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US09411470B2	Light sensitive display with multiple data set object detection A display device including a surface for viewing an image comprising a stack of layers configured to display the image and a first and second set of light sensitive elements included in the stack. The first set of light sensitive elements is configured to provide a first data set corresponding to an object on or near the surface based on a first sensitivity to light. The second set of light sensitive elements is configured to provide a second data set corresponding to the object on or near the surface based on a second sensitivity to light. One of the first and the second data sets is selected and a location of the object on or near the surface is determined based on the selected data set.
US09411468B2	Irregular input identification Techniques for identifying irregular objects in contact with, or in close proximity to, a touch-surface are described. An irregularity measure is determined based on the regions intrinsic characteristics (e.g., energy content) rather than on the shape (or pattern) of the pixels within the region.
US09411465B2	Systems and methods for generating a secure locking interface Systems and methods for generating a secure locking interface on a touch-screen display of a computing device are disclosed. The system comprises a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to perform operations comprising associating a first attribute and a second attribute to at least one alphanumeric code upon receiving an authentication request for authenticating a user. The first attribute and the second attribute include at least one of colors, shapes, special characters, and images. Further, the operations comprise rendering an alphanumeric interface to the touch-screen display. The alphanumeric interface has the at least one alphanumeric code with the first attribute and the second attribute associated. Further, the operations comprise rendering a keypad interface to the touch-screen display, wherein the keypad interface has an input key for each of the first attribute and the second attribute.
US09411463B2	Electronic device having a touchscreen panel for pen input and method for displaying content Improved operability can be achieved in receiving a handwritten input via a touchscreen panel. An electronic device includes a touchscreen panel, a memory for storing content having at least one predetermined position set for the content, and a processor for obtaining a first touched position via the touchscreen panel, and causing the touchscreen panel to display the content thereon based on the first touched position and the predetermined position.
US09411462B2	Capacitive stylus for a touch screen A stylus having a transmit drive circuit configured to transmit a signal to a capacitance sensor via capacitive coupling between the stylus and a capacitive sense array which is coupled to the capacitance sensor, which is configured to synchronize to the stylus, the stylus being configured to act as a timing master.
US09411458B2	System and method for determining input object information from proximity and force measurements A processing system for an input device having a sensing region overlapping an input surface and an array of sensor electrodes configured to form a plurality of proximity pixels and a plurality of force pixels. The processing system is configured to: determine a proximity image indicative of positional information for input objects; determine a force image indicative of local deflection of the input surface in response to force applied by the input objects; determine a respective group of proximity pixels from the proximity image corresponding to each input object; determine a respective group of force pixels from the force image corresponding to each determined group of proximity pixels; determine the position of each input object based on the determined groups of proximity pixels; and determine the force associated with each input object based on the determined groups of force pixels.
US09411455B2	Display device with touch panel In order to provide a display device which includes a touch panel and enable to (i) maintain flatness of a display surface, (ii) increase productivity, and (iii) reduce variations caused during the manufacturing process, provided is a display device (1) including: a display panel (2); a touch panel (4) provided on an observer side of the display panel (2); and a single holding frame (6) surrounding a side surface of each of the display panel (2) and the touch panel (4), each of the display panel (2) and the touch panel (6) being held by the single holding frame.
US09411448B2	Touch display apparatus A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel, a touch panel, a functional film and an adhesive element. The touch panel is disposed opposite the display panel and includes a first surface facing the display panel. The functional film is disposed on the first surface of the touch panel and includes an outer edge. The adhesive element is disposed at an edge of at least one of the display panel and the touch panel and adheres to the display panel and the touch panel. The adhesive element includes an inner edge, and a minimum distance between the inner edge and the outer edge is between 0 and 10 mm.
US09411446B2	Electronic device with a touch sensor and method for operating the same An electronic device has a combination touch sensor (such as a fingerprint reader) and mechanical switch (actuated, for example, by a button press). The electronic device carries out various functions according to whether the touch sensor is being touched, the mechanical switch is being actuated, the electronic device is face up or face down, the state of the electronic device (awake or in sleep mode), and the function that the electronic device is currently carrying out.
US09411440B2	Digital ultrasonic emitting base station An acoustic tracking system is provided that includes receivers that detect first acoustic signals from a first set of transmitters disposed on a digital pen and second acoustic signals from a second set of transmitters disposed on a base station. The acoustic tracking system also includes a processing component that defines a two-dimensional plane on which the base station lies and determines a three-dimensional position of the digital pen relative to the base station. The processing component projects the three-dimensional position of the digital pen onto the two-dimensional plane and records, based on the projected three-dimensional position, the three-dimensional position of the digital pen relative to the base station, where the recorded three-dimensional position of the digital pen represents an object representative of movement of the digital pen.
US09411438B1	Utilization of multiple keypads for password inputs A method includes generating a first virtual keypad for entry of a first portion of a password, wherein the first portion includes a first value and a second value. The method receives the first portion, wherein the first portion includes a first number of keys selected equal to the first value and the second value present in the first number of keys selected. The method generates a second virtual keypad for entry of a second portion, wherein the second portion includes a third and a fourth value. The method receives the second portion, wherein the second portion includes a second number of keys selected equal to the third value and the fourth value present in the second number of keys selected. Responsive to determining the first and the second portion matches an account password, the method determines to grant a user access to an account associated with the account password.
US09411435B2	Systems and methods relating to design of mobile applications for display ads on a larger screen space Techniques are provided which facilitate mobile applications displaying advertisements on a larger screen space without worrying about screen clutter or interference with application functionality. Motion events are triggered once a computerized device detects a threshold magnitude of tilt along a first, second, and/or third coordinate axis. A graphical display is presented to the user which includes at least one advertisement. Several embodiments of the graphical display include a three-dimensional object and full-screen display which are maintained so long as a magnitude of tilt of the computerized device is detected.
US09411433B2	Whiteboard display A method includes receiving an image of a display surface from a pointing device having a camera with a field of view wider than a tip of the pointing device, processing the received image to identify an area on the display surface within the field of view of the camera, and identifying a position of the tip of the pointing device on the display surface as a function of the identified area on the display surface.
US09411423B2	Method and apparatus for haptic flex gesturing An electronic interactive device having a user interface with a flexible surface, a sensor configured to sense a flex gesture applied to the flexible surface, a haptic device configured to generate a haptic effect in response to the flex gesture, and a controller in signal communication with the sensor and the haptic device. The controller is configured to trigger the haptic device to provide haptic confirmation of the flex gesture and to trigger an application action associated with the flex gesture.
US09411420B2	Increasing force transmissibility for tactile feedback interface devices Method and apparatus for increasing the transmissibility of forces produced by an actuator on a manipulandum. A haptic device, coupled to a host computer, outputs tactile sensations to a user based on interactions and events occurring in a displayed graphical environment. An actuator produces forces and a compliant suspension couples the actuator to the manipulandum. A compliance of the suspension is configured such that the suspension magnifies the forces for a particular frequency range of the forces. The magnified forces are transmitted to the manipulandum to be felt by the user.
US09411419B2	Display control device, display control method, and program There is provided a display control device including a matching section configured to match a first image or sensor data output from a first imaging device or a sensor worn on a head of a first user, to a second image output from a second imaging device worn on a part other than the head of the first user, a sight estimation section configured to estimate a region corresponding to a sight of the first user in the second image, on the basis of a result of the matching, and a display control section configured to generate an image expressing the sight of the first user using the second image on the basis of a result of the estimation of the sight, and display the image expressing the sight of the first user toward a second user that is different from the first user.
US09411417B2	Eye gaze tracking system and method An eye gaze tracking system is disclosed. The system includes a gaze data acquisition system including a plurality of light sources and a plurality of image sensors. The plurality of light sources are arranged to emit light to a head of the user, and the plurality of image sensors are configured to receive the light. In an embodiment, the system further includes a gaze tracking module including an ocular feature extraction module, a point of regard (POR) calculation module and a POR averaging module. The ocular feature extraction module is configured to process the gaze data and to extract ocular features, and is configured to determine a confidence value associated with an accuracy of the parameters. The POR calculation module is configured to determine a POR from the ocular features. The POR averaging module is configured to determine an average POR.
US09411415B2	Method and apparatus for displaying data According to various embodiments, an apparatus is provided, including: a first display and a second display and a control circuit operatively coupled to the first display and the second display. The control unit is configured to perform operations including determining a relative position between the first display and the second display, and displaying information for presenting to a user via at least one of the first display or the second display, based on the relative position. Other embodiments are possible.
US09411410B2	Information processing device, method, and program for arranging virtual objects on a curved plane for operation in a 3D space There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition section configured to acquire a curved movement of a body of a user as an operation, a display control section configured to display an object in a virtual three-dimensional space, and a process execution section configured to execute a process on the object based on the acquired operation. The object may be arranged on a first curved plane based on a virtual position of the user set in the virtual three-dimensional space, the first curved plane corresponding to the curved movement.
US09411402B2	Power control system and power control method A power control system and a power control method are provided. The power control system is adapted to a computer device. The computer device comprises an embedded controller and a power supply both coupled to each other. The power supply provides power to the embedded controller. The power control system comprises a device switch input terminal and a logic output terminal. The device switch input terminal receives a trigger signal from a component of the computer device to change a state of the computer system. The logic output terminal is coupled to the power supply and performs on-off control of the power supply to provide or stop power to the embedded controller when the switch input terminal receives the trigger signal.
US09411401B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus capable of executing power ON processing for activating a program for storing information in a volatile memory or power OFF processing for stopping the program according to start or stop of power supply includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, a transfer unit configured to transfer a first mode for supplying power to a volatile memory and the communication unit to a second mode for supplying power to the volatile memory while not supplying power to the communication unit according to a data processing state, and a control unit configured to cause a first program to execute power saving processing for saving information stored in the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory and to cause a second program to execute the power OFF processing and the power ON processing when the mode is transferred from the first mode to the second mode.
US09411397B2	Managing a portal application A method of managing a portal application includes, in a device comprising at least one processor that executes a portal application, establishing a trigger for preserving resources for the device; determining in the device that the trigger has occurred; and pausing operations of a portlet module within the portal application executed by the device.
US09411393B2	System and method for managing energy consumption in a compute environment A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to at least one of a current state of workload in the compute environment at a current time and future workload scheduled to consume resources in the compute environment at a future time relative to the current time, wherein the compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes in which compute resources are reserved by a workload manager for consumption, and controlling a cooling system to selectively modify a temperature of at least one node in the compute environment based on the data.
US09411388B2	Dynamic power system adjustment to store energy for power excursions A power system is coupled to a powered system and a system capacitance. The power system includes a power system output sensor, a power conversion device, and a power system output controller. The power system output controller includes a powered system threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the powered system. The power system output controller is operable, in response to receiving a power system output signal from the power system output sensor that exceeds the powered system threshold, to control the power conversion device to increase the power system output from the power conversion device in order to increase the energy stored in the system capacitance for use by the powered system during a power excursion. The powered system may include processors that draw power from the system capacitance during power excursions so as to not exceed the limits of the power system.
US09411387B2	Pre-charging mechanism for multi-input switching charger A circuit for a switching charger includes multiple input supply nodes, and a number of charging paths. Each input supply node is connectable to a power source. Each charging path may include a middle node connected to a coupling switch and a pass transistor. The coupling switch may be configured to activate a corresponding charging path of the charging paths. A pre-charging switch may be coupled to a corresponding middle node of each charging path. The pass transistor of an activated one of the charging paths may be configured to provide a switching voltage at an input of a charging sub-circuit. The pre-charging switch may be configurable to pre-charge a middle node of a non-activated path to a high voltage to prevent an unwanted high current passing through a body diode of a corresponding pass transistor of the non-activated path.
US09411386B2	Mobile device with tamper detection Systems and methods for operating mobile devices having one or more environmental sensing systems for disrupting battery power.
US09411385B2	Electronic device assembly with compression gasket An assembly (1000) includes a substrate (1002) and a heat emissive electrical component (1001) disposed on the substrate. A shield (1003) is disposed on the substrate, thereby enclosing the heat emissive electrical component. A display assembly (101) is disposed above the shield. A compressible pad (1004) is disposed between the shield and the display assembly. The compressible pad defines an aperture (1005) above the heat emissive electrical component. The aperture can have dimensions that are a function of a shield area and a heat emissive electrical component area.
US09411384B2	Method and system for attachment of a heat sink to a circuit board A computer system including a heat sink including a peripheral portion and a middle portion, a circuit board, a first controller configured to be secured to the circuit board, one or more attachment devices configured to secure the heat sink to the circuit board at the peripheral portion of the heat sink, and a standoff component. The standoff component includes a first threaded section configured to secure the standoff component to the circuit board, and a second threaded section configured to secure the standoff component to the heat sink at the middle portion of the heat sink. The one or more attachment devices and the standoff component are configured to secure the heat sink to the circuit board and allow the heat sink to have thermal contact with the first controller.
US09411383B2	Faceplate for a computing device In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a faceplate for a computing device. The faceplate includes a first side and a second side. The faceplate also includes a chamfer formed between the first side and the second side. The chamfer runs along at least a portion of the first side and the second side. The chamfer includes at least one hole extending through only the chamfer.
US09411382B2	Rotatable display assembly A rotatable display assembly is provided. The rotatable display assembly includes a base unit, a display unit and a wireless transmission system. The display unit is rotatably coupled to the base unit using at least one pivotal means, and the wireless transmission system is adapted to transmit data wirelessly between the base unit and the display unit.
US09411380B2	Portable computing system A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.
US09411377B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel, a touch sensing layer on the flexible display panel, and a window on the touch sensing layer. The window may include an elastic portion and a plurality of rigid portions at a surface of the elastic portion and separated from each other. The elastic portion may be made of a soft material having elastic characteristics, and the rigid portion may be made of a hard material. The rigid portion may have a checkered pattern or a striped pattern at the surface of the elastic portion. The flexible display device may also include a barrier film at a surface of the flexible display panel. The barrier film may protect the flexible display panel and the touch sensing layer from external impacts.
US09411372B1	Wearable device A wearable device includes a battery casing, an upper machine body, a first elastic member and a button. The battery casing has a battery accommodating space and an engaged member. The upper machine body is pivotally connected to the battery casing to cover or expose the battery accommodating space. Two ends of the first elastic member are fixed to the upper machine body and the button, respectively. The button includes a hook movably fixed to or released from the engaged member. When the battery casing is at a first position, the upper machine body covers the battery casing to shield the battery accommodating space, and the hook is fixed to the engaged member. Pushing the button to press the first elastic member, the button is released from the engaged member, and the battery casing is rotated to a second position to expose the battery accommodating space.
US09411371B1	Support structure assembly for supporting a portable computing device A support structure assembly for supporting a portable computing device includes a harness assembly, a platform, two first step structures, and a support bar. The harness assembly includes a strap and a plurality of connectors extending from the strap. The platform defines a first support surface configured to support the computing device. The two first step structures extend from the platform and are located at opposite ends of the first support surface. Each first step structure defines (i) a first socket formed in a first outer step surface and configured to releasably retain a connector of the plurality of connectors, and (ii) a second support surface opposite from the first outer step surface, non-coplanar with the first support surface, and configured to support the computing device. The support bar is connected to the platform.
US09411370B2	Human-machine dialog system The invention concerns a human-machine dialog system (1) comprising: a support (3) having a plurality of identical docking stations (30), each docking station (30) being associated with a universal human-machine dialog device (4), each universal human-machine dialog device (4) comprising at least a display member (41) and a sensor member (40), a plurality of modular members (2), each modular member (2) being arranged to be positioned in a docking station (30) in a removable and interchangeable manner and comprising a human-machine dialog interface (20) arranged to cooperate with said display member (41) and/or said sensor member (40).
US09411368B2	External module, electronic device and method for driving external module An external module, an electronic device and a method for driving an electronic module are provided. The electronic device includes a host and multiple external modules. The external module adapted to be removably connected to the electronic device includes a body, a first connector, a moving assembly and a second connector. The body has multiple connecting ports. The first connector is fixed on one of the connecting ports. The electronic device is adapted to be electrically connected to the first connector for providing power to the external module to drive the moving assembly. The second connector is assembled to the moving assembly disposed in the body and electrically connected to the first connector. The moving assembly drives the second connector to switch between the connecting ports, and the connecting port where the second connector is located is different from the connecting port where the first connector is located.
US09411367B2	Protective case for electronic device A protective case for an electronic device includes a protective shell and a flexible portion. The protective shell has an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members that define a perimeter of the protective shell. The side members at least partially cover respective sides of the electronic device when the electronic device is in the protective shell. The protective shell also has cutouts extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. The flexible portion is disposed on the inner surface of the protective shell and extends through cutouts of the protective shell to at least the outer surface of the protective shell.
US09411364B2	Electronic assembly and electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a rear casing, a front cover, and an electronic assembly that includes a display module, a host module, a battery module, and an expansion module. The rear casing has a front opening. The front cover is located on the front opening; the front cover and the rear casing together constitute an accommodation space. The display module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the front cover. The host module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the display module. The battery module is installed inside the accommodation space, stacked over the display module, and arranged side by side with the host module. The expansion module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the battery module. The expansion module includes an expansion circuit board stacked over the battery module and a plurality of card connectors mounted on the expansion circuit board.
US09411363B2	Synchronization in a computing device One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor, a chipset, a memory to store a process, and logic. The processor includes one or more core(s) and is to execute the process. The logic is to acquire performance monitoring data in response to a platform processor utilization parameter (PUP) greater than a detection utilization threshold (UT), identify a spin loop based, at least in part, on at least one of a detected hot function and/or a detected hot loop, modify the identified spin loop using binary translation to create a modified process portion, and implement redirection from the identified spin loop to the modified process portion.
US09411355B2	Configurable slope temperature sensor Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a configurable slope of a voltage response of a bandgap-based temperature sensor circuit. The slope and/or a translation of the voltage response may be configured by current domain operations at a strategic node.
US09411354B2	Device and module of triggering and generating temperature coefficient current A device of triggering and generating temperature coefficient current for generating a temperature coefficient current includes a positive temperature coefficient current generating unit, for generating a first positive temperature coefficient current, a negative temperature coefficient current generating unit, for generating a first negative temperature coefficient current, and a triggering unit, for triggering to generate the temperature coefficient current according to a triggering temperature and a current difference between the first positive temperature coefficient current and the first negative temperature coefficient current.
US09411352B1	Trimming circuit and semiconductor system including the same A trimming circuit may include a code table storing unit configured to store a plurality of test codes, a test voltage generating unit configured to generate test voltages in response to the test codes output by the code table storing unit, and a trimming unit configured to exchange and compare the test voltages and a reference voltage and output first and second pass signals. The trimming circuit may include a code table temporarily storing unit configured to store a test code from among the test codes as a first test code in response to the output of the first pass signal, and store a test code from among the test codes as a second test code in response to the output of the second pass signal, and a calculating unit configured to generate an intermediate code of the first and second test codes as a trimming code.
US09411344B2	Energy saving monitoring method and device An energy saving monitoring method and device are provided. The method includes: acquiring system resource occupation information of an information technology (IT) device layer management system; sending a power-off instruction to the IT device layer management system according to the system resource occupation information, so that the IT device layer management system closes a virtual machine in a no-load state; and receiving a power-off feedback message sent by the IT device layer management system, and sending a refrigeration adjustment instruction to an infrastructure layer monitoring system according to a running state of a corresponding virtual machine in a refrigeration area where the closed virtual machine is located, so that the infrastructure layer monitoring system adjusts refrigeration deployment of the refrigeration area where the closed virtual machine is located.
US09411339B2	Control of a personal transporter based on user position An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
US09411331B2	Automatic programming device and method An automatic programming device includes: a machining-area-shape generation unit that generates machining-area shape data that is a machining area shape machined on the basis of machining-area data; and a chamfering tool-path generation unit that, when the machining area shape is a chamfering target part, generates chamfering tool-path data for chamfering according to chamfering data including the machining-area shape data, data on tool-to-be-used, and data on machining condition. When performing chamfering on a boundary of the shaped raw material and the machining area shape defined on a curved surface that is a shaped raw material, the chamfering tool-path generation unit generates a machining path, as the chamfering tool-path data, for realizing chamfering by using 2-axis machining of a rotating axis parallel to a central axis of the shaped raw material and with a linear axis parallel to a bottom surface of the machining area shape.
US09411322B2	Automated packaging systems with electric motor driven actuators for compression chambers Methods, systems, apparatus, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material. The devices include an automated compression assembly with an electric drive motor and a pusher assembly with an electric motor, preferably each electric motor is a servo motor. The systems/apparatus devices can include a programmably adjustable index and/or speed profile for the compression and/or pusher assembly.
US09411321B2	Methods and system for minor loop feedback fallback Methods and system for minor loop feedback fallback are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a minor loop feedback having a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is to output a first value used to control a process control device in a normal operation. The second mode is to output a second value used to control the process control device during a failure condition. The apparatus includes a controller to transition between the first mode and the second mode based on an identification of the failure condition.
US09411320B1	Intelligent watch An intelligent watch includes a main body, a trigger switch, an inner-ring body and an outer-ring body. The trigger switch is disposed in the main body. The inner-ring body is pressably engaged on the main body to be pressed for trigger the trigger switch. The outer-ring body is rotatably engaged on the main body and surrounds the inner-ring body.
US09411315B2	Electronic device and wristwatch The present invention includes a wristwatch case provided with a watch glass, a dial plate provided in the wristwatch case, and a timepiece module arranged below the dial plate, and the timepiece module has a first antenna arranged in its one end portion so as to receive a high-frequency radio wave for GPS and a second antenna arranged in the other end portion opposing the first antenna so as to receive a standard time radio wave whose frequency differs from that of a radio wave to be received by the first antenna. Accordingly, radio waves for GPS can be received by the first antenna and standard time radio waves can be received by the second antenna arranged opposing the first antenna.
US09411311B2	Device for driving an analogue indicator, particularly a date ring The timepiece movement is fitted with an analogue indicator (6), particularly a date ring including a toothing (18) mechanically coupled to a drive device, which includes a motor and a drive wheel and pinion (8) and a support for the drive wheel and pinion. This support is pivotally mounted on a main plate about a first axis and it defines a second axis, remote from the first axis, about which the drive wheel and pinion is rotatably mounted. The drive device further includes a strip spring (40) exerting a force on the support such that the meshing means of the drive wheel and pinion press against the toothing of the analogue indicator. The meshing means and the toothing have respective profiles selected such that, at least in a plurality of distinct display positions of the analogue indicator, the drive wheel and pinion and the analogue indicator mesh with each other with substantially no play under the action of the strip spring.
US09411308B2	Image forming apparatus The fixing apparatus is configured to include a fixing roller, a paper separation claw, a drive source that switches between a state in which the paper separation claw is in contact with the fixing roller and a state in which the paper separation claw is separated from the fixing roller, and a paper transport guide that is disposed on the downstream side of the fixing roller, the drive source including a heat generating element, and to further include a main ventilation channel that channels cooling air to a fixed paper sheet passing over the paper transport guide and a sub ventilation channel that is branched from the main ventilation channel and channels a portion of the cooling air to the heat generating element.
US09411304B2	Image forming apparatus having a supporting frame supporting an exposure unit via an elastic member An image forming apparatus includes an elongated exposure unit having a plurality of light emitting elements configured to expose a photoconductive member and a holding case to hold the plurality of light emitting elements. A supporting frame supports the exposure unit via an elastic member. The holding case, supporting member and elastic member are made of resin.
US09411303B1	Positioning stop assembly for a replaceable unit of an electrophotographic image forming device A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a housing and a positioning stop on the housing that is translatable between a latching position and an unlatching position. The positioning stop limits the travel of the replaceable unit in the image forming device when the positioning stop is in the latching position. A compression spring that biases the positioning stop toward the latching position is positioned in line with the translation of the positioning stop between the positioning stop and a first side of a post on the housing. A deflectable arm extends from the positioning stop in line with the translation of the positioning stop proximate the compression spring. The deflectable arm includes a hook that wraps over the post in position to contact a second side of the post to limit translation of the positioning stop away from the post.
US09411301B2	Frame for image forming apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A frame for an image forming apparatus, includes: first and second plate members; a bent portion provided as a part of the first plate member and bent along the second plate member; a portion-to-be-fixed provided as a part of the bent portion; a positioning portion, provided on the first plate member, for positioning the second plate member relative to the first plate member by being abutted vertically against the second plate member, wherein a free end projects toward the second plate member more than the portion-to-be-fixed; and a fixing portion, provided as a part of the second plate member, to which the portion-to-be-fixed is fixed. The second plate member is deformed to contact and deform the fixing portion to the portion-to-be-fixed while the second plate member is in contact to the positioning portion, so that the first plate member and the second member are fixed to each other.
US09411297B1	Image formation apparatus having greater differential voltage for last station in a print conveyance direction An image formation apparatus includes development devices placed in stations and configured to sequentially start development in an order according to the arrangement order of the stations, and a power supply unit. Each development device includes a development unit, a supply unit to supply a developer to the development unit, and a regulation member to regulate an amount of the developer on the development unit. The power supply unit applies voltages to each regulation member and each supply unit such that a first development device has a greater differential voltage when the first development device is placed in a first station than when placed in a second station in which the development is started earlier than in the first station, where the differential voltage denotes a voltage obtained by subtracting the absolute value of the supply unit's voltage from the absolute value of the regulation member's voltage.
US09411296B2	End portion member, photosensitive drum unit and process cartridge A bearing member engageable and disengageable from a recessed portion of an image forming apparatus body is included. While the bearing member is engaged into the recessed portion, a cross-sectional area occupancy ratio which is a degree of area occupied by a cross-section of the bearing member to a cross-section of the recessed portion is 15% or higher and 75% or less. An outer peripheral shape of the bearing member in a cross-section is a hexagon, and assuming that a radius of a circumscribed circle of the hexagon is r1g, and when a hexagon is formed by sides enclosed by a triangle formed at an opening of the recessed portion when the recessed portion is viewed from a front in the axial direction and a triangle formed at a bottom of the recessed portion, a radius of an inscribed circle of the hexagon is r2h, r1g−r2h>0.
US09411294B2	Bypass feeder and door on an image forming apparatus A bypass feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes an opening/closing unit opening and closing with respect to an apparatus body between a unit closed state and a unit open state, a bypass tray opening and closing with respect to the opening/closing unit between a tray closed state and a tray open state, a linkage including a flexible-member fixing member and connecting the opening/closing unit to the apparatus body, and a flexible member having one end fixed to the fixing member and the other end fixed to the bypass tray. When the opening/closing unit is changed to the unit open state while the bypass tray is rotated away from the opening/closing unit to the tray open state, the fixing member of the linkage shifts by pulling the flexible member to hold the bypass tray at a substantially horizontal line with respect to a sheet loading surface.
US09411293B2	Image forming apparatus with automatic document feeder An image forming apparatus performs control to parallelly achieve document image reading by a reading unit and image formation by an image forming unit for forming on a recording material a document image read by the reading unit.
US09411287B2	Technique for reducing power consumed by electric equipment When an image forming apparatus shifts to a power saving mode, a controller unit further reduces power consumption by switching AC current on/off every predetermined amount of time. When AC current input from a commercial AC power supply is turned off, a DC voltage generating circuit normally can no longer supply a DC voltage, rendering the controller unit unable to operate. Accordingly, the controller unit operates using a charge accumulated in a smoothing capacitor while the AC current is not being supplied. An AC cutting circuit is switched on before a both-end voltage at the smoothing capacitor drops below a lower limit of operation voltage of the DC voltage generating circuit, and the smoothing capacitor is recharged.
US09411284B2	Fixing device A fixing device includes a rotatable fuser member, a rotatable pressure member, a heater, and a controller. The rotatable fuser member is subjected to heating. The rotatable pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser member. The pressure member presses against the fuser member to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which multiple recording media, each spaced apart from each other by an interval distance in a conveyance direction, are sequentially conveyed at a conveyance speed. The heater is disposed adjacent to the fuser member to heat the fuser member. The controller is operatively connected to the heater to control power supply to the heater through a series of on-off switching control cycles, each including an on-time during which the heater power supply is on, and an off-time during which the heater power supply is off, in synchronization with conveyance of the recording medium.
US09411278B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes paper trays to contain and feed a recording sheet on which a toner image is transferred; status sensors to detect a storage status of the recording sheet contained in the paper trays; a sheet sensor to detect a smoothness of the recording sheet; a memory to store detection values of the smoothness detected by the sheet sensor; a fixing device to heat and press the toner image transferred onto the recording sheet and fix it onto the recording sheet; and a control circuit to determine a target fixing temperature of the fixing device based on the detection values stored in the memory. The control circuit determines the target fixing temperature for successive recording sheets depending on the detected smoothness, and resets the detection values stored in the memory to zero when the status sensors detect a change in the storage status of the paper trays.
US09411272B2	Heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus Provided is a heating device including a transparent endless pressurizing member that pressurizes a heating target, a contact member that transmits light which is emitted from a light source to heat the heating target, and comes in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the pressurizing member, a support member that supports the contact member within the pressurizing member, and a reflection section that is provided between the contact member and the support member, and reflects light toward a side opposite to the support member.
US09411271B2	Image forming apparatus to set target currents An image forming apparatus includes a control portion that controls, before performing continuous image formation on a plurality of transfer materials, a voltage to be applied to a primary transfer member for primary transfer during the continuous image formation, and a correction unit that corrects the primary transfer voltage during the continuous image formation. The correction unit can perform a first mode for controlling the primary transfer voltage according to a target value determined by the control portion, and a second mode for changing the target value and controlling the primary transfer voltage according to the changed value. The control portion performs the first mode if a detected electric resistance is a first value or lower, or a second value, greater than the first value, or higher, and performs the second mode if the resistance is higher than the first value and lower than the second value.
US09411264B1	Toner adjusting mechanism and image forming apparatus Provided is a toner adjusting mechanism, including a storage section in which a liquid developer is stored, a supply section that causes the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section to flow at a predetermined flow velocity to supply the liquid developer to a developer tank, a circulating section that causes the liquid developer which is discharged from the storage section to flow and circulate at a flow velocity faster than the flow velocity of the liquid developer which flows in the supply section, a detecting section that detects a toner concentration of the liquid developer which flows in the circulating section, and an addition section that adds an adjustment agent which adjusts the toner concentration of the liquid developer to the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section.
US09411261B2	Developer cartridge having spacer between housing and layer thickness regulation blade A cartridge include a housing configured to accommodate a developing agent therein, a developing agent carrying member configured to carry the developing agent, a layer thickness restricting member disposed between the housing and the developing agent carrying member and configured to restrict a layer thickness of the developing agent carried by the developing agent carrying member, and a spacer disposed between the housing and the layer thickness restricting member in a first direction in which the developing agent carrying member and the layer thickness restricting member face one another and in which is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the developing agent carrying member. The spacer includes a first engaged portion configured to be engaged. The layer thickness restricting member includes a first engaging portion configured to engage with the first engaged portion such that relative movement of the spacer and the layer thickness restricting member is restricted.
US09411255B1	Electrostatic charging member The present teachings described a bias charging member and a method of manufacture. According to an embodiment, there is provided a bias charging member. The bias charging member includes an outer surface layer disposed on the conductive core. The outer surface layer includes ceramic microspheres having an average size of from 1 micron to 40 microns present in an amount of from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of the outer layer.
US09411253B2	Image forming apparatus forming registration patches for detection of displacement of toner images The rotation speed of an intermediary transfer belt 41 when it is brand-new is stored as a reference rotation speed. Registration patches Rk to Ry are formed to calculate displacement amounts, and based on the rotation speed difference between the rotation speed of the intermediary transfer belt 41 and the reference rotation speed, the calculated displacement amounts are corrected into displacement amounts expected when the secondary transfer roller 42 is contacted with the intermediary transfer belt 41. Next, based on the corrected displacement amounts, the positions at which exposing devices 60K to 60Y form electrostatic latent images are corrected. Thus, registration correction can be performed accurately without requiring too much time or toner, with consideration given to the difference in the rotation speed of the intermediary transfer belt 41 depending on whether the secondary transfer roller 42 is contacted with or released from the intermediary transfer belt 41.
US09411252B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, method of producing the same, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an undercoat layer containing a silane coupling agent having a divalent group represented by —NH— and an urethane resin. The modulus of elastic deformation (we/wt) of a surface of the undercoat layer satisfies formula (X), where the modulus of elastic deformation is measured by a universal hardness test.
US09411251B2	Photoconductor containing a charge transport layer having an arylamine hole transport material Disclosed herein is a photoconductor including a substrate, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer. The charge transport layer includes a hole transport molecule of N4,N4′-bis(4-((E)-4,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl)phenyl)-N4,N4′-di-p-tolyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine and a binder. The weight percent of the charge transport layer includes N4,N4′-bis(4-((E)-4,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl)phenyl)-N4,N4′-di-p-tolyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine at from about 50 to about 70.
US09411244B2	Optical system, inspection system and manufacturing method Systems and methods for inspection are provided utilizing a wide angle optical system. The optical system includes a wide angle input lens group and an output lens group. The wide angle input lens group is configured to receive wide-angle radiation, e.g., having an angular spread of 60 degrees or more, from an object surface, and produce imageable radiation. The wide angle input lens group is arranged such that no intermediate focused image is formed within or after the wide angle input lens group. The output lens group is configured to receive the imageable radiation from the wide angle input lens group and focus the imageable radiation onto an image plane to image at least part of the object surface. A detector receives the image of the at least part of the object surface and, based on the received image, detects, for example, contamination on the object surface.
US09411235B2	Coating and developing apparatus, method of operating the same and storage medium A coating and developing apparatus includes: first and second transfer mechanisms for transferring a substrate from a first mount module to a second mount module, one of the first and second transfer mechanisms being selected each time when the substrate transfer should be performed; first and second processing modules for performing substrate processing, for which the transfer of substrates is performed by the first and second transfer mechanisms, respectively; and a control unit. The control unit controls the transfer mechanisms for the substrate transfer by determining a delay time, representing a delay caused by the transfer of the substrate to the second mount module to the timing of transfer of a substrate from the first/second processing module, in regard to each of the first and second transfer mechanisms and selecting one of the first and second transfer mechanisms whose delay time is the shortest.
US09411233B2	Support stage A support stage comprises a body; at least one pin hole disposed in the body; a lift pin which is received in the pin hole and movable upwards or downwards; at least one groove disposed on a hole wall of the pin hole; and balls which are accommodated in the groove and capable of freely rolling in the groove, wherein the groove is disposed around the lift pin, and is shaped and sized such that each ball is capable of rolling in the groove and a part of each ball projects beyond the hole wall of the pin hole even when the each ball is pressed by the lift pin. With the support stage according to the embodiment of the present invention, the balls are disposed in the groove of the pin hole. In this way, generation of the particles can be alleviated.
US09411231B2	Silane composition and cured film thereof, and method for forming negative resist pattern using same A composition provided to contain: an alkoxysilane condensate obtained by the condensation of alkoxysilane A represented by general formula (1): (CH3)Si(OR1)3 (In the general formula (1), R1 mutually independently represents methyl group or ethyl group.), alkoxysilane B represented by general formula (2): (Ph)Si(OR1)3 (In the general formula (2), R1 mutually independently represents methyl group or ethyl group.), and alkoxysilane C represented by general formula (3): (CH3)2Si(OR1)2 (In the general formula (3), R1 mutually independently represents methyl group or ethyl group.) at an A:B:C mole ratio within the range of 30-70:10-50:20-60; and a polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane.
US09411229B2	Negative photosensitive resin composition and cured product of same A negative photosensitive resin composition which contains (A) an epoxy resin that has two or more epoxy groups in each molecule, (B) an alkali-soluble resin and (C) a cationic photopolymerization initiator. The epoxy resin (A) is an epoxy resin that is obtained by a reaction between a phenol derivative represented by formula (1) and an epihalohydrin.
US09411227B2	Resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, compound, and polymeric compound A polymeric compound having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a resist composition containing the same (in which R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Va01 and Va02 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms; Va01-La0— represents Va01-C(═O)O— or Va01-OC(═O)—; Ra0 represents an acid dissociable, branched hydrocarbon group of 8 or more carbon atoms, an acid dissociable, monocyclic hydrocarbon group of 4 or more carbon atoms, or an acid dissociable, polycyclic hydrocarbon group, provided that methyl adamantyl group is excluded.
US09411224B2	Method of forming resist pattern A method of forming a resist pattern, including forming a resist film on a substrate using a resist composition comprising a base component that exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution and a photo-base generator component; exposing the resist film; baking the exposed resist film, such that, at an exposed portion thereof, the base generated from the photo-base generator component upon the exposure and an acid provided to the resist film are neutralized, and at an unexposed portion of the resist film, the solubility of the base component in an alkali developing solution is increased by the acid provided to the resist film; and subjecting the resist film to alkali development, thereby forming a negative-tone resist pattern in which the unexposed portion of the resist film has been dissolved and removed.
US09411223B2	On-product focus offset metrology for use in semiconductor chip manufacturing A focus monitor structure on a reticle includes a lithographic feature region, a horizontal grating region including a horizontal grating located on one side of the lithographic feature region, and a vertical grating region including a vertical grating located on the opposite side of the lithographic feature region. A polarized illumination beam causes a printed image of the lithographic feature region to shift either toward the direction of the horizontal grating region or toward the direction of the vertical grating region in a manner that depends on the sign of the focus offset of the photoresist layer relative to the lens of an exposure tool. The magnitude and sign of the focus offset can be monitored to provide a real-time feedback on the focus offset of the exposure tool by measuring the shift of the printed image of the lithographic feature region.
US09411220B2	Laser light source apparatus and image display apparatus therewith A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit.
US09411218B2	Wavelength conversion device and projector A wavelength conversion device including a main body and a transparent component is provided. The main body has at least one wavelength conversion region and a slot. The transparent component is disposed in the slot to form a light transmission region, wherein one of the main body and the transparent component has at least one groove, and another one of the main body and the transparent component is engaged with the groove, such that the main body and the transparent component are fixed together. In addition, a projector having the wavelength conversion device is also provided.
US09411216B2	Projector with intake ducts provided in a case thereof In a projector that includes a light source, an image forming unit, a projection optical unit, and a case to contain the light source, the image forming unit, the projection optical unit, and the power supply, takes outside air in through a first intake duct provided on the case, cools the power supply by circulating the taken outside air to the power supply circumventing the projection optical unit, and exhausts the air after cooling through an exhaust vent provided on the case. A second intake duct is provided nearby the power supply compared to the first intake duct, and the amount of outside air drawn into the case through the second intake duct is larger than the amount of outside air drawn into the case through the first intake duct.
US09411215B2	Phone adapter for optical devices An adapter that optically couples a camera on a mobile device to an eye piece of an optical device. The adapter includes a base plate configured to retain the mobile device without obstructing a display screen on the mobile device. The base plate includes an optical interface configured to attach to the eye piece of the optical device. A mounting structure is configured to secure the optical interface to the eye piece of the optical device. The mounting structure includes a high friction interface that prevents rotation of the adapter relative to the eye piece. An adjustment system with threaded micro-adjust mechanisms is configured to move the base plate relative to the optical interface in at least two degrees of freedom to optically couple the camera on the mobile device with an optical axis of the eye piece. Images captured by the optical device are displayed on a viewing screen of the mobile device.
US09411214B2	Counterbalanced monopod jib for cameras One embodiment provides a counterbalancing arrangement, including: a pin arrangement attached to a monopole; the pin arrangement rotating with respect to the monopole such that roll movement of the monopole imparts yaw movement to the pin arrangement; the pin arrangement having a gimbal; a camera mounting platform having an upper and lower surface; the gimbal connecting to the lower surface of the camera mounting platform; the gimbal having a yaw degree of freedom locked with respect to the camera mounting platform; and a counterbalancing arm attached to the camera mounting platform. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09411209B2	Infrared-modulating electroactive devices with visible region transparency An electrochromic cell includes a minimally color changing polymer (MCCP) and a non-color changing polymer (NCCP), where the neutral state or the oxidized state is highly transmissive in the NIR and the oxidized state or the neutral state, respectively, is significantly less transmissive in the NIR. An electrochromic device (ECD) can include the electrochromic cell, or a combination of electrochromic cells. The ECD can be part of a window or a laminate for a window to permit the control of IR transmittance through the window.
US09411205B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material.
US09411204B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a thin film transistor substrate and a color filter substrate that face each other, a guide member adjacent to a first side surface of the liquid crystal panel, and conductive dots connected to the thin film transistor substrate, the color filter substrate, and the guide member.
US09411201B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first alignment film covering a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a second alignment film covering a second common electrode, a sealant attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, wherein the first alignment film and the second alignment film are formed of a material in which a principal chain is composed of silica (SiO2), and extend at a position overlapping the sealant between an inner face and an outer face of the sealant.
US09411192B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a LCD panel having a first polarizer, a first substrate, a second substrate and a second polarizer are sequentially provided from a front surface side, a frame which surrounds the LCD panel and has a first opening having first to fourth sides, a planar light source disposed on the rear surface side of the LCD panel in the first opening, a plurality of optical sheet groups which are disposed between the planar light source and the LCD panel, and an adhesive layer which has a second opening formed along the first to fourth sides of the frame. A front surface side of the adhesive layer is adhered to the LCD panel along at least the first side, and a rear surface side of the adhesive layer is adhered to the plurality of optical sheet groups and the frame along at least the first side.
US09411189B2	Liquid crystal cell A liquid crystal cell, a precursor of the liquid crystal layer, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal cell, and use of the liquid crystal cell are provided. The liquid crystal cell may be manufactured simply in a consecutive manner using a roll-to-roll process. Also, the liquid crystal cell may be realized as a flexible device, and have an excellent contrast ratio. Such a liquid crystal cell can be applied in various applications including smart windows, window-protecting films, flexible display devices, active retarders for displaying 3D images, or viewing angle-adjusting films.
US09411188B2	Liquid crystal display There is provided a liquid crystal display including a first insulation substrate, a gate line and a data line that are positioned to cross each other on the first insulation substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a semiconductor layer positioned to overlap the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes connected to the semiconductor layer, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate, a light blocking member disposed on the second insulation substrate, a common electrode disposed on the planarization layer, and a short-circuiting prevention insulating layer disposed on the common electrode in a region corresponding to a repair region.
US09411187B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes a substrate including pixel areas, a thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the thin-film transistor, a pixel electrode disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the thin-film transistor, a liquid crystal layer filling a microcavity disposed on the pixel electrode, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode by the microcavity, a roof layer disposed on the common electrode, an injection hole disposed in the common electrode and the roof layer, the injection hole partially exposing the microcavity, a third insulating layer disposed on the roof layer, and an overcoat disposed on the third insulating layer and sealing the microcavity by covering the injection hole, wherein a first convex embossing pattern is formed on an upper surface of the third insulating layer.
US09411181B2	Display device The present invention relates to a dual view display device where a display surface is divided into a first and a second sub-section (10a, 10b). A backlighting arrangement is used which provides light with different angular distributions (16a, 16b; 16a′, 16b′) to the different sub-sections. This allows at low cost e.g. in a vehicle the displaying of movies or computer game windows at a part of a display, which part is not visible for the driver of the vehicle.
US09411180B2	Apparatus and method for determining sparkle An apparatus and method for determining and quantifying “sparkle”—the random noise that is generated when a pixelated image is viewed through a roughened surface of a transparent sample. The apparatus includes a pixelated source and an imaging system located in an optical path originating from the pixelated source, wherein a transparent sample may be placed in the optical path between the pixelated source and the optical system. The degree of sparkle is determined by obtaining an integrated image for the pixelated image; and calculating a standard deviation of the integrated pixel power. An objective level of sparkle can be defined by correlating the amount of sparkle provided by the apparatus with visual impressions.
US09411173B1	Electro-active opthalmic lens having an optical power blending region A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
US09411172B2	Multifocal lens with a diffractive optical power region A lens system is presented having a diffractive optical power region. The diffractive optical power region has a plurality of concentric surface relief diffractive structures. A greater portion of light incident on a diffractive structure near the center point contributes to the optical power than light incident on a diffractive structure peripherally spaced therefrom.
US09411171B2	Silicone hydrogel lenses with water-rich surfaces The invention is related to a hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens having a layered structural configuration: a lower water content silicone hydrogel core (or bulk material) completely covered with a layer of a higher water content hydrogel totally or substantially free of silicone. A hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens of the invention possesses high oxygen permeability for maintaining the corneal health and a soft, water-rich, lubricious surface for wearing comfort.
US09411170B2	Process for determining a pair of progressive ophthalmic lenses The visual perception of a lens wearer is not only along the gaze direction, but also has a non-zero transverse extension, which is called perceptual span. Perceptual span is skewed to extend further in the reading direction, i.e., the line portion to be read next relative to the line portion that was just read. A technique is provided that determines a pair of progressive ophthalmic lenses that take such perceptual span into account.
US09411169B2	Screen and laser display apparatus using the same There is disclosed a screen including a first diffusion plate for transmitting a laser light for image display, a second diffusion plate spaced apart a preset distance from the first diffusion plate, and a plurality of optical transmission tubes arranged between the first diffusion plate and the second diffusion plate to transfer the laser light transmitted from the first diffusion plate to the second diffusion plate, wherein the optical transmission tube includes a body portion comprising a first surface facing the first diffusion plate and a second surface facing the second diffusion plate, vided in the body portion to a central region of the second surface provided in the body portion, and at least one optical fiber arranged in the through hole to transfer the laser light, only to reduce speckle noise of laser, and a laser display apparatus using the same.
US09411162B2	Mixed reality presenting system, virtual reality presenting system, display apparatus, information processing apparatus, control method, and program To provide a function of easily preventing burn-in at low cost without disturbing mixed reality being experienced by a user, a mixed reality presenting system includes a display control unit configured to display a confirmation image on a display unit when a first time period has elapsed since the display control unit had performed control to start display on the display unit, and to control display on the display unit in response to an operation performed on the confirmation image by a user of the mixed reality presenting system.
US09411158B2	Moth-eye film The present invention provides a moth-eye film that is not likely to cause condensation on the surface. A moth-eye film including: a resin composition that, when formed into a flat film, has a contact angle with water of larger than 5° but smaller than 31.3°, the contact angle measured between a surface of the flat film and a droplet of water dropped onto the surface of the flat film, after 100 msec from contact of the droplet and the surface.
US09411157B2	Optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus equipped with the same An optical scanner includes a polygonal mirror; a mirror for reflecting the beam from the polygonal mirror; an optical box having a cap and containing the mirror;a first mirror regulating portion in a direction of a normal line of the mirror, the first regulating portion being provided opposed to such a surface of the reflecting surface and a back surface as is closer to the cap; and a second mirror regulating portion in a beam sub-scanning direction, the second regulating portion being provided opposed to such a surface of the mirror as is closer to the cap; wherein the mirror has a plurality of apex lines, and the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion are disposed at positions which are remoter from the cap than the apex line that is closest to the cap, with respect to a direction perpendicular to a main scan direction.
US09411154B2	Micro-electromechanical reflector and method for manufacturing a micro-electromechanical reflector A micro-electromechanical reflector is described including an electrode substrate having a first surface and a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface, on whose first surface a carrier layer is situated, a plurality of electrode recesses, which are introduced under the carrier layer from the first surface into the electrode substrate, a plurality of second electrode recesses, which are introduced from the second surface into the electrode substrate, at least one torsion spring structure which is formed in the carrier layer over one of the first electrode recesses, a carrier substrate, which is attached to the second surface of the electrode substrate, and a reflector surface, which is situated on the carrier layer.
US09411153B2	Phosphor wheel and illumination device comprising this phosphor wheel and a pump light source The invention provides an illumination device comprising a pump light source and a phosphor wheel. The phosphor wheel comprises at least two segmented phosphor layers. The front surfaces of the phosphor layers do not form a common plane, but instead a kind of relief in which the surfaces of the phosphor layers extend in different imaginary planes. When the phosphor wheel rotates through a beam waist of the pump. light, in this way the size of the pump light spot and therefore also the power density distribution of the pump light on the respective phosphor layer are adapted.
US09411152B2	Electrowetting display device and method of manufacturing the same An electrowetting display device includes a base substrate, an electrowetting layer having first and second fluids immiscible with each other, a wall to define a pixel area, a hydrophobic layer in the pixel area, and an electronic device to control the electrowetting layer. A method of manufacturing the electrowetting display device is also provided.
US09411150B2	Endoscope image pickup unit In an endoscope image pickup unit including an image pickup device having connecting terminal portions on a back surface, and a flexible printed wiring board having a first region on which the image pickup device is mounted, a second region in which an external connection portion for connecting an electric cable is formed, a bent portion provided between the first region and the second region, and two conductive layers, input and output pads for performing input of a voltage to and input and output of signals to and from the image pickup device are disposed at a position closer to the bent portion than ground pads for connecting the image pickup device to a ground, and input and output wirings to be connected to the input and output pads are formed from a same conductive layer as the input and output pads.
US09411133B1	Imaging lens system, image capturing device and electronic device This disclosure provides an imaging lens system, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third lens element with refractive power; a fourth lens element with refractive power having an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element with refractive power having a convex object-side surface, the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof being aspheric, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being provided with at least one inflection point. The imaging lens system is further provided with a stop, and no lens element with refractive power is disposed between the stop and first lens element.
US09411132B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system, from an object side to an image side, comprises a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lens elements. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have refractive power and both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the four lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. Both of the image-side and object-side surfaces of the six lens elements are aspheric and at least one of the two surfaces has inflection points. Each of the six lens elements may have refractive power. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing system can have a better optical path adjusting ability to acquire better imaging quality.
US09411128B2	Automatic focusing apparatus with cyclic pattern determination An automatic focusing apparatus includes a position detecting unit for a focus unit, a driving unit for the focus unit, a focus detecting unit using a phase difference method, a contrast acquiring unit for picking up an image of object, and a focusing determining unit based on a contrast, a cyclic pattern determining unit for an object based on focus information obtained by the focusing detecting unit, a target position setting unit for driving of the focus unit, and a focusing direction determining unit, and, when the object has a cyclic pattern, the apparatus determines a direction of an in-focus point, sets a target position in the determined direction of the in-focus point, drives the focus unit toward the target position, and determines whether or not in-focus state is achieved by using the focusing determining unit.
US09411127B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure comprises a front part and a rear part. The front and rear parts are honeycomb structures composed of a skin and of stiffeners as a single component, the stiffeners being formed of intermeshing blades oriented substantially perpendicularly to said skin. The two parts comprise protuberances on the stiffeners on the face opposite to the skin and these protuberances are disposed on the front and rear parts in such a manner that each protuberance of the front part is located opposite a protuberance of the rear part when the two parts are superposed. The two parts are assembled by attachment devices into which two opposing protuberances are inserted.
US09411125B2	Lens barrel A lens barrel includes a first lens, a second lens, a first frame body, a second frame body, and a retracting lens frame. The retracting lens frame is configured to move so that a position of the second optical axis of the second lens changes from a position on the first optical axis of the first lens to a position that is outside the first optical axis, during the transition period between the imaging enabled state and the housed state. A contact portion is formed on the inner peripheral part of the first frame body. A protrusion of the retracting lens frame is configured to engage with and guided by the contact portion during movement of the retracting lens frame. The thickness of a region constituting the side wall of the contact portion is increased over the thickness of the other region toward the inside of the cylindrical part.
US09411122B2	Light field image capture device having 2D image capture mode A dual-mode light field camera or plenoptic camera is enabled to perform both 3D light field imaging and conventional high-resolution 2D imaging, depending on the selected mode. In particular, an active system is provided that enables the microlenses to be optically or effectively turned on or turned off, allowing the camera to selectively operate as a 2D imaging camera or a 3D light field camera.
US09411120B2	Multi-cable breakout assembly A multi-cable breakout assembly includes: a plurality of cables arranged in a rectangular array of M rows×N columns, wherein M and N are positive whole numbers greater than one; a first sleeve that encircles the plurality of cables; first and second ribbon members, the first ribbon member being threaded through the plurality of cables to separate the cables into M rows; and the second ribbon member being threaded through the plurality of cables to separate the cables into N columns; and a second sleeve that overlies an end of the first sleeve and the first and second ribbon members.
US09411119B1	Carrying case for an optical launch fiber assembly An enclosure for an optical launch fiber assembly is disclosed which includes a base portion defining an inner cavity and having an interior surface, an outer peripheral wall and an exterior surface, a stationary storage spool fixedly secured to the inner surface of the base portion within the inner cavity, the storage spool having an annular wall forming an inner peripheral channel for supporting a central length of unjacketed optical launch fiber and an outer peripheral channel for supporting two end lengths of jacketed optical launch fiber, and a cover portion having an outer peripheral wall hingedly connected to the outer peripheral wall of the base portion.
US09411115B2	Optical fiber ribbon An optical fiber ribbon according to the present invention includes a collective coating layer containing an ultraviolet curable resin containing amorphous PPG and an amorphous monomer, the collective coating layer formed around coated optical fibers. The collective coating layer has an equilibrium elastic modulus of 12 MPa to 20 MPa, both inclusive, and a yield point elongation of 5% to 9%, both inclusive, and the adhesion between the collective coating layer and the outermost layers of the coated optical fibers is 12 N/cm to 15 N/cm, both inclusive.
US09411112B2	Photoelectric hybrid board, information processor, and method for manufacturing photoelectric hybrid board A photoelectric hybrid board includes: a first board on which a circuit is formed; an optical waveguide layer stacked with the first board; a first optical waveguide section formed in a direction of stacking in the first board and the optical waveguide layer; and a concave part formed, from the optical waveguide layer side, in the optical waveguide layer in an intersection part of the optical waveguide layer and the first optical waveguide section.
US09411107B2	N x M monolithic switch for an optical network and method of operation thereof An N×M monolithic switch and a method of operating the switch. In one embodiment, the switch includes: (1) a monolithic refractive element, (2) N input/output ports coupled to the monolithic refractive element and configured to inject electromagnetic energy into a first set of planes in the monolithic refractive element at an angle that causes total internal reflection of the electromagnetic energy between first and second refractive surfaces of the monolithic refractive element, N being greater than one, (3) M input/output ports coupled to the monolithic refractive element and configured to extract electromagnetic energy travelling in a second set of planes in the monolithic refractive element, M being greater than one, the second set of planes being aparallel to the first set of planes and (4) a plurality of frustrating elements coupled to the monolithic refractive element and corresponding to the N input/output ports and the M input/output ports and configured to frustrate the total internal reflection selectively to cause the electromagnetic energy to travel from ones of the first set of planes to ones of the second set of planes.
US09411105B2	Multi-axis graded-index photonic coupling An optical coupling may involve orienting a waveguide and a lens such that light rays are focused on a surface. The lens may involve the use of a material having a variable refractive index to focus rays of light along first axis and a curved surface to focus the rays of light along a second axis.
US09411100B2	Photonic lantern spatial multiplexers with mode selectivity A photonic lantern spatial multiplexer that provides mode selectivity includes a multimode optical waveguide and a plurality of single mode optical waveguides. The single mode cores of the single mode optical waveguides merge with the multimode core of the multimode optical waveguide. At least two of the single mode cores have different respective single mode effective refractive indexes.
US09411098B2	Polarization reducing apparatus, light source apparatus, optical amplifying apparatus, and excitation light source apparatus for raman amplification A polarization reducing apparatus includes a separating unit configured to separate input light into components having polarization directions orthogonal to each other; a winding waveguide of silicon formed on a silicon substrate in a winding manner, the winding waveguide transmitting a first component among the components separated by the separating unit; an optical path configured to have a shorter optical path length than the winding waveguide, the optical path transmitting a second component among the components separated by the separating unit; a combining unit configured to combine the first component and the second component; and an output unit configured to output light consisting of the first component and the second component combined by the combining unit.
US09411091B2	Light collimator and lighting unit comprising such light collimator The invention provides a light collimator (1) comprising (a) an elongated light waveguide (100) having a waveguide longitudinal axis (101), a waveguide length (wl), a waveguide width (ww) and a waveguide height (wh); the waveguide height (wh) defined by the height between a first waveguide surface (151) and a second waveguide surface (152), the waveguide (100) having an aspect ratio of the waveguide length (wl) and the waveguide width (ww) wl/ww>1; the waveguide comprising a plurality of elongated cavities (110); each cavity (110) comprises a cavity longitudinal axis (111), a cavity length (cl), a cavity width (cw) and a cavity height (ch); each cavity having an aspect ratio of the cavity length (cl) and the cavity width (cw) cl/cw>1, wherein the cavity longitudinal axes (111) of the plurality of cavities (110) are perpendicular to the waveguide longitudinal axis (101); and (b) a diffuse reflective layer (200) adjacent to the second waveguide surface. The invention further provides a lighting unit (2) using such collimator (1).
US09411083B2	Light mixing lenses and systems Lighting modules and lighting systems containing one or more lighting modules, and associated methods, are provided that receive light from one or more light sources for projecting it to a target surface, e.g., in a uniform, patterned, or other controlled manner. In various embodiments, the lighting modules and lighting systems can be used to mix the light generated by one or more sources.
US09411079B1	System to allocate luminance A device comprising a light source such as an LED or fluorescent lamp, having disposed near the light source a panel or lens effectuated with a diffusion pattern for modifying the light emitted from the light source. The diffusion pattern may include an optical gradient wherein light emitted from the light source is substantially blocked at one end of the gradient and substantially passed at the other end of the gradient. In some embodiments the panel or lens is transparent or clear. Other embodiments include a diffusion pattern having a dot matrix pattern or an array of substantially circular opaque areas, which may be disposed near and edge of the panel or lens.
US09411075B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display unit including at least one pixel area and a non-pixel area, the non-pixel area dividing the at least one pixel area; and a metamaterial structure that controls a path of light emitted from the at least one pixel area.
US09411072B1	Real-time adaptive weather surveillance system and method A weather surveillance system includes a data ingest module for receiving weather forecasts of a region, and multiple cameras for viewing targets of interest and providing imagery of the targets of interest, wherein the targets of interest are located within the region. The data ingest module also receives the imagery from the multiple cameras. The system also includes an analytics module for selecting at least one of the multiple cameras; a data fusion module for combining the received weather forecasts of the region with received imagery of the selected camera; and an output module which provides fused data to a user for verifying the weather forecast in the target of interest. The output module includes a web-based service module for collecting, storing and disseminating the fused data to the user.
US09411066B1	Sondes and methods for use with buried line locator systems Sondes and sonde arrays for use with portable buried object locating systems are disclosed.
US09411062B2	Method and system for determining source signatures after source ghost removal Seismic data are acquired using a seismic source comprising a plurality of seismic sub-sources disposed in a body of water at a plurality of depths and activated with different time delays. Far-field signatures are determined for the plurality of seismic sub-sources at each of the plurality of depths. A composite ghost-free far-field signature of the seismic source is determined from the far-field signatures for the plurality of seismic sub-sources at each of the plurality of depths and different time delays. A source response is removed from the seismic data using the far-field signatures of the seismic source.
US09411061B2	Method for manufacturing a streamer cable A method for manufacturing a streamer cable includes connecting seismic devices using slacked wire and disposing a polymer body having a channel defined therein around the seismic devices and the wire such that the wire extends through the channel.
US09411060B2	Electromagnetically driven marine vibrator A marine vibrator has a housing that comprises a displacement member, the displacement member having a first position and a second position, the housing and the displacement member together defining an internal volume. A linear electromagnetic motor interacts with the displacement member so as to move the displacement member between a first position and a second position and correspondingly strokes the displacement member to cover a volume. The linear electromagnetic motor comprises magnets and coils that when energized create an electromagnetic force there between, wherein the linear electromagnetic motor comprises a piston and a guide that substantially surrounds the piston. The piston has incorporated therein either the coils or the magnets, and the guide having incorporated therein the other of the coils or the magnets. The piston is in interaction with the displacement member.
US09411059B2	Solid state seismic trigger switch A solid state seismic trigger switch has a tube, a first wire with a first end that extends into the tube, a soldered mass attached to the first end of the first wire, and a second wire in communication with the tube. The first wire and the soldered mass are suspended within the tube. The tube, the first wire, the second wire, and the soldered mass are conductive. The first wire and the second wire are electrically connected to a seismic recorder. Contact between the soldered mass and an interior wall of the tube closes an electrical circuit between the seismic recorder and the tube.
US09411055B2	Photon-counting detector and readout circuit A photon-counting detector configured to detect photons included in multi-energy radiation. The photon-counting detector includes a pixel area configured to absorb photons incident thereto, and bias circuits configured to supply one of a bias voltage and a bias current to electronic devices in the pixel area, wherein the bias circuits are in the pixel area.
US09411054B2	Amplifier and radiation detector In a preamplifier (amplifier) for detecting radiation, an output of the preamplifier is set as an output of the first amplifying circuit, a capacitor is connected in parallel to the first amplifying circuit, and the second amplifying circuit with a positive gain of less than onefold is connected between the output terminal and the input terminal of the first amplifying circuit through a switch. When the switch is closed, the capacitor is discharged and reset. As the gain of the second amplifying circuit is less than onefold, the gain of the preamplifier is less than the loop gain of the first amplifying circuit alone during the reset operation, making it harder for oscillation to occur. Accordingly, the preamplifier can reduce the compensation capacitance compared to a conventional case and can shorten the reset time, while preventing oscillation.
US09411052B2	System, method, and apparatus for minimizing power consumption in a portable device capable of receiving satellite navigational system signals Methods, systems, and portable devices which reduce the power used by a portable device to receive/process satellite navigational system signals and/or to compute the portable device's position using satellite navigational system signals are described. One portable device retrieves power usage information corresponding to its current location, where the power usage information is based on aggregate data from portable devices which have traversed and/or are traversing the current location. The portable device then selects a power saving mode from a plurality of power saving modes based on the retrieved power usage information, where each power saving mode reduces power usage in one or more of receiving and/or processing satellite navigational system signals, and/or computing the portable device's position using the satellite navigational system signals.
US09411045B2	Gain control circuit and ultrasonic image device A gain control circuit includes: a voltage generation circuit that generates first voltage that is linearly changed over time; a voltage square circuit that outputs second voltage that is obtained by squaring the first voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit; a resistance circuit that has a resistance characteristic by which a resistance value is squared-changed over time depending on the second voltage output from the voltage square circuit; and a gain adjustment circuit in which gain is squared-changed over time depending on the resistance value of the resistance circuit.
US09411043B2	Radar apparatus and computer-readable storage medium A radar apparatus to detect an object includes a detecting unit configured to detect the object based on a reflected wave received in response to transmitting a transmission wave, in order to output a detection result of the object, a storage unit including a first storage part to store the detection result, and a second storage part to store a copy of information stored in the first storage part based on a copy command, and a selecting unit configured to select one of the first storage part and the second storage part as an access destination, in order to output the detection result stored in one of the first storage part and the second storage part selected as the access destination.
US09411040B2	Systems and methods for acoustic windows Systems and methods for acoustic windows are disclosed. An acoustic window may include a structural core and a non-structural tuning layer. The structural core may include a carbon reinforced composite, and the non-structural tuning layer may include an epoxy. The structural core may have local minima for insertion loss. The epoxy may increase a bandwidth about the minima of frequencies which are subject to relatively low insertion loss.
US09411039B2	Phased-array receiver, radar system and vehicle A phased-array receiver comprises a plurality of analog beamforming receive channels, each comprising an antenna element arranged to receive a radio frequency signal and a channel output arranged to provide an analog channel output signal. At least one of the plurality of analog beamforming receive channels comprises an in-phase downconversion mixing circuit connected to the antenna element and a local oscillator source and arranged to provide a downconverted in-phase signal to a phase rotation circuit, and a quadrature downconversion mixing circuit connected to the antenna element and the local oscillator source and arranged to provide a downconverted quadrature signal to the phase rotation circuit. The phase rotation circuit is arranged to provide to the channel output a phase-shifted analog output signal generated from the downconverted in-phase signal and the downconverted quadrature signal.
US09411038B2	Dynamic compensation for wireless device location determination Determining a location estimate of a wireless communications device can depend on the dynamic and/or static state of the device. Compensation processing is applied to a location estimate (or to information from which such an estimate is derived, in use) if required, given the dynamic and/or static state of the device.
US09411036B2	Light source position detection apparatus, light source tracking apparatus, control method and program A light source position detection apparatus (10) has a condensing lens (32) that condenses light emitted from the sun, an image pickup device (33) that receives the light condensed by the condensing lens (32), and a CPU (21) that detects the position of the sun based on per-pixel light reception information received by the image pickup device (33), and the CPU (21) changes the shutter speed of the image pickup device (33) and adjusts the quantity of the light received by the image pickup device in response to the quantity of light emitted from the sun. The light source position detection apparatus (10) can detect the position of a light source with high accuracy, and can detect the position of the light source with high accuracy even when the light source is hidden behind clouds, for example.
US09411031B2	Hypothesis-driven classification of materials using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry Technologies related to identification of a substance in an optimized manner are provided. A reference group of known materials is identified. Each known material has known values for several classification parameters. The classification parameters comprise at least one of T1, T2, T1ρ, a relative nuclear susceptibility (RNS) of the substance, and an x-ray linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) of the substance. A measurement sequence is optimized based on at least one of a measurement cost of each of the classification parameters and an initial probability of each of the known materials in the reference group.
US09411028B2	Multiple resonance sample coil for magic angle spinning NMR probe A multiple resonance sample coil for a magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance probe is comprised of a solenoid coil that resonates at low frequencies and a resonator that resonates at high frequencies. The ends of the low frequency solenoid coil are electrically connected to the high frequency resonator to eliminate arcing and allow the solenoid coil to extend the full width of the resonator. In some embodiments, the high frequency resonator is constructed from the outermost turns of the solenoid coil in the form of a birdcage resonator. In another embodiment, the solenoid coil is electrically connected to one turn of the resonator and the other turn is used as part of a trap to shunt the resonator at low frequencies.
US09411025B2	Integrated circuit package having a split lead frame and a magnet A magnetic field sensor includes a lead frame having a plurality of leads, at least two of which have a connection portion and a die attach portion. A semiconductor die is attached to the die attach portion of the at least two leads and a separately formed ferromagnetic element, such as a magnet, is disposed adjacent to the lead frame.
US09411017B2	Method for inspecting wye ring A method for inspecting a wye ring in a generator includes the steps of dismantling the generator to gain access to the wye ring and at least a portion of a rotor, applying a test signal to the rotor and measuring an inductive voltage at two or more locations near the wye ring. A comparing step compares results from the measuring step to determine if a fault exists in the wye ring. A predetermined difference in inductive voltage measurements indicates presence of the fault.
US09411014B2	Reordering or removal of test patterns for detecting faults in integrated circuit A method for reordering a test pattern set for testing an integrated circuit is disclosed. A productivity index is computed for each test pattern in a test pattern set. The productivity index of a first test pattern and the productivity index of a second test pattern are compared. If the productivity index of the second test pattern is larger than the productivity index of the first test pattern, the location of the first test pattern and the second test pattern are swapped.
US09411012B2	Handler and part inspection apparatus A handler includes a base having an opening portion, a first hand which transports a transport target, a first transport section which transports the first hand to above the opening portion and moves the first hand down, a second hand which transports the transport target, a second transport section which transports the second hand to above the opening portion and moves the second hand down, and a control section which controls an operation of the first transport section and an operation of the second transport section. The handler has a state where the first hand and the second hand are disposed in parallel to the opening portion while being close to each other toward above the opening portion.
US09411009B1	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for intrusion detection and analytics using power characteristics such as side-channel information collection Some embodiments described herein include a system that collects and learns reference side-channel normal activity, process it to reveal key features, compares subsequent collected data and processed data for anomalous behavior, and reports such behavior to a management center where this information is displayed and predefine actions can be executed when anomalous behavior is observed. In some instances, a physical side channel (e.g. and indirect measure of program execution such as power consumption or electromagnetic emissions and other physical signals) can be used to assess the execution status in a processor or digital circuit using an external monitor and detect, with extreme accuracy, when an unauthorized execution has managed to disrupt the normal operation of a target system (e.g., a computer system, etc.).
US09411008B2	Method and device for determining test sets of operating parameter values for an electronic component A method for determining test sets of operating parameter values for an electronic component, the method including: determining a first set of intermediate sets, each intermediate set containing a combination of a first number of operating parameters of the electronic component; determining a second set of reference sets, wherein the second set contains a union of sets, each set comprising all possible combinations of parameter values for the parameters of a respective intermediate set; selecting a third set with a second number of test sets out of a set of predefined sets, wherein each predefined set comprises a different combination of the parameter values for all parameters from the predefined parameter set, such that the second set is a subset of a union of a number of sets, each set comprising all possible combinations of the first number of parameter values for all parameters of a respective test set.
US09411001B2	Antenna system Broadband antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of amplifiers; wherein every antenna element of said plurality of antenna elements is configured for operating in a predetermined frequency range and is associated with an amplifier of said plurality of amplifiers which is configured for said predetermined frequency range; said plurality of antenna elements covering a broadband range.
US09410997B2	Crystal unit and method of measuring characteristics of the crystal unit A crystal unit may include a crystal piece, an excitation electrode configured to excite the crystal piece, a case configured to accommodate the crystal piece, an external electrode formed in the case and configured to be electrically connected to the excitation electrode, and an antenna formed in the case and configured to be electrically connected to the external electrode.
US09410992B2	Apparatuses and methods to distinguish proprietary, non-floating and floating chargers for regulating charging currents Apparatuses and methods to distinguish proprietary, non-floating and floating chargers for regulating charging current are disclosed. In one aspect, a charger detection circuit is provided in a portable electronic device. The charger detection circuit is configured to detect whether a connected Universal Serial Bus (USB) charger is compliant with a USB battery charging specification. If the connected USB charger is non-compliant with the USB battery charging specification, the charger detection circuit is configured to further detect if the non-complaint USB charger is a non-compliant floating USB charger or a non-compliant proprietary USB charger. If the connected USB charger is determined to be a non-compliant proprietary USB charger, the portable electronic device can be configured to draw up to a maximum charging current according to the USB battery charging specification.
US09410991B2	Attachment structure of current sensor and electric conductive member In an attachment structure, a current sensor and an electric conductive member are attached to a housing in a state in which an electric connection portion of the electric conductive member is passed through a measurement hole of the current sensor. The current sensor includes a guide protrusion protruding from a sensor body. The housing includes: a guide wall portion including a guide wall which includes a first side surface opposing the electric conductive member, and which extends along a first direction in which the sensor body moves when attached to the housing, to guide the guide protrusion; and a rotation restricting wall portion which is disposed on the first side surface, and which restricts the electric conductive member from being rotated by a load that is imposed when the electric conductive member is connected to a connection counterpart.
US09410990B2	Method and sensor for sensing current in a conductor A sensor comprises an inductor for sensing an alternating current signal component of an observed signal. The inductor comprises a substrate, conductive traces associated with different layers of the substrate, and one or more conductive vias for interconnecting the plurality of conductive traces. A magnetic field sensor senses a direct current signal component of the observed signal. A first filtering circuit has a high-pass filter response. The first filtering circuit is coupled to the inductor to provide a filtered alternating current signal component. A second filtering circuit has a low-pass filter response. The second filtering circuit coupled to the magnetic field sensor to provide a filtered direct current signal component. A sensor fusion circuit determines an aggregate sensed current based on the filtered alternating current signal component and the filtered direct current signal component.
US09410982B2	Photothermal actuation of a probe for scanning probe microscopy Various methods of driving a probe of a scanning probe microscope are disclosed. One set of methods distribute the energy of a radiation beam over a wide area of the probe by either scanning the beam or increasing its illumination area. Another method changes the intensity profile of the radiation beam with a diffractive optical element, enabling a more uniform intensity profile across the width of the illumination. Another method uses a diffractive optical element to change the circumferential shape of the radiation beam, and hence the shape of the area illuminated on the probe, in order to match the shape of the probe and hence distribute the energy over a wider area.
US09410981B2	MEMS sensor with dynamically variable reference capacitance An MEMS device has a dynamically variable reference capacitor that provides a reference to a sense capacitance. In some embodiments, a 3-axis accelerometer includes a proof mass suspended above a substrate from an anchor, and a cantilevered Z-axis reference capacitor arm suspended above the substrate from the same anchor. In some embodiments, the proof mass is suspended from a plurality of anchors, and each anchor also supports one or more cantilevered arms, the cantilevered arms forming a dynamically variable reference capacitance.
US09410979B2	Hybrid angular motion sensors A hybrid angular rate system is provided. In one aspect, the hybrid angular rate system at least includes two different types of angular rate sensors. The hybrid angular rate system may determine when to use the first angular rate sensor and when to use the second angular rate sensor to obtain angular rate measurements indicative of angular motion of the portable sensor device. Further, the hybrid angular rate system may determine one or more angular motion parameters describing angular motion of the portable sensor device using data from the first angular rate sensor, the second angular rate sensor, or the first angular rate sensor and the second angular rate sensor based on the determination.
US09410978B1	Liquid sample loader for analytical instruments and method of loading same A liquid sample loader for an analytical instrument includes a sample holder with a sample well for holding a liquid sample and a sample passageway extending upwardly at an inclined angle from a bottom portion of the well, a pump positioned upstream from the sample holder and an upstream passageway coupled between the sample and the pump. A controller controls the pump to push the sample in the sample well downstream through the sample passageway toward the measuring instrument.
US09410977B2	Fluidic system for reagent delivery to a flow cell A fluidic system that includes a reagent manifold comprising a plurality of channels configured for fluid communication between a reagent cartridge and an inlet of a flow cell; a plurality of reagent sippers extending downward from ports in the manifold, each of the reagent sippers configured to be placed into a reagent reservoir in a reagent cartridge so that liquid reagent can be drawn from the reagent reservoir into the sipper; at least one valve configured to mediate fluid communication between the reservoirs and the inlet of the flow cell. The reagent manifold can also include cache reservoirs for reagent re-use.
US09410969B2	Method for determining and treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis The present invention provides a method of determining and treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject, comprising the following steps: (1) measuring a concentration of an autoantibody against high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) in a biological sample from the subject; and (2) administering an effective amount of ALS-treating drug to the subject whose measured concentration of the autoantibody against HMGB1 is higher than 0.874 μg/ml.
US09410967B2	Methods and materials for monitoring myeloma using quantitative mass spectrometry The subject invention concerns methods and materials for diagnosing, monitoring the progress, and/or providing a prognosis for multiple myeloma and other conditions associated with antibody production in a person or animal. The methods of the invention utilize mass spectrometry for quantitative monitoring and detection of antibody produced by the plasma cells. The methods of the invention can be utilized for diagnosis, monitoring, and/or prognosis of multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy, and other immunological or hematological conditions and disorders. In addition to detecting and quantifying antibody in a sample, other biological markers, such as serum albumin and/or beta-2-microglobulin, can also be detected and quantified using the present invention, and in combination with detection and quantification of antibody. Thus, in one embodiment, both antibody and serum albumin and/or beta-2-microglobulin are detected and quantified using mass spectrometry and a diagnosis or prognosis made based on the results and levels detected.
US09410957B2	Monoclonal antibodies and diagnostic uses thereof The disclosure relates to antibodies to the preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME), and the synovial sarcoma X breakpoint 2 (SSX-2) antigens, methods of use, and diagnostic kits thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies to specific epitopes of the PRAME and SSX-2 antigens and methods of using such antibodies.
US09410956B1	Micro-RNA profiling in ovarian cancer MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a novel class of genes that function as negative regulators of gene expression and have recently been implicated in several cancers. However, aberrant miRNA expression and its clinicopathological significance in human ovarian cancer have not been well documented. Numerous miRNAs are shown altered in human ovarian cancer, significantly miR-214, -199a, -200a, -100, -125b, -30d, -221, -222, -126, and -24. Four miRNAs (miR-221, miR-222, miR-126, and miR-24) were found to be deregulated in all four histological types of ovarian carcinoma (serous, mucinous, endometrioid, and clear cell). Frequent deregulation of miR-214, -199a, -200a and -100 was demonstrated in ovarian cancers. Significantly, miR-214 induces cell survival and cisplatin resistance through targeting down-regulation of proteins activating the Akt pathway. Inhibition of Akt using Akt inhibitor, API-2/triciribine, or PTEN cDNA lacking 3′UTR largely abrogates miR-214 induced cell survival. These findings indicate that deregulation of miRNAs is a recurrent event in human ovarian cancer and that miR-214 induces cell survival and cisplatin resistance primarily through targeting the PTEN/Akt pathway.
US09410950B2	Luminescent gold nanomaterial functionalized by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, preparation and application thereof Provided is luminescent gold nanomaterial functionalized by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, methods of preparation and application thereof. The functionalized gold nanomaterial is formed by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol bonding to the surface of the gold nanoparticle. The functionalized gold nanomaterial are prepared by directly reducing chloroauric acid with N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, wherein N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol acts as reducer and stabilizer simultaneously. The preparation method is simple, fast and no need of special conditions. The preparation methods can be performed in a wide temperature range, for example, 15-35.degree. C. The size and pattern of the functionalized gold nanomaterial can be specified by choosing the ratio of chloroauric acid to N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol. The obtained functionalized gold nanomaterial exhibits excellent chemiluminescence properties. Said functionalized gold nanomaterial can be combined with biomolecules to form biomolecular probe, which can be used for immunoassay, nucleic acid analysis, molecular imaging, sensor, etc., and has a broad application prospect in the field of clinical analysis biomedicine, food safety, and environment monitoring.
US09410947B2	Fluorescent dyes and related methods Fluorescent dyes with affinity for nucleic acids and related methods are provided. Dielectric or semiconducting films including fluorescent dyes with affinity for nucleic acids and related methods are also provided. Coumarin-based surfactants conjugated to the fluorescent dyes with affinity for nucleic acids and related methods are provided. Fluorescent compounds capable of interacting with DNA can be used for a variety of applications.
US09410946B2	Quality control bioassays for nutriceutical and medicinal products Bioassays for detecting the ability of one sample of a food substance, nutritional supplement, therapeutic agent and/or disease preventive agent relative to that of a second sample of such a substance, supplement and/or agent to inhibit, upregulate or otherwise modulate translation initiation, and thereby demonstrate a disease curative and/or preventive effect in a human and/or animal that consumes a such substance, supplement and/or agent or to whom a such substance, supplement and/or agent is administered are provided.
US09410944B2	Methods of assaying sensitivity of cancer stem cells to therapeutic modalities The present invention is directed to methods of measuring the proliferative ability of individual patient cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a method for treating a cancer patient according to an assay of the individual patient's tumor's cancer stem cell sensitivity, by measuring the proliferative ability of cancer stem cells from the patient. By the methods of the present invention it is possible to treat individual cancer stem cells presented in tumor cells. Methods of detecting and enumerating cancer stem cells in hybrid spheroids comprised of fibroblasts and tumor cells are also provided by the present invention. The present invention also contemplates a method for drug and other treatment development, wherein the effects of a drug or combination of drugs or other treatments are determined on the individual patient's cancer stem cells.
US09410943B2	Methods, compositions and screens for therapeutics for the treatment of synovial sarcoma Methods and compositions are provided for treating human synovial sarcoma (SS). Also provided are screens to identify therapeutics for the treatment of synovial sarcoma. These methods, compositions, and screens are based on the discovery that promoting the assembly of wild type BAF (also called mSWI/SNF) complexes in SS cells by increasing levels of wild type SS18 and/or decreasing levels of SS18-SSX fusion protein leads to the cessation of proliferation of malignant cells in synovial sarcoma.
US09410942B2	Test apparatus with detector that rotates in alignment with microfluidic device and control method thereof A test apparatus in which detectors and objects to be detected are rotated at the same speed, and a control method thereof are provided. The test apparatus includes a rotation driving unit that includes a rotary shaft; a microfluidic device that is loaded on the rotary shaft and includes at least one object to be detected; a rotating member that is mounted on the rotary shaft and includes at least one detector to detect the objects of the microfluidic device; and a controller configured to operate the rotation driving unit such that the microfluidic device and the rotating member are rotated at the same speed on the rotary shaft.
US09410940B2	Sensor interrogation A method of testing a system, which has at least one electrochemical sensor for detecting an analyte gas within a housing of the system, and the housing has an inlet, includes exhaling in the vicinity of the inlet of the housing of the system and measuring a response to exhaled breath to test one or more transport paths of the system. Measuring the response to exhaled breath may, for example, include measuring the response of a sensor within the housing of the system that is responsive to the presence of exhaled breath. The sensor responsive to the presence of exhaled breath may, for example, include an electrochemically active electrode responsive to a gas within exhaled breath. The electrochemically active electrode may, for example, be responsive to carbon dioxide or to oxygen.
US09410939B2	Methods for predicting mammalian embryo viability The invention provides methods and systems for assessing the developmental potential of mammalian embryos. The method of the invention comprises taking measurements of cytoplasmic movements in the embryo and/or periodic changes in the shape of the embryo at the single cell stage.
US09410935B2	Measurement process of minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) and critical points of a gas in crude oils or binary mixtures The present invention provides a new process of the transitiometric scanning technique to determine in an experimental way the minimum miscibility pressure of any sample of hydrocarbon at constant temperature (from the atmospheric temperature to 673 K) in the pressure interval of the atmospheric temperature to 400 MPa, including pressure at which the organic matter will precipitate due to the CO2 injection, based on a transitometric technique which has proved to be reliable, highly accurate and highly reproducible. The apparatus used is based on a highly accurate control of the pVT variables and the calorimetric determination of the present phase transitions during the injection process of gases into hydrocarbons. Accurate control of pVT variables enables the determination of the derivative thermodynamic variables useful to define the type of phase transition.
US09410932B2	Method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater Provided is a method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater, including: a) injecting a sample into a vacuum container containing a cadmium chloride solution injected thereinto and refrigerating the vacuum container; b) shaking the vacuum container, and achieving temperature equilibrium with an ambient temperature; c) separating the dissolved methane from residue by passing the sample in the vacuum container through a methane separator; and d) analyzing the separated dissolved methane by a mass spectrometer. According to the method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater of the present invention, a recovery rate of dissolved methane may be maximally increased to improve an analysis rate accordingly, and an analysis of dissolved methane may be conducted even with a small amount of sample, and in addition to the measurement of the dissolved methane, a sulfur isotope analysis may be simultaneously conducted by using a sample from which the dissolved methane is extracted.
US09410930B2	Method for manufacturing a testing head of a non-destructive testing sensor based on eddy currents A method for manufacturing a testing head of a non-destructive testing sensor based on eddy currents includes: optimizing a geometric design of coils of the testing head based on a criterion for minimizing an electromotive force induced in at least one coil having a receiving function and/or maximizing a variation, due to presence of a standard defect to be detected in a part to be inspected, of the induced electromotive force; optimizing the geometric design of the coils further based on at least one criterion for optimizing a further variation, due to a variation in distance between the testing head and the part to be inspected, of the induced electromotive force; optimizing geometric dimensions of each of the coils; and manufacturing the testing head in accordance with the geometric design of the coils carrying out the optimization.
US09410929B2	Inspection device and inspection method Provided are an inspection device and an inspection method capable of achieving improved magnetic field sensitivity by using a magnetic thin film of a small film thickness. A light-emitting unit 1 emits light of a first wavelength for acquiring magnetic field inspection information and a second wavelength for acquiring inspection object surface information. A selection unit 6 selects information from an inspection object 4 and information from a magnetophotonic crystal film 3 acquired by light irradiation performed by an irradiation unit 2. An image generation unit 9 generates image data based on the magnetic field inspection information acquired with the first wavelength and the inspection object surface information acquired with the second wavelength selected by the selection unit. Each of the generated image data is displayed on a display unit 10.
US09410928B2	System and method for detecting metals in a solution There is provided a system that detects metal ions in a solution easily and with high precision. Such system includes: a unit that produces a mixed solution by mixing a first solution, which includes a first organic compound that has affinity with metal ions to be measured, and a second solution to be measured and supplies the mixed solution to a container; and a unit that detects the metal ions to be measured in the second solution based on a spectrum obtained by ionizing gas in a head space of the container. An example of the first organic compound is siderophores, such as catechol or AHA. The unit that detects the concentration is an ion mobility sensor and is capable of detecting the concentration of metal ions in a solution in real time.
US09410926B2	Methods and apparatus for identification of polymeric species from mass spectrometry output Methods and apparatus are provided for the identification of one or more candidate chemical formulas from mass spectrometry data corresponding to an unidentified chemical compound. By restricting the generation of candidate formulas to those having repeating units and/or end units with specified limitations, the methods and apparatus may more efficiently iteratively search for a chemical formula having matching mass spectrometry output within a threshold tolerance. In another aspect, methods and apparatus are provided for the identification of one or more candidate chemical formulas from mass spectrometry data based at least in part upon neutral loss.
US09410922B2	Method for adjusting a gas sensor In a method for adjusting a gas sensor having a hollow chamber connected to a measuring gas chamber and having an electrochemical pump cell electrochemically pumping the gas component into or out of the hollow chamber, at least two pumping-in phases are provided in which the gas component is pumped into the hollow chamber by the electrochemical pump cell, and at least two pumping-out phases are provided in which the gas component is pumped out of the hollow chamber by the electrochemical pump cell. On the basis of at least one feature of the pump current during the pumping-out phases (Mout), at least one piece of information for adjusting the gas sensor is generated. A parameter regarding the pumping-in is predefined differently in the at least two pumping-in phases.
US09410919B2	Electrochemical gas detector with carbon element An electrochemical detector includes a carbon based element located between a separator and a current collector of an adjacent electrode. Elements can take the form of a carbon fabric located between the separator and the collector, or a linear, or, circular carbon deposit on a surface of the separator adjacent to the respective current collector. Other conductive coatings including gold, platinum or transition metals, as well as carbon, can be deposited directly onto a porous substrate, such as a masked separator material.
US09410917B2	Method of using a biosensor A biosensor (102) for determining the presence or amount of a substance in a sample and methods of use of the biosensor (102) are provided. The biosensor (102) for receiving a user sample to be analyzed includes a mixture for electrochemical reaction with an analyte. The mixture includes an enzyme, a mediator and an oxidizable species as an internal reference.
US09410912B2	Biological gas detection apparatus and biological gas detection method A biological gas detection apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention includes: a sensor unit including plural types of gas sensors; a control unit of the sensor unit; a data recording unit; and a data analyzing unit, wherein the data recording unit includes a database on properties of sensitivities of the gas sensors for a single body of a desired gas component, a single body of an interference gas component, and a mixed gas of these that are included in the biological gas, and the data analyzing unit calculates concentration of the desired gas component based on sensitivities of the gas sensors output when detecting the biological gas and the database.
US09410911B2	Structure and method of manufacture A structure for a chemical sensing device, the structure comprising at least one electrically conductive element located in, and protruding from, at least one recess. A method of manufacturing the structure includes: (a) providing a template comprising at least one recess having a recess depth; (b) providing an electrically conductive material in the at least one recess; and (c) removing part of the template to decrease the recess depth of the at least one recess, thereby forming said protruding at least one electrically conductive element.
US09410908B2	Humidity measurement device A highly sensitive humidity measurement device is provided. The humidity measurement device has: a housing component integrally including a connector for performing input/output to/from the outside and a connector terminal component; an electronic circuit board mounted on the housing component and electrically connected to the connector terminal; and a humidity sensing element provided on the electronic circuit board. When the humidity measurement device is installed in an installation hole that is provided in a part of a main air flow passage through which suction air flows, apart of the housing component is exposed to the suction air flowing through the main air flow passage. The housing component is provided with a bypass passage to suction a part of the suction air. The bypass passage includes a bypass inlet opening that serves as a suction port of the suction air and a bypass outlet opening that discharges the suction air. The bypass outlet opening is exposed to the suction air.
US09410907B2	Methods and apparatuses for testing capacitive touch screen films Test fixtures for testing layers of touch screen material and methods for using the same. Some test fixtures include first and second test beds that are movable relative to each other, an impedance measurement circuit, an electrical connector, a clamping actuator, and a processor, where the test fixtures and/or test fixture components are configured to secure a layer of touch screen material and measure the electrical impedance of at least one feature of the layer. Some of the present methods include securing a layer of touch screen material between test beds, calculating an electrical impedance of at least one feature of the layer, and releasing the layer from the test beds.
US09410902B1	Overlay measurement method An overlay measurement method includes providing three predetermined patterns, including a first predetermined pattern, a second predetermined pattern and a third predetermined pattern. An inspection process is then performed on said three predetermined patterns, to obtain three image points, including a first image point, a second image point and a third image point respectively. Next, a defining process is performed to define a default position, and a calculating process is performed to obtain a real offset value x=(p−q)*(c−a)/(a−b)+p.
US09410901B2	Image sensor, an inspection system and a method of inspecting an article A high sensitivity image sensor comprises an epitaxial layer of silicon that is intrinsic or lightly p doped (such as a doping level less than about 1013 cm−3). CMOS or CCD circuits are fabricated on the front-side of the epitaxial layer. Epitaxial p and n type layers are grown on the backside of the epitaxial layer. A pure boron layer is deposited on the n-type epitaxial layer. Some boron is driven a few nm into the n-type epitaxial layer from the backside during the boron deposition process. An anti-reflection coating may be applied to the pure boron layer. During operation of the sensor a negative bias voltage of several tens to a few hundred volts is applied to the boron layer to accelerate photo-electrons away from the backside surface and create additional electrons by an avalanche effect. Grounded p-wells protect active circuits as needed from the reversed biased epitaxial layer.
US09410898B2	Appearance inspection device, appearance inspection method, and program A burden on a user is reduced by referring to a measurement region set for a certain measurement tool among a plurality of measurement tools to be used by an appearance inspection device as a measurement region of another measurement tool. A reference point or a search region serving as a reference of measurement for a first measurement tool such as a connector dimension inspection tool is set for a basic image acquired by imaging a non-defective product. Next, a second measurement tool such as an area measurement tool that performs measurement separate from the first measurement tool is selected by the user. For coordinate data of a measurement region, which is a region to be measured by the second measurement tool, coordinate data of the reference point or the search region set for the first measurement tool is adjusted if necessary and referred to.
US09410893B2	Bio-chip package with waveguide integrated spectrometer A bio-chip package comprises a substrate a first layer over the substrate comprising an image sensor. The bio-chip package also comprises a second layer over the first layer. The second layer comprises a waveguide system a grating coupler. The bio-chip package also comprises a third layer arranged to accommodate a fluid between a first-third layer portion and a second-third layer portion, and to allow the fluid to pass from a first side of the third layer to a second side of the third layer. The third layer comprises a material having a predetermined transparency with respect to a wavelength of a received source light, the waveguide system is configured to direct the received source light to the grating coupler, and the image sensor is configured to determine a change in the wavelength of the source light caused by a coupling between the source light and the fluid.
US09410886B2	Apparatus and method for generating light pulses from LEDs in optical absorption gas sensors An optical absorption gas sensor for detecting an analyte gas comprises a gas sample receiving chamber, at least one light emitting diode (LED) and a photodiode or other photosensor. A plurality of light pulses are generated by passing pulses of current through the at least one LED. The current through the at least one LED is measured a plurality of times during each pulse and taken into account when generating a compensated output signal. The transfer ratio between LED current and photodiode output signal is calculated a plurality of times during each pulse. An ADC measures the LED and photodiode currents alternately. The LED pulses are generated by inductor discharge flyback and the period of time for which current is supplied to the inductor prior to each pulse is selected so that the photodiode output current is at an optimal region within the input range of the ADC. At least the temperature of the at least one LED is measured and taken into account when generating the compensated output signal. Thus, rather than providing especially careful control of the LED pulses, the pulses are measured, enabling a simpler, lower power circuit which is tolerant of variations in temperature to be provided.
US09410882B2	Turbidimeter A turbidimeter for measuring a turbidity of a liquid sample in a sample cuvette includes a cuvette receiving device configured to position the sample cuvette in a defined cuvette position, a light source configured to generate a parallel light beam in the sample cuvette, an annular 45° collecting mirror configured to surround the sample cuvette, a scattering body arranged concentric to the annular 45° collecting mirror, a scattering light detector arranged to receive light scattered by the scattering body, and an annular 45° concentration mirror arranged coaxially to the annular 45° collecting mirror and optically opposite to the annular 45° collecting mirror. The annular 45° collecting mirror is arranged concentric to the light beam. The annular 45° concentration mirror is configured to surround the scattering body.
US09410880B2	Laser differential confocal mapping-spectrum microscopic imaging method and device The present invention belongs to a technical field of optical microscopic imaging and spectral measurement, and discloses a laser differential confocal mapping-spectrum microscopic imaging method and device. The core concept of the present invention is to combine the differential confocal detection and the spectrum detection techniques and use a dichroic beam splitting system (13) to separate the Rayleigh light for geometric position detection from the Raman scattering light for spectrum detection, by mean of the property that the zero-cross point of the differential confocal curve (43) accurately corresponds to the focus of the objective, the spectral information at focus of the excitation spot being accurately captured by the zero trigger to accomplish the spectrum detection with high spatial resolution. Therefore, the present invention provides a method and device that may be able to accomplish the spectrum detection with high spatial resolution to a micro-area of a sample.
US09410877B2	Determining wellbore fluid properties Computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for determining a property of a wellbore fluid are disclosed. In some implementations, a computing system receives an image of a first sample of the wellbore fluid filling a conduit to a threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a first time duration of the first sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the first sample. The computing system receives an image of a second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a second time duration of the second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the second sample. A property of the wellbore fluid is determined based on a difference between the first and second time durations.
US09410876B2	System and method for the determination of mixture averaged molecular weight of complex mixtures An apparatus and method for determining the average molecular weight of a complex mixture from a plurality of test samples of the complex mixture are disclosed. The method includes a) providing a chamber having two fixed conditions and one variable condition selected from three state variables of temperature, pressure and volume; b) introducing a test sample of known mass into the chamber; c) setting operating conditions of the state variables such that the test sample will be fully vaporized into a gaseous state without decomposition or chemical reaction; and d) measuring the change of the variable condition after full vaporization of the test sample is achieved. Steps b-d are repeated for several test samples having different masses. The average molecular weight of the complex mixture is determined as a linear gradient (slope) of the relationship for the change of variable condition as a function of test sample mass.
US09410872B2	Exhaust gas flowmeter and exhaust gas analyzing system The present invention is adapted to be provided with: a first sampling line for sampling raw exhaust gas; a first concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the predetermined target component contained in the raw exhaust gas; a second sampling line for sampling diluted exhaust gas; a second concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the target component contained in the diluted exhaust gas; and an arithmetic unit that, with use of first measured concentration, second measured concentration, and a diluted exhaust gas flow rate, calculates a raw exhaust gas flow rate, wherein in a state where the first sampling line and the first concentration measuring part are heated, the first concentration measuring part measures the concentration of the target component contained in the raw exhaust gas.
US09410867B2	Laser system for measuring internal cylinder pressure A system is disclosed for measuring internal cylinder pressure of a combustion chamber at least partially formed by a cylinder head. The system may include an emitter configured to generate and emit a wavelength of energy along a surface of the cylinder head, and a target inline with the emitter and configured to receive the wavelength of energy. The system may also include a controller in communication with the emitter and/or target. The controller may be configured to correlate a distortion of the wavelength of energy to the internal pressure.
US09410865B2	System for monitoring the leak tightness of a tank A system for monitoring the leak-tightness of a tank, which is filled with a liquid with a lower density than water. The system has a liquid drain pipe, with a container that has a bottom, which is integrated horizontally in the liquid drain pipe with a damming element, which divides the container into a partial area on the supply flow side and partial area on the drain side. A first vibronic measuring device with a first vibrating unit protruding into the supply flow side partial area of the bottom determines whether the density of the medium undershoots a specified limit. A second vibronic measuring device with a second vibrating unit, at a position not exceeding the level of the first vibrating unit, which detects whether the vibrating unit are covered with medium, and with an evaluation unit uses the measured values of measuring devices to determine whether there is liquid from the tank in the container.
US09410862B2	Device for measuring a pressure with at least one pressure sensor having at least one active sensor surface A device for measuring pressure having at least one pressure sensor with at least one active sensor surface, an oscillating and/or variable temperature counter-surface arranged opposite the at least one sensor surface, wherein the sensor surface and the counter-surface are arranged in a hollow body, and the hollow body has at least one opening, and wherein at least one alternating signal amplifier is provided.
US09410861B2	Pressure sensor with overpressure protection A pressure sensor may include an input for receiving an input pressure and a sense die having a sense diaphragm that is exposed to the input pressure and is configured to deflect in response to the input pressure. A diaphragm stop may be positioned adjacent to a first side of the sense diaphragm to limit deflection of the sense diaphragm towards the diaphragm stop. The diaphragm stop include a plurality of defined projections to help prevent stiction.
US09410857B2	System and method for analyzing athletic activity Various sensor systems are described herein, including inserts having sensors thereon, which are configured to be received in an article of footwear. The inserts may be connected to a sole member of the footwear, or may function as a sole member. The sensors may be piezoelectric sensors in some configurations. The system may also include an electronic module that is overmolded into the sole structure and includes a connector for external access.
US09410851B2	Beating signal monitoring module, terahertz wave generation device and optical signal monitoring device including the beating signal monitoring module The inventive concept relates to a beating signal monitoring module and a terahertz wave generation device and an optical signal monitoring device that including the beating signal monitoring module. The beating signal monitoring module includes a nonlinear unit generating an optical signal including a FWM light in response to a beating signal generated from a first light and a second light; a filter unit separating the FWM light from the optical signal and outputting the separated FWM light; and a monitoring unit monitoring the beating signal using the separated FWM light. The beating signal monitoring module and a terahertz wave generation device and an optical signal monitoring device that including the beating signal monitoring module can effectively monitor a beating signal being generated by two lasers using a Four Wave Mixing signal.
US09410847B2	Security device with a full length lens A security device is disclosed, wherein the security device includes a Fresnel lens covering the entire face of the device, a housing, and a pyroelectric detector. The center portion of the Fresnel lens, which contains the Fresnel lens elements, is molded flat, its edges are molded in the final installed form, and its edges contain appendages that secure the lens on the device so there are no gaps between the lens and the device.
US09410841B2	Integrated scanner, scale, and touchscreen display An integrated scanner, scale and touchscreen display (“integrated touchscreen scanner”) is addressed. In one alternative, the integrated touchscreen scanner further includes a printer for printing receipts, coupons and the like. The integrated touchscreen scanner is designed for flush mounting in a checkout or self-checkout stand. Keystrokes, icon selection and the like may be suitably sensed employing weigh cells in the scale of the integrated touchscreen scanner. Additionally, the display may be partitioned into a customer portion and a checker portion. This partitioning may be fixed or dynamically adjusted in response to the state of the transaction.
US09410838B2	Adjustable underground meter installation A pit liner includes an upper section, a lower section, at least one pin wherein each pin is connected to one of the upper section and the lower section, and at least one notch defined in at least one of the upper section and the lower section the lower section and the upper section sized to adjust with respect to each other.
US09410836B2	Dosing device The invention relates to a dosing device. The dosing device comprises a storage container with a storage chamber disposed therein for accommodating a filling material, a dosing container with a dosing chamber disposed therein, an outlet with an outlet opening for dispensing the filling material, a closure member by means of which the outlet opening can be closed, and a valve wherein the valve is able to assume a dispensing position and a dosing position.
US09410833B1	Methods and apparatus for fluid flow measurement A fluid flow meter estimates the velocity of water or another fluid flowing through pipe by comparing measurements of the water velocity to one or more pre-determined templates. The fluid flow meter may collect measurement signals from one or more flow sensors, estimate the fluid velocity or flow rate by comparing the measurement signals to the template, and either store the comparison results in local memory, transmit the results to a remote memory or server, or both. In some embodiments, the fluid flow meter transmits the results to a server via a wireless interface. The transducers and processing system can be powered by a battery, a power line, or, for manifolds installed outdoors, a solar cell. Example transducers and processing systems may also have a passive wake-up feature for power reduction; that is, they may only draw power when water or another fluid flows through the pipe.
US09410830B2	Magnetic flowmeter flowtube assembly with interchangeable liner/electrode module A flowtube assembly for a magnetic flowmeter is provided. The flowtube assembly includes a tube extending from a first mounting flange to a second mounting flange. Each of the first and second mounting flanges has a pipe flange facing surface for mounting to a respective pipe flange. A coil chamber is disposed outside the tube, between the first and second mounting flanges. The coil chamber has at least one coil located inside that is configured to generate a magnetic field within the tube. A liner/electrode module is positioned within the tube and has a non-conductive liner, at least one electrode and at least one electrode conductor. The non-conductive liner extends from the first mounting flange to the second mounting flange. The at least one electrode is positioned in the non-conductive liner to interact with a conductive process fluid. The electrode conductor extends from the at least one electrode to an interconnect tab disposed adjacent the pipe facing flange surface of one of the first and second mounting flanges. The liner/electrode module is positionable within the tube.
US09410824B2	Electromagnetic induction position detection sensor An electromagnetic induction position detection sensor includes a plurality of loop coils, each being an N-turn loop coil formed by winding a conductor N times (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2), and each coil turn having long side portions that are separated by a predetermined width and that are parallel to each other. The loop coils are arranged at predetermined intervals in a predetermined direction intersecting the long side portions of the loop coils. The width of at least one of the N turns of the Mth loop coil from the edge portion of the sensor in the predetermined direction (M is an integer equal to or greater than 2) is larger than the predetermined width, with the long side portion of this turn of the Mth loop coil arranged more outward than the long side portions of the other turns of the Mth loop coil.
US09410823B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for detection of metal objects in a predetermined space This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for detecting foreign objects. In one aspect an apparatus for detecting a presence of an object in a magnetic field is provided. The apparatus includes a power circuit configured to generate the magnetic field and transfer power wirelessly at a level sufficient to power or charge a load via the magnetic field. The apparatus further includes a detection circuit configured to transmit signals and detect, based on a reflection of the transmitted signals, a frequency of vibration of the object caused by the magnetic field.
US09410821B1	Metering data transmitter device A metering data transmitter device, for wirelessly communicating metering data from a utility meter to another location, includes an enclosure and an electronic circuit located at least partially within the enclosure. An input portion of the electronic circuit receives an electronic input signal from the utility meter that is indicative of metering data. A transmitter subcircuit portion of the electronic circuit, operating preferably in the 33 centimeter band, transmits a radio frequency output signal that is indicative of that metering data. The electronic circuit also includes a display subcircuit portion for displaying a visually discernible indication of the metering data (preferably a digital display). One embodiment receives the electronic input signal via electrical wiring while another embodiment receives the electronic input signal wirelessly (e.g., via a Bluetooth-type communication link). Preferably, a control subcircuit is provided for enabling a user to control the electronic circuit (e.g., the metering data display) manually.
US09410812B1	User queries to model road network usage A system and method determines a plurality of scores for a road segment that are related to the total distance traveled when drivers traverse that road segment. The scores are displayed graphically to illustrate the usage of road segments. The scores are also used to determine which road segments to display on a map when determining which roads to display at a given zoom level for a map.
US09410811B2	Automated guided vehicle, system comprising a computer and an automated guided vehicle, method of planning a virtual track, and method of operating an automated guided vehicle The invention relates to an automated guided vehicle, a system with a computer and an automated guided vehicle, a method of planning a virtual track and a method of operating an automated guided vehicle. The automated guided vehicle is to move automatically along a virtual track within an environment from a start point to an end point. The environment comprises sections connecting the start point the end point, and the intermediate point. A graph is assigned to the environment.
US09410808B2	Apparatus and method for detecting location information using navigation algorithm A method and apparatus for detecting location information using a navigation algorithm are provided. The method includes searching for neighboring Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, receiving, if at least one GPS satellite is detected, pseudo-range information from at least one of the detected GPS satellites and storing the received pseudo-range information, calculating a displacement of a pedestrian terminal based on step detection of a pedestrian, correcting the calculated displacement of the pedestrian terminal using the received pseudo-range information, and measuring the location of the pedestrian terminal is measured using the corrected displacement.
US09410805B2	Micromachined piezoelectric z-axis gyroscope This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for making and using gyroscopes. Such gyroscopes may include a central anchor, a sense frame disposed around the central anchor, a plurality of sense beams configured for connecting the sense frame to the central anchor and a drive frame disposed around and coupled to the sense frame. The gyroscope may include pairs of drive beams disposed on opposing sides of the sense frame. The gyroscope may include a drive frame suspension for substantially restricting a drive motion of the drive frame to that of a substantially linear displacement along the first axis. The sense frame may be substantially decoupled from drive motions of the drive frame. Such devices may be included in a mobile device, such as a mobile display device.
US09410804B2	Techniques for positioning a vehicle A system for determining a location of a vehicle in an environment provided with at least two landmarks whose location is known. The system includes at least one scanning distance sensor installed in the vehicle and configured to measure distance and direction from the vehicle to the at least two landmarks, as well as a data processing device configured to store in its memory the location of the at least two landmarks; and determine the location of the vehicle on the basis of at least the location of the at least two landmarks as well as the distance and direction from the vehicle to the at least two landmarks.
US09410803B2	Observation device with a range finder The invention describes an observation device, having two tubular observation parts, wherein the longitudinal axes of the observation parts in the region of the ocular sides are spaced apart by a distance of at least 54 mm. At least one observation part has a flared portion on an external side, wherein the flared portion is located inside a subsection of between 20% and 80% of an overall length of the observation part. The flared portion lies in an annulus section having a normal distance to the optical axis of the objective of between 130% and 250% of the radius the objective lens.
US09410796B2	Lithographic apparatus and method A displacement measurement system comprising at least one retro reflector and a diffraction grating. Said displacement measurement system is constructed and arranged to measure a displacement by providing a first beam of radiation to the measurement system, wherein the diffraction grating is arranged to diffract the first beam of radiation a first time to form diffracted beams. The at least one retro reflector is arranged to subsequently redirect the diffracted beams to diffract a second time on the diffraction grating. The at least one retro reflector is arranged to redirect the diffraction beams to diffract at least a third time on the diffraction grating before the diffracted beams are being recombined to form a second beam. And the displacement system is provided with a sensor configured to receive the second beam and determine the displacement from an intensity of the second beam.
US09410792B2	Resolver device, motor control device, and motor control method A resolver device (14) includes: a microcomputer (1) for outputting a control signal for driving a motor (4) to a drive circuit (3); a sensor section (5) (resolver) for outputting detection values (a sine signal and a cosine signal) in accordance with a rotation angle of the motor (4); and a signal circuit (13) provided between the microcomputer (1) and the sensor section (5). The microcomputer (1) determines an abnormality when the detection values of the sensor section (5) are out of a first normal range and then determines return of the sensor section (5) to normal when the detection value is present within a second normal range and in a plurality of regions obtained by dividing the first normal range.
US09410790B2	Method for determining an angle of rotation A method for determining an angle of rotation between a sensor array and a magnetic field of a magnet, whereby the magnetic field is formed substantially parallel and perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the magnet is arranged rotationally symmetric relative to the rotation axis. A first measurement signal and a second measurement signal are generated by the two subsensors of the first magnetic field sensor unit, and the first measurement signal is assigned a first relation and the second measurement signal is assigned a second relation. A third measurement signal and a fourth measurement signal are generated by the two subsensors of the second magnetic field sensor unit, whereby the third measurement signal is assigned a third relation and the fourth measurement signal is assigned a fourth relation. The angle of rotation is then determined.
US09410788B2	Magnetic length measuring system, length measuring method and method for producing a magnetic length measuring system A length measuring system includes a magnetic component having two helical magnetically conductive or magnetic elements which have first and second axial ends. The elements are arranged in an axially symmetrically manner relative each other along a common longitudinal axis such that a magnetic field can be formed between the elements, the angle of the field relative to the common longitudinal axis continuously rotating along a predetermined length. The length measuring system further includes a magnetic sensor which can be arranged between the two elements at a right angle to the common longitudinal axis of the elements and which is connected to an evaluation unit.
US09410786B2	Coordinate measuring apparatus A coordinate measuring apparatus includes a base body, a delivery unit located on the base body, and a probing unit. The delivery unit includes a power assembly, a first lead screw assembly connected to the power assembly, and a second lead screw assembly connected to the first lead screw assembly and the probing unit. The power assembly is configured for driving the first lead screw assembly to move along a first direction. The first lead screw assembly is configured for driving the second lead screw assembly to move along a second direction. The second lead screw assembly is configured for driving the probing unit to move along a third direction.
US09410782B2	Multi-action fuze and warhead separator fitted to a munition A multi-step separator for a fuze is configured to be mated to an explosive device in a military munition, either at a production facility during manufacture of the munition or during use in the field. The fuze includes a detonator with a booster or spit-back element for initiating an energetic sequence resulting in a high-order detonation of the explosive device. The multi-step separator includes: (a) a fuze-munition interface device for retaining the fuze in a confined, close relationship with the explosive device and for releasing the fuze when and if it is subjected to an external stimulus that may cause it to detonate the explosive device; and (b) a separating device for physically distancing the fuze from the explosive device when and if the fuze is released.
US09410781B1	Fin-stabilized, muzzle-loaded mortar projectile with sabot A muzzle-loaded, fin-stabilized mortar round includes a projectile with a discarding sabot mounted thereon. The sabot includes one or more discrete sections that are circumferentially divided into a plurality of discrete sabot increments. In the case of more than one discrete section, the plurality of discrete sections are arranged longitudinally one after another in abutting relationship. Each sabot increment includes a base portion mechanically connected to the projectile and two opposing side portions mechanically connected to circumferentially adjacent sabot increments.
US09410776B1	Arrow fletching apparatus An arrow fletching apparatus for use in the sport of archery is provided. The fletching apparatus is used in place of conventional fletching and provides for adjustability and easy replacement of the apparatus itself or individual fletches in the field. The fletching apparatus comprises a body and a plurality of fletches. The body is kept in place on the arrow shaft by a friction fit and the fletches are likewise kept in place within a slot on the body by a friction fit.
US09410775B2	Self centering nock A self-centering nock is provided for use in a well-balanced nock-arrow or nock-bolt assembly. The self-centering nock includes compliant projecting protrusions or compliant arms that are substantially rotationally symmetric about a cross section normal to a main axis of the self-centering nock. The compliant projecting protrusions or compliant arms may be received in bolts that have bores of differing internal dimensions.
US09410774B1	Fluted arrow shaft and detachable arrowhead A fluted arrow shaft and detachable arrowhead that includes an arrow shaft having a plurality of recessed grooves disposed evenly spaced apart longitudinally thereupon, between a fletching disposed at a distal end of the shaft, and an inset disposed proximal an arrowhead, this inset disposed underlying a rearmost extension of each of a plurality of blades comprising said arrowhead, wherein each inset is disposed for position in a wound inflicted by the arrowhead to effect increased blood loss drained along each of the plurality of recessed grooves, whereby debility and fatility of prey is more expediently effective.
US09410772B2	Ballistic protection configuration A ballistic protection configuration includes a plurality of hard-armoring shaped elements which are formed as one piece and have at least two mutually offset planes. At least two of the shaped elements are fixed in a positional relationship with respect to one another in a shaped element composite in such a way that a first plane of a first shaped element overlaps in sections a second plane of a second shaped element. With the at least two overlapping planes of two shaped elements, two whole surfaces, which lie one above the other and offset with respect to one another, are formed in the shaped element composite and make it possible for a shaped element composite to be provided which is completely free of linear penetrations.
US09410771B2	Impulse and momentum transfer devise This invention concerns a device for the transmission of impulse and momentum, e.g. from a shock wave from an explosion or momentum from objects impacting the device, from one location to another, and is primarily used to protect vehicles, ships, aircrafts and buildings against impulse and/or momentum, for instance in regards to attacks on those with grenades, bombs, mines and the like.The governing physical principles are those of conservation of momentum and energy, and Newton's 3rd Law, claiming that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.When the receiver 1 is accelerated by the incoming shock wave 9 it collides with the transmitter 2, connected to an emitter 3, momentum is transferred to the emitter 3. If the transfer is in itself not sufficient to bring the receiver's 1 velocity to an acceptable level, additional energy and momentum is added through the transmitter 2.
US09410770B2	Mount assembly for interchanging optical sights Implementations of a mount assembly for interchanging optical sights on a pistol are provided. In some implementations, the mount assembly comprises an adaptor plate and a pistol slide having an adaptor interface. In some implementations, the adaptor interface of the pistol slide is configured to receive an adaptor plate therein. In some implementations, an optical sight may be secured to the adaptor plate. In some implementations, the walls of the adaptor interface may be constructed in the form of a female portion of a dovetail joint. In some implementations, the ends of the adaptor plate are constructed in the form of a male portion of a dovetail joint. In this way, when the adaptor plate is inserted into the adaptor interface a secure connection may be achieved. In some implementations, a dovetail configured to receive a rear sight is positioned between the ejection port and the adaptor interface of the pistol slide.
US09410769B1	Integrated precise photoelectric sighting system The present invention relates to the technical field of gun sight, and specifically relates to an integrated precise photoelectric sighting system that facilitates calibration. The invention discloses an integrated precise photoelectric sighting system that facilitates calibration, the system comprises a field-of-view obtaining unit, a range-finding unit, a display unit, and a sighting circuit unit; the sighting system being capable of displaying an optical image obtained by the field-of-view obtaining unit on the display unit, the display unit simultaneous displays optical image and reticle, and reticle is applied to sight the target in the optical image; the precise photoelectric sighting system applies the sighting circuit unit and the range-finding unit to perform precise prediction to the impact point, which facilitates calibration and shooting for user. The invention displays the sighted image via the display unit, to thereby realize dual-eye sighting.
US09410767B2	Holster A holster for a pistol, in which pistol there is a grip, a barrel, a trigger, and a trigger guard, includes a rigid case partly surrounding at least the barrel and the trigger guard, and a belt clip for carrying the case on the belt of the user at the side of their hip, and a locking mechanism integrated in the case for locking the pistol into it, which locking mechanism further includes an arm and a catch for securing the trigger guard to the case. The arm is pivoted to the outer surface of the case with the aid of a shaft perpendicular to the side of the case, in order to release the locking mechanism, and the holster further includes a catch-opening formed in the surface of the case, in order to lock the locking mechanism.
US09410763B2	Angle-adjustable buffer tube system An angle-adjustable buffer tube system is a system that enables fluid transitions between a primary scope or sight and a backup offset iron sight without requiring the shooter to remove his or her cheek from the stock. The system includes a buffer tube and a firearm-mounting tube that is able to rotate concentric to the buffer tube. A stock may be mounted to the buffer tube while the firearm-mounting tube may be screwed into the body of a firearm. A lockable flange assembly featuring a flange, a mounting plate, a flange socket, and a plurality of grooves enables the rotation and additionally is able to lock the buffer tube and the firearm-mounting tube in place after the firearm has been rotated to a desired position. An annular retention plate is utilized to ensure that the buffer tube and the firearm-mounting tube do not separate from each other.
US09410761B2	Suppressor with configurable baffles A suppressor with configurable baffles has a tubular body defining a bore, a muzzle mount facility on the body, a stack of a plurality of baffles closely received in the bore, each of the baffles defining a primary aperture, each of the baffles having an asymmetric gas flow feature, the primary apertures being aligned on a common axis, each of the baffles having an alignment facility operable to mate with the alignment facility of an adjacent baffle such that a relative rotational position is established, and each alignment facility including a plurality of orientation features at selected rotational intervals about the common axis, such that each baffle is operable to engage an adjacent baffle in a plurality of different alternative orientations at which the respective asymmetric gas flow features are relatively oriented in a selectable position.
US09410760B2	Sear assembly for hammerless, striker fired handgun A sear assembly includes a sear block with a cavity configured to receive at least part of and at least one of a sear pivot, sear lever, sear catch and disconnector. The cavity has a slot with the sear catch configured for reciprocating sliding motion in the slot between a first position in which the sear catch engages a firing pin and a second position in which the sear catch disengages from the firing pin. The sear lever and sear pivot are configured for pivoting motion in the cavity. The sear lever is operatively connected to the sear catch. The disconnector is configured to engage the sear pivot and effect movement of the sear catch from the first position to the second position and to disengage from the sear pivot to allow movement of the sear catch from the second position to the first position.
US09410759B2	Burst firing device for firearm A burst firing trigger mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a sear having a hamper engagement surface and a transfer mechanism. The present invention further includes a plurality of triggers. The plurality of triggers each includes a lever, a base pivotally attached to the sear by a pivot pin, and a trip finger extending from the base. Each of the trip fingers extends at a different angle relative to the lever. The present invention further includes a hammer biased by a spring away from the sear. The hammer includes a cocking notch. The burst firing trigger mechanism includes a cocked position and a plurality of fired positions. The cocked position includes the hammer engagement surface engaging the cocking notch and suspending the hammer towards the sear. Each of the plurality of fired positions includes the plurality of triggers pivoted so that at least one of the trip fingers engages the transfer mechanism thereby disengaging the hammer engagement surface from the cocking notch and thereby releasing the hammer.
US09410758B1	Enhanced trigger control connector A firearm enhanced trigger control connector. A torso has a guide angle positioned at a first predetermined angle. The guide angle contains a trigger bar of a firearm. The torso further has a first connector leg extending therefrom at a second predetermined angle. The first connector leg has a disconnector tab at a third predetermined angle. Extending from the first connector leg is a control tab. The torso further has a second connector leg that removably fits within a trigger housing of the firearm.
US09410754B2	Arm with tilting barrel group An arm (1) comprises a main body (5), a tilting barrel group (2) fitted to the main body (5) and a locking device (10). The locking device (10) is acting between the main body (5) and the barrel group (2) and manually operable between a locked position, in which the tilting of the barrel group (2) is prevented, and a release position, in which the barrel group (2) is released from said body (5). Said locking device (10) comprises at least one sliding bolt (20) or plug, partially housed in the main body (5) so that, in the locked position, a portion thereof engages the barrel group (2). The device is further comprising a safety catch element (100), acting between the barrel group (2) and the main body (5), which acts in conjunction with the bolt (20) to maintain the locked position.
US09410753B2	Substrate temperature adjusting method and a method of changing the temperature control range of a heater in a substrate processing apparatus A method which changes the temperature control range of a heater of a substrate processing apparatus. The temperature control range of a heater is changed or extended by changing the flow rate of the coolant flowing through a coolant channel from a first flow rate to a second flow rate which is smaller than the first flow rate, to change a first thermal conductivity of a mounting table to a second thermal conductivity which is smaller than the first thermal conductivity. The upper limit of the temperature control range is lower than the heat resistant temperature of a material of an adhesive of the mounting table.
US09410751B2	Controlled cooling of an electronic system for reduced energy consumption Energy efficient control of a cooling system cooling an electronic system is provided. The control includes automatically determining at least one adjusted control setting for at least one adjustable cooling component of a cooling system cooling the electronic system. The automatically determining is based, at least in part, on power being consumed by the cooling system and temperature of a heat sink to which heat extracted by the cooling system is rejected. The automatically determining operates to reduce power consumption of the cooling system and/or the electronic system while ensuring that at least one targeted temperature associated with the cooling system or the electronic system is within a desired range. The automatically determining may be based, at least in part, on one or more experimentally obtained models relating the targeted temperature and power consumption of the one or more adjustable cooling components of the cooling system.
US09410750B1	Gas distributor for heat exchange and/or mass transfer column The present invention relates to a device that conditions high entrance velocity, superheated feed gas, which include some high boiling components, for example, asphaltenes and poly-nuclear aromatics that tend to coke upon condensation and exposure to the superheated feed gas temperature. Also included in superheated feed gas are solid catalyst fines, from a single or multiple feed nozzles to a quiescent flow regime for uniform distribution of the gases, to a contact device within the Main Fractionator (MF) column.
US09410749B2	Heat exchanger element The invention relates to an heat exchanger element of a plate type, with one internal flow passage, comprising two plates defining an inlet, an outlet and an internal passage extending between said inlet and said outlet, whereas said passage is between two generally parallel plates of self supporting polymer material. The present invention also relates to the use of such an exchanger element as collector in a solar energy arrangement, as chilled beam, as hear distributing element, as subterranean collector, as exchange element in industrial processes and as heat absorber in arrangements for cooling electrical components that are negatively affected by being close to elements having electrical conductivity.
US09410747B2	Porous material having micropores capable of storing and releasing heat by phase change and preparation method thereof The present invention provides a porous material having micropores capable of storing and releasing heat by phase change, which comprises a phase change material inserted into the micropores of a porous material medium such as activated carbon or silica gel so as to be capable of storing and releasing energy, and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the steps of: pre-treating a porous material medium to remove impurities from the micropores of the porous material medium, thereby opening the micropores; pre-treating a phase change material to make it possible to insert the phase change material into the micropores of the porous material medium; inserting the pretreated phase change material into the pretreated porous material medium; filtering the porous material medium filled with the phase change material to remove the phase change material remaining after the insertion step; and washing the filtered material.
US09410745B2	Heat exchanger In a heat exchanger, a refrigerant side header tank and a coolant side header tank which are connected with refrigerant tubes and coolant tubes include a plate header member, a communication intermediate plate member, a blocking intermediate plate member, and a tank header member. The communication intermediate plate member includes first and second fluid communication holes through which refrigerant and coolant flow, respectively. In this situation, with a simple configuration in that a part of the first and second fluid communication holes is blocked by the blocking intermediate plate member, a communication state between both tubes and internal spaces of the header tanks is regulated.
US09410744B2	Vessel transfer insert and system A system for removing molten metal from a vessel is disclosed. The system includes a pump and a refractory casing that houses the pump. As the pump operates it moves molten metal upward through an uptake section of the casing until it reaches an outlet wherein it exits the vessel. The outlet may be attached to a launder. Another system uses a wall to divide a cavity of the chamber into two portions. The wall has an opening and a pump pumps molten metal from a first portion into a second portion until the level in the second portion reaches an outlet and exits the vessel.
US09410741B2	Device for controlling the temperature of objects A temperature-controlling tunnel is accommodated in a housing and defines at least one tunnel portion, which comprises at least one air outlet and at least one air inlet. The tunnel portion is paired with a heater assembly in which a hot primary gas can be generated by means of a burner unit. The hot primary gas can be conducted into a heat exchanger of the heater assembly, and tunnel air can be heated in the heat exchanger by means of the hot primary gas and fed back to the tunnel portion via the at least one air inlet in a circuit as a circulating air flow. A burner supply device is provided by means of which exhaust air from the tunnel portion can be fed to the burner unit of the heater assembly as a burner air flow in order to generate the primary gas.
US09410740B2	Baking transmission mechanism A baking transmission mechanism includes a dustproof assembly, which includes a box, a main transport wheel, and a drive unit. The first transportation assembly includes a first oven assembly, a first feed wheel, a first discharge wheel, a first pulley assembly, and a second pulley assembly. The first feed wheel and the first discharge wheel are located at a top of the first oven assembly, and the first pulley assembly and the second pulley assembly are located at opposite sides of the first oven assembly. The second transportation assembly includes a second oven assembly, a second feed wheel, a second discharge wheel, and a third pulley assembly, wherein the second feed wheel and the second discharge wheel are located at a top of the second oven assembly, and the third pulley assembly is adjacent to the second pulley assembly.
US09410739B2	Method of the preparation of fibrillar and lamellar porous microstructures and nanostructures by means of controlled vacuum freeze-drying of liquid nanoparticles dispersions The invention relates to a method of preparation of lamellar porous microstructures and nanostructures of various density based on controlled vacuum freeze-drying of a liquid dispersion of nanoparticles.The liquid dispersion of particles is rapidly freezed into solid state inside a tightly closed volume. In this form it is submitted to vacuum freeze-drying with required rate of sublimation of molecules of a liquid dispersion medium, until their total removal, accompanied by the creation of lamellar microstructures and nanostructures.The orientation of the normal vector of the dominant surface of sublimation interface can be set with regard to the required properties of the final sublimate structure from vertically upwards to vertically downwards. The sublimation rate is adjusted by combination of vacuum depth and external heating of the sublimation interface of the frozen material.
US09410736B2	Systems and methods for integrated energy storage and cryogenic carbon capture The systems and methods integrate energy storage with cryogenic carbon capture, providing effective grid management and energy-efficient carbon capture capabilities to power plants. The systems store energy during off-peak demand by using off-peak energy to compress natural gas to form liquefied natural gas (LNG) and storing the LNG for use as a refrigerant. The systems use the stored LNG as a refrigerant in a cryogenic carbon capture (CCC) process to isolate carbon dioxide from light gases in a flue gas. The systems supply energy during peak demand by burning the natural gas warmed by the CCC process to generate power.
US09410733B1	Refrigerator with adjustable storage space An inner volume adjustment assembly using a sliding panel to adjust volumes of a refrigerating space and a freezing space of a refrigerator. The sliding panel divides a storage space into the refrigerating space and the freezing space which are respectively coupled to a refrigerating chamber and a freezer of the refrigerator. The sliding panel slides on a rail through a coupling shaft. The temperatures in refrigerating space and the freezing space can be controlled based on a detected position of the sliding panel in the storage space.
US09410732B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment and a main door mounted on the cabinet by a hinge and having an access opening. An auxiliary storage compartment is provided at a rear portion of the main door and is accessible through the access opening. A sub door is mounted on the main door and opens and closes the access opening. A locking device selectively couples the main door with the sub door, and a handle is pivotably attached on the sub door and can be pushed rearward by pivoting about an end of the handle. A lock control device is mounted in the sub door and unlocks the locking device as a result of the handle being pushed rearward about the end of the handle. The handle has a gripping recess and opens the main door and the sub door simultaneously as a result of being pulled.
US09410731B1	Expandable drain pan An expandable secondary condensate drain pan comprises a drainage basin formed by sidewalls that extend upwardly around a perimeter of the drain pan from a base. An expansion section allows portions of the base and sidewalls to be expanded or compressed. When located along a side of the drain pan, the base of the expansion section may be stepped such that the base at the side of the pan is higher than the base toward the center of the pan, allowing drainage to cascade away from the side of the pan. The expansion section may be strengthened against cracking by a relatively thin coating or film. A method for installing a pre-manufactured expandable secondary condensate drain pan under an air conditioning unit comprises adjusting the size of the drain pan, placing the drain pan on a support, and setting an air conditioning unit on the drain pan.
US09410728B2	Chiller system and control method thereof A chiller system and a control method thereof includes a plurality of chiller modules in which a refrigeration cycle is performed to supply cold water, a main control device generating an operation signal to simultaneously or successively operate the plurality of chiller modules, a module control device provided in each of the plurality of chiller modules to control an operation of each of the plurality of chiller modules on the basis of the operation signal of the main control device, and a starting device communicably connected to the module control device to selectively apply power into the plurality of chiller modules.
US09410720B2	Fluid heating system and instant fluid heating device A fluid heating system may be installed for residential and commercial use, and may deliver fluid at consistent high temperatures for cooking, sterilizing tools or utensils, hot beverages and the like, without a limit on the number of consecutive discharges of fluid. The fluid heating system is installed with a tankless fluid heating that includes an inlet port, an outlet port, a drain port, at least one heat source connected with the inlet port, and a valve manifold connected to the at least one heat source, the drain port, and the outlet port. A temperature sensor is downstream of the at least one heat source and connected to the valve manifold. The valve manifold is operated so that an entire volume of a fluid discharge from the fluid heating system is delivered at a user-specified temperature (including near boiling fluid) on demand, for every demand occurring over a short period of time.
US09410713B2	HVAC fan controller An integrated efficient fan controller circuit device for controlling a fan of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising an input-output port, a voltage regulator, a microprocessor, and a transistor wherein the transistor turns on the microprocessor that sends a trigger signal to the gate of a triac which controls the fan of an HVAC system to switch OFF the HVAC fan operation when the thermostat fan output is in float or unknown state. The proposed circuit avoids the floating state of the thermostat fan output and keeps the HVAC fan either in ON state or in OFF state. The transistor acts as a switch and the collector of the transistor is connected to the input terminal of microprocessor which controls the triac operation. The microprocessor measures the real time temperature of the system and controls the operation of the HVAC fan. The present invention handles the switching OFF of the HVAC fan operation when the thermostat fan is switched to OFF.
US09410709B2	Multichannel condenser coil with refrigerant storage receiver A chiller including a condenser having a refrigerant-storage vessel in fluid communication with a multichannel heat exchanger is disclosed. The chiller further includes a compressor, an evaporator and an expansion device connected in a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant-storage vessel provides system volume for pump down operations.
US09410706B2	Modular heating structure that can be fitted to the interior walls of buildings Installation to obtain a radiative heating wall includes a panel form heating modular structure of ceiling height, arranged vertically with the rear face resting against a wall. Each structure includes a plurality of spaced-apart and parallel vertical members fixed to a back wall. Each member overlies a heat exchanger arranged horizontally with fluid circulation ducts, and has quick connect fittings for several protective and decorative panels. Each vertical member includes an upper member and a lower member aligned with one another and sandwiching the heat exchanger. Each modular structure has bottom and top ventilation gratings, and air conducting passages defined by strips situated between each pair of consecutive vertical members, the panels and the back wall.
US09410701B1	Gas valve A gas valve includes a valve body and a valve core; the valve core has a center hole and an inlet hole defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the inlet of the valve body and in communication with the center hole of the valve core; an auxiliary inlet with two ends is defined in the valve body linking the inlet with the chamber of the valve body; an auxiliary inlet hole is defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the auxiliary inlet, the auxiliary inlet hole is in communication with the center hole of the valve core, and the auxiliary inlet hole is defined away from the inlet hole. The gas valve with the separated inlet hole and auxiliary inlet hole can reduce the operational error during the adjustment of the gas flow rate.
US09410699B2	Combustion heater A combustion heater (110) that is provided with a heating plate (126); a placement plate (120) disposed opposite the heating plate; an outer wall (122) provided around the outer circumference of the heating plate and the placement plate; a partitioning plate (124) that is disposed opposite the heating plate and the placement plate inside a space enclosed by the heating plate, the placement plate, and the outer wall, that forms a lead-in portion (134) by a gap with the placement plate, and that forms a lead-out portion (142) by a gap with the heating plate; a linking portion (136) that links the lead-in portion and the lead-out portion; a combustion chamber (138) that combusts fuel gas at the lead-out portion near the linking portion; and a flame-stabilization portion (140) that is provided in the combustion chamber and that maintains the combustion of the fuel gas in the combustion chamber.
US09410698B2	Tubular burner A tubular burner includes a mixing tube and a flame hole member having a plurality of flame holes. The flame hole member is made of a sheet metal plate and has: a circular disk part having the plurality of flame holes formed therein; and a fitting tubular member which is elongated backward from a periphery of the circular disk part and is adapted to be fitted into an inner circumference at the front end region of the mixing tube. A clearance-generating section is formed at a front of the fitting tubular member so as to generate an annular clearance between the clearance-generating section and the inner circumference at the front end region of the mixing tube. A plurality of flame retention holes are formed in the clearance-generating section at a circumferential distance from one another.
US09410696B2	Candle having a planar wick and method of and equipment for making same A candle or candle apparatus includes a body of a meltable fuel and a planar wick provided in the body. The planar wick includes a material selected from a wood, wood product, semi-wood composition, and wood-like material. The planar wick has a height dimension, a width dimension, and a thickness dimension, the height dimension is greater than the width dimension, the width dimension is greater than the thickness dimension, and the thickness dimension is from 0.019 to 0.23 inches.
US09410691B2	Lighted footwear A display apparatus for lighted footwear, having a spring switch, a battery-powered integrated circuit sealingly encapsulated, a plurality of illuminators, and a wiring harness connecting the illuminators to points of the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured for activating the illuminators in a sequential pattern that can include repeated activation cycles when the spring switch is subjected to an effective acceleration. The display apparatus preferably includes the battery being sealingly encapsulated together with the spring switch and the integrated circuit; an ON/OFF switch can be included for selectively producing a deep sleep state of the integrated circuit that is unresponsive to the spring switch. Also disclosed is footwear incorporating the display apparatus, wherein the encapsulated enclosure is located within a sole heel portion of the shoe, and the illuminators are distributed on the footwear for external view.
US09410689B2	Lighting apparatus According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate heat, a transparent heat transfer member located near the light source and having transparency and heat conductivity, and a means for transferring heat from the light source to the transparent heat transfer member.
US09410686B2	Cooling system and LED-based light comprising same A cooling system (1) of a light-emitting diode-based light (2) is proposed, wherein said light comprises a completely closed light fitting (3) with a flame-proof housing (4). In the housing, a cooling body (5) as part of the cooling system (1) is arranged. The cooling system (1) further comprises an electrically operated air circulation means (6).By such a cooling system, it is possible to compensate reduction in light flux with minimal additional costs or minimal additional weight or size of the light, wherein the LED light is simultaneously usable in hazardous areas in a wide temperature range.
US09410668B2	Light strings including jacketed LED assemblies A light string includes a plurality of jacketed light emitting diode assemblies and drive wires configured to electrically connect the jacketed light emitting diode assemblies to a power source. The light emitting diode assemblies include a light emitting diode having a contact set and a lens body, an electrical wire sit, and an integrally molded plastic jacket molded directly onto the contact set, the lens body, and electrical connections between the contacts of the contact set and the electrical wires.
US09410666B2	Modular lamp A modular solar lamp is provided. The lamp has three detachable modules: a solar panel module, a battery/light module, and a diffuser module. The battery/light module has a battery connected to a light. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the body and are electrically connected with the battery. The solar module has a solar panel exposed on its top surface for converting solar energy into electrical energy. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the module and are electrically connected to the solar panel. The electrical connection is established between the solar panel and the battery module when the two modules are fully secured to each other thus establishing an electrical connection between the solar panel and the battery through the connectors. Once the battery is charged, the solar panel module may be detached and used to charge the battery of another lamp.
US09410663B2	Apparatus and methods for manipulating deformable fluid vessels An apparatus for processing a fluid module, including a collapsible vessel supported on a planar substrate, comprises a first actuator component configured to be movable in a first direction is generally parallel to the plane of the substrate, a second actuator component configured to be movable in a second direction having a component that is normal to the plane of the substrate, and a motion conversion mechanism coupling the first actuator component with the second actuator component and configured to convert movement of the first actuator component in the first direction into movement of the second actuator component in the second direction.
US09410660B2	Decoratable utility rod assemblies One customizable utility rod assembly includes a wall attachment member; a base rod; and a cross rod, hook, towel ring, shelving rod, or toilet paper rod extending from the base rod. The wall attachment member has threading and at least one hole. The base rod has a distal side and a threaded proximal side threadably coupling the base rod to the wall attachment member. A method of customizing a utility rod having: (a) a threaded wall attachment member with a hole, and (b) a base rod presenting a distal side and a threaded proximal side forming a cavity, includes the following steps. Step (1): securing the wall attachment member to a surface with a fastener extending through the hole. Step (2): threadably coupling the base rod proximal side to the wall attachment member such that the wall attachment member is at least partially enclosed within the cavity.
US09410659B2	Automated mobile boom system for crawling robots A system comprising a multi-functional boom subsystem integrated with a holonomic-motion boom base platform. The boom base platform may comprise: Mecanum wheels with independently controlled motors; a pair of sub-platforms coupled by a roll-axis pivot to maintain four-wheel contact with the ground surface; and twist reduction mechanisms to minimize any yaw-axis twisting torque exerted on the roll-axis pivot. A computer with motion control software may be embedded on the boom base platform. The motion control function can be integrated with a real-time tracking system. The motion control computer may have multiple platform motion control modes: (1) a path following mode in which the boom base platform matches the motion path of the surface crawler (i.e., integration with crawler control); (2) a reactive mode in which the boom base platform moves based on the pan and tilt angles of the boom arm; and (3) a collision avoidance mode using sensors distributed around the perimeter of the boom base platform to detect obstacles.
US09410658B2	Projector adjustment mechanism In one example, a device for mounting and adjusting an electronic device is described. The device can include a mounting frame, an elongated shaft connected to the mounting frame, a curved arm for operatively connecting to an electronic device and slidably engaging with the shaft, and a threaded knob configured for threadable engagement with the curved arm.
US09410657B2	Adjustable chock An adjustable chock for levelling and anchoring a machine to a foundation. The chock comprises a base element, a center element and a spherical washer, each is rotationally symmetric about a center axis. The center element is axially translational relative to the base element. The base element or the center element includes a mating surface for receiving the spherical washer. The chock has a center through hole for receiving an anchor bolt. The base element comprises an hydraulic connection point and a channel for hydraulic fluid. The channel is in connection with a chamber enclosed between surfaces of the center element and the base element, wherein in use, filling the chamber with hydraulic fluid exerts an axial pressure on the center element, causing an axial translation of the center element relative to the base element.
US09410654B2	Apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit and detecting and drilling a service entrance in the conduit An apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit having at least one service entrance including a plug having a light emitter which is responsive to the presence of an electromagnetic field, wherein the at least one service entrance is plugged with the plug and a semi-transparent membrane lining the internal surface of the underground water conduit thereby covering the plug. A drilling head is disposed on a body moveable within the underground water conduit, the drill head having a drill bit and a coil inductor concentric with the drill bit. The coil inductor is adapted to generate an electromagnetic field near the drilling head, wherein the light emitter of the plug is adapted to be turned on by the electromagnetic field emitted by the coil inductor to allow visual alignment of the drill bit with the light emitted by the light emitter through the semi-transparent membrane. The plug is drilled with the drill bit through the semi-transparent membrane in order to reopen the at least one service entrance.
US09410652B2	Heated fluid conduits, systems and methods A heated fluid conduit has a body with a semi-conductive material disposed therein with an electrical power supply coupled to the conduit to provide a voltage across the conduit and a current therethrough, heating the fluid conduit. A fluid conduit heating system comprises a semiconductive sleeve disposed over a fluid conduit and an electrical power supply coupled to the ends of the sleeve to provide a voltage across the sleeve and a resulting current through the semiconductive sleeve, heating the sleeve and conduit Alternatively, one terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to each end of the sleeve or conduit, and another terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to the sleeve or conduit therebetween, to provide parallel heating circuits.
US09410649B2	Fluid connector with a hose cutting clip An electrically conductive hose cutting clip has at least one end tab that is shaped to provide a cutting edge for penetration of the inner layer(s) of a multiple layer fluid conveyance hose when it is clipped onto a fluid connector and the hose is installed on the fluid connector by forcing it onto the connector. The cutting action by the cutting clip provides for a relatively low resistance electrical connection between an electrically conductive layer of the hose and the fluid connector. This can be used to provide a signal path from a sensing element on or in the hose to a system electronic component.
US09410643B2	Cable hang-off arrangement A cable hang-off arrangement for an elevated support including a cable assembly with a flexible reinforced protective tube for accommodating a transmission cable arrangement, a mounting assembly arranged on the elevated support, and a lifting assembly for lifting the cable assembly from a lower level to the elevated support, which lifting assembly is realized to engage with the mounting assembly such that the cable assembly is suspended between the elevated support and the lower level. An offshore facility mounted on an elevated support above a variable lower level including a transmission cable arrangement and a flexible protective tube for guiding the transmission cable arrangement through an essentially vertical direction from the elevated support to the lower level into an essentially horizontal direction at the lower level is also provided. A method of mounting such a cable hang-off arrangement is also provided.
US09410640B2	Valve of a storage device having a spring element A valve of an accumulator device, which is formed by an accumulator cylinder and an accumulator piston guided therein, includes a valve sealing body. The valve sealing body is configured to selectively open and close a valve opening at a valve seat. The valve also includes an opening mechanism configured to selectively raise the valve sealing body from the valve seat. The opening mechanism is held by a spring element, and the spring element is formed by a punched and bent part.
US09410638B2	Solenoid valve with shaped spring A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes a pole core, an armature which is connected to a closing element, and a spring element which is arranged in a working gap between the pole core and the armature. The spring element includes a shaped spring of substantially disk-shaped design. The shaped spring has a curvature with at least one flank region and one dome region, a tangent to the dome region being parallel to an end surface of the pole core.
US09410637B2	Valve assembly A rotary valve is disclosed. The valve comprises a drive shaft, a rotor coupled to the drive shaft, a least one bearing surface coupled to the rotor, a stator adjacent to the rotor, at least one solid bearing surface coupled to the stator, and at least one ring bearing surface coupled to the stator.
US09410635B2	Fuel vapor control device A fuel vapor control device has a flow control valve which regulates a flow amount of fuel vapor from a fuel tank to a canister. The flow control valve has a movable element accommodated in a case. The movable valve element has a central cylindrical part, an outer cylindrical part, and a disc part which connects the central cylindrical part and the outer cylindrical part. The central cylindrical part provides a central channel. The central channel provides a main channel which communicates an inlet and an outlet. A sub channel defined and formed between the movable element and the case is opened and closed by a valve formed by the case and the outer cylindrical part. The central channel makes easy setting of flow amount in regulated condition. Since turbulence is reduced, it is possible to perform stable regulation.
US09410632B2	Shut-off valve A shut-off valve to fill a tank with a gaseous medium. The shut-off valve includes a valve housing, a piston arranged in the valve housing for displacement in an axial direction and having an axially continuous bore, a first end piece having an outlet opening which is fluidically-connected to the axially continuous bore of the piston; and a second end piece having an inlet opening which is fluidically-connected to the axially continuous bore of the piston. A first end side of the piston and a first end side of the second end piece of the valve housing form a sealing seat upon contact therebetween.
US09410624B2	Bi-directional clip seal piston A piston assembly, comprising: a back plate with an axially extending extrusion continuously circumferentially disposed about the back plate; a piston including an indent circumferentially disposed proximate an outer circumference for the piston plate; and a sealing element at least partially disposed in the indent. The piston is fixed to the back plate with a plurality of extruded rivets such that the extrusion forms a liquid-tight seal against a surface of the piston. The indent is open in an axial direction facing the back plate. The extrusion is radially inward of the plurality of extruded rivets.
US09410622B2	Transmission system for vehicle A transmission system for optimally re-engaging a shift clutch irrespectively of running conditions of the vehicle. In the transmission system for a vehicle in which a shift clutch is actuated interlockedly with a shift spindle rotationally driven by a shift motor, a target clutch torque for the shift clutch is calculated based on an estimated engine torque derived from an estimated engine torque map which prescribes the relation between engine rotational speed, throttle angle, and estimated engine torque, and a target shift spindle angle is calculated based on a value derived from a target shift spindle angle map which prescribes the relation between the target clutch torque and the target shift spindle angle. A control unit controls the shift motor based on the target shift spindle angle calculated by a target shift spindle angle calculator, at the time of effecting a gear shift of a transmission.
US09410620B2	Vehicle transmission control device An automatic transmission shifting control including: a shifting target value calculating portion setting shifting target values, torque of a rotary-member on the output shaft side, and rate of change of rotating speed of a rotary-member on the input shaft side; a manipulated calculating portion setting manipulated amounts, a torque of the rotary-member on the input shaft side, a torque capacity of one coupling device engaging for a transmission shifting-action, and torque capacity of other coupling devices releasing the shifting-action; a torque assignment ratio calculating portion setting torque assignment ratios to transfer through the respective coupling devices to engage and release the shifting-action; when a second-shifting-action is required during a preceding first-shifting-action according to a first-shifting-model, the manipulated calculating portion switching the first-shifting-model corresponding to the first-shifting-action to a second-shifting-model corresponding to the second-shifting-action, implementing a transmission shifting control for the second-shifting-action according to the second-shifting-model.
US09410614B2	Shift operation apparatus for an automatic transmission A shift operating apparatus for an automatic transmission which designed to prevent movement of a shift operating device from a parking preparatory condition from being moved to one of the plurality of other gear positions during shifting from one of the other gear positions to the park position. The shift operating apparatus can include a shift operating device moveable between a park position and plurality of other gear positions other than the park position, a parking position detector for detecting when the shift operating device is in the park position. The shift operating device can be adapted to be moved through a parking preparatory condition when shifting between the park position and plurality of other gear positions. A restraint device can be configured to restrain a motion toward the plurality of other gear positions when the shift operating device is in the parking preparatory condition when shifting from one of the plurality of other gear positions to the parking position.
US09410607B2	Pulley unit A pulley unit having a sleeve, a pulley and a cap member, wherein the cap member has an annular portion extending from a cover portion in an axial direction and fitted into a hexagon socket portion (polygonal inner peripheral portion), claw portions are formed to extend from the annular portion in the axial direction, and a peripheral surface of the annular portion is provided with first plane portions facing surfaces of the hexagon socket portion.
US09410605B2	Differential assembly having a link shaft A differential assembly having at least one link shaft that may be disposed in a case between a first gear and a second gear. The link shaft may have a bend portion that may not be coaxially disposed with first and second end portions of the link shaft. A pinion gear may engage the first and second gears may be rotatably disposed on the link shaft.
US09410603B2	Vehicle multistage transmission A vehicle multistage transmission capable of realizing at least forward ten shift stages and a reverse first shift stage may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear unit, a second planetary gear unit, a third planetary gear unit, and a fourth planetary gear unit provided to transfer rotational force between the input shaft and the output shaft, each having three rotation elements, and at least six shift elements connected to at least one of the three rotation elements of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear units
US09410596B2	Mounting systems for structural members, fastening assemblies thereof, and vibration isolation systems including the same Mounting systems for structural members, fastening assemblies thereof, and vibration isolation systems including the same are provided. Mounting systems comprise a pair of mounting brackets, each clamped against a fastening assembly forming a mounting assembly. Fastening assemblies comprise a spherical rod end comprising a spherical member having a through opening and an integrally threaded shaft, first and second seating members on opposite sides of the spherical member and each having a through opening that is substantially coaxial with the spherical member through opening, and a partially threaded fastener that threadably engages each mounting bracket forming the mounting assembly. Structural members have axial end portions, each releasably coupled to a mounting bracket by the integrally threaded shaft. Axial end portions are threaded in opposite directions for permitting structural member rotation to adjust a length thereof to a substantially zero strain position. Structural members may be vibration isolator struts in vibration isolation systems.
US09410595B2	Damping valve for shock absorber This invention obtains damping force in choke characteristics when piston speed is in low-speed region, and reduces damping force when piston speed is in medium-high-speed region. A damping valve for a shock absorber includes a piston partitioning an extension-side chamber from a pressure-side chamber, a returner laminated to pressure-side chamber side of piston, a flow passage penetrating from piston to returner and having entrance constantly communicating with expansion-side chamber, a leaf valve laminated to retainer and operably closing an exit of expansion-side flow passage, a first outer peripheral groove formed on outer periphery of piston rod. A passage T functioning as a choke is formed between first outer peripheral groove and retainer. One side of passage communicates with flow passage and other side thereof communicates with compression-side chamber.
US09410590B2	Actuator assembly for electromechanical parking brake An actuator assembly for an electromechanical parking brake greatly reduces vibration and noise of the actuator so that a high-quality vehicle may be realized by removing one of factors causing vibration and noise in the vehicle and greatly improves the easiness of assembly and handling together with attenuating vibration and noise by maximizing the excellent vibration and noise attenuating function by means of modularization which allows the actuator assembly to be handled as a single element.
US09410589B2	Waterproof device for drum brake A waterproof device for a drum brake can prevent noise and malfunction of a brake by stopping water from flowing into the drum brake. The waterproof device for a drum brake can minimize not only foreign substances, but also water flowing into a drum, by improving the mounting structure of a dust cover that is mounted at the drum inlet of a drum brake in a new structure that is mounted hermetically and watertightly along the inner edge of a drum by buoyancy or pressure due to water when passing a puddle or a wheel washer.
US09410587B2	Friction brake device A friction brake device has a brake rotor including a disk part and a subsidiary rotor spaced apart from each other along a rotation axis and a cylindrical part integrally connecting their outer peripheral portions, brake pads which are rotatably supported around an autorotation axis parallel to the rotation axis between the disk part and the subsidiary rotor by a stationary member, rotational torque transmission devices which mutually transmit rotational torques between the brake rotor and the brake pads, and pressing devices which are supported between the disk part and the subsidiary rotor by the stationary member and press the brake pads against the disk part and the subsidiary rotor.
US09410584B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes a first control section that shifts a vehicle from a normal running state to a coasting state by disengaging the clutch device of the vehicle when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied, a second control section that releases the coasting state when a brake operation or an accelerator operation is performed by a vehicle driver while the vehicle is in the coasting state, and an operation amount determination section that determines whether or not an operation amount of a brake operation or an accelerator operation performed while the vehicle is in the coasting state exceeds a release threshold. The second control section releases the coasting state if the operation amount is determined to exceed the release threshold, and does not release the coasting state if the operation amount is determined not to exceed the release threshold.
US09410578B2	Antifriction bearing Anti-friction bearing, comprising a metallic outer ring and a metallic inner ring with respective rolling-body raceways, and a plurality of metallic rolling bodies which roll on said rolling-body raceways, wherein an electric insulation layer (11) is provided on the outer ring (2) and/or on the inner ring (3) on the raceway side and/or on the rolling bodies (4).
US09410575B2	Fluid pumping capillary seal for a fluid dynamic bearing An apparatus and method are provided for a robust and shock resistant fluid dynamic bearing. A fluid sealing system with fluid pumping and capillary features provides increased reliability and performance for small form factor disc drive memory systems. Concerns of motor jog are addressed, jog being the rapid and repeated opening and closing of spaces between relatively rotatable components that can dispel oil from, or draw air into, these spaces. The fluid pumping capillary sealing system includes a fluid pumping groove with a rib portion and a slot portion for pumping fluid. The fluid pumping capillary sealing system also includes a capillary seal. In an aspect, a sweeping rib sweeps fluid toward the bearing. A truncated rib is situated adjacent to the sweeping rib, the truncated rib extending a shorter radial distance as compared to the sweeping rib and forming a plenum region.
US09410567B2	System for connecting and aligning a multiple piece catwalk trough A system for connecting and aligning pieces of a catwalk trough that prevents sagging of the catwalk trough at a connection point between at least two pieces of the catwalk trough by applying a force to the pieces to counteract any separation forces.
US09410564B2	Pneumatic port shield A port shield for a pneumatic actuator with a casing wall includes a sheet and a connecting member. The sheet includes an outer face disposed opposite an inner face, a first end disposed opposite a second end, and a first edge disposed opposite a second edge. The sheet also includes a bend formed in the sheet between the first edge and the second edge, wherein the bend extends from the first end to the second end and forms an apex on the outer face of the sheet. The connecting member extends from the sheet and is configured to connect the sheet to an outer side of the casing wall of the pneumatic actuator.
US09410560B2	Control valve assembly A power machine and a power conversion system for a power machine are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the power conversion system includes a pump configured to provide a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid and a control valve assembly to receive the hydraulic fluid. The control valve assembly includes a first valve element configured to direct hydraulic fluid to an actuator when the first valve element is in first and second actuated positions. The control valve assembly also includes a second valve element downstream of the first spool. The first valve element is moveable between an unactuated position and the first and second actuated positions and is configured to direct hydraulic fluid received from the actuator through the second actuated position to the second valve element and to direct hydraulic fluid received from the actuator through the first actuated position to bypass the second valve element.
US09410555B2	Sealing assembly A sealing assembly includes a seal support having a support ring made from an elastomeric material, at least one seal element having a ring made from a polymer material, and an abutment ring against which a radial portion of the seal element axially abuts. The seal element is connected in a materially-bonded manner to the support ring along a first radially outer portion of the seal element, and the seal element axially abuts on the abutment ring along a second radially inner portion of the seal element. The seal element and the abutment ring are free of any connection along the second radially inner portion of the seal element.
US09410551B2	Method for operating a compressor A method for operating a compressor including providing suction pressure measurement, final pressure measurement, throughput measurement is provided. Using a first control characteristic map a target value for a pump surge limiter is determined from one or two of the measurements, and the pump surge limiter compares the target value to the throughput measurement, wherein the pump surge limiter opens a bypass valve when the measured value falls below or exceeds the target value, such that the final pressure is lowered or the flow through the compressor is increased. In the event of failure of a measurement, a further measurement of another physical variable of the compression process, together with a measured variable that did not fail or a modification of the measured variable, is an input variable for a substitute control characteristic map, form which a substitute target value is determined.
US09410550B2	Air-extracting type heat dissipating apparatus An air-extracting type heat dissipating apparatus includes a frame, a fan body, a plurality of air-inhaling holes and a plurality of air-exhaling holes. The side portion of the frame has an accommodating space. The fan body is disposed in the frame and has a first side and a second side. The air-inhaling holes are disposed on the side portion of the frame in corresponding to the accommodating space. The air-exhaling holes are disposed on the frame and located on the second side. An air is inhaled into the accommodating space through the air-inhaling holes, and exhaled to the first side through the air-exhaling holes, and then it is exhaled to the second side by the fan body.
US09410546B2	Reciprocating pump cavitation detection and avoidance Systems and methods for detecting cavitation in a reciprocating positive displacement pump. Fluid pressure proximate the pump's suction manifold is compared to a predetermined pressure that would be conducive to cavitation. If the detected pressure approximates the predetermined pressure, the presence of cavitation is confirmed via correlation of increased vibration.
US09410542B2	Ultrasonic fluid pressure generator An ultrasonic fluid pressure generator for generating high pressure head in a fluid. The ultrasonic fluid pressure generator comprises a transducer comprising a piezoelectric actuator and a displacement amplifier, the displacement amplifier having a fluid channel therethrough, the displacement amplifier being connected to the piezoelectric actuator at one end and having a free vibrating tip at another end; a reflecting condenser disposed at the vibrating tip of the displacement amplifier to form a gap between the vibrating tip and a reflecting surface of the reflecting condenser; and a casing configured for establishing a standing wave in the fluid contained within the casing, the transducer and the reflecting condenser being at least in part within the casing.
US09410540B2	Variable displacement hydraulic motor/pump In a variable displacement hydraulic pump/motor, a casing includes a tapered roller bearing supporting a rotating shaft near supports, the support has a sliding protruding portion in a spherical shape at a shaft portion, and a through oil path extending from the shaft portion to the sliding protruding portion, the support being fitted, at the shaft portion, in a mounting hole in the casing and being fitted, at the sliding protruding portion, in a sliding recessed portion in the swash plate to cover an opening of the through oil path, a communicating oil path is between a space in which a tapered roller of the tapered roller bearing is disposed and the mounting hole, and a lubrication groove constantly connecting the opening of the through oil path to an outside of a sliding contact area between the sliding protruding portion and the sliding recessed portion.
US09410538B2	Energy recovering device An energy recovery device including a central compartment in which a turbine is arranged and which is positioned between at least first and second compartments is described. Liquid flows between the compartments via side valve systems and a central throttling channel. One specific feature is that an adjustable stopper is arranged substantially at the throttling channel. The device may include a second turbine that controls head losses and makes it possible to feed the main turbine located above, in the vortex.
US09410537B2	Low profile, surface-mounted power generation system A low-profile, surface mount vehicle energy harvester including a low-profile, surface mount subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and an entry ramp at a first end of the harvester roadway surface; and an exit ramp at a second end of the harvester roadway surface.
US09410536B2	Self-contained thermally actuated flow-control assembly A self-contained thermally actuated flow-control valve assembly comprises a base, an actuator, and a return member. The base has a longitudinal axis, a stop surface and a retention wall. The actuator has a generally cylindrical guide, a piston, a diaphragm, a thermally active pellet, and a generally cylindrical cup. The guide has an exterior surface on which a plurality of retention members are configured. The piston assembly is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The generally cylindrical cup has a leading wall, a sidewall contiguous with the leading wall, and a trailing shoulder axially opposite the leading wall. The return member has axially opposed first and second ends. The first end engages the retention members and the second end engaging the base. The return member exerts a biasing force on the actuator axially towards said base. The actuator exerts a variable actuating force in a direction axially opposite the biasing force.
US09410533B2	Wind turbine rotor blade having a heating element and a method of making the same The invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade having a blade root, a blade tip, two interconnected rotor blade half shells, which include a fiber-reinforced plastics material, and an electrical heating element, which is arranged on an outer side of the rotor blade and has a blade root end and a blade tip end, wherein the blade tip end is connected via an electrical line leading to the blade root and at least a first segment of the electrical line, which is arranged on an inner side of one of the rotor blade half shells, is made of a carbon fiber material. Further, the present invention relates to a method for making a wind turbine rotor blade having an electrical heating element.
US09410530B2	System and methodology for wind compression A wind compressor system having one or more wind turbines and a plurality of wind compressors located proximate the one or more wind turbines. The wind compressors optimize the energy created by the wind turbines by redirecting and converging the wind from the wind compressor to the wind turbines. Each of the wind compressors comprises an obstruction having a size and shape adapted to converge the wind currents by means of a Venturi effect toward the one or more turbines thereby increasing the velocity and force of the wind hitting the wind turbine. A plurality of transporters coupled to the wind compressors. The transporters configured to move at least one wind compressors to a location that maximizes the force of the wind encountered by the turbine.
US09410529B2	Rotor blade for a wind turbine A rotor blade for a wind turbine has an elongate blade base body with a plurality of connecting elements. Each connecting element comprises at least one axially extending connecting portion adapted to be connected with corresponding connecting portions of a rotor hub of the wind turbine. The connecting elements are connected in a circumferential direction so as to build a closed ring-shape.
US09410527B2	Tunable apparatus for generating energy from a fluid flow induced movement of a surface structure relative to a frame with at least one adjustable frame portion A tunable generator has a surface structure for contacting an exterior fluid flow relative to a base structure. The contacting surface structure also has an electrogenerative portion positioned relative to the contacting structure and the base structure. The electrogenerative portion is preferably a piezoelectric or electromagnetic structure, although other types of structures are known within the art. The contacting surface is mechanically coupled to portions of the base structure through one or more elastic elements. The various portions of the base structure can be positioned relative to other base structure portions to alter the elasticity of the system or the tensioning of the elastic elements. The field of flow exerts forces upon the contacting structure which causes movement in the contacting surface structure relative to the base structure through the electrogenerative portion.
US09410526B2	Ignition device An ignition coil includes a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding. A first switch is electronically connected to a first end of the first winding. A battery is electronically connected to a second end of the first winding. A booster with a first end electronically connected to the battery and a second end electronically connected to a first end of the third winding. A second switch is electronically connected to a second end of the third winding. A drive device is electrically connected to the first and the second switches, that turns the first and the second switch on and off. The drive device feeds a secondary current to the second winding by changing the first switch from an on-state to an off-state, and supplies an output from the booster to the third winding by changing the second switch from an off-state to an on-state.
US09410525B2	Valve controlled combustion system An internal combustion engine combustion system, including an ignition element and an ignition actuation member. The ignition element is configured to ignite an air-fuel mixture compressed within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The ignition actuation member is movable between a first position in which the ignition actuation member prevents ignition of the air-fuel mixture when present in the combustion chamber, and a second position in which the ignition actuation member permits ignition of the air-fuel mixture by exposing the ignition element to the air-fuel mixture when the air-fuel mixture is present in the combustion chamber.
US09410521B2	Fuel injector spray pattern A fuel injector having an injector axis, comprising a first nozzle aiming in a first radial direction; a first nozzle pair aiming in radial directions each equally angled relative to the first direction, closest to the first radial direction, and having a longest radial offset; a nozzle second pair in radial directions each equally angled relative to the first direction; and another nozzle aiming opposite the first radial direction and having a shortest radial offset.
US09410520B2	Internal combustion engine including an injector combustion seal positioned between a fuel injector and an engine body This disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal component fabricated or formed of a first material and a thermally conductive or heat transfer component fabricated or formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The first material has a greater strength than the second material, and the second material has a greater thermal conductivity than the first material. Thus, the injector seal assembly is able to provide a primary benefit of a combustion seal while also providing an enhanced benefit of transferring heat from one portion of the fuel injector to another portion of the fuel injector.
US09410518B2	Tappet A tappet including a housing having a drive-side annular end face at which two flat sections, recessed in relation to an outer shell of the housing, lie diametrically opposite one another, and a bolt supporting a roller mounted in said sections is provided. A bridge section protrudes through an inner shell of the housing, and the output-side end face of said bridge section acts as a contact point for a tappet follower part, the bridge section lying against undersides of said flat sections and being held by a ring that is arranged in the inner shell, and sits in a groove of the inner shell so as not to protrude radially out of said groove, at least two tabs projecting radially inwards from an upper side of the ring, and the bridge section fixed thereupon in the direction of the output-side annular end face.
US09410515B2	Fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engine A fuel injection valve (21) is provided with a plurality of injection holes (25) arranged at intervals in a lateral direction, when a direction in which a central axis (CL) of the cylinder (2) extends is a vertical direction, so that the plurality of injection holes (25) are directed radially. The plurality of injection holes (25) are configured such that, when an angle formed between two adjacent injection axes, among a plurality of injection axes (Axf) defining the respective injection directions of the injection holes, is an included angle, the included angle (θ1) formed by two injection axes closest to the central axis of the cylinder (2) is the smallest of all the included angles (θ1, θ2, θ3).
US09410505B2	Method for local boiling protection of a heat exchanger Various methods and systems are provided for estimating a wall temperature in a heat exchanger and reducing the risk of boiling on a coolant side of the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, a method for an engine comprises estimating a wall temperature at a location in a heat exchanger and adjusting an engine operating parameter of an engine coupled to the heat exchanger based on the wall temperature.
US09410503B2	Packaged propellant air-induced variable thrust rocket engine This invention is a packaged propellant air-induced variable thrust rocket engine that has a vast number of uses and applications for this invention. The primary purpose of the device described here is to provide a light weight, torque and vibration free thrust generator for the propulsion of aircraft. This device will facilitate the fabrication of very light weight aircraft because of the lack these forces. This device can also be used anywhere high velocity air flow and or the resulting thrust is needed. The invention uses aerodynamic principles to compress and accelerate the incoming air, prior to it being heated and accelerated by a short duration burst of thermal and kinetic energy from discrete packets of a mixture of oxidizable fuels. The heated and accelerated air then expands as it travels thru the device providing thrust.
US09410499B2	Control system for a multi-fuel internal combustion engine The present invention is intended to suppress generation of a misfire and an increase in the amount of emission of HC, in a multi-fuel internal combustion engine of compression ignition type using, as fuels, a liquid fuel which can be ignited by compression and a gas fuel which is lower in ignitability than the liquid fuel. In the invention, in the same operating state, in cases where the liquid fuel and the gas fuel are caused to combust with the liquid fuel being used as an ignition source, the equivalent ratio of a mixture in a cylinder is made to increase, in comparison with the case where only the liquid fuel is caused to combust, and the rate of the increase of the equivalent ratio with respect to the case where only the liquid fuel is caused to combust is made smaller, when an engine load is low in comparison with the time when the engine load is high, and when an engine rotational speed is low in comparison with the time when the engine rotational speed is high.
US09410498B2	Method and device for operating a high-pressure accumulator fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine A method is disclosed for operating a high-pressure accumulator fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle which has a stop-start automatic function by way of which the internal combustion engine can be switched off and restarted afterwards independent of the intervention of the driver of the motor vehicle, the fuel being conveyed to the high-pressure accumulator as needed by means of a high-pressure pump and the pressure of the fuel being adjusted on the pressure side by means of a pressure control valve which is electrically actuated and open when de-energized. According to the method, the supply with power of the pressure control valve is adapted to the prevailing pressure in the high-pressure accumulator during a stop phase within a stop-start cycle.
US09410495B2	Diesel engine control apparatus An object is to provide a diesel engine control apparatus configured to evaluate the activation state of a SCR catalyst at high accuracy by means other than the temperature of the catalyst and to control engine control parameters so as to reduce the amount of NOx emission when the SCR catalyst is in a non-active state. The diesel engine control apparatus includes a diesel engine, an engine control unit, and an SCR catalyst. The engine control unit includes a parameter setting part configured to set engine control parameters; an operation control part configured to control an operation state of the diesel engine on the basis of the at least one engine control parameter; and a purification state determination part configured to determine a NOx purification state of the SCR catalyst. The parameter setting part is configured to set the engine control parameters so as to reduce the amount of NOx emission in the exhaust gas discharged from the diesel engine when the NOx purification state of the SCR catalyst determined by the purification state determination part is below a predetermined NOx purification state.
US09410493B2	Control unit for internal-combustion engine According to the invention, a particulate matter sensor is installed in an exhaust passage of an internal-combustion engine. A control unit for this internal-combustion engine detects a particulate amount in an exhaust gas through the exhaust passage in response to an output from the particulate matter sensor. Further, the control unit for the internal-combustion engine forms a particulate layer on electrode surfaces of the particulate matter sensor by applying a particulate capturing voltage between the electrodes during a first period. Further, the control unit maintains the formed particulate layer during a second period. It is noted here that the phrase “maintain the formed particulate layer” includes the meanings “maintaining the formed particulate layer as it is” and “inhibiting control to remove the particulate layer”.
US09410490B2	Fuel selection system and method for dual fuel engines Systems and methods for controlling operation of dual fuel internal combustion engines are disclosed. The control techniques provide for override of a dual fuel mode of operation of the engine by selection of a diesel only fuelling mode in response to one or more operating conditions of the internal combustion engine.
US09410487B2	Control apparatus for general purpose machine In an apparatus for controlling a general purpose engine having a choke valve, a choke valve opening/closing mechanism, a choke valve opening regulating mechanism, a heater and a heater connection terminal, it is configured to detect temperature of the general purpose engine, to determine whether the heater is connected to the heater connection terminal, and to control operation of the choke valve opening/closing mechanism based on the detected temperature to open/close the choke valve when it is determined that the heater is connected to the heater connection terminal, while informing a user to manually open/close the choke valve by a manual opening/closing mechanism when it is determined that the heater is not connected to the heater connection terminal.
US09410478B2	Intercooled gas turbine with closed combined power cycle A turbine engine includes a fan that provides an air flow to the turbine engine as compressor intake air and as compressor bypass air, a first stage compressor positioned to receive the compressor intake air and output a first stage compressed air, and a boiler positioned to cool the first stage compressed air using a fluid. A second stage compressor is positioned to receive the cooled first stage compressed air. A pump is configured to pump the fluid as a liquid into the boiler, extract energy from the first stage compressed air, and cause the cooling of the first stage compressed air.
US09410473B2	Motor vehicle cooling device A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable delivery pump, the delivery output by each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to regulate the delivery of each pump so that the temperature of the liquid coolant does not exceed a fixed datum temperature.
US09410472B2	Internal combustion engine with cartridge style water pump assembly An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block having a cylinder head connected to an upper end thereof. A front end of the cylinder block has a coolant introduction passage. A timing chain provided at the front end is engaged to a camshaft sprocket associated with the cylinder head. A timing chain cover is mounted to and spaced forward of the cylinder block front end. A water pump assembly includes a pump housing and an impeller assembly. The pump housing is directly secured to the cylinder block and interposed between the timing chain cover and the front end of the cylinder block. The pump housing has a pump chamber in fluid communication with the coolant introduction passage. The impeller assembly is removably mounted in the pump chamber without removal of the timing chain cover. An end of an impeller drive shaft extends forward of the timing chain cover.
US09410468B2	Temperature sensor attachment member treated with dry film lubricant A temperature sensor (1) is configured such that a ring pressure section (21) is fixed to a ring seat face (39b) by screwing a fixing member (25) into a screw attachment member (37) in a state in which the ring pressure section (21) is seated on the ring seat face (39b), and pressing a front-end facing surface (25b) of the fixing member (25) against a rear-end facing surface (21c) of the ring pressure section (21). A dry film (41) containing an organic silicon polymer having a polycarbosilane skeleton that is cross-linked by a metal element and a solid lubricant such as molybdenum disulfide and mica is provided on at least one of the front-end facing surface (25b) of the fixing member (25) and the rear-end facing surface (21c) of the ring pressure section (21).
US09410462B2	Channel system Present invention relates to a channel system for improving the relation between pressure drop and heat, moisture and/or mass transfer of fluids flowing through said system, said channel system comprising at least one channel comprising at least a first and a second flow director, said channel having a cross-section area A and a first and a second cross-section area A1, A2 at respective flow director, said flow directors extending in a fluid flow direction and transversely to said channel, and comprising an upstream portion, deviating, in said fluid flow direction, from a channel wall of said channel inwardly into said channel, a downstream portion returning, in said fluid flow direction, towards said channel wall, and an intermediate portion located between said upstream and downstream portions, wherein said first cross-section area A1 at said first flow director is smaller than said second cross-section area A2 at said second flow director.
US09410458B2	State of charge catalyst heating strategy A control system includes a state of charge module and a control module. The state of charge module receives a parameter associated with a battery in a vehicle and determines a state of charge of the battery based on the parameter. The control module activates a heater in a catalytic converter in an exhaust system of the vehicle based on the state of charge.
US09410455B2	Rocker latch for controlling engine valve actuation Engine valve actuation systems and methods used to decompress an engine cylinder during engine start-up, shut-down, and for bleeder braking are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a rocker arm pivotally mounted on a rocker shaft, and a structure mounted adjacent to the rocker arm in a fixed position relative to the rocker arm. A latch piston may be slidably disposed between the rocker arm and the structure. The latch piston may be selectively extended to engage both the rocker arm and structure to limit the pivotal motion of the rocker arm and maintain the engine valves in an open condition.
US09410444B2	Shaft break detection The present invention provides a method of detecting shaft break in a shaft system comprising a shaft coupled between two masses. The method comprises a number of steps. Firstly, to define a time-dependent rotational speed equation for the shaft in terms of system inertia for an engine transient event. Then to discretize the rotational speed equation in terms of a discrete time constant in the discrete domain. Then to recursively define the discretized equation to give a recursive equation and to solve the recursive equation to determine the discrete time constant. Then to define a threshold as a function of engine power and then to set a shaft break signal to TRUE if the discrete time constant is greater than the threshold. A shaft break detection system is also provided by the present invention.
US09410440B2	Rotor assembly A rotor assembly includes a rotor disc and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced, radially outwardly extending rotor blades. The rotor disc has a rim and a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots provided in the rim of the rotor disc, each rotor blade having a root, the root of each rotor blade being arranged in a corresponding one of the slots in the rim of the rotor disc, and at least one of the slots having a chocking device accommodated within a space between a radially outer surface of the slot and a radially inner surface of the root of the rotor blade. The chocking device includes at least a first spring and a second spring, the first and second springs each abutting a radially inner surface of the root of the corresponding rotor blade and arranged transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the slot.
US09410437B2	Airfoil components containing ceramic-based materials and processes therefor A process for producing airfoil components containing ceramic-based materials and having a tip cap. The process entails forming an airfoil portion of the component from an airfoil portion material that contains a precursor of a ceramic-based material. The airfoil portion material defines concave and convex walls of the airfoil portion, and the concave and convex walls define a tip region of the airfoil portion and at least one cavity within the airfoil portion. At least a first ply is formed that contains a precursor of a ceramic-based material, and the first ply at least partially closes the cavity at the tip region of the airfoil portion. The airfoil portion material and the first ply are then cured so that the first ply forms a tip cap that closes the cavity and the precursors of the airfoil portion material and first ply are converted to the ceramic-based materials thereof.
US09410436B2	Blade disk arrangement for blade frequency tuning A gas turbine engine and a method of tuning a rotor in the gas turbine engine wherein the rotor includes an array of blades extending from a rotor hub each having an airfoil mounted to a blade platform. The method includes adding or removing material from bladed rotor projections to alter the mass of the rotor and change the frequency of the respective airfoil.
US09410432B2	Turbine A plurality of stepped parts which have step surfaces facing an upstream side in a rotating axial direction of a structural member are provided in a tip portion of a blade, and seal fins which extend toward a circumference surface of each of the stepped parts and form small clearances between the seal fin and the circumference surface corresponding to the each of the stepped parts is provided in the structural member. Also, lengths from the small clearance to the step surface on the upstream side along the rotating axial direction of the structural member are set such that one of the stepped parts on the downstream side is smaller than the other one of the stepped parts on the upstream side.
US09410431B2	Nose cone assembly A nose cone assembly is provided comprising a nose cone 104, a support ring 106 on which the nose cone 104 is mounted, and an insulating layer 110 disposed between the nose cone 104 and the support ring 106, the insulating layer 110 at least partially comprising glass fibers.A composite nose cone is also provided comprising an attachment region A, in which composite fibers are oriented substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the nose cone 104, and an impact region I, in which composite fibers are oriented substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the nose cone 104. Also provided is a support ring 106 for a nose cone assembly, the support ring 106 comprising an annular main body 140 and an annular projecting attachment flange 142, the attachment flange 142 terminating in a plurality of circumferentially spaced attachment tabs 144, wherein the attachment flange 142 forms with the main body 140 a cross section having at least two C curves 160, 162.
US09410427B2	Compressor power and torque transmitting hub A compressor hub includes a sleeve portion, a cone portion, and a mounting flange portion. The sleeve portion is cylindrical about a sleeve axis. The frustoconical cone portion is attached to the sleeve portion and diverges radially outward. In addition, the cone portion includes an inner cone portion with an inner generatrix and an outer cone portion with an outer generatrix that is colinear with the inner generatrix. The mounting flange portion is attached to the outer cone for attaching a rotor disk to the compressor hub.
US09410424B2	Tracers for the study of an oil reservoir in high salinity and high temperature conditions The invention relates to the use of a compound of the general formula (I), wherein A represents an alkanediyl radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by one or more methyl and/or ethyl groups, and either R represents a linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl group and R′ represents a hydrogen atom, or R and R′ are linked together to form a cycle, and the —R—R′— radical represents —CO—, as a tracer for use in a Single-Well Chemical Tracer Test, to determine the Residual Oil Saturation in oil reservoirs.
US09410420B2	Well A well comprising a borehole and wellhead apparatus, and a communication box at or proximate to the wellhead apparatus, the well comprising a plurality of sensors coupled to wireless transmitters which are adapted to transmit information from the sensors to the communication box; the sensors comprising at least one pressure sensor; and the well comprising a first memory device spaced apart from the communication box, the first memory device configured to store information from the sensors, wherein the communication box comprises a receiver adapted to receive signals from the transmitters, and at least one of a transmission device and a second memory device to transmit and/or store data received from the transmitters. The communication box is typically highly shock resistant (above 50 Gs for at least 5 ms, all axes) and so provides, together with other optional features, a system to monitor a well, especially before, during or after an emergency situation.
US09410419B2	Device for measuring and transmitting downhole tension A system is disclosed that includes a tool string including one or more perforating guns, a conveyance operably coupled to the tool string at a socket coupling location and configured to help convey the tool string downhole, a load-measuring device arranged on the tool string and including one or more tension sensors configured to measure tensile load on the conveyance, the load-measuring device further including communication equipment capable of transmitting one or more uphole signals, wherein the one or more uphole signals includes measurement signals corresponding to the tensile load, and a computer system locatable at or near the surface location and communicably coupled to the tool string, the computer system being configured to receive and process the one or more uphole signals and further configured to transmit one or more downhole signals to the tool string to operate the one or more perforating guns.
US09410418B2	Real time well data alerts A system for remote monitoring of well operations. The system may include an alerts module positioned proximate a well, at least one well parameter sensor in communication with the alerts module, and a well operation control module in communication with the alerts module. The system may further include a remotely positioned well monitoring station in communication with the alerts module, and a user terminal in communication with the well monitoring station.
US09410417B2	Drilling control system and method A method of operating a drill string includes receiving signals indicative of rotation of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) of the drill string; receiving signals indicative of the torque experience by the BHA; determining from the received signals an average slipping torque and a maximum sticking torque; determining a friction ratio based on the maximum sticking torque and the average slipping torque; and generating an indication that the friction ratio exceeds a limit.
US09410414B2	Environmentally sealed system for fracturing subterranean formations An environmentally sealed system for fracturing subterranean systems including a fracturing fluid source, a proppant source, a proppant hopper comprising a variable proppant regulator, a blender comprising a blender inlet and a blender outlet, a high pressure pump comprising a high pressure pump inlet and a high pressure pump outlet, and a well head; wherein the fracturing fluid source is connected to the blender inlet through a fracturing fluid supply connection and a fracturing vapor recovery connection, the proppant source is connected with the proppant hopper through a proppant supply connection and a proppant vapor recovery connection, the proppant hopper is connected to the blender inlet through a proppant transfer connection, the blender outlet is connected to the high pressure pump inlet, and the high pressure pump is outlet connected to the well head.
US09410403B2	Underwater noise reduction system using open-ended resonator assembly and deployment apparatus A novel underwater noise abatement and deployment system are described. The system uses inverted open-ended resonators (e.g., Helmholtz resonators) to absorb underwater noise. The system includes stackable resonator cavity embodiments arranged to surround a noisy environment or act nearby it. The system can be deployed from a ship or barge or similar structure, and can be stored when not in use.
US09410399B2	Multi-zone cemented fracturing system A method of cementing a liner string into a wellbore includes deploying a liner string into a wellbore; pumping cement slurry into a workstring; and pumping a dart through the workstring, thereby driving the cement slurry into the liner string. The dart engages a first wiper plug and releases the first wiper plug from the workstring. The dart and engaged first wiper plug drive the cement slurry through the liner string and into an annulus formed between the liner string and the wellbore. The dart and engaged first wiper plug land onto a first fracture valve. The dart releases a first seat into the first wiper plug. The dart engages a second wiper plug connected to the first fracture valve and releases the second wiper plug from the first fracture valve.
US09410398B2	Downhole system having compressable and expandable member to cover port and method of displacing cement using member A downhole system including a tubular having a wall with at least one port there through. At least one member arranged to cover the at least one port in a compressed condition thereof. Configured to at least partially displace cement pumped on an exterior of the tubular in a radially expanded condition of the at least one member. Also included is a method of non-ballistically opening ports in a tubular of a downhole system.
US09410393B2	Pressure assisted blowout preventer A blowout preventer (BOP) includes a pressure driven operator that is equipped with a balancing circuit to offset pressure inside the BOP. The operator, which is used to drive a ram, includes a piston, coupled to the ram by an operator arm, and a balance arm on a side of the piston opposite the operator arm. Pressure from inside the BOP communicates to an end of the balance arm opposite the piston and exerts a force to drive the ram radially inward.
US09410390B2	Device for drilling through a formation In order to reduce the risk of accidents in mechanically drilling through a stratum and to expand the range of applications of the device for drilling through a stratum, the invention provides that the control elements—which ensure the in-feeding of the cutting rod and the return of the device to the position for being transported by means of interacting the ball-and-socket joint with the control bushing and the body—are embodied as two-stage figure projections on the lateral truncations of the ball-and-socket joint, which cooperate with cutouts in the control bushing and the body; and the line of pipes and the hydraulic motor of the suspension and of the pivot point are optionally replaced by a cable and by an electric motor combined with a hydraulic pump.
US09410384B2	Centring means in a rotary tong The invention relates to a pipe clamping device comprising a housing which has a tubular center in which a pipe is to be positioned. The pipe clamping device comprises at least three gripping devices for synchronous movement in towards the pipe. Each gripping device is disposed with a direction of movement in towards the tubular center, where each gripping device is arranged in order, in contact with the pipe, to provide a holding force. The pipe clamping device is provided with elongate flexible transmission elements, each of the elongate flexible transmission elements being attached to one of the gripping devices and running in contact with at least one support means to attachment to each of the other gripping devices. Upon movement of at least one of the gripping device, this movement is transmitted to at least one of the other gripping device by the associated elongate transmission element. The invention also comprises a pipe clamping device in which there is used at least two gripping devices and a torque tong, of which the pipe clamping device is a part.
US09410383B2	Method and apparatus for connecting tubulars of a wellsite A clam assembly for connecting adjacent tubulars positionable in a wellbore of a wellsite for passing fluid therethrough comprises at least one drive mechanism. The clam assembly includes a plurality of segments selectively movable between an open position to receive the adjacent tubulars and a closed position positionable around the adjacent tubulars. The segments are disposable about a periphery of the adjacent tubulars. The drive mechanism is carried by the segments, and include a driver to drive a connector through the adjacent tubulars. The driver is movable between a retracted and an extended position to drive the connector whereby a connection is formed between the adjacent tubulars.
US09410381B2	Riser tension protector and method of use thereof A riser tension protector and coiled tubing lift frame assembly including same for use as a backup heave compensator is described. The assembly includes a frame having an upper frame section adapted for attachment to a top drive system and a lower frame section adapted to interface with a flowhead assembly; and a pair of pneumatic cylinders spaced apart from one another. The pneumatic cylinders have a respective cylinder barrel and a piston rod translatable therein, a free end of the piston rods being fixed to the upper frame section and a lower end of the cylinder barrels being fixed relative to the lower frame section.
US09410379B2	Downhole cutting tool A tool for reaming a borehole includes a tubular body having a central axis, an uphole reamer section mounted to the body, and a downhole reamer section mounted to the body. Each reamer section includes a first blade extending radially from the body. Each blade has an uphole end, a downhole end opposite the uphole end, and a formation-facing surface. The formation facing surface of the first blade of the uphole reamer section is disposed at a radius R1 that increases moving from the uphole end to the downhole end. The formation facing surface of the first blade of the downhole reamer section is disposed at a radius R1′ that decreases moving from the uphole end to the downhole end. The tool also includes a cutter element mounted to the formation facing surface of the first blade of each reamer section.
US09410378B2	Tricone rock bit for horizontal wells and hard formation wells A tricone rock bit for horizontal wells and hard formation wells includes three head sections and three cones arranged at the lower ends of the head sections, where the supper parts of the three head sections are connected together to form one integrated drill bit body; jet nozzle bosses are arranged between the head sections on the drill bit body; jet nozzles are mounted in nozzle holes of the jet nozzle bosses; gauge cutting elements are arranged on the top rear of the OD of the head sections, forming a gauge surface on the top of the head sections; the front face of the head sections is a ruled surface, inclining backwards at an angle α, and inclining outwards at an angle β. The tricone rock bit has low lateral vibrations, high stability, good effects of bottom hole cleaning and cutting element cooling, long service life and high penetration rate.
US09410377B2	Apparatus and methods for determining whirl of a rotating tool In one aspect, a method of determining the presence of whirl for a rotating tool is disclosed that in one embodiment includes obtaining measurements (ax) of a parameter relating to the whirl of the tool along a first axis and measurements (ay) of the parameter along a second axis of the tool, determining a first whirl in a time domain for the tool using ax and ay measurements, determining a second whirl rate for the tool in a frequency domain from ax and ay measurements and determining the presence of the whirl from the first whirl rate and second whirl rate. The method further quantifies the whirl of the tool from the first and second whirl rates.
US09410376B2	Drill with remotely controlled operating modes and system and method for providing the same The present invention relates to a drilling system with a multi-function drill head used in, among other applications, oil and gas drilling. The system is used to enhance the effective permeability of an oil and/or gas reservoir by drilling or cutting new structures into the reservoir. The system is capable of cutting straight bores, radius bores, or side panels, by water jets alone or in combination with lasers. In various embodiments, a device for remotely controlling the mode of the system by variations in the pressure of a drilling fluid is also provided, allowing an operator to switch between various modes (straight drilling, radius bore drilling, panel cutting, etc.) without withdrawing the drill string from underground.
US09410375B1	Rapid installation and removal ladder slide prevention system A rapid installation and removal ladder slide prevention system is an easily installed and removed ladder slide prevention device that may be installed without the use of hand tools. The system may include an upper and a lower U-shaped bracket for each ladder leg that are slid onto the legs and secured by a bolt through the legs of the U-shaped bracket and are each locked into place with a wing nut. A cylindrical sleeve is attached to the back of each U-shaped bracket. A sharpened leg stake is able to be slid through the two sleeves on the two U-shaped brackets on each ladder leg and each adjusted in length in relation the ladder feet, and locked into place by an R-clip passed through holes in the lower bracket sleeves on each lower U-shaped bracket. The device increases ladder safety for users.
US09410374B2	Ladder lift A ladder lift is provided. The ladder lift may include a foldable platform, a frame, a motorized gear mechanism, a gear channel and a toggle switch. The gear channel may extend upwardly from a supporting surface along the length of the frame. The gear channel may house a belt track extending along the length of the gear channel. The foldable platform may be rigidly connected to the motorized gear mechanism. The motorized gear mechanism may selectively engage the belt track for causing the foldable platform to move in a specified direction along the length of the gear channel. The toggle switch may be used to engage and disengage the motorized gear mechanism. The frame may support the gear channel, the foldable platform, the motorized gear mechanism and a user. The user may be accommodated on the foldable platform. Then the user may activate the toggle switch so that the foldable platform moves in a specified direction along the length of the gear channel for a predetermined distance.
US09410373B2	Ladder guard A ladder guard secured between the rungs and stringers of the ladder to prevent use of the rungs as footholds or handholds and deter ascension of the ladder, especially by children. The ladder guard is constructed from compressible material of a desired resiliency allows an adult to deform the invention for insertion or removal between two adjacent stringers.
US09410368B2	Device and method for increasing the wind load resistance and disengage-ability of overhead roll-up doors A door assembly having a flexible door panel wound and unwound on a drum or the like to selectively block or permit access through an opening, the flexible door panel having a stiffness, a width, and a length. The door assembly further includes vertically extending side columns disposed on opposite sides of the opening, the side columns being configured to engage a marginal edge of the flexible panel to vertically guide the panel while opening or closing. Attached to a leading edge of the door panel is a bottom bar having a greater stiffness than the door panel and a narrower width than a distance between the vertical panel guide assemblies. Bottom bar guides are disposed proximate a lower portion of the opening and are configured to engage a portion of the bottom bar only when the bottom bar is located in at least a partially closed position.
US09410367B2	System and method for a modular, locking headrail-retention mechanism In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for Modular, Locking Headrail-Retention Mechanism is described. The module, locking headrail-retention mechanism may, in certain embodiments be separate from a headrail, and insertable into at least one end of the headrail. In other embodiment, the locking headrail-retention mechanism may be manufactured as part of the headrail. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may comprise a cylindrical housing and a first cam disposed within the cylindrical housing. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may also include a retention plate proximate one end of the cylindrical housing and axially aligned with the first cam. A biasing member may be disposed within the cylindrical housing, and may impart an axial force on the first cam. The first cam may be operable to selectively prevent the axial force from being imparted on the retention plate.
US09410366B2	Device for adjusting fabric angle of double fabric blinds The present invention relates to double fabric blinds and, more particularly, to a device for adjusting a fabric angle of the double fabric blinds, which is capable of finely adjusting an degree of openness of a front sheet, wherein a plurality of balls are sequentially held in a holding groove, e.g., as four or eight balls, inserted into an insertion groove of a rotation component, wherein the plurality of balls are rotated in a guide groove of a stopper by approximately 90 degrees or 45 degrees, thereby improving safety and omitting the use of a conventional string.
US09410365B2	Thermal shutter system A thermal shutter system comprises a plurality of elongate shutters (1). The shutters are mounted for rotation about the elongate direction thereof and are mounted for movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the elongate direction. Each shutter is movable independently of the other shutter or shutters.
US09410364B1	Sealed magnetic-controlled window blind between two panes of glass A sealed magnetic-controlled window blind between two panes of glass is disclosed. Raising or lowering the window blind which is sealed between two panes of glass is performed by the magnetic attraction between the between the raising outside control set and the raising inside control set (the magnets may be used). In addition, the operation of raising or lowering the window blind may be smooth due to the arrangement of the pulleys (or bearing) which are arranged on the raising inside control set and the outside control set.
US09410363B2	Insulated door panels Example insulated pliable door panels or curtains include various internal vapor barriers. The vapor barriers have a relatively high water vapor transmission rate that inhibits water vapor from permeating through the door panel. With such vapor barriers, outer sheets of the door panel can be made of polyurethane or other tough materials that might have an inadequate water vapor transmission rate. In some examples, the vapor barrier encircles or encloses a thermally insulating pad. In some examples, the door panel includes a sleeve or pocket that holds the vapor barrier in place. Some examples include means for draining water that might condense within the door panel.
US09410360B2	Door assembly A door assembly comprises a stationary frame, a movable frame, and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting element detachably connected with the stationary frame and having a rod portion; a fixing element connected with the movable frame and having a cavity for receiving the rod portion; and a cam member disposed adjacent to the cavity and movable between an open position in which the movable frame is movable relative to the stationary frame and a closed position in which the movable frame is fixed relative to the stationary frame. The door assembly can be assembled without drilling, minimizing risk of damage to the frames, and can be assembled by a single person.
US09410358B2	Vacuum insulated glass panel with spacers coated with micro particles and method of forming same A vacuum insulating glass (VIG) panel comprises first and second panels of glass spaced from another with a separation space therebetween. The VIG panel further comprises spacers disposed between the first and second glass panels to define the separation space. The spacers are generally arranged in a matrix between the first and the second glass panels. The spacers are coated with a coating material comprising particles having an average size of less than about 1 micron. The coating material may be polytetrafluoroethylene particles having an average particle size in a range of about 200 nanometers to about 700 nanometers.
US09410354B2	Pressing device A pressing device is provided with a pin member, a coil-like spring member, and a spring receiving member which has a through-hole for allowing the pin member to be inserted therein and which supports one end of the spring member. The pin member has: a shaft section which has the spring member disposed on the outer peripheral side thereof; a head section which is interconnected with one end of the shaft section and which can come into contact with the contact surface of the opening/closing body; a spring support section which supports the other end of the spring member; and an engagement claw which engages with the outer surface of the mounting portion and which prevents the pressing device from being dislocated from the mounting portion.
US09410352B2	Door closer provided with unit for adding door-closing force Disclosed is a door closer provided with a unit for adding door-closing force inside a housing. The disclosed door closer comprises a force-adding unit, which is included inside the housing, for adding the door-closing force. The force-adding unit comprises a cam which coaxially rotates with a link shaft inside the housing, and a cam pusher which is elastically compressed so as to come into close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the cam. The outer circumferential surface of the cam comprises an arc surface portion which is separated apart from a rotary axis of the cam at an equal distance, a concave surface portion which is separated apart from the rotary axis of the cam at a distance shorter than that to the arc surface portion, and one pair of protruding corner portions for connecting the arc surface portion and the concave surface portion. When the outer circumferential surface of the cam with which the cam pusher comes into close contact is converted from the arc surface portion to the concave surface portion due to the rotation of the cam, the rotational force of the link shaft is increased due to the elastic pressing force of the cam pusher.
US09410340B2	Plated transition piece A structural entity for transferring structural loads from a Tower of a Wind Turbine Generator to its Foundation, by means of a Plated Transition Piece characterized in that it consists of a cylindrical central body connected by a series of inclined plates and shear plates and beams to legs that connects to a foundation structure.
US09410338B2	Pool cleaning robot A cleaning robot that includes a drive motor; a housing that encloses the drive motor; a brushing element; and a transmission coupled between the brushing element and the drive motor, the transmission is arranged to convert a rotary movement induced by the drive motor to a combination of (a) a rotary movement of the brushing element about a brushing element axis, and (b) a reciprocal movement of the brushing element in parallel to the brushing element axis.
US09410337B1	Swimming pool filter water return fitting A fitting for a poured concrete pool wall comprising a tubular stem with one or more grooves extending therethrough for connecting the fitting to a wall tie used with a pool wall form assembly such that the fitting may be secured on the wall tie during pouring of the pool wall. The fitting spans the gap between inner and outer forms. The fitting may include a square face plate mounting flange with upper and lower edges that are oriented horizontally through the coupling of the wall tie in the fitting grooves. A square face plate may be registered with and then secured to the mounting flange such that the upper and lower edges of the face plate also extend horizontally. The fitting forms a conduit through the pool wall for connection to a water return system or to serve as a niche for securing a pool light therein.
US09410336B2	Automated system for monitoring and maintenance of fluid level in swimming pools and other contained bodies of water An automated system for monitoring and maintaining fluid level in a swimming pool, spa, or other environment containing water is provided. The system includes a sensor assembly having a microprocessor and a proximity sensor encapsulated in a non-conductive material. A lower section of the sensor assembly has a flat profile and at least a portion of the proximity sensor is positioned in the lower section. The sensor assembly transmits a signal to a remote controller when the water level measured is above or below a predetermined target value. The remote controller in turn causes a remote water valve to turn on or off. In certain implementations, the sensor assembly incorporates a precision mounting system and algorithm, which work together to provide the end user with a means to mount the sensor easily and maintain precise operational level of the water. The combination of the physical mounting system and the range and resolution of the proximity sensor allow for precise maintenance of water level at the preferred level.
US09410332B2	Variable height attachment point system for a safety harness Systems and methods relate to a operator selectable, variable-height attachment point system for a safety harness, where the attachment point is disposed on a radial support member that can be reversibly coupled to a vertical support member, and where the attachment point height can be selected by the operator by reversing a coupled orientation of the radial support member to the vertical support member.
US09410330B2	Mobile scaffolding units with extendible gantry platform and methods of using same Mobile scaffolding units include a vehicle for movement across ground surface, a stationary platform rigidly fixed to the vehicle at a predetermined immovable height above the ground surface, and a gantry platform operatively connected to the stationary platform for movements between a retracted position where the gantry platform is nested adjacent to the stationary platform, and an extended position wherein the gantry platform extends laterally outwardly from one or another lateral side of the stationary platform to provide an operator on the gantry platform an extended horizontal reach laterally of the vehicle. The mobile scaffolding units allow an operator to work at elevated heights and with lateral reach in one area of a work zone (e.g., to trim roadside vegetation) and then move to another area of the work zone without requiring an operator to dismount from the gantry platform.
US09410325B2	Advanced frame design for roof-integrated solar panels The roof-integrated solar panel of the disclosure comprises a mounting frame having a top side for facing away from a roof, a bottom side for facing toward the roof, an upper side for facing an upslope direction, a lower side for facing a downslope direction, a left side and a right side, a solar panel mounted within the mounting frame, and a plurality of nose vents in the lower side of the mounting frame, a plurality of flow-through vents in the upper side of the mounting frame, and a plurality of exhaust vents in the top side of the mounting frame at an upper edge of the upper side wherein air is drawn up through the nose vents and out through the exhaust vents to cool the solar panel.
US09410317B1	Modular lattice-configured panel fixtures and methods for manufacturing the same The invention provides lattice-configured panel fixtures that include a plurality of rods joined together in a predetermined pattern, articles for supporting the panel fixtures from a support structure, and automated systems and methods for manufacturing the panel fixtures.
US09410313B1	Building block system A mortar-less building block system including interlocking building blocks, joist hangers, truss brackets, and insulation member disposed exterior to the block; the block having a front face and a back face, a top face and a bottom face, and a protrusion side face and a recess side face all connected to form the building block; the front face and the back face each have a pair of longitudinal recesses aligned with the longitudinal recesses of the front face and the back face, and the top face further having a transverse recess centrally located on the top face transversely intersecting the pair of longitudinal recesses, creating intersection points; the recess side face having a transverse recess aligned with the transverse recess of the top face, and the protrusion side face having a transverse protrusion designed to mate with the transverse recess of an other of the building block; the bottom face having at least one transverse protrusion for mating with the recess of a top face of an other of the building block, the transverse protrusion aligned with the recess of the recess side face, and aligned with the protrusion of the protrusion side face; the mortar-less building block having a pair of bores allowing a user to place a rod within the bore to lock multiple blocks together.
US09410303B2	Apparatus for drilling site containment An apparatus for protecting against environmental contamination at a drilling site is disclosed. The apparatus is used to form a perimeter around the drilling site, the interior of which is covered by a geomembrane. The portion of the geomembrane found along the perimeter is placed in the groove of the apparatus's base. A key block is then fit into the groove, thereby holding the geomembrane in place by the tension created between the base and the key block. At those perimeter locations that will be traversed by vehicles and equipment, two ramp pieces replace the key block in holding the geomembrane tight against the base.
US09410300B2	Modular submergible breakwater for lowering water wave kinetic energy especially during storms or rough waters The present invention relates to submergible modular breakwaters for lowering the kinetic energy of water waves. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a physical embodiment that, when in its floating position, will provide resistance to the movement of water waves in the direction of the waves for a large range of wave periods. The invention is a submergible modular breakwater that can be kept underwater on the sea or lake floor as not to provide any barrier to navigation until it is needed to lower the kinetic energy of waves, when it is quickly raised afloat to provide protection, especially for coastal erosion control during storms or rough waters. Once the lowering of the kinetic energy of water waves is not longer needed, the modular breakwater can be quickly sunk to the sea or lake floor in order to remove any barrier to navigation.
US09410298B2	Structural tube based movable vehicle crash barrier gate A vehicle crash barrier gate constructed primarily of structural tube members and having an energy-absorbing connection between horizontal movable gate member and vertical post members. The gate member is provided with one or more deformable flanges adjacent to each end. Each post includes a vertically extending channel for receiving a respective gate member end and the flanges. An inwardly facing, vertically aligned opening in each channel allows the gate member to extend therethrough and span the space between the posts. The vertical extent of the openings spans the required vertical movement of the gate member. One or more reinforcing elements are disposed on the posts proximate to the elevation at which the gate member is positioned to prevent vehicle passage to strengthen the vertical post structure. A drive apparatus is provided to move the gate member vertically between an open position, typically at grade level, and a closed position, typically elevated above grade level.
US09410297B2	Mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic and corresponding speed bump A mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic and corresponding speed bump. A mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic on public thoroughfares comprising [a] a collapsible surface (1) which moves between a raised position and a lowered position, where the collapsible surface is normally in the raised position, and [b] retaining means (19) adapted to retaining the collapsible surface in the raised position. The retaining means are activated when the speed of movement of the collapsible surface is greater than a predetermined maximum speed. With this mechanism it is possible to make a speed bump for reducing the speed of road traffic comprising one or two of these mechanisms. If it comprises two mechanisms, each of them has a width of less than 1.2 m and they are spaced apart at a distance such that an automobile rides simultaneously over both mechanisms.
US09410291B2	Tissue product comprising bamboo The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise wood and bamboo fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable through-air dried tissue webs comprising at least about 10 percent bamboo fiber by weight of the web. In the through-air dried tissue webs of the present disclosure, bamboo typically replaces high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the bulk of the through-air dried web without negatively effecting softness or durability.
US09410290B2	Tissue having high strength and low modulus The present invention provides tissue products having a high degree of stretch and low modulus at relatively high tensile strengths, such as geometric mean tensile strengths greater than about 1500 g/3″ and more preferably greater than about 2000 g/3″. The combination of a tough, yet relatively supple sheet is preferably achieved by subjecting the embryonic web to a speed differential as it is passed from one fabric in the papermaking process to another, commonly referred to as rush transfer.
US09410289B2	Coating color composition and paper or paperboard coated with it The invention relates to a coating color composition for paper and/or paperboard comprising a pigment, optionally known additives used in coating compositions, and a binder substitute comprising styrene acrylate copolymer having mean particle size ≦100 nm. The invention also relates to paper or paperboard coated with a coating color composition according to the invention.
US09410288B2	Use of nanocrystaline cellulose and polymer grafted nanocrystaline cellulose for increasing retention in papermaking process The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the characteristics of paper substrates. The method involves adding to a paper substrate an NCC-polymer. NCC-polymers have unique chemical properties which result in improvements in wet strength, dry strength and drainage retention properties of the paper substrates.
US09410287B2	Paper making machine, an extended nip roll and a method of producing tissue paper The invention relates to an arrangement arranged to introduce a three-dimensional structure in a paper during production of said paper in a paper making machine (1). The arrangement comprises a heat roll (14) arranged to dry a wet paper web and an extended nip roll (12) arranged to form a transfer nip (TN) with said heat roll (14). The extended nip roll (12) is provided with a flexible jacket (17) arranged around the circumferential area of said extended nip roll (12). An external surface of said flexible jacket (17) is provided with a textured portion (15) and when the wet paper web passes the transfer nip between said extended nip roll (12) and said heat roll (14), said textured portion (15) of the external surface of the flexible jacket (17) will impart a three-dimensional texture to the paper web.
US09410281B2	Fabric treating systems and accessories A fabric treating system having an enclosure having a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also has a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also has a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system has at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.
US09410280B2	Washing machine appliances and methods for operating the same Washing machine appliances and method for operating washing machine appliances are provided. A washing machine appliance has a tub and a basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the basket defining a chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A method includes flowing a first volume of liquid into the tub, the first volume of liquid at a temperature correlated to a treatment option selected by a user, and agitating the articles within the tub for a first period at a first rate. The method further includes flowing a second volume of liquid into the tub, the second volume of liquid at a temperature correlated to a temperature option selected by a user, and agitating the articles within the tub for a second period at a second rate.
US09410274B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving direction of an object when the object placed on a sewing machine bed is moved in any direction, a cutting needle having a distal end formed with a blade edge and configured to form a cut in the object, an up-down drive mechanism configured to reciprocate the needle in an up-down direction, a rotational drive mechanism configured to rotate the needle about a rotation axis line of the needle, and a control device configured to control the up-down drive mechanism and the rotational drive mechanism based on a result of detection by the detection unit so that an orientation of the blade edge is changed according to the moving direction of the object and the needle is reciprocated to form the cut in the object with the blade edge being in the changed orientation.
US09410273B2	Fiber bundle and web There is provided a fiber bundle that strikes an excellent balance between the properties and performance of the resulting web and the finished products obtained from this web, and cost, ease of work, and productivity. There is also provided a method for manufacturing a web using this fiber bundle. There is also provided a web that is uniform and has excellent soft touch and bulkiness. This is achieved by a fiber bundle with a total denier of 10,000 to 500,000 dtex, obtained by bundling thermoplastic, conjugate, continuous fibers that have a single filament denier of 0.5 to 100 dtex/f and in which the center of gravity of conjugate components varies among the conjugate components in a fiber cross section, wherein the thermoplastic, conjugate, continuous fibers that make up the fiber bundle have a spontaneous crimp of 8 to 30 crimps per 2.54 cm, the fiber bundle density as defined by D1/(W1×L1) (where D1 is the total denier, W1 is the fiber bundle width, and L1 is the fiber bundle thickness) is 100 to 2000 dtex/mm2, and the density ratio by spreading (the web density/fiber bundle density after spreading by drawing to a ratio of 1.6 in a pinch roller spreading machine at a rate of 25 m/min and a fiber bundle temperature of 25° C.) is 0.10 or less.
US09410272B2	Fabrics simultaneously woven from two distance fabrics A fabric material consisting of two distance fabrics (42, 44) which are simultaneously weaved on a loom and provided with piles (424, 444) and which have an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, the inner and outer layers are bound with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, pile warp yarns (501, 502) are woven between the distance fabrics. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204) and each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which the warp yarn has been interlaced in a previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) was taken by a shedding element (10) driving the warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during the pick.
US09410270B2	Thread structure composition and method of making A system, method, and thread structure composition are disclosed. The thread structure composition includes a first thread and a second thread. The second thread includes a heat moldable material that is moldable above a predetermined temperature. The first thread remains in a solid form at temperatures substantially above the predetermined temperature. The second thread is twisted around the first thread.
US09410263B2	FZ seed holder and pre-heater The device of according to the present invention is a device for holding a single crystal silicon seed. The device or holder contains a plurality of strips to clamp a seed crystal in the seed crystal holder; and a base supporting the plurality of strips. The plurality of strips each has a free end which contacts a single crystal silicon seed and an end opposite the free end which joins the base and becomes integral therewith. The plurality of strips are bent or folded in such that they exert pressure on a seed crystal when the seed crystal is inserted among the plurality of strips.
US09410260B2	Method of forming a nano-structure A method of forming a nano-structure involves forming a multi-layered structure including an oxidizable material layer established on a substrate, and another oxidizable material layer established on the oxidizable material layer. The oxidizable material layer is an oxidizable material having an expansion coefficient, during oxidation, that is more than 1. Anodizing the other oxidizable material layer forms a porous anodic structure, and anodizing the oxidizable material layer forms a dense oxidized layer and nano-pillars which grow through the porous anodic structure into pores thereof. The porous structure is selectively removed to expose the nano-pillars. A surface (I) between the dense oxidized layer and a remaining portion of the oxidizable material layer is anodized to consume a substantially cone-shaped portion of the nano-pillars to form cylindrical nano-pillars.
US09410259B2	Electrodeposition of gallium for photovoltaics An electroplating solution and method for producing an electroplating solution containing a gallium salt, an ionic compound and a solvent that results in a gallium thin film that can be deposited on a substrate.
US09410258B2	Systems and methods of improved fermentation Devices, systems and methods for processing cellulosic material to produce fermentable sugars are provided. Devices, systems and methods for increasing fermentation rates of microbes via biostimulation are provided. Electrodes are preferably positioned along an interior or exterior of a tube-shaped component to administer electromagnetic/electric pulses to a solution comprising a microbe. Systems can advantageously be used in new biofuels production plants, or in existing biofuels production plants without the need for significant retrofits.
US09410257B2	Tubular electrochemical cell A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprises substantially concentric and tubular-shaped layers of a cathode, an anode and an ion-exchange membrane. The MEAs of the invention can be used in an electrochemical cell, which comprises the following layers which are tubular-shaped, arranged substantially concentrically, and listed from the inner layer to the outer layer; (i) a cylindrical core; (ii) one of the electrodes; (iii) a membrane; (iv) the other of the electrodes; and (v) an outer cylindrical sleeve.
US09410253B2	Anode assembly with sand backfill for cathodic protection systems and method of installing the same for above ground storage tank applications An anode assembly and method for installing it in a cathodic protection system for an aboveground storage tank is disclosed. The anode assembly basically comprises an elongated electrically conductive anode, a fabric housing and sand backfill. The fabric housing is a hollow member in which the sand is located and through which the anode extends. The anode includes portions extending out of the housing for connection to the cathodic protection system. The anode assembly is arranged to be installed on a flat prepared surface below the bottom of the storage tank, whereupon the anode assembly's weight hold it flat on that surface without the need for staking or other means to hold the assembly flat. The ground with the anode assembly can then be backfilled to the level of the bottom of the storage tank.
US09410250B2	Discharge surface treatment electrode and method of manufacturing the same A discharge surface treatment electrode used in discharge surface treatment for forming a wear-resistant film on a treatment target surface of a workpiece by use of the discharge energy of electric discharges caused between the electrode and the workpiece, the film being made of a material of an electrode or a substance obtained by a reaction of the material of the electrode with the discharge energy. The discharge surface treatment electrode is formed by: compression-molding a mixed powder into a green compact, the mixed powder being formed from a powder of a Stellite alloy with an average particle size of 3 μm or less prepared by use of a jet mill and a powder of a metal with an average particle size of 3 μm or less manufactured through an atomization process or a chemical process; and subjecting the green compact to heat treatment.
US09410249B2	Wafer releasing Embodiments of the present invention provide a chuck system for handling a wafer that comprises a first and a second main surface. The chuck system includes a chuck configured to hold the wafer at the second main surface facing the chuck and a release device. The chuck system further includes an actuator configured to lift the release device away from the chuck. The release device is configured such that the release device mechanically engages with the wafer at an edge portion of the second main surface of the wafer when being lifted, thereby releasing the wafer from the chuck.
US09410248B2	Modular gas injection device Embodiments of the device relate to a modular injector (100) for injecting a gas into a processing chamber (42), comprising at least two adjacent injectors (1), each injector comprising an inlet for receiving a gas wave or a gas flow, a flow shaping section (2) having left and right sidewalls that diverge according to a divergence angle relative to a propagation axis of the gas, for expanding the gas in a direction perpendicular to the propagation axis, and an outlet for expelling the gas. The modular injector forms an equivalent large injector having an equivalent large outlet which includes the outlets of the adjacent injectors and expands the gas over the equivalent large outlet.
US09410246B2	Graphene optic fiber laser A graphene coated optic-fiber laser is disclosed that includes a doped inner core and an undoped outer core surrounding the doped inner core. A graphene cylinder or capsule surrounds the undoped outer core, thereby forming a cladding layer around the undoped outer core.
US09410245B2	Gas-barrier plastic molded product and manufacturing process therefor A gas barrier plastic molded product having high gas barrier properties is provided. The gas barrier plastic molded product is a gas barrier plastic molded product comprising a plastic molded product and a gas barrier thin film provided on the surface of the plastic molded product, in which the gas barrier thin film contains silicon (Si), carbon (C), oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) as constituent elements, and comprises a Si-containing layer having a Si content percentage represented by (Mathematical Formula 1) of 40.1% or more: Si content percentage [%]={(Si content [atomic %])/ (total content of Si, O and C [atomic %])}×100 (Mathematical Formula 1) wherein in Mathematical Formula 1, the content of Si, O or C is a content thereof in the items of the three elements of Si, O and C.
US09410241B2	Method for separating surface layer or growth layer of diamond The present invention provides a method for separating a surface layer of a diamond, which comprises implanting ions into a diamond to form a non-diamond layer near a surface of the diamond; and etching the non-diamond layer in the diamond by applying an alternating-current voltage across electrodes in an electrolytic solution; and a method for separating a grown layer of a diamond, which further comprises the step of growing a diamond by a vapor-phase synthesis method, after forming a non-diamond layer according to the above-described method. The invention is applicable to various single-crystal and polycrystal diamonds. More specifically, even with a large single-crystal diamond, a portion of the single-crystal diamond can be efficiently separated in a reusable form in a relatively short period of time.
US09410238B2	Method of making durable articles Optical articles of zinc sulfide and zinc selenide with thick coatings of alumina are disclosed. The alumina coatings are deposited on the zinc sulfide and zinc selenide by a microwave assisted magnetron sputtering. In addition to alumina coatings, the optical articles may also include various polymer coatings.
US09410237B2	Thin film deposition apparatus A thin film deposition apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a substrate supporter disposed in the vacuum chamber to support a target substrate on which a thin film is deposited, and a deposition source that evaporates a deposition material and supplies the evaporated deposition material to the target substrate. The deposition source includes a crucible that includes a deposition material-containing portion to accommodate the deposition material and a first flange at an upper end of the deposition material-containing portion, a spray nozzle that includes a spray portion through which the evaporated deposition material is sprayed and a second flange at a lower end of the spray portion to make contact with the first flange, and a cooling member attached to an outer surface of the first flange and the second flange.
US09410232B2	Method for producing steel component A method for producing a steel component by performing the treatments of the following sequentially steps 1 and 2 to a steel material containing, by mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 0.10%, Mn: 0.50 to 0.80%, S: 0.003 to 0.030%, Cr: 0.80 to 1.20%, Mo: 0.30 to 0.45%, Al: 0.015 to 0.050%, and N: 0.010 to 0.025%, wherein Cr/Mn is 1.3 to 2.4, the balance being Fe and impurities, and contents of P and O among the impurities are P: not more than 0.010%, and O: not more than 0.0020%: step 1: a treatment which holds the steel material at a temperature of 850 to 1000° C. in a carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere, and step 2: a treatment which quenches the carburized or carbonitrided steel material, by using quenching oil having a temperature of 40 to 80° C. and a kinetic viscosity of 20 to 25 mm2/s at 40° C.
US09410231B2	Steel sheet and method of manufacturing steel sheet A steel sheet, including: as chemical components, by mass %, 0.05% to 0.35% of C; 0.05% to 2.0% of Si; 0.8% to 3.0% of Mn; 0.01% to 2.0% of Al; equal to or less than 0.1% of P; equal to or less than 0.05% of S; equal to or less than 0.01% of N; and the balance including iron and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet comprises 50% or more of a ferrite phase, a bainite phase, and a tempered martensite phase, 3% or more of a retained austenite phase, and 50% or more of the crystal grains of the retained austenite phase satisfy Expression 1, wherein a carbon concentration at a position of center of gravity is Cgc and a carbon concentration at a grain boundary is Cgb.
US09410230B2	Powder-metallurgically produced, wear-resistant material A wear-resistant material comprising an alloy that contains: 1.5-5.5 wt. % carbon, 0.1-2.0 wt. % silicon, max. 2.0 wt. % manganese, 3.5-30.0 wt. % chromium, 0.3-10 wt. % molybdenum, 0-10 wt. % tungsten, 0.1-30 wt. % vanadium, 0-12 wt. % niobium, 0.1-12 wt. % titanium and 1.3-3.5 wt. % nickel, the remainder being comprised of iron and production-related impurities, whereby the carbon content fulfills the following condition: CAlloy[w %]=S1+S2+S3 where S1=(Nb+2(Ti+V−0.9))/a, S2=(Mo+W/2+Cr−b)/5, S3=c+(TH−900)·0.0025, where 7
US09410229B2	High strength aluminum alloys and process for making the same High strength aluminum alloys based on the Al—Zn—Mg—Cu alloy system preferably include high levels of zinc and copper, but modest levels of magnesium, to provide increased tensile strength without sacrificing toughness. Preferred ranges of the elements include by weight, 8.5-10.5% Zn, 1.4-1.85% Mg, 2.25-3.0% Cu and at least one element from the group Zr, V, or Hf not exceeding about 0.5%, the balance substantially aluminum and incidental impurities. In addition, small amounts of scandium (0.05-0.30%) are also preferably employed to prevent recrystallization. During formation of the alloys, homogenization, solution heat treating and artificial aging processes are preferably employed.
US09410225B2	Process for recovery of copper from arsenic-bearing and/or antimony-bearing copper sulphide concentrates A process for the extraction of copper from a feed material comprising at least one of arsenic and antimony-bearing copper sulphide minerals is provided. The process includes fine-grinding the feed material and after fine-grinding, subjecting the feed material to pressure oxidation in the presence of surfactant and a halogen to produce a product slurry. The process also includes subjecting the product slurry to liquid/solid separation to obtain a pressure oxidation filtrate and solids comprising at least one of a compound of arsenic and a compound of antimony, and recovering copper from the pressure oxidation filtrate.
US09410223B2	Process for treating liquid effluents and recovering metals A method for treating liquid effluents and recovering metals is described, which comprises the steps of: a) liquid effluent equalization; b) sulphide addition and precipitation of metals in the form of metal sulphides; c) solid/liquid separation of the metal sulphides produced in step (b) and formation of a metal-free liquid phase; d) addition of a 50 to 250 g/L amine solution to the liquid phase precipitating magnesium in the form of magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2); and e) recovery of amine by stripping and rectification.
US09410221B2	Automobile part, manufacturing method for same and manufacturing device of same Provided is a manufacturing apparatus for an automobile part, comprising: a conveying path (20) for transferring an outer joint member (10) which is made of a metal and has an outer surface coated with a coating agent after induction quenching; and high-frequency induction coils (21, 22) arranged along an automobile part transferring direction of the conveying path (20), for simultaneously performing tempering of the outer joint member (10) and baking of the coating agent.
US09410220B2	Method and apparatus for treating a steel article A method for forming and treating a steel article of a high strength and high ductility alloy particularly suited for use as armor plate. The method includes the steps of providing a starting material for the steel article, heating the starting material to a peak temperature range in less than ten seconds, holding the heated steel composition at the peak temperature range for between two and six seconds, quenching the heated steel composition from the peak temperature range to below 100° C. (212° F.) at a temperature rate reduction of 400 and 3000° C./sec (752 and 5432° F./sec), removing residual quench media from the surface of the quenched steel composition, tempering the quenched steel composition at a temperature of 100 to 260° C. (212 to 500° F.); and air cooling the tempered steel composition to less than 100° C. (212° F.) to form a steel having desired mechanical properties.
US09410219B2	Heat treatment device for crank shaft A crankshaft heat treatment device may include a base frame, a jig frame in which a crankshaft is rotatably supported and that is disposed to be able to move in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction at the base frame, and a laser unit that is disposed in a predetermined fixed position and irradiates laser beam to a pin portion and a journal portion of the crankshaft so as to treat the pin portion and the journal portion with heat.
US09410216B2	Sugar mixtures and methods for production and use thereof A sugar mixture comprising: monosaccharides; oligosaccharides in a ratio ≧0.06 to total saccharides; disaccharides in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; pentose in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose; and at least one beta-bonded di-glucose. Also disclosed are methods to make and/or use such mixtures.
US09410215B2	Colloid product, method for producing same and use thereof A method for producing a molded product of a protein-containing fraction from raw sugar beet juice includes: pre-liming the raw sugar beet juice in order to form a coagulum of non-sucrose substances forming in the obtained pre-liming juice, separating the coagulum from the pre-liming juice using at least one first separation device in order to obtain a protein-containing fraction, blending the protein-containing fraction with at least one carrier, and molding the obtained mixture comprising the protein-containing fraction and the carrier in a molding device to obtain a molded product of a protein-containing fraction.
US09410212B1	Kit for detecting Salmonella species by assaying outer membrane porin F (ompF) The invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of Salmonella in a sample using novel oligonucleotide sequences. Also presented is a kit for putting the method into practice and novel nucleic acid sequences for ompF. The ompF gene was found to be 100% inclusive for Salmonella species and 100% exclusive for non-Salmonella species for the strains tested thus making it an excellent marker for identification of both the species of Salmonella: S. enterica and S. bongori. Two hundred and eighteen isolates belonging to Salmonella enterica (subspecies I-VI) and Salmonella bongori were examined using novel primers designed to detect the ompF gene. The target was present in all the 218 Salmonella isolates including all the subspecies of Salm. enterica and Salm. bongori. The ompF gene was absent in 180 non-Salmonella strains tested.
US09410210B2	Filtration methods and devices A method of filtering a liquid sample that includes passing a sample comprising at least one biological organism through a filter membrane at a passive water volume flux of at least 10 L/m2·h·psi, wherein the filter membrane comprises a Bubble Point pore size of no more than 1.0 μm, thereby retaining at least one biological organism on the surface of the membrane; and detecting the at least one biological organism retained on the surface of the filter membrane.
US09410205B2	Methods for predicting survival in metastatic melanoma patients Cellular and genetic signatures and methods of using same for subcategorizing stage III melanoma tumors are described herein. The signatures and methods are particularly useful with regard to establishing more distinct criteria on which basis to differentiate stage IIIB and IIIC melanoma patients. Assessment of the cellular and genetic signatures of a melanoma sample using methods described herein yields information on which basis differential survival duration and sensitivity to various cancer therapies can be predicted for a Stage IIIB or Stage IIIC melanoma patients. As described herein, gene expression profiling, determination of mitotic index (MI), and quantification of tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs) and CD3+ cells in metastatic lesions may be utilized to predict or assess drug response, drug sensitivity, and clinical outcome in metastatic melanoma patients.
US09410203B2	Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations The present invention provides novel mutations of the CFTR gene related to cystic fibrosis or to conditions associated with cystic fibrosis. Also provided are probes for detecting the mutant sequences. Methods of identifying if an individual has a genotype containing one or more mutations in the CFTR gene are further provided.
US09410202B2	Compositions, methods, and systems for inferring bovine breed Provided herein are methods to discover and use single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) for identifying breed, or line and breed, or line composition of a bovine subject. The present invention further provides specific nucleic acid sequences, SNPs, and SNP patterns that can be used for identifying breed or breed combinations for Angus, Holstein, Limousin, Brahman, Hereford, Simmental, Gelbvieh, Charolais and Beefmaster breeds. These patterns can be utilized to manage animals in a feedlot to obtain optimum performance based on known characteristics of specific breeds and identify animals for breeding in selection programs. In another aspect, these patterns can be used to ensure labeling on breed specific branded products.
US09410201B2	Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing.
US09410197B2	Compound for sequencing by synthesis The present invention provides deoxynucleoside tri- or tetraphosphate comprising a 3′ nitrate and a detectable label covalently bound to the oxygen atom of an oxymethyl or oxyallyl or oxypropargyl substitution of a nucleobase. Such compounds provide new possibilities for future Sequencing by Synthesis technologies.
US09410196B2	Methods and kits for nucleic acid sequencing Various embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to molecular biological protocols, equipment and reagents for the sequencing of target nucleic acid (DNA, RNA, cDNA, etc) molecules.
US09410195B2	Methods and reagents for reducing non-specific amplification The present invention provides reagents for use in the amplification of nucleic acids. Amplification carried out using oligonucleotides containing modified nucleotides can result in less non-specific amplification compared to amplification carried out using unmodified oligonucleotides.
US09410188B2	Method and kit for discriminating between breast cancer and benign breast disease A method and kit are related to discriminating between breast cancer and benign breast disease by the determination of the expression level of at least one target gene including a nucleic acid sequence selected from the nucleic acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2 or 3, 4 and 5 or 6 to obtain an expression profile for the patient, and the comparison of the expression profile of the patient with expression profiles of target genes from patients previously clinically classified as breast cancer and expression profiles of target genes from patients previously clinically classified as benign breast disease.
US09410186B2	Methods and compositions related to nucleic acid binding assays Small molecule fluorescent probes for established drug targets such as nucleic acids including DNA and RNA has been developed and disclosed herein. These nucleic acid probes bind to multiple DNA and RNA structures, and to sites crucial for nucleic acid function, such as DNA and RNA major grooves. Displacement of the probes by other binders such as small molecule compounds and/or proteins illicits a fluorescence change in the probe that once detected and analyzed provide binding information of these other binders of interest. Similarly, changes in fluorescence upon binding of the probes to nucleic acid have been applied to screen nucleic acid of different sequence and conformation. The nucleic acid probes and method of uses disclosed herein are advantageously suitable for high-through put screening of libraries of small molecule compounds, proteins, and nucleic acids.
US09410185B2	Dissolvable films and methods including the same A method includes providing a container, introducing a substance into the container, and introducing a readily dissolvable film into the container such that the dissolvable film overlies the substance within the container. An alternative method includes providing a container, providing a readily dissolvable film, the film comprising a substance carried by the film, and introducing the film into the container.
US09410177B2	Protein production A method for producing from host cells a heterologous polypeptide or protein comprising at least one cysteine residue in a reduced state. The method cultured the host cells in a culture medium comprising a reducing agent; and recovered the heterologous polypeptide or protein comprising at least one cysteine residue in a reduced state from the host cells or from the culture medium, where the host cells comprise a nucleic acid encoding the heterologous protein or polypeptide, and where the reducing agent is capable of permeating the plasma membrane of the host cells.
US09410176B2	Method for producing proteins This invention relates to a method for producing a protein of interest, comprising introducing an expression vector which comprises a gene fragment comprising a DNA encoding the protein of interest and a selectable marker gene and also comprises a pair of transposon sequences at both terminals of the gene fragment, into a suspension mammalian cell; integrating the gene fragment inserted between the pair of transposon sequences into a chromosome of the mammalian cell; obtaining a suspension mammalian cell producing the protein of interest; and suspension-culturing the suspension mammalian cell, and a suspension mammalian cell which expresses the protein of interest by the method.
US09410174B2	DNA polymerases with increased 3′-mismatch discrimination Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having increased 3′-mismatch discrimination relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases.
US09410173B2	Template switch-based methods for producing a product nucleic acid Provided are methods of producing a product nucleic acid. The methods include combining a template deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a polymerase, a template switch oligonucleotide, and dNTPs into a reaction mixture. The components are combined into the reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to produce a product nucleic acid that includes the template DNA and the template switch oligonucleotide each hybridized to adjacent regions of a single product nucleic acid that includes a region polymerized from the dNTPs by the polymerase. Aspects of the invention further include compositions and kits.
US09410172B2	Isothermal amplification using oligocation-conjugated primer sequences Provided herein are methods and kits for isothermal nucleic acid amplifications that use an oligocation-oligonucleotide conjugate primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid to generate amplicons. Isothermal DNA amplification methods that employ a strand displacing DNA polymerase and polyamine-oligonucleotide conjugate primer are also provided.
US09410168B2	Biorefinery system, methods and compositions thereof The present disclosure relates to bioengineering approaches for producing biofuel and, in particular, to the use of a C1 metabolizing microorganism reactor system for converting C1 substrates, such as methane or methanol, into biomass and subsequently into biofuels, bioplastics, or the like.
US09410167B2	Cells or plants producing polylactate or its copolymers and uses thereof The present invention relates to cells or plants that can produce polylactate or its copolymers and to a method for preparing polylactate or its copolymers using the same. More specifically, cells or plants with the ability to produce polylactate or hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymers comprise both a gene encoding an enzyme that converts lactate into lactyl-CoA and a gene encoding polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase which uses lactyl-CoA as a substrate. Also described is a method for preparing polylactate or hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymers which comprises culturing the cells in a medium containing lactate or lactate and various hydroxyalkanoates or culturing the plants. Effective preparation of hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymer which comprises various hydroxyalkanoates as well as polylactate, using the cells or the plants, is disclosed.
US09410162B1	Transgenic legumes Embodiments of the present invention comprise altering the biosynthesis and accumulation of sucrose in legumes by transforming the plants with the sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) gene of maize, and closely related regulatory genes. Embodiments of the present invention further comprise altering the assimilation of nitrogen in legumes by transforming the plants with the glutamine synthetase (GS) gene of soybean, and closely related regulatory genes. Embodiments of the present invention further comprise transforming legume plants with both SPS and GS genes. In addition, embodiments of the present invention relate to enhancing expression of transgenes through the 5′ UTR of the glycine max (soybean) cytosolic glutamine synthetase (Gmglnβ1) gene.
US09410161B2	Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturated fatty acid levels. These methods entail the combination of transgenes that provide moderate oleic acid levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. These methods also entail the combination of transgenes that provide both moderate oleic acid levels and low saturated fat levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. Soybean plants and seeds produced by these methods are also disclosed.
US09410158B2	Genetically modified yeast species, and fermentation processes using genetically modified yeast Yeast cells are transformed with an exogenous xylose isomerase gene. Additional genetic modifications enhance the ability of the transformed cells to ferment xylose to ethanol or other desired fermentation products. Those modifications include deletion of non-specific or specific aldose reductase gene(s), deletion of xylitol dehydrogenase gene(s) and/or overexpression of xylulokinase.
US09410157B2	Systems and methods for the secretion of recombinant proteins in gram negative bacteria Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing recombinant proteins utilizing mutant E. coli strains containing expression vectors carrying nucleic acids encoding the proteins, and secretory signal sequences to direct the secretion of the proteins to the culture medium. Host cells transformed with the expression vectors are also provided.
US09410156B2	Aptamers to PDGF and VEGF and their use in treating PDGF and VEGF mediated conditions Aptamers that bind PDGF and aptamers that bind VEGF are provided. In addition, aptamer constructs comprising a PDGF aptamer and a VEGF aptamer are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aptamers and aptamer constructs are provided, as well as methods of treating conditions using the aptamers and aptamer constructs.
US09410153B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of nucleic acids function The invention relates generally to compositions and methods for inhibiting the function of target nucleic acids by sequence specific binding. The compositions and methods can be used for inhibition of micro RNAs and other relatively short non-coding RNAs.
US09410150B2	Compositions and methods for intramolecular nucleic acid rearrangement Aspects of the present invention are drawn to processes for moving a region of interest in a polynucleotide from a first position to a second position with regard to a domain within the polynucleotide, also referred to as a “reflex method”. In certain embodiments, the reflex method results in moving a region of interest into functional proximity to specific domain elements present in the polynucleotide (e.g., primer sites and/or multiplex identifier). Compositions, kits and systems that find use in carrying out the reflex processes described herein are also provided.
US09410148B2	Method for constructing libraries of non-standard peptide compounds comprising N-methyl amino acids and other special (non-standard) amino acids and method for searching and identifying active species A method for screening a non-standard peptide compound in the peptide library that binds to the target substance, comprising the steps: (i) preparing a non-standard peptide library wherein a special (non-standard) amino acid is randomly incorporated into the peptide sequence by a cell-free (in vitro) translation system comprising a tRNA acylated by a special (non-standard) amino acid; (ii) bringing the obtained peptide library in contact with a target substance; and (iii) selecting a non-standard peptide that binds to the target substance as an active peptide.
US09410147B2	Compositions and methods for nucleic acid extraction Compositions and techniques for the extraction, enrichment and isolation of nucleic acids from fresh, fixed or fixed and embedded cells, tissues, biological materials and cellular source material using amine monomers are disclosed herein.
US09410146B2	Compositions and methods for recovery of nucleic acids or proteins from tissue samples fixed in cytology media The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving nucleic acid or protein recovery from fixed biological samples.
US09410141B2	Compositions and methods of using chondroitinase ABCI mutants The present disclosure relates to protein and nucleic acid mutants of chondroitinase ABCI. Such nucleic acid mutants encode for chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes exhibiting altered chondroitin lyase activity or increased resistance to inactivation from stressors including UV light or heat. Methods of using such nucleic acid mutants encoding chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes is also provided.
US09410140B2	Thermostable carbonic anhydrases and methods of use thereof The present compositions and methods relate to a thermostable carbonic anhydrases, polynucleotides encoding the carbonic anhydrase, and methods of make and/or use thereof. Formulations containing the carbonic anhydrase are suitable for use in extracting carbon dioxide.
US09410137B2	Compositions and methods for modulating hemostasis Factor Xa variants and methods of use thereof are disclosed.
US09410130B2	Recombinant microorganisms and uses therefor The invention provides, inter alia, methods for the production of acetone, isopropanol and/or precursors of acetone and/or isopropanol by microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO, genetically modified microorganisms of use in such methods, nucleic acids suitable for preparation of genetically modified microorganisms, a novel alcohol dehydrogenase and nucleic acids encoding same.
US09410128B2	Method and compounds for generation of iPSCs The present invention is based on the seminal concept of combining genomics and chemical biology to identify new agents useful for induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) generation. The invention provides a method of generating an iPSC utilizing agents that antagonize a cell specific gene or upregulate expression or activity of a nuclear reprogramming gene, as well as a method of screening for such agents.
US09410124B2	Soft tissue and bone augmentation and bulking utilizing muscle-derived progenitor cells, compositions and treatments thereof The present invention provides muscle-derived progenitor cells that show long-term survival following transplantation into body tissues and which can augment soft tissue following introduction (e.g. via injection, transplantation, or implantation) into a site of soft tissue. Also provided are methods of isolating muscle-derived progenitor cells, and methods of genetically modifying the cells for gene transfer therapy. The invention further provides methods of using compositions comprising muscle-derived progenitor cells for the augmentation and bulking of mammalian, including human, soft tissues in the treatment of various cosmetic or functional conditions, including malformation, injury, weakness, disease, or dysfunction. In particular, the present invention provides treatments and amelioration for dermatological conditions, gastroesophageal reflux, vesico-ureteral reflux, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, heart failure, and myocardial infarction.
US09410122B2	Treatment of limb ischemia The present invention uses neural stem cells in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a patient suffering peripheral arterial disease. The invention is particularly suited for treating limb ischemia or Buerger's disease.
US09410115B2	Portable sample disruptor apparatus, kits, and methods Apparatuses, kits, and methods for portable sample disruption (e.g., for encouraging cell lysis).
US09410112B2	Acidic viscoelastic surfactant based cleaning compositions Acidic viscoelastic cleaning compositions are disclosed which use non polymer thickening agents. According to the invention, cleaning compositions have been developed using viscoelastic surfactants in acidic cleaning formulations. These provide the dual benefit of thickening as well as an additional cleaning, thereby improving performance. Applicants have also identified several pseudo linking agents which when, used with viscoelastic surfactants provide enhanced viscoelasticity and cleaning.
US09410106B2	Lubricating oil composition A lubricating oil composition containing a base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C. in a range from 10 mm2/s to 1000 mm2/s with: (A) at least one of phosphorus compounds represented by a formula (1) in an amount of 0.001 mass % to 0.3 mass % in terms of a phosphorus content; (B) at least one of a sulfur compound represented by a formula (2) and a sulfur compound that comprises a dithio (—S—S—) bond in a molecule in an amount of 0.01 mass % to 0.5 mass % in terms of a sulfur content, the latter sulfur compound, when added to the base oil in an amount of 1 mass %, leading to a rating of 2 or lower in a copper strip corrosion test; and (D) a succinimide derivative in an amount of 0.01 mass % to 1 mass %.
US09410100B2	Tritylated ethers A compound having formula (Ph3C)mAr(GR)n, wherein Ph represents a phenyl group, Ar is an aromatic ring system having from six to twenty carbon atoms; G is O, S, SO or SO2; R is: (a) C1-C18 alkyl substituted by at least one of OH, SH, C1-C18 alkoxy and cyano; or (b) C4-C18 heteroalkyl; m is one or two; and n is an integer from one to four.
US09410099B2	Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
US09410098B2	Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
US09410095B2	Method of gasification of biomass using gasification island A method of gasification of biomass using a gasification island. The gasification island includes: a biomass pre-treatment and storage unit, a biomass feeder, an external heat source, a gasifier, a crude syngas cooling unit, a crude syngas washing unit, a fresh syngas storage unit, and an ash and wastewater treatment unit. The method includes: pre-treating and storing biomass, gasifying the biomass in the gasifier, cooling a crude syngas, washing and removing dust from the crude syngas, and storing fresh syngas.
US09410086B2	Liquid crystal-polymer composite material There are provided a liquid crystal-polymer composite material including a nematic liquid crystal composition containing at least two types of achiral liquid crystal compounds, at least one type of chiral compound, and a polymer formed by polymerization of at least one type of polymerizable compound; a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal-polymer composite material in which polymerization of a polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition including a nematic liquid crystal composition containing at least two types of achiral liquid crystal compounds, at least one type of chiral compound, and at least one type of polymerizable compound is started for curing in a temperature range in which the polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition exhibits a blue phase III; and a liquid crystal optical element which uses the liquid crystal-polymer composite material.
US09410085B2	Liquid crystal blend, liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal blend having a higher perpendicular dielectric constant, as well as a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device comprising the liquid crystal blend. Since the liquid crystal blend of the present invention contains negative liquid crystal material and has a perpendicular dielectric constant between 3.5 to 4.5, it can improve the transmittance of the liquid crystal layer obtained thereby, compared with the liquid crystal blend without negative liquid crystal material, while other relative properties thereof such as clearing point, response time of the display obtained therefrom, and image sticking at high temperature can also meet the requirements of liquid crystal devices.
US09410080B2	Polymer-based organic electroluminescent device An electroluminescence device having an emission layer comprising a single organic compound layer between a cathode and an anode. The single layer may comprise an emitter component on a single polymer chain of covalently linked (co)-polymer sections Y1, optionally in combination with Y2, and/or Y3, or different polymer chains Y1, optionally in combination with Y2, and/or Y3 blended together. Each of the (co)-polymer contains a spacer unit and a carrier transporting component and optionally an emitter moiety.
US09410079B2	Phosphor nanoparticle and optical device including phosphor nanoparticle A phosphor nanoparticle includes a nanoparticle core composed of a compound semiconductor, a shell layer that covers the nanoparticle core, and a modifying organic compound bound to the outer surface of the shell layer. The modifying organic compound exhibits absorption in at least part of a wavelength range of 300 nm or more and 400 nm or less.
US09410075B2	Far field diversion technique for treating subterranean formation Diverting compositions for treating a subterranean zone substantially distanced from a wellbore, comprising: a carrier fluid; and a particulate, partially dehydrated or anhydrous borate source material that does not substantially swell when placed in contact with the carrier fluid. The carrier fluid is capable of carrying and placing the borate source material into a stimulation network substantially distanced from a wellbore, and wherein the borate source material is dissolvable through sufficient contact with an aqueous fluid. The carrier fluid is a water-miscible non-aqueous fluid selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, N,N- dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, 1,4-dioxane, dimethylsulfoxide, tetramethylenesulfone, acetonitrile, hexamethylphosphoramide, 1,3-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro- 2(1H)-pyrimidinone, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, and combinations thereof.
US09410073B2	Anti-agglomerants for controlling gas hydrates The present invention generally relates to one or more compositions and methods for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates in a fluid. The fluid may be contained, for example, in an oil or gas pipeline or refinery.
US09410070B2	Method of treating a high-temperature well with a fluid containing a viscosifier and a stabilizer package A treatment fluid for treating a portion of a high-temperature subterranean formation comprises: a base fluid, wherein the base fluid comprises water; a viscosifier, wherein the viscosifier is a polymer, and wherein the viscosifier is thermally stable up to a temperature of 325° F.; and a stabilizer package, wherein the stabilizer package: (A) comprises a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, wherein the first stabilizer is an oxygen scavenger and the second stabilizer is a pH adjustor; and (B) is capable of increasing the thermal stability of the viscosifier to a temperature greater than 350° F., wherein the portion of the subterranean formation has a bottomhole temperature greater than 350° F. A method of treating a high-temperature subterranean formation comprises introducing the treatment fluid into the portion of the subterranean formation.
US09410068B2	Method for preparation of biomimetic polymer for stabilizing wellbore and drilling fluid The present invention provides a biomimetic polymer for stabilizing wellbore, a method for preparation of the biomimetic polymer, and a drilling fluid. The polymer contains carboxymethyl chitosan that serves as a backbone and dopamine-derived groups grafted on the backbone. The polymer provided in the present invention can improve the strength of shale in the wellbore, seal the shale pores and reduce the filter loss of drilling fluid, and thereby attains an effect of stabilizing the wellbore in shale formation in drilling process.
US09410066B2	Drilling lost circulation material An engineered composition for reducing lost circulation in a well includes a mixture of coarse, medium and optional fine particles, and a blend of long fibers and short fibers. The long fibers are rigid and the short fibers are flexible. The long fibers form a tridimensional mat or net in the lost-circulation pathway that traps the mixture of particles and short flexible fibers to form a mud cake. The mixture of particles and blend of fibers may be added to water based and oil-based drilling fluids. The composition, size, and concentration of each component of the mixture of particles and blend of fibers may be fine-tuned for each application.
US09410065B2	Precipitated particles and wellbore fluids and methods relating thereto A method of using precipitated particles in a wellbore may comprise circulating a wellbore fluid in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid having a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprising a base fluid and a plurality of precipitated particles having a shape selected from the group consisting of ovular, substantially ovular, discus, platelet, flake, toroidal, dendritic, acicular, spiked with a substantially spherical or ovular shape, spiked with a discus or platelet shape, rod-like, fibrous, polygonal, faceted, star shaped, and any hybrid thereof.
US09410059B2	Wax treated article and method of making Water swellable articles are treated with wax by applying a molten wax to the article, the wax having a kinematic viscosity of between about 0.1 cSt to 20 cSt at 100° C., wherein the temperature of the article at the time of applying is about 40° C. to 200° C., with the proviso that the temperature is not less than 30° C. below the melting point of the wax. Using this method of treatment, swelling of the article in water is reduced by at least 25% compared to the same article treated with molten wax wherein the article is at ambient temperature at the time the wax is applied.
US09410055B2	Polybenzoxazole resin and precursor thereof The present invention provides a polybenzoxazole resin containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a tetravalent aromatic group; N atoms and O atoms which are bonded to R1 are present in the form of pairs each consisting of an N atom and an O atom such that the N atom and the O atom in each pair are respectively bonded to adjacent two carbon atoms constituting the same aromatic ring in R1; R2 is an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 2 to 10000, which is excellent in electrical insulating properties, heat resistance, mechanical properties, physical properties, dimensional stability and the like, as well as a polybenzoxazole precursor capable of producing the polybenzoxazole resin which is excellent in solubility in solvents and storage stability.
US09410054B2	Composition and method for providing stain release or stain repellency to substrates The present invention provides a composition for treatment, the composition comprising dispersed in water (i) a fluorinated compound, (ii) a potassium or lithium silicate and (iii) an acrylic polymer. The invention further provides a method of treating substrates with the composition.
US09410048B2	Antifouling film, air blower blade provided with same, air blower, and antifouling coating material An antifouling film is coated on a base, and contains a binder component, conductive particles, and a fluororesin. The conductive particles are bound together by the binder component; the binder component is closely bound to the base; and the antifouling film has a comprising the conductive particles of which surfaces are covered with the fluororesin.
US09410046B2	Controlled release composition containing DCOIT A composition containing 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octylisothiazolin-3-one and an activated carbon having a surface area of at least 700 m2/g.
US09410040B2	Soluble graphene nanostructures and assemblies therefrom Disclosed herein is a method for preparing large soluble graphenes. The method comprises attaching one or more hindering groups to the graphene, which can prevent face-to-face graphene stacking by reducing the effects of inter-graphene attraction. The large graphenes can absorb a wide spectrum of light from UV to near infrared, and are useful in photovoltaic devices and sensitizers in nanocrystalline solar cells.
US09410039B2	Process for preparing surface-reacted calcium carbonate and its use The present invention relates to an economic process for preparing surface-reacted calcium carbonate. The present invention further relates to a surface-reacted calcium carbonate having an increased specific BET surface area, and the use of a process for adjusting the specific BET surface area.
US09410037B2	Crystalline latex production A process for making a crystalline latex suitable for use in a toner by phase inversion emulsification (PIE) where the liquid reagents, such as, organic solvent(s), neutralizing agent and water, are reused from a prior PIE.
US09410031B2	Organic functionalization of layered double hydroxides The present invention relates to a method for preparing an organically functionalized layered double hydroxide which comprises reacting (a) a layered double hydroxide, (b) a triglyceride oil, (c) an enzyme which is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of an ester, and (d) water, to produce the organically functionalized layered double hydroxide. The subject invention further reveals a method for preparing an organically functionalized layered double hydroxide which comprises (1) dispersing into an aqueous medium (a) the layered double hydroxide, (b) the triglyceride oil, and (c) the enzyme, (2) allowing the triglyceride oil to hydrolyze into long-chain fatty acids and glycerol to produce a dispersion of the organically functionalized layered double hydroxide; and (3) recovering the organically functionalized layered double hydroxide from the aqueous dispersion.
US09410030B2	Addition-fragmentation agents Addition-fragmentation agents of the formula are disclosed having the following functional groups: 1) a labile addition-fragmentation group that can cleave and reform to relieve strain, 2) at least two surface-binding functional groups that associate with the surface of a substrate.
US09410027B2	Vulcanization-accelerating mixture The present invention relates to a mixture which can be used as vulcanization accelerator, to a process for producing the mixture and to use of the mixture, to vulcanizates which comprise the said mixtures or which comprise corresponding individual constituents of the mixture, and also to vulcanizates which are produced with use of the said mixture.
US09410026B1	Rebond polyurethane foam comprising reclaimed carpet material and methods for the manufacture of same Disclosed are rebond polyurethane foams comprised of a plurality of polyurethane foam particles bound together to form a matrix. Reclaimed carpet material is distributed within the matrix of foam particles as a filler material. Also disclosed are methods for the manufacture of the rebond polyurethane foams disclosed herein.
US09410016B2	Aromatic polyacetals and articles comprising them A polymer includes repeat units having the structure wherein R1, R2, Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are defined herein. The polymer can be prepared by Suzuki polycondensation. The acetal and/or ketal functionality in the polymer backbone make the backbone-cleavable in acid. The polymer is useful in applications including lithographic photoresists.
US09410013B2	Hot melts The present invention relates to reactive preparations, comprising isocyanate-functional polyurethane building blocks, to a method for the production thereof, and to the use thereof as or in adhesives having high initial strength and high mechanical strength.
US09410011B2	Isocyanate-containing prepolymer and method for making the same The invention relates to an isocyanate-containing prepolymer obtainable by reacting at least one isocyanate which comprises methylene diphenyl diisocyanate with at least one first compound selected from the group comprising monohydric alcohols, thiols and secondary amines and with at least one second compound selected from the group comprising monohydric alcohols, thiols and secondary amines.
US09410010B2	Urea-terminated polyurethane dispersants The present invention relates to urea-terminated polyurethanes dispersants based on diols and polyether diols, aqueous dispersions of such polyurethanes, the manufacture of the urea terminated polyurethane dispersions and inks containing pigments and/or disperse dyes dispersed with these urea terminated polyurethane dispersants. The urea termination can have nonionic hydrophilic substituents.
US09410008B2	Elastic terpolymer including diene group and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to an elastic terpolymer which can satisfy excellent processability and elasticity (flexibility) at the same time, and a preparation method thereof. The elastic terpolymer is a copolymer of 40 to 70 weight % of ethylene, 15 to 55 weight % of a C3-C20 alpha-olefin, and 0.5 to 20 weight % of a diene obtained in the presence of a group 4 transition metal catalyst, of which i) the weight average molecular weight measured by GPC is 100,000 to 500,000, and ii) the Mooney viscosity (ML) and the Mooney relaxation area (MLR) measured by a Mooney viscometer (1+4+2 {circle around (a)}125° C.) can satisfy a specific relation.
US09410002B2	Aqueous emulsion composition of organic peroxide An aqueous emulsion composition of organic peroxide, including from 10 to 65% by weight of one or a plurality of organic peroxides, from 2 to 25% by weight of at least one antifreeze agent, from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one emulsifying agent, optionally at least one additive, water, of which the quantity is defined in order to form the remainder of the total composition (100%), wherein the emulsifying agent is a colloid agent of a polyvinyl acetate having a degree of hydrolysis greater than 80% and a viscosity, measured in solution in water at 4% by weight at 20° C., less than or equal to 5 mPa·s, said viscosity being measured with a Brookfield RVT viscometer, needle no. 3, 20 rpm, in accordance with the ISO 2555 standard. Also, to the method of preparing same and the use thereof.
US09409999B2	Production method for hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane, which enables production of a hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane excellent in storage stability in an industrially advantageous way. The present invention provides a method of producing a hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane, comprising: a hydrophilic modification step of preparing a solution of a hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane by modifying all or part of hydroxy groups on a cyclodextrin of a polyrotaxane with hydrophilic modifying groups, the polyrotaxane containing the cyclodextrin, a polyethylene glycol included in the cavities of the cyclodextrin molecules in a skewered manner, and a capping group that is placed at each end of the polyethylene glycol and prevents dissociation of the cyclodextrin molecules from the polyethylene glycol; and a drying step in which the prepared solution of the hydrophilic modified polyrotaxane is formed into a thin film state and dried.
US09409997B2	Functionalized graphene substrates The present invention is generally directed to functionalized graphene substrates, methods of making such substrates and methods of using such substrates. In one aspect, the present invention provides a graphene substrate. The substrate comprises edge and non-edge regions, and organic or inorganic molecules are bound to the edge regions of the substrate. The organic or inorganic molecules are present on the substrate edges at a population greater than about one molecule per 10,000 nm.
US09409995B2	PTK7 modulators and methods of use PTK modulators, including antibodies and derivatives thereof, and methods of using such modulators to treat hyper-proliferative disorders are provided.
US09409994B2	High-affinity monoclonal antibodies to glypican-3 and use thereof Described herein is the identification of a panel of high affinity monoclonal antibodies that bind GPC3. The disclosed antibodies recognize native GPC3 on the surface of cancer cells, as well as soluble GPC3. The highest affinity antibody (YP7) was further characterized and shown to be highly sensitive in that it was capable of detecting cancer cells with low expression of GPC3. YP7 also exhibited significant HCC tumor growth inhibition in vivo. Immunotoxins comprising the antibodies disclosed herein fused to PE38 exhibited very high binding affinity for GPC3-expressing cells and significantly inhibited GPC3-expressing cancer cell growth. Thus, the high-affinity monoclonal antibodies disclosed herein can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of GPC3-expressing cancers.
US09409992B2	Mesothelin domain-specific monoclonal antibodies and use thereof Described herein is the use of rabbit hybridoma technology, along with a panel of truncated mesothelin domain fragments, to identify anti-mesothelin mAbs that bind specific regions of mesothelin. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the rabbit mAbs bind an epitope that is not part of Region I. In particular, the identified mAbs (YP187, YP223, YP218 and YP3) bind either Region II (391-486), Region III (487-581) or a native conformation of mesothelin with subnanomolar affinity. These antibodies do not compete for binding with the mesothelin-specific immunotoxin SS1P or mesothelin-specific antibody MORAb-009. In another aspect, disclosed is a high-affinity rabbit mAb that binds Region I of mesothelin (YP158). YP158 binds native mesothelin protein in cancer cells and tissues with high affinity and specificity.
US09409984B2	Method for treating psoriasis by administering an anti-IL-12 antibody Isolated anti-IL-12 antibodies, nucleic acids encoding antibodies or antibody portions, vectors, host cells, and methods of making are useful for production of antibody or portions for treating and/or diagnosing IL-12 related conditions, diseases, and disorders, such as psoriasis.
US09409977B2	Humanized, anti-N2 antibodies The present invention encompasses humanized antibodies that specifically bind N2 peptide, methods for the preparation thereof and methods for the use thereof.
US09409976B2	CDIM binding proteins and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to Cell Death Inducing Molecule (“CDIM”) binding proteins and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Particularly, the disclosure provides CDIM binding proteins that are useful in the selective depleting and killing of B cells, including neoplastic B cells as well as neoplastic cells that are not of B-cell origin that express CDIM-like antigens. In addition, the disclosure encompasses polynucleotides encoding the disclosed antigen binding proteins, and expression systems for producing the same. Further the present disclosure encompasses methods of treating patients with B cell proliferative- and mediated diseases by administering the CDIM binding proteins as well as diagnostic assays for identifying proteins that bind to CDIM. The disclosure further contemplates diagnostic assays for identifying patient populations that can be treated with the CDIM binding proteins.
US09409974B2	Immunogenic composition The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising fragments from toxin A and/or toxin B of Clostridium difficile, wherein the polypeptide elicits antibodies that neutralize toxin A or toxin B or both.
US09409973B2	Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Described is a vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). More specifically, described is a recombinant subunit vaccine comprising the ectodomain of the RSV-encoded Small Hydrophobic (SH) protein. The ectodomain of SH is referred to as SHe. The ectodomain is typically presented as an oligomer, or a pentamer. Further described are antibodies, raised against the ectodomain or specific for the ectodomain, and their use for protecting a subject against RSV infection and/or for treatment of an infected subject.
US09409972B2	Pharmaceutical composition and method of preparing same An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition comprising an enzyme-treated human serum which is useful for treatment and prevention of diseases such as a cancer and an infectious disease, and a method of preparing the same. The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising an enzyme-treated human serum, comprising a step of bringing the human serum into contact with β-galactosidase and, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an enzyme-treated human serum obtained by the preparation method.
US09409971B2	Method of producing recombinant high molecular weight vWF in cell culture Among other aspects, the present invention relates to cell culture conditions for producing high molecular weight vWF, in particular, highly multimeric WF with a high specific activity and ADAMTS13 with a high specific activity. The cell culture conditions of the present invention can include, for example, a cell culture medium with an increased copper concentration and/or cell culture supernatant with a low ammonium (NH4+) concentration. The present invention also provides methods for cultivating cells in the cell culture conditions to express high molecular weight vWF and rA13 having high specific activities.
US09409969B2	Repertoire of allo-restricted peptide-specific T cell receptor sequences and use thereof The present invention is directed to a kit-of-parts or composition containing nucleic acid sequences coding for high-avidity, allo-restricted TCR, wherein the TCR are independently directed against the tyrosinase antigen, the melan-A antigen and the survivin antigen. The invention is further directed to a kit-of-parts or composition containing at least three groups of transgenic lymphocytes transformed with vectors coding for TCR against said antigens. Furthermore, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and its use in the treatment of diseases involving malignant cells expressing said tumor-associated antigens. The invention further relates to a nucleic acid molecule coding for a TCR that recognizes the survivin antigen, a TCR encoded thereby and a T cell expressing said TCR. Further, the invention discloses a vector, a cell and a pharmaceutical composition encoding/containing same and their use in the treatment of diseases involving malignant cells expressing survivin.
US09409968B2	Toll-like receptor-based biosensors Compositions and methods for detecting Toll-like receptor binding to ligands and test compounds are disclosed herein.
US09409963B2	Fibromodulin peptide Embodiments of the present invention provide a fibromodulin (FMOD) peptide (FMOD-P), a composition and a formulation comprising a FMOD-P, option-ally with a TGF-β isoform, or comprising FMOD with a TGF-β isoform. The present invention also provides methods of making and using the FMOD-P, composition, or formulation.
US09409958B2	Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

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