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US09266901B2 Compositions and methods for treating cancer
Provided herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods useful for treating hyperproliferative diseases, including cancer and non-malignant hyperproliferative diseases.
US09266898B2 Reaction product from the co-dehydration of a sugar alcohol and a polyol
A reaction product of the co-dehydration of a sugar alcohol and a reactant polyol having a number average hydroxyl functionality less than 4.0 is disclosed. In some aspects the sugar alcohol comprises mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, or mixtures thereof. In some preferred aspects the sugar alcohol comprises sorbitol. In some aspects the reactant polyol has an average molecular weight of from 40 to 500 Daltons. In some aspects, the reaction product may be suitable for the manufacture of polyisocyanurate foam. In some aspects the reaction product may be mixed with diluent polyols, such as diols, glycols, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and mixtures thereof.
US09266897B2 Derivatives of protoberberine biological alkaloids and use of same inhibiting ulcerative colitis
Disclosed are derivatives of protoberberine biological alkaloids or physiologically acceptable salts thereof produced by means of a derivative reaction of a source material of biological alkaline quaternary ammonium salts of protoberberine alkaloids, a preparation method for same and pharmaceutical uses thereof. The derivatives of protoberberine biological alkaloids or the physiologically acceptable salts thereof show activity inhibiting ulcerative colitis and can be used in the preparation of drugs for same.
US09266895B2 Substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines as kinase inhibitors
The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (IA) and or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are tyrosine kinase inhibitors, in particular BTK, and are potentially useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of tyrosine kinases such as cancer, inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, and the like. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and processes for preparing such compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09266894B2 Pyrrolobenzodiazepines as unsymmetrical dimeric PBD compounds for inclusion in targeted conjugates
A compound with the formula I wherein: R2 is of formula II where Q is selected from OH, SH and NRN, and RN is selected from H, methyl and ethyl, as well as drug-linkers and drug-conjugates made from this compound.
US09266892B2 Fused pyrazoles as FGFR inhibitors
The present invention relates to fused pyrazole derivatives, and pharmaceutical compositions including the same, that are inhibitors of one or more FGFR enzymes and are useful in the treatment of FGFR-associated diseases such as cancer.
US09266889B2 Composition, synthesis, and use of new substituted pyran and pterin compounds
The present invention relates to substituted pterin compounds, their synthesis and use. In particular, the present invention relates to a new precursor compound and its analogs for synthesizing a new substituted pterin compound and its analogs. These new compounds are particularly suitable for treating molybdenum cofactor deficiency.
US09266877B2 Apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases
Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein.
US09266875B2 Benzothiazole derivatives and a use thereof for the treatment of cancer
Provided are a compound represented by Formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment and a pharmaceutical composition for a radiation sensitizer for cancer treatment, each pharmaceutical composition including the compound of Formula I, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or the solvate thereof: wherein, in Formula I, —R1 is a C1-C3 alkoxy, ═O, or —OH, and —R2 is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl including 1 to 2 hetero atoms selected from nitrogen and oxygen, wherein a carbon of the 5- or 6-memberedheteroaryl is optionally substituted with a C1-C3 alkyl a C1-C3 alkoxy, or hydroxy.
US09266868B2 Crystalline form of rivaroxaban dihydrate
Provided are a crystalline dihydrate of Rivaroxaban, processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the crystalline dihydrate and processes for preparing and storing the pharmaceutical compositions. Also provided are a crystalline formic acid solvate of Rivaroxaban, processes for the preparation of crystalline Rivaroxaban formic acid solvate and the use of the Rivaroxaban formic acid solvate in the manufacture of the crystalline dihydrate of Rivaroxaban.
US09266866B2 Inhibitors of C-FMS kinase
The invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein Z, X, J, R2 and W are set forth in the specification, as well as solvates, hydrates, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that inhibit protein tyrosine kinases, especially c-fms kinase. Methods of treating autoimmune diseases; and diseases with an inflammatory component; treating metastasis from ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, hairy cell leukemia; and treating pain, including skeletal pain caused by tumor metastasis or osteoarthritis, or visceral, inflammatory, and neurogenic pain; as well as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other diseases in which bone resorption mediates morbidity including rheumatoid arthritis, and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, prosthesis failure, osteolytic sarcoma, myeloma, and tumor metastasis to bone with the compounds of Formula I, are also provided.
US09266865B2 Material for organic electroluminescent element, and organic electroluminescent element using same
Provided is a material for an organic electroluminescence device having a specific structure in which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a carbazolyl group is bonded to a carbazolyl group at its N-position (9-position) directly or through a linking group. Further provided is an organic electroluminescence device including one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one organic thin film layer contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device of the present invention.
US09266860B2 Aryl-substituted imidazoles
The compounds of the invention are antagonists of MDM2 and MDMX, with excellent specificity for MDM2 and MDMX over other proteins, and with selective binding affinity to MDMX over MDM2. The compounds can therefore regulate p53 activity and treat a variety of cancers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09266859B2 Azetidinyloxyphenylpyrrolidine compounds
The invention provides certain azetidinyloxyphenylpyrrolidine compounds, particularly compounds of formula I wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention further provides methods of using a compound of formula I to treat overactive bladder.
US09266858B2 Synthesis of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione
Provided herein are processes for the preparation of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione, or an enantiomer or a mixture of enantiomers thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09266853B2 Orally available viridiofungin derivative possessing anti-HCV activity
An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that is useful as an orally available anti-HCV agent. The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This compound has an anti-HCV activity and is useful as a medicine.
US09266848B2 4-alkoxy-N-(2-hydroxycarbamoyl-2-piperidinyl-ethyl)-benzamide compounds as selective TACE-inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases
The present invention relates to novel benzene-carboxamide compounds having a structure that corresponds to the general formula (I) below: and also to their method of synthesis and to their use in pharmaceutical compositions intended for use in human or veterinary medicine or else to their use in cosmetic compositions.
US09266843B2 Nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I, and methods of using the compounds, salts and compositions in the treatment of various disorders associated with CRM1 activity.
US09266840B2 Bicyclic heterocyclic compound
To provide a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1-related diseases such as dementia, schizophrenia, depression, pain (particularly, neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia), diabetes (particularly, type II diabetes mellitus), insulin resistance and the like.[Means for Solution] A bicyclic heterocyclic compound (the bicyclic heterocycle is formed when a cyclohexane ring is fused with a 5- to 6-membered monocyclic heterocycle that has only a nitrogen atom as a hetero atom) substituted with an acylamino group such as a (hetero)aroylamino group or the like or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof was found to have an excellent selective inhibitory action against 11β-HSD1. Accordingly, the bicyclic heterocyclic compound of the present invention can be used for treating dementia, schizophrenia, depression, pain (particularly, neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia), diabetes (particularly, type II diabetes mellitus), insulin resistance, and the like.
US09266838B2 Substituted (E)-N′-(1-phenylethylidene)benzohydrazide analogs as histone demethylase inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted (E)-N′-(1-phenylethylidene)benzohydrazide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of lysine-specific histone demethylase, including LSD1; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat disorders associated with dysfunction of the LSD1. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09266836B2 PRMT5 inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT5-mediated disorders are also described.
US09266834B2 1, 4-disubstituted 3-cyano-pyridone derivatives and their use as positive allosteric modulators of MGLUR2-receptors
The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
US09266832B2 Compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterised by cytotoxic α-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds. The compounds have the formula (A1) wherein R1, R2, R4, R6, E, n, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, L, B, R8, and m are as defined in the claims.
US09266829B2 Quinone compounds and their uses for the treatment of cancer
Quinone Compounds and Their Uses for the Treatment of Cancer Quinone compounds having useful therapeutic activity such as anticancer activity, and compositions comprising such compounds, are described. The use of such compounds and compositions in the treatment of cancer is also described.
US09266828B2 Inhibitors of Furin and other pro-protein convertases
Disclosed herein are Furin/PC inhibitors for inhibiting Furin and other Propprotein Convertases. Method of making the Furin/PC inhibitors, chemical and biological characterization of the Furin/PC inhibitors, and the use of the Furin/PC inhibitors to treat infectious diseases, cancers, and inflammatory/autoimmune disorders, are also disclosed.
US09266827B2 Bicyclic sulfone compounds for inhibition of RORgamma activity and the treatment of disease
The invention provides bicyclic sulfone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting RORy activity, reducing the amount of iL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such bicyclic sulfone compounds. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a medical disorder. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more bicyclic sulfone compounds described herein. In certain other embodiments, the disorder is rheumatoid arthritis.
US09266824B2 Methods and compositions for making an amino acid triisocyanate
A method of making an amino acid triisocyanate is provided, the method comprising reacting an amino acid trihydrochloride with phosgene to form the amino acid triisocyanate. In some embodiments, the amino acid trihydrochloride comprises lysine ester trihydrochloride salt and the amino acid triisocyanate comprises lysine ester triisocyanate. In some embodiments, there is a lysine ester triisocyanate having a purity of at least about 98%, the lysine ester triisocyanate having a structure resulting from reacting lysine ester trihydrochloride salt with phosgene to form the lysine ester triisocyanate. These lysine ester triisocyanates can be used to make biodegradable polyurethanes.
US09266823B2 Compositions and methods for the treatment of parkinson's disease
The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be also used for the treatment of Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Lateral Sclerosis, Neural Motor disorders.
US09266822B2 Solid forms of tacedinaline
Novel solid forms of tacedinaline (4-(acetylamino)-N-(2-aminophenyl)benzamide), including crystalline tacedinaline Form B, a novel crystalline tacedinaline TFA salt, and amorphous tacedinaline, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising crystalline tacedinaline Form B, the novel crystalline tacedinaline TFA salt, and/or amorphous tacedinaline, and methods of treating various conditions by administering those novel solid forms, are also disclosed.
US09266819B2 Water-soluble antifoam additive for a cement composition, aqueous solution containing same and use thereof in mortars or concretes
An anti-foam additive for a cement composition, including a fatty alcohol ester that is soluble in an aqueous medium at acidic pH, and hydrolysable in a basic medium, i.e. when the ester is incorporated into the cement composition, while releasing an active anti-foam molecule. This ester is preferably a fatty alcohol ester of a quaternary ammonium carboxylate, that is soluble in an aqueous solution of a superplasticizer, such as a polycarboxylate with poly(ethylene oxide) side chains. The additive can used for reducing the amount of air entrained during mixing or blending of mortars or concretes.
US09266818B2 Process for purification of free bio-amino acids
The present invention relates to a green process for purification of free bio amino acids from plant parts, particularly tea leaves and shoots. The invention more particularly relates to an organic solvent free, fast and economical process for purification of natural amino acids on large scale without using any chemical, acid or alkali substance. The invention also relates to a process for purification of bio amino acids from plant and plant parts (renewable bioresources) which are rich in free amino acids.
US09266816B2 Fingolimod polymorphs and their processes
The present invention provides crystalline polymorphic forms of Fingolimod HCl (I) and processes for preparation thereof.The application provides processes for preparation of crystalline polymorphic forms-α, β and μ substantially free from process related impurities. The crystalline polymorphic forms of Fingolimod HCl (I) obtained by the processes according to the present invention having an XRDP pattern as per FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, which are useful as active pharmaceutical ingredient in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of autoimmune related disorder including multiple sclerosis.
US09266815B2 Anti-metastatic agents predicated upon polyamine macrocyclic conjugates
Disclosed herein are novel motuporamine compounds that act as anti-metastatic agents with low toxicity and high anti-migration activity. The non-toxic, anti-metastatic agents may be given to patients with potential or actual metastatic cancers, such as pancreatic cancers, alone in combination with known and/or new therapies to help block the growth and spread of tumor(s).
US09266814B2 Use of nitrooxy organic molecules in feed for reducing methane emission in ruminants, and/or to improve ruminant performance
The present invention relates to a method for reducing the production of methane emanating from the digestive activities of a ruminant and/or for improving ruminant animal performance by using, as active compound at least one organic molecule substituted at any position with at least one nitrooxy group, or a salt thereof, which is administrated to the animal together with the feed. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in feed and feed additives such as premix, concentrates and total mixed ration (TMR) or in the form of a bolus.
US09266810B2 Crossflow type filtering operation method using ceramic filter
Provided is a simple filtering operation method capable of conducting a filtering operation without clogging in a ceramic filter for a long period of time, in the operation of filtering fine crystals of an aromatic carboxylic acid in an oxidation reaction mother liquor obtained in a process of an aromatic carboxylic acid production by a cross-flow filtration using the ceramic filter. The present invention can be accomplished by conducting an operation for filtering the fine crystals and a back washing operation with a filtrate while maintaining a flowing circulation operation of the oxidation reaction mother liquor under predetermined conditions.
US09266808B2 Method for the hydroformylation of olefins
The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydroformylation products of olefins having at least four carbon atoms, in which a high proportion of both the linear Ci-olefins having a terminal double bond comprised in the olefin-comprising feed used and of the linear Ci-olefins having an internal double bond is converted into hydroformylation products. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for preparing 2-propylheptanol which comprises such a hydroformylation process.
US09266804B2 Dual-bed catalytic distillation tower and method for preparing dimethyl ether using the same
A dual-bed catalytic distillation tower has a catalytic column having an upper catalytic bed filled with low temperature dehydration catalysts and a lower catalytic bed filled with high temperature dehydration catalysts. When using the dual-bed catalytic distillation tower, the feeding may be fed to the tower at the top of the upper catalytic bed, between the upper and lower catalytic beds, or at the bottom of the lower catalytic bed for dehydration to obtain DME. The dual-bed catalytic distillation tower has the advantage of flexible set-up depending on various feedings such as anhydrous or crude methanol and on different grades of DME to be obtained.
US09266802B2 Hydroconversion of renewable feedstocks
A hydroconversion process comprises contacting a feedstock comprising renewable materials under hydroprocessing conditions with a promoted catalyst selected from a self-supported catalyst, a supported catalyst and combinations thereof, wherein the reaction conditions can be tailored to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s) including fatty alcohols, esters, normal paraffins, or combinations thereof. The catalyst comprising at least a Group VIB metal selected from molybdenum and tungsten, a Group VIII metal selected from cobalt and nickel to convert the feedstock into any of fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. In some embodiments, the process further comprising additional steps to generate various desirable products, including α-olefins (or PAO, by dehydrating the fatty alcohol products), lubricants and bright stocks (from the oligomerizing of the PAO), and Group 3 lubricants (from co-oligomerizing of the PAO with some short chain olefins).
US09266801B2 Olefin hydration process
The invention is directed to improvements in the indirect hydration process for the production of alcohols that enable high alcohol yield by increasing ether recycle in an olefin hydration process, such as the hydration process to produce isopropyl alcohol (IPA) from propylene or the hydration process to produce sec-butyl alcohol (SBA) from butylene.
US09266798B1 Acyclic monoterpenes as biofuels based on linalool and method for making the same
Acyclic monterpene alcohols, like linalool, to be converted through a series of highly efficient catalytic reactions a biogasoline blending component, and a drop-in biodiesel fuel.
US09266797B2 Online monitoring of polymerization inhibitors for control of undesirable polymerization
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring and controlling a nitroxide-based polymerization inhibitor in vinyl-based monomers. A dosage of the nitroxide-based polymerization inhibitor is provided in the vinyl-based monomers. A residual concentration of the nitroxide-based polymerization inhibitor is measured substantially in real time, and an optimized dosage of the nitroxide-based polymerization inhibitor is provided in response to the measured residual concentration.
US09266796B2 Systems and methods for producing desired xylene isomers
Methods and systems are provided for producing a desired xylene isomer. The method includes adsorbing the desired xylene isomer from a mixed xylene stream in an adsorbent chamber. The desired xylene isomer is desorbed with a desorbent to produce an extract stream with the desired xylene isomer and the desorbent, where the desorbent has a lower boiling point than the desired xylene isomer. The extract stream is fractionated in an extract fractionator to produce a low pressure extract overhead stream with gaseous desorbent. The low pressure extract overhead stream is pressurized to produce a high pressure extract overhead stream with a temperature greater than an extract reboiler temperature. The high pressure extract overhead stream is condensed in an extract process reboiler, and produces a liquid extract overhead stream.
US09266792B2 Process and apparatus for the selective dimerization of terpenes and alpha-olefin oligomers with a single-stage reactor and a single-stage fractionation system
An improved process and apparatus for the selective reaction of terpenes (including mono-, sesqui-, di-terpenes, and others in the terpene family), alpha-olefin oligomers (OOA's), and related olefins to their respective dimeric product in high purity using heterogeneous acid catalyst concurrent with full utilization of energy created in the process. Embodiments of the invention carry out a unique and highly efficient dimerization of terpenes, alpha-olefin oligomers (OOA's), and olefins using cost effective catalysts and low cost equipment that are ideally suited for commercialization of jet/turbine and diesel biofuel processes producing fuels with high flashpoints and superb cold flow properties.
US09266790B2 Method for producing olefin
The present invention discloses a method for producing an olefin through decarbonylation of a carboxylic acid having a β-hydrogen atom or a derivative thereof in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one metal element selected from Groups 9, 10, and 11 metals under conditions with a concentration of carbon monoxide of not less than 41 mmol/L.
US09266786B2 Method of reducing nitrous oxide emissions from a plant growth substrate
A method of modulating and in particular, reducing nitrous oxide emission from a substrate for growing on or more plants by applying a microbial based soil additive and a fertilizer blend to the substrate.
US09266778B2 Multi-layer acoustical plaster system
An acoustical plaster system features a base layer mixture and a finish layer mixture. The base layer mixture includes a first binder, a first thickener and a plurality of first particles, with the first particles being porous, lightweight, non-close packing particles having a first mean diameter. The finish layer mixture includes a powder latex binder, a second thickener and a plurality of second particles, with the second particles being porous, lightweight particles having a second diameter. The first mean diameter is larger than said second mean diameter.
US09266776B2 Utilization of heavy oil ash to produce self-consolidated concrete
A heavy oil ash self-compacting concrete can include aggregate, heavy oil ash fines, water, and cement. The heavy oil ash can include more than 90% carbon, by weight. In an embodiment, the heavy oil ash self-compacting concrete can flow under its own weight and yet maintain a stable mixture consistency.
US09266775B2 Binder made of blast-furnace slag
A binder for construction materials containing a ground granulated blast furnace slag and at least one mono-, di- or trivalent metal salt chosen from bismuth, copper, silver or tin salts. The salt is capable of forming, during mixing with said slag, a metal sulfide for which the solubility product KSP, measured at 25° C., is less than 10−10.
US09266773B2 Articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings and/or methods of making the same
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings that are exposed to an external environment, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the anticondensation and/or low-E coatings may be survivable in an outside environment. The coatings also may have a sufficiently low sheet resistance and hemispherical emissivity such that the glass surface is more likely to retain heat from the interior area, thereby reducing (and sometimes completely eliminating) the presence condensation thereon. The articles of certain example embodiments may be, for example, skylights, vehicle windows or windshields, IG units, VIG units, refrigerator/freezer doors, and/or the like.
US09266770B2 Glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability
The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and pharmaceutical packaging formed from the same. According to one embodiment, a glass for pharmaceutical packaging includes from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2; from about 4 mol. % to about 8 mol. % alkaline earth oxide, the alkaline earth oxide comprising MgO and CaO; X mol. % Al2O3, wherein X is from about 4 to about 8; and Y mol. % alkali oxide comprising non-zero amounts of Na2O and K2O, wherein Y is about 9-15 mol. % and a ratio of Y:X is greater than 1.
US09266769B2 Intermediate thermal expansion coefficient glass
CTE-matched silicate glasses and more particularly to low-alkali CTE-matched silicate glasses that are useful in semiconductor-based applications, such as photovoltaics are described along with methods of making such glasses.
US09266767B2 PCVD method for manufacturing a primary preform for optical fibers
A method for manufacturing a primary preform including providing a hollow substrate tube, supplying to the interior of the tube a main gas flow containing at least one glass-forming gas and at least one secondary gas flow containing at least one precursor for a dopant, creating a plasma reaction zone in the interior of the tube to effect deposition, and interrupting the supply of the at least one secondary gas flow near the reversal points of the supply and discharge sides of the substrate tube.
US09266764B2 Hollow microspheres and method of making hollow microspheres
There is provided a method for making hollow microspheres by means of dispensing the feed using vibratory energy, preferably ultrasonic energy, hollow microspheres made using the method, and an apparatus for making hollow microspheres.
US09266761B2 Anaerobic lagoon or tank having a flow-splitter tank
An anaerobic lagoon wastewater treatment system has a flow-splitter tank for accurately dividing a flow of raw, untreated wastewater. The system is designed as an earthen basin or as a tank and includes at least one partitioning element for providing two connected wastewater treatment zones. The first wastewater treatment zone in the direction of wastewater flow has a larger volume and is more efficient in the removal of biological oxygen demand (BOD) than the second wastewater treatment zone. The flow-splitter tank divides the incoming wastewater flow into two streams, which are conducted to the first and second wastewater treatment zones, respectively. A predetermined ratio of carbon to nitrogen is maintained within an effluent pumped from the second wastewater treatment zone by adjusting the relative amount of raw wastewater added directly to the second wastewater treatment zone.
US09266759B2 Methods and apparatus for aeration of liquid medium and liquid medium treatment system
A system for treatment of suspended solids in a liquid medium having a one pond, an apparatus for controlled ventilation and aeration of a liquid medium, the apparatus having a dome supported by a flotation device, a blower, a lower housing supported by the flotation device, the lower housing connected to the dome, an aeration apparatus positioned within the sealed space and partially submerged in the flotation liquid, and having one or more parallel shafts, at least one first disc positioned axially on one of the shafts, at least one second disc positioned axially on another of the shafts, wherein the second disc is interleaved relative to the first disc, and wherein a surface of the first disc rotates in a direction opposite a surface of the second disc relative to each other resulting in a mixing area therebetween, and wherein the apparatus is positioned within the pond.
US09266755B2 Treatment stages for selenium removal
Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.
US09266749B1 Assembly for treating flowing water
An assembly for the rapid removal of trace levels of ionic species from fast-moving flows of water employs a compressed stack of layers of batting containing ion-absorbing granules, and a confining cage for holding the stack in a rectangular configuration.
US09266745B2 Method for the separation of ammonia and carbon dioxide from aqueous solutions
The present invention relates to a method for contemporaneously recovering ammonia and carbon dioxide from an aqueous solution thereof, possibly comprising their condensates, in a synthesis process of urea, characterized in that it comprises a hydrophobic microporous membrane distillation phase of an aqueous solution comprising ammonia, carbon dioxide and their saline compounds or condensates, said distillation being carried out at a temperature ranging from 50 to 250° C. and a pressure ranging from 50 KPa to 20 MPa absolute, with the formation of a residual aqueous solution, possibly comprising urea, and a gaseous permeate stream, comprising ammonia, carbon dioxide and water. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for effecting the above method and a production process of urea which comprises the above method.
US09266744B2 Synthesis of borosilicate ton-framework type molecular sieves
A method is disclosed for synthesizing borosilicate TON-framework type molecular sieves in a hydroxide media using a 1,3-dimethylimidazolium cation or a 1,4-bis(N-methylimidazolium)butane dication as a structure directing agent.
US09266741B2 Polycrystalline silicon chunks and method for producing them
The present invention relates to polycrystalline silicon chunks which are cubic and have a metal content of less than 200 pptw and a dopant content of less than 50 ppta. Methods for producing polycrystalline silicon chunks, include the steps of providing a polycrystalline silicon rod, comminuting the polycrystalline silicon rod into cubic chunks, and cleaning the polycrystalline silicon chunks, wherein comminution takes place using a spiked-roll crusher having at least one spiked roll, the spiked roll including W2C phases or WC phases with 0.1-10% of a metal carbide selected from the group consisting of titanium carbide, chromium carbide, molybdenum carbide, vanadium carbide, and nickel carbide or consisting of steel with 1-25% W.
US09266740B2 Process for manufacturing porous carbon material
This manufacturing process has: a step of performing a heating treatment in a contact state of SiC with Cl2 to form a porous carbon material; a step of reacting SiCl4 formed along with the porous carbon material in the foregoing step, with Zn to extract Si; and a step of reacting Si extracted in the foregoing step, with C to form SiC, and the process further has: a step of reducing ZnCl2 formed by reaction of SiCl4 with Zn, to extract Zn and Cl2. These steps are repetitively carried out, SiC extracted by the step of forming SiC is used in the step of forming the porous carbon material, Cl2 extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the step of forming the porous carbon, and Zn extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the reaction step of SiCl4 with Zn.
US09266739B2 Method for preparing carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material and anode active material prepared by the same
Disclosed is a method for preparing a carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. The method includes preparing carbide-derived carbon, and expanding pores of the carbide-derived carbon. Here, expanding of pores is performed as an activation process of heating the prepared carbide-derived carbon in the air. The pores formed inside the carbide-derived carbon can be expanded during the activation process in the preparation of the carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. In addition, by applying the carbide-derived carbon to an anode active material, lithium secondary battery having improved charge-discharge efficiency can be prepared.
US09266732B2 Apparatus for a hydrocarbon reforming using a micro-channel heater
The present invention relates to an apparatus for reforming a hydrocarbon using a micro-channel heater, which can utilize the combustion heat of a fuel as an energy source needed for reforming a hydrocarbon. A plurality of thin metal plates having micro-channels may be laminated in a multilayered structure so as to manufacture a small to medium compact hydrogen-producing apparatus. In particular, a reforming unit may be designed to have a multilayered structure so as to improve the capacity of a reformer up to a level desired by a user.
US09266730B2 Partial upgrading process for heavy oil and bitumen
A bitumen and heavy oil upgrading process and system is disclosed for the synthesis of hydrocarbons, an example of which is synthetic crude oil (SCO). The process integrates Fischer-Tropsch technology with gasification and hydrogen rich gas stream generation. The hydrogen rich gas generation is conveniently effected using singly or in combination a hydrogen source, a hydrogen rich vapor from hydroprocessing and the Fischer-Tropsch process, a steam methane reformer (SMR) and autothermal reformer (ATR) or a combination of SMR/ATR. The feedstock for upgrading is distilled and the bottoms fraction is gasified and converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor. A resultant hydrogen lean syngas is then exposed to the hydrogen rich gas stream to optimize the formation of, for example, the synthetic crude oil. Partial upgrading and the commensurate benefits is detailed as well. A system for effecting the processes is also characterized in the specification.
US09266721B2 Eutectic bonding of thin chips on a carrier substrate
A method for producing a semiconductor component (166) is proposed. The method comprises the following steps: a) a semiconductor chip (110) is produced on a starting substrate (112), wherein the semiconductor chip (110) is connected to the starting substrate (112) in at least one supporting location (116), wherein the semiconductor chip (110) has a front side (130) facing away from the starting substrate (112) and a rear side (132) facing the starting substrate (112), b) in at least one through-plating step, at least one through-contact filling material (142) is applied to the semiconductor chip (110), wherein at least one partial region (140) of the rear side (132) is coated with the through-contact filling material (142), c) the semiconductor chip (110) is separated from the starting substrate (112), and d) the semiconductor chip (110) is applied to at least one carrier substrate (150), wherein that partial region (140) of the rear side (132) of the semiconductor chip (110) which is coated with the through-contact filling material (142) is connected to at least one bonding pad (152) on the carrier substrate (150).
US09266719B2 Methods of manufacture MEMS devices
Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a MEMS device includes a first semiconductive material and at least one trench disposed in the first semiconductive material, the at least one trench having a sidewall. An insulating material layer is disposed over an upper portion of the sidewall of the at least one trench in the first semiconductive material and over a portion of a top surface of the first semiconductive material proximate the sidewall. A second semiconductive material or a conductive material is disposed within the at least one trench and at least over the insulating material layer disposed over the portion of the top surface of the first semiconductive material proximate the sidewall.
US09266716B2 MEMS acoustic transducer with silicon nitride backplate and silicon sacrificial layer
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone has a substrate including a backside trench, and a flexible membrane deposited on the substrate extending over the backside trench. The flexible membrane includes a first electrode. A silicon spacer layer is deposited on a perimeter portion of the flexible membrane. The spacer layer defines an acoustic chamber above the membrane and the backside trench. A silicon rich silicon nitride (SiN) backplate layer is deposited on top of the silicon spacer layer extending over the acoustic chamber. The backplate defines a plurality of opening into the acoustic chamber and includes a metallization that serves as a second electrode.
US09266715B2 SOI wafer, manufacturing method therefor, and MEMS device
In order to obtain a SOI wafer having an excellent ability of gettering metal impurities, an efficient method of manufacturing a SOI wafer, and a highly reliable MEMS device using such a SOI wafer, provided is a SOI wafer including: a support wafer (1) and an active layer wafer (6) which are bonded together with an oxide film (3) therebetween, each of the support wafer (1) and the active layer wafer (6) being a silicon wafer; a cavity (1b) formed in a bonding surface of at least one of the silicon wafers; and a gettering material (2) formed on a surface on a side opposite to the bonding surface.
US09266713B2 MEMS backplate, MEMS microphone comprising a MEMS backplate and method for manufacturing a MEMS microphone
A MEMS backplate enables MEMS microphones with reduced parasitic capacitance. The MEMS backplate includes a central area and a perforation in the central area. A suspension area surrounds the central area at least partially. An aperture is disposed in the suspension area.
US09266711B2 Inspection device for inspecting foreign matter
A container handling installation in which retaining and transport elements transport containers in a transport direction and in which filling stations fill containers with product includes an inspection device for checking the container for unwanted foreign matter. The inspection device is integral with the retaining and transport element and includes a piezo sensor. Also included is an evaluation unit connected to the inspection device. The inspection device is configured to connect to the container such that the container and the inspection device move together in a respective direction of movement and in the transport direction.
US09266707B2 Circumferentially adjustable device for transferring fuel additives from containers into capless fuel systems
Devices that assist in transferring liquid from commercially available fuel additive containers into capless fuel system intakes generally include an enlarged mouth portion and a narrower nozzle portion, with the mouth portion detachably engaging with an additive container, and the nozzle portion inserted into a capless fuel system intake, such that the capless fuel system's opening flap is held in the opened position. The mouth of the device includes a plurality of hinge points that permit circumferential enlargement of the aperture, thereby allowing the device to form a substantially leak-proof frictional engagement with the neck of fuel additive containers having different diameters. In this manner devices can be used with almost all additive containers, regardless of the type, size and/or manufacturer.
US09266706B2 Method and plant for filling bottles or containers with continuous calibration
The present invention refers no a plant for filling bottles or containers with continuous calibration and to a continuous calibration method of such a plant. The calibration method (100) is characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting of collecting (110) at least one set of data relating to filling and/or closing parameters of containers or bottles (16) treated through the same tap or filling valve (15) of the filling plant (10) and/or through the same closing and/or capping head (14) of the filling plant (10); based on the data collected, calculating (120) statistical data associated with the tap or filling valve (15) and/or with the closing and/or capping head (14); updating (130) the statistical data based on new data collected and monitoring the progression thereof; in the case of a variation of the statistical data over time, adjusting the tap or filling valve (15) and/or the closing and/or capping head (14) associated with the statistical data so as to compensate for the variation.
US09266704B1 Mechanical linkage for lifting
A “hex-plus-X” linkage for lifting applications, comprising a hexagonal assembly, an X assembly, and actuation means. The hexagonal assembly comprises six bars, B1 through B6, pivotally attached end-to-end in a closed hexagonal loop, B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B1. B1 is a base bar; B4 is a top bar. The X assembly, comprising two bars B7 and B8 pivotally attached to each other, is pivotally and slidably attached to B1 and B4, thereby eliminating two unwanted degrees of freedom from the hexagonal assembly without limiting the size of B1 or B4. The actuation means is pivotally attached at knee joints between B2-B3 and B5-B6. To save space and eliminate tripping hazards, the knee joints are concave, so that B2-B3 and B5-B6 do not protrude. When actuated, the linkage lifts a load by modulating a distance between B1 and B4. Mechanical advantage is high. Slidable joints bear modest loads, minimizing wear. None of B4 is cantilevered.
US09266700B2 Crane controller with drive constraint
The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, with an active heave compensation which by actuating the hoisting gear at least partly compensates the movement of the cable suspension point and/or a load deposition point due to the heave, wherein the heave compensation takes account of at least one constraint of the hoisting gear when calculating the actuation of the hoisting gear.
US09266698B2 Package for monofilament line with embedded cutting tool and related method
A package for storing a roll of monofilament line with a cutting tool embedded in the package and a related method. The package is formed from two opposing clamshell portions made from sheets of film and pivotally connected together. A chamber is formed when the two clamshell portions are sealed together to store the roll of monofilament line. An aperture in one of the clamshell portions allows a length of monofilament line to be dispensed from within the chamber. A cutting tool is at least partially disposed between the two clamshell portions or inserted into a pocket in one of the clamshell portions when sealed together to attach the cutting tool to the package. At least a portion of the cutting tool is accessible from outside the package for cutting a length of monofilament line being dispensed from the package.
US09266696B2 Conveyance control apparatus
A conveyance control apparatus includes a stacking base that stacks ejected paper sheets, a sensor that detects a paper sheet after the paper sheet is ejected according to job data before the paper sheet is stacked on the stacking base, a detection time measuring unit that measures sensor-on time during which the sensor detects the paper sheet, a storage unit that stores near-full-stack time for judging whether stacked volume on the stacking base enters into a near-full-stack state, a judging unit that judges stack state on the stacking base based on paper sheet information of the job data and a measured result by the detection time measuring unit, and a conveyance control unit that performs control to temporarily stop paper sheet feeding and then to feed predetermined number of paper sheets, when the judging unit judges that the sensor-on time is equal to or greater than the near-full-stack time.
US09266692B2 Conveying apparatus and recording apparatus with movable drive roller and movable pinch roller
A conveying apparatus has a sheet conveying path, a first pair of rollers, which is positioned in the conveying path and which has a drive roller and a pinch roller and conveys the sheet, a second pair of rollers, which is positioned downstream relative to the first pair of rollers in the conveying direction and conveys the sheet conveyed by the first pair of rollers, and a mechanism which reduces the force for sandwiching the sheet by the drive roller and the pinch roller of the first pair of rollers or which moves both away from each other. After the sheet is conveyed by the first pair of rollers while the leading edge of the sheet is being stopped by the second pair of rollers, the second pair of rollers starts conveying the sheet, and the mechanism is actuated thereafter.
US09266689B2 Pick and bond method for attachment of adhesive element to substrate
A method for the attachment of a formed adhesive element (34,34′) to a hot bonding part (10) in a practical and efficient way is disclosed. The formed adhesive element may be attached to the hot bonding part by the end-user prior to attachment of the hot bonding part to the substrate. In order to attach the formed adhesive element (34,34′) to the bonding part according to the disclosed invention, the bonding part (10) is heated then is moved in position over the formed adhesive element positioned on a detent of a matrix plate (36). Thereafter the hot bonding part is moved into contact with the formed adhesive element or the formed adhesive element is moved against the hot bonding part. The bonding part, now having the formed adhesive element attached, is ready for attachment to the substrate. One or more formed adhesive elements may be attached to the bonding part. Attachment of the formed adhesive elements to the bonding part may be done manually or mechanically.
US09266684B2 Fluid systems and methods for transferring discrete articles
The present disclosure is directed to a method of applying a fluid pressure to a portion of a transfer member of a transfer assembly. The transfer member rotates about a first rotation axis and comprises leading and trailing portions. The portion of the transfer member is rotatable about a second rotation axis between a first position and a second position. The method comprises providing a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the leading or trailing portion of the portion of the transfer member when the portion of the transfer member is in the first position, rotating the portion of transfer member between the first position and the second position, and maintaining the fluid conduit in fluid communication with the same of the leading or trailing portion of the portion of the transfer member after the portion of the transfer member is moved into the second position.
US09266682B1 Sliding floor for continuous movement
System and method for controlling a moving floor having multiple sliding slats, to produce a practically continuous load-moving force on a load carried on the apparatus. The slats are reciprocated back and forth by hydraulic cylinders, each of which controls a group of slats that are moved together. At any given time, a majority of the slats are moving together in the desired direction, and carry a load in this direction at a nearly uniform velocity. The remainder of the slats are moved in a reverse direction at the same time. The movement of the slats is controlled by an infinite piston positioning feedback system.
US09266678B2 Roller shelf
A roller track comprising a base, a tray, and a plurality of rollers. The tray is configured to slide into the base, and comprises a first end, a center portion comprising a plurality of notches, and a second end. The first end is removably engaged to a first end of center portion. The second end is removably engaged to a second end of center portion. The first end and the second end comprise a plurality of slots. The plurality of rollers is configured to engage the plurality of notches.
US09266674B2 Vertical storage system
A vertical storage system for efficiently storing large items in a vertical manner thereby conserving floor space. The vertical storage system includes a frame, a plurality of connecting members slidably connected between the platforms and a winch device connected between the platforms and a winch device connected to the uppermost platform. Lifting the uppermost platform results in the raising of the next platform beneath the uppermost platform and so forth. Lowering the uppermost platform lowers all of the platforms until the lowest platform is at the bottom with the remaining platforms lowered until stacked upon one another.
US09266673B2 Riser deck
Elongated metal risers are oriented perpendicular to the front end of a shelf, and extend from proximate the front edge of the shelf to at least the rear edge of the shelf. A package stored on the shelf is advantageously supported by left and right side risers and a center riser disposed beneath therebetween, thereby forming left and right insertion channels adjacent the center riser. In storing and retrieving objects from the shelf, a forklift machine advances with its left and right forks aligned with the left and right insertion channels, until the forks are securely under the object. By this configuration, a package lacking apertures for receiving the blades of a forklift machine does not need to be secured to a wooden pallet in order to safely maneuver the package on or off of a storage shelf by a forklift machine or similar device.
US09266671B2 Apparatus and method for compressing trash
A trash container that allows the user to compress trash when the user manually pushes the top cover down. When an indoor trash container seems full, people would normally press the garbage down into the container using their hands in order to create more room inside the container. That is unsanitary. Our invention is a trash container that allows the user to compress trash when the user manually pushes the top cover down. A user's hands don't touch the trash.
US09266670B2 Lifting device for a container
A lifting device is for a container. The lifting device is attached at one end of the container. The lifting device includes an undercarriage provided with one or more wheels; and an actuator arranged to move the undercarriage of the lifting device between a first position, not engaging the supporting surface, and a second position, engaging the supporting surface, so that, in the position of the undercarriage engaging the supporting surface, one end of the container is lifted up from the supporting surface. The undercarriage of the lifting device is connected to the actuator via at least one connecting body, the connecting body being connected to the actuator and movable therewith.
US09266666B2 Packaging device
A packaging device is provided, comprising a box for accommodating object to be packaged. The packaging device further comprises a limiter located on the both sides of the inner surface of the box. The limiter includes a fixing department and a limiting department. The limiting department is connected to one side of the fixing department and extends in a direction that is far away from the fixing department. The length of the projection of the fixing department, which is projected on a vertical plane perpendicular to the limiting department, is larger than the thickness of the limiting department. The fixing department is clamped fixedly by the box, and the limiting department stretches into the box to clamp the object to be packaged. Implementing the present invention, the limiter can be prevented from sliding out and the damage to the packaged object can be avoided.
US09266665B2 Hinge configuration for container for frangible items
A container for receiving frangible items comprises a sheet of polymer formed into a base portion having a plurality of item-receiving cavities for supporting frangible items. A cover portion has an item-covering concavity for covering the frangible items. A first hinge portion is positioned between a first longitudinal edge of the base portion and the cover portion for rotating the cover portion onto the base portion to hold the frangible items captive in the item-receiving cavities. The first hinge portion comprises a pair of longitudinal grooves formed into the first hinge portion and extending parallel to the first longitudinal edge of the base portion, with a web defined between the longitudinal grooves, and a hinge-reinforcement wall at at least one end of the longitudinal grooves. A fold line is formed in the web and in the hinge-reinforcement wall when the cover portion is rotated onto the base portion.
US09266663B1 Coffee filter roll, coffee filter dispensing system, and a method of dispensing rolled coffee filters
A coffee filter roll is disclosed herein. The coffee filter roll includes a plurality of coffee filters successively arranged in a roll configuration, each of the plurality of coffee filters being detachably coupled to one another and including a plurality of fold lines configured to facilitate an insertion of each of the plurality of coffee filters into a coffee filter basket of a coffee maker; and a plurality of lines of weakness, each of the plurality of lines of weakness being disposed between adjacent coffee filters in the coffee filter roll. Each coffee filter is configured to be separated from the coffee filter roll by tearing the coffee filter being removed from the adjacent coffee filter in the coffee filter roll along at least one of the plurality of lines of weakness. A coffee filter dispensing system and a method of dispensing rolled coffee filters is also disclosed herein.
US09266660B2 Insulating cup
Insulating cup includes an inner body and an outer body. The inner body has an inner sidewall defining a top opening and an inner bottom portion, and the inner sidewall includes a first circumferential rib and a second circumferential rib. The outer body has an outer sidewall surrounding at least a substantial portion of the inner sidewall and engaging the first circumferential rib and the second circumferential rib to define an insulating space therebetween, and the outer body has an outer bottom portion disposed below the inner bottom portion to define a surface-engaging edge.
US09266658B2 Cushioning carton
The present invention provides a cushioning carton, containing a plurality of cardboard materials, the cardboard materials include: a first cardboard layer; a second cardboard layer which is disposed in parallel with the first cardboard layer; at least one bubble bag layer which is disposed and bonded between the first cardboard layer and the second cardboard layer, to form cardboard materials. The cushioning carton of the present invention has a simple structure, easy installation, also can save costs, therefore solving the problem of the prior art cushioning carton having insufficient functionality on cushioning.
US09266654B1 Zip tie fastener with a non-releasable head and a releasable head
An elongated strap can include of a series of ratchet teeth along a portion of the length of the strap. The strap can include a first and second end. A releasable head of the first end can include a fastening mechanism (FM) and a release mechanism (RM). The head can include an opening having the FM for temporarily engaging a portion of the series of ratchet teeth when the second end of the elongated strap is inserted into the head forming a loop. The RM can be configured to non-destructively release the second end. A non-releasable head of the first end can include a cavity which can have a pawl for securely engaging a portion of the series of ratchet teeth when the second end of the elongated strap is inserted into the releasable head forming a loop. The pawl can disallow non-destructive disengaging of the end from the head.
US09266653B1 Flush cut tie device
A flush cut tie device facilitates flush trimming of excess after securing a tie device. The device includes a tie and a channel coupled to a first end of the tie. A projection is positioned in an interior of the channel. A plurality of ridges is positioned in spaced relationship along a length of the tie wherein one of the ridges is engaged by the projection when a second end of the tie is extended through the channel. A pair of grooves extends into opposite exterior faces of the channel wherein the grooves are positioned for facilitating engagement of clippers to the channel and cutting an end portion of the channel and the tie from a main portion of the channel. Thus, a cut end of the tie is flush with the main portion of the channel when the end portion of the channel is clipped.
US09266650B2 Lid opening/closing device
A lid-opening/closing device includes a device body on which a pod including a container body, a lid portion defining a bottom portion openable and closable relative to the container body, and a locking mechanism performing unlocking and locking of the lid portion with respect to the container body is placed; a plurality of moving units that perform unlocking to cause the locking mechanism to perform unlocking and locking to cause the locking mechanism to perform locking by moving engaging pins configured to engage with the locking mechanism; a linkage unit that causes the moving units to perform unlocking by moving the moving units in conjunction with each other when causing the locking mechanism to perform unlocking, and causes the moving units to perform locking by moving the moving units in conjunction with each other when causing the locking mechanism to perform the locking; and an air cylinder that simultaneously drives the moving units and the linkage unit.
US09266649B1 Safety container providing optional opening and closing arrangements
The present invention includes a lockable safety container that incorporates a pop-up lid to enable person having disabilities to open the safety container, while the safety container retains childproofing features. The childproofing features include a locking pin, a locking tab, and a slide detent. The locking pin is internally biased by a spring that urges the pin to slide in a slideway in the lid of the container. The locking pin may be locked into a closed position by positioning the locking tab into a lock-out position. In the lock-out position, the locking tab cannot slide within a mating slot in the lid and thus the locking pin cannot slide in the slideway in the lid. The childproofing features of the safety container may require the user to engage in at two least distinct hand motions in order to open the container.
US09266646B2 Cutlery utensil dispensing package
The present application provides a dispensing package for a number of articles therein. The dispensing package may include a tub and a reclosable lid enclosing the tub. The reclosable lid may include a dispensing aperture, one or more mating slots, and a spout flap forming a reclosable spout.
US09266633B2 Antimicrobial packaging system
Implementations of the present invention extend to sanitary systems, methods, and devices configured to package food items with an even coating of an accurate amount of sanitizing agent, such as an antimicrobial agent. In one implementation, an exemplary system comprises a combination of air nozzles, anti-bacterial spray nozzles or spray headers, metering valves, and timers to achieve uniform distribution of an antimicrobial solution into a product package, and subsequently provide a uniform distribution of the antimicrobial solution to the food item.
US09266632B1 Split/splittable retail ready package
An article processing method is generally provided, namely, a method in furtherance of the formation of a split or splittable article pack. Spaced apart article groups are formed from a stream of articles. Each panel of panels of a supply of panels is passed through a processing station for execution of a processing step so as to establish a stream of processed panels. A processed panel of the stream of processed panels is associated with an article group of the spaced apart article groups so as to form a splittable article pack. The splittable article pack may be bundled for subsequent splitting, or split via in-line processing and discrete sub-packs having origins in the split splittable article pack bundled.
US09266631B2 Cutting-off structure of a packer
A cutting-off structure of a packer includes a main body having one side provided with a strap-cutting device. The strap-cutting device has a cutter tube formed with an application section and a combination section, and the application section is provided with a first strap-cutting block and a second strap-cutting block and formed with a strap-guiding groove and a strap-cutting opening. The first strap-cutting block is disposed with a strap-cutting surface at one side opposite to the strap-cutting opening for threadably assembling a cutting unit thereon, which can be assembled with or disassembled from the strap-cutting surface. By so designing, the strap-cutting surface of a packer in the present invention enables a user to cut off packing straps quickly and accurately through the strap-cutting opening and the replaceable cutting unit, convenient in use and able to lower cost.
US09266630B2 Process for pouch forming with optimized fill-accuracy and headspace
This invention discloses a process for forming a pouch having an evacuated headspace containing a flowable material. The process relates to optimizing both, the evacuation of the headspace in the pouch and the accuracy of the flowable material filled in the pouch. Specifically, the present invention employs a process that includes a multiple-step or a continuous compression of the pouch headspace to accomplish the goals. Also disclosed is a vertical form-fill-seal apparatus for forming a pouch containing a flowable material and having an evacuated headspace.
US09266629B2 Article storage facility and article storage method
When a controller determines that the maximum simultaneous feed number is exceeded by a total target number which is the total number of inactive gas feeding section determined to be controlled to the first feed state at one time, of the inactive gas feeding sections determined to be controlled to the first feed state at one time, the controller controls some of them not more than the maximum simultaneous feed number to the first feed state and executes a start delaying process for the others in which process starting of the first control state is delayed by a set delay period.
US09266627B1 Method, apparatus, and system for asteroid prospecting and mining
A method of prospecting asteroids for mining includes (a) launching at least one spacecraft, the spacecraft including a space telescope; (b) examining a plurality of asteroids using the space telescope to gather scientific data on the asteroids for characterization and cataloging; and (c) selecting one or more asteroids to mine from the plurality of asteroids examined by the space telescope and contained within the catalog. A system for prospecting asteroids for mining is also described.
US09266623B2 Modular stanchion system
An apparatus for supporting a wing assembly at a wing assembly support height. Base sections are provided, each having a different predetermined height with respect to one another. A movable platform carries a base section, and a wing assembly support section rests on a selected base section and includes a wing assembly connector, which is movable in a first plane and a second plane generally perpendicular relative to the first plane. A differential height is defined between the wing assembly support height and the combined heights of the platform and the height of wing assembly connector, relative to the bottom of the wing assembly support section. At least one of the base sections is of a predetermined height approximating the differential height and is carried on the platform. The wing assembly support section is carried on such base section.
US09266622B2 Precipitation static charge drain system for an aircraft window
A static charge drain system for an aircraft window includes a resistive probe penetrating an outer ply of the aircraft window, a first end of the probe being exposed at an outer surface of the outer ply of the aircraft window. A second end of the probe penetrates an inner surface of the outer ply of the aircraft window. A conductive drain element is disposed between the outer ply of the aircraft window and an inner ply of the aircraft window and is electrically connected between the second end of the probe and a ground point of the aircraft window.
US09266620B2 Braking apparatus and method for an aerial refueling boom system
A braking apparatus of an aerial refueling boom system is provided to reduce the likelihood of or to prevent anomalous boom extension. The braking apparatus includes a pulley about which a cable wraps. The pulley is configured to be operably mounted to a first tube of the boom system and to rotate in response to movement of a second tube relative to the first tube as a result of the connection of the cable to the second tube. The braking apparatus also includes a lock, such as a brake or a pin lock, having open and actuated positions. In the actuated position, rotation of the pulley and movement of the second tube relative to the first tube are prevented. The lock is configured to be actuated by a reduction in performance of an actuation source that otherwise controls the relative positions of the first and second tubes.
US09266617B2 Propulsive system
This invention relates to an aircraft comprising: a first propulsive unit having a first fan with an axis of rotation; and a second propulsive unit local to the first propulsive unit, the second propulsive unit having a second fan with an axis of rotation, wherein the rotational axis of the first fan is proximate to the surface of the aircraft relative to the rotational axis of the second fan such that the first fan ingests boundary layer air when in use.
US09266616B2 Passenger aircraft emergency procedures
Passenger aircraft includes seats, display screens facing the seats, and oxygen masks. When oxygen masks are deployed, imperative imagery is displayed that urges the passenger to at least don their oxygen mask, then optionally help others, etc. In some of these embodiments, the passenger aircraft further includes input devices. Each passenger can enter an input that indicates they have donned the mask, so as to see further imagery for guidance. These inputs could be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis. In some embodiments, passengers enter self-reported data using the input devices. The self-reported data can be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis of situations, such as when oxygen masks have been deployed.
US09266613B2 Seating arrangement
A 3-seat seating grouping is presented that includes a center seat configured for vertical translation from a lower position to a raised position when converted from an upright to an inclined mode. The center seat can be disposed between an aft-facing seating assembly and a fore-facing seating assembly, and be configured to overlap both when in a lie-flat position. Non-overlapping footspace can be shared between a center passenger and an aft-facing passenger. When upright, a center seat can be at the same height as a non-translating aft- or fore-facing seat, reducing loads on a seat track during aircraft take-off. Seats within the 3-seat group can be angled or aligned with respect to cabin longitudinal axis. A plurality of 3-seat groups can be combined in various orientations to span a cabin. Groups can be arranged to mirror each other to maximize seating directed to an aisle.
US09266610B2 Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods
The presently disclosed technology is directed generally to unmanned vehicle systems and methods configured to satisfy a first set of export control regulations, such as those within the jurisdiction of one government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of Commerce) without falling within the purview of a second set of export control regulations, such as export control regulations within the jurisdiction of another government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of State). Through limited range of operation, limited payload types, limited capabilities, and tamper-proof or tamper-resistant features, embodiments of the unmanned vehicle system are designed to fall within the purview and under control of one agency and not within the purview and under control of another agency.
US09266605B2 Aircraft having a vertical lift system
An aircraft having a high lift system, including a control computer, high lift bodies on each wing, a drive coupled to these, an activation device connected to the drive via an analog connection, an input device, and sensors detecting a state of the high lift bodies connected via analog lines to the activation device. The input device connects via a digital connection to the activation device for transmitting commands for adjusting the high lift bodies. The activation device is installed in the payload area of the fuselage and in an area extending from a location spaced from the front of the wingbox by a distance of one third of the fuselage length extending from there to the aircraft's tip, as far as a location spaced from the rear of the wingbox by a distance of one third of the fuselage length extending from there to the aircraft's tail end.
US09266604B2 Complex-dynamic air and ground vehicle control inceptor
A complex-dynamic air and ground vehicle control inceptor assembly that provides active positional control with the capability of back drive (pilot over-ride) via a direct connection between the lever, a high gear-ratio gearbox, and the motor without the use of a clutch.
US09266601B2 Method and system for emergency ventilation of an aircraft cabin in the case of a leak in the area of an air mixer
In a method for emergency ventilation of an aircraft cabin, a leak is detected in the area of an air mixer of an aircraft air conditioning system. An emergency air flap, which in a closed position prevents an air exchange between an aircraft area adjacent to the air mixer and the aircraft cabin, is controlled into an open position. Air from the aircraft area adjacent to the air mixer is conveyed through the open emergency air flap into the aircraft cabin.
US09266600B2 Primary fuselage structure for aircraft including struts capable of early failure to increase the absorption of energy in the event of a crash
A primary fuselage structure for an aircraft, including circumferential frames, a floor structure having lateral ends connected to the circumferential frames, at least one strut supporting the floor structure and including a lower end fixed on a circumferential frame and an upper end fixed on the floor structure, and at least one failure-initiating element associated with the strut, including a first arrangement for fastening the strut to a circumferential frame, at a distance from the lower end of the strut, as well as a second arrangement for attaching the circumferential frame to the strut, away from the ends of the strut. A fuselage segment and aircraft, such as an airplane, including the primary fuselage structure are also provided.
US09266596B2 Additional systems and methods for long endurance airship operations using a free-flying tethered airship system
In one example, a free-flying tethered airship system includes an upper airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, a lower airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, and a tether connecting the upper airship to the lower airship such that the upper airship is at least one kilometer above the lower airship. The upper airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant, while carrying the tether, in a first altitude range. The lower airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant in a second altitude range, the first altitude range being higher than the second altitude range. A method for stationkeeping of a free-flying tethered airship system is also provided.
US09266595B2 Retractable thruster unit for a marine vessel
A novel retractable thruster unit for a marine vessel using a tunnel thruster includes a nozzle having an end, the end being provided with two closing plates, a top closing plate, and a bottom closing plate. The closing plates are arranged 180 degrees apart on opposite sides of the axis of the propeller and extend substantially axially from the end of the nozzle.
US09266592B2 Protector for propeller
Aspects of the present invention are directed to a propeller protector that can accommodate propeller of different sizes and is designed to be easily installed or removed from a propeller. The propeller protector includes a novel retaining device for securing the protector onto the blades of the propeller without using straps or similar devices. The novel retaining device has a high level of adaptability to accommodate blades of different sizes and shapes.
US09266590B1 Modular floating dry dock
An enclosable, modular floating dry dock may include a plurality of floodable flotation modules coupled to a central support member at spaced intervals, such that gaps are formed between successive flotation modules. Each gap may be spanned by a deck and/or wall. A working volume may be defined between an interior of the floating dry dock and a supported watercraft. The working volume may be environmentally enclosed by drapes coupled to the dry dock.
US09266588B2 Adjustable surfing fin
The invention is a fin for surfboards with a variable stiffness function. This is accomplished by means of a central disc that can be rotated to give different degrees of mechanical support to the fin when rotated to different angles, thus providing variable flexibility.
US09266583B2 Drive device for an electric bicycle
A drive device for an electric bicycle, contains a drive housing in which a hollow shaft is mounted, which is connected to a chain wheel of a chain transmission of an electric bicycle, a pedal crank shaft which is arranged coaxially with respect to the hollow shaft and is connected at both ends to pedal cranks, a first clutch which is shifted depending on the rotation direction and which is arranged between the hollow shaft and the pedal crank shaft, and an electric motor whose output is connected to the hollow shaft via a second clutch which is shifted depending on the rotation direction. The hollow shaft can be coupled to the pedal crank shaft in both rotation directions of the pedal crank shaft.
US09266582B2 Rider-propelled wheeled vehicle
A rider-propelled wheeled vehicle includes a support surface for supporting a user's feet, which defines a longitudinal axis, a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels associated with the support surface, a system for rotatably connecting the rear wheels to the support surface, and adapted to allow their oscillation about a first oscillation axis inclined with respect to the support surface. The rear wheels have respective first pivot axes independent of and transversally offset from each other for at least partial transfer of the propulsion exerted by the user on the support surface to such wheels and for generation of a reaction substantially parallel to the plane to thereby promote a forward motion of the structure.
US09266581B2 Actuation device for a control cable for a bicycle gearshift
The disclosed device controls a cable associated with a bicycle gearshift and is particularity configured for securing the body of the device on the forward-facing end of racing bicycle handlebars. A cable winding bobbin, having an internally toothed crown, is provided in the device's body and a drive mechanism rotates the bobbin in the chosen direction to achieve predetermined angular positions. A ratchet mechanism, located between the lever and the toothed crown, includes opposite rocker arms with cam profiles curved away from each other, and a toothed sector for engaging the toothed crown. A pointer is located to be selectively engaged with at least one of the rocker arms so that engagement results in the rocker arm's toothed section being away from the toothed crown, and disengagement results in the rocker arm's toothed section being engaged with the toothed crown.
US09266574B1 Automatically deployed bicycle support
A bicycle support mechanism includes a shaft that is connectable to a frame of a bicycle. The shaft is in the form of a hollow tube and includes a top end and a bottom end. A support arm is telescopically deployable downward from the bottom end of the shaft. A friction wheel is rotatably supported by the shaft. The friction wheel extends from the top end of the shaft such that the friction wheel and is arranged to be in frictional contact with a bicycle wheel.
US09266568B2 Vehicle body lower section structure
A vehicle body lower section structure has a rocker that extends in a vehicle body front-rear direction at an outside in a vehicle width direction of a floor panel; and a dashboard cross member that extends in the vehicle width direction at a lower side of a dashboard panel, and an outside end portion of the dashboard cross member in the vehicle width direction is superimposed on and connected to an upper face of the rocker.
US09266566B2 Front body member for vehicle
A front body member which transfers collision energy to a front side member, or allows collision energy to be absorbed by the front side member at a time of a vehicle collision, may include an upper portion and a lower portion with respect to a height direction of the vehicle body, in which the upper portion and the lower portion of the front body member further include an upper flange and a lower flange, respectively, which are formed along perimeters of the upper portion and the lower portion to be in surface-to-surface contact with each other, and an empty space is formed in each of the upper portion and the lower portion of the front body member for a target internal space to be formed in the front body member when the upper flange and the lower flange are in surface-to-surface contact with each other.
US09266560B2 Electric actuator-integrated electric power steering system and method of controlling the same
An electric actuator-integrated electric power steering system may include an integrated motor which provides rotational force, a hydraulic pump connected to one end of the integrated motor and supplied with the rotational force from the integrated motor to pump working fluid that is used to transmit steering force, and an electric actuator connected to the other end of the integrated motor via a power controlling means. The electric actuator may operate when the rotational force is transmitted to the electric actuator and whether the rotational force from the integrated motor is transmitted to or cut off from the electric actuator may depend on an operation of the power controlling means.
US09266559B2 Electric power steering device
An electric power steering device provides an appropriate power assist from the motor even when torque sensors have failed and the steering torque is no longer detected. If an error is detected in a torque sensor, the motor is driven based on the rotor rotation angle detected by a resolver and assist characteristics. When the absolute value of the rotor turning angle velocity calculated based on the rotor rotation angle falls to or below a prescribed value, a process is started for reducing the current driving the motor, and if the state in which the absolute value of the rotor turning angle velocity has fallen to or below the prescribed value continues over a prescribed length of time, the process for reducing the current is interrupted and, because an assist current was flowing at said time of interruption, an appropriate power assist can be given during a steering retention period.
US09266558B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for steering wheel vibration reduction in electric power steering systems
Methods and systems are provided for suppression of steering wheel vibrations generated by periodic disturbances in a vehicle steering system. An exemplary method reducing steering wheel vibrations caused by periodic disturbances involves determining a gross torque attributable to the periodic disturbances in the steering system, identifying a desired amount of suppression of the vibrations at the steering wheel, determining an offset torque based on the gross torque and the desired amount of suppression, and generating a motor command signal in a manner that is influenced by the offset torque. The motor drive command signal is provided to an electric motor coupled the steering wheel and/or the vehicle tires, and the motor drive command signal influences the torque applied by the motor to assist steering of the vehicle tires by the steering wheel in a manner that attenuates the vibrations communicated to the steering wheel by the desired amount.
US09266557B2 Steering device for wheel
A steering device basically includes an in-wheel motor drive wheel, a dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit, an upper side fixing seat, a lower side fixing seat and a steering mechanism. The dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit includes an electric motor as a power source. The dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit is integrated with the in-wheel motor drive wheel. The upper side fixing seat is disposed at an upper part of the dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit. The lower side fixing seat is disposed at a lower part of the dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit. The steering mechanism converts a steering force to a steering torque around a king pin axis and applies a torque to the in-wheel motor drive wheel. The steering mechanism is disposed in a location that is on the king pin axis and that is above the in-wheel motor drive wheel.
US09266556B2 Rack guide unit and steering system including the rack guide unit
A rack guide unit includes a closure member secured to an external opening end of an accommodation portion of a housing, and a rack guide. A compression coil spring and a coned disc spring that urge the rack guide toward a rack shaft are interposed between the closure member and the rack guide. A holding member that holds the coned disc spring includes a guide tube that guides a radially inner portion of the coned disc spring and a seat plate that receives a load from the coned disc spring. An elastic member held in an accommodation groove formed in the outer periphery of the guide tube is frictionally engaged with the inner periphery (opposed portion) of a tubular portion of the rack guide.
US09266553B2 Steering column
A steering column for use in a vehicle including first and second steering column members movable relative to each other. A locking mechanism prevents relative movement between the first and second steering column members. A locking member has a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents relative movement between the first and second steering column members. The locking member has a release position in which the locking mechanism permits relative movement between the first and second steering column members. A magnet retains the locking member in at least one of the locking position and the release position.
US09266545B2 Dolly for the transportation of snow sports equipment
A dolly for the transportation of snow sports equipment is an apparatus that facilitates the transportation of snow equipment. The apparatus includes a storage assembly which is used secure items in need of transport. The storage assembly includes a pan, an open adjustable brace and a restraint which are all used to secure items to the apparatus. The storage assembly also includes a locking mechanism which is used to set the position of open adjustable brace. The storage assembly is connected along a support structure which is used to support leverage items held by the storage assembly during transportation. The support structure includes a spine, and a wheel assembly. The spine is used as the main supporting member for the apparatus. The wheel assembly is connected to the spine and facilitates the transportation of equipment. The handle is used to maneuver the entire apparatus during transportation.
US09266544B2 Method for transferring alarm data between a broken-down railway vehicle and a control center and associated device
The invention relates to a method for transferring alarm data between a first broken-down train (A) and a control center (2) comprising: evaluating the state of the first train; and then the state of the first train corresponding to a break down; determining if it is possible to establish a first link between the first train and a ground infrastructure (1) connected to the center; if not, establishing a backup radio link between first independent communication means (50) of the first train and second independent communication means (50′) of a second train rolling in the vicinity of the first train; transferring the alarm data concerning the first train and storing the same into storage means of the second train; establishing a second link between the second train and the ground infrastructure and transferring the alarm data concerning the first train from the second train to the center.
US09266543B2 Train protection device and train position decision method
A train protection device, which decides a position of an own train on track by using GPS satellites, includes: a GPS reception unit; a tachogenerator unit; a track-information storage unit; and a position decision unit. The position decision unit decides the position of the own train based on the GPS signal, the reception state value, the running distance from the reference position, the current speed, and the information of a track on which the own train runs. When the reception state value is equal to or larger than a threshold, the position decision unit decides a position as a current train position by adding, with respect to a forward direction of the track on which the own train runs, a correction value.
US09266539B2 Railroad car and door mechanism therefor
A hopper car discharge outflow is controlled by closure members, at least one of which is movable. The doors are hingeless, being mounted on four bar linkages, such that the distal edge of the doors sweeps predominantly horizontally while the proximal edge of the door moves predominantly upwardly. The doors move through noncircular arcs, such that the size of the vertically projected door opening is abnormally large compared to the clearance heights of the door. The doors are driven by a longitudinal shaft that is mounted within the center sill. It drives a set of single input, double output bell cranks that drive adjacent pairs of doors, and that employs an over-center toggle to hold the doors in the closed position when the car is laded. The actuators may be mounted in shelters midway along the car, and may be offset from the centersill. The actuators may be mounted predominantly vertically such that gravity may obviate the need for a secondary lock. The doors of a transverse car need not all be of the same size. The over center may include a manual release having a fulcrum with a progressive decrease in mechanical advantage.
US09266538B2 Platform door system, method for operating a platform door system and door frame for a platform door system
The invention relates to a platform door system comprising cover elements and sliding doors arranged along a platform for opening and closing passages between the cover elements, wherein the sliding doors when in a closed state are displaceable into different door positions along the platform, and wherein a given sliding door can then be opened and closed starting from a given door position into which the given sliding door has been displaced.
US09266535B2 Systems and methods for determining if a child safety seat is in a moving vehicle
Systems and methods which provide for an alarm or notification that a child is in a car seat. The systems generally determine if a child is in the seat and that the seat, and therefore the vehicle, is not in motion. Upon detecting both situations, the notification or alarm is activated. The system will generally provide for an alarm to a smartphone or other remote notification device to improve the likelihood that the alarm will be received.
US09266534B2 Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus for implementing inter-vehicle distance control of a subject vehicle carrying the apparatus behind a preceding vehicle based on reflected waves from a target of the preceding vehicle. A target-pair distance is a distance between the target and a non-target reflection point that is closer to the subject vehicle than the target. A corrected distance calculator is configured to, in the presence of the target-pair distance being recognized, calculate a first corrected distance by subtracting the target-pair distance from a detected distance between the target and the subject vehicle, and in the absence of the target-pair distance being recognized, calculate a second corrected distance by subtracting an offset that is the previously set target-pair distance from the detected distance. A controller is configured to implement the inter-vehicle distance control based on the first or second corrected distance depending on the presence or absence of the target-pair distance being recognized.
US09266532B2 Dynamic stability control using GNSS and INS
The invention relates to a method for controlling the driving dynamics of a vehicle, especially of a single-track or dual-track and vehicle. The driving dynamics of the vehicle are controlled by way of brake and/or engine intervention, notably depending on a change of the movement of the vehicle in the three-dimensional space and relative to the earth coordinate system and depending on the effective direction of gravity or the earth's gravitational pull. According to said method, the attitude or orientation and the position of the vehicle in three-dimensional space and relative to the earth coordinate system is determined by means of a satellite navigation system (GNSS) which comprises a receiver, mounted on/in the vehicle, having at least three antennas for reception of satellite navigation signals and an inertial measuring system (INS), mounted on/in the vehicle, for measuring all changes in the movement, position and/or attitude of the vehicle.
US09266528B2 Control system, vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle
The present invention relates to a control system for a vehicle (100), the system comprising: control means operable to monitor an accelerator control signal of the vehicle and to control a powertrain of the vehicle to apply an amount of torque to one or more wheels (111, 112,114, 115) of the vehicle (100) corresponding to the accelerator control signal, the powertrain comprising prime mover means (121, 123); and means for determining whether the measured rate of acceleration of the vehicle and the accelerator control signal have an expected correspondence, wherein if the measured rate of acceleration and the accelerator control signal do not have the expected correspondence, the control means is operable to command a change in the amount of torque applied to the one or more wheels by the powertrain.
US09266522B2 Driving force transmission controller and vehicle control method
A driving force transmission controller includes: a normal turning control unit that computes command values such that driving force transmitted to an outer wheel in a turning direction is larger than that transmitted to an inner wheel during normal turning; a counter-steering control unit that computes the command values such that the driving force transmitted to the outer wheel is larger than that transmitted to the inner wheel during counter-steering; a counter-steering return control unit that corrects the command values such that a rate of change in each of the driving forces transmitted to the right and left rear wheels is lower than a rate of change in a steered angle of front wheels when a steering velocity is equal to or higher than a prescribed value during the counter-steering; and a driving force transmission control unit that controls a driving force transmission device based on the command values.
US09266514B2 Hydraulic braking device and method for controlling the same
Disclosed herein is a hydraulic braking device including: a reservoir for storing hydraulic oil; a hydraulic pressure supply unit for sucking hydraulic oil from the reservoir and supplying braking pressure to a wheel cylinder; a main flow path for supplying the braking pressure of the hydraulic pressure supply unit to the wheel cylinder; a pressurizing valve for opening/closing the main flow path; a master cylinder for generating braking pressure; a sub flow path for supplying the braking pressure of the master cylinder to the main flow path; a shutoff valve for opening/closing the sub flow path; and a controller for detecting the pressure of the main flow path in a state where both of the shutoff valve and the pressurizing valve are closed, and determining that a leak occurred in the pressurizing valve when the detected pressure is higher than a preset value.
US09266506B2 Wheel and tire assembly with adjustable spacer system
A wheel assembly is disclosed, the wheel assembly including a rigid wheel and an airless tire mounted on the wheel. A portion of the tire is separated radially from the wheel by a space and is configured to flex inwardly toward the wheel when subject to ground engaging pressure. A spacer is interposed between the wheel and the portion of the tire separated radially from the wheel by a space and is configured to limit the inward flexing of the tire. The spacer may be permanently affixed to the wheel assembly or may be removably attached to the wheel assembly. The spacer may be adjustable between a first size and a second size.
US09266505B2 Flat-blade type wiper apparatus having improved end cap structure
A flat-blade type wiper apparatus includes: a wiper lip; a spoiler-integrated lever that prevents the wiper lip from floating on the windshield of a vehicle; a vertebra that elastically supports the wiper lip; and an end cap that prevents the wiper lip from slipping in a direction of a length of the vertebra, wherein a cap fixing hole is disposed at one end of the vertebra and passes through an upper surface and a lower surface of the vertebra; a first stopper protrudes from a ceiling surface of the end cap in a downward direction and couples to the cap fixing hole; and a second stopper protrudes from a sidewall of the end cap toward the wiper lip, and prevents the wiper lip from slipping by being accommodated in a coupling groove that is formed in the wiper lip.
US09266500B2 Method and evaluation system for supervising correct belt utilization
A method and an evaluation system supervise correct belt utilization of at least one safety belt in a motor vehicle, the open and/or closed belt lock state being supervised at the respective belt lock of a vehicle seat occupied by a person and a warning signal being given and/or the safety system of the motor vehicle being influenced if an unclosed belt lock is detected. In particular, feigned belt utilization is also detected by evaluating the temporal sequence of belt lock actuations with respect to further operations and/or states determined in the motor vehicle.
US09266498B2 Diagnosable slide switch
A seatbelt restraint system includes a seatbelt buckle housing having a printed circuit board, a slider, and an ejector. The printed circuit board includes a circuit where the output signal can be altered in response to translation of the ejector and the slider. A predetermined voltage can be applied to the circuit and the output signal can be detected in the circuit to determine the position of the ejector and the slider based on the detected altered output signal. In the event of a fault in the system, the resultant output signal of the circuit will be different than the expected output signal of the buckled and unbuckled states.
US09266493B2 Two-way valve for multi-chambered airbags
An airbag includes at least one panel defining an interior of the airbag, and a divider positioned in the interior so as to divide the interior into a first chamber and a second chamber. The divider includes at least one divider opening enabling fluid communication between the first and second chambers. A valve mechanism is operatively coupled to the divider and has a first cover structured to restrict gas flow from the second chamber into the divider opening. The first cover has an opening. A second cover is attached to the first cover and is structured to restrict gas flow through the first cover opening in a direction from the first chamber toward the second chamber.
US09266492B2 Curtain airbag module
Disclosed is a curtain airbag module including a curtain airbag cushion, an inflator of supplying and inflating gas into the curtain airbag cushion, and a lamp bracket fixed on a vehicle panel to support the curtain airbag cushion which is integrally provided with a lamp pattern to deploy the curtain airbag cushion into a vehicle without deploying the curtain airbag cushion into a pillar trim of a vehicle in the deployment of the curtain airbag cushion by driving the inflator. The lamp pattern wraps up at least a portion of the folded curtain airbag cushion. The lamp pattern initially wrapping up the folded curtain airbag cushion guides the curtain airbag cushion to the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion is deployed, thereby preventing the curtain airbag cushion from being inserted into the pillar trim, so that the curtain airbag cushion is stably deployed.
US09266491B1 Curtain airbag guide bracket
A curtain airbag guide bracket includes an airbag guide configured to direct deployment of an airbag toward an interior of a vehicle. The airbag guide includes an inside surface positioned adjacent the airbag and an opposite outside surface positioned adjacent a vehicle panel. A connector is used to attach the airbag guide to the vehicle panel. The airbag guide bracket also includes a post located adjacent the outside surface of the airbag guide. The post has a first side and a second side. The second side of the post is positioned closer to the connector than the first side of the post. The post is disposed within an aperture formed in the vehicle panel, such that the first side of the post engages an edge of the aperture and the second side of the post is displaced away from the edge of the aperture.
US09266490B2 Johnson ATV safety bar
The Johnson ATV Safety Bar including an articulating adjustable roll bar (12), a seat back (74), a safety seat belt (16), an adjustable foot and leg guard (18) and an articulating adjustable mounting bracket (9). The roll bar (12) may prevent injury or death in cases of ATV rollover accidents or crashes by absorbing the brunt of the force from the rolling or falling ATV. The seat back (14) may include a rope or strap (64) laced between metal bars (60) having a series of holes (62), the metal bars (60) being integrated onto the roll bar (12). The safety belt (16) may be attached to the roll bar (12) at various points (68) and may be configurable to meet the preference of the ATV operator. The system may include a seat belt retractor (140) to secure the operator on the ATV. The system may include an articulating adjustable ATV roll bar protection system (12) designed to fit various sizes and brands of ATVs.
US09266488B2 Method and control unit for ascertaining a type of collision of a vehicle
A method for ascertaining a type of collision of a vehicle includes: receiving acceleration information items, via a reception interface, representing the accelerations of the vehicle in a vehicle longitudinal direction and a vehicle transverse direction; determining a first resultant acceleration information item from a first and a second acceleration information item; determining a second resultant acceleration information item from a third and a fourth acceleration information item; combining the first and second resultant acceleration information items to obtain at least one evaluation information item; and determining the collision type based on the at least one evaluation information item.
US09266484B2 Crush box
A crush box includes a tubular body having a polygonal section and disposed between an end portion of a bumper beam and a vehicle body in such a posture that an axial direction of the tubular body generally coincides with a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, in which the tubular body has an outer side wall and an inner side wall that is located inward of the outer side wall in a vehicle-width direction, and both the outer side wall and the inner side wall are inclined outward in the vehicle-width direction, in a direction from the vehicle body toward the bumper beam, and in which the tubular body is crushed into a bellows shape to absorb impact energy as a compressive load is applied to the tubular body from the bumper beam in the axial direction of the tubular body, wherein an angle of inclination of the outer side wall is greater than an angle of inclination of the inner side wall.
US09266482B2 Onboard power supply system and method for operating the onboard power supply system
An onboard power supply system for a motor vehicle includes a voltage converter and a voltage source which is electrically coupled with the voltage converter and is constructed for providing a predefined source voltage. The onboard power supply system further has a base energy accumulator which is electrically coupled with the voltage converter and is constructed for providing a predefined base voltage. With respect to the amount, the source voltage is greater than the base voltage. The onboard power supply system also has at least one first selection circuit of at least one first electric consuming device which can be electrically coupled parallel to the voltage converter. Furthermore, the onboard power supply system has at least one second selection circuit of at least one second electric consuming device which can be electrically coupled parallel to the base energy accumulator.
US09266479B2 Clip device
A clip device to secure a container to a mounting location. In an example, the clip device has a base having a first and second side. The clip device also has an arm connected to the first side of the base. The clip device also has an attachment connected to the arm, the attachment configured to removably receive the container. The clip device also has a plurality of legs connected to the second side of the base, the legs configured for securement to the mounting location.
US09266476B2 Extendable step for a truck
An extendable step with a receiver assembly and a step assembly for a pickup truck is provided. The receiver assembly includes a receiver tube with an internal channel. The receiver tube is configured to attach to a hitch of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. The step assembly may include an elongated step tube that slidably engages with the receiver tube. A step plate is attached to the elongated step tube and a foot pedal is attached beneath the step plate and protrudes downward and away from the step plate. A user may place there foot onto the foot pedal and pull the step plate from a retracted position to an extended position In which the step plate extends from the receiver tube.
US09266475B2 Running board assembly for vehicle
A running board assembly may include a motor which supplies power, a transmission which transmits the motor's power, a rack gear which is disposed lengthily in a transverse direction of a vehicle body such that one side thereof is connected to a body of a running board, and a motion control unit which transmits the power from the transmission to the rack gear such that a motion of the rack gear is controlled to allow a sliding motion and a pivot motion of the rack gear.
US09266473B1 Remote hands-free backseat driver
A method to communicate driving status from a vehicle. The method includes obtaining, using a mobile device travelling in the vehicle, movement data of the vehicle, determining, using a computer processor of the mobile device, that the vehicle is in motion by analyzing the movement data based on a specified criterion, generating, in response to determining that the vehicle is in motion, driving status data of the vehicle by further analyzing the movement data based on the specified criterion, and transmitting, using the mobile device, the driving status data to a remote user away from the vehicle.
US09266470B2 Vehicle approach informing device
A vehicle approach informing device includes: an informing sound output unit to output informing sound for informing to a pedestrian outside a vehicle that the vehicle is approaching when a predetermined condition is satisfied; a sound volume control unit to control the volume of the informing sound outputted by the informing sound output unit; and a shield detection unit to detect a shield present on any side ahead in a running direction of the vehicle. When a shield is detected by the shield detection unit, the sound volume control unit reduces the volume of the informing sound which is outputted by the informing sound output unit.
US09266468B2 Linear lighting device
The present invention provides a linear lighting device which includes an elongated light guide, a light source disposed at an end in a longitudinal direction of the light guide, and a case accommodating the light guide and the light source. In the linear lighting device, the light guide has a plurality of grooves arranged in the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and has a stepped cutout at the other end on an opposite side from the end, and a protruding portion protruding into the cutout is formed on an inner surface of the case which faces the cutout.
US09266466B2 Stop lamp lighting control device for electric vehicle
A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system, includes, a first calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value to a first regenerative torque threshold value with a curb weight, a second calculation unit that converting a second deceleration threshold value to a second regenerative torque threshold value with a gross vehicle weight, a third calculation unit that calculates a third regenerative torque threshold value, and a determination unit that controls the stop lamp to be turned on when a regenerative torque value exceeds the first regenerative torque threshold value, the stop lamp to be turned off when the regenerative torque value is equal to or smaller than the second regenerative torque threshold value, and the stop lamp to be turned off when a given state continues.
US09266460B2 Vehicle for performances
A vehicle for performances comprises a roof, a floor, and a roof lifting member that is disposed in an orthogonal direction between the floor and the roof. Also, roof extension panels are pivotably coupled to both sides of the upper end of the roof, and floor extension panels are pivotably disposed at both sides of the floor. In this case, the roof extension panels are spread, and then the roof is lifted up. Thereafter, the floor extension panels are spread, and then folding-type auxiliary panels are spread to both sides and fixed by supports. Next, flying speaker supporting trusses are pivoted to the outside by a certain angle to install flying speakers. Next, the visual equipment supporting trusses are spread to both sides, and then visual equipment is spread. Thereafter, an installation into a performance state is completed by shortening the length of a fixing cable.
US09266455B2 Cushion pad for car seat
Embodiments of present invention may include a cushion pad for supporting a seated passenger; the cushion pad being divided into a left pad section, a middle pad section and a right pad section; a soft resin foam dispersed throughout the left pad section, the middle pad section and the right pad section; the left pad section having a left holding volume for holding a first volume of an elastic three-dimensional fibrous network and the soft resin foam; the right pad section having a right holding volume for holding a second volume of an elastic three-dimensional fibrous network and the soft resin foam; and the middle pad section not having a volume of an elastic three-dimensional fibrous network contained within.
US09266453B2 Vehicle vibration means, vehicle seat or passenger cell or vehicle
To refine known vehicle vibration devices, the invention proposes a vehicle vibration device with a horizontal vibration means and with a means to stabilise a horizontal middle position of the horizontal vibration means, in which the horizontal vibration means is arranged horizontally vibratable in the vehicle longitudinal direction and/or in the vehicle width direction, in which the stabilisation means comprises a spring element and in which the stabilisation means is integrated in or on a damper means of a vehicle vibration device.
US09266451B2 Alert systems and methods for a vehicle
Haptic feedback systems, vehicle seat assemblies, and vehicles are provided. The haptic feedback system includes a bottom seat member, a first motor, and a second motor. The bottom seat member includes a seat pan with a first side, a second side, a first bolster, and a second bolster. The first bolster is positioned on the first side of the seat pan and the second bolster is positioned on the second side of the seat pan, wherein the first bolster and the second bolster include a resilient material. The first motor supported by the resilient material of the first bolster and the second motor is supported by the resilient material of the second bolster.
US09266443B2 System and method for adaptive battery charge and discharge rates and limits on known routes
A system and a method for adaptively adjusting a charge and/or discharge rate and a limit of a battery based on a known driving route are described. The method includes storing, in a memory, a known driving route having a plurality of segments, where each segment has a corresponding discharge rate of the battery which was obtained from a previous trip of the vehicle along the same segment. The method also includes calculating, using a processor, an optimal discharge rate for the known driving route, and applying, using the processor, the optimal discharge rate of the vehicle to each segment of the route.
US09266441B2 Contactless power transfer system
A half-bridge inverter is used for a high frequency alternating current power supply to be connected to a primary side of a contactless power transformer, and a voltage-doubler rectifier is used to convert a secondary-side alternating current output of the contactless power transformer into a direct current.
US09266439B2 Multi-voltage on-board power supply system for a motor vehicle
In the case of a multi-voltage on-board power supply system for a motor vehicle having a hybrid or electric drive, comprising a dc-dc converter, by means of which a high voltage level having a higher direct-current voltage and at least a first energy storage device is connected to a low voltage level having a lower voltage and at least a second energy storage device, wherein the system comprises a charging interface for charging external devices, at least one converter phase of the dc-dc converter can be disconnected from the low voltage level and instead can be connected with the charging interface, and a third energy storage device can be connected to the charging interface in order to supply the third energy storage device with a lower voltage and permit a charging of the third energy storage device by the energy flow from the first energy storage device.
US09266433B2 Low cost charger circuit with precharge
A low cost charger circuit with pre-charge functionality can include a DC/DC converter arranged in parallel with a charger device. When used for electrified vehicle applications, the DC/DC converter can be configured to operate during vehicle propulsion, restorable energy storage system (RESS) recharging, and while only the DC/DC converter needs to be energized. A DC/DC converter can be coupled to a first high voltage bus on a load side of a primary contactor, and to a second high voltage bus on an energy side of a primary contactor. A pre-charge circuit can controllably charge a voltage bus and protect a DC/DC converter against high inrush current. An auxiliary contactor can controllably couple a DC/DC converter to a load portion of a high voltage bus. It can also couple a charger thereto. A charger contactor can controllably couple a charger device to an energy portion of a high voltage bus.
US09266426B2 Vehicle component enclosure
The invention concerns a component enclosure for an agricultural work vehicle having a combustion engine, an exhaust gas aftertreatment device for discharging and aftertreatment of the exhaust gas, a driver's cabin, and an access facility to access the driver's cabin. The access facility forms an enclosure for a component of the exhaust gas aftertreatment device.
US09266423B2 Vehicle driving device
A first electric motor cooling flow passage (120A) and a first electric motor lubrication flow passage (121A) supply oil from an electric oil pump (70) through the outer side of one end (E1) of the first electric motor (2A) to the portions (A1, A2) of the first electric motor (2A) which are to be cooled/lubricated. A second electric motor cooling flow passage (120B) and a second electric motor lubrication flow passage (121B) supply oil from the electric oil pump (70) through the outer side of the other end (E2) of the second electric motor (2B) to the portions (B1, B2) of the second electric motor (2B) which are to be cooled/lubricated.
US09266419B2 Vehicle drive device
A vehicle drive device in which a friction engagement device, a rotary electric machine, and a speed change device are provided on a power transfer path that connects between an input member drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine and an output member drivably coupled to wheels, the elements provided in this order from the input member side.
US09266418B2 Power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle
A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; a first rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a first planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including first, second and third rotation elements respectively connected to first motor/generator, output gear, and input shaft; a second planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including fourth, fifth and sixth rotation elements respectively connected to second motor/generator and input shaft, second rotation element, and transmission housing; transfer gears forming externally-meshed gears; and frictional elements connecting one rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the input shaft, coupling the second planetary gear set, or connecting another rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the transmission housing.
US09266408B2 Windshield mounting system and method of using the same
A system for mounting a windshield to a small vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”), a utility-terrain vehicle (“UTV”), or a snowmobile comprising a pair of receiving members configured to be mounted to, or integrated with, the vehicle and a corresponding pair of mounting members mounted to, or integrated with, the windshield panel or panel assembly. The receiving member may be integrated to the lighting pod of the vehicle. The mounting members of the system are configured to be respectively releasably received into the receiving members. Each receiving member comprises a receiving cavity and at least one locking opening, and each mounting member comprises at least one resilient locking arm configured to releasably engage the at least one locking opening such that the mounting members can respectively engage the receiving members in a releasable locking engagement.
US09266407B2 Climate control system for a vehicle and a method of control
A climate control system for a vehicle and a method of control. The climate control system may include a trim component and a ventilation system. The ventilation system may have a desiccant having volcanic rock particles. Air is circulated through the desiccant to reduce air humidity in the vehicle passenger compartment.
US09266401B2 Trailer coupling
A trailer coupling with a ball support and a coupling ball arranged at a free end of the ball support. A coupling ball holder is fitted onto and can rotate on the coupling ball. A locking element is provided on the coupling ball holder by which the coupling ball holder is secured against being inadvertently removed from the coupling ball. An angle measuring device, provided on the coupling ball, comprises sensors which can detect rotation of the coupling ball holder relative to the coupling ball about a rotation axis. The position of the locking element, relative to the coupling ball, can be determined using the sensors.
US09266400B2 Insertable indicator with a spare receptacle and tire pressure status instrument
An Insertable indicator with a spare receptacle includes an indicating component and a power getting plug, the indicating component comprises an enclosure and an display screen disposed in the enclosure for displaying content, the power getting plug is intended for connection with a car power getting receptacle for obtaining power therefrom and supplying it to the display screen. The indicating component of the enclosure is pivoted with a side of an exposed end of the power getting plug; and an end surface of the exposed end of the power getting plug is provided with a spare receptacle electrically connected to the car power getting receptacle.
US09266385B2 Molded resin product and process for surface treatment thereof
A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
US09266383B2 Three dimensional visual display device kit
A three dimensional visual display device kit made of paper or plastic materials, comprising a multitude of interchangeable stemmed panels of varying shaft lengths and shapes for user to insert into a decorative collapsible base structure that houses a foam-like material for anchoring stemmed image panels. Said stemmed panels having printed graphics and visual enhancements. A support structure attached to top of base structure with multiple slits to stabilize, space and support upright angled stemmed panels. To be assembled into a free standing three-dimensional arrangement of blooming panels that can be viewed from multiple angles like a bouquet of flowers.
US09266382B2 Methods for manufacturing panels and panel obtained thereby
A method for manufacturing coated panels of the type including at least a substrate and a top layer with a motif, the top layer being provided on the substrate, the method may involve at least two steps. A first step may involve providing a synthetic material layer on the substrate. And a second subsequent step, may involve providing a relief on the surface of the synthetic material layer. The relief may include a pattern of recesses and/or projections. the pattern may be at least partially determined by one or more prints.
US09266374B1 Decoloring apparatus
A decoloring apparatus includes a reading section that reads the image formed on a sheet and generates image data corresponding to the read image. A decoloring section decolors the image formed on the sheet by heating. If the reading section reads only a portion of the image formed on the sheet due to an error, the image data corresponding to the read portion of the image is stored. After the error is resolved, the sheet is conveyed to the reading section again to read a remainder portion of the image that was not initially read in the reading section and to generate image data corresponding to the remainder portion of the image. The image data corresponding to the read portion of the image is combined with the image data corresponding to the remainder portion of the image.
US09266370B2 DNA marking of previously undistinguished items for traceability
The invention provides a method of marking an item with naturally-derived or synthetic non-natural polymeric marker molecules, such as a DNA or Peptide marker in conjunction with optional visible or rapid scan reporters for authenticating or tracking, in which the method includes providing an item for marking, and applying a medium including a DNA marker to the item. The invention further provides methods for stably binding and immobilizing activated deoxyribonucleic acid onto objects and substrates. The method includes exposing the deoxyribonucleic acid to alkaline conditions, and contacting the deoxyribonucleic acid to the object or substrate. Also provided are methods for increasing the recoverability of taggants from an object. The methods include the steps of incorporating a taggant into a solution; mixing the solution including the taggant with a perturbant to form a first perturbant taggant solution; mixing the first perturbant taggant solution with a polymer to form a second perturbant taggant polymer solution; and applying the second perturbant taggant polymer solution to at least a portion of the object to form a taggant-coated object. The invention also provides a method of marking an item with a DNA marker for authenticating or tracking, in which the method includes providing a medium including a DNA marker, and molding the medium including the DNA marker to provide all or part of the item. The DNA marker encodes information unique to the item and/or the model of the item as desired.
US09266368B2 Method and apparatus for print control
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for use in a printing device, comprising outputting a test chart comprising a plurality of printed regions at respective ink densities, receiving an indication of a selected ink density, and determining one or more resources of the printing device according to the selected ink density to control one or more ink limits and a color separation of the printing device.
US09266367B2 Printer
This disclosure discloses a printer comprising a feeder, a printing head, a substantially cuboid-like shaped housing, a touch panel, and a cover. The printing head performs desired printing on a print-receiving medium fed by the feeder. The touch panel is capable of executing desired operation input. The cover is provided to the housing or the touch panel. The cover comprises a plurality of locking hooks. The plurality of locking hooks is provided to areas other than a center part of the cover along a longitudinal direction. The housing or the touch panel comprises a plurality of locked parts to which the plurality of locking hooks is respectively to be locked.
US09266366B2 Printer including roll supporting part and urging device
A printer including a roll supporting part, a feed roller, a printing head, and an urging device. The roll supporting part rotatably supports a print-receiving tape roll including a print-receiving tape in a rolled shape. The feed roller pulls out and feeds the print-receiving tape and the printing head prints on the print-receiving tape. The urging device slides to and contacts an outer peripheral surface of the print-receiving tape in the rolled shape and elastically presses the print-receiving tape roll supported by the roll supporting part while the print-receiving tape is fed.
US09266363B1 Apparatus for reducing wrinkles in moving web
A print media moving apparatus includes a transport member positioned immediately upstream relative to a roller. The transport member has an operative surface with an arcuate trailing surface, forming an air gap between the operative surface and the print media. An air clamp controls air flow in the air gap. The transport member includes three sections with the second section located between the first and third sections. The roller, having a diameter and rotational axis, includes three sections with the second section located between the first and third section and corresponding to the sections of the transport member. The diameter of the roller in the first and third sections is greater than in the second section. The transport member causes the print media, after leaving the transport member, to contact the first and third sections of the roller prior to contacting the second section of the roller.
US09266362B2 Pallet conveyor comprising a service station
A pallet conveyor includes a conveyor track to guide pallets, and a service station deployed on the conveyor track, the service station to perform a service operation in the pallet conveyor.
US09266359B2 Printer, printer control method, and light irradiation device
A printer or the like is provided that can increase adhesiveness between cured photo curable ink and a print medium as necessary. The printer includes a discharge unit 8 that discharges UV ink on a print medium S, an ultraviolet ray irradiation unit 15 that is set to a first mode in which, of a first light for curing the UV ink and a second light with higher curing properties than the first light, only the first light is irradiated on the print medium S on which the UV ink has been discharged, or a second mode in which at least the second light is irradiated, an adhesiveness information acquisition unit that acquires adhesiveness information related to ink adhesiveness which is adhesiveness between the UV ink and the print medium S when the UV ink is cured using the first light, and a control unit that sets the ultraviolet ray irradiation unit 15 to the second mode when the acquired adhesiveness information is designated information related to low ink adhesiveness.
US09266356B2 Speech output device, control method for a speech output device, printing device, and interface board
A speech output device, a control method for a speech output device, a printer, and an interface board can improve the productivity of foreign language speaking workers in industries such as retailing and food services. A data communication unit 191 acquires print data. A data interpreter 193 analyzes and converts to text data at least part of the data acquired by the data communication unit 191. A language converter 194 converts the text data to one or more preset languages. A speech synthesizer 195 generates one or more units of synthesized speech data corresponding to the language-converted text data from the language converter 194. A speech data output unit 196 outputs the one or more units of synthesized speech data generated by the speech synthesizer 195 to a headphone 104.
US09266353B2 Method for printing an object having at least one non-planar, contoured or three-dimensional surface
A method prints an object, for example a vehicle and specifically the body thereof, wherein at least one area of the surface of the object is printed. The method includes: providing an image; three-dimensionally measuring at least the area; generating a number of spatial points in correspondence with the area; generating a three-dimensional net corresponding with the area; generating path data, i.e. a three-dimensional path for moving a robot for an inkjet printer head; generating raster data, i.e. a raster matrix, in particular a three-dimensional or higher raster matrix, for actuating the inkjet printer head; moving the robot, for example an articulated arm robot, utilizing the path data; and printing the image by the inkjet printer head utilizing the raster data. The method permits multi-color printing of any image onto so-called 3D surfaces of any shape.
US09266351B2 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus
Each light source has plural light emitting portions that are arranged at the different positions in at least a sub-scanning corresponding direction. A memory of a scanning control device stores correction data of the deviation of the beam pitch, correction data of the light amount difference, and correction data to decrease an influence of a reciprocity failure, for each combination of pixel forming light emitting portions. When a write signal is generated, a write control circuit of the scanning control device reads the correction data of the deviation of the beam pitch, the correction data of the light amount difference, and the correction data of the reciprocity failure according to the combination of the pixel forming light emitting portions from the memory, overlaps the read correction data to correction data of an APC, and outputs the overlapped data to a corresponding light source unit as light amount correction data.
US09266349B2 Color printer and method for controlling heat pulse of color printer
When a color development heat pulse set for each one dot of an intended image is applied to a coloring heat element associated with the one dot of the intended image in a thermal head, an auxiliary heat pulse set for development of the intended image at a thermosensitive medium is applied to a non-printing heat element that adjoins to the coloring heat element associated with the one dot of the intended image with reference to a scanning direction of the thermal head, the auxiliary heat pulse being not so hot for color development at the color thermo sensitive medium.
US09266344B2 Print head with ink handling unit
An ink jet print head with an integrated ink handling unit includes a heater and a filter for the ink. The ink handling unit has an inlet port for liquid ink and a circulation system connected to the inlet port and adapted to pass the liquid ink through the heater and to the filter. The circulation system includes a single, non-branched duct that passes continuously from the inlet port to the filter, and the duct of the circulation system passes in meander fashion through a heated block of the heater.
US09266342B2 Storage device, host apparatus, circuit substrate, liquid container, and system
A storage device includes a control unit that performs a process of communicating with a host apparatus which is connected to the storage device through a bus, a storage unit into which data transmitted from the host apparatus are written, and a storage control unit that performs access control on the storage unit. The control unit receives an ID information item from the host apparatus after the end of a period of writing data from the host apparatus to m (m is an integer equal to or greater than 1) storage devices of a plurality of the storage devices connected to the bus, and returns an acknowledgement to the host apparatus if the data transmitted from the host apparatus have been successfully written to the storage unit of the storage device.
US09266341B2 Liquid tank holding mechanism
A liquid tank holding mechanism for detachably holding a liquid tank to a main body portion includes a biasing member, a cover and a lever, wherein: the biasing member biases the liquid tank in a disengaging direction with the liquid tank mounted; the lever includes a lock, a biasing portion, a shaft, and a retainer and is attached to the cover pivotally around the shaft; when the retainer abuts the retainer catch, a center of the shaft is placed so as to be closer to the bearing region than is the shortest line linking a tip of the first bearing portion and a tip of the second bearing portion.
US09266338B2 Liquid supply apparatus for supplying liquid to a liquid jet head and liquid container
A liquid supply apparatus and a liquid container that allow a liquid outlet portion and a liquid inlet portion to be readily connected to each other are provided. An ink supply apparatus for supplying ink to an inkjet printer includes: an ink container that has an ink bag, and an ink outlet portion in communication with the ink bag; a right recess portion and a left recess portion that support the ink container; an ink inlet needle that can be connected to the ink outlet portion; and a connection tube that connects the ink inlet needle and the inkjet printer. The ink container is detachably supported by the right recess portion and the left recess portion such that the ink outlet portion is positioned on the upper side in the gravity direction of the ink bag.
US09266337B2 Cartridge, printing material supply system, and printing apparatus
A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a −X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit.
US09266334B2 Inkjet recording apparatus and control method for the inkjet recording apparatus
While a wiping operation for keeping a satisfactory ejection opening surface of an inkjet recording head is performed, a usage amount of a sheet-like member is to be reduced. An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a sheet-like member, a reeling roller that reels the sheet-like member 31, and a measurement unit that measures an ejection number of ink ejected from the recording head. A control is performs to cause the reeling roller 32 to reel the sheet-like member 31 in accordance with the ejection number of the ink which is measured by the measurement unit.
US09266333B2 Liquid recovery containers and liquid ejection apparatus
First, second, and third ink absorbing bodies are accommodated in a container of a recovery reservoir in this order from the side corresponding to a bottom surface of the container, so that an introduction chamber is defined in the middle of a recovery space. A lid having a shutter plate and a communication hole is located over the third ink absorbing body. The upper side of the introduction chamber is covered by the shutter plate to suppress volatilization of solvent element of waste ink introduced into the introduction chamber. In addition, the communication hole is located in a portion of the upper surface of the third ink absorbing body, so that solvent element of ink absorbed by the third ink absorption body volatilizes.
US09266328B2 Liquid ejection head and liquid ejection apparatus
Provided are a liquid ejection head and a liquid ejection apparatus which can reduce the distance between an ejection port and a medium as much as possible and can apply liquid to a desired position, even in the case where a member protruding more toward a liquid ejection direction than an ejection port is provided. A liquid ejection apparatus applies liquid to a medium by using a liquid ejection head including an ejection port ejecting the liquid and a member protruding more toward a liquid ejection direction than an ejection port face where the ejection port is formed, wherein a first distance between the ejection port and the medium is smaller than a sum of a second distance from the ejection port face to a tip of the member in the ejection direction and a third distance from the tip to the medium.
US09266325B2 Print head and inkjet printing apparatus
The print head includes an energy generating element, a chamber for accommodating liquid, and an ejection opening arranged in a position corresponding to the energy generating element. The ejection opening includes at least one projection projecting inside of the ejection opening, the ejection opening having a first region between a front end of the projection and an inner wall of the ejection opening positioned at the shortest distance from the front end, and second regions positioned on both sides of the projection and different from the first region, and when a width of the projection at a chamber-side opening face is represented as a1 and the maximum width of the projection is represented as a2, a relation a1
US09266323B2 Operating a piezoelectric actuator membrane of a pressure chamber
A method of controlling a pressure of a fluid in a pressure chamber, which pressure chamber is delimited by an actuator membrane having a first piezoelectric portion arranged in a central zone of the actuator membrane and at least one second piezoelectric portion arranged in at least one peripheral zone of the actuator membrane; and an ink jet printing device. In a neutral stage, a first flexure state of the actuator membrane is provided by applying first and second voltages to respective piezoelectric portions. In an activation stage, the first and second voltages are temporarily varied, without reversing their polarity, such that a curvature of the central part of the actuator membrane and a curvature of the peripheral part of the actuator membrane are changed in opposite directions, in order to expell a droplet of fluid through a nozzle.
US09266321B2 Replaceable printing component with factory identity code
In one example implementation, a replaceable printing component includes a fluid supply chamber, and a printhead on the fluid supply chamber. The printhead includes a memory storing a factory identification code that comprises a combination of digitized analog performance parameters. The printhead also includes electronic test components from which the analog performance parameters have been measured.
US09266320B2 Method and apparatus for mounting a printing plate
A method and apparatus for mounting a printing plate onto a printing cylinder, wherein the printing plate includes a first registration mark and a second registration mark centrally located along opposing edges thereof. The apparatus includes an optical system to transmit images of the registration marks to a user interface, wherein a user selects a desired location point location of each of the registration marks displayed on the user interface to facilitate an alignment of the printing plate in respect of a central axis of the printing cylinder.
US09266318B2 Printing system with retractable screen assembly
A printing assembly includes a printing device and a retractable screen assembly that blocks UV light. As the printing device moves across a platform, the retractable screen assembly may fasten to support members, thereby causing a screen member to extend from the retractable screen assembly and prevent UV light from traveling along a range of viewing angles.
US09266315B2 Separating apparatus
A separating apparatus for separating a composite substrate into a first substrate and a second substrate previously bonded to each other. The separating apparatus includes a support base having a supporting surface for supporting the composite substrate, a pair of side surface supporting rollers for supporting the peripheral side surface of the composite substrate placed on the supporting surface, and a separating unit for applying a separating force to the boundary between the first substrate and the second substrate constituting the composite substrate supported to the supporting surface of the support base and the side surface supporting rollers, thereby separating the composite substrate into the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09266314B2 Carrier members or transfer surfaces having a resilient member
A carrier member is configured to convey one or more webs and to receive a discrete absorbent article from a transfer assembly. The transfer assembly comprises a transfer member having a transfer surface. The transfer surface is configured to engage the discrete article. The carrier member comprises a body and a resilient member positioned on the body. The resilient member has a Shore A hardness of between about 20 and about 50.
US09266313B2 Method of making core-stiffened structure
A method of making a core-stiffened structure includes the steps of providing a honeycomb core having an adhesive disposed on first and second surfaces thereof, providing a first skin and a second skin, and assembling the first skin, the second skin, and the honeycomb core to form the core-stiffened structure. The method further includes the steps of curing the core-stiffened structure and inhibiting at least one of the first skin and the second skin from protruding into at least one cell of the honeycomb core during the step of curing the core-stiffened structure.
US09266310B2 Methods of joining device structures with adhesive
Structures such as layers of material associated with an electronic device may be assembled using adhesive. The adhesive may be dispensed onto the surface of an electronic device layer in liquid form. The liquid adhesive material may be a liquid pressure sensitive adhesive precursor material. Patterned structures such as touch sensor electrodes, black ink masking layers, and other structures may be formed on the electronic device layer. The use of liquid adhesive material may help the adhesive material flow over the edges of the patterned structures without forming bubbles or voids. Following application of the liquid pressure sensitive adhesive precursor material, the liquid pressure sensitive adhesive precursor material may be cured to form a solid layer of pressure sensitive adhesive. The layer of material on which the solid layer of pressure sensitive adhesive has been formed may then be vacuum laminated to an additional electronic device layer.
US09266306B2 Decorative element with TPU film
A method for producing a decorative element includes the steps of: (a) preparing a thermoplastic polyurethane (abbreviated TPU) film, at least one ornament, and a releasing film coated with a glue layer on a plane thereof; (b) disposing the plane of the releasing film coated with the glue layer facing the ornament; (c) arranging the ornament located between the TPU film and the releasing film to form a stacked array; and (d) hot pressing the stacked array.
US09266300B2 Air cushion inflation machine
A machine for converting a web of preformed pouches into inflated dunnage units. The pouches are defined by transverse seals extending from a remote edge to within a predetermined distance from an inflation edge. The machine includes a tensioning device for frictional engagement with the web, an inflation arrangement for inflation of the preformed pouches, a sealing arrangement, and a clamping arrangement. The sealing arrangement may be positioned to provide a longitudinal seal that intersects the transverse seals to close the preformed pouches and form a dunnage unit. The tensioning device holds the web taught during downstream travel.
US09266296B2 Method for making a colored plastic film
A method for making a plastic film having a three-dimensionally structured and colored surface includes the steps of: providing the film with a three-dimensional surface structure via a shaping process; determining the provided topography of the film surface via a scanning process; and, applying a coloring to the surface after the topography of the surface has been determined. A device configured to apply the coloring to the surface is controlled such that the application of the coloring to the surface is changeable in dependence upon at least one of topological data of the surface and macroscopic shapes of the surface.
US09266295B2 Method and device for forming reflector in light emitting device package
A method of forming a plurality of reflectors for a light emitting device (LED) package includes receiving a first fluid material at at least a first source opening of an upper mold of a transfer apparatus; passing the first fluid material through a transfer passageway of the upper mold; expelling the first fluid material from the transfer passageway through a plurality of openings in a lower internal surface of a transfer chamber of the transfer passageway; depositing the first fluid material on a lead frame, disposed on a lower mold of the transfer apparatus, through the plurality of openings; forming the first fluid material into a plurality of molded structures using the upper mold and the lower mold; and hardening each of the molded structures to form a plurality of reflectors.
US09266294B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens
This invention discloses apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least a portion of one surface free-formed from a Reactive Mixture. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is formed on a substrate with an arcuate optical quality surface via a source of actinic radiation controllable to cure a definable portion of a volume of Reactive Mixture.
US09266292B2 Epoxy acid thermoset resins and composites that can be hot-fashioned and recycled
Resins and thermoset composites comprising them, these materials being able to be hot-fashioned. These compositions resulting from placing at least one thermosetting resin precursor, this thermosetting resin precursor comprising hydroxyl functions and/or epoxy groups, and optionally ester functions, in contact with at least one hardener chosen from carboxylic acids, in the presence of at least one transesterification catalyst whose total molar amount is between 5% and 25% of the total molar amount of hydroxyl and epoxy contained in the thermosetting resin precursor. Process for manufacturing these materials, process for transforming and process for recycling these materials. New solid forms of resins and of thermoset composites that may be used in the implementation of these processes.
US09266287B2 3D printing with custom surface reflectance
A method for fabricating custom surface reflectance and spatially-varying bi-directional reflectance distribution functions (BDRFs or svBRDFs). The 3D printing method optimizes micro-geometry to produce a normal distribution function (NDF) that can be printed on surfaces with a 3D printer. Particularly, the method involves optimizing the micro-geometry for a wide range of analytic NDFs and simulating the effective reflectance of the resulting surface. Using the results of the simulation, the appearance of an input svBRDF can be reproduced. To this end, the micro-geometry is optimized in a data-driven fashion and distributed on the surface of the printed object. The methods were demonstrated to allow 3D printing svBRDF on planar samples with current 3D printing technology even with a limited set of printing materials, and the described methods have been shown to be naturally extendable to printing svBRDF on arbitrary shapes or 3D objects.
US09266283B2 Methods for manufacturing a paint roller and component parts thereof with adhesive of compounded material
Described are methods of making a paint roller using preformed strips or core material made from a compound of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips, adhesives and/or the backing of a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
US09266282B2 Core metal for resin welding, composite member and method of manufacturing the same
The core metal for resin welding improves bonding strength between an outer peripheral resin member and the core metal. The outer peripheral resin member 30 is welded to the peripheral surface 21 of the core metal 20 by fitting the core metal into a fitting hole 31 of the outer peripheral resin member 30, preparing the outer peripheral resin member 30 providing the fitting hole 31 with a smooth internal wall surface; preparing the core metal 20 wherein streaky protrusions 26 and smooth portions 25 are provided; allowing the top parts of the protrusions 26 to contact, and the smooth portions of the core metal 20 to face the smooth internal wall surface; and induction heating to weld the outer peripheral resin member 30 to the protrusions 26 and the smooth portions 25.
US09266281B2 Process for welding of two polyamide parts
Plastic bodies are formed of two polyamide parts welded together, wherein the two polyamide parts consist of a polyamide composition at least one which comprises an iron containing additive. The welding process for making the plastic body includes welding two polyamide parts, at least one of which consists of a polyamide composition comprising an iron containing additive.
US09266279B2 Variable material stretch-forming apparatus and methods
Apparatus and methods of stretch-forming pre-preg material are provided. In one example embodiment, a variable material stretch-forming apparatus comprises a stretch-forming assembly configured to stretch-form at least one section of a sheet of pre-preg material to a longer length than at least one other section of the sheet of pre-preg material before the sheet of pre-preg material is applied to a tool.
US09266272B2 Apparatus for pretreatment and subsequent conveying of plastic material having a pocket
Disclosed is an apparatus for the processing of plastics, with a container with a rotatable mixing implement, wherein the imaginary continuation of the longitudinal axis of a conveyor in a direction opposite to the direction of conveying passes the axis of rotation, where, on the outflow side, there is an offset distance between the longitudinal axis and the radial parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein in the wall section that is part of the housing and that immediately follows the intake aperture in the direction of conveying and that completely surrounds the screw, a pocket extends in the direction of conveying, starting at the downstream edge of the intake aperture over a length (L), where 0.8 d≦L≦9 d, where d is the external diameter or the diameter of the envelope curve of the screw in the wall section.
US09266269B2 Injection apparatus
The injection apparatus, which injects a molding material into a mold by operating an injection cylinder and fills the mold with the molding material, includes a plurality of actuating mechanisms that is connected to the injection cylinder. Each actuating mechanism includes an actuating cylinder that supplies an incompressible fluid to the injection cylinder, and a drive part that drives a piston of the actuating cylinder. In a low-speed step and a high-speed step for injecting the molding material, the piston of each actuating cylinder is driven forward, and hydraulic oil is supplied to the injection cylinder. In a pressure-increasing step, the pistons of the actuating cylinders are driven forward, and hydraulic oil is supplied to the injection cylinder. As the injection apparatus includes a plurality of actuating mechanisms, the speed and pressure of the injection cylinder can be increased without requiring high performance from the drive parts.
US09266267B2 Method of manufacturing a sensor
A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing.
US09266266B2 Case of electronic device having antenna pattern frame embedded therein, mold therefor and method of manufacturing thereof
There is provided a case of an electronic device having an antenna pattern embedded therein, the case including: a radiator frame injection molded so that a radiator including an antenna pattern part and formed on a film is formed on one surface thereof; a case frame injection molded upwardly of the radiator frame and provided with the radiator embedded between the radiator frame and the case frame; and a boundary part forming a boundary between the radiator frame and the case frame and having a groove formed inwardly of the case frame.
US09266263B1 Glove palm construction and method for fabricating the palm construction
A method for fabricating the palm portion of a glove wherein the top surface of a leather material is treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). A layer of silicone is then applied to the leather surface, the silicone penetrating into the material to a predetermined depth, and the resultant assembly is then operated on in a manner to form raised portions and wells in the top and bottom surface of the assembly. The wells in the bottom surface of the assembly are then filled with silicone.
US09266262B2 Method for manufacturing light transmissive film, active energy ray-curable composition, and light transmissive film
A method for manufacturing a light transmissive film having a cured resin layer with a fine concavo-convex structure on a surface of a base material film is provided. The method includes sandwiching an active energy ray-curable composition including a mold dissolving component between a mold having an inversion structure of the fine concavo-convex structure and the base material film, obtaining a light transmissive film in which a cured resin layer having the inversion structure of the mold transferred is formed on one surface of the base material film, and separating the obtained light transmissive film and the mold. Thus, it is possible to productively manufacture a light transmissive film, and to prevent the deposition of an attachment on the mold surface and the contamination of the mold surface. Moreover, a light transmissive film can be manufactured having excellent performances, such as antireflection properties.
US09266260B2 Precision continuous stamp casting method for roll-based soft lithography
Method for casting a continuous cylindrical polymer stamp. The method includes depositing a first layer of a fluid polymer on the inside of a rotatable drum and rotating the drum for a selected time and at a selected angular velocity. The polymer is cured to produce a uniform datum surface. A second layer of polymer is deposited on the first layer in the drum and the drum is rotated until solvent in the polymer has evaporated thereby forming a stable layer. The polymer is selectively exposed and developed to create a desired pattern. Thereafter, a polymer precursor is deposited on the patterned second layer and the polymer precursor is allowed to cure while the drum is rotating to produce a cured stamp. The cured stamp is removed from the drum.
US09266258B2 System, method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording media
A system, method and apparatus for manufacturing high density magnetic media is disclosed. A flexible mold having a very low modulus of less than about 4 GPa is made on a rigid support. The mold nano-imprints a resist material on disks for hard disk drives. The flexible mold may comprise a perfluoropolyether with urethane acrylate end groups with a low surface adhesion from which the cured resist is easily released.
US09266250B2 Saw blade guard quick release structure and method for locking and unlocking saw blade guard
A saw blade guard quick release structure and a method for locking and unlocking saw blade guard includes a locating member, a connection member, and a retaining unit. The locating member has two retaining notches. The connection member includes a first guide portion and a second guide portion. The retaining unit is installed on the connection member, including a linking member, a drag member movable along the first guide portion, two retaining members respectively pivotally connected to the drag member and movable along the second guide portion, and a spring member. The method includes mounting the connection member directly on the locating member and selectively engaging the retaining members with the locating notches, thereby locking or unlocking the saw blade guard.
US09266245B2 Electric hair trimmer
An electric hair trimmer generally includes a handle, a drive system, and a cutter head. The cutter head includes a stationary blade and a movable blade, and the cutter head is releasably connectable to the handle in operative connection with the drive system. The handle is configured for ejecting the cutter head.
US09266244B2 Method and a contact panel having contacts protruding through an opening in a cover forming part of an industrial robot
An industrial robot including a contact panel having one or several contacts to allow connection to the industrial robot of one or several cables through which energy, signals or a substance may pass to and/or from the industrial robot. A cover forms part of an outer surface of the industrial robot. Each one of the one or several contacts of the contact panel protrudes through an opening in the cover so as to be accessible from the outside of the industrial robot. The contact panel is mounted to and supported by a holder that is secured in an internal cavity of the industrial robot so as to allow the contact panel to be held in place in the industrial robot when the cover is removed.
US09266238B2 Robot control method
Target values for position and orientation of a work point are provided in a robot program, dependent on which the program causes automatic movement of axles of the manipulator by a robot controller connected with the manipulator, to adjust a tool reference point of the manipulator. A robot base is movable via an auxiliary axle. Position values (provided by the robot program) of a planned position and orientation to be occupied by robot base for the tool reference point adjustment are automatically changed so the actual position of the robot base converges on a predetermined reference point, such as the work point or the tool reference point and the auxiliary axle is automatically moved to cause the robot base to occupy the position and orientation that correspond to the changed position values.
US09266237B2 Object gripping system, object gripping method, storage medium and robot system
A system comprises: a measurement unit adapted to measure a position/orientation of at least one target object based on an image obtained by capturing the at least one target object; a selection unit adapted to select at least one grippable target object based on the position/orientation; a determination unit adapted to determine, as an object to be gripped, a grippable target object in a state with a highest priority from the at least one grippable target object based on priorities set in advance for states including gripping positions/directions; a gripping unit adapted to grip the object to be gripped in the state with the highest priority; and a changing unit adapted to change the state of the gripped object, to a state in which the gripped object is assembled to the other object.
US09266233B2 Exosuit system
A flexible exosuit includes rigid and flexible elements configured to couple forces to a body of a wearer. Further, the flexible exosuit includes flexible linear actuators and clutched compliance elements to apply and/or modulate forces and/or compliances between segments of the body of the wearer. The flexible exosuit further includes electronic controllers, power sources and sensors. The flexible exosuit can be configured to apply forces to the body of the wearer to enable a variety of applications. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to augment the physical strength or endurance of the wearer. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to train the wearer to perform certain physical tasks. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to record physical activities of the wearer.
US09266230B2 Twist-handled power tool with locking system
A power tool having first and second housing portions, a power train, a mounting hub, a lock bar and an actuator. The second housing portion is disposed about the first housing portion for pivoting motion about a pivot axis. The powertrain has an output member that extends from the second housing portion and which is movable relative to an output member axis. The mounting hub is coupled to one of the first and second housing portions. The lock bar is mounted to the other one of the first and second housing portions. The actuator is slidably received in the other one of the first and second housing portions and cooperates with the mounting hub to selectively permit the second housing portion to pivot about the pivot axis relative to the first housing portion.
US09266223B2 Hand tool and method of using same
Hand tool and method of manufacturing and using same. The hand tool includes a tool mount including at least one heim joint that removably receives thereon a tool head assembly. The heim joint and tool head assembly cooperate to provide the hand tool with a multi-directional, variable angle of attack on a work piece in a manner that accommodates aged, arthritic and otherwise handicapped people having a limited range of arm, wrist and hand movement.
US09266219B2 Bonded abrasive article and method of grinding
An abrasive article configured to grind a workpiece having a fracture toughness at least about 7 MPa·m0.5 includes a body comprising abrasive particles contained within a bond material comprising a metal, wherein the body comprises a ratio of VAG/VBM of at least about 1.3, wherein VAG is a volume percent of abrasive particles within a total volume of the body and VBM is a volume percent of bond material within the total volume of the body, and wherein the abrasive particles have an average particle size of 40 to 60 microns.
US09266217B2 Hand-held power tool having elastomer elements for supporting components in the housing
A hand-held power tool is provided which includes a drive unit in a housing, a switch device, and elastomer elements. The drive unit is configured to be switched on and off with the switch device which comprises a switch accommodated inside the housing. The elastomer elements are molded onto the outside of the housing and onto the inside of the housing and are connected to each other via an opening in a wall of the housing. An elastomer element on the inside of the housing forms an elastomer bearing configured to support the switch.
US09266213B2 Method of polishing one side of wafer and single side polishing apparatus for wafer
A method of polishing one side of a wafer, which makes it possible to accurately realize the desired wafer edge shape without dependence on the period of use of a polishing cloth, is provided. In the method according to the present invention, a wafer fixed to a head is brought into contact with a polishing cloth provided on a surface of a surface plate, and the head and the surface plate are rotated, thereby polishing one side of the wafer, the method including the steps of measuring a contact angle of the polishing cloth (S1); determining a rotation speed of the head and the surface plate, based on the measured contact angle of the polishing cloth (S4); and polishing the one side of the wafer by rotating the head and the surface plate at the determined rotation speed (S5, S6).
US09266208B2 Metal ring manufacture method and metal ring manufacture device
Provided is a metal ring manufacture method and a metal ring metal device capable of manufacturing a plurality of metal rings at good efficiency without damaging the metal rings. The metal rings (R) are detached from a drum retaining unit (16) by a metal ring holding unit (28) with the arrangement state thereof being maintained; thereafter, each metal ring (R) clamped in the arrangement state by a pair of fingers (45, 46) of a metal ring clamping unit (29) is delivered sequentially in the arrangement direction by a ring delivering unit disposed in the second finger (46).
US09266207B2 Oblique-driven platform having three coplanar driving axes
The present invention relates to an oblique-driven platform having three coplanar driving axes, in which three oblique driving modules are disposed on an identical base, so as to drive a work platform to rotate and carry out 2-dimensional motion by the controlling of the three oblique driving modules. Thus, this design could solve the problems occurring in the conventional stacked machine tools; such as the deformation or the displacement of the sever axis or the rotation axis caused by the upper-layer machine tools. Moreover, by the disposing of the three oblique driving modules, the work platform can be driven to stably rotate and carry out 2-dimensional motion with high precision and high accuracy.
US09266206B2 Device for tempering a receptacle in a chamber
A device for tempering a receptacle in a chamber, including a cylindrical casing surrounding the chamber, a bottom, which is arranged on an end of the casing and is connected with it, an opening on an end of the casing opposite to the bottom, which is limited by a contact surface running parallel to the bottom, an annular sealing element, which has a sealing leg and a contact leg, which rests on the contact surface and an annular tensioning element, which, placed on the sealing element, lies on the sealing leg on its outside.
US09266205B2 Piping slider
A piping slider includes: a cavity in which a pipe-shaped part of an adherend is accommodatable; a slit that intercommunicates the cavity with an outside; a connector to which a belt is connected; a grip member in which the cavity and the slit are provided; a key member insertable into the slit; and a lock mechanism that restricts a displacement between the key member and the grip member when the key member is inserted into the slit, where an opening width of the slit is greater than a minimum width of the pipe-shaped part, and an opening width when the key member is inserted to the slit is smaller than the minimum width of the pipe-shaped part.
US09266203B2 Part being centered during assembly process, wafer level parts assembly, and apparatus and method to manufacture wafer level parts assembly
A part to be centered during an assembly process includes an effective portion which performs a function and is shaped for insertion into a hole, a reference portion extended from the effective portion and formed substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the effective portion, and an aligning portion extended from the effective portion and formed around the effective portion. When the effective portion of the part is inserted into the hole, a center of the effective portion is automatically aligned with a centerline of the hole.
US09266202B2 Rotor centralization for turbine engine assembly
One or more support elements radially extend through one or more openings defined in a turbine engine casing and are configured to centralize and at least partially support a rotor assembly of the engine during an engine disassembly or assembly procedure. The support elements are configured to transfer any rotor assembly weight loads to an engine casing while a bearing support of the rotor assembly is absent or removed.
US09266200B2 Method of manufacturing roller bearing cage
A method of manufacturing a roller cage for mounting rollers around a circle in a bearing includes a) making a roller cage blank of cylindrical form, b) cutting the cage blank on opposite diagonal sides to form two generally semi-cylindrical halves, c) re-assembling the two semi-cylindrical halves of the cage blank by releasably clamping adjacent cut edges of each semi-cylindrical half together, and d) either before or after the cutting step, forming pockets for mounting a set of rollers in the cage on a circle about the axis of the reassembled cage. The last step d) allows one to provide pockets which mount the rollers in the correct position relative to the axis of the bearing even though the two semi-cylindrical halves when re-assembled no longer form a circle.
US09266199B2 Copper-tipped slats for laser cutting
Improved slats for cutting tables are provided by forming from steel elongate receiver plates having a plurality of receiver slats and forming from copper a plurality of insert members. The insert members each have an interlocking section and a tip section. The interlocking sections of the insert members are mated and pressed into the receiver slots so the tip sections extend above the top of the receiver plates and are able to support a work piece above and away from the receiver plates during a cutting operation.
US09266195B2 Laser welding method
A laser welding method includes emitting two laser beams along a weld line from an upper surface side of a workpiece, the two laser beams being transmitted through different optical fibers and having in-focus spot diameters of 0.3 mm or larger; emitting the laser beams such that a leading laser beam of the two laser beams and a trailing laser beam of the two laser beams are each inclined toward a direction in which welding proceeds at an incident angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the workpiece, the leading laser beam being ahead of the trailing laser beam on the upper surface of the workpiece in the direction in which welding proceeds, the trailing laser beam being behind the leading laser beam; and setting the incident angle of the leading laser beam to be larger than the incident angle of the trailing laser beam.
US09266193B2 Infinite thickness laser processing system
A laser material processing system comprises: a housing defining an engraving chamber, an xy laser beam steering system, and a non-telescoping sliding focus mechanism. The housing includes a removable bottom panel that allows processing of workpieces that exceed dimensions of the engraving chamber and allows stacking of the system on modular attachments for specialized functions. The focus mechanism includes a carriage mirror subassembly attached to the x-axis carriage, a sliding member moveably attached to the carriage mirror subassembly, and a focusing lens subassembly attached perpendicularly to the lower end of the sliding member. The carriage mirror subassembly and the focusing lens subassembly are configured to receive and focus a laser beam to a focal point. The focusing lens subassembly is adjusted along a z-axis by disengaging the locking component and vertically sliding the sliding member and is locked into a position by engaging the locking component with the sliding member.
US09266190B2 Solid cartridge for a pulse weld forming electrode and method of joining tubular members
A cartridge assembly is disclosed for a pulse welding a first tube supported on a mandrel to a second tube. An outer tool is assembled over the second tube and a stored charge is discharged in the cartridge assembly. The cartridge comprises an annular conductor and a solid casing enveloping the conductor. The stored charge is electrically connected to the conductor and discharged through the conductor to compress the second tube and pulse weld the second tube to the first tube.
US09266186B2 Apparatus and method of treating substrate
A substrate-treating apparatus includes a process chamber including a space therein, a lower electrode which is in the space of the process chamber and supports the substrate, an upper electrode which faces the lower electrode in the process chamber, a high frequency supply line which includes a feed point which applies a high frequency power to the lower electrode, and a modulator which asymmetrically supplies a dielectric substance to a lower portion of the lower electrode with reference to a center portion of the lower electrode.
US09266178B2 Power tool having rotary input control
A power tool includes a housing, a motor, an output member driven by the motor, and a reaming attachment coupled to the output member. The reaming attachment has a front end portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to drive a fastener into a workpiece, and a reaming portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to remove material from an end surface of a conduit. A rotational motion sensor in the housing is operable to detect rotational motion of the housing about an axis. A controller receives a signal indicative of rotational motion from the sensor, determines a direction of the rotational motion of the housing, and drives the motor in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotational motion of the housing.
US09266170B2 Multi-material turbine components
A turbine component for a turbine of an engine is provided. The turbine component includes a blade portion of a first material; and an attachment portion coupled to the blade portion, the attachment portion being a second material.
US09266169B2 Closure plate, and a slide closure on the spout of a container containing molten metal
In a closure plate for a slide closure on the spout of a container containing molten metal, two outer longitudinal sides, a flow-through opening disposed on a central longitudinal axis of the closure plate and a closing surface passing from the latter are provided. There are formed on each of these two outer longitudinal sides, at least two shoulder surfaces serving as clamping surfaces or as centring surfaces of the closure plate which are at an angle to the longitudinal axis and tapering inward. At least on the shoulder surfaces on the side of the closing surface, adjoining outer sides are provided which are respectively at a smaller angle to the longitudinal axis than those of the shoulder surfaces.
US09266168B2 Injection head structure of a die casting machine
An injection head structure of a die casting machine contains: a base including a first inlet and a plunger rod. The base also includes a through hole, a head block having an outlet, and a neck having a guiding hole. The plunger rod is mounted in the through hole and includes a receiving groove, a second inlet, and a feeding orifice. The through hole of the base has an inner conical face formed around an inner wall thereof; the plunger rod includes an outer conical face arranged around an inner wall thereof, such that when the plunger rod is inserted into the through hole of the base, the inner conical face of the base contacts with the outer conical face of the plunger rod so that the base engages with the plunger rod.
US09266164B2 Extreme offset nose assembly with secondary bearing
A nose assembly for a fastener installation tool including an anvil, a collet, and a drawbar having a primary bearing. A secondary bearing is positioned within the collet and located intermediate the primary bearing and jaws of the collet. The secondary bearing is offset from the fastener centerline by a first distance and from a pulling tool centerline axis defined by a longitudinal axis of the drawbar by a second distance. In a pull position, the primary bearing remains engaged with the anvil during a loaded stroke and limits anvil deflection relative to the fastener centerline, while the secondary bearing remains engaged with the collet during the loaded stroke and limits deflection of the collet relative to the fastener centerline. In a return position, the primary bearing remains engaged with the anvil during a return stroke, while the secondary bearing remains engaged with the collet during the return stroke.
US09266163B2 Punching sheet metal
A method for punching and straightening sheet metal in a punching machine includes the steps that a die is accommodated in a first tool holder of a punching machine, an upper tool part with a stamp is accommodated in a second tool holder, and a sheet metal is positioned between the stamp and the die at a location to be machined. The stamp comprises an end face at an end opposite to an accommodated end of the upper tool part, wherein a bevel has an angle and a height extending from a rim of the face to the end face. Then, a punching operation is performed by the stamp, wherein radial forces are simultaneously applied to the sheet metal during cutting so that an evenness of the sheet metal is maintained even at high grades of punching.
US09266157B2 Tapered structure construction
Feeding stock used to form a tapered structure into a curving device such that each point on the stock undergoes rotational motion about a peak location of the tapered structure; and the stock meets a predecessor portion of stock along one or more adjacent edges.
US09266151B2 Cleaning device resistant to liquid backsplash and cleaning system therewith
The present invention provides a cleaning device resistant to liquid backsplash comprises an upper casing and a lower casing. The upper casing moves upward and downward relative to the lower casing. The upper casing comprises an inner wall, an outer wall, and a hollow cavity formed therebetween. The inner wall is provided with a plurality of liquid inlet apertures which are communicated with the hollow cavity. Through the liquid inlet apertures and the hollow cavity provided in the cleaning device and the cleaning system of the present invention, the chemical liquids and/or particles used are introduced into the hollow cavity via the liquid inlet apertures and discharged via the liquid discharging apertures during the high speed rotation of the wafer so as to achieve better cleaning device.
US09266149B2 Method and system for expelling food products in control and selection apparatuses
Vacuum system for collecting food products, the food products moving on one conveyor element, and the collection system executed by vacuum suction of at least one suction duct which transversely intercepts the conveyor element and bears a plurality of holes directed towards the conveyor belt, and elements for controlling the opening or closing of the holes. The suction duct acts as a shutter-valve, i.e. as a suction element, the stems of the cylinders are adapted to directly interfere, that is close or open, the corresponding passage hole on the suction duct. The stems of the cylinders pass inside the suction duct.
US09266147B2 Precursors and transport methods for hydrothermal liquid phase sintering (HLPS)
A method of producing a monolithic ceramic body from a porous matrix includes providing a porous matrix having interstitial spaces, providing an infiltrating medium comprising a solvent and at least one reactive species, and infiltrating at least a portion of the interstitial space of the porous matrix with the infiltrating medium. The solvent is an inert medium that is not chemically reactive with the porous matrix, and is in a liquid phase when in the portion of the interstitial space of the porous matrix. The infiltrating medium is mechanically convected through the porous matrix. The at least one reactive species, when in a portion of the interstitial space of the porous matrix, reacts with a portion of the porous matrix to form a product, and the product fills at least a portion of the interstitial space.
US09266145B2 Surgical needle coatings and methods
The present invention provides improved medical devices for use in surgical procedures and methods for manufacturing improved medical devices. In some embodiments, the improved medical devices can include improved surgical needles that are capable of being repeatedly passed through tissue using minimal force. More particularly, the improved surgical needles can be manufactured with two or more different coatings that provide the surgical needles with both durability and lubricity for ease of repeated and successive passes through tissue. Improved methods for manufacturing the surgical needles and for providing and applying coatings to the surgical needles are also provided.
US09266144B2 Method and apparatus for producing a non-uniform coating on a substrate
A roll coater can be modified by the addition of one or more needle tubes that supply coating fluid to the roll coater in discrete locations across the face of the coating roll. The needle tubes supply a localized band of coating material onto the coating roll superimposed over the uniform coating layer already present on the surface of the coating roll from an upstream coating pond creating a stripe pattern over the uniform coating layer. By varying the relative speeds of the coating rolls in the coater, the width of the stripe can also be adjusted.
US09266138B1 Free standing hose stand
A free-standing stand that holds a hose and that automatically erects upon contact with a supporting surface and automatically collapses when removed from contact with the supporting surface. The free-standing stand includes a spine and a tripod. The spine has the hose be replaceably held thereto. The tripod is operatively connected to the spine in such a matter that when the tripod contacts the supporting surface the tripod automatically erects and when the tripod is removed from contact with the supporting surface the tripod automatically collapses.
US09266136B2 Apparatus for displaying, monitoring and/or controlling shower, bath or sink faucet water parameters with an audio or verbal annunciations or control means
The present invention is a display apparatus for affixation to shower head, bath or sink faucet water supply piping or incorporated within a shower, or bath or faucet head. The display apparatus includes a power generation, CPU or microprocessor, temperature sensor and/or water flow sensors, timing circuits, and audio or verbal communication means and a display means. The present invention can position some components remotely from other components that communicate by wired or wireless means. The communication means is designed 1) to detect and respond to audio signals or verbal instructions or commands and/or 2) annunciate audio signals or verbal messages.
US09266131B2 Pump-equipped container and dispensing pump used for same
A pump-equipped container and a dispensing pump used therefor are provided, such that a thin container body can be implemented, while deformation of the container body associated with an operation portion being pushed down can effectively be prevented. A pump-equipped container 1 includes: a container body 2 having a mouth portion 15; and a dispensing pump 20 removably attached to the mouth portion 15. The dispensing pump 20 includes: a pump body 22 removably attached to the mouth portion 15 of the container body 2; a support member 31 having its bottom end portion abutted on a bottom portion 5 of the container body 2 to thereby receive a downward load acting on the mouth portion 15 of the container body 2; a leg member 32 provided at the support member 31.
US09266128B2 Method and apparatus for electrostatic painting
A device and method for electrostatic powder coating include: obtaining continuously a working fluid constituted by air deprived of undesirable substances; supplying the working fluid, between 0.5 bar and 10 bar, in a container containing an amount of coating powder; extracting from the container; a first flow made up of working fluid and powder; atomizing the first flow with working fluid at a pressure of between 0.5 bar and 10 bar; supplying working fluid at a pressure of between 0.5 bar and 10 bar to create a second transport flow made up of working fluid and atomized powder; charging the second flow electrostatically under pressure; and sending the second electrostatically charged flow of working fluid and atomized powder onto a substrate, at a temperature of between −15° C. and +45° C., and a device and method for electrostatic painting including heating/cooling temperature adjustment of the painting mixture.
US09266126B2 Water spray plate
There is disclosed a water spray plate having micro-shower-holes formed therein to expand a passage area of liquid. The plurality of the shower hole arrays formed to unit sprayed liquids may be arranged and there may be an effect of enabling the user to feel that sufficient liquid is supplied even if a small amount of liquid is supplied. As a result, the substantial amount of the liquid used by the user may be reduced and there may be a water-saving effect.
US09266119B2 Method and apparatus for transporting magnetic fluids and particles
A method of transporting a magnetic fluid (104) or at least one magnetic particle (509, 510). The method comprises the steps of: providing a magnetic layer (102) with an asymmetric re-magnetization property; placing the magnetic fluid (104) or the magnetic particle(s) (509, 510) in the vicinity of the magnetic layer (102) so that they can magnetically interact with the magnetic layer (102); and applying an external magnetic field.
US09266117B2 Process and system for treating particulate solids
System and method for treating particulate solids comprises a screw feeder for transporting a water-based slurry of contaminated particulate solids through an ultrasound signal of sufficient size, strength and duration to cause the contaminants to separate from the particulate solids. One or more stacks of ultrasonic transducers arranged around the screw feeder may be employed in which the diameter of each transducer preferably is substantially the same as the pitch of the screw feeder.
US09266116B1 Hydraulic injection milling apparatus with classifying screen
A hydraulic injection milling apparatus with classifying screen that includes a hydraulic fluid injected into an impactor during operation, wherein crushed material delivered to the impactor is reducible to specific-sized particles transmittable through an interchangeable classifying screen disposed underlying a delivery aperture in the impactor, said classifying screen including a plurality of fixed width, elongate apertures disposed in parallel upon a durable plate member, said crushed material thus reduced in the impactor and then classified through the classifying screen as fluid-borne sediment, deliverable for sorting and recovery, whereby coarse grain material is excluded by the classifying screen and yield from the impactor is increased by the hydraulic fluid washing sediment therefrom.
US09266114B2 Separator for a grinding machine
A grinding machine for grinding foodstuffs, such as meat or the like, includes an orifice plate at the outlet of a grinding head. The orifice plate has collection passages that discharge a mixture of soft material and hard material through the orifice plate. A separator assembly is located downstream of the orifice plate for separating the soft material from the hard material. The separator assembly includes a tapered, perforated separator chamber that receives the mixture of soft material and hard material, in combination with a rotatable separator screw located within the separator chamber. Rotation of the separator screw functions to separate the soft material from the hard material and force the soft material through the perforations in the separator chamber. An adjustment arrangement enables the axial position of the separator screw to be adjusted within the separator chamber.
US09266108B2 Nanoliter array loading
An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid.
US09266107B2 Monodisperse microdroplet generation and stopping without coalescence
A system for monodispersed microdroplet generation and trapping including providing a flow channel in a microchip; producing microdroplets in the flow channel, the microdroplets movable in the flow channel; providing carrier fluid in the flow channel using a pump or pressure source; controlling movement of the microdroplets in the flow channel and trapping the microdroplets in a desired location in the flow channel. The system includes a microchip; a flow channel in the microchip; a droplet maker that generates microdroplets, the droplet maker connected to the flow channel; a carrier fluid in the flow channel, the carrier fluid introduced to the flow channel by a source of carrier fluid, the source of carrier fluid including a pump or pressure source; a valve connected to the carrier fluid that controls flow of the carrier fluid and enables trapping of the microdroplets.
US09266106B2 Micro-channel chip
A convenient technique allows detecting fluorescence emitted in the channel with a uniformly high detection sensitivity and a good reproducibility. On the front face side of a plate-like body 11, a groove-shaped introduction channel 12 and separation channel 14 are formed. In this micro-channel chip 10, on the inner faces of a groove constituting the separation channel 14 formed in a surface of the plate-like body 11, there is formed a fine particle layer 20 provided by sintering fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm mainly composed of zinc oxide (ZnO) or titanium oxide (TiO2).
US09266102B2 Catalysts and methods of increasing mass transfer rate of acid gas scrubbing solvents
A novel transition metal trimer compound/catalyst is disclosed. A method of increasing the overall mass transfer rate of acid gas scrubbing solvents utilizing that catalyst is also provided.
US09266101B2 Value added spent fluid catalytic cracking catalyst composition and a process for preparation thereof
A composition of a value added RFCC catalyst and a process of preparation of a composition for a dual function additive catalyst from a spent catalyst are disclosed. The value added spent FCC catalyst offers improved performance, options such as either employing as an additive for passivation of both vanadium and nickel and enhancing catalytic activity, for initial start-up or make-up for attrition losses. The value addition process does not harm any of physical properties of starting material with respect to ABD, attrition index, surface area and particle size distribution. Value added catalyst can be used in a range from 1-99 wt % in fluid catalytic cracking process in which, feeds may have higher metals and carbon.
US09266099B2 Regenerated hydrocracking catalyst and method for producing a hydrocarbon oil
The regenerated hydrocracking catalyst according to the present invention is a regenerated hydrocracking catalyst prepared by regenerating a used hydrocracking catalyst including: a catalyst support containing zeolite and an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity; and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support, selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the regenerated hydrocracking catalyst contains 0.05 to 1% by mass of a carbonaceous substance in terms of carbon atoms based on the entire mass of the catalyst.
US09266097B2 Cobalt-based nano catalyst and preparation method thereof
A cobalt-based nano catalyst including a metal combination as a core and a porous material as a shell. The metal combination includes a first metal component Co, a second metal component selected from Ce, La, and Zr, and a third metal component selected from Pt, Ru, Rh, and Re. The catalyst includes between 10 and 35 wt. % of the first metal component, between 0.5 and 10 wt. % of the second metal component, between 0.02 and 2 wt. % of the third metal component, and a carrier. The carrier is a porous material such as nano silica or alumina. The carrier is in the shape of a spheroid, has a pore size of between 1 and 20 nm and a specific area of between 300 and 500 m2/g. The active component of the catalyst has a particle size of between 0.5 and 20 nm.
US09266096B2 Catalyst for obtaining higher alcohols
The present invention relates to a process for obtaining metal oxide catalysts comprising gallium which are capable of synthesizing higher alcohols from lower alcohols. The process for obtaining said catalysts is also disclosed.
US09266090B2 Coated extruded animal litter
A litter and litter making method producing cat litter from a carbohydrate starch-containing cereal grain, e.g., corn, based admixture extruded from a single screw or twin screw extruder forming pellets having a clumping agent formed during extrusion composed at least in part of carbohydrate polymer binder. Each pellet is extruded under conditions that cause formation of carbohydrate polymer binder clumping agent at least some of which is water soluble. One preferred method of extruding cat litter causes starch dextrinization to occur such that at least some of the carbohydrate polymer binder clumping agent in each pellet is formed of dextrin. Each pellet can be coated such as with a smectite that preferably is bentonite. During use, pellet extrusion formed clumping agent in a pellet wetted with urine dissolves and flows in between and along adjacent pellets causing them to clump together without the presence of any clumping agent additive.
US09266089B2 Self-clumping cat litter
A litter and litter making method producing cat litter from a carbohydrate starch-containing cereal grain, e.g., corn, based admixture extruded from a single screw or twin screw extruder forming pellets having a clumping agent formed during extrusion composed at least in part of carbohydrate polymer binder. Each pellet is extruded under conditions that cause formation of carbohydrate polymer binder clumping agent at least some of which is water soluble. One preferred method of extruding cat litter causes starch dextrinization to occur such that at least some of the carbohydrate polymer binder clumping agent in each pellet is formed of dextrin. Each pellet can be coated such as with a smectite that preferably is bentonite. During use, pellet extrusion formed clumping agent in a pellet wetted with urine dissolves and flows in between and along adjacent pellets causing them to clump together without the presence of any clumping agent additive.
US09266086B2 Coated particles, method of producing coated particles and adsorption apparatus
Coated particles according to the present invention are comprised of particles each having a surface. At least the vicinity of the surface of the particle is constituted of a calcium phosphate-based compound. The particles are coated with a polyamine-based compound, and an average particle size of the particles is 1 μm or more. Furthermore, such coated particles are produced by preparing a preparation liquid containing a liquid containing at least one of water and an alcohol, the coated particles and the polyamine-based compound and then heating the preparation liquid to coat the particles with the polyamine-based compound. Furthermore, it is preferred that the liquid used in preparing the preparation liquid contains methanol as a main component thereto.
US09266085B2 Johnson ambient-heat engine
An ambient-heat engine has a substantially thermally-conductive housing whose interior is divided into a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber by a substantially gas-impermeable barrier. An ionically-conductive, electrical-energy-generating mechanism forms at least a portion of the barrier. First hydrogen-storage medium is disposed within the high-pressure chamber and second hydrogen-storage medium is disposed within the low-pressure chamber. An electrical-energy storage device connected to the ionically-conductive, electrical-energy-generating mechanism is operable between a charge condition and a discharge condition. In a charge condition, hydrogen atoms within the high-pressure chamber are converted to hydrogen ions and conducted through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism to the low-pressure chamber causing electrical-energy to be generated to the electrical-energy storage device. When the electrical-energy storage device is in a discharge condition an electric current is passed through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism causing hydrogen in the low-pressure chamber to convert to hydrogen ions and conduct through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism to the high-pressure chamber.
US09266084B2 Automatic synthesizer apparatus for producing radiopharmaceutical tumor imaging agent Gallium-68-DOTATATE and method thereof
The invention provides an automatic synthesizer apparatus and method for producing radiopharmaceutical tumor imaging agent Gallium-68-DOTATATE with one button control process to effectively isolate the medication in vials from the contamination of environment and manual operations, saving the costs of investment in production with alleviation of the critical standard required for the environmental equipments to be used for production.
US09266079B2 Apparatus for retaining solid material in a radial flow reactor and method of making
An apparatus for use in radial flow reactors is presented. The apparatus includes a first partition and a second partition with support members coupled therebetween. The first partition include a first opening and a second opening to allow the passage of fluid therethrough. A baffle extends into a flow channel formed by adjacent support members to obstruct an upper or lower portion of the first opening to interrupt a portion of the fluid flow therethrough.
US09266076B2 Method and apparatus for real-time feedback control of electrical manipulation of droplets on chip
A device for generating droplets includes a substrate comprising a reservoir site configured to hold a liquid and including a first electrode, a droplet creation site including a second electrode, and droplet separation site disposed between the reservoir site and the droplet creation site and containing an electrode. The device includes control circuitry operatively coupled to the first, second, and third electrodes. The control circuitry is configured to measure the fluid volume on the electrodes and independently adjust an applied voltage to increase/decrease the quantity of fluid. The device can move fluid onto the creation site or back onto to the reservoir site. When the fluid volume is at the desired value or range, a driving voltage is delivered to the first and second electrodes to form a new droplet. The device may generate droplets having a uniform or user-defined size smaller than the electrode.
US09266075B2 Doser and mixer for a vehicle exhaust system
A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer and a doser that sprays a reducing agent into the mixer to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component. The doser is mounted in a tangential orientation relative to a point defined at an intersection of a doser axis with a theoretical cylinder that surrounds a center axis of the mixer and is defined by a variable radius.
US09266074B2 Mixing device having a plurality of mixing channels
A mixing device having a chamber is provided. The chamber includes an inlet, a main body, and a flow axis. The main body is configured for containing a fluid circulating generally along the flow axis. The inlet is configured to receive at least one fluid stream and is oriented in a flow plane generally perpendicular to the flow axis. A plurality of mixing channels that each receive portions of the fluid stream from the inlet are provided. The plurality of mixing channels are each oriented along the flow plane and have unequal distinct lengths configured to release the portions of the fluid stream into the chamber at discrete time intervals.
US09266072B2 Devices and methods for improved delivery of volatile liquids
An emanation device is described which comprises: a replaceable refill of liquid containing one or more active materials wherein the active material comprises at least one of: a fragrance; an insecticide; a fungicide; a pesticide; a sanitizing material; and/or a pharmaceutical; wherein the refill comprises a sealed reservoir containing said volatile liquid and a porous wick which extends from the interior of the reservoir to the exterior thereof; and wherein the device comprises: an air pump; a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the air pump such that, in use, air pumped by the pump will flow through the fluid conduit; a nozzle located at the end of the fluid conduit remote from the air pump; a ejector constriction provided in the fluid conduit adjacent or substantially adjacent the nozzle; a liquid conduit provided adjacent the ejector constriction and in fluid communication with the fluid conduit at one end thereof, and open at the other end to receive liquid therein; characterized in that the liquid conduit is located within the porous wick.
US09266066B2 Membrane with localized asymmetries
Asymmetric microporous membranes with localized asymmetries, devices including the membranes, and methods of making and using the membranes, are disclosed. The asymmetric microporous membranes have a first surface and a second surface and an interior bulk defined by the first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface has at least a first region and a second region, the first region having a first porosity comprising a first mean pore size, and the second region having a second porosity comprising a second mean pore size, wherein the ratio of first mean pore size to the second mean pore size is at least about 5:1.
US09266064B2 Co slip catalyst and method of using
A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
US09266062B2 Method of removing sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in the flue gas
The present invention discloses a method of removing sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides in a regeneration flue gas emitted from a regenerator of a catalytic cracking plant and recovering the elemental sulfur and an apparatus therefor.
US09266059B2 Regenerative recovery of contaminants from effluent gases
A contaminant gas is removed from a feed gas in two absorption and stripping circuits operated in tandem. The gas is first passed through a rich gas absorber producing a rich absorption liquor from which contaminant gas is stripped in a rich liquor stripper. A lean gas exiting the rich gas absorber is passed through a lean gas absorber, producing a lean absorption liquor from which contaminant gas is stripper in a lean liquor stripper. Regenerated absorption media exiting the respective strippers are recirculated to the respective absorbers.
US09266056B2 Process for initiating operations of a separation apparatus
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for initiating operations of a separation apparatus. The process may include passing a hydrocarbon carrier having a sulfiding agent through an exchanger for heating the hydrocarbon carrier prior to entering a stripper.
US09266053B2 System and method for concentrating gas
Systems and methods for producing a product gas are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of gas separation assemblies separate adsorbable components from a gas source using a plurality of micro-pumps to create gas flow through the gas separation assemblies. Various embodiments include implementation of various pressure swing adsorbtion (PSA), vacuum swing adsorbtion (VSA), and vacuum pressure swing adsorbtion (VPSA) systems utilizing the gas separation assemblies with micro-pumps. In other embodiments, micro-pumps and micro-pump assemblies are arranged in various configurations capable of providing a range of pressures and flow rates.
US09266051B2 Removal of carbon dioxide from air
The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.
US09266049B2 Air-conditioner and controlling method thereof
Provided are an air-conditioner and a controlling method thereof. The air-conditioner includes a blower fan forcibly generating a flow of air, a filter disposed on a flow path of the air that forcibly flows by the blower fan, and a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter. The method for controlling an air-conditioner includes disposing a collection part under a filter of an air-conditioner, vibrating a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter, and separating the collection part from a lower side of the filter.
US09266048B2 Microbicidal filter and filtration cartridge incorporating such a filter
A microbicidal filter for treating air, includes, in the allocated direction of flow of the air stream capable of passing therethrough, a filtration layer and a HEPA filter. The filtration layer contains a bactericidal and/or fungicidal agent, and the HEPA filter is pleated while being applied against a second pleated filtration layer that is arranged downstream, so as to prevent the mutual contacting of its pleats. The combination of the action of the impregnated layer and of the HEPA filter inhibits or kills by contact all the living particles that penetrate into the microbicidal filter. The HEPA filter is held in stable application in the pleated shape thereof against the second filtration layer, so that filtering performance deteriorates only gradually.
US09266047B2 Mist eliminator configuration for droplet removal in fouling service
Vane type mist eliminator segments are arranged in a plurality of tiers at separate vertically spaced locations in a tower, typically of the upright, cylindrical type, with the eliminator at each tier covering only a portion of the cross section of the tower. The eliminator segment(s) in each tier are laterally displaced in the tower from the adjacent vertically spaced eliminator segments to form a staggered configuration for the segments. Each mist eliminator preferably extends over 50-70% of the cross-sectional area of the tower to leave an open flow passage in the tier; the staggering of the segments and the associated flow passages defines an upward tortuous or zig-zag open flow path for vapors ascending the tower through the open flow passages when the eliminator segment(s) become fouled in use.
US09266045B2 Increased efficiency strainer system
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a strainer system comprising a plurality of strainer modules, each of which comprises multiple cassettes or cartridges assembled together in a prescribed arrangement. In the strainer system constructed in accordance with the present invention, the “clean” sides of the strainer modules are fluidly connected to each other by a plenum duct which also has a suction pump fluidly coupled thereto. Integrated into the plenum duct is a pressure released membrane (PRM) which is positioned so as to effectively isolate one of the strainer modules from the remaining active strainer modules included in the strainer system. The pressure released membrane is uniquely configured so as to facilitate the activation of the isolated strainer module when pressure across the plenum duct increases beyond a prescribed threshold.
US09266043B2 Filter cartridge
Disclosed is a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes an inner filter in the form of an approximately cylindrical corrugated membrane, an outer filter in the form of an approximately cylindrical corrugated membrane, the outer filter having a diameter greater than that of the inner filter and being installed around the inner filter, and at least one holder to support the inner filter and the outer filter.
US09266042B2 Inlet device for gravity separator
An inlet device (17) for a gravity separator (18) for separating a fluid mixture including gas and liquid. The inlet device (17) includes an inlet nozzle (1) for the fluid mixture, a distribution chamber (2) connected to the inlet nozzle for distributing the fluid mixture to one or more axial cyclones (3) constituting an integral part of the inlet device (17) and being connected to the distribution chamber (2). The axial cyclones (3) are provided with a bottom inlet opening, a top outlet opening (9) for the gas rich fluid stream, a swirl inducing element (21), one or more openings (24) to allow liquid to leave the axial cyclones (3), and to be drained to a level below the inlet device (17).
US09266041B2 Chromatography ligand
The present invention relates to a chromatography ligand defined by the following formula R1—R2—N(R3)—R4—R5 wherein R1 is a substituted or non-substituted phenyl group; R2 is a hydrocarbon chain comprising 0-4 carbon atoms; R3 is a hydrocarbon chain comprising 1-3 carbon atoms; R4 is a hydrocarbon chain comprising 1-5 carbon atoms; and R5 is OH or H. The invention also comprises a separation matrix, comprising the described ligands coupled to a porous support, such as particles or a membrane. The ligand and matrix according to the invention is useful for purification of biomolecules or organic compounds, such as proteins, polypeptides, DNA etc. An advantageous use according to the invention is the purification of antibodies.
US09266040B2 Filtration system
A filtration system and methods for using same are disclosed. The filtration system can include a frame, and a plurality of filters coupled to the frame and coupled to each other in series. A pump can provide a pressure differential that causes fluid to flow through the filters in series. The first filter can be provided as a pre-filter, and one or more additional filters can include pleated, calendared, micro-fiber filters. Another filter can be a percentage removal nano-filter that is adapted to remove sub-micron particles from the fluid. The nano-filter can include three pleated filter layers. Each pleated filter layer can be oriented approximately concentrically about a common longitudinal axis.
US09266036B2 Apparatus for the integration of dehydrogenation and oligomerization
A process and apparatus are presented for the conversion of light paraffins to heavier liquid fuels or distillate. The process and apparatus includes conversion of a paraffin stream to an olefinic stream. The olefinic stream is passed through a reactor zone to convert the olefins to heavier hydrocarbons, including branched paraffins and branched olefins. The process includes recycling a portion of the product to the reactors for controlling the heat and reaction rate of the dimerization or oligomerization process.
US09266034B2 Heat integrated distillation apparatus
A distillation apparatus includes a rectifying column, a stripping column located above seen from the rectifying column, a liquid sump unit located at a predetermined stage of the stripping column and configured to hold liquid that has flowed downward, a heat exchanger located in the liquid sump unit, a second pipe for introducing vapor in the rectifying column to the heat exchanger of the stripping column, and a third pipe for introducing fluids flowing out from the heat exchanger of the stripping column to the rectifying column. Further, a flare line having lower pressure than pressure in the rectifying column is connected to a downstream side of the third pipe. The distillation apparatus can switch a first flow toward an inside of the rectifying column through the third pipe to a second flow branching from the third pipe toward a pipe at a lower pressure side.
US09266031B2 Block toy for music education
Disclosed is a block toy for music education which recognizes combined melody blocks so as to replay sounds in order having the same pitch as the melody blocks, thereby playing a melody. The corresponding melody block is lit up to display a playing melody block while playing a melody. It is possible to differentiate each melody block by detecting, with a mechanical switch, uneven patterns formed at the lower sides of melody blocks. Since music can be visually understood, the block toy can help the emotion and music education of children.
US09266026B2 Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting game or other simulation difficulty
A method for use with a simulation includes running the simulation, receiving information from a control interface used by a user to interact with the simulation, analyzing the received information, forming at least an indication of the user's level of skill based on the analysis of the received information, and adjusting a difficulty level of the simulation based on the indication of the user's level of skill. A storage medium storing a computer program executable by a processor based system and an apparatus for use with a simulation are also disclosed.
US09266025B2 Augmented reality gaming via geographic messaging
Geographic gaming via a scalable, wireless geographic broadcast protocol enables multiplayer gaming between communication devices without relying on traditional network elements. Games can be fully distributed over an ad hoc network of mobile communications devices. The scalable nature of the wireless geographic broadcast protocol enables multiplayer games to function equally well in both remote areas with no or little network service and in crowded areas containing both game players and other users of mobile communications devices. Wireless geographic broadcast messages distributed among multiplayer game participants can be used to control gameplay features and/or game elements of multiplayer games. Embodiments include simulated artillery battles, simulated throw and catch games, and simulated reconnaissance elements.
US09266023B2 Pictorial game system and method
A pictorial game allows participants to both contribute and decode pictorial content. The participants' performance, as well as that of artists and their artwork, can be tabulated and presented for community entertainment. Different modes can be used for presenting the images in different platforms, including on standalone platforms, gaming sites, social networking profiles, etc. Supplemental features can be added according to a desired rule set. Speech recognition can be used in some applications of the invention as well. Advertising can be integrated into game play as part of the picture decoding process.
US09266021B2 Token configured to interact
Embodiments of a token configured to interact are disclosed.
US09266018B2 Customizable in-vehicle gaming system
An in-vehicle gaming system may be played by a driver alone, or simultaneously or individually by a driver and/or one or more other users. The in-vehicle gaming system may be activated or controlled by, for example, touch, voice, or gesture. Gameplay is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on environmental factors such that the driver is not distracted from driving the vehicle. Game content is generated based at least in part on environmental factors and user data.
US09266015B1 Magnetic dominos game
A magnetic dominos game set with pieces that magnetically connect end to end, side to side and side to end, and methods for manufacturing and playing magnetic dominos.
US09266011B2 Card-handling devices and methods of using such devices
A card-handling device reads a suit and value of individual cards that are moved through the card-handling device. Reading of the cards is effected after the cards have been received into a card holding area and before the cards have been delivered into a card collection area from which cards are removed from the card-handling device for use. The read suit and rank are then sent to a processor, wherein the processor identifies whether any card is a card that should be rejected from the card-handling device and the card-handling device then rejecting that card from the card-handling device.
US09266006B2 Athletic pace signaling system and method
An athletic pace signaling system includes a plurality of light generating modules and a control assembly in communication with the plurality of light generating modules. The control assembly includes a control circuit configured to store a predetermined pace and to cooperatively control the plurality of light generating modules such that each module projects a light associated with a training pace.
US09266004B2 Bicycle weight trainer
An apparatus comprising a weight system. The weight system is configured to be attached to a frame of a bicycle to increase the weight of the bicycle. The weight system is configured to be located in an area within a perimeter defined by a portion of the frame of the bicycle when attached to the frame.
US09266003B2 Foldable ball net frame
A foldable ball net frame includes a main pipe, a foldable net frame, a stop ring, support poles, and a net. The foldable net frame includes an upper collar and a lower collar. One end of a main support arm of the foldable net frame is hingedly connected to the upper collar, and another end is hingedly connected to one end of a secondary support arm. Another end of the secondary support arm is hingedly connected to the lower collar. The stop ring is disposed between the upper nest and the lower nest and locked on the main pipe. The support poles and the main support arms are coaxially structured. The support poles are disposed at the distal ends of the main support arms, respectively. The net has buttonholes and is detachably connected to the distal ends of the support poles therethrough.
US09265995B2 Golf club head
An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. A back wall is also disclosed in the rear portion enclosing a portion of the rear portion to create an enclosed cavity. The cavity is defined by at least a rear surface of the striking face, an inner back wall surface, and the sole portion. A plug and a filler material is located within the enclosed cavity. The filler material surrounds the plug and is configured to hold the plug in place. The plug is lighter than the filler material.
US09265994B2 Golf club head
A head 4 includes a socket 10 and a weight body 12. The socket 10 has an upper hole part 18 and a lower hole part 20. The weight body 12 has an engaging part 32. The lower hole part 20 and the engaging part 32 can be relatively rotated. By the relative rotation, the weight body 12 can take an engaging position EP and non-engaging position NP. The engaging part 32 has an outermost part E1. The lower hole part 20 has a first portion 20x and a second portion 20y. The outermost part E1 can pass through the first portion 20x while compressively deforming the first portion 20x. A distance D2 between the second portion 20y and an axis line Z is greater than a distance D1 between the first portion 20x and the axis line Z.
US09265990B2 Aquatic exercise system
A housing assembly includes a plurality of hollow pipes forming a base section horizontally disposed and a support section vertically disposed with a top pipe. An operational assembly includes a plurality of block and tackle subassemblies. Each block and tackle sub assembly includes a fixed block with a plurality of upper pulleys depending from the top pipe. Each block and tackle sub assembly includes a movable tackle with a plurality of lower pulleys. Each movable tackle includes a cord with a fixed end, a movable end, and an intermediate section. The intermediate section winds back and forth between the lower pulleys and the upper pulleys. A belt has a clip attached to the movable end of each cord.
US09265989B2 Connecting adjustment assembly
A connecting adjustment assembly for a fall protection assembly including a back plate assembly and a sliding engagement member is provided. The back plate assembly includes a body and a roller. The body has a first side and an opposed second side. The body further has a first edge and an opposed second edge that defines the length of the body. The body also has a third edge and an opposed fourth edge that defines a width of the body. The body still further has a groove in the second side that passes along the width of the body. The roller is rotationally coupled proximate the second edge of the body. The sliding engagement member includes a first portion with a first post and a second portion with a connection head. The first post is configured and arranged to be at least partially received within the groove of the body.
US09265988B2 Exercise apparatus
Exercise apparatus is provided, which includes pedals on which a user can exert loads in a first direction, and a motor that is configured to drive the pedals in the opposite direction and that is controlled to run at a predetermined speed, so that the loads from the user are exerted by using muscles eccentrically. The apparatus is configured such that the user's body is in a generally upright orientation when using the apparatus—preferably in a standing orientation, without using a seat.
US09265986B1 Full body exercise equipment
Full body exercise equipment including four elongate rails arranged in a generally side-by-side longitudinal configuration. The four elongate rails are connected together to allow for selected angular arrangements between the rails and also allow for selected longitudinal arrangements between the rails. A slidable shuttle member is provided on each rail with the two inside rails having toe holds and the two outside rails having hand grips. A resilient cord is provided for each shuttle for selectable attachment to either end of the shuttle to provide selected resistance against slidable movement of the shuttle in either direction on a respective rail.
US09265985B2 Convertible arm cord loop handle
An arm cord handle is disclosed that includes a flexible loop handle having a U shaped distal end and having proximal ends joined together at a common base portion. An external strap lies around and against the U shaped distal end in a storage position. The external strap has its ends fastened to the loop handle at a location spaced from the common base portion. The external strap can be deployed to an operational position away from the U shaped distal end of the flexible loop handle so that the arm cord handle is converted into a foot loop handle with the external strap positioned around a user's ankle while the U shaped distal end is positioned around the user's forefoot during exercise.
US09265983B1 Exercise apparatus for assisting in strength exercises
An exercise apparatus comprises first and second arm cuffs and a central elastic member. The first and second arm cuffs are configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser. Each arm cuff is configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm. The first and second arm cuffs are attached to opposite sides in a longitudinal direction of the central elastic member. The central elastic member has a substantially rectangular shape and has a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser and for the first and second arm cuffs to encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser.
US09265982B2 Resistance device for improving swing and stabilizing leg position
A resistance device for stabilizing a person's leg position relative to the ground includes an anchor configured for affixing to a stationary object, a first tether segment, a second tether segment, a first fastener configured for securing adjacent an upper portion of a person's leg, and a second fastener configured for securing adjacent a lower portion of the person's leg. The first tether segment extends between the anchor and the first fastener, and the second tether segment extends between the anchor and the second fastener.
US09265981B2 Pip cap assembly for a fire protection sprinkler
A sprinkler assembly includes a sprinkler body having a base and a frame extending from the base. The base has a passage extending therethrough defining an inlet and an outlet. A deflector is mounted to the frame and spaced from the outlet, which is configured to deflect fluid flowing from the outlet in a radial pattern. A trigger assembly extends between the frame and the base and is adapted to support a pip cap assembly in the outlet and release the plug when a temperature associated with a fire condition is detected. The pip cap assembly includes a copper shell and a stainless steel insert received in the copper shell and extending outward therefrom.
US09265980B2 Flow control assembly for a fire sprinkler system
A flow control assembly for a fire sprinkler system includes a valve housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The valve housing defines a fluid flow path that extends between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. A flow control valve is disposed within the fluid flow path. A swing check valve is disposed within the fluid flow path of the valve housing downstream from the flow control valve. The swing check valve includes a clapper that is connected to an actuator arm. An electrical switch is disposed outside of the valve housing. A mechanical linkage includes a first end that extends through the valve housing and engages with the actuator arm. The mechanical linkage also includes a second end that is coupled to the electrical switch. The first end translates with said actuator arm.
US09265978B2 Flame retardant and fire extinguishing product for fires in liquids
A novel flame retardant and fire extinguishing product for preventing and fighting fires in liquids is disclosed herein. The product comprises water, one or more flame retardants, one or more polymers, one or more surfactants, one or more emulsifiers, one or more preservatives, and one or more firming agents. In some embodiments, the product may further comprise one or more stabilizers, one or more binders, and/or one or more fining agents. The product may be used as a fire extinguishing agent in active firefighting and as a flame retardant to prevent fires. The product may be biodegradable in a natural environment, may be readily cleaned off equipment and materials to which it has been applied using water, and may also provide other features which render it safe for the environment as compared to other commonly used products in fire prevention and firefighting.
US09265972B2 Ultrasonic treatment device
An ultrasonic treatment system includes a probe which transmits ultrasonic vibration. In the system, a first energy generator generates treatment energy suitable for treating a living tissue in accordance with an instruction from a first instruction part. The probe is made ultrasonically vibrate with the first amplitude. A second energy generator generates destruction energy suitable for destroying the probe in accordance with an instruction from a second instruction part. The probe is made ultrasonically vibrate with the second amplitude.
US09265963B2 Defibrillator, rescue kit of parts and process for controlling the quality of chest compression
The invention relates to a defibrillator with integrated means for chest compression feedback. The defibrillator is shaped and sized such as to be directly placeable on the patient's chest.
US09265961B2 Support device for supporting a transmission coil on the body of a patient
A support device for supporting a transmission coil on the body of a patient, with a receiving or securing device or a receiving space for receiving or securing the transmission coil in and/or on the support device, and further comprising a detection device for detecting a process of application, a state of application, a process of removal and/or a state of removal of the support device relative to the body of the patient. Further pertaining to a method for operating such a device.
US09265960B2 Use case-based services
An apparatus comprises an external device for communication with an implantable device. The external device includes a communication circuit configured to receive a communication signal from at least a third device separate from the external device and the implantable device, a locating circuit configured to determine a location of the external device using the received communication signal, a port configured to receive user identity information into the external device, and a control circuit electrically coupled to the communication circuit, the locating circuit, and the port. The control circuit is configured to allow user access to an implantable device feature according to the determined location and received user identity information.
US09265957B2 Implantable medical device and charging system employing electric fields
An implantable medical device and external base station system are disclosed. The external base station can provide a passive electric field to power the implant, or to charge its battery. The base station may also power or charge using magnetic fields under certain circumstances. The Implantable medical device may comprise an implantable neurostimulator having a number of electrode leads extending from its body. One or more of the electrode leads can comprise the antenna for receiving the electric field from the base station, and resonance in that antenna can be rectified to provide the power for recharging the battery. Although the E-field provided by the base station does not provide as much power for recharging as does other traditional charging techniques, it can occur passively and over longer distances to allow the patent's implant to be recharged when in relative proximity to the base station.
US09265956B2 Devices and methods for treating dry eye in animals
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating a condition in an animal. Generally the systems include a stimulator that is implantable in the animal and a controller system configured to transmit one or more signals to the implanted stimulator. The controller system may have a controller configured to generate the one or more signals. The controller system may include one or more collars, bridles, horse hoods, cages, animal beds, and/or food bowls. The systems may be used to treat one or more conditions such as dry eye, and may treat the conditions in an animal such as a horse, dog, or cat.
US09265952B2 Control of a defibrillator and/or pacemaker
An electronic medical monitoring and treatment apparatus allows a victim of a medical emergency person access to a medical professional (MP) who can monitor, diagnose and treat the person from a remote site. The apparatus includes a cardiac medical monitoring and treatment device (MMTD) coupled to an electronic adapter designed to communicate with a local, first transmitting/receiving (T/R) device which, in turn, is adapted to electronically communicate with a remote, second transmitting/receiving (T/R) device used by the MP. The MMTD may comprise a cardiac treatment circuit for effecting cardiac pacing and/or defibrillation and a cardiac signal circuit for receiving cardiac signals. The cardiac signals are (1) transmitted from the signal circuit to the second T/R device for evaluation by the MP, (2) the MP may transmit a control signal to the treatment circuit, and (3), in response thereto, the treatment circuit may generate one or more electrical pulses for treatment of the person.
US09265951B2 System and method for automated adjustment of cardiac resynchronization therapy control parameters
A system and method for cardiac resynchronization therapy in which pacing control parameters are automatically adjusted by comparison of local electrograms acquired by a cardiac implantable electrical device with a model of cardiac electrical activity derived from surface-lead electrocardiograph measurements under baseline and paced conditions is provided. The adjusted pacing control parameters guarantee substantially maximum evidence of ventricular activation wavefront fusion while reducing the risk of compromising diastolic function. Atrioventricular intervals (AVIs] are measured and utilized to constrain the adjustment of pacing control parameters such that diastolic dysfunctions are not induced in the patient's heart.
US09265936B2 Lead assembly and related methods
Defibrillator lead designs and methods for manufacturing a lead having a fibrosis-limiting material covering, a shocking coil electrode, and an implantable lead body are disclosed herein. The shocking coil electrode includes at least one laser welded portion.
US09265934B2 Percutaneously implantable paddle-type lead and methods and devices for deployment
A percutaneously implantable paddle lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a plurality of terminals disposed on the proximal portion of the lead; a flexible paddle body coupled to the distal portion of the lead; and a plurality of electrodes disposed in the paddle body and electrically coupled to the terminals on the proximal portion of the lead. The percutaneously implantable paddle lead also includes a bonding material in contact with the paddle body and holding the paddle body in a compacted form prior to, and during, insertion into a percutaneous implantation tool. The bonding material is configured and arranged to release the paddle body during or soon after implantation into a patient so that the paddle body can deploy into its paddle-like form. Alternatively, at least one current-degradable fastener can be used instead of the binding material.
US09265933B2 Cochlear implants containing biological cells and uses thereof
The present invention features devices for treating hearing loss, methods of making the devices, and methods for treating hearing loss. The devices include cochlear implants with biological cells placed at least on one or more of the electrodes of the implant. The cochlear implants then bypass dead or damaged hair cells in the cochlea by directly stimulating the auditory nerve fibers leading to the perceptions of sound. The biological cells can extend processes from the implant to the brainstem, creating a bridge that transmits electric signals from the electrode to the brainstem more efficiently than traditional cochlear implants. Methods of making the implants include applying a composition containing biological cells to an electrode of a cochlear implant, and treatment methods include implanting a cochlear implant that carries biological cells on one or more electrodes into a human who has experienced profound hearing loss (e.g., sensorineural hearing loss).
US09265932B2 Method and system for determining settings for deep brain stimulation
A method and control system for determining and applying stimulation settings for a brain stimulation probe (10, 12) is provided. The brain stimulation probe (10, 12) comprises a plurality of stimulation electrodes (11). The method comprises for multiple stimulation electrodes (11) of the plurality of stimulation electrodes (11): applying a test current and determining a corresponding patient response, determining a volume of influence based (32, 52, 71, 91) on the test current and a position of the stimulation electrode (11), combining the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) and the corresponding patient response with generalized anatomic knowledge of stimulation induced behavior for associating the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) to an anatomic structure (33, 43, 53), and determining an intersection (41, 51) of the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) and the associated anatomic structure (33, 43, 53). Then, based on the determined intersections (41, 51) an optimal stimulation volume and corresponding stimulation settings for the brain stimulation probe (10, 12) are determined.
US09265928B2 Implantable electrode and method of making the same
The implantable electrode system of the preferred embodiments includes a conductor, an interconnect coupled to the conductor, an insulator that insulates the interconnect, and an anchor that is connected to both the conductor and the insulating element. The anchor is mechanically interlocked with at least one of the conductor and the insulator.
US09265927B2 Tibial nerve stimulation device
A stimulation therapy device provides an electrical stimulation therapy to branches of the tibial nerve of a patient. The device comprises a support member configured to be worn around the ankle or foot of the patient, first and second pairs of electrodes attached to the support member, and a stimulation circuit attached to the support member. The stimulation circuit is configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses through the first and second pairs of electrodes.
US09265926B2 Electrosurgical devices
In one embodiment, a surgical instrument comprises a handle assembly. The handle assembly comprises a closure trigger defining an energy button hole, an energy button located within the energy button hole, and a firing trigger. A shaft assembly is coupled to the handle assembly and comprises an outer tube, a closure actuator coupled to the closure trigger, and a firing actuator operatively coupled to the firing trigger. An end effector is coupled to a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises a jaw assembly having a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly comprises a first and a second jaw member. The first and second jaw members define a longitudinal slot. The closure actuator is coupled to the first jaw member to pivotally move the first jaw member from an open position to a closed position. A cutting member is deployable within the longitudinal slot.
US09265922B2 System and method for improving outcome of cerebral ischemia
A system for improving outcome following cerebral ischemia is provided. The system includes a source of nitric oxide and an elongate tubular member for insertion into a nose including at least one orifice thereon. The elongate tubular member is coupled to the source of nitric oxide and configured for delivering the nitric oxide into a nasal cavity through the at least one orifice for absorption into a cerebral vasculature through a nasal vasculature. A device for controlling flow of the gas, a concentration of the nitric oxide in the gas, or both, is also provided.
US09265919B2 Simplified medical inflation device with passive latch
An inflator which preferably has a gauge thereon and means for communicating with a medical connector or device. The inflator has a syringe body, a handle on the syringe body, a plunger which extends out from the handle and extends into the syringe body, and a plunger locking mechanism which is associated with the handle. The plunger locking mechanism includes an actuation lever which is configured to be depressed, thereby causing the plunger locking mechanism to actuate. The plunger locking mechanism includes a ratchet pawl which is configured to selectively engage corresponding ratchet structure, thereby locking the plunger in place, during which time the plunger is prevented from being retracted, but can still be advanced (i.e., pushed into the syringe body during pressurization). The plunger locking mechanism is configured such that when the actuation lever is released, the ratchet pawl disengages from the corresponding ratchet structure, thus freeing the plunger.
US09265917B2 Introducer
An introducer is configured to distinguish an introducer provided with a sheath tube whose wall thickness is reduced, from an introducer provided with a sheath tube whose wall thickness is not reduced, and to recognize the relationship between the inner diameter and the outer diameter for the sheath tube in which the wall thickness is reduced. The introducer includes an introducer sheath and a three-way stopcock portion. The introducer further includes a first information piece on at least one of the introducer sheath and the three-way stopcock portion and has an inner diameter dimension of the sheath tube as an index. Furthermore, a second information piece having an outer diameter dimension of the sheath tube as an index is on at least one of the introducer sheath and the three-way stopcock portion.
US09265915B2 Method of indwelling a needle assembly
A method of indwelling a needle assembly includes providing an assembled indwelling needle assembly having an inner needle, an inner needle hub fixed to a proximal portion of the inner needle, a hollow outer needle in which the inner needle is inserted, an outer needle hub fixed to a proximal portion of the outer needle, and a pressing member; pressing down on the pressing member while moving the indwelling needle assembly to puncture a blood vessel; advancing the outer needle along the inner needle such that the outer needle is inserted in the blood vessel; holding the pressing member against the outer needle and holding the outer needle hub such that the outer needle is maintained indwelling in the blood vessel while simultaneously pulling the inner needle hub in a proximal direction such that the inner needle is pulled out from and entirely removed from the outer needle.
US09265910B2 Adapter, inhalation device, and nebulizer
An adapter includes: a first connection connected to a mouthpiece, a second connection in communication with the first connection, receiving an aerosol, and delivering the aerosol to a patient, a third connection receiving breathable air from a source, a connector located between the first and second connection such that the connector is in fluidic association with an expulsion nozzle of a nebulizer when the first connection is connected to the nebulizer, the connector receiving the aerosol dispensed from the expulsion nozzle and conveying the aerosol to the second connection, where the first connection is connectible in a leak-tight manner to at least one of the expulsion nozzle and a projection that surrounds the expulsion nozzle, so that no supply air or breathable air can flow past the expulsion nozzle through or into the first connection, thereby closing off air supply openings of the nebulizer.
US09265908B2 Intubating stylette device and related methods
Various embodiments of the invention include an intubating stylette device and related methods of using such a device. In some cases, the stylette includes: a handle member having a base and a tip extending from the base, the handle for engaging a hand of an operator; a control member coupled to the tip of the handle member, the control member including at least one actuation member sized to engage with a finger from the hand of the operator; and a tube member coupled to the control member, the tube member including a tip that is movable between at least two positions when the at least one actuation member is moved from a first position to a second position.
US09265887B2 Automatic injection devices having overmolded gripping surfaces
Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices, housing components for automatic injection devices and methods for fabricating the same. An exemplary housing of an automatic injection device may be overmolded with one or more gripping surfaces to facilitate gripping and manipulation of the automatic injection device by a user when performing an injection. In an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded left gripping surface may extend along a left side of the housing and an overmolded right gripping surface may extend along a right side of the housing opposite to the left side.
US09265884B2 On-body injector and method of use
An on-body injector and method of use including an on-body injector for use with an injection device. The on-body injector includes a bolus reservoir; a bolus injection needle in fluid communication with the bolus reservoir, the bolus injection needle having a bolus injection needle tip aligned with the injection port, the bolus injection needle being slideably biased away from the injection port to define a gap between the bolus injection needle tip and the injection port; and a button operably connected to the bolus injection needle to slide the bolus injection needle along the injection axis. The button is operable to advance the bolus injection needle tip to close the gap and advance the bolus injection needle tip into the injection port. The button is further operable to advance a plunger through the bolus reservoir to deliver a predetermined bolus volume to the patient through the injection flow path.
US09265882B2 Indwelling needle device
A hub can be displaced between an initial position at which the hub is located on a front end side of an inner cavity of a shield and an inner needle penetrates an outer needle and a retracted position at which the hub is located on a rear end side of the inner cavity of the shield and the inner needle is housed within the inner cavity of the shield. A stopper includes an insertion portion that is inserted into the inner cavity of the shield and a base portion that is located on a rear end of the insertion portion. The base portion includes a roof portion that exposes part of an outer circumferential face of a tube connected to the hub and covers the remainder thereof, and a pair of grasping portions that are arranged to sandwich the tube and can be elastically displaced so as to grip the tube.
US09265881B2 Therapeutic agent injection device
A therapeutic agent injection device including an injection device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient having a body, the body having a patient face and a port face opposite the patient face, the port face having an introducer port including an introducer channel and an injection port including an injection channel, the introducer channel being in fluid communication with the injection channel through a cross channel, the injection channel defining an injection axis; a delivery tube for subcutaneous delivery of the therapeutic agent to the patient, the delivery tube projecting from and being generally perpendicular to the patient face, the delivery tube defining an introducer axis and being in fluid communication with the injection port; and a patch, the patch being attached to the patient face and being operable to adhesively attach to the patient; wherein the injection axis is parallel to the introducer axis.
US09265880B1 One-time use cartridge for a syringe injector
A one-time use cartridge for a CT or MRI syringe has a syringe body coupled to an adapter by flanges that are trapped by a locking tooth supported as part of a groove in a unitary adapter. One-time use is enhanced with one-way valves associated with the forward end of the syringe body. The one-way valves have coaxial inner and outer members with reversed roles for fluid inflow and outflow tubing connections. The valves operate under positive and negative pressure generated by the syringe piston.
US09265876B1 Systems and methods for pathogen inactivation in blood using UV irradiation while minimizing heat transfer thereto
The systems and methods for pathogen reduction in donor blood operates by exposure of blood to UVC irradiation. Unwanted wavelengths of light, mostly in the infrared spectra, may be precluded from reaching blood by providing a layer of IR-absorbing fluid positioned between blood and the source of UV irradiation, whereby minimizing energy absorption and heating of blood. Some embodiments further disclose a system configured to utilize the same IR-absorbing fluid to actively cool blood by flowing along the flow path thereof.
US09265869B2 Breast pump
The present invention relates to a breast pump operable to generate a negative pressure comprising a funnel (24) for receiving a breast of a user. The breast pump (24) has an insert (50,70) receivable in the funnel (24) having a deformable region (59a-59e) which forms a chamber between the insert (50,70) and the funnel (24) when the insert (50,70) is received in the funnel (24). A passageway (37) connecting the chamber to the source of negative pressure is formed in the funnel (24) so that, during use, the deformable region (59a-59e) is deformed and/or deflected relative to the breast of a user in response to a negative pressure in the chamber.
US09265865B2 Stent having time-release indicator
A medical device includes an elongate body configured to be disposed within a urinary tract of a patient such that a first end portion of the elongate body is disposed at a first location of the urinary tract and a second end portion of the elongate body is disposed at a second, different location of the urinary tract. The elongate body defines a lumen that is configured to convey urine from the first location of the urinary tract to the second location of the urinary tract. An agent is formulated to visually alter urine of the patient, the agent is coupled to the elongate body and releasable into the patient's urine.
US09265864B2 Atraumatic detection/stimulation microlead
An atraumatic detection/stimulation lead is disclosed. The lead includes at least one microcable having a core cable comprising a plurality of elementary metal strands. One of the microcables has provided at its distal end an atraumatic protection device. The atraumatic protection device includes a protective coating on the distal ends of the elementary strands of the microcable, and the protective coating is covered by a protective cap of deformable material. The protective cap may be a conical distal end adapted to deform and axially flatten out. The microcable may have an overall diameter less than or equal to 1.5 French (0.50 mm).
US09265853B2 Fragrance dispensing devices and methods
A fragrance dispensing device includes a housing, a fragrance assembly, a cover panel, a fan, and a drive assembly. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, which moves relative to the first portion. The housing includes an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The fragrance assembly rotates within the housing's interior cavity and defines a plurality of receptacles for receiving fragrance inserts. The cover panel substantially seals one or more receptacles and defines an opening. The fan is coupled to the housing's second portion. The drive assembly rotates the fragrance assembly such that at least a portion of a user-selected fragrance insert is aligned with the cover panel's opening. The fan moves air from the housing's intake opening, across the cover panel's opening, and out the housing's exhaust opening, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment. The drive assembly may include a shaft with helical threads.
US09265839B2 Conjugation process of bacterial polysaccharides to carrier proteins
Process for conjugation of bacterial saccharides including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae saccharides by reductive amination are provided herein.
US09265838B2 Conjugate based systems for controlled drug delivery
Conjugates which comprise a drug and a ligand which includes a first saccharide; wherein the conjugate is characterized in that, when the conjugate is administered to a mammal, at least one pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic property of the conjugate is sensitive to serum concentration of a second saccharide. Exemplary conjugates and sustained release formulations are provided in addition to methods of use and preparation.
US09265836B2 Biodegradable block copolymeric compositions for drug delivery
An improved drug delivery composition and method of use is disclosed. The composition comprises one or more biodegradable block copolymer drug carriers; and a reconstitution enhancing and enabling agent comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG), a PEG derivative or a mixture of PEG and a PEG derivative. The composition can be administered as is or after being be dissolved or rapidly reconstituted in an aqueous vehicle to afford a homogeneous solution or uniform colloidal systems.
US09265833B2 Lipid dipeptide and gel
A gelator that includes a lipid peptide of Formula (1) wherein R1 is a C9-23 aliphatic group, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group optionally having a C1-2 branched chain, R3 is a —(CH2)n—X group, n is a number from 1 to 4, and X is an amino group, a guanidino group, a —CONH2 group, or a 5-membered ring optionally having 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, a 6-membered ring optionally having 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, or a fused heterocycle including a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring that optionally has 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms; or a pharmaceutically usable salt of the lipid peptide.
US09265831B2 Formulations of bendamustine
Long term storage stable bendamustine-containing compositions are disclosed. The compositions can include bendamustine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable fluid which can include in some embodiments PEG, PG or mixtures thereof and an antioxidant or chloride ion source. The bendamustine-containing compositions have less than about 5% total impurities, on a normalized peak area response (“PAR”) basis as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) at a wavelength of 223 nm, after at least about 15 months of storage at a temperature of from about 5° C. to about 25° C.
US09265830B2 Implantable compositions and methods for preparing the same
Methods for forming implantable compositions are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include (i) providing a gel base, (ii) adding water and a hydrating agent to the gel base to form a mixture, (iii) reducing the water content of the mixture; and (iv) adding a delivered material before, during, and/or after step (ii) or (iii). The water content is reduced to about 5% or less by weight of the implantable composition.
US09265825B2 Antagonists of IL-6 to raise albumin and/or lower CRP
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 improve survivability or quality of life of a patient in need thereof. In preferred embodiments, the anti-IL-6 antibodies will be humanized and/or will be aglycosylated. Also, in preferred embodiments these patients will comprise those exhibiting (or at risk of developing) an elevated serum C-reactive protein level or a reduced serum albumin level prior to treatment. In another preferred embodiment, the patient's Glasgow Prognostic Score will be increased and survivability will preferably be improved.
US09265823B2 Use of a modified poxvirus for the rapid induction of immunity against a poxvirus or other infectious agents
The present invention relates to the rapid induction of a protective immune response against infectious agents using a poxvirus. An immune response can be induced by administering the poxvirus 7 to 2 days prior to infection with the infections agents.
US09265822B2 Peptides for inducing heterosubtypic influenza T cell responses
The present invention provides compositions and methods for generation of an anti-influenza immune response. In particular, conserved T cell epitopes within matrix protein and nucleoprotein components of influenza virus have been identified and further screened for those structures that will bind either or both of HLA I and II molecules. Methods for vaccinating subjects with formulations of such peptides for the treatment or prevention of influenza infaction also are described.
US09265821B2 Inactivated dengue virus vaccine with aluminium-free adjuvant
The present disclosure provides immunogenic compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of disease caused by dengue virus.
US09265819B2 Live, attenuated Streptococcus pneumoniae strain and vaccine for protection against pneumococcal disease
The present invention is an attenuated mutant strain of Streptococcus pneumonia that has a mutation in the FtsY gene. Vaccines, kits and methods for protecting a subject against Streptococcus pneumonia disease or colonization using the attenuated mutant strain are also provided.
US09265816B2 Immunogenic WT-1 peptides and methods of use thereof
This invention provides mutated WT1 peptides SGQAYMFPNAPYLPSCLES (SEQ ID No:41) and QAYMFPNAPYLPSCL (SEQ ID No:42), immunogenic compositions and vaccines comprising same, and methods of treating, reducing the incidence of, and inducing immune responses to a WT1-expressing cancer, comprising same.
US09265815B2 Tolerogenic synthetic nanocarriers
This invention relates, at least in part, to compositions comprising synthetic nanocarriers and immunosuppressants that result in immune suppressive effects. Such compositions can further comprise antigen and provide antigen-specific tolerogenic immune responses.
US09265811B2 Formulations for a tight junction effector
Enteric compositions comprising one or more tight junction agonists and/or one or more tight junction antagonists are provided. Compositions of the invention may comprise a delayed-release coating disposed over a tight junction agonist and/or tight junction antagonist layer which may be disposed over an inert core. Delayed-release coatings may be substantially stable in gastric fluid and substantially unstable in intestinal fluid, thus providing for substantial release of the tight junction agonist and/or antagonist from the composition in the duodenum or jejunum of the small intestine.
US09265809B2 Methods and compositions for treating and preventing signs or symptoms of eye disease
Compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of at least one of a sign and a symptom associated with an eye disease are disclosed. Preferred compositions could comprise a liquid formulation including Cineraria maritima and at least one of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a carnosine, and a cannabinoid.
US09265807B1 Milkweed seed oil administered to animals
Milkweed seed oil administered to an animal relieves the symptoms of fibromyalgia and improves the health of the animal. Administering an effective amount of milkweed seed oil orally or to the skin around or near the symptom of fibromyalgia of an animal results in relief from the symptoms of fibromyalgia as compared to the symptoms experienced by the animal both before the milkweed seed oil was administered.
US09265806B2 Composition for preventing or treating dementia comprising extracts of monsonia species
A pharmaceutical composition and a food composition including extracts of Monsonia sp. for treating dementia, which compositions inhibit the formation of β-amyloid, and a method of preparing the extracts.
US09265802B2 Treating colorectal cancer with a whole, leech saliva extract
Methods are provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about −20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
US09265797B2 Surgical technique for harvesting autogenous mandibular symphysis graft
A surgical technique for harvesting an autogenous symphysis bone graft including making a single vertical incision to the symphysis area of a patient and harvesting bone from the symphysis area of the patient's mandible. The single vertical incision is made parallel to muscle fibers of the patient's chin.
US09265795B2 Cellular compositions for use in therapy
The present invention provides a therapeutic composition comprising: (i) Trolox, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, H2PO4−, HEPES, lactobionate, sucrose, mannitol, glucose, dextran-40, adenosine, glutathione; and (ii) stem cells or progenitor cells, wherein the composition does not comprise a dipolar aprotic solvent, in particular DMSO. The present invention also relates to methods of formulating said composition for cryopreservation and subsequent direct administration to a patient, and medicaments comprising said composition.
US09265793B2 Compositions with antibacterial and wound healing activity
The present invention relates to compositions based on silver and hyaluronic acid and their use in the management of cutaneous lesions of various origin (acute and chronic wounds, ulcerations, burns, etc.) mainly when characterized by the presence of exudate and hence at high risk of infection.
US09265790B2 Zwitterionic immunomodulators for the treatment of asthma and allergy
Methods and products for treating and protecting against asthma and allergic conditions are provided. The methods and products are related to certain naturally occurring and synthetic zwitterionic polymers which are found to induce certain T regulatory (Treg) cells and to exert immunosuppressive effects in vitro and in vivo.
US09265789B2 Targeting CLPTM1L by RNA interference for treatment and prevention of cancer
Provided herein are compositions for reducing CLPTM1L expression in a cell as well as methods for using such compositions to treat or prevent cancer in a subject. In particular, compositions comprising RNAi-inducing constructs targeted to CLPTM1L and methods of administering such compositions to a subject to treat or prevent a disease or condition associated with CLPTM1L over-expression (e.g., lung cancer) are provided herein.
US09265785B2 Compositions comprising decitabine and tetrahydrouridine and uses thereof
Embodiments of compositions and methods for the treatment of blood disorders and malignancies in a subject are described herein. In one embodiment, a composition for the treatment of a blood disorder or a malignancy in a subject comprises decitabine, tetrahydrouridine, and an excipient. In another embodiment, a method for the treatment of a blood disorder or a malignancy in a subject comprises the oral administration of a composition comprising decitabine and tetrahydrouridine. In some examples, the composition may be administered 1-3 times weekly.
US09265784B2 Antineoplastic combinations of 4-anilino-3-cyanoquinolines and capecitabine
A combination of a 4-anilino-3-cyanoquinoline compound (e.g. HKI-272, SKI-606, EKB-569) and a capecitabine compound in the treatment of a neoplasm is provided. Regimens, kits, and methods for treatment of neoplasm, including breast cancer including metastatic breast cancer, and lung cancer, using this combination, optionally in combination with other anti-neoplastic agents, or immune modulators are also described.
US09265783B2 Compositions including triciribine and epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor compounds or salts thereof and methods of use thereof
This application relates to combination therapies including triciribine compounds and epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor compounds, particularly erlotinib-like compounds and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation.
US09265775B2 Pharmaceutical compositions
Compositions, and methods of using such compositions, useful for injection into the posterior segments of human or animal eyes are provided. Such compositions include corticosteroid component-containing particles present in a therapeutically effective amount, a viscosity inducing component, and an aqueous carrier component. The compositions have viscosities of at least about 10 cps or about 100 cps at a shear rate of 0.1/second. In a preferred embodiment, the viscosity is in the range of from about 140,000 cps to about 300,000 cps. The compositions advantageously suspend the particles for prolonged periods of time.
US09265769B2 Thiazolyl- and oxazolyl-isoquinolinones and methods for using them
The present invention relates to substituted thiazolyl- and oxazolyl-isoquinolinones that act, for example, as modulators of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of substituted thiazolyl- and oxazolyl-isoquinolinones and to their use in treating various diseases and disorders.
US09265768B2 Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols as phosphodiesterase inhibitors
The invention relates to inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds that are derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing them and therapeutic use thereof.
US09265755B2 Stem cell administration to reduce TNF-α level in CSF of an autism spectrum disorder or pervasive development disorder patient
A method for treating an autism spectrum condition includes administering an effective dose of a TNF-α inhibiting agent to a person having an autism spectrum condition or pervasive development disorder and at least one of elevated TNF-α in the cerebrospinal fluid or elevated TNF-α in the serum, as compared to normal conditions; and lowering at least one of the elevated TNF-α in the cerebrospinal fluid or elevated TNF-α in the serum. A TNF-α inhibiting agent includes at least one of Lenalinomide; Thalidomide; L-Carnosine; Infliximab; Etanercept; a stem cell preparation; derivatives thereof, isomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09265754B2 Use of 1-{4-[1-(4-cyclohexyl-3-trifluoromethyl-benzyloxyimino)-ethyl]-2-ethyl-benzyl}-azetidine-3-carboxylic acid in treating symptoms associated with rett syndrome
Use of an S1P receptor modulator in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition dependent on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression.
US09265753B2 Limited release lingual thioctic acid delivery systems
A diffusion rate limiting matrix is utilized to lingually and/or sublingually deliver thioctic acid. This limited release matrix is intended for general nutritional supplementation and/or the treatment of various physiological disorders. Due to its lingual nature, this rate limiting matrix can produce IV-equivalent plasma levels and is not meant to be swallowed.
US09265752B2 Transdermal patch containing Rotigotine
A Rotigotine-containing composition having a matrix mixture system formed from a polyvinylpyrrolidone and a combination of an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive with a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive. The polyvinylpyrrolidone may be present in an amount of about 1-10% by weight in matrix mixture system. The acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive may be present in an amount of about 1-25% by weight in the matrix mixture system. The silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive may be present in an amount of about 65-98% by weight in the matrix mixture system. The composition further includes 1-40% of Rotigotine on the basis of the total weight of the composition. The composition provides improved properties in the solubility, release and initial penetration level of Rotigotine. Also disclosed is a transdermal patch that includes the Rotigotine-containing composition, as well as methods of manufacturing and using the Rotigotine-containing composition.
US09265750B1 Apparatus and method for correction of erectile dysfunction
An apparatus and method including herbal, amino acid, vitamin and mineral formulations for correcting and curing erectile dysfunction in men in order to create a natural erection. The formulations will assist in the correction and cure of erectile dysfunction along with the use of the vacuum apparatus to aid in the correction and cure resulting in the enhancement of the penis by clearing out any blockages and improving circulation to the male organ achieving greater overall length and girth of the penis for normal physical erections.
US09265748B2 Anhydrous and hemihydrate crystalline forms of an (R)-baclofen prodrug, methods of synthesis and methods of use
Crystalline (3R)-4-{[(1S)-2-methyl-1-(2-methylpropanoyloxyl)propoxy]carbonylamino}-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid anhydrate and crystalline (3R)-4-{[(1S)-2-methyl-1-(2-methylpropanoyloxyl)propoxy]carbonylamino}-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid hemihydrate, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of making and methods of using the same are disclosed.
US09265747B2 Platinum (IV) complexes for use in dual mode pharmaceutical therapy
The present invention provides compositions, preparations, formulations, kits, and methods useful for treating subjects in need of therapeutic protocol, including subjects having cancer or at risk of developing cancer. Some embodiments of the invention may comprise a composition comprising a first component comprising a precursor to a therapeutically active platinum agent and a precursor to a second therapeutically active agent. The therapeutically active platinum agent and the second therapeutically active agent may dissociate from each other, thereby forming a first therapeutically active platinum agent and a second therapeutically active agent. The second therapeutically active gent may affect a cellular pathway of a cancer cell and may be substantially inactive towards non-cancerous cells.
US09265741B2 Molecules to perfect HbA1c levels
This invention is of particular use to patients with Diabetes Mellitus. It uses alkyl analogs of the methyl pyruvate (MP) family to provide energy and improve insulin and glucose homeostasis via accelerated intracellular delivery of protons, pyruvate and ATP from each MP. The energy upregulates cellular cross talk and networking resulting in a surge of ATP enabling NADH (via glycolysis) that enables pancreatic islet cells to obtain increased ATP allowing increased insulin manufacture. This process improves cellular respiration, expedites protein, lipid and hormone manufacture. The increased energy also enables telomeres and delays Hayflick limit. Instead of cellular repair, silence, or apoptosis, energy is allocated for cell/organ function. This invention curbs inflammation and ROS by idealizing cellular respiration and diminishing hyperglycemia. In turn a reduction of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), lessened target RNA and nucleic acid toxins, i.e., diminished HbA1c occurs. By decreased drain of cellular energy, genomic function improves.
US09265740B2 Minocycline compounds and methods of use thereof
Methods and compositions for using a tetracycline compound to treat bacterial infections are described. In one embodiment, for example, the invention provides a method of treating a subject for an infection, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of 9-[(2,2-dimethyl-propyl amino)-methyl]-minocycline or a salt thereof, such that said subject is treated, wherein said infection is selected from the group consisting of MSSA, MRSA, B-streptococci, Viridans Streptococci, Enterococcus, or combinations thereof.
US09265739B2 Methods and use of compounds that bind to HER2/neu receptor complex
This application describes pharmaceutical compositions, commercial packages, and methods for inhibiting cell proliferative disorders, especially those disorders, including Her2 related cancers, characterized by overactivity and/or inappropriate activity of a receptor tyrosine kinase, and methods for imaging an HER-2 expressing tumor.
US09265735B2 Methods for screening to identify therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and use thereof
Methods for treating Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using modulators of lysosomal activity are described herein. More particularly, methods described herein relate to the use and application of compounds or agents that enhance lysosomal activity for the treatment of AD. In a particular aspect, the method relates to the use and application of compounds or agents that increase the pH of the lysosome and/or increase the overall activity of lysosomal proteases for the treatment of AD. Also described herein are methods and assays for screening to identify compounds or agents that increase the pH of the lysosome and/or increase the overall activity of lysosomal proteases for the treatment of AD.
US09265733B2 Drug depots having different release profiles for reducing, preventing or treating pain and inflammation
Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of at least analgesic and/or at least one anti-inflammatory agent at or near a target site, one can reduce, prevent or treat inflammation and pain.
US09265730B2 Stable solid preparations
It is intended to provide a process for producing unstable amorphous benzimidazole compounds having a proton pump inhibitor function, and stable solid preparations for medicinal use containing these compounds which are produced by blending such an amorphous benzimidazole compound with a nontoxic base such as a basic inorganic salt, forming an intermediate coating layer on the layer containing the active ingredient and further forming an enteric coating layer or a release-controlling coating layer.
US09265729B2 Nanofunctional silica particles and manufacturing method thereof
Provided are nanofunctional silica particles having excellent functionality and quality, and capable of being mass-produced at low costs. According to the present invention, there are provided nanofunctional silica particles including a coating layer containing one or more silica compounds selected from the group consisting of mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane (MPS), mercaptopropyl triethoxysilane (MPES), mercaptopropyl methyldimethoxysilane (MPDMS), trimethoxy[2-(7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]-hept-3-yl)ethyl]silane (EpoPS), thiocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane (TCPS), acryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (ACPS), and aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APS); and functional particles in the coating layer, and being used in imaging, assay, diagnosis, treatment or the like, medicine or bioresearch.
US09265725B2 Dicarboxylic acid foamable vehicle and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The present invention teaches a foamable pharmaceutical carrier comprising a benefit agent, selected from the group consisting of a dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic acid ester; a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of at least one surface-active agent; at least one polymeric agent and mixtures thereof; a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, a hydrophilic solvent, a hydrophobic solvent, a potent solvent, a polar solvent, a silicone, an emollient, and mixtures thereof, wherein the benefit agent, stabilizer and solvent are selected to provide a composition that is substantially resistant to aging and to phase separation and or can substantially stabilize other active ingredients. The invention further relates to a foamable composition further containing a liquefied hydrocarbon gas propellant.
US09265723B2 Long acting insulin composition
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an insulin compound in a concentration that is sufficient to maintain a therapeutically effective level of the insulin compound in blood plasma for at least 3 days characterized by having a pharmacokinetic profile in vivo with substantially no burst of the insulin compound. The present invention further relates to the use of an insulin compound for preparing said pharmaceutical composition as well as a kit of parts comprising said pharmaceutical composition.
US09265722B2 Botulinum toxin formulation for oral administration
Pharmaceutical compositions of a botulinum toxin for oral administration to a patient with a gastrointestinal disorder.
US09265719B2 Cosmetic use of microorganism(s) for the treatment of scalp disorders
The present invention relates to a use of an effective amount of at least one probiotic microorganism and/or a fraction thereof and/or a metabolite thereof for preventing and/or treating dandruff disorders of the scalp, as well as a cosmetic process for preventing and/or treating a dandruff condition including the administration a first cosmetic active agent and of at least a second cosmetic active agent, topically, the said first and second cosmetic active agents being formulated in separate compositions, the first cosmetic active agent being chosen from probiotic microorganisms, and mixtures thereof, and the second cosmetic active agent being chosen from antidandruff active agents.
US09265711B2 Cosmetic composition with watertight fragrance
The present invention refers to a cosmetic composition which, in particular, enables the perfume component resist wash off by water and sweat and to remain fixed on the skin for a long time watertightly. The cosmetic composition comprises fragrance and a fragrance-fixing complex consisting of 0.01-10% by weight of a hydrophobic, alcohol-soluble, carboxylated acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer and 0.01-10% by weight of a hydrolyzed jojoba ester. Further the complex is able to significantly reduce the total amount of fragrances while giving the same scent feeling to the consumer.
US09265706B2 Lichesterinic acid and the derivatives of same as pigmentation inhibitors
The invention relates to the cosmetic use of a compound chosen from the compounds of formula (A) and the salts of same as an agent for depigmenting the skin and/or keratinous appendages.
US09265704B2 Cosmetic composition comprising a cucurbic acid compound and an acrylic copolymer
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable aqueous medium, a cucurbic acid compound of formula (I) in which R1 represents a radical COOR3, where R3 denotes H or a C1-C4 alkyl radical, which is optionally substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups; R2 represents a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and a copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid and hydroxylated C2-C4 alkyl(meth)acrylate. Application to the care and make-up of keratin materials.
US09265702B2 Cosmetic powder
What is claimed is: a loose cosmetic powder, comprising: a base component including particles that include one or more of talc, mica, zinc stearate, boron nitride, and one or more pigments; and color bits, wherein the loose cosmetic powder displays a color change when subjected to an application of pressure.
US09265697B2 Methods and apparatus for buffering parenteral solutions
A system for transferring solutions from a first cartridge into a second cartridge comprises a cartridge holder, a plunger driver, and a cartridge connector. The cartridge connector carries a transfer needle and an exhaust needle. The cartridge holder positions the first cartridge against the cartridge connector so that the transfer needle penetrates the first cartridge septum. The second cartridge is removably inserted into another end of the cartridge connector so that both the transfer needle and the exhaust needle penetrate the second cartridge septum. The plunger driver is disposed to advance a plunger on the first cartridge to transfer solution from the first cartridge into the second cartridge thus displacing solution from the second cartridge through the exhaust needle. The cartridge connector includes a sealed interior waste chamber for receiving the solution from the second cartridge.
US09265696B2 Closure cap
The invention relates to a closure cap (1) for a container (2) for receiving a pharmaceutical substance, in particular for an infusion or transfusion bottle, with a flanged cap (4) which is suitable for engagement around a container neck (8) and which has a metal film layer, wherein the flanged cap (4) also has a recess (5) that is covered by a plastic lid (3), the plastic lid (3) is connected to the flanged cap (4) by means of at least one connection element (9) formed on the underside, and the plastic lid (3) is removable at least in part. In order to provide a closure cap for a container for receiving a pharmaceutical substance, which container is safe to handle and meets strict demands regarding its tamper-proofing, it is proposed that the plastic lid (3) is connected to the flanged cap (4) via a plurality of connection elements (9) which are formed on its underside and pass through associated connection openings (11) formed in the flanged cap (4), and that the plastic lid (3), in order to expose the recess (5), has a tear-off tab (12) which extends from a coverage of the recess (5) as far as an edge of the plastic lid (3), wherein no connection between the plastic lid and the flanged cap (4) is formed in the area of the tear-off tab (12).
US09265693B2 Method and devices providing impact on cardiovascular system
The proposed method and devices provide for an effective improvement of the blood flow in the vessels of a human's extremities due to generation of an ante-grade pressure wave of blood synchronized with phases of the cardiac cycle with the help of compression impulses. The devices provide an improved accuracy of the time and amplitude characteristics of the compression impulses and functioning in modes of generation both the ante-grade wave and external counter-pulsation.
US09265688B2 Dynamic control relaxing systems and methods
Various pelvic relaxing systems provide various stimuli to various portions of a pelvic structure including a clitoris, G spot, and other intravaginal portions defined inside or around a vaginal cavity. Such a system includes a body member with at least one unit (or part) capable of engaging with at least one portion of the structure, and at least one input unit for receiving user inputs and controlling an actuator member for providing various stimuli to various portions of the structure through various units (or parts) of the body member, without requiring an user to manipulate different switches or buttons during use. Various methods are presented to provide stimuli to various portions of the structure through various units of the body member without requiring the user to manipulate different switches or buttons. Various processes are presented to provide the above system and various members or units thereof.
US09265687B2 Rising support integrated in a walking aid
The invention provides a rising support integrated in a walking aid and a method of connecting a sling or harness to the walking aid. The walking aid has one part which is adjustable in height in relation to the rest of the walking aid. One or more traction devices, in the form of wires, are connected to the walking aid. One end of each traction device is fastened to the sling, while the other end of the traction device is fastened to a fixed part of the walking aid. Each traction device goes via the part adjustable in height. A person placed in the sling will be raised by the traction devices when the part adjustable in height is lifted, in that the traction device is fastened to the sling and a fixed part of the walking aid and that the traction device passes the part adjustable in height.
US09265686B1 Systems and methods for exercising muscles that move the thigh
A system for exercising muscles that move the thigh according to various aspects of the present invention provides a source of resistance, suitably positioned, for the user to use when forcing the thigh to return to its original standing position, for instance, returning the foot to the floor. Such a system may include a base, an exerciser, and an upward motion limiter. The exerciser may include a position adjuster and a compliant surface. The compliant surface may include an elastic support and a foot receiver. The upward motion limiter may be mechanically coupled to any part of the exerciser to protect the user from unintended, perhaps sudden, release of energy, for example, from the elastic support.
US09265682B2 Removable customizable casket panel
Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, and a cap panel insert. The cap panel insert is fastened to the cap panel using pins. The cap panel insert can include a frame, fabric, filler, and a backing board. The cap panel insert can include elastic or ribbon-shaped straps positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The elastic or ribbon-shaped straps can be positioned in a lattice or grid-like arrangement. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.
US09265681B1 Apparatus and method for facilitating or enhancing a person's breathing
An apparatus and method for facilitating or enhancing a person's breathing. The method provides for supporting the person's shoulders and elevating the person's spine, so as to enable the person's body weight to be distributed in the person's shoulders, expanding the person's chest cavity to enhance oxygen intake. The apparatus is especially adapted to perform the functions of the method.
US09265679B2 Cantilevered patient positioning support structure
A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included.
US09265674B2 Absorbent article having a fastening system with low stiffness
An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent core between the liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent article, and a fastening system having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system includes a primary first fastening component disposed on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component disposed on the outer surface of the article. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary second fastening component on each of the pair of ears and a corresponding secondary first fastening component on the outer surface of the article. Each of the secondary first fastening components has a stiffness in the longitudinal direction of the article of less than 185 milligrams according to a Gurley Stiffness Test.
US09265672B2 Methods and apparatus for applying adhesives in patterns to an advancing substrate
Aspects of the methods and apparatuses herein involve applying fluids onto an advancing substrate. The apparatuses and methods herein may provide for the application of viscous fluids, such as adhesives, in pre-determined patterns to an advancing substrate. The fluid application apparatus may include a slot die applicator and a substrate carrier. The slot die applicator may include a slot opening, a first lip, and a second lip, the slot opening located between the first lip and the second lip. And the substrate carrier may be adapted to advance the substrate past the slot die applicator as the slot die applicator discharges adhesive onto the substrate. In operation, when a first surface of the substrate is disposed on the substrate carrier, the substrate carrier advances a second surface of the substrate past the slot opening of the slot die applicator.
US09265671B2 Absorbent article having a graphic visible through body contacting surface
An absorbent article for feminine hygiene, comprising: a body contacting layer; a garment contacting layer; and an absorbent core disposed between the body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer. The absorbent core has a core edge. The core edge defines a core region within the core edge and an outer region outside the core region. The body contacting layer and the garment contacting layer extend outward into the outer region and joined together in the outer region. The garment contacting layer may have a graphic printed on the body facing surface or the body contacting layer may have a graphic printed on the garment facing surface. The body contacting layer has a first light transmittance so that the graphic can be seen through the body contacting layer.
US09265668B2 Sanitary product
A sanitary product 1 for use by women for the absorption of menstrual fluid has a plug 2 and a pad 3 joined by a sheath 4. The plug 2 is substantially cylindrical so that it fits comfortably in a vaginal cavity. The pad 3 remains outside the vaginal cavity, but has an absorbent layer on an inward side 9 proximal to the plug 2 and a liquid impermeable layer on an outward side 10. The sheath 4 includes a tube of absorbent material for drawing excess menstrual fluid from the plug 2 to the pad 3 and has a layer of liquid impermeable material on its inside surface. It extends from an outward end 6 of the plug 2, proximal to the pad 3, both to and through the pad 3. In use, a wearer can insert a finger into the sheath 4 from the outward side 10 of the pad 3 assist with insertion of the plug 2 into the vaginal cavity.
US09265663B2 Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing
A method of treating tinnitus comprising measuring a patient's hearing, determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing, programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing, selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency, setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones, repetitively playing each of the plurality of therapeutic tones, and pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus.
US09265662B2 Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing
A method of treating tinnitus comprising measuring a patient's hearing, determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing, programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing, selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency, setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones, repetitively playing each of the plurality of therapeutic tones, and pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus.
US09265661B2 Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing
A method of treating tinnitus comprising measuring a patient's hearing, determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing, programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing, selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency, setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones, repetitively playing each of the plurality of therapeutic tones, and pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus.
US09265657B2 Steerable laser probe
A steerable laser probe may include a handle, and inner bore of the handle, an actuation structure of the handle, a housing tube, and an optic fiber disposed within the inner bore of the handle and the housing tube. The housing tube may include a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness. A surgeon may aim the steerable laser probe by varying a rotational position of the handle and an amount of compression of the actuation structure.
US09265656B2 Grid pattern laser treatment and methods for treating an eye
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for treating the retina and/or other areas of a patient's eye. The procedures may involve using one or more treatment beams (e.g., lasers) to cause photocoagulation or laser coagulation to finely cauterize ocular blood vessels and/or prevent blood vessel growth to induce one or more therapeutic benefits. In other embodiments, a series of short duration light pulses (e.g., between 5-15 microseconds) may be delivered to the retinal tissue with a thermal relaxation time delay between the pulse to limit the temperature rise of the target retinal tissue and thereby limit a thermal effect to only the retinal pigment epithelial layer. Such procedures may be used to treat diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and/or other conditions of the eye. The treatment beam may be delivered within a treatment boundary or pattern defined on the retina of the patient's eye.
US09265654B2 Cooling article of clothing and method of use for same
A cooling article of clothing and method for use of the same are disclosed for providing temporary cooling comfort to a human wearer. In one embodiment, sealed elongated envelopes are formed on the inside of a layer of the fabric, which may be fashioned into a vest or shirt. Each of the sealed elongated envelopes defines a volume for containing a pre-determined amount of polyacrylamide material. Offset spacings are interleaved between the sealed elongated envelopes. A diffusion gradient is formed from the polyacrylamide material to the sealed elongated envelopes to the layer of fabric. A diffusion gradient provides for the transfer of water from the polyacrylamide material to the layer of fabric. Water within the layer of fabric is evaporated by way of airflow through the layer of fabric, thereby providing temporary cooling comfort to the human wearer.
US09265653B2 Thermal therapy device incorporating carbon nanotubes
A thermal therapy device includes a substrate and at least one heating unit arranged on the substrate. The at least one heating unit includes a heating element, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube film structure and a polymer matrix. The carbon nanotube film structure is substantially parallel to and offset from a central plane of the polymer matrix. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the carbon nanotube film structure, and control the amount of heat and deformation produced by the carbon nanotube film structure.
US09265651B2 Loading, inserting and releasing tool for an intrauterine device
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a loading, inserting and releasing tool for T-shaped intrauterine device (IUD) into a uterus. The loading tool comprises a shaft member having a loader, an inserter tube, an IUD and a plunger. The loading tool includes a platform configured at a proximal end of the loader for holding the IUD in an open position, and an elongated member extending from the platform. The elongated member includes a slot running therethrough aligned to the opening of the loader. Further, the loading tool includes a plunger within an inserter tube capable of running through a slot provided with markings thereon. The inserter tube is provided with a knob for pushing the inserter tube along with plunger in forward and backward direction for inserting and releasing the T-shaped IUD into the uterus.
US09265649B2 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea
Apparatus and methods are provided for treating sleep apnea, snoring, and the like using an implant within an oropharyngeal region adjacent an anterior longitudinal ligament. The implant may include a relatively narrow central region between first and second relatively wide outer regions. In one embodiment, one of the outer regions is compressible to allow the outer region to be directed through or behind the ligament such that the central region is disposed within or behind the ligament, the outer region being resiliently expandable after passing through or behind the ligament. In another embodiment, the implant may include one or more tines or other features that may be directed into adjacent tissue to secure the implant within the oropharyngeal region.
US09265648B2 Odor barrier film
A multilayer film for ostomy and bowel management applications includes a barrier layer comprising at least about 90% wt. nylon 6/69. The multilayer film provides excellent mechanical and odor barrier properties, and softness and quietness desired in ostomy and bowel management applications.
US09265647B2 Dynamic load bearing shock absorbing exoskeletal knee brace
The exoskeletal dynamic load bearing shock absorbing knee brace makes use of the energy absorbing characteristics of specifically designed industrial shock absorbers which are held precisely in place by an articulated dynamic exoskeletal structure that is to be secured to the lower limbs of the individual with the injured knee. The exoskeletal structure is designed using the principles of the overcenter linkage to translate and transfer to the shock absorbers a representative fraction of the normal and extra normal ambulatory movements of the lower limbs of the user which makes possible for these shock absorbers to absorb a corresponding amount of energy and provide an alternate load bearing structure parallel to the knees thus introducing a desirable degree of protection for the injured knee.
US09265634B2 Integrated stent repositioning and retrieval loop
A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference. The first and second wires ends are disposed at the second stent open end and the wires are looped at the second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end. The at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at the first opposed open end. The reposition and/or retrieval loop also includes two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.
US09265631B2 Stent for the positioning and anchoring of a valvular prosthesis in an implantation site in the heart of a patient
The present invention relates to a stet for the positioning and anchoring of a valvular prosthesis in an implantation site in the heart of a patient. Specifically, the present invention relates to an expandable stent for an endoprosthesis used in the treatment of a narrowing of a cardiac valve and/or a cardiac valve insufficiency. So as to ensure that no longitudinal displacement of a valvular prosthesis fastened to a stent will occur relative the stent in the implanted state of the stent, even given the peristaltic motion of the heart, the stent according to the invention comprises at least one fastening portion via which the valvular prosthesis is connectable to the stent. The stent further comprises positioning arches and retaining arches, whereby at least one positioning arch is connected to at least one retaining arch via a first connecting web. The stent moreover comprises at least one auxiliary retaining arch which connects the respective arms of the at least one retaining arch connected to the at least one positioning arch.
US09265630B2 Post-operative residual limb support
A post-operative residual limb support assembly includes an upper frame configured to extend about at least a portion of a residual limb; and a lower frame coupled to the upper frame and configured to receive an end of the residual limb. The upper frame and the lower frame are adjustable relative to one another in at least one of a linear and rotational manner.
US09265629B2 Fabric covered polymeric prosthetic liner
A prosthetic cushion liner and cushion locking liner for use as a standalone interface between an amputee's residual limb and the interior of a prosthetic socket. The liners include a fabric covering having an open end for introduction of a residual limb and a closed end opposite said open end, and a cushioning block copolymer and plasticizing oil gel composition residing on only an interior surface of the fabric covering. The gel composition includes some amount of a Septon J-Series thermoplastic elastomer material, and/or some amount of a Septon V-Series thermoplastic elastomer material, and/or some amount of a Septon Q-Series thermoplastic elastomer material. The cushion locking liner further includes a distally-located connecting element for coupling the liner to the socket of a prosthesis.
US09265627B2 Prosthetic foot with modular construction
A prosthetic foot includes a heel member having a heel member shaft extending upwardly from a heel end thereof and a forefoot member having a forefoot member shaft extending upwardly from a toe end thereof. An ankle member receives the heel member shaft and forefoot member shaft so as to allow the heel member shaft and forefoot member shaft to translate in a direction of a wearer's leg in response to an upward force thereon. At least one compressible member is coupled to the ankle member and is in compressible contact with the heel member shaft and/or forefoot member shaft so as to compress in response to the translation thereof.
US09265621B2 Composite vertebral spacers and instrument
An intervertebral fusion cage that is adapted to contain an inserter within its inner volume during insertion of the cage.
US09265620B2 Devices and methods for transpedicular stabilization of the spine
According to some embodiments, a method of accessing an intervertebral space of a patient's spine in a minimally invasive manner compromises creating a passage from a posterior end of a pedicle of a vertebral member using a probe, advancing the probe through the pedicle and to a main body portion of the vertebral member, advancing the probe through a superior endplate of the vertebral member and into the intervertebral space and enlarging the passage using at least one tap to create an enlarged passage from a posterior of the pedicle to the intervertebral space. In some embodiments, the enlarged passage traverses at least three cortical layers of the vertebral member.
US09265619B2 Intervertebral disc prosthesis
The present invention relates to an intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising at least three parts including a first plate, referred to as the upper plate (1), a second plate, referred to as the lower plate (2), and a core (3), the upper surface of the core (3) being in contact with at least part (10) of the lower surface of the upper plate (1) and the lower surface of the core (3) being in contact with at least part of the upper surface of the lower plate (2), and the lower plate (1) being movable at least with respect to the core (3), characterized in that there are cooperation means between the lower to plate (2) and the core (3), so as to limit or eliminate translation movements of the core (3) with respect to the lower plate (2) along an axis substantially parallel to the lower plate (2), and to limit or eliminate rotation movements of the core (3) with respect to the lower plate (2), around an axis substantially perpendicular to the lower plate (2), the planes passing through the upper (1) is and lower (2) plates forming a substantially constant angle.
US09265616B2 Expandable implant
An expandable portion of an implant has a total volume and includes a plurality of chambers, each having a volume less than the total volume. At least one of the chambers includes a biocompatible media which is liquid at room temperature. The at least one chamber is closed, so that by increasing the temperature of the liquid, the pressure in the chamber increases.
US09265615B2 Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities for knee prosthesis patients
Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities, more physiologic load bearing and improved patellar tracking for knee prosthesis patients. Such systems and methods include (i) adding more articular surface to the antero-proximal posterior condyles of a femoral component, including methods to achieve that result, (ii) modifications to the internal geometry of the femoral component and the associated femoral bone cuts with methods of implantation, (iii) asymmetrical tibial components that have an unique articular surface that allows for deeper knee flexion than has previously been available, (iv) asymmetrical femoral condyles that result in more physiologic loading of the joint and improved patellar tracking and (v) modifying an articulation surface of the tibial component to include an articulation feature whereby the articulation pathway of the femoral component is directed or guided by articulation feature.
US09265613B2 Cementless tibial implant
A cementless orthopedic implant is disclosed. More specifically, but not necessarily entirely, a cementless tibial implant used as a component of a knee joint is disclosed. The tibial component may comprise a tibial tray and stem. The tibial component may be a monoblock design used for both primary and revision surgeries. The stem of the tibial component may comprise a plurality of protruding steps that assist in providing primary fixation and stability without the use of screws or cement. The stem of the tibial component may further comprise a first and second stepped wing portions.
US09265609B2 Osteograft implant
Bone implant compositions are provided that include a body made of cortical bone extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The body includes an outer surface configured to engage host bone of a patient and at least one recess extending transverse to the axis into the outer surface of the body configured for disposal of an insert. At least one insert made of demineralized bone is disposed in the at least one recess.
US09265607B2 Devices and methods for collapsing prosthetic heart valves
A crimping tool for use with a collapsible prosthetic valve having a stent frame with a plurality of cell openings, and a valve structure assembled in the stent frame. The crimping tool includes a plurality of resilient tines defining an array around a longitudinal axis of the crimping tool. The array has a first cross-section in an expanded state and a second cross-section less than the first cross-section in a collapsed state. The plurality of tines are adapted to intersect the plurality of cell openings in an assembled position of the crimping tool on the prosthetic valve to prevent pinching of the valve structure by the stent frame as the prosthetic valve is collapsed.
US09265605B2 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction valve
A valve to perform lung volume reduction procedures is described. The valve is formed of a braided structure that is adapted for endoscopic insertion in a bronchial passage of a patient's lung. The braided structure has a proximal end and a distal end and is covered with a non porous coating adapted to prevent flow of air into the. A constricted portion of the braided structure is used to prevent flow of air through a central lumen of the structure, and to define at least one funnel shaped portion. The funnel shaped portion blocks the flow of air towards the constriction, i.e. towards the core of the lung. At least one hole is formed in the braided structure to permit flow of mucus from the distal end to the proximal end, to be expelled out of the lungs.
US09265604B2 Device for use in delivery of ophthalmic lenses
The actuator (see FIG. 2) comprises a barrel 16 and a plunger 22 received within the barrel. A clutch mechanism 54 is operable between the plunger and the barrel. In the engaged condition of the clutch, the plunger is advanced by rotation relative to the barrel. An axial load on the plunger disengages the clutch mechanism, allowing the plunger to be advanced axially while rotating the driven member 60. Two-handed or one-handed operation is therefore possible. A freely rotatable collar 27 on the plunger allows the plunger to be returned to its retracted position with a linear rearward movement while allowing rotation of the plunger. A resilient ring 35 mounted in a cross-passage 32 in a bush 28 at the forward end of the plunger provides a measured degree of frictional resistance to the plunger returning under its own weight to the retracted position. The ring may be replaced by a C-shaped resilient element (see FIG. 13). The actuator can be used in combination with a lens delivery device (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
US09265603B2 Intraocular lens
An intraocular lens in which deterioration in contrast is suppressed even when the optical axis of the intraocular lens is decentered from the optical axis of the eyeball when the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye while the advantage of a conventional aberration reduction type intraocular lens that the image is seen clearly is sustained by employing such a power distribution as respectively having at least one positive power deviation region (E1) having a power larger than that represented by the reference power distribution and at least one negative power deviation region (E2) having a power smaller than that represented by the reference power distribution in the central region of the intraocular lens assuming that a power distribution being set to cancel the spherical aberration of cornea when the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye is the reference power distribution.
US09265601B2 Sheaths for implantable fixation devices
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.
US09265598B2 Local vascular delivery of sirolimus to prevent restenosis following vascular injury
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the formation of blood clots. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned. In addition, various polymer combinations may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices.
US09265583B2 Method for image-based robotic surgery
A robotic surgery method may include moving and temporarily fixing the position of a mobile base relative to the floor; coupling a first element of a fluoroscopic imaging system, including a source element and a detector element, to a first robotic arm coupled to the mobile base, the first robotic arm including a mounting fixture configured to be interchangeably coupled to a surgical tool and the first element; mounting a second element of the fluoroscopic imaging system in a position and orientation relative to the first element such that a targeted patient tissue structure may be positioned between the first and second elements of the fluoroscopic imaging system; and utilizing a sensing system and one or more sensing elements coupled to each of the first and second elements of the fluoroscopic imaging system to determine a relative spatial positioning between each of the first and second elements.
US09265578B2 Multi-component packages for medical devices
A package for a medical device includes a tray having elements that receive a medical device. The tray has proximal retainer posts for limiting proximal movement of the medical device relative to the tray. The package includes a retainer lid secured to the tray for covering the top surface of the tray at the distal end of the tray, and a retainer sleeve that is wrapped around the top and bottom surfaces of the tray and secured to the tray by the retainer lid. The proximal end of the retainer sleeve includes a top panel that covers the top surface of the tray at the proximal end of the tray. The top panel of the retainer sleeve has a free edge that is adapted to flex away from the top surface of said tray so that the medical device can be grasped.
US09265577B2 Methods and systems for providing planning and dispensation of research and/or treatment for brain disease
Methods and systems for providing planning and dispensation of research and/or treatment for brain disease. Radiological information is generated in a region of interest in an area of the a brain of an individual using a radiological imaging system. A physiological states model is constructed which assesses physiological states of the region of interest. Locations of sources of interstitial fluid flow, fluid conductivities of paths, and anatomical information in the region of interest are obtained using the radiological imaging information. Velocities of the interstitial fluid flow in the region of interest are computed using the physiological states model, the locations of sources of interstitial flow, the fluid conductivities, and the anatomic information. A model of the area of the brain is created, the model including the region of interest.
US09265576B2 Laser generator for medical treatment
A laser generator for laser therapy in the treatment of pain conditions by selective destruction of nociceptive or pain nerves, where a laser generator that generates a continuous and pulsed wavelength that is transmitted fiber-optically through a laser fiber within a spinal needle to contact areas within a body where pain nerves require destruction through optical absorption of laser energy by pain nerves without affecting other types of nerves or surrounding tissues. The laser generator can be used for treatment in humans, small animals and also large animals, which can receive pain relief without adverse effects.
US09265575B2 Balloon catheter neuromodulation systems
According to some embodiments, a method of treating a subject having diabetes or symptoms associated with diabetes is provided. The method includes delivering a neuromodulation catheter within a vessel (e.g., hepatic artery) having surrounding nerves that innervate the liver (e.g., sympathetic nerves of the hepatic plexus). The method may also include modulating (e.g., disrupting, ablating, stimulating) the nerves by mechanical compression, energy delivery, or fluid delivery.
US09265574B2 Monitoring tissue temperature while using an irrigated catheter
Apparatus, consisting of a probe, configured to be inserted into a body cavity, and an electrode having an outer surface and an inner surface connected to the probe. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensor, protruding from the outer surface of the electrode, which is configured to measure a temperature of the body cavity.
US09265572B2 Methods, systems, and computer readable media for image guided ablation
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for image guided ablation. One system for image guided ablation includes an ultrasound transducer for producing a real-time ultrasound image of a target volume and of surrounding tissue. The system further includes an ablation probe for ablating the target volume. The system further includes a display for displaying an image to guide positioning of the ablation probe during ablation of the target volume. The system further includes at least one tracker for tracking position and orientation of the ablation probe during the ablation of the target volume. The system further includes a rendering and display module for receiving a pre-ablation image of the target volume and for displaying a combined image on the display, where the combined image includes a motion tracked, rendered image of the ablation probe and an equally motion tracked real-time ultrasound image registered with the pre-ablation image.
US09265564B1 Finger-mountable ablation device
A surgical device is disclosed, and includes a pair of finger-mountable annular members, each having an electrode disposed thereon. An optical member is disposed on at least one of the pair of finger-mountable annular members and has a first set of light transmitting properties corresponding to a first set of physical parameters of at least one of the finger-mountable annular members. At least one finger-mountable annular member is configured to transition to a second set of physical parameters being different from the first set of physical parameters. The optical member is configured to transition from a first set of light transmitting properties to a second set of light transmitting properties, the second set of light transmitting properties corresponding to the second set of physical parameters, the second set of light transmitting properties being different from the first set of light transmitting properties.
US09265561B2 Low power tissue sealing device and method
A surgical system and associated method for fusing tissue are disclosed. The system has an electrosurgical generator capable of delivering electrosurgical power, a surgical instrument, and a power control circuit. The surgical instrument is electrically connected to the electrosurgical generator and adapted to transfer electrosurgical power from the electrosurgical generator to a distal end of the surgical instrument. The power control circuit controls the delivery of radio frequency energy to tissue in contact with the distal end of the surgical instrument. The surgical system is configured to deliver radio frequency energy at a non-pulsing power to the tissue for a period of time of 3 seconds or less. The non-pulsing power has no less than 7 Watts and no more than 35 Watts, and further causes the tissue to begin to desiccate and to fuse within the period of time.
US09265558B2 Methods for bilateral renal neuromodulation
Methods and apparatus are provided for bilateral renal neuromodulation, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, action potential attenuation or blockade, changes in cytokine up-regulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments, neuromodulation is applied to neural fibers that contribute to renal function. In some embodiments, such neuromodulation is performed in a bilateral fashion. Bilateral renal neuromodulation may provide enhanced therapeutic effect in some patients as compared to renal neuromodulation performed unilaterally, i.e., as compared to renal neuromodulation performed on neural tissue innervating a single kidney.
US09265557B2 Multi frequency and multi polarity complex impedance measurements to assess ablation lesions
A method of assessing a tissue ablation treatment, including positioning a medical device adjacent a target tissue; measuring a first impedance magnitude a first frequency with the medical device; measuring a first impedance phase at a second frequency with the medical device; ablating at least a portion of the target tissue with the medical device; measuring at second impedance magnitude at a third frequency with the medical device; measuring a second impedance phase at a fourth frequency with the medical device; comparing at least one of (i) the first and second impedance magnitudes and (ii) the first and second impedance phases; and providing an indication of the efficacy of the ablation treatment based at least in part on the comparison.
US09265556B2 Thermally adjustable surgical tool, balloon catheters and sculpting of biologic materials
Thermally adjustable surgical tools include a conductor and a ferromagnetic material. The ferromagnetic material may be quickly heated when subjected to high frequency alternating current through the conductor. The ferromagnetic material may also cool rapidly because of its relatively low mass and the small thermal mass of the conductor. The thermally adjustable surgical tools may be used to sculpt, melt, break and/or remove biological material. The thermally adjustable surgical tools may also include balloon catheters which can heat fluid to thereby treat biological material.
US09265555B2 Multi-mode surgical tool
Thermal, electrosurgical and mechanical modalities may be combined in a surgical tool. Potentially damaging effects in a first modality may be minimized by using a secondary modality. In one example, thermal hemostasis may thus help electrosurgical applications avoid the adverse tissue effects associated with hemostatic monopolar electrosurgical waveforms while retaining the benefits of using monopolar incising waveforms.
US09265553B2 Inductively heated multi-mode surgical tool
Thermal, Electrosurgical and Mechanical modalities may be combined in a surgical tool. Potentially damaging effects in a first modality may be minimized by using a secondary modality. In one example, thermal hemostasis may thus help electrosurgical applications avoid the adverse tissue effects associated with hemostatic monopolar electrosurgical waveforms while retaining the benefits of using incising waveforms.
US09265552B2 Method of manufacturing electrosurgical seal plates
A system for the manufacture of an end effector assembly which is configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument configured for performing an electrosurgical procedure is provided. The system includes a photolithography module that is configured to etch one or more pockets on a seal surface of the seal plate. A vacuum module is configured to raise, transfer and lower a spacer from a location remote from the pocket(s) on the seal plate to the pocket on the seal plate(s). An adhesive dispensing module is configured to dispense an adhesive into the pocket on the seal plate. An optical module is configured to monitor a volume of the adhesive dispensed within the pocket and monitor placement of the spacer within the pocket.
US09265551B2 Torque-limiting screwdrivers
Various torque-limiting screwdrivers, systems, and methods are disclosed. The screwdriver can include a body supporting a motor configured to rotate a screw engaged with the screwdriver. The screwdriver can include a controller configured to implement torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to the screw and reducing or stopping rotation of the screw when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. Some embodiments include a threshold point, after which the torque-limiting functionality can be engaged. Some embodiments include a slowdown point, after which the rotational speed of the screw is reduced.
US09265548B2 Systems and methods for delivering bone cement to a bone anchor
A method of stabilizing a first vertebra and a second vertebra includes implanting a first bone anchor into the first vertebra, implanting a second bone anchor into the second vertebra, connecting a first anchor connection instrument to the first anchor, connecting a second anchor connection instrument the second anchor, positioning a cement delivery tube into a passage provided through the first anchor, delivering bone cement from a bone cement delivery system coupled to the bone cement delivery tube through the passage in the first anchor to the first vertebra, removing the cement delivery tube from the first anchor connection instrument and the first anchor, connecting the cement delivery tube to second anchor connecting instrument connected to the second anchor, delivering bone cement through a passage in the second anchor to the second vertebra, connecting a spinal connection element to the first anchor and the second anchor.
US09265545B2 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications
An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with the UHMWPE, the resulting blend may be formed into slabs, bar stock, and/or incorporated into a substrate, such as a metal, for example. The resulting product may then be subjected to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the UHMWPE blend is preheated prior to subjecting the same to crosslinking irradiation. Once irradiated, the UHMWPE blended product may be machined, packaged, and sterilized in accordance with conventional techniques.
US09265544B2 Sternal plate type sternal closure comprising an integral severing site member
The invention relates to a sternal closure for closing a cleft in a sternum, wherein in each of a first and a second securing area at least one hole is provided for receiving bone screws, the two securing areas being adapted to be screwed on each side of the cleft, wherein a severing site member joining the two securing areas and being integrally connected thereto is provided.
US09265541B2 Intramedullary nail locking hole arrangement
A system is proposed including an intramedullary nail with a longitudinal nail axis, a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion opposite to the first lateral portion, and a longitudinal bore. The nail has a locking hole arrangement having a first bore being formed in the first lateral portion and a second bore being formed in the second lateral portion. An axis of the first bore and an axis of the second bore are arranged with an offset from each other, and are arranged so that a locking member such as a screw may frictionally engage within both the first bore and the second bore.
US09265537B2 System for implanting a rod implant along a spine of a patient
A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws. The tool set includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone screws attached to the guide tools. Intermediate guide tools having guiding pass through slots are utilized to guide intermediate locations along the rod toward associated bone screws. An attachment structure operably connects the guide tools to the bone screws. The guide tools each include a lower guide and advancement structure to allow a closure top with mating structure to be rotated and driven downward against the rod and to cooperate with similar structure in the bone screw to seat and lock the rod therein. A method utilizing the tool set allows a surgeon to percutaneously implant the rod in the patient.
US09265534B2 Method for implanting a rod implant along a spine of a patient
A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws. The tool set includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone screws attached to the guide tools. Intermediate guide tools having guiding pass through slots are utilized to guide intermediate locations along the rod toward associated bone screws. An attachment structure operably connects the guide tools to the bone screws. The guide tools each include a lower guide and advancement structure to allow a closure top with mating structure to be rotated and driven downward against the rod and to cooperate with similar structure in the bone screw to seat and lock the rod therein. A method utilizing the tool set allows a surgeon to percutaneously implant the rod in the patient.
US09265527B1 Birth ease method and device
A method for easing child birth and, more particularly, to a device for practicing the method for easing child birth and, most particularly, to a device for easing child birth controlled by the individual giving birth to the child. The device mechanically replaces a “manual” contact, which can be applied to the pelvis of a woman in labor, for the purpose of aiding the expulsion of the baby, and reduce the pain and discomfort associated with this process. The device mechanically compresses the ilium portion of the pelvis medially and posteriorly, simultaneously. The pressure applied by the device is under full control of the patient, so that pressure is applied slowly and progressively to a point of maximum comfort. The pressure is decreased immediately upon demand by the patient. The duration of the application of compression corresponds with the length of the contraction period for the woman.
US09265526B1 Variable-shaped, expandable device and method for minimally-invasive use
Disclosed herein are devices and systems adapted to position within a subject and methods of use therewith. The device includes a conduit body having at least a first layer and a second opposable layer manufactured from a biocompatible and malleable material that permits safe positioning within the subject. The device also includes an enclosed intervening cavity positioned between the first and second layers, the first surface of the first layer having at least one feature configured to interlock with the second surface of the second layer. The conduit body is configured to transition from a first state to a second state upon application of a suction force to the intervening cavity wherein the conduit body is less rigid in the first state than when the conduit body is in the second state, and wherein the conduit body is adapted to remain in the second state after removal of the suction force.
US09265525B2 Methods and devices for traversing an anatomic wall
Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for traversing an anatomic wall. A system can include a port that mates with an anatomic wall and provides a lumen for the passage of a guide tube of a transluminal device. The port can inhibit the passage of biological materials through the anatomic wall. Further described herein are methods for implanting the port and/or for inserting the transluminal device into a body cavity.
US09265523B2 Surgical access system with navigation element and method of using same
A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either device within the brain.
US09265522B2 Methods for navigating an instrument through bone
System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a radial opening at or near the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curveable cannula sized to be received in the central channel, the curveable cannula comprising a curveable distal end configured to be extended laterally outward from the radial opening in a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curveable cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured to allow a probe to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.
US09265520B2 Therapeutic ultrasound system
An ultrasound system has a catheter including an elongate flexible catheter body having at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. The catheter further includes an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally through the lumen of the catheter body, the ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end connectable to a separate ultrasound generating device and a distal end coupled to the distal end of the catheter body. The distal end of the catheter body is deflectable. The ultrasound system also includes a sonic connector that connects the ultrasound transmission member to an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound system also provides a method for reverse irrigation and removal of particles.
US09265517B2 Surgical disc removal tool
The disclosure provides a tissue removal device including customizable tips. The tissue removal device may include an outer shaft and a threaded shaft. One aspect of disclosure may include a shaft cutting tool that emerges from the end of the outer shaft. Another aspect of the disclosure may include a flexible cutting blade extending from the threaded shaft. Threaded shaft may be driven by a driving mechanism in order to provide an auger-like suction mechanism to facilitate the transfer of removed tissue to a collection chamber that is coupled to the outer shaft and the threaded shaft.
US09265514B2 Manipulator for grasping tissue
In specific embodiments, a manipulator adapted to grasp and draw tissue comprises a first arm and second arm having proximal ends and distal ends separated by a distance. A first grasping surface and second grasping surface each connected to and extending from respective distal ends of the first and second arm are biased toward each other by a respective spring force. When the first arm and second arm are actuated to reduce the distance, tissue arranged between the first grasping surface and the second grasping surface resists the actuation. The first arm and second arm are then further actuatable to overcome the spring force of the first grasping surface and the second grasping surface so that the first grasping surface and the second grasping surface pivot at respective pivot points such that the distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms is reduced.
US09265511B2 Surgical templates
A surgical template system for use in working on a bone comprises: a tool guide block comprising at least one guide aperture for receiving and guiding a tool to work on a bone; locating means comprising a plurality of locating members, each member having a respective end surface for positioning against a surface of the bone; and attachment means for non-adjustably attaching the tool guide block to the locating means such that, when attached, the member end surfaces are secured in fixed position with, respect to each other, for engaging different respective portions of the surface of the bone, and the at least one guide aperture is secured in a fixed position with respect to the end surfaces. Corresponding methods of manufacturing a surgical template system, methods of manufacturing locating means for a surgical template system, methods of fitting a prosthesis to a bone, surgical methods, and surgical apparatus are described.
US09265506B2 Surgical Instrument
In order to further develop a surgical instrument with an energy-driven operating device, an energy storage device as well as a control device for driving the operating device as required and supplying it with energy from the energy storage device such that an optimum utilization of the capacity of the energy storage device is achieved without any risk for the surgeon or the patient, in particular in view of the different energy requirements of the individual operating processes, it is suggested that when a predetermined state of residual charge of the energy storage device is reached and/or it is fallen below for the first time the control device make its residual charge available for returning the tool into a rest position.
US09265503B2 Methods for applying surgical staples to internal walls of hollow tissue organs
A method of performing a surgical anastomosis is disclosed. The method includes providing an anastomotic device including a fluid supply channel extending between a handle assembly and a head assembly. The method also includes positioning the head assembly of the anastomotic device adjacent a hollow tissue organ, inserting the head assembly of the anastomotic device into the hollow tissue organ, and discharging an inflation fluid through at least one fluid outlet and into the hollow tissue organ to insufflate at least a portion of the hollow tissue organ.
US09265499B2 Spool configured to retain suture for a suture system
A suture system spool is configured to retain suture having a suture diameter and tension the suture between a distal and proximal end portions of a suturing tool. The spool includes a monolithically formed disc defining a central opening that provides the disc with an inside diameter. The disc includes a base and a flap joined with the base at the inside diameter, and the flap extends from the inside diameter to an outer periphery of the disc to define a cavity between the flap and the base. The flap is spaced away from the base at a location between the inside diameter and the outer periphery of the disc by a factor of at least two times the suture diameter, and the flap is spaced away from the base at the outer periphery of the disc by a distance that is approximately equal to the suture diameter.
US09265492B2 Pneumoperitoneum device
A method for performing a laparoscopic procedure may include inserting a bag through an opening. The method may also include delivering tissue into the bag, sealing the bag, and inflating the bag to create an artificial pneumoperitoneum that extends the abdomen and provides additional working and viewing space. Further, the method may include carrying out a procedure on the tissue located in the inflated bag.
US09265489B2 Swallow expansion device
Methods and devices are disclosed for opening a passageway of a patient. The device includes a base plate for attachment to cricoid cartilage of the patient. A post extends from the base plate through the patient's skin. The post is pulled via a force to manually open the passageway.
US09265486B2 Surgical device
A medical instrument comprising: (A) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in an X-Y plane; (B) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a Y-Z plane perpendicular to the X-Y plane; and, (C) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member.
US09265470B2 Pivoting X-ray imaging devices
Systems and methods for rotating X-ray devices are disclosed. The systems and methods use X-ray devices with an X-ray imaging arm orbitally rotating about pivot joints that are physically attached to the X-ray imaging arm. The pivot joint coincides with the center of gravity for the X-ray imaging arm. The X-ray device has an X-ray imaging arm with an X-ray source and detector respectively disposed at nearly opposing locations of the imaging arm. The pivot joint can serve as an axis of orbital rotation around which the imaging arm pivots. The pivot joint can be pivotally attached to a first end of an X-ray imaging arm fork, which has a second end attached to an X-ray imaging arm support structure. The imaging arm fork can include a lateral pivot joint that provides a lateral axis of rotation for the imaging arm. The fork can contain one or two arms.
US09265469B2 Device for the acquisition of panoramic radiographies and CBCT volumetric radiographies
An extraoral dental radiographic apparatus which performs panoramic radiographies, cone beam volumetric radiographies of the facial skeleton and cranial teleradiographies. An alternating mechanism brings x-ray sensors toward the x-ray radiation source, such that the sensor axes intersect at an angle.
US09265467B2 Radiation imaging system, method for taking continuous radiographic image, and radiation image detecting device
In continuous radiography, while a patient stands in front of an imaging support, a total image capture field is determined. The total image capture field is divided into small image capture fields. A map scaling section scales up or down a full spine irradiation area map in accordance with the size of the total image capture field. A map dividing section divides the scaled map into small maps corresponding to the small image capture fields. In each division exposure, a detection pixel selector selects one or more detection pixels belonging to an irradiation area defined by the small map, out of all detection pixels distributed in an imaging surface of an electronic cassette. If an integration value of a detection signal from the selected detection pixel reaches a threshold value, X-ray emission is stopped. Division X-ray images obtained by the division exposures are merged into a single continuous X-ray image.
US09265465B2 Probes having deployable sites and methods for making the same
A probe for interfacing with biological tissue includes a shank. A site to receive a signal from or stimulate the biological tissue is deployably connected to the shank. An insulated interconnect is connected to the site to guide signals or a fluid between the site and the shank. An actuator displaces the site away from a protected position on the shank to a deployed position in the biological tissue to be monitored or stimulated by the site.
US09265464B2 Stacked adhesive optical sensor
An optical sensor having a cover layer, an emitter disposed on a first side of the cover, a detector disposed on the first side of said cover, and a plurality of stacked independent adhesive layers disposed on the same first side of the cover, wherein the top most exposed adhesive layer is attached to a patient's skin. Thus, when the sensor is removed to perform a site check of the tissue location, one of the adhesive layers may also be removed and discarded, exposing a fresh adhesive surface below for re-attachment to a patient's skin. The independent pieces of the adhesive layers can be serially used to extend the useful life of the product.
US09265457B2 Apparatus and method for measuring a tissue analyte such as bilirubin using the Brewster's angle
A tissue analyte measuring device (2) includes a light source (4) structured to emit unpolarized light toward the skin surface of a subject, and a detector assembly (8) configured to receive light reflected from the skin surface of the subject and the transcutaneous tissues of the subject, the detector assembly including a polarizing filter (12) and a number of light detector subassemblies (14). The polarizing filter is structured to filter out s-polarized light and pass only p-polarized light to light detector subassemblies. The light source is structured and positioned to emit the unpolarized light in a manner wherein the unpolarized light will exit the measuring device at a predetermined angle with respect to a normal to a light emitting plane of the measuring device, wherein the predetermined angle is an angle (the Brewster's angle) at which only s-polarized light will be reflected by the skin surface when the unpolarized light is incident thereon.
US09265453B2 Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.
US09265451B2 Method and apparatus for determining spasticity
There is provided a system and a method for quantitative measurement of spasticity in a patient. It has been found that stretch reflex measurements, that are quantitatively indicative of spasticity, can be obtained by recording an EMG signal while the limb is being moved at a variety of angular velocities. The method advantageously allows the clinician to perform the test at the bedside by eliminating the need for cumbersome mechanical components for moving the limb while providing quantitative measurements.
US09265449B2 Wearable device structure with enhanced motion detection by motion sensor
Techniques associated with a wearable device structure with enhanced motion detection by a motion sensor are described, including a band configured to be worn, a nodule coupled to the band, the nodule including a structure configured to enhance detection of movement of an adjacent skin surface, the structure having an articulator configured to rotate in a plurality of planes, and a sensor coupled to the structure and configured to detect rotational motion.
US09265447B2 System for surgical information and feedback display
A graphical user interface having a portion of an orthopedic system displayed on an electronic display. Where the graphical user interface displays: a parameter of the orthopedic system; a portion of an orthopedic insert; and a parameter of the orthopedic insert. Where in response to detecting movement of the orthopedic system the displayed portion of the orthopedic system is moved, a change of the parameter of the orthopedic system is displayed, and a change in parameter of the orthopedic insert is displayed.
US09265446B1 Breath testing system
A breath tester and method for sampling the odor of an user's saliva. The tester includes an elongated testing surface having a closed end and an open end to collect the saliva. The user collects and traps the saliva on the elongated testing surface and smells the surface to self determine the presence of halitosis. In one embodiment, the tester has a handle mounted to one end of the elongated testing surface. The breath tester can be disposed in a hollow housing. The sampling of the saliva can be allowed to dry upon the elongated testing surface before smelling.
US09265445B2 Monitoring a condition of a subject
Apparatus for monitoring a subject is described. A sensor detects monitors the subject and generates a signal in response thereto. A control unit analyzes the signal, and in response to the analyzing, identifies a clinical parameter of the subject. The control unit received an indication of a menstrual cycle of the subject. Taking into account the subject's menstrual cycle, the control unit identifies a baseline value of the clinical parameter, compares the identified clinical parameter to the baseline value, and, in response to the comparing, the control unit (a) determines whether a clinical episode is predicted, (b) determines whether a clinical episode is currently occurring, and/or (c) monitors an occurring clinical episode. The control unit generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described.