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US09400439B2	Toner, developer, and image forming apparatus A toner including a crystalline resin wherein the crystalline resin contains a crystalline resin having a urethane bond, a urea bond or both thereof, and wherein the crystalline resin has an average crystallite diameter of 20 nm to 70 nm.
US09400433B2	Lithography illumination system A lithography illumination system, along the transmission direction of the laser light, successively having a laser light source, a collimating and expanding unit, a pupil shaping unit, a first micro-lens array, a micro-integrator rod array, a micro-scanning slit array, a second micro-lens array, a condenser lens group, a mask, and and a motion control unit for controlling the motion of the micro scanning slit array.
US09400429B2	Composition for forming a resist underlayer film, and pattern-forming method A composition for forming a resist underlayer film is provided, which contains: a calixarene-based compound obtained from a calixarene by substituting at least a part of hydrogen atoms each on phenolic hydroxyl groups comprised in the calixarene, with a monovalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and an organic solvent. The monovalent organic group preferably includes a crosslinkable group. A part of hydrogen atoms each on phenolic hydroxyl groups of the calixarene-based compound is preferably substituted. The ratio of the number of substituted phenolic hydroxyl groups to the number of unsubstituted phenolic hydroxyl groups in the calixarene-based compound is preferably no less than 30/70 and no greater than 99/1.
US09400428B2	Polymer compound, chemically amplified negative resist composition, photo-curable dry film and production method thereof, layered product, patterning process, and substrate A polymer compound includes a carboxyl group and a siloxane chain and is obtained in the presence of an acid catalyst by condensation of at least; (I) a siloxane compound having phenol groups at both terminals, as shown by formula (1), (II) phenols shown by formula (2) and/or phenols shown by formula (3), and (III) one or more kinds of aldehydes and ketones shown by the following general formula (4). The polymer compound can be used suitably as a base resin of a chemically amplified negative resist composition with which the problem of delamination generated on metal wires, an electrode, and a substrate, can be improved, and with which a fine pattern can be formed without generating a scum and a footing profile in the pattern bottom and on the substrate, using a widely used aqueous 2.38% TMAH solution as a developer.
US09400427B2	Method of manufacturing fine structure body and fine structure mold The present invention is a method of manufacturing a fine structure body which manufactures the fine structure body by repeating a basic fine structure body forming step that forms a basic fine structure body by pressing a fine structure mold against a curable resin (photocurable resin film) on a surface of a base material and a release and moving step that releases the fine structure mold from the base material and moves the fine structure mold, wherein the fine structure mold includes at least a first mold depression pattern which is disposed at center area of it, and a second mold depression pattern which is disposed in at least one side part in circumference area of it, and a size of the second mold depression pattern is smaller than a size of the first mold depression pattern.
US09400424B2	Method of repairing a mask The present disclosure provides a method of repairing a mask. The method includes inspecting the mask using a mask inspection tool to identify a defect on a circuit pattern of the mask; repairing the defect using a mask repair tool to form a repaired pattern; forming a first group of diffraction images of the repaired pattern and a second group of diffraction images of a reference feature; and validating the mask by comparing the first group of diffraction images with the second group of diffraction images.
US09400421B2	Mask blank substrate, mask blank, reflective mask blank, transfer mask, reflective mask, and methods of manufacturing the same A mask blank substrate is provided with a substrate mark comprising an oblique section. The inclination angle of the substrate mark with respect to a main surface is greater than 45° and less than 90° and the distance from the boundary between the main surface and the substrate mark to the outer periphery of the mask blank substrate is less than 1.5 mm.
US09400420B2	Rear-projection film having a “day/night” effect The present invention relates to rear-projection film with “day/night” effect comprising at least two layers, where the film comprises at least one grey layer comprising at least one thermoplastic with transmittance of from 10% to 70% in the visible wavelength range and at least one layer comprising at least one thermoplastic and scattering particles, and also to the use of the said films as rear-projection areas in the vehicle interior sector.
US09400419B2	Illumination device and projection display device using same An illumination device comprises a light source (3a) that includes a solid-state light source whose peak wavelength is set in the red wavelength band, a light source (3b) that includes a solid-state light source whose peak wavelength is set in the green wavelength band, a light source (3c) that includes a solid-state light source whose peak wavelength is set in the blue wavelength band, and a color synthesis optical element (1) that combines P-polarized colored light incident from one light source (3b) and S-polarized colored light incident from the other two light sources (3a and 3c). One light source (3c) includes at least one solid-state light source whose peak wavelength is set in the wavelength band of the color corresponding to one of the other light sources (3b).
US09400418B2	Light source module and projection apparatus A light source module and a projection apparatus including the light source module, an optical engine module, and a projection lens are provided. The light source module includes a lamp holder, a casing, a light source, and a heat dissipation fan. The lamp holder has a cover having a first inlet and a first outlet. The casing is connected to the lamp holder and has a second inlet and at least one second outlet. The light source is fixed to the lamp holder fixed to a housing of the projection apparatus. The heat dissipation fan generates a heat dissipation airflow through an outflow side. A first part of the heat dissipation airflow enters the cover through the first inlet, and leaves the cover through the first outlet. A second part of the heat dissipation airflow enters the casing through the second inlet, and leaves the casing through the second outlet.
US09400413B2	Lighting device An lighting device capable of efficiently dissipating heat generated by a light emitting section without exposing a heat dissipating section to the appearance so as to prevent a user from directly touching the heat dissipating section. A strobe device includes a high-luminance LED, a head plate to which heat generated by the high-luminance LED is transferred, a control unit housing that contains the high-luminance LED and the head plate, a front cover that is used for at least part of an exterior of the control unit housing and is formed with heat dissipating holes, and a bounce housing that can turn with respect to the control unit housing. The heat dissipating holes are formed in a surface, opposed to the bounce housing, of the front cover.
US09400412B2	Nanosecond liquid crystalline optical modulator An optical modulator includes a liquid crystal cell containing liquid crystal material having liquid crystal molecules oriented along a quiescent director direction in the unbiased state, and a voltage source configured to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal material wherein the direction of the applied electric field does not cause the quiescent director direction to change. An optical source is arranged to transmit light through or reflect light off the liquid crystal cell with the light passing through the liquid crystal material at an angle effective to undergo phase retardation in response to the voltage source applying the electric field. The liquid crystal material may have negative dielectric anisotropy, and the voltage source configured to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal material whose electric field vector is transverse to the quiescent director direction. Alternatively, the liquid crystal material may have positive dielectric anisotropy and the voltage source configured to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal material whose electric field vector is parallel with the quiescent director direction.
US09400408B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes: a thin film transistor array panel; a counter panel opposite to the thin film transistor array panel; a liquid crystal layer between the thin film transistor array panel and the counter panel; and pixel electrodes in the thin film transistor array panel, where each of the pixel electrodes includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, where each of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes is divided into sub-regions by domain dividers, which controls pretilt angles of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer, vertically adjacent pixel electrodes includes an upper pixel electrode and a lower pixel electrode, and the pretilt angles of the liquid crystal molecules in two bottom sub-regions of the second sub-pixel electrode of the upper pixel electrode and in two top sub-regions of the first sub-pixel electrode of the lower pixel electrode are opposite to each other.
US09400403B2	Optical isolator, attenuator, circulator and switch An optical device comprising a first combination of birefringent prisms with parallel optic axes for dividing an optical input beam into polarized beams, a second combination of birefringent prisms with parallel optic axes for combining polarized beams into an output beam, a polarization changer, and means for improving isolation in optical isolators, attenuators and switches and for improving material costs, light transmission, size and beam capacity in optical isolators, attenuators, switches and circulators.
US09400402B2	Optical waveguide and optical device based on the same Disclosed is a technology related to an optical waveguide which is insensitive to an ambient temperature and is capable of adjusting a wavelength error due to a manufacturing processing deviation. The optical waveguide includes: a clad layer positioned on a substrate; a core layer positioned between the substrate and the clad layer, and including patterns positioned in a first region and a second region; and a wavelength adjusting unit positioned in the first region between the substrate and the clad layer, and configured to adjust a wavelength of an optical signal propagated through patterns passing through the first region based on received electric energy, in which the clad layer includes a material having a Thermo-Optic Coefficient (TOC) with an opposite sign to that of a material included in the core layer.
US09400400B2	Progressive lenses A method comprising: performing eye exam to a subject having a first and second eye; determining a prescription for the first and second eyes, the prescription describing focal power for each of the first eye and the second eye for at least three distances; and providing the prescription to a machine that produces progressive glasses that comprise a first and second lenses, wherein the first and second lenses each having at least three focal portions associated with the at least three distances that are located in a same height in the glasses thereby enabling clear vision for the subject in the first eye and the second eye with respect to the at least three distances.
US09400396B2	Diffractive optical element and image pickup optical system A diffractive optical element that is used for an optical system includes a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating. The first and second diffraction gratings are disposed in contact with each other, one of the first and second diffraction gratings has a refractive index distribution and has a diffractive surface that includes a grating surface having a predetermined inclination and a grating wall surface having a predetermined height, and the diffractive surface has a shape in which an inclination of the grating surface of a diffraction grating having the greater refractive index distribution is decreased and a height of the grating wall surface is lowered with respect to a shape in which a phase difference based on a phase difference function that corrects an aberration of the optical system is added to a shape of a base surface that forms one of the first and second diffraction gratings.
US09400393B2	Display apparatus, variable parallax barrier module, and display method A display apparatus including a display module, a variable parallax barrier module, and a control unit is provided. The display module is configured to provide a light beam. The variable parallax barrier module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam. The variable parallax barrier module respectively forms a plurality of different parallax barrier patterns during different display periods of a frame time. Each of the parallax barrier patterns includes a plurality of light-transmissive regions and a plurality of light-shielding regions alternately arranged along an arrangement direction. In all of light-transmissive regions of the parallax barrier patterns, any two adjacent light-transmissive regions partially overlap each other. The control unit enables a plurality of display images displayed by the display module during the different display periods to respectively correspond to the parallax barrier patterns. A variable parallax barrier module and a displaying method are also provided.
US09400391B2	Uniformity adjustment method for a diode-laser line-projector In a line projector a diode-laser beam having an elliptical cross-section is projected onto a Powell lens which spreads the beam to form a line of light. Distribution of power along the line of light is adjusted by rotating the diode-laser beam with respect to the Powell lens.
US09400388B2	Head-up display device A head-up display device which can reduce heat generation and perform efficient control by controlling a drive current of a motor is provided. After a combiner is held in a display position, a microcomputer controls duty of drive pulse supplied to the motor so that the motor is operated by low torque drive of torque 50% when adjusting an angle of the combiner according to the operation of a forward/backward tilting switch. Furthermore, the microcomputer controls duty of drive pulse supplied to the motor so that the motor is operated by normal torque drive of torque 100% when moving the combiner from a storage position to a display position and from the display position to the storage position according to up-and-down operation.
US09400378B2	Rotary flexure micropositioning stage with large rotational range A stage assembly for supporting articles, the stage assembly uses one or more intermediate stage modules. Each module has a plurality of compound radial flexures (CRFs), extending radially from a base or an intermediate stage module, and allowing rotational movement about a center axis. The CRFs each have a flat profile, with a long side of the profile aligned perpendicularly to the direction of rotation of the stage modules so that the CRFs have more flexibility in the direction of rotation than obliquely to the direction of rotation. Movement of a last of the stage modules results in deflection of the CRFs between each successive stage module, with partial movement of each stage module between the base and the last of the stage modules, the last of the stage modules provided as a primary stage module.
US09400377B2	Automatic focusing method for an optical instrument for magnified viewing of an object A focusing method for an optical instrument for magnified viewing of an object includes producing at least two images with different focal positions and applying several different sharpness functions. Each function has an absolute extremum which specifies the optimum focal position to be set for the viewing and which lies in a close focus range of the sharpness function adjoined on both sides by a far focus range which contains local secondary extrema. For each of the at least two images an evaluation thereof is performed with the focal position as a variable such that a sharpness function variation direction of the focal position is calculated for each sharpness function in order to arrive at the optimum focal position. A determination is made for main variation direction based on all sharpness function variation directions, which is then used during further focusing.
US09400376B2	Z-axis optical focusing mechanism A Z-axis focusing mechanism having a scanner and a prism whose front and rear faces are not normal to the direction of travel of a light beam prior to the light beam impinging upon the front face of the scanner. The scanner and the prism are oriented with respect to one another such that when a light beam is scanned onto the front face of the prism, a scanned beam having varying Z-axis focus points at distinct lateral locations exits the rear face of the scanner. Alternatively, the rear face of the prism may be normal to the light beam as it passes through the prism, which generates a retro-reflected, scanned light beam that exits the front of the prism.
US09400367B2	Optical subassembly with a mount with connection units of directed flexibility A thermally compensated optical subassembly having a rotationally symmetrical optical element and a monolithic mount with a rotationally symmetrical mounting ring, having an axis of symmetry, and at least three connection units. The optical element communicates with the mounting ring via the connection units, so as to be secured against tilting and fixed with respect to torsion. The connection units, in each instance, have three couplers which have a determined length ratio with respect to one another and are connected to one another and to the mounting ring and optical element such that defined conditions are met.
US09400366B2	Adjustable optical axis control A device for aligning the optical axis of a camera is disclosed. The optical alignment device comprises a bracket attaching the device to a frame, the frame incorporating a camera system therein, the camera system having an optical axis projecting substantially horizontally from the camera system, a housing comprising a first part fixed to a first side of the bracket; and a second part comprising a prism refracting the optical axis of the camera system based on a power of the prism and a rotation of the prism with respect to the optical axis and a hinge between the first part and the second part, the hinge rotating the second part with respect to the first part.
US09400365B2	Optical quickmount A filter wheel assembly includes a filter wheel and an optical assembly. The filter wheel includes a plurality of viewing openings. The optical assembly includes an optical element secured within an aperture of a housing. The optical assembly is securable to the filter wheel at a viewing opening by a magnetic force. An optical apparatus includes an optical assembly receiver and first and second optical assemblies. The first optical assembly is securable to the optical assembly receiver and the second optical assembly is securable to the first optical assembly by a magnetic force to align the optical assembly receiver and the optical assemblies.
US09400358B2	Alignment jig for optical lens array An alignment jig for an optical lens array is furnished on an optical alignment apparatus. The alignment machine is for performing active optical alignment operations of a sensor chip located on a circuit board and a lens socket plugged with a fiber plug. The alignment jig includes a support arm, a pick-up mechanism and a pushing mechanism. The support arm is fixed to the optical alignment apparatus for supporting the alignment jig. The pick-up mechanism is furnished on the support arm for picking-up and holding the lens socket in a detachable manner at a predetermined position corresponding to the sensor chip. The pushing mechanism holds the plugging status when the fiber plug is plugged into the lens socket and provides a pushing force, such that the fiber plug has a tendency to be pushed toward and engage the lens socket tightly.
US09400355B2	Optical fiber fastening device An optical fiber fastening device holds an optical fiber which includes a core and a cladding layer surrounding the core. The cladding layer includes strips peeled from the core. The optical fiber fastening device includes a clamping member and a fastening sleeve. The clamping member includes a first and a second clamping portion buckled together to clamp the optical fiber, with one including at least one locating rod configured for being wrapped around by the strips, and the other including at least one locating hole receiving the at least one locating rod. The fastening sleeve sleeves over and holds the first and the second clamping portion together.
US09400342B2	Detection apparatus A detection apparatus includes: plural light emitting sections that are disposed in a row and that emit parallel light to a passage region, over which an object passes, in a time-staggered manner; one or more light receiving sections that receive the parallel light reflected by or having transmitted through the object, a number of the light receiving sections being less than a number of the light emitting sections; and a detection section that detects at least one of edges of the object and edges of a portion of the object with a different reflectivity or transmittance in accordance with an intensity distribution of the parallel light received by the light receiving sections.
US09400341B2	Multi-spectral detection device including an acoustic array A multi-spectral detection device is provided that includes a housing, a bezel spacer, a microphone, an end cap and electro-optical sensors mounted to the end cap. The housing has an inner chamber that holds sensor components. The bezel spacer has a first end and an opposed, second end. The first end of the bezel spacer extends from a first end of the housing. The bezel spacer has a central bezel passage leading to the inner chamber of the housing. The bezel spacer further has at least four side walls. Each side wall is positioned 90 degrees away from an adjacent side wall. A microphone is coupled to each side wall of the bezel spacer in such a manner that each microphone is faced 90 degrees with respect to an adjacent microphone to form a compact acoustic array. The end cap is coupled to the second end of the bezel spacer and the electro-optical sensors are mounted to the end cap.
US09400339B2	Apparatus and method for measuring electrical properties of an underground formation The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for measuring electrical properties of an underground formation surrounding a borehole. The apparatus preferably comprises a downhole tool positionable in the borehole, a sensor pad positionable on the downhole tool, and a plurality of electrodes mounted on the sensor pad and configured to face a wall of the borehole. The apparatus further comprises an insulating layer extending over at least a portion of the plurality of electrodes facing the wall of the borehole.
US09400338B2	Seismic acquisition system-based unmanned airborne vehicle A system includes a seismic acquisition system that includes a plurality of nodes and further includes an unmanned airborne vehicle. The unmanned airborne vehicle is to be used with the seismic acquisition system to conduct a seismic survey.
US09400337B2	Beam accelerometer Methods and devices are disclosed for measuring low levels of acceleration caused by low frequency seismic waves. For example, an omnidirectional beam accelerometer configured to measure low frequency waves is disclosed. The omnidirectional beam accelerometer may include three beam acceleration sensors. Each beam acceleration sensor may include a respective mass and a respective beam. Each respective beam may be comprised at least in part of a piezoelectric material. Each beam acceleration sensor may have a ratio of mass density [kg/m3] to beam stiffness [N/m] of at least 4.5×10−5 kg/Nm2. The omnidirectional beam accelerometer may also include a housing to ensure the sensors are operating in orthogonal directions and an interface circuit to interface between the sensor and external circuitry.
US09400332B2	Multi-energy X-ray imaging An imaging method includes obtaining a first image data for a subset of a target region, the subset of the target region having a first metallic object, obtaining a second image data for the target region, and using the first and second image data to determine a composite image. A imaging system includes a first detector configured to provide a first projection data using a first radiation having high energy, and a second detector configured to provide a second projection data using a second radiation having low energy, wherein the first detector has a first length, the second detector has a second length, and the first length is less than 75% of the second length.
US09400330B2	Manipulation resilient time distribution network Disclosed herein is a system for detecting manipulation of a global time source such as a Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) signal and mitigating against such manipulation. A plurality of receivers with geographical diversity receive GNSS signals, and calculate a time signal to be distributed to consuming devices. The receivers also communicate calculated time signals with other receivers. The receivers compare the time signals, and when a difference between the time signals exceeds a predetermined threshold, the receivers indicate that manipulation is likely. Such indication is shared across the network of receivers. The indication is further shared with consuming devices of the time signal from the compromised receiver. A second time signal that is not compromised may be shared with the consuming devices and/or used by the consuming devices. The consuming devices may modify their behavior when in receipt of the indication.
US09400327B2	Method for producing an ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle, ultrasonic sensor and motor vehicle A method for producing an ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method involves providing a sensor housing, a membrane for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals, and a decoupling element, which is arranged between the sensor housing and the membrane, the decoupling element being injection-moulded onto an inner surface of the sensor housing and the membrane being subsequently inserted into the sensor housing.
US09400326B2	Non-saturating receiver design and clamping structure for high power laser based rangefinding instruments A non-saturating receiver design and clamping structure for high power laser rangefinders of especial utility with respect to pumped, monoblock lasers. The receiver comprises a photodiode and a transimpedance amplifier having at least first and second stages. The first stage comprises a field effect transistor and the second stage comprises a non-saturating, non-inverting amplification stage including a differential pair of bipolar transistors having a feedback path coupling the second stage to the input of the first stage. A clamping structure for the receiver comprises a resistor coupling a cathode of the photodiode to a first voltage input and a clamping diode also coupling the cathode to a second lower voltage input. A capacitor having a capacitance Cs couples the cathode of the photodiode to a reference voltage line, wherein the capacitance Cs is greater than the capacitance of the photodiode CD.
US09400325B2	Method and apparatus for increasing angular resolution in an automotive radar system Described herein is an automotive radar system and related processing techniques utilizing a three channel switched antenna to improve the angular resolution of an azimuth tracking radar.
US09400324B2	Radar device A radar device including an up-chirp tracking filter that performs a tracking process using a beat frequency at the time of an up-chirp to acquire a beat frequency, a down-chirp tracking filter that performs a tracking process using a beat frequency at the time of a down-chirp to acquire a beat frequency, target detectors that calculate distance and speed estimated values of the target for the chirps from beat frequency time series data about the chirps; an identical target determinator that determines whether or not the target detected for each of the chirps is an identical target using the distance and speed estimated values, and a distance and speed calculator that calculates a distance and a speed of the target using the beat frequency of the target which is determined to be an identical target.
US09400321B2	Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes Methods, program products, and systems of using a mobile WAP for location and context purposes are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a server can estimate an effective location of a wireless access gateway using harvested data. The server can harvest location data from multiple mobile devices. The harvested data can include a location of each mobile device and an identifier of a wireless access gateway that is located within a communication range of the mobile device. In some implementations, the server can identify a mobile wireless access gateway based on a distance comparison. Data indicating the mobility of a wireless access gateway can be used by a mobile device to initiate one or more actions, including managing power of the mobile device, modifying entrance and exit conditions of virtual fences and determining a context of the mobile device.
US09400318B2	Method for determining a control sequence with parallel transmission A method for determining a set of control parameters of a control sequence for a magnetic resonance device is provided. The set of control parameters is chosen from a plurality of sets of basic parameters. The method includes determining a mean flip angle for each set of basic parameters in an imaging region where an object exists using the set of basic parameters with a first measuring method. For each set of basic parameters, a signal strength of a magnetic resonance signal generated in the case of a reference flip angle of a second measuring method distinguished by a signal maximum or a signal minimum is determined, and the set of basic parameters having a signal strength that is extremal in accordance with the choice of reference flip angle is chosen as the set of control parameters.
US09400310B2	Electronic device with chip-on-film package An electronic device with COF package is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible substrate, a core circuit unit, multiple output pads, multiple switching elements, and a common test pad. The flexible substrate includes a non-cutting-out area and a cutting-out area. The core circuit unit and output pads are disposed in the non-cutting-out area. First terminals of the switching elements are respectively and electrically connected to output pads of the core circuit unit, and second terminals of the switching elements are respectively and electrically connected to the output pads. The common test pad is disposed in the cutting-out area and electrically connected to the output pads. In a test stage, the switching elements are sequentially turned on such that one of multiple output signals of the core circuit unit is transmitted to the common test pad.
US09400307B2	Test system for improving throughout or maintenance properties of semiconductor testing A semiconductor test system includes test head pins; per-pin resources which are connectable to the test head pins on a one-to-one basis; shared resources, each of which is connectable to one of the test head pins; a tester controller for controlling the per-pin resources and the shared resources; and a tabular-form test plan including: a first column for specifying a measurement function that uses at least one of the per-pin resources and the shared resources; and at least one second column for specifying input and output parameters of the measurement function, the tabular-form test plan further including program rows, the tabular-form test plan being executed by the tester controller, the tabular-form test plan further including a third column for specifying how rows that are executed by asynchronous parallel execution are to be grouped.
US09400306B2	Solar cell characteristics determination An apparatus for determining solar cell characteristics includes a quantum efficiency measurement tool configured to measure an external quantum efficiency of the solar cell and a reflectivity measurement tool configured to measure the reflectivity of the solar cell. The apparatus also includes a capacitance measurement tool configured to measure the capacitance of the solar cell and a processor configured to calculate a diffusion length of the solar cell based on the measured quantum efficiency, reflectivity and capacitance of the solar cell.
US09400302B2	Earth leakage detector with suffered current-blocking function A leakage detector is provided with the addition of an output control circuit that monitors a circuit wire-to-ground voltage, which is at the root of a suffered operation and produced between a transformer B-class grounding phase of a monitored circuit and a D or C-class grounding electrode or a ground structure etc. of an electrical equipment connected to the grounding electrode, execute a phase judgment of a leakage current detected by a zero-phase current transformer on the basis of the monitored voltage, and stop an output operation of the leakage detector when the leakage current is a suffered current flowing from a load side L of the detecting zero-phase current transformer toward the power side K, i.e. the transformer and when the circuit wire-to-ground voltage exceeds an appropriately-established dynamic sensitivity voltage value.
US09400300B2	Electric circuit evaluation method The electric circuit evaluation method according to the present invention comprises: a step for finding a malfunction power frequency property, in which the magnitude of a critical noise signal at which a designated electric circuit causes a malfunction is represented by the power injected into the designated electric circuit; and a step for finding a malfunction current frequency property, in which the magnitude of the critical noise signal at which the designated electric circuit causes a malfunction is represented by a current (I_LSI) flowing to a predetermined portion of the designated electric circuit, and a malfunction voltage frequency property, in which the magnitude of the critical noise signal at which the designated electric circuit causes a malfunction is represented by a voltage (V_LSI) occurring between predetermined points of the designated electric circuit, both of which properties found from the malfunction power frequency property.
US09400294B2	Resistor with temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) compensation A current sense resistor and a method of manufacturing a current sensing resistor with temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) compensation are disclosed. The resistor has a resistive strip disposed between two conductive strips. A pair of main terminals and a pair of voltage sense terminals are formed in the conductive strips. A pair of rough TCR calibration slots is located between the main terminals and the voltage sense terminals, each of the rough TCR calibration slots have a depth selected to obtain a negative starting TCR value observed at the voltage sense terminals. A fine TCR calibration slot is formed between the pair of voltage sense terminals.
US09400293B2	Voltage sensing circuit for converter A voltage sensing circuit of a converter senses input and output voltages of a converter with only one sensing circuit. The voltage sensing circuit is capable of reducing the number of the components for a controller and the volume thereof to save cost, and detecting whether the discontinuous mode (DCM) is entered or not, thereby to apply a separate control algorithm thereto when the DCM is entered.
US09400290B2	Torque index sensor A torque index sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rotor rotating with the first shaft which is one of an input shaft and an output shaft having a first magnet on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a stator disposed on an outer side of the first magnet and rotating with the second shaft which is the other of the input shaft and the output shaft, a shield disposed on a lower side of the stator and rotating with the second shaft and a second magnet combined with a lower side of the shield and rotating with the second shaft. The torque index sensor shields magnetic field interference and improves operational reliability.
US09400287B2	Stress reduction components for sensors An accelerometer device for reducing stress on the sensor resulting from temperature extremes and multiple coefficients of thermal expansion. An exemplary accelerometer device includes upper and lower stators and a reed. The reed includes a support ring and a paddle that is flexibly connected to the support ring. The support ring includes a ring section and at least two mounting devices. The mounting devices are at least partially mechanically isolated from the ring section. The ring section flexibly receives the paddle. The mounting devices include a pad area and a neck area that connect the pad area to the ring section. The neck area includes a width dimension that is narrower than a diameter dimension of the pad area.
US09400283B2	In vitro method using human skin for evaluating the influence of ABC transporters An in vitro method is described that uses full-thickness human skin for evaluating the influence of ABC transporters (such as MDR1, MRP1, MRP2 or BCRP) on the absorption and distribution of topically applied medicinal substances.
US09400274B2	Cancer phospholipidome In general, the present invention relates to identification of lipidome biomarkers for cancer analysis and it provides prognostic and predictive methods and kits for cancer diagnosis and subtyping and for diagnosing and/or predicting the evolution of a tumor and its response to lipid metabolism-targeted or other types of therapy in a subject, by making use of phospholipid (PL) profiling, wherein changes in the combined acyl chain length of intact body fluid-derived or tumor-derived phospholipid species is indicative of an elongation phenotype.
US09400267B2	Versatile ambient ionization-based interface for LC/MS An apparatus (10) for coupling liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and for splitting and analyzing a liquid sample includes a fluid conduit (16), which defines a flow passage (18) and is configured to supply the liquid sample. The fluid conduit (16) has an outer surface and a micro-hole (30) through the outer surface into the flow passage (18). The apparatus (10) also includes an ambient ionizer (40) configured to generate and direct a charged solvent (44) toward the micro-hole (30) at the outer surface for ionizing a portion of the liquid sample (32) that emerges out of the micro-hole (30). The apparatus (10) further includes a mass spectrometer (60) having a sample entrance (62) adjacent the micro-hole (30) configured to analyze an ionized portion of the liquid sample (54).
US09400265B2	Switching valve for high-performance liquid chromatography A switching valve is described that has a stator which is arranged in a housing and which has multiple connection ports. The switching valve also has a rotatable rotor which is arranged in the housing and which, in predetermined switching positions defined by associated angular positions, interacts with the stator for the fluidic connection or separation of predetermined connection ports. The rotor is rotatably mounted, and acted on with a predefined pressing force in the direction of the stator, by means of a bearing and pressing device arranged in the housing. The bearing and pressing device has a spring device which exerts a load on the rotor or on an element that is capable of performing a wobbling movement.
US09400262B2	Testing for defective manufacturing of microphones and ultralow pressure sensors A method of testing a MEMS pressure sensor device such as, for example, a MEMS microphone package. The MEMS pressure sensor device includes a pressure sensor positioned within a housing and a pressure input port to direct acoustic pressure from outside the housing towards the pressure sensor. An acoustic pressure source is activated and acoustic pressure from the acoustic pressure source is directed to the pressure input port and to an exterior location of the housing other than the pressure input port. Based on the output signal of the pressure sensor, it is determined whether any defects exist that allow acoustic pressure to reach the pressure sensor through the exterior of the housing at locations other than the pressure input port.
US09400261B2	Sensor apparatus and method for use with gas ionization systems An ion mobility gas detector apparatus including a detector core, an inlet gas path, an exhaust gas path, a source of diluent gas, and at least one or more sensors for measuring temperature, pressure and humidity of gas streams. Further included is a mixing mechanism adapted to mix at least first and second gas streams in response to one or more sensor measurements. A controller is provided for applying drive signals to the detector core.
US09400260B2	Prefabricated, self-contained gel electrophoresis module An electrophoresis system is provided. The system includes a buffer chamber box having a front surface. The buffer chamber box is divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a divider. The system also includes a gel plate. A gel chamber is formed by the gel plate and the front surface of the buffer chamber box. The first chamber has a first electrode and a first conductive path member. The second chamber has a second electrode and a second conductive path member.
US09400257B2	Sensors and sensor housing systems A system includes a polymeric housing and a first connector in electrically conductive connection with a first component within the housing. The first connector includes a first extending member formed from a conductive loaded polymeric material. The first extending member is formed such that an interior thereof includes conductive elements within a matrix of the polymeric material so that the interior is electrically conductive and an exterior surface thereof comprises the polymeric material and is less conductive than the conductive interior. The conductive interior of the first extending member is in electrically conductive connection with the first component. The first connector further includes a first extending conductive element in electrical connection with the conductive interior of the first extending member. The first extending conductive element extends from the first extending member to pass through the polymeric housing. A sealing bond is formed between the polymeric material of the first extending member and the polymeric housing.
US09400249B2	Detection of biopolymer interactions, cancer cells, and pathogens using split-supercharged GFP Systems and methods for detecting protein-protein interactions and/or detecting a targeted cell using a split supercharged protein reporter system are described.
US09400245B2	Drift calculation device and light detection device provided with the same There are provided a drift calculation device capable of accurately calculating a drift by using a buffer of smaller capacity, and a light detection device provided with the same. Every time measurement intensity is input according to a predetermined cycle, data in a plurality of sum buffers 321 to 324 are updated based on at least one of the measurement intensity and the measurement time at that time. The sum buffers 321 to 324 are assigned respectively to a plurality of sum functions forming a coefficient included in a calculation formula for calculating a drift by using the least squares method. A drift is calculated by substituting the updated data in the plurality of sum buffers 321 to 324 in the calculation formula. Since it is not necessary to store all the measurement intensity input at the predetermined cycle, a drift is accurately calculated by a buffer of smaller capacity.
US09400244B2	Immobilization of droplets of liquid crystals on surfaces Devices and methods for immobilizing micrometer sized liquid domains onto a chemically functionalized substrate surface are disclosed. A multifunctional polymer is adsorbed at the surface interface of the liquid microdomains, and the liquid microdomains are immobilized by covalent bonding or non-covalent forces such as electrostatic attraction between the adsorbed multifunctional polymer and the functionalized substrate surface.
US09400236B2	Magnetophoretic analyte selection and concentration Devices and methods for magnetophoretic analyte selection and concentration are described. Magnetically marked analytes (e.g., cells) may be separated out of a sample dynamically in flux, such that the magnetically marked analytes are present in a highly concentrated manner in a reduced sample volume. The analyte selection may be followed by an analysis.
US09400229B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring the state of a roller bearing A method and an apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the state of a roller bearing. The apparatus includes a vibration sensor, configured to detect vibrations which occur during operation of the bearing, and to generate a first signal as a function of the detected vibrations. A diagnosis electronics system is configured to output an item of information about a state of the bearing on the basis of the first signal and at least one limit value stored in the diagnosis electronics system. A sound emission sensor is provided, configured to pick up noises, produced in the event of plastic deformation of the bearing at least in regions. A second signal is then transmitted to the diagnosis electronics system, taking into account the picked-up noises.
US09400228B2	Device for bending optical fiber and receiving light for testing A device for bending an optical fiber and receiving light is provided with a recessed holding member having a recess, a projecting holding member having a projection projecting toward the recess, light receiving elements for receiving leak light from an optical fiber held between the recess and the projection, and a supplemental support mechanism that is substantially independent of the recess or the projection and supplementarily supports the optical fiber between the recess and the projection such that the leak light from the optical fiber is received by center of the light receiving elements.
US09400227B2	Method and system for detection of fluid invasion in an annular space of flexible pipe A system and method are provided for detecting fluid invasion of an annular space in a pipe structure. The system includes a thermal element and a temperature sensing element placed in the vicinity of each other in the annular space of the pipe structure. A thermal signal is generated by the thermal element. The temperature sensing element is connected to a monitor that monitors and processes the thermal signal. As the thermal signal changes when conducted through different types of fluids, the invasion of an annular space by seawater that normally contains oil or gas may be reliably detected.
US09400226B2	Methods and apparatus for calibrating transducer-including devices Embodiments of systems for calibrating transducer-including devices include a board support structure, one or more motors, a motor control module, and a calibration control module. The board support structure holds a calibration board in a fixed position with respect to the board support structure. The motor(s) rotate the board support structure around one or more axes of a fixed coordinate system. The motor control module sends motor control signals to the motor(s) to cause the motor(s) to move the board support structure through a series of orientations with respect to the fixed coordinate system. The calibration control module sends, through a communication structure, signals to the transducer-including devices, which are loaded into a plurality of sockets of the calibration board. The signals cause the transducer-including devices to generate transducer data while the board support structure is in or moving toward each orientation of the series of orientations.
US09400215B2	Broadband or mid-infrared fiber light sources A diagnostic system includes a semiconductor light emitter(s) configured to generate an input beam having a wavelength shorter than about 2.5 microns. An optical amplifier(s) configured to receive a portion of the input beam communicates an intermediate beam to an output end of the optical amplifier. An optical fiber(s) configured to receive a portion of the intermediate beam forms an output beam with an associated wavelength. A subsystem having lenses or mirrors receives a received portion of the output beam and delivers a delivered portion of the output beam to a sample. The delivered portion has a temporal duration greater than approximately 30 picoseconds and a repetition rate between continuous wave and Megahertz or higher. A time averaged intensity of the delivered portion is less than approximately 50 MW/cm2. A light detection system collects and analyzes a fraction of the delivered portion that reflects or transmits from the sample.
US09400211B2	Optical power monitoring device, method, and program An optical power monitoring device is provided with: an APD as a photodiode that converts the power of light to a current (Iapd); a resistor that is connected in parallel to the APD; a current mirror circuit that detects, as a first current value (I1), the value corresponding to the sum of the current (Irb) flowing through the resistor and the current (Iapd) flowing through the APD; and a control unit. The control unit stores in advance a value corresponding to the current flowing through the resistor as a second current value (I2), and determines the current (Iapd) flowing through the APD on the basis of the second current value (I2) and the first current value (I1) detected by the current mirror circuit.
US09400210B2	Single aperture coaxial three channel optical system A single aperture three channel optical system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical system includes a front optical group and a back optical group that is disposed in substantially close proximity to the front optical group. Further, the optical system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor. The front optical group and the second optical group receives an object beam and splits into a reflected beam having first wavelengths and a transmitted beam of second wavelengths. Furthermore, the front optical group and the second optical group splits the reflected beam having first wavelengths into a transmitted beam having third wavelengths and a reflected beam having fourth wavelengths. The first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor receive the transmitted beam of second wavelengths, transmitted beam of third wavelengths, and reflected beam of fourth wavelengths, respectively and produce the coaxial three channel images.
US09400205B2	Hanging scale having a deflection measurement section arranged transversely to a vertical axis A hanging scale for measuring the weight of a hanging load comprises a first attachment section comprising a first bearing and a second attachment section comprising a second bearing, the first bearing and the second bearing being aligned along a vertical axis during operation of the hanging scale; at least one longitudinal deflection measurement section which has a first end and a second end, the deflection measurement section being located between the first bearing and the second bearing and being oriented transversely with respect to said vertical axis; a first connecting section which at least partially extends laterally from the first attachment section with respect to said vertical axis, the first connecting section connecting the first bearing to the first end of the deflection measurement section; and a second connecting section which at least partially extends laterally from the second attachment section with respect to said vertical axis, the second connecting section connecting the second bearing to the second end of the deflection measurement section.
US09400204B2	Fuel level sensor An electronic fuel sensor which utilizes the characteristics of fluid (such as gasoline) to dissipate heat more readily than a gas. Specifically the fuel sensor utilizes a linear array of sensors comprising a couple heat detector and heat source which can determine which of the sensors are in fluid and which are in air.
US09400202B2	Modular gas level measuring device in liquefied gas tank A modular gas level measuring device in a liquefied gas tank includes a plurality of modular float assemblies releasably connecting together. Each of the plurality of modular float assemblies includes a float. A sensing assembly releasably connects with the plurality of modular float assemblies and includes a biasing member subject to weights of the plurality of modular float assemblies and with an original length. The biasing member deforms from the original length thereof and has various deformed lengths with respect to displacements of the plurality of modular float assemblies.
US09400201B1	Rising water alarms Rising water alarms include a generally elongated alarm housing having an alarm end and a detection end, an alarm circuit, a source of electrical current connected to the alarm circuit, an audible alarm carried by the alarm end of the alarm housing and electrically connected to the alarm circuit and a pair of spaced-apart sensor contacts carried by the detector end of the alarm housing and electrically connected to the alarm circuit. The sensor contacts activate the alarm circuit upon establishment of electrical contact between the sensor contacts by rising water.
US09400200B2	Dry product dispenser with replaceable portion control containers and ratcheting handle A dispenser is provided for use in dispensing a selected volume of granulated dry product. The dispenser includes a main body having a discharge opening, an open interior for holding a supply of the granulated product and a discharge spout for dispensing the granulated product. A loading and dispensing member is constructed with spaced apart receiving cavities, and is movably mounted between the discharge opening and the discharge spout. A portion control device defining one selected portion volume is received and retained in each receiving cavity, and is replaceable with a different portion control device having a different portion control volume. A handle is frictionally engaged with the loading and dispensing member to enable rotation of the handle with or relative to the loading and dispensing member to sequentially control loading and dispensing of granulated product from the portion control device.
US09400193B2	Device, and associated method, for communication An antenna is adapted for receiving via a CDMA/1×RTT digital wireless cellular radio communications network incoming data from a client remote control station, and for transmitting via a wireless cellular communications network outgoing data to the client remote control station. A cellular modem is connected to the antenna for establishing a wireless telephony data connection, and a processor is connected to the modem for receiving and processing incoming data, and for processing and communicating outgoing data to the modem for transmission via the antenna and the wireless cellular communications network to the client remote control station. A communication interface, such as a WiFi hotspot, is connected to the processor and connectable to the meter for communicating incoming data from the processor to the meter, and for communicating the outgoing data from the meter to the processor. A power supply is connected for supplying power to the processor and the modem.
US09400192B1	Universial AMR system The disclosed inventions include an apparatus and method for providing a universal Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system. Such system may be configured to work in a plurality of modes including a walk-by, drive-by and fixed network mode without hardware modifications. The apparatus tracks warranty data and provides for secure remote software configuration updates.
US09400183B1	Method and apparatus to transition between levels using warp zones An autonomous vehicle may access portions of a map to maneuver a roadway. The map may be split into one or more levels that represent different regions in space. For example, an overpass may be represented by one level while the road below the overpass may be on a separate level. A vehicle traveling on a particular level may use map data that is associated with that level. Furthermore, if the vehicle travels through a warp zone, it may transition from the current level to a destination level and thus begin to use map data associated with the destination level.
US09400182B2	Probabilistic reverse geocoding The accuracy of a reverse geocode for a GPS fix in a mobile phone navigation device is improved significantly by considering together the user's last known location on an original route, the elapsed time between the last known location on the original route and the latest GPS fix, and the likelihood that the user could have traveled from the last known location on the original route to one of numerous candidate locations (generated from the reverse geocode) in the elapsed time. The navigation server relies only on a GPS fix, timestamps, and a back-end routing database to provide improved or superior accuracy of reverse geocoding a GPS fix (selection of a point on a road) when a relevant user has deviated from the intended route. The reverse geocoding allows for accurate and functional re-routing capabilities.
US09400181B2	Systems and methods for detection of magnetic and motion-based landmarks A method of determining landmarks includes receiving, at a computing system, a plurality of potential landmark measurements and corresponding signal measurements. The method further includes determining, at the computing system, a plurality of landmark candidates from the plurality of potential landmark candidates and corresponding signal measurements. The method further includes determining a normalized signal distance between a first signal measurement corresponding to a first landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates and a second signal measurement corresponding to a second landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates. The method further includes determining, at the computing system, that the first landmark corresponds to the second landmark based on the normalized signal distance.
US09400177B2	Pattern projector A pattern projector, comprising a light source, configured to emit a beam of light. A transparent substrate, which has a pair of mutually-opposed planar surfaces is configured to receive and propagate the beam within the substrate by total internal reflection between the planar surfaces. The transparent substrate comprises a diffractive structure that is formed on one of the planar surfaces and is configured to direct at least a part of the beam to propagate out of the substrate in a direction that is angled away from the surface and to create a pattern comprising multiple interleaved light and dark areas.
US09400174B2	Monitor for particle injector Approaches for determining the delivery success of a particle, such as a drug particle, are disclosed. A system for monitoring delivery of particles to biological tissue includes a volume, an optical component, a detector, and an analyzer. The volume comprises a space through which a particle can pass in a desired direction. The optical component is configured to provide a measurement light. The detector is positioned to detect light emanating from the particle in response to the measurement light. The detected light is modulated as the particle moves along a detection axis. The detector is configured to generate a time-varying signal in response to the detected light. The analyzer is configured to receive the time-varying signal and determine a delivery success of the particle into a biological tissue based upon characteristics of the time-varying signal.
US09400172B2	Film thickness measurement method A measurement target including a semiconductor substrate, and a first epitaxial layer and a second epitaxial layer stacked in this order on the semiconductor substrate and having no difference in refractive index of a real part from the semiconductor substrate is subjected to reflection interference analysis using a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The thickness of the first epitaxial layer is used as a fitting parameter so as to prevent shift between an interference waveform of a resultant reflection interference pattern containing distortion appearing in a wave number range near an abnormal dispersion range of a refractive index caused by phonon absorption and an interference waveform of a numerically calculated reflection interference pattern in the same wave number range. The thickness of the first epitaxial layer determined during the fitting of the numerically calculated reflection interference pattern is defined as a measured value of the thickness of the first epitaxial layer.
US09400167B2	Disturbance detection using a passively terminated fiber optic sensor A fiber-optic sensor can have a Michelson sensor portion and a Mach-Zehnder sensor portion. A first splitter-coupler can be configured to split incoming light between a first fiber portion and a second fiber portion. A first polarization-phase conjugation device can be configured to conjugate a polarization phase of incident light corresponding to the first fiber portion, and a second polarization-phase conjugation device can be configured to conjugate a polarization phase of incident light corresponding to the second fiber portion. Each of the first and second polarization-phase conjugation devices can be configured to reflect light toward a detector and through the respective first and second fiber portions. A coupler can be configured to join light in the first fiber portion with light in the second fiber portion, and a third fiber portion can be configured to receive light from the coupler and to illuminate a second detector.
US09400165B2	Position sensing device for transit shaft and arm assembly A rotational position sensing device for sensing rotation of an axially adjustable shaft of a shaft and arm assembly of a door that does not require readjustment after the shaft and arm assembly are adjusted includes a fixed bracket supporting a post, a position sensor having an upper portion, a lower portion and an extended portion, and a rotating portion. The extended portion extends from the upper portion of the position sensor and constrains the post of the bracket such that the upper portion of the position sensor is unable to axially rotate relative to the bracket. The rotating section is adapted to be fixed to the shaft and engage with the lower portion of the position sensor, such that the rotating portion rotates relative to the upper portion of the position sensor.
US09400161B2	OCT probe using PZT An optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe using lead zirconate titanate (PZT). In the OCT probe using PZT, a sine wave is induced from a vibrator made of a piezoelectric element, so that an image in which the scanning range is increased can be captured due to the vibration of the vibrator. A decrease in the vibration of the vibrator can be minimized by optimizing the position where the base fixes the vibrator.
US09400160B1	Broad head arrow tip and associated methods A blade-opening arrowhead device includes an arrowhead body having a plurality of longitudinal blade slots on an outer surface and a flexible cam slot extending through a center portion of the body. A blade is pivotally disposable in one of the blade slots and pivotable between a retracted position and an open position. A flexible cam is disposable in the flexible cam slot. The flexible cam is configured to engage and rotate with the blade as the blade moves into the blade slot.
US09400157B2	Method and apparatus for absorbing shock in an optical system A system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, having an optical device and a shock attenuator is provided. The optical device is configured to operate with a weapon. The shock attenuator is disposed between the optical device and the weapon. The system includes the shock attenuator that is configured to reduce shock experienced by the optical device during operation of the weapon to less than 250 g's.
US09400155B2	Animal defense system and method of use The present invention provides an animal defense system with one or more deterrent elements and an apparatus and method for safely deterring an animal which threatens a user. In one embodiment, the device features an electrified deterrent structure comprising arms and linkages. Further, the apparatus may be configured to operate in a variety of user-selected modes that increase effectiveness and reliability in deterring an animal which threatens a user.
US09400153B2	Arrow quiver A combined stabilizer/quiver for a bow is provided that may store arrows and may also function as a stabilizer. The combined stabilizer/quiver may comprise a shaft that extends forward from the front side of a bow and functions as a stabilizer, and arrows may be disposed substantially parallel to the shaft and contribute to the stabilizing function. With two components combined into one, the bow has less weight, improved accuracy and precision, and greater versatility. Alternatively, a quiver is provided which is adapted to attach to a conventional stabilizer which is attached to a riser of a bow.
US09400150B2	Methods and systems for enhancing firearm safety through wireless network monitoring A firearm includes a firing mechanism and a sensor device. The sensor device includes a subscriber identity module configured to communicate with a server over a signaling channel of a wireless communications network. The Sensor device is configured to enable/disable the firing mechanism in accordance with instructions received by the SIM from the server. Movements and/or attempted operations of the firearm may be monitored using an application running on a mobile device, which application receives information concerning the firearm over the signaling channel of the wireless communications network.
US09400147B2	Firearm having gas piston system A firearm having a gas piston system includes a bolt carrier, an adjustable gas piston block located forward on the firearm and an over-the-barrel spring and guide rod arrangement, all of which is housed and contained in a top rail that runs the length of the firearm and that maintains the alignment of these firearm components. The firearm also includes an ambidextrous, non-reciprocating charging handle located forward on the firearm and positioned within the top rail for charging the firearm.
US09400138B2	Melting reduction assembly and method for operating a melting reduction assembly A melting reduction assembly (1) has a melting gasification zone, including a packed bed (4) formed by solid carbon carriers and ferrous input materials, the zone has a lower section for receiving liquid pig iron (6) or raw steel material and liquid slag (7), a tap (9) for liquid slag and liquid pig iron. A plurality of oxygen nozzles (5) supplies oxygen. The nozzles are in at least two nozzle planes arranged spaced apart from each other and parallel in the vertical direction and horizontally distributed over the circumstances of the shell (10) of the melting reduction assembly (1) and arranged offset to each other in their respective nozzle planes.
US09400137B2	Electric induction furnace with lining wear detection system An electric induction furnace for heating and melting electrically conductive materials is provided with a lining wear detection system that can detect replaceable furnace lining wear when the furnace is properly operated and maintained.
US09400134B2	Method and apparatus for liquefying a hydrocarbon stream Method of liquefying a hydrocarbon stream from a feed stream including (a) passing the feed stream through a first cooling stage having at least two heat exchangers and against a component refrigerant in a first refrigerant circuit, to provide a cooled hydrocarbon stream; (b) passing the cooled hydrocarbon stream through a second cooling stage against a second refrigerant in a second refrigerant circuit, to provide a liquefied hydrocarbon stream; (c) passing the second refrigerant through one of the heat exchangers of the first cooling stage. The heat exchangers of the first cooling stage are shell and tube heat exchangers having two or more tube circuits. The first refrigerant circuit includes a refrigerant compressor and the second refrigerant circuit includes a refrigerant compressor. The refrigerant compressor of the first refrigerant circuit and the refrigerant compressor of the second refrigerant circuit are interconnected and are arranged to be driven by a common driver.
US09400129B2	Apparatus for controlling an air conditioner and a method for operating the same An apparatus for controlling an air conditioner and a method for operating the same are provided. The apparatus may include a control apparatus that enables easy access to data for the air conditioner, to determine and control an operation state thereof visually, and for which a mode of reception of the data from the air conditioner may be different corresponding to connection modes and positions of a plurality of component devices of the air conditioner to which the control apparatus is connected, making the data received thus different from one another according to the connection modes. These differences in the data permit various data to be easily displayed, enabling a user to change the connection modes as required, and to provide various information on the air conditioner by producing the data of the air conditioner in a frame on an output different from one another.
US09400117B2	Double-clip apparatus for radiant floor heat system An apparatus may include a first clip configured to receive a first portion of radiant heat tubing, a second clip configured to receive a second portion of radiant heat tubing, and an interconnecting brace. The interconnecting brace is connected to a base portion of the first clip and a base portion of the second clip, wherein the interconnecting brace is at least 3 inches long.
US09400113B2	Multifuel gas turbine combustor To provide a multifuel gas turbine combustor capable of combusting gases containing hydrogen in a high concentration with a low NOx while maintaining a low emission performance brought about by the pre-mixture combustion in the main burner, the gas turbine combustor includes a main burner (12) for supplying to and combusting a premixed gas (M), containing a first fuel (F1), within a first combustion region (S1) of a combustion chamber (10), and a supplemental burner (20) for supplying to and combusting a second fuel (F2) of a composition different from that of the first fuel (F1) within a second combustion region (S2) defined downstream of the first combustion region (S1) within the combustion chamber (10). The first fuel (F1) is of a hydrocarbon system and the second fuel (F2) is a gas containing hydrogen in a concentration exceeding the stable combustion limiting concentration of the hydrogen.
US09400111B2	Gas turbine combustor and gas turbine A gas turbine combustor is disposed in a casing interior space of a gas turbine. A combustor basket of the combustor is formed into a cylindrical shape by abutting ends of a curved panel member and welding the ends together along a welding line 16. A communication tube is provided for communication between an interior space of the combustor basket and an interior space of a combustor basket of an adjacent combustor. The position of the welding line of the combustor basket coincides with a connection position for connecting the communication tube to the combustor basket. A cooling air hole is disposed in the communication tube or in the combustor basket in the vicinity of the communication tube to introduce cooling air from the casing interior space 9 to the interior of the combustor basket.
US09400110B2	Reverse-flow annular combustor for reduced emissions A combustor for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes an annular inner liner; an annular outer liner circumscribing the annular inner liner; and a combustor dome having a first edge coupled to the annular inner liner and a second edge coupled to the annular outer liner, the combustor dome forming a combustion chamber with the annular inner liner and the annular outer liner. The combustion chamber accommodates fluid flow through the annular inner and annular outer liners. The combustion chamber converges in the direction of the air flow to reduce a diameter of the combustion chamber. The combustor dome is configured to bifurcate the air flow at the combustor dome into a first stream directed to the annular inner liner and a second stream directed to the annular outer liner.
US09400107B2	Fluid composite, device for producing thereof and system of use The current disclosure relates to a new fluid composite, a device for producing the fluid composite, and a method of production therewith, and more specifically a fluid composite made of a fuel and its oxidant for burning as part of different systems such as fuel burners, where the fluid composite after a stage of intense molecular between a controlled flow of a liquid such as fuel and a faster flow of compressed highly directional gas such as air results in the creation of a three dimensional matrix of small hallow spheres each made of a layer of fuel around a volume of pressurized gas. In an alternate embodiment, external conditions such as inline pressure warps the spherical cells into a network of oblong shape cells where pressurized air is used as part of the combustion process. In yet another embodiment, additional gas such as air is added via a second inlet to increase the proportion of oxidant to carburant as part of the mixture.
US09400105B2	Premix burner This invention relates to a premix burner for operating a heat generator, the burner at least having a swirl generator, a mixing section downstream of the swirl generator and a transition piece for transferring the swirl flow from the swirl generator into the mixing section. The invention further refers to a transition piece for such a premix burner. The transition piece includes an inlet, connected to the swirl generator, an outlet, connected to the mixing tube, and a continuing flow limiting interior contour between said inlet and said outlet, wherein at least in an inlet section said interior contour is curved radially inwards towards the inner diameter of the mixing tube and wherein at the outlet the interior contour is flush with an interior flow limiting contour of the mixing tube.
US09400099B2	LED light apparatus Provided are an illumination device and a light fixture including the illumination device. The illumination device includes a body formed of a thermally-conductive material that includes a planar heat transfer surface and a fastener that is compatible with a base that couples the body to the light fixture. A substrate formed, at least in part from a dielectric material supports an array of light emitting diodes and a plurality of contacts electrically connected to the light emitting diodes. A thermally-conductive planar surface is provided to the dielectric material of the substrate to be placed in thermal communication with the heat transfer surface and conduct heat generated by the light emitting diodes to the body.
US09400095B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes: a light source unit that has a case storing therein a light-emitting panel and a wiring board mounted on a non-light emitting face thereof; and an attachment unit that has a housing storing therein a circuit board and configured to be detachably attached to the light source unit. The case has a wiring board storage. The housing has a circuit board storage. The case and the housing are arranged such that a whole of the wiring board storage and a whole of the circuit board storage are arranged at different positions in a direction perpendicular to an attachment direction of the light source unit and the attachment unit.
US09400094B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus may include a holding member, a lighting panel, and an attachment bracket for removably attaching the lighting panel to the holding member. The lighting panel may form a first position in which a light-emitting surface of the lighting panel and a light-emitting surface of a lighting panel are located substantially on the same plane with each other and a second position in which the lighting panel is pressed from its light-emitting surface side so that the attachment bracket pivots around a portion where the attachment bracket is attached to the holding member and the lighting panel is inclined with respect to the lighting panel. As the lighting panel forming the second position is moved in a direction away from the holding member the attachment bracket is released from the holding member, and the lighting panel forming the second position is readily removed from the holding member.
US09400090B2	Light source unit and vehicle front lamp using the light source unit A light source unit including: a first light source module; a heat sink including a light source arrangement portion on which the first light source module is arranged and a concave portion opened to surround the light source arrangement portion; and a reflector that includes a through-hole through which the light source arrangement portion is inserted and reflects light emitted from the first light source module. The reflector is arranged having at least a portion thereof located in the concave portion.
US09400088B2	Light emitting apparatus, and light irradiation apparatus provided with light emitting apparatus A light emitting device (1) includes (i) a surface-mounted light emitting section (10a), (ii) a lens section (30) which is provided on a light exit side of the surface-mount light emitting section (10a), and (iii) a frame section (40) which fixes a periphery of the lens section (30). In the surface-mounted light emitting section (10a), a resin layer (17) that contains a red fluorescent material (17b) covers at least one (1) blue LED chip (14a). This allows the surface-mounted light emitting section (10a) to emit (i) light that matches a peak wavelength which falls within a short wavelength range and (ii) light that matches a peak wavelength which falls within a long wavelength range.
US09400086B2	Apparatus with light emitting or absorbing diodes An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a plurality of diodes; at least a trace amount of a first solvent; and a polymeric or resin film at least partially surrounding each diode of the plurality of diodes. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.
US09400081B1	Hanger assembly A hanger assembly includes a frame, two anti-skid pads mounted on the frame, and a hook mounted on the frame. The frame includes a first recessed body, a second recessed body, and a fixed post. The first recessed body has a first transverse bar, two first side bars, a first slot, and a first stop. The second recessed body has a second transverse bar, two second side bars, a second slot, and a second stop. The fixed post is mounted between the first recessed body and the second recessed body, with an entrance being defined between the first recessed body and the second recessed body. The two anti-skid pads are respectively mounted on the first stop and the second stop. The hook is mounted on the second stop.
US09400079B2	Automatic balancing structure of medical balancing stand An automatic balancing structure of a medical balancing stand includes an elastic member arranged in each clearance C. In a normal state, a lever and a turn plate turn together through the elastic members, to follow a rotative movement of a lateral arm. When an imbalance occurs on the lateral arm, the lateral arm produces torque with which a contact part of the lever presses and deforms one of the elastic members to activate a corresponding one of switches S1 and S2. The activated switch outputs an imbalance detected signal to an adjustment unit, which resolves the imbalance. The switches S1 and S2 are simple to downsize the automatic balancing structure and are effective to carry out balance adjustment.
US09400078B1	Docking assembly for handheld computing device Embodiments of the present invention can be categorized as aids and/or docking assemblies for handheld electronic devices. The docking assembly described herein serves at least as (a) an aid for holding and using handheld computing appliances, and/or (b) a protective case for handheld computing appliances, and/or (c) a stand for handheld computing appliances.
US09400077B2	Tool and a method for renovation of a pipe system The machining device is for machining the material of a pipe system that has a joint area between a pipe that has a smaller inner diameter and a pipe that has a larger inner diameter. The device has protruding parts that have been adapted to position the device inside the pipe that has the smaller diameter. A steerable actuator is adapted for removing material from the joint area and steering device for controlling the direction of the machining device in relation to the longitudinal axis of the pipe that has the smaller inner diameter while removing material from the joint area. The method is for machining material of the joint area that has a thinner and a thicker pipe.
US09400075B1	Remotely actuated mooring device A remotely actuated fill and release device and deployment method can include a disc manifold having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer circumferential surface. A fill passageway in the fill manifold can extend radially inward from the outer circumferential surface and can merge into a conical chamber, which can also be formed in disc manifold. The conical chamber can be formed with a maximum diameter proximate the upper surface and a minimum diameter proximate said lower surface. A release nose can be inserted into said conical chamber and fill bladder can be attached to the release nose. A FRANGIBOLT® can extend through the disc manifold and can be threaded into the release nose. A voltage can be selectively applied to the FRANGIBOLT®, which can fracture in response to the voltage, to selectively detach the release nose and fill bladder from the disc manifold without moving parts.
US09400073B2	Pipe seal The invention relates to pipe seals (10) for sealing a joint between a first pipe (32) a second pipe (42), said pipe seal (10) comprising a carrier member (12) and a sealing member (14) attached to the carrier member (12). The carrier member (12) comprises at least one retaining insert (24) with an inner grip portion (52) for gripping the second pipe (42), wherein the retaining insert (24) comprises an outer grip portion (54) for gripping the first pipe (32).
US09400070B2	Conduit fitting with sensor on a threaded nut Apparatus and method for mechanically attached connections of conduits may include a conduit gripping member, a drive member, and a seal member, the drive member causing axial movement of the conduit gripping member to indent into an outer surface of the conduit when the assembly is pulled-up, the drive member causing the seal member to form a zero clearance seal at a location that is axially spaced from the conduit gripping member. The zero clearance seal may comprise a face seal arrangement including a gasket, and the conduit gripping member may be a ferrule, ring or other device that can grip and optionally seal against the conduit outer surface. The assembly may include a sensing function for detecting or sensing a characteristic or condition of an assembly component or the fluid or both. In one embodiment, a body coupling member has a two piece construction of a main body and a conduit socket insert. A flared fitting embodiment is also provided. Sensing functions are also incorporated into fittings other than just zero clearance fittings.
US09400069B2	Threaded connector for larger diameter tubular members A threaded connector for a large diameter tubular member includes a pin member having an external thread formed thereon with a first contact surface located on one side of the external thread and a sealing element located on the other side of the external thread, and a box member having an internal thread formed thereon with a first contact surface located on one side of the internal thread and a second contact surface located on the other side of the internal thread. The first contact surface of the pin member and the second contact surface of the box member correspond with and are configured to engage with each other, and the first contact surface of the box member and the sealing element of the pin member correspond with and are configured to engage with each other.
US09400068B2	Crimp-on pipe connection accessory A pipe connection accessory 1 comprising a sleeve 4 designed to be crimped onto one end of a pipe tube and designed to engage at least indirectly with another pipe element, is characterized in that that surface 4A of the sleeve which is intended to come into crimped contact with the end of the tube comprises an adhesive-coated portion 10 comprising an adhesive made up of at least two components, one of which is encapsulated. This adhesive-coated portion is advantageously set back, preferably with projecting collars.
US09400064B2	Method and device for ammonia storage and delivery using in-situ re-saturation of a delivery unit Disclosed is a method for storing and delivering ammonia, wherein a first ammonia adsorbing/absorbing material having a higher vapor pressure at a given temperature than a second ammonia adsorbing/absorbing material is used as an ammonia source for said second ammonia adsorbing/absorbing material when said second adsorbing/absorbing material is depleted of ammonia by consumption, and a device for performing the method.
US09400063B2	Hydraulic torrent control valve A hydraulic control valve actuated by a diaphragm's integral spring whose thicker part acts with greater force to close the diaphragm and plug unit of the valve and whose thinner part may complete the closing motion so that the integral spring may weaken faster than linearly in relation to displacement of the diaphragm and plug unit. A snap seat supporting the plug may include a seat portion and a grip skirt portion integrally joined at an acute angle. A bracket and sliding guide may guide a helical rotor touching an indicator. Movement of the diaphragm and plug unit may rotate the helical rotor and the indicator without the indicator rising out of the valve. The cover may have an internal control passage in communication with a base of the valve to allow the cover to be installed horizontally and vertically conveniently and without disconnecting the control tubing above the valve.
US09400062B2	Thermoelement and thermovalve incorporating thermoelement A thermoelement and a thermovalve incorporating the same, in which reliable operation is achieved with a simple internal structure, and there is no risk of contaminant jamming. The thermoelement includes a casing, a mounting portion, a shaft, a heat-sensitive medium, and a seal member for drawing the shaft into the casing when the heat-sensitive medium expands. The thermovalve includes a body including a valve body linked to a shaft of a thermoelement, and a seating part on/from which the valve body can be seated/separated.
US09400061B2	Fluid valve apparatus having enclosed seals Fluid valve apparatus having enclosed seals are disclosed. An example fluid valve includes a movable flow control member positioned between an inlet and an outlet of a fluid flow passageway of the fluid valve. A retainer is removably coupled to the flow control member such that the retainer and the flow control member define a sealing cavity when the retainer is coupled to the flow control member. A seal is positioned within the sealing cavity to define a sealing surface of the flow control member. The seal has an inner core composed of a first material, where the core is substantially encased with a sheath composed of a second material different than the first material. The retainer clamps the seal to the flow control member.
US09400059B2	Tube constriction valve A tube constriction valve has a valve body (1) with an approximation sensor (3) and a clamping bolt (2) that squeezes the tube inside the valve body (1). The approximation sensor (3) detects the position of the tube constriction valve and can indicate corresponding data by an approximation element (4) on the clamping bolt (2). The tube constriction valve allows for automatic and also manual operation and at the same time contains a position indicator. Consequently, damage to the tube is prevented and processing reliability preserved.
US09400057B2	Axially aligned rotationally adjustable flow control valve A rotationally adjustable valve is disclosed whereby the user is able to control the flow of fluids from complete shutoff to maximum flow by rotating the body of the valve, said rotation being axial to the flow of the fluid. Additionally, the user is able to attach high and low pressure test probes directly to the valve, as it is rotatably adjusted, so that additional equipment is not required next to the valve. An embodiment of this invention includes the use of an adjustable Cv disk to set the maximum flow of the valve, rather than just create a simple 180° on/off, very similar to a current 90° ball valve that this device will replace. All of the problems associated with the ball valve have been minimized including creating a linear relationship between the percentage open of the valve and the percentage of maximum flow of the valve.
US09400056B2	Apparatus for depositing An apparatus for depositing a liquid, semi-liquid or semi-solid food product. The apparatus comprises a fixed volume chamber for receiving the food product under a positive pressure, the chamber being defined by chamber walls, one of the chamber walls being provided with an outlet orifice for depositing the food product, the outlet orifice being provided with a first sealing surface. The apparatus also comprises a valve spindle arranged for reciprocating movement within the chamber, the length direction of the valve spindle extending substantially perpendicular to the chamber wall in which the outlet orifice is provided, a first end of the valve spindle being provided with a second sealing surface. The second sealing surface of the valve spindle is arranged for abutting the first sealing surface of the outlet orifice to thereby close the outlet orifice.
US09400043B2	Hydrostatic torque converter and torque amplifier An example includes a hydraulically controllable coupling to couple a rotating input and to an output to rotate, or to decouple the input and the output, with coupling and decoupling modes selected by switching a hydraulic device such as a vane pump between a pumping mode and a mode in which it does not pump. In an example, the system cooperates with a transmission to increase the number of possible gear ratios in some examples.
US09400039B2	Camshaft adjuster A camshaft adjuster (1) has a plurality of locking mechanisms (5) arranged on different pitch circles concentrically with respect to the axis of rotation (7) of the camshaft adjuster (1).
US09400037B2	Bicycle chain tensioner A bicycle chain tensioner includes a bicycle mounting bracket, and a chain tensioning element. The bicycle mounting bracket is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The chain tensioning element is movably coupled to the bicycle mounting bracket by a first coupling structure to move in a lateral direction and by a second coupling structure to move in a direction different from the lateral direction, during operation of the bicycle chain tensioner.
US09400034B1	Electric drive system A product may include a differential unit that may be engaged with first and second axle shafts that may be driven from a common gear. An electrical machine may be positioned on a first side of the differential unit. A first shaft may extend from the electrical machine and into the differential unit. A power transfer unit may be positioned on a second side of the differential unit opposite the first side. A second shaft may extend into each of the differential unit and the power transfer unit. The first and second shafts may be rotationally engageable through the power transfer unit.
US09400032B2	Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight for attachment to a wheel rim comprises a mass portion formed of nonlead material and configured to be juxtaposed against a wheel rim when attached to a wheel. The mass portion defines a clip groove on an exterior side thereof, with the clip groove being defined by opposed first and second sidewalls. The wheel weight also includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim and an attachment portion seated in the clip groove. A self-locking arrangement is provided on the clip and the mass portion for interconnecting the attachment portion of the clip with the mass portion such that when the attachment portion is seated in the clip groove the self-locking arrangement secures the clip to the mass portion.
US09400031B2	Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly includes a first elastic member disposed on a side to which an acceleration-side power of an engine is outputted and a second elastic member disposed in series with the first elastic member. The second elastic member exerts a transmission torque having a magnitude less than that of a transmission torque exerted by the first elastic member. An end sheet member includes a first end sheet member and a second end sheet member. The first end sheet member is slidable against a first rotary member. The second end sheet member is slidable against the first rotary member. A first intermediate sheet member included in an intermediate sheet member is disposed between the first elastic member and the second elastic member and is slidable against the first rotary member.
US09400026B2	Spiral spring At least a first movable coil part of a plurality of movable coil parts that is in the innermost place in the radial direction does not come into contact with both the fixed coil part, which is radially adjacent inwardly, and a second movable coil part, which is radially adjacent outwardly, at the same place in the circumferential direction while coming into contact with only one of the fixed coil part and the second movable coil part in a plurality of places that are circumferentially displaced, when the spiral spring is in an elasticity retaining state reached from a free length state by elastic deformation in the diameter-reducing direction.
US09400025B2	Brake caliper with cooling system A brake caliper for disc brake has two side walls, one on either side of a brake rotor or disc. Each of the side walls has at least one seat which receives a brake pad having a friction surface which engages the disc, and a thrust surface opposite the friction surface. A brake piston engaging the thrust surface of the pad pushes the pad against the brake disc. The caliper has cooling ducts for conveying a flow of cooling air to the pad. These cooling ducts comprise a first outlet port that is configured to generate a first partial cooling flow on the side of the friction surface of the pad and a second outlet port configured to generate a second partial cooling flow on the side of the thrust surface of the pad.
US09400020B2	Work vehicle and inching control device thereof An inching control device reliably protects the clutch during inching operation while not interfering with workability during inching operation. The device includes an allowable heat generation rate acquiring means for acquiring the allowable heat generation rate for the clutch plate, an operation amount detecting means for detecting the amount of the operation of the inching operation member, a heat generation rate calculating means for calculating the heat generation rate of the clutch plate during inching from the amount of the operation of the inching operation member, and an oil pressure controlling means for controlling the clutch oil pressure so that the heat generation rate obtained by the heat generation rate calculating means during inching does not exceed the allowable heat generation rate.
US09400017B2	Bushing arrangement for centring two shaft portions to be connected A bushing arrangement for centring two shaft portions to be connected, having at least one outer bushing, and at least one inner bushing arranged radially inwards of the at least one outer bushing, the at least one outer bushing and the at least one inner bushing being connected via at least one elastomer body, on which at least one sealing lip is formed. At least one encircling recess is formed in the elastomer body which extends from one axial end of the bushing arrangement in such a manner into the elastomer body that the at least one recess extends radially around the at least one sealing lip and around at least a portion of the axial extent of the inner bushing.
US09400016B2	Radial roller bearing, rotary machine including radial roller bearing, and method for designing radial roller bearing The properties of lubricating oil are utilized to avoid excessive quality in terms of the circularity of roller members while reducing the noise from a radial roller bearing alone during rotation and thereby reducing the noise from a rotary machine. The radial roller bearing includes an outer ring member (30A), a plurality of roller members (30B), and a retainer, and a lubricating oil (O) is supplied between the outer ring member (30A) or a rotating shaft and the roller members (30B). The circularity (ΔR) of the roller members (30B) in a cross section perpendicular to a centerline (CL) thereof is set to be lower than or equal to the minimum oil film thickness (hmin) of an oil film formed by the lubricating oil (O).
US09400015B2	Synthetic resin-made sliding bearing A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing which is fixed to a vehicle body side via a mounting member; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which is superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis in a circumferential direction relative to the upper casing; and a synthetic resin-made sliding bearing piece disposed in a space between the upper casing and the lower casing.
US09400014B2	Rotating assembly for machine A rail segment for a rotating assembly of a machine is provided. The rail segment includes a first surface configured to face a support structure of the machine. The rail segment further includes a second surface configured to face a roller of the rotating assembly. The second surface includes an arcuate shape along a circumferential direction with respect to a rotation axis of the rotating assembly. Furthermore, the second surface is substantially parallel along a radial direction with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating assembly.
US09400012B2	Bearing structure of turbocharger A turbocharger is provided with a rotor shaft and a semi-floating bearing arranged in a bearing chamber and rotatably supporting the rotor shaft. The semi-floating bearing has a pair of bearing portions located at two longitudinal ends. A region between the pair of bearing portions in an outer peripheral surface of the semi-floating bearing and an inner peripheral surface of the bearing chamber constitute an outside oil feed chamber to supply a lubricant oil to outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of bearing portions. A groove extending in a circumferential direction is formed in the outer peripheral surface of at least one of the bearing portions. An oil feed passage to supply the lubricant oil to the outside oil feed chamber and a discharge passage opposed to the groove and configured to discharge the lubricant oil in the groove downward are formed in the bearing housing.
US09400011B2	Motion device A motion device (1) includes a track rail (10), a moving body (21), a plurality of rolling elements (70) rolling in an endless circulation passage formed at the track rail (10) and the moving body (21), a pair of lid bodies (50) attached to end surfaces of the moving body (21) in a movement direction thereof, and a connector cover body (80) disposed along a rolling element rolling surface (28) formed at the moving body (21) to cover a rolling element connector (72) connecting and holding the rolling elements (70). The connector cover body (80) has a frame-shaped cover member (86) which is fixed to the pair of the lid bodies (50) to be integrally disposed at both ends of the rolling element rolling surface (28) in a width direction thereof.
US09400010B2	Aerostatic bearing An aerostatic bearing includes a base having a foundation layer and a plurality of ventilation bodies protruding from the foundation layer, the ventilation bodies being made of a porous material; and a sealing layer covering the base and revealing at least one of the ventilation bodies.
US09400009B2	Method for forming a variable wall light weight axle shaft with friction welded flange A method for forming a lightweight axle shaft is provided. A first tubular blank is inserted in a die defining an extrusion throat at one end. A tool is inserted into the die having a mandrel with portions of increasing diameter. The tool is moved towards the outlet end of the die to partially extrude the blank through the extrusion throat and form a hollow axle shaft having a variable inner diameter based on the varying diameter of the mandrel. The tool is then removed and a second tubular blank is inserted and placed in engagement with the first blank. The tool, or a different tool, is inserted into the die and again moved towards the outlet end of the die to complete extrusion of the first blank and produce a shaft having diameters at each end that are less than the diameter of an intermediate portion of the shaft.
US09400008B2	Easily unraveled textile article A device is provided including a textile article. The textile article includes a leading edge comprising an open loop and a secured loose end. The device further includes a piece of hardware threaded through the open loop. The textile article is configured to easily unravel by removing the piece of hardware from the open loop and pulling upon the secured loose end.
US09400006B1	Pivot pin with detent pin installation feature A pin that includes a head and a shank that extends from a shoulder of the head to a terminal surface. A primary channel is formed in a portion of the pin and extends from a portion of the head, along a longitudinal axis of the pin, into a portion of the shank. The primary channel includes a primary recess formed proximate each end of the primary channel. An installation channel is formed in a portion of the pin that extends from a portion of the primary channel, along a longitudinal axis of the pin, towards the terminal surface. The installation channel includes an installation recess formed proximate an end of the installation channel.
US09399988B2	Variable capacity compressor and refrigerator A reciprocating refrigerant compressor system is disclosed. The compressor system includes a cylinder, a piston disposed within the cylinder, at least one fluid passageway, and an actuator. The piston is movable between a bottom dead center (BDC) and a top dead center (TDC) position. The fluid passageway is disposed within the cylinder between the BDC and TDC position and defined by one or more apertures. The actuator is in operative communication with the aperture and is responsive to an environmental condition external to the compressor system to at least partially close the aperture.
US09399985B2	Hydraulic valve arrangement and hydraulic machine arrangement having a valve arrangement of this kind A hydraulic valve arrangement, in particular a control valve arrangement, of a hydraulic machine, in particular a hydraulic pump, includes at least one valve with a valve body penetrated by a pressure medium passage. The pressure medium passage has a minimum cross section that gives rise, in normal operation, to a control pressure downstream of the minimum cross section in accordance with a pressure acting at a pressure port of the valve. The minimum cross section is arranged close to a pressure medium passage mouth which is arranged upstream or is configured to be subjected to the high pressure. A hydraulic machine arrangement, in particular a pump arrangement, includes the hydraulic valve arrangement.
US09399984B2	Variable radial fluid device with counteracting cams According to one embodiment, a radial fluid device comprises a cylinder block, a first plurality of pistons, a second plurality of pistons, a first cam, a second cam, and a cam rotation device. Each of the first plurality of pistons are slidably received within a different one of a first plurality of radially extending cylinders. Each of the second plurality of pistons are slidably received within a different one of a second plurality of radially extending cylinders. The first cam is disposed about the first plurality of radially extending cylinders. The second cam is disposed about the second plurality of radially extending cylinders. The cam rotation device is coupled to the first cam and the second cam. The cam rotation device is operable to rotate the first cam in a first direction and the second cam in a second direction.
US09399981B2	Methods and systems for comparing vertical axis turbine arrays and providing configurations thereof A method for providing potential flow elements including a vortex to capture rotation of a turbine, a dipole to capture a blockage effect of the turbine, a sink to capture extracted energy from wind by the turbine, and a source to capture recovery of flow due to inflow from around the turbine is described. Methods for providing configurations of a VAWT array based on a desired attribute of the array, using a low-order model when the array is subject to physical constraints are also described.
US09399980B2	Ignition timing control device of internal combustion engine A water temperature indicated at a startup timing of an engine is stored as a startup-timing water temperature. During an idling state generated after a cold start, a retard amount (S) is calculated based on the startup-timing water temperature. At this time, the retard amount (S) is set at a larger level as the startup-timing water temperature becomes higher. However, in a case that the startup-timing water temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, the retard amount (S) is set at a smaller level as the startup-timing water temperature becomes higher. A retard amount (R) is calculated based on a current water temperature in the same manner as the retard amount (S). A smaller one is selected from the retard amount (S) and the retard amount (R), as a basic retard amount.
US09399978B2	Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same A motor generator and a power converter are driven by an engine, to supply electric power to a power storage device. ECU causes the engine to start if SOC of the power storage device falls below a first threshold value, and causes the engine to stop if SOC exceeds a second threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value. During a vehicle stop, if SOC exceeds a third threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value, ECU causes the engine to stop.
US09399977B2	Device and method for starting an internal combustion engine arranged in a vehicle A system and method are provided for starting an internal-combustion engine arranged in a vehicle equipped with an electric machine that at least temporarily drives the internal-combustion engine and a first electrical energy storage unit. An adjusting unit is provided by which the electric machine is connectable with the first storage unit. The adjusting unit is configured to detect at least one defined internal-combustion engine operating state and/or at least one defined vehicle operating state and, at least as a function of the detected internal-combustion engine operating state and/or the detected vehicle operating state, for adjusting an electric quantity which determines an electric power drawn from the first storage unit by the electric machine when driving the internal-combustion engine, or for itself adjusting the drawn electric power.
US09399976B2	Fuel delivery system containing high pressure pump with isolation valves A fuel delivery system including a high pressure fuel pump assembly. The assembly includes first and second output fuel paths each in communication with a fuel pump chamber. A main pressure relief fuel path is in communication with the fuel pump chamber and includes a pressure relief valve. A first relief fuel path is in communication with both the first output fuel path and the main pressure relief fuel path. A second relief fuel path is in communication with both the second output fuel path and the main pressure relief fuel path. The first and the second relief fuel paths are configured to restrict fuel flow therethrough between the first and the second output fuel paths.
US09399974B2	Motorcycle One or more throttle bodies and a surge tank are disposed behind a cylinder head, and an intercooler is disposed by being adjacent to the surge tank at a position behind the cylinder head and the one or more throttle bodies. A supercharger is provided in front of the intercooler.
US09399968B2	Engine control for a liquid petroleum gas fueled engine A method for an engine, comprising: during a first condition comprising a high engine temperature, injecting a first quantity of liquid petroleum gas into a first engine cylinder at a first timing during an intake stroke; and injecting a second quantity of liquid petroleum gas into the first engine cylinder at a second timing during a compression stroke following the intake stroke. In this way, combustion knock and cylinder pre-ignition may be mitigated without retarding spark ignition and/or limiting engine load, thereby allowing for maximum engine performance.
US09399967B2	Method and device for operating a particle sensor A particle sensor arranged in an exhaust duct such that particles from the exhaust-gas flow accumulate on and/or between at least two sensor electrodes when a voltage greater than a limit voltage is applied between the two sensor electrodes and substantially no particles accumulate if the voltage is lower than the limit voltage. During a first time period, a first voltage greater than the limit voltage is applied between the sensor electrodes. During a second time period, a second voltage, lower than the limit voltage, is applied between the sensor electrodes, and/or the particle sensor is heated to a predefined temperature, such that substantially no particles accumulate on and/or between the at least two sensor electrodes. Following the second time period, a third voltage greater than the limit voltage is applied between the sensor electrodes.
US09399963B2	Misfire detection system A variety of methods and arrangements for detecting misfire in a skip fire engine control system are described. In one aspect, a window is assigned to a target firing opportunity for a target working chamber. A change in an engine parameter is measured during the window. A determination is made as to whether a firing opportunity before the target firing opportunity is a skip or a fire and/or whether a firing opportunity after the target firing opportunity is a skip or a fire. Based at least in part on this skip/fire determination, a determination is made as to whether the target working chamber has misfired. In various embodiments, if the target working chamber is identified as persistently misfiring, the firing sequence is modified so that the target working chamber is deactivated and excluded from the firing sequence. In still other embodiments, a torque model is used to detect engine-related problems.
US09399962B2	Method for determining and compensating engine blow-through air A method for determining cylinder blow-through air via engine volumetric efficiency is disclosed. In one example, the method provides a way to adjust cylinder blow-through to promote and control a reaction in an exhaust after treatment device. The approach may simplify cylinder blow-through calculations and improve engine emissions via providing improved control of constituents reaching an exhaust after treatment device.
US09399961B2	Method and system for air fuel ratio control and detecting cylinder imbalance Air/fuel imbalance monitoring systems and methods for monitoring air/fuel ratio imbalance of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. In one embodiment, adjusting engine operation responsive to cylinder air/fuel imbalance based on a determined total number of instances where sensed peak-to-peak exhaust air-fuel ratios differentials are less than a threshold normalized to a total number of peak-to-peak oscillations. The approach can be used to indicate air/fuel ratio imbalances between engine cylinders.
US09399956B2	Phaser control systems and methods for balancing mean effective pressure An engine control system includes a mean effective pressure (MEP) module, an imbalance module, and a phaser control module. The MEP module determines MEPs for combustion cycles of cylinders, respectively, of an engine. The imbalance module selectively determines whether first and second banks of the cylinders are imbalanced based on the MEPs. When the first and second banks of cylinders are imbalanced, the phaser control module selectively adjusts at least one of: a first phaser of an intake camshaft of the second bank of cylinders; and a second phaser of an exhaust camshaft of the second bank of cylinders.
US09399954B2	Ignition exciter discharge switch An ignition exciter system for igniting fuel in a gas turbine engine. The ignition exciter system includes a rechargeable energy source, at least one pulse-forming network coupled to the rechargeable energy source and generating a stored energy waveform from energy in the rechargeable energy source, at least one igniter plug coupled to the at least one pulse-forming network to receive the stored energy waveform and generating a spark in response to the received stored energy waveform.
US09399952B2	Method for assembling a nozzle and an exhaust case of a turbomachine A method for assembling a nozzle and an exhaust case of a turbomachine is disclosed. The exhaust case includes a hub and an outer ferrule connected to each other by a plurality of arms. The nozzle is attached to the outer ferrule of the exhaust case substantially at the trailing edges of the arms.
US09399949B2	Turbine In one embodiment, a turbine using CO2 includes moving blades, stator blades, a working fluid transport flow path, a coolant transport flow path, and a coolant recovery flow path. The stator blades constitute turbine stages together with the moving blades. The working fluid transport flow path is configured to transport the working fluid sequentially to the turbine stages. The coolant transport flow path is configured to transport the coolant by allowing the coolant to sequentially pass through the inside of the stator blades from an upstream to a downstream of the working fluid. The coolant recovery flow path is configured to recover the coolant passing through the inside of the stator blade at a predetermined turbine stage and merge the recovered coolant with the working fluid transport flow path at a turbine stage on an upstream side of the predetermined turbine stage.
US09399946B2	Hydrogen supplemental system for on-demand hydrogen generation for internal combustion engines A portable on-demand hydrogen supplemental system is provided for producing hydrogen gas and injecting the hydrogen gas into the air intake of internal combustion engines. Hydrogen and oxygen is produced by a fuel cell from nonelectrolyte water in a nonelectrolyte water tank. The hydrogen gas is passed through a hydrogen gas collector. Nonelectrolyte water mixed with the hydrogen gas in the hydrogen gas collector is passed back thru the tank for distribution and water preservation. The system can be powered by the vehicles alternator, a stand-alone battery, waste heat or solar energy. The system utilizes an onboard diagnostic (OBD) interface in communication with the vehicle's OBD terminal, to regulate power to the system so that hydrogen production for the engine only occurs when the engine is running. The hydrogen gas is produced it is immediately consumed by the engine. No hydrogen is stored on, in or around the vehicle.
US09399943B1	System and method for detecting particulate filter leakage Methods and systems are provided for determining degradation of a particulate filter in an exhaust conduit. In one example, a method may include diverting exhaust gas to a secondary flow assembly comprising a filter and determining degradation based on time intervals between subsequent filter regenerations of the filter in the secondary flow assembly.
US09399942B2	Reductant delivery performance diagnostics system A method for diagnosing reductant delivery performance of a reductant delivery system is provided. The method provides an outlet pressure sensor at a reductant outlet of the reductant delivery system and a virtual pressure sensor in an exhaust stream where reductant is injected into the stream. The method comprises calculating a downstream reductant flow rate using the outlet pressure sensor and the virtual pressure sensor; and calculating an upstream reductant flow rate within the reductant delivery system using at least one of a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor and a control valve. The calculated downstream and upstream reductant flow rates are compared, and diagnostics is conducted based the comparison to find the malfunctions in the reductant delivery system. An intrusive self-consistent diagnostics method allows for detection of malfunctions in the outlet pressure sensor and the virtual pressure sensor can be determined.
US09399940B2	Method and device pertaining to dosing unit of SCR system A method pertaining to an SCR system for cleaning of exhaust gases from an engine including a dosing unit (250) to supply a reducing agent to an exhaust duct (240): Determining (s340) whether there is an undesired temperature level of the dosing unit (250). If one is found, removing (s360) warmed reducing agent from the dosing unit (250) and supplying it to the exhaust duct (240). Calculating (s350) and removing an amount of reducing agent based on a prevailing temperature of the dosing unit (250), or removing warmed reducing agent. Also a computer program product containing program code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing the method. Also a device of an SCR system and a motor vehicle (100) which is equipped with the device are disclosed.
US09399939B2	Combustion exhaust gas treatment system and method of treating combustion exhaust gas A combustion exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger (A) for recovering heat contained in the combustion exhaust gas into heat medium, an absorption column for obtaining CO2 removed gas by absorbing CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas into absorbent, a heat exchanger (B) for applying heat recovered by heat medium to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a desorption column for desorbing the absorbent by removing CO2 from the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a flash tank for flash vaporizing the desorbed absorbent and a heat exchanger (E) for transferring heat from the desorbed absorbent to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, wherein the CO2 absorbed absorbent can be supplied from the absorption column to the desorption column via the heat exchanger (E) and the heat exchanger (B) in this order, and the desorbed absorbent can be supplied from the desorption column to the absorption column via the flash tank and the heat exchanger (E) in this order.
US09399936B2	Exhaust apparatus An exhaust apparatus includes: an inner tube including therein an exhaust passage and also including a peripheral wall portion on which a plurality of opening portions communicating with the exhaust passage are formed; an outer tube accommodating the inner tube, an internal space being formed between the outer tube and an outer periphery of the inner tube; and a flow rectifying member arranged at a region inside the inner tube, having a spiral shape in an axial direction of the inner tube, and configured to rectify an exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage.
US09399933B2	Valve assembly A valve assembly includes a valve having a head and a stem. The head is configured to seal against a valve seat. The stem has a distal end. A first piston radially extends from the stem of the valve and is enclosed within a housing. A second piston is fixed to the distal end of the stem and seals against the housing. A first chamber is defined by the first piston, second piston and the housing and receives a compressed gas and maintains a desired gas pressure. A spring device is disposed intermediate the first piston and the housing. During normal operation of the engine, the gas pressure within the first chamber seals the head of the valve against the valve seat with the spring device in a compressed arrangement and wherein during periods of insufficient gas pressure the spring device biases the valve to seal against the valve seat.
US09399932B2	Variable valve device that varies lift amount of valve A variable valve device for varying a lift amount of a valve includes a first valve and a second valve that are respectively disposed to open or close a port, a swing arm in which first and second valve pressing portions are formed at both sides to press the first valve and the second valve, one supporting portion that supports a part that is apart from the first and the second valve pressing portions on the swing arm, a lost body that is rotatably disposed on the swing arm through a lost pin, a camshaft on which a first cam and a second cam are formed to respectively press the lost body and the swing arm, and a latching pin that selectively fixes the swing arm with the lost body and is disposed to move in a direction that the first and the second valves are arranged.
US09399927B2	Method and apparatus for operating a gas turbine power plant at low load conditions with stack compliant emissions levels An apparatus for a gas turbine power plant that uniquely configures emission control equipment such that the plant can extend the emissions compliant operational range, the apparatus including a plurality of oxidation (CO) catalysts arranged in series, optimized SCR for high NO2 reduction, Control valves with added capabilities for low turndown and other characteristics.
US09399920B2	Turbine blade rail damper A device for damping of vibratory energy in the blades of rotor assemblies during operation where the blades have a shroud attached thereto with at least one sealing rail extending radially outward from the shroud to an outer diameter surface. A damper element is attached to the turbine blade sealing rail extending radially inward from the rail outer diameter surface along rail sides to maintain the damper element out of the flow of gas and positioned at a radial location on the blade for damping.
US09399918B2	Blade for a continuous-flow machine and a continuous-flow machine A blade for a continuous-flow machine is disclosed, especially an aircraft engine, whereby, starting from the middle section, the cross section of the blade tip is reduced with respect to the middle section, at least over a front partial section in the direction of the leading edge and over at least a rear section in the direction of the trailing edge, and a continuous-flow machine having at least one row of blades including such blades is also disclosed.
US09399916B2	Fluid-actuated rotary drive device A fluid-actuated rotary drive device is provided, with a housing (2) in which is formed a working chamber (3), in which is a swivel piston (18) able to swivel around a central axis (5). Also fitted or able to be fitted in the working chamber (3) is a space divider and stop unit (38), comprised of a space divider element (24) and at least one stop element (42) fixed to the former. The components of the space divider and stop unit (38) are fitted to one another by snap-in connection, so that the space divider and stop unit (38) is easy to handle during its installation in the working chamber (3).
US09399915B2	Dumping system A dumping system, for the dumping of material, in particular for the filling of a former strip mine, includes a conveyor belt with belt modules (7) suspended on cables and a traveling tripper (15), which is arranged traveling in the direction of conveying. The belt modules (7) are fastened by braced carrier cables (3) and suspension cables (5) fastened thereto in a mostly horizontal alignment. The traveling tripper (5) can travel on the belt modules (7). Furthermore, the slack of the carrier cables (3) may be compensated by a different length of the suspension cables (5), such that the belt modules (7) are aligned mostly horizontally. It is thus possible to span over the area to be dumped (for example, a pit) with cables and to dump material by the traveling tripper at all points of the bracing. Thus, it is not necessary to drive the dumped material.
US09399909B2	Multiple distributed force measurements Methods, computer programs, and systems for detecting at least one downhole condition are disclosed. Forces are measured at a plurality of locations along the drillstring. The drillstring includes a drillpipe. At least one of the forces is measured along the drillpipe. At least one downhole condition is detected based, at least in part, on at least one measured force.
US09399905B2	Leak detection in circulated fluid systems for heating subsurface formations A method of treating a subsurface formation includes circulating at least one molten salt through at least one conduit of a conduit-in-conduit heater located in the formation to heat hydrocarbons in the formation to at least a mobilization temperature of the hydrocarbons. At least some of the hydrocarbons are produced from the formation. An electrical resistance of at least one of the conduits of the conduit-in-conduit heater is assessed to assess a presence of a leak in at least one of the conduits.
US09399894B2	Friction reducing downhole assemblies A friction reducing assembly has a substantially cylindrical body member having an outer surface and friction reducing elements, such as ball transfer units or other omni-directional rolling-element bearing assemblies, disposed along such outer surface. The friction reducing assembly can take many different configurations including a rolling sub assembly, a mule shoe assembly or a centralizer assembly having an adjustable outer diameter.
US09399887B2	Weatherstripping A weatherstripping for use with a frame having at least one channel comprises a backing and a weatherstripping material coupled to the backing. The backing has a front surface, a bottom surface opposite the front surface, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a central support defining a central axis, and a plurality of alternating tabs extending from the central support to the first side edge to define notched out spaces between the alternating tabs. The second side edge defines a plane that is parallel to the central axis of the central support. The weatherstripping material, which is coupled to the backing, extends from the front surface of the backing.
US09399886B2	Door closing mechanism A camming member for a door may have a camming surface which lifts the door as the door is traversed from an opened position to a closed position. The lifting movement of the door caused by the camming member facilitates one or more latches used to reinforce a periphery of the door to be engaged without further user intervention.
US09399882B1	Portable, adjustable panel assembly A portable adjustable panel assembly provides end assemblies that include a plurality of adjustable hinged arms connected to a base element and a panel support element by hinge assemblies to support a panel and provide adjustable pivot of an attached panel 360 degrees about a longitudinal axis. Geometric recesses of the portable adjustable panel assembly components correspond to geometric ends of the hinge assemblies and access apertures in hinged arm ends allow the portable adjustable panel components to be releasably pivoted and repositioned, and then locked into a desired position relative one to the other. Panel positions relative to the assembly likewise are adjustable by similar manipulation of hinge assemblies corresponding to panel support element ends. The panel assembly can be collapsed into a substantially planar assembly for portability.
US09399881B1	Hinged surface chock deployment and stowage enabling apparatus and method A mechanism or apparatus enables stowing a hinged surface chock at a stowage position near a deployment position. Said stowage and deployment positions separated by a gap between a first hinged surface and a second hinged surface, where said hinged surfaces are attached by at least one hinge. The apparatus enables the transition of said chock through said gap when one of said hinged surfaces is sufficiently open. Said apparatus will enable stowing said chock by holding said chock at the side of the gap where said chock does not obstruct the closing path of either hinged surface and said apparatus will enable deploying said chock by holding said chock where, at least partially, said chock obstructs the closing path of at least one of said hinged surfaces. Said apparatus may further enable arranging said chock at a wider angle at the deployed position.
US09399880B2	Attachment unit for a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle An attachment unit for a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, having an integral hinge, which has two attachment parts disposed movable relative to one another, whereby the first attachment part is used for positioning on the heat exchanger and the second attachment part for fixation to a motor vehicle body. The attachment part is produced in a simple manner and is stable against vibrations by the motor vehicle. The integral hinge for support after installation on the heat exchanger has at least one retaining element for the form-fitting insertion in a bearing of the integral hinge.
US09399873B2	Snow guard for a photovoltaic array A snow guard for a photovoltaic array that has a snap-in retrofit design in which a spring is pushed in to lock a clamp into a side groove in a photovoltaic module, thereby securing the snow guard to the side of the photovoltaic module.
US09399872B2	System for mounting objects to polymeric membranes A system and method to attach an object to a support structure. The system includes an object attached to an elastic membrane. The elastic membrane includes a lower surface having a first and a second surface area. The first surface area extends peripherally along at least a portion of the lower surface and the second surface area is at least partially enclosed within the first surface area and separable from the support structure. The system further includes an absorbent material attached to the first surface area and an adhesive applied to a top surface of the support structure. The absorbent material being adapted to bond with at least a portion of the adhesive.
US09399866B2	Thermal barrier panel with selectable phase change materials A thermal barrier panel with selectable phase change materials includes a thermal panel and a plurality of containers movably positioned within the thermal panel to correspond to a heat load at a corresponding ambient temperature. Each of the plurality of containers includes a plurality of receptacles that include a plurality of different phase change materials. Each of the plurality of different phase change materials absorbs thermal energy produced by heat from the heat load at a corresponding ambient temperature. Each of the plurality of different phase change materials are positioned in a corresponding receptacle within a corresponding container, and each of the plurality of receptacles in a corresponding container include one of the plurality of different phase change materials. Corresponding ones of the plurality of receptacles are movably positioned to place a corresponding phase change material in facing relation to the heat load based upon the corresponding ambient temperature.
US09399865B2	Seismic isolation systems Improved isolation flooring systems, and methods for their use are disclose for protecting a payload, such as heavy or delicate equipment (such as laboratory or computer equipment), from damage due to vibrations, such as seismic vibrations. In preferred embodiments, the invention is drawn to methods of isolating heavy and/or sensitive objects from the full acceleration of seismic vibrations.
US09399862B2	Odor extractor An improved odor extracting apparatus and system are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments provide an exhaust vacuum for a toilet with associated venting installed through existing walls, windows, ceilings, or other outlets. The exhaust apparatus suctions air and aerosol particles from the toilet bowl to prevent lingering odor in the restroom and areas proximate to the restroom. Embodiments of the disclosed odor extractor are installed either independently of the toilet seat or incorporated in the toilet seat manufacturing process. Exemplary models fit any make of toilet seat and are interchangeable between toilet seats. The disclosed odor extractor is low in both noise and vibration.
US09399859B2	Magnetic coupling for faucet handle A fluid delivery device including a body having at least one waterway, a valve assembly in fluid communication with the at least one waterway, the valve assembly including a movable valve member configured to control the flow of water through the at least one waterway and a stem operably coupled to the moveable valve member for movement therewith, and a handle coupled to the stem for movement therewith. A magnetically attractive element is supported by one of the handle and the stem, and at least one magnet is supported by the other of the handle and the stem that is configured to magnetically attract the magnetically attractive element to couple the handle to the stem.
US09399854B2	Cab and work vehicle A work vehicle cab includes a floor, a ceiling, a left supporting member, a right supporting member, a front panel, a front panel reinforcement member, a front-left pillar, and a front-right pillar. The ceiling is arranged above the floor. The left supporting member extends upward from the front section of the floor. The right supporting member extends upward from the front section of the floor. The front panel is arranged between the left supporting member and the right supporting member. The front panel reinforcement member, arranged above the front panel, extends in a left-right direction and connects the left supporting member and the right supporting member. The front-left pillar extends from the front section of the ceiling to the front panel reinforcement member. The front-right pillar extends from the front section of the ceiling to the front panel reinforcement member.
US09399852B2	Pile installation without extraction A method of installing a support pile when refusal is encountered comprising the steps of: side drilling a ground surface proximate to a support pile to a predetermined embedment depth; thereby creating a void; driving the support pile to a predetermined embedment depth; and backfilling the void using a suitable filler material.
US09399847B2	Method for installing a self-supporting tower for extracting hydrocarbons A method for installing a self-supporting tower at a sea bed. An anchoring mechanism (32) is installed on the bed. A float (18) and a tubular pipe (68) are submerged and then driven towards the bed (12) to attach to one of the ends (72) of the anchoring mechanism (32), while the float (18) is fastened to the other (70) of the ends keeping the pipe (68) vertical above the anchoring mechanism (32). The tubular pipe (68) and the float (18) are supplied separately. The float (18) is kept submerged at a distance away from the anchoring mechanism (32). The tubular pipe (68) is suspended from the float via the other (70) of the ends of the pipe.
US09399837B2	Biomass treatment for hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion A selective removal of metal and its anion species that are detrimental to subsequent hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion from the biomass feed prior to carrying out catalytic hydrogenation/hydrogenolyzis/hydrodeoxygenation of the biomass in a manner that does not reduce the effectiveness of the hydrothermal hydrocatalytic treatment while minimizing the amount of water used in the process is provided.
US09399835B2	Method of manufacturing pulp for corrugated medium A method to make pulp adapted for forming a corrugated medium, the method includes: cooking chips in a cooking vessel using a caustic carbonated pulping soda/caustic (SC) cooking liquor injected into the cooking vessel; fiberizing the chips discharged from the cooking vessel to form a pulp, and removing lignin from the pulp or oxidizing lignin in the pulp by injecting oxygen (O2) into the fiberized pulp.
US09399832B2	Stitch distribution control system for tufting machines A stitch distribution control system for a tufting machine for controlling placement of yarns being fed to the needles of the tufting machine by yarn feed mechanisms to form a desired pattern. A backing material is fed through the tufting machine at an increased stitch rate as the needles are shifted according to calculated pattern steps. A series of loopers or hooks engage and pick loops of yarns from the needles. The yarn feed mechanisms further can be controlled so that selected loops of yarns can be back-robbed so as to be hidden from view in the finished patterned tufted article.
US09399830B2	Device for detachably connecting elements for positioning warp yarns on a weaving loom A coupling device for positioning elements for warp yarns, comprising a male coupling part (1) with a head (8) which, when elastically deformed, can be introduced into a female coupling part (11) via a passage (13) and assumes a larger transverse dimension beyond said passage, so that the head is detained there and the coupling parts (1), (11) are coupled. Beyond this passage (13), the female coupling part (11) comprises an axially displaceable uncoupling body (16) with an opening (17), so that the head can be introduced into this opening (17) and be deformed in the process to such an extent that it can be introduced into the passage (13) in order to uncouple the coupling parts.
US09399827B2	Microelectronic substrate electro processing system In a processing system for electroplating semiconductor wafers and similar substrates, the contact ring of the electroplating processor is removed from the rotor of the processor and replaced with a previously deplated contact ring. This allows the contact ring to be deplated in ring service module of the system, while the processor continues to operate. Wafer throughput is improved. The contact ring may be attached to a chuck for moving the contact ring between the processors and the ring service module, with the chuck quickly attachable and releasable to the rotor.
US09399825B2	Wiring board and method of manufacturing wiring board A wiring board includes a first insulating layer; and a coil formed on the first insulating layer and including a first magnetic layer formed on the first insulating layer and formed by a plating layer, a coil portion formed on the first magnetic layer, a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer to cover the first magnetic layer and the coil portion, and a second magnetic layer formed on the second insulating layer and formed by a plating layer.
US09399824B2	Pyrophosphate-containing bath for cyanide-free deposition of copper-tin alloys A pyrophosphate-containing bath for the cyanide-free deposition of copper alloys on substrate surfaces, comprising a reaction product of a secondary monoamine with a diglycidyl ether, is described. The electrolyte bath is suitable for the galvanic deposition of glossy white, even and uniform copper-tin alloy coatings.
US09399822B2	Liquid compositions and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same The present inventive concepts provide a liquid composition for etching a metal containing copper. The liquid composition may include hydrogen peroxide in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % and a buffer solution in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt %. The buffer solution may include citrate. The liquid composition may have a pH in a range of about 4.0 to about 7.0.
US09399817B2	Magnetron source, magnetron sputtering apparatus and magnetron sputtering method Provided is a magnetron source, which comprises a target material, a magnetron located thereabove and a scanning mechanism connected to the magnetron for controlling the movement of the magnetron above the target material. The scanning mechanism comprises a peach-shaped track, with the magnetron movably disposed thereon; a first driving shaft, with the bottom end thereof connected with the origin of the polar coordinates of the peach-shaped track, for driving the peach-shaped track to rotate about the axis of the first driving shaft; a first driver connected to the first driving shaft for driving the first driving shaft to rotate; and a second driver for driving the magnetron to move along the peach-shaped track via a transmission assembly. A magnetron sputtering device including the magnetron and a method for magnetron sputtering using the magnetron sputtering device are also provided.
US09399802B2	Methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products This document provides methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products. For example, methods and materials for using an enzymatic amplification cascade of restriction endonucleases to detect nucleic acid of a microorganism or virus (e.g., a pathogen) within a sample (e.g., food product sample) being tested, thereby assessing a food product for possible contamination are provided.
US09399799B2	Methods and compositions for incorporating nucleotides The invention provides methods and compositions, including, without limitation, algorithms, computer readable media, computer programs, apparatus, and systems for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, data obtained from sequencing by synthesis methods. The methods of the invention include correcting one or more phenomena that are encountered during nucleotide sequencing, such as using sequencing by synthesis methods. These phenomena include, without limitation, sequence lead, sequence lag, spectral crosstalk, and noise resulting from variations in illumination and/or filter responses.
US09399797B2	Digital analyte analysis The invention generally relates to droplet based digital PCR and methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid using the same. In certain embodiments, a method for determining the nucleic acid make-up of a sample is provided.
US09399796B2	Methods and compositions for nucleic acid amplification Compositions, reaction mixtures, and methods for performing an amplification reaction, including multiplex amplification reaction, wherein the method comprises using one or more amplification oligomer complexes comprising linked first and second amplification oligomer members. In one aspect, the amplification oligomer complex is hybridized to a target nucleic acid, the target nucleic acid with hybridized amplification oligomer complex is then captured, and other components are washed away. Target sequences of the target nucleic acids are pre-amplified to generate a first amplification product. The first amplification product is amplified in one or more secondary amplification reactions to generate second amplification products.
US09399794B2	Method of detecting nucleic acid targets using a statistical classifier A method of detecting a target nucleic acid in a test sample utilizes a learning statistical classifier system to build a general linear classifier based on an amplification-dependent parameter for the target and the control nucleic acids, in order to classify the test sample as containing or not containing the target nucleic acid.
US09399793B2	Device for detecting nucleic acids The invention relates to a device that allows a target nucleic acid to be detected in a homogeneous batch using two different detection formats. The device comprises at least two heatable sample blocks and a reaction cartridge which contains a base (1, 15) and at least one film (3, 4) sealing the base (1, 15), wherein the film (3, 4) comprises a surface (13, 14) that is not connected to the base (1, 15) and said surface (13, 14) forms a volume (16) for media transfer or at least one reaction chamber (10). The device can be used in particular for mobile gene diagnostics under field conditions.
US09399789B2	Base body and method of manufacturing base body Disclosed is a substrate (10A) for trapping a microorganism or cell (T), characterized by comprising a base (4) and having a space (2) into which a fluid (R) containing the microorganism or cell (T) is introduced and a microfine suction hole (1) through which the space (2) communicates with the outside of the base (4). The substrate is further characterized in that the space (2) has been formed in the base (4), and at least the portion of the base (4) which forms the microfine suction hole (1) is constituted of a single member.
US09399787B2	Real-time electronic cell sensing system and applications for cytotoxicity profiling and compound assays A method of performing an assay of a response of two or more cell types to a test compound, including: providing a device for monitoring cell-substrate impedance, adding at least two different cell types to the device; adding at least one test compound to form at least two test compound wells; providing at least two control wells; monitoring impedance of the at least two test compound wells and of the at least two control wells at three or more time points after adding the at least one test compound; and analyzing measured impedance from the at least two test compound wells and from the at least two control wells at the three or more time points to obtain information on the response of the different cell types to the at least one test compound.
US09399782B2	Methods for producing fermentation products The invention relates to methods for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprising i) pre-treating lignocellulose-containing material; ii) hydrolyzing pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; iii) fermenting using a fermenting organism; wherein fermentation is initiated and carried out at: a) a fermentation organism cell count in the range from 10-250×1010 cells per L fermentation medium; or b) a fermentation organism concentration in the range from 2-90 g dry weight fermenting organism per L fermentation medium.
US09399779B2	Alternative splicing constructs and methods of use Provided are alternative splicing constructs and methods for their use. In particular, CD44 based alternative splicing constructs are provided that include CD44 exon 5. These alternative splicing constructs are useful in high-throughput assays for testing the effects of compounds on splicing and for achieving targeted cell death.
US09399778B2	Rice cultivar CL172 A rice cultivar designated CL172 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar CL172, to the plants of rice CL172, to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar CL172 with itself or another rice variety, and to methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of plants of rice cultivar CL172, which comprises increased resistance to acetohydroxyacid synthase-inhibiting herbicides. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar CL172 with another rice cultivar.
US09399775B2	RNAi agents, compositions and methods of use thereof for treating transthyretin (TTR) associated diseases The present invention provides RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, that target the transthyretin (TTR) gene and methods of using such RNAi agents for treating or preventing TTR-associated diseases.
US09399774B2	Modulation of transthyretin expression Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of transthyretin mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate transthyretin amyloidosis, or a symptom thereof.
US09399773B2	Production and extraction of MicroRNA precursor as drug for cancer therapy This invention generally relates to a composition for developing novel anti-cancer drugs and/or vaccines and producing microRNA precursor (pre-miRNA) and/or its shRNA homologs/mimics/derivatives, and a method thereof. The present invention also relates to a use of a composition in producing novel prokaryote-produced microRNA precursor (pro-miRNA) capable of being delivered into human cells and processed by the cells into microRNA-like effectors to elicit specific silencing effects on certain targeted oncogenes, subsequently leading to a therapeutic result of tumor suppression and cancer therapy. Specifically, the method of the present invention includes inducing an expression of the pre-miRNA/pro-miRNAs, particularly human pre-miR-302, in prokaryotes through pol-2 or pol-2-like RNA promoter. Most importantly, the composition of the present invention is further a novel pre-miRNA-based drug that is capable of reprogramming the malignant properties of high-grade human liver cancers into a low-grade benign or even relatively normal stage—a mechanism called “Cancer Reversion”.
US09399772B2	Tomatoes that soften more slowly post-harvest due to non-transgenic alterations in an expansin gene A series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found in an expansin gene (LeExp1) of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in their LeExp1 genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the LeExp1 gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that soften more slowly post-harvest without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.
US09399768B2	Materials and methods for using an acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase and mutants and chimeras thereof in fatty acid synthesis A method of increasing production of fatty acids comprising introducing into a host and expressing therein an acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (TE) from Bryantella formatexigens or a mutant thereof; a method of making a mutant B. formatexigens acyl-ACP TE; a method of making a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a mutant acyl-ACP TE or a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a host comprising the nucleic acid molecule; a mutant acyl-ACP TE or chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a method of altering the specificity of a plant acyl-ACP TE for at least one of its substrates comprising introducing into the plant acyl-ACP TE a substrate specificity-altering mutation; and a method of altering the level of activity of a plant acyl-ACP TE.
US09399764B2	Fusion enzymes The present disclosure relates to recombinant proteins having N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity. The present disclosure further relates to methods for producing complex N-glycans including the steps of providing host cells containing such recombinant proteins and culturing the host cells such that the recombinant proteins are expressed.
US09399763B2	Transferases and oxidoreductases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them This invention relates generally to enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides and more specifically to enzymes having transferase activity, e.g., transaminase activity, e.g., d-amino-acid transferase activity, and/or oxidoreductase activity, e.g., dehydrogenase activity, e.g., d-amino-acid dehydrogenase activity, and/or catalyze the transfer of a chemical group, catalyze transamination, catalyze the reaction: D-alanine+2-oxoglutarate<=>pyruvate+D-glutamate, and/or catalyze an oxidation-reduction reaction, catalyze the removal of hydrogen atoms, and/or catalyze the reaction: D-amino acid+H2O+acceptor<=>a 2-oxo acid+NH3+reduced acceptor.
US09399760B2	Molecular marker for cancer stem cell A molecular marker for detecting a cancer stem cell in a cell mass which is a subject of interest, wherein the molecular marker can be detected in a cancer stem cell contained in the subject of interest but cannot be detected in a normal cell and a cancer cell that is different from a cancer stem cell; a method for determining the presence or absence of a cancer stem cell in a subject of interest by using the molecular marker as an measure; a kit for determining the presence or absence of a cancer stem cell, which comprises at least a reagent for detecting the molecular marker; a polypeptide encoded by the molecular marker; an antibody capable of recognizing an epitope of an expression product of a gene derived from the molecular marker; a nucleic acid capable of inhibiting the expression of the molecular marker; and a nucleic acid vaccine comprising a gene derived from the molecular marker.
US09399759B2	Method for producing neurospheres In order to provide a method for producing neural stem cells easily and quickly by inducing differentiation of somatic cells directly into neurospheres, dedifferentiation factors are introduced into somatic cells, which are then cultured in suspension in the presence of growth factors to produce the neurospheres, thereby allowing the neural stem cells to be produced quickly without establishing iPS cells.
US09399758B2	SSEA3(+) pluripotent stem cell that can be isolated from body tissue Objects of the present invention are to provide a method for directly obtaining pluripotent stem cells which do not have tumorigenic property from body tissue and the thus obtained pluripotent stem cells. The present invention relates to SSEA-3 (+) pluripotent stem cells that can be isolated from body tissue.
US09399754B2	Process for producing flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material The present invention relates to a process for producing a flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material, which includes (1) heating a grinded matter of a cereal, (2) treating the grinded matter with protease, and (3) recovering an extract; and a flavor enhancer for beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material obtainable by the process. The flavor enhancer of the invention can be used for enhancing the full body and enhancement of beer and beer-like beverage and beverage of a roast material.
US09399753B2	Aqua regia and hydrogen peroxide HCL combination to remove Ni and NiPt residues A method for cleaning residues from a semiconductor substrate during a nickel platinum silicidation process is disclosed, including a multi-step residue cleaning, including exposing the substrate to an aqua regia solution, followed by an exposure to a solution having hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The SC2 solution can further react with remaining platinum residues, rendering it more soluble in an aqueous solution and thereby dissolving it from the surface of the substrate.
US09399749B2	Lipid extraction Extracting lipids from a feedstock includes contacting a feedstock including water, lipids, and solid organic matter with an organic solvent to yield a mixture; separating the mixture to yield a solid and a liquid; and desolventizing the solid to yield a solid product and a fluid product. The lipids in the mixture are in the liquid state. The solid product has a lipids content of 20 wt % or less. In some cases, the number-weighted particle size distribution of the solid organic matter has a mean dimension of 1 mm or less, the lipids content of the feedstock is at least 20 wt %, the water content of the feedstock is 10 wt % or less, or a combination thereof.
US09399746B2	Poly alpha olefin compositions Poly alpha olefins (PAOs) are characterized by very low viscosity and excellent Noack volatility. A preferred process for synthesizing said PAOs involves first oligomerizing low molecular weight linear alpha olefins in the presence of a single site catalyst at high temperatures without adding hydrogen and then subsequently oligomerizing at least a portion of the product from the first step in the presence of an oligomerization catalyst.
US09399745B2	Method for producing jet fuel composition, and jet fuel composition An object is to provide a method for producing a jet fuel composition capable of producing a jet fuel composition with excellent quality at a high yield even when a jet fuel blendstock derived from an FT synthesis oil is used, and a jet fuel composition produced by the production method. It is characterized by including a step of mixing a certain Fischer Tropsch (FT) synthesis jet fuel blendstock with a certain petroleum based jet fuel blendstock so that the ratio of the FT synthesis jet fuel blendstock in the composition ranges from 20 to 80% by volume.
US09399744B2	Pelletized carbonized biomass, methods, and apparatuses Pelletized carbonized biomass-based fuel products, methods, and apparatuses are provided. Methods include applying a binder and a first amount of water to at least partially carbonized biomass, applying a second amount of water to the at least partially carbonized biomass, and pelletizing the at least partially carbonized biomass in an inert atmosphere. Apparatuses include a feeder of at least partially carbonized biomass, a binder source and a first water source configured to provide a binder and water to the at least partially carbonized biomass, a second water source downstream of the binder and first water sources, a pelletizer configured to receive and pelletize the at least partially carbonized biomass, and an inert gas source configured to provide inert gas to the pelletizer.
US09399743B2	Process for converting a hydrocarbon feed and apparatus relating thereto The embodiments disclosed herein can provide a process for converting a hydrocarbon feed. The process may include hydrocracking the hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate catalyst in a presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reaction zone to produce a hydrocracked stream, separating at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream, and passing the at least the portion of the hydrocracked stream through a thermal cracking heating zone at conditions effective for thermally cracking the at least the portion of the hydrocracked stream.
US09399742B2	Process for fluid catalytic cracking and hydrocracking hydrocarbons A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
US09399741B2	Methods and apparatuses for desulfurizing hydrocarbon streams Methods and apparatuses for desulfurizing hydrocarbon streams are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon stream includes separating the hydrocarbon stream into a heavier fraction and a lighter fraction. The heavier fraction includes a relatively higher amount of lower octane mono-unsaturates and the lighter fraction includes a relatively higher amount of higher octane mono-unsaturates. The method further includes hydrodesulfurizing the heavier fraction in a first hydrodesulfurization zone and hydrodesulfurizing the lighter fraction in a second hydrodesulfurization zone. Further, the method forms a hydrodesulfurized stream from the heavier fraction and the lighter fraction.
US09399732B2	Processes for preparing color stable manganese-doped phosphors Low-HF or HF-free processes for improving color stability of a Mn+4 doped phosphor of formula I include contacting the phosphor of formula I with a solution that contains hexafluorosilicic acid, and isolating a treated phosphor of formula I having improved color stability relative to an untreated phosphor of formula I Ax[MFy]:Mn+4 (I) wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, R4 or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; R is H, lower alkyl, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.
US09399729B2	Wellbore servicing materials and methods of making and using same A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore and/or subterranean formation, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid comprises a viscosifying polymeric material, a breaking agent comprising an inorganic peroxide of a divalent metal M(II) characterized by the general formula MO2, and a break rate controlling additive comprising a M(II) soluble salt, a M(II) precipitating salt, a M(II) surface precipitating salt, a M(II) solution precipitating salt, or combinations thereof, allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to break, and flowing back to the surface at least a portion of the broken wellbore servicing fluid.
US09399724B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesives with (meth)acrylic-based elastomeric materials prepared using (2-isopropyl-5-methyl)hexyl (meth)acrylate Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and articles containing the pressure-sensitive adhesives are provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesives contain an (meth)acrylic-based elastomeric material prepared from (2-isopropyl-5-methyl)hexyl (meth)acrylate.
US09399723B2	Electrically conductive adhesive compound and adhesive tape A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a) a polymer-metal blend comprising at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive and at least one metal component melting in the temperature range from 50° C. to 400° C., and b) at least one fibrous, electrically conductive filler, the filler being present at least partly in the form of a bound fiber network with the metal component.
US09399722B2	Compositions and methods for treating automotive surfaces This disclosure relates to compositions containing a) a silicone resin, b) a first silicone fluid having a viscosity from about 1 to about 15,000 centistokes at 25° C.; c) a second silicone fluid having a viscosity from about 1 to about 30,000 centistokes at 25° C.; d) an acrylic polymer; e) a hydrocarbon solvent; and f) water. The compositions of this disclosure provide long lasting hydrophobic coatings with high water contact angles for automotive surfaces, in which the hydrophobic automotive surfaces possess self-cleaning functions, e.g., water and dirt repellency. This disclosure also relates to methods for treating automotive surfaces and to automotive surfaces coated with the compositions.
US09399720B2	High gain durable anti-reflective coating Disclosed herein are polysilsesquioxane-based anti-reflective coating (ARC) compositions, methods of preparation, and methods of deposition on a substrate. In one embodiment, the polysilsesquioxane of this disclosure is prepared in a two-step process of acid catalyzed hydrolysis of organoalkoxysilane followed by addition of tetralkoxysilane that generates silicone polymers with >40 mol % silanol based on Si-NMR. These high silanol siloxane polymers are stable and have a long shelf-life in polar organic solvents at room temperature. Also disclosed are low refractive index ARC made from these compositions with and without additives such as porogens, templates, thermal radical initiator, photo radical initiators, crosslinkers, Si—OH condensation catalyst and nano-fillers. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for applying coatings to flat substrates including substrate pre-treatment processes, coating processes and coating curing processes including skin-curing using hot-air knives. Also disclosed are coating compositions and formulations for highly tunable, durable, highly abrasion-resistant functionalized anti-reflective coatings.
US09399719B2	High carbon nanotube content fluids New homogeneous fluids with a viscosity less than about three Poise comprising discrete carbon nanotubes with volume fractions above the percolation threshold concentration calculated for randomly oriented rods in a liquid are disclosed. A method is also disclosed for production of the new fluids. The fluids are particularly useful for making battery pastes.
US09399715B2	Low VOC additives for extending the wet edge and open time of aqueous coatings Disclosed is a low VOC coating additive employing a water-dispersible polymer, a water insoluble plasticizer, cyclohexanedimethanol, and optionally an amphiphilic component. The additive can be added to a coating to improve at least one performance characteristics of the coating, such as, wet-edge time, open time, scrub resistance, wet adhesion, and water resistance.
US09399714B2	Anti-corrosion and/or passivation compositions for metal containing subtrates and methods for making, enhancing, and applying the same A corrosion inhibition composition is disclosed comprising a cerium, a tungstate, a molybdate and silicate compounds. A corrosion inhibition composition is provided comprising a zinc oxide, a zinc hydroxide benzoate, a sodium benzoate, a molybdate and a silicate compound. A corrosion inhibition composition is provided comprising a zinc oxide, a zinc phosphate, a calcium silicate, an aluminum phosphate, a zinc calcium strontium aluminum orthophosphate silicate hydrate, a molybdate, and silicate compounds.
US09399710B2	Thermoplastic composition, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom A thermoplastic composition comprising the melt blending product of one or more thermoplastic polymers; and from 2 to 20 PHR, of one or more gloss reducing additives wherein each gloss reducing additive comprises a (meth)acrylate copolymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than or equal to 40° C. and 0.001 to 0.04 PHM derived from one or more crosslinking monomers and/or graft-linking agents having two or more ethylenically unsaturated radicals capable of free-radical polymerization, wherein a test specimen produced from the thermoplastic composition has roughness according to DIN 4768 of Ra greater than or equal to 0.6 microns, Rz greater than or equal to 6 microns, Rmax greater than or equal to 7 microns, and a gloss less than 65, 75 degree angle, is provided. Methods for producing the thermoplastic compositions, methods for producing articles from the thermoplastic compositions and such articles are also provided.
US09399708B2	Polylactide and calcium phosphate compositions and methods of making the same A method is provided for synthesizing polylactide/calcium phosphate composites. In one aspect, an intermediate silanized calcium phosphate material calcium-phosphate/phosphonate is developed to improve the tensile strength of the composite.
US09399706B2	Urethane foam molded product and method for producing the same To provide a urethane foam molded product having high thermal conductivity and electric insulation and a method for producing the same. A urethane foam molded product includes a base material made of a polyurethane foam and composite particles that are blended in the base material and oriented in a mutually connected state, in which each of the composite particles includes a thermally conductive particle made of a non-magnetic body, and a magnetic particle and an insulating inorganic particle that are adhered to the surface of the thermally conductive particle through a binder. A powder of the composite particles can be produced by stirring a powder raw material containing a powder of the thermally conductive particle, a powder of the magnetic particle, a powder of the insulating inorganic particle, and the binder using a stirring granulator.
US09399701B2	Polymer compositions and methods The present invention encompasses polymer compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains containing sites of olefinic unsaturation. In certain embodiments the aliphatic polycarbonate chains comprise sites of olefinic unsaturation capable of participating in radical-promoted olefin polymerizations. In certain embodiments, the invention encompasses composites formed by the polymerization or cross-linking of a combination of olefinic monomers and aliphatic polycarbonate chains containing sites of olefinic unsaturation.
US09399698B2	Processes for purifying diketopyrrolopyrrole copolymers Processes for purifying diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) copolymers are disclosed. An organic phase containing the DPP copolymer is treated with an aqueous ammonia solution and then with a palladium scavenger. The DPP copolymer is then isolated, and has a very low palladium content. The resulting DPP copolymer has high mobility.
US09399695B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions, polarizers and liquid crystal displays comprising the same The present invention relates to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions which contain (A) hydroxyl group and alkylene oxide group containing acrylic copolymer and (B) a multifunctional isocyanate-based hardener, and form interpenetrating network structures when hardened, and polarizers and liquid crystal displays comprising the same. The pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions of the present invention exhibit superior durability, reliability, and workability and effectively prevent light leakage under high temperature and/or high humidity conditions. Particularly, the present invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions capable of significantly suppressing light leakage even in large size display devices, and polarizers and liquid crystal displays comprising the same.
US09399693B2	Resin composition for photoimprinting, pattern forming process and etching mask A resin composition for photoimprinting, a cured product of the resin composition which is excellent in etching and heat resistance, and a pattern forming process using the resin composition are provided. The resin composition contains photocurable monomer (A) containing at least one carbazole compound of formula (I): a photocurable monomer (B) containing at least one compound of the following formulae (II), (III), and (IV): and a photopolymerization initiator (C). The weight ratio of the photocurable monomer (A) to the photocurable monomer (B) is from 30/70 to 87/13.
US09399690B2	Silica support, preparation method thereof and metallocene catalyst using the same This disclosure relates to a silica support for a metallocene catalyst used for olefin polymerization, a preparation method thereof, a metallocene catalyst using the same, and olefin polymer. Specifically, according to the present invention, a silica support used for preparing a metallocene supported catalyst is treated with a specific halogenized metal compound, thereby diversifying reaction sites to a cocatalyst when preparing a metallocene catalyst, and thus, the molecular weight distribution of produced olefin polymer may be much broadened and polymer having high molecular weight may be obtained compared to the existing support, even if the same metallocene catalyst is supported.
US09399683B2	Human lambda light chain mice Genetically modified mice are provided that express human λ variable (hVλ) sequences, including mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse λ light chain locus, mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse κ light chain locus, and mice that express hVλ sequences from a transgene or an episome wherein the hVλ sequence is linked to a mouse constant sequence. Mice are provided that are a source of somatically mutated human λ variable sequences useful for making antigen-binding proteins. Compositions and methods for making antigen-binding proteins that comprise human λ variable sequences, including human antibodies, are provided.
US09399682B2	Methods for manipulating phagocytosis mediated by CD47 Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cancer cells, including e.g. leukemias, solid tumors including carcinomas, etc.
US09399681B2	Amatoxin-conjugates with improved linkers The invention relates to tumor therapy. In one aspect, the present invention relates to conjugates of an amatoxin and a target-binding moiety, e.g. an antibody, connected by a linker comprising a urea moiety, which are useful in the treatment of cancer. In a further aspect the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates.
US09399680B2	Nucleic acids encoding anti-NR10 antibodies The present inventors successfully obtained anti-NR10 antibodies having an effective neutralizing activity against NR10. The anti-NR10 antibodies provided by the present invention are useful as, for example, pharmaceuticals for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases.
US09399679B2	Therapeutic anti-TIRC7 antibodies for use in immune related and other diseases Provided are specific antibodies against T-cell immune response cDNA7 (TIRC7) costimulatory molecule, which are capable of inhibiting proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In particular, high affinity monoclonal and chimeric anti-TIRC7 antibodies are described. Compositions comprising such antibodies and their use for the treatment of immune diseases are provided.
US09399671B2	Method for producing proteins The invention relates to a transcriptionally active recombinant linear polynucleotide encoding a multimeric protein comprising in the following order, a first promoter sequence, a first encoding polynucleotide sequence, a bidirectional regulatory sequence, a second encoding polynucleotide sequence and a second promoter sequence, wherein the first and second encoding polynucleotide sequences are in convergent transcriptional orientation, each encoding polynucleotide sequence encodes a component of the multimeric protein and the bidirectional regulatory sequence is operably linked to the first and second encoding polynucleotide sequences and the multimeric protein is an antibody or fragment thereof and each encoding polynucleotide sequence encodes one or more antibody domains or fragments thereof.
US09399670B2	Method for obtaining immunoglobulin encoding nucleic acid The current invention is directed to a method for obtaining a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin variable domain from a single cell comprising the following steps: —performing a first polymerase chain reaction with three to six 5′-primer and one 3′-primer, performing with the product of the first polymerase chain reaction a second polymerase chain reaction with thirteen to sixteen 5′-primer and one 3′-primer, whereby the distance of the binding locations of the primer employed in the second polymerase chain reaction is reduced compared to the first polymerase chain reaction.
US09399665B2	Composition for preventing or treating cervical cancer having human papillomavirus plasmodium and immunity enhancer A composition for preventing or treating cervical cancer comprising a human papillomavirus plasmodium and an immunity enhancer is provided. A fusion protein including a fusion polypeptide recombined to transform a 3D structure of E6 and E7, which are antigens against types 16 and 18 human papillomavirus (HPV), a signal peptide for secreting the fusion polypeptide outside the cells and an immunity enhancer peptide present in an individual is also provided. The fusion protein may be useful in treating HPV-triggered tumors by inducing an immune response specific to the antigens against the HPV types 16 and 18.
US09399662B2	Concurrent chemotherapy and immunotherapy The concurrent administration of chemotherapy and immunotherapy has been considered a contraindication because of the concern that the induced lymphopenia would ablate therapeutic efficacy of immunotherapy. Temozolomide has been shown to be an effective chemotherapeutic for patients with malignant gliomas and to deprive patients with glioblastoma (GBM) patients of this agent in order to treat with immunotherapy is controversial. Despite conventional dogma, we demonstrate that both chemotherapy and immunotherapy can be delivered concurrently without negating the effects of immunotherapy, hi fact, the temozolomide induced lymphopenia may actually be synergistic with a peptide vaccine.
US09399661B2	Tetrapeptide copper catalysts capable of oxidizing hydrocarbons at room temperature The present invention relates to peptide copper catalysts capable of oxidizing hydrocarbons at room temperature.
US09399660B2	N-substituted indenoisoquinolines and syntheses thereof N-Substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds, and pharmaceutical formulations of N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds are described. Also described are processes for preparing N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds. Also described are methods for treating cancer in mammals using the described N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds or pharmaceutical formulations thereof.
US09399656B2	Compound, method for producing same, and use of same A compound represented by the following Structural Formula (A) or a salt thereof. The compound or the salt thereof is suitably produced from a microorganism belonging to the genus Saccharothrix and can be suitably used as a prostaglandin production inhibitor.
US09399647B2	Proteasome activity modulating compounds The present invention is directed to compounds having the Formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib), compositions thereof and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
US09399643B2	Pharmaceutical intermediates and methods for preparing the same A pharmaceutical intermediate including a first indole moiety which is associated with an optionally carboxylated hexahydroazepino moiety, an optionally carboxylated azonane moiety, or a second, optionally carboxylated indole moiety, having an alkyl, allyl, phenylallyl, cinnamyl, alkenyl, and/or alkyl-alkenyl substituent pendant from a nitrogen atom of the same.
US09399642B2	Pharmaceutical intermediates and methods for preparing the same A pharmaceutical intermediate including a first indole moiety which is associated with an optionally carboxylated hexahydroazepino moiety, an optionally carboxylated azonane moiety, or a second, optionally carboxylated indole moiety, having an alkyl, allyl, phenylallyl, cinnamyl, alkenyl, and/or alkyl-alkenyl substituent pendant from a nitrogen atom of the same.
US09399641B2	Pyrrolobenzodiazepines as unsymmetrical dimeric PBD compounds for inclusion in targeted conjugates A compound with the formula I wherein: R2 is of formula II where Q is selected from OH, SH and NRN, and RN is selected from H, methyl and ethyl, as well as drug-linkers and drug-conjugates made from this compound.
US09399634B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of depression The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for treating or preventing depression may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety, neurological diseases, general anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic disorder, vasomotor symptoms, diabetic neuropathy, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine, schizophrenia, cancer, menopause, HIV and familial adenomatous polyposis.
US09399633B2	Photoinitiators The present invention provides novel photoinitiators for polyurethane formation, in which a photoinitiator moiety and a tertiary amine are incorporated into the photoinitiator structure, and thus the polyurethane polymer.
US09399632B2	Process for producing a solid oxidic material The present invention relates to a process for producing a porous solid oxidic material from a hydrogel of the oxidic material and to the porous solid oxidic material as such.
US09399629B2	Process for the manufacture of 3-oxo-tetrahydrofuran This invention relates to a novel method for the preparation of 3-oxo-tetrahydrofuran comprising oxidizing 3-hydroxy-tetrahydrofuran in the presence of a catalytic amount of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) with trichloroisocyanuric acid.
US09399628B2	1-aryl-1-hydroxy-2,3-diamino-propyl amines, 1-heteroaryl-1-hydroxy-2,3-diamino-propyl amines and related compounds having analgesic and/or immuno stimulant activity Compounds of the formula where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification have analgesic and/or immunostimulant effect in mammals.
US09399624B2	Process for preparing (1S)-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinoline-carboxylate A process for preparation of (1S)-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinoline-carboxylate (Formula I), comprising reacting (1S)-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)isoquinoline (Formula II) with carbon dioxide and an alkylating agent R-LG in the presence of a base to obtain the compound of Formula I in an organic solvent. In Formula I and II, R is an alkyl or a substituted alkyl; LG is a leaving group.
US09399621B2	Process for preparing substituted indole derivatives The present invention relates to a process for preparing substituted indole derivatives. More particularly, the invention refers to a new method to synthesize indole-derivatives by oxidative C—H-functionalization.
US09399620B2	Process for preparing 3-methylsulfonylpropionitrile The present invention relates to processes for preparing 3-methylsulfonylpropionitrile. The processes provide a good yield and a good purity of the final product and provide a controllable reaction. The present invention also relates to a crystalline form of 3-methylsulfonylpropionitrile having X-ray diffraction peaks at 13.9±0.1, 19.2±0.1, 20.0±0.1, 22.5±0.1, 23.2±0.1, 25.7±0.1, 28.1±0.1, 29.9±0.1, and 30.6±0.1 degrees 2θ, and wherein the most intense peak is the peak at 13.9±0.1 degrees 2θ.
US09399617B2	Concentration of the urea solution in a process for the synthesis of urea A process and a related plant for the synthesis of urea, where a solution (13) comprising urea is obtained in a synthesis section (10), said solution is treated in a recovery section (14), and an aqueous solution (15) comprising mainly urea and water, which is obtained from said recovery section, is concentrated by means of contact with a water-selective membrane.
US09399613B2	Direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation to formic acid in acidic media The present invention relates to a method of producing formic acid in a catalyzed chemical reaction from hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide gas, said reaction being conducted in an acidic medium comprising a polar solvent over a wide range of temperatures at total gas pressure of hydrogen and carbon dioxide up to 250 bar without the addition of base, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate or formate. The method of the present invention is advantageous since the reaction may be conducted in a polar solvent such as water or DMSO.
US09399609B2	Method for mitigating HFC-245cb formation during HCFO-1233xf hydrofluorination to HCFC-244bb The present process relates to a method for minimizing the formation of 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane in a liquid phase reaction of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and HF in the presence of a hydrofluorination catalyst comprising: (a) reacting HF with sufficient amount of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene in the presence of a hydrofluorination catalyst under conditions effective to form 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, the hydrofluorination catalyst being present in sufficient amounts to catalyze said reaction and the 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane being formed with both a conversion of greater than 80% and a 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane selectivity lower than 20%; and (b) maintaining the 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane being formed with both a conversion of about 80% or more and a 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane selectivity of about 20% or less by adding said hydrofluorination catalyst to the reactor in small increments.
US09399605B2	Oxygen storage and catalytic alkane conversion The inventing relates to hydrocarbon conversion, and more particularly to catalytically converting alkane in the presence of oxygen released from an oxygen storage material. Conversion products include C2 hydrocarbon, such as C2+ olefin. The hydrocarbon conversion process can be an oxidative coupling reaction, which refers to the catalytic conversion of methane in the presence of oxidant to produce the olefin product. Flow-through reactors can be used to carry out oxygen storage and the oxidative coupling reaction. Reverse-flow reactors are examples of flow-through reactors, which can be used to carry out oxygen storage and the oxidative coupling reaction.
US09399602B2	Processing explosives The invention relates to a method of producing a range of particulate energetic materials with tailored particle sizes and extremely narrow particle size distributions. The use of membrane emulsification apparatus provides a means of formulating explosives with a selectable particle size, without the use of milling techniques to physically reduce the size of the particulates.
US09399595B2	Manufacturing method for a glass film A manufacturing method for a glass film includes a cleaving step of dividing a glass film having a band shape into a product glass portion and an unnecessary glass portion, and a collecting step of sequentially shattering the unnecessary glass portion, and collecting the shattered unnecessary glass portion. The cleaving step is followed by vibration regulating processing of regulating vibrations of the unnecessary glass portion in a thickness direction thereof, the vibration regulating processing being executed in at least one location in the longitudinal direction of the unnecessary glass portion, and the collecting step being executed on a downstream side of the at least one location of the vibration regulating processing.
US09399594B2	Mask and method for sealing a glass envelope A mask for laser sealing a temperature and environmentally sensitive element, such as an OLED device, surrounded by a frit wall between first and second substrates. The mask is opaque and has a transparent elongate transmission region. The width of the transmission region may be substantially equal to the width of the frit wall. A strip of opaque mask material extends approximately along a longitudinal center line of the elongate transmission region. The mask is located between a laser and the first or second substrate. The laser emits a generally circular beam having a diameter that is larger than the width of the frit wall and is directed through the transmission region in the mask, such that opaque portions of the mask block portions the laser beam and the transparent transmission region allows a portion of the laser beam to pass through the mask and impinge upon the frit wall to melt the frit wall, thereby joining the first and second substrates and hermetically sealing the element therebetween. A process and system for sealing such an element between a first substrate and a second substrate separated by at least one frit wall employing such mask.
US09399593B2	Thermal barriers to guide glass cutting and prevent crackout A method of forming a glass article includes drawing a glass ribbon from a draw housing in a downstream direction, heating portions of only a bead of the glass ribbon to form compressive stress regions in the bead, scoring the glass ribbon to form a score line on which the glass ribbon is broken. The bead is heated at a position upstream from the score line. An apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes a draw housing for forming a glass ribbon having a bead, a heating apparatus with a heat source for forming compressive stress regions in portions of only the bead of the glass ribbon, and a scoring apparatus that forms a score line on which the glass ribbon is broken to form the glass article. The heat source moves downstream simultaneously with the glass ribbon.
US09399590B1	Methods for managing sulfide in wastewater systems Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, in a treatment zone, reacting an oxygen-comprising gas, one or more selected ferric/ferrous chelates, one or more selected nitrates and/or nitrites, and/or anaerobic wastewater.
US09399588B2	Electrolysis water-making apparatus The electrolysis water-making apparatus (A) which is an apparatus for making electrolysis water (W5) by electrolyzing a raw material solution (W1, W3) including a chlorine ion includes: an electrolytic cell (2); a raw material solution feed pump (3) used to supply the raw material solution (W1, W3) to the electrolytic cell (2); and a pipe (32, 36) connecting an outlet (3b) of the raw material solution feed pump (3) allowing the raw material solution (W1, W3) to be discharged therefrom and an inlet (26) allowing the raw material solution (W1, W3) to flow into the electrolytic cell (2). In addition, the raw material solution feed pump (3) is provided so that the outlet (3b) is disposed on a lower side of the inlet (26).
US09399586B2	Device for making nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide and method of making nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide using the device A device for making nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide includes a vacuum chamber; an evaporator, a gas supplier, a vacuum pump assembly, and a product collecting device. The evaporator is mounted in the vacuum chamber. The gas supplier communicates with the vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump assembly communicates with the vacuum chamber. The product collecting device includes a pump, a guide pipe connected with the pump, and a powder collector communicating with the guide pipe. The pump communicates with the vacuum chamber. The guide pipe is inserted in the powder collector, the powder collector is filled with organic solvents. A method of making nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide using the device is also provided.
US09399585B2	Zircon components A zircon body for use in glass manufacturing is provided containing zircon grains and an intergranular phase present between the zircon grains. The intergranular phase may contain silicon oxide. The body may be exposed to a halide to at least partially remove at least a majority of the silicon oxide contained in the intergranular phase from the outer portion or to at least partially remove the intergranular phase along an outer portion of the component.
US09399579B2	Substance-encapsulating carbon nanohorn aggregate and process for producing the same A substance-encapsulating carbon nanohorn aggregate which has improved chemical stability by isolating the encapsulated substance from outside and which is useful as a targeting material which can be led from the outside of the body or as a contrast medium by holding the encapsulated substance in an aggregated form, and a process for producing the same are provided. The substance-encapsulating carbon nanohorn aggregate is characterized in that the encapsulated substance is aggregated in a central part of the carbon nanohorn aggregate or a neighborhood thereof with being isolated from outside. The process includes aggregating a substance to be encapsulated in a central part or a neighborhood thereof by a heat treatment.
US09399569B2	Recyclable valve closure for keg A fully recyclable valve housing for engagement with a neck of a container, such as a beer keg, has an inner port for liquid and a concentric outer port for pressurized gas, with openings for admitting pressurized gas into the container. A dip tube is connected to a bottom end fitting, communicating with a valve stem within the valve housing. A valve member controls flow through the concentric ports, and a spring element located about the valve stem urges the valve member upwards to close the ports. The spring element is molded from a resilient polymeric material and comprises a plurality of C-shaped sections angularly arranged in two interconnected stacks on opposite sides of the valve stem such that movement of the valve member causes concurrent resilient deformation of all the sections.
US09399568B2	Arrangement for dispensing an additive into a liquid stream An arrangement for dispensing an additive into a liquid stream is provided. The arrangement includes a conduit for guiding a liquid stream and a dosing device. An opening is provided through a wall of the conduit. The dosing device is arranged at the opening of the conduit for dispensing an additive into the stream through the opening. The dosing device extends above the conduit. The conduit and the dosing device are arranged such that a vertical distance is defined between the dosing device and the liquid stream to prevent direct contact between them when in use. A refrigerator door that includes the arrangement and a method of dispensing an additive into a liquid stream are also provided.
US09399567B2	Traveling control device for industrial vehicle A vehicle control device controls a maximum velocity of a forklift by restricting a maximum speed of an engine. Further, the vehicle control device monitors a vehicle velocity. When the vehicle velocity is equal to or higher than a restriction triggering vehicle velocity obtained by subtracting a predetermined velocity from the maximum velocity, the vehicle control device restricts the maximum speed of the engine.
US09399566B2	Grooved drum and associated roller for motorized lifting device An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. A roller is provided that tracks the groove and extends into the groove. The roller pushes the line into the groove. In certain embodiments, the roller pushes the line to a bottom of the groove to ensure that the line is properly seated therein.
US09399563B2	People mover A people mover including steps or pallets supported via wheels on support rails, which steps or pallets are connected to at least one drive element which is driven by a drive machine, whereby the steps or pallets are running in an upper conveyor track of the people mover in a conveying direction and in a lower return track in the opposite return direction. In the people mover, a support structure is provided in a short distance below the steps or pallets running in the conveyor track, whereby in connection with the support structure at least one sensor is provided which is configured to output a load signal dependent on a load applied to the support structure. This people mover offers an improved safety to passengers.
US09399560B2	Apparatus and system for retrieving hose The preferred system utilizes two devices to recover larger diameter hoses and couplings. Each of the devices has a plurality of lifting frame arms having a motor disposed between the lifting frame arms. The motor is operatively connected to the rotational drive roller also connected between the lifting frame arms. A hinge or other attaching arrangement that connects the lifting frame arms to mounts allows for lowering the lifting frame arms into a first position and lifting the lifting frame arms into a second position higher the lower rollers. A hydraulic lift cylinder can be utilized to raise and lower the lifting frame arms when a hose coupling on the hose is encountered during the hose recovery process. The devices can be lined up in series and spaced a few feet apart. The devices can be mounted to a tractor, trailer, truck or other similar equipment. A cage can surround the devices on top of the tractor, trailer, truck or other similar equipment. A passageway on top of the vehicle leading to the first of the devices can be utilized in the recovery effort to help guide the hose into the first device.
US09399558B2	Cleanable diverter with vertical plate A cleanable shoe-type diverter belt having pegs that travel across the width of the diverter belt. Guides extending diagonally across the width of the belt contact the pegs to translate the pegs along their slots. In some versions vertical plates are attached to the pegs.
US09399551B2	Adapter to unload rear loading container into side loading compaction body An adapter to allow a sideloading refuse collection body to empty a rear loading container having trunnions. The adapter has a pair of spaced apart trunnion pockets to receive opposing trunnions of the container. A pair of lock arms on the adapter can be lowered against the tops of opposing sides of the container to lock the container in the trunnion pockets and against a stabilizer which engages the front wall of the container. The adapter includes a guide plate aligned with and extending from the front wall of the container. Lift arms on the collection body are joined to opposing sides of the adapter.
US09399550B2	Pedal-bin assembly A pedal type bin assembly (10) comprising a base (30) configured for accommodating a bin (12), a lid-bearing post (34) extending upright at a rear edge of the base and configured for supporting at a top end (36) thereof a pivotable lid (38), and a lifting mechanism (40). The lifting mechanism comprises a manipulating element (52) positioned at a front edge of the base and a leverage array (48, 50) articulated to the manipulating element, for manipulating the lid between an open and a closed position upon respective operation of the manipulating element.
US09399549B2	Front-loadable refuse container having side-loading robotic arm with motors and other mass mounted at rear of container and use of same with front-loading waste-hauling vehicle having hydraulic front forks or other retractably engageable lift means A front-loading, refuse collecting vehicle is modularly provided with a combination of a low-profile, front-loadable waste bin (intermediate container) and one or more, side-loading robotic arms. To reduce mechanical stresses along couplings between the vehicle and the combination of the intermediate container and the robotic arm(s), a major portion of the mass of the robotic arm mechanism is situated to the rear of the intermediate container so that a mass and beam combination is defined where the mass-supporting beam has reduced length. More specifically, hydraulic and/or other relatively massive motor devices of the robotic arm mechanism are mounted to the rear of a refuse-containing wall of the intermediate container. Elastomeric and/or other dampening devices may be interposed between the vehicle and the bulk mass of the combination of the intermediate container and robotic arm mechanism for converting into heat some of the vibrational energy which may otherwise move between the vehicle and the combination of the intermediate container and robotic arm mechanism. A modular sled system may be provided for supporting different robotic arms in combination with refuse containers made of different materials as may be appropriate for different waste collection situations.
US09399547B2	Capsule for beverages A capsule, including: a casing containing an initial product to be joined to a fluid for making a final product; a nozzle associated with the casing and having a longitudinal side wall and a first end provided with a first opening suitable to engage a fluid injecting arrangement of a brewing machine, said longitudinal side wall being provided with at least one outflow opening connected to the first opening through a first duct for dispensing said fluid in the cavity in a injecting step; and a mixing element rotatably coupled with the nozzle at the outflow opening and shaped in such a manner as to divert at least one jet of fluid coming from the outflow opening and be rotated by said jet around said nozzle so as to create inside said cavity a vortex flow of fluid and product.
US09399541B2	Container with deformable inner container and method for manufacture thereof The invention relates to a container for a product for dispensing, comprising a relatively stiff outer container (2) having at least one dispensing opening (3), and a deformable inner container (4) to be filled with the product which is accommodated in the outer container and which likewise has a dispensing opening (5). The inner container is connected to the outer container both in the vicinity of the dispensing opening and at least at one location remote therefrom. The connection is formed in that the outer container has an opening (8) through which protrudes at least one fixing element (10) connected to the inner container. This fixing element is pin-like and has an end part of which the dimensions are larger than those of the opening. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such a container.
US09399540B2	Storing and dispensing container for product having improved dispensing orifice A dispensing container includes a plurality of sheets of products stored within a housing. The container includes a dispensing orifice having a length that extends along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice has a maximum width disposed not less than 20% and not more than 49% of the distance from the first end to the second end, a midpoint width disposed halfway between the first end and the second end, the midpoint width being less than the maximum width, and a third width disposed 80% of the distance from the first end to the second end, the third width being no greater than 80% of the maximum width. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice is symmetrical about a longitudinal axis but asymmetrical about a transverse axis. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice has an ovoid shape.
US09399536B2	Closure clasped gable-topped food carton A gable topped food carton is provided having a closure device. The carton has a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions. The carton includes a male stud attached to a first of the folded ridge portions and a female socket attached to a second of the folded ridge portions. The male stud is constructed to couple with the female socket to close the pour spout.
US09399534B2	Plastic container having gripping groove A container has a base body and a thread which includes an at least partially circumferential securing ring which extends essentially radially outwards relative to the base body of the container. The circumferential securing ring is arranged between the thread and the base body in a longitudinal direction (L) of the container and is spaced apart from the thread in the longitudinal direction (L) of the container The container has an at least partially circumferential groove between the thread and the circumferential securing ring, which groove has a smaller external cross-section than the securing ring and a smaller external cross-section than the thread.
US09399533B2	Bottle having axially opposed frustoconical portions A bottle extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a base, a body extending from the base, a shoulder extending from the body, and a neck extending from the shoulder and having a neck finish. The body has lower and upper frustoconical portions axially opposed to one another and having straight external surfaces.
US09399531B2	Sheet interleaver for slicing apparatus A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet from web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, a feed station, and a controller. The drawing station has a first driver for drawing web material from the supply. The feed station has a second driver for receiving web material from the drawing station and driving the web material through a cutting nip into the slicing plane. The controller is in signal-communication with at least one of the first and second drivers to drive web material at select differential speeds by the first and second drivers such that tension between the drawing station and the feed station is controlled to allow a slackened length of web material between the drawing station and the feed station.
US09399527B2	Apparatus and method for controlling geostationary orbit satellite An apparatus and method for controlling a geostationary orbit satellite is provided. The method including generating remote measurement data by measuring a state of a geostationary orbit satellite, transmitting the remote measurement data, receiving a remote command signal, and controlling an orbit and a pose of the geostationary orbit satellite relative to inclined geosynchronous space debris.
US09399526B2	Method, devices and program for computer-aided preventive diagnostics of an aircraft system, using critical event charts Aided preventive diagnostics of an aircraft system, comprising a plurality of subsystems at least one of which comprises a subsystem configured for monitoring and notifying a detected event, using critical event charts. After receiving a message notifying the occurrence of said detected event, a minimal diagnostic set relative to said at least one detected event, comprising a plurality of elements each represented by a node of said critical event chart is created, each element of said minimal diagnostic set being determined according to at least one logical implication relation of said critical event chart with a node representing said at least one received notification message. At least some of the elements of said minimal diagnostic set are then ranked, said ranked elements forming part of said diagnostic report.
US09399524B2	System and method for displaying runway landing information A system and method are disclosed for indicating to an aircrew of an aircraft a normalized runway icon to ensure visualization of a predicted touchdown point, runway length, stopping distance, energy state marking, and threat conditions, where normalization is referenced to typically available length for landing. Indications of present aircraft locations relative to the icons as well as alerts when thresholds are exceeded are provided.
US09399517B2	Seating device comprising a forward-foldable backrest A seating device with reduced bulk, for example for an aircraft. This seating device comprises a backrest which describes a circular translational movement towards the front and upwards of the device when the seating device is brought to the retracted configuration. A seating structure is provided comprising a bearing piece on which are fixed, side by side, a plurality of seating devices with reduced bulk. An aircraft is provided comprising a seating device with reduced bulk mounted in its cabin.
US09399512B2	Hybrid sliding element and elastomeric bearing According to one embodiment, a bearing is situated in a rotor system. The bearing features a housing having a first opening therethrough, a first member disposed within the first opening and having a second opening therethrough, and an elastomeric bearing disposed within the second opening and having a third opening therethrough configured to receive a shaft. The first member having at least one substantially curved surface. A sliding element bearing disposed between the housing and the first member.
US09399511B2	Rotorcraft fly-by-wire control laws According to one embodiment, a flight control system includes a pilot control module configured to receive commands from a pilot, a flight control module operable to transmit an instruction to change at least one operating condition of an aircraft, and a flight control computer in communication between the flight control module and the pilot control module. The flight control computer is configured to receive a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer may instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a first operating condition of the aircraft and instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a second operating condition of the aircraft to at least partially offset the expected change to the second flight characteristic.
US09399503B2	Systems and methods for navigating autonomous underwater vehicles Systems and methods are described herein for a variable-depth sonar. A null in the frequency response between a first and second operating frequency band is identified. A center operating frequency for each of the first and the second operating band is adjusted based on the ambient pressure. Furthermore, the velocity state of a vehicle may be calculated using periodic velocity updates. At least one transducer transmits a first signal in a first direction, and a Doppler sensor receives an echo of the first signal. The vehicle is turned in a second direction, and the at least one transducer transmits a second signal in the second direction. Using the first and the second velocity measurement, a vehicle velocity state is calculated.
US09399502B1	Flotation device for use in water recreation A recreational water flotation device includes a central body defining an upper surface and a bottom surface and having a front end and a rear end. A left lateral element extends from a left end of the central body and defines a left canted surface canted toward the central body and further defines a left end of the flotation device. A right lateral element extends from a right end of the central body and defines a left canted surface canted toward the central body and further defining a right end of the flotation device. The device is buoyant in water. A propeller can be mounted to the bottom surface of the central body.
US09399497B2	Straddle vehicle A straddle vehicle includes a steering stem coupled to a handle; a head pipe into which the steering stem is inserted; and a ring-shaped seal member provided at an end portion of the head pipe to seal a gap between the head pipe and the steering stem; wherein the seal member has a lip portion provided on an inner peripheral portion thereof and an engagement portion provided on an outer peripheral portion thereof; wherein the engagement portion is engaged with an inner peripheral surface of the head pipe; and wherein the lip portion is biased to slidably contact an outer peripheral portion of the steering stem.
US09399492B2	Platform trailer with extruded floor panel cross members In accordance with one aspect of the present development, a platform trailer includes a chassis comprising first and second aluminum beams each including an upper flange and a lower flange connected by a web. The first and second beams are arranged parallel to each other and each extend from a forward end to a rear end in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the trailer. The first and second beams are each defined with an arch comprising an upwardly oriented apex located between the forward and rear ends. At least one axle assembly connected to the chassis and includes a left wheel and tire assembly and a right wheel and tire assembly. A platform is supported on the first and second beams of the chassis. The platform includes spaced-apart left and right side rails and a plurality of extruded aluminum panels that each extend from a left lateral end abutted with said left side rail to a right lateral end abutted with said right side rail. Each of the panels comprises an upper wall, a lower wall spaced-apart from the upper wall, and first and second spaced-apart end walls that are connected to and extend between the upper and lower walls. The extruded aluminum panels are abutted in series with the first end wall of one panel abutted with the second end wall of an adjacent abutted panel such that the respective upper walls of adjacent abutted panels of the platform together define an upper, cargo supporting surface of the platform. The platform is arched to correspond with the arch of the first and second beams. A method for constructing the platform trailer is also disclosed.
US09399491B2	Joint structure for vehicle body member, and vehicle body structure A joint structure for a vehicle body member, the vehicle body member including at least two panel members, the at least two panel members constituting part of a vehicle body and being formed of a steel plate, the joint structure includes: spot-welds formed by spot-welding the at least two panel members to each other at a predetermined spot interval such that a predetermined clearance is formed between the at least two panel members; a laser-weld formed by laser-welding the at least two panel members to each other between the spot-welds; and an electrodeposition coating film portion that covers a surface of each of the at least two panel members, at least part of the electrodeposition coating film portion filling the clearance.
US09399489B2	Vehicle-body front structure A vehicle-body front structure includes: a front side member which has a closed section by joining an inner panel placed on a vehicle-width inner side to an outer panel placed on a vehicle-width outer side, the front side member being placed in a vehicle-body front portion along a vehicle-body front-rear direction and being provided with an energy absorption portion that is provided on a vehicle-body front side of the front side member; and a reinforcing member provided on an inner-panel side in an offset manner toward the vehicle-width inner side from a vehicle-width outer end of a rear end of the energy absorption portion in a plane view.
US09399486B2	Steering control device The turning amount of a turning unit is controlled according to the steering amount of a steering unit mechanically uncoupled from the turning unit. A steering reaction force characteristic in which the larger the self-aligning torque, the larger the steering reaction force is set on coordinates with the self-aligning torque and the steering reaction force as coordinate axes. When the steering reaction force corresponding to the self-aligning torque is applied to the steering unit based on the steering reaction force characteristic, the steering reaction force characteristic is offset on the coordinates in such a direction that the closer the lateral position of an own vehicle to a white line, the larger the absolute value of the steering reaction force.
US09399482B2	Inner tube for a telescopic steering column for an automotive vehicle, method for forming a first end sector in such inner tube and reducing and drawing device for forming the end An inner tube for a telescopic steering column (8) is provided, with a first end sector (2) for assembling a bearing (9), having a substantially circular cross-section obtained by reducing and drawing, a second end sector (3) and an intermediate sector (4) having a regular polygonal section, provided with longitudinal planar external guiding faces (5), wherein the first end sector (2) comprises a plurality of external flanges (6) emerging longitudinally from its external surface (2a) in axial alignment with at least some of the external guiding faces (5), and a plurality of longitudinal internal recesses (7) penetrating its inner surface (2b), each internal recess (7) extending under one of the external flanges (6); each external flange (6) comprises an essentially planar external surface which is at least partially flush with the external guiding face (5) with which it is aligned.
US09399481B2	Steering column for a motor vehicle A steering column for a motor vehicle includes a support unit connectable with the chassis of the motor vehicle, a securement part disposed between the side jaws of the support unit, a setting unit disposed between the side jaws of the support unit; a counter-securement part connected with the setting unit; and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is operably engaged with the setting unit such that in the opened state of the clamping mechanism the setting unit is displaceable with respect to the support unit at least in a longitudinal direction of the steering column, and in the closed state of the clamping mechanism the setting unit is secured at a set position with respect to the support unit. In the event of a motor vehicle crash, the counter-securement part is shiftable with respect to the setting unit with the consumption of energy.
US09399479B1	Cup holder A cup holder includes a fixed seat, a movable clamping bar and a support rack. When the movable clamping bar is pushed to shorten the distance between the movable clamping plate and the fixed clamping plate, the first locking teeth mesh with the second locking teeth, so that the locking block is disposed at a successively jumping state, and the rail of the baby stroller is sandwiched between the movable clamping plate and the fixed clamping plate. Then, the rotation member is rotated to drive the pull rod which drives the positioning piece to slide into the transverse slot to stop the locking block. When the rotation member is rotated successively, the movable clamping bar performs a micro-adjustment tightening action, so that the rail is clamped between the movable clamping plate and the fixed clamping plate.
US09399477B2	Strollers with removable child supports and related methods Strollers with removable child supports and related methods are disclosed. An example stroller and child support assembly disclosed herein includes a stroller frame comprising a front support, a rear support, and a handle. The example stroller and child support assembly also includes a front wheel coupled to the front support and a rear wheel coupled to the rear support. The example stroller and child support assembly also includes a first joint disposed on a first side of the stroller frame and a second joint disposed on a second side of the stroller frame. The stroller and child support assembly example also includes a child support having a first connector releasably coupled to the first joint and a second connector releasably coupled to the second joint, where the child support is removable from the stroller frame and independently usable as a child carrier.
US09399472B2	Autonomous mode vehicle control system and vehicle comprising such a control system A vehicle control system including human-control members generating signals for manual piloting of actuators of the vehicle, an automatic control module generating signals for automatic piloting of the actuators of the vehicle, and a switching module to select the manual-piloting signals in a manual mode of operation and the autonomous-piloting signals in an autonomous mode of operation. The automatic control module includes a block for automatic formulation of at least one calculated autonomous piloting signal and a security block to transmit to the switching module a calculated autonomous piloting signal in a case of normal autonomous operation and an emergency autonomous piloting signal in a case of abnormal autonomous operation.
US09399471B2	Apparatus for automatically controlling vehicle speed and method of using the same An apparatus for automatically controlling a vehicle speed includes a first unit configured to drive data of a vehicle from electric control units (ECUs) to determine driver's habits, a second unit configured to receive the drive data from the ECUs and receive a driver's habit value from the first unit to control a speed of a smart cruise control apparatus, a third unit configured to guide the driver visually or audibly by using information about a result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus by the second unit, the drive data and driver's habit information, and a fourth unit configured to monitor the result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus or drive data generated while the smart cruise control apparatus is operated to transmit the controlling result or the generated drive data to the first unit.
US09399467B2	Method and system for controlling alternator voltage during a remote engine start event A method and system for controlling alternator voltage during a remote engine start (“RES”) event is provided. The method includes receiving an RES command into at least one control unit of the system. The method further includes starting an engine in response to receiving the RES command and operating an alternator in a first voltage mode where the alternator is operating at a first voltage V1 to charge a vehicle battery. The method further includes detecting a brake pedal has been pressed with a brake switch. The method further includes operating the alternator in a second voltage mode where the alternator is operating at a second voltage V2, which is less than the first voltage V1, to charge the vehicle battery based on detecting the brake pedal has been pressed.
US09399463B2	Automatic tracking collision avoidance system and method thereof An automatic tracking collision avoidance method has following steps: taking images in front of an origin vehicle by at least two photograph units; the images delivering to a calculation assembly, to transform the images from three primary colors images to grey images; having a relative vehicle speed of the front vehicle corresponded to the original vehicle according to the grey images; and according to the grey images the calculation assembly having a relative vehicle speed that the front vehicle corresponded to the original vehicle; the calculation assembly having a safe distance according to the relative vehicle speed, if the safe distance is great than a distance that between the original vehicle and the front vehicle, an alarm module generating an alert signal.
US09399462B2	Methods and systems for controlling engine stopping and starting Systems and methods for improving operation of a start/stop vehicle are presented. One method includes deactivating an engine start/stop mode in response to an electrical load of a trailer coupled to a vehicle. By deactivating the engine start/stop mode, it may be possible to conserve consumption of electrical energy and maintain state of battery charge to ensure the vehicle has sufficient electrical energy to restart the engine.
US09399457B2	Methods and systems for vehicle driveline torque estimation Systems and methods for improving hybrid vehicle torque control are presented. The system and methods included may estimate driveline torque via springs of a dual mass flywheel. The estimated driveline torque may provide feedback for adjusting operation of a driveline disconnect clutch and/or engine torque.
US09399456B2	Hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid electric vehicle includes a wheel, a wheel driving device coupled with the wheel and including an electric motor, a battery unit including a first battery and a second battery, a generator for recharging the first battery and the second battery, a fuel engine operable to drive the generator to generate electricity, a first switch for establishing electrical connection between the generator and each of the first battery and the second battery, a second switch for establishing electrical connection between the electric motor and each of the first battery and the second battery, and a control unit operable to control the first switch and the second switch to make or break electrical connection.
US09399455B2	Device for controlling distribution force in a four-wheel drive vehicle A device for controlling the distribution of drive force includes a driven wheel drive force distribution reference command value calculator configured to determine a driven-wheel-oriented drive force distribution reference command value from the estimated value of the drive force sent to the drive wheels and a drive force reference distribution ratio, and a driven wheel drive force distribution command value calculator configured to determine a driven-wheel-oriented drive force distribution command value by correcting the driven wheel drive force distribution reference command value by a correction amount that differs between the electric motor operating mode and the electric motor non-operating mode, and to make the correction amount for the electric motor operating mode greater than the correction amount for the electric motor non-operating mode.
US09399449B2	Vehicle travel control device A vehicle travel control device includes a control instruction value calculation unit, a driver acceleration intent quantification unit, and a control instruction value correction determination unit that determines whether correction of a control instruction value is required in response to a quantified driver's acceleration intent. The vehicle travel control device also includes a control instruction value correction unit that corrects the control instruction value in response to a correction determination result of the control instruction value correction determination unit. The driver acceleration intent quantification unit quantifies the driver's acceleration intent using an integral value of the longitudinal jerk occurring according to the brake operation of the driver.
US09399448B1	Towed vehicle brake actuation apparatus A brake actuation apparatus and method are described. An air cylinder is pivotally attached to an operating unit of the brake actuation apparatus. The air cylinder extends away from the operating unit and is configured to connect to the brake pedal to actuate a brake of the towed vehicle through the brake pedal. A stabilizing cable has one end attached to the firewall of the towed vehicle and an opposite end releaseably attached to the brake actuation apparatus, such that when the air cylinder applies pressure to the towed vehicle's brake pedal, the stabilizer cable transfers reaction to the towed vehicle's firewall and supplies a stable anchor point.
US09399447B2	Ice scraper with pivoting scraper head In ice scraper includes a scraper head that is pivotally mounted onto a handle has at least one, but preferably, four different scraping edges. When the scraper edge encounters accumulated ice, the scraper head pivots forward, transmitting more of the force applied to a downward force vector, causing the scraper head to pivot into a position that increase the angle of the scraper head and edge to the ice, thereby more readily removing ice.
US09399445B2	Delegating control of a vehicle An identification of a vehicle is received. An identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle is received. Authentication information for the first user for the vehicle is determined. A request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user is received. The request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user is determined. Responsive to the determination, control of the vehicle is delegated to the first user.
US09399441B2	Shape adaptive passenger airbag A vehicle airbag system comprising an airbag. The airbag may include at least one tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein each tether includes a tear seam configured to detach when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure. The airbag may include at least a first tether and a second tether, each tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein the first tether includes a tear seam configured to detach when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure. The system may further comprise a controller that may be used for determining whether to inflate an airbag with one of a high pressure and a low pressure depending on whether a detected impact is oblique.
US09399440B2	Vehicle side airbag device and side air bag manufacturing method In a side air bag of a vehicle side air bag device, a front bag portion and a rear bag portion are partitioned by a tether portion. A plurality of gas feed openings is formed in the tether portion. Further, a forward extending portion is extended from an upper end of the rear bag portion toward an upper end side of the front bag portion. The forward extending portion and the front bag portion are partitioned by a seam portion.
US09399439B2	Vehicle side air bag device In a vehicle side air bag device, an air bag is fixed to a side frame portion of a seatback frame via an inflator at a fixed part set in a rear end of a vertically intermediate part. An upper insertion portion into which an upper end of a reaction plate is inserted is formed on an upper-part side in a rear end of the air bag, and a lower insertion portion into which a lower end of the reaction plate is inserted is formed on a lower-part side in the rear end of the air bag. The reaction plate is modularized with the air bag, the inflator, and so on, and is fixed to the side frame portion via the inflator.
US09399438B2	Vehicle front structure A vehicle front structure includes a bumper beam formed as a hollow body having open ends, and elongation members received within the open ends and extending laterally outward.
US09399434B2	Fencing repair and cargo toolbox A cargo toolbox is provided for securely retaining tools and equipment of varying size and shape, particularly suited for attachment to a vehicle and for use repairing fence lines. The toolbox comprises a lid hingedly secured to a base, a handle and latches for removably securing the lid to the base. A plurality of securement structures is disposed along the interior of the lid and base for storing and restricting movement of tools and components. Elongated tools may be stored within brackets disposed along the lid interior. Small items are separately retained within secure storage compartments disposed along an end of the base interior. A compartment lid is hingedly secured to the storage compartments such that items are prevented from departing. A restraining tray defining an upstanding wall perimeter and an open interior is mountable to a vehicle cargo rack to facilitate transportation of the toolbox.
US09399429B2	Predictive cockpit lighting and performance mode via touch An in-vehicle system for controlling electrical systems of a vehicle includes a sensor that detects a presence or an absence of a left hand of a driver on a steering wheel of the vehicle and a sensor that detects a presence or an absence of a right hand of the driver on the steering wheel of the vehicle. Using data from the sensors, a controller may select, based on a prediction, one or more interactive control elements with which the driver will interact, wherein the selection is based on either a detected absence of the driver left hand on the steering wheel or a detected absence of the driver right hand on the steering wheel, and a controller increases a brightness of lighting elements associated with the selected interactive control elements.
US09399427B2	Photoluminescent device holder An illuminated device storage apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The storage apparatus comprises a console forming an elongated opening leading to a cavity. At least one support member extends along the elongated opening and is configured to engage a device. The storage apparatus further comprises a light source disposed proximate the cavity and configured to emit a first emission of light upward to illuminate the at least one support member.
US09399422B2	Side headrest with chin support and clamp Apparatus, devices, systems, and methods for clamping a length adjustable hook on a portable headrest with chin support to a top or side of a seat back, which is both adjustable and foldable to be portable for ease in transport. The horizontal chin rest pivotally attached to the bottom of a vertical member allows a sitting person's head to be supported in an upright position, while restricting movement both forward and side to side. The headrest can have telescoping vertical members which are length adjustable for different sized users. The chin support can have a cushion that is rotatable at different increments for comfort. The cushion can be slotted to allow the vertical member to be placed inside the slotted portion.
US09399421B2	Hinge A hinge includes a first frame, a second frame, a bolt, a gear, an adjusting nut, a spring component, a shield, and an engaging component, the first frame has two first clamping portions for clamping the gear, the second frame has two second clamping portions for clamping the two first clamping portions, the adjusting nut is screwed on the bolt and provides clamping force, an accommodating cavity is opened in the second frame, the engaging component is configured therein and engages with the gear, the engaging component disengages from the gear when a first sidewall thereof presses against a sidewall of the accommodating cavity, the gear is prevented from rotating when a second sidewall of the engaging component presses against another sidewall of the accommodating cavity, the spring component is configured between the second frame and the engaging component, and the shield shields the gear.
US09399418B2	Independent cushion extension and thigh support A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame. A first leg support is pivotally coupled with a forward portion of the seat frame. The first leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A first extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the first leg support and is operable between extended and retracted positions. A second leg support is adjacent to and independent of the first leg support and is pivotally coupled with the forward portion of the seat frame. The second leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A second extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the second leg support and is operable between extended and refracted positions.
US09399417B1	Advanced comfort buckling system An improved safety seat buckling system and method of using the same for facilitating placement of a person into a safety seat is disclosed. A series of slots or fasteners placed on the armrest of the safety seat are fitted to interface with the buckle male end portions of the harness assembly. By placing each buckle male end portion into the corresponding slot, placement of a person into the seat prior to securing the person into the seat becomes easier. Less time is required to secure the person into the safety seat, and the need for the person to lean forward while securing the person into the seat is eliminated.
US09399415B2	Seat assembly with movable seat and backrest and method A seat assembly (21) for a vehicle including a seat (22), a seat mounting assembly (20) mounting the seat for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate path, a backrest assembly (25) having a lower backrest portion (18) coupled for motion with the seat and an upper backrest portion (99) mounted in a vertically extending direction. The backrest assembly further includes a recliner frame and mechanism (32, 33). The seat assembly, also including the steps of mounting the seat (22) for spherically guided movement along said path, mounting the backrest proximate the seat. The assembly (21) and method disclosed further employs mounting the seat (22) having a spherical surface (161) and guide track (28) the guide track mated to spherical support surface (162), and may include slider roller elements (27, 142) such that the seat mounting assembly accommodates lateral, diagonal and fore and aft seat motion (35, 163).
US09399411B2	Sliding structure for vehicle seat A sliding structure for a vehicle seat, the sliding structure configured to attach the vehicle seat slidably in an anteroposterior direction to a vehicle body. The sliding structure including: a seat positioning portion including positioning holes formed in the vehicle body and aligned in the anteroposterior direction, and a positioning pin attached to the seat and configured to be movable to a projecting position projected to one of positioning holes to be engageable therewith, and to a withdrawing position withdrawn from the positioning hole; and a seat slide support portion including a seat support portion formed with the vehicle body, a seat attachment portion disposed at the bottom of the seat and having a long hole extending in the anteroposterior direction, and a seat guide portion provided to the seat support portion and configured to be engaged with the long hole and guide the seat movably in the anteroposterior direction.
US09399406B2	Dynamic control for light electric vehicles A method for dynamic control of an electric vehicle operable based on a throttle value received from a throttle and a default throttle map correlating default output values with throttle values, the method including: determining a user parameter; detecting a condition indicative of perturbation; in response to detecting the condition indicative of perturbation, determining a replacement output value for a first throttle value based on the user parameter; and controlling vehicle operation to meet the replacement output value in response to receipt of the first throttle value.
US09399404B2	Charging system for all-solid-state battery An objective of the present invention is to provide a charging system, capable of increasing the rapid charging capacity of an on-vehicle all-solid-state battery, and reducing the effect of confining pressure on the all-solid-state battery. This is achieved by a charging system for an all-solid-state battery to be mounted in a vehicle, the charging system comprising: a charging section that charges an all-solid-state battery, a pressing section that applies confining pressure to the all-solid-state battery, and a pressure control section that controls the confining pressure, wherein the pressure control section directs the pressing section so that the confining pressure during charging is higher than the confining pressure during discharging.
US09399403B2	Mobile terminal, systems and methods for controlling charging and discharging battery A method for controlling charging and discharging of a battery, as well as a server and a mobile terminal for controlling charging and discharging of a battery, are provided. The server is configured to obtain electricity pricing information, to provide the electricity pricing information to a mobile terminal, to receive an instruction from the mobile terminal to charge or discharge a battery; and to provide the instruction to a battery management device to charge or discharge the battery resource according to the instruction. The mobile terminal comprises an enquiry unit configured to send an enquiry instruction for information about electricity price to a server, a displaying unit configured to receive the information about electricity price from the server and to display the electricity pricing information; and an inputting unit configured to receive an instruction to manage a battery resource.
US09399402B2	Proximity detection circuit for on-board vehicle charger A proximity detection circuit is operable to detect connection of a cordset to a vehicle charging system or connection of another device to some other electrical circuit where it may be desirable to facilitate detection while a controller or other current drawing source is inactive.
US09399400B2	Vehicular acceleration suppression device and vehicular acceleration suppression method Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a lower suppression degree when the total certainty degree is lower than when the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in the suppression degree decreased depending on the travel direction of the vehicle.
US09399397B2	Cruise control apparatus The cruise control apparatus includes a headway control means for making a first determination as to whether or not at least one recognized front vehicle running ahead of an own vehicle is a preceding vehicle present in an own-vehicle lane in which the own vehicle is running, performing a headway control to cause the own vehicle to run following the preceding vehicle when the first determination is affirmative, and a vehicle type recognizing means for recognizing a type of the recognized front vehicle. The headway control means is configured to change a way to perform the headway control depending on the type (vehicle size, for example) of the recognized front vehicle.
US09399396B2	Adaptive control of motor vehicle powertrain A method and system is disclosed for blending between different torque maps of a vehicle so that step changes of torque output are avoided as accelerator pedal position is changed. The invention provides different blending rates so as to reduce the blending time if driver demand is in the direction of torque change.
US09399386B1	Tailgate having a rear window A motor vehicle is proposed, comprising a vehicle roof, which extends between a front roof edge and a rear roof edge, wherein a tailgate is articulated thereto in the region of the rear roof edge. The tailgate limits a vehicle interior in the rear and is pivotable about an axis that extends in the transverse direction of the roof. A displaceable rear window covers a window cut-out of the tailgate in a closed position and which at least partially clears the window cut-out in an open position. The rear window, when being displaced from the closed position into the open position, is shifted to a position under the vehicle roof.
US09399385B2	Rear window assembly A rear window assembly includes a glass flange positioned in a window opening. The glass flange includes a body mounting flange mounted to a body of a vehicle. The glass flange has a first mounting pad defining a first mounting area for a window for mounting a first glass variation to the vehicle. The glass flange has a second mounting pad defining a second mounting area for a window for mounting a second glass variation to the vehicle. The second mounting pad is recessed toward an interior of the vehicle. The second glass variation has a slider rail and a slider glass, while the first glass variation is devoid of a slider rail and slider glass. The glass flange selectively receives either the first glass variation or the second glass variation in the window opening.
US09399383B2	Damper with integrated electronics A damper system for a vehicle comprises an electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber and a printed circuit board assembly. The printed circuit board assembly includes power drive electronics, and is electrically coupled to the shock absorber. The printed circuit board assembly is disposed with the shock absorber.
US09399381B2	Vehicle suspension device Provided is a suspension device in which a load axis of a spring is significantly inclined with respect to a center axis of an absorber. The suspension device includes a support section formed between an end portion of the spring on a spring seat side and a mount, for realizing a “full contact state” during assembly and a “partial contact state” after assembly. With this, it is possible to provide the suspension device in which the assembly is facilitated and the load axis of the spring is significantly inclined with respect to the center axis of the absorber.
US09399379B2	Air spring and method for folding over an air spring bellows of an air spring An air spring for chassis of vehicles, which is clamped with an air spring piston and an air spring cover between the chassis and vehicle body of a motor vehicle, includes an elastomeric air spring bellows which at least partially delimits a compressed air-filled working chamber and which, forming at least one rolling fold, rolls on the air spring piston. The air spring bellows is attached by clamping elements to the air spring cover and the air spring piston, including an external guide attached to the air spring bellows and spaced apart from the air spring cover and attached to the air spring bellows such that a partial piece of the air spring bellows is formed between the air spring cover and the external guide as a cardanic fold which permits deflection of the air spring bellows produced by forces acting perpendicular to the axis of the air spring bellows.
US09399377B2	Vehicle suspension device A vehicle suspension device includes a suspension device main body configured to support a wheel of a vehicle to a vehicle body of the vehicle; an upper intervening member configured to be intervened between a vertically upper portion of the suspension device main body and the vehicle body so that a front-back stiffness of the vehicle is relatively decreased at a time of smooth-braking of the vehicle at which an absolute value of a braking force of the vehicle is relatively small, compared to at a time of non-braking of the vehicle; and a lower intervening member configured to be intervened between a vertically lower portion of the suspension device main body and the vehicle body so that the front-back stiffness of the vehicle is relatively increased at the time of smooth-braking of the vehicle, compared to at the time of non-braking of the vehicle.
US09399374B2	Film for a tire inner liner and preparation method therefor Disclosed is a film for a tire inner liner including a base film layer having an absolute weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000, and an adhesive layer, and a method for manufacturing the film for a tire inner liner. The film for a tire inner liner may exhibit excellent gas barrier properties while having a thin thickness and lighter weight, and thus improves fuel efficiency, allows easier construction during its preparation, has excellent mechanical properties including high durability and fatigue resistance, and provides excellent adhesive strength to a tire carcass layer.
US09399372B2	Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel includes a main body fitted between a first vertical wall surface and a second vertical wall surface of the wheel, a first flange portion extending from the main body toward the first vertical wall surface, and a second flange portion extending from the main body toward the second vertical wall surface. In the vehicle wheel, a length of one of the flange portions is made shorter than a length of the other flange portion in a wheel width direction.
US09399370B2	Wheel assemblies A wheel assembly includes a circular frame arranged about a hub of a hub assembly, and shock absorbers coupling the hub assembly to the circular frame for providing relative motion between the circular frame and the hub assembly. Each of the shock absorbers extends along a tangent line to a circle that is coaxial with respect to the circular frame and the hub for providing tangential shock absorption along each tangent line.
US09399365B2	Security and/or valuable document having a type II semiconductor contact system The invention relates to a security and/or value document having a security feature, to an ink for making the security feature, to a method for making such a security and/or value document, and to a method for verifying such a security and/or value document.
US09399362B1	Method of selectively transferring an image and heat-transfer assembly A method of transferring an image to an article is provided using a heat-transfer assembly having a support layer and an image transfer layer, wherein the image transfer layer contains a binder, ink receptor and a film-forming, hydrophilic blocking agent. When an aqueous ink composition is used to print an image on the upper surface of the transfer assembly, the blocking agent is disrupted in the imaged areas, but not the unimaged areas, such that when the image is transferred to a substrate by the application of heat and pressure, substantially all of the binder in the unimaged areas remains with the transfer assembly.
US09399360B2	Printing device A printing device includes a housing unit configured to be withdrawn from a device main unit and mounted in the device main unit, a specification operating unit provided on the housing unit and operated so as to specify a type of a medium, and a control device configured to implement control according to the type of the medium specified by the specification operating unit. The control device implements a warning process when the type of the medium specified by the specification operating unit when the housing unit is withdrawn from the device main unit is the same as the type of the medium specified by the specification operating unit when the housing unit is mounted in the device main unit after that.
US09399358B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and method of producing printed product An image forming apparatus includes: a driving unit that feeds a treatment object; a pretreatment unit that performs pretreatment on a surface of the treatment object fed by the driving unit; a retaining unit that retains the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed in the pretreatment unit; an image forming unit that performs image formation on the treatment object after being retained in the retaining unit; and a drive control unit that controls the driving unit so as to return the treatment object from the retaining unit at least to the pretreatment unit if the treatment object has been retained in the retaining unit for a time longer than a predetermined time after being subjected to the pretreatment in the pretreatment unit, and to feed the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed again in the pretreatment unit to the retaining unit.
US09399354B2	Treatment-liquid application apparatus and image forming system incorporating same A treatment-liquid application apparatus includes a rotary treatment-liquid applicator, a rotary treatment-liquid supplier, a transfer rotator, and a contact load adjuster. The contact load adjuster adjusts a contact load of the rotary treatment-liquid supplier on the treatment-liquid applicator. After feeding of a recording medium is initiated by contact between the treatment-liquid applicator and the transfer rotator, an acceleration time until a feed speed of the recording medium reaches a constant speed during printing is set. Before feeding of the recording medium is initiated, the rotary treatment-liquid supplier contacts the treatment-liquid applicator and imparts a contact load L0. During an acceleration operation of the recording medium after feeding of the recording medium is initiated, the transfer rotator contacts the treatment-liquid applicator via the recording medium and imparts a contact load L1, and the contact load adjuster adjusts the contact load L1 to be greater than the contact load L0.
US09399353B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid supply path state detection method A liquid discharge apparatus is provided with a cavity which is configured to be filled with an ink, an ink supply path configured to supply the ink to the cavity, a nozzle linked with the cavity and configured to discharge the ink which is filled into the cavity, and a detecting section configured to detect the state of the ink supply path which is supplied based on the amount of the ink which is filled into a plurality of the nozzles.
US09399351B2	Adaptor An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge comprises a first main body comprising a chamber configured to store ink, and an ink outlet portion disposed on a first surface of the first main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body, and an ink detecting portion configured to detect an amount of the ink stored in the ink chamber. The adaptor is configured to attach to the ink cartridge. The adaptor comprises a second main body comprising a second surface, and an electrical interface disposed on the second surface.
US09399345B2	Waste liquid container, attachment, waste liquid collection unit, and liquid ejecting apparatus A waste liquid container is detachably mounted on a mounting unit which includes a discharge portion discharging a waste liquid and a projection to which a substrate connection portion is joined. The waste liquid container includes: a containing portion that is able to contain the waste liquid; a connection concave portion that is opened in a mounting direction; a circuit substrate that includes connection terminals electrically connected to the substrate connection portion and is joined to the connection concave portion; and a waste liquid introduction portion that is connected to the discharge portion. In the connection concave portion, one pair of guide portions guiding the projection is formed so that the connection terminals are interposed therebetween in a width direction intersecting the mounting direction. Of the pair of guide portions, one guide portion is disposed between the connection terminals and the waste liquid introduction portion in the width direction.
US09399343B2	Control method for an inkjet printer, and an inkjet printer An inkjet printer can desirably clean two inkjet heads mounted on a head carriage before printing starts. The inkjet printer 1 has first and second inkjet heads 13A and 13B mounted on a head carriage 14. Before printing starts, the inkjet printer moves the head carriage 14 from a home position HP to a shift position SP so that the second inkjet head 13B, which is closest to the home position HP, is opposite a maintenance head cap 22 with an ink absorption capability and cleans the inkjet head. The head carriage 14 is then returned to the home position HP so that the first inkjet head 13A is opposite the maintenance head cap 22 and cleans the inkjet head. The head carriage 14 then moves to the printing area C side and printing starts.
US09399337B2	Polymer sealed in-mold decoration and method of manufacture An injection molded product formed from an inner layer, or substrate, to which an aesthetic IMD layer is bonded during a first injection molding process, leaving a portion of the substrate exposed about the perimeter(s) of the substrate. A transparent outer layer, or overmold, is then injection molded over the top of the IMD layer and substrate, bonding substantially to the IMD layer and to the substrate where it remains exposed following the first injection molding. The process of forming a product through the disclosed two-step injection molding process creates a customizable, aesthetic product with an aesthetic IMD layer completely encapsulated between the substrate and a clear overmold in such a way to protect the IMD layer from the environment in which the product is used.
US09399336B2	Gas barrier substrate A gas barrier substrate including a flexible base material, at least one first inorganic gas barrier layer and at least one second inorganic gas barrier layer is provided. The flexible base material has an upper surface. The first inorganic gas barrier layer is disposed on the flexible base material and covers the upper surface. The second inorganic gas barrier layer is disposed on the first inorganic gas barrier layer and covers the first inorganic gas barrier layer. A water vapor and oxygen transmission rate of the second inorganic gas barrier layer is lower than that of the first inorganic gas barrier layer.
US09399333B2	Forming laminated touch fasteners A laminated touch fastener is made in a continuous process on a mold roll. Flowable resin is pressed against the mold roll in limited areas to form projections extending from resin layers that are laminated to a flexible substrate while carried on the mold roll. In one example a continuous channel about the mold roll is positioned such that the resin at least partially fills the channel as the layers are formed, thereby forming in the channel a raised portion in which the resin layer is of a greater thickness than at a point between the projections and the raised portion. In another example, grooves in the mold roll receive ribs of a pressure applicator during forming of the layers, the ribs blocking lateral flow of the resin to form a desired edge profile.
US09399331B2	Label for use on store shelves in a retail environment A label for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The label include adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label.
US09399326B2	Method for fastening an accessory in a plastic fuel tank Method for stake-fastening an accessory (4) into a plastic fuel tank, whereby: the accessory (4) is equipped with at least one orifice (5) which passes right through the accessory (4); at least some of the plastic of which the wall of the tank (1) is made is melted; and some of the molten plastic is forced through the orifice (5) of the accessory without becoming detached from the remainder of the molten plastic; the protruding molten plastic is given an appropriate shape (8) to obtain a self-formed plastic rivet, and is left to solidify; the size and shape of the orifice (5) and/or of the solidified plastic (8) being such that the accessory (4) is mechanically fastened to the tank by at least some of the solidified plastic (8), the stake-fastening of the accessory (4) occurring at the time of manufacture of the tank (1) through the moulding of a split or at least two-part parison.
US09399320B2	Three-dimensional parts having interconnected hollow patterns, and method for generating and printing thereof A three-dimensional part printed using an additive manufacturing technique, which includes sets of printed cell layers, each defining an array of hollow cells with wall segments, and sets of printed transition layers, each being disposed between adjacent printed cell layers, where the sets of printed transition layers each comprise sloped walls that diverge from a first portion of the wall segments and that converge towards a second portion of the wall segments to interconnect the hollow cells of adjacent printed cell layers, and where the sloped walls of adjacent printed transition layers have printing orientations that are rotated from each other in a build plane.
US09399317B2	Retarder manufacturing method using cross-linked particles of a polymer having negative intrinsic birefringence Method for producing a phase difference plate includes step of forming a layered body including resin-layer (a) containing resin-A having a positive intrinsic birefringence, resin-layer (b) contains resin-B having a negative intrinsic birefringence and is provided on a surface of resin-layer (a), and resin-layer (c) contains resin-C having positive intrinsic birefringence and is provided on another surface opposite to the resin-layer (a) of resin-layer (b); a first step of stretching the layered body in one direction at temperature T1 and stretching ratio of 3 times or more; and a second stretching step of, after the first stretching step, stretching the layered body in another direction approximately orthogonal to the stretching direction at a temperature T2 that is lower than temperature T1 to obtain a phase difference plate, wherein resin-C contains polymer X having a positive intrinsic birefringence and cross-linked particles of polymer Y having a negative intrinsic birefringence.
US09399309B2	Methods for threading sinterable materials and related apparatus and systems Methods for threading ceramic materials, such as ceramic materials used for spinal implants or other biomedical implants. In some implementations, an expected rate of shrinkage of the block upon undergoing a firing process may be determined. A scaling factor may then be applied using the expected rate of shrinkage to select a tap having a size larger than a desired thread size. A green block may then be tapped with the selected tap to form a threaded opening in the green block. The block may be machined in order to remove cracks caused by the tapping process and/or to form the block into a desired shape/size. The green block may then be fired, which may result in a reduction of a size of the block and a size of the threaded opening.
US09399306B2	Pipe machining apparatuses and methods of operating the same Pipe machining apparatuses are provided. In one aspect, a pipe machining apparatus includes a coupling mechanism adapted to couple a first section and a second section of the pipe machining apparatus together. The coupling mechanism includes a base defining an aperture therein, an arm adapted to selectively couple the first and second sections together, an engagement member positioned in the aperture in the base, and a separation member movably coupled to the base and adapted to engage the engagement member. The separation member is adapted to move to push against the engagement member and separate the first section and the second section. In another aspect, a coupling mechanism includes an arm adapted to selectively couple the first and second sections together and a resistance member engaging the arm and one of a first section and a second section of the pipe machining apparatus to which the arm is coupled.
US09399305B2	Sheet cutting apparatus and sheet cutting method using the same A sheet cutting apparatus and a sheet cutting method using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the sheet cutting apparatus includes a holder for rotatably supporting a sheet roll, a lamination unit for pulling and unwinding a front end of the sheet unwound from the sheet roll, a table on which the sheet unwound by the lamination parts is attached, and a tension unit for giving tension to the sheet attached on the table. Since the sheet cutting apparatus may cut the sheet consistently and stably, product quality and production efficiency should increase.
US09399304B2	Heated razor with power switch on cartridge A blade heating system for a heated razor includes electrically conductive blades contained in a blade cartridge. A switch lever is hingedly attached to the blade cartridge and is selectively positionable between a closed position, wherein the switch lever is closed against the back of the blade cartridge, and an open position, wherein the switch lever is opened away from the back of the blade cartridge. Electrically conductive leads are connected to positive and negative terminal ends of a battery carried on the switch lever. One or more electrically conductive blade contacts are provided for electrically connecting the one or more blades to the conductive leads and battery when the switch lever is in the closed position for delivering electric current to the one or more electrically conductive blades. In a preferred embodiment, magnets are used to releasably hold the switch lever closed against the back of the blade cartridge.
US09399303B2	Hair trimmer with curved blade A trimmer includes a fixed blade and a moveable blade. The fixed blade may include a focal aperture comprising a focal point, a radial extension region extending in a radial direction away from the focal point of the focal aperture and including a primary plane, and an arcuate region extending in a dimension away from the primary plane of the radial extension region. The moveable blade may include a focal aperture comprising a focal point, a radial extension region extending in a radial direction away from the focal point of the focal aperture and including a primary plane, and an arcuate region extending in a dimension away from the primary plane of the radial extension region.
US09399301B2	Joint seal structure of robot Joint seal structure of robot, includes fitting end portion provided on an end portion of second member and fittingly inserted into tubular end portion of first member; a peripheral groove provided on an inner peripheral surface of tubular end portion to extend over an entire periphery; and an annular seal member accommodated into peripheral groove and in sealing contact with outer peripheral surface of fitting end portion. Fitting end portion has smaller diameter than body of second member, a stepped surface between body and fitting end portion faces an end surface of tubular end portion and located close to end surface of tubular end portion in an axial direction, and a gap is provided between stepped surface and end surface of tubular end portion such that gap extends over entire periphery, is opened to outside of first member and second member, and is expanded as gap extends radially outward.
US09399300B2	Guide systems including a guide wall for laminated spring assemblies In one embodiment of the invention, a patient side-system is provided that includes a column with a rail and a counterbalance subsystem. The patient side-system may further include a braking subsystem. The counterbalance subsystem includes a spring assembly coupled at one end to the column with a spring member, and a housing movably coupled to the rail. The housing includes a drum to receive the spring member and a plurality of roller elements to guide a movement of the spring member winding or unwinding on the drum. If present, the braking subsystem includes a first pulley rotatably coupled to the column, a second pulley with a locking mechanism spaced apart from the first pulley and rotatably coupled to the column, and at least one brake cable wrapped around the first pulley and the second pulley with ends coupled to the housing. The locking mechanism can set a position of the housing along the column.
US09399295B2	Spacecraft capture mechanism The present invention provides a capture mechanism for capturing and locking onto the Marman flange located on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft/satellites. The capture mechanism achieves its goal of quickly capturing a target spacecraft by splitting the two basic actions involved into two separate mechanisms. One mechanism performs the quick grasp of the target while the other mechanism rigidizes that grasp to ensure that the target is held as firmly as desired. The jaws can be set up to grasp gently, firmly, or even not close completely on the target. Once the jaws have sprung shut, a second mechanism draws the jaws (and their closing mechanism) back into the body of the tool pulling the captured target onto two rigidization surfaces. The mechanism keeps pulling backwards until a pre-established preload is reached at which point the target is considered suitably rigidized to the capture mechanism.
US09399285B2	Industrial robot with hollow section An industrial robot that can control the abrasion and damage of a bearing unit, and also control the deformation of an arm, even in the case of transferring a high-temperature transfer object in a vacuum. The industrial robot includes a bearing unit for supporting an arm at a joint section as a connection section between the arm and the main body. At the joint section, the arm has a first protrusion section protruding toward the main body, and meanwhile the main body has a first housing section in which a first hollow section for housing the first protrusion section is formed. The first protrusion section and the first housing section are formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, and a semisolid thermally-conductive substance, having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, is placed in the first hollow section. Moreover, the main body includes; a heat radiator being formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has, and being positioned in the atmosphere; and a connecting section for connecting the first housing section and the heat radiator, the connecting section being formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than the bearing unit has.
US09399283B2	Tool box system A tool box system. One or more magnets are strategically oriented, aligned, and sized to attract and secure the various types of tools within the tool box. Each magnet can be aligned, oriented, dimensioned, and sized to increase the magnetic field or decrease the magnetic field, depending on the desired strength and direction of the magnetic attraction between the magnets and the tools. The manipulation of each magnet is useful for tailoring a desired magnetic attraction between the tools and the magnets.
US09399282B1	Two-handed spoon systems A cylindrical handle extender removably-coupleable to a utensil system includes a cylindrical handle extender assembly comprising a cylindrical extender member having a first end; a second end; a radial slit along a length of the cylindrical member, the cylindrical member with an inner-volume defined by an interior surface, the cylindrical member able to be removably-coupled repeatedly to and from the handle of a utensil; a first end cap; and a second end cap. The cylindrical handle extender is removably-coupleable to a utensil system comprises the cylindrical handle extender removably-coupleable to a utensil assembly. The cylindrical extender member provides a large surface area and gripping surface laterally-positionable to a mouth of the user, comfortably positioning for the user who is handicapped.
US09399281B2	Stall release lever for fastening tool A follower assembly includes a follower mounted on an axle with the axle being coupled to a carrier that is pivotable relative to the frame about a pivot axis. The follower assembly has a locked position in which the pivot axis and axle are positioned relative to each other in a locked over-center position. In the locked over-center position the driver is pinched between the follower assembly and the flywheel subjecting the driver to a pinch force when the driver is in the stall position. When the driver is in the stall position and the follower assembly is in the locked over-center position, pivotal movement of a stall release lever toward the release position forces the follower assembly out of the locked over-center position toward the reverse over-center position in which the relative positions of the pivot axis and axle are reversed and the pinch force is released.
US09399280B2	Device for replacing pocket door track This application is directed to a device for replacing a pocket door track without removing a section of the wall adjacent the track.
US09399277B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus capable of performing multi-stage polishing of a substrate, such as wafer, is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes: a plurality of polishing tables each for supporting a polishing pad; a plurality of polishing heads each configured to press a substrate against the polishing pad; and a transporting device configured to transport the substrate to at least two of the plurality of polishing heads. The plurality of polishing heads have different structures.
US09399273B2	Cutting fluid control device for machine tool A cutting fluid control device for a machine tool is used to adjust the amounts of supply of a cutting fluid and water, thereby controlling the concentration of the cutting fluid in a cutting fluid tank, and comprises an operating unit which inputs a machining condition of the machine tool, a computing unit which calculates the concentration of the cutting fluid based on the machining condition input through the operating unit, and an adjustment unit which adjusts the amounts of supply from a cutting fluid undiluted-solution supply device and a water supply device so that the concentration of the cutting fluid in the cutting fluid tank is equal to the cutting fluid concentration calculated by the computing unit.
US09399270B2	Laser cutting method optimized in terms of mass defect per unit length The invention relates to an optimized laser cutting method for cutting a part from a material by means of a cutting system comprising: a laser source for producing a laser beam having a certain power; and a cutting head comprising an end nozzle for passage of a cutting laser beam, said method being characterized in that it comprises a step of determining the cutting power Pd such that: Pd=Max(Popt;λe) where Max is the mathematical operator of the maximum, Popt is an optimal power of the laser beam of the cutting system, which is predetermined in accordance with the part to be cut, and/or with cutting parameters and/or with system parameters, to minimize the mass defect per unit length of the part when the part is being cut, λ is a leading coefficient representing the number of kW required for cutting the part per mm of the thickness of the part, and e is the thickness of the part in mm.
US09399265B2	Device and process for remote ignition in aluminothermic welding It enables to use very limited energy and an easily transportable device. Comprises: a) a consumable ignition element with a resistive wire to be heated as the electric current passes through it and cause a remote ignition; b) a reusable intermediate element, provided with fitting means to be electrically connected with the ignition element; c) a portable case to house a portable power source and, d) an ignition switch that is housed in the case, with a push button to activate the power source, as well as a first indicator adapted to turn on if the power source is available and a second indicator adapted to turn on if the contact between the first tracks and the second tracks is correct.
US09399258B2	Method of processing a bimetallic part A method of processing a bimetallic part includes depositing an intermediary material having a metal powder onto a tooling surface of a cavity of a tool, transforming the intermediary material into a metal layer having a first composition on the tooling surface, and forming a metal core having a second, different composition in the cavity such that the metal layer bonds to the metal core to form a bimetallic part.
US09399257B2	Methods for forming ceramic reinforced titanium alloys In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy includes the steps of providing, in a pre-alloy powdered form, a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy composition that is capable of achieving a dispersion-strengthened microstructure, directing a low energy density energy beam at a portion of the alloy composition, and forming a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy metal having ceramic particulates of less than 10 μm on a weight-average basis. The step of forming includes the sub-steps of withdrawing the energy beam from the portion of the powdered alloy composition and cooling the portion of the powdered alloy composition at a rate greater than or equal to about 106° F. per second, thereby forming the ceramic reinforced titanium alloy metal.
US09399247B2	Pipe manipulator A pipe manipulator is configured to move a pipe in an apparatus for bending a pipe. The apparatus includes a feeding device, a heating device configured to annularly surround the pipe. at least one bending arm disposed axially downstream from the heating device in a pipe feed direction, and a bending lock disposed on the at least one bending arm and configured to grasp a pipe section to be bent and to move around a bending axis of rotation during a feeding of the pipe. The pipe manipulator includes a receiving sleeve axially displaceable in the pipe feed direction and disposed displaceably in the feeding device at an end of the pipe. The receiving sleeve is configured to reach into the pipe and to firmly clamp the pipe from an inside of the pipe and to guide the pipe in a defined manner axially through the heating device.
US09399242B2	Polyurethane prepolymer prepared by functional polyurethane prepolymer and application thereof A method of preparing polyurethane prepolymer does not require using a toxic isocyanate monomer (manufactured by harmful phosgene) as a raw material. Epoxy resin and carbon dioxide are used as major raw materials to form cyclic carbonates to be reacted with a functional group oligomer, and then amino groups in a hydrophilic (ether group) or hydrophobic (siloxane group) diamine polymer are used for performing a ring-opening polymerization, and the microwave irradiation is used in the ring-opening polymerization to efficiently synthesize the amino-terminated PU prepolymer, and then an acrylic group at an end is added to manufacture an UV cross-linking PU (UV-PU) oligomer which can be coated onto a fabric surface, and the fabric is dried by UV radiation for a surface treatment to form a washing-resisted long lasting hydrophilic or hydrophobic PU fabric.
US09399241B2	Image recording method An image recording method includes applying an ink containing a pigment and polymer particles to a region of a recording medium, and applying a liquid composition capable of destabilizing the dispersion of the pigment in the ink to the recording medium so as to cover at least part of the region of the recording medium. The liquid composition contains 6.0% by mass or more of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of the compounds expressed by General Formula (1) and the compounds expressed by General Formula (2) relative to the total mass of the liquid composition. The content of the polymer particles in the ink is 1.0% by mass or more relative to the total mass of the ink.
US09399239B2	Slit nozzle and liquid coating apparatus with the same A slit nozzle of a liquid coating apparatus which discharges a liquid on a substrate, the slit nozzle includes a first nozzle part, a shim having an outlet configured to discharge the liquid and a second nozzle part facing the first nozzle part with the shim interposed therebetween. At least one of the first nozzle part and the second nozzle part has a sloping portion to prevent the discharged liquid from adhering to the slit nozzle.
US09399238B1	Telescopic water gun A telescopic water gun includes an inner tube, with an end coupled with a water outlet gun and another end sleeved with an outer tube, which has a deformable restraint ring and blocking sleeve disposed at the sleeving end, an upper end of the blocking sleeve being disposed with an outer thread section screwed with a pressing sleeve for tightly sleeving on the outer thread section; a water inlet connector sleeved at another end of the outer tube disposed with a water receiving end and a smaller diameter sleeving end, a large diameter water stopping section and small diameter water stopping section therebetween; and a water inlet controlling sleeve sleeving around the water controlling section with its inner diameter, a large diameter opening formed at a lower end of the water inlet controlling sleeve for sleeving around the a large diameter water stopping section of the water inlet connector.
US09399237B1	Wheel masking system A wheel masking system for more efficiently and effectively masking vehicle wheels for painting and touch-ups. The wheel masking system generally includes a tire mask and rim shield which may be simultaneously or interchangeably utilized to mask portions of a wheel during paint or touch-up operations. The tire mask includes a disc member which fits the contour of the wheel's side wall and tapers to nest at the tire bead on the inside diameter to protect portions of the wheel and side wall from paint. The rim shield fits over the lug nuts of the wheel to mask the rim of the wheel from paint.
US09399236B2	Machine for printing on three-dimensional articles and printing method The printing machine includes a support plate provided on its periphery with a plurality of receiving elements for articles rotatably mounted on the support plate, and a device for rotating the support plate in order that two articles, mounted on their associated receiving elements, respectively face two separate printing stations, the printing stations being supported by a single base. The machine further has a device for generating a relative translational movement between the base and the support plate so that patterns are helically printed on the articles during the rotation of the receiving elements.
US09399235B2	Protective and casing device for a cosmetic product dispensing head, associated head, set and method This casing device (22) comprises a member (34) for actuating dispensing of cosmetic product, and a protective band (36). The device (22) comprises an intermediate locking member (38) arranged between the band (36) and the actuating member (34), the intermediate member (38) being suitable for moving between a position for locking the actuating member (34) in an idle position and a position for releasing the actuating member (34), when switching the band (36) between a protective configuration and an operating configuration.
US09399234B2	Reactive spray formation of coatings and powders An apparatus and method for open-atmosphere flame based spraying employs a nozzle to preheat, pressurize and atomize a mechanically pumped reactive and flammable liquid solution through a small orifice or a nozzle and then a set of pilot flames to combust the spray. The liquid feedstock is preheated to a supercritical temperature before reaching the nozzle and is pressurized before spraying due to a reduced size of the outlet port of the feedstock flow channel relative to the inlet. A supplementary collimating, or sheathing, gas is supplied to the flow channel of the feedstock and both the feedstock and the supplementary gas are uniformly heated before spraying. This arrangement helps to avoid clogging of the nozzle and results in satisfactory control of the properties of the particulate products of the spraying procedure.
US09399233B2	Bell cup for a rotary atomizing type electrostatic coating device A bell cup includes an inner surface and a coating material diffusion surface on the inner surface of the bell cup. The coating material diffusion surface includes a first range extending from an end part of the coating material diffusion surface to a center part of the coating material diffusion surface, the end part being disposed toward a proximal end of the bell cup, being a convex curved surface facing towards the rotation axis, and on which, in a cross section of any plane that includes the rotation axis, normal line components of a centrifugal force acting on a coating material liquid film due to rotation of the bell cup are substantially equal, and a second range extending from the center part to a distal end edge of the bell cup, and being a being a concave curved surface facing towards the rotation axis.
US09399232B2	Electrostatic spray tool system A system including an electrostatic tool including a handle, a first trigger configured to move between a first trigger position and a second trigger position, wherein the electrostatic tool is configured to be inactive when the first trigger is in the first trigger position and to spray a coating material when the first trigger is in the second trigger position, an electrostatic activation system configured to activate and deactivate electrical charging of the coating material, and wherein the first trigger and the electrostatics activation system may be separately and simultaneously engaged with a single hand.
US09399231B2	Rotary atomizing head type coating machine A bearing air passage through which bearing air is supplied toward an air bearing of an air motor and a turbine air passage through which driving air is supplied toward a turbine are provided in a housing. An annular space surrounding the air motor is provided between the housing and a cover. A bearing air branch passage connecting the annular space and the bearing air passage to each other and a turbine air branch passage for connecting the annular space and the turbine air passage to each other are provided. The air branch passages lead a part of the compressed air to the annular space and keep the cover in a heated state.
US09399225B1	Gravity recovery system and method for recovery of heavy metals from sands and gravels A gravity separation system for separating and recovering heavy metal particles from a slurry of suspended particles. The separation system includes a channeling member with an interior space, for guiding a flow of a slurry of suspended particles, and a magnetic member situated external to the channeling member. The magnetic member includes a geometrically patterned array of magnets, for generating a geometrically patterned magnetic field extending into the interior space of the channeling member. Magnetic particles such as magnetite, suspended in the slurry, are assembled by the geometrically patterned magnetic field into a correspondingly patterned array of riffles within the channeling member. The array of riffles promotes the sedimentation of heavy particles from the slurry. The geometrically patterned magnetic field is interruptible, to allow disassembly of the riffles and recovery of the settled heavy particles. A method for the gravity separation and recovery of heavy metal particles from a flow of slurry. A magnetic field system for producing an interruptible geometrically patterned magnetic field at a surface.
US09399222B2	Air flow control arrangement for pulverizer An air flow control arrangement for a pulverizer includes an inner ring segment, an outer ring segment, a plurality of vanes, and a plurality of vanes. The inner and outer ring segments are adaptably configured in a spaced relation to each other. Further, the plurality of vanes is spaced apartly arranged between the inner and outer ring segments to form flow ducts. Furthermore, each wingtip of the plurality of wingtip is detachably attached to a respective vane of the plurality of vanes to be adaptably replaceable or changeable.
US09399218B2	Specimen collection container assembly A specimen collection container includes inner and outer tubes. The inner tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior. The sidewall includes an inner surface and an outer surface having at least one annular protrusion extending therefrom. The inner tube includes at least one funnel portion adjacent the top end for directing a specimen into the inner tube interior, and an annular ring disposed about a portion of the outer surface of the sidewall adjacent the top end. The outer tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an annular recess adapted to receive a portion of the annular protrusion therein. The inner tube is disposed within the outer tube and a portion of the top end of the outer tube abuts the annular ring.
US09399217B2	Chamber free nanoreactor system Aspects of the invention include methods for improving the accuracy and read length of sequencing reactions by utilizing unlabeled unincorporable nucleotides, or by rephasing colony based sequencing reactions. Other aspects include systems and devices for improved measurement of biological reactions associated with bead which may be removed, utilizing current measurement methods through the counter ions associated with said beads due to the presence of reactants bound or associated with said bead, wherein electrodes for generating and measuring said current may be within the Debye length of said bead. Other aspects of the invention include methods for determining concentrations of input samples, means for reuse of an array, methods and apparatus for separating beads with different charge levels from each other.
US09399216B2	Fluid transport in microfluidic applications with sensors for detecting fluid presence and pressure A method includes flowing a liquid into a channel of a microfluidic cassette filled with a gas. The channel includes an inlet section and an outlet section. The method also includes detecting the liquid, the gas, or a combination thereof at a measuring location within the inlet section. The measuring location has a first sensor that may detect a signal indicative of a presence of the liquid, the gas, or a combination thereof. The method also includes compressing the gas, determining a pressure change of the gas within the channel, and determining a volume of the liquid within the channel based on the pressure change of the gas.
US09399214B2	Cartridge, centrifuge and method A cartridge includes a first drum having a first chamber and a displacement device that is configured to rotate the first drum about a central axis to connect the first chamber to a second chamber in a conductive manner. The cartridge further includes an electric switch that is configured to be actuated by the displacement device between a closed switching state and an open switching state.
US09399208B2	Catalysts for oxidation of carbon monoxide and/or volatile organic compounds This application discloses catalysts and methods of making the catalysts. In one embodiment, a catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal in an amount greater than about 30 wt % based on the total precious group metal weight in the catalyst, wherein the catalyst oxidizes volatile organic compounds and/or carbon monoxide at a temperature of about 150° C. or lower, is disclosed. In another embodiment, a catalyst for oxidation of formaldehyde, methanol, formic acid, and/or carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 45° C. and at about atmospheric pressure, the catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal dispersed on a support selected from the group consisting of CeO2, TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, SiO2, and combinations thereof, is disclosed.
US09399204B2	Color dispensing system and method A paint creation and dispensing system includes a variety of components for creating paint of a selected color and paint type and for processing payment for the paint. The system may be configured to receive a color selection in a variety of ways including through customer selection and via an electronic color reader (portable or stationary). The paint system may allow a customer to obtain an amount (e.g., a sample or a full gallon) of paint without help from a store employee or other personnel. In one or more arrangements, the paint system may be networked so that a customer may pre-order paint, upload color selections, make a payment, and or order additional supplies of paint or other products based on the color chosen for final painting.
US09399202B2	Apparatus, system and method for mixing and dispensing dental impression materials An apparatus, system and method for mixing and dispensing dental impression materials is described. A dental impression material mixing machine comprises a water dispenser fluidly coupled to a hollow mixing axle, the mixing axle extending through a pulley, wherein an inner circumference of the hollow mixing axle forms a water conduit and an outer circumference of the hollow mixing axle forms a hub connector, a closeable valve inserted at a water entrance to the water conduit and electronically coupled to a water pump, an electronically commutated motor rotateably coupled to the pulley, wherein the hub connector receives a tubular rotatable hub of a disposable mixing vessel comprising dry dental impression powder, and wherein water is dispensed from the water dispenser into the disposable mixing vessel through the water conduit and hub orifice.
US09399201B1	Homogenizer for reducing the size of particles in fluids An exemplary homogenizer includes a valve plate stack having a shim sandwiched by a pair of valve plates, the stack being concentrically aligned by a center stud. Each of the valve plates includes a middle annulus radially situated between an outer rim and an inner raised hub. Each middle annulus includes annulus apertures that help increase flow rate. When the homogenizer is in a working position, the valve plate stack is compressed, and fluid entering through an inlet is homogenized as it passes through a gap between outer rims of adjacent valve plates. The minimum gap between the valve plates is set by the thickness of the shim. In a cleaned-in-process cleaning position, pressure is relieved from the stack, and a spring between adjacent valve plates separates adjacent valve plates. Enhanced drainage, and springs that are substantially sealed from fluids by spring retainers and O-rings, help promote sanitation.
US09399200B2	Foaming of liquids A foaming mechanism configured to receive a plurality of streams of gas and generate a foamed liquid, having an aerodynamic component and an aerodynamic housing disposed around at least a portion of the aerodynamic component. The aerodynamic housing includes a plurality of first channels and a plurality of second channels connected to the plurality of first channels at regular intervals on a distributed plane. The distributed plane is about perpendicular to the plurality of first channels, wherein the plurality of first channels and the plurality of second channels are configured to transform an axial stream of the gaseous working agent into a plurality of radial high-speed streams of the gaseous working agent by channeling the gaseous working agent through the plurality of first channels and into the plurality of second channels on the distributed plane. A hydrodynamic conical reflector and a hydrodynamic housing form a ring channel in an area between the hydrodynamic conical reflector and the hydrodynamic housing. An accumulation mechanism is configured to disperse the plurality of radial highspeed streams of the gaseous working agent into the ring channel and create turbulence to foam the liquid.
US09399199B2	Turning vane The disclosed embodiments include a mass flow controller for controlling a flow of a fluid. In one embodiment, the mass flow controller comprises an inlet for receiving the fluid; a flow path in which the fluid passes through the mass flow controller; a mass flow meter for providing a signal corresponding to mass flow of the fluid through the flow path, the mass flow meter having a bypass through which a majority of fluid flows; a turning vane positioned upstream of the bypass for generating a more uniform fluid flow; an adjustable valve for regulating the flow of the fluid out of an outlet of the mass flow controller; and a controller configured to apply a valve control signal to adjust the adjustable valve to a desired valve position to control the flow of the fluid out of an outlet of the mass flow controller.
US09399198B2	Venturi ejector for a chemical dispenser A venturi ejector for forcibly ejecting a slurry or solution generated in a fluid dispenser, wherein the venturi ejector includes a venturi, the venturi being in a first flow communication with the slurry or solution and developing a vacuum, the vacuum being in a second flow communication with atmospheric pressure, the second flow communication acting to cause the atmospheric pressure to exert a pressure on the slurry or solution, thereby forcing the slurry to the venturi where the slurry or solution is forcibly ejected from the venturi. A method for forcibly ejecting a slurry or solution generated in a fluid dispenser is further included.
US09399196B2	Composite polyamide membrane derived from monomer including amine-reactive and phosphorous-containing functional groups A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising the steps of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is includes at least one of the following steps: i) conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of a monomer comprising at least one phosphorous-containing functional group or salt thereof and an at least one amine-reactive functional group; and/or ii) applying such a monomer to the thin film polyamide layer.
US09399195B2	Ionomer-membrane water processing apparatus This disclosure provides water processing apparatuses, systems, and methods for recovering water from wastewater such as urine. The water processing apparatuses, systems, and methods can utilize membrane technology for extracting purified water in a single step. A containment unit can include an ionomer membrane, such as Nafion®, over a hydrophobic microporous membrane, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The containment unit can be filled with wastewater, and the hydrophobic microporous membrane can be impermeable to liquids and solids of the wastewater but permeable to gases and vapors of the wastewater, and the ionomer membrane can be permeable to water vapor but impermeable to one or more contaminants of the gases and vapors. The containment unit can be exposed to a dry purge gas to maintain a water vapor partial pressure differential to drive permeation of the water vapor, and the water vapor can be collected and processed into potable water.
US09399192B2	Carbon dioxide absorber and carbon dioxide separation/recovery method using the absorber The present invention provides a carbon dioxide absorber capable of efficiently and stably removing carbon dioxide in a gas or solution. This carbon dioxide absorber contains an amine compound, a weakly acidic compound and water, the pKb value of the amine compound in an aqueous solution at 30° C. is 4.0 to 7.0, the pKa value of the weakly acidic compound in an aqueous solution at 30° C. is 7.0 to 10.0, and the weakly acidic compound is present in an amount within the range of 0.01 equivalents to 1.50 equivalents with respect to amino groups of the amine compound.
US09399191B2	Wet limestone flue gas desulfurization slurry stabilizer and method for using the same A wet limestone flue gas desulfurization slurry stabilizer and a method for using the same are disclosed. The stabilizer consists of lime, sodium formate and an antifoaming agent, the components and mass percentages thereof are as follows: lime, 30% to 70%, sodium formate, 15% to 40%, the antifoaming agent, 15% to 40%. The method for using the desulfurization slurry stabilizer comprises: preparing the slurry stabilizer into a homogeneous liquid having a mass concentration of 10% to 30% with water or desulfurization slurry outside a desulfurization tower, and spraying the homogeneous liquid into the absorption area and the reaction area of the desulfurization tower using a pump and a slurry atomizing and spraying device.
US09399189B2	CO2 recovery device A CO2 recovery device includes a cooling tower including a cooling unit for bringing the flue gas, which contains CO2, into contact with water so as to cool flue gas; a CO2-absorbing unit for bringing the flue gas into contact with a CO2 absorbent (lean solution) so as to remove CO2 from flue gas; and a regenerator including an absorbent regenerating unit for releasing CO2 from a rich solution so as to regenerate the CO2 absorbent. The CO2-absorbing unit includes: a cocurrent flow CO2-absorbing unit provided in a cocurrent flow CO2 absorber, for bringing the flue gas into contact with the CO2 absorbent in a cocurrent flow so as to remove CO2 from flue gas and a countercurrent CO2-absorbing unit provided in a CO2 absorber, for bringing the flue gas into contact with the CO2 absorbent in a countercurrent flow so as to remove CO2 from flue gas.
US09399186B2	Filter system for a building and filter device A filter system for a building, in particular a hospital, having an exhaust air duct, by means of which a gas mixture is conducted out of the building, and a filter device, which is assigned to the exhaust air duct and is configured to filter at least partially anaesthetic gases out of the gas mixture flowing through the filter device is provided. A filter device for installation in a filter system is also provided.
US09399185B2	Method and system for controlling filter operation A particulate filter control system and method for controlling the same is disclosed. The particulate filter load monitoring system may transmit radio frequency signals through the resonant cavity and filter medium across a frequency range sufficient to generate more than one resonant mode. The system may contain additional sensors for monitoring additional exhaust characteristics and parameters. Further, a control unit may be configured to determine the amount of material accumulated in the particulate filter, detect failures and malfunctions of the exhaust after-treatment system and its associated components, and initiate an action based on the amount of material accumulated in the particulate filter, the determination of a system failure or malfunction, or input from one or more exhaust sensors.
US09399183B2	Vent filter According to some embodiments, a vent filter for a waste tank system is provided having a housing which eliminates or reduces the amount of bypass of odorous air moving through the vent system and precludes the odorous air from escaping without passing through filtering material. The housing includes a region wherein the cross-sectional area is reduced, inhibiting bypass of odorous gas past the filtering material.
US09399182B2	Particle separator A particle separator includes a particle separation member to separate particles from liquid; a particle collection member for collecting particles from the particle separation member; and a liquid guiding member for guiding liquid flowing from the particle separation member to an outlet. The particle separation member includes an inlet for receiving un-clean liquid, a first separation section configured for preliminarily separating particles from the liquid, and a second separation section for separating further particles from liquid flowing from the first separation section. The second separation section includes a plurality of cyclones each having a wide open end connected to the first separation section and a narrow open end connected to the particle collection member.
US09399181B2	Liquid-liquid-liquid three-phase continuous countercurrent extraction device and use thereof A liquid-liquid-liquid three-phase continuous and countercurrent extraction apparatus comprises a three-phase-mixing chamber, a three-liquid-flow settler, and a two-phase-mixing chamber; a liquid-flow control separator placed in the three-liquid-flow settler aims to flexibly regulate the directions of three liquid flows in the three-phase system by different control separator combinations to achieve either a countercurrent operation of the top-layered phase with the middle-bottom two-layered mixtures, or a countercurrent operation of the top-middle two-layered mixtures with the bottom-layered phase; and a method of using the same, relating to extraction and separation field of chemical technology.
US09399180B2	Apparatus for extracting oil from oil-bearing plant material A system for extracting oil from oil-bearing plant parts has an extraction vessel supported by an upright stand, a separator vessel mounted below the extraction vessel, and an expansion filter vessel mounted downstream from the separator vessel. A source of hydrocarbon solvent supplies liquid gas to the top of the extraction vessel, while a recycling pump connected to the separator vessel facilitates transport of the solvent through the plant material in the extraction vessel. The solvent is recovered and re-circulated, while extracted oil is removed from the separator. A thermal jacket is mounted on each of the separator vessel and the expansion filter vessel; the thermal jackets supplying heat and cold to the interior of the separator vessel and the expansion filter vessel and help evaporate and condense the solvent.
US09399174B2	Apparatus and method for eliminating blind spot in an RF antenna array The present invention provides an apparatus and method for eliminating blind spot of a high frequency RF antenna array, allowing an RFID tag to be detected when placed anywhere on top of and within the communication range of the RF antenna array. The RF antenna array includes a first array of RF antenna placed on a first surface and a second RF antenna placed on a second surface. The second RF antenna is located directly below or above the area encompassing borders of multiple antennas in the first array, but is not connected to any electrical path. Through the electromagnetic induction with the EM field generated by the first RF antenna array, a second EM field is formed by the second RF antenna, which enables detection and identification of the RFID tag placed on the blind spot of the first array of RF antenna. The present invention is useful in improving the RF communication range and accuracy of a passive RFID system.
US09399170B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for objective fantasy sporting contests The present invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a fantasy sports game that shares the same objective as an actual sporting contest and that is played in real-time during the actual sporting contest. A method of the present invention comprises displaying an indication of an option to start the game and receiving an input indicating to start the game. The method includes displaying a list of players intended to participate in an actual event to occur in the actual sporting contest and receiving an input indicating a first selection of at least one of the players. The method includes receiving real-time data from the actual sporting contest including a first actual result for the first actual event. The method includes displaying an indication of the first actual result and determining a virtual result in the game based on the first actual result.
US09399166B1	System and method for object weakpoint generation Systems and methods are provided for dynamic calculation of weakpoints in objects during gameplay. A player strikes an object and a weakpoint appears somewhere on the surface of the object. If the player strikes that weakpoint, the weakpoint disappears, and the amount of damage imparted to the object is some multiple (or factor) of the normal damage imparted. The player's camera position and direction is used to find points on the surface of the object that was struck. The position and direction of the player's camera is used to ensure that the player will be able to see any weakpoint that might be created. The points on the object are recorded. The recorded points are compared against each other and the best point is chosen based on certain criteria.
US09399165B2	Game device, game control method, recording medium and game management device A game device includes an owned card storage unit for storing player cards owned by a game player, and a player card exchange unit for exchanging a player card owned by the game player with an exchangeable card presented by a CPU, wherein the player card exchange unit includes an exchangeable card presentation unit for determining the exchangeable cards based on the player cards owned by the game player to be presented on a screen, an exchange condition presentation unit for setting an exchange condition for exchanging the exchangeable card with the player card owned by the game player to be presented on the screen; and an exchange execution unit for approving the exchange of the player card and the exchangeable card when the player card that satisfies the exchange condition is selected by the game player, and updating the memory content of the owned card storage unit to a content after the approval of the exchange.
US09399164B2	Cycling suit with a seat pad A cycling suit (1) comprising a seat pad (2) in the crotch area, said seat pad (2) comprising a soft fabric piece (3) and a padding (4), said fabric piece having a multi-layered structure comprising at least a first layer (5) in contact with the skin and an outer layer (7) opposite to said first layer, wherein said outer layer is perforated.
US09399161B2	Punching training device A punching training device includes a base, a barrel, and a punching member. The base includes an upper shell and a lower shell made of soft material. The base is formed with a cavity and defines a vertical central axis wherein the cavity is located at the central axis. The lower shell has a convex cambered face at the bottom thereof. The upper shell has a connecting portion at the top thereof. The barrel has a shape corresponding to the cavity and is received in the cavity. The punching member is disposed on the connecting portion and extends upward.
US09399154B2	Golf ball carrying and alignment tool A golf ball carrying and alignment tool includes an elongated member having a generally circular aperture disposed along the bottom end. A slit traverses the bottom end and engages the aperture. A lid is hingedly secured above the aperture, a clip is disposed along the top end of the main body, and a writing instrument is removably secured within a channel on the main body.
US09399149B2	Flexible fitting for heat exchanging garments A fitting for a fluid-circulating heat exchanging garment includes a cylindrical tube of flexible PVC extending from and integrally formed with a fluid-conducting chamber, the tube having a length, a distal portion with an inner diameter adapted to receive and closely fit a tubing end of a flexible PVC tubing, and a proximal portion with an inner diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of the flexible PVC tubing, the cylindrical tube having a plurality of spaced apart radially-extending ribs extending the length of the tube and continuing to an outer surface of the fluid-conduction chamber. A manifold for heat exchanging garments has a central fluid-conducting chamber with a plurality of fittings extending therefrom and an inlet/outlet for connection to flexible tubing connected to a fluid circulating system.
US09399148B2	MR imaging guided theraphy The invention relates to a therapeutic system which comprises an ultrasound therapy unit (1, 518) arranged to insonify at least a portion of a body (2, 508) of a patient with high intensity ultrasound and a MR imaging unit (3, 500) arranged to acquire MR signals from the portion of the body (2, 508) and to reconstruct a thermographic MR image from the MR signals. It is an object of the invention to enable MR guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment, in which temperature values within critical anatomic regions containing fat can be monitored. The invention proposes that the therapeutic system further comprises an ultrasound diagnostic unit (5, 518) which is arranged to acquire ultrasound signals from the portion of the body (2, 508) and to derive at least one local temperature value from the ultrasound signals.
US09399147B2	Particle beam irradiation chamber A particle beam irradiation chamber in which a passage having a first opening part at a side of an inner wall and a second opening part at a side of an outer wall is provided and which has an isocenter inside the chamber, wherein a first line segment which connects the center of the first opening part and the center of the second opening part passes inside the passage, an angle, which is formed by a second segment, which connects the center of the first opening part and the isocenter and the first line segment, is smaller than 180 degrees, and a width of the passage is narrower than a width of opening of the first opening part.
US09399144B2	System, method, and applications of using the fundamental code unit and brain language The present invention relates to a non-invasive system with diagnostic and treatment capacities that use a unified code that is intrinsic to physiological brain function. In an embodiment of the present invention, an approach to the treatment of disorders that supplements existing diagnostic and treatment methods with robust quantitative data analysis are presented. This is achieved by a unification of cognitive and neural phenomena known as the Fundamental Code Unit (FCU), representing identifiable patterns of brain activity at the submolecular, molecular, and cellular levels (intra-brain communications), as well as their manifestations in thought and language (inter-brain communications).
US09399143B2	Antenna for implantable medical devices formed on extension of RF circuit substrate and method for forming the same An antenna for an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided that is formed on the same substrate as the telemetry circuitry for the IMD. The telemetry circuitry is formed on a portion of the substrate within the interior of a housing for the IMD, while at least one antenna is formed on an exterior portion of the substrate on the exterior of the housing to allow for far field telemetry. At least one electrical interconnect is formed on the substrate for connecting the antenna to the telemetry circuitry, where the electrical interconnect may comprise a controlled impedance line to minimize loss. A conformally-shaped hermetic cover, such as a ceramic material, may be formed in a desired shape around the exterior portion of the substrate and antenna and cofired together to form a monolithic structure encasing the antenna and exterior portion of the substrate.
US09399141B2	Lead monitoring frequency based on lead and patient characteristics A method and device for updating a frequency of determining whether a lead condition is occurring in a medical device that includes sensing a cardiac signal, determining the number of days the lead has been implanted prior to implanting of the medical device, performing a first update of a virtual lead days value associated with a number of days since implant of the lead in response to the determined number of days the lead has been implanted prior to implanting of the medical device, determining whether a lead condition is occurring in response to the sensed cardiac signal, and updating a frequency of determining whether the lead condition is occurring in response to the determined first update of the virtual lead days value.
US09399139B2	System and method for dual-chamber pacing A medical device system including an pacemaker implantable in a chamber of a patient's heart is configured to sense near field events from a cardiac electrical signal, establish a lower rate interval to control a rate of delivery of pacing pulses and schedule a first pacing pulse by starting a pacing escape interval set equal to the lower rate interval. The pacemaker withholds the scheduled pacing pulse in response to sensing a near-field event during the pacing escape interval and schedules a next pacing pulse to be delivered at the lower rate interval from a time that the pacing escape interval is scheduled to expire.
US09399134B2	Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation to treat disorders Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The technology involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain.
US09399133B2	Non-invasive automated electrical control systems and methods for monitoring animal conditions The present invention employed a method to control electrical activity in a target area of an animal's body by administering transcranial focal stimulation to the target area to adjust activity to normal levels. An advanced automated control system would first detect the abnormal electrical activity using tripolar concentric ring electrodes and then provides transcranial focal electrical stimulation to the target area using noninvasive tripolar concentric ring electrode system in a closed-loop continuous feedback. The automated control system would be adaptable to include the use of therapeutic drugs, either non-continuously or continuously, as a more comprehensive treatment of the abnormal electric activity.
US09399132B2	Method and device for acquiring physiological data during tissue stimulation procedure A method and system of providing therapy to a patient implanted with an array of electrodes is provided. A train of electrical stimulation pulses is conveyed within a stimulation timing channel between a group of the electrodes to stimulate neural tissue, thereby providing continuous therapy to the patient. Electrical parameter is sensed within a sensing timing channel using at least one of the electrodes, wherein the first stimulation timing channel and sensing timing channel are coordinated, such that the electrical parameter is sensed during the conveyance of the pulse train within time slots that do not temporally overlap any active phase of the stimulation pulses.
US09399131B2	Moldable charger with support members for charging an implantable pulse generator Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shaped to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. The charging head has a plurality of malleable support members extending through the charging head for affixing the flexible charging head in the selected shape, while the flexible charging head conforms to the surface of the patient. The charging head may also include one or more sensors for determining the shape of a charging coil in the charging head, which cause the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape.
US09399130B2	Cannula configured to deliver test stimulation An implant tool and cannula facilitate the implantation of a medical device into a patient. The implant tool includes a housing that is held by a user and a needle attached to the housing. The cannula may be positioned over the needle and delivered to a target tissue within the patient. The cannula includes an electrode at a distal portion to deliver test stimulation to confirm the location of the target site or placement of the implant tool relative to the target site before removing the needle of the implant tool. In this manner, the cannula may be repositioned within the patient until the position of the implant tool and cannula relative to the target site is verified with the test stimulation.
US09399129B2	MRI compatible implantable medical lead and method of making same An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The lead may include a body and an electrical pathway. The body may include a distal portion with an electrode and a proximal portion with a lead connector end. The electrical pathway may extend between the electrode and lead connector end and may include a coiled inductor including first and second electrically conductive filar cores. The first and second filar cores may be physically joined into a unified single piece proximal terminal on a proximal end of the coiled inductor. The first and second cores may be physically joined into a unified single piece distal terminal on a distal end of the coiled inductor. The first and second filar cores may be helically wound into a coiled portion between the proximal and distal terminals, the filar cores being electrically isolated from each other in the coiled portion. The proximal terminal may be electrically coupled to a portion of the electrical pathway extending to the lead connector end, and the distal terminal may be electrically coupled to a portion of the electrical pathway extending to the electrode.
US09399123B2	Silicone adhesive compositions A silicone adhesive composition including an ionic silicone and useful for healthcare applications such as wound care and drug delivery.
US09399120B2	Bi-directional cannula feature capture mechanism A bi-directional cannula feature capture mechanism is described herein. Generally, the capture mechanism comprises an inner housing, an outer housing, and a cannula. The inner housing comprises a proximal and a distal cannula feature mating component. The outer housing is adapted to slidably receive the inner housing in a proximal direction. Additionally, the cannula extends through the inner housing and the cannula's feature has a proximal engagement and a distal engagement. The proximal and distal engagements are respectively configured to irreversibly engage the proximal and distal cannula feature mating components when the cannula tip is moved into a shielded position.
US09399119B2	Needle guard A needle guard assembly having a resilient arm extending from a base situated to slide along the shaft of a needle. In one implementation the needle guard has an elongate containment member that rides with the resilient arm and is co-operable with the resilient arm to effectuate a covering of the entire distal tip of the needle upon the needle being refracted into the needle guard.
US09399115B2	Catheters with enhanced flexibility and associated devices, systems, and methods A neuromodulation catheter includes an elongate shaft and a neuromodulation element. The shaft includes two or more first cut shapes and two or more second cut shapes along a helical path extending around a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The first cut shapes are configured to at least partially resist deformation in response to longitudinal compression and tension on the shaft and torsion on the shaft in a first circumferential direction. The second cut shapes are configured to at least partially resist deformation in response to longitudinal compression on the shaft and torsion on the shaft in both first and second opposite circumferential directions.
US09399111B1	Method and apparatus for emotional behavior therapy A system and method for encouraging emotional behavior therapy. The method includes the steps of identifying a particular emotional behavior therapy prescription regimen to performed by a user, determining one or more procedures for administering such emotional behavior therapy prescription regimen and identifying one or more video activity sequences associated with such procedures. On a display one or more instruction prompts associated with the emotional behavior therapy administration are provided, and video activity sequences of actual administration following the one or more instruction prompts are captured by a video capture device. The captured video activity sequences are stored to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and are compared the identified video activity sequences by a computer processor to determine differences therebetween. On the display an updated one or more further instruction prompts associated with the emotional behavior therapy administration are provided in response to the determined differences.
US09399106B2	Mask for use with a patient undergoing a sedated endoscopic procedure A face mask (10) for a patient undergoing a sedated endoscopic procedure. The face mask (10) includes at least one of a duct or an aperture (16, 17) to provide positive airway pressure to the nose, a bite block (18) with an opening therein (20) and a one-way valve (22). The one-way valve (22) has an open position, allowing passage of an endoscopic device therethrough and into the opening (20), and a closed position substantially sealing the opening (20).
US09399105B2	Mask system A nasal mask system includes an interface (80) adapted to form an air interface with a patient's nose, and a mouth seal (10) adapted to form a seal (20) with the patient's mouth. The mouth seal (20) is communicated with the interface (80) via a one-way air path (40) that allows exhausted air from the mouth seal to pass into the interface (80) but prevents air from the interface (80) from passing into the mouth seal (10).
US09399101B1	Needle system for tissue perfusion A perfusion needle system for the direct simultaneous injection of a therapeutic substance fluid within a target tissue during cryothermal ablation of the tissue includes at least one cryogenic probe for insertion in the tissue, the probe having a cooling tip for selective cooling and thawing of the tissue. An injection syringe contains a fluid substance and an injection needle is fluidly communicative with the injection syringe. The injection needle includes a port at a proximal end of the needle for connecting to the injection syringe and a tubular needle body having a wall forming said tubular body, which includes an internal insulative layer, which defines a central lumen extending through the body. An injection tip devoid of the insulative layer is affixed to a distal end of the injection needle and defines at least one opening through a side the tip and is fluidly communicative with the lumen.
US09399096B2	Automatic closed-loop control adjustments and infusion systems incorporating same Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a user involves identifying a condition of the user that is likely to influence a response to the fluid in the body of the user and classifying the condition as a first type of a plurality of types of conditions. After classifying the condition as the first type, the method continues by adjusting control information for operating the infusion device based on the first type and operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid to the user in accordance with the adjusted control information.
US09399084B2	Crosslinked human or animal tissue products and their methods of manufacture and use Degradable bioprostheses made of collagen-based material having amine-based and ester-based crosslinks are provided, as are methods for their formation and use. Some embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a method of controlling the ratio of amine-based crosslinks to ester-based crosslinks within a collagen-based material to provide a tailorably crosslinked collagen-based material. Some embodiments provide a method of making a degradable bioprosthesis involving controlling crosslinking to afford a degradable bioprosthesis that is partially crosslinked. By controlling the ratio of amine-based to ester-based crosslinks, by controlling the level of crosslinking, or by controlling both of these features, degradable bioprostheses with tailored degradation rates can be synthesized. Some embodiments of degradable bioprostheses have degradation rates that are tailored to allow their use in particular medical applications. Some embodiments are directed towards methods of use degradable bioprostheses in wound healing, tissue repair, and tissue supplementation.
US09399082B2	Electrospun dextran fibers and devices formed therefrom The invention generally relates to dextran fibers which are preferably electrospun and devices formed from such fibers. In particular, such devices may include substances of interest (such as therapeutic substances) associated with the electrospun fibers. Upon exposure to a liquid the electrospun fibers dissolve immediately and the substances of interest are released into the liquid. Exemplary devices include bandages formed from electrospun dextran fibers and associated agents that promote hemostasis, such as thrombin and fibrinogen.
US09399073B2	Pyrrolobenzodiazepines A compound with the formula (I), wherein: R2 is of formula (II), where X is selected from the group comprising: OH, SH, CO2H, COH, N═C═O, NHNH2, CONHNH2, formula (A), formula (B), NHRN, wherein RN is selected from the group comprising H and C1-4 alkyl; RC1, RC2 and RC3 are independently selected from H and unsubstituted C1-2 alkyl; and either: R12 is selected from the group consisting of: (ia) C5-10 aryl group, optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group comprising: halo, nitro, cyano, ether, C1-7 alkyl, C3-7 heterocyclyl and bis-oxy-C1-3 alkylene; (ib) C1-5 saturated aliphatic alkyl; (ic) C3-6 saturated cycloalkyl; (id) formula (C), wherein each of R21, R22 and R23 are independently selected from H, C1-3 saturated alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, C2-3 alkynyl and cyclopropyl, where the total number of carbon atoms in the R12 group is no more than 5; (ie) formula (D), wherein one of R25a and R25b is H and the other is selected from: phenyl, which phenyl is optionally substituted by a group selected from halo, methyl, methoxy; pyridyl; and thiophenyl; and (if) formula (E), where R24 is selected from: H; C1-3 saturated alkyl; C2-3 alkenyl; C2-3 alkynyl; cyclopropyl; phenyl, which phenyl is optionally substituted by a group selected from halo, methyl, methoxy; pyridyl; and thiophenyl; R6 and R9 are independently selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR′, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; where R and R′ are independently selected from optionally substituted C1-12 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl groups; R7 is selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NHRR′, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; either: (a) R10 is H, and R11 is OH, ORA, where RA is C1-4 alkyl; (b) R10 and R11 form a nitrogen-carbon double bond between the nitrogen and carbon atoms to which they are bound; or (c) R10 is H and R11 is SOzM, where z is 2 or 3 and M is a monovalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation; R″ is a C3-12 alkylene group, which chain may be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms, and/or aromatic rings; Y and Y′ are selected from O, S, or NH; R6′, R7′, R9′ are selected from the same groups as R6, R7 and R9 respectively and R10′ and R11′ are the same as R10 and R11, wherein if R11 and R11′ are SOzM, M may represent a divalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation.
US09399072B2	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.
US09399068B2	Hetero-assembling, tunable, and injectable hydrogels for cell encapsulation A viscoelastic hydrogel based on a protein hetero-assembled with a polymer is provided. The protein cannot self-assemble with itself and the polymer cannot self-assemble with itself. The protein has a first association sequence (1stA) and a first spacer (1stSp). The polymer has a second association sequence (2ndA) and a second spacer (2ndSp). The first association sequence and the second association sequence are physically cross-linked to interact with each other with a 1:1 known and specific stoichiometry to form a three dimensional scaffold. The protein is represented by {1stA(1stSp)}x1stA, where x is ≧2, and the polymer is represented by {2ndA(2ndSp)}y2ndA, where y≧2.
US09399065B2	Magnesium compositions for modulating the pharmacokinetics and injection site pain of insulin Compositions and methods for modulating injection site pain associated with rapid acting injectable insulin formulations have been developed for subcutaneous injection. The formulations contain insulin in combination with a zinc chelator such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (“EDTA”), a dissolution/stabilization agent such as citric acid, a magnesium salt, and, optionally, additional excipients. New presentations include rapid acting concentrated insulin formulations and a way to enhance the absorption of commercially available rapid acting analog formulations by mixing them with a vial containing dry powder excipients that accelerate their absorption. Devices for mixing excipient and insulin together at the time of administration, while minimizing residence time of the mixture, are also described.
US09399061B2	Methods for determining efficacy of TNF-α inhibitors for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis The invention provides methods, uses and compositions for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The invention describes methods and uses for treating rheumatoid arthritis wherein a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof. Also described are methods for determining the efficacy of a TNFα inhibitor for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a subject.
US09399060B2	Multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate composition An immunogenic composition having 13 distinct polysaccharide-protein conjugates and optionally, an aluminum-based adjuvant, is described. Each conjugate contains a capsular polysaccharide prepared from a different serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F) conjugated to a carrier protein. The immunogenic composition, formulated as a vaccine, increases coverage against pneumococcal disease in infants and young children globally, and provides coverage for serotypes 6A and 19A that is not dependent on the limitations of serogroup cross-protection.
US09399057B2	Salmonella vaccine The present invention relates to novel Salmonella mutants, to a process for producing same and to vaccines containing same, wherein said Salmonella mutants are characterized in that they elicit a humoral response that can be distinguished from the humoral response elicited by the wild type strains. It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide the use of said Salmonella mutants as serological marker strains in the vaccination of animals, in particular mammals and birds, more in particular cattle, poultry and pigs. The serological marker vaccine is of special value in animal farming and provides a (long-lasting) immunization against a wide range of Salmonella strains. The novel mutants are non-reverting and can be used for the efficient immunization of mammals and birds.
US09399050B2	Controlling insects and arthropods using preconidial mycelium and extracts of preconidial mycelium from entomopathogenic fungi The present invention utilizes the pre-sporulation (preconidial) mycelial stage of entomopathogenic fungi and extracts of the preconidial mycelium as insect and arthropod attractants and/or pathogens. The preconidial preparations can be employed to limit the zoonotic and plant diseases they transmit. The fungus can be cultivated on grain, wood, agricultural wastes or other cellulosic material and extracts can be made thereof. More than one fungus and substrate can be used in combination with one or more antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antiviral, or genetically modified agents that result in reduced spread of contagions and lessens the damage they inflict on animals and plants.
US09399049B2	Antibacterial phage, phage peptides and methods of use thereof The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections. In particular, the present invention is directed to the novel bacteriophage F387/08, F391/08, F394/08, F488/08, F510/08, F44/10, and F125/10, isolated polypeptides thereof, compositions comprising one or more of the novel bacteriophage and/or isolated polypeptides, as well as to methods for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections using same, either alone or in combination with other antibacterial therapies, e.g., antibiotics and/or other phage therapies.
US09399048B2	Lactic acid bacteria and its applications in immunomodulation and anti-inflammation The invention provides a new lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strain with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity and a composition containing and method using the same. The LAB of the invention can be administrated for modulating an immune response in order to restore or prevent metabolic disorders caused by obesity or chronic inflammation.
US09399044B2	Antimicrobial cationic polyamines Antimicrobial, non-hemolytic cationic polyamines were prepared by treating partially N-acylated polyethylenimines and/or partially oxidized polyethylenimines with a protic acid. The cationic polyamines can have a linear or branched polyethylenimine backbone structure. Preferably, the cationic polyamines comprise pendant urea groups, which can be introduced via a cyclic carbonate comprising a pendant urea group. The cationic polyamines can be active against a tuberculosis mycobacterium at low concentration. The cationic polyamines are also effective against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, and fungus Candida albicans in solution and in the form of a film.
US09399043B2	Composition having lipolysis-promoting effect An object of the present invention is to provide an orally ingestible composition that has a lipolysis-promoting effect and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory effect and has no problems with safety as a food such as side effects or toxicity, and a food or drink and a supplement comprising the composition. As a result of diligent studies on various food materials to provide a composition for foods having a lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory effect, the present inventor has found that a composition prepared by using a salmon milt extract, a beer yeast extract, a barley grass extract, and chicken collagen in combination has an excellent lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory activity. A food or drink and a supplement having a lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory effect can be provided by using the composition of the present invention as an active ingredient.
US09399040B2	Ophthalmologic irrigation solutions and method Solutions for perioperative intraocular application by continuous irrigation during ophthalmologic procedures are provided. These solutions include multiple agents that act to inhibit inflammation, inhibit pain, effect mydriasis (dilation of the pupil), and/or decrease intraocular pressure, wherein the multiple agents are selected to target multiple molecular targets to achieve multiple differing physiologic functions, and are included in dilute concentrations in a balanced salt solution carrier.
US09399035B2	Procaspase 3 activation by combination therapy The invention provides compositions and methods for the induction of cell death, for example, cancer cell death. Combinations of compounds and related methods of use are disclosed, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells. The disclosed drug combinations can have lower neurotoxicity effects than other compounds and combinations of compounds.
US09399034B1	Methods of sedation during critical care treatment Methods of sedating a patient undergoing critical care treatment using intravenous gaboxadol are provided.
US09399027B2	Organ protection solution and its method of use An organ protectant solution which is intravenously administered includes a high concentration of cell-impermeant molecules and at least one oncotic agent. The cell-impermeant molecules preferentially load into the interstitial space and the oncotic agent(s) is/are restricted to the vasculature space. Together, they promote transfer of water from cells to interstitium and into the capillaries, thereby preventing or reducing cell swelling, and maintaining blood circulation and oxygenation of tissues. The organ protectant solution extends the “Golden Hour” for traumatic and/or hemorrhagic shock patients, thereby allowing more time for those patients to reach a point of care facility to receive medical treatment.
US09399025B2	Modified release dosage forms of skeletal muscle relaxants A unit dosage form, such as a capsule or the like, for delivering a skeletal muscle relaxant, such as cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, into the body in an extended or sustained release fashion comprising one or more populations of drug-containing particles (beads, pellets, granules, etc.) is disclosed. At least one bead population exhibits a pre-designed sustained release profile. Such a drug delivery system is designed for once-daily oral administration to maintain an adequate plasma concentration—time profile, thereby providing relief of muscle spasm associated with painful musculoskeletal conditions over a 24 hour period.
US09399019B2	Polymorph compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof The described invention provides a biodegradable, biocompatible delivery system of flowable sustained release microparticulate composition of a substantially pure crystalline form of a bioactive agent such as, for example, nimodipine, a process of preparing a therapeutic form of a substantially pure crystalline form of the bioactive agent and a method for treating an interruption of a cerebral artery in a subarachnoid space at risk of interruption caused by brain injury in a mammal, which reduces signs or symptoms of at least one delayed complication associated with brain injury.
US09399017B2	Peptide pharmaceutical for oral delivery Acid-containing oral pharmaceutical compositions are provided wherein the pharmaceutical active agents are peptide compounds (i.e., those that include a plurality of amino acids and at least one peptide bond in their molecular structures). Certain barrier layers and/or particulate coated acid are used to reduce any adverse interactions that might otherwise occur between the acid of the compositions and other components of the composition. Use of these barrier layers and/or use of particulate coated acid is believed to promote a more simultaneous release of the components of the composition than is achieved by prior art acid-protection techniques, thus enhancing, and making more consistent, the bioavailability of the active peptide compounds.
US09399016B2	Materials and complexes for the delivery of biologically-active materials to cells The invention provides a peptide derivative of formula A-B-C wherein A is a polycationic nucleic acid-binding component; B is a spacer element peptide that is susceptible to cleavage within a cell; and C is a cell surface receptor binding component. The invention also provides a lipid derivative of general formula (I): (PEG)q-Linker-Spacer-Cationic headgroup-carbon skeleton-(hydrophobic chain)o wherein: the Linker is a group susceptible to cleavage within a cell; the Spacer is a group linking the Linker to the Cationic headgroup; q denotes the number of PEG chains and q=1, 2 or 3; o denotes the number of hydrophobic chains and o=1, 2 or 3; the carbon skeleton is a group linking the hydrophobic chains to the cationic headgroup. The peptide and lipid derivatives find use in non-viral gene delivery systems.
US09399013B2	Stable aqueous suspension An aqueous pharmaceutical suspension comprising: (i) at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; (ii) an aqueous buffer system; (iii) xanthan gum; (iv) polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and (v) glycerol wherein the suspension is free from pregelatinized starch, amino polycarboxylic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, silicon dioxide and taste modifying agents selected from the group consisting of bulk sweeteners, intense sweeteners, flavoring agents and mixtures thereof.
US09399009B1	Composition and method of treating skin conditions The present invention is a composition and method of treatment for skin disorders, conditions, and severe skin dryness in general through topical systematic and periodic application of a formulation that generally may include salicylic acid, glycolic acid, urea, dimethyl isosorbide, ethoxydiglycol, barrier repair agents, anti-irritants, humectants, and also has an acidic pH formulation.
US09399007B2	High moisturizing cleansing composition containing a lamellar phase The present invention relates to a lamellar structure which stabilizes oil and to a cleansing composition comprising the lamellar structure. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lamellar structure, which stabilizes oil to be used in a cleansing composition so that high-content oil is converted to a lamellar phase and contained in a composition. The present invention also relates to a cleansing composition which comprises the lamellar structure which enables the composition to contain high-content oil in a stable manner and to thus provide superior moisturizing ability.
US09399005B2	Nail polish remover composition and its use The present invention relates to a water based nail polish remover composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a water soluble solvent, and water; wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of secondary C6-C22-alkane sulfonate trialcohol amine salts and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the composition for removing nail polish.
US09399004B2	Dental composition having a redox indicator and method of using same A self-cure or dual-cure polymerizable dental composition is provided with a redox indicator. The composition exhibits an initial first color upon mixing of the two parts and then changes to a second color that is noticeably different from the first color during the curing or polymerization of the composition initiated through the redox initiator system. Advantageously, the first color may be distinctively different from tooth structure and can be easily noticed. The second color may be essentially colorless, a neutral color, or a non-visually observable color in reference to the tooth structure.
US09399003B2	Broad spectrum root canal filing composition for endodontric usage Disclosed is dental root canal filling (intracanal medicament) compositions that are effective against resistant root canal infections caused by Enterococcus faecalis and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.
US09399002B2	Gripping member of a bag for pharmaceutical products A bag for pharmaceutical products is gripped by a gripping member provided with two jaws movable between a gripping position and a releasing position of the bag, with a recess obtained between the two jaws to accommodate therein at least one duct to access the content of the bag, and with a support pin protruding into the recess to allow the access duct to be folded from a substantially rectilinear, initial configuration to a final configuration, where the access duct is folded about the support element itself.
US09398999B2	CPR chest compression monitor and method of use A chest compressions monitor for measuring the depth of chest compressions achieved during CPR. A displacement detector produces a displacement indicative signal indicative of the displacement of the CPR recipient's chest toward the recipient's spine. A signaling mechanism provides chest compression indication signals directing a chest compression force being applied to the chest and a frequency of such compressions.
US09398998B2	Portable automatic chest compression devices An automated chest compression device has a housing for supporting a patient and a motor within the housing. A conical drive spool is operatively connected to the motor and a cable, is operatively connected to the conical drive spool. The cable is adapted to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient. A controller is operable to control the motor to compress the chest to variable thresholds.
US09398995B2	Portable rehab station A portable rehab station, including left and right outriggers, each having a forward end and a rearward end, the left and right outriggers being pivotally connected at the bottom ends of the respective left and right frame members to pivot between retracted and expanded positions, the retracted position including the left and right outriggers being generally mutually parallel, and the expanded position including the left and right outriggers being spread out at an angle of between about six and ten degrees relative to each other; a front, ground-engageable caster connected to the forward end of each of the left and right outriggers and a rear, ground-engageable caster connected to the rearward end of each of the left and right outriggers; and an actuator assembly connected with the frame and operably connected with the left and right outriggers to selectively pivot the left and right outriggers between the retracted and expanded positions.
US09398994B2	Powered orthotic device and method of using same A powered orthotic system includes a wearable component having a brace, an EEG sensor, an electrically powered actuator assembly in communication with the EEG sensor, and a controller in communication with the actuator assembly that provides system parameters to control operation of the actuator assembly. The system also includes a control unit in communication with the wearable component. The control unit includes a processor that modifies the system parameters in the controller and a user interface, in communication with the processor, that permits user selection of the system parameters. The control unit includes an auto-calibration mode in which an initial EEG signal level is measured by the EEG sensor for one or more muscles of the user when the muscles are at-rest, and the initial EEG signal level is used to adjust an EEG signal level measured during subsequent operation of the wearable component.
US09398993B2	Tattoo chair A tattoo chair, comprises a backrest (1), a seat (2), a brace (3) for supporting the said seat (2), and a base (4) for allowing the chair to stand stably, characterized in that: the lower end of the said backrest (1) is rotatablely attached to the inner side of the said seat (2); a supporting fixed plate (5) is provided under the bottom surface of the said seat (2); at least one fixed gear rack (10) is mounted from top to bottom on the rear surface of the said backrest (1); a supporting rod (50) is provided on the said supporting fixed plate (5); one end of the said supporting rod (50) is rotatablely attached to the said supporting fixed plate (5), and the other end is put into one of grooves of the said gear rack (10) on the rear surface of the said backrest (1). The present utility model facilitates the person to be tattooed to adopt different poses, so that the tattoo artist can work more easily; further, when getting tattooed, the person will feel free and easy from any discomfort in the various poses.
US09398988B1	Human powered wheelchair with jackdrive™ propulsion system A human powered wheelchair includes a frame, a seat mounted to the frame for supporting an operator having a torso, two independently driven wheels disposed at the rear of the wheelchair, and a JACKDRIVE™ propulsion system. The JACKDRIVE™ propulsion system includes two independent drive levers adapted to be grasped by the operator and to be pushed forward in a bench press movement away from the torso of the operator, a biasing member for exerting a biasing force to move each lever toward the torso of the operator, a driving chain connected to each lever, and a unidirectional driving mechanism operatively coupled to the driving chain and each driven wheel for directly translating the bench press movement of each lever into unidirectional motion of each driven wheel so as to propel the wheelchair in a forward direction.
US09398986B2	Pre-fastened and refastenable pant-type absorbent sanitary article and method for manufacturing the same Pre-fastened and refastenable pant-type absorbent sanitary article, comprising: a central body having two opposite side edges and including: a topsheet having an inner surface, a backsheet, and an absorbent core sandwiched between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the topsheet and the backsheet are welded together along a perimeter of the central body, and wherein the central body is folded along a transverse folding line (A) orthogonal to said side edges, at least two side panels extending from respective lateral edges of said central body, each of said side panels having at least one folded portion which extends inwards from the respective side edge and a fastening element of an openable and refastenable fastening device, and at least one strip of sheet material fixed on said inner surface of said topsheet.
US09398980B2	Steerable laser probe A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation lever, an optic fiber, and a housing tube. The housing tube may have a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater than the first stiffness. The optic fiber may be disposed within the housing tube and within an inner bore of the handle. An actuation of the actuation lever about a pivot pin of the handle may gradually curve the optic fiber. An actuation of the actuation lever about the pivot pin of the handle may gradually straighten the optic fiber.
US09398979B2	Dimensional compensator for use with a patient interface An apparatus and method are provided for performing ocular laser surgery using a patient interface having a posterior contact surface that may include surface irregularities that were generated during manufacturing of the patient interface. A beam delivery system having a focusing lens, scanning subsystem and adaptive optic (e.g. deformable mirror) is provided for guiding the surgical laser beam through the patient interface and to a desired focal spot location. An optical detector generates image data representing the posterior patient interface surface which is then processed by a computer system to identify surface irregularities by comparing the image data to a reference surface or axis. In particular, a surface irregularity can be identified as having a z-axis component; a tilt component and a surface profile component. Each irregularity component can be compensated separately by sending an adjustment signal to one of the beam delivery system components.
US09398974B1	Bruxism sensor A bruxism sensor includes a diaphragm switch which provides an electrical output including a diaphragm separating a pressure side having a pressure side inlet and a suction side having a suction side inlet. An audible alarm having an electrical input is coupled to the electrical output. A first hose has one end is fluidically coupled to the pressure side inlet and a biting configured opposite end (biting end) for positioning between teeth of a user. Wherein upon a contraction of a mandible of the user, the biting end is squeezed which generates air pressure that is applied to the pressure side to generate a pressure level sufficient for activating the diaphragm switch, and while the diaphragm switch is activated, the audible alarm automatically sounds an alarm for alerting the user of contraction of their mandible.
US09398972B2	Posture correction girdle and the method of correcting spinal deformity A posture correction girdle comprises a body wrapping shell, a plurality of pockets and a plurality of paddings is disclosed. The paddings are configured to be inserted into pockets at predetermined positions. Thereby, when the posture correction girdle is worn by the user, pressure is exerted onto a corresponding predetermined section of the user's spine for posture correction purpose. The posture correction girdle further comprises a pair of elastic shoulder straps, an elastic waist strap and a plurality of elongated bones to provide additional support to the user's spine. A micro-system comprising a processor, an output device and a plurality of sensors can also be embedded into the posture correction girdle to provide information regarding the efficiency of the posture correction girdle and the progression of the treatment. Such information is provided to the users using the output device.
US09398971B2	Hinge for an orthopedic brace A hinge for an orthopedic brace includes: a pivot shaft; a lower leg plate pivoted to the pivot shaft; an upper leg plate; a catch plate having a toothed peripheral edge; and two position adjusting units, each of which includes a rotatable limiting seat, a limiting pin, and a slider body. The rotatable limiting seat defines a housing chamber therein, and is formed with a wall slot. The slider body is slidably disposed in the housing chamber. The limiting pin extends from the slider body through the wall slot for engaging and disengaging the toothed peripheral edge. The catch plate is formed with a guiding groove. The rotatable limiting seat has a tongue protruding into the guiding groove.
US09398965B2	Intravascular shunt for traumatized arteries The present invention relates to a catheter assembly including a catheter body, a first and a second set of a plurality of fenestrations, a first and a second inflatable device, a first and a second pleat, at least one obstructing stop near each end portion of the catheter body, and a first and a second flexible tube connected to the first and the second inflatable device. The catheter assembly further includes a pumping device in communication with the first and the second inflatable device via the first and the second flexible tube. The catheter assembly is used to restore blood flow to a traumatized blood vessel.

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