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US09399821B2 Composite structural body
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a composite structural body including a base material; and a film-like structural body formed on a surface of the base material by causing an aerosol to impinge on the base material, the aerosol including fine particles dispersed in a gas, a distance between an end part of the film-like structural body and an outermost part closest to the end part of a portion of the film-like structural body having a film thickness equal to an average film thickness of the film-like structural body as viewed perpendicular to the surface being 10 times or more of the average film thickness.
US09399820B2 Electroless nickel plating bath
The present invention concerns an electroless nickel plating bath suitable for application in plating on plastic processes. The plating bath is free of hazardous substances such as lead ions and ammonia and allows deposition of nickel phosphorous alloys on plastic substrates at plating temperatures not higher than 55° C. Furthermore, the deposition of copper from an immersion type copper plating bath onto the nickel phosphorous coatings require no activation step which results in less process steps and less waste water production.
US09399819B2 Deposition apparatus and deposition method
A deposition apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of reactors; a plurality of gas supply units connected to the plurality of reactors; and a plurality of plasma supply units connected to the plurality of reactors. Each of the plasma supply units includes: a plasma power supplier; a plurality of diodes connected to the plasma power supplier; and a reverse voltage driver connected to the plurality of diodes through respectively corresponding switches.
US09399818B2 Method and device for continuously coating substrates
The invention relates to a method for continuous coating of substrates, in which the substrates are transported continuously through a deposition chamber and, at the same time, measures are adopted for reducing parasitic deposits as well as possible. Likewise, the invention relates to a corresponding device for continuous coating of substrates.
US09399816B2 Refurbishing copper and indium containing alloy sputter targets and use of such targets in making copper and indium-based films
This invention relates to a method of refurbishing sputter targets comprising: providing a sputter target comprising a temperature sensitive alloy, having regions depleted of material; providing a powder having a first phase comprising the desired temperature sensitive alloy onto the surface; and pressing the powder onto the surface to form a refurbished target, at temperatures lower than that which would damage the temperature sensitive alloy.
US09399815B2 Sintered oxide material, method for manufacturing same, sputtering target, oxide transparent electrically conductive film, method for manufacturing same, and solar cell
The invention provides an oxide sintered compact 2 composed of a crystal phase which consists of a bixbite-type oxide phase and a perovskite-type oxide phase, or a bixbite-type oxide phase, the crystal phase having indium, tin, strontium and oxygen as the constituent elements, and the indium, the tin and the strontium contents satisfying formulas (1) and (2) in terms of atomic ratio, as well as a sputtering target. There are further provided an oxide transparent conductive film formed using the sputtering target, and a solar cell. Sn/(In+Sn+Sr)=0.01-0.11  (1) Sr/(In+Sn+Sr)=0.0005-0.004  (2) [In formulas (1) and (2), In, Sn and Sr represent indium, tin and strontium contents (atomic percent), respectively.]
US09399814B2 Coated cutting tool
The present invention provides a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, where the coating comprises at least one compound layer deposited by cathodic arc deposition, which has a thickness of 10-30 μm characterized in that the coating has internal stress ranges from low tensile stresses, lower than 0.2 GPa, to compressive stresses, lower than 3 GPa.
US09399813B2 TiAgN coating layer, TiAgN coating method and TiAgN coating apparatus
Disclosed is a TiAgN coating layer, formed by subjecting a substrate having a surface roughness of about 0.05˜0.1 μm to plasma coating by periodically turning on/off an Ag source while a Ti source is continuously turned on in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, a TiAgN coating method, and a TiAgN coating apparatus.
US09399812B2 Methods of preventing plasma induced damage during substrate processing
Methods for processing substrates are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of processing a substrate within a process chamber having an electrostatic chuck to support a substrate in a processing region of the process chamber and a target disposed opposite the electrostatic chuck, wherein the target comprises a target material to be deposited on the substrate, may include disposing a substrate on the electrostatic chuck; providing a process gas to the processing region; igniting a plasma in the processing region from the process gas while the substrate is disposed on the electrostatic chuck with no chucking voltage provided to clamp the substrate to the electrostatic chuck; and depositing target material on the substrate to form a first barrier layer while no chucking voltage is provided, wherein the target material is sputtered from the target via the plasma.
US09399811B2 Method for carbonitriding at least one component in a treatment chamber
The invention relates to a method for carbonitriding at least one component (12) in a treatment chamber (16), in which at least one process gas (28; 30) is introduced into the treatment chamber (16), wherein a hydrogen content (44) is detected in an atmosphere developing in the treatment chamber (16) and is maintained in a desired range (55; 57) at least at intervals by influencing of the amount of the process gas (28; 30) that is fed.
US09399808B2 Aluminum alloy sheet excellent in baking finish hardenability
This aluminum alloy sheet has increased BH properties under low-temperature short-time-period conditions after long-term room-temperature aging by means of causing aggregates of specific atoms to be contained having a large effect in BH properties, the distance between atoms being no greater than a set distance, and containing either Mg atoms or Si atoms measured by 3D atom probe field ion microscopy in a 6000 aluminum alloy sheet containing a specific amount of Mg and Si.
US09399807B2 Acid and alkali resistant Ni—Cr—Mo—Cu alloys with critical contents of chromium and copper
A nickel—chromium—molybdenum—copper alloy resistant to 70% sulfuric acid at 93° C. and 50% sodium hydroxide at 121° C. for acid and alkali neutralization in the field of waste management; the alloy contains, in weight percent, 27 to 33 chromium, 4.9 to 7.8 molybdenum, 3.1 to 6.0 wt. % copper (when chromium is between 30 and 33 wt. %) or 4.7 to 6.0 wt. % copper (when chromium is between 27 and 29.9 wt. %), up to 3.0 iron, 0.3 to 1.0 manganese, 0.1 to 0.5 aluminum, 0.1 to 0.8 silicon, 0.01 to 0.11 carbon, up to 0.13 nitrogen, up to 0.05 magnesium, up to 0.05 rare earth elements, with a balance of nickel and impurities. Titanium or another MC carbide former can be added to enhance thermal stability of the alloy.
US09399805B2 Lead free dezincification alloy and method of making same
A brass alloy containing trace amounts of iron, manganese and aluminum is disclosed. Phosphorus is added to a zinc, copper melt and combined with the iron, manganese and aluminum to form intermetallics. Additional phosphorus is added so the melt contains between about 0.08 to 0.15% phosphorus. The alloy has tin in the range of 0.15% to 0.35%.
US09399803B2 Compounds and methods to isolate gold
Methods for recovering gold from gold-bearing materials are provided. The methods rely upon on the self-assembly of KAuBr4 and α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) in aqueous solution to form a co-precipitate, a 1:2 complex, KAuBr4•(α-CD)2 (“α•Br”), either alone or in an extended {[K(OH2)6][AuBr4]⊂(α-CD)2}n chain superstructure (FIG. 1). The co-precipitation of α•Br is selective for gold, even in the presence of other metals, including other square-planar noble metals. The method enables one to isolate gold from gold-bearing materials from diverse sources, as further described.
US09399798B2 3′-OH unblocked, fast photocleavable terminating nucleotides and methods for nucleic acid sequencing
The present invention relates generally to 3′-OH unblocked nucleotides and nucleosides labeled and unlabeled with 5-methoxy-substituted nitrobenzyl-based photocleavable terminating groups for use in methods and systems related to DNA and RNA sequencing and analysis. These compounds may be used as reversible terminators as they exhibit fast nucleotide incorporation kinetics, single-base termination, high nucleotide selectivity, and rapid terminating group cleavage that results in a naturally occurring nucleotide.
US09399792B2 Sterilizable chemistry for test elements
In one non-limiting aspect, sterilizable reagent materials for diagnostic elements are provided. In other aspects, sterilized diagnostic elements and techniques for the production of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sterilized diagnostic element includes a chemical detection reagent including at least one component that is sensitive to ionizing radiation. The sterilized diagnostic element is also mediator-free and the at least one component sensitive to ionizing radiation is present in a functional form in a proportion of ≧80% based on the total amount of the respective component in the diagnostic element before sterilization. In certain aspects, the at least one component sensitive to ionizing radiation includes one or both of an enzyme and a coenzyme. Other aspects include, but are not limited to, unique methods, techniques, products, systems and devices involving sterilizable reagent materials or sterilized diagnostic elements.
US09399791B2 Methods of treating alzheimer's disease by administration of protective protein/cathepsin A
Methods are provided for the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of various pathological states, including cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. The methods provided herein are based on the discovery that various proteins with a high level of sialylation are shown herein to be associated with disease states, such as, cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Such methods provide a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile comprising one or more values representing lysosomal exocytosis activity. Also provided herein, is the discovery that low lysosomal sialidase activity is associated with various pathological states. Thus, the methods also provide a lysosomal sialidase activity profile, comprising one or more values representing lysosomal sialidase activity. A lysosomal sialidase activity profile is one example of a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile. As such, the level of lysosomal exocytosis activity and/or lysosomal sialidase activity is predictive of a diagnosis and/or prognosis of cancer, chemotherapy resistance or dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
US09399790B2 Stable NAD/NADH derivatives
The present invention provides for stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives of formula (I), enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent kits.
US09399788B2 Method for inspecting susceptibility of bacteria or fungi to antimicrobial drug and system for use in the same
The present disclosure describes a method capable of easily and rapidly inspecting the susceptibility of bacteria or fungi to an antimicrobial drug. The inspection method of the present disclosure is a method for inspecting susceptibility of bacteria or fungi to an antimicrobial drug using a micro-device having flow channels, including: incubating a mixture of the antimicrobial drug and a suspension to be inspected in the flow channels of the micro-device; and detecting bacteria or fungi derived from the suspension to be inspected in an observation area of the flow channels of the micro-device. The detecting step can be performed by detecting an increase or decrease in the number of or a change in shape of bacteria or fungi derived from the suspension to be inspected in the observation area by a microscope or the like.
US09399785B2 Lov-D acyltransferase mediated acylation
Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented.
US09399784B2 Microorganisms of Corynebacterium which can utilize xylose and method for producing L-lysine using same
The present invention relates to microorganisms of corynebacterium which can utilize xylose and to a method for producing L-lysine using same. More particularly, the present invention relates to microorganisms of corynebacterium which are modified, in which genes encoding xylose isomerase and xylulokinase which are xylose synthases are introduced to express the xylose synthase. The present invention also relates to a method for producing L-lysine, comprising a step of culturing the modified microorganisms of corynebacterium using xylose as a carbon source, and recovering L-lysine from the culture.
US09399780B2 Method for producing viral vector
The present invention provides a method for producing a virus vector, which involves a step of culturing a cell capable of producing the virus vector in a culture medium containing a retinoic acid compound, a histone deacetylase-inhibiting substance and a substance capable of forming a chelate; and a culture medium for use in the production of a virus vector, which is characterized by containing a retinoic acid compound, a histone deacetylase-inhibiting substance and a substance capable of forming a chelate as active ingredients.
US09399777B2 Methods and means for obtaining modified phenotypes
Methods and means are provided for reducing the phenotypic expression of a nucleic acid of interest in eukaryotic cells, particularly in plant cells, by providing aberrant, preferably unpolyadenylated, target-specific RNA to the nucleus of the host cell. Preferably, the unpolyadenylated target-specific RNA is provided by transcription of a chimeric gene comprising a promoter, a DNA region encoding the target-specific RNA, a self-splicing ribozyme and a DNA region involved in 3′ end formation and polyadenylation.
US09399771B2 Methods and compositions for high efficiency transfection of siRNA
Described herein are methods and compositions for high efficiency transfection of siRNA into a cell population. Such methods and compositions utilize a low voltage pre-conditioning pulse to modulate the efficiency of siRNA transfection. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions permit spatial and temporal control of siRNA transfection efficiency within a population of cells. The disclosed methods and compositions, in some embodiments, are amenable to high throughput applications such as siRNA library-based phenotypic screening.
US09399770B2 Innovative discovery of therapeutic, diagnostic, and antibody compositions related to protein fragments of tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetases
Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications.
US09399767B2 Mutant RB69 DNA polymerase
Provided herein are mutant DNA-dependent polymerases which are derived from, or otherwise related to, wild type RB69 DNA polymerase. These mutant polymerases are capable of selectively binding labeled nucleotides. These mutant polymerases are also capable of incorporating a variety of naturally occurring and modified nucleotides, including, for example, terminator nucleotides.
US09399757B2 Dry granulated cell culture media
The present invention relates dry granulated cell culture media which do not comprise peptones or tryptones, especially to dry granulated cell culture media formulations that support the growth of mammalian, and/or insect and/or plant cells. The present invention further relates to the production of these dry granulated cell culture media and their use.
US09399752B2 Cleaning composition having high self-adhesion and providing residual benefits
A composition for treating a hard surface. The composition has: (a) at least one adhesion promoter; (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, and combinations thereof; (c) mineral oil; (d) water; (e) optionally, at least one solvent; and wherein the composition is self-adhering upon application to a surface to be treated, and wherein the composition provides a wet film to said surface when water passes over said composition and surface.
US09399750B1 Formulation for corn oil recovery and method of use thereof
Provided is a method for recovering oil from corn to ethanol production, the method comprising applying a formulation comprising (i) a compound of formula (I), in which R1-R3 are defined herein, (ii) an oil and/or at least one propylene glycol ester of fat and/or a fatty acid, and (iii) a metal oxide to a corn-based product from an ethanol production process. Also provided is a formulation effective for corn oil recovery comprising (i) a mixture of ethoxylated C14-22 mono- and diglycerides, (ii) an oil and/or at least one propylene glycol ester of fat and/or a fatty acid, and (iii) a metal oxide.
US09399748B2 Lubricating grease composition
The invention provides a lubricating grease composition with a worked penetration of 400 to 500 for a machine tool equipped with an automatic lubricator, containing a base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 10 to 200 mm2/s and 0.1 to 10 mass % of solid particles insoluble in the base oil. The lubricating grease composition of the invention can be fed using the automatic lubricator attached to the machine tool, and can prevent the stick-slip from occurring on the sliding lubrication portion of the machine tool.
US09399747B2 Low ash lubricants with improved seal and corrosion performance
A lubricant composition of (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a dispersant comprising the condensation product of a carboxylic functionalized polymer with an aromatic amine having at least 3 aromatic rings and at least one primary or secondary amino group; and (c) an overbased metal detergent comprising an oil-soluble neutral metal salt component and a metal carbonate component, provides good seal and corrosion performance. The total amount of neutral metal salt component in the lubricant composition is at least about 0.75 percent by weight and the sulfated ash level of the lubricant composition is less than about 1.1 percent.
US09399740B2 Biodiesel production
The invention provides a process and reactor system for the production of biodiesel from lamb fats using enzymatic catalysis. Preferably the process comprises two advantageously integrated stages, first of removing fat from the animal meat and second of reacting the removed fat in an enzymatic biodiesel production stage.
US09399738B2 Circulation type gasification furnace
A circulation type gasification furnace is provided with: a gasification furnace that turns a fluidized medium into a fluidized bed or moving bed, and produces gasification gas by gasifying a gasification raw material injected into the fluidized medium; a combustion furnace that heats the fluidized medium discharged from the gasification furnace and combusts residue of the gasification raw material; a medium separator that, in order to return the fluidized medium to the gasification furnace, separates the fluidized medium from a combustion exhaust gas discharged from the combustion furnace; a gasification gas separator that separates the gasification gas produced in the gasification furnace from the residue of the gasification raw material; and a residue discharge section that creates a seal between the gasification gas separator and the combustion furnace, and discharges the residue separated by the gasification gas separator into the combustion furnace.
US09399734B2 Etching solution
An etching solution, a process of producing the same, and an etching process using the same, in which the etching solution includes hydrofluoric acid (a), ammonium fluoride (b), and salt (c) formed between hydrogen fluoride and a base having a boiling point higher than that of ammonia; the concentration of ammonium fluoride (b) is not higher than 8.2 mol/kg, and the total amount of ammonium fluoride (b) and salt (c) formed between hydrogen fluoride and a base having a boiling point higher than that of ammonia is not less than 9.5 mol/kg.
US09399733B2 Luminescent material for solid-state sources of white light
A luminescent material, containing yttrium oxide, oxides of rare-earth metals, as well as aluminum, gallium and indium oxides in a ratio that produces compounds corresponding to the general formula: [(Y1-x-y-zCex(Ln-1)y(Ln-2)z]3-α(Al1-p-qGapInq)5O12-1.5α, where α is a value varying within the 0.20≦α≦2.80 range; x is cerium atomic fraction, in the range of 0.0010; p and q are atomic fractions of Ga and In in the aluminum sub-lattice. Their ranges are: 0
US09399728B2 In-situ crosslinking and calcium ion complexation for acidizing a subterranean formation
A method of treating a zone of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method including the steps of: (a) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) water; (ii) a strong acid); (iii) a water-soluble polymer having at least one functional group that can be crosslinked with aluminum(III); (iv) a water-soluble aluminum carboxylate; and (v) a complexion agent for calcium ions; wherein the pH of the treatment fluid is less than the pH required for the aluminum to crosslink the polymer to form a crosslinked gel; (b) introducing the treatment fluid through the wellbore into the zone; and (c) allowing time for the strong acid in the treatment fluid to spend in the formation such that the pH of the fluid increases sufficiently for the aluminum of the aluminum carboxylate to crosslink the polymer.
US09399725B2 Temporary bonding adhesive for a semiconductor wafer and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same
To provide a temporary bonding adhesive for a semiconductor wafer that reduces damage to a semiconductor wafer, makes it readily detachable, and can shorten the time required for thermal decomposition, and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device using this.A temporary bonding adhesive for a semiconductor wafer, being a temporary bonding adhesive used for temporarily bonding a semiconductor wafer onto a supporting substrate in order to process a semiconductor wafer, and for detaching a semiconductor wafer from a supporting substrate by heating after processing, containing a resin composition whereof the 50% weight loss temperature decreases after irradiation by active energy rays.
US09399721B2 Method of sealing surfaces
The present invention relates to an article whose surface has been at least partly sealed and to methods of its sealing, the sealing layer comprising a reactive melt layer and a coating layer. The invention provides a method of sealing at least part of the surface of an article, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a reactive melt layer based on polyurethane to at least one part of the surface of the article; (b) smoothing the reactive melt layer; and (c) applying a coating material to form a coating layer on the reactive melt layer, the coating layer being applied before the full curing of the reactive melt layer.
US09399716B2 Yellow thermochromic dyes, inks composition and level indicators
A new leuco dye produces a yellow color while demonstrating also exceptional light and thermal stability under light.
US09399703B2 Polyimide and alicyclic tetracarboxylic dianhydride used for producing the same
A polyimide containing at least one of repeating units represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2): wherein the formulae (1) and (2), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R4 represents an aryl group having 6 to 40 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 0 to 12, wherein a total amount of the repeating units represented by the general formulae (1) and (2) is 90% by mole or more relative to all repeating units.
US09399696B2 Tin free polymer polyols
Embodiments include polymer polyol dispersions which include a polyol liquid phase and solid particle phase. Embodiments include methods of making the polymer polyol dispersions. The polymer polyol dispersions are essentially free of tin, have a solid content of between about 20 and 50 wt % based on the total weight of the polymer polyol dispersion, and have a viscosity at 20 C. of less than 9000 mPas. The solid particle phase has more than 90% by weight of particles in the solid particle phase having a particle diameter of less than 5 μm.
US09399692B1 Amphiphilic reservoir protecting agent and preparation method thereof and drilling fluid
The present subject matter relates to an amphiphilic reservoir protecting agent, including structural units denoted by the following formula (1), (2), (3) and (4). The present subject matter further provides a method for preparation of an amphiphilic reservoir protecting agent. The present subject matter further provides a drilling fluid that contains the amphiphilic reservoir protecting agent. The amphiphilic reservoir protecting agent and drilling fluid obtained in the present subject matter have high reservoir protection property and high shale inhibition property.
US09399691B2 Water-soluble or water-disintegrable copolymer
A copolymer based on α-β-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, wherein the copolymer has a molar mass <100 000 g/mol.
US09399689B2 Method for producing polybutadiene, polybutadiene, rubber composition and tire
The present invention provides a method for synthesizing a polybutadiene more efficiently and stably which is possible to obtain a rubber composition and a tire excellent in durability (fracture resistance, wear resistance and crack growth resistance). A method for producing a polybutadiene, where a butadiene monomer is polymerized with the existence of rare-earth element compounds represented by the following formula (i): M-(NQ)1(NQ)2(NQ)3  (i) (in the formula, M is at least one selected from lanthanides, scandium and yttrium; (NQ)1, (NQ)2 and (NQ)3 are amide groups which may be the same or different to each other, and have M-N bonds).
US09399686B2 Amorphous propylene-ethylene copolymers
Amorphous propylene-ethylene copolymers are described herein that can include high amounts of ethylene and exhibit desirable softening points and needle penetrations. The desirable combinations of softening points and needle penetrations in these propylene-ethylene copolymers allow them to have a broad operating window. Due their broad operating window, the propylene-ethylene copolymers can be utilized in a wide array of applications and products, including hot melt adhesives.
US09399685B2 Rubber compound microwave curing method
A method of curing a compound having a cross-linkable, unsaturated-chain polymer base and a curing system; the method employing microwaves as a form of energy to promote curing reactions; and the curing system including compounds of general formula (I) ([R1R2R3NR5(NR4R6R7)n](n+1)+)y(n+1)Xy− (I) where: X is an atom or anionic group; R1, R2, R3, which are the same or different, are each CmH2m+1, where m is 1 to 3, or CH2CHCH2 or CHCHCH3, R4, R6, R7, which are the same or different, are each CH2CHCH2 or CHCHCH3; n is 0 or 1; y is 1 when n is 1; y is 1 or 2 when n is 0; R5 is an aliphatic group C15-C22 when n is 0; is an aliphatic group C8-C16 when n is 1; when n is 0, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R5 has a double bond.
US09399684B2 Method for adjusting the average particle size of a spherical catalyst support
A method for adjusting the average particle size of a spherical catalyst support, in particular a spherical catalyst support comprising a magnesium dihalide-ethanol-adduct, a spherical catalyst support obtained by the method, a solid catalyst composition comprising the spherical catalyst support, and the use of the solid catalyst composition for the polymerization of an olefins.
US09399676B2 Compositions and methods for growth factor modulation
Provided herein are proteins, antibodies, assays and methods useful for modulating growth factor levels and/or activities. In some embodiments, such growth factors are members of the TGF-β superfamily of proteins.
US09399675B2 Methods and compositions for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration
Compositions comprising monoclonal antibodies raised against CAP37 (Cationic Antimicrobial Protein of Mr 37 kDa) and isoforms thereof, along with antigen binding fragments thereof, are disclosed. The antibodies are used in the diagnosis and early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
US09399674B2 Human antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxins
The present invention provides fully human antibodies that bind to either toxin A or toxin B of Clostridium difficile, or to both toxin A and toxin B, compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of use. The antibodies of the invention are useful for neutralizing the toxins from C. difficile, thus providing a means of treating the disease and symptoms associated with a C. difficile infection, including the treatment of diarrhea, or pseudomembranous colitis caused by C. difficile. The antibodies may also prevent the severity and/or duration of the primary disease, or may prevent the number, duration, and/or the severity of recurrences, or relapses of the disease attributed to the presence of C. difficile. The antibodies of the invention may also be useful for diagnosis of an infection by C. difficile.
US09399673B2 Gram-positive bacteria specific binding compounds
The present invention provides improved binding compounds capable of specifically binding Gram-positive bacteria. Binding compounds are provided that are fully human, enabling therapeutic applications in human individuals.
US09399667B2 Peptides derived from cytotoxicity receptor natural killer protein 44 NKP44
Specific peptides derived from the cytotoxicity receptor natural killer protein 44 (NKp44) useful for treating diseases such as cancer are described. The invention further relates to compositions comprising a fragment of the extracellular region of NKp44 for preventing or treating cancer.
US09399666B2 Inhibiting interaction between the HIF-1ALPHA and p300/CBP with hydrogen bond surrogate-based helices
The present invention relates to peptides having one or more stable, internally constrained α-helices, and that include a sequence that mimics at least a portion of the C-terminal transactivation domain of HIF-1α. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing these peptides and methods of using these peptides, for example to reduce gene transcription, treat or prevent disorders mediated by interaction of HIF-1α with CREB-binding protein and/or p300, reduce or prevent angiogenesis in a tissue, induce apoptosis, decrease cell survival and/or proliferation, and identify potential ligands of CREB-binding protein and/or p300.
US09399655B2 Catalytic glycosylation with designer thioglycoside and novel protecting groups for same and for synthesis of oligosaccharides
A catalytic glycosylation method comprising: installing thioether to an anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate; and catalytically activating the thioether with a non-oxophilic Lewis acid. The thioether may comprise an anomerically stable thioether leaving group. The catalytic glycosylation method may further comprise: utilizing an acid-sensitive ester protecting group as permanent protecting group or using a reactivity-based one-pot glycosylation that employs a single-component catalyst to accelerate an oligosaccharide assembly process. A protecting group to mask hydroxyl functionalities in the production of oligosaccharides, natural products or any molecule having a hydroxyl group comprising an acid-labile ester protecting group.
US09399654B2 Iridium-based complexes for ECL
The present invention relates to novel iridium-based Ir(III) luminescent complexes, conjugates comprising these complexes as a label and their application, e.g. in the electrochemiluminescence based detection of an analyte.
US09399653B2 Methods and systems for preparing irreversible inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatases
Described herein are the preparation and use of novel bromo-phosphonomethylphenylalanine amino acid derivatives (BrPmp) and BrPmp-containing peptides as specific, irreversible protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, which are suitable for application in peptide synthesis. These derivatives are particularly advantageous since their synthesis is both easy and scalable, and they are suitable for peptide synthesis. The BrPmp derivatives described herein can be appropriately protected to allow for solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and incorporation into peptides for preparation of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors and inhibitor libraries. The peptides and peptide libraries can be used to identify new protein tyrosine phosphatase specific sequences and profile protein tyrosine phosphatase activity in cell lysates, diagnostic samples and biopsy samples.
US09399652B2 Synthetic route to pactamycin and pactamycin analogs
Methods and intermediates useful for making compounds of Formula (I) are described, including a general method of making an alpha, beta-diamino ketone by reacting an imine with a 2-amino-substituted 1,3-dicarbonyl in a Mannich addition reaction to produce said alpha,beta-diamino ketone.
US09399650B2 Method for producing salts having monofluoro-tricyanoborate anions
The invention relates to a method for producing alkali metal salts having monofluoro-tricyanoborate anions from alkali metal tetrafluoroborates.
US09399649B2 Compounds for treating spinal muscular atrophy
Provided herein are compounds, compositions thereof and uses therewith for treating spinal muscular atrophy.
US09399646B2 Estrogen receptor modulators and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
US09399640B2 Substituted pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridines and pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridines as BET protein inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds represented by the general Formula I which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US09399639B2 Substituted azaindole compounds, salts, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use
The present invention provides substituted azaindole prodrugs, methods of making said prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions of said prodrugs and methods of using said prodrugs and pharmaceutical compositions thereof to treat or prevent diseases or disorders such as cancer.
US09399638B2 Substituted pyridine compounds as CRAC modulators
The present invention relates to compounds described herein Formula (I) and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, which modulate the activity of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel. The invention also describes the compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds thereof for treating, managing, and/or lessening the severity of diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel.
US09399637B2 Substituted heteroaryl compounds and methods of use
The present invention provides novel heteroaryl compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in preventing, treating or lessening the severity of a protein-mediated disease. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of protein kinase-mediated disease.
US09399635B2 Pyrazole derivative
Provided is a novel therapeutic means for Alzheimer's disease. In particular, provided is a compound represented by the following general formula (I): [wherein Ar1 represents 2-methoxy-4-(2-pyridylmethoxy)phenyl etc. and Ar2 represents a 1H-indol-6-yl group etc.] or a salt thereof.
US09399631B2 Polyphenol proteasome inhibitors, synthesis, and methods of use
The present invention relates to synthetic green tea derived polyphenolic compounds, their modes of syntheses, and their use in inhibiting proteasomal activity and in treating cancers. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions useful in methods of inhibiting proteasomes and of treating cancers.
US09399627B2 Substituted macrocyclic compounds having proteasome inhibitory activity
The disclosure provides for novel compounds which have proteasome inhibitory activity, pharmaceutical compositions made thereof, and methods of use thereof to treat various disorders, including cancer and nonmalignant tumors.
US09399622B2 Nitroxide hydroxylamine and phenylenediamine combinations as polymerization inhibitors for ethylenically unsaturated monomer processes
Polymerization inhibitor compositions are provided. The polymerization inhibitor compositions may include at least one hydroxylamine of a nitroxide and at least one phenylenediamine. Methods of inhibiting the unwanted polymerization of monomers are also provided. The methods include adding the presently disclosed polymerization inhibitor compositions to a fluid containing the monomers. The monomers may be ethylenically unsaturated monomers, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrolein, methacrolein, acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, vinyl acetate, butadiene, ethylene, propylene, and styrene.
US09399619B2 Sulfamoylbenzamide derivatives as antiviral agents against HBV infection
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise sulfamoylbenzamide derivative useful as pregenomic RNA encapsidation inhibitors, useful for the treatment of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
US09399618B2 High purity electrolytic sulfonic acid solutions
Disclosed is a solution for an electrochemical process, the solution containing a sulfonic acid and having a low concentration of sulfur compounds, either low or high valence, that are susceptible to reduction and which is intended for use in electrodeposition, batteries, conductive polymers and descaling processes.
US09399616B2 Process for the manufacture of 4-aminobenzoamidine dihydrochloride
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 4-aminobenzoamidine (4-AMBA) salts of general formula (I) preferably the salts thereof with hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid, particularly preferred the dichloride salt.
US09399615B2 Catalyst and method for hydrogenation of 4,4′-methylenedianiline
Disclosed is a catalyst for hydrogenation of 4,4′-methylenedianiline (MDA), including a support, a magnesium-aluminum oxide layer covering the support, and a rhodium-ruthenium active layer loaded on the magnesium-aluminum oxide layer, wherein the rhodium and the ruthenium of the rhodium-ruthenium active layer have a weight ratio of 40:60 to 10:90. The hydrogenation catalyst can be collocated with hydrogen for hydrogenation of the MDA to form bis(para-amino cyclohexyl) methane (PACM), and the PACM contains 0 mol % to 25 mol % of (t,t)-isomer.
US09399614B2 Conjugated diene acids and derivatives thereof
Conjugated diene acids and derivatives thereof, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the conjugated diene acids and derivatives thereof are derived from the metathesis of a natural oil followed by isomerization. Uses of conjugated diene acids and derivatives thereof in various compositions are also disclosed herein.
US09399610B2 Process for the continuous production of ethylene glycol from carbohydrates
A continuous process for converting carbohydrates to ethylene and propylene glycol. The carbohydrates are mixed with water and passed through a reactor at a temperature that hydrolyzes the carbohydrate mixture at least partially to monosaccharides. The reactor has a first zone comprising a retro-aldol catalyst and a second zone comprising a reducing catalyst. The aldose is converted in the first zone into glycolaldehyde by the retro-aldol catalyst and the glycolaldehyde, in the presence of hydrogen, is converted to ethylene glycol in the second zone of the reactor. The reaction products are removed from the reactor and the ethylene glycol is recovered. The selectivity to propylene glycol can be enhanced via feeding ketose as the carbohydrate.
US09399606B2 Catalyst and process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of N-butenes to butadiene
The invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a catalytically active multimetal oxide which comprises molybdenum and at least one further metal has the general formula (I) Mo12BiaMnbCocFedX1eX2fOx  (I), where the variables have the following meanings: X1=Si and/or Al; X2=Li, Na, K, Cs and/or Rb; a=0.2 to 1; b=0 to 2; c=2 to 10; d=0.5 to 10; e=0 to 10; f=0 to 0.5; and x=is a number determined by the valence and abundance of the elements other than oxygen in (I).
US09399604B2 Alkylation process using phosphonium-based ionic liquids
A process for making an alkylate is presented. The process includes mixing an isoparaffin stream with an olefin stream in an alkylation reactor. The alkylation reactor includes a catalyst for performing the reaction. The catalyst is an ionic liquid that is a quaternary chloroaluminate based ionic liquid, and the reaction is performed at or near ambient temperatures.
US09399603B2 Increased conversion of recycled oxygenates in MTO
A process is presented for increasing the conversion efficiency of oxygenates to olefins. The conversion of oxygenates recycles unconverted oxygenates and oxygenate by-products to a second reactor unit. The present of oxygenate by-products decreases the efficiency of the methanol to olefins reaction, and passing recycled oxygenates to a second reactor unit maintains the methanol to olefins conversion efficiency while converting the by-products in a secondary zone.
US09399601B2 Additives for ceramic glazes
Use of extruded pellets comprising carboxymethyl cellulose and at least another ceramic glaze additive for the preparation of ceramic glaze slips.
US09399600B2 Method for producing a sintered composite body
The present invention relates to a method of producing a sintered composite body comprising cubic boron nitride particles dispersed in a cemented carbide matrix by sintering a mixture comprising cubic boron nitride particles and a cemented carbide powder at a sintering temperature below 1350° C. without applying a pressure.
US09399597B2 Ash compositions recovered from coal combustion gases having reduced emissions of HCI and/or mercury
The description relates to production of fly ash with properties suitable for use in Portland cement. The fly ash compositions will contain coal ash, water-insoluble copper compositions and metallic mercury adsorbed onto ash particles. In one aspect, the coal ash composition will have a total mercury content of from 0.1 to 2.0 ppm and the water-soluble mercury is less than 20% of the total mercury content. The process entails combusting coal to produce hot combustion gases containing fly ash, CO2, chlorine, and mercury, cooling the combustion gases and introducing into the combustion gases at a temperature of less than 1000° F., preferably within the range of from about 250° to about 900° F., a copper-based chloride remediator (CBCR), and collecting the fly ash which comprises insoluble copper compositions and water insoluble mercury compositions.
US09399592B2 Method for recovering phosphorus-containing alternative fuels in cement production
In a method for utilizing phosphorus-containing alternative fuels in the cement clinker production, the alternative fuels are thermolyzed using waste heat from the cement clinker production process in a thermolysis reactor different from a rotary kiln of the cement clinker production process, the energy released thereby is supplied to the cement clinker production process, and the thermolysis residues of the phosphorus-containing alternative fuels are discharged from the thermolysis reactor, so that the thermolysis residues of the phosphorus-containing alternative fuels are mixed in the thermolysis reactor with cement kiln bypass products as halogen carriers and the heavy-metal halides produced are drawn off.
US09399591B2 Nitrogen-containing compounds for bacterial control in water based fluids
An effective amount of at least one nitrogen-containing compound may be added to a wastewater stream within a water treatment system. The wastewater stream may have or include an aqueous-based fluid, a first bacteria, a second bacteria, organic acids, and combinations thereof. The first bacteria may be or include, but is not limited to, filamentous bacteria, Zoogloea bacteria, and combinations thereof. The second bacteria may be or include, but is not limited to facultative bacteria, spore-forming bacteria, phenol degrading bacteria, denitrifying bacteria, organic acid-degrading bacteria, high temperature bacteria, and combinations thereof. The addition of the nitrates to an anoxic zone within the wastewater treatment system may at least partially reduce the amount of the first bacteria within the wastewater stream as compared to an otherwise identical wastewater stream in the absence of the nitrogen-containing compound(s).
US09399587B2 System and method for slurry preparation
A system includes a gasifier configured to gasify a fuel contained within a fuel slurry in order to generate syngas and a black water. The fuel slurry includes at least the fuel and water. The system also includes a black water treatment system fluidly coupled to the gasifier. The black water treatment system is configured to treat the black water to generate a grey water. The black water treatment system includes a first flash tank configured to process the black water by reducing a pressure of the black water to generate a first discharged black water. The black water treatment system also includes a first flow path fluidly coupling a first discharged black water outlet of the first flash tank with a feedstock preparation system configured to generate the fuel slurry in order to provide at least a first portion of the first discharged black water of the first flash tank to the feedstock preparation system.
US09399584B2 Silicon focus ring
A silicon focus ring in a processing chamber of a plasma etching apparatus is provided. The silicon focus ring comprises: silicon wastes an amount of which is determined based on a content of impurity in the silicon wastes and a target value of an electrical resistance of the silicon focus ring; a silicon source material an amount of which is determined based on the content of impurity in the silicon wastes and the target value of the electrical resistance of the silicon focus ring; and impurity an amount of which is determined based on the content of impurity in the silicon wastes and the target value of the electrical resistance of the silicon focus ring. The target value of the electrical resistance of the silicon focus ring is about 2Ω.
US09399583B2 Silicon carbide powder production method
A method for preparing silicon carbide powder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of: mixing a silicon (Si) source with a carbon (C) source including a solid carbon source or an organic carbon compound, and a silicon dioxide (SiO2) source, to form a mixture; and allowing the mixture to react, wherein the molar ratio of silicon dioxide in the silicon dioxide source to the sum of silicon in the silicon source and carbon in the carbon source is 0.01:1 to 0.3:1.
US09399582B2 Catalyst for preparing phosgene and method for preparing phosgene using the same
The present invention relates to a catalyst for preparing phosgene and a method for preparing phosgene using the catalyst. Said method comprises: modifying the surface of an activated carbon coating/foamed silicon carbide structural catalyst using an alkali metal salt; filling the catalysts having different thickness of the activated carbon coating and different amount of the alkali metal salt in different sections in the axial direction of the multi-tubular reactor of the fixed bed, and preparing phosgene using Cl2 and CO. The radial and axial temperature difference of the catalyst bed is lowered by using the alkali metal salt-modified activated carbon coating/foamed silicon carbide structural catalyst and by segmental filling, so that high temperature of tube wall is obtained in the case of a larger tube diameter, and high quality of steam is obtained stably.
US09399580B2 Granules of graphene oxide by spray drying
Granules of graphene oxide may be produced from a dispersion of nanoscale graphene oxide sheets by a spray drying method. Such granules have a three-dimensional corrugated morphology. The complexity of the corrugations, and the size distribution of the granules can be varied through selection of the spray-drying equipment used, and variation of the composition of the dispersion and the spray-drying parameters. Structural modifiers may be included in the graphene oxide dispersion to control the ultimate morphology of the granules. The granules of graphene oxide may be thermally reduced at a moderate temperature of 220° C. to increase the granules' electrical conductivity. The reduced granules may be used to fabricate electrodes for supercapacitors. The power and energy density of such an electrode material is comparable to those of conventional/commercial activated carbon-based electrodes.
US09399578B2 CNT and method for manufacturing thereof
Disclosed are carbon nanotubes and a method for manufacturing the same wherein the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which comprise a three-component carbon nanotube catalyst containing a catalytic component and an active component and have a potato or spherical shape with a particle diameter distribution (Dcnt) of 0.5 to 1.0 can be manufactured at a high yield using an impregnated supported catalyst by simultaneously removing activity and a fine powder of the impregnated supported catalyst in an attempt to solve a drawback of conventional impregnation methods for producing CNTs, namely, the difficulty in improving a yield of CNTs.
US09399577B2 Method for producing water-resistant aluminum nitride powder
Provided is a method for producing a water-resistant aluminum nitride powder capable of adding a good water-resistant property to an aluminum nitride powder wherein yttria exists on a particle surface. The method is for producing a water-resistant aluminum nitride powder by carrying out a treatment to a particle surface of an aluminum nitride powder, the method including the successive steps of (i) making an aluminum nitride powder contact with an acid solution wherein yttria exists at least on a particle surface of the aluminum nitride powder; and (ii) making the aluminum nitride powder contact with a phosphorous acid compound, wherein the amount of yttria which is extracted when the aluminum nitride powder is filtered, washed with water, and dried after the step (i) and is thereafter subjected to extraction with 1 mol/L hydrochloric acid is no more than 1000 mg per 100 g of the aluminum nitride powder.
US09399576B2 450 nm visible light-induced photosensitized degradation of rhodamine B molecules over BiOBr in aqueous solution
A method for degrading Rhodamine B including: mixing BiOBr and Rhodamine B; and irradiating the mixture with a radiation having a wavelength of from 440 nm to 554 nm. The Rhodamine B may be in an aqueous solution. The BiOBr may be added to the aqueous solution of Rhodamine B in an amount of from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/ml. The BiOBr may have a sheet-like structure with particles having a diameter of from 3 μm to 5 μm. The BiOBr may be in a pure crystal tetragonal phase.
US09399575B2 Methods and apparatus for gas-phase reduction/oxidation processes
A method and apparatus for gas-phase reduction/oxidation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reactor including at least one reactor tube or containment vessel with active redox material within the reactor tube or containment vessel, a first reactant gas or vacuum for reducing the active redox material, and a second reactant gas for oxidizing the active redox material. The method may be run under substantially isothermal conditions and/or energy supplied to the apparatus may include solar energy, which may be concentrated.
US09399572B2 Microelectromechanical component and method for testing a microelectromechanical component
The microelectromechanical component has a semiconductor substrate (1), which has a cavity (2a) formed in the semiconductor substrate. The cavity is covered by a reversibly deformable membrane (2). A sensor (17) for detecting a deformation of the membrane (2) is formed within the region of the membrane (2). A test actuator (28, 29, 30) for deforming the membrane (2) for testing purposes is also arranged within the region of the membrane (2). Finally, the microelectromechanical component has an evaluation and activation unit (41) connected to the sensor (17) and the test actuator (28, 29, 30) for activating the test actuator (28, 29, 30) in order to deform the membrane (2) as a test and for evaluating a measurement signal of the sensor (17) as a sensor detection of a deformation of the membrane (2) as a result of the activation of the test actuator (28, 29, 30).
US09399570B2 Beverage dispenser with water cooler and concentrate adding device
A beverage dispenser (11) is disclosed for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a cooling device (5) and a water bottle (1) and the beverage dispenser is intended to be positioned between the cooling device and the water bottle. The beverage dispenser comprises: a dispensing station (18), a dedicated water nozzle (17) for dispensing water at the dispensing station, a conduit (13) for supply of water from the water cooler to the water nozzle, a connector (22) for attachment to a container (12) comprising concentrate, a dedicated concentrate nozzle (16) for dispensing concentrate to the dispensing station, a conduit (23) for supply of concentrate from the container to the concentrate nozzle, and wherein the water nozzle and the concentrate nozzle are arranged such that water dispensed from the water nozzle and concentrate dispensed from the concentrate nozzle intersect, and wherein the angle (β) of the concentrate nozzle relative to the horizontal is from 25° to 90°, and the angle (α) of the water nozzle relative to the horizontal is from 45° to 90°.
US09399564B2 Adjustable module lift frame assembly
A module lift assembly includes a lift assembly, a pair of transversely spaced apart longitudinal lift beams and slings connecting the lift assembly to the lift beams. Each of slings is pivotally connected to the lift assembly and the connected lift beam, and is composed of pivotally connected elongate segments. Pivoting of the segments relative to each other, the lift assembly and the lift beams allows the lift assembly to be lowered and raised relative to the lift beams.
US09399562B2 Elevator speed and position detection system using an optical sensor
An elevator associated within a hoistway and having a speed and position detection system. The elevator may include an elevator component associated within the hoistway, an optical sensor associated within the hoistway, an object associated within the hoistway in such a manner to be aligned in a path of the optical sensor, and a processor operatively coupled to the optical sensor. The optical sensor may be capable of emitting a signal and receiving a reflected signal of the emitted signal. The object may have surface features that may reflect the signal. The processor may be capable of processing the reflected signal to provide an output indicative of a speed and position of the elevator component.
US09399561B2 Drive roll carrier for welding wire feeder
A drive roll carrier is provided for use with a wire feeder for a welder that includes a hub that can be rotated by a gear and that may include at least one lug that extends longitudinally along and radially out from the hub and at least one retainer that extends from an outer surface of the hub. The retainer may be fixed in a longitudinal direction with respect to the hub and may be movable in a radial direction for allowing mounting of a drive roll onto the hub. An outer end of the lug may include an alignment segment that has a different profile shape than the rest of the lug to facilitate alignment of a mounting groove of the drive roll with the lug.
US09399559B2 Paper money temporary storage device
A banknote temporary storage device includes a pair of coiling tapes configured to clamp banknotes to be temporarily stored, a large coiling block configured to temporarily store the banknotes by accommodating the coiling tapes which clamp the banknotes to be temporarily stored, an upper coiling block component and a lower coiling block component configured to release or roll up the coiling tapes, and a banknotes inlet/outlet. Each of the coiling tapes has one end fixed onto the large coiling block, and another ends of the coiling tapes are respectively fixed onto the upper coiling block component and the lower coiling block component. The banknote temporary storage device is further provided with a coiling block guide plate and a pressing body, therefore the banknotes can be flattened when passing between the coiling block guide plate and the pressing body, thereby preventing the corners of the banknotes from being folded.
US09399557B1 Sensing conveyor for object characteristic determination
Methods and devices for measuring attributes of objects such as containers and container content without opening the containers are disclosed. Measurements of containers are obtained during conveyance via conveyor. For example, a sensor, such as a pressure sensing system, may measure pressure or contact between the container and the conveyor conveying the container. The measurements may be analyzed to determine characteristics of the container such as the weight, weight distribution and/or dimensions of the container. The conveyor may be configured to jostle the container such that an inertial property of the container and/or container content may be measured and analyzed. The measurements obtained may be used to ascertain a problem or characteristic of the container and/or container content without opening the container, such as damage, packing condition, number of units, presence of liquids, and the like. The method and device may be used through a materials handling facility.
US09399554B2 High load conveyor chain and method
An overhead conveyor, components therefor and method for making same, in which the conveyor chain has a nominal pitch “X,” bit a maximum allowable chain pull value which is equal to or greater than the maximum allowable chain pull value for a chain having a nominal pitch of X+1. Trolleys can be attached to the chain at intervals which differ from the intervals of a chain with pitch of X+1. Fewer synchronized drives are required for driving longer chains. A lower pitch chain can be used to drive larger trolleys, without sacrificing the maximum allowable chain pull value always used in conjunction with the larger trolley.
US09399548B2 Floating insulation for a production tank
A production tank has at least one fluid outlet having a first flow area, an access port having a second flow area, and a fluid-containment space defined by a sidewall and a roof, the second flow area being larger than the first flow area. The fluid-containment space stories production liquids from a wellbore. A plurality of individual insulating elements are distributed across a horizontal section of the production tank, the insulating elements having a density that is less than the production fluids and having a size and shape that prevents passage through the first flow area and that permits passage through the second flow area.
US09399546B2 Capsule and method for the preparation of a beverage by centrifugation
Capsule (1A) designed in particular for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device by feeding liquid in the capsule and rotating the capsule along a central axis (I) to produce centrifugal forces on the liquid traversing the capsule thereby forcing the beverage out of the capsule by such centrifugal forces, wherein the capsule comprises: a body (2) comprising containment walls (3,4), a main opening (6) of central axis (I) closed by a closing wall (8) forming a compartment (7) including beverage ingredients and a flange (5) peripherally bordering the said opening (6), wherein it comprises a perforating wall (9) placed close to the closing wall (8) and comprising perforating means (10-15) for perforating the closing wall (8) when applying a pressure on the transversal closing wall (8) or perforating wall (9).
US09399543B2 Automated pharmacy system for dispensing unit doses of pharmaceuticals and the like
A system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals includes: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows; multiple storage locations positioned within the housing; and a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing. The carrier assembly is configured to receive a pharmaceutical dose package loaded into either the first or second window and convey the pharmaceutical dose package to one of the storage locations for storage therein, and is further configured to retrieve a pharmaceutical dose package from one of the storage locations and return the pharmaceutical dose package to the first or second window for dispensing therefrom.
US09399539B2 Packaging wrap for hangers
A packaging wrap for hangers includes a first side and a second side. The first side includes a first bottom panel, a first front panel, a first top panel, and a first rear panel. The first side is folded to define a first closed loop with an opening extending therethrough between the first bottom panel, the first front panel, the first top panel, and the first rear panel. The second side includes a second bottom panel, a second front panel, a second top panel, and a second rear panel. The second side is folded to define a second closed loop with an opening extending therethrough between the second bottom panel, the second front panel, the second top panel, and the first rear panel. The first side is coupled to the second side via a fold line extending along a boundary between the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel.
US09399528B2 Method and system for stationing a satellite
A method for stationing a satellite, comprises: determining a predefined trajectory for stationing of the satellite based on a model of movement of the satellite; determining parameters of the predefined control law of approximation of the trajectory and by minimizing impact on the control law of deviation from a trajectory followed by the satellite using parameters of the control law; determining a state vector of the satellite; determining a deviation between the state vector and the predefined trajectory; determining Lagrange multipliers based on a current state vector of the satellite, on a deviation between current state vector and predefined trajectory and on parameters of the predefined control law; determining parameters of the current control law of the engines based on the Lagrange multipliers and by derivation of a parameter representative of an effect of engines on the real trajectory; and controlling engines based on parameters of the current control law.
US09399522B2 Ram air turbine actuator
A component for use in a ram air turbine actuator includes a lock bolt extending along a centerline with the lock bolt being axially movable between a stowed position and a deployed position and a plurality of rollers that are radially outward from the centerline and guided by the lock bolt. The component also includes a slider radially between at least a portion of the lock bolt and a piston rod with the slider being axially movable between a stop position and the deployed position and up-lock wedges supported by the piston rod. The actuator becomes locked in the stowed position when the lock bolt and slider move axially within the piston rod and a cylinder to position the rollers to push the up-lock wedges radially outward into an aperture and prevent the lock bolt, slider, and cylinder from axial movement.
US09399519B2 Self-tensioning girt
Described are self-tensioning girt assemblies with one or more straps that form loops that extend around opposing sides of an inflatable structure. The one or more strips are configured to apply multi-directional forces such that the girt assembly is self-tensioning. The self-tensioning girt assemblies may comprise at least two sleeves coupled to the inflatable structure and that receive the straps in a way that permits the straps to rotate around the inflatable structure. In some embodiments, the straps are attached to a panel that extends between the straps.
US09399515B1 Injury mitigation for aerial delivery over active populations
An aerial delivery system includes at least one container mounted on a platform, an impact attenuator initially interposed between the container and the platform, an activation tether arranged to cause contents of the container to disperse, and rigging material attached to the impact attenuator, the platform and the activation tether and configured to rotate the platform to face upward and the impact attenuator to face downward during aerial delivery.
US09399514B2 Aerial delivery system with munition adapter and latching release
An aerial delivery system is configured to allow delivery of one or more releasable items after the system is extracted from an aircraft. One or more linear guidance devices and releasable securing mechanisms allow the aerial delivery system to deploy one or more releasable items at an appropriate time. The releasable securing mechanisms may utilize one or more rotatable latch plates. The one or more releasable items may be deployed simultaneously, or in a staged or staggered fashion. Through use of drag or lift-producing devices, the system may be recovered and reused. The attitude and/or azimuth orientation of the system may be varied prior to, during, and/or after release of a releasable item.
US09399513B2 Constant velocity joint with control mechanism
According to one embodiment, a constant velocity (CV) joint includes a first yoke, a second yoke, and a control mechanism. The first yoke is configured to be rotatably coupled to an input device about a first axis and configured to receive the input device through a first opening. The second yoke is rotatably coupled to the first yoke about a second axis and rotatably coupled to an output device about a third axis. The control mechanism is adapted to constrain the first yoke and the second yoke so as to achieve a substantially CV characteristic between the input device and the output device.
US09399507B2 Joints between a composite skin and a load-bearing component and methods of forming same
A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes providing a load bearing structure including a first structural feature having an arcuate shape and providing a composite skin including a second structural feature also having an arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling the first structural feature to the second structural feature such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads induced into the load bearing structure into the composite skin.
US09399505B2 Jet propulsion watercraft
A jet propulsion watercraft includes a vessel body, a steering nozzle, and a bucket. The steering nozzle includes a jet port from which a jet of water is ejected to propel the vessel body. The bucket is configured to move to a retracted position away from the jet of water ejected from the jet port and a jet receiving position to receive the jet of water ejected from the jet port. The bucket includes a right opening, a left opening, a first opening, and a second opening spaced apart from the first opening. The jet of water flows rightward from the right opening, leftward from the left opening, and rearward from the first opening and the second opening when the bucket is located in the jet receiving position. The first opening is located at least partially rightward of a right end of the jet port. The second opening is located at least partially leftward of a left end of the jet port.
US09399499B2 Bicycle battery holder
A bicycle battery holder is basically provided with a battery holder body, an operating member and a battery engaging member. The battery holder body includes a contact portion. The operating member is movably mounted to the battery holder body between a first position and a second position. The battery engaging member is pivotally coupled to the operating member on an axle such that the battery engaging member moves in a first direction with respect to the battery holder body to a battery retaining position as the operating member moves from the first position to the second position. The contact portion of the battery holder body limits rotational movement of the operating member around an axis of the axle to maintain the operating member in the first position while the operating member is disposed in the first position.
US09399498B2 Foot pedal structure for saddle-type vehicle
A foot pedal structure for a saddle-type vehicle for preventing peripheral components in the periphery of a brake pedal from being damaged even though the brake pedal and the peripheral components are not widely spaced from each other. A brake pedal includes at least an arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle from a step support member and a pedal member mounted on a distal end of the arm and extending in a vehicle widthwise direction. An upward extension in the form of a plate member extends upwardly from a treading surface of the pedal member and is disposed on an inner end of the pedal member in the vehicle widthwise direction.
US09399493B1 Windshield air deflector for a motor vehicle
An air deflector device configured for mounting on the hood of a motor vehicle adjacent a windshield for deflecting air away from the windshield as the vehicle moves rapidly forward. This deflector device comprises an elongate deflector member configured to be mounted substantially horizontally on the hood of the vehicle, transverse to its central, longitudinal axis (the deflector member having a forward edge and a rearward edge when so mounted); and a hinge on the forward edge of the deflector member to enable the rearward edge of the member to be raised and lowered in front of the windshield. A drive or spring bias mechanism may also be provided to raise and lower the member between a first position in which it is substantially parallel (e.g., flush) with the surface of the hood and a second position, with the rearward edge raised, in which the member deflects air upwards and away from the windshield.
US09399483B2 Steering-bracket supporting apparatus and steering apparatus
A supporting apparatus for a steering bracket includes, a steering bracket supporting a steering column and including a first capsule-side hole and a second capsule-side hole, a separation capsule including a first bracket-side hole and a second bracket-side hole, a resin member straddling the first bracket-side hole and the first capsule-side hole, a shear pin straddling the second bracket-side hole and the second capsule-side hole, and a cam mechanism including a rotatable weight portion to pull out the shear pin from the second bracket-side hole, the weight portion constituted to rotate around the shear pin by inertia due to a primary collision and to move to a front of a vehicle, and the cam mechanism constituted to pull out the shear pin from the bracket-side hole by a rotation of the weight portion.
US09399478B2 Stroller
A compact collapsible stroller includes a mobile base provided with front and rear wheels. A push handle is coupled to the mobile base.
US09399474B2 Method for controlling a pneumatic spring assembly of a motor vehicle
A method for controlling a pneumatic spring assembly of a motor vehicle includes deriving discrete condition parameters from a condition of the motor vehicle, wherein the discrete condition parameters are combined into parameter sets. Each parameter set is furthermore associated with a defined height control behavior, and wherein a height control behavior that is associated with a specific condition of the vehicle is set by activating at least one valve of the pneumatic spring assembly.
US09399469B1 Alarm assembly
An alarm assembly includes a vehicle. A housing is provided that has a mount portion and a display portion and the housing is positioned within the vehicle. A tracking unit is coupled to the housing and the tracking unit is operationally coupled to the vehicle. The tracking unit is manipulated to record a number of passengers in the vehicle before the vehicle can be turned on. The tracking unit is manipulated to acknowledge the number of passengers in the vehicle before the vehicle can be turned off thereby preventing the passengers from being inadvertently left in the vehicle.
US09399464B2 Vehicle cruise control device
A vehicle cruise control device is provided that obtains a target trajectory of a vehicle based on white lines 102 and 104 as traveling route specification targets contained in information acquired by a device that acquires at least information in front of the vehicle, and performs traveling trajectory control so as to cause the vehicle to travel along the target trajectory. When the vehicle travels a particular area 110 where a traveling route branches into a plurality of traveling routes and a target trajectory cannot be obtained based on white lines, an interim target trajectory 116 is obtained for the particular area, based on the white lines 102 and 104 in an area adjacent to the particular area and a traveling route that the vehicle is to travel after traveling the particular area, and interim traveling trajectory control is executed so that the vehicle travels along the interim target trajectory.
US09399460B2 Control system for vehicle
A control system for a vehicle capable of changing a deceleration by changing a shift range, includes: a PM-ECU for controlling a powertrain of the vehicle; and a start switch operated by a driver to start and stop the PM-ECU. When the start switch is operated during travel of the vehicle, the PM-ECU stops control of the powertrain. When the PM-ECU stops control of the powertrain and thereafter the start switch is operated again during travel of the vehicle, the PM-ECU controls the shift range in accordance with an elapsed time since the PM-ECU stopped control of the powertrain.
US09399459B2 Methods and systems for operating an engine
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, engine operation is adjusted in response to a change in engine operating conditions that result in a fractional amount of cylinder charge comprised of exhaust gas changing by more than a threshold percentage. The approaches describe may improve vehicle drivability and fuel economy.
US09399458B2 Method for operating a drive train
A method of operating a drive train of a motor vehicle comprising a drive assembly which has at least a combustion engine and an automatic transmission with frictional shift elements positioned between the drive assembly and an output. When executing a traction downshift in which at least one frictional shift element of the automatic transmission is engaged and at least one shift element of the automatic transmission is disengaged, the method comprising the steps of engaging at least a first frictional shift element of the automatic transmission, disengaging at least a second frictional shift element of the automatic transmission, and reducing torque, provided by the combustion engine, while reducing the transfer ability of the second frictional shift element for executing the traction downshift.
US09399453B2 Master cylinder device and hydraulic brake system using the same
A housing of a master cylinder device includes a housing member separating an interior of the housing into a front and a rear side chambers and having an opening through the housing member. A pressurizing piston includes a main body portion disposed in the front side chamber and is moved forward by a force for pressurizing the brake fluid. An input piston can move forward by an operation force. An input chamber into which a brake fluid from a high pressure source device is introduced is defined between a rear end of the main body portion of the pressurizing piston and the housing member. The input piston is fitted in the housing with seals, whereby, the input piston and the pressure receiving piston face to each other through the opening, though the input piston and the pressure receiving piston are not fitted to each other with any seal.
US09399452B2 Method for controlling an electrohydraulic braking system and electrohydraulic braking system
A method and system is provided for controlling an electrohydraulic braking system for a motor vehicle having an antilock braking control function and an electrically controllable pressure generating device having a cylinder-piston arrangement having a hydraulic pressure chamber and a piston displaceable by an electromechanical actuator so that a predetermined pressure can be set in the chamber, and having a number of hydraulically wheel brakes connected to the hydraulic pressure chamber by an electrically actuatable inlet valve and to a pressure medium reservoir via an electrically actuatable outlet valve. The cylinder-piston arrangement is actuated in case of antilock controlling at all wheel brakes for setting an individual wheel target pressure at each wheel brake, such that the pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber is set to the greatest wheel target pressure.
US09399451B2 System and method for tracking the path of a vehicle
A system for tracking a path of a motor vehicle, the system including: an instantaneous speed sensor on each wheel of front and rear axle systems; a mechanism to calculate speed loss between wheels of a single axle system; a mechanism to calculate difference between the speed losses of each axle system; and a mechanism to compare the difference with a stored threshold value. A method for tracking a path of a motor vehicle includes: calculating speed losses for wheels of front and rear axle systems; calculating speed loss difference between each front and rear axle system; and comparing the speed loss difference with a stored threshold value.
US09399450B2 Method and system for promoting a uniform driving style
A method and system for promoting a uniform driving style. A longitudinal speed of a motor vehicle and a route section curvature radius lying ahead of the vehicle are determined when the vehicle approaches the route section. An expected lateral acceleration is determined from the curvature radius and longitudinal speed as the route section is driven through. The lateral acceleration is compared with a permanently predefined lateral acceleration limiting value which can be predefined by the driver. In the event the expected lateral acceleration is greater than at least one of the lateral acceleration limiting values, the longitudinal speed is lowered by an optical, acoustic and/or haptic request to the driver and/or by autonomous braking intervention. If the expected lateral acceleration is smaller than or equal to the lower of the two lateral acceleration limiting values the lowering of the longitudinal speed is reduced by decreasing the engine drag torque.
US09399444B2 Device for adjusting tension in seat belts and other restraint system webs
An attachable tension reducing seat belt device to reduce web tension on the neck, shoulder and chest of motor vehicle occupants or other restraint system webs to slightly reduce tension created by a refraction device preventing a minimal portion of web from being pulled through a web guide by a retractor. Additionally, the device is designed to be either temporarily mounted through easy clip on and removal function which allows the seat belt to be refracted after each use, as is typical, or semi-permanently mounted with the use of a seat belt tongue hooking system which allows the seat belt to remain un-retracted after each use.
US09399443B2 Deployable vehicle hood extender for pedestrian protection
A pedestrian protection apparatus for use with a motor vehicle having a windshield, a cowl and an engine hood is provided. The apparatus includes a deployable hood extender, movable between a stowed position within or beneath the hood and a deployed position, wherein the hood extender substantially overlaps the cowl or an area of increased component stiffness rearward of the vehicle hood and beneath at least a portion of the windshield. The hood extender may include a positional control portion, an energy absorbing portion, a bending control feature, and softened edges. The hood extender may be a single moveable panel or may comprise a plurality of moveable panels, strips or rod-like elements, wherein the plurality of elements may be rigidly or pivotally attached to one another for linear or rotational displacement between stowed and deployed positions. The hood extender may be an expandable lattice structure. An actuation lock is included.
US09399442B2 Assembling apparatus of curtain airbag
An assembling apparatus of a curtain airbag in a vehicle includes an inflator and an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes a body part configured to be unfolded if necessary to protect a passenger, an inlet configured to transmit air from the inflator into the body part, and a first extending part having a predetermined length and extending from the inlet towards the inflator side of the inlet. Also included are at least one bracket on which the inflator is supported and at least one fixed member configured to fix the inflator, enclosing an outside of the inflator.
US09399432B2 Stable mounting system for seatback shelving
This invention relates to a mechanism for attaching shelving, hooks, and organizers to a vehicle seatback. The attachment mechanism fits over the vehicle seat headrest posts, providing stability to the shelving, hooks, or organizers. The mechanism is formed as a single piece, thus it can be installed and removed without any additional components such as screws, bolts, straps, or other parts.
US09399428B2 Mirror device
A mirror device has a light-transmissive substrate and at least one organic EL element supported on the back surface of the light-transmissive substrate, and emits light from the front surface of the light-transmissive substrate. The organic EL element has an organic layer containing a light-emitting layer layered between a light-transmissive electrode and a reflection electrode that are opposite to each other. The light-transmissive electrode is formed on the light-transmissive substrate. The mirror device has a plurality of metal mirror surface portions that each have an area smaller than the area of the light-transmissive electrode and are distributed and disposed on the front surface of the light-transmissive substrate so as to be opposite to the light-emitting layer.
US09399426B2 Turning direction indicator
In a turning direction indicator, a first determination section determines whether a steering angle becomes equal to or larger than a first angle in one turning direction after the steering angle becomes a rotation angle in another turning direction opposite to the one turning direction in a state where an indication operation section is operated to a position indicating the one turning direction and the one turning direction is displayed by a display section. A second determination section determines whether the steering angle becomes equal to or smaller than a second angle smaller than the first angle after the steering angle becomes equal to or larger than the first angle. If the second determination section determines that the steering angle is equal to or smaller than the second angle, a cancelation section cancels the display of the turning direction by the display section.
US09399425B2 LED lamp comprising a power regulating device
A lamp, as for example a headlamp, comprising: a light source having one or more LED-type diodes; a power unit for generating electric power of said light source, said unit being controlled by a control information or a control signal; a control unit for adjusting the light generated by said light source; wherein the control unit comprises an image sensor generating at least one image of the illuminated area from said light source and means for processing said image in order to generate said control information or said control signal The lamp also includes a processor for image processing capable of performing complex analysis of the image, including the recognition of a rope, fog detection etc. . . .
US09399419B2 Method and system for measuring head position of driver
A method and system that measure the head position of a driver in a vehicle include an infrared lamp that is disposed on a driver B-pillar and transmits an infrared signal and an infrared receiving sensor that is disposed on a passenger A-pillar to receive infrared signal from the infrared lamp. In addition, a plurality of infrared lamps are disposed on the headrest of the driver's seat and transmit infrared signals and an infrared receiving sensor is disposed on a dashboard disposed in front of a steering wheel to receive infrared signals from the infrared lamps on the headrest. A controller operates the infrared lamps to transmit infrared signals and measures the head position of a driver based on infrared signals received by the infrared receiving sensors.
US09399416B2 Child seat having an anchoring harness
A child seat includes a seat portion and an anchoring harness. The seat portion has a lower surface facing downward, an upper surface facing upward for providing sitting support, a rear edge defining a rear border of the lower and upper surfaces, and a slot formed through the seat portion and opened on the lower and upper surfaces, the slot being located adjacent to the rear edge. The anchoring harness is routed through the slot and extends outward on the lower and upper surfaces. The anchoring harness includes a first and a second end, the first end having a fastener operable to attach with an external anchorage fixture, and the second end being positioned across the slot adjacent to the upper or lower surface, the second end being in obstructing contact against a region of the seat portion around the slot to retain the anchoring harness with the seat portion.
US09399414B2 Vehicle seat having a plurality of fittings
A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprising a seat member, a backrest member which is connected to the seat member so as to be able to be pivoted about a pivot axis, a first fitting which, when viewed along the pivot axis, is arranged at a first position on the seat member and a second fitting which, when viewed in the direction of the pivot axis, is arranged at a second position on the seat member for a pivotable connection of the backrest member with the seat member. The vehicle seat further comprising a third fitting which, when viewed along the pivot axis is arranged between the first fitting and the second fitting and which is spaced apart from the first fitting and the second fitting along the pivot axis.
US09399412B2 Vehicle seat slide device
A vehicle seat slide device includes: a moveable rail capable of sliding along the fixed rail; a main roller provided on each of opposite end portions of the moveable rail in a longitudinal direction and capable of rolling on a bottom wall of the fixed rail; a bracket turnably supported on the moveable rail via a pin; a biasing unit attached to the moveable rail and constantly applying a rotational biasing force to the bracket about the pin by pushing one end portion of the bracket; and a sub roller arranged on another end portion of the bracket and capable of rolling with the sub roller constantly in sure contact with the top wall of the fixed rail in response to the rotational biasing force.
US09399410B2 Hidden front passenger seat head restraint for improved visability
An interior arrangement for a vehicle including a front passenger seat having a head restraint, a rear seat, seat occupant sensors fitted to the seats, a head restraint position sensor, a motor for moving the head restraint between its functional position and its lowered position, and a central controller operatively associated with the sensors and the motor. The front passenger head restraint is moved up to its functional position from a stowed position each time a front seat passenger presence is detected according to one embodiment. According to another embodiment the front passenger head restraint is moved from a functional or upright position to a stowed or hidden position if the front seat is unoccupied and the rear seat is occupied.
US09399409B2 Easy-entry vehicle seat with cover assembly
A passenger support apparatus includes a vehicle seat equipped with an easy-entry unit configured to provide easier passenger ingress and egress to an area behind the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom with front and rear portions and a seat back extending from the seat bottom. The easy-entry unit includes the seat back and the rear portion of the seat bottom and pivots about a pivot axis between an occupant use position and an access position. A cover assembly is coupled to the vehicle seat and expands and retracts between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration to limit access to an underside of the seat bottom whether the easy-entry unit is in the occupant use position, the access position, or an intermediate position. The vehicle seat can also be configured to slide along a seat support frame between forward and rearward positions.
US09399405B2 Inverted vehicle control apparatus, and method and program therefor
An inverted vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of driving wheels, a plurality of drive means each of which drives a respective one of the plurality of driving wheels, skid detection means for detecting a skid state between the driving wheels and a road surface, operation information acquisition means for acquiring operation information of a rider, and control means for controlling the drive means to control the driving wheels. The control means controls, based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition means, the driving wheel for which no skid is detected by the skid detection means, and the control means controls the driving wheel for which a skid is detected by the skid detection means so that a friction reaction force exerted from the road surface to the driving wheel is exerted in such a direction that the inverted vehicle is raised by the friction reaction force.
US09399401B2 Battery charging apparatus for electric vehicle
A battery charging apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a first converter part configured to convert a first voltage, which is inputted with rectification, into a second voltage; and a second converter part configured to output a third voltage for charging a battery for the electric vehicle by converting the second voltage into a direct current. The output end of the first converter part comprises a first and a second output terminal. The second converter part comprises a first switching element connected with the first output terminal; a second switching element connected with the second output terminal; a first output capacitor serially connected with the first switching element; and a second output capacitor serially connected with the second switching element. The time during which the first switching element is turned on does not overlap the time during which the second switching element is turned on.
US09399399B2 Method for controlling an internal combustion engine
A method for controlling an internal-combustion engine comprises steps of: determining a current value of a driving torque requested to the internal-combustion engine and a first time derivative of the current value of the driving torque; comparing the current value of the driving torque and first time derivative with first and second threshold values, respectively; determining a “sport driving” condition only if the current value of the driving torque is higher than the first threshold value and the first time derivative is higher than the second threshold value; and controlling the internal-combustion engine as a function of the “sport driving” condition.
US09399393B2 Molding element for joining a part to a fixed window pane of a vehicle
A molding element for joining a part to a vehicle window pane includes a molding body having a first section configured to be secured to an edge of the window pane and a second section including a latching recess being configured to receive, in an insertion direction, a rib of the part through an engagement opening so as to detachably fasten the part to the molding element. A closure element is formed on the molding body. The closure element bridges the engagement opening in a first functional position.
US09399390B1 Retractable tarpaulin for use with a pickup truck bed
The retractable tarpaulin for use with a pickup truck is an aramid fiber tarpaulin that can be used to protect the bed, shelter large loads, or provide a visible space for advertisements and other messages. The aramid fiber tarpaulin is set up and secured using magnets.
US09399388B2 Guide-pulley device and vehicle sliding door system
A guide-pulley device is equipped with: a guide pulley having a plurality of grooves configured so as to independently accommodate two cables for moving in a manner such that when one moves in a winding direction, the other moves in a feeding direction; and a storage body for storing the guide pulley. The storage body has first and second storage members which attach to one another. The first storage member has a base on which a support shaft for supporting the guide pulley stands upright. The second storage member has a lid section which faces the base section. The first storage member also has a partition wall for forming two routing channels for routing each of the cables, and a plurality of hooks projecting from the partition into the grooves. The base, the partition wall, and the hooks are formed integrally.
US09399387B2 Device for electrically contacting an electrically activatable functional layer of a vehicle windowpane that is adjustable by a windowpane driver
A device electrically contacts an electrically activatable functional layer of a vehicle windowpane that is adjustable by a windowpane driver. The device has the windowpane driver with at least two first contact elements for the transmission of control signals to the functional layer. In an as-intended installed state, the first contact elements are in electrical contact directly with at least two corresponding first contact points of the functional layer or of a windowpane holder directly securing the vehicle windowpane.
US09399384B2 Coupled torsion beam axle type of suspension system
A coupled torsion beam axle suspension system includes a trailing arm connected to each end of a torsion beam. A vehicle body fastener is mounted at a front end of the trailing arm. A spindle bracket is mounted to a rear outer side of the trailing arm. The vehicle body fastener includes a trailing arm bush at a front end of the trailing arm. A bush link is installed in front of and fastened to the trailing arm bush. A lower mounting bush is formed inside the bush link at a front outer side of the trailing arm bush and fastened to a lower side of a vehicle body. An upper mounting bush is mounted at a rear side of the lower mounting bush and move up and down between the bush link and the vehicle body by a cylinder unit disposed between the bush link and the vehicle body.
US09399378B2 Wheel suspension for the rear axle of a vehicle
A wheel suspension for the rear axle of a vehicle includes a wheel carrier that is steerable in a pivoting range for mounting a wheel, and a plurality of control arms for articulating the wheel carrier to the body of the vehicle, and further a damping device for damping a movement of the wheel carrier relative to the vehicle body. The damping device is connected to the wheel carrier by way of a wheel carrier connection, wherein the wheel carrier connection is arranged in an attachment area of the wheel space of the wheel defined by the pivoting range of the wheel carrier, which, of all areas of the wheel space facing the vehicle body, has the greatest direct distance to the vehicle body.
US09399376B2 Recognizing tire sensor location in factory mode for TPMS and smart entry system
A method for localizing tire sensors includes determining a wake up field power, transmitting an LF wake up field having the wake up field power from an LF antenna on the vehicle, receiving an identification signal from each tire sensor awakened by the transmitted LF wake up field, and determining whether a desired number of tire sensors have woken up in response to the transmitted LF wake up field based on the received identification signals. When the desired number of tire sensors have woken up, the method can further include recording the identification signals received from the awakened tire sensors and the respective antennas that awoke the respective tire sensors. The method further includes determining whether a desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field. When the desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field, the method can further include comparing the received identification signals and determining locations for the tire sensors based on which respective antenna woke up which respective tire sensor and whether the received identification signals match other received identification signals.
US09399368B2 Method and device for embossing an uneven surface of a body with a transfer layer of a hot embossing film
The invention relates to a method for stamping a non-planar surface (14) of a body (1) with a transfer layer of a hot-stamping foil (5), in which a stamping region of the hot-stamping foil (5) is brought into abutment against the surface (14) of the body (1) and a heated stamping die (3) is pressed against the hot-stamping foil (5) and the surface (14) of the body (1) such that, in the stamping region, the transfer layer detaches from a support of the hot-stamping foil (5) and adheres to the surface (14) of the body (1). In the invention, the hot-stamping foil (5) is pre-heated in a region comprising the entire stamping region before the stamping procedure, in particular by a heating apparatus (6) which is insertable and withdrawable into the device.
US09399367B2 Marker with decorative fluid sleeve
A dual chamber container includes an inner hollow body containing a marker fluid which is adapted to be dispensed. The inner hollow body is at least partially surrounded by an outer hollow body containing a decorative fluid which is retained in the container as the marker fluid is dispensed.
US09399359B2 Image forming apparatus including switching member
An image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding unit; an image formation unit; a conveyance unit configured to clamp and convey a recording medium; a paper ejection unit; a manual paper feeding unit configured to receive another recording medium inserted manually and feed the other recording medium from the paper ejection unit; and a switching member fixed on an axle and configured to move between a retracted position, which is retracted from a conveyance path in a case where the image formation unit forms an image, and an abutting position entering the conveyance path by rotating with a rotation of the axle. In a case of feeding the other recording medium manually inserted, the switching member is arranged at the abutting position, clamping by the conveyance unit is released, the other recording medium arrives at an abutment position, and the conveyance unit clamps the other recording medium.
US09399356B1 Printer apparatus
In accordance with one embodiment, a printer apparatus comprises a printing medium supply shaft configured to supply the mounted printing medium; a ribbon supply shaft configured to supply a mounted ink ribbon driven by a driving source; a fixing shaft; a winding driving core configured to be freely rotatably mounted on the fixing shaft to rotate driven by the driving source; and a ribbon winding shaft configured to be freely rotatably mounted on the winding driving core to wind the ink ribbon which is transferred onto and printed on the printing medium using a thermal head, wherein the ribbon winding shaft is configured to transmit the rotation of the driving source through an elastic component arranged between the ribbon winding shaft and the winding driving core.
US09399355B2 Printing method, printing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium
Printing an image on a printing medium includes using a print head that ejects a first ink and a second ink having higher lightness than the first ink with preliminary ejection that is performed in a predetermined area in which the image is to be formed in order to maintain an ink ejection state of the print head and that does not contribute to printing of the image, wherein dots of the first ink and dots of the second ink formed in the predetermined area by the preliminary ejection are printed so as to be superposed on each other.
US09399346B2 Printer head cleaning device and inkjet printing device
The object is to reliably remove dirt and/or stains on the nozzle surface of a printer head. To accomplish the object, an inkjet printing device (100) is provided with a rotating brush (50) in a cap (103) mounted on a printer head (1), and a piezoelectric element (150) disposed on the side wall of the cap (103). The piezoelectric element (150) is ultrasonically vibrated at a predetermined frequency by means of a controller (20) and a power source (9). The ultrasonic vibration is transmitted into a cleaning solution in the cap (103) to remove dirt and/or stains adhered to a nozzle surface (3a). The rotating brush (50) is rotated by a motor, and its bristles (53) are vibrated by the ultrasonic vibration. Accordingly, dirt and/or stains on the nozzle surface (3a) are mechanically removed.
US09399344B2 Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects an ink from a nozzle to a sheet transported, an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the height position of the liquid ejecting unit by moving the liquid ejecting unit, a cap capable of tightly closing a space that the nozzle faces, and a moving mechanism that moves the cap between a tightly closing position and a non-tightly closing position. The adjustment mechanism includes a pivot shaft provided along a width direction, a plurality of cams that moves the liquid ejecting unit by pivoting together with the pivot shaft and contacting the liquid ejecting unit, and an engaging portion capable of pivoting together with the pivot shaft and engaging with an engaged portion that is provided on the liquid ejecting apparatus.
US09399335B2 Adhesive for producing composite bodies, a plastic glass composite or composite glass for architecture and construction
Provided is an adhesive composition suitable for producing a laminate. The composition contains specified amounts of (a) polyisobutyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate or a mixture thereof, (b) butyl acrylate, (c) polybutyl acrylate, (d) a (meth)acrylate compound and (e) a silicon compound. These components may be in polymerizable form, in polymerized form or in a combination of polymerizable form and polymerized form. The amounts of components (a) to (e) total 100 wt. % and the amount of (b) and (c) represents 30 to 90 wt. %, based on the sum total of components (a) to (e). The composition may optionally further contain from 0.1 to 6 wt. %, based on the total weight of the adhesive composition, of additives different from components (a) to (e) described above.
US09399332B2 Ultrasonic joining method and ultrasonic joining device
An ultrasonic joining method for bonding paper material (5), in particular paper, paperboard or cardboard, comprising the following steps: introducing the paper material (5) into a gap (4) between an ultrasonic horn (2) and an anvil (3), applying a joining force in a joining force direction (6) to the paper material (5) in the gap (4), and setting the ultrasonic horn (2) into an ultrasonic vibration in order to join the paper material (5), characterized in that an ultrasonic frictional welding operation is carried out, in which the joining force direction (6) is not parallel to the direction of vibration (7) of the ultrasonic vibration.
US09399330B2 Ultrasonic joining method and ultrasonic joining device
An ultrasonic joining method for connecting paper material (5), in particular paper, board or paperboard, comprising the following steps: introducing the paper material (5) into a gap (4) between a sonotrode (2) and an anvil (3), causing the sonotrode (2) to oscillate ultrasonically for the ultrasonic welding of the paper material (5), the paper material (5) being moistened with demineralized water (9), preferably on inner sides of joining points, before and/or during the ultrasonic welding.
US09399325B2 Method and device for laying and draping portions of a reinforcing fiber structure to produce a profiled preform
A device for automatically laying and draping a plurality of web-form portions of a dry sheet-like formation, in particular of a multiaxial laid fiber fabric and/or a woven reinforcing fabric to create a profiled preform on a core by repeated laying and draping of the portions in order to produce a reinforcing profile with a composite material. Accordingly at least one portion, is kept in at least one cassette between two roller conveyors ready for laying on the core. As a result of the preferably simultaneous laying of preferably more than one prefabricated portion of the sheet-like formation on the core by means of at least one cassette of the cassette arrangement a profiled preform can be fully automatically laid and draped quickly and with great dimensional accuracy and at the same time with good reproducibility for the production of CRP profiles.
US09399323B1 Three-dimensional printing structure
A three-dimensional (3D) printing structure that includes an object and a support member is provided. The support member is located on one side of the object to support the object. The support member includes a plurality of support bricks and a filler. The support bricks are stacked together. A first portion of the filler fills the space among the support bricks, and a second portion of the filler fills the space between the object and the support bricks adjacent to the object. Accordingly, the support member of the 3D printing structure is able to support the object, and thus the object can be formed through 3D printing.
US09399321B2 Method and apparatus for producing three-dimensional objects
The invention concerns a method for producing three-dimensional objects (6) layer by layer using a powdery material (7) which can be solidified by irradiating it with a high-energy beam (4), said method comprising the steps of: applying a first layer of powdery material onto a working area (5); solidifying a part of said first layer by irradiating it with a high-energy beam; and applying a second layer (8) of powdery material onto the first, partly solidified layer. The invention is characterized in that the method comprises the step of: determining a rate at which the temperature of the second layer (8) increases after application onto the first layer. The invention also concerns an apparatus configured to operate according to the above method.
US09399315B2 Device for manufacturing a casing made of a composite material and manufacturing method using such a device
A device for manufacturing a fan casing of a turbomachine made of composite material, in which a mold includes a cylindrical body of lengthways axis and side flanges, and in which a counter-mold includes a cylindrical body and side counter-flanges. The counter-flanges are configured to be attached securely to the flanges, the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold are concentric, the preform is configured to be positioned between the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold, and the material of the body of the mold has an appreciably higher expansion coefficient than that of the body of the counter-mold.
US09399312B2 Plastic pump housing and manufacture thereof
A method of making a pump housing that is net-molded and immediately assumes its final shape and design specification without requiring more than de minimis secondary machining processes. The method utilizes molds and cores configured such that none of the fluid ports of the housing produced using the molds and cores have any intersecting geometry. The net-molded pump housing may also include a cross-tube insert providing flow communication between a fluid inlet port and a pressure relief port.
US09399311B2 Electrode paste manufacturing method, manufacturing system, and secondary battery
The present invention relates to an electrode paste manufacturing system that includes, a twin screw extrusion mixer, a mohno pump that is connected at an inlet thereof to an outlet of the twin screw extrusion mixer, a deaerating tank that is connected to an outlet of the mohno pump, and a vacuum pump that is connected at an inlet thereof to the deaerating tank. The vacuum pump is configured such that a conduit system on the deaerating tank side of an airtight line formed at a contact portion between a rotor and a stator of the mohno pump is a closed system with the airtight line being a boundary.
US09399302B2 Electric shaver
An electric shaver includes a rod-shaped body part, a head part, and an interposer. The head part projects from one end portion, in a longitudinal direction, of the body part and swingably attached to the body part. The head part includes a shaving portion and a drive mechanism. The interposer is configured to support the head part swingably about a first swing axis parallel with a longitudinal direction of the shaving portion, and to be supported on the body part swingably about a second swing axis orthogonal to the projecting direction of the head part and orthogonal to the first swing axis.
US09399298B2 Apparatus and method for providing an adjustable positive stop in space
A method and apparatus are disclosed for constraining motion of an end-effector in space. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a mechanical positioner and first and second stops. The first and second stops may be controllable by a drive mechanism to constrain movement of the mechanical positioner and thereby to constrain the ability of a user to manipulate an end-effector outside a predetermined range of motion. The first and second stops may be further controllable by the drive mechanism to permit movement of the end-effector within the predetermined range of motion.
US09399297B2 Pad-separable suction cup
Disclosed herein is a suction cup used in a vacuum system. The suction cup includes a hollow body, a skirt-shaped pad disposed under the body, and a ring-shaped clamp removably provided in the suction cup to couple the body with the pad. A concave ‘C’-shaped outer surface of the clamp compresses a contact portion of the body with the pad in opposite directions upwards and downwards while surrounding the contact portion, thus coupling the body with the pad.
US09399294B1 Displaying estimated image data in a user interface
Methods and systems for robot functions and user interfaces are described. A server may receive a set of robot parameters, and may predict new parameters based on a robot command. In this manner, a user may receive parameters corresponding to the predicted values and mitigate network and processing latency. In other examples, a robot may provide a forward looking image and a robot speed. When a command to move forward is issued, the server may provide a predicted image and predicted speed. The server may be able to calculate a predicted image and a predicted speed (or other parameter) more quickly than the robot could provide the same information. The predicted information may be displayed on a user interface with a corresponding indication that the values are predicted. The robot may provide the server and the user interface with the actual data when it is available.
US09399293B2 Method and system for calculating weight and center of gravity of object lifted by robot
A method for calculating weight and center of gravity of an object lifted by a robot includes lifting an object, measuring a change in angle of each joint through an angle sensor provided for each joint of the gripper in the event of the lifting, and calculating angular velocity and acceleration of each joint, calculating, via a controller, acceleration of the object, measuring an upper pressing force and a lower pressing force using force sensors installed on the joints, and calculating, via the controller, the weight of the object using a vertical component of the acceleration of the object, gravitational acceleration, and the upper and lower pressing forces.
US09399292B2 System, method and robot terminal apparatus for providing robot interaction service utilizing location information of mobile communication terminal
A system and a method for providing a robot interaction service utilizing a location-based service of a mobile communication terminal. The system for providing a robot interaction service utilizing location information of a mobile communication terminal, includes: a mobile communication terminal for performing a mobile communication service through a wireless communication network, measuring a current location thereof and transmitting the measured location information to a predetermined robot terminal through a communication network; and a robot terminal for receiving the location information from the mobile communication terminal, determining a robot behavior based on the received location information, and controlling the operation thereof according to the determination result.
US09399290B2 Enhancing sensor data by coordinating and/or correlating data attributes
A method includes receiving first sensor data acquired by a first sensor in communication with a cloud computing system. The first sensor data has a first set of associated attributes including a time and a location at which the first sensor data was acquired. The method also includes receiving second sensor data acquired by a second sensor in communication with the cloud computing system. The second data has a second set of associated attributes including a time and a location at which the second sensor data was acquire. Further, the method includes generating a data processing result based at least in part on the first sensor data, the first set of associated attributes, the second sensor data, and the second set of associated attributes and instructing a robot in communication with the cloud computing system to perform a task based at least in part on the data processing result.
US09399286B2 Bending and twisting mechanism and its applications to robotics and energy conversion
A mechanism includes at least one module (M1) having a tubular structure with at least three faces, each of said faces comprising: two parallel longitudinal fibers (1, 4), rigid and inextensible, whose ends are connected through respective ball or elastic joints (0-1; 4-0) to the ends of the fibers of contiguous modules, or to a base (0); a transverse link (2) connecting said two longitudinal fibers, having a first end rigidly connected to said first fiber and a second end slidably connected to said second fiber, said transverse link being inextensible and having two rotational degrees of freedom; a longitudinal link (32) connecting said transverse link to a homologous transverse link of an adjacent module or to a base via a ball or elastic joint (32-0) and an universal joint (3-32); and an actuator (A) for changing the length of said longitudinal link.
US09399279B2 Double-side dresser
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and to a method for dressing generating grinding tools or profile grinding tools for the gear cutting processing of toothed workpieces using at least two disk-shaped dressing tools with which one or more tool regions and/or profile regions of the tool are provided with a defined dressing geometry.
US09399276B2 Polishing apparatus
A polishing apparatus which can perform power supply, signal transmission, and communication in a non-contact type to respective equipments in a polishing head and/or a polishing table by providing a non-contact type transmission connector having no physical contact point on at least one of the polishing head and the polishing table is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes a non-contact transmission connector provided on at least one of the polishing table and the polishing head and configured to transfer electric power or signals or to perform communication between a stationary unit and a rotating unit which face each other in a non-contact manner. The electric power or the signals are transmitted or communication is performed between equipment provided in at least one of the polishing table and the polishing head, and the outside of the polishing table or the polishing head through the non-contact transmission connector.
US09399274B2 Wafer polishing method
An apparatus and method of polishing a substrate is described. The polishing includes: rotating a substrate; pressing a first polishing tool against an edge portion of the substrate to polish the edge portion; and pressing a second polishing tool against the edge portion of the substrate to polish the edge portion. The second polishing tool is located more inwardly than the first polishing tool with respect to a radial direction of the substrate. The first polishing tool has a polishing surface rougher than a polishing surface of the second polishing tool.
US09399271B2 Heat treating and brazing of an object
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for brazing an assembly. Another embodiment is a unique method of heat treating an object. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for heat treating and/or brazing. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US09399267B2 Multiple beam laser system for forming stents
A system and method for precision cutting using multiple laser beams is described. The system and method includes a combination of optical components that split the output of a single laser into multiple beams, with the power, polarization status and spot size of each split beam being individually controllable, while providing a circularly polarized beam at the surface of a work piece to be cut by the laser beam. A system and method for tracking manufacture of individual stents is also provided.
US09399266B2 Operating machine and relative method for the surface treatment of cylinders
A machine for the surface treatment of a cylinder includes a first operative station for supporting the cylinder and for bringing it into rotation around its longitudinal axis, and at least a second operative station cooperating with the first station for generating and emitting, by means of an optical fiber apparatus, pulsed laser radiations randomly striking the surface of the cylinder and defining a desired roughness on the same surface; the second station being adjustably coupled with the first station in a first direction parallel with respect to the axis of the cylinder and carrying one or more pulsed laser radiation emitting heads, and slidingly assembled with respect to the cylinder in a second direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.
US09399264B2 Electron beam layer manufacturing
A process and apparatus for free form fabrication of a three-dimensional work piece comprising (a) feeding raw material in a solid state to a first predetermined location; (b) depositing the raw material onto a substrate as a molten pool deposit under a first processing condition; (c) monitoring the molten pool deposit for a preselected condition; (d) comparing information about the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit with a predetermined desired value for the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit; (e) solidifying the molten pool deposit; (f) automatically altering the first processing condition to a different processing condition based upon information obtained from the comparing step (d); and repeating steps (a) through (f) at one or more second locations for building up layer by layer a three-dimensional work piece. The apparatus is characterized by a detector that monitors a preselected condition of the deposited material and a closed loop electronic control device for controlling operation of one or more components of the apparatus in response to a detected condition by the detector.
US09399263B2 Portable battery powered welder
A portable battery powered welder is disclosed that is configured to operate without an external power source. The portable battery powered welder may include a battery coupled to a welding circuit and a wire feeder. Further, the portable battery powered welder may include a suitcase to integrally support and completely enclose the welding circuit, the battery, and the wire feeder. The suitcase may include a lateral access door having a hinge and a latch. Additionally, the wire feeder and a wire spool may be disposed in a region accessible by the lateral access door. The suitcase may also include an access panel disposed over a region containing the battery. The access panel may be mounted to the case via a snap mount and/or secured via fasteners. Finally, the suitcase may include a top handle and may be made of a lightweight, impact resistant, and flame retardant material.
US09399262B2 Method of joining titanium and titanium-based alloys to ferrous metals using tantalum
A method of joining, e.g., by fusion welding, titanium, and titanium-based alloys to ferrous metals, and the intermetallic weld pool created by practice of the method is described. The instant invention involves the use, inclusion or deployment of tantalum into the weld pool and upon cooling a weld, to create a surprisingly strong intermetallic bond, weld, or joint.
US09399255B2 Device and method for producing a green compact from a powdered or granular material
A device and method for producing a green compact from a powdered or granular material by successive application and compression of the material, is disclosed. The device includes a fill shoe, which is filled with the material and is adjustable by an adjusting device, where a first park position is provided for the fill shoe. A matrix having at least one construction chamber is filled with the material layer-by-layer by the fill shoe between a first and second end position. A press having a lower punch and an upper punch, which are adjustable by a height adjustment device, compresses the material applied layer-by-layer in the at least one construction chamber. After filling the construction chamber with the material, the fill shoe is moved out of the second end position into a second park position, where the second park position is different from the first park position.
US09399254B2 Clayish composition for forming sintered silver alloy body, powder for clayish composition for forming sintered silver alloy body, method for manufacturing clayish composition for forming sintered silver alloy body, sintered silver alloy body, and method for manufacturing sintered silver alloy body
A clayish composition for forming a sintered silver alloy body capable of forming a sintered silver alloy body, which is not easily discolored even in the atmosphere and has excellent tensile strength, flexural strength, surface hardness (hereinafter, sometimes collectively referred to as ‘mechanical strength’), elongation or the like, powder for the clayish composition for forming a sintered silver alloy body, a method for manufacturing the clayish composition for forming a sintered silver alloy body, a sintered silver alloy body and a method for manufacturing the sintered silver alloy body.
US09399253B2 Method for continuously casting slab for heavy gauge steel plate
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a method for continuous casting with which slabs for heavy gauge steel plate in which porosities are decreased can be manufactured. In the present invention, when a slab for heavy gauge steel plate is continuously cast, two pairs of reduction rolls that are arranged separately from each other with a roll-interval in a range from 3 m to 7 m, between which a support roll is arranged, are used, reduction is carried out on the slab by 3 to 15 mm with the reduction rolls at the first stage under the condition where the slab includes an unsolidified portion with the solid-phase ratio in a range from 0.8 to less than 1, and reduction is further carried out on the slab with the reduction rolls at the second stage under the condition where the slab is completely solidified.
US09399251B2 Method and apparatus for manufacturing a gear wheel with stub toothing
A method of manufacturing a gear wheel with stub toothing for a change-speed gearbox includes drop-forging a gear wheel body and forming the stub toothing by cold die-grooving in the forging die using a forming tool with forming parts which are arranged in a fan-shaped manner. The forming ends penetrate into the tooth spaces, wherein the forming parts are guided jointly between an upper and a lower receiving plate and are moved in a direction radially inwards in such a way that material is displaced out of the region of the tooth flanks into the tooth root regions.
US09399246B2 Methods and apparatus for monitoring and conditioning strip material
Methods and apparatus for monitoring and conditioning strip material are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes coupling a feedback unit to a first material conditioner. The first material conditioner includes a first sensor and a second sensor, where the first and second sensors are located along a width of a first material moving through the first material conditioner, a first adjustable backup bearing and a second adjustable backup bearing. The disclosed example method also includes mapping the first sensor to the first adjustable backup bearing, where the first sensor corresponds to a first longitudinal zone located along a width of the first moving material. The disclosed example method also includes mapping the second sensor to the second adjustable backup bearing, where the second sensor corresponds to a second longitudinal zone located along the width of the first moving material, and where the feedback unit is couplable to a second material conditioner different than the first material conditioner.
US09399244B2 Laboratory fermenter with cleaning device
A cleaning device for a laboratory fermenter for growing microorganisms is provided. The laboratory fermenter to be cleaned has a gas supply connection connected to a line reaching into the fermenter's nutrient solution, an exhaust connection to the gas space over the nutrient solution, and a withdrawal connection leading to the fermenter's deepest point. The cleaning device includes three cleaning connections, an immersion pipe connection and two gas connections. Flow in each gas connection is controlled via intermediate switch valves having a cleaning start position and a cleaning end position. The cleaning connections are connected via hose lines to hose pinch control valves, a hose pinch pump, at least one filter. A cleaning control manages the cleaning process by controlling flow from and/or to an air connection, a water connection and a waste water connection. The cleaning controller may also control introduction of acids and/or bases.
US09399230B2 Rotating fluid nozzle for tube cleaning system
A nozzle for use in a high pressure water jetting system is provided including a stationary housing, a rotating shaft, and a central passage within the shaft for communicating high pressure fluid to the nozzle. The shaft may include communication passages to provide fluid from the central passage to a forward fluid pressure chamber defined between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft and the housing. A rear fluid pressure chamber may be defined between the shaft and the housing and a restriction may be defined between the housing and the inlet end of the shaft, the restriction configured to receive fluid from the rear fluid pressure chamber and transport it to a chamber communicating with the atmosphere. The restriction may be formed as an annular gap between the housing and the inlet end of the shaft and configured to decrease in volume when the shaft moves axially forward.
US09399228B2 Method and apparatus for purging and plasma suppression in a process chamber
A substrate processing system includes a showerhead that comprises a head portion and a stem portion and that delivers precursor gas to a processing chamber. A baffle includes a base portion having an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the head portion of the showerhead, that comprises a dielectric material and that is arranged between the head portion of the showerhead and an upper surface of the processing chamber.
US09399224B2 Underwater mineral sorting methods and systems
Provided are systems and methods for sorting crushed material by gravitationally separating components of the crushed material according to component densities in a liquid column having a bottom layer of a heavy water-immiscible liquid, an intermediate layer of an aqueous salt solution and a top layer of a light water-immiscible liquid. The heavy water-immiscible liquid has a higher density than the aqueous salt solution, the aqueous salt solution has a higher density than the light water-immiscible liquid and the light water-immiscible liquid has a higher density than sea water to maintain the intermediate layer on top of the bottom layer, the top layer on top of the intermediate layer and the top layer in the liquid column.
US09399220B2 Retainer for sample carriers of different shapes and sizes
The disclosure relates to a retainer (100) for sample carriers (P1-P4) of different shapes and sizes. The retainer includes a retaining plane (110) for receiving the sample carrier; at least three respectively movably mounted stop elements (120), each of the stop elements (120) having at least one stop surface (121) which is embodied to be adjusted, by movement of the stop element (120), against the sample carrier (P1-P4); at least three securing elements (125), a securing element (125) being associated with each of the at least three stop elements (120); each of the at least three securing elements (125) configured to secure the associated stop element (120) immovably on the retainer, and configured to be conveyable into a first position in which the associated stop element (120) is movable, and to be conveyable into a second position in which the associated stop element is secured immovably on the retainer.
US09399213B2 Apparatus for removing arsenic compound
Provided is a practical method for dry-separating arsenic compounds from a used NOx removal catalyst contaminated with arsenic. The method for removing arsenic compounds comprises heat-treating a NOx removal catalyst contaminated with arsenic compounds at a predetermined temperature in a reducing atmosphere while exposing the catalyst to hydrocarbon compounds (except CH4) or oxygen-containing carbon compound.
US09399212B2 Method for producing anhydrosugar alcohol through continuous dehydration reaction of hydrogenated sugar
The present invention relates to a method for producing an anhydrosugar alcohol and, more specifically, to a method for producing an anhydrosugar alcohol which, when the step of subjecting a hydrogenated sugar to a dehydration reaction in a reactor so as to convert same to an anhydrosugar alcohol is performed, allows the hydrogenated sugar to be continuously introduced into the reactor and the produced anhydrosugar alcohol to be continuously discharged out of the reactor while the dehydration reaction is carried out, also prevents a reaction mixture from circulating inside and outside the reactor while the dehydration reaction is carried out, and thereby can significantly improve production efficiency compared with a conventional process adopting a batch or semi-batch-type dehydration reaction and thus can be appropriately applied particularly to a large-scale anhydrosugar alcohol production process.
US09399211B2 Microencapsulated catalyst-ligand system
A microencapsulated catalyst-ligand system is provided comprising a catalyst and a ligand microencapsulated within a permeable polymer microcapsule shell, wherein the ligand is a polymeric ligand. Processes for the preparation of said microencapsulated catalyst-ligand system are also provided.
US09399210B2 Nitrided mixed oxide catalyst system and a process for the production of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids or esters
The invention relates to a method of producing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester, preferably an α, β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester. The method includes contacting formaldehyde or a suitable source thereof with a carboxylic acid or ester in the presence of a catalyst and optionally in the presence of an alcohol. The catalyst comprises a nitrided metal oxide having at least two types of metal cations, M1 and M2, wherein M1 is selected from the metals of group 2, 3, 4, 13 (called also IIIA) or 14 (called also IVA) of the periodic table and M2 is selected from the metals of groups 5 or 15 (called also VA) of the periodic table. The invention extends to a catalyst system.
US09399209B2 Catalyst for the oxidative conversion of hydrocarbon gases to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen
The catalyst may be used to obtain hydrogen or synthesis gas for chemical industry in processes of partial oxidation, steam reforming, and autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon feed. The catalyst of oxidative conversion of gaseous hydrocarbons to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen contains platinum-group metals and an oxide composition and characterized in that the platinum-group metals include Pt, Pd, and Rh and the oxide composition is obtained from a mixture of a sol of Al, Si, and Zr hydroxides with particles of Ni, Mg and/or Ce oxides with a size of 5-30 nm, that were obtained by spray-pyrolysis of a solution of Ni, Mg and/or Ce salts.
US09399205B1 Antifreeze dyeing systems and methods
Systems and methods relating to improvements in end-user selected antifreeze engine coolant purchased at automotive retail stores. Additionally, antifreeze dyeing systems and methods are disclosed to provide single inventory bulk colorless antifreeze and small inventory custom dye to closely match Original End Manufacturer (OEM) colored antifreeze; and, reduce costs of product and inventory of multiple antifreeze colors, types and containers.
US09399203B2 Device for aeration, particularly for microbiological fermentation and for cell cultivation
A device for aeration, particularly for microbiological fermentation and for cell cultivation in a closed chamber. The device includes a sterilizable reactor (1) and a vertical stirring shaft (2) with numerous aeration and/or stirring elements (10) which are attached thereto and arranged in multiple levels vertically. The aeration elements (15) are constructed to create such an aeration of the liquid in the reactor that the gases are evenly introduced into the liquid as micro bubbles. The device also includes a recoil nozzles (20) connected to gas feed channels (11, connected to gas feed channels (11,12) connected to gas feed channels (11, 12, 14) for the purpose of driving the aeration and/or stirring elements (10) attached to the rotatably mounted stirring shaft (2). The result is a space-saving and absolutely hermetic construction of such a device.
US09399193B2 Draw solute for forward osmosis, draw solution including the same, forward osmosis water treatment device using the same, and forward osmosis method for water treatment using the same
A draw solute for forward osmosis may include a copolymer including a first structural unit, where a temperature-sensitive side chain is graft polymerized, and a second structural unit including a hydrophilic functional group. The temperature-sensitive side chain may include a structural unit for a side chain including a temperature-sensitive moiety. The temperature-sensitive moiety may be represented by Chemical Formula 1, Chemical Formula 2, or Chemical Formula 3: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a linear or branched C3 to C5 alkyl group, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is not hydrogen, R3 is a C3 to C5 alkylene group, and R4 is a linear or branched C3 to C5 alkyl group. The draw solute may be used to form an osmosis draw solution for use in a forward osmosis water treatment device and method.
US09399178B1 User identification and tracking system for artificial cave obstacle course
An artificial cave has various features that resemble speleothems (e.g., stalactites, stalagmites, etc.) found in real subterranean caves. Human users may pass through the artificial cave, with each user wearing a wearable transceiver that broadcasts a signal code unique to that user. Fixed transceivers throughout the cave can detect and identify any user who is sufficiently close to that fixed transceiver. Other components of the system collect user identification information from the fixed transceivers for any of several possible purposes (e.g., identifying which user was probably responsible for inappropriate interaction with a speleothem that is adjacent to a given fixed transceiver, where all of the various user of the cave are currently located in the cave, etc.).
US09399177B2 Toy couplers including a plurality of block retaining channels
Building sets including a plurality of blocks and a plurality of clips configured to engage a thickness of one or more of the blocks. Each clip includes a base and first and second substantially parallel extensions extending from the base and defining a channel therebetween into which a thickness of a block is receivable. The width of the channel is substantially equal to the thickness of the block receivable within the channel so that the thickness is frictionally retained therein. In one embodiment, the clip includes a plurality of channels.
US09399175B2 System and method of automatic entry creation for blogs, web pages or file-sharing sites based on game events
Systems and methods are provided for at least partially automating content generation of blog entries chronicling an entity's interaction with a multiuser environment. The same may combine automatic data generation with user-generated and/or user-edited or created narrative. The systems and methods may be employed for automatically generating and publishing descriptions, such as posting blog articles. In one implementation, a system automatically posts blog articles with automatic screenshots and automatically-generated descriptive copy of events that occur within a video game, such as in a massive multiplayer online role-playing game.
US09399173B2 Systems and methods for administering a prediction game
In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).
US09399168B2 Method for implementing a computer game
A method, implemented as computer code being executed by one or more processors, in which a computing device displays computer game graphics showing a gameboard with multiple game elements that are removed when matched or switched by a player, such as in a match-3, clicker or switcher game; and in which the processor(s) enables the game elements to evolve into visually altered versions when they form part of a match or switch and it is the altered versions that can be removed by subsequent matching or switching by the player.
US09399163B2 Athletic training assembly
A athletic training assembly includes a base that may be positioned on a support surface. A pair of guide rods is each movably coupled to the base. Each of the pair of guide rods is curved between a first end and a second end of the pair of guide rods. The first end and the second end of each of the pair of guide rods is coupled together. The pair of guide rods forms a crescent shape. A user slidably engages an athletic implement to each of the pair of guide rods. The athletic implement travels upwardly and downwardly between the first and second ends of the pair of guide rods when the user swings the athletic implement. The pair of guide rods retains the athletic implement on a correct trajectory. The user is trained in swinging the athletic implement in the correct trajectory.
US09399160B2 Throwing sleeve with visual bio-feedback
A throwing sleeve with visual biofeedback may be provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be comprised of a sleeve. The sleeve may be comprised of a plurality of segments forming a single, internal passageway with at least one opening. A first opening may be configured to receive an object (e.g., baseball or softball) into the internal passageway of the sleeve. A second opening may be configured to receive a user's hand. Embodiments may further comprise a means for securing the user's hand within the internal passageway of the sleeve. Still further, embodiments may comprise at least one stripe running parallel to an edge of each of the plurality of segments.
US09399157B2 Golf club head
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.
US09399156B2 Golf club head
A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member.
US09399155B2 Optimized thermoplastic racquet
A sports racquet extends along an axis and is configured for use with a quantity of racquet string forming a string bed about a string plane. The racquet includes a frame formed of a thermoplastic material, and including first and second halves including first and second spaced apart hoop regions, and first and second handle regions, respectively. The hoop regions includes projections extending from hoop regions in a direction orthogonal to the string plane. At least one of the hoop regions defines a set of bores. The projections are configured to matably engage the bores. The projections extend through the string plane and define curved bearing surfaces configured for engaging and supporting the racquet string. The projections include first and second projections having first and second radii of curvature, respectively. The first radius of curvature being at least 0.5 mm greater than the second radius of curvature.
US09399152B2 Trampoline
The present invention is a trampoline with a unique frame structure to improve strength, stability and safety. The safety poles of the trampoline are organized in a lattice type of formation with multiple joints. It provides more coverage around the trampoline as a safety mechanism. The lattice type formation also strengthens the safety poles via strategic connections, disperses force asserted onto the safety poles. As a result, the trampoline of the present invention guarantees a safe and stable amount of space for bouncing, suitable for children as well as for adults.
US09399151B1 Fire fighting systems and methods
A control system for a fire fighting device is provided. The control system may include a controller configured to operably connect over a network to a first valve controller controlling a status of a first valve in response to an input from the controller, a second valve controlling a status of a second valve in response to an input from the controller, and a governor operably controlling a power source in response to an input from the controller. The control system may further comprise a touchscreen display operably connected to the controller, the display configured to display the status of the first and second valves and configured to receive an input from a user, wherein controller generates a manipulatable icon displayed on the touchscreen display, a manipulation of the icon generating the input from the controller to the first valve controller.
US09399145B2 Nanoscale neuromodulating platform for retina neuron activation apparatus and method
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating receptors in postsynaptic neurons of damaged or diseased retinas. The invention also related to methods for using the compositions set forth herein for treatment of diseases of hyperexcitability such as epilepsy.
US09399142B2 Implantable medical device and system
The implantable medical device is for implantation into a patient's body and is wirelessly powered by an external control device. The implantable medical device is induced by an AC electromagnetic field of the external control device through an inductive coil. A rectifier converts the AC electromagnetic field into a DC current. A detector detects a voltage value of the DC current, and a processor produces a first piece of status information accordingly. A transceiver receives and relays the first piece of status information to the external control device so as to monitor the power consumption of the implantable medical device when it is wirelessly powered.
US09399140B2 Atrial contraction detection by a ventricular leadless pacing device for atrio-synchronous ventricular pacing
A leadless pacing device (LPD) includes a motion sensor configured to generate a motion signal as a function of heart movement. The LPD is configured to analyze the motion signal within an atrial contraction detection window that begins an atrial contraction detection delay period after activation of the ventricle, and detect a contraction of an atrium of the heart based on the analysis of the motion signal within the atrial contraction detection window. If the LPD does not detect a ventricular depolarization subsequent to the atrial contraction, e.g., with an atrio-ventricular (AV) interval beginning when the atrial contraction was detected, the LPD delivers a ventricular pacing pulse.
US09399138B2 Apparatus and method for programming a pacemaker
A pacemaker programming apparatus for programming a pacemaker in an individual. The apparatus comprises means for determining the sensed-paced difference of the pacemaker in the individual: first testing means for determining the optimum AV delay while the pacemaker is atrially pacing at a raised at a heart rate; and calculation means for calculating the optimum AV delay determined by the first testing means minus the sensed-paced difference.
US09399137B2 Systems and methods for adjusting electrical therapy based on impedance changes
System and methods for adjusting electrical therapy based on impedance changes are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes applying a therapeutic electrical signal to a patient via an implanted portion of a patient stimulation system that includes a signal delivery device in electrical communication with a target neural population of the patient. The electrical signal is delivered in accordance with a signal delivery parameter having a first value. Using the implanted portion of the patient stimulation system, a change in an impedance of an electrical circuit that includes the signal delivery device is detected. Based at least in part on the detected impedance change, the method can further include automatically adjusting the value of the signal delivery parameter from the first value to a second value different from the first, without human intervention.
US09399136B2 Implantable medical device with control of neural stimulation based on battery status
An implantable medical device is powered by a battery to deliver one or more therapies including at least one non-life-sustaining therapy such as neural stimulation for enhancing quality of life of a patient. When the battery approaches its end of life, the implantable medical device reduces power consumption of the neural stimulation (e.g., intensity of the neural stimulation) for extending the remaining battery life while maintaining a certain amount of therapeutic benefits for the patient. In one embodiment, the intensity of the neural stimulation is reduced in a tiered manner. In one embodiment in which the implantable medical device also delivers at least one life-sustaining cardiac stimulation therapy, the neural stimulation is disabled or adjusted to reduce its power consumption (e.g., intensity) while the intensity of the cardiac stimulation therapy is maintained when the battery is near its end of life.
US09399135B2 Electronic stimulator device pulse generator circuit
An electronic stimulator device comprises a battery, first and second output ports, and an energy discharge circuit. The energy discharge circuit is coupled to the battery and configured to receive an electrical charge from the battery and deliver the electrical charge through an energy output port. A first switch is connected between the energy output and the first output port. A second switch is connected between the second output port and electrical ground. A third switch is connected between the second output port and the energy output. A fourth switch is connected between the first output port and electrical ground. A controller comprising a processor is configured to actuate the first, second, third and fourth switches between open and close states to deliver a biphasic current pulse between the first and second output ports.
US09399125B2 Needleless connector and access port disinfection cleaner and antimicrobial protection cap
A protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that are removably coupled together for use in short-term and long-term antimicrobial treatment of needleless connectors and access ports of an infusion system. The instant invention further provides a protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that each coupled to a different surface of a component of an infusion system, such as a syringe. The instant invention further provides a strip containing a plurality of disposable protective caps.
US09399124B2 Iontophoretic apparatus and method for marking of the skin
Embodiments provide apparatus and methods for producing markings in the skin. One embodiment provides an apparatus for marking the skin comprising a housing and reservoir for storing a skin colorant. An electrode is positioned within the housing so as to be electrically coupled to the colorant in the reservoir and is configured to be coupled to a current source and return electrode. A colorant applicator having at least one fluid pathway is coupled to a housing distal end. The applicator proximal end is positioned such that the fluid pathway is coupled with the reservoir. The applicator distal end applies colorant to the skin surface through the fluid pathway as the applicator is moved across the skin. The electrode delivers current from the current source to the skin to transport charged pigment elements of the colorant into the skin using an electromotive driving force to produce a marking in the skin.
US09399122B2 Systems and methods for a tissue expander
Methods and systems for a tissue expander according to various aspects of the present invention may function in conjunction with an extended tissue expander, such as an extended tissue expander to be temporarily implanted into a patient to form a pocket for a permanent implant. Systems and methods according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise an extended tissue expander configured to increase and/or customize the size and/or shape of a tissue pocket beyond the size and/or shape provided by a conventional tissue expander. The extended tissue expander may comprise a tissue expander coupled to an extension portion. In one embodiment, the extended tissue expander may preserve a breast pocket with a desired teardrop shape that does not need extensive surgical modification before placement of a final breast implant or a tissue flap. In another embodiment, the extended tissue expander may be modified to the precise dimensions of a final breast implant for the simple exchange of the extended tissue expander for the final breast implant.
US09399121B2 Systems and methods for transnasal dilation of passageways in the ear, nose or throat
A dilation catheter device and system for dilating an opening in a paranasal sinus and/or other passageways within the ear, nose or throat is disclosed. A dilation catheter device and system is constructed in a manner that facilitates ease of use by the operator and, in at least some cases, allows the dilation procedure to be performed by a single operator. Additionally, the dilation catheter device and system may be useable in conjunction with an endoscope and/or a fluoroscope to provide for easy manipulation and positioning of the devices and real time visualization of the entire procedure or selected portions thereof. In some embodiments, shaft markers are disposed on a shaft of the dilation catheter and have a light color to contrast with a dark color of the dilation catheter shaft. The high contrast between the markers and catheter shaft allows for easy viewing of the markers in low light and operation conditions.
US09399118B2 Methods and devices for transcarotid access
Disclosed is an arterial access sheath for introducing an interventional device into an artery. The arterial access sheath includes an elongated body sized and shaped to be transcervically introduced into a common carotid artery at an access location in the neck and an internal lumen in the elongated body having a proximal opening in a proximal region of the elongated body and a distal opening in a distal region of the elongated body. The internal lumen provides a passageway for introducing an interventional device into the common carotid artery when the elongated body is positioned in the common carotid artery. The elongated body has a proximal section and a distalmost section that is more flexible than the proximal section. A ratio of an entire length of the distalmost section to an overall length of the sheath body is one tenth to one half the overall length of the sheath body.
US09399117B2 Systems and methods for providing securement and position verification for medical catheters
An antimicrobial, securement, and position verification device for medical catheters is disclosed. A film, medical grade adhesive, and antimicrobial substance disposed on the medical grade adhesive operate in conjunction to secure the device to the patient's skin and to prevent infections. The catheter is secured by guide channels in the foundation and securement cover through the use of one or more adhesives impregnated with antimicrobial substances. The device further comprises catheter position alert media and indicators configured to indicate any unintentional positional changes.
US09399116B2 Method of making catheter assembly with seal member
A catheter assembly includes a catheter hub defining an interior cavity and a catheter tube extending distally thereof. A rigid actuator is positioned to extend proximally in the interior cavity and support a seal member positioned thereon in the interior cavity. The seal member includes a central membrane, a distal portion, and a proximal portion. An hourglass shaped actuator cavity is formed in the distal portion and receives a barbed end of the actuator. The outer surface of the seal member is in partial circumferential engagement with the catheter hub to define an air path that allows fluid communication between areas of the interior cavity distal and proximal of the seal member. The seal member may be configured for multi-use and include a biasing member that moves the seal member to force the membrane back over the actuator to close the membrane.
US09399109B2 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy using measurements of speed and pressure
A respiratory assistance device is disclosed. There is a variable speed blower with an output, and a patient ventilation interface configured for fitment on a patient respiratory passageway. A gas passage conduit couples the output of the blower to the patient ventilation interface. A pilot line from the gas passage conduit is coupled to a piloted exhalation valve of the patient ventilation interface. A pressure sensor measures a mask pressure in the patient ventilation interface, and a blower speed sensor measures a speed of the blower. A pressure controller in communication with the pressure sensor and the blower speed sensor detects a patient inspiratory phase and a patient expiratory phase from at least one of the measured speed of the blower and a set speed of the blower. The pressure controller adjusts an operating speed of the blower and actuates the piloted exhalation valve based upon the measured mask pressure.
US09399100B2 Sharps retraction device
A medical device comprising an outer housing (400) having a first wall (401) defining a first passage (402) with proximal and distal ends. A retraction housing (412) is slidably received in the first passage (402), the retraction housing (412) having proximal and distal ends and a wall with an interior surface wall defining a helical path (421). Part of the device includes a carriage (422) for releasably receiving a medical sharp (423), the carriage (422) slidably received in the distal end of the retraction housing (412). A latch means (428) is present for retaining the carriage (422) in a first position in the retraction housing (412). A follower (432) is connected to the carriage (422) and engaged with the helical path (421). A stored energy device (434) is connected to the follower (432) and the carriage (422). An actuation means (419) is operable to move the retraction housing (412) towards the distal end of the first passage (402), thereby to release the latch means (428) such that the stored energy device (434) is operable to drive the follower (432) along the helical path (421) and to retract the carriage (422) towards the proximal end of the retraction housing (412).
US09399099B2 Dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device
A dose setting mechanism of a drug delivery device and a respective method of assembling said dose setting mechanism. The dose setting mechanism includes an inner housing having a helical groove along an external surface of the housing. The inner housing includes a rotational stop member near one end of the helical groove. The dose setting mechanism also includes a dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical groove of the inner housing. When a user rotates the dial sleeve to select a dose, the rotational stop member prevents the user from selecting a dose greater than a pre-defined maximum selectable dose.
US09399098B2 Flushing medical devices
Syringes and flushing medical devices are generally discussed herein for withdrawing, injecting, or instilling fluids. More particularly, syringe tips and flushing tip adaptors with multiple flow channels are discussed for flushing vascular access devices. The tips have cut-outs that are located and sized to produce a relatively wider flow profile than a typical syringe tip with a single central lumen to facilitate flushing the vascular access devices.
US09399095B2 Compact non-electric medicament infuser
An assembly is provided which includes an infusion device coupled to a standard medication syringe. The medication syringe may be coupled to a stopcock valve having multiple ports and to which syringes, vial adapters, infusion tubing, and multiple other items may be coupled. The infusion device includes a source of power based on a resistance force such as vacuum, spring or gas power. The infusion device converts the resistance based force to usable work in the form of a force applicator. The force applicator includes a driver section on one section of a reciprocating arm and an attachment to the power source on another section of the arm. The driver is pulled outward (excursion) to increase the size of the chamber, creating a force that tends to return the driver back inward, causing incursion. The driver can be attached removably to the syringe plunger to induce the infusion process.
US09399094B2 Assembly comprising skin-mountable device and packaging therefore
The present invention provides an assembly comprising a skin-mountable device with a mounting surface, the device being arranged in a packaging releasably attached to the device and having an opening through which the device can be moved when detached from the packaging. The device and the packaging comprises cooperating attachment structure, whereby the attachment structure allows the packaging to be moved in parallel with a skin surface for a predetermined distance when a force in parallel with the skin is applied to the packaging in the first direction, yet prevents movement of the packaging away from the general plane. The attachment structure between the packaging and the skin-mountable device, allows the packaging to be used as a handling tool to place the device on a skin surface, the attachment structure preventing that the device inadvertently falls out during handling, yet allows for easy and safe removal.
US09399092B2 Device for the removal of substances from liquids in particular blood
The invention relates to an apparatus for the elimination of substances from liquids, in particular from blood, comprising a primary circuit for the liquid to be treated, a filter which is integrated therein and at whose secondary side a secondary circuit is connected in which at least one adsorber is arranged, wherein respective pumps are provided in the primary and secondary circuits. In accordance with the invention, an expansion vessel in which liquid of the secondary circuit is discontinuously taken up and output again is integrated in the secondary circuit.
US09399091B2 System and method to regulate ultrafiltration
A medical device system including a physiological sensor and ultrafiltration unit senses a physiological signal in a patient and computes a fluid status measurement of the patient using the physiological signal. Ultrafiltration therapy is delivered to the patient according to a therapy delivery control parameter established in response to the fluid status measurement.
US09399090B2 Potassium loaded ion-exchange material for use in a dialysate regeneration system
Systems and methods for managing the potassium concentration of a dialysate fluid during hemodialysis therapy using cation exchange materials that do not release sodium ions.
US09399087B2 Implantable materials having engineered surfaces comprising a pattern of features and method of making same
Implantable materials having defined patterns of affinity regions for binding endothelial cells and providing for directed endothelial cell migration across the surface of the material. The affinity regions include photochemically altered regions of a material surface and physical members patterned on the material surface that exhibit a greater affinity for endothelial cell binding and migration than the remaining regions of the material surface.
US09399086B2 Implantable medical devices
Implantable medical devices are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes a body having an external surface defining an outer profile of the device. The body includes a porous matrix including a series of interconnected macropores defined by a plurality of interconnected struts each including a hollow interior. A filler material substantially fills at least a portion of the series of interconnected macropores. The external surface of the body includes a plurality of openings communicating with the hollow interior of at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected struts. In a further aspect of this embodiment, the external surface includes exposed areas of the filler material and porous matrix in addition to the exposed openings. In another aspect, the porous matrix is formed from a bioresorbable ceramic and the filler material is a biologically stable polymeric material. Still, other aspects related to this and other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09399083B2 Absorbent core for use in absorent articles
An absorbent core suitable for use in an absorbent article comprising: a first absorbent layer, the first absorbent layer comprising a first substrate, and a layer of cross-linked cellulose fibers deposited on said first substrate, a second absorbent layer, the second absorbent layer comprising a second substrate, a layer of superabsorbent polymer particles deposited on said second substrate and a fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covering the layer of superabsorbent polymer particles. The first and second absorbent layers being combined together such that at least a portion of said fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material contacts at least a portion of the layer of cross-linked cellulose fibers of said first absorbent layer.
US09399079B2 Modular multifunction fragrance emitter
An apparatus for producing a fragrance includes a heating element, a barrier that at least partially surrounds the heating element and a shell that at least partially surrounds the barrier. At least a portion of the volume between the barrier and the shell is configured to hold one or more solid fragrance carriers. A heat induced airflow through the apparatus causes the solid fragrance carriers to emit a fragrance.
US09399078B2 Unscented and low scented malodor control compositions and methods thereof
Unscented and low scented malodor control compositions are provided. The malodor control compositions are suitable for a variety of applications, including use on plastic films or in fabric and air freshening products.
US09399077B2 Metallocene compounds and labeled molecules comprising the same for in vivo imaging
The present invention concerns compounds and methods of labeling peptides or other molecules with 18F or 19F or any other suitable radionuclide of use, for example, in PET or NMR in vivo imaging. A targeting molecule such as a protein or a peptide is linked to a substituted metallocene complex which is reacted with the 1gF or 19F shortly before performing the PET or NMR in vivo imaging on the patient. The labeled molecule is then used for targeting a cell, tissue, organ or pathogen to be imaged or detected.
US09399076B2 Optical sensor for in vivo detection of analyte
A sensor for the in vivo detection of glucose comprises:components of an assay for glucose, a readout of which is a detectable optical signal which can be interrogated transcutaneously by external optical means when the sensor is implanted in vivo; anda shell of biodegradable material encapsulating the assay components while allowing analyte to contact the assay components, wherein the biodegradable material comprises a co-polymer having hydrophobic and hydrophilic units.A method of preparing such a sensor preferably comprises coacervation, solvent evaporation and/or extraction, spray drying, spray coating, spray chilling, rotary disk atomisation, fluid bed coating, coextrusion and/or pan coating.A method of detecting glucose using such a sensor suitably comprises implantation of the sensor into the skin of a mammal, transdermal detection or measurement of glucose using external optical means and degradation of the biodegradable material.
US09399071B2 Methods of treatment of pancreatic cancer
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer (e.g., gemcitabine-based therapy) by administering a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin. The invention also provides combination therapy methods of treating pancreatic cancer (for example, in an individual who has been previously treated for pancreatic cancer) comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a composition comprising nanoparticles that comprise a taxane and an albumin and another agent.
US09399069B2 17-Hydroxyprogesterone ester containing oral compositions and related methods
The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.
US09399066B2 Process for making compositions comprising sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators
The present invention relates to stable compositions comprising a sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator, suitable for use as a dosage form. The S1P receptor modulators are typically sphingosine analogues, such as 2-substituted 2-amino-propane-1,3-diol or 2-amino-propanol derivatives, e.g. a compound comprising a group of formula Y.
US09399059B2 Virus-like particles as vaccines for paramyxovirus
The invention provides expression vectors and virus-like particles (VLPs) containing Newcastle Disease Virus Sequences in combination with sequences encoding proteins of interest. The vectors are useful in, for example, generating virus-like particles (VLPs) that contain proteins of interest. In one embodiment, the expressed VLPs elicit an immune response by an animal host against the protein. The invention's VLPs are useful as, for example, vaccines.
US09399056B2 Consensus prostate antigens, nucleic acid molecule encoding the same and vaccine and uses comprising the same
Provided herein are consensus amino acid sequences of prostate antigens that are capable of breaking tolerance in a targeted species, including PSA, PSMA, STEAP and PSCA antigens. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode one or more consensus amino acid sequences of prostate antigens PSA, PSMA, STEAP and PSCA, as well as genetic constructs/vectors and vaccines expressing the sequences. Also provided herein are methods for generating an autoimmune response against prostate cancer cells by administering one or more of the vaccines, proteins, and/or nucleic acid sequences that are provided.
US09399054B2 Compositions for delivering peptide YY and PYY agonists
The present invention provides a composition (e.g., a pharmaceutical composition) comprising at least one delivery agent compound and at least one of peptide YY (PYY) and a PYY agonist. Preferably, the composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of peptide YY or the PYY agonist and the delivery agent compound. The composition of the present invention facilitates the delivery of PYY, a PYY agonist, or a mixture thereof and increases its bioavailability compared to administration without the delivery agent compound. PPY and PYY agonists possess activity as agents to reduce nutrient availability, including reduction of food intake.
US09399053B2 Treatments for migraine and related disorders
Embodiments are directed to compositions and methods of treating migraine and related neurological disorders. In certain aspects, methods and compositions are for reducing cortical spreading depression and/or suppressing the neurochemical basis for chronic and acute migraine events, and provide methods and pharmaceutical compositions related to both acute and preventive therapies for migraine events and related headaches. In particular embodiments, treatment involves IL-11, interferon-gamma, or an IGF inducer such as IGF-1 or insulin.
US09399052B2 Polynucleotides encoding BSL2v2c2-Ig
The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding B7-related factors that modulate the activation of immune or inflammatory response cells, such as T-cells. Also provided are expression vectors and fusion constructs comprising nucleic acids encoding B7-related polypeptides, including BSL1, BSL2, and BSL3. The present invention further provides isolated B7-related polypeptides, isolated fusion proteins comprising B7-related polypeptides, and antibodies that are specifically reactive with B7-related polypeptides, or portions thereof. In addition, the present invention provides assays utilizing B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, or peptides. The present invention further provides compositions of B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, fusion proteins, or antibodies that are useful for the immunomodulation of a human or animal subject.
US09399051B2 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
The present invention aims to provide a DPP-4 inhibitor that is obtained by using a food as a raw material and that is suitable for oral ingestion from the viewpoints of flavor and absorbability, and a composition for the prevention and/or amelioration of diabetes which contains the DPP-4 inhibitor. The present invention provides a DPP-4 inhibitor obtained by treating an azuki bean or a kidney bean with a microorganism or a proteolytic enzyme produced by the microorganism. In particular, a preferable DPP-4 inhibitor can be obtained by hydrolyzing an azuki bean with a koji mold or a proteolytic enzyme derived from the koji mold to fragment a protein in the azuki bean.
US09399041B2 Fat composition
Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) 0.4 to 6 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol; and (B) 0.2 to 3 mass of a free type phytosterol containing 20 mass % or more of β-sitosterol, in which a content mass ratio of the free type triterpene alcohol (A) to the free type phytosterol (B), [(A)/(B)], is 0.9 or more.
US09399039B1 Inhibitors of the FKBP51 protein from a high-throughput drug screen and methods of use
The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating depression, stress disorders, such as PTSD, anxiety disorders, and/or a neurodegenerative disease or condition in a person or animal. In one embodiment, a person or animal in need of treatment is administered one or more compounds or drugs, or a composition comprising the one or more compounds or drugs, that inhibit FKBP51 activity or function. The subject invention also concerns a method for inhibiting activity of the FKBP51 protein in a cell. The subject invention also concerns methods of screening for compounds or drugs that inhibit the FKBP51 protein.
US09399037B2 Triazinone compounds for treating diseases resulting from infestation with parasitic protozoans
The present invention relates to the use of triazinones such as triazinediones and triazinetriones for triazinetriones for the preparation of compositions for treating animals, in particular treating animals prophylactically, against parasitic protozoans, and to these compositions.
US09399036B2 Methods of colchicine administration
The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
US09399033B2 Oligomer-containing pyrrolidine compounds
The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-containing pyrrolidine compounds. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits one or more advantages over corresponding compounds lacking the oligomer.
US09399030B2 Topically applied circulation enhancing agent and skin and hair cosmetic and bath agent containing the same
A topically applied circulation enhancing agent suited for application over the entire body which has good transdermal absorptivity and causes little irritation is provided. A topically applied circulation enhancing agent is provided which contains a fatty acid ester denoted by general formula (1):
US09399029B2 Immune tolerance inducer
An object of the present invention is to provide a regulatory dendritic cell inducing agent applicable to the treatment of immune disease as well as an immune tolerance inducing agent such as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for allergic disease and a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for autoimmune disease, both of which are safe and have the mechanism of action different from that of conventional drugs. As a means for achieving the above object, an immune tolerance inducing agent comprising 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof, or a salt of the 5-ALA or the derivative and an iron compound as active ingredients is prepared. Preferable examples of the ALAs can include ALA and various esters such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, and pentyl ester of ALA, and their hydrochlorides, phosphates, and sulfates. Preferable examples of the iron compound can include sodium ferrous citrate.
US09399026B2 Methods for alleviating statin myopathy
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for alleviating side effects of statin administration, such as myopathic or myalgic side effects, short-term memory loss, abnormal liver function, glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia, increased risk for diabetes, or cumulative trauma disorder, comprising administration of β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB) to an individual taking a statin. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for alleviating acute rhabdomyolysis comprising administration of HMB. The disclosure further provides uses of HMB in combination with a statin to alleviate side effects of statin administration.
US09399024B2 Konjac formulation and method for preparing the same
A konjac formulation in the form of a capsule, including between 85 and 95 parts by weight of konjac gum, between 5 and 10 parts by weight of black rice, between 0.5 and 2 parts by weight of biological Fe, and between 0.5 and 2 parts by weight of vitamin.
US09399023B2 Formulation for retinoid-containing soft gelatin capsules
A new pharmaceutical formulation for retinoid-containing soft gelatin capsules is disclosed. The new formulation comprises a soft gelatin capsule filled with a fill mass comprising a retinoid as an active ingredient, a natural vegetable oil, a partially hydrogenated natural vegetable oil and medium chain triglycerides. Optionally, the new formulation also comprises a natural wax. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the soft gelatin capsule comprises pig gelatin in the capsule shell in combination with the above fill mass.
US09399021B2 Pharmaceutical composition
Disclosed are novel pharmaceutical compositions containing N-{3-[3-cyclopropyl-5-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-6,8-dimethyl-2,4,7-trioxo-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]phenyl}acetamide dimethyl sulfoxide solvate, methods of using the compositions in therapy and processes for preparing the same.
US09399018B2 Implant devices that differ by release profile and methods of making and using same
Described herein are implant devices, kits comprising the implant devices, and methods of making and using the devices and kits. In one aspect, a plurality of implant devices comprises at least two implants that exhibit a different release profile of a bioactive agent. In another aspect, an implant device comprises one or more adjoined polymer bodies, wherein at least two of the polymer bodies provide a different release profile of a bioactive agent. In another aspect, a kit comprises one or more disclosed implant devices. In another aspect, methods of delivering a bioactive agent to a subject comprise administering to the subject one or more disclosed implant devices.
US09399015B2 Method for making nanolipidic particles
Nanolipidic Particles (NLPs) having average mean diameters of 1 nm to 20 nm are made from a precursor solution. NLPs can be loaded with a desired passenger molecule. Assemblies of these particles, called NLP assemblies, result in a vehicle population of a desired size. Single application or multifunction NLP assemblies are made from the loaded NLPs and range in size from about 30 nm to about 200 nm. A method of using preloaded NLPs to make larger carrier vehicles or a mixed population provides increased encapsulation efficiency. NLPs have application in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries.
US09399014B2 Pharmaceutical topical compositions
The invention provides pharmaceutical stable semisolid topical compositions comprising between 0.2 to 5% of a des-fluoroquinolone compound, and a suitable carrier to manufacture an ointment or a cream.
US09399011B2 Low viscosity polyorganosiloxanes comprising quaternary ammonium groups, methods for the production and the use thereof
Low viscosity polyorganosiloxanes comprising a) at least one polyorganosiloxane group, b) at least one quaternary ammonium group, c) at least one terminal ester group, methods of the manufacture thereof and their use for the modification of surfaces of substrates.
US09399001B2 Card sealing fixture and method of making same
A method of making a blister sealing fixture which includes the selection of a card locating portion which has an annular wall which defines an annular recess closed by a removable bottom wall. A sealing insert portion having a cavity to receive a blister to be sealed is positioned on the bottom wall and is adapted to be moved to all positions within the recess. A sample or test card of the configuration of a production run to be handled by the sealing fixture is selected and to this card a sample or test blister is attached. The position of the blister on the card is determined by the user and has herein has at times been referred to as a desired position or location. This resulting positioning device is then placed over the recess with the test blister engaging the recess in the sealing insert.
US09398996B2 Embedment plate for pedestrian walkways with reinforced projections
An embedment tile for producing a tactilely detectable surface in a pedestrian walkway with an improved cross beam anchor.
US09398989B2 Wheelchair grip ring and method for making same
A wheelchair grip ring, its components, and a corresponding method for making a wheelchair grip ring are described herein. The grip ring can be mounted to, and removed from, one or more of the wheels of a wheelchair. The grip ring has a substantially rigid central ring, a polymer cover which is integral with the central ring and which covers some, or all, of the central ring. The grip ring can also have one or more mounting devices which connect either the polymer cover or the central ring to the wheel of the wheelchair. The method involves placing the central ring into a mold, and adding a polymer material into the mold. The mold can thus produce a central ring having a polymer cover which is integral with the central ring, and which covers some, or all, of the central ring.
US09398987B2 Method of printing graphics on absorbent-articles
Absorbent articles having graphics disposed upon them and methods of printing graphics. The graphics are suitable for or actually embodied in fabric and may be visually coordinated to clothing. The clothing may be an article of clothing and/or a line of clothing.
US09398985B2 Prestrained stretched laminates
Stretched laminates with prestrained elastics.
US09398982B2 Device for use in endoluminal vacuum therapy
The device (10, 36, 38, 42, 68) applies a negative pressure to an endoluminal surface in the body of a patient to facilitate healing of a wound in the endoluminal surface. The device comprises a flexible porous element (14) with a peripheral outer face (32) for contact with the wound, the outer face being defined between opposite proximal and distal ends of the porous element. A suction tube (30) for being connected to a suction source externally of the patient's body is provided in fluid communication with the porous element to apply a negative pressure to the wound via the outer face (32) of the porous element (14) upon operation of the suction source. The porous element (14) has at least one through passageway (16) extending from its proximal end to its distal end for passage of bodily substances of the patient through the porous element. The device can also include a drainage tube (22) for collection and drainage of the bodily substances from the patient, wherein the drainage tube is received in the through passageway of the porous element. The device is particularly suitable for assisted healing of anastomotic wounds but its use is not limited thereto.
US09398978B2 Systems and methods for removing fixation light reflection from an ophthalmic image
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for removing the fixation light reflection from an ophthalmic image. In one embodiment, an ophthalmic laser treatment system, having a digital imaging system for capturing images of a patient's eye and a visual fixation light source configured to produce a fixation light upon which the patient's eye can be focused, further includes a filter configured to remove from the image any light reflection caused by the visual fixation light source.
US09398976B2 Drug carrier device attachable to glasses
Disclosed is a drug carrier device attachable to glasses, which is attached to the glasses and worn with the glasses around the eyes to enable transdermal delivery of drugs for medicinal ingredients for promoting eye fatigue recovery and improving eye diseases. The drug carrier device includes a drug carrier containing medicinal herb ingredients, and a fixing unit for detachably fixing the drug carrier on a frame of glasses. The fixing unit extends from the drug carrier and has a fixing loop whose end portion is bent to be hooked on frame of the glasses. The frame of the glasses is made of a metal to be magnetically coupled to a magnet and the fixing unit includes a permanent magnet magnetically coupled to the frame of glasses. The drug carrier device is attached to the glasses to enable drugs to penetrate into the skin around the eyes of the wearer during everyday life, thereby minimizing the cost burden associated with providing an additional pad fixing member and reducing feeling of irritation. In addition, the drug carrier device of the present invention may be attached to glasses worn at normal times, thus achieving maximized convenience of use.
US09398975B2 Hand-operated cooling device for cryotherapy
A hand-operated cooling device for cryotherapy for treating pain, includes a main body and a receptacle, which can be inserted at least partially into the main body, for the exchangeable accommodation and insertion of a gas pressure vessel. The main body includes a manual gas outlet actuation arrangement, which can effects the outflow of a gas from the gas pressure vessel when the receptacle is inserted. The receptacle includes a cooling surface, which can be cooled by the outflowing gas and by the gas pressure vessel jacket, wherein the gas can be conducted inside the main body and inside the receptacle by a gas conducting arrangement and can exit at the receptacle adjacent to the cooling surface. Commercially available gas pressure vessels, can be inserted into the cooling device, so that a simple and cost-effective use of therapeutic OT medical cryotherapy having a pleasant cooling effect is made possible.
US09398973B1 Abdominal splint and back support wrap
Disclosed is a abdominal splinting device to stabilize and support a woman's abdomen during pregnancy and to be used in treatment of diastasis recti in postnatal women. The abdominal splinting device has a back support panel with a central region and opposing first and second side regions, and arms extending from the side regions, where the arms each have a length sufficient to contact the opposite side region when wrapped about a human's trunk region. Also disclosed is a method of treating diastasis recti using the abdominal splinting device. The method includes the steps of providing a abdominal splinting device, centering the abdominal splinting device about a user's torso, applying manual traction to the user's rectus abdominis to bring the two opposing halves of the rectus abdominis near to each other, affixing the arms to the back support panel, and instructing the user to perform abdominal strengthening exercises.
US09398970B1 Rooster boot ankle foot orthosis
The Rooster Boot is a lightweight therapeutic ankle foot orthosis designed for increasing the range of motion and correcting alignment of the foot and ankle. The dynamic orthosis creates a variable load stretch at the ankle to prevent contracture and shortening of the heel cord. The orthosis is utilized during rest, sleep, and weight bearing therapy. This dynamic design has been of particular benefit to children with spasticity or weakening muscles, as evidenced in cerebral palsy.
US09398969B2 Upper stomach gastric implants
A variety of passive intragastric implant devices for obesity treatment are disclosed. Such passive devices may not autonomously change shape, but instead react within the stomach to induce satiety. The devices may provide slowed entry into the stomach, thus reducing the intake capacity. Additionally, the devices may contact areas within the stomach, such as the cardia surrounding the esophageal sphincter, to stimulate satiety-inducing nerves. Some devices combine two or more of these satiety-inducing features. Methods of implant are disclosed including compressing the devices within a delivery tube and transorally advancing the devices through the esophagus to be deployed within the stomach. Removal of the devices occurs in the reverse. The implants are formed of materials that permit the implant to be compressed into a substantially linear transoral delivery configuration and that will resist degradation over a period of at least six months within the stomach.
US09398967B2 Electrical conduction block implant device
The present invention provides an electrical block implant sized and shaped for securement at the perimeter of the pulmonary ostium of the left atrium. By utilizing various expandable ring designs and optional anchoring mechanisms, the present invention causes even, circular scarring around the perimeter of the pulmonary ostium, achieving reliable blocking of aberrant electrical signals responsible for atrial fibrillation.
US09398966B2 Welded stent and stent delivery system
A welded stent and stent delivery system, with a stent including a first strut having a first strut nickel titanium alloy layer and nickel titanium soluble core, the first strut nickel titanium alloy layer being disposed around the first strut nickel titanium soluble core; and a second strut having a second strut nickel titanium alloy layer and nickel titanium soluble core, the second strut nickel titanium alloy layer being disposed around the second strut nickel titanium soluble core, the second strut nickel titanium alloy layer being connected to the first strut nickel titanium alloy layer with a weld. The first and second strut nickel titanium alloy layers are made of a nickel titanium alloy, the first and second strut nickel titanium soluble cores are made of a nickel titanium soluble material, and the weld is made of an alloy of the nickel titanium alloy and the nickel titanium soluble material.
US09398963B2 Negative gauge pressure dynamic convection system for artificial limb and associated methods
The negative gauge pressure dynamic convection system for artificial limb system is to be attached to a residual limb of an amputee. The device provides thermal energy transfer from within an artificial limb to the ambient atmosphere through regulated cyclical differential pressure airflow into the sealed environment between both the residuum and the inside of the suspension liner of an artificial limb and as an alternate embodiment between the rigid socket and the outside of the suspension liner or a combination of both. The system may include a multi-ply surface area multiplying textile layer; a limb-conformable convection suspension liner; an artificial limb socket with an over-molded enclosure for system components; a convection manifold assembly; a convection control system, which includes a continuously operating airflow generation device, and a rising edge triggered negative gauge pressure regulation device, such as an electromechanical binary airflow proportioning device, or an alternate mechanical binary airflow proportioning device.
US09398962B2 Spinal implant system
An implant for use in spinal surgery includes a resilient element having an inflatable cavity. It is formed of a biologically compatible material and is arranged for placement between end plates of adjacent vertebra. The implant may also include a wound disc replacement element. A method of performing spinal surgery on a patient includes securely mounting a patient onto a patient support table; imaging a spinal region of the patient; building up a three-dimensional image file of the spinal region of the patient; storing the image file; and utilizing the image file for planning and carrying out computer controlled spinal surgery on the patient utilizing the implant. A computer-controlled surgical implant system includes a steerable endosurgical implanting assembly operative to install the implant at a desired location in a patient; and a computerized controlled, which operates the steerable endosurgical implanting assembly.
US09398958B2 Knee prosthesis
Tibial inserts and tibial femoral systems are provided for improved knee reconstruction systems. External rotation of a knee joint implant is enhanced by modifications to the post, providing a recess that allows clearance of the post against the corners of a box wall within the femoral component. The rotation provides for a more natural knee joint motion of the implant. The depth, size, and location of the post relief may be modified for certain applications to provide both improved rotational motion and constraint against undesirable motion of the knee.
US09398955B2 Artificial joint components including mechanized synovial fluid deflecting structures and particle retaining structures
Prosthetic artificial joints are described, including hip, knee and shoulder joints. In some embodiments, an artificial joint prosthesis includes: a bone-facing surface of a artificial joint prosthesis, the bone-facing surface configured to face a bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; a non-contact surface of the artificial joint prosthesis, the non-contact surface adjacent to the bone-facing surface of the artificial joint prosthesis; at least one fluid deflection structure positioned adjacent to the non-contact surface, the fluid deflection structure positioned to deflect synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; a mechanism attached to the fluid deflection structure, the mechanism operable to move the fluid deflection structure to direct synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; and at least one particle retaining structure positioned to contact the directed flow of synovial fluid and configured to retain non-physiological particles present within the synovial fluid.
US09398954B2 Artificial joint components including mechanized synovial fluid deflecting structures
Prosthetic artificial joints are described, including hip, knee and shoulder joints. In some embodiments, a artificial joint prosthesis includes: a bone-facing surface of a artificial joint prosthesis, the bone-facing surface configured to face a bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; a non-contact surface of the artificial joint prosthesis, the non-contact surface adjacent to the bone-facing surface of the artificial joint prosthesis; at least one fluid deflection structure positioned adjacent to the non-contact surface, the fluid deflection structure positioned to deflect synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; and a mechanism attached to the fluid deflection structure, the mechanism operable to move the fluid deflection structure to direct synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo.
US09398953B2 Micro-alloyed porous metal having optimized chemical composition and method of manufacturing the same
A micro-alloyed porous metal is disclosed having an optimized chemical composition to achieve targeted mechanical properties for use as an orthopaedic implant and a cell/soft tissue receptor. The porous metal may achieve a targeted compressive strength and a targeted ductility, for example. These targeted mechanical properties may allow the porous metal to be densified to a low relative density.
US09398952B2 Planar zone in prosthetic heart valve leaflet
Described embodiments are directed toward prosthetic valves having leaflets of a particular shape that improves bending character without requiring a long length valve. In accordance with an embodiment, a prosthetic valve comprises a leaflet frame, a plurality of leaflets coupled to the leaflet frame, where each leaflet has a free edge and a base. Each leaflet has a planar zone in a central portion, wherein the planar zone is substantially planar. The planar zone defines a shape having an area, wherein the area is larger nearer the base than the free edge.
US09398948B2 Connective-tissue-based or dermal-tissue-based grafts/implants
The present invention is directed to a composition comprising a matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising defatted, shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier and dried in a predetermined shape. Also disclosed is a tissue graft or implant comprising a matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising defatted, shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier and dried in a predetermined shape. The composition and/or tissue graft or implant of the invention is usable in combination with seeded cells, a tissue growth factor, and/or a chemotactic gent to attract a desired cell.
US09398947B2 Stent graft
A stent-graft including an inner stent having a wall structure including juxtaposed strut-patterns with interconnected struts and connectors connecting the strut-patterns is described. The wall structure of the inner stent has a predetermined length. An outer stent is coaxially arranged around the inner stent and has a wall structure including juxtaposed strut-patterns with interconnected struts and connectors connecting the strut-patterns. The wall structure of the outer stent has a predetermined length and a flexible stretchable material layer arranged between the inner stent and the outer stent. The wall structure of the inner stent has a design differing from the design of the wall structure of the outer stent and the length of the inner stent is equal to the length of the outer stent.
US09398938B2 Oscillating dental angle handpiece
An oscillating dental angle handpiece for dental tools is described. The handpiece has a hollow housing body, that defines a first longitudinal cavity suitable for coaxially containing inside the first longitudinal cavity a driving shaft, and a second transversal cavity, arranged at an end of the first cavity and having an axis incident with the axis of the first cavity, as well as a driven holder, in which a rotary movement of the driving shaft is transformed into oscillating movement of the driven holder. Additionally, the handpiece is entirely made from synthetic material.
US09398933B2 Methods for improving drug efficacy including a combination of drug administration and nerve modulation
The present disclosure provides methods for improving drug efficacy in a patient having an obstructed airway in a lung. Such methods modulate nerve activity in the autonomic nervous system of a patient to reduce obstruction of an airway in a lung of the patient prior to administering a drug to the patient. These methods are especially useful in improving efficacies of bronchodilators in treating obstructive lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
US09398931B2 Method and system for preventing nerve injury during a medical procedure
A method of treating tissue is provided, including positioning a stimulation device proximate a phrenic nerve; stimulating the phrenic nerve with the stimulation device; measuring a physiological response to the stimulation; defining a threshold physiological response value based at least in part on the measured physiological response; positioning a thermal treatment element proximate to an arrhythmogenic cardiac tissue region; applying a thermal treatment regimen to the cardiac tissue region with the medical device; measuring a physiological parameter during the thermal treatment regimen application; and conveying the measured physiological parameter to a controller, the controller comparing the measured physiological parameter to the defined physiological response value threshold, the controller adjusting the thermal treatment regimen in response to the comparison of the measured physiological parameter to the defined physiological response value threshold.
US09398930B2 Percutaneous methods and devices for carotid body ablation
Methods and percutaneous devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via percutaneous carotid body ablation.
US09398928B2 Adjustable height arthroplasty plate
An orthopaedic assembly. The orthopaedic assembly includes a first member adapted to be coupled to a bone and an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a threaded end and a tapered end. The assembly also includes an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered end of the adjustable connector assembly. The threaded end is adapted to engage the fixation plate.
US09398927B2 Medical implant
Medical implant which at least partially comprises a biocompatible, electrically conductive polymer with electrical resistivity p, having the property of being able to be heated and softened by a flow of current through the polymer.
US09398925B2 Expandable rod system to treat scoliosis and method of using the same
Correction of a scoliotic curve in a spine comprises the steps of implanting an expanding rod isolated completely under the skin and attached to selected portions of the scoliotic curve of the spine at opposing ends of the rod; and producing a controlled force by means of expansion of the rod over at an extended time period under external control until a desire spinal curve is obtained. An incremental force is generated to stretch the scoliotic curve of the spine between the selected portions where attachment of the rod is defined. The controlled force is provided steadily for at least one month or alternatively 1-3 months. Multiple rods may be employed each associated with a different scoliotic curve of the spine or a different portion of the scoliotic curve.
US09398924B2 Hybrid cannula and methods for manufacturing the same
A hybrid cannula may comprise a rigid portion overmolded with a flexible portion. The rigid portion at its proximal end may comprise a rigid flange for preventing the proximal end of the hybrid cannula from being pushed through the portal. The flexible portion may comprise a dam within the passage of the hybrid cannula, the dam defining interior spaces thereof between the proximal and distal ends of the hybrid cannula. The flexible portion's distal end may comprise a variety of features extending therefrom, including a flange and/or a cannulated tip. The flexible portion's proximal end may further comprise a membrane to prevent liquid from projecting during insertion of a tool into the dam and/or removal of the tool from the dam. The hybrid cannula can be useful in minimally invasive surgical procedures, including arthroscopic and endoscopic surgeries.
US09398923B2 Sealing means for the sealing of an introduction facility for a medical instrument
A sealing means for sealing an introduction facility for a medical instrument includes a first sealing membrane of an elastic material with a first slit and a second sealing membrane of an elastic material with a second slit. The first sealing membrane and the second sealing membrane abut laminarily on each other. The first sealing membrane and the second sealing membrane are arranged such that the first slit and the second slit are not parallel with each other. Each of the first slit and the second slit is unbranched.
US09398922B2 Targeting set for MRI biopsy device with probe holster support
A support assembly is configured to support a biopsy device. The biopsy device has a probe portion coupled with a holster portion. The probe portion may have an integral or removable needle. The holster portion has a mounting recess and a pair of distally extending mounting arms. The support assembly comprises a cradle and a mount. The cradle has a rail that complements the mounting recess of the holster portion. The mount is configured to move longitudinally along the rail. The mount has a pair of recesses that complement the pair of distally extending mounting arms of the holster portion. A cannula support member may be located at the distal end of the cradle. The cradle, mount, and cannula support may collectively support and stabilize the biopsy device in a rigid fashion. The cradle may be coupled with a targeting assembly such as a grid or pedestal.
US09398921B2 Catheter with deflectable tip
A catheter having a distal balloon and a deformable guidewire shaft of the catheter. The deformable guidewire shaft is adjacent to and external to the balloon. Inflation of the balloon bends the deformable guidewire shaft in order to orient or deflect a distal tip of the deformable guidewire shaft in a desired direction to guide and direct a guidewire extending through the deformable guidewire shaft towards a specific endovascular region. For example, it may be desired to orient the distal tip of the guidewire shaft towards a target vessel of a bifurcation or the balloon catheter may be used to bypass a Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO).
US09398913B2 Sealant storage, preparation, and delivery systems and related methods
A bioadhesive sealant storage and preparation system may comprise a plurality of containers and an adapter. The plurality of containers may comprise a first container having a first bioadhesive sealant component therein, and a second container having a second bioadhesive sealant component therein. The adapter may comprise a manifold comprising a plurality of channels formed therein, an inlet region sized and configured to receive the plurality of containers and facilitate fluid communication between each container of the plurality of containers and a respective channel of the plurality of channels, and an outlet region sized and configured to receive a syringe and provide fluid communication between the syringe and the plurality of channels.
US09398911B2 Rotary powered surgical instruments with multiple degrees of freedom
A surgical instrument may comprise a drive system that is configured to electrically generate a plurality of discrete rotary control motions. In at least one form, the surgical instrument may include an elongate shaft assembly that is operably couplable to the drive system for receiving a first rotary control motion therefrom for rotating the elongate shaft assembly about a shaft axis. The elongate shaft assembly may be further configured to receive and transmit a second rotary control motion from the drive system to a surgical end effector that is operably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly to cause the surgical end effector to rotate about the shaft axis relative to the elongate shaft assembly. The elongate shaft assembly may be further configured to receive and transmit a third rotary control motion from the drive system to an articulation joint that communicates with the elongate shaft assembly and the surgical end effector to articulate the surgical end effector about an articulation axis that is substantially transverse to the shaft axis.
US09398909B2 Needle holder
A needle holder includes a first shaft on which a first gripping body is provided at a front end, and a second shaft on which a second gripping body is provided at a front end and which slides in an axial direction relative to the first shaft. The first gripping body and the second gripping body have continuous curved convex shapes at at least sides opposed to each other and abut against each other as the second shaft slides relative to the first shaft. An abutment keeping mechanism by which abutment between the first gripping body and the second gripping body is kept while the first shaft and the second shaft are separated from each other as the second shaft further slides relative to the first shaft in the same direction from a state where the first gripping body and the second gripping body abut against each other is provided.
US09398905B2 Circular needle applier with offset needle and carrier tracks
A surgical suturing device comprises an arced needle track. An arced needle is positioned in the needle track, the needle having a leading end, a trailing end, a medial face, and a lateral face. A length of suture is connected to the needle. An arced carrier track is spaced from the needle track. A reciprocating needle driver has a carrier positioned in the carrier track and a driver positioned in the needle track and is operative to engage and move the needle in the needle track. A transmission is operative to reciprocate the carrier in the carrier track.
US09398904B2 External suture securement devices and methods
Described are devices, methods and systems for securing sutures external to the body. In certain aspects, a suture securement device includes a base paddle defining a slot and a suture aperture in communication with the slot, and a rotating paddle having an extension arm with a suture aperture. In such embodiments, the extension arm can rotate within the slot to frictionally crimp a suture, such that the suture is substantially prevented from moving with the apertures.
US09398903B2 Knotless locking tissue fastening system and method
Systems and methods for fastening tissue include a tissue fastening device comprising an elongate element and a delivery device including a cone, suture, and needle arranged at a delivery end of the elongate element. At least one of the tissue locking features and a tissue lock device are arranged at an end of the elongate element opposite the delivery end. The system includes a locking feature near the delivery end, and a lock device having a mating feature that corresponds to the locking feature. When the delivery device is passed through the lock device, the mating feature engages the locking feature and locks the lock device in an axial direction along the elongate element.
US09398898B2 Multiple beam spectral doppler in medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging
Spatially distinct Spectral Doppler information is acquired. Spatially distinct transmit beams are formed at a same time or in parallel. One or more receive beams are formed in response to each transmit beam, providing samples for a plurality of laterally spaced locations. A spectrum is determined for each of a plurality of spatial locations. In another approach, samples are acquired for different regions at different times. The scanning for each region is interleaved based on the anatomic operation. Since spectral estimation relies on a time-continuous series of transmission and reception, the scanning for a region occurs over a sufficient period for spectral estimation before the scanning for a different region occurs. By using anatomic operation, sufficient time is provided for spectral estimation. Due to anatomic operation, different regions are associated with flow at different times.
US09398889B2 Radiographic phantom apparatuses
There is provided a radiographic phantom for inter alia mimicking specific anatomical parts in a computerized tomography scan. Methods are provided for a variety of purposes including detecting a difference between a measured optical deformation of a radiographic phantom pair and a theoretical deformation of the radiographic phantom pair.
US09398888B2 Radiation imaging system and method for controlling the same
In a radiation imaging system performing a difference process using a stored mask image based on a radiation image obtained before a contrast agent is injected and a radiation image obtained after the contrast agent is injected, a controller displays a first graphic representing a first timing when irradiation of a radial ray is started, a second graphic representing a second timing when the mask image is stored, and a third graphic representing a third timing when the contrast agent is injected in this order along a time axis and controls the second and third timings by the second and third graphics. The controller moves, when one of the second and third graphics is moved along the time axis, the other of the second and third graphics such that an interval between the first and third graphics becomes larger than an interval between the first and second graphics.
US09398887B2 Radiation imaging control apparatus, method of controlling radiation imaging control apparatus, medical imaging apparatus, medical image display method, and storage medium
A medical imaging apparatus which captures a medical image based on imaging technique information includes a display control unit which displays thumbnails of medical images captured based on imaging technique information in a first area on a display window, displays a thumbnail of a different-inspection image retrieved based on the imaging technique information in a second area, and displays, in a third area, a medical image corresponding to a selected thumbnail of the thumbnails displayed in the first area.
US09398875B2 Method and system for biological signal analysis
A method for biological signal analysis, including providing a multidimensional sensor array disposed at a position for sensing biological data associated with a person, wherein the multidimensional sensor array includes a plurality of sensors and each sensor of the plurality of sensors is mechanically coupled to a common structural coupling material. The method including selectively receiving an output from each sensor of the plurality of sensors, processing the output from each sensor of the plurality of sensors and outputting a biological signal based on the processing.
US09398874B2 Mood analysis method, system, and apparatus
In a mood analysis method using an electrocardiogram of a user, RR intervals in the electrocardiogram are computed, and low-frequency (LF) values and high-frequency (HF) values are also computed according to the RR intervals. Standard values of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity and parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) activity are acquired corresponding to age and sex data of the user, to establish a mood display coordinate system. Coordinates of the LF values and the HF values in the mood display coordinate system are computed to determine a mood of the user.
US09398873B2 Method of obtaining a desired state in a subject
A method of obtaining a desired state in (22) a subject comprises measuring one or more physiological parameters of the subject (12), calculating, using the measured parameter(s), a value (38), determining if the calculated value (38) is to be modified, modifying the calculated value, if the determination is that the value is to be modified, and generating an output to the subject, the output being in proportion to the modified value (40). The step of modifying the calculated value, if the determination is that the value is to be modified,—can comprise accessing a modification scheme and modifying the calculated value according, to the modification scheme. One method of modifying the calculated value comprises amplifying the calculated value.
US09398868B1 Cancellation of a baseline current signal via current subtraction within a linear relaxation oscillator-based current-to-frequency converter circuit
This disclosure relates to systems and/or methods for subtracting in the current domain an output current primary signal from a primary sensor from an output current reference signal from a reference sensor to produce a frequency output signal indicative of the difference between the output current primary signal and the output current reference signal.
US09398865B2 Endobronchial tube apparatus
Concepts presented herein include an apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles. The apparatus includes an endobronchial tube having an exterior surface and two lumens for providing ventilation. Conductive ink electrodes are formed on the exterior surface of the endobronchial tube. The conductive ink electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least one conductor is coupled to the conductive ink electrodes and is configured to carry the EMG signals received by the conductive ink electrodes to a processing apparatus.
US09398863B2 Detection of anomalies in measurement of level of hypnosis
The invention relates to detection of anomalies related to a measurement of the hypnotic level of a subject. In order to detect when a measure indicative of the hypnotic level of a subject is anomalous either due to a medical reason or due to an interference, the measure is monitored and state information indicative of the activity of the autonomous nervous system of the subject and drug effect information indicative of the hypnotic drug effect in the subject are employed to check whether the measure fulfills a predetermined consistency condition requiring that the measure changes consistently with at least one of the drug effect information and the state information. An anomaly, indicative of an abnormal change in the measure, is detected when the measure fails to fulfill the predetermined consistency condition.
US09398858B2 System for biometric identity confirmation
A portable testing unit for biometric identity confirmation includes a housing with an orifice to receive a breath sample from the test subject, a spirometric sensor, and a pulse sensor adjacent to the orifice. A processor analyzes spirometric data from the spirometric sensor and simultaneous pulse wave data from the pulse sensor during the breath sample, together with stored subject characterization data for a known subject to confirm whether the identity of the test subject matches the known subject. A communications link enables the processor to communicate to the external station whether the identity of the test subject matches the known subject. For example, this portable testing unit can be used to control access to a secure facility or computer, authenticate the identity of a party in a financial transaction, or confirm the identity of the subject of an alcohol monitoring test.
US09398857B2 Diagnostic imaging apparatus and method of operating the same
A diagnostic imaging apparatus and a method of operating the diagnostic imaging apparatus. The diagnostic imaging apparatus includes: a probe that scans a subject, into which a contrast agent is injected, to obtain a scan signal; and a display unit that displays a scan video image obtained based on the scan signal, on a first region of a screen, and N captured images from the scan video image on a second region of the screen, where N is a natural number.
US09398855B2 System and method for magnetic resonance imaging based respiratory motion correction for PET/MRI
A method and system for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based motion correction in position emission tomography (PET) images is disclosed. A static 3D magnetic resonance (MR) image of a patient is received. PET image data of the patient and a series of 2D MR images of the patient acquired simultaneous to the acquisition of the PET image data are received. A 3D+t motion field is estimated by registering the series of 2D MR images acquired at the plurality of time points to the static 3D MR image. A motion corrected PET image is generated based on the estimated 3D+t motion field using motion corrected PET reconstruction.
US09398849B2 Ophthalmic apparatus, analysis program, optic media opacity acquiring method, and fluorescence intensity acquiring method
An ophthalmic apparatus includes: a light projecting optical system to project light to each point on a fundus of an examinee's eye; a light receiving optical system including a light receiving element to receive light from the fundus emitted from each point on the fundus resulting from the light projected from the light projecting optical system; and a controller for controlling the ophthalmic apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to: acquire intensity information representing intensity of the light from the fundus corresponding to each point on the fundus based on a result of received light of the light receiving element; and analyze a degree of opacity in an optic media of the examinee's eye based on the intensity information.
US09398847B2 Device for measuring interpupillary distance in a head-mounted display unit
In certain embodiments, a head-mounted display may include one or more displays for displaying images. A left and right movable disk may be placed respectively between the left and right eyes of a user and the one or more displays. The user may wear the HMD, and may adjust the spacing between the left and right disks while viewing the computer-displayed image or images through holes in the plastic discs. For example, the HMD may display a stereo colored bulls eye pattern, of which the user can only see a portion because their vision is restricted to on-axis viewing by the discs. The computer may instruct the user to move the HMD disks until the user can only see the color in the center of the bulls eye. In certain embodiments, by performing the foregoing adjustment, the eye may be oriented on the proper optical axis to look through an optimal location of a lens.
US09398846B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and image processing computer program
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomography image of a target to be captured, a detection unit configured to detect layer boundaries of a plurality of layers sequentially positioned in the depth direction from the acquired tomography image, and a determination unit configured to determine a structure of the target to be captured according to the number of the detected layer boundaries.
US09398844B2 Color vision deficit correction
Embodiments related to improving a color-resolving ability of a user of a see-thru display device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes, on a see-thru display device, constructing and displaying virtual imagery to superpose onto real imagery sighted by the user through the see-thru display device. The virtual imagery is configured to accentuate a locus of the real imagery of a color poorly distinguishable by the user. Such virtual imagery is then displayed by superposing it onto the real imagery, in registry with the real imagery, in a field of view of the user.
US09398835B2 Interactive training device
An interactive device that is an accessory to a flush toilet and is positioned at the rear of the flush toilet and may be attached to the rear of the toilet such that the user would use the flush toilet in the reverse position. The interactive device may include a toy, game, or computer. The interactive device may be secured to the toilet by straps or to the toilet lid hinges and may be detachable from the flush toilet. The interactive device may have hinges that allow the interactive device to be folded to a compact configuration. The interactive device makes “going to the bathroom” enjoyable for both the child and parent, while educating the child to appreciate and to become more accustomed to using a flush toilet.
US09398833B2 Paper product dispensing system and related methods
A system for dispensing paper product at a food-selling establishment. The system includes a point-of-sale device for entering details of a particular sale transaction, with the point-of-sale device being configured to output a slip containing specific indicia associated with the particular sale transaction. A dispenser of paper product is configured to obtain information from the specific indicia on the slip and to dispense a predetermined quantity of paper product in response to the obtained information.
US09398827B2 Delivery assembly and method for preparing liquid products via cartridges
A delivery assembly for a machine for preparing liquids product by means of cartridges includes: an injector device, to let water and/or steam under pressure in the cartridge, an infusion chamber, facing the injector device and capable of receiving one said cartridge, retention element, capable of maintaining the cartridge in a position substantially coaxial to the infusion chamber and the injector device. The retention elements having: a support element of the cartridge, sustained in a displaceable way by the injector device in a part thereof that generally faces towards the outlet passage; and guiding elements mounted in a fixed position at generally opposite side parts of the injector device, that frontally protrude from the injector device and are capable of laterally constraining the cartridge to guide it until a position substantially coaxial to the infusion chamber.
US09398824B2 Cantilever-style wine bucket and bottle holder
A cantilever-style wine server for mounting to a table has a unitary frame composed of shaped metal bars, such as shaped rods with circular cross-sections. The frame includes a holder that serves as a receptacle for a wine bucket, insulator, and/or a bottle, and a mount/handle that serves as both a cantilever mount to the side of a table and as a handle to transport the server. The holder and mount/handle are unified as a single frame, such as by multiple welds. The frame has a flat base, enabling the server (even when fully loaded) to be set down on a flat surface. A removable cover may center a wine bottle in the holder.
US09398819B2 Basket structure with hooks
A basket may include a basket frame, a hook assembly and a bottom. The basket frame has a meshed unit, and an upper board and lower board extending from the meshed unit. The upper board has a side frame with reversed U shape, and the lower board has an L-shaped portion. The basket frame is made in one piece to avoid soldering, which would decrease the structural strength of the basket. Also, the upper board has a side frame with reversed U shape and the lower board has an L-shaped portion to enhance the structural strength of the basket frame, so the bottom can sustain heavier objects. Furthermore, the basket frame and the bottom are all meshed, the objects are unlikely to fall out from the basket.
US09398816B2 Upper body garment with infant pouch
An upper body garment for supporting an infant adjacent the chest and upper belly of a wearer that includes a tubular garment body made from a stretchable fabric and comprising a front panel and a back panel, one or more breast panels extending from a top portion of the back panel and over the shoulders of the wearer; and a pouch panel extending from a lower portion of the breast panels. The pouch panel is secured along a U-shaped seam to an inside surface of the front panel to form a pouch with a top opening proximate the lower portion of the breast panels. The stretchable fabric is a two-way stretchable fabric with an increased capability for elastic expansion within a substantially horizontal plane when the wearer is in an upright position.
US09398811B1 Lounge chair
A lounge chair having a seat shell that defines a chair back and a seat is pivotally movable about a stationary base. The stationary base includes a concave support surface having a shape that generally corresponds with a convex outer surface of the seat shell. A swivel disc is positioned between the seat shell and the base to allow the seat shell to pivot about the stationary base. The interaction between a pivot post formed on the base and a pivot limiting guide formed in the seat shell defines the range of movement for the seat shell. A tether connects the seat shell to the seat base and creates a bias force to urge the seat shell into an upright seating position. The base includes a series of glide buttons that support the swivel disc to allow the seat shell to pivot relative to the stationary base.
US09398810B2 Reclining and ottoman-extending chair mechanism
A seating-unit mechanism includes various components that control a position of the seat and backrest and that control an extension and retraction of an ottoman and footrest. For example, the mechanism includes a linear actuator that controls a seat pitch (e.g., height and level of recline). In addition, the mechanism includes an ottoman-linkage drive mechanism, which might include a drive link or another linear actuator.
US09398801B2 Cosmetic container
A cosmetic container which is capable of stabilizing an action of a hinge portion is provided with a single pivot shaft member, and improving opening and closing functions of a lid body. Included are: a container main body configured to contain a cosmetic; a lid body turnably provided to the container main body and capable of opening and closing the container main body; and a first pivot support member and a second pivot support mechanism disposed on a pivot axis about which the lid body turns, and causing the container main body to turnably support the lid body. The first pivot support member includes: a compression coil spring located between the container main body and the lid body; and a lock member and a pivot member. The second pivot support mechanism includes fan-shaped recessed and projecting portions and a shaft portion of the second pivot support member.
US09398799B2 Double-layered screen cap of a cosmetics container
A double-layered screen cap of a cosmetics container includes a lower cap and an upper cap pivotally connected together by a connecting unit. The lower cap is bored with a plurality of insert holes, and the upper cap is provided with a plurality of projections corresponding with the insert holes. Thus, when the upper cap is covered on the lower cap, the projections of the upper cap will be respectively and correspondingly inserted in the insert holes of the lower cap to hermetically seal the insert holes for restrictedly positioning the cosmetic material in the cosmetics container, able to prevent the cosmetic material from leaking out of the cosmetics container.
US09398798B2 Nail art device, system, and method using UV light
The nail art device having a control unit; a holder; a display panel that displays a predetermined selected pattern through the control of the control unit; and a UV irradiation unit that irradiates the display panel with UV rays is provided. When a finger, to the nail of which polish having a UV-reactive component has been applied, is placed in the holder, the polish applied to the nail reacts with the UV rays which are transmitted through the display panel where the selected pattern is displayed to form a nail pattern.
US09398795B2 Airline baggage tracking and notification system
An airport baggage tracking and notification system may include a baggage tracking system and a baggage location notification system. The baggage tracking system may be configured to track when baggage at an airport has arrived at and/or has departed from one or more locations at an airport, such as a check in area, a baggage sorting area, within an airplane, a baggage pickup area, and/or a passenger exit at the airport. The baggage location notification system may be configured to cause a notification to be automatically delivered to a passenger that is transporting the baggage, a passenger transportation service, and/or others contemporaneously with when the baggage has arrived at and/or departed from each of the locations indicating that the baggage has arrived at or departed from each location.
US09398793B2 Clutch case with outer mounting plate for holding a smartphone
A clutch case comprises a pair of clamshell members hinged together at a bottom edge thereof such that the members, when closed, form an interior chamber for containing objects and, when open, provide access to the interior chamber. The clutch case also includes a smartphone mounting plate to hold a smartphone. The mounting plate is configured so that both any physical buttons as well as the touch screen of the smartphone will be useable when it is still attached to the clutch case. The mounting plate also allows a user to utilize the smartphone's camera while it is still held in the mounting plate.
US09398789B2 Adhesive zipper tape
Embodiments herein provide adhesive zipper tape. A zipper may be coupled to adhesive zipper tape to form a zipper assembly. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may be coupled to a piece of fabric, such as in a garment, around an opening. The zipper may then be used to open and close the opening. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may manifest an adhesive quality when activated by an activation stimulus, such as heat or air.
US09398788B2 Method for measuring inside dimensions of shoes and measuring tool therefor
Disclosed is a method for measuring inside dimensions of shoes. In this method a foot model can be obtained after the processes of a plastic filling material being filled into the shoe, shaping, being taken out from the shoe and being restored; then more accurate data of the inside dimensions of the shoe can be obtained by measuring the foot model. Further disclosed is a measuring tool able to be used in the present measuring method. By using the measuring method and the measuring tool, errors encountered when going shopping for shoes can be reduced to the maximum degree by a simple operation, such that the problem that an ordinary consumer could buy a pair of perfect fitting shoes only if he/she tries them personally can be solved.
US09398784B2 Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component
An article of footwear has an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a knitted component and, in some configurations, a skin layer secured to the knitted component. The knitted component may have a plurality of protruding areas that extend outward and away from a void within the upper for receiving a foot of a wearer. The protruding areas may include one or both of (a) a first tubular structure and an inlaid strand extending through the first tubular structure and (b) a second tubular structure and yarn sections extending across the second tubular structure.
US09398782B2 Aerodynamic bicycle helmet
An aerodynamic bicycle helmet for decreasing coefficient of drag when a head of a rider is in a down position is disclosed. The helmet may comprise a cushion with a concave cavity for receiving the head of the rider; a strap attached to the cushion for maintaining the cushion on the head of rider in the event of a crash; an exterior shell disposed over the cushion, the exterior shell having a leading portion with a spherical or a parabolic configuration, the leading portion positioned on a top portion of the head of the rider when the helmet is worn by the rider.
US09398781B1 Headgear appliance mounting and retention system
A headgear appliance mounting and retention system is provided. The system utilizing specially designed clips that include at least two small clips and at least one large clip. The clips are attachable to headgear, particularly protective headgear, headwear or helmets such as, but not limited to, helmets worn by firefighters, utility workers, industrial/construction workers, or the like. The small clips are configured to receive and retain a strap of an accessory and the large clip is configured to simultaneously receive and retain straps of multiple accessories.
US09398779B2 Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements and methods of manufacturing the articles of apparel
A method of making articles of apparel that include a base layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The base layer is associated with a thermoplastic polymer element, then an aperture is formed through the base layer and the thermoplastic polymer element. A cushioning elements that may have a first material layer, a second material layer, and a plurality of foam components is positioned proximate the aperture. The first material layer and the second material layer are bonded to the second surface of the base layer. The foam components are located between and secured to the first material layer and the second material layer. In addition, the foam components are positioned to correspond with a location of the aperture.
US09398777B2 Equipment for insertion of objects into smoking articles
An apparatus is disclosed for providing rods formed from a continuous supply of filter material for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements, each rod having individual objects placed at predetermined spaced intervals along the length thereof. The apparatus comprises a first hopper configured to provide a reservoir for objects, a second hopper positioned to receive objects from the first hopper, and a reciprocating screen disposed between the first hopper and the second hopper. The reciprocating screen defines a plurality of passageways therein, and the reciprocating screen is configured to facilitate transfer of the objects from the first hopper to the second hopper. The apparatus also comprises an object insertion unit in operable communication with the second hopper and configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the continuous supply of filter material.
US09398773B1 Unloader paddles and poultry processing equipment incorporating same
An unloader paddle for use with a poultry processing device includes an elongated arm having opposite proximal and distal ends. The elongated arm proximal end is configured to be attached to a rotatable hub and a blade is secured to the elongated arm distal end. The paddle blade includes a face, a first edge portion, a second edge portion, and a third convexly curved edge portion. The second and third edge portions of the blade extend from the first edge portion and converge to form a tip region, and the tip region is angled or bent in a direction that is transverse to the face of the blade. The blade is secured to the elongated arm distal end such that the face is oriented transverse to a longitudinal direction of the elongated arm.
US09398770B2 Compositions comprising a biological control agent and an insecticide
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US09398765B2 Apparatus and method for eliminating arthropod infestations
The present invention provides an encasement for preventing arthropods contamination of an object or for decontaminating an object contaminated with arthropods. The encasement comprises an enclosure defining an aperture, the enclosure being formed of an arthropod impervious material. The encasement also comprises a cover formed of an arthropod impervious material and shaped to cover the aperture, the cover being attachable to the enclosure to prevent arthropods from escaping or entering the encasement. The encasement also comprises a heating source linked to the encasement for heating an interior of the encasement and a heater control device connected to the heating source for controlling the temperature within the encasement. The aperture is sized to allow use of the object upon separation of the cover from the enclosure and the enclosure and cover are sized and shaped to completely house the object upon attachment between the cover and the enclosure.
US09398762B2 Production of fertile XY female animals from XY ES cells
Methods and compositions are described for making phenotypically female fertile animals from XY donor cells and suitable host embryos. Culture media and methods are provided for maintaining XY donor cells in culture that after introduction into a host embryo and gestation in a suitable host will result in fertile XY female animals. Methods and compositions are described for making fertile female animals in an F0 generation from a donor XY cell and a host embryo, as are methods for making F1 progeny that are homozygous for a modification from a heterozygous F0 fertile male and a heterozygous F0 fertile female sibling.
US09398759B2 Indexing system for an in ovo injection apparatus, and associated method
An indexing system for an in ovo injection apparatus is provided. Such an indexing system provides a positioning scheme for an egg carrier carrying a plurality of avian eggs to an injection assembly for injection thereof. The indexing system includes an initial stop provided to abut the trailing end of the egg carrier to form a first egg carrier position such that a first subset of the plurality of avian eggs is injected. An intermediate stop is provided to abut the trailing end of the egg carrier to form a second egg carrier position such that a second subset of the plurality of avian eggs is injected. An associated method is also provided.
US09398758B2 Pet leash assembly
Disclosed herein is a pet leash assembly having a weighted hand grip. The hand grip has a first end and a second end. A leash is operationally connected to the first end. A container is coupled to the second end which is opposite the first end. The leash assembly may optionally include a second container, and a removable cover portion may be reversibly coupled to the containers for closing the containers. The weighted hand grip is configured so that, when in use, the weighted material is disposed in the palm of a user. Also disclosed is a kit comprising the components of a pet leash assembly.
US09398756B2 Leash training device and a method of using the same to train a domesticated animal
A leash training device embodying a non-invasive and non-threatening method of using the same to train a dog is provided. The leash training device may include a liquid sprayer having a housing forming a handle portion and a leash assembly. While grasping the handle portion so as to manage the dog on the other end of the leash assembly, the liquid sprayer is adapted so that the user may discharge a jet of liquid from a reservoir secured within the housing. The method includes discharging the jet at or on the dog engaged in bad behavior.
US09398755B2 Pet garment
The present disclosure pertains to a dog garment comprising: a) a torso portion that substantially covers a back and lateral sides of a torso of a dog, wherein the torso portion has an underbelly torso opening and a hind opening; b) a neck portion extending from the torso portion and arranged to encase the neck of the dog, wherein the neck portion comprises a neck portion fastener for securing the neck portion; c) front leg portions extending from the torso portion, wherein the front leg portions encase front legs of the dog; d) hind leg portions extending from the torso portion, wherein the hind leg portions encase hind legs of the dog; e) a foot portion at each of a terminal end of the front leg portions and the hind leg portions; and f) size adjustment portions.
US09398751B1 Maize hybrid X08F014
A novel maize variety designated X08F014 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08F014 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08F014 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08F014, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08F014. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08F014.
US09398748B2 Hybrid artichoke variety NUN 04325 AR
The present invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of globe artichoke NUN 04325 AR. The new variety is of the Camus type having large ovoid, medium green heads, and is relatively early maturing and produces heads suitable for both the fresh market and/or the processing industry.
US09398747B2 Brush clearing machine
A machine for clearing and converting woody biomass into a bio fuel is described. The machine may be mobile and may include a chipper. The machine may further include a vacuum intake that directs chipped woody biomass to a wood processing component within the machine. The wood processing component may convert the woody biomass into bio char, bio oil, and bio gas using a pyrolyzer system.
US09398745B2 Organic composition for protection of crops against black frost and the method for its application
The present invention is an organic composition for the protection of crops against black frost and the method for its application over the crops. The novelty of this invention consists not only in the composition of the product itself, but also in the calculation of the percentages of the organic components that intervene in the product; and, in the determination of the moment when the product must be applied over the crops. This invention is a very simple composition where the calculation of the percentages of the two main components is obtained by multiplying the “Filo Index” (real humidity and temperature/historical values of humidity and temperature for the area) by the component; and, the percentage of the second component is calculated by subtracting the first result from 100.
US09398743B1 Electric motor
An electric motor includes an upper housing, a lower housing including a flange for mounting the upper housing thereon and a cone-shaped portion extending away from the flange and the upper housing. The electric motor further includes a stator assembly formed of a first core having a first height and fitted into the upper housing, a rotor assembly rigidly joined to a shaft to rotate therewith within the stator assembly and formed of a second core having a second height, and a hub connected to a lower end of the shaft to rotate therewith in relation to the cone-shaped portion. The hub is configured to secure an operable implement to the electric motor. The second height is greater than the first height.
US09398739B2 Planter with reversible individual meter control
A planter is described which utilizes individual seed meter motor drives at each row unit. motor controllers control each seed meter drive motor. Each individual row seed meter can be individually started, stopped and operated at a unique rate. Prior to planting, the meters can be operated to fill the meters and ensure that the meters are primed and ready to start dropping seed as soon as the planter begins operation to plant seed. When a seed delivery system is used with each meter to move seed from the meter to the soil, the delivery system is also primed with seed before operation of the planter.
US09398738B2 Soil cultivation implement
The invention refers to a soil cultivation implement with two tool rows of hollow discs of a first hollow discs row and of a second hollow discs row. One hollow disc in the first hollow discs row is positioned slightly offset to the rear. In the second hollow discs row there is a hollow disc in a position offset to the front. In order to prevent lateral pull with a soil cultivation implement of this type the hollow discs rows were positioned relatively symmetrically and were offset where the hollow discs point towards each other with their convex sides or with their concave sides. This offset has the effect of optimizing the soil flow and prevents components colliding with each other. This ensures even cultivation over the whole working width of the implement, including in the area of greater working depths with hollow discs that have a larger diameter.
US09398737B2 Soil cultivation implement
The invention refers to a soil cultivation implement with two successively and obliquely positioned frame parts, on which hollow discs on separately rotating bearings are positioned in parallel. Hollow discs of one frame part point in the direction of working with the concave sides obliquely to the front and the outside. Hollow discs of the other frame part point in the direction of working with the concave sides obliquely to the front and the center. The chords of the concave sides of the hollow discs are positioned to form an obtuse angle with the surface of the soil. The respective two hollow discs in the middle section that point towards each other with their concave sides or their convex sides are constructed so that in each case one of these hollow discs has a smaller diameter and is positioned in the direction of working offset towards the adjacent hollow discs.
US09402333B2 Ventilation denoising device and ventilation denoising system
A ventilation denoising device that includes at least one ventilation module disposed with at least two air ducts inside, the air ducts are communicated end-to-end to form a circuitous air duct. The ventilation module is provided with a first ventilation opening communicated with one end of the air duct, and a second ventilation opening communicated with the other end of the air duct. Also disclosed is a ventilation denoising system equipped with the above mentioned ventilation denoising device. The ventilation denoising device can be installed outside equipments, such as a machine cabinet, as ventilation means thereof, and also reduce the noise generated during the equipment operation.
US09402332B2 Heat dissipative air guide
An improved shielding cage assembly that utilizes air guides is disclosed. The shielding cage has a hollow interior configured to receive an electronic module therein which generates heat during operation. An air guide member is provided that defines an entry for surrounding air to enter the shielding cage interior and circulate around the electronic module. A thermal transfer member is provided that defines at least one exit passage for the air in the interior of the shielding cage to exit.
US09402330B2 Half-rack crossbar systems
Crossbars span the width between two opposed vertical attachment bars in a half-width electronics rack or cabinet of accommodating height to enable vertical mounting of full-width electronics module in the half-width electronics rack or cabinet. The crossbars are used in opposed spaced-apart pairs with the full-width electronics module mounted vertically between the crossbars. Each crossbar includes a flat elongated main bar having five sets of three holes in a linear array, with the holes sized and spaced apart in accordance with industry standards for electronics racks. An attachment flange with a fastener opening extends from each end of the main bar and is delineated from the main bar by a notch. Between the notches, the same edge extends in a right-angle bend which further extends into a flange. Crossbars are provided in pairs, with or without packaging, racks, cabinets, and electronics modules.
US09402329B1 Cable management assembly
A cable management assembly includes a cable management arm and a cable management device. The cable management arm is arranged with a mounting hole and a positioning hole. The mounting hole includes a first hole portion and a second hole portion. The cable management device is detachably mounted to the cable management arm and includes a mounting portion and an elastic portion. Wherein the mounting portion of the cable management device is capable of entering the second hole portion from the first hole portion of the mounting hole, and the mounting portion is blocked by a blocking section adjacent to the second hole portion. The elastic portion of the cable management device is configured to enter the positioning hole to be blocked by at least one blocking wall of the cable management arm.
US09402327B2 Electronic apparatus having jack connector
An electronic apparatus which is capable of preventing a joint between a jack connector and a connector substrate from being broken due to prying after insertion of a plug without bringing about an increase in the size of the connector substrate. In a cantilever spring portion of a chassis, hooking portions that penetrate holes formed in the connector substrate and hook the connector substrate are provided on both sides in a width direction of the connector substrate which is vertical to a direction in which the plug is inserted. A screw, which fastens the connector substrate to the cantilever spring portion, is disposed in the same line as the plug insertion direction and on an opposite side of a plug insertion opening in the jack connector. When the connector substrate is not bent, a space is formed between the connector substrate and an end of the hooking portion.
US09402319B2 Panel-molded electronic assemblies
A method of encapsulating a panel of electronic components such as power converters reduces wasted printed circuit board area. The panel, which may include a plurality of components, may be cut into one or more individual pieces after encapsulation. The mold may be used to form part of the finished product. Interconnection features provided along boundaries of individual circuits are exposed during the singulation process providing electrical connections to the components without wasting valuable PCB surface area. The molds may include various internal features. Wide cuts may be made in the molds after encapsulation reducing thermal stresses. Blank mold panels may be machined to provide some or all of the above features in an on-demand manufacturing system. Connection adapters may be provided to use the modules in vertical or horizontal mounting positions in connector, through-hole, surface-mount solder variations.
US09402318B2 Printed wiring board
A wiring board includes a first resin insulation layer, a conductive layer formed on the first insulation layer and including first and second conductive circuits formed adjacent to each other, and a second resin insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and on the conductive layer such that the second insulation layer is filling a space between the first and second conductive circuits. The first and second conductive circuits are formed such that a distance between the first conductive circuit and the second conductive circuit is in a range of 10 μm or less at the first insulation layer, and each of the first and second conductive circuits has a bottom portion in contact with the first insulation layer and an upper portion on the bottom portion such that the upper portion has a roughened sidewall and the bottom portion has a sidewall which is not roughened.
US09402317B2 Ashing apparatus
An ashing apparatus includes a treatment chamber having an object to be processed therein, and a lamp chamber having an ultraviolet lamp that radiates the object with an ultraviolet beam. The ashing apparatus is configured to accurately maintain an irradiation distance between a light source and the object. Thus, it is possible to efficiently remove a smear from a wiring board. The treatment chamber and the lamp chamber are moved relative to each other and in parallel to a surface of the object to be processed. The treatment chamber has a stage that supports the object, a gas inlet opening for supplying a treatment gas into the treatment chamber, and a gas outlet opening for discharging the treatment gas. An ultraviolet transmitting window member that partitions the treatment chamber and the lamp chamber from each other is fixed to the treatment chamber.
US09402310B2 Low-dielectric resin composition and copper-clad laminate and printed circuit board using the same
The present invention provides a resin composition useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board, wherein the resin composition comprises the following components: (A) 100 parts by weight of vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin; (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of maleimide; (C) 10 to 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene copolymer; and (D) 5 to 30 parts by weight of cyanate ester resin. The present invention also provides a resin composition and an article made therefrom having low dissipation factor at high frequency and excellent thermal resistance and peeling strength and being useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board.
US09402307B2 Rigid-flexible substrate and method for manufacturing the same
A rigid-flexible substrate includes a plurality of rigid portions, and a flexible portion connecting the plurality of rigid portions and including a portion of a first resin sheet including at least one layer of a thermoplastic resin sheet, the rigid portions including a portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a second resin sheet including a plurality of thermoplastic resin sheets laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a tapered portion is provided at an end edge of the second resin sheet on a side close to the flexible portion, and a thickness of the tapered portion in a direction in which the second resin sheet is laminated decreases toward the flexible portion and is substantially 0 at a position in contact with the flexible portion.
US09402303B2 Flexible printed circuit cables with slits
An electronic device contains electrical circuits. The circuits may include circuitry on printed circuit boards and components such as a touch screen display and buttons. Signal paths for routing signals between the electrical circuits may be formed from metal traces on flexible printed circuit cables. The flexible printed circuit cables may be bent around one or more bend axes. A flexible printed circuit cable may be formed from a flexible polymer substrate having one or more layers of polymer. Upper and lower ground layers may be supported by the flexible polymer substrate. The metal traces for the signal paths may lie between the upper and lower ground layers. Longitudinal slits within the flexible printed circuit may be formed that pass through the ground layers and the polymer layers. Vias may be formed that couple the ground layers together. The vias may run along the edges of the slits.
US09402302B2 Device for improving antenna receiving sensitivity in portable terminal
A device for improving antenna receiving sensitivity in a portable terminal includes an antenna in a low-frequency band of less than 900 MHz which is mounted on a predetermined position in a body housing and a touch pad unit connected to the vicinity of the antenna through a FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board), in which the touch pad unit is grounded to a nearby body in the vicinity of the touch pad unit by using a conductive portion to block noise generated in the touch pad unit, thereby improving the antenna receiving sensitivity.
US09402301B2 Vertical radio frequency module
A radio frequency (RF) module having a plurality of channels includes a heat sink having at least one tapered edge; a substrate disposed over a surface of the heat sink such that the tapered edge of the heat sink extends past a boundary of the substrate. RF, logic and power circuitry is disposed on the substrate and one or more RF signal ports are formed on an edge of the substrate to allow the RF module to be used in an array antenna having a brick architecture. The tapered edge heat sink provides both a ground plane for RF signal components and a thermal path for heat generating circuits disposed in the substrate.
US09402299B2 Transparent electrode and organic electronic element using same
Disclosed is a transparent electrode which is configured of: a first conductive layer that is composed of a metal or metal oxide fine wire that is formed in a pattern on a substrate; and a second conductive layer that covers the first conductive layer and contains a conductive polymer. The transparent electrode is characterized in that the fine wire of the first conductive layer satisfies the conditions mentioned below. Also disclosed is an organic electronic element. Line width (W): 20-200 μm Height (H): 0.2-2.0 μm Aspect ratio: 0.001
US09402296B2 Liquid crystal display panel and method for manufacturing the same comprising at least two conductive portions having a resistivity exceeding that of at least two second connecting portions
An exemplary liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate and first conductive wires. The first conductive wires are arranged at a surface of the substrate. Each of the first conductive wires includes a plurality of first connecting portions, a plurality of second connecting portions and a conductive portion with a plurality of conductive particles. The conductive portion is sandwiched between the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions, thus electrically connecting the first connecting portions to the second connecting portions. A method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display panel is also provided.
US09402291B1 Lighting control console having a slide control
The invention relates to a lighting control console for controlling a lighting system. At least one slide control is provided in the control panel of the lighting control console, which slide control allows users to enter input values by linearly adjusting a control knob, wherein a contact holder is provided at the slide control. A linkage lever links the control knob and the contact holder. In the housing of the lighting control console, at least one light source is provided, wherein at least one light exit is provided at the control knob, and wherein a light conducting element is provided between the light source and the light exit, in which element the light of the light source can be transmitted to the light exit at the control knob.
US09402289B1 Dimming control for illumination systems
Changes in light intensity emitted by an illumination system are controlled by receiving signals to initiate dimming, determining a present value of the output drive signal, computing a change increment for the output drive signal based on the present value of the output drive signal, and changing the output drive signal by the change increment. The change increment is a first value if the present value of the output drive signal is less than a threshold, and the change increment is a second value greater than the first value if the present value of the output drive signal is greater than the threshold.
US09402287B2 Switching converter with light source dimming function
When a detection voltage VCS that corresponds to a voltage drop across a detection resistor RCS exceeds a first threshold value VADIM, a current limit comparator asserts a reset pulse. A zero current detection circuit asserts a set pulse configured as an instruction to turn on a switching transistor. A logic circuit generates a control pulse based on the reset pulse and the set pulse. When a transition occurs in a dimming pulse from an on level to an off level in a period in which the control pulse is set to the on level, the dimming pulse adjusting unit delays this transition to a next off period of the control pulse.
US09402284B1 Reconfigurable induction cooktops
An induction cooktop may be reconfigured to be used as a built-in side-by-side warmer model, a built-in front-back warmer model, a countertop side-by-side warmer model, and a countertop front-back warmer model. The cooktop may include a housing with two warmers and a control panel for supplying power to the warmers. The control panel may be detached from one side of the cooktop and reattached to another side, thereby reconfiguring the cooktop from a side-by-side warmer model to a front-back warmer model. The inclusion of a ledge around the periphery of the housing may allow the cooktop to be used as both a built-in model and a countertop model.
US09402281B1 Optically configured modularized control system to enable wireless network control and sensing of other devices
System and method of interfacing arbitrary non-network connected devices to wireless computer networks. The invention provides an optically configurable wireless communications module, in either fixed or removable formats, with wireless (e.g. WiFi) network connectivity. The module also has a programmable arbitrary device controller, associated software, and at least the combination of the arbitrary device and the module also provides a unique ID code. A software token assisted method may be used to associate the unique ID code with appropriate control software and this association stored in network server memory. The invention may also use an internet-based service and a local optical programmer to configure the module's wireless network configuration. Once connectivity is established, the module may upload its unique ID code to the server and receive appropriate arbitrary device control code from the server. Portable version modules may be swapped between arbitrary devices at will, and will automatically configure themselves.
US09402279B1 Multi-level arbitration for wireless device having multiple radio resources
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described technique includes performing, at a wireless communication device, an arbitration among multiple different wireless radio technologies, which collectively use two or more radio resources of the wireless communication device, to produce an arbitration result; and operating the two or more radio resources in accordance with the arbitration result. Performing the arbitration can include performing a first level arbitration between a request associated with a first technology of the multiple different wireless radio technologies and a request associated with a second technology of the multiple different wireless radio technologies to produce a first level result; and performing a second level arbitration to produce a second level result when indicated by the first level result. The arbitration result can be based on the first level result and the second level result, if any.
US09402275B2 Interconnecting base stations of a cellular network via a transport network
A method is provided for interconnecting base stations of a cellular network via a transport network which comprises a plurality of network elements (NEs), wherein at least two of the plurality of NEs are collocated with respective base stations. The method comprises the steps of: establishing in the TN at least one proximity group that comprises a plurality of geographically adjacent NEs; establishing a logical grid connectivity between NEs that are members of the same proximity group to enable direct communications there-between, thereby enabling establishment of communications paths between base stations collocated with the at least two of the plurality of NEs, wherein that path extends via the at least two respective NEs communicating directly there-between.
US09402274B1 Idle mode operations in multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) mobile communication devices during data communications
Various embodiments include methods implemented on a mobile communication device for sharing network information among subscriptions when a first subscription is in a data communication session and a second subscription is in an idle mode. The methods may include determining whether the first subscription and the second subscription share a network operator and are camped on a same base station. If so, the first subscription may receive network information from the base station and store the network information in a shared memory of the mobile communication device that can be accessed by the second subscription. The second subscription may then perform some idle mode operations using the network information stored in the shared memory.
US09402271B2 Converged wireless local area network
One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network controller. The wireless network controller includes a data structure, a tunnel management scheme, an encapsulation mechanism, and a forwarding mechanism. The data structure stores a TRILL RBridge identifier associated with a remote wireless network controller. The tunnel management mechanism maintains a tunnel with a local access point, and the encapsulation mechanism encapsulates a packet received from the tunnel with a TRILL header which includes the RBridge identifier of the remote wireless network controller. The forwarding mechanism forwards the encapsulated packet.
US09402269B2 Simplified beaconing and channel reservation techniques for short range wireless networks
A system and method for wireless BANs and short-range wireless networks that support heterogeneous devices and applications are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method of implementing a MAC superframe structure for short-range wireless networks includes transmitting multiple beacon slots (102) during a beacon period (404) wherein the multiple beacon slots (102) include one or more simplified beacon slots associated with one or more simple devices (102), and transmitting payload data during a data transfer period (410) substantially following the beacon period (404) and wherein the data transfer period (410) includes one or more RCA periods (412) associated with the one or more simple devices (102) for transmitting and/or receiving the payload data associated with the one or more simple devices (102) upon receipt of the indication that the RCA period (412) is present in the one or more simplified beacon slots associated with the simple devices (102).
US09402268B2 Transmission and scheduling schemes for wireless fronthaul
A communication system includes a plurality of eNodeBs (eNBs) configured to serve one or more user equipments (UEs). The plurality of eNBs includes a first eNB and a second eNB. The first eNB is configured to wirelessly communicate on a resource with the second eNB. The resource includes a time resource and/or a frequency resource. The first and second eNBs are configured to cooperatively serve the one or more UEs. The first and second eNBs are configured to engage in wireless communication following a predetermined schedule known to the plurality of eNBs.
US09402264B2 Methods to transport internet traffic over multiple wireless networks simultaneously
A wireless communication device includes at least two transceivers and a processor. A respectively selected portion of a downlink and uplink data flow signals is transmitted to and received from corresponding different wireless networks. The uplink and downlink data flow signals comprise data flows between a client entity and an Internet-Protocol-based services application. In one embodiment, the selected portions of the uplink and downlink are based on consecutively arranged packets communicated over respectively different wireless networks. In another embodiment, the selected portions of the uplink and downlink are based on relative packet sizes.
US09402259B2 Device and method for transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system simultaneously supporting a plurality of wireless communication methods
A method and device for determining a number of fast feedback channel (FFBCH) in a wireless communication system supporting a first and second wireless communication scheme. The method includes determining the number of FFBCH (NFFB) in an uplink subframe by using the following equation: NFFB=Nfb×NFB−k×NHFB/6. Here, Nfb=3 or 4, NFB is a number of distributed logical resource units in the uplink subframe reserved for feedback channels, k is a value determined according to a ratio of a number of downlink subframes to a number of uplink subframes in a frame, and NHFB is a value defined in a secondary superframe header sub-packet 1 information element.
US09402258B2 Wireless communication method using a FEMTO base station and a FEMTO base station for use therewith
A communication method for a wireless communication network comprises: providing a femto base station configured to communicate wirelessly with one or more wireless communication devices within the coverage area of the femto base station, wherein the femto base station may communicate on a plurality of different carrier frequencies; monitoring each communication device within the coverage area; and activating and/or deactivating one or more main carrier frequencies of the femto base station, in accordance with communication requirements of the communication devices; wherein a communication device, which is within the coverage area of the femto base station but is not being served by an active main carrier frequency of the femto base station, is served by a macro base station, having a coverage area within the coverage area of the femto base station, or, if the femto base station is also capable of communicating on auxiliary carrier frequencies, an auxiliary carrier frequency.
US09402254B2 Method and apparatus for device discovery through beaconing
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises identifying at least one beacon opportunity at a wireless network device; selecting a beacon channel from a beacon slot that is a flexibly allocated frequency resource; and transmitting at least one beacon signal in the selected beacon channel multiplexed in a beacon frame during the identified beacon opportunity.
US09402252B2 Method of monitoring a control channel, and wireless device using same
The present invention relates to a method of monitoring a control channel and a wireless device using same in a multiple antenna system in which a plurality of layers are defined. The wireless device monitors a first downlink control channel in a first search space which is mapped to a first layer, and a second downlink control channel in a second search space which is mapped to a second layer. The first layer of the plurality of layers is the lowest layer.
US09402251B2 Enhanced physical downlink control channel scrambling and demodulation reference signal sequence generation
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described to provide enhanced physical downlink control channel scrambling and demodulation reference signal sequence generation.
US09402247B2 Uplink control information transmission methods for carrier aggregation
A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed.
US09402245B2 Time-reversal wireless paradigm for internet of things
A method of connecting devices to a network is provided. The method includes providing base stations connected to a network, and at each of the base stations, receiving probe signals from terminal devices. For each of the terminal devices, the base station calculates a signature waveform based on a time-reversed waveform of a channel response signal derived from the corresponding probe signal. For each of the terminal devices, the base station determines a downlink transmit signal for the terminal device based on the downlink data and the corresponding signature waveform, and transmits the downlink signals to the terminal devices. Several base stations have overlapping broadcast regions, several terminal devices are located within the overlapped broadcast regions, the base stations transmit the downlink signals using a same frequency band, and some downlink signals transmitted by base stations having overlapping broadcast regions also overlap in time.
US09402244B2 Multiple simultaneous link transmissions for a multi-frequency multi-rate multi-transceiver communications device
An apparatus includes a network node configured to communicate with other network nodes via a communication network. The network node includes a plurality of transceivers and a controller. The controller includes a link management module and a packet management module. The link management module is configured to produce link profiles associated with communication links available to the network node, wherein a link profile indicates link characteristics that include a busy indication of a transceiver. The packet management module is configured to identify a link profile solution set that includes a set of link profiles corresponding to communication links for multicasting the message packet, map the link profiles of the link profile solution set to at least a portion of the plurality of transceivers, and initiate transmission of the message packet using the communication links corresponding to the link profile solution set.
US09402241B2 Method and apparatus for data stream registration switching
A method on a mobile device is described. A first registration of the mobile device is maintained with a first wireless network for a first subscription. A second registration of the mobile device is maintained with a second wireless network for a second subscription. The first registration is concurrent with the second registration. A user data stream is transferred with the second registration. The user data stream is transferred from the second registration to the first registration based on a receipt of a call request.
US09402238B1 Method and apparatus for controlling a transmit power level of a device in a wireless communications network
A wireless communication system includes a first wireless access point, and a first set of at least one first station in wireless communication with the first wireless access point. The first wireless access point controls power for communications with a first station in the set of at least one first station. The first wireless access point may control power in a time-domain, announcing a power level for use during a time window. The first wireless access point may control power levels in a frequency-domain, announcing different power levels for different frequency subchannels within a frequency channel. The wireless communication system may further include an additional wireless access point, and an additional set of at least one additional station in wireless communication with the additional wireless access point. The first and additional wireless access points control power to avoid interference between the first and additional wireless access points.
US09402237B2 Using multiple and a single feedback for UE uplink beamforming in soft handoff
Embodiments of the present invention describe methods for increasing the amount of information available to a mobile transmit diversity transmitter during soft handoff. According to embodiments of the invention, a transmit diversity transmitter may determine substantially when it is in uplink communication with one base station and downlink communication with another base station. The mobile device may transmitting a diversity signal by controlling a value of a transmit diversity parameter based on feedback signals from the downlink base station, and controlling a power level in accordance with a standard protocol, e.g. combination of transmit power control feedbacks provided by the active base stations.
US09402234B2 Mobile communication system, communication control method and a mobile station
The present invention is to provide the mobile communication system which enables power consumption reduction for the mobile station with dual mode capability by unifying the location registration and paging processing for every mobile communication system. The mobile communication system is so arranged to perform location registration processing and paging processing for the mobile station by only one of radio communication systems. And the mobile station can access to any other radio communication systems.
US09402233B2 Distributed antenna system and method for enhanced positioning
Embodiments of a distributed antenna system (DAS) and method for enhanced positioning in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an enhanced Node-B (eNB) operates as part of a DAS that includes one or more nodes having the same cell ID as the eNB. The eNB is to transmit a UE-specific reference signal and configure one or more of the other nodes of the cell to transmit UE-specific reference signals that are distinguishable from each other and from the UE-specific reference signal that is transmitted by the eNB. The eNB may receive location estimate information from user equipment (UE) that is determined at least in part from the UE-specific reference signals. The eNB may also configure the nodes to perform cooperative OFDMA transmission techniques for the UEs operating in the cell.
US09402231B2 Communication between wireless devices capable of communicating using multiple MAC protocols
A first wireless device and a second wireless device are each capable of communicating using multiple MAC protocols. The first wireless device sets a first receiver to a power savings mode, the first receiver designed to operate according to a first MAC protocol. The first wireless device then receives, from the second wireless device, an indication on a second receiver corresponding to a second MAC protocol that data is available to be transmitted to the first wireless device from the second wireless device. In response to receipt of the indication, the first wireless sets the first receiver to an active mode, and receives the data from the second wireless device using the first receiver operating in accordance with the first MAC protocol. The second receiver consumes less power than the first receiver. Reduction of power consumption in the first wireless device may be achieved.
US09402227B2 Reducing service acquisition time when a user device is powered up
A user device receives network information for a future destination of the user device. The user device stores the network information for the future destination in a local store of the user device. Responsive to the user device starting up, the user device searches for an available network using the network information in the local store of the user device, wherein searching for the available network excludes searching for a last registered network.
US09402223B2 Method for building ad hoc network
Before software for a routing protocol in a second wireless terminal receives a routing packet between a first wireless terminal and the second wireless terminal that are both included in an ad hoc network, stability determining software determines whether or not a link between the first wireless terminal, which is the source of the routing packet, and the second wireless terminal is stable. When the link is determined to be stable, the software for the routing protocol in the second wireless terminal processes the routing packet. This allows building of a route using only a stable link between adjacent nodes.
US09402219B2 Method for performing packet switched handover in a mobile communication system
The invention relates to a method and system for performing packet switched handover in a mobile communication network. The system comprises a mobile node, a first and a second packet switching node. The method enables the parallel sending of logical link layer frames from the first and the second packet switching node. This is achieved so that the mobile node does not reject incoming frames received from two logical link layer entities having different states. The benefits of the invention are related to improved quality of service and the avoiding of gaps in received data during handover.
US09402217B1 Network management using access point performance values
Systems and methods of providing wireless communication to a wireless device are provided. An access node of a first network associated with a first radio access technology can receive a request to establish a communication link with a first wireless device. The first wireless device can be in further communication with a second network associated with a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. The access node can determine that a number of second wireless devices in communication with the access node meets a threshold. When the number of second wireless devices exceeds the threshold, the access node can determine a subscription parameter based on a bandwidth allocation among the number of second wireless devices in communication with the access node. When the subscription parameter meets a criteria, the communication link can be established with the first wireless device.
US09402216B2 Methods, media, and devices for moving a connection from one point of access to another point of access
Systems, methods, media, and devices for providing cooperation among digital processing devices in wireless networks are provided. In some embodiments, methods for moving a connection from one point of access to another point of access are provided, sending a request for information from a first mobile node to at least one other node, wherein the request for information contains first information identifying at least one point of access; receiving a response containing second information identifying at least one point of access from the at least one other node; and establishing a connection between the first mobile node and a point of access identified in the second information. In some embodiments, devices that can move a connection from one point of access to another point of access are provided.
US09402214B2 Wireless communications using overlay network devices within coverage areas of underlay network devices
A wireless communication technique provides mobility for a mobile station to communicate with an overlay network device, which is within a coverage area of an underlay network device, when the mobile station is within a coverage area of both devices. The overlay network device broadcasts at least two downlink channels. A cell code (e.g., a scrambling code or pseudo noise offset) of a first one of the downlink channels identifies an overlay network device exclusively. The mobile station can detect the first downlink channel responsive to an indication of the exclusive cell code from the underlay network device. A second one of the downlink channels allows for subsequent, ongoing communications between the mobile station and the overlay network device.
US09402211B2 Communication control method, base station, radio terminal, and processor
A base station (10) comprises a battery (12) and is driven by power supplied from a power system or by power supplied by the battery (12). The base station (10) includes a radio communication unit (131) that sends information indicating the remaining power amount of the battery (12) to a radio terminal.
US09402210B2 Wireless communication system, wireless communication method, wireless base station, and wireless communication terminal
A target cell extracting unit extracts a handover destination cell of a wireless communication terminal. A target cell notifying unit notifies first HO preparation information, which is information for handover of the wireless communication terminal including information about the handover destination cell, to an eNB accommodating the handover destination cell. A subsequent candidate cell notifying unit receives, from the eNB, information about a subsequent candidate cell, and notifying second HO preparation information including the information about the subsequent candidate cell to the eNB. A subsequent candidate cell extracting unit obtains the information about the handover destination cell from the received first HO preparation information, and extracts the subsequent candidate cell based on a state between the handover destination cell and another cell in wireless communication. A subsequent candidate cell notifying unit notifies the information about the subsequent candidate cell to the eNB.
US09402209B1 Utilizing linear network coding in packet delivery
Systems and methods for utilizing linear network coding to efficiently transfer data packets among components within a telecommunications network are provided. In embodiments, a gateway and source cell of a telecommunications network may utilize linear network coding to create a linear combination of data packets (“encoded data packets”). The encoded data packets may be sent to a target cell, where the target cell may decode the data packets. The target cell may send the decoded packets in sequential order to a user device.
US09402206B2 Load balancing of data
A method and arrangement for controlling a balance between Packet Switched (PS) data, and Circuit Switched (CS) data in a cellular communication network. A network node is arranged in a cellular communication network to control communication of PS data between a first UE and a base station, and to control communication of CS data between a second UE and the base station. Both the first UE, the second UE and the base station are associated to the cellular communication network and are located in the cell. The network node comprises a controller 402 which is adapted to identify a risk of congested communication of data, and a transceiver 406 which is adapted to communicate PS data with the first base station, and to communicate CS data with the second base station. The controller is further adapted to request the second UE to change communication settings, and the controller is further adapted to reallocate transmission resources from the second UE, to the first UE.
US09402203B2 Control channel collision resolution
Devices and methods are configured for resolving control channel transmission collision in a mobile device having first and second subscriptions (SUBs) when the first SUB is in an active voice call and the second SUB is in a held voice call. The devices and methods involve determining whether a control channel transmission of the first SUB would collide with a control channel transmission of the second SUB. In response to determining that the first SUB control channel transmission would collide with the second SUB control channel transmission, the devices and methods alternate the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission to avoid collision.
US09402202B2 Base station apparatus and retransmission control method
Provided is a terminal device that is capable of improving the characteristics of a response signal having poor transmission characteristics when ARQ is utilized in communication using an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band. At the time of channel selection, a control unit (208) selects a resource used in sending a response signal from among specific PUCCH resources notified in advance from a base station (100) and PUCCH resources mapped to a CCE, and controls the transmission of the response signal. A response signal generating unit (212) supports implicit signaling with respect to any given response signal, and at the same time as supporting LTE fallback from 2CC, uses a mapping method that, between bits, smooths the number of PUCCH resources that can determine ACK/NACK simply by determining the PUCCH resource regarding which the response signal had notified.
US09402201B2 Method and apparatus for storing code block
Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for storing a code block. When the size of the buffer in the terminal device is smaller than the size of the buffer at the rate matching at the base station, the code block is stored in the buffer, which is used when the terminal device fails to decode the code block.
US09402199B2 Systems and methods for wireless load balancing and channel selection for a wireless device using WLAN modules operating simultaneously in different wireless bands
Systems and methods for enabling a WLAN client to communicate simultaneously over more than one band at a time are described, where each client has at least one radio that is operational in each supported band. Load balancing based on traffic requirements optimizes the use of the multiple bands.
US09402196B2 Integrated repeater for integratedly relaying various types of communication signals, and integrated relay system
The present invention relates to an integrated repeater and an integrated relay system. The integrated repeater of the present invention receives a signal from a main repeater for relaying signals transmitted from upper devices, and comprises a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the multiplexed signal of an Ethernet signal and a mobile communication signal received from the main repeater, and separate the signals into the mobile communication signal and the Ethernet signal; a first converter configured to convert the mobile communication signal separated from the demultiplexer into a radio frequency (RF) signal, and transmit the converted RF signal; a second converter configured to convert the Ethernet signal separated from the demultiplexer into a wireless LAN signal, and transmit the converted wireless LAN signal; and a switching unit configured to deliver a signal received from the main repeater to either the demultiplexer or the second converter, depending on whether a fault of the mobile communication signal is generated.
US09402194B2 Automatic setting of an alert mode on a wireless device
Embodiments are provided for automatically setting an alert mode on a wireless device. Scheduling data is received which defines a predetermined period utilized to set the alert mode. The scheduling data may be received either by direct input in the wireless device or alternatively from an external edge device, such as a network server, in a communications network. In response to receiving the scheduling data, an alert mode on the wireless device is automatically set for the predetermined period. The alert mode may include a silent alert mode on the wireless device. The wireless device may include a sensor for receiving data indicative of a current external state. The sensor data may include location data, temperature data, and ambient noise data. The received sensor data may be utilized to automatically trigger the setting of an alert mode in the wireless device.
US09402191B2 Dual-tier wireless communication system
Systems and methods for communicating data over a dual-tier wireless communication system are provided. A dual-tier wireless communication system comprises an upper tier cell-free large-scale antenna system including a plurality of service-antennas distributed in a designated coverage area for providing wireless access service to mobile terminals, and a lower tier of one or more concentrated large-scale antenna system arrays arranged within a plurality of cells of the designated coverage area for providing backhaul service to the plurality of service-antennas. The upper tier and the lower tier operate in disjoint frequency bands with respect to each other.
US09402187B2 Apparatus, method, computer program for communication and system thereof
The invention is related to a method comprising: receiving a beacon signal from at least one transmitter; measuring total received interference power; determining strength of the received at least one beacon signal; determining at least one offset value by using the information the at least one beacon signal comprises; generating estimates of received interference power values transmitter-wise by using the determined at least one offset value and the determined strength of the received at least one beacon signal; combining the transmitter-wise estimated received interference power values for obtaining an estimated total received interference power; and subtracting the estimated total received interference power from the measured total received interference power for obtaining a residual interference power, the residual interference power originating from uncooperative devices.
US09402183B2 Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to enter the mobile terminal into a lock state, receive a touch pattern formed by a plurality of taps applied on the touch screen, and release the lock state of the mobile terminal when the touch pattern formed by the taps matches defined positions of the taps and time intervals between the taps.
US09402181B1 Systems and methods for completing multi-factor authentication via mobile devices
The disclosed computer-implemented method for completing multi-factor authentication via mobile devices may include (1) identifying a request to communicate with a user's mobile device to complete multi-factor authentication of the user to an online service, (2) determining that authentication notifications are disabled for attempts made by the user to login to the online service, (3) preventing an authentication notification from being displayed on the user's mobile device, (4) receiving an out-of-band authentication communication from a mobile device, (5) determining that the mobile device that sent the out-of-band authentication communication is the user's mobile device and is therefore trusted to complete the multi-factor authentication of the user to the online service, and (6) enabling the user to login to the online service and automatically receive future notification. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09402179B1 Inductive pickup coil for secure pairing
Techniques and systems are provided for facilitating secure pairing of a client device with a remote device using a inductive pickup coil in the client device and an intermediate hearing-aid-compatible (HAC) mobile device. Credentials stored in or accessible to the mobile device may be encoded in an magnetic HAC signal in the audio frequency spectrum and communicated to the client device through inductive coupling with the inductive pickup coil in the client device. The client device may then use the credentials to gain access to the remote device. In some implementations, the mobile device may cease broadcasting the magnetic signal upon receipt of an indication that the client device has gained access to the remote device.
US09402178B2 Paid instant message system and method for authenticating identities using a mobile telephone network
A paid instant message system and method that authenticate identities using a mobile telephone network, which comprise: a message server, user cell phone, and mobile telephone networks. The user cell phone has an instant messaging application installed therein. Each user account includes a specified charge for sending and receiving messages. By means of a paying and charging mechanism, the present invention makes the cost for sending junk messages increase and make the people oversending messages to pay the corresponding price, thus preventing appearance of junk messages. As for the normal instant messaging among people, messages are sent and received by each other, so they pay each other, and in this case, the fees paid and charged by one person or by one company will almost be equal, hence this will not cause any burden and influence to anyone who normally uses the instant messaging.
US09402176B2 Method, system and device for transmitting data
The invention embodiments disclose a method, system and device for transmitting data, relate to wireless communication technical art, and resolve the question that terminal how to transmit data when packet data network (PDN) connection is not be established. In the invention, when the terminal needs to transmit data and the PDN connection for transmitting the data is not be established, the terminal sends data transmitting message which carries a PDN connection request message and package to be transmitted to mobility management entity (MME). The PDN connection is only established by core network side when the MME receives the data transmitting message, and the package to be transmitted is sent out by the PDN connection. Therefore, the invention enables UE to transmit data when PDN connection is not be established.
US09402174B2 Vehicle driver identification using portable device
A network device associates a fleet vehicle with a driver of it. The network device receives customer input associating a group of media access control (MAC) addresses of portable devices with driver identifiers and stores, in a memory, the MAC addresses associated with the driver identifiers. The network device also receives, from a vehicle telematics unit, a vehicle identifier of a vehicle connected to the vehicle telematics unit and a MAC address of a particular portable device proximate the vehicle. Based on the MAC address of the particular portable device, the network device associates a particular driver identifier and the vehicle identifier. The vehicle telematics unit may determine that driver is no longer driving when it can no longer detect a signal from the particular portable device that was proximate the vehicle.
US09402169B2 Method on a writing instrument having wireless communication capability
A writing instrument (e.g., a pen or stylus) is able to wirelessly receive a message, receive a responsive input from a user (either spoken or written using the writing instrument), convert the user input into text, and transmit the text in a first mode (if the responsive input is spoken) or in a second mode (if the responsive input is written). The first mode and the second modes may correspond, for example, to different recipient groups.
US09402164B2 Configurable traffic zone control system
A configurable traffic zone control system (14) includes transmitter structure (16) associated with a traffic zone (10). The transmitter structure includes a transmitter (18) for transmitting a wireless signal (20) indicative of a speed requirement of the traffic zone. Receiver structure (24) is provided in a vehicle (26) for receiving the wireless signal such that based on the wireless signal, speed of the vehicle is automatically controlled to be at or below the speed requirement while the vehicle is in the traffic zone.
US09402163B2 In-building location security and privacy
A location server includes: a first receiver module configured to receive, from a location-based services application server (LBS AS), a first identification for a first mobile device associated with the LBS AS; a second receiver module configured to receive, from an access/location network (ALN), a second identification for a second mobile device associated with the ALN; a comparison module, communicatively coupled to the first and second receiver modules, configured to determine whether the first and second identifications match and whether the first and second mobile devices are the same mobile device based at least in part on whether the first and second identifications match; and a location service information module, communicatively coupled to the comparison module, and configured to provide a location service for the first mobile device in response to the comparison module determining that the first and second mobile devices are the same mobile device.
US09402162B1 Mobile device, positioning method and non-transitor computer-readable recording medium
A mobile device, a positioning method and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The mobile device includes a display, a sensor unit, a transceiver unit, and a processor. The sensor unit provides internal sensor data. The transceiver unit receives at least one external positioning data. The processor calculates a position of the mobile device based on the internal sensor data. The processor obtains a position corresponding to each of the external positioning data based on each of the external positioning data and controls the display to display multiple representative objects. Each of the representative objects is corresponding to one of the positions of the mobile device or the at least one external positioning data.
US09402159B1 Caller location determination systems and methods
Computer systems, according to various embodiments, are adapted to assist emergency services providers in determining the location of an individual who is in need of help. In various embodiments, the system may be adapted to determine a current dispatchable location for the individual who is in need of help, update a data structure associated with a public-safety answering point to indicate the individual's current location, and then initiate and/or mediate a call between the individual and the emergency services provider. In various embodiments, updating the database may provide more accurate information regarding the individual's location than would otherwise be available for the individual.
US09402158B2 Aggregate location dynometer (ALD)
An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) in a physical wireless network alerts to a problematic crowd risk using location based services (LBS). An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) comprises a Network Monitor, a Crowd Risk Determinant and an Alert Module. The Network Monitor monitors wireless traffic for a potential viral event, associated with a formation of a plurality of wireless devices. The Crowd Risk Determinant requests location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices in a given area regarding a respective viral event. The Crowd Risk Determinant determines if the viral event also indicates a crowd safety risk, based on the shape and movement of observed wireless devices. The Alert Module triggers an alert of an impending crowd problem when crowd risk is above a given threshold. Historical databases are empirically determined and maintained in the Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) for use in viral event and crowd risk assessment.
US09402156B2 Location based service (LBS) system and method for creating a social network
A system and method for providing a location based service to create a social network, comprising activating a feature from a wireless terminal, registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the feature, creating a profile of a user of the feature, and displaying candidates based on the profile and based on the geographic location of the candidates. A Global Positioning System (GPS) may be used to geographically locate active users of a feature. An activity map may be associated with a feature, the activity map displaying active users of the feature.
US09402155B2 System and method for indicating a state of a geographic area based on mobile device sensor measurements
A method and corresponding system for providing an indication of one or more states of a geographic area. The method includes acquiring sensor data including sensor measurements taken by a plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of locations and acquiring location data corresponding to the plurality of locations of the sensor measurements. At least one processor determines one or more states of a geographic area corresponding to the plurality of locations based on the sensor data, and an indication is provided of the one or more states of the geographic area to a particular user.
US09402152B2 Method for fine location of an SMS emitted from a mobile user equipment in a telecommunication network implementing open-mode femtocells
The present invention relates to a mobile network (10) organized into a plurality of location areas and service areas gathering a geographically homogeneous set of cells of the mobile network, with gathering of the femtocells into specific additional service areas. The emission of an SMS from a user equipment (14) coupled to a femtocell (30) triggers a location step, with communication to a location platform of the network of a rough location comprising service area codes SAC and location area codes LAC corresponding to the femtocell, and of a fine location comprising unique data, such as IP address and INSEE code, of identification of the Internet box (20) associated to the femtocell. These data are then transmitted to the platform by the SMS management center. The femtocells may hence operate in open mode, each femtocell being able to be coupled to any user equipment registered with the mobile network operator.
US09402150B2 High-data-rate low-current consumption easy-to-implement miniaturized wireless micro-USB dongle
A dongle is provided that can be plugged into the micro-USB port of a mobile device that supports USB host mode. The dongle provides control of the radio circuitry housed within the dongle to applications running on a smartphone. The dongle is highly miniaturized, providing a small form factor that is useful to hardware manufacturers that want to move away from using Bluetooth, while enhancing aesthetics and practicality. The dongle enables high data rate devices such as medical, diagnostic, and physiological sensing devices, to realize significant energy savings, facilitating greater miniaturization, and increased consumer adoption. Also, the dongle allows manufacturers of these types of devices to avoid dealing with the overhead and complexity of large-scale mesh networking imposed by protocols governed by large consortiums, such as Bluetooth.
US09402145B2 Wireless speaker system with distributed low (bass) frequency
A speaker system comprised of more than one speaker, which utilizes the known characteristics and location of each speaker to enhance low frequency (low (bass) frequency) performance of the system.
US09402141B2 BTE hearing aid with an antenna partition plane
A behind the ear (BTE) hearing aid includes: a microphone; a signal processor; a receiver; a partition plane extending between a first side of the hearing aid and a second side of the hearing aid; and a transceiver for wireless data communication interconnected with an antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception, the antenna having a first feed point and a second feed point; wherein at least a part of the antenna intersects the partition plane at an intersection so that a relative difference between a first distance from the first feed point to the intersection and a second distance from the second feed point to the intersection is less than or equal a first threshold.
US09402137B2 Sound transducer with interdigitated first and second sets of comb fingers
A sound transducer includes a substrate with a cavity with extending from a first surface of the substrate, a body at least partially covering the cavity and being connected to the substrate by at least one resilient hinge, a first set of comb fingers mounted to the substrate, and a second set of comb fingers mounted to the body. The first set of comb fingers and the second set of comb fingers are interdigitated and configured to create an electrostatic force driving the body in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the substrate. The body and the at least one resilient hinge are configured for a resonant or a near-resonant excitation by the electrostatic force.
US09402133B2 Multi-channel audio vibratory entertainment system
An entertainment system according to an embodiment of the present application includes a portable media device configured to produce an audible output signal, and a plurality of individual vibratory output signals representative of individual recorded tracks of a musical piece and a plurality of actuators positioned at various locations on a user's body, each actuator configured and operable to receive one of the plurality of individual vibratory signals and to vibrate based on the received vibratory signal.
US09402130B2 Wind noise reducing circuit
A high-pass filter is configured to remove a low-pass filter component of a first channel audio signal and a low-pass filter component of a second channel audio signal. A control unit is configured to detect a wind noise magnitude based on at least one from among the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, and to increase a cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter according to an increase in the wind noise magnitude thus detected. The control unit is configured to set the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter to a predetermined minimum value fMIN when the wind noise magnitude thus detected is smaller than a predetermined minimum value, and to gradually increase the cutoff frequency when the wind noise magnitude becomes greater than the minimum value.
US09402125B2 Headset having a rotating and extensible ear bud assembly
A headset includes an ear hook assembly (102) and an ear bud assembly (110). The ear hook assembly includes a hook portion (104) that is configured to slip over a user's ear, and a rotatable arm portion (106) that is configured to rotate around an axis. Rotation of the rotatable arm portion around the axis causes a cam action to actuate a switch to power on and off the headset. The ear bud assembly includes a speaker to play audio, and optionally includes a microphone to receive verbal inputs. The ear bud assembly is coupled to the ear hook assembly so that the ear bud assembly rotates with the rotatable arm portion, and also slides vertically along the axis around which the rotatable arm portion rotates.
US09402124B2 Method for controlling terminal device and the smart terminal device thereof
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling a smart terminal device and the smart terminal device thereof. The method comprises: monitoring a wearing state of receivers of an earphone connected to the smart terminal device, wherein the wearing state comprises a putting-on state and a taking-off state; and controlling running state of one or more applications in the smart terminal device and/or an operation mode of the smart terminal device according to the wearing state of the receivers. The embodiments of the present disclosure can simplify manual operations by monitoring the change of wearing state of an earphone. The lifetime of the mechanical members of the earphone can be improved, the electric energy of the smart terminal device can be saved, and no manual operation control is needed.
US09402123B1 In-line cord management and clip system
A cord management system comprises a collar with a bore enclosing a portion of the cord. A flexible band extends from a proximal end at the collar to a distal free end. A free ferromagnetic button is embedded in the distal free end of the band. A fixed ferromagnetic button is embedded in the collar. The band forms a ring with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the collar for enclosing and securing a portion of a loop or a bundle formed by the cord. The proximal end of the band can extend from one side of the collar, and the fixed ferromagnetic button can be disposed in the collar on another side of the collar opposite the proximal end of the band.
US09402120B2 Wireless earbuds
A wireless earbud has an earbud housing having a longitudinal main axis and an essentially circular cross section, a loudspeaker element, a rechargeable battery, at least one main printed circuit board having disposed thereon circuitry for wireless radio communication, audio codec and earbud operation control, and a charging interface member. The loudspeaker element, the rechargeable battery, the main printed circuit board and the charging interface member are arranged in a successive order along the longitudinal main axis of the earbud housing.
US09402119B2 Communication system in respiratory protection masks
A communication system provided with a voice vibration adapter and microphone housing of electronic components, for respiratory protection equipment or the like, provided with means of transmission and reception, both connected either wired or wireless, in charge of allowing voice transmission fluently and clearly, in places of high acoustic index and of hazardous polluting emissions, preventing the worker from removing the protective equipment to communicate, characterized by means of voice vibration adapter (3), consists of a prismatic hollow outer body with lateral grooves (8) and a front oblong perimeter protrusion (9), inside which there is an isolating cavity (10) for receiving a microphone (1), followed by another smaller cavity (11) for acoustic resonance, which is connected to another cavity greater than the above (12), for electronic components' plate housing (2), also said voice vibration adapter (3), has an output duct (13) of a two-channel connection cable channels (14), which connects with the headset (6) and finally presents a lower perpendicular neck recess (15) of the area or lower base of the voice vibration adapter (3), which is assembled on a lower hollow neck (16), located in the upper base respiration part (4), which is assembled and fixed with the front face of a breathing mask (5).
US09402116B2 Bone conduction speaker and compound vibration device thereof
The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
US09402109B2 Methods and apparatus for distributing user-generated advertisements in a video content distribution network
User-generated advertisements are distributed to client devices in a video content distribution network. For example, a client device may receive a user-generated advertisement, which is associated with one or more categories. The user-generated advertisement is associated with a channel based on a category of the advertisement. One or more channels of user-generated advertising, corresponding to the one or more categories, may be provided to a client device. Optionally, user-generated advertisements may be associated with a geographical identifier and distributed to client devices in a geographical region corresponding with the geographical identifier.
US09402108B2 Receiver software protection
A method of obtaining descrambling information at a receiver, the descrambling information for enabling descrambling of scrambled content. A provider verification key is used to access a software image, which has been secured by a provider using a provider signature key corresponding to the provider verification key. A secured version of the descrambling information is received. The accessed software image is used to obtain virtual descrambling information from the secured version of the descrambling information and is provided as inputs to a cryptographic function to produce a given output comprising said descrambling information.
US09402107B2 Apparatus and methods for delivery of multicast and unicast content in a content delivery network
Methods and apparatus for providing delivery of content to client devices of a network via both multicast and unicast mechanisms. In one embodiment, a system for use in a managed content delivery network is described to bridge multicast to unicast, so that the total network bandwidth consumption is significantly lower than a corresponding unicast-only delivery solution, yet which still provides improved quality of service and user viewing experience as compared to a multicast-only delivery solution. In addition, various exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are readily adapted for real-time multicast to unicast streaming of audio and data to, among other things, minimize network bandwidth usage, while maintaining the guaranteed delivery of unicast streams with little or no modification to the existing client device logic.
US09402105B2 Method and apparatus for selection and presentation of media content
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing from a plurality of media sources information describing a plurality of media content offered at the plurality of media sources, generating a plurality of exemplars of the plurality of media content offered at the plurality of media sources based on the information captured from the plurality of media sources, presenting the plurality of exemplars at a display, receiving a selection of a first exemplar of the plurality of exemplars, and presenting a portion of first media content associated with a first media source of the plurality of media sources associated with the first exemplar based on the information captured from the plurality of media sources responsive to the selection of the first exemplar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09402104B2 System and method for subscribing to events based on tag words
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for creating tag subscriptions and notifying users based on tag subscriptions. A system configured to create tag subscriptions receives from a user, as part of a tag subscription request, a tag, a selection of at least one media event to which the tag is to be applied, and a notification threshold. The system then establishes a tag subscription associated with the user based on the tag, the selection of at least one media event, and the notification threshold. A system configured to generate tag notifications based on a tag subscription retrieves a tag subscription including a tag, a selection of a media event, and a notification threshold. The system then monitors tags generated in association with the media event for matches with the tag, and sends a tag notification to a user when matches exceed the notification threshold.
US09402100B2 Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals
Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally, a dummy display, and a dummy speaker. The dummy display may only have a display panel and a panel driver. The dummy speaker may only have a driving unit and no crossover logic. The main player may have a PC architecture and process all signals digitally for outputting signals tailored for the display device and the individual driving units of the dummy speaker. The integrated system may generate parameters for optimizing display of a video source. These parameters can be shared among users over a network connection.
US09402099B2 Arrangements employing content identification and/or distribution identification data
This technology concerns, in one aspect, using a person's social network graph data as a virtual visual cortex—taking image input from a smartphone or the like, and processing it with the graph data to yield a personalized form of processing based on the imagery. The user's network graph data is typically updated by such processing—providing a form of virtual image memory that can influence future social network behavior. In another aspect, the technology concerns identifying content (e.g., audio) by both fingerprint-based and watermark-based techniques, and arrangements employing such identification data. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09402098B2 Fast channel change
A request for a unit of video information is received from a remote video receiver. An initial transmission rate for the unit of video information is determined based at least in part on a decoder model and a typical steady-state transmission rate for the unit of video information. The initial transmission rate is faster than the typical steady-state transmission rate. For a first time period after receiving the request, a first portion of the unit of video information is transmitted to the remote video receiver at the initial transmission rate. The first time period, the initial transmission rate, or both are determined so as not to overflow an input buffer that is based at least in part on the decoder model. For a second time period after the first time period, a second portion of the unit of video information is transmitted to the remote video receiver at the typical steady-state transmission rate.
US09402096B2 System and method of producing video data
A system and method for incorporating one or more additional video objects into input video data to produce output video data. A method includes retrieving the input video data, analyzing the input video data to identify one or more desired visual attributes for the one or more additional video objects to possess when incorporated into the input video data, creating instructions for generating additional video data comprising the one or more additional video objects having the one or more desired visual attributes and transmitting at least the instructions to a first remote system that has already received at least part of the input video data, the instructions being useable by the remote system to generate the additional video data for incorporation into the input video data.
US09402089B2 Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus
An image coding method, comprising: subtracting a prediction signal from the input image signal for each coding unit, thereby generating respective prediction error signals; performing orthogonal transform and quantization on a corresponding one of the prediction error signals for each transform unit, eventually generating quantization coefficients; and coding pieces of management information indicating a structure of the transform units and the quantization coefficients into a tree structure. Each of the transform units corresponds to a corresponding one of leaf nodes in the tree structure. In the coding, for each leaf node, management information and a quantization coefficient are coded, eventually generating a coded signal in which the coded management information and the coded quantization coefficient are arranged in succession for each leaf node.
US09402087B2 Picture encoding method, picture decoding method, picture encoding apparatus, picture decoding apparatus, picture encoding program, and picture decoding program
In picture encoding that generates prediction pictures from picture information of frames previously encoded and encodes picture information for each area, the encoding efficiency is improved. A plurality of motion vector candidates are stored in advance in a motion vector storage memory (107). A motion vector selection section (109) selects a motion vector to be used from the plurality of motion vectors stored in advance in the motion vector storage memory (107). A prediction picture generation section (104) generates a prediction picture from a reference picture using the selected motion vector. A differential encoding section (103) encodes a differential between the picture information of the present area and the prediction picture. A motion vector designation encoding section (110) encodes information that designates the motion vector selected by the motion vector selection section (109).
US09402083B2 Signaling conformance points using profile space
An unused value of the general_profile_space syntax element can be used to indicate that a layer with a non-zero value of nuh_layer_id in a multi-layer bitstream is otherwise conforming to a profile.
US09402081B2 Moving picture coding apparatus and moving picture decoding apparatus
A video encoder (70) for coding moving pictures comprising a buffer (16c) with a plurality of memory areas capable of storing frames composed of top fields and bottom fields, a motion estimation unit (19) operable to code, field by field, inputted pictures performing moving estimation and moving compensation by referring, field by field, to the picture data stored in a memory area, a motion compensation unit (16d), a subtractor (11), a transformation unit (13) and a quantization unit (14), a memory management unit (71) operable to manage, frame by frame, a plurality of memory areas, an inverse quantization unit (16a) and inverse discrete cosine transform unit (16b) operable to decode picture data in coded fields and store the picture data in the decoded field in any of the plurality of memory areas under the management by the memory management unit (71).
US09402080B2 Combined reference picture list construction and mapping
The example techniques of this disclosure are directed to default construction techniques for the construction of a combined reference picture list, and default mapping techniques for the combined reference picture list. In some examples, a video coder may construct first and second reference picture lists from frame number values, and construct the combined reference picture list from the frame number values of the first and second reference picture lists. In some examples, a video coder may construct first and second reference picture lists from picture order count (POC) values, and construct the combined reference picture list from the POC values of the first and second reference picture lists. In some examples, a video coder may construct a combined reference picture list from received information for the construction, and map the pictures of the combined reference picture list to one of a first or second reference picture list.
US09402073B2 Image processing for privacy and wide-view using error diffusion
A display device includes control electronics and a pixilated liquid crystal (LC) panel. The control electronics receives inputs of main image data for a main image and side image data for a side image. The control electronics outputs combined image data combining the main and side images such that an on-axis viewer perceives from the combined image the main image, and an off-axis viewer perceives from the combined image the side image. The output image data comprises data values chosen from a set of available output data values for the pixels selected from multiple sets of available data values depending on at least on the side image data. For a pixel currently being processed, the output data value is chosen from the selected set of available output data values for which a resulting luminance value is closest to a target luminance value for the current pixel.
US09402070B2 Coordinate measuring device with a six degree-of-freedom handheld probe and integrated camera for augmented reality
A method of combining 2D images into a 3D image includes providing a coordinate measurement device and a six-DOF probe having an integral camera associated therewith, the six-DOF probe being separate from the coordinate measurement device. In a first instance, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the six-DOF probe and the integral camera captures a first 2D image. In a second instance, the six-DOF probe is moved, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the six-DOF probe, and the integral camera captures a second 2D image. A cardinal point common to the first and second image is found and is used, together with the first and second images and the positions and orientations of the six-DOF probe in the first and second instances, to create the 3D image.
US09402066B2 Method and device for encoding a depth map of multi viewpoint video data, and method and device for decoding the encoded depth map
A method and apparatus for decoding the depth map of multi-view video data are provided. The method includes splitting a block of restored multi-view color video frame into a partition based on a pixel value of the block of the prediction-encoded and restored multi-view color video frame; obtaining a parameter indicating correlation between block partitions of the multi-view color video frame and block partitions of the depth map frame using peripheral pixel values of the block partitions of the multi-view color video frame and peripheral pixel values of the block partitions of the depth map frame corresponding to the block partitions of the multi-view color video frame with respect to each of the block partitions of the restored multi-view color video frame; and obtaining prediction values of corresponding block partitions of the depth map frame from the block partitions of the restored multi-view color video frame using the obtained parameter.
US09402062B2 Digital television chip, system and method thereof
A digital television chip having a reduced layout size is disclosed, comprising a multiplexer, and first and second converting units. The multiplexer, according to a control signal, outputs one of S-video signals SY and SC to the first converting unit, outputs the other of the S-video signals SY and SC to the second converting unit, outputs one of Tuner CVBS signals VIF and SIF to the first converting unit, outputs the other of the Tuner CVBS signals VIF and SIF to the second converting unit, or outputs a CVBS Line-in Video signal to one of the first and second converting units, for reducing the size of the chip. The first converting unit converts one of the S-video signals SY and SC, one of the Tuner CVBS signals VIF and SIF, or the CVBS Line-in Video signal into a first digital signal for signal processing. The second converting unit converts one of the S-video signals SY and SC, one of the Tuner CVBS signals VIF and SIF, or the CVBS Line-in Video signal into a second digital signal for signal processing.
US09402060B2 Vehicle event recorders with integrated web server
Vehicle event recorders are arranged with integrated web servers to provide a simple user interface and control mechanism which may be address with commonly available hardware and software. A vehicle event recorder of these inventions couples to a network having a workstation node. The workstation having either of the many available web browsers can be used to view, address, control, perform data transfer, et cetera, by way of data exchange in accordance with simple IP protocols. A vehicle equipped with these systems returns to a household to make a network connection. A local server is used to see all exposed system controls as provided by predefined web pages provided by a web server integrated as part of the vehicle event recorder unit.
US09402058B2 Content delivery system, content delivery method and content delivery program
In order to stably deliver content data over a network, a content delivery system is provided with: a content retention module for storing content data consisting of hierarchically encoded hierarchical data; a cache retention module for caching content data; a hierarchical score determination module for calculating an access requirement frequency for each piece of cached hierarchical data; a hierarchical arrangement determination module for replacing hierarchical data having an access requirement frequency lower than a fixed value with the hierarchical data stored in the content retention module; and a content delivery module for delivering content data in response to requests from a client device.
US09402057B2 Interactive avatars for telecommunication systems
This invention is an apparatus an methods which integrates users' avatars into IP-based calling and messaging telecommunication services in such a way that avatar can be animated in real-time according to spoken words, anticipated gestures and pre-set and stored emotions. The invention includes an online editor to generate and customize users avatars.
US09402056B2 Collaboration extension system
A meeting management system for managing the conduct of a large meeting online provides the ability to split the online attendees into two classes, those who will actively take part in the meeting or videoconference and who will both receive and provide a video and audio stream, and those who will only receive a video and audio stream. The latter attendees will receive the stream from servers remote from the actual meeting manage system, possibly after the stream has been forwarded through several remote servers and has gained considerable latency. The latency will not be an issue as these attendees have no comparison with the live stream.
US09402055B2 Systems and methods for peripheral awareness of, and nominal interaction with, a remote meeting using a wearable device
Provided is a system and associated method that allow meeting participants to maintain a basic awareness of the audio and visual content of a meeting using a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, well known to persons of ordinary skill in the art. Embodiments of the described system and method also provide essential interaction mechanisms such that the remote, mobile users can interact with the distributed meeting without distracting them from their other tasks. In one embodiment, the described techniques provide an unobtrusive way for users to participate in ongoing distributed meetings using a smartwatch-based interface for a video conferencing application.
US09402054B2 Provision of video conference services
Embodiments are described for provision of video conference services. In some embodiments, a service connector module of a video conference system receives a request to switch a participant user of a video conference to a communication mode for the video conference received at a participant endpoint device, the request to switch is (a) a request to switch from an unidirectional communication mode to a bidirectional communication mode, or (b) a request to switch from the bidirectional communication mode to the unidirectional communication mode, determining information on at least one distribution capability from one or more interactions with the participant endpoint device, determines a distribution scheme for the communication mode using the at least one distribution capability, sends a request to establish a connection with the endpoint device using the distribution scheme, receives a notification on establishment of the connection, and sends a request to terminate a prior connection.
US09402052B2 Method and apparatus for arranging video chat among acquaintances
A system registers participant information and inter-participant relationship information, and then, at variable times, selects two or more participants with a pre-existing relationship and attempts to establish a communication link between them. The identities of the selected participants are withheld from at least one of the participants (and potentially from all of the participants), so the call is a partial surprise (i.e., the participant may know the set of possible people from whom the call could be, but does not know exactly which person or people are calling until he answers the call). A number of applications are described and claimed.
US09402046B2 Method of transmitting and receiving broadcast signal and apparatus for receiving broadcast signal
Disclosed are a method of transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal and an apparatus for receiving the broadcast signal. In the present invention, first program table information describing a broadcasting stream, and second program table information including additional service identifier information of the multiplexed stream and third program table information describing the additional service data for the multiplexed stream are obtained. The additional service can be provided with the additional service data by using the third program table information.
US09402038B2 Solid-state imaging device and method of driving comprising a first and second accumulation sections for transferring charges exceeding the saturation amount
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section including an array of pixels in a two-dimensional matrix, the pixels including a photoelectric conversion section configured to generate signal charges in accordance with an amount of light, a discharge section configured to receive an overflow of signal charges exceeding a saturation amount of charges during an exposure period, at least a first charge accumulation section configured to receive the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion section after the exposure period, and a second charge accumulation section configured to receive the signal charges exceeding the saturation amount of charges, and a plurality of pixel transistors reading the signal charges; and a scanning section configured to scan the pixels so that accumulation periods for all the pixels are simultaneous in an accumulation period of the signal charges, and to selectively scan the pixels in sequence.
US09402037B2 Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method for generating random special effects
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a random seed generating unit, a pseudo-random number generating unit, and a special image processing unit. The imaging unit photographs a subject to obtain image data. The random seed generating unit generates a random seed to decide a pseudo-random number sequence. The pseudo-random number generating unit generates a pseudo-random number in accordance with the generated random seed. The special image processing unit performs special image processing to apply a special effect to the image data based on the generated pseudo-random number. The random seed is decided during photography.
US09402036B2 Scanning operation with concurrent focus and inspection
A method and apparatus for optimizing inspection high-speed optical inspection of parts using intelligent image analysis to determine optimal focus using high numerical aperture (NA) optics, achieve a superior signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, and inspection speed performance with very limited depth of field lenses.
US09402028B2 Image stabilization and tracking system
An image stabilization and tracking system includes a primary imaging detector, a stabilization and tracking detector, an image processing and correction command control, and an adaptive optic device. The primary imaging detector is configured to detect, within a field of view, images of a primary object in an optic image. The stabilization and tracking detector is disposed outside of the field of view, and is configured to detect images of a tracking object in the optic image. The image processing and correction command control is coupled to receive the images of, and is configured to detect relative movement of, the tracking object. The adaptive optic device is coupled to receive correction commands and is configured, in response thereto, to move and thereby vary a position of the optic image.
US09402026B2 Spherical panoramic image camera rig
One aspect of the present invention provides a simple, cost-effective, efficient solution directed to the generation of the source material for the generation of still panoramic images. The precision optical alignment among all the mounted lenses, provided by the precision rectangular mounting rig, greatly reduces or eliminates stitching errors. Stitching errors often result in noticeable defects in the final image which will require human technical assistance to remedy (if the defect is of the repairable type). Accurate, error-free, source material enables virtually full automation of the panoramic imaging process; wherein the end product is high quality and quickly achieved.
US09402021B2 Image-pickup apparatus, lens unit, control method of the image-pickup apparatus, control method of the lens unit, and image-pickup system
An image-pickup apparatus to which a lens unit that includes an image-pickup optical system including a focus lens is attachable includes an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an object image formed via the lens unit that has been attached, and to generate an image signal, and a controller configured to generate information on driving of the focus lens in the lens unit based upon the image signal and to provide focus control, the controller communicating data with the lens unit, wherein the controller transmits information on a driving target position of the focus lens to the lens unit in a first control, and transmits information on a driving direction and driving speed of the focus lens to the lens unit in a second control different from the first control.
US09402020B2 Focus detection apparatus and control method for the same
A focus detection apparatus detects a first subject region (e.g., face region) from an image signal, detects a second subject region (e.g., human body region), in which the first subject region can be estimated, from the image signal, and performs focus detection based on an image signal corresponding to the set focus detection area. In the case where the primary subject corresponds to the first subject region detected, the focus detection area is set to a first region, and, in the case where the primary subject corresponds to the first subject region estimated based on the second subject region, the focus detection area is set to a second region that is larger than the first region.
US09402018B2 Distributing processing for imaging processing
Approaches are described for managing the processing of images or video on a computing device. A portable computing device can include one or more dedicated components, such as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other dedicated processor component, to be integrated into the computing device to perform at least a portion of the imaging processing of captured images or video. For example, the dedicated processor component can enable the offloading of basic image signal processing, as well as higher level or “machine vision” processing from the device processor of the device. In this way, the dedicated processor component can perform signal processing for which the input is an image (or video), and where image or video data can be analyzed, interpreted and/or manipulated to generate an output, the output of image processing being either an image or a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image. The output can be provided to a device processor for further processing.
US09402015B2 Image processing apparatus, dynamic picture reproduction apparatus, and processing method and program for the same
A synthetic dynamic image is output by first transforming each frame of a first dynamic image based on a relative positional relationship between each frame of the first dynamic image to create a first transformed dynamic image. Next, each frame of a second dynamic image is transformed based on a relative positional relationship between at least one frame including the first dynamic image and at least one frame including the second dynamic image, and a relative positional relationship between each frame of the second dynamic image to create a second transformed dynamic image. Finally, the synthesized dynamic image is synthesized by aligning, for each frame of the first transformed dynamic image and the second transformed dynamic image, a position in the first transformed dynamic image with a position in the second transformed dynamic image.
US09402008B2 Multi-mode scanner
A multi-mode scanner comprises a first body, a second body and a scanning module. The first body connected to the second body has connected first and second sides. A passageway accommodating a first portion of a bent document is formed between the first and second bodies. A second portion of the bent document is connected to the first portion of the bent document and supported by a second side of the first body. The first and second bodies are configured such that a weight of the bent document makes the second portion be in flat surface contact with the second side, or makes the first portion be in flat surface contact with first side. The scanning module disposed in one or both of the first and second bodies performs an image scan operation on the first portion of the bent document in the passageway to obtain an image signal.
US09402005B2 Power supplying method for wireless network terminal and wireless network terminal
A power supplying method for a wireless network terminal and the wireless network terminal are disclosed. The method includes: detecting potential information of two power lines of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface of a wireless network terminal; determining, according to the potential information of the two power lines, a type of a power supply device that is connected to the USB interface; and when the type of the power supply device is a power supply device having a communication capability, controlling the wireless network terminal to work in a predetermined communication mode, so as to implement power supply for the wireless network terminal by using the power supply device. With provided technical solutions, a cost of the wireless network terminal can be reduced, and a battery with a relatively large size is not needed, thereby facilitating miniaturization and integration of the wireless network terminal.
US09402003B2 Data allocation for pre-paid group data plans
In one example embodiment, a group server includes a processor configured to receive a data quota usage report corresponding to data quota usage by at least one of a plurality of lines, the plurality of lines forming a group subject to a pre-paid data usage agreement with a data service provider and determine a data quota for the at least one of the plurality of lines based on at least the received data quota usage report and an accuracy threshold.
US09401999B2 Methods, systems and products for providing modem functions
A network interface device to an access network has a modulator-demodulator. The modulator-demodulator receives a modulated carrier signal from an input connection. A power circuit connected to the input connection receives electrical power from the access network and provides the electrical power to the modulator-demodulator.
US09401998B2 Robust DTMF detection in an unreliable voice-over-IP (VoIP) environment
A method to discriminate a signal as a DTMF digit is operative in a service provider having a VoIP-based media server. The media server accepts both in-band DTMF and RTP telephone events. A digit detection module receives as input a data stream that may include one or more DTMF digits. The module processes the input data stream and provides, as output, an indication of what digit(s) have been detected and from what source (e.g., in-band audio, an RTP 2833 telephone event, of both). The output is then further processed by a discrimination algorithm to make a final digit determination. If RTP telephone events are detected, the algorithm prefers them and ignores in-band DTMF until the call ends or the media is re-negotiated. The approach detects when duplicate digits of differing types are initially received and only accepts one of them, regardless of spacing or duration.
US09401991B2 System and method to diagnose and improve representative and organizational performance
A computer-readable storage medium containing a data server application, which when executed on a processor is configured to perform an operation providing a view of performance data based on multiple performance rating criteria for evaluating multiple customer service agents across an enterprise. The operation may include receiving data corresponding to call handling for a first agent from the multiple agents and processing the received data to generate performance data for the first agent based on process steps followed by the first agent for handling a call type. The operation also includes assigning a color scheme to the process steps depending on the importance of the steps to an enterprise and transmitting a signal to display agent performance data based on the color scheme and indicative of steps missed by the first agent.
US09401990B2 System and method for real-time customized agent training
A system, device and method is provided for handling customer-agent interactions. An unsuccessful interaction may be detected between a customer and a first agent unable to resolve a problem. A successful interaction may be detected between the customer and a second agent that resolves the problem. The first agent may be sent a report summarizing the successful interaction by the second agent.
US09401979B2 Method for transmitting data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
A method transmits data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle. A first wireless communication connection is automatically established between the mobile telephone and the motor vehicle when a communication interface of the mobile telephone is activated in a corresponding manner, and driver-specific user data is transmitted from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle, at least some of the user data being transmitted to the motor vehicle exclusively via a second communication connection according to the NFC standard.
US09401975B2 Terminal and codec mode selection method
A terminal is provided that determines the status of a communications and selecting an appropriate codec mode without applying a load to either a network or terminals, by using information held by the terminal as negotiation information. User Equipment (UE) sends to a partner the codec mode selected from a plurality of candidate codec modes notified by the partner, when communications commence. The UE includes a wireless receiver that receives a first information relating to the characteristics of a network to which the partner is currently connected; an information comparison unit that compares the first information and a second information relating to the characteristics of the network that the UE is currently connected to, and decides the communications format; and a mode determination unit that selects the codec mode to be used, from among the candidates and based on the decided communications format.
US09401972B2 Virtual file transmission system and method of transmitting virtual file thereof
A virtual file transmission system includes a server side and a user side. The server side includes a virtual desktop generator for providing a virtual desktop and a file type manager. The user side includes a virtual desktop display module and a file execution module. A virtual desktop display module is used for displaying the virtual desktop and allowing a user to request the server side to open a file through the virtual desktop. When the server side received the request of opening the file, the file type manager determines the type and properties of the file to transmit image/sound streaming of the file to the user side to allow the virtual desktop displaying module display the streaming, or transmit the file to the user side to allow the file execution module to open the file.
US09401971B2 Resource recommendation, reuse and optimization through common context
Methods and arrangements for managing resource requests. A contemplated method includes: receiving a new resource request from a user in a network; receiving at least one competing resource request; consulting cached historical resource requests; comparing the new resource request to the cached historical resource requests and the at least one competing resource request; fulfilling the new resource request via offering use of a resource corresponding to one of the historical resource requests; and fulfilling the at least one competing resource request in consideration of at least one aspect of the new resource request. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
US09401968B2 Method and apparatus for enabling pre-fetching of media
Various methods are described for enabling efficient pre-fetching of media in a DASH system. One example method may comprise accessing information related to a media presentation description (MPD). The information comprising information related to one or more segments of the MPD. The method of this example embodiment may further comprise generating a request for a segment of the MPD. Furthermore, the method of this example embodiment may comprise generating a request for pre-fetching one or more segments different from the requested segment. The method of this example embodiment may further comprise providing for transmission of the request for the segment and the request for pre-fetching the one or more different segments to a proxy cache server. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided.
US09401966B2 Methods and system for orchestrating services and data sharing on mobile devices
A method and system relating to a mobile orchestration platform to facilitate share of data between orchestration endpoints. The orchestration endpoints may include data applications or data services located on a mobile device or remotely from the mobile device. An example platform includes a first endpoint connector associated with a first orchestration endpoint to communicate between the mobile orchestration platform and the first orchestration endpoint. A second endpoint connector associated with the second orchestration endpoint to communicate between the mobile orchestration platform and the second orchestration endpoint is included. A service module to translate a data record in an intermediate data format to either the first data format or the second data format is included.
US09401965B2 Correlating user interactions with interfaces
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for tracking user interactions with interfaces and determining social data. One example method includes receiving from an entity an indication of interfaces that are used to interact with users, registering the user interfaces, tracking user interaction with the interfaces, and using the tracking information to determine all actions associated with a given user that are to be attributed to the entity.
US09401964B2 Information conveyance effect measuring system, information conveyance effect measuring method, determination device, determination method, and recording medium
An advertisement display device displays an outdoor advertising image and emits light (advertisement ID light) modulated in accordance with the advertisement ID and having the luminance changed temporally in the same direction as the display direction of the outdoor advertising image. Receiving the advertisement ID light, a portable terminal demodulates and decodes it to acquire the advertisement ID and sends advertisement recognition information including the advertisement ID, time, location of the portable terminal, direction from the portable terminal to the advertisement display device, and terminal ID to a server. The server aggregates the advertisement recognition information for each advertisement and for each time window and creates advertising effect information.
US09401963B2 System and method for supporting reliable connection (RC) based subnet administrator (SA) access in an engineered system for middleware and application execution
A system and method can support subnet management in a network environment, such as an engineered system for middleware and application execution or a middleware machine environment. A subnet manager (SM) can retrieve information for setting up a reliable connection (RC) between a subnet administrator (SA) and a client node in a subnet. Furthermore, the system can set up one or more connection states for a port associated with the SM node to establish the RC connection between the port associated with the SM node and a port associated with said client node. Then, the SM can activate the port associated with said client node.
US09401960B2 Scalable cloud storage architecture
A virtual storage module operable to run in a virtual machine monitor may include a wait-queue operable to store incoming block-level data requests from one or more virtual machines. In-memory metadata may store information associated with data stored in local persistent storage that is local to a host computer hosting the virtual machines. The data stored in local persistent storage replicates a subset of data in one or more virtual disks provided to the virtual machines. The virtual disks are mapped to remote storage accessible via a network connecting the virtual machines and the remote storage. A cache handling logic may be operable to handle the block-level data requests by obtaining the information in the in-memory metadata and making I/O requests to the local persistent storage or the remote storage or combination of the local persistent storage and the remote storage to service the block-level data requests.
US09401957B2 System and method for synchronization between servers
A system and method for synchronizing data between two or more servers including replicating at least a portion of an original data set, associated with a first server, to provide a replicated data set, associated with a second server, the replicated data set based upon, at least in part, the original data set. One or more second-server commands executed on the replicated data set by the second server are stored. One or more first-server commands to be executed on the original data set by the first server, are provided in which the one or more first-server commands are based upon, at least in part, the one or more second-server commands. One or more first-server output objects, returned by the first server in response to the one or more first-server commands, are compared to one or more second-server output objects, returned by the second server in response to the one or more second-server commands. An identity of one or more first-server output objects is mapped to an identity of the one or more second-server output objects.
US09401948B2 System and method for enhancing multi-module experience
Methods and systems for processing content from multiple content sources includes identifying a plurality of content sources for rendering content on a website. A plurality of content modules associated with the website, are identified. Each content module is configured to render content from each of the plurality of content sources. A rendering size of each of the content modules selected for rendering on the website, is identified. The content format for each of the plurality of content module is defined for the identified rendering size of each of the content modules. A selection of one of the plurality of content modules is received. The selection causes a reconfiguration of the rendering sizes of one or more of the plurality of content modules. The content format of the one or more of the plurality of content modules is adjusted based on the rendering sizes after the reconfiguration.
US09401946B2 Deploying a portion of a streaming application to one or more virtual machines according to hardware type
A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager requests a cloud manager provision one or more VMs on a server that has a specified hardware type, and optionally has specified available hardware capacity. In response, the cloud manager determines which available servers have the specified hardware type, and when available hardware capacity is specified, further determines which of the available servers with the specified hardware type have the specified available capacity. When there are multiple servers that satisfy the request from the streams manager, the cloud manager determines from historical performance logs for the servers which is preferred. The cloud manager then provisions the requested VM(s) on the specified hardware type and returns the requested VM(s) to the streams manager. The streams manager then deploys a portion of the streaming application to the VM(s).