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US09394259B2	Auto-rebound switching apparatus and the switching method thereof An auto-rebound switching apparatus has: a body provided with a water-separating apparatus, an upper cover rotatably arranged on the rear side of the body, a passive disc rotatably arranged between the rear side of the body and the upper cover, a clutch mechanism comprising a bi-directional ratchet gear and a bi-directional pawl matching the ratchet gear, the ratchet gear being rotatably arranged on the rear side of the body and transmissively connected to the water-separating apparatus, thus allowing the ratchet gear, when rotating, to drive the water-separating apparatus into motion to allow switching, the bi-directional pawl, the upper cover, and the passive disc being interconnected, allowing the upper cover to rotate relative to the passive disc thus driving the bi-directional pawl to move between a forward rotation position, a reverse rotation position, and a detached position, and a rebound apparatus.
US09394258B2	Arginine methyltransferase 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 arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US09394256B2	Benzhydrol-pyrazole derivatives having kinase inhibitory activity and uses thereof The present invention features benzhydrol-pyrazole derivatives and related compounds having kinase inhibitory activity. The compounds of the invention, alone or in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents, can be used for treating or preventing various medical conditions, such as cancers, inflammatory disorders, or autoimmune disorders.
US09394254B2	Antibiotic and anti-parasitic agents that modulate class II fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase This invention provides a family of compounds that inhibit Class II fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA), which is implicated in the pathogenic activity of a broad range of bacterial and parasitic agents. The compounds were identified by empirical testing, and provide a basis for further derivatization and optimization of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid and related compounds. Crystal structure shows that the compounds don't bind directly to the catalytic site of the enzyme, and so are not defined simply as substrate analogs. Instead, they create a pocket by induced fit, resulting a powerful and specific inhibitory effect on FBA activity.
US09394251B2	Silodosin intermediate and preparation method therefor Disclosed are a silodosin intermediate and a preparation method thereof. The silodosin intermediate has the structure shown by the formula (A). X is hydrogen or bromide and R1 is hydrogen. The formyl group may be a group having the structure shown by the formula I. R7 is a protecting group of carboxyl, and R2 is 3-hydroxypropyl or a group having the structure shown by the formula II. W is a protecting group of hydroxyl. A compound of the formula (A) according to the present invention may further be used for preparing a compound having the structure shown by the formula (D). By means of the intermediate and the preparation method therefor provided by the present invention, high-purity optically pure silodosin can be obtained, and the optical purity is above 99%.
US09394250B2	Substituted pyrrolidines as factor xia inhibitors for the treatment thromboembolic diseases The present invention provides compounds of the general formula (I), their salts and N-oxides, and solvates and prodrugs thereof (wherein the substituents are as defined in the description). The compounds of the general formula (I) are inhibitors of factor XIa, and are useful in the prevention of and/or therapy for thromboembolic diseases.
US09394248B2	Process for the manufacture of dihalodiphenylsulfones A process for the preparation of dihalodiphenylsulfones_such as 4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone or 4,4′-bis-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl)biphenyl with high regioselectivity, at low temperature and in the absence of toxic reagents by reacting together at least one acid, at least one fluorinated anhydride and at least one halobenzene. The invented process is particularly suited for the manufacture of 4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone.
US09394242B2	Method for preparing dinitrile compound Disclosed is a method for preparing a dinitrile compound. The method includes reacting an alcohol compound with a nitrile compound having a terminal carbon-carbon unsaturated bond under anhydrous conditions. A potassium alkoxide having 1 to 5 carbon atoms is used as a catalyst in the course of the reaction. According to the method, a high-purity dinitrile compound can be prepared in a simple manner within a short reaction time indicating high productivity.
US09394240B2	Method for producing amide derivative An amide derivative represented by Formula (3), which exhibits excellent efficacy in pest control effect, is produced by allowing a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2) to react with each other. In Formula (1) to Formula (3), Y1 and Y2 each represent a halogen atom or a haloalkyl group; Rf represents a C3-C4 perfluoroalkyl group; and R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; LG represents a leaving group; T represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; X1, X3, X4, and X5 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; and A represents a nitrogen atom, a methine group, or the like.
US09394236B2	β-substituted γ-amino acids and analogs as chemotherapeutic agents β-Substituted γ-amino acids, β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives, and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and their use as chemotherapeutic agents are disclosed. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres are selective LAT1/4F2hc substrates, capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier, and exhibit rapid uptake and retention in tumors expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter. Methods of synthesizing the β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and methods of using the compounds for treating tumors are also disclosed. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit an improved selectivity toward tumor cells expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter and accumulate in cancerous cells when administered to a subject in vivo. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit an increased efficacy on a variety of tumor types.
US09394235B2	Optical resolution methods for bicyclic compounds using enzymes An object of the present invention is to efficiently produce an optically active bicyclic compound. The optically active bicyclic compound is efficiently produced using an enzyme.
US09394234B2	Lipid formulations The invention features a cationic lipid of formula I, an improved lipid formulation comprising a cationic lipid of formula I and corresponding methods of use. Also disclosed are targeting lipids, and specific lipid formulations comprising such targeting lipids.
US09394230B2	Hardeners for epoxy resin coatings The invention relates to hardeners for epoxy resin containing secondary amino groups having dialkyl amino phenyl groups. The hardeners have a surprisingly low viscosity and harden surprisingly fast together with the epoxy resins, even in moist, cold conditions, and without blushing to form films with high hardness and stability. They are suitable, in particular, for low-emission coatings.
US09394227B1	Treprostinil derivatives and compositions and uses thereof The present disclosure provides treprostinil derivatives that can act as prodrugs of treprostinil. The treprostinil derivatives can be used to treat any conditions responsive to treatment with treprostinil, including pulmonary hypertension, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension.
US09394226B2	3,4-dialkylbiphenyldicarboxylic acid compound, 3,4-dicarboalkoxybiphenyl-3′,4′-dicarboxylic acid and corresponding acid anhydrides, and processes for producing these compounds 3,4-Dicarboalkoxybiphenyl-3′,4′-dicarboxylic acid represented by the general formula (1): in which R11 and R12 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n represents the number of waters of hydration that is 0 or 1, and the corresponding anhydride.
US09394221B2	Method for manufacturing benzenetetracarboxylic acid By selectively hydrogenating a feedstock containing two or more hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having an anthracene skeleton and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having a phenanthrene skeleton to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro bodies using, as a hydrogenation catalyst, a catalyst containing two or more active metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, molybdenum, cobalt, and tungsten and then, by oxidizing the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro body using a metal oxide, a benzenetetracarboxylic acid can be efficiently manufactured.
US09394217B2	Staged fluorination process and reactor system The invention relates to a process to produce 244bb from 1233xf in multiple reaction zones whereby the 1233xf starting material is at least 95% converted to 244bb and by-product such as 245cb forms in amounts less than about 2%.
US09394215B2	Processes for making Cx-Cy olefins from C5 and C6 paraffins Processes for making CX to CY olefins are provided. The processes include reacting a feedstock comprising C5 and C6 olefins under dimerization or oligomerization conditions to provide a dimerization or oligomerization product. The product is separated into a stream comprising unreacted C5 and C6 paraffins, a stream comprising C10 to CX-1 olefins, and a stream comprising CX to CY olefins, wherein X is at least 14 and Y is greater than X and less than or equal to 36.
US09394214B2	Oxygen storage and production of C5+ hydrocarbons Disclosed are reactors and reaction processes for contacting hydrocarbon reactant in the presence of oxygen stored and released within a thermal mass region of the reactor, and catalytically converting at least a portion of alkane, e.g., methane, in the hydrocarbon reactant to produce a reaction mixture comprising a C5+ composition. Oxygen storage and release for carrying out the catalytic conversion is achieved by including an oxygen storage material in a thermal mass region of the reactor. Flow-through reactors can be used to carry out oxygen storage and the hydrocarbon conversion reactions. Reverse-flow reactors are examples of flow-through reactors, which can be used to carry out oxygen storage and the hydrocarbon conversion reactions.
US09394210B2	Urea and nitrogen stabilizer compositions and methods and systems of making and using thereof This invention relates to an improved urea-nitrogen stabilizer composition and methods, systems and apparatti for making thereof. The nitrogen stabilizer composition is incorporated into molten urea to result in a composition that contains less biuret, NMP, nitrogen stabilizer and/or impurities and provides an effective solid fertilizer. These compositions are useful in odor control.
US09394208B2	Methods to convert mealworm castings to fertilizer Methods to convert the light and powdery mealworm castings into a suitable fertilizer product are disclosed. The methods can include saturating the mealworm castings using an infusion process with a liquid such as water until an elevated temperature is reached. The mealworm castings can be replenished and the infusion process can be repeated until the targeted N-P-K rating is achieved. The saturated mealworm castings or mealworm cake can be dried and formed into fertilizer pellets or into a granular soil-like product. In some examples, a binding agent such as dried mashed potato extract can be added to the saturated mealworm castings. In some examples, the fertilizer excludes artificially produced chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, and steroids. In some examples, the fertilizer has an N-P-K rating of 4-3-2. In some examples, the mealworm castings are produced by mealworms fed wheat bran and raw carrots.
US09394204B2	Molded ferrite sheet, sintered ferrite substrate and antenna module The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 μm to 430 μm, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 μm to 10 μm, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 μm is in a range of 10 to 80%.
US09394202B2	Compositions and methods for well cementing Organic compounds containing at least one nitrogen atom are particularly suitable as retarders for geopolymeric systems employed as well cements. Preferred compounds include aminated polymers, amine phosphonates, quaternary ammonium compounds and tertiary amines. The geopolymeric compositions are suitable for primary cementing and remedial cementing operations. The preferred temperature range within which the retarders operate is between about 20° C. and 120° C.
US09394201B2	Calcium sulfo aluminate cement with polymer A calcium sulfoaluminate-based concrete with a permeability of less than 1000 Coulombs. Rapid-setting low chloride-ion permeability calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements and concretes include CSA and a suitable polymer such as a sol-gel derived, organic-inorganic, silica based hybrid coating solutions of polystyrene-butylacrylate polymers containing active silanol groups protected by hydroxyl groups containing polyalcohol, or other polymers. Such polymers may be added as powders or as liquid in the finish mill. Other rapid-setting low chloride-ion permeability (CSA) cements and concretes include CSA with selected particle size distributions, and do not require use of any polymer. These CSA cements and concretes have low chloride-ion permeability, high early strength, fast setting times, low-shrinkage, and high freeze-thaw resistance.
US09394195B2	Glass plate To provide a glass plate which can be made to have higher Te than conventional glass plates when its iron content is substantially the same as the conventional glass plates, to have substantially the same level of Te as conventional glass plates when its iron content is larger than the conventional glass plates, or to have very high Te when its iron content is smaller than conventional glass plates, and which presents good productivity. A glass plate which comprises, as represented by mol percentage based on oxides, SiO2: from 57 to 71%, Al2O3: from 0 to 6%, B2O3: from 0 to 5%, Na2O: from 10 to 16%, MgO: from 7.5 to 19.8%, and CaO: from 1.6 to 11%, provided that S-value represented by MgO+Al2O3+B2O3—Na2O (as represented by mol percentage) is from −10 to 10.5%, and the ratio of the content of MgO, as represented by mol percentage based on oxide, to the content of CaO, as represented by mol percentage based on oxide, ([MgO]/[CaO]), is from 0.8 to 10.
US09394193B2	Active edge roll control in a glass drawing process An apparatus for drawing a glass ribbon including an edge roll assembly that contacts the glass ribbon with a force that is dynamically altered by an actuator electrically coupled to a sensor that measures the force applied against the ribbon. Dynamic, or real-time, variation of the edge roll force minimizes stress variability in the glass ribbon and improves ribbon shape control.
US09394192B2	Batch-charging machine with removable head for submerged batch-charging A batch charger for charging batch materials into a glass melting furnace at a level located below the level of the molten glass, including: a body including a barrel and a mechanical system for conveying batch materials, the mechanical system being housed in the barrel; and a head removably fastened to an end of the barrel, and including a slide gate damper, and a tubular connecting part fastened to the slide gate damper and configured to be at least partially inserted into a charging orifice provided in a wall of a tank of the furnace, the slide gate damper and the connecting part including a system of internal ducts that can be connected to a source of coolant. A melting installation and a process can use such a batch charger.
US09394190B2	Floating treatment bed for plants Contaminating material is extracted from a body of water by providing a floating bed on which plants such as Cat Tails can be grown with their roots hanging into the body of water over an area where extraction of contaminating material from the body of water is required, growing the plants to take up the contaminating material from the body of water and harvesting the upstanding plant mass by moving the bed to a harvesting machine which cuts away the plant mass leaving at least part of the root mass to continue growing into a new season. The bed can be returned to a location for the next season.
US09394188B2	Process for oxidizing sulfides and an apparatus relating thereto One exemplary embodiment can be a process for oxidizing sulfides. The process can include passing an alkaline stream having about 1-about 30%, by weight, of an alkaline material and one or more sulfide compounds to a reaction zone having a metal phthalocyanine catalyst.
US09394186B2	Photo-catalysis process applied in eliminating recalcitrant compounds in industrial residual waters The present invention relates to the application of a heterogeneous photocatalysis process for the treatment of industrial wastewater contaminated with recalcitrant compounds and the operating conditions of a pilot plant for implementing said process.
US09394180B2	Production of polycrystalline silicon in substantially closed-loop systems Production of polycrystalline silicon in a substantially closed-loop process is disclosed. The processes generally include decomposition of trichlorosilane produced from metallurgical grade silicon.
US09394174B2	Alkyne-assisted nanostructure growth The present invention relates to the formation and processing of nanostructures including nanotubes. Some embodiments provide processes for nanostructure growth using relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperatures). In some cases, methods of the invention may improve the efficiency (e.g., catalyst efficiency) of nanostructure formation and may reduce the production of undesired byproducts during nanostructure formation, including volatile organic compounds and/or polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons. Such methods can both reduce the costs associated with nanostructure formation, as well as reduce the harmful effects of nanostructure fabrication on environmental and public health and safety.
US09394172B2	Process for the preparation of lithium or sodium bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide A process for the preparation of a bis(sulphonato)imide salt of formula: (III) (SO3−)—N−—(SO3−)3C+ where C+ represents a monovalent cation, comprising the reaction of amidosulphuric acid of formula: (I) (OH)—SO2—NH2 with a halosulphonic acid of formula: (II) (OH)—SO2—X where X represents a halogen atom, and comprising a reaction with a base which is a salt formed with the cation C+. Also, a process for the preparation of bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide acid of formula: (V) F—(SO2)—NH—(SO2)—F and to a process for the preparation of lithium bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide salt of formula: (VII) F—(SO2)—N−—(SO2)—F Li+.
US09394169B2	Gas hydrate conversion system for harvesting hydrocarbon hydrate deposits In one embodiment, a gas hydrate conversion system is provided comprising a floating factory, an appendage for harvesting a gas hydrate from an oceanic hydrate deposit, and one or more storage tanks. The floating factory comprises one or more heat exchange assemblies, one or more heat pump assemblies and an engine. In another embodiment, a method for harvesting hydrocarbon hydrate deposits is provided, the method comprising providing a gas hydrate conversion system; inducing release of methane from an oceanic hydrate deposit; capturing the methane from a primary methane capture zone and/or a secondary methane capture zone; and converting the methane to hydrogen and carbon.
US09394168B2	Methods of nanostructure formation and shape selection Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt.
US09394165B2	Carbon nanotube array bonding Material compositions are provided that may comprise, for example, a vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) array, a conductive layer, and a carbon interlayer coupling the VACNT array to the conductive layer. Methods of manufacturing are provided. Such methods may comprise, for example, providing a VACNT array, providing a conductive layer, and bonding the VACNT array to the conductive layer via a carbon interlayer.
US09394163B2	Method for producing a dielectric layer on a component A method for producing a dielectric layer on the surface of a component is described. In particular embodiments, a dielectric layer having a planar surface can be generated over a substrate topography having raised structures. In a trimming process, a component property, which depends on the thickness or the third topography of the dielectric layer, is adjusted.
US09394162B2	Microfabricated ultrasonic transducers and related apparatus and methods Micromachined ultrasonic transducers integrated with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) substrates are described, as well as methods of fabricating such devices. Fabrication may involve two separate wafer bonding steps. Wafer bonding may be used to fabricate sealed cavities in a substrate. Wafer bonding may also be used to bond the substrate to another substrate, such as a CMOS wafer. At least the second wafer bonding may be performed at a low temperature.
US09394157B2	Fueling device and manufacturing method of a fueling device A fueling device includes a fuel passage-forming member and a flap valve mechanism. The flap valve mechanism includes an opening-forming member attached to one end of the fuel passage-forming member and an opening-closing mechanism to open and close a filler inlet of the opening-forming member. The fuel passage-forming member includes a pipe body containing a resin inner layer in a pipe shape made of a first resin material and a resin outer made of a second resin material, and a welding end formed on an opening end of the pipe body. The opening-forming member includes a cover member that covers the opening end of the pipe body and a welded end formed on an opening end of the cover member and welded to the welding end. The cover member is made of a third resin material welded to either one of the first resin material and the second resin material.
US09394156B2	Oil filling nozzle with vapor recovery function To provide an oil filling nozzle with vapor recovery function capable of controlling opening degree of a vapor passage depending on flow rate and adjusting recovery rate. The oil filling nozzle includes a discharge pipe 3 mounted to a front end of a nozzle; a vapor control valve 21 arranged in a middle of a pipe, which connects a vapor collector 19 mounted so as to cover a circumference of the discharge pipe and a vapor passage 22, the vapor control valve 21 being opened and closed by liquid pressure in a nozzle main body 2; and a means for adjusting vapor recovery rate by adjusting opening degree of the vapor control valve 21.
US09394155B2	Beverage dispensing A beverage dispenser for dispensing a carbonated beverage includes a housing defining an interior volume and having a first surface proximal to the beverage source and a second surface distal to the beverage source. The beverage dispenser includes a conduit in fluid communication with the beverage source entering the first surface of the housing and terminating proximate the second surface of the housing. The dispenser includes a flow rate controller including a processor disposed within the interior volume of said housing and a subsurface dispensing nozzle in fluid communication with the terminal end of the conduit. The dispenser also includes a user interface including user-selectable indicia for providing data to the processor. The flow through the conduit to the subsurface dispensing nozzle is compensated to maintain substantially hydraulic beverage flow within the conduit, and is based on data provided to the processor by a user operation of the user interface.
US09394154B2	Beverage dispenser container and carton An example system for installing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser includes: a container for insertion of a carton containing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser, the container including a base surface, and a front surface, a back surface, and two side surfaces extending from the base surface and defining a cavity sized to receive the carton; wherein the two side surfaces extend from the front surface at an angle and form a horizontal landing portion that extends to the back surface; and a carton positioned within the container and containing the beverage ingredient, the carton comprising a fitment extending from a carton surface, the fitment sized to allow fluid communication between the carton and the beverage dispenser, and the carton defining a tear away portion defining an angled surface extending from a front surface of the carton to a side surface of the carton.
US09394152B2	Pill tray spatula A pharmacist's spatula, or pill tray spatula, is provided for assisting in sorting and counting of pills and capsules comprising generally flat stainless steel blades extending from opposing ends of a generally bi-conic handle. The first blade has a straight portion less than or equal in length to a width or length of a pill counting tray, a curved portion between the straight portion and the handle and a curved and angled tip at the distal end of the first edge of the first blade. The second edge of the first blade has a notched hook, a fulcrum, and a bottle opener. The second blade is short and has the shape of a flat truncated arrow.
US09394150B2	Cradle retainer for material handling A material handling system for supporting and retaining a cylindrical object being transported, such as on the forks of a lift truck. Each support includes a backplane having a curved or wedge-shaped portion on opposing ends. The resilient material of the support or cradle conforms to a range of diameters to retain the position of the object on the forks, as well as to displace the weight of the object over a extended area. Straps may be used to further bind the object to the lifting system.
US09394147B2	Portable indpendent vehicle lift and support system An improved vehicle lift system is provided for lifting and supporting a vehicle. The vehicle lift system includes a portable front lift for lifting and supporting a front end of the vehicle, a portable rear lift for lifting and supporting a rear end of the vehicle, and a portable control station for remotely controlling the front lift and the rear lift from a safe and convenient location. The vehicle lift system may include hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, and/or mechanical linkages for distributing and providing lifting power to the front lift and the rear lift.
US09394146B2	Assembling an auxiliary lifting unit on a mobile crane The invention relates to an assembly system for a mobile crane auxiliary lifting unit comprising auxiliary lifting unit assembly fastenings which are coupled to the auxiliary lifting unit and serve to fasten the auxiliary lifting unit to the crane, and comprising an assembly unit which can move the auxiliary lifting unit assembly fastenings into an assembly position. It also relates to an assembly installation for a mobile crane auxiliary lifting unit, comprising such an assembly system and comprising a sub-structure. A footing support for a mobile crane auxiliary lifting unit and a method for assembling a mobile crane auxiliary lifting unit are also disclosed.
US09394142B2	Mining elevator lapping platform suitable for flexible guide rail and mining elevator lapping method A mining elevator lapping platform suitable for a flexible guide rail and a mining elevator lapping method. The lapping platform mainly comprises a support claw package (1) and a power package (2), wherein the support claw package (1) comprises a mounting plate (1-14), a screw rod bearing base (1-15), a screw rod (1-4), a screw nut (1-2), a support rod (1-5), a pushing rod (1-3), a support claw (1-6). a footboard (1-7), a guide rail (1-9) and a guide rail frame (1-12); the power package (2) comprises an explosion-proof motor (2-1) and a bevel gear; and the support claw package (1) and the power package (2) are both installed on a cross beam (3) below an elevator car. The lapping method is as follows: the sharing between a lapping platform and a plurality of horizontal planes is realized, the self-locking function is achieved, the reliable connection of the lapping platform in the plurality of horizontal planes is met, the reliable lapping between the elevator car and a hoistway layer door is realized, and the mining elevator lapping platform plays a role in safety protection, and convenience of getting in and out of the elevator for cargos and people.
US09394137B2	Paper sheet handling apparatus A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a paper sheet insertion unit into which a plurality of paper sheets are inserted; a first plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit; a second plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit and that holds the plurality of paper sheets in a sandwiching manner with the first plate; a pressure distribution sensing sheet provided to at least one of the first or second plate and that senses a pressure distribution on the plurality of paper sheets held by the first and second plates; and a controlling unit that determines the presence/absence of a foreign body according to the pressure distribution sensed by the pressure distribution sensing sheet.
US09394135B2	Image forming apparatus including discharge unit An image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit, a discharge roller, a pressing member, and a reinforcing frame. The discharge unit includes a guide member that forms a discharge path that guides a sheet member to a sheet discharge port. The discharge roller discharges the sheet member to outside from the sheet discharge port. The pressing member projects from the guide member toward the discharge path, and contacts and presses the sheet member that is passing through the discharge path. The reinforcing frame, formed from a metal plate material, is made conductive with a reference potential portion of the apparatus main body and reinforces the discharge unit by being, together with the discharge unit, fixed to the apparatus main body in a state of covering a part of the guide member to which the pressing member is attached.
US09394129B2	Printing machine and feeding method for printing machines Configuration with paired register rollers cooperative with a downstream head unit on a circulation route to register a print sheet, a feed route extending up to the register rollers, and feeder elements controllable for a downstream feed of print sheet along part of the feed route to the register rollers, the feeder elements being controllable for a change of feed speed or acceleration in accordance with information on a back tension of a print sheet on the circulation route.
US09394128B2	Transfer method, holding apparatus, and transfer system This invention provides a transfer method of transferring, from a carrier including a placing portion on which a substrate is placed, and a cover that is superposed on the upper surface of the placing portion in close contact, the substrate held between the placing portion and the cover. The transfer method includes a holding step of holding the substrate and the cover on the placing portion by a holding apparatus, and a moving step of moving the holding apparatus to move the substrate and the cover from the placing portion to a transfer destination. In the holding step, the cover is held by the cover holding unit of the holding apparatus, and the substrate is held by the substrate holding unit of the holding apparatus in parallel postures of the cover and substrate.
US09394127B2	Self-aligning low profile spring-biased media feed roll assembly for an imaging device A low profile, alignment assembly for a media feed roll assembly using torsion spring biasing. The alignment assembly has a first and a second spaced bushings mountable to a frame. Each bushing has a circular collar and a cradle positioned along a common centerline for rotatably holding a driven first and an opposed second shaft on the common centerline. A first and a second torsion spring mount around the second shaft adjacent to the first and second bushing, respectively, and each has a pair of legs extending tangentially therefrom, attachable to the frame or respective bushing and forming a substantially planar profile. Each torsion spring biases the second shaft toward the first shaft along the common centerline and, as a media sheet moves between the first and second shafts, allows the second shaft to move within the cradles radially away from the first shaft along the common centerline.
US09394124B2	Sheet insert device, sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method According to one embodiment, a sheet insert device includes a cassette having a plurality of containing portions each of which contains a plurality of sheets in a vertically stacked state, a moving structure to move the cassette so that the plurality of containing portions are arranged in turn at a pulling-out position, a grip arm to grip the plurality of sheets contained in the containing portion arranged at the pulling-out position in the stacking direction, and a transferring structure which moves the grip arm, to pull out the plurality of sheets at the pulling-out position which are gripped by the grip arm from the containing portion, and transfers the plurality of sheets to a sheet loading part without changing the posture.
US09394119B2	Vacuum loading method A vacuum loader for providing granular resin material to resin material processing equipment has a loader housing, a vacuum motor, a dust filter, an air blast generator, a dump flap, and a pivoting manually releasable latch for retaining the lateral web and the loader from tilting rotation of the loader about the shaft and supporting the loader when placed in a tilted orientation; the latch being weighted to pivotally return to a web-retaining position when released by an operator.
US09394118B2	Method and device for discharging piece goods from a conveying apparatus Conveying apparatus including a plurality of conveying vehicles that can be moved along a movement path by the force of gravity independently of one another for conveying piece goods. The conveying apparatus also includes a discharging device for discharging piece goods from the conveying vehicles to a receiving device as well as an entraining device with a plurality of actively driven entrainment devices. The conveying vehicles include contact elements for producing a guiding contact with the entrainment devices. The entraining device supplies the conveying vehicles to a discharging region of the discharging device while exerting a holding-back contact with the contact elements and guides the conveying vehicles out of the discharging region again while exerting an entraining contact with the contact elements.
US09394112B2	Chain for conveyors of articles A transport chain for transporting articles includes a sequence of links. Each link defines a substantially flat support surface for the articles to be transported, and wherein each link is hingedly coupled with a previous link in the sequence. Each link includes a respective first link element defining a first portion of the support surface of the link and a respective second link element defining a second portion of the support surface of the link. The first link element and the second link element are hingedly coupled with each other through mechanical coupling allowing the first link element to rotate with respect to the second link element, and vice versa, about a rotation axis perpendicular to the support surface of the link. The mechanical coupling is spaced from the rotation axis.
US09394108B2	Wheel lifter and tipper A wheel lifter and tipper includes a hook end with a plurality of notches that are each configured for different wheel manipulations and/or for different types of wheels. Each of the plurality of notches is configured to tip wheels into an upright position without deflating or breaking a bead of a tire of the wheel. The device further includes a u-shaped bend configured to support a wheel during a wheel loading manipulation, and a pad end rotationally mounted to a body of the device. During the loading manipulation, the pad end remains stationary and acts as a fulcrum and the body with the u-shaped bend acts as a lever arm. The device is passed through a center of the wheel, and the lever arm is raised or lowered in order to raise or lower the wheel to or from a raised surface, respectively.
US09394101B2	Portion capsule for producing a beverage The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, having a capsule body, which has a capsule bottom and a lid, wherein a cavity for accommodating a powdery or liquid beverage Substrate is formed between the capsule bottom and the lid and wherein a filter element is arranged in the cavity. The invention further relates to a method for producing a portion capsule and the use of the portion capsule to produce a beverage.
US09394097B2	Apparatus for dispensing flowable substances An apparatus for dispensing flowable substances, having a nozzle having an exit opening for dispensing the substances from the nozzle in the region of a free nozzle end, and a closure part that can be moved by means of a control element, disposed outside of the nozzle. The closure part releases the exit opening in an open position and closes the exit opening in a closed position. The control element has a frame, a transfer medium that brings about shape fit and has wheels, the transfer medium generates angle synchronicity of wheels mounted in the frame so as to pivot, a drive for the transfer medium, for pivoting the respective wheel in two opposite pivot directions, a bearing element for the closure part, mounted in wheels so as to pivot. The bearing element is mounted about pivot axles in the wheels, so as to pivot. The pivot axles are disposed in the frame parallel to the pivot axles of these wheels. The closure part is mounted in the bearing element.
US09394096B2	Actuator cap for a fluid dispenser An actuator cap for dispensing a liquid product, the cap comprising a rotatable outer body and an associated actuator button and a non-rotatable chassis and associated spray channel assembly; the outer body and actuator button being rotatable between: a first position in which the actuator button is non-elevated, the actuator button being incapable of depression in this position; a second position in which the actuator button is elevated across its full length and width relative to top surface of the outer body, the button still being incapable of depression in this position; and a third position in which the actuator button is elevated across its full length and width and tilted relative to top surface of the outer body, the button being capable of depression in this position; depression of the actuator button causing release of liquid product from an associated container through the spray channel assembly.
US09394092B2	Powdered pouch and method of making same Disclosed herein are water-soluble films and resulting packets including a water-soluble film coated by a powder, wherein the powder includes a mixture of a powdered lubricant and an active agent. Optionally, the active agent may be encapsulated, e.g. microencapsulated, for release of the active agent through mechanisms including, but not limited to, mechanical rupture, melt, ablation, dissolution, diffusion, biodegradation, or pH-controlled release. Active ingredients described include enzymes, oils, flavors, colorants, odor absorbers, fragrances, pesticides, fertilizers, activators, acid catalysts, metal catalysts, ion scavengers, bleaches, bleach components, fabric softeners and combinations thereof. Examples of packet fills include laundry detergents, bleach and laundry additives, fabric care, dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, beauty care, skin care, other personal care, and foodstuffs.
US09394083B2	Container and container lid assembly with a removable sealing gasket A container lid assembly configured to be used with and seal a container body is provided. The container lid assembly includes a container lid including a plug member extending downwardly and a gasket-retaining portion adjacent to and at least partially surrounding the plug member, where an outer surface of the plug member defines at least part of the gasket-retaining portion. The container lid assembly further includes a sealing gasket retained on the gasket-retaining portion and configured to provide a seal between the outer surface of the plug member and an interior wall of the container body, where the sealing gasket includes a pull tab that (i) extends away from a sealing portion of the sealing gasket; and (ii) extends downward away from the gasket-retaining portion of the container lid.
US09394076B2	Easy dispensing box with top slide opening A package for solid pourable product includes a blank one-piece pattern having several flaps, several side panels and a slide. The slide has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is connected to a top flap and the lower portion extends into the box. A support is provided, connected to a flap of the box, for resiliently engaging the lower portion. One of the side panels has an opening covered by the lower portion. The support holds the lower portion against the opening when the slide is closed. Preferably the lower portion slides between the support and the panel having the opening. The fold line between second top flap and the support is set back from the panel having the opening thereby helping the support resiliently push against the lower portion.
US09394072B2	Hot-fill container A plastic container including an upper portion, a base, a plurality of surface features, and a substantially cylindrical portion. The upper portion has a mouth defining an opening into the container. The base is movable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container thereby decreasing the volume of the container. The plurality of surface features are included with the base and are configured to accommodate vacuum forces. The substantially cylindrical portion extends between the upper portion and the base.
US09394066B2	Slide opening box with integral liner A box with a sliding opening has an integral liner to keep pourable contents fresh and dry. The box has a slide that is moveable by a user's thumb across the opening to open and close the box and the liner during the same operation to avoid risking tearing the box or liner. The user can open the box and the liner to pour out the contents in one motion and easily close and seal the box and the liner so the contents do not spill out. Advantageously, the box is formed from a single blank piece of cardboard or similar stock, and a single planar sheet of moisture impervious material adhered onto the blank which folds with the blank to form a sealed liner or bag, such that the slide ends up inside the box for easy assembly with a resulting sealed bag inside.
US09394065B2	Multiple space vehicle launch system A multiple space vehicle launch system that may be adapted to be disposed within a payload region of a launch vehicle fairing is disclosed. The vehicle launch system may include a first space vehicle including a first core structure and a second space vehicle including a second core structure. The second core structure may be oriented relative to the first space vehicle such that when placed within a fairing, a launch load is transmitted from the first core structure of the first space vehicle and is borne by the second core structure of the second space vehicle. The first space vehicle and the second space vehicle each include respective propulsion units.
US09394063B2	Methods utilizing cold spray techniques for repairing and protecting rotary components of aviation propulsion systems A method of repairing a component comprises identifying a non-compliant surface of the component, wherein the non-compliant surface is not within an allowable tolerance, cold spraying a powder comprising a metal onto the non-compliant surface, and forming a coating comprising the metal over the non-compliant surface, wherein an outer surface of the coating is within an allowable tolerance. In an embodiment, the method of repairing an outer component further comprises machining the outer surface of the coating. In an embodiment, the component is a shaft, a rotor mast, an input quill, or a bearing. In an embodiment, the component contains electronic equipment during the cold spraying, and wherein the cold spraying does not damage the electronic equipment. In an embodiment, the component is repaired without subjecting the component to a hydrogen embrittlement bake.
US09394057B2	Suspension for a turbine engine A rear suspension for attaching an aeroengine (20) of longitudinal axis X to a carrier structure or mast (12) of an aircraft, the suspension including at least two clevis-forming vertical uprights (26A, 26B; 28A, 28B) supporting a respective horizontal slideway (30A, 30B) having a roller (32) freely mounted thereon that is suitable for moving in a slot (34A, 34B) in a lug (20A) arranged in a YZ plane of transverse axis Y and of vertical axis Z, in such a manner as to enable the aeroengine to move only in translation along the longitudinal axis X and in pivoting about said longitudinal axis X.
US09394056B2	Air duct assembly and method of installing the same There is provided an air duct assembly. The air duct assembly has a deformable duct preform having securing portions formed along opposing longitudinal edges. Each securing portion has a flange portion and a radius portion. The air duct assembly further has a panel structure having a pair of longitudinal base members mounted thereon in an opposed, spaced, predetermined relationship. Each longitudinal base member has a retaining element along a longitudinal edge of the longitudinal base member. Each retaining element is pre-configured to engage the flange portion and the radius portion of each securing portion to attach the deformable duct preform to the longitudinal base members and to form an air-leak resistant seal. The deformable duct preform is adaptable in a cross-sectional profile in relation to variations in attachment of the deformable duct preform to the longitudinal base members.
US09394051B2	Modular pod system for aircraft A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components.
US09394043B2	Propulsion system for aquatic vessels A propulsion system for an aquatic vessel is provided. The propulsion system includes one or more Magnus-type rotors that are operable to rotate about their respective substantially upright axes. The propulsion system also includes a drive arrangement for rotating the Magnus-type rotors, and a control arrangement for receiving one or more measured apparent wind speeds and for controlling the drive arrangement to vary a rate of rotations of each of the Magnus-type rotors, for example, as a function of the measured apparent wind speeds. Moreover, the control arrangement is additionally provided in operation with future route information for the aquatic vessel, together with weather forecast information for use in controlling the drive arrangement for improving propulsion provided by the Magnus-type rotors.
US09394040B2	Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization Watercraft automation and aquatic data utilization for aquatic efforts are utilized for fishing and network communication. In one aspect, a control mechanism for a trolling device has an interface for establishing a network connection between the control mechanism and an electronic GPS mapping computer having an electronic display for displaying data. In an aspect, the control mechanism is configured to receive control instructions from the electronic GPS mapping computer to execute speed or direction.
US09394033B2	Flexible rope termination device Embodiments described herein provide rope termination devices with flexible members for accommodating fleet angle in the rope without undue frictional wear on the rope. A metal connector is fastened to a tail with a flexure in a direction perpendicular to a plane through an axial centerline of the rope termination device. The rope wraps around the tail and the metal connector, lying in a passage formed around an exterior of the components, and may be secured by an overbraid jacket applied around the tail portion of the rope termination device.
US09394030B2	Rear derailleur An embodiment of the invention provides an electromechanical rear derailleur for a bicycle including a base member that is configured to be coupled to a frame member of a bicycle. The derailleur includes a movable member and a link mechanism that movably couples the movable member to the base member. A motor is positioned at the movable member to move the movable member.
US09394029B2	Bicycle disc brake apparatus The present invention provides a bicycle disc brake apparatus comprising a U-shape elastic plate having two ends connected to two ring portions; the ring portions comprising through holes; the U-shape elastic plate comprising two brake pads abutting the ring portions; two compression discs outside the U-shape elastic plate and adjacent to the ring portions, comprising protrusions penetrating the through holes to act on the brake pads, compression disc rotating slots away from the protrusions and first guiding tread surface in a first direction; two roller seats adjacent to the compression discs and comprising roller rotating slots adjacent to the compression disc rotating slots; rollers provided between the rotating slots; the roller rotating slots having second guiding tread surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction with protruding columns; two bearings mounted on the protruding columns; and two sealing gaskets sealed onto the bearings away from the roller seats.
US09394026B2	Step-through bicycle frame A bicycle having a bicycle frame comprising a head tube, a top tube, a down tube, a bottom bracket and at least one chain stay. A single, tubular member has a first portion that forms the top tube and extends downwardly from the head tube toward the bottom bracket and a unitary second portion that extends upwardly from the bottom bracket to form the seat tube. A plurality of struts extends between the tubular member and the down tube, bottom bracket or at least one chain stay. In some arrangements, the down tube and the at least one chain stay are the only frame members that contact the bottom bracket. In some arrangements, the top tube contacts the down tube at an intermediate portion thereof.
US09394021B2	Conveyance device There is provided a conveyance device that can convey a conveyance truck composed of two truck bodies on which a worker rides and does a work in a widthwise direction of a large conveyance object, using a friction type drive unit disposed on a linear route or a curved route, which can improve workability and reduce manufacturing cost.A conveyance device includes a connecting device C for connecting conveyance trucks 1 on front and rear positions. Each of the trucks 1 is configured so that a first truck body 1A whose front and rear end surfaces are arc-shaped projections in plan view and a second truck body 1B whose front and rear end surfaces are arc-shaped recesses in plan view are connected to be capable of curving in a horizontal direction, and upper surfaces of the first truck body 1A and the second truck body 1B are approximately horizontal surfaces. Portions of the second truck body 1B that are radially inside a curved route and forms the arc-shaped recesses are composed of oscillation piece 2 as mobile bodies that make side surfaces of the first truck body 1A and the second truck body 1B approximately linear on a linear route and touch the side surface of the first truck body 1A to move on the curved route.
US09394016B2	Self-propelled device for interpreting input from a controller device A self-propelled device operates to interpret an input corresponding to a set of actions that are performed on a controller device.
US09394006B2	Center pillar structure A center pillar structure for a vehicle comprises a center pillar including an outer panel and an inner panel that are joined together and form a closed cross section. The inner panel includes a front flange and a rear flange that are elongate in the vertical direction, a front surface and a rear surface that extend toward the vehicle interior side respectively from a rear end of the front flange and a front end of the rear flange, and a base surface that connects the front surface and the rear surface. Dimensions of the front surface and the rear surface in the vehicle width direction increase as the center pillar extends upward from a lower end of the center pillar to a height of the belt line, and decrease as the center pillar further extends upward from the belt line to the upper end.
US09394004B2	Electric automobile An electric automobile includes a motor room separated from the cabin and partitioned at the front of the vehicle body and housing a driving motor and a power control unit that drives/controls the driving motor, a pair of side frames extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle body at both sides of the vehicle body; and a unit support frame that encloses the power control unit on four sides and supports the power control unit. The unit frame is suspended from the pair of side frames and is fastened to the pair of side frames. The power control unit is supported by the unit support frame at at least the sides excluding that in the backwards direction of vehicle body of the four sides of the unit support frame.
US09394002B2	Extruded metal sub-frame for a vehicle A sub-frame assembly for supporting a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.
US09394000B2	Body frame connection member, and body frame structure A body frame connection member connects a first side frame portion and a second side frame portion which constitute each side frame. The body frame connection member is provided with a mount surface, an opposite-side surface, and a reinforcing rib. The mount surface is configured such that a loading platform can be mounted thereon, and includes an outer-side edge. The opposite-side surface is facing the opposite side from the mount surface, and is a recessed surface recessed toward the mount surface. The reinforcing rib extends upward from the outer-side edge of the mount surface.
US09393996B2	Reverse drive assist for long wheelbase dual axle trailers A controller and control method assists a driver with backing up of a vehicle with an attached trailer. The vehicle has a front axle with steerable front wheels controlled by the driver and a rear axle with non-steerable rear wheels. The trailer has a front axle with non-steerable front wheels and a rear axle with steerable rear wheels controlled by a trailer steering controller. The controller receives an operator-controlled vehicle steering angle and a measured hitch angle. The controller determines a trailer steering angle based on the operator-controller vehicle steering angle and the measured hitch angle. The controller continuously controls the trailer (e.g., via a steering angle of the rear wheels) to maintain a trajectory with substantially no lateral slippage.
US09393995B2	Vehicle steering device It is determined whether or not a vehicle is in a first vehicle state based on a detected steering torque and a detected yaw rate (step S1), one-side pull is decided if the yaw rate is within a range from 2 deg/sec to 10 deg/sec (step S4) for 1 second which is a first predetermined time (step S3) since an absolute value of the steering torque becomes 20 Nm or larger in the first vehicle state (step S2), then a target current value (one-side response) is generated.
US09393992B2	Steering system for heavy vehicles A steering system (10) includes a steering wheel (310), a steering column (30), provided with a first portion (31) associated to the steering wheel (310) and on which a first angular position sensor (316) is positioned, and a second portion (32), on which a second electric motor (325) and a second angular position sensor (326) are positioned, and a clutch (33) interposed between the first portion (31) and the second portion (32). The second portion (32) is associated to a hydrostatic steering unit (40) able to command a steering of a vehicle following a rotation imparted on the steering wheel (310) selectively by means of activating the second electric motor (325) when the clutch (33) is open or directly by means of the clutch (33) when the clutch is closed.
US09393988B2	Arm stopper mechanism and steering apparatus using same A steering arm includes an output shaft hole into which an output shaft is fitted; two tie rod holes to which tie rods are respectively attached; and two striking surfaces that strike against a stopper. The stopper includes two contract surfaces. An angle formed by the two contact surfaces of the stopper is greater than an angle formed by the two striking surfaces of the steering arm, and is greater than or equal to 90°.
US09393984B2	Utility knife blade A utility knife blade includes a portion made of a first material; and an elongated portion made of a second material, the second material being harder than the first material and coated on the first material by melting a powder of the second material on the first material, the elongated portion forming the tip of the blade, wherein the second material includes tungsten carbide particles embedded in a soft binder, and wherein the size of at least 90% of the tungsten carbide particles is lower than about 5 micrometers.
US09393982B2	Folding chassis for push-chairs, baby carriages and the like A folding chassis (1) for push-chairs, baby carriages and the like, comprising—a lower frame (2), which has at least one front post (2a) and at least one rear post (2b), which are connected in a lower region to respective wheel assemblies (3a, 3b);—at least one upper post (4), which supports grip means (4a) and can move with a combined rotary and translational motion with respect to the lower frame (2) during the transition of the chassis from an extended open condition to a collapsed closed condition;—at least one interconnection linkage (5), which is articulated rotatably to the upper post (4) and to the rear post (2b) about a first articulation axis (101) and a second articulation axis (102);—means (7) for kinematic interconnection between the upper post (4) and the lower frame (2);—the interconnection linkage (5) and the kinematic interconnection means (7) being adapted to determine the relative motion between the front post or posts, the rear post or posts and the upper post or posts (4) during the transition of the chassis (1) from the extended open condition to the collapsed closed condition and vice versa,—locking means (10) which can be activated, as a consequence of the transition of the chassis (1) from the collapsed closed condition to the extended open condition, and are adapted to keep the chassis (1) in the extended open condition,—a deactivation device (20), which is adapted to deactivate on command the locking means (10) in order to allow the transition of the chassis (1) from the extended open condition to the collapsed closed condition, at least one grip device (30) and at least one actuation device (31) being associated with the lower frame (2), said actuation device (31) being able to be actuated, with the locking means (10) deactivated and the grip device (30) gripped by the user, so as to move, by means of a movement of a linkage (5) and/or of an upper post (4), the first articulation axis (101) away from the rear post or posts (2b), so as to move beyond a position of equilibrium of the chassis (1) beyond which the chassis (1) tends to move towards the collapsed closed condition due to its own weight.
US09393976B2	Train guidance-display system and train guidance-display method After latest door opening-side information is received from an operational management server on a ground after a train starts an operation, train-information managing apparatuses output the door opening-side information to display control apparatuses as guidance data, the display control apparatuses create video data indicating an opening side of doors for all stops at least between a next stop and a terminal station of the train using the door opening-side information, and displays perform display using the video data.
US09393974B2	Railway vehicle vibration damping device Two or more front-side vibration suppression force generation sources and two or more rear-side vibration suppression force generation sources are interposed between bogies and the vehicle body. A controller calculates a sway high-frequency vibration suppression force for suppressing vibration having a frequency which is not less than a frequency of a centrifugal acceleration acting on the vehicle body when the railway vehicle runs in a curve section. The controller lets at least a part of the front-side vibration suppression force generation sources and at least a part of the rear-side vibration suppression force generation sources output a resultant force of a yaw suppression force and the sway high-frequency vibration suppression force. The controller lets all the remaining vibration suppression force generation sources function as passive dampers when the railway vehicle runs in the curve section. Ride quality of the vehicle in the curve section is thereby improved.
US09393962B2	Vehicle having its operating conditions regulated by fuel consumption An engine-powered vehicle includes a measuring instrument that registers the actual value for fuel consumption for the vehicle and a device for presetting a setpoint value for the fuel consumption. The actual value of the fuel consumption for the vehicle that is registered is used to control, and adjust, the output of the engine for controlling the vehicle's speed.
US09393957B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle for controlling the hybrid vehicle when a collision is detected When a collision of a vehicle is detected, a control device performs fuel cut of an engine (14) in a case where the engine (14) is in a driven state, and engages an engine connection/disconnection clutch (K0) in a case where the engine connection/disconnection clutch (K0) is disengaged, whereby the rotational resistance of a motor (MG) is increased by drag of the engine (14) and the rotation speed (Nmg) of the motor (MG) after the collision of the vehicle can be speedily reduced. Consequently, generation of an electromotive force by rotation of the motor (MG) is prevented, and it is possible to speedily complete discharge of an inverter circuit (40).
US09393956B2	Parking support apparatus A parking support apparatus includes: a host vehicle positional information acquisition unit acquiring host vehicle positional information indicating a current position of a vehicle; an obliqueness calculation unit calculating obliqueness between a vehicle length direction and a longitudinal direction of the parking space, based on the host vehicle positional information; an obliqueness correction path calculation unit calculating an obliqueness correction path along which a position of the vehicle reaches a front end of the parking space, based on the obliqueness when the vehicle travels forward from a stop position at a steering angle; and a centering path calculation unit calculating a centering path which has a width at a central portion of the parking space in a width direction and along which the vehicle travels forward toward a central region set in the longitudinal direction, after a position of the vehicle reaches the front end of the parking space.
US09393953B2	Transmission for vehicle and control device A transmission for vehicle includes: a transmission mechanism including a first engagement device configured to block/allow power transmission between an engine and a first input shaft of a first gear stage group, and a second engagement device configured to block/allow power transmission between the engine and a second input shaft of a second gear stage group; a differential mechanism; and a control device. The first gear stage group includes a starting stage used at a time the vehicle starts traveling, and the control device performs travel starting control to start traveling of the vehicle by: putting the second engagement device into an engaged state while the engine is operating before the vehicle starts traveling; and putting the second engagement device into a disengaged state, thereafter controlling rotation of a rotational machine and putting the first engagement device into an engaged state at the time the vehicle starts traveling.
US09393952B2	Approaching vehicle detection apparatus and drive assist system An approaching vehicle detection apparatus includes: a sound information detection unit configured to detect sound information around an own vehicle; a sound source detection unit configured to detect a sound source around the own vehicle based on the detected sound information; an approaching vehicle determination unit configured to determine whether the sound source is a vehicle approaching the own vehicle; and a vehicle state changing unit configured to change a vehicle state of the own vehicle to a vehicle state where the own vehicle sound is able to be suppressed when the own vehicle sound generated from the own vehicle is able to be suppressed by changing the vehicle state of the own vehicle.
US09393943B2	Brake booster with position-dependent pressure equalization A brake booster is provided having a force input element that is or can be connected to a brake pedal, a chamber arrangement with a working chamber and a vacuum chamber, and a control device with a control valve. The working chamber is selectively connected to the vacuum chamber or to the surrounding atmosphere as a result of a displacement of the force input element. The control valve has a valve element that is selectively prestressed into sealed abutment on a first valve seat provided on the control valve housing or into sealed abutment on a second valve seat provided on the control piston of the control valve by a tension spring. In order to reduce the actuating force, a pneumatic function chamber is selectively isolated from the surrounding atmosphere by the valve element or connected to the vacuum chamber or to the surrounding atmosphere by the force input element.
US09393941B2	Emergency brake device for a rail vehicle, brake system for a rail vehicle, and rail vehicle An emergency brake device for a rail vehicle, having an emergency brake control valve device which provides an emergency brake control pressure to a pneumatic brake device of the rail vehicle; and having an emergency brake adjustment device which is capable of adjusting the emergency brake control pressure, which is provided to the pneumatic brake device, as a function of at least a load value of the rail vehicle and a speed value of the rail vehicle. Also disclosed is a brake system for a rail vehicle and to a rail vehicle.
US09393940B2	Method and system for controlling anti-lock brake system operation of vehicle A method and system for controlling the operation of an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) are provided. The system includes an ABS controller and a vehicle controller. The ABS controller enables an ABS operation signal when an ABS operation is necessary. The vehicle controller receives the enabled ABS operation signal from the ABS controller and adjusts the output of motor torque based on the received ABS operation signal. The ABS controller operates the ABS when a signal indicating that the motor torque has been removed is received from the vehicle controller.
US09393936B1	Tractor-trailer landing gear lock A jack lock for a landing gear crank of a tractor-trailer includes a four sided box to enclose the crank on four sides. A pin extends rearwardly within the box and extends through the crank yoke on the inner end of the crank, to preclude the yoke and crank from being moved from a lowered inoperative position to a raised operative position. A padlock is mountable on the end of the shaft to lock the box onto the crank.
US09393932B2	Steering lock apparatus A steering lock apparatus is provided that can protect a steering column 2e from damage, such as cracking, even when a steering wheel is forcibly rotated with the ignition key off. Protrusions 24 in the circumferential direction are provided at a plurality of locations in the axial direction of peripheral edge portions on both sides in the circumferential direction, which is a rotational direction of the steering wheel, of a peripheral edge of a lock through hole 16d. The protrusions 24 in the circumferential direction absorb the large force, that is applied to the peripheral edge portions of the lock through hole 16d in an attempt to rotate the steering wheel with the ignition key off by plastically deforming.
US09393931B2	Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a door sensor that detects a defamation of a side door in a side collision and an occupant position detection sensor that detects a lumbar position of the occupant. A pretensioner is activated when it is determined from detection by the door sensor and the occupant position detection sensor that an intruding-object collision rear-end position in the side door is located in front of the lumbar position, and the pretensioner is prohibited from activation when it is determined that the intruding-object collision rear-end position is not located in front of the lumbar position. When there is a possibility that a clearance between the lumbar of the occupant and the deformed side door is insufficient, the pretensioner is prohibited from activation to allow the occupant to move at the early stage of a collision.
US09393930B2	Pedestrian safety device for a motor vehicle A pedestrian safety device for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag that has a volume portion and a gas inlet channel connected with the volume portion. The volume portion is adapted in such a manner that in the inflated state, it extends over a windshield of the motor vehicle. The pedestrian safety device is configured in such a manner that the inflated volume portion is displaceable in an impact direction in the event of an impact of a person on the inflated volume portion.
US09393929B2	Inflator, module including an inflator, vehicle safety system and method of operating a vehicle occupant protection system A vehicle safety system includes a module including an airbag and an inflator. The inflator includes a housing (12) in which a combustion chamber (16) containing a pyrotechnic propellant is arranged in which hot gas is generated and which housing includes at least one escape orifice (22) toward the environment of the inflator (10), as well as a coolant reservoir (24) arranged in the housing (12) in which coolant is accommodated prior to activation of the inflator (10) and which has at least one coolant outlet orifice (28′). The coolant outlet orifice (28) is arranged in direct vicinity of the outlet orifice (22). Upon activation of the inflator (10) coolant flows out of the inflator into the protection system and wets an adjacent wall (32) of the protection system against which also the hot gas is flowing.
US09393928B2	Diffuser pocket for airbag and method of manufacturing the same A diffuser pocket for an airbag according to the present invention includes: an insertion portion into which a tip portion of an inflator is inserted; and a gas discharging portion which guides and discharges high-pressure gas injected from the inflator to an airbag cushion, in which the insertion portion has front and rear insertion portions in which lower portions are folded and upper portions are sewn, and the gas discharging portion has front and rear gas discharging surfaces in which a left line is folded, and upper portions and left portions are sewed, thereby preventing damage due to high-temperature and high-pressure gas injected from the inflator.
US09393925B2	Airbag The present invention provides an airbag module (1) in particular for a front passenger (21, 23) of a vehicle, comprising an inflatable bag (3) having at least a first outer panel (33) and a second outer panel (35) arranged substantially symmetrically to each other with regard to a vertical middle plane (M) of the inflated bag. The airbag is characterized in that the inflatable bag (3) comprises a strap structure (5) substantially located between the first and second outer panels (33, 35), wherein the strap structure (5) is designed such that the bag is extendable from a first state having a first size to a second state having a second size depending on the size of the respective passenger and/or the kind of impact.
US09393919B2	Relay, relay module having the same, and electrical junction box An object of the present invention is to provide a relay able to reduce a receiving space in a fitting direction between a terminal and a terminal fitting. A relay includes: a relay main body of which outer shape is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape; and four plate-shaped terminals projected from the relay main body and configured to be fitted with terminal fittings 4. The relay main body includes: an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other; two side surfaces opposite to each other; and two side surfaces opposite to each other. Four terminals are projected from the upper surface and bent at right angle two times so that tips of these terminals are opposite to the side surfaces. The tips of the two terminals are opposite to one side surface, and the tips of the remaining two terminals are opposite to the other side surface.
US09393910B2	Apparatus and method to retrofit a sliding door opening of a van A van includes an interface element and one or more doors. The interface element can be a frame or connector that is configured to fit a sliding door opening of the van. The one or more doors are configured to fit the interface connector of the van. The one or more doors are configured to be operable by a driver of the van.
US09393908B2	Obstacle alarm device An obstacle alarm device having a captured image acquisition unit, an attention-prioritized captured image generation unit, an object presence determination unit, a movement direction determination unit, and a clear indication image output unit for causing a frame sign to be displayed at sequentially varying positions centerward from an outer edge part of the attention-prioritized captured image, and for repeatedly performing such displaying, in a case where the movement direction determination unit has determined that the object is moving toward the center of the attention-prioritized captured image.
US09393900B2	Light device and method of assembling a light device Light device (1), comprising a light circuit (4) including at least one light emitting unit (6), a light diffusion panel (3), and a light housing (2) for mounting the light circuit (4) and light diffusion panel (3), wherein the thickness of the assembled light device (1) is approximately three millimeters or less, the length of the light device (1) and the length of the light diffusion panel (3) are at least approximately five times the width of the light device and the width of the light diffusion panel (3), respectively, and the light circuit (4) is arranged next to the light diffusion panel (3), the at least one light emitting unit (6) being arranged to emit light into at least one side edge of the light diffusion panel (3).
US09393899B2	System and method for controlling a lighting and/or signaling device An illumination system for motor vehicles, which contains both parking/daytime running lights of one color and turn signal lights of another color. The invention detects whether parking lights are being displayed and, if so, flashes a parking light alternately with its adjacent turn signal light, rather than constantly illuminating the parking light while flashing the adjacent turn signal light.
US09393894B2	Side-by-side vehicle A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame assembly extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a front seating section coupled to the frame. The front seating section is configured to support an operator and a first passenger. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear seating section coupled to the frame. The rear seating section is configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger. The rear seating section has an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extends forwardly into the front seating section.
US09393890B2	Aisle-operated locking mechanism for movable seat A movable seat for a transit vehicle has a folding seat cushion that moves between a use position oriented to support a passenger and a storage position. The seat is supported by at least one pedestal that can be mounted in a vehicle for movement with respect to the vehicle, for example to provide space for a mobility aid. The pedestal has a locking mechanism and a lock activator that places the locking mechanism in a locked position to prevent movement of the seat. The seat also has a release mechanism that in one orientation maintains the locking mechanism in a locked position and in a second orientation unlocks the locking mechanism and also prevents placement of the folding seat cushion to the use position when unlocked.
US09393880B2	Method for data transfer between electronic control devices, battery and motor vehicle with such a battery The disclosure relates to a method for data transfer between electronic control devices, a battery and a motor vehicle with such a battery, which are particularly suitable for reducing the communications load on the communications bus between a main control device and one or more subordinate control devices, particularly between control devices of a battery management system. For this purpose, a method for data transfer between electronic control devices is provided, wherein the control devices comprise at least one main control device and at least one subordinate control device. Measurement values are detected by the at least one subordinate control device. Derived data is formed by the at least one subordinate control device from at least one part of the detected measurement values, and the derived data is transferred to at least one main control device.
US09393878B1	Energy transfer with vehicles Disclosures herein are related to improving energy transfer with vehicles.
US09393877B2	Method for performing at least one computation process in a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A method for performing at least one computation process in a motor vehicle having an electric motor and an energy store associated therewith, wherein during a charging process for the energy store a communication link to at least one further motor vehicle that is in the charging process is set up, with computation devices of the connected motor vehicles being used as a distributed computer system for performing the computation process.
US09393874B2	Trolley-type truck A trolley-type truck is provided with a pantograph and travels in a trolley mode under electric power from an overhead wire and a non-trolley mode without obtaining electric power. The pantograph has a base frame, a bottom frame and a top frame rockably attached to the base frame, and a collector shoe supported by the top end portion of the top frame. A fixing member is disposed on the top end side of the top frame for fixing the pantograph, a hook device is disposed on the base frame, and a hook receiver is disposed on the base frame in order to receive the fixing member. When a frame assembly formed of the bottom frame and the top frame is folded, the fixing member becomes seated in the hook receiver and is pressed by means of the hook device, thereby securely fixing the frame assembly to the base frame.
US09393872B2	Power supply system for vehicle and vehicle including the same A power supply system for a vehicle includes a power storage device, a plurality of charging paths for charging the power storage device with electric power from the outside, a plurality of relays provided on the plurality of charging paths respectively, each for switching between supply and cut-off of electric power, and a charge control unit for making selection as to through which charging path among the plurality of charging paths charging of the power storage device is permitted, based on a state of welding of the plurality of relays.
US09393871B2	Power conversion device A propulsion control device is connected to each converter as a load. A carrier phase table, in which, when load states of propulsion control devices capable of being determined to be equivalent to each other are grouped in a same group, setting values of phase angles in the same group are given for each group, is provided in a phase-angle determination unit providing a desired phase angle between signal wave and carrier wave. The phase-angle determination unit refers to the carrier phase table based on a load state signal indicating a load state of each propulsion control device and an own-vehicle ID signal, determines a phase angle provided to each converter, and outputs it to a PWM control unit. The PWM control unit changes a phase angle of the carrier wave based on the phase angle determined by the phase-angle determination unit.
US09393870B2	Volumetric heads-up display with dynamic focal plane A heads-up display device for displaying graphic elements in view of a user while the user views an environment through a display screen. The heads-up display device includes at least one projector that projects a graphic element on a dynamic, frontal focal plane in view of the user while the user views the environment through the display screen, and at least one projector that projects a graphic element on a static, ground-parallel focal plane in view of the user while the user views the environment through the display screen. A controller determines a target graphic element position and a graphic element size based on the target graphic element position for the graphic element projected on the frontal focal plane, so as to provide the user with an immersive three-dimensional heads-up display.
US09393869B2	Vehicle acceleration suppression device and vehicle acceleration suppression method A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed with a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher.
US09393866B2	Fuel filler systems and methods of assembling same Systems and methods for assembling a fuel filler system for use in a vehicle are provided. A locking bracket is coupled within an end of a fuel filler tube. At least one passage is defined in the locking bracket for facilitating insertion of a closure device into the fuel filler tube end. At least one anti-removal structure on the closure device passes through the at least one passage during insertion of the closure device. The at least one anti-removal structure precludes removal of the closure device after insertion of the closure device, and rotation of the closure device from a first rotational position relative to the locking bracket to a second rotational position. First and second anti-rotation structures extending from the closure device engage first and second ends of the locking bracket to prevent further rotation of the closure device.
US09393865B2	Structure of fuel filler neck to prevent misfueling A misfueling prevention system for a vehicle may include an upper housing disposed at an inlet of a fuel filler neck, a lower housing disposed inside the fuel filler neck, supported by a hinge structure in the upper housing, and rotatable by a center returning spring disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing, a stopper spring and a stopper, the stopper being rotatably disposed at one side of the lower housing in a pin structure and rotatable by a contact with a refueling gun, and a flapper spring and a flapper, the flapper having one end rotatably disposed at another side of the lower housing in a pin structure and another end lockable in a recess part of the stopper and pushed to be opened by the refueling gun when released from the recess part of the stopper.
US09393864B2	Fueling portion structure of fuel tank A fueling portion structure of a fuel tank can reliably close a fueling port, and at which pulling-out of a fueling gun from the fueling port is easier. A center of a rotation shaft and a contact position when valve is closed, that a spring for the flapper valve contacts when a flapper valve is at a closed-valve position, are connected, and a reference segment when the valve is closed is assumed. The center of the rotation shaft and a contact position when the valve is open, at a time when the flapper valve is at open-valve position HP, are connected, and a reference segment when the valve is open is assumed. A spring shaft is provided further toward the contact position when valve is closed side than a bisector of an angle formed by the reference segment when valve is closed and the reference segment when valve is open.
US09393863B2	Fuel filler spud diffuser A system for diffusing a fuel flow for a vehicle. The system includes a fuel tank, containing fuel in both liquid and vapor form. A fuel filler spud extends from a fuel inlet on the exterior of the vehicle into the fuel tank and defines a fuel outlet there. A diffuser is mounted on the fuel filler spud for diffusing fuel flowing into the tank. The diffuser can take the form of a tongue-like protrusion, which can have flow channels or grooves, as well as flow diverters, which can be arranged in a matrix in the fuel outlet.
US09393861B2	Vehicle grille apparatus A vehicle grille apparatus includes: a first cover member that includes a plurality of fixed fins which are disposed to be lined up in an opening portion of a front grille; a second cover member that includes a plurality of movable fins which are connected to each other in such a manner as to be able to integrally move, and configured such that the movable fins are disposed in a line to alternate with the fixed fins; and a drive mechanism that changes the degree of opening of the front grille by driving the second cover member such that the movable fins retract behind the respective fixed fins.
US09393859B2	Wheel provided with driving means The invention relates to a wheel provided with electric driving means in the wheel, the electric driving means comprising a rotor and a stator coaxially within the rotor and connectable to a vehicle, with an air gap provided between said rotor and said stator, wherein said wheel is provided with an air gap controlling bearing.
US09393852B2	Stabilizer bar support device A stabilizer bar support device for supporting a stabilizer bar on a vehicle-body-member. The device includes a bush having a through hole, wherein the stabilizer bar is inserted; and a bracket, which has a U-shaped body-part for receiving the bush, a first fastened part extending from one end of the body-part, the first fastened part being fastened to the vehicle-body-member; a second fastened part extending from other end of the body-part, the second fastened part being fastened to the vehicle-body-member. The bush compressively deformed by being pressed by the body-part of the bracket toward the vehicle-body-member when the first and second fastened parts are fastened to the vehicle-body-member. An amount of compressive deformation of a center-part of the bush in an axial direction of the through hole is smaller than an amount of compressive deformation of an end-part of the bush in the axial direction of the through hole.
US09393851B2	Stabilizer arrangement for a wheel suspension of motor vehicles A stabilizer arrangement in a wheel suspension for a motor vehicle includes a rotatably supported center part oriented in the vehicle transverse direction, and at least one leg projecting from the center part in the vehicle longitudinal direction and articulated via a substantially vertically extending rod with a control arm of the wheel suspension. A joint connection is arranged between the rod and the control arm outside a vehicle longitudinal member by a transverse clearance in the vehicle transverse direction, when the vehicle is in the compressed state. The rod is articulated to the control arm such that its force vector extending through the joint connections of the rod extends through the center axis defined by the control arm bearings.
US09393843B2	Pneumatic tire having protrusion formed on sidewall A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, and a protrusion. The protrusion includes a plurality of longitudinal ribs and a low height part. Each rib has a protruding height of 0.5 to 7.0 mm from the normal outer surface of the sidewall. Each low height part has a protruding height from the normal outer surface of the sidewall that is lower than that of the longitudinal ribs. The sidewall portion with the protrusion has a ratio between a total area of the protrusion projected onto the normal outer surface of the sidewall portion and an area between an outer circumferential line on the sidewall portion passing through a radially outmost point of the protrusion and an inner circumferential line on the sidewall portion passing through a radially innermost point of the protrusion in a range of from 50 to 80%.
US09393842B2	Tire An object of the present invention is to provide a tire exhibiting improved braking and driving performances on each of an icy/snowy road surface and a dry road surface. Specifically, the present invention provides a tire, comprising: a tread having at least two circumferential grooves formed therein; at least three rows of land portions demarcated in the ground contract surface by the at least two circumferential grooves, including a pair of outer side land portions and a central land portion other than the outer side land portions; a shoulder sipe formed in each outer side land portion such that respective ends of the sipe in the longitudinal direction thereof terminate in the outer side land portion, the shoulder sipe having in at least a portion in the depth direction thereof a bent section alternately bent on one side and the other side in the sipe width direction and continuously extending along the entire length in the sipe longitudinal direction to form a bent region; a center sipe formed in the central land portion such that each end of the sipe in the longitudinal direction thereof opens to either the circumferential groove or a lug groove, the center sipe having in at least a portion in the depth direction thereof: a bent section similar to the bent section of the shoulder sipe; and a flat section extending orthogonal to the ground contact surface of the tread, the flat section being continuous in the sipe longitudinal direction with at least one side of the bent region and extending in the sipe longitudinal direction to form a flat region.
US09393839B2	Tire The pneumatic tire 1 satisfies both SW≦175 mm and OD/SW≧3.6, where SW is the width of the pneumatic tire 1 and OD is the outer diameter of the pneumatic tire 1. Moreover, the pneumatic tire 1 satisfies both SW≦175 mm and OD/RD≦1.4, where SW is the width, OD is the outer diameter, and RD is the inner diameter of the pneumatic tire 1, which is the diameter of a portion of the pneumatic tire 1 (an end portion of a bead portion) in contact with a wheel in a state where the pneumatic tire 1 is fitted to the wheel.
US09393838B2	Adhesive composition, adhesion method, and pneumatic tire Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising, as a rubber component, at least two modified rubbers modified with a polar functional group and having different modification rates with each other, a laminate body comprising (A) a resin film layer and (B) a rubber elastic body layer wherein they are adhered via (C) the said pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a pneumatic tire having the said laminate body as an inner liner layer; and thus, provided are the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that can firmly bond between the resin film layer and the rubber elastic body layer while the laminate body obtained therefrom does not generate cracks at low temperature, the laminate body using the said pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and the pneumatic tire.
US09393836B2	Bearing for wheel, and bearing device for wheel A bearing device for a wheel has a bearing including an outer race having double-row outer raceway surfaces formed on an inner circumference thereof, a hub wheel and an inner race having double-row inner raceway surfaces formed on an outer circumference thereof so as to be opposed to the outer raceway surfaces, and double-row rolling elements interposed between the inner and outer raceway surfaces. The bearing has a constant velocity universal joint coupled thereto with a screw fastening structure by fitting a stem section of an outer joint member to a shaft hole of the hub wheel, in which the shaft hole of the hub wheel is formed by penetrating the hub wheel into a cylindrical shape over an axial direction of the hub wheel.
US09393830B1	Artisit's paint tube carrying unit An artist's paint tube storage and transport carrying case having multiple rows of tube supporting structures wherein the tube necks are gripped and held in a desired position by resilient gripping fingers which are slidably mounted on lateral beam structures whereby the gripping fingers can be laterally adjustably positioned along the beam structures for accommodating tubes of various dimensions.
US09393825B2	Intermediate transfer medium Provided is an intermediate transfer medium. The intermediate transfer medium includes a substrate, a protective layer and a receiving layer. The protective layer includes two or more binder resin varieties and a filler. A mixed binder resin which includes the two or more binder resin types has a storage elastic modulus G′≧1.0×105 Pa and ≦1.0×109 Pa at 70° C.-90° C., and the storage elastic modulus G′ of more than 1.0×109 Pa at 35° C. The mixed binder resin includes a binder resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not less than 8,000 and not more than 30,000, and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not less than 36° C. and not more than 60° C.; The filler has a particle diameter of not less than 1 nm and not more than 200 nm.
US09393823B2	Color fan deck with paper blades painted on both sides A color display fan deck which illustrates paint colors and a method for making the color display fan deck is described. The color display fan deck includes paper blades which has paint applied on each sized paper surface of each side of the blade. A plurality of planar swatch bearing blades is pivotally joined together at one end to form a deck or fan deck of paper blades painted on each side. The method includes sizing and painting a paper web on both sides with a water based paint having selected heat resistant pigments.
US09393820B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head including a head which discharges ink from a nozzle surface on which a nozzle is included based on data, a signal line which sends data to the head via a connector, a carriage on which the head is mounted, and a first concave section and second concave section which accommodate the signal line and are included toward the outside of the carriage, in which the signal line is connected to the connector lined up with a terminal in the Y direction, and a position of a folded portion of the signal line which is accommodated in the first concave section and the second concave section overlaps with a fourth portion to a fifth portion which are a section of the carriage, and overlaps with a first portion to a second portion which are a section of the head in the X direction.
US09393818B2	Printer apparatus including a fixed blade pushed toward a movable blade A printer includes a fixed blade block and a movable blade block. The fixed blade block includes an installing member including a rotation shaft, a fixed blade installed in the installing member, a retaining member, and a spring attached to the installing member in a rotatable state with respect to the rotation shaft. The spring includes a first contact part that contacts with the fixed blade and a second contact part that contacts with the retaining member. The movable blade block includes a movable blade that is movable toward the fixed blade. When the fixed blade block and the movable blade block are connected, the retaining member presses the second contact part, causing the spring to rotate and push the fixed blade toward the movable blade.
US09393813B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a housing and a belt assembly. The belt assembly includes a plurality of rollers, a belt, a belt first support, and a belt second support. The belt assembly is detachably attachable relative to the housing. The plurality of rollers includes a rotary shaft. The belt is entrained around the plurality of rollers and rotated in a certain direction. The belt first support supports the rotary shaft of the plurality of rollers at a first end in a width direction thereof and is movable in a direction of twist and fixedly supported by the housing. The belt second support is fixedly supported by the housing and supports the rotary shaft of the plurality of rollers at a second end opposite the first end in the width direction.
US09393811B2	Apparatus for and method of recording image In an image recording apparatus, edge sensors are disposed in front of and behind a recording position on a transport path of printing paper. The edge sensors detect a widthwise position of the printing paper in respective positions upstream and downstream of the recording position. A controller in the image recording apparatus calculates the widthwise position of the printing paper in the recording position, based on detection results from the edge sensors. Thus, the widthwise position of the printing paper in the recording position is identified without the placement of an edge sensor in the recording position on the transport path.
US09393809B2	Inkjet printing method for printing on non-porous media An inkjet printing method for printing on a non-porous media includes pre-coating a smooth non-porous media with toner resin particles in a half-tone pattern to create a patterned toner coated media; applying inkjet ink to said half-tone patterned toner coated media to provide an image on said half-tone patterned toner coated media; wherein a tone value of the half-tone pattern is a pre-determined function of an image-wise lay-down of the inkjet image generated by a data processing system; and fusing said image on said toner coated media.
US09393806B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and medium flattening method There is provided a transport belt to transport a medium by adhering to an adhesive layer which is on a surface of the transport belt, a liquid discharge section configured to discharge a liquid toward a surface of the transport belt, a sensor configured to detect a presence or absence of floating being generated in the medium on the transport belt, a flattening section configured to carry out an action of flattening with regard to the medium on the transport belt, and a control section configured to control an operation of the flattening section based on detecting information from the sensor.
US09393805B2	Printing apparatus comprising a swing guide and conveyance method utilizing said swing guide A printing apparatus comprises a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a printing medium along a conveyance surface and a page turning mechanism. The page turning mechanism comprising: a swing guide which has a flat section substantially on the same plane with the conveyance surface at a preset rotation position and rotates around a shaft to incline the flat section with respect to the conveyance surface to bend the booklet on the flat section; a page turning roller configured to turn pages of the booklet; and a swing guide control section configured to enable the swing guide to rotate before the printing medium passes through the gap between the flat section and the page turning roller until the one of the ends of the flat section is above the arrangement surface of the conveyance surface and the other end is below the arrangement surface of the conveyance surface.
US09393803B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a discharge head which discharges a radiation curable ink to a recording medium, an ink container which stores the radiation curable ink to be supplied to the discharge head, an ink circulation flow path which is formed so that the radiation curable ink supplied from the ink container returns back to the ink container, and is connected to the discharge head, a degassing module which is provided in the middle of the ink circulation flow path, and a vacuum controller which controls the degree of vacuum of the degassing module, and the vacuum controller controls the degree of vacuum so that the degree of vacuum is −60 kPa to −20 kPa.
US09393801B2	Liquid consuming apparatus A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge including a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The apparatus also includes a detector configured to output a detection signal based on the presence or absence of the liquid in a detection position in the capillary portion and a controller configured to measure, based on the detection signal output from the detector, a physical quantity, based on which a velocity of liquid moving in the capillary portion can be specified and determine whether the physical quantity is within a threshold range.
US09393791B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that has a plurality of nozzles that eject liquid drops, and performs a recording process on a recording medium; and an abnormal ejection detecting unit that detects whether abnormal ejection in the nozzles exists, in which when the abnormal ejection detecting unit detects that nozzles with abnormal ejection exist, if a time required for a maintenance operation in order to solve the abnormal ejection of the nozzles is equal to or shorter than a threshold value, the recording process is interrupted and the maintenance operation is performed, and if the time required for the maintenance operation is longer than the threshold value, the maintenance operation is reserved and the recording process is continued.
US09393789B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a platen having a supporting surface configured to support a recording medium; a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles are open; a head moving unit configured to move the liquid droplet jetting head in a head movement area including a first area and a second area which is adjacent to the first area; a maintenance mechanism including a cap member configured to be movable in a cap movement area which includes a retracted position and a capping position and to cover the nozzles; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap member by utilizing movement of the liquid droplet jetting head form the first area to the second area; and a cap guiding mechanism configured to guide movement of the cap member in the cap movement area in an inclined direction.
US09393788B2	Wiper device and fluid ejection device A wiper device of a printer has four wiper units arranged in a line to wipe the nozzle faces of an inkjet head. Each wiper unit has a first intermittent gear and a second intermittent gear which sequentially mesh with first and second drive gears and sequentially transverse axis X a wiping operation and a cleaning operation. The wipers move vertically to the nozzle faces. A wiper cleaner lever rocks between a closed position covering the wiper and an open position not touching the wiper, moves through a path not interfering with the wiper in an opening operation, and through a path wiping the wiper and removing ink and other accretions from the wiper in a closing operation.
US09393781B2	Liquid-discharging head and method of producing the same A liquid-discharging head includes a substrate; a flow passage wall-forming layer bonded to the substrate so as to form a flow passage for liquid between the substrate and the flow passage wall-forming layer, the flow passage communicating with a discharge port configured to discharge the liquid; an element configured to generate energy used for discharging the liquid from the discharge port and provided on the flow passage wall-forming layer; a metal layer provided with the discharge port so as to correspond to the element; and a projecting portion made of a metal and extending from the metal layer through the flow passage wall-forming layer and projecting in the direction of the substrate.
US09393780B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus, method of controlling liquid ejecting apparatus, and program for controlling liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus including: a first nozzle group including first nozzles which eject a liquid with a first color absorbing light having a predetermined wavelength, a second nozzle group including second nozzles which eject a liquid with a second color absorbing light having a predetermined wavelength, and Q (Q is a natural number satisfying “2≦Q”) nozzle groups including nozzles which eject a liquid other than the liquid having the first color and the liquid having the second color; the first nozzle group is provided in a first area, the second nozzle group is provided in a second area, and the Q nozzle groups are not provided between the first area and the second area but provided on the upstream side or the downstream side of the first area and the second area.
US09393776B2	Screen printing apparatus A screen printing apparatus includes: a barrier member which butts against a screen mask and a squeegee to prevent paste on the screen mask from escaping to an outside of a printing width of the board; and an urging mechanism which urges the barrier member toward the screen mask. The urging mechanism includes: a first magnetic member held by the squeegee head such that a first pole surface having a first magnetic pole is directed toward the barrier member; and a second magnetic member held by the barrier member such that a second pole surface having a second magnetic pole opposite to the first magnetic pole is directed toward the first magnetic member, whereby the urging mechanism urges the barrier member by an attracting magnetic force acting between the first pole surface and the second pole surface.
US09393775B2	Screen printing machine and screen printing method A screen printing machine includes a paste supply apparatus which supplies paste on a mask by using a paste pot including an inner lid movable in a container. The paste supply apparatus includes: a pot holder which holds the paste pot such that a through hole of the container faces downward; an ejecting member which abuts on the inner lid of the paste pot; an ejecting member lifting unit which presses down the ejecting member to eject the paste from the through hole; and a detector which detects a state in which the ejecting member reaches a predetermined press-down limit position in the container. After the detector detects the state in which the ejecting member reaches the press-down limit position in the container, the ejecting member lifting unit continues to press down the ejecting member to further eject the paste.
US09393769B2	Flexible display panel peeling apparatus and peeling method using the same A flexible display panel peeling apparatus for peeling a flexible display panel attached to a top surface of a substrate includes a stage fixed to the substrate and a peeling plate comprising a bottom surface that is convex toward the flexible display panel and a plurality of adsorption units defined in the bottom surface to adsorb the flexible display panel to the bottom surface. Since the flexible display panel is successively peeled through the peeling plate, the flexible display panel may be peeled from the substrate without being damaged.
US09393767B2	Method for making strip shaped graphene layer A method for making a strip shaped graphene layer includes the following steps. First, a graphene film located on a surface of a substrate is provided. Second, a drawn carbon nanotube film composite is disposed on the graphene film. The drawn carbon nanotube film composite includes a polymer material and a drawn carbon nanotube film structure disposed in the polymer material. The drawn carbon nanotube film structure includes a number of carbon nanotube segments and a number of strip-shaped gaps between the adjacent carbon nanotube segments. Third, the polymer material is partly removed to expose the carbon nanotube segments. Fourth, the carbon nanotube segments and the graphene film covered by the plurality of carbon nanotube segments are etched. Fifth, the remained polymer material is removed to obtain the strip shaped graphene layer.
US09393761B2	Hybrid structure and methods for forming the same A method for forming a hybrid structure is provided. The method includes applying a sealant to a first component fabricated from a first material, coupling an isolation sheet to the sealant, and coupling a second component to the isolation sheet. The isolation sheet and the second component are fabricated from a second material that is different than the first material to facilitate preventing formation of a galvanic cell within the hybrid structure.
US09393760B2	Laminated glass articles with phase-separated claddings and methods for forming the same Laminated glass articles and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a laminated glass article may include a glass core layer and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the glass core layer. The at least one glass cladding layer may be phase separated into a first phase and at least one second phase having different compositions. The first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may have an interconnected matrix. The at least one second phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may be dispersed throughout the interconnected matrix of the first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer. In some embodiments, the at least one second phase may be selectively removed from the interconnected matrix leaving a porous, interconnected matrix of the first phase.
US09393759B2	Metal laminate structures with systems and methods for treating The present disclosure generally relates to a sealed metal laminate structure comprising: a metal layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a first enamel layer laminated on the first surface of the metal layer, except at an exposed metal protrusion at a perimeter edge of the sealed metal laminate structure; a second enamel layer laminated on the second surface of the metal layer, except at the exposed metal protrusion at the perimeter edge of the sealed laminate structure; and a phosphate sealer deposited on the exposed metal protrusion of the sealed metal laminate structure. The present disclosure also relates to a metal laminate structure without a phosphate sealer. In addition, systems and methods for treating workpieces, including metal laminate structures, are discussed.
US09393758B2	Dry fibrous material for subsequent resin infusion Disclosed herein is a dry, self-supporting fibrous material, the fibers of which have been treated with a binder composition. The fibrous material can be slit into tapes or tows that are suitable for use in an Automated Tape Laying (ATL) or Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) process. This fibrous material is suitable for forming preforms which are configured to receive a matrix resin by resin infusion in the manufacturing of structural composite parts.
US09393755B2	Multilayered heat-recoverable article, wire splice, wire harness, and method for producing adhesive for multilayered heat-recoverable article An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayered heat-recoverable article in which an adhesive layer easily flows during heat shrinkage to ensure adhesiveness with an adherend and does not flow out from a base material layer after heat shrinkage, and a wire splice and a wire harness that include a tube formed by thermally shrinking such a multilayered heat-recoverable article. The multilayered heat-recoverable article (1) according to the present invention includes a cylindrical base material layer (10), and an adhesive layer (11) formed on an inner circumferential surface of the base material layer. The adhesive layer (11) is formed of a resin composition that contains a polyamide as a main component and that does not substantially contain an inorganic filler. The resin composition is cross-linked by irradiation with ionizing radiation. A shear viscosity of the adhesive layer (11) at 150° C. is 300 Pa·s or more at a shear rate of 0.01 s−1 and 200 Pa·s or less at a shear rate of 100 s−1. The wire splice and the wire harness according to the present invention includes a tube formed by thermally shrinking the multilayered heat-recoverable article (1).
US09393754B2	Single facer Reconditioning is performed such that the curvature of the arcuate surface of the crest on the upper corrugating roll is increased as compared before conditioning. Further, reconditioning is performed such that the curvature of the arcuate surface of the crest on the lower corrugating roll is increased as compared before conditioning. In this step, polishing is performed so as to maintain the maximum diameter of the crest on the upper corrugating roll as much as possible. Thereby, since the length of the inclined surface of the corrugating roll connecting between a crest and a trough of the upper and lower corrugating rolls and is reduced, the rate of the increase in the consumption of corrugated mediums of fluted corrugated mediums for double-faced corrugated cardboard sheets shaped by the upper and lower corrugating rolls and after reconditioning can be reduced.
US09393751B2	Apparatus and method for producing tire A tire constituting member in an unvulcanized tire having a joint portion is prevented from being triply overlapped and is wound around a body to be formed. When detecting the joint portion, the tire constituting member is cut into a length shorter than a predetermined length while excluding the joint portion. A front end and rear end portions of the wound tire constituting member are held by front and rear end holding members. The tire constituting member is extended into a predetermined length and both holding members are moved to the side of the body. The front end portion is attached to the body, a support member is rotated, the tire constituting member is wound around the body, the rear end holding member is moved to the side of the body as the tire constituting member is wound and the rear end portion is joined to the front end portion.
US09393750B2	Method of coating sealant composition to inner surface of tire and tire manufactured by the same Disclosed herein are a method of coating a sealant composition to an inner surface of a tire, and a tire manufactured by the same. The method includes extracting coordinates for coating a sealant composition with reference to a central point of a target tire using a computer-aided design (CAD) file of the target tire; setting robot moving coordinates and setting a coating width based on the extracted coordinates; and coating the sealant composition while moving a nozzle provided to a robot arm and ejecting the sealant composition toward the set coordinates.
US09393748B2	Direct blow-molded container manufacturing method and package The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a practical direct-blow molded container having excellent barrier property against fuels, chemicals, various gases including oxygen. The method of manufacturing a practical direct-blow molded container containing the metaxylylene group-containing polyamide (C) being dispersed and layered in the polyolefin (A) includes using a die provided with a die body having a flow hole in which the melted resin extruded from an extruder flows and a cylindrical hollow having an opening in the lower side and the flow hole in the upper side, the opening and the flow hole opening downward and upward, respectively, a mandrel having a tip in the upper side, the tip pointing to the opening of the tip of the flow hole, a flow path clearance formed between the hollow of the die body and the mandrel, the flow path clearance defining a resin flow path, and a support part formed in the flow path clearance, the support part holding the mandrel in the hollow of the die body.
US09393746B2	Method and a device for the preparation of a dry textile preform A method for the preparation of a dry textile preform for a large surface area fiber-reinforced composite component, in which resin-free textile material layers for purposes of manufacturing the preform are tensioned in each case in a tensioning frame, and in the stretched state are laid down on a moulding body by means of a linear relative movement between the tensioning frame and the moulding body. Also disclosed is a device for the execution of a method of this type with a tensioning frame for purposes of tensioning the material layers, and with a clamping unit for purposes of fixing the laid-down material layers on a moulding body.
US09393744B2	Apparatus for producing composite fillers Apparatus for producing a composite filler includes at least one die and a device for moving a stack of reinforced ply strips through the die. The die has peripheral die face adapted for forming the ply strip stack into a desired cross sectional shape. The cross section of the die face may vary around the periphery of the die.
US09393743B2	Apparatus for carrying out a resin transfer molding (RTM) process and resin transfer molding (RTM) process Apparatus for resin transfer molding (RTM) and an RTM process for producing integral components. The apparatus has a closable mold (W) with a mold cavity (F), and an injection unit (10) coupled to the mold such that a resin is introducible into the mold; the mold has at least one resin outlet (3) connected to the mold cavity through which resin escapes after the mold is filled; a measuring unit situated at or downstream from the outlet detects escaping resin flow is and is coupled to a resin flow closing unit (5) such that the unit closes the outlet when escaping resin is detected. In the process a control system (11) transmits a signal for closing the resin flow closing unit to the closing unit when resin flow is detected such that the resin flow closing unit is closed and the flow of resin escaping the mold is interrupted.
US09393741B2	Process for producing a reinforced plastic article Plastics articles with continuous reinforcement strands are normally produced by pultrusion. Pultrusion methods are known for producing straight or curved plastics profiles. It has not hitherto been possible for reinforced plastics articles of more complex form to be produced by pultrusion methods. The invention provides a pultrusion method in which a part of a curved plastics article serves, together with a mold (15), for the pultrusion of a reinforced plastics article. In this way, it is possible for complex plastics articles, for example a plastics pipe (10), to be produced by pultrusion.
US09393740B2	Method of producing three-dimensional structure, apparatus for producing three-dimensional structure, and three-dimensional structure A method of producing a three-dimensional structure of the invention is a method of producing a three-dimensional structure by forming layers using a composition several times and laminating the layers, and an REID tag is embedded therein when the layers are formed several times.
US09393739B2	Rack type pipe feeder for a pipe fusion machine For use in loading heavy sticks of plastic pipe into a pipe fusion machine, a pipe storage rack with hydraulically powered pipe stick dispensers and stands allows sticks of pipe stored on the rack to roll gravitationally onto a rocking V-shaped dispenser cam disposed between the rack and the fusion machine loading path for one-stick-at-a-time loading onto powered track and roller stands which enable Cartesian manipulation of the stick into the fusion machine. The cam is adjustable to suit pipe stick diameters ranging from 20″ to 48″. Many sticks can be stored at one time, releasing heavy lifting equipment and operators to work elsewhere. The process requires only one operator using a pendant controller and the pipe sticks are handled by heavy equipment only when being loaded onto the racks.
US09393737B2	Resin mold for nanoimprinting Disclosed is a resin mold for nanoimprinting, which has a resin layer having fine depressions and protrusions formed on the surface, wherein the resin layer is formed from 1 to 49 parts by weight of a silicone-based macromonomer and/or a fluorine-based macromonomer and 99 to 51 parts by weight of at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylic monomer, a styrene-based monomer, an epoxy-based monomer, an olefin-based monomer and a polycarbonate-based resin-forming monomer. The silicone-based macromonomer and/or the fluorine-based macromonomer has a molecular weight of 600 to 10000 and has, at an end of molecule, a reactive group copolymerizable with the polymerizable monomer, and when the reactive group is copolymerized with the polymerizable group, silicone-based units or fluorine-based units that constitute the macromonomer form side chains on a trunk polymer formed from the polymerizable monomer and the macromonomer.
US09393732B2	Apparatus and method of heating plastics material pre-forms with simultaneous mounting or removal respectively of heating elements and screening elements An apparatus for heating plastics material pre-forms includes a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path (P). A plurality of holding elements for holding the plastics material pre-forms and a plurality of screening elements for screening off heat are arranged on the conveying device. The apparatus has a plurality of carrier units on which at least parts of the holding elements and at least parts of the screening elements are arranged and these carrier units are capable of being removed from the conveying device jointly with the parts of the holding elements and screening elements which are arranged thereon.
US09393728B2	Temperature control apparatus for preform, temperature control method for preform, resin container and method for producing resin container The outer circumferential surface of a bottom 4 of a preform 1 and a lower site 3a of a trunk 3 continuous with the bottom 4 is mechanically brought into intimate contact with a cooling pot 16 to undergo reliable cooling. The trunk 3, excluding the lower site 3a of the trunk 3 continuous with the bottom 4, is heated to a predetermined temperature by a heating block 17. When blow-molded, the so treated preform 1 can provide a container having a bottom of a desired thickness and having a uniformly stretched thin-walled trunk.
US09393727B2	Method and device for processing a teat rubber during production During the production of teat rubbers, in particular of teat rubbers containing a high percentage of silicone, pressure is applied when the teat rubber preforms are removed, the radial expansion of teat rubber areas being appropriately limited to a maximum value. Hence, the removal can be executed automatically and at a comparatively high temperature without irreversible damage being caused to the material. The removal process can be supported by an appropriate contact surface whose contour corresponds, at least partially, to the outer contour of the preform. Furthermore, an appropriate removal device is provided.
US09393726B2	Resin molding die, resin molding method and resin molded product It is an object of this invention to provide a resin molding die that is capable of suppressing, even when an undercut is provided on a core mold and an embossing process is performed on a cavity mold, generation of burrs attributed to the undercut and the embossing process. A resin molding die (1) of this invention includes: a core mold (4) including a protrusion (11) formed on a surface thereof as an undercut, the protrusion (11) being provided so as to form a through hole (105) in a resin-molded product (100); and a cavity mold (5) provided so as to be engageable with the core mold (4). The cavity mold (5) includes: a cavity main body (13) including an embossed surface that is opposed to the surface of the core mold (4), on which the protrusion (11) in provided, under a state in which the cavity mold (5) and the core mold (4) are engaged with each other; and an insert (15) provided to the cavity main body (13) so as to abut on the protrusion (11), the insert (15) including a mirror-finished surface as an opposing surface (23) thereof that abuts on the protrusion (11).
US09393724B2	Multi shot injection molding apparatus A multi shot injection molding apparatus comprising: a stationary machine platen, a first mold plate, a first injection unit connected to a first mold plate for delivering a first molding material to a plurality of first molding cavities, a movable machine frame, a carrier coupled to a movable machine platen, a second mold plate, a second injection unit for delivering a second molding material to a plurality of second molding cavities, a rotary handling unit having a first plurality of rotary handling unit mold cavity portions n and a second plurality of rotary handling unit mold cavity portions, wherein the rotary handling unit is positionable in a first position and is configured to remove the first portions of the molded parts, a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism, a processing station and an ejection station.
US09393722B2	Method of production of web member including tow The method of production of a web having a tow according to the present invention has a transfer step of transferring a product form web member which is formed by a continuous web member being cut, which product form web member is configured having a plurality of fibrous members formed from tows, to a packaging step which packages the product form web member, the transfer step has a stacking step of stacking a plurality of product form web members to form a stacked member and a variation correction step of suppressing variation of bulk of the stacked member by pressing the stacked member from above the stacked member.
US09393718B2	Method of forming single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly High accuracy positioning relative to an absolute reference position (guide pin holes in ferrules, etc.) is provided for a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array for connection to ferrules at ends of a plurality of these assemblies to form a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly. A method for forming a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly enables a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array to be positioned with high accuracy. Also provided is a combination of process molds (an initial process mold and intermediate process mold) used in the processes unique to the present methods.
US09393714B2	Construction timber The invention provides a method for method for producing construction timber planks, construction timber and laminated planks or beams. The method includes the steps of sawing debarked and plantation dried logs from Eucalyptus trees having a moisture content of 18% or higher into planks having lengths suitable for the next step as described below. The planks are cross cut into lengths of about 0.5 m to 2.5 m and their end edges are profiled for finger jointing. The end edges of a series of profiled planks are joined by longitudinally pressing end edges together using a polyurethane glue to lengths required for construction timber planks.
US09393713B2	Disc chipper with an adjustable knife A disc chipper having a knife disc having a plurality of segments, each segment separated from an adjacent by a chip opening extending segment approximately in the radial direction of the knife disc between the inner and outer peripheries of the knife disc. The disc chipper further has at least one knife for each segment, located in the segment in the vicinity of the chip opening preceding it in the rotational direction and extending a distance axially from said knife disc and supported between two opposing surfaces. The disc chipper further includes at least one wedge element for each segment, adapted to adjust the position of at least one of the opposing surfaces relative to the knife disc, for setting the axial reach of said knife to a desired value. Characteristically, the wedge element is situated in the segment essentially at the end adjacent to the preceding chip opening.
US09393710B2	Storage mechanism for nesting cutting tools and a household electrical appliance containing such a mechanism A mechanism for storing nesting cutting tools includes a hood to house and at least partially cover at least some of the cutting tools nested within one another. The hood includes locking mechanisms on a household electrical appliance for preparing food. The mechanism includes a securing ring for cutting tools nested in the hood, with the locking mechanisms for the hood designed to come into contact with additional locking mechanisms of the securing ring which also contain at least one locking stop for the nested cutting tools relative to the ring which holds the tools at least partially inside the hood.
US09393709B2	Mesh cage scoring and cutting system A scoring system includes a scoring device and a mandrel. The scoring device includes at least one scoring disc configured to engage a surface of a mesh cage. In an open condition, the scoring disc is positioned away from the mesh cage and in a closed condition, the scoring disc engages a surface of the mesh cage. The scoring device is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the mesh cage when in the closed condition to score the mesh cage at a desired length from an end of the mesh cage. The mandrel is insertable within the mesh cage to support and/or retain a portion of the mesh cage. The mandrel can also apply a force to the score mark to cleanly separate two portions of the mesh cage at the score mark.
US09393706B2	Slide operated scissors The present invention relates to the field of hand-operated scissors and shears having an ergonomic design in which one of the blade members is slide operated so as to better conform to the configuration of the operator's hand and the desired cutting orientation of the device. The system includes a first blade having a shank and at least one finger ring. A second blade is provided with a pivot to cross the first blade. The second blade having a guide channel in the proximal end thereof. A slide assembly cooperates with a track formed into the shank of the first blade and a thumb ring is secured to the slide assembly. In operation, the users causes the blades to open and close with respect to each other by reciprocating the slide assembly along the track, thereby eliminating the opening and closing motion required in the scissors of the prior art.
US09393700B2	Method for automatically positioning a casing with support portions A method for automatically positioning a casing includes: placing the casing onto a shelf with the opening of the casing facing toward a robot arm; controlling a distance between two clamping portions of a clamping device to be larger than a distance between two lateral flat surfaces of the casing, making the support portions located towards the opening and lower than the top inner surface of the casing; using the robot arm to move the support portions through the opening into the casing, making the support portions extend over a gravity center of the casing, and lifting the casing; moving the casing until the casing is stopped against the sucker, and moving the support portions with respect to the casing until the top lateral surface is stopped against the clamping device; and moving the two clamping portions toward each other to clamp the casing.
US09393697B1	System and method using foot recognition to create a customized guest experience The present disclosure discloses a system and method for creating a customized guest experience at an amusement park. In one example, the method includes capturing by a foot sensor a first foot shape corresponding to at least one foot in a pair of feet of a guest and capturing by a camera a first foot appearance corresponding to at least one foot in the first pair of feet receiving guest data from the guest. The method also includes generating a first foot model using the first foot shape and the first foot appearance and tagging the first foot model with the guest data. The foot model can be used to identify a particular guest and the guest data can be used to output a customized guest experience to the guest.
US09393696B2	Robot system and robot control method A robot system includes a robot body, a camera mounted on the robot body and capable of photographing a work piece; and a control device for driving and controlling the robot body based on a trajectory to an instruction point, which is set in advance, and, when the camera arrives at an area in which the camera is capable of photographing the work piece during this driving and controlling, driving and controlling the robot body so that the camera moves linearly toward the work piece, taking an image of the work piece with the camera while the camera is moving linearly, and measuring a position of the work piece from the taken image.
US09393692B1	Apparatus and method of assisting an unattended robot A method of controlling a robot, receives a first message from an unattended robot relating to movement of the robot. Receipt of the first message indicates that movement of the robot is impeded by an environmental condition. The method then determines how to correct the impeded movement caused by the environmental condition, and forwards a second message toward the robot having correction information, which enables the robot to move without impediment by the environmental condition.
US09393688B2	Manipulator of a medical device with auxiliary motor and encoder A medical device manipulator is a motion controller of a surgical device and includes a fixed platform mounted on an extension arm and a mobile platform connected to the fixed platform by three connecting assemblies. On the fixed platform are three motors with encoders. Each connecting assembly includes a first arch connector with a first end directly rigidly connected to the rotational shaft of the respective motor. A second end is connected by a joint to a first end of a second arch connector. The second end of the second arch connector has at its end a transverse arch arm and is connected to the mobile platform, on which an auxiliary motor is mounted. On a shaft of the motor is mounted a gripping part. The rotational axes of the second ends of the second arch connectors intersect with an axis of rotation of the shaft of the auxiliary motor.
US09393683B2	Conductive boot for power tool protection Apparatus configured for high voltage power line maintenance and repair. In some embodiments, a power tool has a housing that encloses an electrical load and a control electronics module, the housing having a first shield layer of conductive material and being open at one end to receive a removable battery pack. A conductive boot removably attaches to the housing to surround the battery pack, the boot having a second shield layer of conductive material which, when installed onto the boot, combines with the first shield layer to form a combined shield that nominally encloses the power tool and the boot. A locking feature interlocks the boot to the housing. In further embodiments, the power tool is supported at a distal end of an insulated hot stick. A user interface is supplied at a proximal end of the hot stick to selectively activate the power tool.
US09393676B2	Ratchet line wrench tool A ratchet line wrench tool includes a generally open head member and a handle connected thereto. The head member has a generally C-shape with an open portion on one end and an inner hollow portion. The head member further includes a ratchet gear having a generally C-shape with an open portion on one end that corresponds to the open portion of the head member and a plurality of outer surface teeth along an outer surface of the ratchet gear. The head member further includes a ratchet pawl disposed within the head member and engaging with the outer surface teeth enabling coupled rotation of the ratchet gear. The ratchet line further includes a removable tool insert having an insert portion having outer surface teeth and being sized and configured to close the open portion of the ratchet gear.
US09393670B2	Measuring method of surface roughness of polishing pad There is disclosed a measuring method of a surface roughness of a polishing pad which can measure a surface roughness index of the polishing pad showing a strong relationship with polishing performance. A method for measuring a surface roughness of a polishing pad includes acquiring an image of a surface of a polishing pad by using a laser microscope, selecting only a region which has a height larger than an average height from the acquired image, and calculating a surface roughness from only the selected region.
US09393667B2	Handheld power tool An angle grinder including at least one boost mode unit configured to provide a boost mode, and a switching-over unit configured to switch over between a conventional mode and the boost mode.
US09393664B2	Automatic sheet grinding apparatus An automatic sheet grinding apparatus includes a stationary stage positioned at a lower portion of the automatic sheet grinding apparatus, a sheet holder positioned on the stationary stage to grip the sheet, and a grinding head part having a chuck assembly fixed to the grinding head part through a spindle, spaced apart from the sheet holder, positioned on the stationary stage, and having a grinding disc attached to the chuck assembly to grind the sheet provided in the sheet holder. The grinding head part includes a thickness measuring unit to measure a thickness of the sheet, and a hardness measuring unit to measure hardness of the sheet. The automatic sheet grinding apparatus further includes rails positioned on the stationary stage and extending in parallel to each other. In this case, the sheet holder is securely and movably provided on the rails positioned on the stationary stage to grip the sheet.
US09393663B2	Measuring device Measuring device, in particular for in-process measurement of test pieces during a machining operation on a machine tool, in particular a grinding machine, has a measuring head which is movable relative to a base body of the measuring device between a neutral position and a measuring position in which the measuring head is in measuring contact with the test piece. At least one angle sensor is associated with the measuring head for detecting the angular position of the measuring head, in particular changes in the angular position of the measuring head relative to the test piece, during a measuring operation.
US09393659B2	Cutting-off saw with safety protection device A cutting-off saw with a safety protection device, including a base; a support arm arranged on the base; a cutting blade coupled to the support arm by a driving head; a fan-shaped fixed guard and a movable guard configured to enclose the cutting blade and can be combined into a single disc; an extension arm coupled to a top portion of the support arm; the movable guard coupled to one end of a guard connecting rod; the other end of the guard connecting rod formed into an arc-shaped elbow and coupled to a stop button and the extension arm. An arc-shaped bayonet having a radian matching with that of the arc-shaped elbow of the guard connecting rod is arranged on a lower portion of the stop button. It ensures that the movable guard will never be turned upwards during the operation of loading or unloading a workpiece.
US09393655B1	Steady rest A steady rest for use on a lathe is formed of a tailstock for mounting on an arbor and including a pair of diametrically opposed channels formed in the tailstock wherein each channel extends a pair of struts each slidably mounted within a different one of said channels, respectively, and securable within the channel to lock the respective strut in position, the struts extending from said tail stock toward the workpiece at an angle with respect to a rotary axis of the workpiece being machined. A pair of wheels each journaled on a different one of said struts are provided for contacting said workpiece.
US09393651B2	Bonded patch having multiple zones of fracture toughness A composite laminate patch for reworking an inconsistent area in a structure has inner and outer control regions possessing differing interlaminar fracture toughnesses for controlling the advance of a disbond in the patch. One or more separation zones in the patch between the control regions aids in diffusing the fracture energy of the disbond as the disbond advances from the inner region to the outer region.
US09393646B2	Magnetic nickel base ternary brazing material and method of application A ternary magnetic braze alloy and method for applying the braze alloy in areas having limited access. The magnetic braze alloy is a nickel-based braze alloy from the perminvar region of the Ni, Fe, Co phase diagram. The braze alloy includes, by weight percent 8-45% Fe, 0-78% Co, 2.0-4.0% of an element selected from the group consisting of B and Si and combinations thereof, and the balance Ni. The nickel-based braze alloy is characterized by a brazing temperature in the range of 1850-2100° F. The nickel-based braze alloy is magnetic below its Curie temperature.
US09393645B2	Junction material, manufacturing method thereof, and manufacturing method of junction structure The disclosed junction material, manufacturing method thereof, and manufacturing method of junction structure utilize lead-free materials and ensure a high reliability of the junction between a semiconductor element and a frame or substrate, or, between a metal plate and another metal plate. For junctions between a semiconductor element and a frame or substrate, by using as the JUNCTION MATERIAL a laminate material comprising a Zn-based metallic layer (101), Al-based metallic layers (102a, 102b) on both sides thereof, and X-based metallic layers (103a, 103b) (X=Cu, Au, Ag or Sn) on the outside of both the Al-based metallic layers (102a, 102b), even in an oxygen-rich environment, the superficial X-based metallic layers protect the Zn and Al from oxidation until said junction material melts, preserving the wettability and bondability of said junction material as solder and securing the high reliability of the junction.
US09393644B2	Cladding of alloys using flux and metal powder cored feed material A metal cladding process utilizing a feed material (66) formed as a hollow sheath (68) containing a powdered core (70) including powdered metal and powdered flux material. The powdered metal and flux may have overlapping mesh size ranges. The sheath may be an extrudable subset of elements of a desired superalloy cladding material, with the powdered metal and powdered flux materials complementing the sheath to form the desired superalloy material when melted. The powdered metal may include an excess of titanium to compensate for a reaction of titanium with oxygen or carbon dioxide in a shielding gas. Heat for melting may be provided by an energy beam (64) or by utilizing the feed material as an electrode in a cold metal arc welding torch (54).
US09393642B2	Sealing apparatus, substrate-sealing apparatus including the same and substrate-sealing method The sealing apparatus includes a measuring unit moving above a sealing unit to measure a pattern of the sealing unit, a laser beam irradiation device moving along the measuring unit to irradiate a laser beam onto the sealing unit, and a control unit controlling a moving path and a size of a focusing area of the laser beam irradiation device according to the pattern of the sealing unit that is measured in the measuring unit.
US09393641B2	Methods and systems for aligning tooling elements of ultrasonic bonding systems A method of aligning a subject tooling element of a material handling system of an ultrasonic bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing an overlay defining a relative position of at least a portion of a reference tooling element; b) viewing an image of at least a portion of the subject tooling element combined with a corresponding portion of the overlay; and c) adjusting a position of at least a portion of the subject tooling element by referring to the overlay in the image.
US09393640B2	Welded material manufacturing method and welding jig The welded material manufacturing method includes preparing a welding jig, disposed to straddle a line extended from the abutment line of the abutting parts of two plates and supporting an end tab, and in which a groove and an open section are formed; disposing the plates to abut against each other; disposing the welding jig on an end of the abutment line; setting an end tab on the welding jig and positioning the end tab with respect to the plates; disposing the first shoulder and a probe connected to the first shoulder on the groove side of the extension line; disposing a second shoulder in a position corresponding to the first shoulder and the probe; connecting the second shoulder to the probe to interpose the end tab between the first shoulder and the second shoulder; and executing the friction stir welding.
US09393639B2	Spot welding cap changer The invention relates to a spot welding cap changer (1) with a cap puller (2) and two cap magazines (3, 3A), the cap puller (2) having a gripper (20) with spring-loaded, pivotable jaws (21, 22), which in response to a turning and axial pulling-off movement detaches a spot welding cap (K) of a pincer spot welding head introduced into it from a shaft of the pincer welding head in such a way that it is clamped to prevent it twisting, and the cap magazines (3, 3A) holding spot welding caps respectively in a round cap carrier (31) such that they are circularly arranged in a directed and oriented manner and are respectively transported individually one after the other into an access position against a stop (32) by an advancing force (P).
US09393636B2	Systems and methods to facilitate the starting and stopping of arc welding processes Systems and methods for facilitating the starting and stopping of arc welding processes, as well as for responding to events in mid-weld. Specially designed signals may be briefly applied between a welding electrode and a welding workpiece at the start and end of a welding process to gracefully and properly start and stop a weld. Furthermore, specially designed signals may be briefly applied in the middle of a welding process, if determined events occur, to counter the undesirable effects of the events.
US09393634B2	Power supply device and method of assembling the power supply device A power supply device includes a main body defining a receiving cavity which has an opening, a battery and a metallic plate both disposed in the receiving cavity, a metallic ring mounted around the opening, and a cover disposed at the opening. The metallic ring is positioned between the cover and the main body and heated by the high-frequency heating for fusion of the cover and the main body to seal up the battery in the receiving cavity. The metallic plate is located between the battery and acting parts by the high-frequency heating to separate the energy of the high-frequency heating from the battery. The main body or the cover are provided with a connecting element of which one end is exposed in the receiving cavity to electrically connect the battery and the other end is exposed outside the power supply device to electrically connect an external electronic product.
US09393633B2	Method of joining a chip on a substrate A method and apparatus for making chip assemblies is disclosed that prevent or reduce the cracking and delamination of ultra low-k dielectrics in the back-end-of-line in Si chips that can occur during the chip assembly process. The method and apparatus apply pressure to the top and bottom surfaces of a substrate during the chip bonding process so that the bending and warping of the assembled modules are reduced. The reduced bending and warping prevent or reduce the cracking and delamination of ultra low-k dielectrics.
US09393632B2	Adaptive flushing for workpiece erosion The hand-held electro-discharge device to remove boluses of material from a workpiece is disclosed. In some implementations, a conductive electrode and its supporting ground pin are immersed in a dielectric fluid contained in a hood or cavity near or at the electrode's distal tip, and removably sealed to a conductive workpiece. A flushing inlet and outlet in fluid communication with said hood provide a flushing fluid, which may also be a dielectric fluid to remove FOD and to cool.
US09393630B2	Electric saw that can be used as both a miter saw and a table saw A dual functional electric saw comprising a stationary base having a removable cover, an angle adjustable stand having a removable cover, a saw body, and a connection mechanism for fixing the saw body on the stationary base; wherein the angle adjustable stand comprises a chamber being capable of accommodating the saw body and the removable cover of the angle adjustable stand; the angle adjustable stand is surrounded and supported by the stationary base; the saw body comprises a motor and a saw blade; the connection mechanism comprises a saw supporting column which is capable of being positioned and fastened at both ends so that the height of the saw body can be adjusted to meet the requirements of a miter saw and a table saw, respectively.
US09393629B2	Cutter elements, rotary machine tools comprising same and method for making same A cutter element (100) for a rotary machine tool having an axis of rotation, the cutter element comprising a plurality of cutting edges (110) defined by at least one cutter structure (120) comprising superhard material, consecutive cutting edges being spaced apart by at most 10 mm and configured operable to cut a body when moved in a direction that is substantially non-aligned with the axis of rotation.
US09393628B1	Power tool assemblies, power tool supports, and methods for using power tools A power tool support is provided that can include: a hollow body extending between two ends; at least one pedestal extending from one of the two ends of the hollow body; and a base coupled to the one pedestal. A power tool assembly is provided that can include: a support having a hollow body; and a cutting tool of a power tool extending at least partially through the body. A method for using a power tool is provided that can include: providing a rotating cutting power tool; with a support, aligning the cutting tool in a substantially normal relation to a material to be cut; grasping the support about both a body and at least one pedestal of the support; and guiding a base of the support about the material.
US09393624B2	Preparation method of silver nanowires A preparation method of silver nanowires is provided. First, droplets of an ethylene glycol solution of silver nitrate is atomized by ultra-sonication and then added into a heated solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium chloride to form silver nanowires. Comparing with the method without the ultra-sonication, the above method can increase the yield and the aspect ratio of the silver nanowires.
US09393622B2	Thin-walled structural component, and method for the production thereof A method for producing a thin-walled structural component from a casting material. The casting material is supplied as a powder, and the powder is deposited on a support (1) by a kinetic cold gas spraying process so as to form the structural component (11, 11′). A structural component which is made of a casting material and in which the structure is formed from a plurality of particles (17) that are interlinked and deformed using a cold gas spraying process.
US09393617B2	Machinability improving composition An iron-based powder composition is provided comprising, in addition to an iron-based powder, a minor amount of a machinability improving additive comprising at least one silicate from the group of phyllosilicates. The technology further concerns the use of the machinability improving additive and a method for producing an iron-based sintered part having improved machinability.
US09393613B2	Method for manufacturing hollow ingot for retaining ring of large generator by electroslag remelting A method for manufacturing hollow ingot for retaining ring of large generator by electroslag remelting, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing consumable electrode assemblies; (2) melting slag into molten slag; (3) inserting one consumable electrode assembly into an electroslag remelting hollow ingot mold; (4) switching on two transformers; (5) pouring the molten slag into the electroslag remelting hollow ingot mold; (6) forming a current circuit among a stub, the consumable electrode assembly and a water-cooled bottom plate; (7) forming a current circuit among the upper segment, the water-cooled bottom plate and the transformer; (8) regulating the output current and voltage of the two transformers; (9) starting a withdrawing device to withdraw; (10) exchanging the consumable electrode assembly; (11) inserting a subsequent consumable electrode assembly into the molten slag, and repeating steps (8) to (10) until withdrawing is completed.
US09393612B2	Automated rapid discharge forming of metallic glasses An automated rapid capacitive discharge apparatus is provided for sequentially or simultaneously rapidly heating and shaping a plurality of metallic glass feedstock samples. The apparatus includes a sample feeder defining a body for holding a plurality of samples and being capable of sequentially positioning at least one feedstock sample into a discharge position within the processing compartment. In the processing compartment the sample is heated by a discharge of a quantum of electrical energy supplied via electrodes, then shaped into a desired shape by means of a shaping tool, and subsequently moved out of the discharge position as a second feedstock moves into a discharge position.
US09393609B2	Can body take-away mechanism for vertical bodymaker A can body take-away assembly for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly and a domer is provided. The take-away assembly includes a drive assembly and a can body transport assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor and a support member. The take-away assembly motor is operatively coupled to the support member and structured to move the drive assembly support member in a generally horizontal direction. The can body transport assembly includes a number of gripping assemblies. Each gripping assembly is coupled to the drive assembly support member. Each gripping assembly includes a number of pairs of opposed gripping members sized to grip a can body. The gripping assemblies are structured to travel across the path of the ram assembly and to selectively grip a can body.
US09393608B2	Folding device A hemming device (2) and a hemming method are provided in which the hemming device (2) has a hemming bed (14) for a workpiece (3) and multiple hemming robots (8, 9) with hemming tools (20). The hemming device (2) is designed to hem inner and outer lock seams (5, 6) on both sides of the workpiece (3). The hemming robots (8, 9) lie on different sides of the hemming bed (14), and the hemming bed (14) is further designed and arranged for accessing inner and outer lock seams (5, 6) on both sides of the workpiece (3) from front and rear sides (15, 16). For this purpose, the hemming bed can have a section (19) for a rearward access to an inner lock seam (5) and a bedding for inner and outer lock seams (5, 6).
US09393606B2	Ignition device for explosive forming Through the invention, an ignition device for explosive forming of work pieces in a forming die, which has an ignition mechanism and an ignition tube, and in which the ignition tube guides the explosion ignited by the ignition mechanism into the work piece inserted in the forming die, is to be improved, in that it permits, in practice, an arrangement of the ignition mechanism and forming die that is easier to handle and geared toward the occurring explosion forces. This task is solved by an ignition device, in which a curved guide is provided between the ignition mechanism and the forming die.
US09393600B2	Machine for washing objects and method for the hydraulic and mechanical connection of a trolley carrying objects to be washed to a feed circuit of a washing liquid for a machine for washing objects A device according to the present invention can be used for the hydraulic and mechanical connection of a distributor circuit of washing liquid of a trolley carrying objects to be washed to a feed circuit of a washing liquid for a washer machine for objects. The washer machine provides a washing chamber in which to position the trolley which has at least a lateral wall with respect to the direction of insertion of the trolley into the washing chamber. The device comprises a connection member of the distributor circuit, a corresponding delivery or coupling mouth of the feed circuit provided on said lateral wall and at least a connection bushing associable on one side to the connection member of the distributor circuit and on the other side to a corresponding delivery or coupling mouth of the feed circuit that faces inside a washing chamber of the washer machine, so as to determine the mechanical and hydraulic connection between feed circuit and distributor circuit. The device comprises at least an actuator unit that selectively cooperates with said at least one connection bushing, and is configured to act in a first drive direction. The cooperation between actuator unit and said at least one connection bushing is determined by means of a motion conversion mechanism, associated both with the actuator unit and also with said at least one connection bushing, which is configured to transform the action of the actuator unit in the first direction into an alternate movement of said at least one connection bushing in a second drive direction from and toward the trolley, different from said first direction.
US09393591B2	Method for depositing nanoparticles on a nanostructured metal oxide substrate The present invention relates to a method for depositing nanoparticles (NPs) on a nanostructured metal oxide (NSMO) substrate, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: a) functionalizing the NSMO substrate with a bifunctional coupling agent carrying a first function, this first function being a phosphonic function that forms a bond with the NSMO, and a second function that is intended to form a bond with a nanoparticle; and b) grafting the nanoparticles via a bond with the second function of the coupling agent. The invention also relates to a stack comprising a nanostructured metal oxide substrate covered with nanoparticles by way of a bifunctional coupling agent carrying a first function, this first function being a phosphonic function and forming a bond with the NSMO, and a second function that is intended to form a bond with a nanoparticle.The invention is applicable to the field of microelectronics and especially to the production of electrodes and the production of photovoltaic panels.
US09393590B2	Self-assembly of small structures Small structures are formed by applying to a substrate a structural material and a layer of a sacrificial material having a lower surface energy than the structural material, to form an intermediate product. The substrate is then heated to a temperature at which the sacrificial material evaporates or sublimes and the structural material is mobilized. The sacrificial material is permitted to evaporate or sublime, an area of the substrate covered by the sacrificial material to diminish, and the structural material to agglomerate on the remaining sacrificial material to form a structure.
US09393589B2	Methods and materials for functional polyionic species and deposition thereof The invention provides materials and methods for forming coatings on substrates. The coatings are durable and resistant to damage from environmental, chemical, thermal, and/or radiative sources. In some embodiments, the coatings comprise bilayers of electrostatically charged materials. The bilayers are created by alternately applying solutions comprising water-soluble, electrostatically charged materials. Durability is imparted to the coatings by the formation of crosslinks that are formed within and between layers after deposition of the coatings.
US09393586B2	Dispenser and method of dispensing and controlling with a flow meter A non-contact jetting dispenser, viscous fluid dispensing system and method. The system includes a viscous fluid dispenser for dispensing the viscous fluid. The system further includes a viscous fluid supply container adapted to hold the viscous fluid. A flow path is provided for the viscous fluid between the viscous fluid supply container and an outlet of the viscous fluid dispenser. An electronic flow meter device is used to produce electrical output signals proportional to the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the flow path. A control is operatively coupled to the electronic flow meter for continuously receiving and processing the electrical output signals and performing a responsive control function in a closed loop manner.
US09393584B2	Fluid applicator device A fluid applicator device comprises a reservoir and a stopper including a fastener collar and a closure member, the fastener collar being assembled on the neck and defining an orifice, the closure member being capable of closing the orifice and includes a fluid extractor and/or applicator element that extends along an axis through the orifice and into the reservoir. The fastener collar comprises an annular flange defining a peripheral edge defining the orifice, the annular flange including an inner flange wall and an outer flange wall that join together at the peripheral edge, the outer flange wall forming an outer dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed, the inner flange wall forming an inner dome having a top where the peripheral edge and the orifice are formed.
US09393582B2	Dispenser for delivering liquid to pasty masses A dispenser for delivering liquid to pasty masses has a pump unit, which has a restoring spring (25), and a discharge part (15) which forms a discharge tube (16), wherein the discharge tube (16) has a dispensing opening (17) which opens laterally to a dispenser longitudinal axis (A) extending in the pump direction, wherein furthermore a closure part (18) can be moved between a closed position and an open position in the discharge tube (16) in order to close the dispensing opening (17). An additional opening (20) is formed further up in the discharge part (15), which opening opens in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) and is closed by a latching part (21).
US09393578B2	Water shower system A water shower system has an overhead shower, a hand-held shower, a water distributing element connected to a source of water and also to the overhead shower and to the hand-held shower and having a valve located between the source of water and the overhead shower and the hand-held shower, and a switch located outside of the water distributing element and spaced from the water distributing element and the valve, operatable by a user and having a first position in which the valve provides a water supply to the hand-held shower so that water issues from the latter, and a second position in which the valve provides a water supply to the overhead shower so that water issues from the latter.
US09393577B2	Centrifuge with temperature control Lowering of process quality of a sample is prevented even when a rotor is slowly decelerated taking a long time upon finishing a centrifugal process. A centrifuge having a steady operation mode of rotating a rotor at an inputted steady rotation speed and a deceleration stop mode of stopping the rotor by deceleration. When a remaining time of the steady operation mode is within a stop preparation time, a target controlled temperature of the rotor chamber is set from a first target controlled temperature to a second target controlled temperature that is higher than the first target controlled temperature. By setting the target controlled temperature of the rotor chamber high before switching to the deceleration stop mode, temperature of the rotor chamber is controlled to be close to a set temperature of the rotor and thus excessive cooling of a sample loaded to the rotor can be prevented.
US09393576B2	Blood components separator disk A separator disk for use in centrifugal separation of components is designed to automatically position itself during separation at the interface between the supernatant and the remaining components. Preferably the interface is between plasma and red blood cells.
US09393575B2	Blood components separator disk A separator disk for use in centrifugal separation of components is designed to automatically position itself during separation at the interface between the supernatant and the remaining components. Preferably the interface is between plasma and red blood cells.
US09393574B1	Wear insert for the solids discharge end of a horizontal decanter centrifuge A horizontal decanter centrifuge has a centrifuge bowl with a solids discharge opening, a sleeve having to an interior of the centrifuge bowl and an opposite end opening at an exterior of the centrifuge bowl, and a retainer affixed to the exterior of the centrifuge bowl. The retainer has the sleeve extending therethrough. The retainer serves to removably secure the sleeve in a fixed position with respect to the centrifuge bowl. The sleeve has an interior wall formed of a carbide material.
US09393572B2	Electrostatic separation of a mixture of valuable materials, e.g., a mineral salt mixture, by means of a pipe separator, and device for electrostatically separating such a mixture of valuable materials by means of a pipe separator, and method for electrostatic separation The invention relates to a pipe separator (5) for electrostatically separating particles of a mixture of valuable materials, e.g., a mineral salt mixture, having different electrical charges, comprising a carrier pipe (10), wherein the carrier pipe has two field electrodes (8, 9) arranged opposite each other for generating an electric field, wherein the field electrodes (8, 9) are covered toward the inside by an insulating layer.
US09393569B2	Integrated medical waste management system and operation An integrated medical waste management and treatment system may include sensors, interlocks, communications links and/or other features for determining if the waste itself, the decontaminating disinfectant used in the process, or the status of the system are consistent with recommended or authorized system operation. System operation may be terminated if a condition inconsistent with recommended or authorized system operation is detected. Such compliance apparatus may include an electronic scale for determining the weight of the waste loaded into the receiver compartment, a metal detector, or a sensor for determining if the decontaminating disinfectant is a recommended or authorized disinfectant. A communications link may be provided one or more systems to transmit information to a central station to deliver updates or commands associated with the recommended or authorized operation of each system.
US09393562B2	Analyzer Provided is an analyzer capable of reducing the amount of wasted reagents and shortening time required for solution sending, thus increasing throughput for analysis. A microsyringe sucks a minimum required amount of reagent that is substantially the same amount of capacity of a flow cell to a sampling nozzle. Then, the sampling nozzle is inserted into an injection port of the flow cell, and the reagent is injected into the flow cell by driving the microsyringe. The inside of the sampling nozzle is cleaned by moving the sampling nozzle to the cleaning tank and ejecting cleaning water from the sampling nozzle, and the outside of the sampling nozzle is cleaned by spraying cleaning water from an inner wall of the cleaning tank.
US09393561B2	Pipetting device and multi-channel pipetting device The invention relates to a pipetting device for pipetting at least one fluid laboratory sample into at least one pipetting vessel, said device having a main body extending along an axis direction, at least one connecting section, to which at least one pipetting vessel can be connected by an at least partially axial connecting movement along the positive axis direction, wherein the at least one connecting section is connected to the main body so as to be movable at least in the axis direction, a spring mechanism, by which the at least one connecting section is supported with spring loading on the main body at least in a first operating state of the pipetting device, such that the at least one connecting section, during the connecting movement, can perform a spring-assisted deflection movement along the positive axis direction, wherein an auxiliary mechanism is provided on the pipetting device and is designed to act on the deflection movement of the at least one connecting section in at least a second operating state of the pipetting device, wherein the pipetting device is designed such that the user can alternately put it into the first operating state or the second operating state. The invention further relates to a multi-channel pipetting device.
US09393554B2	Method for producing saturated aldehyde from 1,2-alkanediol Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material.
US09393552B2	Reforming catalyst An egg-shell catalyst consisting of an active compound in the form of an alloy of nickel and one of iridium, rhodium and ruthenium, on a support comprising alumina, zirconia, magnesia, titania or combinations thereof. The catalyst is used in a process for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons.
US09393548B2	Rapid and enhanced activation of microporous coordination polymers by flowing supercritical CO2 Flowing supercritical CO2 is used to activate metal organic framework materials (MOF). MOFs are activated directly from N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) thus avoiding exchange with a volatile solvent. Most MCPs display increased surface areas directly after treatment although those with coordinatively unsaturated metal centers benefit from additional heating.
US09393540B2	Hydrophilic membrane integrated olefin hydration process A membrane-integrated hydration reactor that is operable to produce an associated alcohol product from an olefin using water includes a solid acid olefin hydration catalyst in a production zone and a hydrophilic membrane operable to selectively permit pervaporation of water one-way and not permit pervaporation of the associated alcohol or permeation of the olefin at olefin hydration process conditions in a separations zone. The production zone is operable to form a production zone product mixture made of the associated alcohol and any unreacted water. The associated separations zone is operable to form and produce both the associated alcohol product and a pervaporated water product from the production zone product mixture. A method of olefin hydration for forming an associated alcohol product from an olefin using water uses the membrane-integrated hydration reactor at olefin hydration process conditions.
US09393539B2	Direct assembly of hydrophobic nanoparticles to multifunction structures A process that allows convenient production of multifunctional composite particles by direct self-assembly of hydrophobic nanoparticles on host nanostructures containing high density surface thiol groups is present. Hydrophobic nanoparticles of various compositions and combinations can be directly assembled onto the host surface through the strong coordination interactions between metal cations and thiol groups. The resulting structures can be further conveniently overcoated with a layer of normal silica to stabilize the assemblies and render them highly dispersible in water for biomedical applications. As the entire fabrication process does not involve complicated surface modification procedures, the hydrophobic ligands on the nanoparticles are not disturbed significantly so that they retain their original properties such as highly efficient luminescence. Multifunctional nonspherical nanostructures can be produced by using mercapto-silica coated nano-objects of arbitrary shapes as hosts for immobilizing functional nanoparticles. Multilayer structures can be achieved by repeating the mercapto-silica coating and nanoparticle immobilization processes.
US09393538B2	Process and apparatus for selectively hydrogenating naphtha The process and apparatus of the present invention selectively hydrogenates a heavier olefinic naphtha stream in an upstream catalyst bed and the hydrogenated effluent and a lighter olefinic naphtha stream in a downstream catalyst bed. The heavier di-alkenes are less re-active and are contacted with more hydrogenation catalyst than the lighter di-alkenes which are more re-active.
US09393530B2	Process for production of porous membrane Disclosed is a process for production of a porous membrane that includes the steps of layering a film-forming dope that contains a polymer (A) that forms a membrane base, a polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) and a solvent (C) into a single layer or two or more layers; immersing the film-forming dope in a solidifying fluid that is a non-solvent with respect to the polymer (A) and is a good solvent with respect to the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B); and removing the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B), wherein the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) has a K value of 50 to 80, a mass ratio r of the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) to the polymer (A) is 0.5 or more and less than 1, and the viscosity of the film-forming dope at a membrane production temperature is 100 to 500 Pa·s. Accordingly, by using an appropriate amount of a low-molecular-weight hydrophilic polymer capable of being easily removed, it is possible to produce a porous membrane of a three-dimensional network structure in which macrovoids are suppressed, having high water permeability and superior filtration performance.
US09393524B2	Engine exhaust treatment device An engine exhaust treatment device is capable of combusting PM accumulated in a DPF or activating an exhaust purification catalyst even immediately after engine startup or at the time of light load operation. A combustible gas supply passage (8) communicates with an exhaust passage (4) on an upstream of a combustion catalyst (5). An air supply unit (9) and an ignition unit (10) are provided in this supply passage and interlocked with a control unit (11). Where a temperature of the exhaust is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control unit supplies air (12) to a combustible gas by the air supply unit (9) and causes ignition of the combustible gas by the ignition unit (10), so as to cause flame combustion of the combustible gas. The temperature of the exhaust (6) in the exhaust passage (4) is increased by heat of this flame combustion.
US09393523B2	Method and system for purifying the exhaust gases of a combustion engine An SCR method for purifying the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, according to which ammonia gas is exclusively metered in the exhaust gases, the method comprising a step of releasing ammonia gas from at least one solid absorbing matrix where it is stored by sorption and a step of metering the released ammonia gas in the exhaust gases. The method is such that it comprises a step of regenerating the solid absorbing matrix that consists in: generating a refilling ammonia gas by thermally decomposing an ammonia precursor in a heater mounted on board the vehicle; directing the refilling ammonia gas to the solid absorbing matrix where it is stored thereon.
US09393521B2	Electrically heatable honeycomb body with multiple sheet metal layers electrically connected with a connecting pin A honeycomb body includes sheet metal layers forming a central current path to a radial connecting pin. A metal casing has an inner periphery and a feedthrough guiding and insulating the pin. The layers are alternate coarsely structured and finely structured or smooth sheets forming a stack with uppermost and lowermost layers forming axial gas channels. The pin is metallically connected to two or all of the layers directly or through an intermediate piece by an electrically conductive or welded connection. The current path has an electrical resistance per unit length in the connection region being greater than an average electrical resistance per unit length in the stack. The uppermost layer runs approximately parallel to the casing over 35% or 40% of the inner periphery and is separated from the casing by an air gap. Simple manufacture of a highly uniform, reliably operating, electrically heatable honeycomb body is thus possible.
US09393520B2	System and method for creating and maintaining liquid bunker and reducing sulfur contaminants A method for reducing sulfur and lowering viscosity in bunker oil by the steps of passing bunker oil over a core that ionizes the bunker oil with an electrostatic charge. The core consists of a metal bar being made of an alloy comprising, by weight, 40-70% copper, 10-32% nickel, 15-40% zinc, 2-20% tin and 0.05-10% silver. The metal bar of the core comprises a plurality of grooves, which allows the bunker oil to be agitated as it comes in contact with the core, activating an electrostatic charge. The electrostatic charge of the core creates a magnetic catalytic reaction that causes: (1) a molecular separation in molecular chains within the bunker oil thereby lowering the viscosity of the bunker oil and (2) sulfur to merge with metals and create metal sulfides in the bunker oil thereby reducing the sulfur in the bunker oil.
US09393517B2	Air compression system and method An air compression system and method for an air separation plant in which air is compressed in a series of compression stages and a temperature swing adsorption unit adsorbs water vapor and carbon dioxide. The temperature swing adsorption unit is situated at a location of the compression stages such that air pressure upon entry into the adsorbent beds is between about 400 psia and about 600 psia. Each of the adsorbent beds of the unit have a minimum transverse cross-sectional flow area that will set the air velocity of the air to a level below that at which adsorbent bed fluidization would occur. Such operation allows fabrication costs of the adsorbent beds to be reduced because less adsorbent and smaller adsorbent beds are required while power consumption will be at a minimum.
US09393515B2	Method and appliance for purifying a flow rich in carbon dioxide In a method for purifying a flow rich in carbon dioxide and containing at least one impurity lighter than carbon dioxide, the flow is cooled in a heat exchanger (7) and partially condensed, the partially condensed flow is sent to a first phase separator (9) operating under a first pressure, a gas from the first phase separator is compressed and sent to a second phase separator (31) operating under a second pressure higher than the first pressure, a first liquid (11) is sent from the first phase separator to a housing (15) operating under a pressure lower than the first pressure, and a second liquid (33) is sent to the housing.
US09393514B2	Tar removal device A tar removal device removes tar contained in a gasification gas (9) generated in a gasification furnace of a two-towered gasifier having a combustion furnace (43) heating a heating medium (A) and the gasification furnace (47) introducing the heating medium (A) heated in the combustion furnace to perform gasification of a starting material (48). The tar removal device includes a tar separation unit (2) that introduces the gasification gas from the gasification furnace to fluidize the circulating particles (B) so as to adhere the tar in the gasification gas to the circulating particles, and a tar combustion unit (3) that introduces the circulating particles to which the tar is adhered at the tar separation unit, fluidizes the circulating particles using air (15) so as to burn the tar adhered to the circulating particles, supplies the combustion gas (16) in which the tar is burnt to the combustion furnace as a gas for combustion, and returns the circulating particles from which the tar is burnt and removed to the combustion furnace.
US09393513B2	Air filter unit An air filter unit has a pleated filter medium with a zigzag shape in which a fibrous filter medium has been folded multiple times. The coefficients of linear expansion of the space-supporting members provided in each of the multiple folded spaces of the pleated filter medium are equal to or greater than the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal filter frame of the filter unit. The linear expansion coefficients of first space-supporting members are smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of a second space-supporting member. The first space-supporting members are provided in side portion regions including both side portions positioned at outermost sides of the pleated filter medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second space-supporting member is provided in a central portion region sandwiched between the side portion regions.
US09393512B2	Processes for removing entrained particulates from a gas In a process for removing entrained particulates from a gas, a chemical reaction may be conducted in a vessel. Conducting the chemical reaction may include suspending particulates in a gas in a fluidized bed in the vessel. A portion of the gas and entrained particulates may be directed to a filter medium and the entrained particulates may be filtered from the gas. Filtering the entrained particulates may include directing the gas from a feed side of the filter medium through the filter medium to a filtrate side of the filter medium and may also include directing at least a portion of the entrained particulates generally tangentially along the feed side of the filter medium to scour the feed side of the filter medium. The particulates may then be directed from the feed side of the filter medium into a dip leg.
US09393511B2	Filter cartridge with seal member and methods An air filter cartridge has filter media and a gasket arrangement with a perimeter gasket member against the downstream flow face and a side gasket member adjacent to at least a partial extension of a first side panel. The side gasket member includes no portion against second, third, and fourth side panels of the air filter cartridge. The air filter cartridge can be used in a dust collector having a tubesheet and a frame arrangement extending from the tubesheet. The perimeter gasket member seals against the frame arrangement and the side gasket member seals against the tubesheet.
US09393510B2	Louver device for removing moisture and dust A moisture and dust removing louver pack is composed of a set of pivotable louvers which can pivot between open and closed positions in an air passageway, the louvers allowing air to pass through the passageway when in the open position and having moisture and dust removing structure for air to impinge upon to remove moisture and dust from the air passing through the passageway.
US09393506B2	Fluid filter with replaceable filter insert A fluid filter comprising a housing, a releasable cover and a replaceable filter having a filter body and two end plates. The filter is placed on a housing standpipe which has on its free side, facing the cover, an axially displaceable endpiece. The endpiece is preloaded in the expulsion direction and in that position is blocked by a locking system against insertion which prevents the cover from connecting with the housing. An unlocking device guided by the filter unlocks the locking system and allows insertion of the endpiece. The locking system is formed by locking tabs which are radially movable, and each have a locking face facing in the axial direction. The tabs are preloaded in the locking direction and each lock the endpiece in its expelled position against axial insertion relative to the standpipe. The tabs can be radially moved into their unlocking position by the unlocking device.
US09393504B2	Closed loop flow control of a HPLC constant flow pump to enable low-flow operation A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling nano-scale flow rate of fluid in the operating flow path of a HPLC system provide fluid flow without relying on complex calibration routines to compensate for solvent composition gradients typically used in HPLC. The apparatus and method are used to correct the flow output of a typical, analytical-scale (0.1-5 mL/min) HPLC pump to enable accurate and precise flow delivery at capillary (<0.1 mL/min) and nano-scale (<1 μL/min) HPLC flow rates.
US09393496B2	Human flying apparatus The lever, wheel and axle, pulley, wedge, screw, and inclined plane are the six Simple Machines of the Classical era. Over 2000 years ago a man from Syracuse used them to create a way to move water against the pull of gravity. The Archimedes' screw is still a standard for simple efficiency. In homage to those early machines and the dreamers who built them, the Human Flying Apparatus provides a carriage, wheels and an axle, a harness, and a braking and steering_system and, in specific embodiments, thrusters, all suspended from a single rail, which allows a human being to soar in simulated flight that is_safe, sustained, and suitable for all skill levels.“For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return.” Leonardo Da Vinci
US09393487B2	Method for mapping movements of a hand-held controller to game commands One embodiment provides a method for use in a game that includes the steps of receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller associated with a command has been performed, and executing the command if the predetermined movement of the controller associated with the command has been performed.
US09393486B2	Character simulation and playback notification in game session replay A game system in which game sessions may be recorded and saved as game records. A previously recorded game session may be selected and replayed, and players may step into and assume control of respective game characters during the replay. When a player steps into and takes control of game a character during replay of a game session, a new timeline is spawned from the original timeline, and a new game record corresponding to the new timeline is generated and stored. Players that were involved in a previously recorded game session that is being replayed may be manually or automatically notified that the game session is being replayed. The notification may occur upon initiation of the replay and/or when a new timeline is spawned. Notified players may view the game session without participating, or may take control their respective characters to participate.
US09393485B2	Transmission and retrieval of real-time scorekeeping A system and method for tracking and scoring an amateur sporting event is allows spectators of amateur sporting events to record game data on a mobile electronic device and share live game updates with other amateur sports fans. The system includes a software application configured to operate on a mobile electronic device. Game data may be input into the software application and uploaded to a remote database by way of a wireless network. The remote database may allow third party users to access the game data as it is uploaded to the database in order to follow the progress of the game in real time. The software may include a graphical display that provides a visual illustration of the sporting venue and adjusts in response to scoring data entered into the software. The software may further be configured to receive scouting data related to players in the sporting event.
US09393483B2	Motorized vehicle A motorized vehicle is disclosed including a deck to support a rider, at least two wheels coupled to the deck, a footpad rotatably coupled to the deck, and a drive motor coupled to one of the wheels and the footpad. The drive motor is configured to rotate one of the wheels when the footpad is in an engaged position. An actively stabilized motorized vehicle is also disclosed including a deck, a pair of in-line wheels coupled to the deck, a steering motor to adjust a steering angle of one of the wheels, a series of sensors to measure dynamic conditions of the motorized vehicle, a microprocessor to calculate, based on the dynamic conditions, a stabilizing steering angle acceleration of one of the wheels, and a controller to send a signal to the steering motor to steer the second wheel with the stabilizing steering angle acceleration to stabilize the vehicle.
US09393481B2	Flexible ergonomic sportsboard wedges Flexible binding wedges are provided with flexion slots cut in a widthwise direction to allow flexibility when mounted to a sportsboard such as a snowboard. “T” inserts through the wedges provide a mount for boot bindings. Flex adjustment bushings may be inserted into the slots to adjust the flexibility of the wedge when mounted on a sportsboard, e.g., a snowboard. The flexible wedges may be mounted under a top surface of the sportsboard, or even on top of the finished upper surface of the sportsboard.
US09393479B1	Archery arm guard system An archery arm guard system for protecting an arm of an archer features a panel. A panel posterior edge features a concave arcuate shape. The panel is constructed from a low-friction flexible material. The system features a first aperture, a second aperture, a third aperture, and a fourth aperture. The system features a first retaining strap and a second retaining strap with a first strap first component located in the first aperture and a first strap second component located in the second aperture. A second strap first component is located in the third aperture and a second strap second component is located in the fourth aperture.
US09393478B2	System and method for tracking one or more rounds of golf Systems and methods for tracking rounds of golf include a tracking system to track a golfer's position on a golf course and a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer. The systems and methods also may include a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke with the information about the golfer's tracked position on the golf course. The systems and methods also may include a recording system to record and store information about a golf stroke taken and the information about the golfer's tracked position on the golf course. The recorded and saved data may be displayed and/or otherwise analyzed and processed.
US09393474B2	Catch net system for training ball release A catch net system and frame that allows use in many sports and in many environments for practice of ball release, etc.
US09393471B2	Golf club head with removable component The invention provides a golf club head with a fully removable component that can withstand the stress of repeated hits. When assembled, the removable component is held in place by a fastening mechanism that includes structural elements that distribute the holding force across the component and tend to equalize the forces around the periphery where the component meets the body. The fastening mechanism may include a post that reaches across the open space within the hollow club head, pulling the removable component towards an opposed main club head body. Since a golf club of the present invention can be opened, it may include a mechanism on the inside for use by a golfer, such as an electronic device or an adjustment mechanism. The golf club may include a weight adjustment system that allows the club to be custom-fitted to a golfer.
US09393466B2	Golf club and golf club head with a crown recessed feature A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head includes a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, and a crown. The crown may include a substantially horizontally-oriented forward crown region extending rearwardly from the ball striking face. The crown further may include a primary recessed feature located rearward of the forward crown region and extending from the heel to the toe of the club head. The recessed feature may have a floor and a front wall extending upward from the floor to the forward crown region. The crown may further include a substantially horizontally-oriented rearward crown region extending forwardly from the rear of the club head. The recessed feature may be located between the forward crown region and the rearward crown region. A back wall of the recessed feature may extend upward from the floor to the rearward crown region.
US09393464B2	Golf club head and golf club A golf club head includes at least one second score line that is formed such that when a lie angle in a first state where a sole portion is horizontal or substantially horizontal is defined as a first lie angle, the second score line is parallel to a horizontal plane in a second state where a second lie angle that is a lie angle greater than the first lie angle is formed.
US09393463B2	Interchangeable shaft system A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head.
US09393460B1	Intelligent personal fitness device In some embodiments, techniques for a intelligent personal fitness device include determining an exercise equipment; determining an exercise associated with the exercise equipment; determining a parameter associated with the exercise equipment; detecting a number of repetitions of the exercise associated with the exercise equipment performed using the exercise equipment, wherein detecting the number of repetitions of the exercise associated with the exercise includes analyzing data from an accelerometer; calculating an activity score based at least in part on the exercise associated with the exercise equipment, the parameter associated with the exercise equipment, and the number of repetitions of the exercise; and providing the activity score.
US09393459B2	Removable shoulder stop assembly with locking mechanism A removable locking shoulder stop assembly for use on a reformer exercise apparatus is disclosed that includes a flat rectangular lock plate fastenable to the platform adjacent the head rest on the carriage platform. The lock plate has a first locating member and a keyway spaced from the first locating member. An L-shaped shoulder stop bracket has a second locating member configured to mate with the first locating member of the lock plate. An elongated locking handle assembly is connected to the mounting portion of the bracket and spaced apart from the second locating member. The handle assembly aligns with the keyway when the first locating member is mated with the second locating member and is operable to clamp the shoulder stop bracket to the lock plate when the locating members are mated and the locking handle assembly is hand tightened against the mounting portion of the shoulder stop bracket.
US09393457B2	Portable impact assessment device The present invention generally relates to impact type training equipment for sports. More particularly, the present invention provides a portable impact assessment device that can be utilized across a broad variety of sports equipment to allow an athlete to measure various aspects of impact training. The apparatus generally includes an impact module constructed of a flexible material. The impact module is constructed and arranged to be sufficiently thin and compact to be placed within an impact type training aid within the impact target area of the device. The impact module is fluidly connected to an electronics module so that, upon impacting the training aid, the impact module is compressed to send a fluid signal to the electronics module. A pressure sensor within the electronics module receives the fluid signal generating an electric output that is displayed on a multi digit digital display.
US09393456B2	Lateral foot sliding mechanism This invention relates to a lateral foot sliding mechanism in the field of sport activities, training devices, and more particularly exercise machines, especially adapted to lower extremities. The lateral foot sliding mechanism includes a low platform (1) with a profiled groove (5) in the mid along the platform (1), in which two foot sliding mechanisms move (2), which have two foot supports (6,7) and are equipped with elements (11), which enable lateral movement of the slide mechanisms (2) along the platform (1). In the support (10) of the sliding mechanism (2), a magnetic insert is positioned (16), which can be, with the positioned sliding mechanism (2) in the platform (1), moved forward or backward by the mechanism by means of which you act on the simple end of the magnetic insert (16) and which is equipped with a button (18) through which an exerciser may move inward and outward the magnetic insert (16), thus adjusting the load—that is the brake force of each sliding mechanism (2)—with moving the magnetic insert (16) towards or from the platform (1).
US09393453B2	Exercise device with vibration capabilities An exercise device includes a frame having a cable and pulley system connected thereto. The cable and pulley system includes at least one pulley and at least one cable strand. The at least one cable strand has a handle connected thereto for use in performing exercises. One or more vibration assemblies are connected to the at least one pulley in order to vibrate the at least one cable strand. The vibrations from the vibration assemblies are transferred to a user during the performance of exercise to provide various physiological benefits to the user.
US09393452B2	Anechoic chamber fire suppression system A fire suppression system for anechoic chambers with multiple non-retractable tubes fixed on the ceiling of the chamber, with each tube connected to a pneumatic valve. Each valve is controlled by a compressed air supply that reacts to the presence of fire in the chamber. Once fire is detected in the chamber, the valves vent the compressed air to permit fire retardant fluid to pass through the fixed tubes into the chamber. The tubes and the valves do not interfere with the functions of the chamber and provide immediate fire suppression.
US09393451B2	Integrated panel for fire suppression system The present system provides an integrated fire suppression system that includes all components other than system piping to nozzles or emitters in a single integrated panel. The system allows the entire panel to be inspected and analyzed, and installed, repaired, or maintained in a single operation, dramatically reducing time spent on site and reducing the qualifying process as well. The assembly of the panel is off-site, typically under the inspection of any qualifying agencies. Once assembled, the system can remain qualified for rapid installation at any future time, allowing easy replacement of faulty panels or consumables.
US09393450B2	Fire suppression aerial delivery system A method, system, and apparatus for the aerial delivery of fire suppressant comprising of an exterior shell with at least one input port, at least one output port, and at least one pocket. At least two skids affixed to the bottom of the exterior shell and a bladder is formed inside the exterior shell. A detonation cord affixed to the bladder and a detonation device are arranged in the at least one pocket and operably connected to the detonation cord configured to release a liquid contained in the bladder.
US09393449B2	Thick inorganic fiber webs and methods of making and using Monolithic gravity-laid inorganic fiber webs that are greater than about 5 cm in thickness are disclosed. Methods of making and using such webs are also disclosed. The gravity-laying process comprises mechanically separating inorganic fibers and collecting the fibers as a monolithic thick web, and may comprise blending of multiple types of inorganic fibers and/or blending of inorganic particulate additives with the fibers.
US09393445B2	Radiation therapy device controller, processing method and program for same This radiation therapy device controller selects, for a plurality of body motion phases, computed tomography image data obtained which shows a diseased portion, and generates, for each rotation angles of a ray source and a sensor array, a reconstructed image. The control device generates a radiation projection image which shows the diseased portion when the radiation is radiated if the rotation angle is a predetermined rotation angle, compares the reconstructed image of each of the plurality of body motion phases with the radiation projection image, and determines a body motion phase indicated by a reconstructed image in which a difference is small, to be a current respiratory phase. As a result, a position of the diseased portion calculated for the computed tomography image data in the computed tomography image data group of the respiratory phase in advance is identified to be a current position of the diseased portion.
US09393443B2	Treatment planning system A treatment planning system is provided which, with irradiation parameters varied over time, performs highly accurate dose distribution calculations based on information about tumor movements included in 4D CT images. The system is characterized by the ability to read CT images furnished with timing information and associate the status of the irradiation target corresponding to an elapsed time from the beginning of irradiation with positions being irradiated at corresponding elapsed time points so as to calculate the dose distribution.
US09393442B2	Device for determining illumination distributions for IMRT The invention relates to a device for determining illumination distributions (18) for IMRT. A layered graph structure is used, which considers which extensions of an illumination distribution along a respective line and thus which illumination distributions are realizable, for determining extensions for the illumination distributions. Moreover, second weights defining fluences of the illumination distributions are determined such that a deviation between a provided fluence map and a fluence map formed by a combination of illumination distributions, which are defined by the respective determined extensions and the respective second weight, is minimized. This determination procedure leads to illumination distributions, which very well correspond to the provided fluence map and which are automatically realizable by the radiation device. This leads to an improved IMRT, wherein a post-processing of the determined illumination distributions for ensuring that the determined illumination distributions are really realizable is not necessarily required.
US09393440B2	Heat recovering system for light therapy device The invention relates to a radiation emitting device (1) for application near mammal tissue (2), comprising: a substrate (3) having a front surface (4) and an opposing back surface (5), said substrate accommodating at least one radiation source (6) on said front surface (4). Said at least one radiation source (6) is arranged for applying energy on said mammal tissue (2). A heat spreading section (7) is arranged on said back surface (5) of said substrate (3) in thermal contact with said at least one radiation source (6). Said heat spreading section (7) has an extended area (8) extending beyond said substrate (3) in a direction substantially parallel to said substrate (3). Said extended area (8) of said heat spreading section (7) is arranged in thermal contact with said mammal tissue (2).
US09393433B2	Battery management for an implantable medical device Battery management circuitry for an implantable medical device such as an implantable neurostimulator is described. The circuitry has a T-shape with respect to the battery terminal, with charging circuitry coupled between rectifier circuitry and the battery terminal on one side of the T, and load isolation circuitry coupled between the load and the battery terminal on the other side. The load isolation circuitry can comprise two switches wired in parallel. An undervoltage fault condition opens both switches to isolate the battery terminal from the load to prevent further dissipation of the battery. Other fault conditions will open only one the switches leaving the other closed to allow for reduced power to the load to continue implant operations albeit at safer low-power levels. The battery management circuitry can be fixed in a particular location on an integrated circuit which also includes for example the stimulation circuitry for the electrodes.
US09393423B2	Fractionalized stimulation pulses in an implantable stimulator device A method for configuring stimulation pulses in an implantable stimulator device having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed, which method is particularly useful in adjusting the electrodes by current steering during initialization of the device. In one aspect, a set of ideal pulses for patient therapy is determined, in which at least two of the ideal pulses are of the same polarity and are intended to be simultaneous applied to corresponding electrodes on the implantable stimulator device during an initial duration. These pulses are reconstructed into fractionalized pulses, each comprised of pulse portions. The fractionalized pulses are applied to the corresponding electrodes on the device during a final duration, but the pulse portions of the fractionalized pulses are not simultaneously applied during the final duration.
US09393422B2	Implantable neurostimulators having reduced pocket stimulation Neurostimulators and methods of using neurostimulators are provided. The neurostimulator is implanted within a tissue pocket of a patient, and electrical energy is conveyed from the neurostimulator to stimulate a target tissue site remote from the tissue pocket. The neurostimulator has a case with which one or more electrodes are associated. The electrical energy is returned to the electrode(s) in a manner that prevents, or at least reduces, pocket stimulation that may otherwise occur due to the return of electrical energy to the case of the neurostimulator.
US09393421B2	Controlling charge flow in the electrical stimulation of tissue Systems of techniques for controlling charge flow during the electrical stimulation of tissue. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a charge setting describing an amount of charge that is to flow during a stimulation pulse that electrically stimulates a tissue, and generating and delivering the stimulation pulse in a manner such that an amount of charge delivered to the tissue during the stimulation pulse accords with the charge setting.
US09393416B2	Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation Delivery of peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) in combination with one or more other therapies is described. The other therapy delivered in combination with PNFS may be, for example, a different type of neurostimulation, such as spinal cord stimulation (SCS), or a drug. PNFS and the other therapy may be delivered simultaneously, in an alternating fashion, according to a schedule, and/or selectively, e.g., in response to a request received from a patient or clinician. A combination therapy that includes PNFS may be able to more completely address complex or multifocal pain than would be possible through delivery of either PNFS or other therapies alone. Further, the combination of PNFS with one or more other therapies may reduce the likelihood that neural accommodation will impair the perceived effectiveness PNFS or the other therapies.
US09393414B2	Inner hair cell stimulation model for use by a cochlear implant system The stimulation provided in the electrically stimulated cochlea is modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a received acoustic signal and the onset of a sound in a received acoustic signal to provide increased sound perception. An onset time that corresponds to the onset of a sound is detected in an acoustic signal associated with a frequency band. A forcing voltage and a transmitting factor are determined, wherein the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor are associated with the frequency band at the detected onset time. The acoustic signal is modulated as a function of the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor to generate an output signal. The generated output signal can be used to stimulate the cochlea. The modulation strategy can be used in conjunction with sound processing strategies that employ frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or a combination of frequency and amplitude modulation.
US09393412B2	Multi-channel object-oriented audio bitstream processor for cochlear implants An audio-cochlear implant processor device for a hearing impaired listener is described. An input signal decoder decodes an audio input data signal into a corresponding multi-channel audio signal representing multiple audio objects. An audio processor adjusts the multi-channel audio output based on user-specific hearing impairment characteristics to produce a processed audio output to a cochlear implant audio processor with auditory scene analysis (ASA) cues for the hearing impaired listener.
US09393410B2	Posture correction apparatus and posture correction method A posture correction apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information related to a muscle condition in a body, a determination unit configured to determine muscle stimulation to be provided to the body, based on the obtained information, and a stimulation unit configured to provide the determined muscle stimulation to the body.
US09393409B2	Non invasive neuromodulation device for enabling recovery of motor, sensory, autonomic, sexual, vasomotor and cognitive function In one example embodiment, a neuromodulation system for inducing locomotor activity in a mammal, in cooperation with a signal generator and an electrode, delivers a signal with an overlapping high frequency pulse to a mammal.
US09393404B2	Freestanding thin film for a system for neural applications A lead for use in neural stimulation comprises a core section having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of electrodes is coupled to the core section proximate the distal end. At least one contact is coupled to the core section proximate the proximal end. At least one thin film is wound around the core section from the proximal end to the distal end and electrically coupling the at least one contact and the plurality of electrodes. The at least one thin film forms a curved substantially planar shape in a relaxed state before being wound around the core section.
US09393401B2	Wearable transdermal neurostimulator having cantilevered attachment Neurostimulator apparatuses for applying transdermal electrical stimulation that may be comfortably and securely worn on a variety of head shapes and sizes. The apparatuses and methods of using them described herein may be lightweight and wearable and configured to be attached at one end of a patient-facing surface of the apparatus by a cantilevered attachment so that an opposite end of the surface is free to float relative to the user's head. The cantilevered attachment may include two or more connectors spaced apart along an edge region of the patient-facing surface in an optimal arrangement to secure the neurostimulator in place. The neurostimulator apparatuses described herein may be secured to a separate or integral electrode assembly that may adhesively secure to the subject's head. The patient-facing surface of the neurostimulator may also be curved and twisted specifically for use at the temple/forehead region of a diverse population of potential users.
US09393400B2	Coupling for a medical delivery device The present disclosure relates to a coupling, in particular a hub (2 a-i), with a base body (23 a-i) having a proximal end (24 a-i), embodied as a connecting region (25 a-i) for an applicator (26 a-i), and a distal end (27 a-i), embodied as connecting region (28 a-i) for a delivery device (29 a-i) with a tubular member (30 a-i) for delivering a medical device (31 a-1) into a part of an animal or human body, and having a recess (9 a-i) extending between the proximal end (24 a-i) and the distal end (27 a-i). It is provided that the recess (9 a-i) is positioned eccentrically from an outer diameter (20 a-i) of the base body (23 a-i) and a central axis (18 a-i) of the recess (9 a-i) is nonparallel in respect to a central axis (32 a-i) of the outer diameter (20 a-i) of the base body (23 a-i).
US09393394B2	Frictional trans-epithelial tissue disruption and collection apparatus and method of inducing or augmenting an immune response The invention relates to trans-epithelial frictionally abrasive tissue sampling devices for performing biopsies and methods of inducing an immune response against a pathogen, wherein epithelial cells containing the pathogen are disrupted with the frictionally abrasive tissue sampling device to introduce the pathogen into the bloodstream of a patient.
US09393389B2	Self cleaning shunt A self cleaning inlet head for use on a shunt. The head has a tube with openings disposed in predetermined positions in its wall, and a cleaning element installed inside the tube. The cleaning element may comprise a central shaft with a number of bristles protruding therefrom, preferably in locations substantially identical to the positions of the openings in the wall of the tube. Mutual vibratory motion between the cleaning element and the tube causes at least some of the bristles to enter the openings, thereby keeping them clear, and preventing tissue growth into them. The vibratory motion may be generated by the action of an external field on a responsive part of the cleaning element, such as an external magnetic field operating on a magnetic or magnetized part of the cleaning element or the bristles. Alternatively, the external field may be an ultrasound field operating on the bristles.
US09393383B2	Intravascular catheters, systems, and methods Devices, systems, and methods for lead delivery. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a catheter for delivering a lead within a mammalian body of the present disclosure, the catheter comprises an elongated tube comprising a wall extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a lead delivery channel within the elongated tube, the lead delivery channel defining an outlet for delivering a lead, a balloon chamber positioned at or near the distal end of the elongated tube, and at least one balloon positioned within the balloon chamber, the at least one balloon capable of inflation to reversibly anchor the elongated tube within a mammalian body when at least a portion of the elongated tube is positioned therein.
US09393382B2	High-flow tapered peripheral IV catheter with side outlets A high-volume peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter and method includes an elongate stylet removably disposed in the lumen of an elongate catheter with the stylet having a beveled distal end forming a piercing tip that protrudes from the outlet port of the catheter. The catheter has a proximal cylindrical shape from the inlet port transitioning at a transition to an inner lumen conical taper terminating at the outlet port, and having a larger internal diameter at the inlet port and a tapering smaller internal diameter between the transition and the outlet port. A plurality of side outlet ports is formed laterally through the catheter in the inner lumen conical taper. A cross-sectional area of the outlet port and the side outlet ports together is equal or greater than a cross-sectional area of the inlet port.
US09393381B2	Cover unit for use when inserting a puncture device in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in the anatomical structure A cover unit for inserting a puncture device such as a cannula in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in said anatomical structure, comprising a flexible film having a glue provided surface, and a removable covering layer to cover said glue provided surface, wherein said cover unit comprises a patient adherent member and a barrier member connected along a connection line, which is arranged close to a puncture site in a patient; said film being made of an ultrasound transparent material; said barrier member being provided with at least one slit or weakening line extending from next to said connection line to a side edge of the cover unit and provided in said film; and said covering layer in the barrier member is removable from the film separately from the corresponding covering layer in the patient adherent member.
US09393377B2	Compliant coupler or adaptor A CPAP device includes a flow generator including an outlet, a humidifier including an inlet, and an adaptor connector between the outlet of the flow generator and the inlet of the humidifier. The connector includes a flexible and conformable sealing portion that is movable to accommodate misalignment.
US09393376B2	Airway adaptor and biological information acquiring system An airway adaptor includes: an airway case including a gas passage, the airway case adapted to be attachable to a part of a carbon dioxide sensor configured to detect a concentration of carbon dioxide contained in exhalation, flowing into the gas passage, of the subject, the exhalation; a nasal cannula having a pair of insertion portions inserted into nostrils of the subject to guide exhalation from the nostrils to the gas passage; a mouth guide placed in front of a mouth of the subject to guide exhalation from the mouth to the gas passage; a light-emitting element supported by one of the insertion portions; and a light-receiving element supported by the other of the insertion portions. When the insertion portions are inserted into the nostrils, the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are opposed to each other across a nasal septum of the subject.
US09393375B2	Nasal ventilation interface A ventilation interface may include the following elements: a cushion, shell, forehead support, supply tubes, an adapter or Y-connector and a nasal cannula, which may also include nasal inserts, and connectors. Each of the elements of the ventilation interface may also include ribs of wire, stiffener or other bendable material having a greater rigidity than the material composing the main body of each element. These bendable portions may be capable of retaining multiple desired bent shapes in multiple desired directions.
US09393370B2	Viscous fluid injector A self-contained apparatus and corresponding methods are provided for delivering viscous fluids in a controlled manner, such as delivering a viscous fluid in a surgical setting. The self-contained apparatus can include a motion following pressure regulator that allows for linear control of a regulated pressure. The regulated pressure can be used for dispensing a viscous fluid from a syringe that is coupled to the self-contained apparatus. The pressure regulator regulates a pressure derived from a pressurized fluid reservoir located at least partially within a housing of the apparatus. This allows the viscous fluid to be delivered using pressure to provide a driving force greater than a force easily delivered manually, while still allowing a surgeon to retain fine control over the rate of viscous fluid delivery.
US09393367B2	Prefilled syringes and kits thereof The present disclosure relates, in part, to a kit including at least two prefilled syringes. The first prefilled syringe includes a dose of a hazardous agent in a first volume of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent.
US09393366B2	Infusion management Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for receiving data from infusion pumps in a healthcare setting and displaying the data on a user device are provided. Centralized clinician views are provided to manage individual and multiple patient infusions. Embodiments provide near real-time graphical displays of infusion data to clinicians on separate user devices. In addition, near real-time graphical displays of patient physiologic data is displayed simultaneously to a clinician along with the infusion data.
US09393365B2	Fail safe point protector for needle safety flap A method and device are disclosed for preventing a needle stick hazard in the event of a collapse of a protective needle flap of a portable drug pump. The device may include a needle guide, a secure space and/or a shield. A point of a needle is optionally deflected into a secure space upon collapse of the protective flap. The space may optionally be shielded. Optionally, the support linking the needle to the pump may pivot and/or translate. Optionally, there may be an exposing position wherein the needle protrudes through an opening in the flap. Optionally, the opening may be non-circular.
US09393364B2	Multi-lumen biologic-delivering device Arrangements and methods for delivering bioactive agents and/or cells into an extended volume of tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cell-delivering needle arrangement has a tube positioned within a tube and fixedly attached to a wall thereof. In one exemplary method, a cell-delivering needle is advanced into tissue, a suspension of cells is passed through a first lumen and out of side ports, and a suspension of cells is passed through a second lumen and out of a distal opening. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09393360B2	Needle assembly storage device Described is a needle assembly storage device. The storage device includes a container, a pocket formed in the container adapted to receive a needle assembly, and a pull linkage connecting the needle assembly to the container. The pull linkage disengages the needle assembly when sufficient rotational force has been applied to the needle assembly in a first direction. A projection on the needle assembly prevents rotation of the needle assembly in the pocket in a second rotation direction opposite to the first direction.
US09393353B2	Portable hand pump for evacuation of fluids A manually operable pump for the effective removal of fluids to include blood, blood clots, fluid, and air from a body cavity of a subject is provided. The manually operable pump is adapted to be connect to a range of fluid conduits and is equipped with one-way valves that effectively permit flow of fluid through the pump in only one direction. The sensitivity of the one-way valves is such that when properly positioned, fluid can flow through the valves and out of the pump without manual compression of the pump and with the aid of gravity power alone.
US09393351B2	Cloned biological material medical device and method thereof A medical device, said medical device, comprises: a first component having a non-biological material; a second component having a cloned biological material, said second component being attached to said first component, wherein said first component and said second component are operatively associated in a non-living medical device for at least one of treatment, diagnosis, cure, mitigation and prevention of disease, injury, handicap or condition in a living organism. In another aspect, a method comprises: preparing a cloned biological material from a tissue or an organ; attaching said biological material to a medical device; interfacing said biological material with the non-biological material; providing treatment, diagnosis, cure, mitigation and prevention of disease, injury, handicap or condition in a living organism.
US09393346B2	Polymer cements used for fixing prostheses, for bone repair and for vertebroplasty, and obtained from liquid single-phase formulations The invention relates to a process for preparing cements used for reparative or reconstructive bone surgery, in particular for fixing prostheses, for bone repair and for vertebroplasty, and obtained from liquid single-phase formulations. It also relates to the cements prepared from these single-phase formulations and to a device for injecting them.
US09393345B2	Medical adhesive for stemming bleeding The present invention relates to a polyurea system comprising as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2), which in particular can have a number-average molecular weight of ≧400 g/mol and a mean OH functionality of from 2 to 6, as component B) an amino-functional compound of the general formula (I) in which X is an organic radical containing a secondary amino function, Y is an organic radical that contains a tertiary amino group and does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, R1 is a CH2—COOR3 radical in which R3 is an organic radical that does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, a linear or branched C1- to C4-alkyl radical, a cyclopentyl radical, a cyclohexyl radical or H, R2 is an organic radical that does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, a is 1 or 2, b is 1 or 2, and a+b=2 or 3, for stemming the escape of blood, and to a metering system for the polyurea system according to the invention.
US09393341B2	Stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin A stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin, the plastic film being a component in a wound dressing or other medical device and having the stiffening layer removably attached to one side thereof, at least a part of the other side of the film being provided with a layer of self-adhering adhesive. The stiffening layer is made of a stretchable material having a thickness of between 0.5-10 mm. The stiffening layer covers the whole area of the film and is divided into two or more portions by cutting line or lines.
US09393340B2	Biodegradable material and method of producing biodegradable material A biodegradable material is a chemically cross-linked product between a multivalent compound A having 3 or more functional groups X such as hydroxyl group; and a multivalent compound B having 3 or more functional groups Y such as carboxyl group wherein chemical cross-linkage(s) is/are formed by condensation reaction of the functional group(s) X and the functional group(s) Y; wherein (y+z)/(x+z) is 1.2 to 4.0 when MA>MB, and (x+z)/(y+z) is 1.2 to 4.0 when MA
US09393335B2	Volatile medium delivery device A delivery device as disclosed herein includes an article, a cradle, and a reservoir. The cradle which supports the article includes a wicking protrusion and is adapted to engage with the article. The reservoir contains a volatile medium and is adapted to engage with the cradle. The volatile medium is in fluid communication with the wicking extension. The delivery device can include a wide variety of articles, including decorative articles, functional articles, and substance-containing articles such as fragrance diffusers, which benefit from their union with the porous emanator.
US09393327B2	Methods and compositions for radiohalogen protein labeling Methods and compositions are provided for labeling proteins with radiohalogen-label reagents. Radiohalogen-labeled proteins may be used for imaging studies, as therapeutics and in diagnostic tests. The [125I] HIP-DOTA label reagent 6 is prepared by an efficient and convenient process.
US09393316B2	Cancer targeting peptides for enhancing anti-cancer drug delivery and therapeutic efficiencies A peptide targeted conjugate is disclosed. The conjugate comprises: (a) an isolated or a synthetic targeting peptide of less than 15 amino acid residues in length, comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2 and 3; and (b) a component, to which the targeting peptide is conjugated, the component being selected from the group consisting of a drug delivery vehicle, an anti-cancer drug, a micelle, a nanoparticle, liposomes, a polymer, a lipid, an oligonucleotide, a peptide, a polypeptide, a protein, a cell, an imaging agent, and a labeling agent. The conjugate may further comprise an anti-cancer agent encapsulated within the drug delivery vehicle. Compositions and methods of treating cancer are also disclosed.
US09393314B2	Meloxicam eye drops and preparation method and use thereof Disclosed are meloxicam eye drops and the preparation method and use thereof. The eye drops contain active ingredient meloxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solubilizer, a stabilizer, a pH adjusting agent, an antimicrobial agent and an osmotic pressure adjusting agent, wherein the solubilizer is one of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin, and β-cyclodextrin or a mixture thereof, and the stabilizer is one of polymer povidone, sodium hyaluronate, and hypromellose or a mixture thereof.
US09393313B2	Drug entrapment efficiency and sustained drug release of chloramphenicol loaded polymeric-iron nanoparticles This invention harvests nanocomposite which enable targeted delivery of antibiotics. Biodegradable and biocompatible polymer such as diethylaminoethyl-cellulose (DEAE-Cellulose) are used in combination with iron, which contributes its magnetic characteristics to the nanocomposite. The nanoparticles produced could be used as carriers for releasing chloramphenicol at the targeted site for sustained release.
US09393306B2	Singlet oxygen-labile linkers and methods of production and use thereof Activatable compositions that include at least one functional moiety and at least one cleavable linker directly or indirectly linked to the at least one functional moiety are disclosed. The at least one functional moiety is inactive when linked to the linker and activated upon cleavage of the linker. Methods of production and use of the activatable composition are also disclosed.
US09393305B2	Etanercept formulations stabilized with xylitol The invention provides stabilized aqueous pharmaceutical etanercept compositions suitable for long-term storage of etanercept, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same.
US09393304B2	Formulations of single domain antigen binding molecules The invention relates to formulations of single domain antigen binding molecules, e.g., nanobody molecules, in particular formulations of TNF-binding nanobody molecules. The single domain antigen binding molecules can include one or more single binding domains that interact with, e.g., bind to, one or more target proteins. The formulations are useful, e.g., as pharmaceutical formulations. Method of preparing, and using the formulations described herein, to treat, e.g., TNF-associated disorders, are also disclosed.
US09393303B2	Methods for treating liver inflammation in a subject suffering from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis The invention is in the field of prevention and medical treatment of liver diseases, in particular non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The invention provides means and methods for the treatment of hepatic inflammation, fibrosis and more in particular NASH. More in particular, the invention provides a composition capable of raising anti-oxLDL antibodies in vivo for use in the treatment of liver inflammation or fibrosis.
US09393295B2	Nanoparticles for use in pharmaceutical compositions In various aspects of the present invention, nanoparticle compositions are provided which comprise (a) nanoparticles comprising at least one biodegradable polymer and (b) at least one pharmaceutical associated with the nanoparticles. In other aspects of the present invention, methods of forming nanoparticles compositions are provided, which comprise contacting a first liquid that comprises one or more biodegradable polymers dissolved in a first solvent with a second liquid that comprises a second solvent which is miscible with the first solvent while being a non-solvent for the one or more biodegradable polymers, such that nanoparticles are formed.
US09393288B2	Methods of treating diseases associated with PPARγ The invention relates to methods for modulating PPAR-γ activity using relaxin or agonists thereof. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with, a multitude of illnesses and conditions, including small vessel disorders of the brain and those associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability, cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, epilepsy, stroke, CADASIL and migraine.
US09393287B2	Methods and compositions for promoting organ development Compositions and methods are provided for promoting organ development in warm blooded animals, and in particular in certain aspects a premature infant or fetus. Compositions and methods are also provided for the administration of at least one colony stimulating factor-1 protein (CSF-1), precursor, variant, analog, derivative thereof, or combinations thereof, or otherwise, at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding colony stimulating factor-1 protein (CSF-1), precursor, variant, analog, derivative thereof, or combinations thereof.
US09393282B1	Topical antiseptic composition A topical antiseptic composition includes a mixture consisting of apple vinegar, wintergreen alcohol, cayenne pepper extract, vitamin E, olive oil and menthol.
US09393280B2	Formulations with sanguinarine, chelerythrine or chelidonine for the treatment of warts, verrucas and psoriatic plaques The invention provides formulations containing sanguinarine, chelerythrine or chelidonine or their salts or extracts containing them, mixed with suitable vehicles and/or excipients, for the treatment of common skin warts and verrucas, anal and vulvar warts and psoriatic plaques.
US09393272B2	Co-encapsulation of live cells with oxygen-generating particles Microcapsules are described that comprise (a) a liquid aqueous or hydrogel core; (b) a semipermeable membrane surrounding said core; (c) live animal cells (e.g., pancreatic cells) in the core; and (d) oxygen-generating particles in said core, said oxygen-generating particles included in said microcapsules in an amount sufficient to lengthen the duration of viability of said animal cells in said microcapsules. Compositions comprising such microcapsules and uses thereof, such as in treating diabetes, are also described.
US09393271B2	GHRH agonists for islet cell transplantation and function and the treatment of diabetes Disclosed herein are compositions of GHRH agonists and peptides, and methods to treat diabetes. In one embodiment, a method of promoting survival of grafted cells and/or tissues may involve exposing the cells and/or tissues to an effective amount of at least one agonist of GHRH. In some embodiments, the grafted cells and/or tissues may be pancreatic cells. In some embodiments, the grafted cells may be islet cells co-cultured with non-pancreatic cells. In a further embodiment, a method of treating a patient diagnosed with diabetes involves transplanting and/or grafting the islet cells and/or tissues comprising islet cells into a patient, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agonist of GHRH to the patient. In some embodiments, the islet cells and/or tissues comprising islet cells may be optionally exposed to GHRH and/or at least one agonist of GHRH prior to transplantation into a patient. In some embodiments, the at least one agonist of GHRH is administered pre-transplantation, concurrently with transplantation, post-transplantation or any combinations thereof.
US09393270B2	Method of preparing a bone graft A vacuum container supports a macroscopic sized cancellous device fully immersed within a solution of a bone growth promoting substance in a sealed chamber. The solution may include one of a Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) solution, a morphegenic protein solution, or a stem cell solution. A vacuum creating device is in fluid communication with the sealed chamber, and is operable to remove air from within the sealed chamber to create a vacuum therein. Removing air from the sealed chamber also removes air from a plurality of voids in the cancellous device, which allows the solution to fill the voids and saturate the cancellous device in preparation for use as a bone graft. The cancellous device may further be agitated while the air is being removed from the voids in the cancellous device to further promote saturation of the voids in the cancellous device with the solution.
US09393269B2	Rapid infusion of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells The present invention relates to a method and composition for the aspiration, processing, testing and infusion of bone marrow derived stem cells, as an adjuvant treatment in cardiovascular disorders. More specifically, the invention provides for the methods and compositions for the aspiration, analysis, processing, infusate preparation and infusion of bone-marrow derived stem cells, particularly in a rapid point-of-care environment, wherein a centrifugal fractionation and optically monitored separation of the bone marrow yield desired cellular product in the desired concentration and viscosity.
US09393266B2	Bacterial extracts cultured in thermal waters for reducing bags and/or dark circles around the eyes Bags and/or dark circles around the eyes of individuals afflicted therewith are reduced by administering to such individuals thus effective amounts of at least one extract of a non-photosynthetic and non-fruiting filamentous bacterium cultured in a medium which includes at least one non-sulfurous mineral and/or thermal water, e.g., an extract derived from the bacterium Vitreoscilla filiformis, in particular the strain ATCC 15551, cultured in a medium enriched with water from La Roche Posay.
US09393259B2	Composition comprising arabinogalactan and polyphenols from larch trees The present invention includes a composition and method of treatment having arabinogalactan and polyphenols from larch trees for the use in prophylactic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections. The invention also includes treatment using such composition.
US09393257B2	TALEN-based gene correction The invention is directed to transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-mediated DNA editing of disease-causing mutations in the context of the human genome and human cells to treat patients with compromised genetic disorders.
US09393254B2	Compositions of A-8R peptide The present invention provides materials and methods useful to treat various sGCα1-expressing cancers. Materials include peptides which interfere with sGCα1's pro-survival functions, thereby resulting in apoptosis of sGCα1-expressing cells. In addition, the present invention provides screening assays, diagnostic assays, methods to prognose, methods to treat, and kits.
US09393253B2	Food composition comprising glucosamine The present invention relates to an orally ingestible food or pet food composition or cosmetic composition containing glucosamine generated from plant materials through a drying process for the maintenance of joint health or prevention, alleviation and/or treatment of osteoarthritis, or the improvement of the skin quality and prevention or restoration of age-related alterations of skin. It also relates to the use of the composition in the manufacture of a nutritional product, a supplement, a treat, a medicament or a cosmetic product and methods for the maintenance of bone health, prevention, alleviation and/or treatment of osteoarthritis, improvement of the skin quality and prevention or restoration of age-related alterations of skin which comprises administering an effective amount of the composition.
US09393252B2	Aromatic carboxylic acids in combination with aromatic hydroxyamides for inactivating non-enveloped viruses The present invention is directed to antiviral compositions that provide efficacy against non-envelope viruses such as noroviruses. The antiviral compositions comprise an alcohol and a synergistic combination of an aromatic carboxylic acid and an aromatic hydroxyamide. The composition may be used as a topical on human skin, as a hand sanitizer or as a hard surface cleaning composition.
US09393251B2	Compositions and methods for treating severe thrombocytopenia related disease Compositions and methods of treating severe thrombocytopenia and related disease are provided.
US09393249B2	Antimicrobial composition The present invention relates to an improved antimicrobial composition comprising a hydrogen peroxide source and one or more antimicrobial agents. Ideally, the invention relates to an antimicrobial composition comprising (i) hydrogen peroxide source and (ii) an antimicrobial agent and its associated use in therapy, particularly in the treatment of antimicrobial infections.
US09393248B1	Aminopyridine derived compounds as LRRK2 inhibitors The present invention is directed to aminopyridine derived compounds of formula (A) The compounds are considered useful for the treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2 such as a Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease or cancer.
US09393240B2	Crenolanib for treating FLT3 mutated proliferative disorders The present invention relates to the use of crenolanib, in a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form for the treatment of FLT3 mutated proliferative disorders driven by constitutively activated mutant FLT3, and to a method of treatment of warm-blooded animals, preferably humans, in which a therapeutically effective dose of crenolanib is administered to an animal suffering from said disease or condition:
US09393230B2	Pharmaceutical composition on the basis of phyto-nutrients with increased bioavailability, having anti-tumor activity, and method for producing said composition (alternatives) A pharmaceutical composition for peroral delivery of phyto-nutrients includes at least one phyto-nutrient from the following series: epigallocatechin-3-gallate, diindolylmethane, genestein, resveratrol, curcumine, and a solubilizer—a polyvinylcaprolactam/polyvinylacetate/polyethyleneglycol graft copolymer with an average molecular mass of 90000-140000 g/mol at a mass ratio of at least one phyto-nutrient and solubilizer of 1/5 to 1/1. The composition can additionally include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition may be produced by dissolving the solubilizer in an organic solvent, dissolving at least one phyto-nutrient in the same organic solvent, mixing the resulting solutions, and distilling off the solvent in vacuo. The resulting mixture is heated to 45-50° C. with constant stirring and, after distillation, the product is dried in vacuo. Ethanol, acetone, or isopropanol can be used as the organic solvent. Alternatively, the composition may be produced by dry mixing the powders of the solubilizer and of at least one phyto-nutrient.
US09393228B2	Combination of a slow sodium current blocker and a sinus If current inhibitor, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing said combination The present invention relates to the combination of a selective late sodium current blocker and a selective, specific sinus If current inhibitor, and to the pharmaceutical compositions containing said combination.
US09393226B2	Use of osthole for treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis The present invention relates to use of osthole for manufacturing a composition for treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Particularly, the present invention discloses that osthole is effective in treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which can alleviate various symptoms and signs of FSGS, including proteinuria, renal fibrosis, glomerular epithelial hyperplasia lesion (EPHL), and macrophage/lymphocyte infiltration in the kidney, etc.
US09393222B2	Use of HDAC and/or DNMT inhibitors for treatment of ischemic injury The present invention provides methods of ameliorating or reducing the extent of ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, and myocardial infarction, by administering an inhibitor of histone deacetylase enzyme (HDAC) or an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase enzyme (DNMT).
US09393215B2	Nanoparticles for use in immunogenic compositions Disclosed herein are sterile-filtered lyophilized nanoparticle compositions which contain at least one biodegradable polymer, at least one surfactant, at least one cryoprotective agent and at least one antigen. Also disclosed are methods of making and using such compositions and kits supplying such compositions.
US09393214B2	Carbon encapsulated transition metal oxide nanocomposite, a method for its preparation and its use in li-ion batteries A nanocomposite includes carbon-encapsulated transition metal oxide nanoparticles. The carbon-encapsulated transition metal oxide nanoparticles comprise a transition metal oxide core having a diameter of from 5 nm to 50 nm covered by a graphitic coating having a thickness of from 1 nm to 5 nm.
US09393208B2	Method for delivering a pharmaceutical composition to patient in need thereof The present disclosure is directed to a method for delivering a pharmaceutical composition to a patient in need thereof, comprising: administering to said patient a pharmaceutical composition in unit dose form comprising naproxen, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and esomeprazole, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09393206B2	Encased tamper resistant controlled release dosage forms In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a solid controlled release dosage form comprising: a core comprising a first portion of an opioid analgesic dispersed in a first matrix material; and a shell encasing the core and comprising a second portion of the opioid analgesic dispersed in a second matrix material; wherein the amount of opioid analgesic released from the dosage form is proportional within 20% to elapsed time from 8 to 24 hours, as measured by an in-vitro dissolution in a USP Apparatus 1 (basket) at 100 rpm in 900 ml simulated gastric fluid without enzymes (SGF) at 37 C.
US09393200B2	Lipopolyamines of spermine type for construction of liposomal transfection systems The invention provides new lipopolyamines of spermine type of the general formula I, wherein X is C—N bond or aminopolyethyleneglycolcarboxamide linker or o-hydroxy-alkylcarboxamide linker or ω-hydroxyalkylcarboxamidopolyethyleneglycol-carboxamide linker, and wherein a hydrophobic domain Y is an acyl symmetrically branched in the position C(2) or cholesteryl. The invention further provides a method of preparation of said lipopolyamines and their use for construction of polycationic liposomal drug carriers.
US09393198B2	Intravenous curcumin and derivatives for treatment of neurodegenerative and stress disorders Liposomal formulations and polymer conjugates of curcumin, curcumin analogs and derivatives thereof for parenteral administration are disclosed herein. The formulations are effective in the treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Tauopathies or stress disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier, localizes in the hippocampus and striata, prevents stress-induced neuronal cell damage, and stimulates neurogenesis and remediation of damaged neural circuits.
US09393196B2	Preparation for preventing or treating calcium deficiency conditions in mammals An essentially dry powdered preparation containing a calcium source for the prevention and treatment of calcium deficiency conditions in mammals, e.g. dairy cows, is enclosed in a substantially water soluble, dispersible or disintegrable casing mainly composed of a cellulose material such as e.g. paperboard, cardboard, millboard, or pasteboard, or a gelatinized starch material. The calcium source is preferably a mixture of calcium chloride and calcium propionate enclosed in a cylindrical paperboard or cardboard tube or a gelatinized starch shell closed at both ends, which is administered to an animal with a bolus or bullet gun. The administration is safe and clean and the powdered mixture is quickly released in the stomach or rumen without causing erosion, irritation or inflammation of the mucosa.
US09393192B2	Methods and dosage forms for controlled delivery of paliperidone and risperidone Dosage forms and methods for providing a substantially ascending rate of release of paliperidone or risperidone are provided. The sustained release dosage forms provide therapeutically effective average steady-state plasma paliperidone or risperidone concentrations when administered once per day. This once-a-day dosing regimen results in only one peak plasma paliperidone or risperidone concentration occurrence in each 24 hour period. In addition, the peak plasma paliperidone or risperidone concentration occurs at a later time following dose administration and exhibits a lesser magnitude than the peak plasma paliperidone or risperidone concentration that occurs following administration of paliperidone or risperidone in an immediate-release dosage form.
US09393191B2	Piceatannol-containing composition and method of producing piceatannol-containing composition Provided are a piceatannol-containing composition which is a composition originating in a natural material and containing piceatannol at a high concentration, and a method of producing the piceatannol-containing composition. A piceatannol-containing composition which contains 0.0001 to 99.9% by mass of piceatannol is obtained by extracting passion fruit seeds. The extraction of piceatannol is carried out by grinding the passion fruit seeds, adding at least one solvent selected from an aqueous alcohol-based solvent and an aqueous ketone-based solvent and agitating to thereby extract piceatannol into the above-described solvent. In this case, it is preferable to conduct stepwise extraction by using both of the aqueous alcohol-based solvent and the aqueous ketone-based solvent.
US09393188B2	Oral compositions containing gel networks The present invention is directed to an oral composition containing a gel network phase comprising: (i) one or more fatty amphiphiles, (ii) one or more surfactants, and (iii) one or more solvents; and an oral carrier phase. In certain embodiments, the gel network is used to structure the oral composition. The present invention is also directed to a method of forming an oral composition containing a gel network.
US09393179B2	Medicine supply apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a medicine supply apparatus including a hopper in which medicine is not likely to remain. The medicine supply apparatus of the present invention includes a hopper and a deforming operation portion. A part of a lower portion of the hopper is configured as a deformable portion having flexibility. The deformable portion is deformable so as to open and close a passage. The deforming operation portion deforms the deformable portion to thereby open and close the passage, and applies vibrations to the deformable portion. The medicine adhering to an inner surface of the deformable portion is processed by the vibrations.
US09393177B2	Cassette assembly for syringe fill system A syringe fill system is described, which is useful for filling syringes for dental anesthetic applications. The system incorporates capability for “push-pull”, “pull-push”, “push-push”, and “pull-pull” modes of operation, for loading syringes with compositions comprising multiple fluid components. A syringe fillable by such syringe fill systems is described, providing haptic and audible feedback to a user, to aid in administering precise amounts of therapeutic compositions. Also disclosed are cassette assemblies for use in such syringe fill systems. Such cassette assemblies may be formed of plastic and elastomeric materials of construction, as disposable or single-use components of the syringe fill system.
US09393176B2	Infrared heating panels with non-linear heat distribution Examples of infrared heating panels are described as having a non-linear power density profile along a length of the heating panel. The power density profile can include a first power density zone and a second power density zone, each zone corresponding to an area of the heating panel having a separate power density in response to a current flow. An infrared heating panel can include multiple heating elements arranged adjacently in a row and electrically connected together by at least two power buses extending perpendicularly across the heating elements. In one example, the first power density zone is located between a first power bus and an end of the heating elements. The second power density zone can be located between the first power bus and an opposite end of the heating elements. Infrared sauna systems and methods of generating heat for a sauna are also provided.
US09393174B1	Extensible vibrating shower apparatus An extensible vibrating shower apparatus that includes a shower member retractably extensible from within an ergonomically formed handle, said shower member including a generally tubular neck, a flexible joint disposed endwise upon the neck, and a head disposed upon the flexible joint, the head having a nozzle with a plurality of bristle holes disposed in a radial pattern and a plurality of massage pads disposed thereon, through which plurality of bristle holes a plurality of bristles is retracably extensible from within the head when a rotatable rim is turned, and a water proof switch alternately activates and deactivates a vibrator disposed within the head, which vibrator is in operational communication with the plurality of massage pads.
US09393173B1	Rehabilitation and walking assisting assembly A rehabilitation and walking assisting assembly includes a pair of plates each having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first lateral ledge and a second lateral edge. The plates have an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of straps is attached to and extends between the pair of plates. A plurality of legs defines a first set of legs and a second set of legs. The first set of the legs is attached to the outer surface of one of the plates and the second set of legs is attached to the outer surface of the other one of the plates. Each of the legs includes a lower end terminating with a wheel. The plates are positionable on opposite sides of a torso of a person such that the legs assist the person while walking.
US09393171B2	Vibrating footboard A vibrating footboard having a base plate and an intermediate plate coupled to each other, by first vibration-damping elements, at least one eccentric mass electric motor coupled to the intermediate plate, and two groups of upper plates capable to support feet of a user coupled to the intermediate plate through second vibration-damping elements. The vibrating footboard allows the user to undergo a neuromuscular stimulation, for both therapy and athletic enhancement.
US09393169B1	Supine patient transfer package A patient transfer package for laterally transferring a supine patient between adjoining horizontal surfaces includes: (a) a first nonwoven sheet having a top and a bottom surface for which the coefficient of friction of the top surface is less than 50% of the coefficient of friction of the bottom surface, (b) a second nonwoven sheet that is similarly constructed as the first sheet but which is not as wide, (c) assembling these sheets into a package with the second sheet turned upside down and laid on top of the first sheet whose top surface is facing upward, (d) a specified percentage of the first sheet's side portions extends beyond the edges of the second sheet and turn upwards and over upon the bottom surface of the second sheet, and (f) a means for temporarily and releaseably attaching the first sheet's edges to the bottom surface of the second sheet.
US09393164B2	Aldehyde control in personal care products An odor control layer for personal care products has a composition that has a PEG or PEG copolymer composition applied thereto. The layer can be placed in a personal care product, such as a diaper, training pant, absorbent under pant, adult incontinence product, or feminine hygiene product. Additional odor control layers may include silver nanoparticles and activated carbon compositions. In an alternative form, a single odor control layer includes the PEG composition and the activated carbon and/or silver nanoparticle compositions. A cleansing composition with PEG and possibly active carbon and silver nanoparticles may be combined with the personal care product to form a kit.
US09393163B2	Antimicrobially active wound dressing for catheter fixings A multilayered wound dressing which is two-dimensional and has a peripheral edge is provided that includes at least one hydrophobic antimicrobial layer, at least one absorbent layer which includes a water-containing hydrogel, and a covering layer. Starting from the edge of the wound dressing, at least one incision is formed, which partially separates the wound dressing.
US09393160B2	Tampon with contact elements A pledget for a tampon having improved leakage prevention of bodily fluid after the tampon is inserted in the vagina. The pledget can have an absorbent structure having two layers. At least one of the layers of the absorbent structure can have one contact element at least partially separated from a second contact element.
US09393159B2	Self-adhering carrier for an adhesive bandage A self-adhering carrier enables application of an adhesive bandage without contact between the bandage's adhesive and the skin.
US09393155B2	System and method for postoperative capsular bag control In accordance with the present invention, a system and method are provided for controlling postoperative shrinkage of the capsular bag, after the lens has been removed from the capsular bag. The purpose is to establish a proper optical alignment for a prosthetic Intraocular Lens (IOL). Included in the system are a laser unit for generating a laser beam, a detector for creating an image of the prosthetic IOL in the capsular bag, and a computer for evaluating the image to determine an alignment difference between the IOL axis and a defined axis of the eye. The computer is also used for guiding the laser beam to alter selected tissue in the eye, to thereby influence postoperative shrinkage of the capsular bag and minimize any potential alignment difference between the IOL axis and the defined axis of the eye during capsular bag shrinkage.
US09393153B2	Methods for intraocular shunt placement Intraocular pressure can be reduced by insertion of an intraocular shunt in the eye such that it forms a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and a region of lower pressure. A hollow shaft can be advanced through the anterior chamber with the hollow shaft (a) having a beveled tip at a distal end of the hollow shaft and (b) holding an intraocular shunt with a proximal end of the shunt within the hollow shaft. The sclera can be penetrated with the hollow shaft. A beveled surface of the beveled tip can be oriented such that the beveled surface faces toward the Tenon's capsule when the beveled tip passes out of the sclera. After the beveled tip passes out of the sclera, at least a portion of the shunt can be advanced from the hollow shaft.
US09393151B2	Apparatus and method for thermal therapy treatment to male genitalia An apparatus for thermal therapy treatment of male genitalia includes a contoured cup for receiving the male genitalia in a close, confronting, confining relationship therein, and an adjustable body harness connected to the cup for holding and maintaining the cup in a treatment position in which pressure is exerted against the genitalia. The cup has a contoured inner shell for receiving the genitalia, a contoured outer shell permanently and irremovably sealed to the inner shell, and a thermal medium permanently sealed in an internal chamber between the shells.
US09393142B2	Foreskin stretching A device (10) for stretching the foreskin of a subject is disclosed. The device has a body (10) having a passage (14) that extends through the body (10) to a distal end (18). The distal end (18) is adapted to receive a balloon (B). Fluid may be introduced through the passage (14) to cause the balloon (B) to expand. A flow regulating member (20) is positioned across the passage (14) to selectively close the passage (14) to fluid flow.
US09393141B2	Catheter Catheters, as well as related systems and methods are disclosed.
US09393140B2	Reconfigurable stent-graft delivery system and method of use A reconfigurable delivery system is disclosed having a multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration that permits the delivery and staged release of a self-expanding main vessel stent-graft and a delivery sheath configuration that permits the introduction of various medical devices for the delivery and implantation of various branch vessel stent-grafts that are to be mated with the main vessel stent-graft. A method is disclosed wherein the delivery system is first used in the multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration to deliver and release a main vessel stent-graft that is configured for placement in the abdominal aorta for treatment of short-neck infrarenal, juxtarenal, and/or suprarenal aneurysms and then used in the delivery sheath configuration to facilitate the delivery of branch vessel stent-grafts that are configured to extend from the main vessel stent-graft into a respective renal artery.
US09393136B2	Variable zone high metal to vessel ratio stent and method A variable zone high metal to vessel ratio stent includes a proximal high metal to vessel ratio zone, a central low metal to vessel ratio zone, and a distal high metal to vessel ratio zone. The proximal high metal to vessel ratio zone is deployed with fixation and sealing to healthy tissue of a main vessel superior to branch vessels and an aneurysm. The central low metal to vessel ratio zone is deployed directly on ostai of the branch vessels. However, as the central low metal to vessel ratio zone is highly permeable, blood flows from the main vessel through the central low metal to vessel ratio zone and into branch vessels.
US09393133B2	Abdominal cavity-vein shunt stent An abdominal cavity-vein shunt stent provided for transporting ascites accumulated in the abdominal cavity of a patient to a vascular system, includes: a stent body which extends cylindrically long and which has one end disposed in the intrahepatic vein, and the other end piercing the liver parenchyma and disposed in the abdominal cavity; and a one-way valve which is disposed in the stent body, which is opened to drain ascites into the intrahepatic vein when a differential pressure obtained by subtracting the pressure of the intrahepatic vein from the pressure in the abdominal cavity is not lower than a predetermined value, and which is closed when the differential pressure is lower than the predetermined value.
US09393127B2	Systems, devices and apparatuses for bony fixation and disk repair and replacement methods related thereto The present invention features new methods, apparatuses and devices for fixing adjacent bone segments, segments of a bony structure and adjacent vertebrate of a spine. The methods, apparatuses and devices utilize an apparatus for forming a channel in a surface of the bone or bony structure segments or adjacent vertebra or a channel submerged within the bone or bony structure segments or adjacent vertebra. In more particular embodiments such apparatuses and methods including forming an arcuate channel and which channel can receive therein a curved rod or implant member. Also featured are systems, apparatuses and methods for removably suspending a spacer in the intervertebral space while forming such a channel as well as systems, apparatuses and methods for use of dynamized implant members.
US09393123B2	Lockable implants Total joint replacements for implants include a first member configured to attach to a first bone, a second member configured to reside in an adjacent second bone and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is configured to (i) lock the first and second members in alignment for full extension or other defined stabilized configuration and (ii) unlock to allow the first and second members to pivot relative to each other for flexion or bending.
US09393122B2	Mobile bearing hip assembly and method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure An acetabular hip implant includes an acetabular shell component, a first insert secured to the acetabular shell component, a second insert secured to the first insert, and a femoral head configured to be secured to the second insert. The first insert is permitted to rotate relative to the acetabular shell about a first axis, the second insert is permitted to rotate relative to the first insert about a second axis, and the femoral head is permitted to rotate relative to the second insert about a third axis. A method for performing an orthopedic surgical procedure on an acetabulum of a patient is also disclosed.
US09393118B2	Implants with roughened surfaces Provided are methods for processing a green body that includes compacted metal powder, comprising impacting the green body with a particulate material for a time and under conditions effective to displace a portion of the metal powder from the green body. The present methods can be used to prepare green bodies that have “roughened” surfaces and that can be used to make orthopedic implants displaying low movement relative to bone when installed in situ, which corresponds to higher stability upon implantation and decreases the time required for biological fixation of the implant. Also provided are implants comprising a metallic matrix, and methods comprising surgically installing an implant prepared from a “surface roughened” green body in accordance with the present invention.
US09393114B2	Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve An apparatus for endovascular replacement of a heart valve may include first and second members which are releasably attached to each other such that the second member participates in engaging the first member with a locking element which cooperates with the first member to lock an expandable anchor of the replacement heart valve in a deployed configuration. Prior to locking and removal of the second member, the locking element may be prevented from engaging the first member by a portion of the second member. Following locking, the second member may be removed.
US09393111B2	Device and method for mitral valve regurgitation treatment A mitral valve replacement device is adapted to be deployed at a mitral valve position in a human heart. The device has an atrial flange defining an atrial end of the device, a valve body defining a ventricular end of the device, and an annulus support that connects the atrial flange and the valve body, the annulus support including a ring of tabs extending radially therefrom and adapted to engage the native mitral annulus and/or the native leaflet(s) of the human heart. The atrial flange can be seated in the atrium above the native mitral valve annulus in a human heart, and the ring of tabs can engage the native mitral annulus in a manner where the atrial flange and tabs provide a clipping effect to secure the mitral valve replacement device at the native mitral valve position.
US09393108B2	Apparatus, system, and method for intraocular lens power calculation using a regression formula incorporating corneal spherical aberration An intraocular lens, and a system and method of providing an intraocular lens, having at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens customized in accordance with a modified regression that includes a modification for corneal spherical aberration. The lens, system and method may indicate measuring at least one biometric parameter of an eye at a desired light level, determining a desired postoperative condition of the eye, obtaining a corneal spherical aberration of the eye, applying at least one empirically derived regression calculation, and predictively estimating, in accordance with an output of the at least one empirically derived regression calculation, the at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens to obtain the desired postoperative condition. The empirically derived regression calculation includes at least a product of the corneal spherical aberration with an empirically derived corneal spherical aberration constant, and a mathematical indication of the at least one biometric parameter or one of the paraxial regression formulas commonly used in clinical practice to calculate IOL power in normal patients.
US09393103B2	Tendon repair implant and method of arthroscopic implantation A tendon repair implant for treatment of a partial thickness tear in the supraspinatus tendon of the shoulder is provided. The implant may incorporate features of rapid deployment and fixation by arthroscopic means that compliment current procedures; tensile properties that result in desired sharing of anatomical load between the implant and native tendon during rehabilitation; selected porosity and longitudinal pathways for tissue in-growth; sufficient cyclic straining of the implant in the longitudinal direction to promote remodeling of new tissue to tendon-like tissue; and, may include a bioresorbable construction to provide transfer of additional load to new tendon-like tissue and native tendon over time.
US09393101B2	Visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for use A visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for its use, the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft having distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft's length ranges from about 100-120 mm and diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 30-45 mm, first and second lumens defined at the main body stent graft's distal end, the first lumen's diameter ranges from about 18-20 mm, the second lumen's diameter ranges from about 16-18 mm, the first and second lumens have about the same length from about 50-70 mm, the first lumen is secured to the second lumen along a shared length, and the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body must exit through one of the first or second lumens.
US09393099B2	Orthotopic artificial bladder endoprosthesis An orthotopic artificial bladder endoprosthesis includes a first portion connectable to a urethra of a patient and a second portion connectable to the ureters of the patient; the first portion including a collapsible cover made of a multi-layered silicone membrane having an external surface and an internal surface both coated with pyrolytic turbostratic carbon; the second portion including a resorbable cap including a fabric of PGA fibers and a frame, coupled with the cap, made using PGA/PLA copolymer; the cover and the cap being connected together along their respective edges, to define an enclosure.
US09393098B2	Absorbable cap for bladder enlargement in patients with low compliance or for the replacement of a vast portion of bladder following bilharzia A description is given of a domed cap (100) for the enlargement of an atrophied bladder (200), in biocompatible and absorbable material including a textile (1) made with yarns or with monofilaments deriving from PGA fibers, characterized in that the textile (1) is supported by a star-shaped frame with domed profile, formed by a plurality of radial strips (3) manufactured by injection of a PGA/PLA copolymer, the cap (100) being suitable for growing thereon autologous fibrous capsule cells, generated by the process of tissue reconstruction, after its insertion inside the patient.
US09393097B2	Layered fibrous construct The present invention relates to a layered fibrous construct for use as a scaffold for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue, and a process for the production thereof.
US09393096B2	Medical filtering devices and methods of use A filter device for trapping embolic debris comprises a bag which is deployed by everting it from an end of a delivery catheter. After release from the catheter, with the assistance of a pusher member, the open end of the bag self-expands against the walls of a body lumen. In one method of removal after use, the device is withdrawn into catheter by pulling on a wire attached to the closed end of the bag.
US09393095B2	Jugular femoral vena cava filter system An embolus filter introducer system has a symmetric introducer sheath with a filter inside. The introducer sheath can be attached at either end to a deployment actuator. The deployment actuator can thereby be used to push the filter out of the introducer sheath. Since the sheath can be oriented in a selectable direction, so can the filter, allowing the sheath to be introduced via a jugular or femoral approach to the vena cava.
US09393082B2	Viscous material container having annularly contacting piston A viscous material container that makes it unlikely that air remains in a housing when a piston is inserted from an insertion port of the housing. A first section of the housing is formed with two groove portions communicating with a first passage to discharge air in the first passage when a piston is inserted from an insertion port. The two groove portions communicate with the insertion port, and extend along a first imaginary center line.
US09393081B2	Light guide unit for a laser applicator The present invention relates to a light guide unit for a laser applicator, wherein the light guide unit has a light guide tip assembly removably insertable into the laser applicator, wherein the light guide tip assembly comprises an optical fiber and a coupling member provided on a proximal end of the optical fiber. When the coupling member is provided on the optical fiber, a proximal end face of the optical fiber needs to be kept clean. It is also desired that the light guide tip assembly can be manufactured easily. It is suggested to provide the coupling member via a casting technique.
US09393074B2	Sterile container system comprising a transportation safety device A sterile container system for the sterile transport and storage of medical, in particular surgical instruments and/or implants during a sterilization process, includes a closable sterile container which is formed by a lid and a trough, and at least one sieve cage which can be inserted therein, at least one fastening device being present which acts, on the one hand, on one of the medical instruments which can be inserted in the sieve cage, immobilizing the instrument on the sieve cage, and at the same time acts on the sieve cage, immobilizing the latter on the sterile container.
US09393073B2	Method and apparatus for selective photothermolysis of veins A system and method are provided that are capable of selectively treating a vein using photothermolysis techniques, where an electromagnetic radiation is applied to tissue containing the vein. The radiation can be selected so that it may be more effectively absorbed by veins as compared to arteries. Thus, unwanted thermal damage to arteries in the vicinity of the vein being treated can be reduced or avoided. The radiation can have a frequency of approximately 654 nm, which can provide a ratio of absorption by veins to absorption by arteries of about 3.7. Other wavelengths near 654 nm may be provided, for example, which can have an absorption ratio greater than, e.g., about 3.3 to 3.6.
US09393069B2	Devices and methods for treatment of luminal tissue Devices and methods are provided for treatment of tissue in a body lumen with an electrode deployment device. Embodiments typically include a device with a plurality of electrodes having a pre-selected electrode density arranged on the surface of a support. The support may comprise a non-distensible electrode backing that is spirally furled about an axis and coupled to an expansion member such as an inflatable elastic balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon is inflated to selectively expose a portion of the electrode surface while maintaining the electrode density.
US09393068B1	Method for predicting the probability of steam pop in RF ablation therapy A method and apparatus that utilizes a force-time integral for real time estimation of steam pop in catheter-based ablation systems. The apparatus measures the force exerted by a contact ablation probe on a target tissue and an energization parameter delivered to the ablation probe. The exerted force and energization parameter can be utilized to provide an estimation of the probability of steam pop. In one embodiment, the force and energization metrics can be used as feedback to establish a desired contact force and energization level combination to prevent steam popping.
US09393065B2	Stirring method and ablation catheter system with balloon Provided is an ablation catheter system with a balloon which can improve the effect of therapy by ablation by eliminating variation in the surface temperature of a balloon in the ablation catheter with a balloon which cauterizes the tissue. An ablation catheter system with a balloon comprising a catheter shaft, a balloon fixed to the catheter shaft, a lumen which penetrates the catheter shaft in the direction of the long axis and communicates with the interior of the balloon, a heating electrode arranged in the balloon, a heating device which applies electrical energy to the heating electrode, and a vibration imparting device which imparts a vibration to the heating liquid by periodically repeating suction and ejection of the heating liquid from the lumen. Also provided is a stirring method for stirring the heating liquid by vibration wherein the vibration is imparted in such a manner that the value obtained by dividing the volume of the heating liquid being ejected toward the balloon by single ejection by the expansion volume of the balloon and then multiplying the quotient by 100 becomes 2-9.
US09393064B2	Cam lock An aiming device includes a body extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and including a first body opening extending laterally therethrough along a first axis, the first body opening being sized and shaped to receive a device therein, the first end of the body including a coupling for coupling the body to an implantable device in an aiming configuration in which the first body opening is aligned with a corresponding first implant opening extending through the implantable device so that a device inserted through the first body opening in the body will pass along an axis of the first implant opening and a lock releasably coupled to the body and movable relative thereto between an unlocked and a locked configuration, the lock including an engaging portion extending into the first body opening in the locked configuration to engage an outer surface of a device received therein to lock the device in a desired position within the first body opening.
US09393062B2	Devices for delivering bone filler material and associated methods of use Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, a device for delivering a bone filler material comprising: a housing having a throughbore; a plunger comprising a shaft having external threads, wherein the plunger is configured for advancement through the throughbore of the housing; and a threaded receiving member configured to releasably engage the plunger. Methods for removing an instrument from a vertebral body comprising applying ultrasonic energy to the instrument, wherein a distal end of the instrument is disposed in a cavity in the vertebral body, wherein the cavity contains a filler material; and removing the instrument from the vertebral body.
US09393061B2	Method for balloon-assisted augmentation and fusion of adjacent vertebral bodies A vertebral augmentation system and methods for vertebral augmentation and/or fusion using same are provided. In certain embodiments, a pre-curved stylet or needle with an overlying delivery tube may be used to target a site within a bone structure, facilitating direction thereto of an expandable member useful for creating a cavity that may receive curable material to restore bone height, to reinforce the bone structure, and/or to fuse two, three, or more adjacent vertebrae. An expandable member such as, for example, a balloon can be used to create a plurality of voids by displacing bone material, where the voids can be filled with curable material to augment the vertebrae and intervening space can be filled to fuse those adjacent vertebrae.
US09393060B2	Medical device and its manufacture A biodegradable medical device including at least one biodegradable material and having an initial shape and at least one evolved shape. The evolved shape is different from the initial shape. The initial shape is adapted to change towards the evolved shape due to an external stimulus. The medical device has a tension loaded to a predetermined tension level. The medical device is adapted to restore the tension to the predetermined tension level for at least 2 weeks in physiological conditions, or conditions simulating the physiological conditions.
US09393057B2	Surgical system and method In accordance with one aspect, an instrument is provided that permits the precise delivery of bone fusion material, such as autograft or allograft material, to one or more bones during surgical procedures. In another aspect, a system and a method are also provided for percutaneous delivery of bone fusion material, such as morselized autograft or bone graft, in a minimally invasive approach through one or more relatively small incisions in a patient. In yet another aspect, an expansion device is provided having an internal compartment and being shiftable between an insertion configuration and an expanded configuration. Bone fusion material may be injected into the internal compartment of the expansion device and travel therealong for bonding to one or more bones approximate the expansion device.
US09393056B2	Pedicle screw extension system The pedicle screw extension system may include a removable cannulated extension provided to a pedicle screw tulip head. The cannulated extension may permit percutaneous implantation of pedicle screws followed by rod placement that may be guided by slots running along the length of the extension. The cannulation may allow for passage and attachment of secondary instruments, such as for example: a screw driving device, a rod measuring device, and a set screw driving device. The screw extension may also include secondary device attachment features allowing the rod to be pushed down in a screw tulip head and for extension removal as needed.
US09393052B2	Minimally invasive spine restoration systems, devices, methods and kits The invention discloses methods, devices, systems and kits for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules. An implantable facet joint device of one embodiment comprises a cephalad facet joint element and a caudal facet joint element. The cephalad facet joint element includes a member adapted to engage a first vertebra, and an artificial cephalad bearing member. The caudal facet joint element includes a connector adapted for fixation to a second vertebra at a fixation point and an artificial caudal bearing member adapted to engage the cephalad bearing member. The artificial caudal bearing member is adapted for a location lateral to the fixation point. In another embodiment, an implantable facet joint device comprises a cephalad crossbar adapted to extend mediolaterally relative to a spine of a patient, the crossbar having opposite first and second ends, a connector element adapted to connect the crossbar to a first vertebra, a first artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the first end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a first caudal facet joint element connected to a second vertebra, and a second artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the second end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a second caudal facet joint element connected to the second vertebra.
US09393049B2	Spinal fixation system A polyaxial pedicle screw includes a housing, a bone screw member, and an anvil. The bone screw member includes a head and a threaded shaft extending from the head. The head is selectively securable within the housing. The anvil is positionable within the housing adjacent to the head of the bone screw member when the anvil and the head of the bone screw member are positioned within the housing. The anvil may define one or more grooves in an outer surface of the anvil. The groove defines a flap that is flexibly attached to the anvil to enable the anvil to flex an amount sufficient to maintain the head of the bone screw in constant contact with the anvil when the bone screw member is moved relative to the anvil. A rod reducer may be secured to the polyaxial pedicle screw to secure a spinal rod within the housing.
US09393047B2	Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank and friction fit retainer with low profile edge lock A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in an integral receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A down-loadable compression insert, a down-loadable friction fit split retaining ring having inner and outer tangs and an up-loadable shank upper portion cooperate to provide for pop- or snap-on assembly of the shank with the receiver either prior to or after implantation of the shank into a vertebra. The shank and receiver once assembled cannot be disassembled.
US09393046B2	Method and system for trans-lamina spinal fixation A method of providing spinal stabilization is provided herein. More specifically, the method includes positioning a plurality of fixation assemblies within a plurality of vertebrae in a trans-lamina orientation wherein each fixation assembly includes a proximal portion configured to securely receive a stabilization element (e.g., a stabilization rod). The proximal portions of the various fixation assemblies can be aligned so as to secure at least one stabilization element in a desired position (e.g., along and above a midline of the patient's spine, adjacent and parallel to the midline). A system for providing spinal stabilization is also provided which utilizes trans-lamina delivery and positioning of fixation assemblies within target vertebrae thereby providing stronger fixation and a significant reduction in associated tissue damage.
US09393045B2	Clamping assembly for external fixation system A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising a clamp body having an opening for receiving a bone fixation member; a pivotably rotatable locking arm associated with the clamp body, the locking arm being configured to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and a cam arm coupled to the locking arm, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body.
US09393037B2	Surgical instruments with articulating shafts Various embodiments described herein are directed to ultrasonic blades. For example, an ultrasonic blade may comprise a proximally positioned straight section extending along a longitudinal axis and a distally positioned curved section coupled to the straight section and curved away from the longitudinal axis. The curved section may define a radius of curvature and subtend a first angle. A point of tangency between the curved section and the straight section may be positioned at either a node of the ultrasonic blade or an anti-node of the ultrasonic blade.
US09393036B2	Manipulator with guiding insert A manipulator includes a proximal end, a distal end with a manipulation device, a shaft between the proximal end and the distal end, and a transmission element for transmitting at least either a force or a motion between the proximal end and the distal end. Provided in the shaft is a guide insert for guiding the transmission element, such that the transmission element can slide with respect to the guide insert in the longitudinal direction of the shaft.
US09393035B2	Systems and methods for restoring blood flow to a vessel In one illustrative embodiment, a thrombectomy device is disclosed. The thrombectomy device includes a treatment portion, comprising a reversibly-expandable framework configured to be deployed from within a microcatheter into a selected vasculature for removing thrombus or embolus. The thrombectomy device further includes a substantially tubular connection member disposed on a proximal end portion of the treatment portion configured to receive a terminal portion of a delivery member for positioning the treatment portion within the vasculature. The framework includes structural features for engaging the thrombus or embolus including one or more of: framework peaks and valleys along a long axis of the treatment portion or a plurality of strut members.
US09393033B2	Tissue and stone removal device and related methods of use Embodiments of a medical device and related methods of use are provided for extracting tissue. The device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. Two or more channels may extend through the elongate member from the proximal end to the distal end, and a morcellating device may be included in one of the channels. In addition, one of the channels may be configured as a return channel for extracting the morcellated tissue.
US09393032B2	Marking template for installing a custom replacement device for resurfacing a femur and associated installation method A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the trochlear groove surface, of an individual femur, thereby creating a “customized” replacement device for that individual femur and maintaining the original kinematics of the joint. The top surface is designed so as to maintain centrally directed tracking of the patella perpendicular to the plane established by the distal end of the femoral condyles and aligned with the center of the femoral head.
US09393031B2	Apparatus and method to provide emergency access to bone marrow An apparatus and method for penetrating the bone marrow is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a penetrator assembly, operable to penetrate the bone marrow, a connector operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, the drill shaft operable to connect the penetrator assembly to a gear assembly, a gear assembly operable to engage and rotate the drill shaft, a motor operable to engage the reduction gear assembly and drive the penetrator into the bone marrow by rotation of the drill shaft, and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The apparatus and method may be adapted to insert a probe through the skull and into the brain.
US09393029B2	Reamer and drill guiding device A device for guiding a drilling tool to form an opening in a bone, includes a body extending from a distal end to a proximal end, the body including a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen being sized and shaped to slidably accommodate a guidewire therein and a plurality of arms extending proximally from the proximal end, the arms being disposed about the lumen with a gripping surface of each arm being spaced radially from an axis of the guide wire lumen by a distance corresponding to a thickness of a guidewire to be received therein, the gripping surfaces gripping the guidewire to maintain a portion thereof extending proximally of the lumen along the axis of the lumen.
US09393020B2	Ligator and ligation method A ligator for ligating body duct(s), said ligator enabling quick, easy and damage-free repetition of ligation and release of one or more body ducts in a body cavity through an operation outside the body cavity, and having an excellent performance of blocking the flow of a body fluid such as blood or lymph in a body duct. In an abdominal surgery, the ligator can be provided at such a position as not disturbing the surgery per se or hindering the vision during the surgery, while leaving the back-end thereof outside the body cavity, and can be operated outside the body cavity. In an endoscopic surgery, the ligator can be inserted from an opening that is a surgical wound while leaving the back-end thereof outside the body cavity, and can be operated outside the body cavity.
US09393019B2	Therapy delivery device for anastomotic joining of tissue The present invention relates to circular anastomosis stapler kits that deliver a therapeutic agent followed by stapling of tissue. Each device has a stapling head with a shaft extending from said stapling head and a removable anvil and an interchangeable delivery head for delivering a therapeutic agent into the tissue. The present invention also relates to methods for using the kits and devices therein.
US09393017B2	Methods and systems for detecting staple cartridge misfire or failure Systems and methods are provided for detecting misfire of a surgical staple cartridge and for indicating such misfire to a user on a user interface. An actuation force applied to a staple cartridge is measured and compared to a threshold actuation force. In response to the comparison, a controller determines if there has been a misfire of the surgical staple cartridge. A determination that misfire has occurred is made when the measured actuation force is greater than a maximum threshold force or less than a minimum threshold force, and under such circumstances, the controller terminates the staple firing sequence.
US09393011B2	Needle and snare guide apparatus for passing suture A trocar wound closure system includes a suture passing needle and a guide for directing the needle through the wound site. A distal portion of the needle includes a capture rod with a slot. An obturator tube with a cutout section can be axially actuated to align the cutout section with the slot, and then moved out of alignment so as to capture the suture. The guide includes at least two tracks for directing the needle through the tissue track. A snare loop is located adjacent to the exit of each track, and configured to be actuated from a radially extended configuration to a retracted configuration so as to capture the suture section inserted through each loop. Radially expandable arms at distal section are movable between an expanded configuration and a slender configuration.
US09393007B2	Instruments for delivering transfascial sutures, transfascial assemblies, and methods of transfascial suturing An instrument for delivering a suture transfascially may include a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a pair of needles that are moveable to an extended position beyond the end of the shaft. One or more sutures are carried by the instrument and may be delivered transfascially. A transfascial suture assembly includes a suture having a first segment, a second segment, and an intermediate segment therebetween. A force distributing member is locatable at the intermediate segment. Suture retainers may be provided at the end of each suture segment, and may have a connection that is moveable relative to the portion of the suture segment connected therewith. A method of delivering transfascial sutures includes inserting a twin-needle instrument loaded with one or more sutures into an abdominal cavity and deploying, from within the abdominal cavity, the suture carrying needles through a soft tissue repair patch and then through at least part of the abdominal wall.
US09393003B2	Device for sealing single incision from laparoscopic surgery A device for sealing a single incision in a laparoscopic surgery, includes: an operating panel located on the top portion of the device, a sleeve located on the bottom portion of the device, a soft connecting portion; two symmetrical handles attached to the external surface of the sleeve; a blocking flange attached to the bottom end of the sleeve; and two clamping portions disposed on the blocking flange. The sleeve is inserted into the wound of the abdominal wall, the blocking flange is positioned inside the abdominal cavity and the soft connecting portion is positioned outside the abdominal cavity. The operating panel rotates around the axis of the soft connecting portion, and the operating holes with seals may avoid air leakage of the abdominal cavity. The device solves the defect that the use of a tubular anastomat in a laparoscopic surgery easily leads to air leakage and inconvenient operation.
US09393002B2	Clip for implant deployment device A surgical device for deploying a surgical implant includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion includes a frame arm. A spring clip system is coupled to the frame arm and includes a pair of clips and a spring member. The spring member is connected to each of the clips and biases the clips towards a closed position. In the closed position, the clips are configured to retain the implant in contact with the frame arm.
US09393000B2	Jointed link structures exhibiting preferential bending, and related methods In accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present teachings, a surgical device can include a first pair of articulably coupled links, a second pair of articulably coupled links, and a tension member coupled to the first pair of links and the second pair of links such that altering tension in the tension member exerts a force tending to articulate the first pair of links and the second pair of links so as to bend the first pair of links and the second pair of links. The surgical device can be configured such that the first pair of links has a lower resistance to bending than the second pair of links upon altering the tension in the tension member.
US09392999B2	MRI biopsy device A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible core biopsy system uses a biopsy device having intuitive graphical displays and a detachable remote keypad that advantageously allows convenient control even within the close confines afforded by a localization fixture installed within a breast coil that localizes a patient's breast and guides a probe of the biopsy device relative to the localized breast. A control module for interactive control and power generation are remotely positioned and communicate and transmit rotational mechanical energy via sheathed cable.
US09392997B2	Device and method for determining a fertile phase of a woman by ascertaining a CO2 partial pressure in a respiratory gas of the woman The invention relates to a device (1) for determining a fertile phase of a woman by ascertaining a CO2 partial pressure in a respiratory gas of the woman in several consecutive breaths, comprising an inlet for receiving the respiratory gas, and an outlet, a sample chamber (2), into which the respiratory gas can be conducted, a measuring module (3) with a measuring element (4) with which a CO2 concentration in the respiratory gas in the sample chamber (2) can be measured, optionally a pressure sensor (5) for measuring an air pressure, a processor (7) for processing measured data obtained by means of the measuring module (3) and the pressure sensor (5), and at least one output unit (9) for outputting a result of the measured data. So that the method can be carried out by a woman herself quickly and nevertheless with high precision, it is provided according to the invention that the device (1) is embodied as a hand-held device and an algorithm is stored in the processor (7), with which with a measurement based on several immediately consecutive breaths a predetermined reproducibility criterion regarding an end expiratory CO2 partial pressure of the respiratory gas can be tested, wherein, if the reproducibility criterion is met, the at least one output unit (9) outputs and/or signals and/or displays whether a fertile phase applies. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for determining a fertile phase of a woman by ascertaining an end expiratory CO2 partial pressure in a respiratory gas and comparison of the measured data thus obtained with measured data in the follicle phase outside the fertile phase.
US09392994B2	Apparatus and method for ultrasound imaging with contrast agents Apparatus and method for detecting ultrasound images from a body under examination. The apparatus comprises a unit emitting ultrasound pulses and a unit receiving ultrasound pulses. The emitting unit and the receiving unit face each other and are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. These units are arranged at opposite sides of a cavity housing the body under examination. The ultrasound pulses emitted from the emitting unit are received by the receiving unit after passing through the body under examination and are transformed into transmission signals. Included is a control unit for the emitting unit, a unit processing the received signals, image generating device and image displaying device. The processing unit comprises a unit comparing the values of a propagation speed of ultrasound pulses and/or of the attenuation of ultrasound pulses with predetermined threshold values.
US09392993B2	Method and apparatus for enhancement of medical images Method and related apparatuses are described for performing automated ultrasound mammography with reduced nipple shadow effects. The breast is compressed in a direction generally toward the chest wall of the patient with one side of a compressive member which is preferably a membrane. The breast is scanned with an ultrasonic transducer array positioned in acoustic communication with the other side of the membrane. Beamsteering is used. The signals from the beamsteered energy are combined to generate one or more compound images having a reduced nipple shadow effect. An acoustic couplant is preferably applied between the breast and the membrane. The images of the sub-nipple region are also preferably enhanced by making comparisons with reference areas of the breast in areas away from the nipple shadow effected area. The images are preferably displayed to a user, either automatically or upon receiving a preference from the user.
US09392991B2	Evaluation aid and evaluation device The present invention provides an evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray dynamic image, and especially an evaluation aid which can be used for evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray dynamic image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios, and an evaluation device provided with such an evaluation aid. The evaluation aid of the present invention is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a fixed plate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; a rotating disk (movable body) having a plurality of wires (wire rods), the rotating disk capable of rotating (moving) with respect to the fixed plate so that the plurality of wires traverse X-ray with which the fixed plate is irradiated; and a driving motor (driving portion) which rotates (moves) the rotating disk with respect to the fixed plate. It is preferred that thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the fixed plate are different from each other, so that these regions have the different X-ray absorption ratios.
US09392990B2	Apparatus and method for estimating object information An apparatus and method for estimating object information is provided. The object information estimating apparatus includes a database which stores phantom information obtained by projecting a first energy X-ray on a phantom, an input unit which receives first object information obtained by projecting the first energy X-ray on an analysis object, and which receives information on a thickness of the analysis object, and an estimating unit which estimates second object information based on the phantom information, the first object information, and the information on the thickness.
US09392989B2	Mammography apparatus In a mammography apparatus, a deflection of an x-ray source aligned on a radiation detector is predetermined depending on the size of a breast compressed in the compression unit and/or the density of the breast tissue. Given an increasing deflection on an arc-shaped trajectory of the x-ray source, the compression of the breast is reduced at least once so that the path of the x-rays through the breast stays within a predetermined path length, starting from a first compression in a first x-ray acquisition.
US09392984B2	Computed tomography system with dynamic bowtie filter A CT apparatus for scanning an object is provided. An x-ray source is provided, wherein the x-ray source provides a collimated x-ray beam with a cross-section with a length and thickness. A plurality of wedges is provided between the source and object. An actuator is connected to the wedges for moving the wedges substantially perpendicular to the length of the cross-section of the collimated x-ray beam. An x-ray detector is located on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and is for detecting x-rays that pass through the object and the plurality of wedges. A gantry rotates the x-ray source, the plurality of wedges, and the x-ray detector around an axis of rotation.
US09392983B2	Multi-beam stereoscopic X-ray body scanner An X-ray examination station includes a first source of X-ray radiation for whole body scanning of a human body using a first fan beam of X-ray radiation; a first vertical linear radiation detector configured to detect the first fan beam; a second source of X-ray radiation installed at mid-height of a person being examined, for scanning a central portion of the human body using a second fan beam of X-ray radiation; a second vertical detector of X-ray radiation configured to detect the second fan beam; and a control unit configured to turn on each of the X-ray radiation sources. The first and the second radiation fan beams are emitted in parallel planes. The first X-ray radiation source is turned on for the whole body scanning. The second X-ray radiation source is turned on for scanning the central portion of the body.
US09392980B2	Nuclear medical imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method A two-dimensional look-up-table (LUT) storage unit stores a two-dimensional LUT in which each combination of two input values is associated with an output value for outputting a different color tone. A registration unit registers Positron Emission Tomography (PET) images of examination 1 and examination 2 by using X-ray CT images of the examination 1 and the examination 2; and an output-image creating unit acquires from the two-dimensional LUT an output value where input values are a combination of pixel values of corresponding pixels between the registered PET images, and creates an output image. Moreover, the output-image creating unit creates the output image from output values within a setting range specified on the two-dimensional LUT, among acquired output values. A display control unit controls display such that an output image or a composite image of an output image and an X-ray CT image created by a composite-image creating unit is to be displayed on a monitor.
US09392977B2	Systems, methods, and computer readable media for using descriptors to identify when a subject is likely to have a dysmorphic feature Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for identifying when a subject is likely to be affected by a medical condition. For example, at least one processor may be configured to receive information reflective of an external soft tissue image of the subject. The processor may also be configured to perform an evaluation of the external soft tissue image information and to generate evaluation result information based, at least in part, on the evaluation. The processor may also be configured to predict a likelihood that the subject is affected by the medical condition based, at least in part, on the evaluation result information.
US09392972B2	Methods and systems for automatically identifying detection parameters for an implantable medical device An initial set of parameters for operating one or more detection tools is automatically derived and subsequently adjusted so that each detection tool is more or less sensitive to signal characteristics in a region of interest. Detection tool(s) may be applied to physiological signals sensed from a patient (such as EEG signals) and may be configured to run in an implanted medical device that is programmable with the parameters to look for rhythmic activity, spiking, and power changes in the sensed signals, etc. A detection tool may be selected and parameter values derived in a logical sequence and/or in pairs based on a graphical representation of an activity type which may be selected by a user, for example, by clicking and dragging on the graphic via a GUI. Displayed simulations allow a user to assess what will be detected with a derived parameter set and then to adjust the sensitivity of the set or start over as desired.
US09392971B2	Device and method for treating cardiac disorders by modulating autonomic response A method and device for modulating the autonomic nervous system adjacent a pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmia includes a treatment source arranged to supply a treatment medium, a catheter having an end sized for insertion into the pericardial space, a medium delivery assembly having a distal end arranged to be positioned by the catheter into the pericardium, with the distal end of the delivery assembly comprising a delivery tip arranged to extend away from the distal end of the catheter into the pericardial space. A connector operatively couples the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly to the treatment source, and the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly including a plurality of delivery points for delivering the treatment medium at a plurality of treatment areas within the pericardial space. The device performs modulation or ablation of the autonomic nervous system at selected treatment areas within the pericardium.
US09392970B2	Biotelemetry system The invention provides a biotelemetry system for disposition on the wrist. The device of the invention may be portable, untethered and in some instances, disposable. The features of the wrist biotelemetry system make it effective in stable, chronic or emergency medical settings.
US09392968B2	Lancet needle cartridge, cartridge lancet device, and method of using and making the same Assembly for use on a device includes a member comprising a plurality of lancet needles arranged generally parallel to each other and one of a cap comprising a single lancet opening structured and arranged to receive therein an end portion of a finger tip and a cap comprising a plurality of openings which are each sized to allow one of the lancet needles to pass therethrough. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US09392966B2	Fall prevention system There is provided a system for fall prevention for a user, comprising one or more sensors for attachment to respective portions of the body, each sensor being adapted to measure movement of the respective portion of the body and to translate the movement into a signal; and a controller adapted to receive the signal or signals and to determine a risk of falling by estimating a trajectory of the center of mass of the user relative to a trajectory of a lower portion of the body from the signal or signals.
US09392963B2	Breath pacing system and method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject To provide a breath pacing system and a corresponding method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject that provide the possibility to adapt the output signal to the respiration characteristics of the subject automatically and effectively a breath pacing system (10) for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject and a respective method is proposed, comprising: an input unit (14) for generating or determining an input signal related to a respiration characteristic of a subject, a signal analyzing unit (16) provided to recognize a signal pattern within the input signal, and an output unit (12) for outputting output signals corresponding to a desired breathing sequence, wherein said output unit (12) is provided to be activated, upon a starting signal, to output a sequence of output signals comprising a signal pattern related to a previously recognized signal pattern.
US09392962B2	Prediction of breathing signal and determining non-periodicity of breathing using signal-phase histogram A method of processing breathing signals of a subject includes obtaining breathing signals of a subject, obtaining a signal-phase histogram using the breathing signals, wherein the signal-phase histogram comprises a plurality of data points, each of the data points having at least a phase value and a signal value, determining a reference value using at least some of the plurality of data points from the signal-phase histogram, determining whether a difference between the reference value and a signal value that is associated with a current respiratory cycle exceeds a threshold, and generating an output when the difference exceeds the threshold. A method of predicting breathing signal is also provided.
US09392959B2	MR spectroscopy system and method for diagnosing painful and non-painful intervertebral discs An MR Spectroscopy (MRS) system and approach is provided for diagnosing painful and non-painful discs in chronic, severe low back pain patients (DDD-MRS). A DDD-MRS pulse sequence generates and acquires DDD-MRS spectra within intervertebral disc nuclei for later signal processing & diagnostic analysis. An interfacing DDD-MRS signal processor receives output signals of the DDD-MRS spectra acquired and is configured to optimize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by an automated system that selectively conducts optimal channel selection, phase and frequency correction, and frame editing as appropriate for a given acquisition series. A diagnostic processor calculates a diagnostic value for the disc based upon a weighted factor set of criteria that uses MRS data extracted from the acquired and processed MRS spectra along regions associated with multiple chemicals that have been correlated to painful vs. non-painful discs. A diagnostic display provides a scaled, color coded legend and indication of results for each disc analyzed as an overlay onto a mid-sagittal T2-weighted MRI image of the lumbar spine for the patient being diagnosed. Clinical application of the embodiments provides a non-invasive, objective, pain-free, reliable approach for diagnosing painful vs. non-painful discs by simply extending and enhancing the utility of otherwise standard MRI exams of the lumbar spine.
US09392958B2	Method of attenuation correction of positron emission tomography data and combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance tomography system Various embodiments relate to a method of attenuation correction of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) data based on Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) data. A method of at least one embodiment further includes determining further data being indicative of an iterative cycle of a physiological observable of a patient and matching the PET data with the MRT data based on the further data.
US09392957B1	T1-sensitive inversion-recovery-imaging method and apparatus for EPRI An apparatus and method for improved S/N measurements useful for electron paramagnetic resonance imaging in situ and in vivo, using high-isolation transmit/receive surface coils and temporally spaced pulses of RF energy (e.g., in some embodiments, a RF pi pulse) having an amplitude sufficient to rotate the magnetization by 180 degrees followed after varied delays, by a second RF pulse having an amplitude half that of the initial pulse to rotate the magnetization by, e.g., 90 degrees (a pi/2 pulse), to the plane orthogonal to the static field where it evolves for a short time. Then a third RF pi pulse sufficient to rotate the magnetization by, e.g., 180 degrees, forms an echo (in some embodiments, the second and third pulses are from the same signal as the first pulse but are phase shifted by 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees to reduce signal artifact), to image human body.
US09392955B2	Method for measuring a bulbocavernosus reflex A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes.
US09392951B2	Catheter systems for measuring electrical properties of tissue and methods of use Catheter systems for measuring at least one electrical property, e.g., impedance, of cardiac tissue of a living being are disclosed. The system includes a catheter having a tip with a sensing electrode, a guard electrode and an electrical shield. The sensing electrode is arranged to engage the cardiac tissue and is coupled to circuitry for measuring the at least one electrical property of the cardiac tissue, shielding the sensing electrode from bulk blood adjacent the cardiac tissue. The measurement can gated to the cardiac cycle. Additional embodiments include multi-electrode sensor catheter tips for high density mapping. Moreover, such tips may be dynamically configurable, i.e., their electrodes can be variably assigned as sensor electrodes or guard electrodes by associated circuitry. Such multi-electrode configuration and reconfiguration can be gated to the cardiac cycle.
US09392950B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing heart failure based on sleep apneic indicators This device includes a sensor of endocardiac acceleration EA and one or more circuits configured for: extracting from the EA signal a predetermined EA parameter, determining a period of sleep, evaluating the clinical condition of the patient based on the EA parameter variations on this sleep period, and issuing an alert of worsening of the patient's condition. The device further determines a variability index of the EA parameter on the sleep period, and then calculates a ratio between this calculated variability index and a reference value, and delivers this ratio as a clinical status index. The alert signal is generated by the crossing by this ratio of a predetermined alert threshold.
US09392944B2	Laser source unit, control method thereof, photoacoustic image generation apparatus and photoacoustic image generation method A pulse laser beam is emitted in a desired wavelength sequence using a laser light source unit. A Q switch and a birefringent filter are inserted into an optical resonator including a pair of mirrors and facing each other with a laser rod interposed therebetween. The birefringent filter changes an oscillation wavelength of the optical resonator in association with rotational displacement. The rotation control unit rotates the birefringent filter at a predetermined rotation speed depending on the number of wavelengths included in the wavelength sequence of the pulse laser beam to be emitted. An emission control unit irradiates the laser rod with excitation light, and then turns on the Q switch at a timing when a rotational-displacement-position of the birefringent filter is set to a position corresponding to the wavelength of the pulse laser beam to be emitted, to cause the pulse laser beam to be emitted.
US09392942B2	Fluoroscopy apparatus and fluoroscopy system Provided is a fluoroscopy apparatus including a light source that irradiates an observation target with reference light and excitation light; a fluorescence-image generating unit that captures fluorescence emitted from the observation target X irradiated with the excitation light to generate a fluorescence image; a reference-image generating unit that captures return light returning from the observation target irradiated with the reference light to generate a reference image; an image-combining unit that superimposes the fluorescence image on the reference image to generate a combined image; a determining unit that determines whether there is a position with a luminance at or below a predetermined threshold in the reference image; and a notifying unit that, if the determining unit determines that there is a position with a luminance at or below the predetermined threshold, provides notification thereof.
US09392941B2	Fitness monitoring methods, systems, and program products, and applications thereof Fitness monitoring methods, systems, and program products are disclosed. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for providing a new workout for an athlete utilizing a fitness monitoring service includes the steps of granting an athlete access to an account of the fitness monitoring service, maintaining a schedule of workouts for the athlete to complete in association with the account, receiving the new workout from a coach, adding the new workout to the schedule of workouts, and exchanging information related to the new workout with a portable fitness monitoring device.
US09392940B2	Portable medical device for assistance to heart patients and method for processing and transmitting data through said device The invention relates to a portable medical device for assistance to heart patients carrying an implanted pacemaker, which includes at least one electric energy accumulator for power supply, at least one electronic card provided with a first wireless communication unit for the reception of data sent by the pacemaker, and a processing unit suited to process the data received from the pacemaker. The device further includes an external casing suited to be grasped by the patient in order to bring it to the pacemaker's transmission field and provided with at least one light signal for communicating the data processed by the processing unit at least partially to the patient.
US09392939B2	Methods using a monitoring device to monitor individual activities, behaviors or habit information and communicate with a database with corresponding individual base information for comparison A method is provided for obtaining monitored information about an individual and provide the individual with feedback. A monitoring device with one or more sensors is used to measure or detect individual information selected from of at least one of, an individual's activities, behaviors and habit information, and an individual's health. The monitoring device has ID circuitry with an ID storage that contains a unique individual ID, a communication system which reads and transmits the unique individual ID from the ID storage, a power source and a pathway system. The monitoring device communicates with a telemetry system. The telemetry system has a database that includes base individual information selected from at least one of, individual physiological information, information that is indicative of the individual's activities, data indicative of one or more contextual parameters of the individual and information regarding a degree to which an individual has followed a routine.
US09392938B2	Ophthalmoscope An ophthalmoscope comprises an illumination element providing an illumination light beam to illuminate the fundus of an eyeball; an imaging lens group converging the reflected light beam from the fundus; and an image capture module. The image capture module includes an image sensing element, a fixation light element and an optical element. The image sensing element captures the reflected light beam converged by the imaging lens group to form an image. The fixation light element provides a fixation light beam passing through the imaging lens group and reaching the fundus. The optical element is arranged among the imaging lens group, image sensing element and fixation light element to make the image sensing element and the fixation light element on different equivalent focal planes of the imaging lens group. According to the above-mentioned structure, a relay lens and a focusing module used by the conventional fixation light element is omitted.
US09392936B1	Systems and methods for dual vitreous and retina imaging A system and method for using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to image both the vitreous and the retina in the eye. The image of both tissues may be created sequentially, simultaneously, or near-simultaneously from at least one OCT image.
US09392935B2	Methods for performing a medical procedure Methods are disclosed, for performing therapeutic or diagnostic procedures at a remote site. According to one embodiment, the methods include the use of a system including an introducer designed for transcervical insertion into the uterus. The introducer is constructed to include a fluid lumen, an instrument lumen, and a visualization lumen. The system may include a fluid source, which is coupled to the fluid lumen and is used to deliver a fluid to the uterus either for washing the uterus or for fluid distension of the uterus. The system additionally includes a tissue modifying device, such as a morcellator, and a distension device for distending the uterus and/or for maintaining the uterus in a distended state. The tissue modifying device and the distension device are alternately deliverable to the uterus through the instrument lumen. The system may further include a hysteroscope deliverable to the uterus through the visualization lumen.
US09392934B2	Probe for diagnosing otitis media using terahertz waves and otitis media diagnosis system and method The present invention relates to a otitis media diagnosis system using terahertz electromagnetic waves, which can diagnose otitis media using terahertz electromagnetic waves in a non-invasive manner, and which can accurately diagnose otitis media by acquiring images on the tympanic cavity using terahertz electromagnetic waves with excellent transmittance, and which can quickly and accurately divide exudative otitis media and suppurative otitis media using terahertz electromagnetic waves that are sensitive to moisture, and which is safe to a body using terahertz electromagnetic waves. The otitis media diagnosis system includes a terahertz probe including a generating unit for radiating terahertz electromagnetic waves from the outside of an ear toward a tympanic cavity and a detection unit for detecting the reflected terahertz electromagnetic waves reflected from the tympanic cavity.
US09392931B2	Controlling a surgical microscope The invention relates to a method for controlling a surgical microscope (1), wherein the position of the optical system (30) of the microscope (1) is tracked within an operating space by a position tracking system (40), wherein the optical system carrier (20) can be moved by means of a motorized carrier moving system (22, 23, 24). The line of sight of the optical system (30) is automatically set by moving the optical system carrier (20) and is aligned with a predefined direction in said operating space.
US09392930B2	Endoscope with adjustable viewing angle An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes one of a number of light outlet devices on the distal end of the endoscope, such that the light outlet devices are configured and positioned to conduct illuminating light emerging from different light outlet devices into at least partly different solid angles, several lightwave conductors to conduct illuminating light to the light outlet devices and a light splitting device for controllably switching illuminating light into one or more of the number of lightwave conductors.
US09392927B2	Table top dishwasher A table top washing machine comprises a tub (14) for accommodating articles to be cleaned, means for circulating water within the tub, and a waste water drain (51) comprising a drain port (52) for draining water from the tub and a fitting (54) for connecting a waste line (26) to said drain port. In accordance with the present invention the waste water drain comprises an angled connector (56) having a first leg (58) for connection to the drain port (52) and a second leg (60) comprising the fitting (54), wherein said first leg is adapted for rotatable connection to the drain port, and wherein said waste water drain further comprises means (69, 70, 72, 74, 76) for limiting rotation of the first leg such that orienting the second leg to point in an upward direction is prevented.
US09392924B2	Dishwasher with booster agent dispersal system A dishwasher includes a shiftable rack provided with a washing agent dispersal system including a housing into which washing fluid is delivered. When the rack is shifted to a retracted position within a tub of the dishwasher, a tube feed system is employed to selectively distribute washing fluid from a pump assembly to each of multiple spray arms, the housing of the washing agent dispersal system and an auxiliary spray unit carried by the upper rack.
US09392922B2	Surface cleaning apparatus with removable spray tip A surface cleaning apparatus has a supply tank for holding a supply of cleaning solution, a spray tip in fluid communication with the supply tank for distributing the cleaning solution to the surface to be cleaned, and a spray tip receiver. A removable connection between the spray tip and spray tip receiver removably mounts the spray tip to the spray tip receiver.
US09392921B2	Agitator and cleaner There is provided a cleaner including an agitator, and a mounting portion on which the agitator is rotatably mounted. The agitator includes a brush assembly having brushes, a frame that includes a first opening into which the brush assembly is inserted, an installation space for receiving therein the brush assembly, and a second opening through which the brushes protrude, and first and second side caps that are connected to the frame and support the brush assembly.
US09392920B2	Robot system A power-saving robot system includes at least one peripheral device and a mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a hibernation mode, and a wireless communication component capable of activation in the hibernation mode. A controller of the robot has an activating routine that communicates with and temporarily activates the peripheral device, via wireless communication, from the hibernation mode. In another aspect, a robot system includes a network data bridge and a mobile robot. The network data bridge includes a broadband network interface, a wireless command interface, and a data bridge component. The data bridge component extracts serial commands received via the broadband network interface from an internet protocol, applies a command protocol thereto, and broadcasts the serial commands via the wireless interface. The mobile robot includes a wireless command communication component that receives the serial commands transmitted from the network data bridge.
US09392917B2	Cleaning appliance A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly. The separating apparatus comprises a first cyclonic separation unit having a low efficiency cyclone and a second cyclonic separation unit having a plurality of second cyclones. The rolling assembly comprises a main body having a recess in which the separating apparatus is received, and a plurality of floor-engaging wheels rotatably connected to the main body. The recess in the main body comprises a plurality of shaped recesses, each of which corresponds to the shape of at least a portion of a second cyclone. When the separating apparatus is received in the recess, a second cyclone is located at least partially in each shaped recess.
US09392913B2	Horizontal pumps with reduced part count, refill units and dispensers Exemplary embodiments of foam pumps, refill units and dispenser systems are disclosed herein. Some embodiments have a foam pump that includes a valve cavity housing with a liquid inlet. A unitary valve body is located within the valve cavity housing. The unitary valve body includes a liquid inlet wiper valve, a liquid outlet wiper valve, a hollow interior portion, an opening through the valve body into the hollow interior portion, and an outlet opening. The foam pump also includes a pump chamber and a pump chamber opening through the valve cavity. The pump chamber opening is located between the liquid inlet wiper valve and the liquid outlet wiper valve. An air inlet into the valve cavity housing is also included. The valve cavity includes a mixing chamber. A mix media and foam outlet are included. The foam pump may be connected to a container to form a refill unit.
US09392909B2	Juicer having smoothie making function A juicer having a smoothie making function including: a lid having a feed tube; a feed screw having a rotating shaft and feeding input food downwards while cutting, crushing and squeezing the food; a housing having a juice outlet and a residue outlet on an outer surface, with a housing discharge hole formed in the bottom of the housing and communicating with the residue outlet; a net drum having an entirely or partially meshed sidewall, with a net drum discharge hole formed in the net drum and communicating with the residue outlet; a motor unit having a housing seat and a drive shaft for rotating the feed screw; and a juice control unit for opening or closing the juice outlet. While in operation, input food circulates through the upper and lower portions of the net drum while being cut, crushed or squeezed, and residue collects in the net drum.
US09392908B2	Herb grinder A shredder or grinder for dried material such as herbs of dried leaves is a cylindrical container formed of a top element and a base element forming a chamber, the top element and the base element each having a series of concentrically arranged teeth on a base plate, wherein the teeth that slidably engage one another in a slicing motion to form grinding surfaces against one another, wherein the teeth are serrated to efficiently grind the dried materials in the chamber when the teeth engage one another and are counter rotated relative to one another. In one embodiment the chamber discharges the ground contents through orifices in the base element, where the size is regulated by a screen, and in another embodiment, the ground contents remain in the chamber until the grinding head is removed.
US09392906B2	Safety device and method for electric heating appliances An appliance includes a plurality of electrical loads and a load control circuit including at least a clock enable circuit and a full power timer. The clock enable circuit is configured and operatively connected to activate the full power timer when all of the loads are energized, and the full power timer is configured and operatively connected to de-energize at least one load selected from the plurality of loads on reaching a predetermined full power time limit.
US09392903B2	Device for frothing a liquid Device (1) for frothing a liquid, comprising a chamber (10), which chamber comprises a supply tube (11) for supplying the liquid to be frothed and frothing gas, and comprises a substantially round outlet tube (12) provided at the bottom of the chamber. The outlet tube being arranged for letting out a mixture of the liquid and the frothing gas, i.e. the liquid in a frothed state, and for letting out excess frothing gas. The chamber (10) is cylinder-shaped and the supply tube (11) has a tangential arrangement with respect to the chamber (10) and is provided at a height h from the bottom of the chamber. The ratio of the value of the height (h) of the supply tube and the height (H) of the chamber is in a range between 0.2 to 0.7, and the ratio of the value of the diameter of the outlet tube (d) and the value of the diameter (D) of the chamber is in a range of 0.6 to 0.95. This device provides for a high quality of milk froth without excessive or insufficient foam formation or very coarse foam bubbles.
US09392901B2	Cap extraction device The invention relates to a device for extracting a cap comprising a first part, a second part which is movable with respect to the second part which is provided with a space for the cap and defines the cap extracting position in a closed position thereof, an introduction and positioning part comprising the cap guiding elements which are arranged in such a way that it is possible to insert it in an intermediate position and a beverage pouring system in which the second movable part displaces the cap from the intermediate position to the extraction position.
US09392897B2	Retractable reeled garment hanger The present invention provides a garment hanger designed to maximize closet space. The device includes a garment hanger having a hook portion and a body portion connected by a retractable reel having a spring-biased spool with a cord wound thereon. The hook is substantially C-shaped and is designed to be hung on a closet rod or other means. The body portion is substantially triangular and designed to hang clothes thereon. The cord includes a proximal end permanently attached to the spring-biased spool and a distal end attached to the upper portion of the body portion. The retractable reel is configured to extend, retract, and latch the cord in a desired length. The retractable reel is also equipped with a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage and lock the spring-biased spool in a given state and prevent the spring-loaded spool from retracting the cord back onto the spool.
US09392896B1	Clothes hanger for retaining the garments shape A clothes hanger for retaining the garments shape including a lower frame and upper section with a first support arm and a second support arm centrally conjoined. A bottom side of the frame has a right section and a left section separated from the right section at a threaded proximal end of each of the right and left sections. A turnbuckle engages the proximal end of each of the right and left sections. The turnbuckle secures the proximal ends together and adjusts the width of the bottom side. A first hook is disposed on the center point with an inverted U-shaped upper end. A U-shaped second hook is disposed on each of an interior side of each outer end of each of the respective first and second support arm. A groove is centrally disposed on a top portion of each of the first and second support arm.
US09392895B2	Inverted bottle holder An inverted bottle holder intended to hold two bottles with necks upside down inside a container is described. The bottle holder includes a clip having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced to accept the exterior wall of the container in between, where the clip is formed at an arc corresponding to the arc of the exterior wall of the container, and a deck connected in a permanently fixed relationship to the clip and extending into the container. The deck includes two apertures each sized to accept the neck of one of the bottles, such that each bottle is held upside down in the container when inserted into the aperture. In addition the bottle holder may include an integral bottle opener in either the single bottle or double bottle designs.
US09392885B2	Modular manual lift dispenser security systems and methods for assembling, manufacturing and/or utilizing said security systems Modular manual lift dispenser security systems and methods store and dispense at least one retail product. The systems and methods have a dispenser body having a floor and walls extending above the floor, wherein the walls of the dispenser body define an interior of the dispenser body that is sized to receive one or more retail products. Further, the systems and methods have a locking lid assembly slidably connected to a top edge of each side wall of the dispenser body via at least one fastener and a pusher paddle located within the interior of the dispenser body, wherein the pusher paddle is spring-loaded and configured to move one or more retail products towards the front wall of the dispenser body. Still further, the systems and methods have a first opening between a lip of the front wall of the dispenser body and a front edge of the locking lid assembly that is located adjacent to the front wall of the dispenser body, wherein the first opening is sized such that a leading retail product is passable through the opening between the lip of the front wall and the front edge of the locking lid assembly. Moreover, the systems and methods have a recess formed in the floor of the dispenser body and a lift slot formed in the front wall of the dispenser body, wherein the recess and lift slot are at least one of sized and shaped such that a leading retail product is accessible through the recess and lift slot.
US09392883B2	Display tray pusher paddle with manual locking device A product display tray, which is provided with a spring-actuated pusher paddle for urging a column of products forwardly in a display as items are removed from the front of the tray, includes a manually operated locking element pivotally attached to the pusher paddle and normally held in a “release” position by the action of the pusher spring. When the paddle is in a fully retracted position, for reloading of the tray, the locking element is manually pivoted into a locking position to engage the tray structure and retain the paddle in its retracted position during loading operations. A slight backward push on the paddle, when reloading has been completed, releases the paddle for forward movement by the spring. The device also includes special features on the pusher paddle to facilitate and simplify its slideable assembly with, and stable retention on, longitudinal guide rods on which the paddle slides.
US09392882B2	Merchandising system with pusher assembly A merchandising system for a displaying a plurality of products is disclosed. The system comprises a base and a pusher member. The base includes a product-supporting surface and a track disposed beneath the product-supporting surface. The base defines a longitudinal axis. The pusher member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the base and is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the base. The pusher member includes a base-contacting surface and a plurality of legs downwardly depending from the base-contacting surface. Each of the plurality of legs is configured to mechanically engage the track. The track includes a discontinuity to enable the legs of the pusher member to selectively mechanically engage the track.
US09392881B1	Baby comfort systems Systems and apparatus relating to providing one or more combinations of motion, vibration, and sound to comfort babies or infants, particularly babies or infants who are crying, experiencing discomfort, or having sleeping difficulties.
US09392877B2	Tunable spring mattress and method of making same A mattress includes a spring extending between first and second points to provide a first spring rate in a first direction. A polymer fiber structure is provided between the first and second points and adjoins the spring. The polymer fiber structure includes fibers interlinked with one another to provide the second spring rate in the first direction. An example method of manufacturing a mattress is provided that includes arranging springs to provide a mattress innerspring. A polymer fiber structure is introduced in a first state to the innerspring to provide an assembly. The assembly is further processed and the polymer fiber structure is simultaneously altered from the first state to a second state.
US09392876B2	Advanced conformance encased coil spring units Encased coil units with advance conforming properties have various interconnections and structures between individually encased or wrapped coils. In the various embodiments, encasement structures between coils such as closure or attachment of sheet material or fabric, which encase the coils, are configured to allow and enhance independent movement of coils with respect to adjacent coils and remote coils of the unit. Modifications in the sheet material or fabric which encases the coils include variations in the points of connection or disconnection between adjacent coils, such as slits in the material proximate to top ends of the coils in a continuous string, or the absence of welds or glue points between adjacent encasements or strings of encasements, proximate to top ends of the coils to allow more freedom of movement of the top or upper ends of the coils and with respect to adjacent coils, and to reduce load transfer or cratering of the coil springs about the locus of the force vector.
US09392871B2	Lift-off door for equipment enclosure A lift-off door for an equipment enclosure is provided which comprises tabs on the bottom end of the door that align with slots at the bottom edge of an access window in an equipment housing frame. The tabs extend from a vertical panel on the door through two acute bend angles which are opposite in direction.
US09392869B2	Clamp for surface-mounted devices A clamp is provided for securing a device at an opening formed in a mounting surface, such as a table, desk, wall panel, or the like. The clamp includes a substantially vertical member with upper and lower portions, an outwardly extending member that projects outwardly from the vertical member, and an adjustable clamp member that is mounted to the outwardly-extending leg and can be tightened or loosened for installing or removing the clamp. The upper portion of the vertical member engages an interior surface of the mounting surface, while another projection extends from the vertical member and engages a sidewall of the device being secured to the mounting surface.
US09392867B2	Method of producing an oral hygiene implement having flexible wings An oral care implement has a body made of a first material. The body has a handle, a head support, and a neck extending between the handle and the head support. The head support has a recess therein, and the recess has a bottom face and a side face. A head has a first head section and a second head section, and supports a plurality of contact elements. The first head section is disposed in the recess and attached thereto, and the second head section is attached to the first head section and unattached to the body.
US09392857B2	Container provided with a vacuum pump for cream-type cosmetics The present invention relates to a container provided with a vacuum pump for creamy-type cosmetics. According to the container provided with a vacuum pump for a creamy-type cosmetics of the present invention, the discharge hole of a button part is positioned so as to be biased, and a pressure display part is formed in the upper middle portion of the button part, in order to pressurize the button part and thus enable the user to accurately ascertain the pressure portion of the button part, and the contents can be uniformly discharged by simply pumping using one hand without causing the button part to incline.
US09392856B2	Hairnet A hairnet has a fabric comprising an elongated fan edge and an elasticated edge portion extending from a first end to a second end of the elongated fan edge around a peripheral edge of the fabric. The fabric is drawn together at a line of binding proximate the elongated fan edge. The hairnet comprises a strip of material at least partially covering the elongated fan edge. A method of producing a hairnet free of a cinch point includes providing a hairnet precursor bunched at a cinch point, positioning the hairnet precursor on a mount to splay fabric adjacent the cinch point of the hairnet precursor so that fabric is spread out over the mount with first and second edges of the fabric extending from each side of the cinch point, binding the fabric around a perimeter portion of the cinch point and removing the cinch point along a cutting line.
US09392855B2	Backpack with integrated rigid storage container A luggage device with a first enclosure and at least one additional enclosure which includes a protective compartment is provided. The protective compartment may be adapted for isolated and secure storing of delicate or fragile items, and is preferably separate and distinct from the first enclosure and a primary storage volume.
US09392854B2	Biometric and proximity sensor compatible protective case for mobile device A protective case can be used with a mobile device having front and back surfaces and side surfaces extending between the front and back surfaces, including a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the mobile device having a screen on the front surface. The protective case can include a shell configured to engage and substantially surround at least three of the surfaces of the mobile device and preferably all or nearly all surfaces of the mobile device while still capable of allowing the user to functionally interact with biometric sensor (such as a fingerprint sensor) and/or not interfere with the intended functionality of the proximity sensors of the mobile device.
US09392851B2	Methods, systems, and apparatuses for incorporating wireless headsets, terminals, and communication devices into fashion accessories and jewelry A communication device including a wearable accessory having a first power source, a telecommunications device including a transceiver configured to allow wireless communication, wherein the telecommunications device is configured to couple and decouple with the wearable accessory, and wherein the telecommunications device is configured receive power from the first power source when coupled with the wearable accessory.
US09392846B2	Slide adjuster A slide adjuster includes: an operating piece having an engagement pawl on one end thereof is provided to the inner side of a main body of a buckle, the engagement pawl of the buckle being capable of engaging with saw-toothed engagement grooves formed along an edge of a band; the operating piece is made pivotable by being supported by a connection shaft at the midpoint thereof; when the band is passed through the insertion space of the buckle, the band moves forward while the edge of the band contacts the engagement pawl of the operating piece and presses said one end of the operating piece upward; and the operating piece returns to the initial state thereof in reaction to contacting a control piece.
US09392844B1	Composite footwear having a programmable visual display Novel footwear is disclosed. The footwear includes two deployable sidewalls, a deployable tongue and heel section. In the preferred embodiment, these all are equipped with telescoping rails and when in the deployed position allow the user to put on the shoe without laces. When in use, the deployable sections are fastened with an electromagnetic seal. On the tongue is a display, made up of LED or OLED elements, which may also include solar cells to power the internally stowed rechargeable battery. The upper section of the shoe is preferably made from a composite carbon fiber, or of aluminum, and contains a plurality of through apertures for ventilation and breathability.
US09392842B2	Footwear with dynamic arch system The present invention is footwear having a convex shaped outsole with opposing wedge shaped configurations in the bottom of the front sole section and the back sole section which provide rotation of the front sole section and the back sole section in opposite directions when weight is applied. The present invention is also footwear convex shaped in the longitudinal direction with a split sole having opposing wedge shaped configurations in the bottom of the front sole section and the back sole section that provide rotation of the front sole section and the back sole section in opposite directions when weight is applied. The invention further includes footwear having at least one pair of wedges on the outsole which provide footwear having improved arch support. The invention is also footwear with a flexible, elastic, member between the front sole section and the back sole section of the sole.
US09392841B2	Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with an external thermoplastic hydrogel film that compositionally includes polyamide block copolymer chains. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole.
US09392839B2	Laminate quarter panel for a skate boot and skate boot formed therewith A laminate skate boot having a heel portion, the skate boot comprises: A thermo-shaped laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel forming, at least in part, a quarter of the skate boot. A is heel pocket in the laminate quarter panel in the heel portion of the skate boot for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the boot. A rigid element is within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, the heel pocket. Also, a laminate quarter panel for use in fabricating the skate boot, the laminate quarter panel comprising a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, a heel pocket in a heel portion of the skate boot to be fabricated, the heel pocket for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the skate boot.
US09392835B2	Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit ankle cuff An article of footwear with a knitted component including an upper and an integral knit ankle cuff is provided. The upper and the ankle cuff are formed as a one-piece knit element. The knit element forms a portion of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper, with the interior surface forming a void for receiving a foot. The ankle cuff is formed of unitary knit construction with the upper as a one-piece knit element and extends above a throat area of the upper. The ankle cuff includes malleolus zones on medial and lateral sides to correspond with the ankle bones of a wearer. The knit component further incorporates features to assist with providing entry for a foot of a wear, providing comfort to a wearer, and to assist with orientation of the upper of the article of footwear when being worn.
US09392829B2	Magnetic clasp device for clothing accessories A device for magnetic clasping for a clothing accessory includes at least one permanently magnetized assembly arranged at one end of one surface of the accessory, while a plurality of ferromagnetic elements and/or permanently magnetized assemblies are arranged longitudinally on the other surface at the opposite end thereof. The magnetized assemblies of one surface are suitable for attracting a magnetized assembly of the other surface. The magnetized assemblies and/or ferromagnetic elements of each surface are arranged such that, by placing the ends of the surfaces vertically adjacent to one another, a plurality of adjustment positions of the surfaces are obtained relative to the position of the magnetized assemblies and ferromagnetic elements, representing a plurality of possible tightness levels. Each magnetized assembly of one surface engages with a magnetized assembly or a ferromagnetic element of the other surface in each one of the adjustment positions to close any magnetic field.
US09392828B2	Wearable pocket Provided is a wearable pocket that can be inside clothing through a magnetic connection with a button on outside of the clothing.
US09392827B2	Headband apparatus for wicking and directing perspiration A headband apparatus is to be worn on the head of a person above the eyes. The headband apparatus includes a fabric band and a channel member. The fabric band retains the headband apparatus on the user's head and may either be moisture absorbing or moisture wicking. The channel member is bonded to the lower edge of the fabric band such that excess moisture from the fabric band is directed into the channel member and channeled away from the person's eyes.
US09392819B2	Method and machine for producing paperless filter rods for smoking articles A method and machine for producing paperless filter rods for smoking articles, according to which a tow band of hardening-material-impregnated filtering material is fed along a forming beam having a first portion along which the tow band is injected with steam to cause the hardening material to react, and a second portion along which the tow band is dried with air, coming out from the forming beam, a continuous paperless rigid rod filter, which is fed to a cutting device; the steam blowing being performed at a plurality of stations arranged in series along the first portion; and the steam being fed, at each station, into an accumulation chamber surrounding the forming channel and communicating with the forming channel through an annular nozzle arranged on a transverse plane to the forming channel and having a constant width, measured along an axis of the forming channel, of 0.3 to 0.9 mm.
US09392815B2	Ozone-based disinfecting device and mixer therefor An ozone-based disinfecting device is provided comprising a mixer (2) having a generally hollow body with a water inlet for water under pressure, a spray nozzle (8) for generating a generally conical spray of water introduced by way of the water inlet, a contact chamber (7) communicating with a gas inlet (5) for ozone rich gases, and an outlet aperture (12) from the contact chamber. The outlet aperture is coaxial with the spray nozzle and axially spaced apart therefrom. The diameter of the outlet aperture corresponds substantially to the diameter of the conical spray at that position so that substantially no free space exists between the outside of the conical spray and the periphery of the outlet, in use. The contact chamber generally has a larger cross-sectional size than the diameter of the outlet aperture.
US09392808B2	Process and composition for making an alcohol-containing frozen comestible A process for making an alcohol-containing frozen comestible substantially devoid of ice crystal agglomerations and/or ice crystal striations and/or trapped air and/or liquids is provided. The process includes substantially flash freezing an alcohol-containing liquid composition so as to produce a substantially single-phase solid alcohol-containing composition. The solid alcohol-containing composition, and/or pieces thereof, are then exposed to an environment having temperature of from about −15° C. to about −30° C. so as to soften the solid alcohol-containing compositions and/or meld the pieces thereof into a single mass. The temperature of the single mass is then reduced so as to harden the single mass. Also, a process for incorporating a frozen alcohol-containing liquid composition into a non-alcohol-containing fraction is provided. Alcohol-containing liquid compositions suitable for use in the process are also provided.
US09392807B2	Method of manufacturing partially roasted coffee beans and a combination roasting and brewing device Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for producing primary roasted coffee beans where green coffee beans are roasted only until the point where the beans have reached the end of the primary roasting phase, where the beans are then quenched to stop the roasting process. In some embodiments, the end of the primary roasting phase is marked by the beans reaching the first crack stage. A disposable package containing primary roasted beans is also disclosed. A device for roasting and brewing ground coffee beans is also disclosed, the device having a porous container which accepts the ground coffee beans; a roasting container which accepts the porous container and has a sidewall containing an aperture; a fan and heating element positioned to force hot air through the aperture; a water containment vessel and heating subassembly positioned above the roasting container; and a water release valve assembly positioned between the water containment vessel and the roasting container.
US09392805B2	Methods for applying a liquid crop-preservative formulation to a container A method for treating a substrate with a volatile liquid, crop-preservative formulation includes transporting a predetermined quantity of the formulation from a reservoir to an injection device and applying the predetermined quantity to the substrate. The substrate may thereafter be in proximity to a crop to be treated by the vapor from the formulation. The substrate is most conveniently a portion of a container in which the crop is stored or shipped.
US09392802B2	Method and an apparatus for processing birds on a conveyor An apparatus for processing birds on a conveyor according to the invention includes a moveable engagement member (1,101,201,301) having a contacting surface (11,111,211,311) adapted for being brought into contact with the bird (2). The engagement member is connected to a carrier (30,130,230,330) at a primary axis (P), said carrier being rotatable about a stationary secondary axis (132,232,332) and the primary axis (P) being located on the carrier (30,130,230,330) at a distance from the secondary axis (132,232,332), so that said primary axis will rotate about the secondary axis when the carrier is rotated. The engagement member (1,101,201,301) is restrained between the primary axis and the contacting surface, so that the contacting surface is prevented from rotating about the secondary axis. The invention also relates to a method for processing birds on a conveyor, where, during a processing movement, the direction of movement of contacting surface is preferably substantially the same as the direction of the conveyor.
US09392799B2	Glucosyl stevia composition Glucosyl stevia compositions are prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The glucosylation was performed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase using the starch as source of glucose residues. The short-chain glucosyl stevia compositions were purified to >95% content of total steviol glycosides. The compositions can be used as sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

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