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| US09212763B2 |
Assembly for transporting liquid via pipes and associated floating structure
The invention relates to an assembly that includes a pipe for transporting liquid, deformable between an internal circular cross-section and a flattened internal cross-section that can be null and that can be folded on itself longitudinally, and a device for installing the pipe. The device includes a rotating turret about which the pipe is wound and flattened, presentation means for presenting one opposite the other in a commonly conformed state, two pipe sections, assembly means for a water-tight link between said sections, optional tensioning means for transmitting an axial tension to the elongated pipe, and means for attaching ballast to the elongated pipe. |
| US09212759B2 |
Ventil
A valve has a housing that has a first media opening and encloses a pressure space, and a valve element actuated by at least one wire-shaped SMA element arranged in a pressure space that in a first position closes the media opening and in a second position closes the first media opening that opens the valve element. The valve housing is formed by a housing shell open on one side and a circuit board closing it with which the SMA element is electrically connected. |
| US09212758B2 |
Quick connect valve actuator
An actuator for operating a linear valve, such as a gate valve, includes a quick connect coupling between the housing and at least one of a bonnet and a power head assembly. In embodiments, the quick connect coupling includes a plurality of lugs spaced apart around an annular actuator housing surface, and a plurality of lugs spaced apart around an annular surface of another member such as a bonnet or power head, each of the lugs defining a plurality of slots therebetween. The lugs pass through corresponding slots, and then the housing is rotated relative to the other member until at least a portion of the lugs of each component are axially aligned in a locked position. The rotation is less than one full revolution of the rotated component. A latch prevents the component from rotating out of the locked position. |
| US09212757B2 |
Device for activating a passive ejector valve for pressurising a turbojet engine chamber for an aircraft
An apparatus for activating a valve of an ejector in order to adapt the pressurization of a chamber in an aircraft turbojet engine comprising a device constructed and arranged to trigger the opening and/or closing of valve and/or the power of the valve as a function of the altitude at which the valve is located. |
| US09212756B2 |
High pressure check valve flange joint
A valve flange joint includes a valve flange and first and second duct flanges. The first and second duct flanges include respective first and second mating portions. The first mating portion includes a first duct rim, a first duct face in contact with a first face of the valve flange, and a first slot. The second mating portion includes a second duct face in contact with a second face of the valve flange, and a second rim. In an embodiment, the valve flange includes a tab that extends in an axial direction through the first slot and includes an inner surface radially inward of an outermost portion of the second mating portion. In another embodiment, a first thickness is defined between the first flange face and the second flange face. Second and third thicknesses are also defined for the first and second mating portions. The three thicknesses are substantially similar. |
| US09212752B2 |
Gas bypass device
A bypass device used in conjunction with a gas meter has a normal mode and a bypass mode. In the normal mode, the bypass device routes gas through the gas meter to a customer. In the bypass mode, the bypass device routes gas through a bypass path so that the gas meter can be serviced or replaced without interrupting gas service to the customer. Manual operating ball valves select either the normal mode or the bypass mode. Each ball valve includes a rotatable diverter ball with a 90° flow passage. Each diverter ball is mounted within the bypass device between pair of polymer annular valve seats. |
| US09212750B2 |
Selective operation valve for a recipient for biopharmaceutical use
The valve includes a female part having a closed, transverse, proximal end wall, and a tubular wall integral with a flange part, a lateral opening being formed on the proximal section of the tubular wall, a male part having a tubular wall forming, on the proximal side, a closing/opening part having an open, transverse, proximal end; the closing/opening part has an external shape and an external dimension that fit the internal shape and internal dimension of the proximal receiving part of the female part. The sealing elements include three ring seals separated from one another in an axial direction, supported by the upper surface of the tubular wall of the male part and engaging with the female part, a proximal seal to the fluid product, a distal seal to external contaminants, and an intermediate seal to the fluid product and to external contaminants between the proximal and distal seals. |
| US09212748B2 |
Floating wear sleeve assembly for shaft seals
A wear sleeve assembly for a seal on a shaft includes a sleeve having inner and outer circumferential surfaces, the outer surface being engageable by a seal inner surface at a contact location to prevent fluid flow between the seal inner surface and the sleeve outer surface. The sleeve inner surface defines a bore sized to receive a portion of the shaft with clearance. A coupler is configured to connect the sleeve with the shaft and provides a clearance space between the sleeve inner surface and a shaft outer surface at about the seal contact location. Thereby, the sleeve is adjustably positionable relative to the shaft so that the sleeve remains generally centered within the seal as the sleeve and shaft rotate about the axis. The coupler preferably includes an annular body with first and second axially-spaced, relatively displaceable sections for displacing the sleeve relative to the shaft. |
| US09212747B2 |
Sealing configuration with metal-coated structure
A sealing configuration is configured for sealingly coupling a first fluid flow path of a first device to a second fluid flow path of a second device. The sealing configuration comprises a contact surface comprising a structure configured for increasing a surface pressure when coupling the first device to the second device. The contact surface comprises a metal coating configured for increasing sealing. |
| US09212741B1 |
Control of speed-ratio selection in an automatic transmission
A method of controlling an automatic transmission connected to an engine in a motor vehicle employs a switch for requesting selection of transmission speed-ratio ranges. According to the method, the switch receives an input signal and generates an output signal having the same duration as the input signal. A controller programmed with an engine threshold speed and a threshold signal duration receives and compares the output signal with the threshold signal duration. The controller also determines a current transmission speed-ratio range and a transmission threshold speed-ratio range that is defined by engine's threshold speed. The controller additionally commands the transmission to change the current speed-ratio range to a neighboring speed-ratio range if the signal duration is less than or equal to the threshold. Furthermore, the controller commands the transmission to change the current speed-ratio range to the threshold speed-ratio range if the signal duration is greater than the threshold. |
| US09212737B2 |
Twin clutch controlling apparatus
A twin clutch controlling apparatus wherein an interposition of a manual operation into an automatic control clutch can be executed smoothly. The twin clutch controlling apparatus includes an AMT controlling unit for controlling a shift actuator and a clutch actuator, and a shift pedal P for carrying out a shifting request to the AMT controlling unit. If, after driving of the shift actuator is started in response to the shifting request by the shift pedal, a clutch lever is operated in a connection direction before a next stage gear is placed into an in-gear state, then the controlling section drives one of an odd number stage side clutch and an even number stage side clutch which corresponds to the gear before the shifting in a corresponding relationship to a manual operation clutch capacity arithmetic operation value. |
| US09212735B2 |
Arrangement of a transmission and of an attachment module
An arrangement of a transmission (1) and an attachment module (4), in which the transmission (1) has a driveshaft (3) with a central, first axial bore (12) for supplying lubricating oil and the attachment module (4) has a connecting shaft (5) mounted in the housing by at least one roller bearing (6). The driveshaft (3) and the connecting shaft (5) are connected to one another, in a rotationally fixed manner, by a splined connection (8). The supply of lubricating oil for the spline connection (8) and the at least one roller bearing (6) occurs by way of the central, first axial bore (12) of the driveshaft (3). |
| US09212734B1 |
Transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle
A transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include first and second motors/generators, a planetary gear set, a first output gear for the second motor/generator, a second output gear for an engine, an under drive first clutch, and an over drive second clutch, disposed on or coupled to an input shaft. A hollow shaft is configured at an outer circumference side of the input shaft to transmit accelerated power of the engine or power of the first motor/generator to the second output gear and an outer shaft at an outer circumference side of the hollow shaft to transmit power of the second motor/generator to the first output gear. The first and second clutches are adjacently disposed at an engine side on the input shaft, and selectively transmit each of rotational power of the input shaft and rotational power of the hollow shaft to the second output gear. |
| US09212730B2 |
Tensioner for a traction device having an overpressure valve with a sealing cage, and traction device drive having a such tensioner
A hydraulic tensioner for a traction device (1) having a pressure chamber (2) in a housing (3), into which a medium that transmits pressure can be introduced, having a feed unit (5) having a non-return valve (6) at one end (4) of the pressure chamber and having an overpressure relief device (8) at the other end (7) of the pressure chamber (2), wherein the overpressure relief device (8) includes a closure element (11), a housing body (9) and a cage (10) which is at least partly arranged within the housing body (9) and which forms a stop for the closure element (11) on the side remote from the pressure chamber, wherein the cage (10) at least partly covers an end side of the housing body (9) that is remote from the pressure chamber. The invention also relates to a traction device drive having such a tensioner for a traction device. |
| US09212729B2 |
Multi-speed gearbox
Multi-speed transmission comprising four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the third shaft, which is selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the input shaft through a first clutch and is attachable to the transmission housing through a first brake, whereas the input shaft is, through a second clutch, selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the fourth shaft connected to the bar of the third planetary gear set, which is attachable to the bar of the first planetary gear set through a second brake, which is coupled to the transmission housing, whereas the input shaft is connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set, whereas the eighth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, the sun gear of the second planetary gear set and the sun gear of the third planetary gear set, and the fifth shaft is connected to the bar of the second planetary gear set, the ring gear of the third planetary gear set and the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set, whereas the sixth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the second planetary gear set and is, through a fourth clutch, selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the output shaft of the transmission, which is, through a third clutch, selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the seventh shaft connected to the bar of the fourth planetary gear set. |
| US09212727B1 |
Apparatus having selectable angular orientations relative to a drive
In one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus for being coupled to a drive to rotate a first portion of an article relative to a second portion thereof is provided. A chassis includes a first slot and an engagement feature. An input is rotatably mounted to the chassis, and an annular output is rotatably mounted to the chassis and is rotatably coupled to the input. A collar, which includes a plurality of mating features complementary with the engagement feature, is configured to engage the drive. The annular output includes a wall and a second slot extending entirely through the full thickness and height of the wall. |
| US09212726B2 |
Automated manual transmission
An automated manual transmission may include a first input shaft and a second input shaft disposed in parallel with each other to form a plurality of stages with a common output shaft, a first switching mechanism that directly transmits or cuts power provided from a flywheel of an engine to or from the first input shaft or the second input shaft, and a second switching mechanism that transmits or cuts power provided from the flywheel through the clutch to or from the first input shaft or the second input shaft. |
| US09212724B2 |
Meshed gear for vehicle
It is provided a meshed gear for a vehicle disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels and made up of a pair of gears meshed with each other, at least one gear making up the meshed gear having a ring shape, and the one gear having an outer circumferential portion disposed with an additional vibration system. |
| US09212723B2 |
Pneumatic liquid on-line automatic balancer of rotor
A pneumatic liquid on-line automatic balancer of a rotor includes: a sealed balancing disk rotating with a balanced rotor and a pressure transfer device mated with the sealed balancing disk. At least two pairs of centrosymmetric chambers filled with appropriate balancing liquid are evenly distributed in the sealed balancing disk. The pressure transfer device controls compressed gas in and out of the chamber and makes the balancing liquid controllably flow in each pair of chambers to achieve dynamic balance of the rotor. A communicating channel of the balancing liquid is provided between each pair of the chambers. The communicating channel of the balancing liquid is one and a center of the communicating channel of the balancing liquid is communicated with the balancing channel pointed to a center of rotation. The balancing channel is communicated with an emptying channel opened to atmosphere. |
| US09212721B2 |
Hydromount
A hydromount comprising a carrying mount and a support mount connected to each other by an elastomeric suspension spring. The hydromount includes a working chamber and a compensation chamber that are filled with a fluid and separated by a partition, and connected to each other via a damping channel inserted into the partition. The hydromount includes an absorber channel that is switchable via an actuating device. The absorber channel is inactive in a first switching position of the actuating device and active in a second switching position of the actuating device. The actuating device has an electrically drivable electromagnet and an armature suspended via an elastic membrane so as to allow the armature to vibrate. The membrane is surrounded by a limiting member such that the membrane abuts against the limiting member in the first switching position and is spaced from the limiting member in the second switching position. |
| US09212712B2 |
Brake lining for railway vehicle, and disc brake equipped with the same
In a disc brake for a railway vehicle includes a friction member facing a frictional surface of a disc fixed to a wheel or axle of the vehicle. A base plate holds the member on a front surface and a guide plate is at the center of a back surface of the base plate and accommodated in a concave portion of the caliper arm. A base plate front surface is in parallel to a frictional surface of the member. A thickness of the base plate is larger on an inner circumferential side than an outer circumferential side. A thickness of the guide plate is smaller than a depth of the concave portion of the caliper arm. In a state where the frictional surface of the member faces the frictional surface of the disc in parallel, the guide plate is fitted, with play, into the concave portion of the caliper arm. |
| US09212702B2 |
Multi-free-disk type of clutch
The invention includes at least two free disks arranged between a drive-torque transmission disk and an output-torque receiving disk, each of the at least two free disks being freely rotatable. When a torque is to be transmitted, mutual gaps between the drive-torque transmission disk, the at least two free disks and the output-torque receiving disk are narrowed, so that the input torque of the driving unit is transmitted from the drive-torque transmission disk to one free disk adjacent to the drive-torque transmission disk by friction, the torque transmitted to the one free disk is transmitted to another free disk adjacent to the one free disk by friction, and the torque transmitted to the or another free disk on the most output-shaft side is transmitted to the output-torque receiving disk by friction. |
| US09212695B2 |
Hybrid clam-shell linear bearing
A linear motion bearing assembly includes (a) first and second interlocking bearing blocks, each having an inner wall which together define an axial space; and (b) a load bearing assembly disposed within the axial space of the interlocking bearing blocks, said load bearing assembly including first and second joinable sleeves, and at least one first load bearing structure disposed within the joined sleeves which includes an inner surface with ball bearings, and at least one second load bearing structure disposed within the joined sleeves which includes an inner low friction surface for facilitating sliding contact with a shaft, but including no ball bearings, the inner surfaces of said first and second load bearing structures together defining an axial channel through which the shaft is disposed and linearly and/or rotatably movable therein. |
| US09212693B2 |
Fluoropolymer coated articles
Provided is an article comprising a bearing, wherein the bearing has disposed upon it a fluoropolymer composition. The fluoropolymer composition comprises a fluoropolymer and a pH-dependent surfactant. |
| US09212692B2 |
Compact flexible cardan joint and spacecraft comprising such a joint
A flexible cardan joint comprises a hollow central longitudinal axis, two hollow pivots mounted orthogonally relative to one another and capable of pivoting respectively about a rotation axis, three axes being mutually orthogonal and intersecting at a point of rotation situated at the center of the cardan joint. Each pivot comprises an annular outer frame extending along a plane containing the central longitudinal axis Z and orthogonal to the rotation axis, a hollow inner ring coaxial to the outer frame and a plurality of sets of flexible blades linked to the outer frame and to the inner ring, and the two pivots are linked together by rigid link parts. |
| US09212691B2 |
Cross blade flexure pivot and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to a device that can be used as, inter alia, a cross blade flexure pivot, with the cross blade flexure pivot comprising a monolithic structure. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing a monolithic cross blade flexure pivot using injection molding. Also provided is a mold for use in this injection molding method. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing a monolithic cross blade flexure pivot using selective laser sintering, as well as to the three-dimensional digital descriptions used in this method. The present invention also relates to a method of providing non-frictional rotational support to a mechanical component. The present invention also relates to systems that include the cross blade flexure pivot device. |
| US09212687B2 |
Twist lock flat thrust washer assembly
A thrust washer assembly including a washer and a ring is provided. The washer includes a circumferential outer surface that varies radially from an axis of the washer to define a plurality of ramps. The ring includes a plurality of axial protrusions that each includes an inner radial surface that, via a relative rotation of the washer to the ring, engages a radially outer surface of the plurality of ramps to connect the washer and the ring by a friction-fit connection. |
| US09212686B2 |
Prevailing torque nut
Disclosed herein is a prevailing torque nut (10) comprising a body (12) having a longitudinal opening (14) extending therethrough. The body has a hexagonal outer surface (16) and an inner surface (18) defining the opening (14). A female thread (20) is formed on the inner surface and extends from one longitudinal end to an opposite longitudinal end of the opening (14). The thread (20) has a constant depth along its entire length, is of helical configuration along its entire length, and tapers radially inwardly in diameter at one end of the opening (14). |
| US09212685B2 |
Locking bolt and method for manufacturing same
It is an object to provide a locking bolt, which is capable of tightly fixing a member or the like at an extremely high degree of firmness without being loosened even when vibrations are repeatedly applied thereto, and is manufactured in an extremely facilitated manner. The locking bolt includes: a shank section (1) threaded on an outer circumference thereof; and a head section (2) provided at one end of the shank section (1). The head section (2) includes: a main body portion (201) having a hexagonal cross-sectional shape; and a cylindrical skirt portion (202) provided continuously with the main body portion (201) and formed so as to be spaced radially outward from the main body portion (201) in an expanding manner along a concave surface using a catenary curve surface. The locking bolt has a structure in which: a lower edge surface (203) of an outer surface of the cylindrical skirt portion (202) is parallel to an axis (X-X) of the main body portion (201); and an inner surface of the cylindrical skirt portion (202) is hollowed into an inverted catenary curve surface-like shape with a flat portion left on a bottom rim (204). |
| US09212684B2 |
Rivet nut unit
Disclosed is a rivet nut unit. The rivet nut unit may comprise a rivet nut including a flange of which a lower surface is supported by a upper surface of a plate while riveting the plate by a riveter, a body part of which the inside of a lower part is worked to have screw threads and which is integrally formed in a cylindrical shape with a lower portion of the flange, and a hole-making head which is disengageably located on a lower end of the body part to rotate together with the rivet nut and bore an insertion hole in the plate while the riveter rotates in order to insert the body part into the plate. |
| US09212678B2 |
Fastener and method of installing same
A fastener includes a body having a cylindrical passage formed through a central portion of the body and a tapered ramp disposed at an end of the body and a corebolt disposed within the passage formed by the body. The fastener further includes a sleeve movably disposed over the corebolt and adjacent the tapered ramp of the body. The sleeve includes a bore extending between first and second ends of the sleeve and a taper extending inwardly from the second end of the sleeve toward the first end of the sleeve, the second end of the sleeve being adjacent the tapered ramp of the body. The sleeve further includes a weakened interior region disposed between the taper and the first end of the sleeve, the weakened interior region being adapted to bulb outwardly when the sleeve is compressed against a workpiece. |
| US09212675B2 |
Fastening arrangement and method
A fastening arrangement and method are provided for coupling a pair of frame members together. The fastening arrangement includes an insert receivable in a slot of one of the frame members. A fastener couples the insert with a receiver, such as a nut or a second insert, receivable in the other of the frame members. The insert includes a notch or similar indicator for indicating the appropriate depth to which the insert is to be driven relative to one of the frame members. The insert includes a threaded portion. The threads of the threaded portion are configured to be embedded into one of the frame members as the insert is driven relative to one of the frame members to secure the insert thereto. |
| US09212674B2 |
Bridging mechanism for connecting a supporting tube and a holder and antenna device therewith
A bridging mechanism, for connecting a supporting tube and a holder, includes at least one positioning portion, a bridging member, a connecting member, a handle and at least one positioning structure. The at least one positioning portion is formed on the supporting tube. The bridging member is used for bridging the supporting tube. The connecting member extends from the bridging member for connecting the holder. The handle is pivoted to the bridging member for rotably pressing the supporting tube when the supporting tube is bridged to the bridging member, so as to abut the supporting tube against the bridging member. The at least one positioning structure is formed on the handle. The at least one positioning structure simultaneously rotates with the handle for wedging with the at least one positioning portion when the handle rotates to press the supporting tube to position the bridging member on the supporting tube. |
| US09212670B2 |
Composite accumulator
A composite accumulator includes a base having a closed end and an open end, the base having an inner surface that defines a cavity and having a fluid port in communication with the cavity for communicating a hydraulic fluid in and out of the cavity. A cover is disposed over the open end of the base and is secured to the base by a fastener. A piston is disposed within the base and the cover. The piston is sealed to the inner surface of the cover and is translatable along an axis. A biasing member is disposed within the base and the cover and located axially between the piston and the cover. The base and the cover are plastic. |
| US09212669B2 |
Pneumatic evacuation pump
A pneumatic evacuation pump includes an inlet assembly having an inlet valve, a charging port, and purge air injection means. A chamber includes a charge end opening to the charging port, and a discharge end. A delivery assembly includes a passage between the discharge end and a delivery outlet, a delivery valve interposed in the passage between the discharge end and the delivery outlet, and a venturi vacuum source opening to the passage between a discharge valve and the discharge end. Exhaust air injection means located downstream of the discharge valve utilizes exhaust air from the venturi vacuum source. A compressed air supply supplies the venturi vacuum source and the purge air injection means. Control means acts to coordinate a cycle of operation of the venturi vacuum source, the purge air injection means, the exhaust air injection means and the inlet and delivery valves. |
| US09212668B2 |
Fan device
A fan device includes a board defining an opening and a fan assembly pivotably received in the opening. The fan assembly includes a fan and a frame receiving the fan. The frame includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and two sidewalls. A front plate extends down and diagonally forward from a front side of the bottom wall. A resilient limiting member is formed on one of the sidewalls. When a bottom of the fan assembly is pivoted rearward to make the fan assembly slanting relative to the board, the front plate is abutted a front side of the board, and the limiting member is abutted a rear side of the board. |
| US09212663B2 |
All-supersonic ducted fan for propelling aircraft at high subsonic speeds
A supersonic fan has at least two fan blades extending radially from a rim surface of a hub and is circumscribed by a duct. An inboard leading edge having an inboard sweep angle rotates at approximately Mach 1 or greater. A low-pressure zone generates propulsion. An inboard flow regime may migrate outboard from the rim surface and contaminate the low-pressure zone, reducing propulsion. An outboard leading edge having an outboard sweep angle extends radially from the inboard leading edge to form an apex. The inboard and outboard sweep angles are each at least approximately 30 degrees and in the opposite direction. An inboard vortex forming near to and as a result of the apex trails circumferentially across the fan blades and is positioned to substantially confine the inboard flow regime to be inboard of the apex, thereby preserving the low-pressure zone and increasing propulsion for the supersonic fan. |
| US09212659B2 |
Apparatus for sealing a pump chamber of a rotary lobe pump, and a rotary lobe pump having said apparatus
The invention relates to an apparatus for sealing a pump chamber of a rotary lobe pump vis-a-vis a fluid-free region of the rotary lobe pump, in particular in the region of a shaft duct, wherein the apparatus has two or more sealing elements, which can be disposed adjacent to a front side of a rotary piston disposed on a shaft in the pump chamber of the rotary lobe pump in such a way that a labyrinth gap extends between the sealing elements, said labyrinth gap being arranged in a radial direction relative to the shaft and in an axial direction in order to extend the seal land. According to the invention, the seal land is larger in a radial direction relative to the shaft than the seal land in an axial direction relative to the shaft. |
| US09212657B2 |
Ultra high pressure pump with an alternating rotation to linear displacement mechanism
A high pressure pump including a linear actuator comprising a servo motor to axially rotate a hollow rotor shaft in alternating directions, the servo motor having a stator positioned co-axially around the hollow rotor shaft with an interior of the rotor shaft being co-axially coupled to a drive member to convert axial rotation into reciprocal displacement, the drive member being constrained against linear movement and supporting a shaft. At least one piston is coupled to the shaft and the piston is arranged within a cylinder to define a pumping chamber, whereby alternating rotation of the rotor shaft causes reciprocal linear displacement of the piston to pressurize fluid in the pumping chamber. A drive mechanism includes a controller coupled to a servomotor and an encoder to measure movement of the hollow rotor or output shaft and send a feedback signal proportional to the movement to the controller. |
| US09212656B2 |
Piston-to-shoe interface lubrication method
Methods and apparatus are provided for lubricating a piston-to-shoe interface in a hydraulic motor or pump. Piston assemblies are installed in a housing that are each adapted to receive a reciprocating drive force and are each configured, in response thereto, to cyclically move between an intake direction and a discharge direction. Each piston assembly includes a piston and a piston shoe, and the piston, the piston shoe, or both have a plurality of pockets formed in a surface that defines a piston-to-shoe interface. When the pistons cyclically move, liquid is supplied to each piston-to-shoe interface to form a hydrostatic bearing at each piston-to-shoe interface. A portion of the liquid that is supplied to each piston-to-shoe interface is selectively supplied to and from one or more of the plurality of pockets. |
| US09212654B2 |
Lossless short-duration electrical storage means for power generation system
A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position; and a capacitor coupled to the generator, the capacitor storing power generated by the generator. |
| US09212652B2 |
Wind turbine using sails affixed to chains
A sail on a chain wind turbine comprises a plurality of preferably rectangular sails each attached at its edges to a pair of parallel looped chains. The chains are each routed along a triangular path engaging three circular sprockets selected for low friction rotation. The upper extent of the assembly forms the top apices of the chain triangles with two opposing sprockets located at each such apex. The remaining circular sprockets form the base of the triangle with one sprocket located at each end of the base on each side of a frame. The two chains are precisely congruent to one another with respective sprockets being axially aligned. One such pair of aligned sprockets is interconnected by a shaft which rotates from the force of a wind against the sails. A linkage rotates an electrical generator shaft as the sails catch the wind. |
| US09212651B2 |
Bolt tightening robot for wind turbines
A robot to bolt down a series of nut bolts in a joint circular flange connection of a wind turbine, which robot comprises at least two wheels and a drive to transport the robot along the series of nut bolts and a tool to bolt down a nut bolt with a predefined torque and a position sensor to position the tool above the nut bolt to be bolted down and a robot control system to control the tightening process and document parameters relevant for the stability of each bolted down nut bolt. |
| US09212649B2 |
Wave energy convertor
A wave energy convertor utilizes reciprocating rotational motion of a float and float arm caused by repeated wave action to drive an electrical generator in order to produce electricity. A mount is anchored into an area of water experiencing wave action. A pulley support frame is connected to the mount. A float arm is lifted repeatedly by waves, producing rotational motion on an input axle. At least one pulley system transfers power from the input axle to an output axle connected to the electrical generator. The at least one pulley system multiplies the input rotation through mechanical advantage into a much faster angular speed at the output axle. A ratchet gear disengages influence of the float arm on the system on the downstroke. A flywheel stores rotational energy in order to maintain stable rotational rate on the downstroke. |
| US09212646B2 |
Ignition apparatus
There are provided a first coil device (102) that releases accumulated energy so as to generate a predetermined high voltage and supplies the predetermined high voltage to a first electrode (101a) of an ignition plug (101) so that a spark discharge path is formed in a gap between the first electrode (101a) and a second electrode (101b), and a second coil device (103, 301) that supplies a current to the spark discharge path formed in the gap by releasing accumulated energy; a large AC discharge current is supplied in a short cycle to the gap between the electrodes of the ignition plug (101). |
| US09212645B2 |
Internal combustion engine ignition device
There is provided an internal combustion engine ignition device which comprises a switching element for causing or interrupting flow of a current through a primary coil of an ignition coil; a secondary current detection circuit connected to a secondary coil for detecting a secondary current flowing at the time of ignition; an ion current detection circuit for detecting an ion current generated after the ignition; and an energy consumption circuit which is activated based on an output signal from the secondary current detection circuit that is output when the secondary current exceeds a predetermined threshold value, to constitute a circuit for discharging energy stored in the ignition coil. |
| US09212636B2 |
Filter
An air filter has a hollow cylindrical filter housing having a first axial terminal area and a second axial terminal area and a cylindrical outer filter housing wall and a ring-shaped flow guiding wall. The ring-shaped flow guiding wall extends coaxially to the cylindrical outer filter housing wall in the interior of the filter housing. A ring-shaped flow space is formed between outer filter housing wall and flow guiding wall. A filter element of an annularly closed filter medium is disposed in the filter housing. The flow guiding wall surrounds the filter element. An inlet socket is arranged on the outer filter housing wall in the first axial terminal area and extends tangentially relative thereto. The inlet socket has a projection that projects into the ring-shaped flow space and bridges the ring-shaped flow space up to the flow guiding wall. |
| US09212635B2 |
Filter device
A filter device for gases may include a housing having a first housing and a second housing configured to axially abut each other in a flange regione. A plate-shaped filter element may have a circumferential seal arranged in the flange region. The first housing part may have two mutually opposite radial bearing faces in a flange region and the seal may have two radial sealing faces facing away from each other and each sealing face may bear flat against the respective bearing face. |
| US09212632B2 |
Method for controlling an EGR circuit of a motor vehicle engine, valve for implementing said method, and engine having said valve
A three-way valve configured to provide the connection between a gas intake circuit and an exhaust gas recirculation circuit is disclosed. The valve includes a first shutter for regulating the airflow rate, a second shutter for regulating the recirculated exhaust gas flow rate, a single motor for driving the two shutters, and gearing connecting the motor to at least one shutter. The gearing includes functionality to drive the at least one shutter. |
| US09212630B2 |
Methods and systems for regenerating an exhaust gas recirculation cooler
Various methods and systems are provided for regeneration of an exhaust gas recirculation cooler. One example method includes adjusting cooling of exhaust gas by an exhaust gas recirculation cooler to maintain a manifold air temperature during an idle condition of an engine. The method further includes initiating regeneration of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler during the idle condition when an effectivity of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler falls below a threshold effectivity prior to or during the idle condition. |
| US09212625B2 |
Hybrid gas turbine propulsion system
A hybrid aerodynamic thrust system as a prime mover for aircraft or other high-speed vehicles. An arrangement of dual thrust resources to alternately accommodate low and high airspeed regimes. Electromotive force is used in lieu of hot section power turbines to achieve engine air compression or alternately perform thrust work at low velocities. |
| US09212622B2 |
Piston pin unload for oil film renewal
In a reciprocating engine piston, added equipment to renew the piston pin's oil film once per crankshaft rotation. The equipment is located between the connecting rod's small end and the underside of the piston crown. There is a plunger carrier with a plunger, and a saddle with a plunger bore. The saddle closely straddles the plunger carrier, maintaining the alignment of the arcuate plunger with the arcuate plunger bore, for a plunger stroke without friction. The small end's natural oscillation during crankshaft rotation powers the plunger's working cycle. There is an oil-filling stroke and a delivery stroke. The delivery is to the saddle's top, which is just below the piston crown. The oil pressure pushes upward on the piston crown, lifting the piston slightly and the piston pin bosses off the piston pin. In the small gap thus created, new oil can enter, recreating the oil film. |
| US09212619B2 |
Method for preventing misdiagnosis of oil level sensor
A method for preventing misdiagnosis of an oil level sensor may include determining whether a driving status of a vehicle satisfies a first diagnosis condition, a second diagnosis condition or both. When the first diagnosis condition is satisfied, the method may include measuring oil levels, calculating a first average of the measured oil levels, and comparing the calculated first average of the measured oil levels with a predetermined reference oil level. When the second diagnosis condition is satisfied, the method may include measuring oil levels, calculating a second average of the measured oil levels, and comparing the calculated second average of the measured oil levels with the predetermined reference oil level. The method may also include warning an excess of oil when the first, the second or both first and second averages of the measured oil levels are higher than the predetermined reference oil level. |
| US09212618B2 |
Injection timing management in dual fuel engine system
A fuel injection timing management system for a dual fuel engine is configured to determine a first diesel injection timing corresponding to a first mode of operation of the engine system and a second diesel injection timing corresponding to a second mode of operation. The system may further determine a direction of change in a mode of operation of the engine system, and selectively perform a change in the diesel injection timing from the first diesel injection timing to the second diesel injection timing at a first rate of transition or a second rate of transition, based on the direction of change in a mode of operation of the engine system. |
| US09212616B2 |
Fuel shut-off command with adaptive cruise control
Methods and systems for disabling a fuel shut-off state of a vehicle. One method includes counting, by a controller, a number of transitions of an engine included in the vehicle between a fuel shut-off state and a fuel state, determining, by the controller, whether the number exceeds a predetermined threshold, and issuing a disable command, by the controller, to the engine included in the vehicle. The disable command causes the engine to exit a current fuel shut-off state. Another system includes a controller configured to determine whether acceleration is requested while an engine included in the vehicle is in a fuel shut-off state. When acceleration is requested while the vehicle is in a fuel shut-off state, the controller is configured to issue a disable command to the engine prior to issuing an acceleration command. The disable command causes the engine to exit the fuel shut-off state. |
| US09212613B2 |
Method of controlling an exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine
A method of controlling an exhaust gas temperature at a particulate filter inlet is disclosed. The particulate filter is located in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The method of controlling exhaust gas temperature at the particulate filter inlet includes a late injection, whose quantity is estimated as function of an exhaust gas volumetric flowrate. |
| US09212610B2 |
Engine diagnostics with skip fire control
Methods and devices are described for performing engine diagnostics during skip fire operation of an engine while a vehicle is being driven. Knowledge of the firing sequence is used to determine appropriate times to conduct selected diagnostics and/or to help better interpret sensor inputs or diagnostic results. In one aspect, selected diagnostics are executed when a single cylinder is fired a plurality of times in isolation relative to a sensor used in the diagnosis. In another aspect, selected diagnostics are conducted while the engine is operated using a firing sequence that insures that no cylinders in a first cylinder bank are fired for a plurality of engine cycles while cylinders in a second bank are at least sometimes fired. The described tests can be conducted opportunistically, when conditions are appropriate, or specific firing sequences can be commanded to achieve the desired isolation or skipping of one or more selected cylinders. |
| US09212608B2 |
Low friction fuel metering valve
A method of metering fuel with a fuel valve. The method includes arranging a spool within to a sleeve along an axis, wherein the spool includes four seal lands. The sleeve includes a fuel inlet aperture, a fuel outlet aperture, and a shutoff port. A first cavity and a second cavity are defined between the spool, the sleeve, and subsets of the seal lands. The fuel inlet port and the fuel outlet port abut one such cavity. Sliding the spool along the axis results in the fuel outlet aperture extending longitudinally beyond the second seal land in the upstream direction. |
| US09212599B2 |
Control of compressor outlet pressure based on temperature of thermal load cooled by coolant in electric vehicle
A thermal management system is provided for a vehicle having an electric traction motor. The system includes a coolant system configured to convey coolant through a first thermal load, a refrigerant circuit including a condenser and a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a control system and a sensor. The refrigerant circuit is configured to cool at least one second thermal load. The sensor is configured to send signals to the control system that are indicative of a temperature of the first thermal load. The control system is configured to control an outlet pressure of the compressor based on the signals. |
| US09212597B2 |
Coolant composition for internal combustion engine and method for operating internal combustion engine
This invention provides a coolant composition for an internal combustion engine that can improve the energy efficiency of an internal combustion engine and a method for operating an internal combustion engine using such coolant composition. The coolant composition for an internal combustion engine of the invention has kinematic viscosity of 8.5 to 3,000 mm2/sec at 25° C. and 0.3 to 1.3 mm2/sec at 100° C. The method for operating an internal combustion engine of the invention is carried out with the use of such composition. |
| US09212595B2 |
Structure of exhaust system for CDA engine
A structure of an exhaust system for a cylinder deactivation (CDA) engine may include first, second and third baffles which are coupled in a main muffler, and divide an interior of the main muffler into first, second, third and fourth spaces respectively, a connecting pipe which connects the second space and the third space of the main muffler, and has a passage in which the exhaust gas flows, a first valve coupled to the passage of the connecting pipe to open and close the passage of the connecting pipe, and a second valve openably and closably coupled to the second baffle disposed between the second space and the third space, wherein the first baffle coupled between the first space and the second space, and the third baffle coupled between the third space and the fourth space, have a plurality of holes so that the exhaust gas flows therethrough. |
| US09212591B2 |
Using resistance equivalent to estimate heater temperature of an exhaust gas after-treatment component
A temperature of a heated component is determined for control and monitoring. The heater driver, upon receipt of a turn-on signal, generates a current within a component of an electronic catalyst or exhaust after-treatment component, wherein the current through the component generates an appropriate loss to generate heat for facilitation of an exhaust after-treatment process. The heater driver regulates the energy to the heated component based on the electrical resistance of that component as a function of temperature and a predetermined reference value for that temperature. |
| US09212590B2 |
Internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas system
An internal combustion engine has at least one combustion chamber and an exhaust gas system arranged on an exhaust gas outlet port. The exhaust gas system includes at least one secondary air injection device for injecting secondary air into the exhaust system between the combustion chamber and an exhaust emission control system arranged in the exhaust gas system. During operation of the internal combustion engine, a residual gas content in the combustion chamber can be changed. The secondary air injection site on the exhaust gas system is arranged so far from the combustion chamber that injected secondary air flows back into the exhaust gas outlet port due to back-flowing exhaust gas in the exhaust gas system but does not flow back into the combustion chamber. This makes it possible to comply with SULEV emission limits even for engines having many combustion chambers and/or exhaust gas turbochargers. |
| US09212588B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment device, E.G., exhaust gas catalytic converters and particle filters
An exhaust gas treatment device (1), which contains at least one exhaust gas treatment insert (2) in a tubular housing (4), especially for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. A circumferential geometry of the at least one insert (2) is measured in at least one axial section of the particular insert (2). The at least one insert (2) is inserted axially into the housing (4). The measured circumferential geometry of the at least one insert (2) is taken into account during the deformation of the housing (4). |
| US09212586B2 |
Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine
An object is to reduce the increase in the fuel consumption or the increase in emissions caused by processing for raising the temperature of an NOx catalyst in an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine having the NOx catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine. To achieve the above object, an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention executes processing for raising the temperature of the NOx catalyst on condition that a temperature change ratio with a predetermined amount of assumed temperature rise of the NOx catalyst is equal to or higher than a reference value. According to the present invention, it is possible to activate the NOx quickly while keeping the unwanted increase in the fuel consumption and emissions caused by the temperature raising processing small. |
| US09212584B2 |
Method for operating an internal combustion engine, and control unit set up for carrying out the method
The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine. According to the method, an exhaust gas produced by the internal combustion engine is conducted across a 3-way catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust duct. A lambda probe detects a value characteristic of an exhaust-gas lambda number upstream of the 3-way catalytic converter, and transmits said value to an engine control unit with an integrated PI or PID regulator. By means of the PI or PID regulator of the engine control unit, through the specification of a setpoint value, a substantially stoichiometric exhaust-gas lambda number is set, and the exhaust-gas lambda number is, with predefined periodic setpoint value variation, deflected alternately in the direction of a lean lambda number and a rich lambda number (lambda modulation). At the start of each setpoint value variation, a pilot-controlled P component with subsequent I component is predefined up to a time t2, wherein the time t2 is defined by means of stored parameters, which characterize a section time behavior, such that the probe signal or a value derived therefrom would have had to have reached the setpoint value specification at said time t2. From the time t2onwards, for a predefinable time period until the end of the respective setpoint value variation, a switch is made to a regulating algorithm which is based on a difference between an actual value and the setpoint value of the lambda probe or a value derived therefrom. |
| US09212582B2 |
Exhaust gas purification system and method for controlling the same
An exhaust gas purification system capable of preventing clogging of a reducing agent injection valve due to solidified urea aqueous solution to prevent a decrease in the exhaust gas purification efficiency of an internal-combustion engine. The exhaust gas purification system includes a diesel particulate filter, a reducing agent injection valve and an SCR catalyst in this order from the exhaust upstream side. A condition satisfaction determination section determines whether or not urea aqueous solution is likely to be solidified when detecting that an ignition switch is turned off, and an internal-combustion engine stop prevention section prevents the internal-combustion engine from being stopped, based on a determination by the condition satisfaction determination section. |
| US09212580B2 |
Method and device for determining a starting time of a regeneration process for regenerating a diesel particle filter
Method for determining a starting time of a regeneration process of a particle filter which is connected into the exhaust train of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a diesel engine, wherein the data of an air mass flow rate meter, of an exhaust gas temperature sensor and of a differential pressure sensor are fed to a control unit and the control unit starts the regeneration on the basis of the data by means of the comparison with characteristic diagrams. |
| US09212579B2 |
Muffler for vehicle
A muffler for a vehicle, may include a housing which defines a space therein, first and second baffles which partition the space inside the housing into first, second and third chambers, an inlet pipe which extends through the first baffle and the second baffle to be connected to the third chamber through the first chamber and the second chamber, an intermediate pipe which connects between the first and third chambers through the first baffle and the second baffle and has a plurality of holes in a portion thereof which may be placed in the second chamber, and an outlet pipe which sequentially extends through the first baffle and the second baffle from an first open end inside the first chamber, sequentially extends through the second baffle and the first baffle, sequentially extends through the first baffle and the second baffle, and then extends to the outside of the housing. |
| US09212574B2 |
Valve operating system for internal combustion engine
A valve operating system for an internal combustion engine, which includes a decompression cam member (47) that is supported on a camshaft (26) and that operates an exhaust valve operating member (29e) in an opening direction of an exhaust valve (17e) in a compression stroke when the engine is started, an exhaust gas recirculation cam member (48) that is supported on the camshaft (26) and that operates the exhaust valve operating member (29e) in the opening direction of the exhaust valve (17e) in an intake stroke when the engine is running at high speed, and a centrifugal mechanism (46) that is mounted on a driven timing rotating member (32) rotating integrally with the valve operating cam (25) and makes the decompression cam member (47) and the exhaust gas recirculation cam member (48) move, wherein the valve operating cam (25) is provided with a recess (39) surrounding the camshaft (26), the recess (39) opening on the face on the other side of the driven timing rotating member (32) and on a base face of the valve operating cam (25), and the decompression cam member (47) and the exhaust gas recirculation cam member (48) are housed in the recess (39). This can provide a valve operating system for an internal combustion engine that can be made compact in spite of a driven timing rotating member and an exhaust cam being installed. |
| US09212571B2 |
Valve timing control apparatus
A valve timing control apparatus includes a housing rotor, a vane rotor, a control valve, and a lock mechanism which locks a rotation phase at a stop time and a start time of an engine. The control valve has an atmospheric port communicating with atmosphere air; a discharge port through which hydraulic fluid is discharged from a discharge chamber communicating with the discharge port when the engine is stopped; and a check valve which intercepts the atmospheric port and the discharge port from each other by receiving a negative pressure from the discharge chamber through the discharge port when the engine is started. |
| US09212570B2 |
Nested locking mechanism for switchable roller finger follower
A finger lever is provided for a valve train of an internal combustion engine. The finger lever comprises an inner lever, at least one arm pivotally coupled to the inner lever, and a coupling device operatively displaceable to control movement of the at least one arm relative to the inner lever. The coupling device includes a slide and a piston disposed in a longitudinal bore of the inner lever, the piston having an entraining slot in which at least part of the slide is received, and at least one biasing member arranged to bias the piston relative to the inner lever. The slide is constructed to be displaced in a coupled position or an uncoupled position. In the coupled position the slide is entrained by the at least one arm, and in the uncoupled position the slide is not entrained by the at least one arm. |
| US09212567B2 |
Gas duct for a gas turbine and gas turbine having such a gas duct
A gas duct for a gas turbine through which exhaust gases from the gas turbine are discharged to an outside includes a concentric inner casing and an outer casing disposed at a distance from the inner casing and concentrically encompassing the inner casing. A plurality of radial support struts interconnect the inner casing and the outer casing. Each of the support struts, the inner casing and the outer casing each have a heat-resistant lining disposed so as to provide protection against heat from the exhaust gases. The heat-resistant the linings of each of the support struts, the inner casing and the outer casing are divided in each case into a plurality of separate segments that are fastened to a support structure in an arrangement that provides an individual entirely or almost stress-free thermal expansion of each of the plurality of separate segments in an expansion plane. |
| US09212566B2 |
Tripod buckle for split fairing of a gas turbine engine
A fairing for a turbine engine strut includes: inner and outer bands; a vane extending between the bands; the fairing is split along a generally transverse plane passing through the bands and the vane, defining nose and tail pieces; wherein the vane is defined by spaced-apart sidewalls extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, each sidewall split into forward and aft portions by the transverse plane; wherein each sidewall portion carries a radially-inwardly extending post, the posts positioned such that pairs of the posts lie adjacent to each other when the nose piece and tail piece are assembled, wherein each pair of adjacent posts includes at least two non-parallel faces; and a pair of slotted buckles, wherein each slotted buckle surrounds and clamps together a pair of the posts, wherein each pair of adjacent posts contacts a slot of the corresponding buckle in a tripod contact configuration. |
| US09212556B2 |
Multifunction positioning lock washer
A gas turbine engine section comprises a rotatable shaft, first and second axially adjacent components, a nut, and a multifunction positioning lock washer. The first and second axially adjacent components are located on the rotatable shaft and are separated by an axial separation distance. The nut is configured to thread onto the rotatable shaft to hold one of the first and second axially adjacent components in compression. The multifunction positioning lock washer has antirotation geometry configured to prevent the nut from tightening or loosening. The axial length of the multifunction positioning lock washer is adjusted by removing material based on measurement of the axial separation distance to take in tolerances and reduce the axial separation distance. |
| US09212554B2 |
Interchangeable holder system for a chisel
The present invention relates to an interchangeable holder system comprising a basic module and an interchangeable holder for the accommodation of a cutting tool, which interchangeable holder is capable of being attached to the basic module, for the purpose of preparing ground surfaces, and to a construction machine, more particularly a stabilizer, a recycler, or a cold milling machine, comprising a milling device comprising such an interchangeable holder system. |
| US09212542B2 |
Expandable tubing run through production tubing and into open hole
A downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore includes a sealing structure movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein, when in the contracted configuration, the sealing structure is able to axially traverse production tubing extended within a wellbore. A conveyance device is coupled to the sealing structure and configured to transport the sealing structure through the production tubing and to an open hole section of the wellbore. A deployment device is operably connected to the sealing structure and configured to radially expand the sealing structure from the contracted configuration to the expanded configuration when the sealing structure is arranged in the open hole section. |
| US09212538B2 |
Modeling fluid flow interactions among regions of a well system
In some aspects, techniques and systems for simulating well system fluid flow are described. Multiple subsystem models each include fluid flow variables and represent well system fluid dynamics associated with a sub-region in a subterranean region. The subsystem models are connected by one or more junction models. The junction models represent interactions among the subsystem models. For each of the subsystem models, an elimination of internal variables of the subsystem model is performed to express the internal variables in terms of junction variables of the junction models. The junction variables are solved based on the junction models. The internal variables of the subsystem model are solved based on the solved junction variables. |
| US09212537B2 |
Coatings for wellbore tools, components having such coatings, and related methods
A component of a wellbore tool comprises a plurality of compartments disposed over a body of the component and a coating disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the body. Each compartment comprises a healing agent formulated to form or catalyze the formation of a barrier upon release from the compartment. A matrix material separates the plurality of compartments. Methods of forming wellbore tools include forming a body, forming a plurality of capsules, and forming a coating comprising the capsules over the body. Methods of utilizing a wellbore tool in a subterranean borehole include contacting at least a portion of a body with a fluid comprising a healing agent formulated to a barrier. Coatings for wellbore tools include a fiber comprising a plurality of discrete cells and a matrix material contacting and at least partially surrounding the fiber. Each cell comprises a healing agent. |
| US09212533B2 |
Cable by-pass for spooled cables
A downhole tool with a swellable mantle is configured for insertion of a cable into a longitudinal slit in the mantle. An arcuate groove is formed in an outer surface of the mantle corresponding to a displacement caused by the inserted cable, so that the displacement is counteracted and the outer surface of the mantle remains smooth. |
| US09212532B2 |
Blowout preventer assembly
A blowout preventer assembly comprising an annular blowout preventer having an annular packing unit and an actuator operable to reduce the internal diameter of the annular packing unit, wherein the assembly further comprises a stripping sleeve having a tubular elastomeric sleeve which in use is positioned generally centrally of the packing unit so that the packing unit surrounds at least a portion of the elastomeric sleeve. |
| US09212527B2 |
Pipe handling system
A pipe handling system for locating a pipe joint in a joining assembly that includes an internal joining tool and an external joining tool is provided. The system includes a gripper configured to grip a surface of the pipe joint; an elevator configured to pick up the pipe joint and position the pipe joint adjacent a string of pipe disposed in the external joining tool; and a deployment assembly coupled to the gripper, wherein the deployment assembly includes a cable that is used to position the internal joining tool inside the pipe joint. |
| US09212525B2 |
Riser clamp
A riser clamp (20) comprising a first jaw portion (211) and a second jaw portion (212) that can be opened and closed relative to each other. The jaw portions (211/212) each comprise a thermoplastic body (301/302) that can be, for example, injection molded pieces of polyethylene (e.g., HDPE). The jaw portions (211/212) can be connected by a hinge (39) that is integrally formed therewith. The clamp (20) can also include cradles (701/702) and caps (711/712) for holding auxiliary lines. |
| US09212524B2 |
Methods of supporting a self-propelled derrick rig
Improvements to base beams and self-propelled derrick rigs are described. The base beam can have two or more stabilizer arms which can be deployed. The base beam is also designed to support the derrick rig. An optional counterweight assembly can be connected to the front of the rig. The self-propelled derrick rig can be easily and quickly mounted to the base beam, and when mounted, the assembly will be able to withstand high hook loads and wind loading without the danger of the rig coming off of its wheels or falling over. |
| US09212523B2 |
Drill bit having geometrically sharp inserts
A drill bit configured for boring holes or wells into the earth, the drill bit having a face and a plurality of zones, the drill bit having geometrically sharp inserts located in an inner zone and non-geometrically sharp inserts located in an outer zone. |
| US09212522B2 |
Vortex controlled variable flow resistance device and related tools and methods
A vortex-controlled variable flow resistance device ideal for use in a backpressure tool for advancing drill string in extended reach downhole operations, especially in horizontal wells. The shape, frequency and duration of the pressure waves generated by the device are controlled by the growth and decay of vortices in the vortex chamber(s) of a flow path. The flow path includes a switch, such as a bi-stable fluidic switch, for reversing the direction of the flow in the vortex chamber. The flow path may include multiple vortex chambers, and the device may include multiple flow paths, through which flow may be parallel or sequential. This device generates backpressures of short duration and slower frequencies approaching the resonant frequency of the drill string, which maximizes axial motion in the drill string and weight on the bit. Additionally, fluid pulses produced by the tool enhance debris removal ahead of the bit. |
| US09212521B2 |
Portable modular gate or obstruction system and method
A portable gate module for selectively opening and closing a path through a secured perimeter can include a base structure, a gate support structure, a gate such as a gate panel structure with chain link or other fill structure, a power source, and a drive structure. The base structure can be configured to be removably positionable in the secured perimeter adjacent the path. The gate module can be configured as a pre-cast unit that can be quickly and easily placed into location at a remote or unimproved location such that a gate system can be quickly effected with minimal effort or expertise at the installation location. |
| US09212520B1 |
End guide for cord attachment device
An end guide for a cord attachment device includes a cloth. The cloth is configured to fold over, unto, and overlap itself. The cloth has three portions. The first and second portions are longer than a third portion. The cloth is folded axially about a central longitudinal axis. The central longitudinal axis spans from the proximal end to the distal end of the cloth. The folding causes the first and second portions to overlap. A plurality of flutes are configured in the cloth by a plurality of stitch lines running parallel to each other and extending through first and second sides (the front and back) of the cloth and extending through the overlap of the first and second portions. At least one of the plurality of stitch lines are located between each of the flutes. The flutes span to both the proximal and distal ends of the cloth. First and second portions are folded outwardly away from the plurality of flutes at both the proximal and distal ends and then stitched to the cloth so as to create end channels for the routing of a cover cord (when a cover is used) or a keeper cord. The stitching is perpendicular to the plurality of stitch lines. |
| US09212518B2 |
Control device for shades
A chain control device for inhibiting movement of chains used in window blinds, shades and the like for moving the blinds between operative positions. The chain control device is secured at a location remote from the shades' clutch/drive housing. The chain control device is characterized by redirecting tension forces applied by the user of the blinds away from the shade drive. |
| US09212517B1 |
Indoor smoking hood
The present invention features an indoor smoking hood system disposed on a sash window frame. The hood comprises a first side tubular frame and a second tubular frame. The frames are joined together by adjustment locks for the attachment of variable window width. The frames are attached to the window frame via a plurality of window clamps. A hood frame is slidably and pivotably attached to the first side tubular frame and second tubular frame. A clear plastic hood provides enclosure of the hood for a smoking area. A fan plate is attached to the top of the tubular frame with a plurality of fan plate clips. An exhaust fan is installed on the fan plate to air in the hood to outdoor. |
| US09212513B2 |
Drive device for embarkation and disembarkation devices of public transportation vehicles
A drive device for embarkation and disembarkation devices of public transportation vehicles includes a drive unit arranged within and for driving a rotary column. The drive unit rotates the rotary column about the rotary column longitudinal axis Z-Z during opening and closing processes of the embarkation and disembarkation devices. The drive device is supported on the vehicle. The drive unit includes a drive motor, a non-self-locking reduction gear, and a controllable blocking component with which a rotation of the rotary column can be blocked. The drive device further includes a sensor for detecting the magnitude of an external force, wherein the force acts on the drive device. The drive device further includes an element for analyzing signals of the sensor and for triggering the blocking effect of the blocking component when an external force measured by the sensor exceeds a threshold. |
| US09212509B2 |
Locking mechanism
A lock mechanism (1) for a motor vehicle lock (2) comprising a rotary catch (6), a pawl (9) for positive locking the catch (6) in a preliminary-closed stop position (8) as well as in a fully-closed stop position (7), and a blocking lever (14) for blocking the pawl (9) when the pawl (9) is in its preliminary-closed position (8) as well as in its fully-closed stop position (7). |
| US09212507B2 |
Lockset operable by pivoting actuator about a first axis or a second axis
A lockset is actuable by pivoting a handle about a longitudinal axis of the lockset by rotating the handle and by pivoting the handle about an axis transverse to the lockset axis, such as by pushing or pulling. The lockset includes an inside handle and an outside handle, each associated with an independent mechanism, each of which can independently actuate the lockset. A locking mechanism prevents actuation of a first one of the independent handle mechanisms without affecting operation of the other handle mechanism. Upon actuation of the other handle mechanism, a retractor engages a surface of the locking mechanism and removes it from engagement with the first locking mechanism. An adjustment ring has a first configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a first standard thickness and a second configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a second standard thickness. |
| US09212505B2 |
Locking device
A locking device has adjustable device parts, one of which comprises a locking element and another comprises a support part. A latch can be moved between a closed and an open position. A knee lever comprises a first arm pivotable about a pivot axis and a second arm, pivotable relative to the first arm about a knee joint axis. The latch is drivably connected to the knee lever so that in the closed position, the arms are pivoted into a first pivot position located near the dead center point of the knee lever and the knee lever can be positioned against a point of abutment distanced from the pivot axis. The knee lever can be moved by an actuator connectable to an electrical energy storage unit from the first pivot position across its dead center point into a second pivot position corresponding to the open position. |
| US09212502B1 |
Boat trailer canopy
A boat trailer canopy can include a frame configured to be connected to a boat trailer, the frame including a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending along a longitudinal axis of the boat trailer, each rib of the plurality of ribs substantially arching the boat trailer, and a cover extending over frame. |
| US09212499B1 |
Skid mounted utility system
The present invention is an enclosed and transportable skid mounted utility apparatus. The apparatus includes an enclosure disposed on a transportable skid. The enclosure has a floor, end and side walls and a roof. The enclosure also includes one or more generator assemblies. The one or more generator assemblies provide power to one or more breaker boxes located in the enclosure. The one or more breaker boxes transfer the power to one or more transformers located on a wall of the enclosure. The one or more transformers transform and transfer the power to an electrical distribution panel in the enclosure. A water tank is also disposed in the enclosure. A water manifold is coupled to the water tank, and the water manifold includes a pump that uses power generated from the one or more generator assemblies. |
| US09212496B2 |
Anti-corrosion pool cover assemblies
Pool cover components that are more resistant to corrosion than current cover assemblies and polymer hubs that separate potentially corrosive-prone components from one another. The polymer hubs isolate dissimilar metals, preventing them from conducting electricity and speeding the corrosion process. There may be a coating on one or more of the components to prevent electrical conductivity. |
| US09212494B2 |
Floor panel
In a method for manufacturing floor panels that have at least a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate, the top layer including a thermoplastic layer that is translucent or transparent, the method may involve providing the top layer, including the thermoplastic layer, on the substrate. The method may also involve heating at least the thermoplastic layer, and structuring the thermoplastic layer using a mechanical press element. |
| US09212489B1 |
Skylight guard
A guard assembly for a skylight. The assembly includes rails positioned on opposing sides of a skylight frame, connected by tension members that act to pull the rails laterally toward each other, causing the rails to clamp onto the skylight frame. The assembly can be coupled to the skylight without need for penetration fasteners that can cause the skylight to leak. The rails and tension members can be custom sized to proper dimension at a work site. In one embodiment, the guard assembly includes modular reinforcement components that spread out local clamping forces over a large area to mitigate the generation of yield and creep stresses that would otherwise cause the guard assembly to loosen over time. The guard assembly includes a guard structure that extends over the skylight and, in various embodiments, can be readily removed from the guard assembly for servicing of the skylight. |
| US09212488B1 |
Sheet roofing with pre-taped seams and tape therefor
According to one aspect, a roof membrane is provided. The roofing membrane includes a main body, a first adhesive material, and a second adhesive material. The first adhesive material is bonded to a top surface of the main body and positioned toward a first edge thereof. The second adhesive material is bonded to the top surface of the main body and positioned toward a second edge thereof. The second edge is positioned opposite the first edge such that the first and second adhesive materials are positioned toward opposite edges of the main body and the same surface thereof. |
| US09212486B2 |
Column structure and base member
In a column structure (10), a steel column (30) is joined to a base plate (16A). The steel column (30) is configured by a web (30A) and a pair of flanges (30B) provided at each of two width direction ends of the web (30A). A base plate (16A) is provided to first anchor bolts (24) and second anchor bolts (26) that are fixed to a foundation 12. The second anchor bolts (26) are provided further toward the web (30A) width direction inside than the first anchor bolts (24), and the yield deformation of the second anchor bolts (26) is set smaller than the yield deformation of the first anchor bolts (24). |
| US09212480B2 |
Method of installing seismic isolation floor
A method of installing a base isolation floor includes a base arrangement process for installing a plurality of plate-shaped bases, which are formed so that a plurality of upward convex curved surface portions are aligned on an upper surface, on double-sided tapes applied onto an upper surface of a floor over a plurality of columns to be substantially parallel to each other and thereby arranging the bases on the upper surface of the floor and a slide plate installation process for installing a plurality of plate-shaped slide plates having a substantially flat lower surface on the base. |
| US09212476B2 |
Applicator for gel-like toilet bowl-cleaning products directly on the surface of the toilet bowl
An applicator for gel-form products, in particular a toilet cleaning product is provided. The applicator includes a receiving space for a first gel-form product, the receiving space comprising a first orifice and a second orifice. The first orifice releases the gel-form product and the second orifice accommodates a piston movable in the receiving space, by means of which the gel-form product may be forced through the first orifice. On the applicator, around the first orifice of the receiving space, at least three spacer elements are arranged that are configured such that, when the applicator is pressed onto a, in particular ceramic, toilet surface to which the gel-form product is to be applied, a gap A is formed between the first orifice and the surface and the gel-form product may flow freely around the spacer elements on discharge. |
| US09212473B2 |
Electronic plumbing fixture fitting
The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting, such as an electronic faucet. |
| US09212472B2 |
Angled spray head holder
A spray head holder (250) comprising an outer rim and a socket (252) for receiving a spray head. The socket defines an inner mouth (254) surrounded by the outer rim, the inner mouth (254) and outer rim being disposed in respective planes that are obliquely disposed with respect to one another. The longitudinal axis of the socket is obliquely disposed with respect to the plane in which said outer rim lies. A bevelled lip is provided around the outer rim. The spray head holder (250) is particularly suited for fitting to walls behind which space is restricted, for example the bulkhead of a boat. |
| US09212465B2 |
Construction machine having electrical component
Provided is a construction machine including an electrical component and efficiently cooling it. The construction machine includes an upper slewing body having an air intake chamber capable of taking in air, an engine, the electrical component, an air intake duct guiding the air inside the air intake chamber toward the engine, a blow fan directing the air inside the air intake chamber toward the engine through the air intake duct, and electrical-component cover covering the electrical component. The electrical-component cover defines an air flow path for flowing air along the electrical component, between the electrical-component cover and the electrical component thereinside. The electrical-component cover includes an air inlet communicating an upstream portion of the air flow path with the air intake chamber and an air outlet communicating a downstream portion of the air intake chamber with the air intake duct. |
| US09212464B2 |
Construction machine
Provided is a construction machine capable of easy removal of an electric-component box for maintenance of a maintenance-requirement device, including a seat stand, a partition wall provided in an under-seat space under the seat stand to define a front space, an electric-component box installed in the front space, a maintenance-requirement device rearward of the front space, and a harness connecting an electric component in the electric-component box to an external device and including a downward-extending portion extending downward from the height of a wiring port in the seat stand and an upward-extending portion extending upward from the height of a lower end of the downward-extending portion, thus routed in a devious path including allowance for allowing removal of the electric-component box between a position for closing a rear opening in the partition wall and a position for allowing maintenance work for the maintenance-requirement device through the rear opening. |
| US09212463B2 |
Device for forming post sleeves and related methods
A method of forming a post sleeve within a post hole in the ground to include a post receiving cavity to insertably receive and support a post is provided. The method includes positioning a post sleeve core within the post hole with the aid of an elongate installation member and depositing uncured material into the post hole to at least partially surround the post sleeve core while the post sleeve core is attached to the elongate installation member. The method further includes allowing the uncured material to harden around the post sleeve core to form at least a portion of the post-receiving cavity of the post sleeve and removing the post sleeve core from the hardened material to expose the post receiving cavity to receive and support the post. Other related methods of forming post sleeves are also provided. |
| US09212459B2 |
Imprint roller for stamping concrete
An imprint roller comprises a roller assembly, a frame, and a motor assembly. The roller assembly is supported on the frame and includes a vibrator head and a roller tube having a roller surface. An operator of the imprint roller may grip the frame and support at least a portion of the frame during operation of the imprint roller. The motor assembly is supported on the frame and operable to transfer mechanical energy through the frame to the vibrator head included in the roller assembly. |
| US09212458B2 |
Road paver
The invention relates to a road paver comprising a chassis that carries a driver's cab, an undercarriage, at least one drive assembly, a hydraulic system, a cover mounted in an articulated manner, an asphalt feed arrangement comprising a storage hopper, a longitudinal conveyor device which conveys material from the storage hopper to a cross-distributor, and a steam suction system which is operated by means of a vacuum generator and comprises at least one suction flow path whose withdrawal line comprises a suction inlet above the cross-distributor and an outlet at a height above the driver's cab. At the suction inlet-side end of said withdrawal line, at least one confuser-like inlet nozzle is provided which is arranged to be secured to, and movable with, said cover, and which aspirates behind the cross-distributor in the travel direction such that accessibility in the region above the cross-distributor is not affected and the view out to the cross-distributor from the driver's cab is not obscured. |
| US09212457B2 |
Height adjustment device for a screed plate of a road finisher and road finisher with such a height adjustment device
There are described a height adjusting device for an extendable screed plate for a road finisher and a road finisher comprising such a device. A ground element of the extendable screed plate is disposed with two pairs of worm gears on a top part of the extendable screed plate for vertical displacement thereon, wherein the worm gears of each pair are interconnected by a power transmission for concomitant actuation. Each pair is provided with a releasable clutch, preferably a conical clutch, by means of which the connection between an adjusting member of a pair and the associated transmission gear can be broken. |
| US09212455B2 |
Combination of a guiding plate and a wedge element and system for securing a rail for a rail vehicle to a substrate
A combination of a guiding plate for laterally supporting a rail and a wedge element for adjusting the position of the rail relative to a counter-bearing, on which the guiding plate is supported. The guiding plate has an end face which is associated with the wedge element and which extends in the longitudinal direction and a lower side associated with a substrate. Between the guiding plate and the wedge element is a positive-locking guide along which the wedge element can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the end face of the guiding plate. The guide between the wedge element may act as one joining partner and the guiding plate may act as another joining partner wherein, in one of the joining partners, there is formed a slot-like guide orientated along this joining partner and the projection of the other joining partner engages in a positive-locking manner. |
| US09212453B2 |
Paper and methods of making paper
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include paper, methods of making paper, and the like. |
| US09212450B2 |
Condensation dryer comprising a heat pump and method for operating the same
A condensation dryer is provided that includes a drying chamber for articles to be dried and a process air circuit in which a heater for heating the process air is located. The heated process air can be guided across the articles to be dried along a circulation route that includes a blower, an air/air heat exchanger, and a heat pump circuit having an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser. An additional heat exchanger is arranged in the heat pump circuit between the condenser and the evaporator, the additional heat exchanger being functionally coupled to the air/air heat exchanger. |
| US09212449B2 |
Structural door bowl for a household appliance door
A glass bowl for a door assembly of a washer, in which the glass bowl includes a bowl portion having an open end and a closed end; and a flange extending radially from a perimeter of the open end of the bowl portion and in a plane that corresponds to a plane of the door assembly for securing the glass bowl to the door assembly. The flange includes a plurality of stiffening features for fixedly engaging a portion of a door frame or an inner ring of the door assembly for increasing a stiffness of the door assembly. The door fame or the inner ring include a plurality of corresponding stiffening features for engaging the stiffening feature of the glass bowl. |
| US09212444B2 |
Automatic temperature control for a laundry treating appliance
A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance that includes alternately supplying hot and cold water to maintain the temperature of the mixed water to a preset temperature. |
| US09212442B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with controlled reciprocating movement
A reciprocating laundry treating appliance includes a motor to rotate a drum about the horizontal axis of rotation and an axial drive mechanism to reciprocate the drum relative to the horizontal axis of rotation. The dram can be reciprocated to distribute laundry within the drum. The rotation and reciprocation of the drum can occur independently or simultaneously. |
| US09212440B2 |
Natural wool pile fabric and method for making wool pile fabric
A method of making a sheared wool, deep pile fabric that closely resembles natural sheepskin fleece that includes forming a length of wool pile fabric having natural wool fibers on one side and a scrim on an opposing side and finishing the wool pile fabric as natural shearling. The finishing process includes polishing the wool fiber side of the pile fabric by guiding the length of pile fabric over one or more heated first polishing rolls, applying a sheepskin conditioning solution to the wool fiber side of the pile fabric, further polishing the wool fiber side of the pile fabric by guiding the fabric a plurality of times over one or more second heated polishing rolls, and cutting the wool fibers to a designated length. |
| US09212438B2 |
Sewing machine and upper feed device
A sewing machine includes a first drive portion, a switching portion, a second drive portion, a control portion, and a memory. The first drive portion is configured to drive to feed, in a first direction, a work cloth. The switching portion is configured to switch a position of the first drive portion. The second drive portion is configured to drive to feed the work cloth. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps of driving the first drive portion in the first position in a case where the second drive portion drives to feed the work cloth in the first direction and switching the position of the first drive portion to the second position in a case where the second drive portion drives to feed the work cloth in a second direction, based on the sewing data. |
| US09212436B2 |
Method of easy production of nonwoven fabric having at least one projection and at least one recess, and method of easy processing of nonwoven fabric
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of easy production of a nonwoven fabric having at least one projection and at least one recess and to a method of easy processing of a nonwoven fabric.A method of producing a nonwoven fabric having at least one projection and at least one recess, comprising the steps of non-homogeneous stretching a nonwoven fabric so as to form a nonwoven fabric with high-stretch regions and low-stretch regions, and forming a nonwoven fabric having at least one projection and at least one recess by placing the nonwoven fabric with high-stretch regions and low-stretch regions on a support and spraying a fluid onto the nonwoven fabric with high-stretch regions and low-stretch regions for treatment. |
| US09212434B2 |
Blend of lyocell and flame resistant fibers for protective garments
A unique blend of fibers used to create a yarn or fabric useful in protective garments including a lyocell fiber, and a flame resistant fiber that is not a modacrylic and/or does not require the emission of gases and/or acids for flame resistance. The lyocell fiber is approximately 5% to 55% of the blend, and the flame resistant fiber is approximately 45% to 95% of the blend. The resulting fabric requires no post treatment for flame resistance. |
| US09212431B2 |
Silicon single crystal pulling device and graphite member used therein
A graphite member utilized in a pulling device for pulling a silicon single crystal is provided. An edge part of the graphite member is rounded off which is exposed to a reactive gas. The graphite member may comprise: a plate part having a thickness of ‘t’ wherein a curvature radius of ‘r’ satisfies the formula: t/8≦r≦t/4. |
| US09212430B1 |
Method for the electro-addressable functionalization of electrode arrays
A method for preparing an electrochemical biosensor uses bias-assisted assembly of unreactive -onium molecules on an electrode array followed by post-assembly electro-addressable conversion of the unreactive group to a chemical or biological recognition group. Electro-addressable functionalization of electrode arrays enables the multi-target electrochemical sensing of biological and chemical analytes. |
| US09212427B2 |
Cyanide-free electrolyte composition, and method for the deposition of silver or silver alloy layers on substrates
The invention relates to a cyanide-free electrolyte composition for depositing a silver or silver alloy layer on a substrate as well as a method for depositing such layers with the help of said cyanide-free electrolyte composition. The electrolyte composition according to the invention comprises at least one silver ion source, a sulfonic acid and/or a sulfonic acid derivative, a wetting agent and a hydantoin. The silver or silver alloy layers deposited from such an electrolyte composition by means of the method according to the invention are dull and ductile. |
| US09212426B2 |
Rust preventive oil composition
A rust preventive oil composition containing a first mineral oil that is a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 6 mm2/s or less, a second mineral oil that is a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 250 mm2/s or more, a fatty acid amine salt, an ester, and one or more rust preventive agents selected from the group consisting of a sarcosine-type compound, a nonionic surfactant, a sulfonic acid salt, an amine, a carboxylic acid, a fatty acid amine salt, a carboxylic acid salt, a paraffin wax, an oxidized wax salt, and a boron compound. |
| US09212425B2 |
Article having a relatively soft support material and a relatively hard decorative layer and also a method for its manufacture
The invention relates to an object comprising a relatively soft carrier material, optionally, an adhesive layer and/or an adhesive layer system, which are applied to the carrier material, and a relatively hard decorative layer. The object is characterized in that an intermediate layer is provided between the carrier material and the decorative layer and/or between the adhesive layer and the adhesive layer system and the decorative layer and comprises at least DLC (diamond like carbon) as the main component. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of object. |
| US09212423B2 |
Steel sheet for container use with excellent organic film performance and method of production of same
Steel sheet for container use with excellent canmaking workability and with excellent drawability and ironability, weldability, corrosion resistance, coating adhesion, film adhesion, and wettability characterized in that a surface of the steel sheet has a Zr film which contains, by amount of metal Zr, 1 to 100 mg/m2 of Zr oxides. |
| US09212419B2 |
Sputtering target for forming wiring film of flat panel display
A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %. |
| US09212414B2 |
Meniscus coating apparatus and method
A meniscus coating apparatus and method for coating at least one surface of a metal strip includes an apparatus having an adjustable coating tray, a roll enclosure disposed adjacent the coating tray, an adjustable baffle, and/or a gas delivery device operable to help seal the roll enclosure. |
| US09212408B2 |
Decorative part with substrate and multi-layer hardening laminate
A decorative part comprising a hardening layer having a pink Au alloy coating film on a surface of the part. The hardening layer is obtainable by laminating a base layer, a primary layer and a finishing layer from the side of a substrate. The base layer comprises a metal layer comprising one metal or two or more metals selected from Hf, Ti and Zr and, superimposed thereon, a compound layer comprising the same metal constituting the metal layer and further comprising nitrogen, carbon or oxygen. The primary layer has a laminating structure such that an Au alloy layer, and a compound layer comprising one metal or two or more metals selected from Hf, Ti and Zr and further comprising nitrogen, carbon or oxygen are laminated one after the other. The finishing layer comprises an Au alloy layer. |
| US09212405B2 |
Wire rod, steel wire, and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a wire rod with a composition at least including: C: 0.95-1.30 mass %; Si: 0.1-1.5 mass %; Mn: 0.1-1.0 mass %; Al: 0-0.1 mass %; Ti: 0-0.1 mass %; P: 0-0.02 mass %; S: 0-0.02 mass %; N: 10-50 ppm; O: 10-40 ppm; and a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein 97% or more of an area in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire rod is occupied by a pearlite, and 0.5% or less of an area in a central area in the cross-section and 0.5% or less of an area in a first surface layer area in the cross-section are occupied by a pro-eutectoid cementite. |
| US09212404B2 |
Preparation method for stainless steel slags and steelworks slags for recovery of metal
The invention relates to a preparation method for stainless steel slags and modified steelworks slags for recovery of metal. In order to create a dry preparation method which guarantees a low wear and energy efficient comminution and de-agglomeration of stainless steel slags and modified steelworks slags as well as a selective separation of a metal fraction and a silicate fraction and which can be variable in relation to the different slag compositions and different requirements upon the quality of the metal fraction and the at least one silicate fraction, a roller mill is used at least for the comminution. The slags are supplied with a feed grain size of up to approximately 150 mm. The use of an air swept roller mill is advantageous, in which the comminution and de-agglomeration, if necessary drying, and at the same time a separation into an extensively mineral-free metal fraction and a virtually metal-free silicate fraction are brought together. When using an overflow roller mill the separation of the metal fraction and the silicate fraction takes place in an external classifier. |
| US09212403B2 |
Topcoat
Provided is a natural leather having a novel coating layer which feels leathery. The coating film retains material properties such as strength and wearing resistance. When the user directly touches the natural leather, the coating layer present on the surface of the natural leather gives slick characteristics of natural leathers and smoothness. The natural leather has a coating film formed on a surface thereof, the coating film including: a color coat layer formed from a mixture of a hard component (10% modulus is more than 2.3 but no more than 3.0) and a soft component (10% modulus is more than 0.0 but no more than 1.0) of a two-component polyurethane resin; and a topcoat layer formed from a mixture of a medium component (resin having a 10% modulus of more than 1.0 but no more than 2.3) and a soft component (resin having a 10% modulus of more than 0.0 but no more than 1.0) of a two-component polyurethane resin. |
| US09212395B2 |
Haplotype tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms and use of same to predict childhood lymphoblastic leukemia
The present invention is directed to novel haplotype tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in specific regions outside the HFE gene that serve as a reliable biomarker for a decreased risk for childhood lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a child. There is provided herein methods and reagents for assessing the haplotype tagging SNPs selected from the group consisting of rs807212, rs198853, rs9467664, rs2213284, rs2230655 and rs12346. The method useful in applying these SNPs in predicting a decreased risk of childhood lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is also disclosed. |
| US09212393B2 |
Method of determining the nucleotide sequence of oligonucleotides and DNA molecules
The present invention relates to a novel method for analyzing nucleic acid sequences based on real-time detection of DNA polymerase-catalyzed incorporation of each of the four nucleotide bases, supplied individually and serially in a microfluidic system, to a reaction cell containing a template system comprising a DNA fragment of unknown sequence and an oligonucleotide primer. Incorporation of a nucleotide base into the template system can be detected by any of a variety of methods including but not limited to fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection. Alternatively, microcalorimetic detection of the heat generated by the incorporation of a nucleotide into the extending template system using thermopile, thermistor and refractive index measurements can be used to detect extension reactions. |
| US09212390B2 |
In situ hybridization method and buffer
An improved method of in situ hybridization which relies on an improved formulation of the in situ hybridization buffer is described. In at least some formulations the buffer are non-toxic. The combination of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) comprising ISH probes and the improved ISH buffer are useful for detection of small non-coding RNA as well as in the manufacturing of ISH kits directed to the detection of such small non-coding RNA. Further disclosed is a method of semi-quantitative ISH and demonstration of the semi-quantitative ISHs diagnostic potential. |
| US09212382B2 |
Human gastrointestinal stem cell-derived primary intestinal epithelial cell system and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to an intestinal primary epithelial cell system for detecting gastrointestinal segment-specific activation or suppression of a Toll-like receptor (TLR) by a target agent. The cell system includes an isolated human intestinal primary epithelial cell (HIPEC) line that expresses at least one TLR, where the HIPEC line is derived from a differentiable adult human gastrointestinal stem cell (ahGISC) line. Also disclosed are various methods of using the cell system, a kit that includes the cell system, and an isolated cell culture including an isolated HIPEC line derived from a differentiable ahGISC line. |
| US09212380B2 |
Sensor and concentration measurement method
A reagent layer of a sensor contains as a mediator a quinone compound having a hydrophilic functional group, phenanthrenequinone, and/or a phenanthrenequinone derivative. The quinone compound has a lower redox potential than a conventional mediator, so interfering substances have less effect on detection results with this sensor. |
| US09212378B2 |
Method of amplifying DNA from RNA in a sample
A method of amplifying RNA in a sample and a method of amplifying a pool of RNA is provided. Gene loss and amplification bias may be reduced using the methods. Also, directionality may be preserved in the amplified RNA. The methods may be applied in sequence analysis as well as in general molecular diagnostic areas. |
| US09212372B2 |
Synthesis of sialic acid in plants
A method of synthesizing sialic acid in plants, and plants capable of synthesizing sialic acid is provided. Furthermore, a method of producing sialylated protein in a plant is also provided. The method to synthesize sialic acid comprises providing a plant comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding N-acetyl neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) synthase or Neu5Ac lyase, and expressing the nucleotide sequence thereby synthesizing sialic acid. The plant may also co-express a nucleotide sequence encoding one or more than one of an epimerase, a CMP-Neu5 Ac synthase, a CMP-Neu5Ac transporter and a sialyltransferase. |
| US09212371B2 |
Acyltransferases and uses thereof in fatty acid production
The present invention pertains to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods. |
| US09212369B2 |
Method for providing fertile plants via induction of BBM during transformation
A method for providing a transgenic plant, including transforming a plant cell or plant material with a nucleotide sequence coding for a BBM protein, wherein activity of the BBM protein is induced during transformation and/or regeneration of the transformed plant cell or plant material, and wherein the plant cell or plant material originates from a recalcitrant plant is provided. In addition, a transgenic plant or material thereof having a BBM protein, wherein the transgenic plant is a recalcitrant plant is also provided. |
| US09212368B2 |
Aspergillus mutant strain
An Aspergillus mutant strain obtained by deleting a ligD gene from an auxotrophic mutant strain of Aspergillus oryzae strain AOK27L. |
| US09212367B2 |
Methods for improving recombinant protein expression
Materials and methods are provided which allowed for increased expression of a transfected gene of interest in a recombinant host cell. |
| US09212365B2 |
Method for purifying active GLA-domain coagulation proteins
A a method for purifying biologically active GLA-domain coagulation proteins, includes the following steps: a) bringing a sample that contains one or more GLA-domain coagulation proteins and may contain biologically inactive molecules of GLA-domain protein(s), into contact with an affinity substrate on which nucleic aptamers that bind specifically to at least one biologically active GLA-domain coagulation protein are immobilized, in order to form complexes between (i) the nucleic aptamers and (ii) the GLA-domain coagulation protein(s), b) releasing the GLA-domain coagulation protein(s) from the complexes formed in step a), and c) recovering the biologically active GLA-domain coagulation protein(s) in a purified form. |
| US09212363B2 |
RNAI molecules with non-watson crick pairing based on artificial mutation consensus sequences to counter escape mutations
Universal RNA interference (RNAi) molecules having an inhibitory RNA sequence which binds a target pathologic RNA sequence are provided according to some embodiments. Such RNAi molecules bind the target pathologic RNA sequence via at least one non-Watson Crick paired base. In some embodiments, the target pathologic RNA sequence is a target viral RNA sequence derived from a human immunodeficiency HIV virus, a hepatitis B virus (HBV), a hepatitis C virus (HCV), or an influenza virus. |
| US09212356B2 |
Modified ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase
The present invention provides a modified ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase. The present invention also provides a protein that comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; or a protein that comprises an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 by deletion, substitution, or addition of one or more amino acid residues, and has an ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase activity. |
| US09212355B2 |
Method for the determination of botulinum neurotoxin biological activity
The present invention relates to means and methods for determining neurotoxin activity. Specifically, it relates to a polypeptide having caspase activity comprising a large subunit and a small subunit wherein the caspase further comprises a neurotoxin cleavage site which upon cleavage activates the caspase activity. Also encompassed are polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as vectors or host cells comprising the polynucleotides. The present invention further relates to a method for determining neurotoxin activity in a sample based on the polypeptide of the invention as well as the use of the polypeptide for determining neurotoxin activity in a sample, in general. |
| US09212352B2 |
Polypeptides having nucleic acid binding activity
Polynucleotides having nucleic acid binding activity are provided. Methods of stabilizing a nucleic acid duplex are provided. Methods of promoting the annealing of complementary nucleic acid strands are provided. Methods of increasing the processivity of a DNA polymerase are provided. Methods of enhancing the activity of a nucleic acid modification enzyme are provided. Fusion proteins are provided. Methods of using fusion proteins are provided. Kits are provided. |
| US09212349B2 |
Method to produce virus in cultured cells
A method for improving virus production in a host cell infected with the virus is provided. |
| US09212344B2 |
Cell culture device having culture medium replacement function
Provided is a small-scale cell culture apparatus having a culture medium replacement function for culturing cells in a small number of Petri dishes, the cell culture apparatus being capable of performing automatic replacement of the culture medium and cell culture within the same cavity and significantly reducing the apparatus cost. At least one set of upper and lower discs is arranged inside an incubator chamber 1. Petri dishes 4, 6 in each of which cells and a culture medium are put are held on lower discs 18, 19, and top lids 5, 7 are held on upper discs 19, 30. The lower side of each of the top lids is open. |
| US09212341B2 |
Compositions for degreasing hard surfaces
Suggested are degreasing compositions comprising at least one dialkyl amide according to general formula (1) R1CO—NR2R3 (I) in which R1CO stands for a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic, optionally hydroxysubstituted acyl radical having 2 to 56 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 represent independently from each other alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. |
| US09212340B2 |
Polymer-cleaning composition
The present disclosure relates to a dimethyl sulfoxide composition suitable for cleaning polymer residue found on the devices used for processing plastic materials, in particular polyurethane. |
| US09212339B2 |
Cleansing composition
The present invention relates to a cleansing composition comprising an anti-microbial agent and a sulphur binding and/or oxidizing agent, and wherein the pH of the composition is 7 or lower, to a method for preparing the cleansing composition and its use. |
| US09212338B2 |
Organosilicones
The present application relates to organosilicones and compositions such as consumer products comprising such organosilicones, as well as processes for making and using such organosilicones and such compositions. Such compositions comprising such organosilicones are easier to formulate, and provide more economical and superior care benefits when compared to current silicone containing compositions. |
| US09212337B2 |
Colored flame candle and manufacture thereof
The present invention discloses a colored flame candle and manufacture thereof. The colored flame candle according to the present invention comprises a candle body and a candlewick, wherein the candle body comprises a primary combustion agent, an optional higher fatty acid amide and higher fatty acid triglyceride and an optional color-forming agent, and wherein the candlewick is pretreated with the color-forming agent so that it comprises the color-forming agent, the candlewick has a length exceeding that of the candle body wherein the exceeding portion is immersed with a melt candle body mixture so that it comprises the candle body mixture. The candlewick of the colored flame candle according to the present invention is easy to light, has a big flame after lighting, emits simultaneously with a colored flame upon lighting, is tight (non-blooming) and has a pleasing look, has a color consistent with that of the candle body, lights without dark smoke and does not go moldy in storage. |
| US09212335B2 |
Equilibrated dynamic mixtures to control the release of perfuming aldehydes and ketones
The present invention concerns a dynamic mixture obtained by combining, in the presence of water, at least one diamine derivative, comprising at least one heteroaryl moiety, with at least two perfuming aldehydes and/or ketones. The invention's mixture is capable of releasing in a controlled and prolonged manner said perfuming compounds, in particular perfuming ingredients, into the surrounding environment. The invention's dynamic mixture gives rise to a more evenly distributed positive effect for the release of the different carbonyl compounds which are part of the mixture than other examples reported in the prior art. |
| US09212334B2 |
Methods of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems
In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particular, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil from thin stillage. |
| US09212332B2 |
Compositions containing fatty acids and/or derivatives thereof and a low temperature stabilizer
The present invention relates to methods of improving the low temperature storage and performance properties of fatty acids and/or derivatives thereof, as well as compositions containing fatty acids and/or derivatives thereof having superior lower temperature storage and performance properties. |
| US09212330B2 |
Process for reducing the viscosity of heavy residual crude oil during refining
Additives may be used to decrease the viscosity of heavy residual hydrocarbons. The additives are prepared using a formulation comprising: a first component selected from the group consisting of (alkoxylated)-(di or tri)-alkyl phenol-aldehyde (amine) resins; α-Olefin-maleic anhydride co-polymers and grafted polymers including half ester/amide and full ester/amide derivatives; and combinations thereof; and a second component which is a synergist and selected from the group consisting of polyamines, amidoamines, imidazolines, and combinations thereof. |
| US09212325B2 |
Diesel fuel production during lubricant base oil hydroprocessing
Conditions selected for lubricant base oil production can be used to also produce a high quality diesel product. The diesel product can have a cetane index or cetane number of at least 55, corresponding to a high value diesel fuel. The diesel product can also have good cold flow properties, such as a pour point of −40° C. or less and/or a cloud point of −25° C. or less. Additionally, the sulfur content of the diesel product can be low, such as less than 1 wppm. This can allow the diesel product to be blended with other potential diesel boiling range products that have a higher sulfur content while still meeting an overall diesel fuel specification. The aromatics content can also be low, allowing the premium diesel to comply with various regulatory requirements. |
| US09212320B2 |
Production of chemicals and fuels from biomass
Described are methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for converting biomass to fuels and chemicals in a batch and/or continuous process. The process generally involves the conversion of water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates, such as alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. In certain applications, the volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates can be collected and used as a final chemical product, or used in downstream processes to produce liquid fuels, chemicals and other products. |
| US09212317B2 |
Conversion of organic matter into oil
The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for conversion of organic material into hydrocarbon based fuel such as an oil and relates in particular to a process and apparatus for recovering alkali salts and/or water soluble organics from water effluents from hydrothermal conversion processes of organics such as biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or lignite coal into oil in hot pressurized water. Another aspect of the invention relates to an integrated process for effective production of oil by conversion of slurries of biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or coal in hot pressurized water, wherein alkali salts and/or water soluble organics are recovered from the water effluent and is at least partly recycled to the feeding step thereby resulting in both a cleaned water effluent from the process as well as an overall more effective and economic process. |
| US09212314B2 |
Solvolysis of biomass using solvent from a bioreforming process
The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. |
| US09212308B2 |
Liquid crystal composition, polymer/liquid crystal composite, liquid crystal element, and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal composition for forming a polymer/liquid crystal composite in which disorder of an orientation state is reduced is provided. The liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase and a liquid crystalline monomer represented by the following general formula (G1). Note that the liquid crystal composition may include a non-liquid-crystalline monomer and a polymerization initiator. In the general formula (G1), X represents a mesogenic skeleton; and Y1 and Y2 individually represent an alkylene group having a sum of carbon atoms and/or oxygen atoms of 1 to 20. Also in the general formula (G1), the alkylene group and the alkyl group may include a carbonyl group and may have an ether bond. In addition, the carbonyl group and the ether bond may form an ester structure. In the general formula (G1), Z1 and Z2 individually represent an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group. |
| US09212305B2 |
Compositions for inhibiting the formation of hydrate agglomerates
A composition comprising the following formula and optionally salts thereof is disclosed and claimed. |
| US09212302B2 |
Method for producing zirconia-reinforced alumina grains, in particular abrasive grains, and grains produced by such method
Method for producing zirconia-reinforced Al2O3 grains, including at least the following steps: inductively melting a starting mixture to form a eutectic melt made of alumina and zirconia; applying the eutectic melt as a thin layer material, the thin layer material being quenched; and removing the thin layer material. In this manner abrasive grains can be formed directly or the thin layer material can be classified when it is broken into abrasive grains, the grains are polycrystalline without amorphous glass phases as an alumina matrix having zirconia precipitations, and at least some of the zirconia precipitations can be formed in the nanoscale range. |
| US09212300B2 |
Reactive hot melt adhesive
High green strength reactive hot melt adhesives are prepared using silane-functional liquid polymers. The adhesive are formulated using a silane-reactive polymer or, alternatively, a non-silane-reactive polymer together with a compatible tackifier. |
| US09212294B2 |
Silver nanoplate compositions and methods
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for preparing high optical density solutions of nanoparticle, such as nanoplates, silver nanoplates or silver platelet nanoparticles, and to the solutions and substrates prepared by the methods. The process can include the addition of stabilizing agents (e.g., chemical or biological agents bound or otherwise linked to the nanoparticle surface) that stabilize the nanoparticle before, during, and/or after concentration, thereby allowing for the production of a stable, high optical density solution of silver nanoplates. The process can also include increasing the concentration of silver nanoplates within the solution, and thus increasing the solution optical density. |
| US09212293B2 |
Photoresist overcoat compositions and methods of forming electronic devices
Provided are photoresist overcoat compositions, substrates coated with the overcoat compositions and methods of forming electronic devices by a negative tone development process. The compositions, coated substrates and methods find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. |
| US09212287B2 |
Low-emission hardener for epoxy resins
The present invention concerns a low-odor, low-viscosity hardener for epoxy resins comprising the amine of formula (I), as well as a method for thinning of hardeners for epoxy resins by adding the amine of formula (I). These hardeners harden with epoxy resins quickly and without blushing to form films of high hardness and little brittleness, even without non-incorporable thinners such as benzyl alcohol. They are especially suitable for low-emission coatings. |
| US09212286B2 |
Methods and systems for coating a surface
A coating system and method are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a composition. The composition may include one or more bridged polycyclic compounds. At least one of the bridged polycyclic compounds may include at least two cyclic groups, and at least two of the cyclic groups may include quaternary ammonium moieties. In some embodiments, a method may include applying a coating to a surface. The coating may be antimicrobial. A coating may include antimicrobial bridged polycyclic compounds. Bridged polycyclic compounds may include quaternary ammonium compounds. Bridged polycyclic compounds based coating systems may impart self-cleaning properties to a surface. |
| US09212285B2 |
Electronically conducting carbon and carbon-based material by pyrolysis of dead leaves and other similar natural waste
The present invention disclosed herein is carbon nanomaterial and carbon based nanocomposites by pyrolysis of dead leaves and other similar natural waste material. In particular, the invention relates to synthesis of valuable functional carbon materials and their nanocomposites from different waste materials such as plant dead leaves and their use in high value added product applications. |
| US09212280B2 |
Redispersible polymer powder mixtures for use in dry-mix formulations
A mixture of first and second redispersible polymer powders where the first redispersible polymer powder has a copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 60 degrees Celsius or higher and an acid level in a range of 0.1 to 8 weight-percent percent as determined by potentiometric titration according to ASTM D664 and the second redispersible polymer powder is selected from vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer redispersible polymer powders and polymer powders of a blend of vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer and vinyl ester of versatic acid copolymer is useful as a component in a dry-mix formulation that further contains Portland cement, alumina rich cement and calcium sulfate. |
| US09212275B2 |
Tire with tread comprised of functionalized elastomer and pre-treated silica
The invention relates to a rubber composition and tire with tread thereof containing a functionalized elastomer and reinforcement comprised of rubber reinforcing carbon black and a combination of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica and at least one of hydrophilic precipitated silica together with at least one of short fibers and resin product of methylene acceptor and methylene donor or hydrophilic precipitated silica having been hydrophobated in situ within the rubber composition by a silica coupling agent, optionally together with at least one of reinforcement additive comprised of short fibers and reinforcement additive comprised of resin product of methylene acceptor and methylene donor. |
| US09212274B2 |
Rubber composition, rubber composition for tire side use, crosslinked rubber composition and tire
The present invention provides a rubber composition that is used for manufacturing a rubber excellent in weather resistance, fracture resistance and crack growth resistance, and that contains a conjugated diene compound/non-conjugated olefin copolymer, a conjugate diene-based polymer and a non-conjugated diene compound/non-conjugated olefin copolymer, a rubber composition for tire side use using the rubber composition for tire sidewall members, a crosslinked rubber composition obtained by crosslinking the rubber composition, and a tire. The rubber composition includes: (A) a conjugated diene compound/non-conjugated olefin copolymer containing a conjugated diene compound-derived unit by at least 40 mol %; (B) a conjugated diene-based polymer; and (C) a non-conjugated diene compound/non-conjugated olefin copolymer containing an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber. |
| US09212273B2 |
Elastomer formulations
This present invention relates to carbon nanotubes as fillers in composites with materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a concentrate of carbon nanotubes with an elastomer wherein the concentrate can be further diluted with an elastomer and other polymers and fillers using conventional melt mixing. |
| US09212272B2 |
Organic colouring agents and coloured polymer compositions with a high stability to weathering
The present invention relates to organic coloring agents with a high color stability to weathering for thermoplastics. The invention furthermore relates to a polymer composition containing at least one thermoplastic and at least one organic coloring agent, preferably a combination of at least two organic coloring agents, of a specific structure. The invention moreover relates to the use of the coloring agents according to the invention for coloring polymer compositions, in particular for transparent formulations such as are required for the production of panes for use in buildings, motor vehicles and track vehicles or aircraft. |
| US09212271B2 |
Preparation of molecular imprinted polymers by cross-linking
Provided is an improved method for preparation of insoluble molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs), the method comprising: a) providing soluble or semi-soluble MIPs that 1) substantially all bind template agents and 2) have sizes which enable their separation in a chromatographic step utilizing packed bed chromatography, b) cross-linking the template agent binding soluble MIPs provided in step a so as to obtain insoluble template agent binding MIPs, and c) optionally isolating, concentrating or purifying the MIPs obtained by the cross-linking in step b. In an interesting embodiment, step a includes an affinity purification procedure, which ensures that the MIPs provided in step a are indeed all binders of the template. |
| US09212270B2 |
Method for producing expandable granulates containing polylactic acid
The invention relates to a process for producing expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid which comprises the following steps: a) melting and incorporation by mixing of the following components: i) from 50 to 99.9% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to iii), of polylactic acid, ii) from 0 to 49.9% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to iii), of one or more further polymers, iii) from 0.1 to 2% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to iii), of a diepoxide or polyepoxide, and iv) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more additives, b) incorporation by mixing of v) from 3 to 7% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to iv), of an organic blowing agent into the polymer melt by means of a static or dynamic mixer at a temperature of at least 140° C., c) discharging through a die plate with holes, the diameter of which at the exit from the die is at most 1.5 mm, and d) pelletizing the melt comprising blowing agent directly downstream of the die plate, and under water, at a pressure in the range from 1 to 20 bar. The invention further relates to expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid and which is obtainable by said process, and also to specific expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid and which has a proportion of from 3 to 7% by weight of an organic blowing agent, preferably n-pentane and particularly preferably isopentane. The invention further relates to a preferred process for producing expandable pelletized material which comprises blowing agent and which comprises polylactic acid, and which has low bulk density. |
| US09212265B2 |
Master mixture composition including a peroxide
The invention relates to a transparent master mixture that includes an ethylene copolymer and an ethylene monomer having a polar function (a) and a peroxide (b), characterized in that said composition includes, by weight, from 5 to 30% of (b); from 70 to 95% of (a); and in that the copolymer (a) includes from 20 to 45 wt % of ethylene monomer having a polar function. The invention also relates to a method for producing a master mixture composition including an organic peroxide. The method makes it possible to produce a composition useful for cross-linking of polymers. |
| US09212262B2 |
Compositions of resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers
A process is disclosed for preparing a resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer by reacting a silanol terminated linear organosiloxane and an organosiloxane resin containing hydrolyzable groups to form a resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer. The resulting resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer is then crosslinked to sufficiently increase the average molecular weight of the resin-ituted organosiloxane block copolymer by at least 50%. The resin-linear organosiloxanes block copolymers prepared by the disclosed process may provide optically solid compositions which may be considered as “reprocessable.” |
| US09212259B2 |
Nitric oxide delivery system using thermosensitive synthetic polymers
A donor capable of controlled release of nitric monoxide and a prosthetic implant whose surface is coated with this donor are disclosed. The donor comprises a main chain of an organic polymer and a side chain that is covalently linked to the main chain and has a diazeniumdiolate functional group. The donor for controlled release of nitric monoxide exists in a fluid state such as liquid at room temperature and undergoes a sol-to-gel phase transition at a physiological pH as the temperature increases above the critical temperature. The critical temperature of the phase transition is in the range of 25 to 35° C., and the gel is a hydrogel without chemical cross-links. |
| US09212257B2 |
Polymeric materials
A polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a cineole-type moiety having a structure according to Formula (II): where one of R6 to R10 represents A-O— and one of R6 to R10 represents —O—B and the remainder of R6 to R10 represent H, where A and B, which may be the same or different, represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and are independently selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether, polyepoxy, polyacrylate, polysiloxane, polyvinyl and combinations thereof. The polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a moiety of Formula (II) or polymer blend, comprising this polymer, can be used for production of a sheet, fiber or film. |
| US09212249B2 |
Polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable water-proof materials, and polyurethane resin composition
The present invention aims to provide a polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable waterproof materials which is excellent in all of the moisture permeability, waterproofness, and resistance to washing. The polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable waterproof materials according to the present invention is a polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable waterproof materials, obtainable by reacting an active hydrogen component (A1) with an organic polyisocyanate component (B), wherein the active hydrogen component (A1) includes an oxyethylene group-containing high molecular weight diol (a1), and a compound (S1) containing at least one active hydrogen atom and being represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 represents a residue produced by removing c piece(s) of active hydrogen atom(s) from an active hydrogen-containing compound having a valence of m, the c representing an integer satisfying the inequality: 1≦c≦m, the m representing an integer of 1 to 20; X2 represents a residue produced by removing one piece of active hydrogen atom from an active hydrogen-containing compound, and a plurality of X2s may be the same as or different from one another; X1 and X2 may be the same as or different from each other; Y represents a residue produced by removing all of carboxyl groups from an aromatic polycarboxylic acid having a valence of 3 or more, wherein an aromatic ring in Y consists of carbon atoms, the carbon atoms are each optionally bound to a halogen atom and/or a substituent other than a carboxyl group, and at least one of the carbon atoms has no substituent; a represents an integer of not smaller than 1; b represents an integer of not smaller than 0; and a and b satisfy the inequality: 2≦a+b≦d−2, wherein d represents the number of hydrogen atoms bound to the carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring of the aromatic polycarboxylic acid when all of substituents including a carboxyl group in the aromatic polycarboxylic acid are substituted by hydrogen atoms, i.e., the number of substitutable sites on the aromatic ring. |
| US09212244B2 |
Polymers made from mixtures comprising vinyl ether monomers
The present invention relates to curable mixtures for the sealing, encapsulation, bonding or coating of opto-electronic components, such as OLEDs, solar cells, optical sensors and liquid-crystal displays, or for the alignment of liquid crystals. The mixtures comprise in total at least 50 percent by weight of vinyl ethers. |
| US09212242B2 |
Slurry phase polymerisation process
Process including polymerizing in a loop reactor an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin commoner in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent. The Froude number is maintained at or below 20. |
| US09212239B2 |
Method of making functionalized elastomer
The present invention is directed to a method of making a copolymer, comprising the steps of at least partially epoxidizing a polyisoprene to produce an epoxidized polyisoprene; reacting the epoxidized polyisoprene with a dithiol to produce a thiol functionalized polyisoprene; and reacting the thiol functionalized polyisoprene with a thiolophile-functionalized polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and hydrogen bond acceptor site to form the copolymer. |
| US09212237B2 |
N-vinyl lactam polymer and method for producing same
The present invention provides an N-vinyl lactam polymer that is less likely to be colored (yellowing) even at high temperatures to maintain its color tone. The present invention provides an N-vinyl lactam polymer comprising a structural unit derived from an N-vinyl lactam monomer, the N-vinyl lactam polymer including a structural unit that has at least one of a hypophosphorous group and a group of hypophosphorous acid metal salt at a main chain terminal. |
| US09212231B2 |
TRAIL R2-specific multimeric scaffolds
The present invention provides Tenascin-3 FnIII domain-based multimeric scaffolds that specifically bind to TRAIL Receptor 2 (TRAIL R2), a cell membrane receptor involved in apoptosis. The invention further provides engineered variants with increased affinity for the target, increased stability, and reduced immunogenicity. Furthermore, the present invention is related to engineered multivalent scaffolds as prophylactic, diagnostic, or therapeutic agents, and their uses against diseases caused by cells expressing TRAIL R2, in particular to a therapeutic use against cancer. |
| US09212224B2 |
Antibodies that bind PD-L1 and uses thereof
The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs. |
| US09212223B2 |
Antagonists of IL-6 to prevent or treat thrombosis
The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods using IL-6 antagonists such as antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for IL-6 to prevent or treat thrombosis in diseases associated with abnormal blood coagulation or fibrinolysis. In preferred embodiments these patients will comprise those exhibiting elevated D-dimer or other coagulation cascade related proteins and optionally will further exhibit elevated C reactive protein prior to treatment. The subject therapies also may include the administration of other actives such as chemotherapeutics, anti-coagulants, statins, et al. |
| US09212217B2 |
Antibody molecules to dengue virus and uses thereof
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to dengue virus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the antibody molecule bind to dengue virus serotypes DV-1, DV-2, DV-3, and DV-4. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose dengue virus. |
| US09212216B2 |
Identification and molecular characterisation of proteins, expressed in the Ixodes ricinus salivary glands
The invention relates to a new polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide expressed in the salivary glands of ticks, more particularly the Ixodes ricinus arthropod tick, during the slow-feeding phase of the blood meal have, said polynucleotide and related polypeptide may be used in different constructions and for different applications which are also included in the present invention. |
| US09212215B2 |
Treatment of bleeding with low half-life fibrinogen
A fibrinogen with reduced half-life and low sialic acid content as a result of recombinant expression or enzymatic and chemical removal. The fibrinogen is useful in treating or effecting prophylaxis of bleeding particularly in situations of an acute nature in which a high initial dose and rapid decline to normal or below normal levels is desirable. |
| US09212212B2 |
Targeting complement factor H for treatment of diseases
The invention provides a CR2-FH molecule comprising a CR2 portion comprising CR2 protein or a fragment thereof and a FH portion comprising a factor H protein or a fragment thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a CR2-FH molecule. Also provided are methods of using the compositions for treatment diseases in which the alternative complement pathway is implicated, such as age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, and ischemia reperfusion. |
| US09212206B1 |
4-Fluoro-Thio-containing inhibitors of APP2, compositions thereof and method of use
The present invention has multiple aspects. In its first aspect, it is directed to a compound that is a 4(S)-fluoro-thio-tripeptide analog that has the unexpectedly superior property of specifically inhibiting the enzyme, membrane-bound aminopeptidase P2 (APP2), whose natural substrate is bradykinin, but not the enzyme angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) which also cleaves bradykinin. In its second aspect, the present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the 4(S)-fluoro-thio-tripeptide analog and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In its third aspect, the invention is directed to a method of inhibiting bradykinin degradation in a mammalian patient, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of the invention to a mammalian patient in need of inhibition of bradykinin degradation. |
| US09212205B2 |
Nucleic acid binding compounds and methods of use
The present invention relates to homo- and hetero-dimer compounds formed by a disulfide, sulfinyl thio, or olefin bond between two monomers. A method of making a homo- or hetero-dimer compound is also disclosed. The present invention also relates to monomer compounds capable of forming homo- or hetero-dimer compounds, as well as oligomers formed via linkage of one or more dimers. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting the activity of target RNA molecules, particularly those having a secondary structure that include a stem or stem-loop formation. Dimer compounds capable of inhibiting the activity of an HIV-I RNA frameshifting stem-loop and a (CUG)n expanded repeat stem-loop are disclosed, as are methods of treating diseases associated with these target RNA molecules. The dimer compounds can also be used for selectively detecting presence of the target RNA molecule in a sample. |
| US09212202B2 |
Methods of peptide modification
The present invention relates to a method of improving the resistance of a peptide or peptidomimetic to degradation by trypsin which comprises incorporating into said peptide or peptidomimetic a C-terminal capping group of formula (I): X—Y—Z (I) wherein X is a N atom, which may be substituted by a branched or unbranched C1-C10 alkyl or aryl group which group may incorporate up to 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S; Y represents a group selected from —Ra—Rb—, —Ra—Rb—Rb,- and —Rb—Rb—Ra— wherein Ra is C, O, S or N, and Rb is C; each of Ra and Rb, may be substituted by C1-C4 alkyl groups or unsubstituted; and Z is a group comprising 1 to 3 cyclic groups each of 5 or 6 non-hydrogen atoms, 2 or more of the cyclic groups may be fused and one or more of the cyclic groups may be substituted; the Z. moiety incorporates a maximum of 15 non-hydrogen atoms; and wherein the bond between Y and Z is a covalent bond between Ra or Rb of Y and a non-hydrogen atom of one of the cyclic groups of Z. |
| US09212194B2 |
Functionalized particles and use thereof
A method of making a powder coating composition includes obtaining functionalized particles by reacting inorganic particles with alkoxysilanes having the general structural formula (I) R1Si(OR2)3, silane oligomers having the general structural formula (II) (R1)(OR2)2Si—O—[—Si(R1)(OR2)—O—]m−—Si(R1)(OR2)2 or mixtures thereof. |
| US09212193B2 |
Amine-accelerated process for the surface treatment of colloidal silica and products thereof
This invention relates to the use of certain amine promoters in processes for surface-treating colloidal silica nanoparticles with selected aromatic aminosilanes, aromatic aminoalkylsilanes, and secondary and tertiary aliphatic aminosilanes. This process provides surface-modified nanoparticle colloidal silica without causing the silica nanoparticles to gel, agglomerate, or aggregate. |
| US09212189B2 |
Fluorescent probes for reactive sulfur species
The invention provides reaction-based fluorescent probes for selective imaging of hydrogen sulfide in living cells. |
| US09212188B2 |
Method for producing alicyclic diepoxy compound
The present invention provides a method for producing an alicyclic diepoxy compound at a higher yield by carrying out epoxidation of an alicyclic olefin compound at a higher reaction rate. The method is a method for producing an alicyclic diepoxy compound represented by formula (1) below by reacting an alicyclic olefin compound represented by formula (2) below with hydrogen peroxide in the coexistence of the alicyclic olefin compound represented by formula (2) below, a hydrogen peroxide solution, a powdered solid catalyst support and a powdered solid catalyst all together: wherein R1 to R12 are each hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group optionally having halogen or an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent. |
| US09212187B2 |
Nitrogen-containing compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
The present invention provides a novel diazepine compound that blocks the IKur current or the Kv1.5 channel potently and more selectively than other K+ channels. The present invention relates to a diazepine compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, cyclo lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl; R2 and R3 may be linked to form lower alkylene; A1 is lower alkylene optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and oxo; Y1 and Y2 are each independently —N═ or —CH═; and R5 is group represented by wherein R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or organic group; R6 and R7 may be linked to form a ring together with the neighboring group —XA—N—XB—; XA and XB are each independently a bond, lower alkylene, etc. |
| US09212186B2 |
Bicyclic pyrazole LRRK2 small molecule inhibitors
Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and A are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2 receptor, such as Parkinson's disease. |
| US09212185B2 |
Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase
Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (D) that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions. |
| US09212180B2 |
Menin-MLL inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates generally to compounds that inhibit the binding of menin and MLL or MLL fusion proteins and methods of use thereof. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides compositions comprising piperidine-containing compounds and methods of use thereof to inhibit the interaction of menin with MLL oncoproteins (e.g., MLL1, MLL2, MLL-fusion oncoproteins), for example, for the treatment of leukemia, solid cancers, diabetes, and other diseases dependent on activity of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, MLL-PTD and/or menin. |
| US09212179B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders
The present invention relates to the compound for treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizes an A-B-C tripartite structure, wherein A, B, and C are identical or non-identical structures, for example, but not limited to, heterocyclic, phenyl or benzyl ring structures with or without substitutions and are described in detail herein. Also provided are methods for the treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders, for example, obesity or diabetes, utilizing fatostatin A and/or a derivative and/or analog thereof and/or the A-B-C tripartite compounds. |
| US09212174B2 |
Certain β-dihydrofuran derivatives
The invention provides a process for producing a β-dihydrofuran derivative represented by formula (1) or a β-tetrahydrofuran derivative represented by formula (4), characterized in that the process includes causing a dialkyl dicarbonate, a diaralkyl dicarbonate, or a halide to act on a diol compound represented by formula (2) or (3). The invention also provides a process for producing 4′-ethynyl-2′,3′-didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine or an analog thereof, the process including glycosylation and deprotection. |
| US09212173B2 |
Pyrazole aminopyrimidine derivatives as LRRK2 modulators
Pyrazole compounds that are modulators of LRRK2, methods of making the compounds, and methods for using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2 receptor, such as Parkinson's disease. |
| US09212166B2 |
Process for the preparation of dabigatran etexilate mesylate and polymorphs of intermediates thereof
The present invention provides crystalline form of intermediates of Formula 2A, The present invention also provides process for the preparation of dabigatran etexilate mesylate; polymorph of intermediates thereof; particularly processes for the preparation of crystalline form of intermediates. The present invention also relates to the use of crystalline intermediates for the preparation of dabigatran etexilate mesylate. |
| US09212158B2 |
Method for preparing a fatty acid derivative
A method for manufacturing a fatty acid derivative represented by formula (I) is provided: wherein Z1 is wherein R3 and R4 are hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; when R3 and R4 are lower alkoxy, R3 and R4 may be linked together to form a ring structure; which includes the step of reacting a compound of formula (II): wherein Z2 is the same as Z1; with a co-oxidizer under the presence of an azaadamantane-N-oxyl derivative. |
| US09212152B2 |
Process for the preparation of N-hydroxy-1-(1-alkyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1-phenylmethanimine derivatives
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of N-hydroxy-1-(1-alkyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1-phenylmethanimine derivatives of the general formula (I) |
| US09212150B2 |
Process for the preparation of certain triaryl pesticide intermediates
Certain intermediates useful in the preparation of triaryl pesticides are prepared from a substituted phenyl hydrazine and a substituted benzaldehyde by a cyclization process. |
| US09212149B2 |
Substituted 2-amidoquinazol-4-ones as matrix metalloproteinase-13 inhibitors
The present invention provides a novel amide derivative having a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activity, and useful as a pharmaceutical agent, which is a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein ring A is an optionally substituted, nitrogen-containing heterocycle, ring B is an optionally substituted monocyclic homocycle or an optionally substituted monocyclic heterocycle, Z is N or NR1 (R1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group), is a single bond or a double bond, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, X is an optionally substituted spacer having 1 to 6 atoms, ring C is (1) an optionally substituted homocycle or (2) an optionally substituted heterocycle other than a ring represented by (II) (X′ is S, O, SO, or CH2), and at least one of ring B and ring C has substituent(s), provided that N-{(1S,2R)-1-(3,5-difluorobenzyl)-3-[(3-ethylbenzyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropyl}-5,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihadrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2-carboxamide is excluded, or a salt thereof. |
| US09212143B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of protein kinases
Compounds that modulate, for example, that inhibit, syk kinase, and, optionally other kinases. The compounds can be used to treat a variety of disorders, including inflammatory disorders and autoimmune disorders. |
| US09212141B2 |
Process for the preparation of 4-amino-5-fluoro-3-chloro-6-(substituted)picolinates
4-Amino-5-fluoro-3-chloro-6-(substituted)picolinates are prepared from trifluoroacetic acid, p-methoxyaniline, a 3,3-dialkoxyprop-1-yne and a substituted methylene amine by a series of steps. |
| US09212140B2 |
(5s,8s)-3-(4′-chlor-3′-fluor-4-methlybiphenyl-3-yl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5] dec-3-en-2-one (compound A) for treatment
The invention relates to (5s,8s)-3-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-4-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one for therapeutic purposes, to pharmaceutical compositions and to their use in therapy, in particular for the prophylaxis and therapy of tumour disorders. |
| US09212139B2 |
Aryl substituted indoles and their use as blockers of sodium channels
The invention relates to aryl and heteroaryl substituted compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein G, R1, and Z1-Z5 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain. |
| US09212135B2 |
Phenylthioacetate compounds, compositions and methods of use
Described herein are compounds useful in the modulation of blood uric acid levels, formulations containing them and methods of using them. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in the treatment or prevention of disorders related to aberrant levels of uric acid. |
| US09212133B2 |
5-sulfoisophthalic acid salts and process for the preparation thereof
This invention relates to methods for the production of sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, aluminum, copper (II) and zinc salts of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid. In addition, this disclosure describes new compositions of matter, specifically, the rubidium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, and copper (II) salts of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid. The method utilizes the addition of metals salts to a crude sulfonation solution of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid. |
| US09212132B2 |
(Meth)acrylic acid ester, activation energy ray curing composition, and inkjet recording ink
(Meth)acrylic acid ester, which contains one or more partial structures each represented by the following formula 1 in a molecule thereof, wherein the partial structure is a urethane structure which does not have a hydrogen atom directly bonded to a nitrogen atom of the following formula 1: where the nitrogen atom is not bonded to a hydrogen atom. |
| US09212130B2 |
Heterocyclic derivative and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same
The present invention provides novel compounds having a P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonistic effect.A pharmaceutical composition having a P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonistic effect comprising a compound of the formula (I): wherein ring A is substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 7-membered cycloalkane, substituted or unsubstituted 5 to 7-membered cycloalkene or the like; C is a carbon atom; —X— is —N(R16)— or the like; R16 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; R7 is substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted 6 to 10 membered aryl; Q1 and Q2 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; -L- is —O—, —S— or the like; R6 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl or the like; R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy or the like, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof. |
| US09212129B2 |
Metabolites of (1R-trans)-N-[[2-(2,3-dihydro-4-benzofuranyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]propanamide
Isolated metabolites of (1R-trans)-N-[[2-(2,3-dihydro-4-benzofuranyl)cyclopropyl]-methyl]propanamide, methods for their use, and compositions containing the metabolites. |
| US09212127B2 |
T type calcium channel inhibitors
The present invention provides novel T type calcium channel inhibitors of formula (I), the use thereof in the treatment of a disease or condition in a mammal associated with influx of extracellular calcium via T type calcium channels, wherein R1 is C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; Z is NH, NCH3, O, S, or CH2; Y is NH, O, or CH2 with the proviso that Y and Z are not the same; R2 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; m and n are independently selected from integers ranging from 1-5 with the proviso that m+n=an integer ranging from 2-9; and R3 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy. |
| US09212126B2 |
Process for the preparation of nitroalcohols
A process of preparing a nitroalcohol, e.g., 2-nitro-2-methyl-1-propane, from a nitropolyol, e.g., 2-nitro-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, the process comprising the step of contacting under hydrogenation conditions the nitropolyol with hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and, optionally, a chelating agent. |
| US09212125B2 |
Process for the preparation of travoprost
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of travoprost of formula (I), comprising that, the compound of formula (II), is stereoselectively reduced, the resulting compound of formula (III), is if desired crystallized, the lactone group of the compound of formula (III) is reduced, the p-phenyl-benzoyl protecting group of the thus obtained compound of formula (IV), is removed, the resulting triol of formula (V), is, if desired after crystallization, transformed by Wittig reaction into the acid of formula (VI), which is then esterified. |
| US09212121B2 |
Processes for producing terephthalic acid
Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium. |
| US09212110B2 |
Method for producing mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides
The present invention provides a novel method for producing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides with high production efficiency, the method enabling the production of a desired fluoroalkyl iodide with high selectivity. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I): Rf(CF2CF2)nI (I) (wherein Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is an integer indicating a degree of polymerization), the degree of polymerization n being m or more (m is an integer of 2 or more) by telomerization in metal catalyst-containing reactors, the method including: (1) step 1 of reacting a fluoroalkyl iodide represented by formula (III): RfI (IX) (wherein Rf is a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms) with tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a metal catalyst in a first reactor to obtain a first reaction mixture containing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I) wherein the degree of polymerization n is 1 or more; (2) step 2 of separating the first reaction mixture withdrawn from the first reactor into a first fraction containing a fluoroalkyl iodide or a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I) wherein the degree of polymerization n is (m−2) or less, a fluoroalkyl iodide, represented by formula (II), and tetrafluoroethylene, a second fraction containing a fluoroalkyl iodide represented by formula (I) wherein the degree of polymerization n is (m−1), and a third fraction containing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I) wherein the degree of polymerization n is m of more; and (3) step 3 of transferring the second fraction, into a second reactor in which a metal catalyst is present and reacting the second fraction with tetrafluoroethylene in the second reactor to obtain a second reaction mixture containing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I) wherein the degree of polymerization n is m or more. |
| US09212108B2 |
Removal of light alkylated aromatics from the heavy alkylated aromatics stream
A process for increasing the production of monoalkylbenzenes is presented. The process includes utilizing a transalkylation process to convert dialkylbenzenes to monoalkylbenzenes. The feed to the transalkylation process has alkylated toluenes and alkylated ethylbenzenes and other alkylated aromatics having small alkyl groups with less than 8 carbons removed to improve the efficiency of the transalkylation process. The recycled dialkylbenzenes and a portion of the recycled benzene are converted to monoalkylbenzenes. |
| US09212101B2 |
Liquid compositions containing urease inhibitors and aryl alkyl alcohols and methods of making and use thereof
The present invention provides improved solvent systems for the preparation of liquid formulations of urease inhibitors, specifically NBPT, comprising aryl alkyl alcohols. The solvent systems provided good solubility of the urease inhibitor as well as at least one of improved stability, lower flammability, lower toxicity, improved cold temperature storage, improved handling, improved adsorption onto and/or solubility with solid media such as urea. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided. |
| US09212100B2 |
Environmental barrier coatings for high temperature ceramic components
Environmental barrier coatings for high temperature ceramic components. The barrier coatings include a bond coat layer containing silicon, an optional silica layer, at least one transition layer containing about 85% to about 100% by volume of a primary transition material comprising mullite, BSAS, or a mullite/BSAS mixture; an outer layer containing about 85% to about 100% by volume of a primary outer material comprising BSAS; and at least one of a sintering aid and a secondary material in the transition layer and/or outer layer. The secondary material is a reaction product of the sintering aid and at least one of the primary transition material and the primary outer material. |
| US09212098B2 |
Blend for the production of a refractory material, a refractory material, a method for the manufacture of a refractory material, and use of a substance as a sintering aid
The invention relates to a blend for the production of a sintered refractory material containing chromium oxide, a sintered refractory material containing chromium oxide, a method for the manufacture of a sintered refractory material containing chromium oxide and to a use of magnesium titanate. |
| US09212095B2 |
Use of HyperBranched polyether surfactant in cementitious systems
A cementitious composition containing hydraulic cement, water, and a hyper-branched polyether surfactant. An aqueous admixture composition for cementitious compositions including a hyper-branched polyether surfactant, optionally a dispersant, optionally an additional surfactant or defoamer, and optionally a stabilizing agent. A method of making a cementitious composition including mixing cementitious material, water, a hyper-branched polyether surfactant, optionally a dispersant for cementitious compositions, optionally an additional surfactant or defoamer, and optionally a stabilizing agent. |
| US09212094B2 |
Polycarboxylic copolymer, cement dispersion agent, cement admixture, and cement composition
The present invention aims to provide a polycarboxylic acid copolymer which is excellent in various properties, in particular dispersibility, and is useful in various uses such as dispersants and admixtures for cement. The present invention also aims to provide a dispersant for cement, an admixture for cement, and a cement composition each containing the above polycarboxylic acid copolymer. The polycarboxylic acid copolymer of the present invention includes a structural unit (I) derived from an unsaturated polyalkylene glycol monomer (a) and a structural unit (II) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (b). The copolymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5000 to 25000. The copolymer includes a dimer including two units of the unsaturated polyalkylene glycol monomer (a) bonded to each other, and has an area percentage of the dimer of 7% or higher. |
| US09212089B2 |
Slot die coating process
The present invention relates to a process for applying an optical coating to a substrate comprising the steps of (a) preparing an optical coating formulation comprising a solvent component and a film forming component; (b) using a die coater to form a coated substrate by applying the optical coating to a substrate, where the applied optical coating forms a wet film thereon having a thickness from 8 μm to 100 μm; (c) drying the coated substrate, where the coated substrate is in a substantially horizontal plane thereby converting the wet film to a dry film having a thickness of less than 1 μm. The optical coating formulation comprises greater than 0.3 wt % to no more than 10 wt % solids relative to the total weight of the optical coating formulation. The coated substrate may be optionally cured. |
| US09212088B2 |
Method for manufacturing optical member
The present invention provides a method for producing a porous glass layer easily, wherein a ripple is suppressed.A method for manufacturing an optical member provided with a porous glass layer on a base member includes the steps of forming an intermediate layer containing at least one of silicon, potassium, and aluminum on the base member, forming a phase-separable glass layer on the intermediate layer, forming a phase-separated glass layer on the base member by heating the intermediate layer and the phase-separable glass layer at a temperature higher than or equal to the glass transition temperature of the phase-separable glass layer, and forming a porous glass layer on the base member by subjecting the phase-separated glass layer to an etching treatment. |
| US09212086B2 |
Chemically resistant glass composition for the manufacture of glass reinforcing strands
The present invention relates to a chemically resistant glass composition for the production of reinforcing strands which comprises the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed in mol %: SiO2 67-72%; ZrO2 5-9.5%, preferably ≧7.5%; R2O (R=Na, K and Li) 11-17%; Li2O 0-5.5%; K2O 0-5.5%; Na2O<10%; and CaO 3-9%, the composition furthermore containing less 1% of impurities (Al2O3, Fe2O3, Cr2O3, TiO2, MgO, SrO, BaO and P2O5) and being free of F. It also relates to the glass strands obtained from this composition and to the composites based on an organic or inorganic material containing such strands. |
| US09212085B2 |
Glass-ceramics composite material
An easily-administered technology which demonstrates the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) and makes it possible to sufficiently raise the thermal conductivity of a glass-ceramics composite material is provided. In the glass phase which constitutes a glass-ceramics composite material, the quantity of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) component is increased under a condition where at least either of zinc oxide (ZnO) component or magnesium oxide (MgO) component exists in a predetermined quantity or more. Thereby, the unintended reaction between a non-oxide system compound crystal phase and a glass phase can be suppressed, and the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) can be demonstrated. |
| US09212078B2 |
Vertical I.S. machine
A vertical individual section (I.S.) machine for manufacturing glass containers is disclosed in which parisons made in parison molds are lowered into blow molds located under the parison molds without being inverted, where they are blown into glass containers. Optionally, reheat shrouds may be located vertically intermediate the blank molds and the blow molds to reheat the parisons prior to them being blown. The vertical I.S. machine may have multiple sections that are located close adjacent each other, with each section potentially having multiple blank and blow molds. |
| US09212077B2 |
Molten glass discharging device
A molten glass discharging device provided in the bottom of a melting furnace of a waste vitrification apparatus so that the device can control the melting or cooling of a molten material. The molten glass discharging device, which is provided in the bottom of the furnace and controls discharging of a molten material, includes: an induction heating unit (110) having a discharging passage (10) along a discharging port formed in the bottom of the melting furnace; an induction coil (120) provided outside the induction heating unit (110); and a cooling unit (130) supporting the induction heating unit (110) and having a cooling conduit through which a cooling fluid circulates. The device can realize repeated discharging of the molten material by induction heating or cooling of the induction heating unit. Further, even when glass is adhered to the discharging port, the adhered glass can be easily discharged from the furnace. |
| US09212076B2 |
Sludge processing system and storage medium storing a program for controlling operation of a sludge processing system based on moisture content of concentrated sludge
Disclosed is a sludge processing system having a centrifugal separator which concentrates the sludge and a furnace which heat-treats the concentrated sludge, and allows the automatic control in which the operational condition of the centrifugal separator is set to the optimal condition in accordance with the operational state of the furnace. The control device sets a variable range of a differential speed between the bowl and the screw conveyor of the centrifugal separator, and performs a variable control of the differential speed so that the measurements concentration moisture of the concentration sludge achieves a moisture content requested by the furnace within the variable range, when the measurements concentration moisture of the concentration sludge maintains the moisture content requested by the furnace for a certain period of time being previously set, changes a control value of the centrifugal force. |
| US09212075B2 |
Method for retreating dewatered sludge
The present invention discloses a method of retreating a viscous semi-solid dewatered sludge having a water content of 70-85%, which is characterized by comprising the steps of: (1) adding a desiccant into said dewatered sludge, and stirring the resulting mixture to produce a mixed sludge having a water content of 50-60%; and (2) drying the mixed sludge to produce a dried granular sludge, which has a water content of 45% or less. The method of retreating the sludge of the present invention can decrease the treatment energy consumption, have a simple dry waste gas treatment, greatly reduce the cost for treating the sludge, accomplish the clean production and the sludge's innocuity, stabilization, minimization, and recycle. |
| US09212074B2 |
Anoxic membrane filtration system and water treatment method
A system is provided for treating contaminated water. The system includes a bioreactor having an outlet for treated water and a filter coupled to receive treated water from the outlet of the bioreactor. The filter is configured to operate in an anoxic mode. The filter has: (a) a vessel configured to receive the treated water, (b) a membrane associated with the vessel and positioned to extract permeate from the received water, (c) a fluid outlet positioned to direct fluid toward the membrane to inhibit film build up on the membrane, (d) a fluid recirculator positioned to recirculate fluid between the vessel and the fluid outlet, and (e) an oxidant supply positioned to introduce an oxidant into the vessel, the oxidant supply being adjustable to control the oxidation-reduction potential of the received water in the vessel within a predetermined range. |
| US09212072B2 |
Apparatus for creating a vortex system
An apparatus delivering multi-vibrational, frequency-based, electromagnetic fields, which are independent but may work simultaneously. The apparatus may be used in many applications, especially in industrial applications such as cooling towers and related pipes and plumbing. The apparatus ELIMINATES calcium based hard water deposits and PROHIBITS bacteria build-up in cooling towers. The apparatus will help reduce soap usage in industrial laundry, reduce salt usage in water softeners, reduce chemical use in pools, inhibit algae growth and increase water clarity. The apparatus will restructure calcium carbonate and other mineral deposits to prevent mineral buildup. The apparatus may be formed from a plurality of wire-wrapped rods staggered around a pipe and connected to a power supply. The plurality of rods may be encased in flexible coating, wrapped in appropriate fabric, or encased in metal outer covering. As a result, waste water is reduced, water costs is kept low, and water is conserved. |
| US09212068B2 |
Water purification device
A water purification device includes an expandable water collecting device having a variable volume, wherein at least part of the surface of the water collecting device includes a filter area, the filter area being permeable to water and allowing water to enter the water collecting device when the filter area is submerged in water. The device further includes a mechanically driven expansion means for exerting a force for increasing the volume of the water collecting device and thereby drawing water through the filter area into the water collecting device. In use, the water collecting device is submerged and the expansion means is released, drawing water into the water collecting device through the filter membrane. |
| US09212053B2 |
Process for producing a metal device housed in a closed housing within an integrated circuit, and corresponding integrated circuit
An integrated circuit includes a number of metallization levels separated by an insulating region disposed over a substrate. A housing includes walls formed from metal portions produced in various metallization levels. A metal device is housed in the housing. An aperture is produced in at least one wall of the housing. An external mechanism outside of the housing is configured so as to form an obstacle to diffusion of a fluid out of the housing through the at least one aperture. At least one through-metallization passes through the external mechanism and penetrates into the housing through the aperture in order to make contact with at least one element of the metal device. |
| US09212052B2 |
Packaged microphone with multiple mounting orientations
A packaged microphone has a base and a lid that at least in part form a package having a plurality of exterior sides and an interior chamber. The packaged microphone also has a flexible substrate having a first portion within the interior chamber, and a second portion, extending from the interior chamber, having at least two sets of pads. A MEMS microphone die is mounted to the first portion of the flexible substrate, and each set of pads is in electrical communication with the microphone die. One set of pads is on a first exterior side of the package, and a second set of pads is on a second exterior side of the package. |
| US09212046B2 |
MEMS microphone with membrane antennas
A MEMS microphone. The microphone includes a backplate, a membrane, and a plurality of antennas. The backplate has a plurality of acoustic apertures. The membrane is parallel to the backplate and is positioned a distance from the backplate. The plurality of antennas are connected to the membrane and extend toward the backplate. In addition, the plurality of antennas are positioned entirely within spaces defined by the plurality of acoustic apertures. |
| US09212044B2 |
Variable angle riding stirrup
A variable angle stirrup support that acts as a stirrup leveling mechanism comprises a stirrup support bracket, a stirrup hanger rod support sleeve, and a stirrup hanger support member. The stirrup support bracket engages the lower end loop of a stirrup leather. The rotatable stirrup hanger rod support sleeve is positioned above the lower end loop of the stirrup leather for attaching the invention to a stirrup. The stirrup hanger support member connects the hanger rod support sleeve to the stirrup support bracket with a pivot pin positioned above the lower end loop of the stirrup leather to allow the stirrup support bracket to oscillate about a longitudinal axis between predetermined limited angles to align a stirrup's tread with a rider's leg and foot. A method of rotating a stirrup to align a stirrup's tread with a rider's leg and foot using the variable angle stirrup support is disclosed. |
| US09212042B2 |
Apparatus and method for dispensing liquids using a table to determine dispense time
Fixed-volumes of liquid are measured and dispensed from a container by empirically determining the liquid surface height and opening a dispensing valve for a time period that is calculated using a volume of liquid specified to be dispensed and the empirically-determined liquid surface height. The liquid surface height in the container is determined empirically for initial and subsequent volumes of liquid that are dispensed. Dispensing accuracy is maintained whether the container is full or nearly empty. |
| US09212037B2 |
Portable modular lift system
A portable modular lift system that may be easily transported to a lifting location and compactly stored when not in use. The portable modular lift system generally includes a support base having a plurality of base wheels, a plurality of mast sections connectable to one another to form a vertical mast, a support platform movably positioned upon the vertical mast, and a drive unit connected to the support platform to elevate and lower the support platform upon the mast sections. The mast sections include a plurality of receiver apertures within a first end and a plurality of locking pins extending from a second end that are catchably received within the corresponding receiver apertures. |
| US09212035B1 |
Air-compressing automotive jack apparatus
An air-compressing automotive jack apparatus simplifies the task of lifting and lowering a vehicle for repairs and maintenance by using an air compressor powered by the vehicle's battery. The apparatus includes a housing configured for positioning under a frame of a vehicle. An air compressor and a bag are coupled to the housing. The bag is operationally coupled to the air compressor wherein the air compressor is configured to supply air to the bag such that the bag is inflated when air is received. A handle extends outwardly from the housing and is operationally coupled to the air compressor wherein the air compressor is configured to deflate the bag when the handle is in a lowered position and inflate the bag when the handle is in a raised position. A pair of cables is coupled to the air compressor and configured for coupling to a power supply in the vehicle. |
| US09212034B2 |
Selectively engageable chain wildcat
A chain wildcat comprising an intermediate piece with an inner central part about which the chain wildcat can rotate freely after disengagement of a grip configured for attachment to a drive shaft in an anchor handling winch, the intermediate piece comprising an additional central part configured for fixed connection to the drive shaft. |
| US09212030B2 |
Method of selecting energy settings for transportation systems
Energy efficiency settings for an elevator installation can be determined based on, for example, a start floor for a trip, a destination floor for a trip, user identity information and/or a condition associated with one or more users. In at least some cases, portions of a building (e.g., one or more floors) are associated with one or more energy settings. In further cases, an occupant of a building is associated with one or more elevator energy settings. Some embodiments can be used with an escalator installation. |
| US09212028B2 |
Obstruction sensor system and method for elevator entry and exit
An elevator car system and method for operating elevators doors includes an elevator car having a door capable of opening and closing along a pathway and an interior portion internal to the door, a first obstruction sensor disposed on the door capable of detecting an obstruction in the pathway of the door, and a supplemental obstruction sensor disposed in the interior portion of the elevator car system capable of detecting an obstruction in an area adjacent to the door, wherein the door opens or closes based on the detection of the first obstruction sensor or the detection of the second obstruction sensor. The interior portion of the elevator car may include a recessed channel, with the supplemental obstruction sensor being disposed in the recessed channel. |
| US09212019B2 |
Modular greeting card rack
A rack display including a base having a front panel with a plurality of horizontal and vertical slots included thereon; left and right side panels extending from sides of the front panel; a back panel extending between the left and right side panels; and one or more shelf members including horizontal and vertical tabs. The shelf members are secured to the base by inserting the vertical and horizontal tabs within the vertical and horizontal slots respectively. The rack display is erected from a knockdown configuration by securing the shelf members to the front panel of the base via insertion of the horizontal and vertical tabs within the horizontal and vertical slots respectively. |
| US09212018B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus, and storage medium
A sheet count at which printed sheets are stacked on a sheet stacking unit is received from a user. It is controlled to divide the printed sheets into sheets at the sheet count received from the user and stack the printed sheets on the sheet stacking unit. |
| US09212014B2 |
Sheet feeding device and printer
The moving mechanism of a sheet feeding device has a first moving member and a second moving member. The first moving member is held in a position corresponding to the number of sheets supported by a sheet support member, and when moving in a specific direction can move the sheet support member in the separation direction away from a paper feed roller. The second moving member moves out and back through a specific range of movement in each revolution of the paper feed roller, engages the first moving member and moves the first moving member in the specific direction when moving out, and releases said engagement when moving back. |
| US09212010B2 |
Carrier device and culture apparatus
A carrier device may include a loading board, a moving mechanism to move the loading board horizontally for a storage member storing a plurality of containers for storing liquid to be loaded on the loading board; a base material having set thereon the loading board and moving mechanism, and a first mounting member mounted to the base material. |
| US09212007B2 |
Correction of customer mailing information
Apparatus, methods, media and code for applying a mailing label are provided. The apparatus may include a mail receipt conveyor; a mail registration station that is configured to receive from the mail receipt conveyor a mail item that includes on an exterior surface of an envelope a printed message indicating that a customer name appearing on the mail item does not correspond to an address on the mail item; an imaging device that is configured to capture a delivery error segment of the surface; a processor device that is configured to identify an electronic mail address that corresponds to a customer name in the addressee segment of the surface; and a transmitter device that is configured to transmit to the email address an electronic form for electronically receiving a different address. |
| US09212006B1 |
Conveyor with belt-actuated guide
An article guide for a belt conveyor with belt-actuated guide walls. The guide is supported atop the conveyor belt on wheels that ride on the conveyor belt. At least one of the wheels is a drive wheel engaging one or more pushers that push conveyed articles along the belt's conveying surface. The pushers may be rollers rotated by or belts advanced by the drive wheel. The pushers form a moving vertical side wall of the guide. |
| US09212004B2 |
Belt transporting device and image forming apparatus
A belt transporting device includes a belt; first and second adjustment members provided at two respective ends of a tension roller in a belt width direction orthogonal to a direction of rotation of the belt, the first and second adjustment members each being movable by receiving a force from the belt; and a link member that interlocks the movement of the first adjustment member and the movement of the second adjustment member. If the belt is laterally shifted in the belt width direction, one of the first and second adjustment members moves by receiving a force from the belt while the other is moved by the link member such that the tension roller is tilted with respect to a driving roller. |
| US09212002B2 |
Belt conveyor
A belt conveyor (1) includes a conveyor bed (6) on which belt rollers (13, 14) are arranged, respectively, at both the leading end and the trailing end relative to the transport direction T, and it also includes a conveyor belt (5) which is arranged to be movable over the conveyor bed (6, 106) and around the belt rollers (13, 14). The conveyor belt (5) is arranged and pulled tight over the conveyor bed (6) and the belt rollers (13, 14) in such a way that a sealing effect is achieved between the outside borders (7) of the conveyor belt (5) and the conveyor bed (6), wherein the outside borders (7) of the conveyor belt (5) are set back from the edges (16) of the conveyor bed (6) by a distance (d) equal to at least the maximum sweep of a lateral variation in the movement of the conveyor belt. |
| US09211995B2 |
Pouch and valve assembly package for containing and dispensing a fluent substance
A package (52) is provided for containing and dispensing a fluent product. The package (52) defines a longitudinal axis (23), and includes a fitment body (18), and a collapsible pouch (12) for containing a fluent product to be dispensed, the pouch (12) defined by at least two opposing, flexible, web portions (24), and gusset portion (42). The fitment body (18) extends from a dispensing end (33) of the pouch (12) with the fitment body (18) being sandwiched between the flexible web portions (24), and the flexible web portions (24) being welded to each other and to the fitment body (18) at an end seal (32). An improved, robust corner seal construction (54) is provided where each of the flexible web portions (24) is joined to the gusset portion (42). |
| US09211992B2 |
Gas flush high pressure pasteurization packaging and associated methods
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for packaging perishable foods. A packaging method in accordance with several embodiments of the disclosure can include, for example, mating a tray with a product. The tray can include a compartment having a generally similar shape as the shape of the product. The method can further include gas flushing an internal atmosphere around a product, and sealing the product and the internal atmosphere between a lid and the tray. Additionally, the method can include pasteurizing the product with an application of substantially uniform high pressure to a surface area of the package (e.g., high pressure pasteurization). |
| US09211990B2 |
Dispensing port
A sealed dispensing port in a wall of a container or package, the wall including an outer sheet having a formed aperture there through, and an inner comprising a seal portion registered with the aperture, and a release cover that includes a seal portion over the aperture that irreleasably attaches through the aperture to the seal portion of the inner sheet to form a seal. When the release cover is pulled from over the aperture, the seal is removed to form a dispensing port. |
| US09211989B2 |
Blister packing container capable of resealing
Provided is a blister package made by heat molding a plastic film or sheet, creating a container portion of a fixed space, storing a drug or miscellaneous products in the space, and having a cover sheet attached to a flange of the container portion so as to create a sealing function, and the blister packing container enables repeated resealing and enhanced sealing of an opened outlet. |
| US09211988B2 |
Packaging for gummy substratum
Implementations of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that provide effective packaging items with at least one gummy surface. In particular, implementations of the present invention provide a package for items with a gummy surface that does not require a separate liner to be placed on the gummy surface. In example implementations, the package includes inadhesive polymers such that the item can be removeably adhered to a portion of the package. Moreover, example embodiments of the present invention provide packaging devices, systems, and methods that allow an item with a gummy surface to be packaged without any part of the package interfacing with the gummy surface. |
| US09211983B2 |
Closure for a device with a base and a support
A device comprises a first portion including a first polymer, and a second portion that is relatively flexible in comparison to the first portion and includes a second polymer that is substantially not bondable to the first polymer. A chamber of the device is hermetically sealable with respect to ambient atmosphere and is defined by (i) an interior of the second portion, and/or (ii) a space formed between the first and second portions. A third portion of the device includes a third polymer that is bondable to the first and second polymers and fixedly secures the first and second portions to each other. |
| US09211976B2 |
Easy open and reclosable package with discrete laminate, with die-cut, anchored to second side panel
An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete laminate including a base strip and a panel section having a die cut defining a die cut segment, the panel section anchored to the base strip; the second surface of the base strip anchored to the inner surface of a second side panel; and the panel section anchored to a first side panel; and a product in the pouch. The die cut segment is so arranged with respect to the base strip that when the package is opened, the package can be reclosed by adhering the pressure sensitive adhesive to the first side panel. |
| US09211975B2 |
Compactable jug and handle
A jug has an essentially square base, four sidewall portions rising from the base formed together with corner portions, and a shoulder portion extending upward to a finish portion defining an opening into the jug interior. Creases intersect a midline crease on two opposite sidewalls of the jug. A base crease line folds upward and the two opposite creased sidewall portions folds inward along vertical midline creases above diagonal crease lines from lower corners of the jug as the jug is moved from a full-sized use conformation toward a compact conformation. A sidewall, other than the two opposite creased sidewalls, can include an integrally formed handle, or can include a horizontal groove adapted to engage a lower end of a separately molded handle engaging the neck of the jug. A cap including a movable ring can engage a tab protruding from a groove in the sidewall to ensure a rolled compact arrangement of the empty jug. |
| US09211972B2 |
Configurable shipping container
Shipping containers for porous masses may include a bottom lid having a rectangular lid bottom and four bottom rims that are each continuous with the lid bottom; a tray comprising a tray bottom and four tray sidewalls that are each continuous with the tray bottom defining an interior with an open top; and a top lid having a rectangular lid top and four top rims that are each continuous with the lid top, wherein the tray is configured to be placed on a bottom lid with the bottom rims surrounding a portion of the tray with a top lid placed over the top of the tray with the top rims surrounding a portion of the tray. |
| US09211967B2 |
Molded plastic container with reduced neck ovality
A plastic container has a main body portion, a neck portion and a molded feature such as an anti-rotation lug adjacent to the neck portion. The molded feature has a volume that is less than a volume that would be defined by the maximum external dimensions of the feature. This reduces the shrinkage differential between the molded feature and the neck portion, which could otherwise cause sealing problems with a closure as a result of deformation of the neck portion. A method of correcting a sealing problem in a plastic container by reducing the volume of the molded feature is also disclosed. |
| US09211961B2 |
System and method for detecting and isolating faults in pressure sensing of flush air data system (FADS)
A system and method for detecting and isolating faults in pressure ports (2) and pressure transducers (3) of a pressure sensing system are disclosed. The system comprises a set of pressure ports (2) flushed to a nose cap (1) of a space vehicle in crucifix form. Three pressure transducers (3) are connected to each pressure port (2) through pneumatic tubes (4) for measuring surface pressure from the pressure ports (2). Separate power supplying units (7, 8, 9) are connected to the three pressure transducers (3) for powering the pressure transducers (3) at each pressure port (2). A processing unit (10) is configured to acquire voltage inputs corresponding to the measured surface pressure from the pressure transducers (3). The processing unit (10) executes one or more levels of fault checking to detect and isolate pressure transducer failures and blockage of the pressure ports (2) based on the voltage inputs. Hence, it is possible to enhance the accuracy and reliability of the pressure estimation of the FADS. cushion pressure. |
| US09211960B2 |
System and method for attaching thermal protection, insulation and secondary structures to sandwich structures
A floating stud assembly system of particular use in attaching insulating material to aircraft structures is described employing a stud extended through a hole in a plate. The plate comprises a pocket or cavity and an end of the stud is configured to reside in the pocket or cavity such that the stud is retained by the plate while still being allowed movement in a plane. |
| US09211958B2 |
Ram air turbine biasing assembly
An example ram air turbine biasing assembly includes a support member that holds a biasing member. The biasing member biases a component of a ram air turbine. The support member includes a step that limits movement of the component toward the biasing member. |
| US09211956B2 |
Turbojet engine nacelle with translatable upstream cowl
Turbojet engine nacelle (1) comprising an air intake structure (4) able to channel a flow of air towards a fan of the turbojet engine, and a central structure (5) intended to surround said fan and to which the air intake structure is attached in such a way as to ensure aerodynamic continuity, the central structure comprising, on the one hand, a casing intended to surround the fan and, on the other hand, an outer structure, characterized in that the air intake structure comprises a longitudinal outer panel (40) incorporating an air intake lip (4a) and which may extend so far as to incorporate at least part of the outer structure of the central section and beyond, said longitudinal outer panel being translationally mobile between an operating position in which the outer panel ensures the aerodynamic continuity of the outside of the nacelle (1), and a maintenance position in which the outer panel (40) is set away from the outer structure of the central section and the air intake lip (4a) is set away from the inner panel of the air intake structure, characterized in that the longitudinal outer panel (40) is associated with guide means of the rails (15)/slide (16) type, at least part of said guide means being positioned as close as possible to an interface with a pylon (2) to which the nacelle is attached. |
| US09211949B2 |
Aircraft wheel with a universal drive dog
An aircraft wheel comprising a rim adapted to receive a tire, and a hub connected to the rim (2) in order to receive bearings for guiding the wheel in rotation about an axis of rotation (X) on an axle of the aircraft. The wheel includes at least one dog (10) that projects laterally from the rim in order to present two parallel faces (11). The dog is pierced by an orifice (12) extending from one face to the other along a generally orthoradial direction (Y). |
| US09211948B2 |
Between-wheel bogie mounted taxi system
A motor-driven landing gear apparatus for taxiing an aircraft includes a motor attached to a bogie. A wheel-driving device is attached to an axle of the landing gear apparatus. A telescoping shaft provides a torque-transmitting interconnection between the motor and the wheel-driving device during taxiing of the aircraft. The telescoping shaft includes an internally-splined shaft rotatably supported within a housing attached to the bogie. |
| US09211944B2 |
Actuator for gas-operated emergency opening of an openable element of an aircraft, having means for venting the gas
Actuator for gas-operated emergency opening of an openable element of an aircraft, having the ability to vent the gas. The actuator for emergency opening of an openable element of an aircraft includes a thrustor, a pressurised-gas reservoir where the gas reservoir having a membrane capable of being perforated in order to actuate said thrustor, a movable perforator arranged to perforate said membrane of said reservoir in order to release the gas into the thrustor via a first fluid circuit, and a venting circuit that vents, away from the thrustor, the gas contained in the reservoir, in the event of accidental rupture of said membrane, via a second fluid circuit which does not actuate said thrustor. |
| US09211942B1 |
Controlled balloon descent using straws
A balloon is provided having a balloon envelope, one or more straws, where each of the one or more straws includes a first end connected to the balloon envelope and a second end within the balloon envelop, one or more mechanisms, where each mechanism is operable to close and open the first end of one of the straws, and a control system configured to cause at least one of the mechanisms to close the first end of the corresponding straw such that gas is retained in the balloon envelope and to cause at least one of the mechanisms to open the first end of the corresponding straw such that gas below the second end of the corresponding straw is released from the balloon envelope through the corresponding straw, causing the balloon to descend. |
| US09211941B2 |
Interlocking swim noodles
A device for connection to at least one swim noodle having an alcove defined by side walls. The device includes a body member having an elongated base portion and a generally conical shaped engagement portion connected to and extending generally perpendicularly outwardly from the base portion. A barb extends generally helically about the engagement portion for substantially the length of the engagement portion, and the base defining at least one coupling profile. |
| US09211938B1 |
Dual rod mooring pendant apparatus
A dual rod apparatus for coupling and decoupling of attachment hooks to facilitate the mooring of a boat. The apparatus comprises an attachment front end which includes a hook, a hook attachment base connected onto the hook by a wedge. The hook attachment base having a pair of pull line apertures and a pair of rod channels. The apparatus includes a pair of rods, a pair of pull lines. A fixed guide provides stability for the rods and pull lines. A handle controls the apparatus. A slide is positioned between the guide and handle and opens the hook when the slide is pulled with sufficient force to overcome locking tensions placed by the hook. |
| US09211937B2 |
Leg scooter device
A leg scooter device having a platform to receive the foot of a user that is positioned between forward and aft wheels. An ascending member extends above the platform and contacts the lower leg of a user during use. It is through the lower leg's contact with the ascending member and the placement of one or both of the user's feet on the platform that the user “senses” the devices and controls it. The ascending member may be movable and/or configured to be biased toward contact with the user. Various embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09211936B2 |
Control device
A control device is configured to be installed on a handlebar of a bicycle and configured to operate a brake device on the bicycle. The control device basically includes a bicycle attachment member, a brake operating member and at least one of a wireless communication unit and a notification unit. The brake operating member is pivotally coupled to the attachment member to pivot about a first axis. The least one of the wireless communication unit and the notification unit is disposed on the brake operating member. |
| US09211934B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle, such as an electric motorcycle, which includes a vehicle body; a vehicle body frame having a head pipe that holds a front wheel in a steerable manner; a swing arm holding a rear wheel in a swingable manner in a vertical direction of the vehicle body; an electric motor arranged to a substantially central portion between the front wheel and the rear wheel; a battery arranged in a space between the head pipe and the electric motor and inside the vehicle body frame in a manner deviated to either one of sides in a width direction of the vehicle body; and a rear suspension tilted forward and arranged inside the vehicle body frame and above the electric motor in a manner deviated to another one of the sides in the width direction of the vehicle body. |
| US09211932B1 |
Self-propelled unicycle engagable with vehicle
A self-propelled unicycle is selectively engaged with a vehicle for use with the vehicle and is selectively disengaged with the vehicle for independent use. The self-propelled unicycle includes a hub and a wheel rotatably coupled to the hub. A motor is supported on the hub and is coupled to the wheel for rotating the wheel relative to the hub. The hub including an engagement feature for selectively engaging and disengaging the vehicle. |
| US09211929B1 |
Protective cover for motorcycle fairing
A motorcycle fairing cover is made of a stretch-recovery fabric having a front face and an opposite face and defining an opening. The stretch-recovery fabric is stretched to place it into position over the motorcycle fairing. One or more non-slip patches or tapes are appended to or formed on the opposite face adapted to contact the motorcycle fairing when the cover is installed. A motorcycle headlight is exposed through the opening. Optional fasteners may be included for joining or tying the motorcycle fairing mask to a motorcycle component. |
| US09211927B1 |
Cycling seat assembly
A cycling seat assembly provides a more comfortable riding experience for a person on a bicycle, tricycle or the like. The assembly includes a seat having a pair of seat sections each including a rod and a cushion positioned around the associated rod. At least one arm is attached to and extends between the rods. A mount is attached to the seat wherein the mount is configured for coupling the seat to a seat tube of a bicycle. |
| US09211921B2 |
Track assembly for providing traction to an off-road vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or a snowmobile
A track assembly for traction of an off-road vehicle, such as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or a snowmobile, is disclosed. The track assembly comprises a plurality of track-contacting wheels, which comprises: a drive wheel; and a plurality of idler wheels spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the track assembly. The track assembly also comprises an endless track disposed around the track-contacting wheels. A frame of the track assembly may comprise a hollow frame structure. The hollow frame structure may be dimensioned to impede accumulation of snow, mud, rocks, debris, etc. in the track assembly. The track assembly may comprise interwheel guides between longitudinally adjacent ones of the idler wheels to contact a bottom run of the endless track, and/or fenders adjacent to given ones of the idler wheels. The frame's hollowness, the interwheel guides, and/or the fenders may be realized during molding of a portion of the frame using a blow molding or other fluid-based molding process. |
| US09211920B1 |
Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device
A system comprising a self-propelled device and an accessory device. The self-propelled device includes a spherical housing, and a drive system provided within the spherical housing to cause the self-propelled device to roll. When the self-propelled device rolls, the self-propelled device and the accessory device magnetically interact to maintain the accessory device in contact with a top position of the spherical housing relative to an underlying surface on which the spherical housing is rolling on. |
| US09211919B2 |
Aerodynamic trucking systems
A system of aerodynamic skirt fairings designed to minimize aerodynamic drag and maintain smoother air flow over highway-operated long-haul tractor-trailer vehicles. |
| US09211918B2 |
Attachment arrangement for vehicle
An attachment arrangement for a vehicle comprises a bracket having a first end part and a second end part. The first end part of the bracket is attachable to an inside of a first vehicle body part. The first vehicle body part is attachable to a second vehicle body part. A structural foam is arranged on the second end part of the bracket. The structural foam has an expansion factor such that when the structural foam is heated, the structural foam is expandable from the second end part of the bracket and adherable to the second vehicle body part. |
| US09211916B1 |
Fender made of plastic and comprising a deflectable mudguard
A fender for a wheel rotating about an axis comprises a main fender part extending around the axis, a fender protruding from an axial fender fringe towards the axis, a mudguard comprising a main mudguard section extending downwards from the main fender part and a mudguard skirt protruding towards the wheel axis from an axial mudguard fringe, and an elastic interface. The main fender part, the fender skirt, the main mudguard section, and the mudguard skirt are molded of a same dimensionally stable plastic material. The elastic interface is made of an elastomeric plastic material molded to the main fender part, the fender skirt, the main mudguard section and the mudguard skirt, and connects the main mudguard section of the mudguard to a lower back end of the main fender part, and the mudguard skirt to a lower back skirt end of the fender skirt. |
| US09211915B2 |
Vehicle front structure
There is provided a vehicle front structure including: a power unit disposed at a front part side of the vehicle; a front side member disposed at an outer side of the power unit in a vehicle width direction the front side member extending along a vehicle front-rear direction; a protruding member provided on an outer wall of the front side member, the protruding member protruding to an outer side in the vehicle width direction relative the outer wall of the front side member; and an inclined wall formed in the protruding member, the inclined wall extending from an outer end portion of the protruding member in the vehicle width direction to an inner side in the vehicle width direction and a vehicle body rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction in a plain view. |
| US09211914B2 |
Vehicle chassis
A chassis (10) for a vehicle is disclosed which combines rigidity, speed of manufacture, and a small environmental footprint. Such a chassis comprises a framework of interconnected tubular sections (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 28) and at least one sheet (50) bonded to the framework. Laser cutting, CNC bending, and computer-controlled welding mean that the required production time can be kept to 120 seconds and the rigidity of the structure as a whole is sufficient. Such a chassis also has an exceptionally low carbon footprint. The sheet can be metallic, such as Aluminium or Aluminium honeycomb, or it can be a composite material such as one comprising a paper-based core and a fibre-reinforced plastics coating. The sheet can be non-flat, and is preferably a concave geometry such as a tub. It can be composed of a plurality of sections, ideally joined by a method allowing a positional tolerance so that any tolerance in the construction of the framework can be accommodated. A corresponding method of manufacturing a chassis is also disclosed. |
| US09211913B2 |
Structure for front side frames of automobile
A structure for front side frames of automobile is provided in which since, among first and second bent parts to the rear of a power unit mounting part of the front side frame formed from a tubular hollow member having a constant cross-section, a first weak part is provided in the vicinity of the rear-side second bent part, and a second weak part is provided in the vicinity of a third bent part, which is bent convexly outward in the vehicle width direction in the power unit mounting part, when an automobile is involved in a frontal collision, it becomes possible for the front side frame formed from the tubular hollow member and having high strength to bend via the first weak part and also via the second weak part, thereby enabling the impact absorption stroke to be increased and the effect in absorbing collision energy to be enhanced. |
| US09211912B2 |
Method and controller for calibrating an automatically-steering parking aid
A method for calibrating a parking aid, which is configured to actively control a steering angle of a vehicle, by: automatically detecting a parking space with the aid of sensors and calculating a target course in light of the detected parking space. The steering angle is controlled based on the calculated target course, with a controllable actuator. The method accounts for an error by the actuator by: determining an actual course, which results from controlling according to the target course; comparing the actual course to the target course and ascertaining the error resulting from the comparison; and generating a correction parameter, which is linked to the error by a monotonic function. The correction parameter allows the actuator's behavior to be considered. Controlling the steering angle is done based on a combination of the set angle with the correction parameter. A related controller for implementing the method is also described. |
| US09211910B2 |
KS lateral guidance system having a modified control characteristics when cornering
A device for keeping a vehicle in its lane, including a reference model, which obtains geometric data regarding the position of the vehicle in the lane as well as data relating to the course of the lane from a lane detection system, and from these calculates a setpoint variable for controlling the vehicle position. In order to allow for corners to be cut, the guiding behavior of the control system is modified in such a way when cornering that, in the event of a deviation of the path of motion of the vehicle from the setpoint path of motion in the direction of the inside of the curve, no or only low steering forces are applied to the steering system. |
| US09211909B2 |
Controller and control method for a motorised vehicle
A controller and control method for a motorized vehicle such a wheelchair are provided. The motorized vehicle has at least two driven wheels driven independently by a motor arrangement, and the controller receives a number of input signals from a user input device of the motorized vehicle. The controller comprises drive control circuitry for generating control signals for controlling the driving of the driven wheels by the motor arrangement, the control signals being dependent on the input signals. Speed assist circuitry is responsive to an indication of current consumed in driving the driven wheels to detect occurrence of a loading condition. On detection of occurrence of a loading condition, the speed assist circuitry is then arranged to boost at least one of the input signals in order to boost top speed in the presence of the loading condition. This significantly improves the control of the motorized vehicle in situations where the occurrence of the loading condition may otherwise prevent the vehicle from moving, as for example may occur when seeking to turn the vehicle at low speed. |
| US09211907B2 |
Solenoid valve device, hydraulic apparatus equipped with the solenoid valve device, and hydraulic power steering system equipped with the hydraulic apparatus
A solenoid valve device includes: a solenoid valve that includes a solenoid that is supplied with driving current to generate magnetic flux, and a valve element that is moved by the magnetic flux generated from the solenoid; and a control device that controls the solenoid valve. The control device includes an alternating current component in the driving current and supplies the driving current including the alternating current component to the solenoid, and detects an impedance of the solenoid. |
| US09211904B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle with a support part
The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, with a support part for directly or indirectly mounting the steering column on a body of the motor vehicle and with at least one carriage displaceably mounted in a displacement direction on the support part, at least in the event of a crash, wherein a steering spindle of the steering column is rotatably mounted directly or indirectly on the carriage, wherein the carriage is clamped onto the support part by means of at least one clamping device of the steering column, wherein the carriage is further braced on the support part by at least two contact points arranged on opposite sides of the clamping device and spaced away from the clamping device, wherein at least one free space between the carriage and the support part is arranged in regions between the clamping device and each of the contact points. |
| US09211902B2 |
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. |
| US09211896B1 |
Scooter with outrigger
A scooter with casters or similar devices enabling it to move smoothly with efficient change of direction. Also included is an outrigger with crosspieces that provide footrests for the rider. The crosspieces are shaped to enable two scooters to be attached in an assembly. The crosspiece is stored in locked and/or nested fashion in a storage cavity formed into the bottom surface of the scooter. A safety belt and backrest may be used with the scooter. |
| US09211894B2 |
Load carrier with mode changer
A multi-mode load carrier is convertible to assume a storage mode, a cart mode, and a hand-truck mode. The load carrier includes a rolling base and a base pusher having a handgrip. |
| US09211892B1 |
Monitoring device for a railcar control valve
A monitoring device for a control valve on a railcar comprises a microcontroller that includes a memory component, along with a voltage sensor that is in electrical communication with one or more solenoids associated with the control valve. When a selected solenoid is actuated, the voltage sensor reads a voltage and communicates the voltage to the microcontroller, with the microcontroller storing the voltage and other pertinent data in the memory component. |
| US09211887B2 |
Hybrid vehicle drive controller
A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential device including four rotary elements; and an engine, a first electric motor, a second electric motor and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to the four rotary elements. One of the four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of a first differential mechanism and a rotary component of a second differential mechanism selectively connected through a clutch, and one of the rotary components is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake. The drive control device comprises: an engine drive control portion configured to temporarily change an output torque of the engine when operating states of the clutch and the brake are changed in respective opposite directions to switch a vehicle drive mode from one of drive modes to another. |
| US09211883B2 |
Control apparatus of vehicle
Disclosed is a control apparatus of a vehicle which can control an internal combustion engine and a continuously variable transmission. The control apparatus is partly constituted by an ECU adapted to calculate a required drive force and a fuel consumption amount G. The ECU then calculates a time required for the speed change operation with reference to a speed change time map when a variation amount of the accelerator opening degree and a change speed of the accelerator opening degree are calculated. The ECU then calculates the speed change speed, and calculates a transmission efficiency η of a CVT. The ECU then calculate the ratio G/η of the transmission efficiency η and the fuel consumption amount G, thereby setting the engine rotational speed at which the above ratio is at the smallest level as a target engine rotational speed. |
| US09211879B2 |
Device and method for a rail vehicle
The invention relates to devices and methods, which relate to the arrangement of a sensor on the shaft of a rail vehicle. |
| US09211878B2 |
In situ flap and slat wing tip brake response tester
A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for measuring a determining a validity of an estimate of a response time of a brake is disclosed. A sensor obtains a waveform of a parameter related to the engagement of the brake during engagement of the brake. A processor analyzes the obtained waveform, determines inflection points in the waveform within a selected time period, validates the signal integrity of the waveform and provides an indicator when the number of determined inflection points is greater than a pre-specified count value. |
| US09211877B2 |
Actuator, particularly for a motor vehicle parking brake
An actuator (1), especially for a motor vehicle parking brake has a telescopic device (2) that actuates a brake cable (6), and a drive unit which is equipped with an electromechanical drive for actuating the telescopic device (2). The actuator (1) further has a displacement sensor unit for detecting the actuating travel of the telescopic device (2) as well as a force sensor unit for detecting the force applied to the brake cable (6) by the drive unit. The displacement sensor unit and the force sensor unit are disposed next to each other in or on the housing (3) of the telescopic device (2) while being separated from the brake cable (6). The assembly has a particularly simple and compact design while reducing the constructive and mounting effort required during the production of the actuator. |
| US09211870B2 |
Wiper blade for the cleaning of windows of motor vehicles
The invention relates to a wiper blade (100) for the cleaning of windows of motor vehicles, with at least one spray channel (103, 104) arranged on the wiper blade (100), with spray openings (105) for the discharging of washing fluid (5) onto the window, with at least a first connection (16; 16a; 16b) for connecting the spray channel (103, 104) to an external hose line for the supply of the washing fluid (5), and with at least one adapter (10; 10a; 10b) for connecting the wiper blade (100) to a wiper arm (2; 2a) of a wiper device (1), wherein the first connection (16; 16a; 16b) is arranged on the adapter (10; 10a; 10b), and wherein the adapter (10; 10a; 10b) is arranged hydraulically in operative connection with a second connection (22; 22a; 22b) likewise arranged on the adapter (10; 10a; 10b), which is connected with the spay channel (103, 104). According to the invention, provision is made that the adapter (10; 10a; 10b) is constructed as a single-piece plastic injection molded part. |
| US09211859B1 |
Motor-vehicle front structure with an improved front-end unit
A motor-vehicle front structure includes a pair of longitudinal struts having front-ends to which two strut plates are secured. A front cross-member is located forwardly of the strut plates and has ends with two rearwardly facing crash-box plates connected to the front cross-member by two crash-box structures. The crash-box plates are connected to a lower auxiliary cross-member by two respective supports. A front-end unit for supporting one or more auxiliary motor-vehicle components has an upper cross-member and a lower cross-member. The crash-box plates are connected directly to the strut plates. The upper and lower cross-members of the front-end unit are made of elements which are separated from each other. The upper cross-member is connected directly to the crash-box plates, whereas the lower cross-member is connected directly to the supports, through which it is connected to the crash-box plates. |
| US09211858B2 |
Beam with varied bending moment, apparatus, and method
A structural beam includes a reinforcement beam having a length and mounts at ends of the beam and cross sectional shapes at various locations along the length, including a first cross sectional shape near ends of the beam providing a first bending moment and a second cross sectional shape at a center of the beam providing a second bending moment different than the first bending moment, and further including intermediate cross sectional shapes between the ends and center having intermediate bending moments between the first and second bending moments. The cross sections may define open C-shapes or may include a tubular shape. |
| US09211857B2 |
Bumper beam assembly system
A bumper beam assembly system includes a bumper beam and a stay connecting the bumper beam to a vehicle, wherein the stay is replaceably coupled to both sides of the bumper beam to occupy a corner portion of the bumper beam. The bucket structure includes a frame assembly part that is coupled to a frame, a first sidewall disposed on one side of the frame assembly part to constitute the corner portion of the bumper beam, a second sidewall disposed on the other side of the frame, and a bumper beam assembly part extending from the frame assembly part, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall in a flange shape and coupled to the bumper beam. |
| US09211856B2 |
Battery for an electric motor of a motor vehicle
A battery for powering an electrical motor drive of a motor vehicle includes electrochemical accumulators included in an adiabatic enclosure and included in a tightly-sealed enclosure. The tightly-sealed enclosure is air-tight and water-tight, contains the adiabatic enclosure, and has a volume that is external to the adiabatic enclosure and benefits from thermal exchanges with an exterior thereof. The battery also includes a valve that selectively sets up a flow of a heat-transfer fluid between the adiabatic enclosure and the volume. |
| US09211854B2 |
System and method for incorporating gesture and voice recognition into a single system
A system and method for combining two separate types of human machine interfaces, e.g., a voice signal and a gesture signal, performing voice recognition to a voice signal and gesture recognition to the gesture signal. Based on a confidence determination using the voice recognition result and the gesture recognition result the system can, for example, immediately perform the command/request, request confirmation of the command/request or determine that the command/request was not identified. |
| US09211853B2 |
Outer protective tube for electric wire
At least one section of non-bendable straight tube portion includes longitudinal movement restriction protrusions which are provided to protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the non-bendable straight tube portion and are provided with an interval which is equal to a width of a fixing member. In addition, the non-bendable straight tube portion further includes a peripheral movement restriction protrusion provided to protrude from the outer peripheral surface to linearly extend from one end to the other end of the non-bendable straight tube portion along the longitudinal direction of the non-bendable straight tube portion in order to restrict movement of the fixing member in a peripheral direction with respect to the non-bendable straight tube portion. |
| US09211848B2 |
Storage unit for a motor vehicle
A storage assembly for use in a motor vehicle for transporting objects is disclosed. The storage assembly includes upper and lower cover parts that are hingedly connected together and also hingedly connected, via the lower cover part, to an interior panel of the motor vehicle, such as a sidewall of a center console. When the storage assembly is in a stowed configuration, the two upper and lower cover parts are aligned with one another so as to lie substantially flush against the sidewall of the center console. When the storage assembly is in a fully deployed configuration, the upper and lower cover parts are arranged to form a substantially L-shaped support for transporting one or more objects. |
| US09211843B2 |
Assembly for storing objects in the cabin of a vehicle
The invention relates to an assembly for storing objects in the cabin of a vehicle, comprising at least one frame with attachment means, and at least one holding device for mounting the objects, wherein the frame has a contour that, at least in some regions, essentially corresponds to the interior contour of a storage container so that the frame can be arranged in the storage container and can be attached in the storage container with the use of the attachment means, and wherein the holding device can be removably stored in the frame. The assembly according to the invention can be placed in a preassembled state in the vehicle, thus reducing the time required for installation and maintenance, while at the same time making better use of the available space. |
| US09211840B1 |
Mirror mounting arm assembly with reinforcement bridge
A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror to a vehicle includes a mounting bracket including a mirror pivot mechanism pivotally accommodating a mirror mounting arm carrying the mirror; a mounting support bracket configured to connect to a first structural portion of the vehicle, and to said mounting bracket; and a reinforcement bracket configured to connect to a second structural portion of the vehicle and providing support to the mounting support bracket. |
| US09211835B2 |
Support system for a bulkhead
A system for supporting a removable bulkhead within a container. The system includes one or more arms that are removably fixed to opposed walls of the container. The arm includes a first arm, a second arm, a collar and an adjustment arm. Ends of the first and second arms are each disposed within the collar and the adjustment arm is engaged with the second arm. The collar includes opposed holders with bearing surfaces, with a shaft extending through the holder, and a spring disposed between the bearing surfaces. An end face of the first arm engages the bearing surface of the first holder, and an end face of the second arm engages the bearing surface of the second holder. Movement of the first arm linearly toward the second arm compresses the spring, which provides a resistance to compression and biases the first and second arms away from each other. |
| US09211829B2 |
Locking door assembly for dump trailer and method of use
A lockable center door assembly for a dump trailer is provided. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump trailer and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A retractable door has a pair of edges slidably received in the frame. A pivot linkage assembly is operatively connected to the door for linearly moving the door between the closed and open positions. A locking assembly movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position is operatively connected to the pivot linkage assembly for securing the door in either the closed or open position. |
| US09211821B2 |
Anti-pinch system for vehicle seating
An anti-pinch system for vehicle seating includes a front seat that has an actuator configured to automatically slide the front seat between the driving position and entry/exit position. A rear seat is fixed rearward from the front seat and has a seatbelt that releasably engages a clasp. A memory module prevents the front seat from automatically moving rearward to the entry/exit position when the seatbelt is engaged to the clasp. |
| US09211820B2 |
Child safety seat with side impact energy redirection
A child safety seat has a seat bottom, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region, and a seating surface defined by the seat bottom and seat back to support a child occupant. A structural element is coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both. A bumper has a substantially rigid component or portion and is mounted to the structural element and protrudes from a side of the child safety seat. The bumper is positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat back, the seat bottom, or both and to the structural element. |
| US09211819B2 |
Vehicle seat
Provided is a vehicle seat which has a simple structure, prevents the lower back region of an occupant from sinking into the seat back, induces backward rotation of the entire upper body when a rear-end collision occurs, and reduces the degree to which the neck region of the occupant independently tilts backward, and is therefore able to effectively reduce the load on the neck region and so on of the occupant. A vehicle seat is provided with a neck-burden reduction element that, during a rear-end collision, causes a greater amount of backward movement of a connection point between the neck region and a torso region of the occupant than the amount of backward movement of a lower torso region of the occupant, and causes an upper torso region of the occupant to sink into the seat back. |
| US09211818B2 |
Vehicle seat having a floor position
A vehicle seat, including a substructure and a backrest articulated on the substructure, can be transferred from a sitting position to a floor position by folding the backrest forward. A first rocker and second rocker, on the two outer seat faces, articulate the backrest on the substructure. The substructure, the first rocker, the backrest, and the second rocker form a four-bar linkage. Each of the second rockers is rotatably connected to the substructure by a respective second joint and to the backrest by a respective third joint. A transverse tube extends in the transverse vehicle direction between the two second rockers. The transverse tube has two ends, each of which is fastened to the associated second rocker in an area between the second joint and the third joint of the respective four-bar linkage. At least one connection point of a child seat fastening system is provided on the transverse tube. |
| US09211815B2 |
Longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat
A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat (I) has, on both sides, a first seat rail (2) fixed to the seat and a second seat rail (3) which guides the first seat rail and is fixed to the vehicle structure. A locking device (4) releaseably locks the seat longitudinal position by securing the first seat rail (2) in the second seat rail (3). A lever (5) is provided that can be pivoted about a pivot axis (S) and has two actuating ends (6) that interact with the locking devices (4). At least one of the actuating ends (6) is spanned by a sub region of a multifunctional part (8). The part (8) both forms a kick plate and also limits the movement of the actuating end (6) upward and therefore forms a safeguard against erroneous operation of the lever (5). |
| US09211811B2 |
Smartphone-based vehicular interface
Method for enabling interaction with a vehicle including coupling a smartphone to the vehicle via a coupling element whereby the smartphone is removable from the coupling element and thus removable from the vehicle, and transferring data between the smartphone and the vehicle while the smartphone is coupled to the vehicle via the coupling element. The data transfer enables a large number of operations to be performed when the smartphone is coupled to the vehicle, including vehicle ignition authorization, accident prediction, collision avoidance, vehicular diagnostics and prognostics, remote communication capabilities, and optimization of emergency response personnel. |
| US09211806B2 |
Methods, systems and apparatus for generating voltage commands used to control operation of a permanent magnet machine
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems and apparatus for generating voltage commands used to control operation of a permanent magnet machine. |
| US09211800B2 |
Battery system and control method of battery system
A battery system includes a first battery and a second battery connected in parallel and performing charge and discharge. A first relay is switched between an ON state in which the charge and discharge of the first battery are allowed and an OFF state in which the charge and discharge of the first battery are prohibited. A second relay is switched between an ON state in which the charge and discharge of the second battery are allowed and an OFF state in which the charge and discharge of the second battery are prohibited. A controller controls the ON state and the OFF state of each of the first relay and the second relay. The controller also changes the order in which the first relay and the second relay are switched to the ON state, in performing the charge and discharge of the first battery and the second battery. |
| US09211795B2 |
Electronic control apparatus
In an electronic control apparatus mountable on a vehicle including a motor generator and a battery rechargeable by regenerative action of the motor generator, a charge determinator determines whether the battery is unable to be charged, a rollback determinator determines whether a rollback of the vehicle occurs, an accelerator determinator determines whether an accelerator pedal of the vehicle is depressed based on an amount of depression of the accelerator pedal, a motor lock device locks the motor generator when the battery is unable to be charged, the rollback of the vehicle occurs, and the accelerator pedal is depressed, and a torque commander, when the lock of the motor generator is completed, commands the motor generator to generate a drive torque according to the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal while releasing the lock of the motor generator. |
| US09211791B2 |
Automobile over-bulkhead air intake system
A vehicle air intake system includes a grille disposed along the front portion of an engine compartment, a hood disposed over the engine compartment, and an air intake enclosure disposed over a bulkhead extending laterally across the engine compartment. The intake enclosure has an intake port. A bulkhead cover is disposed in the engine compartment below the hood for covering the bulkhead. The bulkhead cover has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is sealingly engaged to both the intake port and the lower part. The lower part defines a bulkhead cover intake port. An airflow path extends from the grille through the bulkhead cover intake port and to the air intake enclosure intake port. The airflow path is defined by the grille and the bulkhead cover. |
| US09211790B2 |
Rechargeable energy storage system cooling
Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided that provide for cooling of a vehicle rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). A cooling system is coupled to the RESS, and is configured to cool the RESS. A control system is coupled to the cooling system, and is configured to determine whether the RESS is charging, determine whether the vehicle is in a propulsion ready state, and initiate cooling of the RESS if the RESS is not charging and the vehicle is not in the propulsion ready state, provided further that one or more conditions are present that would promote faster than desired capacity loss for the RESS. |
| US09211788B2 |
Method for diagnosing an operating status of a drive device, and diagnostic device and drive system
In a method for diagnosing an operating status of a drive device in a drive system of a motor vehicle having at least two drive devices configured as an electric machine and an internal combustion engine, and having at least one separating clutch which couples the drive devices in an adjustable way, setpoint rotational speeds of the drive devices are set to predetermined values and the operating status is determined from the resulting actual rotational speed of the one drive device. |
| US09211787B2 |
Method for calibrating exhaust gas probes and fuel dosing devices in a hybrid vehicle
In a method for calibrating a measuring signal of an exhaust gas probe or a control signal of a fuel dosing device of a vehicle equipped with a hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor, the vehicle being able to be driven also by an electric motor exclusively, the gas transport for calibrating the signal of the exhaust gas probe or the fuel dosing device is induced by an engine drag operation of the vehicle, in which the internal combustion engine is dragged by the at least one electric motor while the fuel supply is deactivated. |
| US09211786B2 |
Hybrid vehicle with flywheel and electric kinetic energy system
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine drivingly connected to a first pair of drive wheels by a transmission. A first motor generator is coupled to the engine to provide drive torque to the transmission for driving the first pair of drive wheels. A second motor generator is drivingly connected to a flywheel by a planetary gear system. The planetary gear system is connected to a second pair of drive wheels. |
| US09211785B2 |
Exhaust pipe structure of hybrid vehicle
An exhaust pipe structure for a hybrid vehicle includes an exhaust pipe, which includes bent portions and is connected to an internal combustion engine. The exhaust pipe includes a front-rear direction extended part, a catalytic part, and a joint part. The front-rear direction extended part extends in a front-rear direction of the hybrid vehicle and is secured to the hybrid vehicle. The catalytic part is positioned between a driving battery pack disposed under a floor of a vehicle body of the hybrid vehicle and the internal combustion engine, adjacent to the driving battery pack, and is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction extended part. The joint part rotatably joints the catalytic part to the front-rear direction extended part. |
| US09211781B2 |
Vehicle door
A vehicle door (10) has a door body (20), a stationary window panel (17) which is provided above the door body (20), a panel support frame (50) which is provided at at least the lower edge of the stationary window panel (17) and which seals between the lower edge and the door body (20), and a decorative belt line molding (30) which is provided at the upper edge of the door body (20) so as to extend therealong. The panel support frame (50) and the belt line molding (30) overlap each other in the thickness direction of the door. The panel support frame (50) has a first support frame-side extension section (54a) which extends in the thickness direction of the door relative to the stationary window panel (17) toward the belt line molding (30). The belt line molding (30) has a design surface section (31) which constitutes the outer surface of the vehicle, and a molding-side extension section (32b) which extends from the design surface section (31) in the thickness direction of the door toward the stationary window panel (17). The molding-side extension section (32b) overlaps the first support frame-side extension section (54a) in the vertical direction. |
| US09211777B2 |
Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus
A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus 10, installed in a vehicle having a no idling system (in which the engine stops rather than idling). The apparatus includes a blower fan 12 for sending air-conditioning air for temperature control in a vehicle compartment R to the vehicle compartment; a heater core 14 for heating the air-conditioning air by heat exchange with cooling water of an engine; and an automatic air controller 18 for executing temperature regulation control in the vehicle compartment by regulating an air-conditioning air volume to be heat exchanged with the heater core. The automatic air controller controls, on heating, during a no idling operation, driving of a blower fan so as to supply a determined air volume in response to the ambient air temperature detected by an ambient air temperature sensor 22a. |
| US09211771B1 |
System for transport of residential waste containers
In one embodiment, a container attachment system is provided. The system includes at least one strap coupled to a cross member at one end and terminating with an upper hook at the other end, the upper hook configured for hooking onto a vehicle; at least one anchor coupled to an opposite side of the cross member at one end and terminating with an lower hook at the other end, the lower hook configured for hooking onto the vehicle; wherein the cross member includes a retaining mechanism for attaching to a container. A method of fabrication is disclosed. |
| US09211760B2 |
Container retaining device
A bucket holder is provided with a handle portion for ergonomically carrying and holding a bucket during transportation and use. The body portion is comprised of a surface pressed up against the can, while a hook opposite from the surface holds the bail in tension, using gravity and distance between the surface and the hook to maintain tension. The holder has at least one surface that can be pressed up against the can, allowing more than one position for the handle to be located. |
| US09211757B2 |
Twirling writing instrument bodies and twirling accessories for writing instruments
Twirling writing instrument bodies include a writing instrument body, a gripping member, and a rotary assembly that is configured to facilitate selective twirling of the writing instrument body relative to the gripping member by a user. Twirling accessories for writing instruments include a gripping member, a connector that is configured to be operatively coupled to a writing instrument body, and a rotary assembly that is configured to facilitate selective twirling of the connector relative to the gripping member. |
| US09211750B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a cavity in which a pressure inside is increased or decreased due to displacement of a piezoelectric element; a nozzle that communicates the cavity and is capable of ejecting an ink filled in the inside; a driving signal generation unit that supplies a driving signal to the piezoelectric element; a detection unit that detects a change of an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element as a residual vibration signal; a comparison signal generation unit that generates a first comparison signal by binarizing the residual vibration signal with a first threshold potential and generates a second comparison signal by binarizing the residual vibration signal with a second threshold potential; and a determination data generation unit that determines an ejection state of a liquid in the nozzle based on at least the first comparison signal and the second comparison signal. |
| US09211749B1 |
Ink jet printing apparatus
An ink jet printing apparatus calculates the distribution of ink droplet numbers for every page and every color component when printing target image data is generated, determines whether or not pixel numbers corresponding to the ink droplet numbers are 0 in all color components and all pages in order of a greater ink droplet number from a maximum ink droplet number, based on the distribution of the calculated ink droplet numbers of all the pages, and determines, as a new maximum ink droplet number, a greatest ink droplet number among ink droplet numbers which are ink droplet numbers equal to or smaller than the maximum ink droplet number and of which pixel numbers are not 0, based on a determination result. |
| US09211738B2 |
Image recording apparatus
An image recording apparatus includes: an apparatus casing in which a transport path for transporting a sheet is formed; a first sheet support unit having a first support surface configured to support the sheet; a feed unit configured to feed the sheet supported by the first support surface to the transport path; a second sheet support unit having a second support surface configured to support the sheet; a transport unit configured to transport the sheet from the first and second sheet support units via the transport path; and a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet transported by the transport unit in the transport path. The first and second sheet support units are arranged on one side surface of the apparatus casing, and the first and second support surfaces are configured to incline with respect to a placement surface on which the apparatus casing is placed. |
| US09211737B2 |
Tape printing apparatus
A tape printing apparatus includes: a feed unit configured to feed a tape-like member having a printing tape to be printed and a release tape adhered to the printing tape; a half cutter having a cutting blade configured to cut into the tape-like member and a blade receiving member configured to receive the cutting blade cut into the tape-like member, and configured to cut one of the printing tape and the release tape in a width direction; and a downstream-side restricting portion provided on the downstream side of the feeding direction of the tape-like member, and configured to restrict the movement of the cutting blade cutting into the tape-like member in the downstream side of the feeding direction of the cutting blade. |
| US09211731B2 |
Print control device, print control method, and storage medium
In a case that a setting size for a print medium is set in print target data and the setting size has not been acquired as a candidate, a size having an aspect ratio corresponding to the aspect ratio of the setting size is specified. Next, a printer is controlled to print an image based on the print target data having a size corresponding to the size. |
| US09211730B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a first transport unit; a second transport unit that is installed in a recording portion side of the downstream from the first transport unit and transports the medium to an upstream side and the downstream side; a first transport path that guides the medium between the first transport unit and the second transport unit; a second transport path that reverses both sides of the medium; and a third transport path that is installed on the second transport path, the second transport unit reversely transports the medium to the upstream side at a transport speed V1 and put it into the second transport path, the transport speed of the third transport unit, which is driven at the transport speed V1, is changed to a transport speed V2 which is higher than the transport speed V1. |
| US09211728B1 |
Method for heating a substrate in a printing device
A method for heating a substrate in a printing device, the method comprises positioning at least one radiant heater along a printing path of a printing device, the at least one radiant heater includes at least two emitters; measuring a voltage and current supplied to each of the at least two emitters; determining an electrical power supplied to each of the at least two emitters; and adjusting the electrical power supplied to at least one of the at least two emitters if a difference in power supplied to each of the at least two emitters exceeds a threshold. |
| US09211727B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes: a recording head that ejects fluid onto a recording medium; a supporting member that supports the recording medium; and a heating device that heats the supporting member, in which a supporting surface that supports the recording medium in the supporting member has a surface treatment layer having a radiation factor of 0.85 or more. |
| US09211725B2 |
Inkjet recording method and printed material
An inkjet recording method includes in sequence an application step of applying a transparent ink or an effect pigment ink onto a recording medium, an image formation step of carrying out image formation by discharging an effect pigment ink or a transparent ink onto the recording medium, and a step of curing the transparent ink and the effect pigment ink above the recording medium, the method including or not including, between the application step and the image formation step, a step of curing the transparent ink or the effect pigment ink, and when it does the transparent ink or the effect pigment being cured at a percentage cure of no greater than 85%, the effect pigment ink including an effect pigment, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound, and the transparent ink including a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound but including substantially no pigment. |
| US09211723B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method for processing image
An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read a mark formed on a sheet an erasing unit configured to erase an image formed on the sheet, and a control unit configured to determine the number of times an image on the sheet have been erased based on the mark, and cause a first sheet to be separated from a second sheet if an image on the first sheet has been erased a predetermined number of times and an image on the second sheet has been erased less than the predetermined number of times. |
| US09211722B2 |
Recording apparatus
A method includes providing a sheet on which a color patch to be subjected to colorimetric measurement by a colorimetric unit and a pattern corresponding to the color patch and used for obtaining a distance from a portion where the pattern is read to a portion where the colorimetric measurement of the color patch is performed when the colorimetric unit reads the pattern are recorded, obtaining the distance from the portion where the pattern is read to the portion where the colorimetric measurement of the color patch is performed by reading the pattern on the sheet by the colorimetric unit, moving the sheet based on the obtained distance, and performing colorimetric measurement on the color patch by the colorimetric unit. |
| US09211716B2 |
Capping device
A capping device for an ink jet print head, includes a base, the base configured to receive an ink jet print head comprising nozzles for ejecting ink in a print direction, and a cap assembly attached to the base and configured for movement between a closed position when the print head is not printing and an open position to allow for the ejection of ink from the nozzles when the print head is printing. The cap assembly includes a cover support configured for generally planar movement with respect to the base in a direction perpendicular to the print direction and a cover attached to the cover support in a generally planar relationship thereto. The cover is adapted to provide additional movement with respect to the cover support in a direction different from the planar movement in the direction perpendicular to the print direction. |
| US09211711B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes an oscillation unit and a circuit board which is electrically connected to the oscillation unit within a case, in which the case includes ink introduction needles which are provided on a nozzle plate of an opposite side from a nozzle surface on which nozzles are formed and a liquid discharge path, one end of which is open in the base plate, and another of which extends to a nozzle surface side and is open toward an exterior of the case, and in which, while an opening of one end side of the liquid discharge path is positioned higher than the circuit board side in a vertical direction in the case, an opening of another end side of the liquid discharge path is positioned lower than the circuit board in the vertical direction in the case. |
| US09211710B2 |
Liquid ejection head, liquid ejection device
A liquid ejection head including a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric layer and electrodes The piezoelectric layer is 3 μm or less in thickness. The piezoelectric layer is made of a piezoelectric material including bismuth manganate ferrate and barium titanate. The piezoelectric layer is preferentially oriented with the (110) plane. |
| US09211706B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting head unit
There is provided a liquid-ejecting apparatus which ejects liquid from a liquid-ejecting head toward a recording medium in a first direction, including: the liquid-ejecting head which ejects the liquid from nozzle openings of a liquid-ejecting surface; a fixing board which is provided on the liquid-ejecting surface side of the liquid-ejecting head; and a wiper which relatively moves in a second direction. The plurality of fixing boards are disposed along the second direction. The fixing board includes: a bending portion in which an outer circumferential side part is bent to the liquid-ejecting head side; and an edge portion in which the outer circumferential side part is not bent. The plurality of edge portions are disposed on a side further outward than the nozzle openings in the first direction. The wiper wipes the liquid-ejecting surface side of the plurality of fixing boards in the second direction. |
| US09211703B2 |
Temperature dependent shape elements for void control in ink jet printers
Approaches to remove bubbles from ink in an ink jet printer are described. Bubble removal may be implemented using at least one temperature dependent element disposed along an ink flow path. The temperature dependent element is configured to change shape responsive to a change in ink temperature. The change in shape causes a volumetric change in a portion of the ink flow channel. |
| US09211702B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
It is possible to generate an ejection driving pulse which ejects ink, and a plurality of minute vibration driving pulses which cause a pressure fluctuation in ink in a pressurizing chamber to an extent of not causing the ink to be ejected; the ejection driving pulse includes a first expansion element which causes the pressurizing chamber to be expanded by being changed from a reference potential to a first potential which is lower than the reference potential, and a first contraction element which causes the pressurizing chamber to be contracted by being changed from the first potential to the reference potential; and the minute vibration driving pulse includes a second contraction element which causes the pressurizing chamber to be contracted by being changed from a second potential which is lower than the reference potential to a third potential which is higher than the second potential and the first potential, and is lower than the reference potential, and a second expansion element which causes the pressurizing chamber to be expanded by being changed from the third potential to the second potential. |
| US09211694B2 |
Image forming apparatus, print control method and storage medium storing program
When a job that is set so as to execute binding processing at a first binding position is being executed and this job is then interrupted, a request for changing a position of the binding processing from the first binding position to a second binding position is accepted in a state where the job is interrupted. It is determined whether or not an orientation of a print target image is to be changed in order to change the position of the binding processing from the first binding position to the second binding position in accordance with the accepted request. In a case where it is determined that the orientation of the print target image is to be changed, control is performed so as not to execute the binding processing. |
| US09211684B2 |
Method for manufacturing a shaft of a gas-turbine engine, in particular a radial shaft or a shaft arranged at an angle to the machine axis
A method for manufacturing a radial shaft of a gas-turbine engine which is made up of +/−45° layers, zero layers and +/−30° layers of carbon fiber composite and connected to load-input end pieces via sinusoidal connecting areas. |
| US09211681B2 |
Fiber Based Laser Combiners
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to laser combiners, and more specifically, to all-fiber devices that combine optical laser power from multiple separate sources such as lasers or amplifiers. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a combiner device comprises: positioning an plurality of fibers into a bundle of fibers; drawing the bundle of fibers to create a tapered section, the tapered section having a first outer diameter at an input end, a second outer diameter at an output end, and a taper ratio of at least three; wherein at least one of the fibers of the bundle of fibers comprises an optical waveguide configured for propagating an optical mode from the input end to the output end, and wherein a mode field diameter of the optical mode at the input end is substantially the same as the mode field diameter at the output end. |
| US09211680B2 |
Loading apparatus and method of loading rolls of fibre based sheet material to an application unit
The loading apparatus (1) for loading rolls (2) of fiber based sheet material to an application unit for the production of fiber-reinforced parts comprises a frame (4) on which a lift (5) is arranged displaceably in vertical direction and is adapted to carry at least one roll (2). The lift (5) comprises a swivel mechanism (6) arranged rotatably about a swivel axis (7) and comprising at least first grippers (18) adapted to releasably grip shaft ends (9) of a first roll (2a) and second grippers (19) adapted to releasably grip shaft ends (10) of a second roll (2b). A method of loading rolls is also disclosed. |
| US09211673B2 |
Heat sealable packaging material with improved hot tack
A method of forming a package includes depositing polyvinylidene chloride on a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises paper, drying the polyvinylidene chloride on the substrate to form a packaging material including less than 5 wt % water, applying water to the packaging material so that the packaging material includes at least about 8 wt % water, and bringing a first portion of the polyvinylidene chloride of the packaging material into contact with a second portion of the polyvinylidene chloride of the packaging material in the presence of heat to form a seal. The at least about 8 wt % water is operative for increasing a hot tack of the seal relative to the packaging material including less than 5 wt % water. |
| US09211670B1 |
Support apparatus for injection tube assembly
A support apparatus that removably secures an injection tube assembly in a vertical orientation, and controls its temperature when secured therein. The apparatus facilitates the mixing of materials contained in the injection tube portion of the assembly. In one embodiment the apparatus cooperates with a material stripping apparatus that strips off material residue from an external mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the injection tube. In another embodiment, it cooperates with a mixing tool with an integrated stripping element. The tool both mixes the material in the tube and then strips the material residue off its embodied mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the tube. If desired, the apparatus may also be employed in cooperation with an injection molding apparatus to produce an injection molded part with the now mixed material. Alternative embodiments and other advantages are also disclosed. |
| US09211666B2 |
Injection molding machine containing transformer
An injection unit and mold clamping unit are placed on a machine base of an injection molding machine. On the other hand, a transformer used to convert a voltage supplied from an external power source to a voltage necessary for the injection molding machine is placed in the machine base under the mold clamping unit. |
| US09211664B2 |
Multi-piece acoustic spray foam control system and method
An acoustic spray foam control system and method for a vehicle includes an acoustic spray foam control baffle, a wedge member and acoustic spray foam. The acoustic spray foam control baffle is mounted within a cavity defined in a vehicle body of the vehicle. The acoustic spray foam control baffle has a tapered recess portion defining a tapered recess. The wedge member is complementarily received in the tapered recess of the tapered recess portion of the acoustic spray foam control baffle for applying force against the tapered recess portion to set the acoustic spray foam control baffle within the cavity. The acoustic spray foam is injected into the cavity on one side of the acoustic spray foam control baffle and contained thereby. |
| US09211663B2 |
Device for compacting a granular mass such as concrete cement
An improved compacting device for compacting a granular, loosely coherent mass, such as soil-moist cement, for producing end products such as tiles, kerbstones and the like. The compacting device includes a vibrating table and a hydraulic exciter device for driving the vibrating table. The hydraulic exciter device includes a plurality of hydraulic exciters and is configured to drive the hydraulic exciters with excitation displacements of mutually substantially the same amplitude and frequency and in phase with one another. An improved hydraulic exciter for use in the improved compacting device, and the improved compacting device with a single improved exciter of this type are also described. |
| US09211662B2 |
Mold with midplate and method of molding golf ball
A mold for manufacturing hemispherical sections for a golf ball includes a first mold plate including a first cavity, a second mold plate including a second cavity, and a midplate. The midplate includes an indentation on a first side of the midplate and a projection on a second side of the midplate. The indentation of the midplate corresponds to the first cavity of the first mold plate. The projection of the midplate corresponds to the second cavity of the second mold plate. |
| US09211661B2 |
Process for curing a porous muffler preform
A process for curing a porous muffler preform defined by a plurality of glass fibers and a heat-curing thermoset or thermoplastic materials applied to the plurality of glass fibers is disclosed herein. The process includes the step of enclosing the muffler preform in a chamber. The process also includes the step of surrounding the muffler preform with steam. The process also includes the step of causing steam to enter the muffler preform from multiple directions. |
| US09211659B2 |
Capsule formation
A method and apparatus for forming hard shell capsule components, wherein the capsule components are formed from a material which undergoes gelation upon heating, such as HPMC. A heat station is provided to heat a plurality of molds prior to dipping into a solution of the thermogeling material. The drying conditions following dipping are carefully controlled to control the rate of drying. |
| US09211657B2 |
Surgical tissue sealer
A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly includes providing first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another about a pivot between a first, spaced-apart position and a second, approximated position. One of the first and second jaw members includes a cavity defined therein and the other of the first and second jaw members includes a stop member configured to be inserted into the cavity. A gap-setting gauge is grasped between the first and second jaw members to define a gap-distance between the jaw members equivalent to a thickness of the gap-setting gauge. The first and second jaw members are set such that the jaw members are prevented from approximation beyond the gap-distance. |
| US09211655B2 |
Apparatus and method for separating lamp of vehicle for recycling
An apparatus that separates a lamp of a vehicle that includes a separating unit configured to separate a lamp and a driving unit installed within a power chamber disposed at a lower portion of the separating unit. The driving unit also includes a motor that moves a rotating plate installed at the separating unit and a first clamp. |
| US09211647B2 |
Parallel link robot
A parallel link robot includes a base part having actuators, a part movable with respect to the base part, link parts with first ends linked with the plurality of actuators rotatably around rotary shafts with respect to the base part and with other ends linked with the moving part, and fixtures attached to the base part to measure rotational positions of the link parts. The base part has reference flat surfaces, and the link parts have moving flat surfaces extended in parallel with respect to the rotary shafts. Positional relationships between the moving flat surfaces and the reference flat surfaces become predetermined positional relationships when the link parts rotate to reference positions for calibration of position. The fixtures have measuring devices arranged at measurement positions with known positional relationships with respect to the reference flat surfaces. |
| US09211646B2 |
Control apparatus and control method for robot arm, assembly robot, control program for robot arm, and control-purpose integrated electronic circuit for robot arm
Provided is a control apparatus for a robot arm performing assembly. The control apparatus includes an operation database recording information as to an operation of the robot arm, and includes a correction operation type determining unit determining a correction type for the operation. The control apparatus also includes a force detecting unit detecting a force of a person, and an operation correction unit correcting an operation in accordance with the force of the person and the correction type, while the robot arm is performing a task. |
| US09211642B2 |
Robot apparatus, assembling method, and recording medium
A robot apparatus includes a gripping unit configured to grip a first component, a force sensor configured to detect, as detection values, a force and a moment acting on the gripping unit, a storing unit having stored therein contact states of the first component and a second component and transition information in association with each other, a selecting unit configured to discriminate, on the basis of the detection values, a contact state of the first component and the second component and select, on the basis of a result of the discrimination, the transition state stored in the storing unit, and a control unit configured to control the gripping unit on the basis of the transition information selected by the selecting unit. |
| US09211641B2 |
Apparatus for controlling mobile robot
In an apparatus for controlling a mobile robot having movement mechanisms and work mechanisms both connected to a body, a battery connectable to an external power supply through a charging connector, actuators powered by the battery to drive the mechanisms, and a controller for controlling an action of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms through the actuators, the controller comprises a connector connection determiner to determine whether the charging connector is connected to the external power supply and an action restrictor to restrict one of the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms performed through the actuators when the external power supply is determined to be connected. |
| US09211639B2 |
Hand-held power tool
In a hand-held power tool, in particular an impact drill driver, having a torque setting unit, a gearbox assemblage, a hammer impact mechanism, and a tool spindle, the hammer impact mechanism has a drive rotation element having a rotation axis that is disposed coaxially with at least a part of the tool spindle. |
| US09211633B2 |
Metal-bonded diamond grinding wheel prepared by self-propagating pressure-less sintering and a preparation method thereof
The invention discloses a metal-bonded diamond grinding wheel prepared by self-propagating pressure-less sintering and a preparation method thereof. The metal bonded diamond grinding wheel mainly comprises a working layer and a non-working layer, wherein the working layer comprises metal bond and grinded diamond, the non-working layer is metal bond, and the metal bond in the working layer and non-working layer have the same components that comprise metal powders of Cu, Al, Ni, Ti, Sn, and Co. To prepare the metal-bonded diamond grinding wheel prepared by self-propagating pressure-less sintering solves the problems of high energy consumption and low manufacture efficiency in the current sintering processes of the metal bonded diamond grinding wheel, and improves the binding force of the metal bond to the grinded diamond by forming carbides between the bond and the grinded diamond. |
| US09211631B2 |
Grinding wheel truing tool and manufacturing method thereof, and truing apparatus, method for manufacturing grinding wheel and wafer edge grinding apparatus using the same
The present invention relates to a grinding wheel truing tool, its manufacturing method, and a truing apparatus, a method for manufacturing a grinding wheel and a wafer edge grinding apparatus using the same. The grinding wheel truing tool of the present invention compensates a groove of a fine-grinding wheel for fine-grinding a wafer edge, and includes a truer having an edge of the same angle as a slanted surface of the groove of the fine-grinding wheel and a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the groove. The present invention uses the truing tool to easily process the groove of the grinding wheel for fine-grinding the wafer edge. |
| US09211628B2 |
Polishing pad with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove pattern
Polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are also described. |
| US09211627B2 |
Polishing apparatus
Provided is a polishing apparatus capable of maintaining polishing precision although fewer expendable parts are periodically replaced. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing disk (20) having a polishing surface (20a) on the front side thereof to polish an end surface of a workpiece, a support mechanism (30) for supporting a back surface (20b) of the polishing disk (20) while allowing the polishing disk (20) to move along a predetermined plane, a workpiece holder (50) for holding the workpiece so as to contact the end surface of the workpiece with the polishing surface of the polishing disk, and a driving mechanism (70) for concurrently causing circular and reciprocating rectilinear motions of the polishing disk (20). |
| US09211624B2 |
Vibration determination method and vibration determination device
Determination of chatter vibration is done for a plurality of peak values that appears when frequency-domain vibrational acceleration is obtained through fast Fourier analysis on time-domain vibrational acceleration. In machining at a low rotation speed and machining using a tool with small flute number in particular, a type of chatter vibration that has occurred can be accurately determined, and “natural type vibration” occurring due to friction between a tool and a workpiece and an impact force caused by machining can also be determined. |
| US09211623B2 |
Safety device for a rotational feed axis
The present invention provides a safety device for a rotating feed rod, the safety device preventing the accidental rotation of the rotating feed rod and being provided with: a rotating member which is provided in any rotating shaft of a power transmission mechanism of the rotating feed rod and in which a plurality of openings are formed in the circumferential direction thereof; and at least two plunger pins which are disposed apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the rotating member in a housing of the rotating feed rod and provided to be movable forward and backward so as to be accepted in the openings of the rotating member. Even when the rotating shaft is indexed at an arbitrarily defined rotational position, at least one plunger pin among the plunger pins is accepted in the opening. |
| US09211622B2 |
Hand power tool having a drum-type tool change magazine
A hand power tool includes a tool receiver configured to receive a tool. The tool has an outer polygonal coupling and the tool receiver has an inner receiver including, at least portionally, a rotary driver profile. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber configured to store the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the tool receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. An alignment element is configured to align the outer polygonal coupling as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver to enable the outer polygonal coupling to slide into the rotary driver profile. |
| US09211618B2 |
Method of securing composite core during a manufacturing process
A method of carving a contour surface on a composite core can include positioning a first edge of the composite core against a first tooled member; locating a first magnet within an outer cell member along the first edge of the composite core so that the first edge of the composite core is magnetically drawn to the first tooled member; locating a second magnet along a second edge of the composite core such that the second edge of the composite core is magnetically drawn to a second tooled member; and carving a first contour of the composite core. |
| US09211617B2 |
Machine tool with a drive shaft
Machine tool for machining one or more work piece(s) with a drive shaft driven by a drive with an adapter fitting for the optional connection of the drive shaft with a clamping device or a lathe chuck. |
| US09211615B2 |
Propeller service method
Disclosed is a method for maintenance of a ship propeller including the steps of: placing a flexible habitat having an open upper end over an uppermost blade and a portion of the propeller hub, and establishing a gas seal between the upper end of the habitat and the blade to close the habitat at its upper end. After fixing the lower end of the habitat relatively to the propeller, compressed gas is preferably introduced into the habitat to displace the water in the habitat. The apparatus for maintenance of a ship propeller under water comprises a flexible habitat with an open upper end. The habitat has a gas seal adapted to cooperate with a propeller blade surface to establish a gas seal to close the habitat at its upper end and fixing means adapted to fix the open lower end of the habitat relatively to the propeller. A means for introducing compressed gas into the habitat is provided. |
| US09211613B2 |
Flux-cored wire for gas shield arc welding use enabling all-position welding
A flux-cored wire for gas shielded welding use which can reduce the oxygen of weld metal to obtain a weld joint which is excellent in toughness and which enables all-position welding by direct current reverse polarity, wherein the wire contains, by mass % with respect to the wire total mass, CaO: 0.2 to 7.0%, one or more of MgF2, CaF2, SrF2, and BaF2 in a total of 1.0% or more (total of fluorides and CaO being 3.0 to 12.0%), one or more of Si, Al (less than 0.3%), Ti, Mg, Zr, Ca, Ce, and La in a total of 0.2 to 2.0%, and one or more oxides of Si, Mn, Al, Ti, B, and Zr in a total of 0.2 to 3.0%, α=C+Si/30+Mn/20+Cu/20+Ni/60+Cr/20+Mo/15+V/10+Nb/10+5B is 0.15 to 0.40%, P and S in a total of 0.040% or less, a balance of Fe, an arc stabilizer, unavoidable impurities, and a content of iron powder in the flux of 5.0% or less. |
| US09211609B2 |
Laser via drilling apparatus and methods
A method includes generating a laser beam and applying the beam to a substrate to form a via in the substrate. The laser beam has an intensity profile taken at a cross-section transverse to the direction of propagation of the beam. The intensity profile has a first substantially uniform level across an interior region of the cross-section and a second substantially uniform level across an exterior region of the cross-section. The second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level. |
| US09211605B2 |
Method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate
The invention relates to a method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate, wherein the composite sheet has at least one metallic top layer and at least one non-metallic layer which consists of a plastic material, wherein an opening is introduced into the composite sheet, and wherein at least one joining element is provided which is inserted into the opening of the composite sheet. A method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate with process reliability and of specifying a corresponding structure is achieved by forming the joining element as a metallic sleeve, wherein the metallic sleeve is deformed, so that it joins together with the composite sheet in a form-fit and force-fit manner, and wherein the metallic sleeve is firmly bonded to the substrate with the end pointing towards the substrate using a filler material, wherein the filler material is arranged inside the sleeve. |
| US09211603B2 |
Plasma gouging torch and angled nozzle therefor
A special-purpose plasma arc torch for gouging grooves in a metal workpiece includes an angled nozzle having a bore made up of a first bore portion and a second bore portion that makes an angle of about 15° to about 75° with the first bore portion. The nozzle includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being adapted for surrounding an electrode assembly when the nozzle is installed in the torch, the distal portion being adapted such that a part of the distal portion extends beyond a front face of an electrode of the torch. The part of the distal portion extending beyond the front face of the electrode has an exterior shape other than cylindrical or conical, and preferably has a non-axisymmetric shape that makes it suitable for fitting within a deep groove in a workpiece. |
| US09211602B1 |
Electrode holder
An electrode holder includes an electrode holder handle having a handle interior, an electrically-conductive electrode clamp attachment head in the handle interior, an electrical insulator in the handle interior and engaging the electrode clamp attachment head, an electrically-conductive welding lead attachment head in the handle interior and engaging the electrical insulator, a switch contact slide space in the handle interior between the electrode clamp attachment head and the welding lead attachment head, an electrically-conductive switch contact slidably disposed in the switch contact slide space and a switch carried by the electrode holder handle and engaging the switch contact. The switch is positional between an OFF position wherein the switch contact is disposed out of electrical contact with at least one of the electrode clamp attachment head and the welding lead attachment head and an ON position wherein the switch contact is simultaneously disposed in electrical contact with the electrode clamp attachment head and the welding lead attachment head. |
| US09211598B2 |
Electro-hydraulic trimming of a part perimeter with multiple discrete pulses
A trim tool for trimming a part having a complex shape. The trim tool defines a plurality of electro-hydraulic cavities that are separated by walls in a lower die of the trim tool. Electrodes are discharged in the electro-hydraulic cavities to drive the panel into engagement with a trim steel edge. The discharge of the electrode severs the panel above the cavity and also across a portion of a wall separating adjacent cavities. Discharging an electrode in an adjacent cavity completes the trim operation above the wall. |
| US09211595B2 |
Indexable cutting insert and a tool for chip removing machining, as well as a basic body for the tool
An indexable cutting insert for chip removing machining includes a plurality of cutting tips that protrude from a central core. Each of the individual tips include a cutting edge, which is formed in a transition between an upper side serving as chip surface and a clearance surface, which extends between the upper side and an under side. The cutting insert has six equally long cutting tips that are located in pairs along the co-ordinate axes of a three-dimensional, orthogonal system of co-ordinates, the origin of which is situated in the core. By arranging the cutting tips in this way, the inactive cutting tips, which are situated behind an active cutting tip, can be contained within a limited volume and therefore be installed in tool basic bodies having tapering parts. A tool equipped with the cutting insert according to the invention, as well as, a tool basic body is disclosed. |
| US09211594B2 |
End mill having a symmetric index angle arrangement for machining titanium
An end mill for machining titanium includes a cutting portion having blunt cutting edges 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 |
| US09211592B2 |
Lubricant sheet for drilling and method of drilling
A lubricant sheet suitable for use in a process of drilling a laminate or a plastic board, comprising a metal foil or an organic film, and a lubricant resin composition layer or a primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer, the lubricant resin composition layer or the primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer being formed on at least one surface of the metal foil or the organic film, wherein at least one layer of the primer layer and the lubricant resin composition layer contains a colorant, and a drilling method using the above lubricant sheet. |
| US09211588B2 |
Surface-coated cutting tool
A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention is a surface-coated cutting tool including a base material and a coating film formed on the base material, wherein the coating film includes at least a wear-resistant layer and an adhesion-resistant layer, the wear-resistant layer has a multilayer structure in which an A layer of a nitride containing Ti and Al as well as a B layer of a nitride containing Al and Cr are alternately stacked, and has a cubic crystal structure, and the adhesion-resistant layer is located at an outermost surface of the coating film, is composed of a nitride expressed by (AlaCrbTi1-a-b)N (wherein a+b<0.99, b>0.01, and 0.2b+0.7 |
| US09211587B2 |
Cuprous oxide powder and method for producing same
There are provided a cuprous oxide powder having a smaller particle diameter than that of conventional cuprous oxide powders, and a method for producing the cuprous oxide powder by a chemical reducing process. In a method for producing a cuprous oxide powder by adding a reducing agent, such as a reducing sugar, to a solution containing copper hydroxide, which is formed by adding one of an alkali solution and a copper ion containing solution to the other thereof, to deposit cuprous oxide particles by reduction, 0.00001 to 0.04 moles (10 to 40000 ppm) of ferrous ions with respect to the amount of copper ions in the copper ion containing solution are added to the copper ion containing solution before forming copper hydroxide, to produce a cuprous oxide powder which has a mean primary particle diameter of not greater than 0.5 micrometers when it is measured by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), the cuprous oxide powder having a 50% particle diameter (D50 diameter) of not greater than 0.8 micrometers when it is calculated by a laser diffraction particle size analysis, the cuprous oxide powder containing 30 ppm or more of iron. |
| US09211586B1 |
Non-faceted nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix composite and method of manufacturing the same
A non-faceted nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix composite having increased ductility, while maintaining strength. In particular, a non-faceted nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix composite is provided comprised of spherical or ellipsoidal shaped (non-faceted) nanoparticles comprising one or more of boron carbide, titanium diboride, silicon nitride, alumina and boron nitride, and a nanostructured matrix composite comprised of one or more metals and/or metal alloys. In addition, a method of manufacturing such a non-faceted nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix composite is provided. |
| US09211583B2 |
Sleeved sprocket teeth
A gear with a solid metal sleeve for its outer tooth profile is provided. The gear additionally has an inner body of sintered powder metal. |
| US09211581B2 |
Stripper assemblies and components thereof for multi-tool punch assemblies
A multi-tool punch assembly includes one or more types of quick-release-type engagement members for a stripper assembly thereof. Strippers of the stripper assembly may be formed by individual stripper members reversibly coupled to a plate of the stripper assembly; and the stripper assembly may further include an information storage device for storing punch tool information. |
| US09211580B2 |
Method and a press tool for manufacturing a separation disk
The invention refers to a method and a press tool for manufacturing of a separating disk adapted to be included in a disk package of a centrifugal separator. The separating disk extends around an axis of rotation and has tapering shape with an inner surface and an outer surface along the axis of rotation. The separating disk is manufactured of a material and comprises a number of distance members in form of pressed protrusions extending away from the inner surface and/or outer surface. A blank of the material is pressed against the first tool part having a shape corresponding to the tapering shape of the pressed separating disk and comprises first form elements having a shape corresponding to the protrusions. |
| US09211576B2 |
Vibration damping system for a rolling mill with first and second passive hydraulic elements
The present application relates to a vibration damping system for a rolling mill comprising a rolling cage and a bending adjustment system (3,3′) of the rollers comprising hydraulic actuators acting on the rollers and hydraulic circuits (18, 19) for feeding, and hydraulic damping means (25, 31, 32) of a force connected to the hydraulic circuits (18, 19) for actuating a damping effect by means of the hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic damping means comprises a pair of hydraulic pumps (25B, 25C) or a pair of hydraulic cylinders with a dual chamber, connected in an opposite direction to each other to the hydraulic circuits (18, 19). |
| US09211574B2 |
Method for manufacturing steel sheet
A method for manufacturing a steel sheet of the invention includes a hot-rolling process in which a steel material is hot-rolled using a finishing mill so as to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet; and a cooling process in which the hot-rolled steel sheet is cooled. The hot-rolling process includes a target steepness-setting process in which a target steepness of the edge wave shape is set based on first correlation data indicating a correlation between a steepness of the edge wave shape of the hot-rolled steel sheet and a temperature standard deviation Y; and a shape-controlling process in which operation parameters of the finishing mill are controlled so as to match the steepness of the edge wave shape with the target steepness. |
| US09211568B2 |
Clean function for semiconductor wafer scrubber
Among other things, one or more techniques and systems for cleaning a scrub brush of a scrubber utilized in semiconductor fabrication are provided. In particular, a charge modification element, such as a base pH material or ammonia, is applied to the scrub brush to modify a charge of a particle on the scrub brush to a modified charge. The modified charge of the particle is similar to a charge of the scrub brush, such that the particle and the scrub brush repel one another. The particle can be detached from the scrub brush utilizing various techniques such as a de-ionized water technique or a mechanical cleaning bar technique. In this way, one or more particles can be detached from the scrub brush to clean the scrub brush of particles so that the scrub brush can be used to clean a semiconductor wafer. |
| US09211563B2 |
Coating apparatus and method
A substrate processing system for processing an essentially vertically oriented substrate is described. The system includes a first processing chamber having a first processing region to deposit a first layer comprising a first material, a second processing chamber having a second processing region to deposit a second layer over the first layer, the second layer comprising a second material, a third processing chamber having a third processing region to deposit a layer comprising the second material, a transfer chamber providing essentially linear transport paths with the first, second, and third chambers, respectively, and a chamber comprising a first and a second transportation track, wherein at least one of the first and second transportation tracks forms an essentially linear transportation path with the first processing chamber, wherein the first chamber is adapted to receive the substrate from the transfer chamber, and to deposit a further layer comprising the first material. |
| US09211560B1 |
Air-conductive rotary sprinkler and air-conductive rotary sprinkling device for the same
An air-conductive rotary sprinkler includes an air-conductive rotary sprinkling device and an air/fluid supply assembly. The air-conductive rotary sprinkling device further includes a main housing tube, an inner rotary tube and a rotary spray head. The rotary spray head includes a spray-head casing connected with the inner rotary tube and a guide plug installed inside the spray-head casing and further including a helical actuating groove, a helical conductive groove, a central channel and a sideway channel. The fluid in the fluid-conveying pipe can be sprayed along the base axis by the pressured airflow from the central channel, the rotary spray head is rotated by the pressured airflow from the helical air channel, the spray direction of the fluid originally flowing along the base axis is altered by the pressured airflow from the helical conductive channel so as to spray out of the rotary spray head in a rotary manner. |
| US09211558B1 |
Toothpaste dispenser
A toothpaste dispenser having an upper chamber and an inlet port connected for receiving toothpaste and a lower chamber and an outlet port connected for dispensing toothpaste. Suction is created to draw toothpaste into the inlet port, and then forced through the outlet port during actuation. Initiating operation of the suction pulls toothpaste into an upper chamber, and a plunger for expelling the toothpaste from the chamber is operatively connected to the outflow ball check valve for intermittently blocking the flow of toothpaste into and from the toothpaste dispenser. The toothpaste dispenser utilizes ball check valves and two return springs operatively connected to the ball check valves. The toothpaste dispenser actuation has a plunger and also has a portion size adjustment device connected to the plunger for modifying the amount of toothpaste dispensed from the toothpaste dispenser. |
| US09211556B2 |
Method for controlling the temperature of a jetting device
The invention relates to a method for operating a jetting device, configured to expel droplets of an electrically conductive fluid wherein at least a part of the conductive fluid is positioned in a magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of providing a direct electrical current in the part of the conductive fluid positioned in the magnetic field, and providing an alternating electrical current in the part of the conductive fluid positioned in the magnetic field, the alternating electrical current, wherein the direct electrical current and the alternating electrical current are controlled such that the sum of heat generated by the direct electrical current and the alternating electrical current is substantially constant.The invention further relates to a jetting device for employing the described method. |
| US09211554B2 |
Self-contained hand-held direct drive device for dispensing a two-part adhesive aerosol
A self-contained, hand-held spray dispensing device includes an internal source of pressurized fluid that exerts a motive force on a pair of liquid ejecting elements to cause each to eject a liquid into a discharge line. The liquids remain separated until each exits its discharge port. A pressurized fluid is directed over the outlet ends of the discharge line beginning before a flow interrupter in the discharge line is opened to permit flow therethrough and ceasing after liquid flow is terminated. The pressurized fluid flow over the outlet of the discharge line aerosolizes liquids emanating from the outlet ends. Each liquid ejecting element takes the form of a piston disposed within a cylinder. The pistons responds to pressurized fluid imposed directly thereon from the source to generate the motive force on the ejecting element. |
| US09211553B2 |
Apparatus for spraying liquids, and adapters and liquid reservoirs suitable for use therewith
Apparatus and methods for spraying a liquid relating to a gravity-fed spray gun are disclosed. Disclosed gravity fed spray guns may comprise a body and an attachment point located at a top portion of the body; and a spray nozzle located at a front portion of the body. An apparatus may further comprise a fluid reservoir configured to contain a fluid to be sprayed through the spray nozzle, the fluid reservoir comprising a container comprising an open end; a lid for cooperative engagement with the open end of the container, the lid comprising a connector to couple the fluid reservoir to the attachment point of the spray gun and an aperture through which the fluid can flow from the fluid reservoir to the spray nozzle in use; and a filter positioned to filter the fluid before reaching the spray nozzle. |
| US09211551B2 |
Electrostatic spraying device and a method of electrostatic spraying
An electrostatic spraying device (1) and method for dispensing a controlled volume of liquid in pulses using an emitter (2) having a spray area (29) from which the liquid can be sprayed, a means for injecting charges into the liquid, whereby, in use, the liquid (3) is delivered to the spray area by electrostatic forces and electrostatic spraying occurs in one or more pulses whilst the charges are injected. The charges may be injected by a time-varying or constant non-zero electric field so that electrospray occurs above a threshold value. |
| US09211550B2 |
Shower with detachable faceplate
A shower comprising a detachable faceplate, a body having an assembly chamber, a diverter and a back plate mounted in the assembly chamber. Slots are arranged around the periphery of the back plate. Rotating claws engaging with the slots are arranged around the periphery of the face plate. A locking button is arranged on the body to limit the rotation of the faceplate, to avoid the faceplate from dropping off due to free rotation of the faceplate and improper operation by the consumers. The faceplate can be easily detached by pressing the locking button. |
| US09211549B2 |
Sequential centrifuge
The invention provides a sequential centrifuge for centrifuging discrete samples. Methods of more efficiently centrifuging discrete samples sequentially are also provided. The apparatus and methods for sequentially centrifuging discrete samples provide improved operating efficiencies over conventional batch centrifuges. Such advantages include reducing dwell time, increasing system throughput, reducing sample processing system footprint, and improving precision of the analytical process. The sequential centrifuge further provides the capability of handling critical samples without compromising the operating efficiencies achieved in centrifuging discrete samples in a sequential manner. |
| US09211546B2 |
Rotor disk
The invention relates to a rotor disk (1) for inserting into a receiving container (2) for treating polymers, comprising a disk body (3), on the upper face (4) of which mixing and/or comminuting tools (5) can be provided and on the opposite lower face (6) of which a number of conveying ribs (7) extending from the inside out is provided, by means of which conveying ribs polymer particles can be conveyed outward during operation or which conveying ribs exert a force directed outward from the center (8) of the rotor disk (1) on the polymer particles caught by the conveying ribs (7) during operation. According to the invention, the thickness of the disk body (3) is reduced toward the outside. |
| US09211543B2 |
Holder for transferring test tube
A test tube holder holds various types of test tubes substantially perpendicular, and is structured to be durable against extraction and insertion of the test tubes. The test tube holder includes a housing part having a hollow portion, a holding part positioned on an upper side of the housing part and having an opening portion, which accepts a test tube, and a housing portion, which houses the accepted test tube. An elastic part is formed inside the holding part so as to abut on the housed test tube. The test tube holder has a weight housed inside the hollow portion. The holding part and the elastic part may be integrally formed. Inside the hollow portion of the housing part, besides the weight, an individual identification tag, an electromagnetic wave absorbent, and a support member for a tapered test tube can be housed in accordance with usage. |
| US09211539B2 |
Variable volume mixing and automatic fluid management for programmable microfluids
A microfluidic arrangement including a fluid channel configured to receive a first fluid from a first inlet and a second fluid from a second inlet, and a mixer connected to the fluid channel, the mixer including a mixer channel configured to receive a volume of the first fluid and a volume of the second fluid from the fluid channel, the mixer channel defining a mixer capacity, wherein the mixer is (i) configured to mix the volume of the first fluid and the volume of the second fluid in order to provide a mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid when the combined volume of the first fluid and the second fluid is less than the mixer capacity, and (ii) further configured to mix the volume of the first fluid and the volume of the second fluid in order to provide a mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid when the combined volume of the first fluid and the second fluid is equal to the mixer capacity. |
| US09211537B2 |
Microfluidic device and method of using same
A microfluidic device comprising a plurality of reaction chambers in fluid communication with a flow channel formed in an elastomeric substrate, a vapor barrier for preventing evaporation from the plurality of reaction chambers, and a continuous phase fluid for isolation of each of the plurality of reaction chambers. |
| US09211536B2 |
Hydroprocessing catalyst prepared with waste catalyst fines and its use
A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a shaped support that is formed from a mixture of inorganic oxide powder and catalyst fines and wherein the shaped support has incorporated therein at least one metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition is prepared by incorporating into the shaped support a metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition has particular application in the catalytic hydroprocessing of petroleum derived feedstocks. |
| US09211533B2 |
Organic metal complex and process for preparing amine compound
[Problem]The present invention aims to provide a novel organometallic compound that can be used as a general-use highly active catalyst with superior selectivity for functional groups.[Means for Solving Problem]The present invention relates to an organometallic compound having a novel specific structure of general formula (1): and to a general-use highly active catalyst used in reductive amination reaction with superior selectivity for functional groups that comprises said organometallic compound, and to a process for preparing amine compounds by reductive amination reaction using said catalyst. |
| US09211528B2 |
Rejuvenable ceramic exhibiting intragranular porosity
A cermet catalyst material, including a spinel matrix defining a spinel grain and a plurality metal particles embedded in and on the surface of the spinel grain. When the spinel grain is in a first oxidizing atmosphere and at a temperature above about 800 degrees Celsius the metal particles are absorbed into the spinel matrix in the form of metal cations. When the grain is in an second, less oxidizing atmosphere and at a temperature below about 1100 degrees Celsius the metal cations emerge from the spinel matrix to yield a plurality of metal particles adhering to the spinel grain or residing in intragranular pores. |
| US09211525B2 |
Metallic clay based FCC gasoline sulfur reduction additive compositions
Compositions and processed for their use as additives for reducing the sulfur content of FCC gasoline employ a support material having deposited on its surface (a) a first metal component from Group IIB of the Periodic Table and (b) a second metal component from Group III or Group IV of the Periodic Table. The additive composition is preferably made of a montmorillonite clay support containing zinc and gallium, zinc and zirconium. Alternatively, the additive composition includes support material having deposited on its surface a metal component from Group III of the Periodic Table, preferably a montmorillonite clay support containing gallium. The clay is impregnated with the metal(s) using the known incipient wetness method and the dried powdered additive composition is preferably formed into shapes suitable for use in the FCC unit. |
| US09211523B2 |
Polyolefin manufacturing system including a membrane fractionation system for diluent recovery
A fractionation system for a polymerization reactor includes a membrane separation system designed to separate light components, such as unreacted monomer and inerts, from diluent. The membrane separation system may employ one or more membrane modules designed to separate hydrocarbons based on size, solubility, or combinations thereof. The fractionation system also may include a heavies fractionation column designed to separate heavy components, such as unreacted comonomer and oligomers, from the diluent. |
| US09211516B2 |
Fluid distribution device for multibed reactors
A fluid distribution device is presented for the collection and distribution of fluid between reactor beds. According to various aspects, the device includes a collection tray, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the collection tray, a rough distribution tray in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, and a fine distribution tray in fluid communication with the rough distribution tray. The rough distribution tray includes an overflow weir with an upper liquid retention baffle. |
| US09211515B2 |
Particle pump methods and devices
Methods and devices are provided for transfer of particulate material, such as biomass feedstocks, into and out of pressurized reactors. Improved sluice devices have an L-shaped sluice chamber having an upper, vertical component in communication with a horizontal loading chamber and a lower component in communication with a vertical reactor inlet or outlet. Piston valves seal the sluice inlet and outlet by axial displacement across the vertical component of the sluice chamber and across the vertical reactor inlet or outlet. Relative to other methods for reactor unloading, these devices consume less steam and significantly reduce furfural content of unloaded, pretreated biomass. An optional hybrid plug/sluice method of biomass feeding using the devices permits biomass loading at sluice pressures intermediate between atmospheric and reactor pressure, thereby reducing “pump cycle” time and increasing biomass throughput capacity. |
| US09211502B2 |
Covering and method for trapping of emissions from surfaces
The present invention disclosures a covering for placement on a surface, such as a wall on the inside of a house, for reduction or prevention of a singularity or a plurality of emissions, such as harmful emissions, released from the surface. The covering comprises a trapping agent and a carrier for retaining and supporting the trapping agent, such that the trapping agent can trap the singularity or plurality of emissions without being released from the carrier. The trapping agent is a substantially irreversible trapping agent independently selected from one or several of the group consisting of absorbing agents and adsorbing agents, such that the trapping agent is capable of fully or partly trapping the singularity or plurality of emissions substantially irreversibly by absorption or adsorption, or a combination of absorption and adsorption. The covering may further comprise a semi-permeable barrier. Methods for use and manufacturing of the covering are also disclosed. |
| US09211501B2 |
Reducing agent supply device and exhaust gas denitrification system using the same
This invention relates to a reducing agent supply device and an exhaust gas denitrification system using the same. The reducing agent supply device includes a reducing agent supply unit for supplying a reducing agent to a selective supply unit, a water supply unit for supplying water to the selective supply unit, the selective supply unit for selectively supplying any one of the reducing agent and water supplied from the reducing agent supply unit and the water supply unit to a spray unit, and the spray unit for spraying the reducing agent or water supplied from the selective supply unit, wherein the selective supply unit supplies water to the spray unit when the spray unit is blocked due to solidification of the reducing agent which remains behind therein because of a process in which the spray unit continuously sprays the reducing agent or a temporary malfunction of the device, thereby preventing blockage of the spray unit. Also an exhaust gas denitrification system using the device is provided. |
| US09211499B2 |
Composite porous dehumidifying material for an HVAC
A composite porous fibrous dehumidifying material comprised of a plurality of fibers whose surface has immobilized thereon a reversible hydrogel material. The composite porous fibrous structure can be used as a dehumidifying material for reducing energy consumption in air conditioning/climate control units. Preferred fibrous materials are electrically conductive materials, such a graphitic fibers. |
| US09211492B2 |
Duct with contaminant separating barrier
A conduit carrying gaseous matter has a device inside it forming a low-lying sump for separating and collecting non-gaseous matter. The device fits within a flexible section of the conduit and includes a barrier plate oriented generally horizontally to longitudinally divide a length of the conduit into a gas-carrying passageway (above the barrier plate and a sump (below the barrier plate, a spacer extending from a lower surface of the barrier plate, and first and second frame members extending from an upper surface of the barrier plate at spaced-apart locations. The spacer and the frame member contact inner surfaces of the conduit to positively position the barrier plate within the conduit, and the frame members are oriented obliquely to one another to urge the flexible section of the conduit into a bent shape having a lowest portion defining the sump. |
| US09211491B2 |
Air filtration media and processes for manufacturing the same
Nonwoven filter media with an alpha value greater than about 13 generally includes a plurality of large diameter fibers, a plurality of ultrafine diameter fibers, and a binder. The large diameter fibers have an average diameter of greater than about 6 microns and make up more than about 60% by weight of the fiber web. The ultrafine diameter fibers have an average diameter of less than about 1 micron. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a filter media. |
| US09211490B2 |
Electrofluidic textiles and cleaning implements using such electrofluidic textiles
The invention relates to textiles, reservoirs, or films which may be switchably rendered hydrophilic or hydrophobic for liquid wicking, repelling, moving, holding, absorbing, drying, wetting, dispensing, and other means of electrically manipulation of liquids. |
| US09211489B2 |
Self-cleaning filter module
A filter module according to the present invention comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, said housing enclosing a tubular, elongate filter element defining a longitudinal axis and a cleaning head connected by means of a conduit to a coaxially arranged and rotatably mounted pipe, said cleaning head being resiliently biased towards the internal surface of said tubular, elongate filter element. Moreover, said cleaning head has an opening of adjustable size facing said internal surface of said filter element and providing fluid communication between the interior of said housing and the interior of said pipe. The filter module further comprises means for creating a pressure difference between the interior of said housing and the interior of said pipe so as to cause a fluid flow from the interior of said housing to the interior of said pipe as well as means for effecting a rotation of said pipe. Said filter module further comprises a spacer element rotatably supported on and releasably attached to said cleaning head, said spacer element defining the minimum spacing between the cleaning head and the internal surface of said filter element. |
| US09211487B2 |
Sterile blood separating system
A system for separating components of a composition according to density. The system includes a torque generating device, a separation device, and a housing. The separation device separates the composition into different components according to density. The housing accommodates the separation device. The housing includes a base having an interface that transfers torque from the torque generating device to the separation device, a cover, and a conduit for introducing the composition into the separation device without opening the cover. |
| US09211481B2 |
Visual display system and method of constructing a high-gain reflective beam-splitter
A system and method of making a remarkably bright high-gain reflective beam-splitter is presented. Each non-glued together touching layer of the multilayered film of the beam splitter has front and back reflective surfaces that additively increase the brightness. The system can include tables, step-down shelves, cutting bars, gripper units, tension units, a frame, a hoist assembly, and dollies. Constructing the beam-splitter can use grippers that slip slightly, as a function of applied tensioning force, along the trimmed edges of the multilayered film. This slip gripping scheme can result in constructing substantially coplanar sheets of the multilayered film that touch each other face to face and result in removing most of the air between the sheets. The planar integrity of the multilayered film of the high-gain reflective beam-splitter can be maintained at almost any desired display angle even when the high-gain reflective beam-splitter is as large as a standard theatrical stage. |
| US09211476B2 |
Interactive riding toy with realistic animal sounds
A child's interactive riding toy fashioned to simulate the appearance of an animal or other character such as a horse and including electronics for producing realistic animal sounds under certain conditions to enhance the riding experience and to improve the interaction between the child and an adult. The present toy is either attachable to the upper leg portion of a person to simulate the riding experience or it can be ridden or played with by a child when the toy is resting on a supporting surface. |
| US09211475B2 |
Game device and storage medium storing game program for performing a game process based on data from sensor
Obtaining means obtains acceleration data from an input device. Swing detection means detects a swing of the input device in a real space when an acceleration represented by the acceleration data satisfies a predetermined condition. Type determination means determines a type of swing of the input device in the real space by using an acceleration in a predetermined axial direction among all the accelerations represented by the acceleration data obtained by the obtaining means after the detection by the swing detection means. Object moving means moves a predetermined object in a virtual game space according to the type determined by the type determination means. Display control means displays the virtual game space with the object therein on a display device. |
| US09211473B2 |
Program mode transition
A computing system is configured to execute a computer program on a server and to provide a video stream of the program output to a geographically remote client over a communication network. The computing system is further configured to provide executable content of the computer program to the client over the communication network in parallel with the video stream. When a sufficient amount of the executable content has been provided to the client execution of the computer program is transitioned from the server to the client. The transition optionally includes communicating a state of the computer program from the server to the client. The executable content can be provided to the client in an order that is determined based on the state of the computer program. Those parts of the executable content deemed most likely to be necessary to support game play on the client are given priority. |
| US09211472B2 |
Game device, game control method, and game control program configured to control a game in which a character is moved along a shadow
A game device includes a light control unit configured to change, in a game field in which an object is located, a position of a light source or a direction of radiation by light emitted from the light source based on a control command of a player, a shadow rendering unit configured to render a shadow of the object projected by light emitted from the light source onto a plane of projection defined in the game field; and a character control unit configured to move a character along the shadow of the object. |
| US09211471B2 |
Braking device for roller skates, skateboards, or the like
Braking device for roller skates, skateboards, or the like, having a roller support in which a roller is mounted axially movable between a first freely rotatable position and a second braked position. The braking device includes an actuatable brake unit is supported relative to the roller support and the brake actuation force is produced from the torque of the roller via a clutch unit having a downstream transmission unit, the clutch unit being open in the first position and closed in the second position. |
| US09211468B2 |
Golf gloves with a cut out portion and methods to manufacture golf gloves with a cut out portion
A glove is provided comprising a glove body. The glove body includes a dorsal side and a palmar side having a first end and a second end. A plurality of fingers and a thumb portion extend from the first end. A wrist portion is defined at the second end. The wrist portion defines a glove opening in communication with an interior portion defined within the glove body. A reinforcing panel is secured to the glove body between the thumb portion and the wrist portion. A cut out portion defines an opening formed through the reinforcing panel and in communication with the interior portion of the glove body. The cut out portion prevents bunching up of the glove body in an area of the glove body. The reinforcing panel is sewn to the glove body when secured between the thumb portion and the wrist portion. |
| US09211465B1 |
Sport training bag attachment
A training bag attachment on a heavy boxing bag for training boxing techniques, specifically an upper cut that requires an elevated preferably suspended target. The upper cut training bag attachment provides for multiple independent target punching bags spaced around the heavy bag. The target punching bags are vertically adjustable and spaced to be outstanding from the mounting bag surface for use. An elastic retainer assembly provides for automatic resilient return displacement after impact, affording a user multiple continuously resetting targets. |
| US09211464B2 |
Martial arts training devices and methods
A training system enables improved training outcomes and reduced trainer injuries. An exemplary system includes a handle, a striking target, and a flexible linkage coupling the handle and target. The system may be swung to provide an offensive or defensive target for a trainee. Because the trainee strikes the striking target rather than an item held in the hand of a trainer, impact to the body of the trainer is reduced and/or eliminated. |
| US09211462B2 |
Permissions-based alarm system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a permissions-based alarm system for use in climbing environment. The permissions-based alarm system includes an identification device storing a permission setting relating to an aspect of the climbing environment and a detection module in communication with the identification device. The detection module detects the permission setting stored on the identification device and detects proximity of the identification device to an area restricted by the permission setting. When the identification device enters the restricted area of the climbing environment, an alert is provided. |
| US09211461B2 |
Accessory for a hockey goalie blocker pad
A hockey goalie blocker pad for use with a hockey goalie blocker. The blocker pad has a substantially rectangular volume having four sides, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface; the bottom surface has a curved shape adapted to coincide with the curved shape of a top surface of the goalie blocker, to thereby fit snugly there against. The top surface is substantially flat and includes a hook surface including hook material thereon and adapted to interact with a surface of a practice hockey ball having loop material thereon, and a connector member adapted to securely and removably attach the blocker pad to the blocker. |
| US09211459B2 |
Golf club
The club length of a golf club is 43 inches or greater and 48 inches or less. A club inertia moment Ix about a swing axis is equal to or less than 6.90×103 (kg·cm2). A ratio (Ihs/Ix) is equal to or greater than 0.88, if a head inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Ihs (kg·cm2). The inertia moment Ix (kg·cm2) is calculated by Equation (1) below, and the inertia moment Ihs (kg·cm2) is calculated by Equation (2) below: Ix=Wc×(Lc+60)2+Ic (1) Ihs=Wh×(Lh+60)2+Ih (2). |
| US09211458B2 |
Golf cart bag strap sleeve
A protective golf cart bag strap sleeve system which includes a sleeve and a golf cart bag strap, wherein the sleeve comprises a first layer of durable material; a second layer of padding; and a third layer of durable material, wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are folded over to form a folded edge, wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are fastened opposite the folded edge to form a sleeve having a first open end and a second open end, wherein the sleeve receives the golf cart bag strap between the first open end and the second open end of the sleeve. |
| US09211456B2 |
Golf club with improved weight distribution
Systems, devices, and methods relating to optimizing a weight distribution of a golf club for a golfer's swing, comprising monitoring one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics of said golfer's swing, and altering said weight distribution of said golf club to optimize said golfer's swing by evaluating said one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics of said golfer's swing, selecting a weight member from a set of interchangeable weight members, and installing said weight member into said golf club. |
| US09211455B2 |
Golf club grip with RFID assembly
Methods and apparatuses related to golf club grips with attached or embedded RFID tags are described. In an embodiment, a RFID tag is attached to or embedded into a golf club grip in a manner that does not compromise either the functionality or aesthetics of the grip. In an embodiment, the embedded or attached RFID tag is located in the butt-end of the grip, perpendicular to the shaft of the golf club. |
| US09211446B2 |
Sport ball bladder with a pocket
A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a component. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball, and the bladder is located within the casing. The bladder includes a pocket that projects toward a center of the sport ball, and the pocket defines a cavity. The component, which may be an electronic device or a counterweight, is located within the pocket. In some configurations, the bladder may include a valve that is located on an opposite side of the bladder from the pocket and component. |
| US09211434B2 |
Adjustable assembly for exercise apparatus
Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization enabling a user to progressively increase his/her core body muscular strength. In various embodiments, the exercise apparatus includes a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of motion, and a partial stabilizer pad being adjustably positionable offset from the line of motion, wherein the user's core body is positionable against the pad and required to resist the torque created by the offset. The user can progressively increase the distance between the line of motion and partial stabilizer pad, in order to progressively increase the force which the user's core body must resist to maintain an upright stature. In this way, the user can progressively, over time, increase his or her core body strength. A vertically and rotatably adjustable handle/arm assembly, resistance cabling and pulley assembly, and an overall exercise apparatus having a relatively small footprint but allowing multiple variable exercise routines, are also provided. |
| US09211430B1 |
Exercise apparatus and method
Exercise apparatus includes a pair of L-shaped frame members that are joined by a central pivot, a concave arm engaging member attached to each of the frame members, and a spring mechanism holding the frame members pivoted in an extended condition. Exercises are performed by moving the frame members together and apart while holding each forearm in one of the concave members, with a forward-extending leg of each L-shaped member being held as a handgrip. The apparatus may also be converted for use in leg exercises. |
| US09211429B2 |
Jump hoop device
A jump hoop device is provided to assimilate all benefits of a conventional jump rope without use of rope which can become entangled in a user's feet or become worn with frequent use. The present jump hoop device is especially beneficial towards improvement in the areas of exercise, fitness, therapy, rehabilitation and sports training or for enjoyment at home by both children and adults. The apparatus of the invention provides quick and easy adjustment in height and width by an improved adjustment means which does not require use of bolts, pins, nuts or other means. The present apparatus can be used as a double hoop assembly providing double jumping per rotation or as a single hoop assembly like the conventional jump rope. A counter device and means of providing music or other sound recordings are attached to a pair of handle assemblies respectfully, for providing added entertainment or instructional purposes. |
| US09211425B2 |
Product for keratin-containing fibers comprising at least one specific amphiphilic cationic polymer, and at least one specific amphiphilic anionic polymer
Product for treating keratin-containing fibers, especially human hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (a) at least one amphiphilic, cationic polymer, respectively comprising at least one structural unit of formulae (I) to (IV), wherein R1 and R4 are independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X1 and X2 are independently an oxygen atom or an NH group, A1 and A2 are independently an ethane-1,2-diyl, propane-1,3-diyl or butane-1,4-diyl group, R2, R3, R5 and R6 are independently a (C1-C4)-alkyl group, and R7 is a (C8-C30)-alkyl group, and (b) at least one amphiphilic anionic polymer, comprising at least one structural unit of formula (V) and at least one structural unit of formula (VI) wherein R8 and R9 are independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R10 is (C8-C30)-alkyl group, M+ is a physiologically compatible cation, and A3 is a *—(CH2CH2O)x—* group wherein x is a whole number between 5 and 35, a *—(CH2CHMeO)y—* group wherein y is a whole number between 5 and 35 or a *—(CH2CH2O)x—(CH2CHMeO)x—* group wherein the sum of x+y is a whole number between 5 and 35, and x and y are higher than zero. The invention also relates to the use of said product for temporary hair styling and for hair care, especially in the form of a hair cream or a hair gel. |
| US09211422B2 |
Accelerated partial breast irradiation with shielded brachytherapy applicator system and method of use
The system and methods of the invention partially shields the radiation dose to the skin and/or other anatomical organs by using magnetically responsive material that blocks radiation, which may be fine grains of iron or other ferrous powder for example. The powder is typically injected into an IB applicator, along with inflating saline solution in case of MSB, when a skin spacing problem is encountered, or there is a risk of high doses being delivered to the critical organs surrounding a lumpectomy cavity, for example. A slight magnetic field of predetermined configuration will be applied externally to arrange the shielding material internally under the segment of surface of the IB applicator where the skin spacing is typically less than 7 mm, thereby protecting the skin from radiation damage. Monte Carlo studies to develop parameterizations for treatment planning with the IB applicator utilizing the suggested shielding material is also provided. |
| US09211420B2 |
Kit containing photosensitizing dyes
Generally regarded as safe (GRAS) dyes can be used as photosensitizing dyes in oral compositions to provide anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory efficacy. Embodiments include oral care compositions including photosensitizing dyes, methods of making the compositions, methods of using the compositions, and kits containing the compositions and light emitting devices. |
| US09211417B2 |
Movement disorder therapy system, devices and methods, and intelligent methods of tuning
The present invention relates to methods for tuning treatment parameters in movement disorder therapy systems. The present invention further relates to a system for screening patients to determine viability as candidates for certain therapy modalities, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS). The present invention still further provides methods of quantifying movement disorders for the treatment of patients who exhibit symptoms of such movement disorders including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea, and Huntington's disease, Ataxia, Tremor and Essential Tremor, Tourette syndrome, stroke, and the like. The present invention yet further relates to methods of tuning a therapy device using objective quantified movement disorder symptom data acquired by a movement disorder diagnostic device to determine the therapy setting or parameters to be provided to the subject via his or her therapy device. The present invention also provides treatment and tuning remotely, allowing for home monitoring of subjects. |
| US09211413B2 |
Preventing use of vagal stimulation parameters
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include monitoring physiological parameters of a patient, detecting cardiac conditions, and delivering vagal stimulation (e.g., electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve or neurons having parasympathetic function) to the patient to treat the detected cardiac conditions. |
| US09211411B2 |
Therapy for rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD)
Examples for delivering electrical stimulation to a patient via a medical device to manage or treat rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD) are described. In one example, a method comprises determining a patient is in a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, and delivering electrical stimulation therapy to the patient based on the determination that the patient is in the REM sleep stage, where the electrical stimulation therapy is delivered to inhibit movement of the patient during the REM sleep stage. In some examples, the electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to the brain of the patient. |
| US09211410B2 |
Extremely low duty-cycle activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway to treat chronic inflammation
Described herein are systems and methods for applying extremely low duty-cycle stimulation sufficient to treat chronic inflammation with progressively longer delays (off periods) from an initial stimulation. In particular, described herein are supra-threshold pulses of electrical stimulation sufficient to result in a long-lasting (e.g., >48 hours) inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or effects of chronic inflammation; the delay between initial doses (which may be single-pulse doses) may be extended for subsequent doses, potentially dramatically enhancing battery and device longevity. |
| US09211406B2 |
MRI compatible implantable lead
An implantable lead is provided that comprises a lead body configured to be implanted in a patient, the lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends; a connector assembly provided at the proximal end of the lead body, the connector assembly configured to connect to an implantable medical device; an electrode provided along the lead body, the electrode configured to at least one of deliver stimulating pulses and sense electrical activity, the electrode having a length extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the electrode; a conductor cable located within the lead body and extending at least partially along a length of the lead body; and an connection node electrically connecting the cable to the electrode at an intermediate point along the length of the electrode. The connection node is disposed at a position intermediate between the proximal and distal ends of the electrode. |
| US09211405B2 |
Electrode catheter for ablation purposes and related method thereof
An electrode catheter for use with an endocardial ablation catheter, wherein the electrode catheter receives the transmitted energy for ablating a portion of the heart. The electrode catheter comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal structure there between; and an electrode in communication with said electrode catheter, wherein said electrode receives the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter, or alternatively an epicardial ablation catheter. |
| US09211398B2 |
Connector system for an apparatus that delivers breathable gas to a patient
A connector system for use with an apparatus that delivers a supply of pressurized breathable air to a patient includes an air delivery conduit including an auxiliary conduit. The air delivery conduit and auxiliary conduit have a first end and a second end. A connector is provided to at least one of the first and second ends. The connector includes an inner tubular wall and an outer tubular wall surrounding the inner tubular wall and being concentric with the inner tubular wall. The inner and outer tubular walls define first and second passages that are isolated from one another. One of the first and second passages is configured to communicate with the air delivery conduit and the other of the first and second passages is configured to communicate with the auxiliary conduit. |
| US09211393B2 |
Distal cooling distribution system for a medical device
The present invention may include a medical device having a handle, a catheter coupled to the handle, and an expandable element coupled to the catheter. The medical device may also include first and second elongate bodies that traverse a length of the handle and the catheter. A housing may be disposed within the handle, with the housing defining a first opening able to receive a portion of the first elongate body, a second opening able to receive a portion of the second elongate body, and a third opening opposite the first and second openings able to receive a portion of both the first and second elongate bodies. A separation element may be disposed within the housing, with the separation element defining a path able to receive a portion of the second elongate body, and whereby a portion of the first elongate body forms a loop around the separation element. |
| US09211392B2 |
Non-compliant multilayered balloon for a catheter
Balloon catheter comprises an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal section, a distal section, and an inflation lumen, and a multilayer balloon on the distal section of the shaft. The multilayer balloon comprises at least a first layer and a second layer having a combined wall thickness and an outer-most layer. The first layer is made of a first polymer material having a first maximum blow-up-ratio. The second layer is made of a second polymer material having a second maximum blow-up-ratio greater than the first maximum blow-up-ratio and the second layer is an inner layer relative to the first layer. The at least first and second layers define a compliance less than that of a single layer balloon made of the first polymer material with a wall thickness equal to the combined wall thickness. The outer-most layer is made of a third polymer material. |
| US09211390B2 |
Multi-functional wire guide assembly and method of using same
A multi-functional wire guide assembly includes an elongate tubular housing having a length and defining a lumen extending from an open proximal end of the elongate tubular housing to an open distal end of the elongate tubular housing. A first mandril is positioned within the lumen, extends a majority of the length of the elongate tubular housing, and has a fixed position relative to the elongate tubular housing. A second mandril is positioned within the lumen, has a length greater than the length of the elongate tubular housing, and is axially movable relative to the elongate tubular housing. The multi-functional wire guide assembly has a first configuration in which a distal tip of the second mandril is proximally spaced from a distal segment of the elongate tubular housing and a second configuration in which the distal tip of the second mandril is axially aligned with the distal segment. |
| US09211386B2 |
Respiratory tract bore opening keeping device
A respiratory tract bore opening keeping device includes generally a main body that has two sides each connected to a resilient plate. The resilient plates each have a distal end that is remote from the main body and includes a protruding section having an increased thickness formed thereon. The main body has an outer side on which an upper lip positioning section and a lower lip positioning section are formed. The main body has an inner side on which an upper tooth positioning section and a lower tooth positioning section are formed in such a way that the lower tooth positioning section is in front of the upper tooth positioning section. The keeping device is depositeable in the mouth of a person with lips and teeth respectively positioned on the lip and teeth positioning sections to change the configuration of the tongue and the location of the lower jaw. |
| US09211385B2 |
Tracheostomy cannula with window
The present invention concerns a tracheostomy cannula comprising a cannula tube, wherein the cannula tube has a bend with a radially inward and a radially outward side of the cannula tube and a tube lumen and a tube wall and an axis extending parallel to the tube wall in the tube lumen and a distal and a proximal end and on the radially outward side of the bend a first window region having one or more openings in the tube wall. To provide a tracheostomy cannula having a cannula tube, with which talking is made possible and the entry of air into the tissue is prevented even when the position of the tracheostomy cannula in the trachea or the anatomical conditions change, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the cannula tube has in axially displaced relationship with the first window region at least one further window region having one or more openings in the tube wall. |
| US09211383B2 |
Dispenser and method for entraining powder in an airflow
A device for inhalation of at least one air stream carrying a dose of medicament powder having a powder-containing cavity which opens into a flow passage. The flow passage is arranged to direct an inhalation air flow across the cavity opening. A circulating flow is thereby induced in the cavity by the phenomenon of shear driven cavity flow. Powder is entrained in the circulating flow and deaggregated before exiting the cavity and becoming entrained in the flow of air along the flow passage. |
| US09211379B2 |
Inserter for infusion part and infusion part provided with needle protector
The invention relates to an infusion part (1), as well as to a simple, non-expensive inserter for said infusion part which inserter would be easy and safe for the user to handle during use and to dispose of after use. The inserter comprises a housing (26), a spring unit (19) and a sled unit (11) connected to the housing via the spring unit. The infusion part comprises a cannula (6) integrated with an insertion needle (7) and a needle protection (4) releasably secured to the infusion part and removable from the position where it protects the needle by applying a force perpendicular to the axis of the needle. |
| US09211378B2 |
Methods and systems for dosing a medicament
A manually actuated pump, such as a bolus delivery circuit of an insulin pump, combines a direct drive piston system with a lost motion valve system, to deliver reliably a full bolus dose, while precluding partial dosing or inadvertent overdosing conditions. The pump may also include a signaling device to indicate when a full bolus dose is delivered. |
| US09211374B2 |
Therapeutic implantable device
A therapeutic implantable device comprises a biodegradable outer shell, a plurality of spaced biodegradable layers within the outer shell, a first therapeutic mass between the plurality of spaced biodegradable layers and a second therapeutic mass between the plurality of spaced biodegradable layers. The plurality of spaced biodegradable layers are arranged such that the first therapeutic mass is exposed external to the implantable device before exposure of the second therapeutic mass external to the implantable device. |
| US09211372B2 |
Systems and methods for limb treatment
A method of delivering a medicament to a limb of a patient body includes isolating a circulatory system of the limb from a circulatory system of the patient body, wherein the limb circulatory system is substantially all limb arteries and substantially all limb veins located between an isolation region and an end of the limb. A perfusion catheter is inserted into a limb artery in an antegrade position, while a collection catheter is inserted into a limb vein in a retrograde position. The blood flow of the limb circulatory system is then circulated by collecting the blood flow with the collection catheter and delivering the blood flow with the perfusion catheter. A medicament is perfused into the limb circulatory system with the perfusion catheter. |
| US09211370B2 |
Renal therapy blood cleansing system with isolation feature
A renal therapy blood cleansing system is provided. The renal therapy blood cleansing system includes a blood filtering device in fluid communication with a blood circuit, a balance chamber configured to exchange like volumes of fresh and used therapy fluid with the blood filtering device, a first pump configured to pump fresh fluid to the balance chamber, a second pump positioned and arranged to receive used fluid from the blood filtering device, and a control scheme. The control scheme is programmed to isolate the blood filtering device from the second pump and deliver a volume of fresh fluid to the blood filtering device via the balance chamber while the second pump is isolated from the blood filtering device, so as to increase fluid volume within the blood circuit. |
| US09211369B2 |
Compact integrated blood pump oxygenator or gas transfer device with hydrogel impeller packing material and rollover impeller outlet
An integrated blood pump oxygenator comprises an impeller housing supporting an impeller with an annular hydrogel impeller packing material adjacent the bearings and around the shaft of the impeller. The oxygenator including a rollover outlet in the form of an annular chamber extending around a center pump housing member; and further including an annular chamber within an annular array of hollow fiber membranes in fluid communication with the annular chamber extending from the impeller around the center pump housing; wherein the annular chamber provides substantially perpendicular radial outward cross flow across the membranes. |
| US09211362B2 |
Scaffold for connective tissue repair
A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component. |
| US09211353B2 |
Clarifier for bidet with phytoncide filter
Disclosed is a filtering device for a bidet, including a base, a blower sucking air into the bidet, a filter casing mounted to the base, a phytoncide filter unit contained in the filter casing, a door opening and closing the filter casing, and a duct connecting the blower and the filter casing. |
| US09211352B2 |
Sanitizing device
The shoe sole sanitizer provides a UV radiation emitting system that kills microbial pathogens deposited on shoe sole surfaces. The system includes a housing containing at least one UV radiation source. Bottom and side portions of the housing are opaque to provide a UV shield while directing the UV upward towards a top housing portion. The top housing portion has a plurality of holes forming an approximate shape of two shoe sole bottoms. The holes allow the UV radiation to escape the housing and target sole surfaces disposed on and over the exterior of the housing top. Each shoe sole approximation area has a pivotal tang that extends therefrom. Shutters attached internally to the tangs extend or limit UV exposure from the top surface depending on the size of the sole disposed on the top. The system is powered by standard AC electrical power or battery sources. |
| US09211351B2 |
Methods for variably sterilizing aqueous liquids
A method for flow-through aqueous liquid sterilization which employs apparatus operating at substantially fixed temperatures and pressures and variable flow rates through the apparatus for controllably processing aqueous liquids to achieve predetermined values of Sterility Assurance Levels (SAL's). |
| US09211350B2 |
Compound with amyloid affinity
A compound represented by the following formula (1), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent, 0 to 2 of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent N, and the rest represent —(CH)— is effective as a diagnostic imaging probe targeting amyloid. A diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease contains a compound represented by the above formula (1) or a salt thereof. After administration to a patient, the compound and the diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease transfer into the patient's brain, and indicate good accumulation on amyloid deposited in the brain. |
| US09211345B2 |
Glycopeptide and uses thereof
A glycolipopeptide comprising a carbohydrate component, a peptide component and a lipid component, for use as a therapeutic or prophylactic vaccine. Also provided are monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that recognize the glycolipopeptide of the invention, as well as uses thereof. |
| US09211340B2 |
Means and methods of enhancing delivery to biological systems
This invention relates to a peptide or polypeptide (a) which is esterified or thio-esterified (i) at the carboxylate of the C-terminus with a guanidinium alkanol, a guanidinium alkanethiol, a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and having a free hydroxyl group, or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a sulfhydryl group; (ii) at a side-chain carboxylate of one or more Asp or GIu residues, if present, with a guanidinium alkanol, a guanidinium alkanethiol, a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and having a free hydroxyl group, or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a sulfhydryl group; (iii) at a hydroxyl group of one or more Ser, Thr or Tyr residues, if present, with a guanidinium alkanoic acid or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a carboxyl group; (iv) at a sulfhydryl group of one or more Cys residues, if present, with a guanidinium alkanoic acid or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a carboxyl group; and/or (v) at the N-terminus with a guanidinium alkanoic acid or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a carboxyl group, wherein said N-terminus is previously amidated with an alpha- or beta-hydroxy acid, and wherein the ester is formed between the hydroxy group of said alpha- or beta-hydroxy acid and the carboxylic group of said guanidinium alkanoic acid or said PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a carboxyl group; and/or (b) which contains one or more disulfides, the disulfide being formed between the sulfhydryl group of a Cys reside, if present, and a guanidinium alkanethiol or a PEG substituted with a guanidinium group and a sulfhydryl group. |
| US09211339B2 |
Compositions for delivery of cargo such as drugs proteins and/or genetic materials
Compositions and methods for delivery of cargo molecules to a patient or subject in need thereof include a proteoliposome carrier vehicle that incorporates an RLIP76 protein and contains the cargo molecule. The vehicle effectively delivers the cargo molecule systemically throughout the tissues of the body including into the central nervous system. |
| US09211336B2 |
Antioxidant stabilized pharmaceutical formulations comprising antineoplastic compounds
The present invention relates to stabilized pharmaceutical formulations prepared from solutions comprising an antineoplastic compound having a cyclic or non-cyclic hydrazine, triazine, or tetrazine group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer is an antioxidant and/or more susceptible to nucleophilic attack than the antineoplastic compound. |
| US09211330B2 |
A-beta binding polypeptides
The invention relates to biparatopic A-beta binding polypeptides and, more specifically, to biparatopic A-beta binding polypeptides comprising at least two immunoglobulin single variable domains binding to different epitopes of A-beta. The invention also relates to specific sequences of such polypeptides, methods of their production, and methods of using them, including methods of treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US09211328B2 |
Modulation of NKG2D for prolonging survival of a hematopoietic graft
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing autoimmune and/or inflammatory disease. In particular, the present invention provides therapeutics for impairing the expansion and function of autoreactive T cells, NK cells and/or NKT cells, by modulating NKG2D. |
| US09211327B2 |
Use of YSCF, truncated YSCF and YSCF homologs as adjuvants
An antigenic composition comprising an antigen and an effective adjuvant, the adjuvant comprising isolated or recombinant YscF, a YscF fragment, truncated YscF (trYscF), or homologs thereof. A method of inducing an enhanced immune response comprising administering an antigen and an effective adjuvant comprising isolated or recombinant YscF, a YscF fragment, trYscF, or homologs thereof. An antigenic composition produced by a process comprising providing a host cell with an expression vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding YscF, a YscF fragment, trYscF, or YscF homolog capable of acting as an adjuvant; expressing the nucleotide sequence in the host cell to produce the protein; and mixing the collected protein with a suitable excipient. |
| US09211326B2 |
Method of enhancing the proliferative phase of a primary T cell response
Disclosed is an alkaline extract of shredded pinecones yields a polyphenylpropanoid polysaccharide complex (PPC) that functions as an orally active immune adjuvant. Specifically, the oral PPC boosts the number of antigen-specific memory CD8+ T cells generated in response to a variety of vaccine types (DNA, protein, and dendritic cell) and bias the response towards one that is predominately a T helper 1 type. The oral PPC has potential for use be to enhance the T cell response generated by a variety of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines designed to target a cellular response. |
| US09211324B2 |
Chimeric infectious DNA clones, chimeric porcine circoviruses and uses thereof
The present invention relates to infectious DNA clones, infectious chimeric DNA clones of porcine circovirus (PCV), vaccines and means of protecting pigs against viral infection or postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) caused by PCV2. The new chimeric infectious DNA clone and its derived, avirulent chimeric virus are constructed from the nonpathogenic PCV1 in which the immunogenic ORF gene of the pathogenic PCV2 replaces a gene of the nonpathogenic PCV1, preferably in the same position. The chimeric virus advantageously retains the nonpathogenic phenotype of PCV1 but elicits specific immune responses against the pathogenic PCV2. The invention further embraces the immunogenic polypeptide expression products. In addition, the invention encompasses two mutations in the PCV2 immunogenic capsid gene and protein, and the introduction of the ORF2 mutations in the chimeric clones. |
| US09211322B2 |
Immunotherapeutical method for treating cancer
Pharmaceutical compositions useful as vaccines are described containing a purified surface or excreted protein qualitatively or quantitatively associated with a type of cancer, at least one interleukin (IL), and at least one colony stimulating factor (CSF), where the purified surface or excreted protein is provided in an amount sufficient to induce an immune response in an individual administered the composition. Such compositions can be used in methods for treating individuals having cancer, and for inducing an immunotherapeutic response in the same. |
| US09211320B2 |
Deletion mutants of flagellin and methods of use
Compositions that include at least a portion of a flagellin and an antigen can be employed in methods that stimulate an immune response in a subject, in particular, a protective immune response in a subject. Compositions can be associated with particles and employed in the methods in relatively low doses to provide protective immunity to infection. |
| US09211317B2 |
Method of using prourokinase in facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction
In the field of biological medicines, a use of prourokinase (proUK) and variants thereof in facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction is provided. The use includes: within 6 hrs after a patient is afflicted with accurate myocardial infarction (AMI), firstly, performing thrombolytic therapy with proUK or variants thereof, and then, performing a PCI operation, to dredge the infarction related artery (IRA) as soon as possible, and re-establish an effective forward blood flow, such that an ischemic myocardium is reperfused. According to the present invention, the facilitated PCI for treatment of AMI with the proUK or variants thereof has an effect superior to that of direct PCI. |
| US09211313B2 |
Methods and compound to inhibit Ca2+ permeable cation conductance
The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting calcium permeable cation conductance of red blood cells from individuals afflicted with sickle cell anemia. The method comprises exposing the cells to the peptide GsMTx4 and/or variants thereof. |
| US09211312B2 |
Method of treating peripheral nerve disorders
The invention relates to the use of agents that bind the complement protein C5 in the treatment of diseases associated with inappropriate complement activation, and in particular in the treatment of peripheral nerve disorders. |
| US09211308B2 |
Ejaculum of animals as medicinal material and uses thereof in medicaments for treatment of diseases such as tumors, depression, etc
Provided are ejaculum of animals as medicinal materials and uses thereof in manufacture of medicaments for treatment of various tumors, depression, senile dementia, and dermatosis. Said tumors include ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, osteocarcinama, etc. The present medicinal material, alone or in combination with additional agents, is similar to cyclophosphamide in antineoplastic effects, which is accepted presently the most potent chemotherapeutic agent. It can inhibit the growth of tumors, not destroying the normal immune system of human. The present medicinal material of ejaculum is powdery crystal prepared by vacuum lyophilization from fresh ejaculum of animals, and it is suitable to a variety of dosage forms such as capsule or oral solution. |
| US09211307B2 |
Acellularized biomaterial from embryonic stem cells
Compositions containing acellularized biomaterial derived from differentiating pluripotent cells, for example, embryonic stem cells are provided. The acellularized biomaterial can be used to promote wound healing, promote tissue regeneration, or inhibit scarring. Methods for using the acellularized biomaterial for treating degenerative diseases are also provided. |
| US09211304B2 |
Therapy-enhancing glucan
This invention provides a method for introducing substances into cells comprising contacting a composition comprising orally administered beta-glucan with said cells. This invention also provides a method for introducing substances into a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the above compositions. The substance which could be delivered orally includes but is not limited to peptides, proteins, RNAs, DNAs, chemotherapeutic agents, biologically active agents, plasmids, and other small molecules and compounds. Finally, this invention provides a composition comprising orally administered beta-glucan capable of enhancing efficacy of IgM and different uses of the said composition. |
| US09211299B2 |
Compositions including triciribine and one or more platinum compounds and methods of use thereof
This application encompasses combination therapies including triciribine and related compounds and one or more platinum compounds and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation. |