion, wherein the side portions are adapted to encircle a torso of a wearer of the bra; wherein the front portion and the side portions are comprised of an outer layer and a frame layer beneath the outer layer; wherein the front portion is further comprised of an inner layer beneath the frame layer, wherein the bra cups are molded in the inner layer of the front portion; wherein the frame layer comprises: an outer frame layer primarily stretchable in a first direction; and an inner frame layer comprising at least one panel primarily stretchable in the first direction.
US09210952B2	Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article, and associated method Apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element. Each rod member defines a longitudinal axis and includes a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis. Such an apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member. A rod-dividing unit is configured to divide the rod member into a plurality of rod portions such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects. Associated methods are also provided.
US09210950B2	Personal juice extractor system The invention concerns a personal juice extractor system including a blending and pressing apparatus where a user places a container charged with food or beverage or any combination thereof in a container chamber. After the start button is pressed, a blending tool attached to a shaft along with a cover are lowered into the container until the cover seals the open top of the container. The blending tool is axially rotated until a desired consistency is achieved. The cover then presses down on the blended contents, forcing liquid to flow out an outlet in the bottom of the container and into an external cup for consumption. The cover, shaft, and blending tool are retracted and then the container is removed from the container chamber and discarded or cleaned for reuse.
US09210949B2	Method and means for extending the shelf life of food products A method and means is provided for extending the shelf life of a food product by successively subjecting the food product to UV germicidal irradiation and an ozone/water or ozone/air treatment. The UV unit and the ozone unit may be reversed so that the food product is first treated with the ozone and then subjected to the UV germicidal irradiation treatment.
US09210946B2	Potato piercing apparatus A potato piercer having a top assembly with a handle. The top assembly includes a first plate having a bottom surface and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the bottom surface. The potato piercer further includes a bottom assembly having a second plate and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the top surface of the second plate. The potato piercer has a housing sized and configured to receive a potato for piercing. The housing has a roof with a plurality of apertures for receiving the top assembly stakes, a floor with a plurality of apertures for receiving the bottom assembly stakes, and a cavity for receiving the potato. There is an actuator assembly operatively coupled to the top and bottom assemblies, whereby a force applied to the handle causes the actuator assembly to translate the potato piercer from a non-piercing configuration to a piercing configuration.
US09210945B2	Animal food having low water activity An active or Probiotic animal food having a low water activity that can be contained within a package having a low vapor transmission rate. The animal food can have a shelf life sufficient to deliver a target dose of Probiotic to an animal. The water activity of the animal food can be controlled. The activity level of the Probiotic can be controlled.
US09210941B2	Continuous process for making a pita chip A continuous process for making a pita chip or other similar products using a continuous pressing step that occurs shortly after a continuous oven initial cooking step. Applicants' invention produces a final product with characteristics of a traditionally cooked pita chip using equipment that provides for significant increases in manufacturing throughput. The use of a continuous oven with the relatively concurrent pressing step allows for the production of a flat chip piece on a continuous product line.
US09210940B2	Rye flour imitation A gluten-free baking mix comprising at least one gluten-free starch source and at least one gluten-free pentosan source, wherein the ratio of starch to pentosan corresponds to 8:1 to 30:1 and the pentosan source is selected from synthetically produced pentosans, pentosans purified from plant parts, ground oil seeds, particularly corn oil pressing residues, rapeseed oil pressing residues, sunflower oil pressing residues and linseed oil pressing residues, ground plant parts having a high pentosan content, particularly corn husks, corn bran, rice husks, sunflower seeds, linseed, hempseed, soy flour, coffee bean flour and carrot flour, and from ground oil plant parts having a high pentosan content and mixtures thereof is disclosed herein.
US09210937B2	Composition for destroying thread algae A composition of alkali carbonate peroxyhydrate in a quantity of 45 to 85% by weight relative to a total amount of the composition and an alkali hydrogen carbonate is provided for combating pathogenic germs and parasites in water of aquaculture, ponds, and aquariums; for destroying thread algae in water; for processing water. The addition of alkali hydrogen carbonate to alkali percarbonate peroxyhydrate stabilizes the alkali percarbonate peroxyhydrates relative to combustible materials. The alkali carbonate peroxyhydrate is preferably Na2CO3 and xH2O2.
US09210935B2	Pesticide composition comprising fosetyl-aluminium, propamocarb-HCl and an insecticide active substance The present invention relates to a pesticide composition intended for protecting plants, crops or seeds against phyto-pathogenic fungi or damaging insects, and the corresponding methods of treatment using the said composition. More precisely, the subject of the present invention is a pesticide composition based on fosetyl-Al, propamocarb-HCl, an insecticide active substance and optionally a further fungicide active substance.
US09210919B2	Spinning reel line clip and spinning reel spool using the same A spinning reel line clip includes an attachment portion and a clip body. The attachment portion is configured to be attached to a spool of a spinning reel. The clip body is provided for clipping a fishing line. The clip body is attached to the attachment portion. The clip body includes a line guide portion and a bulged portion. The line guide portion is formed on at least a part of a first surface of an outer circumferential part of the clip body. The first surface is opposed to the spool. The bulged portion is formed on at least a part of a second surface of the outer circumferential part. The bulged portion is opposed to the line guide portion. The second surface is oppositely disposed relative to the first surface.
US09210918B2	Fishing line guide A fishing line guide having a line guide ring inclined to a tip side, and an angle of junction between the line guide ring and right and left side support legs made smaller at a butt side than at a tip side, and a hook concave portion, where the right and left support legs have outer contour surfaces and the right and left support legs are curved outwardly and continuously with respect to right and left tangential lines of the line guide ring.
US09210915B2	Fish-sorting device and method The invention relates to a fish sorting device, comprising a weighing compartment which is designed to receive a single fish, a weighing device which is coupled mechanically to the weighing compartment and is designed to sense the weight exerted on the weighing compartment by the fish. The invention is characterized by at least two discharge ports through which a fish can be removed from the fish sorting device, a sorter which is designed to sort the fish from the weighing compartment selectively into one of the at least two discharge ports, an actuator unit (73,74) which is coupled mechanically to the sorter and actuates a movable sorting element (13,14) of the sorter in order to sort the fish into one of the discharge ports, and a control unit which is in signal communication with the weighing device and the actuator unit and is designed to compare a weight determined by the weighing device with at least one limit weight, and activate the actuator unit, depending on the comparison between the determined weight and the limit weight, in such a way that, when the limit weight is exceeded, the fish is sorted into a first discharge port and, when the weight falls short of the limit weight, the fish is sorted into a second discharge port different from the first.
US09210908B2	Soybean cultivar S130092 A soybean cultivar designated S130092 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130092, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130092, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130092, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130092. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130092. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130092, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S130092 with another soybean cultivar.
US09210903B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH603745 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH603745. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH603745, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH603745 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH603745.
US09210901B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH687004 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH687004. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH687004, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH687004 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH687004.
US09210900B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH977760 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH977760. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH977760, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH977760 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH977760.
US09210897B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH823049 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH823049. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH823049, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH823049 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH823049.
US09210895B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH948868 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH948868. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH948868, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH948868 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH948868.
US09210894B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH068476 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH068476. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH068476, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH068476 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH068476.
US09210892B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH417272 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH417272. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH417272, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH417272 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH417272.
US09210885B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV356454 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV356454. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV356454, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV356454 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV356454 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV356454.
US09210884B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV125252 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV125252. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV125252, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV125252 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV125252 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV125252.
US09210882B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV566597 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV566597. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV566597, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV566597 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV566597 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV566597.
US09210873B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH348362 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH348362. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH348362, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH348362 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH348362.
US09210869B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH245443 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH245443. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH245443, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH245443 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH245443.
US09210867B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH369747 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH369747. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH369747, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH369747 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH369747.
US09210866B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH225896 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH225896. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH225896, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH225896 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH225896.
US09210865B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH813276 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH813276. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH813276, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH813276 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH813276.
US09210859B1	Maize inbred PH1D7W A novel maize variety designated PH1D7W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1D7W with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1D7W through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1D7W or a locus conversion of PH1D7W with another maize variety.
US09210854B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH031136 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH031136. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH031136, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH031136 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH031136.
US09210852B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH567174 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH567174. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH567174, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH567174 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH567174.
US09210846B2	Vertical concentrated vegetable and plant grower A vertical gardening system includes at least one sheet of geosynthetic material hung generally vertically, and forming vertical channels extending top to bottom of the sheet on a rear side and including a plurality of small upwardly-open individual pockets on a front side and growing medium on both sides of the at least one sheet and located in both the channels and the pockets. A related method includes providing a portable stand and supporting on the stand a sheet with vertical channels and pockets as defined above, growing plants in the pockets with their roots extending into the channels, and moving the stand to promote plant growth, including one of moving the stand to orient the plants toward sunlight during daylight, or moving the stand between a first location of optimal sunlight and a second location of optimal protection against freezing.
US09210843B1	Dual bale lift with longitudinal and machinery pivots A fork-type dual bale lift has both longitudinal and machinery pivots. A frame structure is mounted on a vertically swinging load support. A boom member is coupled to the frame structure through a pair of bearings and is pivotal about the longitudinal machine axis. At the ends of the boom member are bale supports that are operative to pierce and support a large bale for lifting and transport. A hydraulic cylinder is used to control the pivotal orientation of the boom about the longitudinal machine axis, and thereby allow an operator to selective raise one of the two bale supports while simultaneously lowering the other of the two bale supports. At the extremes of boom rotation, the lower of the two bale supports additionally engages with the frame structure to provide increased strength and stability during loading and unloading, and to reduce stress on the bearings during transport.
US09210842B2	Helical acting snap roll flutes for corn header A helical-acting snap roll for a harvesting header having straight flutes which are free of a formed twist. The snap roll includes a plurality of elongated straight flutes that extend substantially the entire length of the snap roll but that are parallel misaligned with a central axis of rotation of the snap roll. A pair of opposing and counter-rotating snap rolls of the present invention chops and pulls crop stalks passing therebetween downward toward the ground while also creating a helical action such that the crop stalks are conveyed rearward. In one embodiment, at least a pair of straight portions acting as flutes are partially parallel aligned with one another along the length and one side of each snap roll.
US09210838B2	Rotary trimmer apparatus and related rotary head assembly An apparatus and method is provided for removing a retained member from a rotary head assembly configured for attachment to a rotary power source.

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