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US09441095B2	Method of producing hollow silica microparticles A method of producing hollow silica microparticles that suppress whitening of a transparent coating film and show excellent abrasion resistance and adhesiveness. The method includes preparation of an organosol in which hollow silica microparticles are dispersed with the silica concentration of 1 to 70 W % and addition of a silane compound and an alkali catalyst to the organosol at a temperature in the range from 30° C. to 300° C. to react the silane compound to the hollow silica microparticles under the condition where a quantity of water against the added silica (the hollow silica microparticles) is in the range from 0.1 to 50 W %.
US09441092B2	Hydrogen sulfide scavenger The present disclosure is related to a family of metals chelates for use as a hydrogen sulfide scavenger in asphalt, and the preparation thereof. The metal chelates, in particular amino acid metal chelates, are particularly efficient at reducing the hydrogen sulfide emissions of asphalt.
US09441091B2	Transparentization agent composition containing sorbitol compound and method for producing polypropylene resin composition using this sorbitol compound A transparentization agent composition is a mixture containing 100 parts by mass of a dibenzylidene sorbitol compound represented by a general formula (I) having a particle diameter such that d97 is from 30 μm to 200 μm and 5 to 200 parts by mass of tetrakis[3(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyloxymethyl]methane, wherein the total for the two components is 50% by mass or more of the mixture. Also disclosed is a method for producing a polypropylene resin composition, including obtaining a polypropylene resin composition in which a dibenzylidene sorbitol compound represented by a general formula (I) having a particle diameter such that d97 is from 30 μm to 200 μm is incorporated in a polypropylene resin, by kneading a mixture containing 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin and 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of the dibenzylidene sorbitol compound by using a biaxial extruder at an extrusion temperature of from 220 to 250° C.
US09441090B1	Methods for controlling hardness of styrene-butadiene block copolymers Methods for controlling properties of a conjugated diene monovinylarene block copolymer using a modifier during polymerization are disclosed. For instance, the Shore A hardness of the copolymer can be decreased via the addition of the modifier compound.
US09441089B2	Dispersants The present invention relates to novel dispersants based on reaction products of two and one moles respectively of the branched ester alcohol or alkokylated ester alcohol with maleic anhydride that has been subjected to a further sulfonation reaction. The compounds are useful as dispersing and wetting agents. The invention further relates to the use of the dispersants of the invention to produce stable aqueous dispersions of high performance thermoplastic polymers.
US09441087B2	Fluoropolymer composition A thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising at least one semi-crystalline polymer (A) comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g and from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of said semi-crystalline polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties.
US09441084B2	One-pot, high-performance recycling method for polymer waste achieved through renewable polymer synthesis Compositions and processes for development of sustainable materials based upon a method of thermoplastic polymer recycling with a solvent that is also a monomer for renewable polymer synthesis. By combining petroleum-derived polymers with bio-based monomer feedstocks, biphasic, blended polymer products are produced and are shown to exhibit facile tunability of physical and material properties. This one-pot, solvent-based recycling approach yields neat recycled products without the use of solvent evaporation or solute precipitation, and the functional utility of the resulting polymer blends greatly exceeds that of either homopolymer alone.
US09441080B2	Cellulose hydrogel compositions and contact lenses for corneal applications The present invention provides cellulose hydrogels having one or more of the following properties: high water content, high transparency, high oxygen permeability, high biocompatibility, high tensile strength and desirable thermal stability. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a cellulose hydrogel comprising (i) a step of activating cellulose, in which the activating step comprises contacting the cellulose with a solvent to activate the cellulose for a time duration from about 2 hours to about 30 hours; (ii) substantially dissolving the activated cellulose to form a solution; and (iii) gelling the solution to form a gel, in which the gelling step comprises allowing the solution to gel in an environment comprising a relative humidity from about 30% to about 80% at 35° C.
US09441077B2	Manufacturing method for organopolysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an organopolysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer obtained by condensation reaction of a polyoxyalkylene compound having a particular chemical structure and an organopolysiloxane having a particular chemical structure. The manufacturing method according to the present invention can enable an easy manufacturing of a high molecular weight organopolysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer and provide an organopolysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer where an amount of volatile cyclic polysiloxane produced as a by-product is small.
US09441075B1	Synthesis of soluble conducting polymers by acoustic mixing A method including combining an aniline monomer, an oxidant, water and an organic solvent; subjecting the combination to acoustic mixing to form an emulsion; and recovering a polyaniliine from the combination. A method including combining a aniline monomer, an oxidant, water and an organic solvent; forming a polyaniline by acoustic mixing the combination; and recovering the polyaniliine from the combination. A method including forming a combination of an aniline monomer, an oxidant, water and an organic solvent in the absence of an emulsifier; acoustic mixing the combination for a time period to form a polyaniline; and recovering a polyaniliine from the combination.
US09441071B2	Fast epoxy resin for repairing glazed surfaces by manual lamination The present invention relates to a fast curing two component epoxy resin which has excellent adhesion properties to glazed surfaces and a short tack free time at ambient and low temperature conditions. The invention also relates a process for the rehabilitation of glazed surfaces, especially glazed ceramic surfaces or glazed cement surfaces. Furthermore the present invention describes a cartridge for the transportation and risk-free mixing of the described epoxy resin on site.
US09441068B2	Viscoelastic foam Embodiments of the invention provide for viscoelastic polyurethane foams. The foams are made from reaction system which includes (a) an isocyanate reactive component, (b) a isocyanate component, (c) one or more blowing agents, (d) a catalyst component, and (e) a silicone based surfactant. The isocyanate reactive component includes at least (i) from 25 to 80% by weight of at least one polyoxyethylene capped polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene polyol having a combined number average equivalent weight from 1300 to 1700, a polyoxyethylene percentage of between 75% and 95% by weight of the combined amounts of polyoxypropylene and polyoxyethylene, and a primary OH percentage of between 80 and 95% of the total number of OH groups of the polyoxyethylene capped polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene polyol, and (ii) from 5 to 30% by weight of the isocyanate reactive component of at least one low functionality polyol having a functionality of between 1.5 and 2.5, a combined number average equivalent weight from 500 to 1500 and an OH number of 40 to 70.
US09441062B2	Multimodal polyethylene polymers and methods of making and using the same A multimodal polyethylene polymer having an MFR2 of 0.05 to 10.0 g/10 min, a density of 940 kg/m3 or more, a tensile modulus of 900 MPa or more wherein Formula (I).
US09441050B2	High-affinity monoclonal anti-prion antibodies Peptide sequences that specifically bind infectious prion protein for the generation of antibodies and therapeutic agents are disclosed herein.
US09441046B2	Methods for increasing forced expiratory volume in asthmatics using benralizumab Provided herein is are methods of increasing forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in an asthma patient, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of benralizumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
US09441044B2	Compositions and methods for targeted immunomodulatory antibodies and fusion proteins The present invention is based on the seminal discovery that targeted immunomodulatory antibodies and fusion proteins can counter act or reverse immune tolerance of cancer cells. Cancer cells are able to escape elimination by chemotherapeutic agents or tumor-targeted antibodies via specific immunosuppressive mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment and such ability of cancer cells is recognized as immune tolerance. Such immunosuppressive mechanisms include immunosuppressive cytokines (for example, Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)) and regulatory T cells and/or immunosuppressive myeloid dendritic cells (DCs). By conteracting tumor-induced immune tolerance, the present invention provides effective compositions and methods for cancer treatment, optional in combination with another existing cancer treatment. The present invention provides strategies to counteract tumor-induced immune tolerance and enhance the antitumor efficacy of chemotherapy by activating and leveraging T cell-mediated adaptive antitumor immunity against resistant or disseminated cancer cells.
US09441039B2	Anti-erythropoietin antibodies The present disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to antibodies that specifically bind to human erythropoietin. The disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and methods of making and using such antibodies.
US09441034B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting PDGFRβ and VEGF-A Disclosed are antagonists of PDGF receptor β (PDGFRβ) and VEGF-A, including neutralizing anti-PDGFRβ and anti-VEGF-A antibodies, as well as related compositions and methods. Anti-PDGFRβ and anti-VEGF-A antibodies disclosed herein include bispecific antibodies capable of binding and neutralizing both PDGFRβ and VEGF-A. Also disclosed are methods of treating an neovascular disorder, such as cancer or an neovascular ocular disorder, using a PDGFRβ and/or VEGF-A antagonist.
US09441033B2	Detection of synthetic cannabinoids The invention describes methods and kits for detecting and determining current and future synthetic cannabinoids from the JWH and RCS families. Unique antibodies derived from novel immunogens enable said methods and kits.
US09441032B2	Binding molecules against Chikungunya virus and uses thereof The invention relates to binding molecules against Chikungunya virus, which are able of neutralizing Chikungunya virus infectivity, and which can be used with therapeutic, diagnosis or research purposes, as well as to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said binding molecules.
US09441025B2	Prame derived peptides and immunogenic compositions comprising these The invention relates to a peptide having a length of no more than 100 amino acids and comprising at least 19 contiguous amino acids from the amino acid sequence of the human PRAME protein, wherein the peptide comprises at least one HLA class II epitope and at least one HLA class I epitope from the amino acid sequence of the human PRAME protein and to its use as such or in a composition as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer.
US09441023B2	Peptide YY analogs The present invention relates to novel analogs of PYY that have an improved therapeutic profile when compared to native human PYY. These novel PYY analogs are useful in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and other disorders.
US09441022B2	Aegyptin and uses thereof The present invention relates to the discovery of the Aegyptin gene and Aegyptin protein, a molecule that interacts with collagen and inhibits platelet adhesion, activation and aggregation. Novel biological tools, prophylactics, therapeutics, diagnostics, and methods of use of the foregoing are also disclosed.
US09441020B2	Biomass productivity regulator The disclosure generally relates to methods and materials for modulating cell productivity. In particular, the present disclosure provides polynucleotides and polypeptides that when overexpressed in microorganisms result in increased in productivity, such as increased biomass productivity. Also disclosed are methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to modulate or increase productivity of host cells such as, for example, algal or heterokont cells. Genetically engineered host cells, such as algal and heterokont cells having increased biomass productivity and bioproducts derived from such host cells are also disclosed.
US09441016B2	Complete genome sequence of the methanogen Methanobrevibacter ruminantium The present invention includes the complete genome sequence for the methanogen, Methanobrevibacter ruminantium, including polynucleotides which encode M. ruminantium polypeptides or peptides, as well as polynucleotides from non-coding regions. Also included are the encoded M. ruminantium polypeptides and peptides, and antibodies directed to these peptides or polypeptides, in addition to expression vectors and host cells for producing these peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and antibodies. The invention further includes methods and compositions for detecting, targeting, and inhibiting microbial cells, especially methanogen cells such as M. ruminantium cells, using one or more of the disclosed peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, expression vectors, and host cells.
US09441009B2	Co-modified organopolysiloxane, and powder treatment agent and powder composition comprising the same A co-modified organopolysiloxane having a group having a siloxane dendron structure and a group containing a saccharide component (e.g. a sugar lactone amide alkyl group) is disclosed. The present invention also provides a method for producing the co-modified organopolysiloxane, as well as a surface treatment agent, a powder treatment agent, a powder composition, a powder-in-oil dispersion, a preparation for external use, and the like containing the co-modified organopolysiloxane.
US09441008B2	3-substituted 5-amino-6H-thiazolo[4,5-D]pyrimidine-2,7-dione compounds for the treatment and prophylaxis of virus infection The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US09441005B2	Toll-like receptor-7 and -8 modulatory 1H imidazoquinoline derived compounds The present disclosure provides novel imidazoquinoline derived compounds, derivatives thereof, analogues thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of making and using such compounds. The present disclosure also provides TLR7 agonists and TLR7/TLR8 dual agonists, probes, tissue-specific molecules, adjuvants, immunogenic compositions, therapeutic compositions, and self-adjuvanting vaccines including the imidazoquinoline derived compounds, derivatives thereof, analogues thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Derivatives of the imidazoquinoline derived compounds also include dendrimers and dimers of the imidazoquinoline derived compounds, and methods of making and using the dendrimeic and dimeric imidazoquinoline derived compounds. The present disclosure also provides dual TLR2/TLR7 hybrid agonists that include imidazoquinoline derived compounds of the present disclosure.
US09441004B2	Purification of staphylococcus aureus type 8 capsular saccharides The invention provides a method for releasing capsular polysaccharide from S. aureus type 5 or type 8 cells, comprising the step of treating the cells with acid. The invention further provides a process for purifying capsular polysaccharide from S. aureus type 5 or type 8 cells comprising this method. Other processing steps may be included in the process, such as enzymatic treatment, e.g. to remove nucleic acid, protein and/or peptidoglycan contaminants; diafiltration, e.g. to remove low molecular weight contaminants; anion exchange chromatography, e.g. to remove residual protein; and concentration.
US09440997B2	Hydrolysable silanes This invention relates to hydrolysable silanes useful in the modification of elastomers, and as coupling agents for diene elastomer compositions containing a filler. In particular the invention relates to novel hydrolysable silanes containing a tertiary amine group and an ether or thioether linkage.
US09440996B2	Alpha-alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer for fast-curing spray foams with improved propellant gas solubility The present invention relates to an alpha-alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer preparable by reaction of at least one polyether polyol, of a polyisocyanate and of an alpha-alkoxysilane having at least one isocyanate-reactive group, said polyether polyol having a weight average of 500 to 7000 g/mol and having ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units, the proportion of ethylene oxide units being up to 50% by weight based on the polyether polyol. The invention further provides a process for preparing an inventive alpha-alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer, a composition, a multicomponent system and a spray can comprising an inventive alpha-alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer, and also a moulding obtainable by polymerization from an inventive alpha-alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer.
US09440993B2	Small molecule inhibitors of TRPA1 The present invention relates to the use of compounds which are capable of attenuating skin irritation when they are applied to the skin. Skin irritation can be caused, inter alia, by ingredients of cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions and/or environmental irritants. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds having the property of antagonizing the activation of the transient receptor potential (TRP) ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) ion channel and the use of said compounds as soothing agents. Such compounds can be used in many fields, particularly in personal-care products, cosmetics, textile and packaging products, pharmaceutical compositions, medical devices, and foodstuffs. The present invention further relates to products and/or pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds. The present invention also relates to the use of the compounds described herein for the modulation of the taste of a food product.
US09440987B2	Aromatic ring compound The present invention provides an aromatic ring compound having a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor antagonistic action and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09440985B2	Tricyclic derivatives of N,N′-substituted 3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.1]nonanes and drugs based thereon The invention relates to novel 3,6,9-triazatricyclo[7.3.1.1]tetradecane-4,8,12-trione derivatives of general formula (1), which act as allosteric AMPA receptor modulators, and to drugs based thereon which can be used for treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
US09440982B2	Substituted prolines/piperidines as orexin receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention. For example, orexin receptor-modulatory compounds of the present invention can be used in treatment of an eating disorder, obesity, alcoholism or an alcohol-related disorder, drug abuse or addiction including addiction to cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, or nicotine, a sleep disorder, a cognitive dysfunction in a psychiatric or neurologic disorder, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, headache, migraine, pain, gastrointestinal diseases, epilepsy, inflammations, immune-related diseases, endocrine-related diseases, cancer, hypertension, behavior disorder, mood disorder, manic depression, dementia, sex disorder, psychosexual disorder, or renal disease.
US09440980B2	Remedy for diabetes A method of screening a compound having a hypoglycemic effect (hereinafter referred to as “hypoglycemic compound”), a remedy for diabetes which contains a compound having a novel function mechanism, etc. More specifically speaking, a method of screening a hypoglycemic compound capable of binding to the β subunit of a trimeric GTP-binding protein, a remedy for diabetes comprising a hypoglycemic compound, which is characterized by being capable of binding to the β subunit of a trimeric GTP-binding protein, as the active ingredient, etc.
US09440976B2	1,7-diazacarbazoles and methods of use The invention relates to 1,7-diazacarbazole compounds of Formula (I), (I-a) and (I-b) which are useful as kinase inhibitors, more specifically useful as checkpoint kinase 1 (chk1) inhibitors, thus useful as cancer therapeutics. The invention also relates to compositions, more specifically pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using the same to treat various forms of cancer and hyperproliferative disorders, as well as methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
US09440970B2	Pyrazole derivative It has been desired to develop a pharmaceutical composition, which is used in agents for preventing and/or treating various diseases related to PDE10 (e.g. mental disorder and neurodegenerative disorder). The present invention provides: compounds having PDE10 inhibitory effect, in particular, compounds having a 4-heteroarylpyrazole-5-carboxylic acid amide structure represented by the following formula (I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates; pharmaceutical compositions comprising, as active ingredients, the compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates; and medical use of the compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates.
US09440966B2	Compounds for treatment of metabolic syndrome Present invention refers to new compounds of formula I or II, its synthesis and its use in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, particularly for the treatment of type I or type II diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome or metabolic disease or metabolic disorders.
US09440959B2	Process for the preparation of nilotinib The present invention relates a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which process comprises converting a compound of formula (IV): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, into the compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09440957B2	Compounds and compositions for modulating EGFR Activity The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for modulating EGFR activity, as well as methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition associated with abnormal or deregulated EGFR activity.
US09440955B2	Crystal form A novel crystalline form of a compound is disclosed.
US09440950B2	Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US09440949B2	Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 inhibitors Compounds of Formula I that inhibit the activity of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked thereto in animals are described herein.
US09440947B2	Regeneration of selective solvents for extractive processes Recovering a polar hydrocarbon (HC) selective solvent substantially free of hydrocarbons (HCs) and other impurities from a lean solvent stream containing the selective solvent, measurable amounts of heavy aromatic HCs, and polymeric materials that are generated in an extractive distillation (ED) or liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) process. At least a portion of the lean solvent stream is contact in a solvent clean-up zone with a slip stream from the HC feed stream of the ED or LLE process or an external stream. The HC feed stream, such as pyrolysis gasoline or reformate, contains significant amounts of benzene and at least 50% polar (aromatic) HCs and serves as a displacement agent to remove the heavy HCs and polymeric material from the lean solvent stream. A magnetic filter can be used to remove the paramagnetic contaminants from the lean solvent.
US09440946B2	N-phenethylcarboxamide derivatives A compound of general formula (I): A process for preparing this compound.A fungicidal composition comprising a compound of general formula (I).A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it.
US09440945B2	Methods for the synthesis of tiotropium bromide Present invention relates to methods for preparing (1α, 2β, 4β, 5α, 7β)-7-[(hydroxidi-2-thienllacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.02,4]nonane-bromide.
US09440944B2	Production of cyclic acetals or ketals using solid acid catalysts A process for making a cyclic compounds such as cyclic acetal or cyclic ketones by feeding aldehyde or ketone compounds and polyhydroxyl compounds to a reaction zone at a molar ratio of polyhydroxyl compounds to aldehyde or ketone compounds of at least 3:1, reacting these compounds in the presence of a solid acid such as an acidic ion exchange resin, to generate a liquid reaction mixture without separating water from the reaction mixture as it is being formed in the reaction mixture, withdrawing the liquid reaction mixture from the reaction zone as a liquid product stream, and feeding the liquid reaction product stream to a distillation column to separate cyclic acetal compounds from unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds, and optionally recycling back the unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds to the reaction zone. The process produces cyclic acetal compounds in yields of at least 90% with long catalyst life. The process is also suitable to make cyclic ketals from ketone compounds.
US09440943B2	Tricyclic sulfone compounds and methods of making and using same The invention provides tricyclic sulfone compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various tricyclic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
US09440942B2	Chroman-derived anti-androgens for treatment of androgen mediated disorders Methods for the prevention and/or alleviation of androgen-mediated disorders treatable by administering a chroman-derived anti-androgen compound are provided by the present invention. The invention further provides pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compositions containing chroman-derived anti-androgen compounds useful in the prevention and/or alleviation of androgen-mediated disorders, particularly prostate cancer.
US09440939B2	Norbornene derivative A novel compound useful as a raw material for a resist material is described. A norbornene derivative having epoxy and a methylene-mediated reactive group in a norbornane skeleton is represented by the following formula. In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, acryloyl, methacryloyl or hydroxymethylacryloyl, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
US09440937B2	Method for producing polyisocyanates and use thereof The invention relates to a method for modifying isocyanates using catalysts having a water content not exceeding 1,000 ppm.
US09440936B1	Synthesis of 3,4-Bis(4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadizaol-3-yl)-1,2,5-oxadizaole-N-oxide (DNTF) using 3-chlorocarbohydroxymoyl-4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadizaole A novel method for preparing 3-chlorocarbohydroxymoyl-4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadiazole by reacting 4-amino-3-chlorocarbohydroxymoyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole with H2O2 and a tungsten based catalyst and use of the prepared 3-chlorocarbohydroxymoyl-4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadiazole for synthesizing 3,4-Bis(4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadizaol-3-yl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole-N-oxide (DNTF).
US09440935B2	Process for producing 2-phenyl-1,3-benzoxazoles The present invention relates to a novel method for producing 2-phenyl-1,3-benzoxazoles of formula (I).
US09440932B2	Phase-transfer catalysed formation of N-(substituted phenyl) sulfonamides in water A new process for making agrochemically important N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoro methyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl] phenyl]methanesulfonamide by reacting 1-(5-amino-2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-4-difluoromethyl-3-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5(1H)-one and methanesulfonyl chloride in water using an inorganic base to dynamically control the reaction pH and in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst suspended in an 1:1 aromatic solution.
US09440930B2	Substituted bicyclic dihydropyrimidinones and their use as inhibitors of neutrophil elastase activity Substituted bicyclic dihydropyrimidinones of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of neutrophil elastase activity. An exemplary compound is
US09440928B2	Process for the synthesis of N-substituted cyclic alkylene ureas The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of N-substituted cyclic alkylene ureas by reacting a multifunctional aliphatic amine A having at least two amino groups which may be primary or secondary, at least one of which is a primary amino group, —NH2, and at least one of which is a secondary amino group, >NH, the other hydrogen group whereof having been substituted by a hydrocarbyl group which in turn may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, or an amino group, or a carboxyl group, or a ketone carbonyl group, or a hydrazide or hydrazone group, or a mercaptan group, and at least one further functional group selected from the group consisting of primary or secondary amino groups and hydroxyl groups, and an aliphatic organic carbonate component C selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbonates CD and of alkylene carbonates CA.
US09440926B2	Antiviral compounds and methods The present invention relates to novel compounds and compositions having antiviral activity. The invention also relates to methods for the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of viral infections in mammals.
US09440924B2	Acetone solvate of ivabradine hydrochloride The present invention relates to a novel solvate of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process of its preparation and its use for the preparation of specific polymorphic forms of ivabradine hydrochloride.
US09440923B2	Process for the preparation of 4,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid 4,5,6-Trichloropicolinic acid is prepared by selectively dechlorinating 3,4,5,6-tetrachloropicolinic acid with zinc and a catalyst prepared from a nickel compound and a bidentate ligand in a polar solvent.
US09440922B2	Tetracyclic compound A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder: (meanings of the symbols that are included in the formula are as given in the specification).
US09440920B2	Antimicrobial compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof Described herein are antimicrobial compounds identified via a high-throughput screen to identify compounds that produce anucleate cells in E. coli after cell division occurs. Compound 1 (5-nonyloxytryptamine) and its analogs are small molecule inhibitors of the nucleoid occlusion system and/or proteins that are responsible for maintaining the structure of the chromosome. The antimicrobial compounds are useful to treat bacterial infections as well as to inhibit bacterial growth.
US09440917B2	Method for producing 4-haloalkyl-3-mercapto-substituted 2-hydroxy-benzoic acid derivatives A process is described for preparing 4-haloalkyl-3-mercapto-substituted 2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) by reaction of 4-thio-substituted β-keto esters of the formula (II) with alkoxyvinyl haloalkyl ketones of the formula (III) in the presence of a base. In the above formulae, X, R1, R2 and R3 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl.
US09440914B2	Method for treating glioblastomas and other tumors Methods of treating an astrocytoma with agents effective to inhibit microglia function are provided, as well as methods of enhancing the efficacy of brain tumor radiation therapy on an astrocytoma in a subject. Also provided are methods of treating other solid tumor types, and tumor cell invasion, with guanylhydrazone compounds.
US09440910B2	Reference markers for fesoterodine fumarate The present invention relates to the new impurities of Fesoterodine, Fesoterodine symmetric dimer impurity and asymmetric dimer impurity, process for preparing and isolating thereof. The invention also deals with analytical standards and analytical methods used for the control of the production process and final quality of Fesoterodine.
US09440905B2	Polymerizable gemini dicarboxlate surfactants and lyotropic liquid crystals and membranes made therefrom The disclosure provides anionic Gemini surfactants comprising at least two carbonyl moieties and at least two aliphatic moieties. In some aspects, at least two of the aliphatic moieties comprise at least seven carbon atoms and at least one pair of conjugated carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The anionic Gemini surfactants are polymerizable and may be used to prepare triply periodic multiply continuous lyotropic phase and polymers thereof that substantially retain triply periodic multiply continuous lyotropic phase structure.
US09440904B2	Method for producing unsaturated aldehyde and/or unsaturated carboxylic acid Provided is a method capable of producing acrolein and/or acrylic acid, or methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid, stably in a high yield over a long period of time advantageously even in a high-load reaction, and the method is a method in which when preparing two or more kinds of catalysts having different formulations and stacking two or more layers in the axial direction of the tube, the catalysts are filled in such a manner that not only the component amount of bismuth relative to molybdenum decreases from the gas inlet side toward the gas outlet side, but also the component amount of iron relative to molybdenum increases from the gas inlet side toward the gas outlet side.
US09440903B2	Shell and tube oxidation reactor with improved resistance to fouling The present disclosure relates to a single shell open interstage reactor (“SSOI”). The SSOI comprises a first reaction stage, an interstage heat exchanger, an open interstage region, and a second reaction stage. The SSOI may be configured for upflow or downflow operation. Further, the open interstage region of the SSOI may comprise a supplemental oxidant feed. When the open interstage region comprises a supplemental oxidant feed, the SSOI may further comprise a supplemental oxidant mixing assembly. Processes for producing acrylic acid through the oxidation of propylene are also disclosed.
US09440901B2	Method for producing reduced coenzyme Q10 Provided is a production method of Form I crystal of reduced coenzyme Q10 or a crystalline solid thereof, which is substantially free of Form II crystal, including a step of holding a solution containing reduced coenzyme Q10 at a temperature exceeding 47° C. for at least 60 minutes, and a step of crystallization thereafter.
US09440899B2	Purification method A method of separating a secondary alcohol compound from a primary alcohol compound using selective acylation is provided.
US09440898B2	Preparation of pentanol with ethanol derived from fermentation In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods to selectively synthesize higher alcohols and hydrocarbons useful as fuels and industrial chemicals from syngas and biomass. Ketene and ketonization chemistry along with hydrogenation reactions are used to synthesize fuels and chemicals. In another embodiment, ketene used to form fuels and chemicals may be manufactured from acetic acid which in turn can be synthesized from synthesis gas which is produced from coal, biomass, natural gas, etc.
US09440892B2	Production of aromatics from di- and polyoxygenates Methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing in high yield aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from a mixture of oxygenates comprising di- and polyoxygenates are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like; and methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing the mixture of oxygenates from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like. The disclosed catalysts for preparing the mixture of oxygenates comprise a Group VIII metal and a crystalline alumina support.
US09440889B2	Processes and plants for reducing ammonia loss and odor from organic material or waste to the atmosphere The invention relates to processes for reducing ammonia loss and odor from organic material or waste to the atmosphere. A plasma generator is applied to upgrade organic waste and manure with a mixture of acidic nitrates and nitrites. The present invention also relates to an acidic nitrate solution, suitable for reducing ammonia loss and odor from organic material or waste to the atmosphere, and a process for producing such an acidic nitrate solution. The invention further comprises plants for reducing ammonia loss and odor from organic material or waste to the atmosphere.
US09440888B2	Method of fabricating a part out of CMC material Fabricating a composite material part comprises the steps of making a consolidated fiber preform, the fibers of the preform being carbon or ceramic fibers that are coated in an interphase formed by at least one layer of pyrolytic carbon (PyC) or of boron-doped carbon (BC). Obtaining a partially densified consolidated fiber preform, where partial densification comprises forming a first matrix phase on the interphase, the first matrix phase comprising a plurality of layers of self-healing material alternating with one or more layers of PyC or of BC. Continuing densification by dispersing carbon and/or ceramic powder within the partially densified consolidated preform and by infiltrating molten silicon or a liquid composition formed for the most part of silicon.
US09440885B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic component A dielectric ceramic composition includes at least dielectric particles having a core-shell structure and segregation particles, a concentration of a rare earth compound in the segregation particle is twice or more than an average concentration of the rare earth compound in a shell part of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure, an area occupied by the segregation particles is 0.1 to 1.1%, when a maximum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmax, a minimum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmin, and an average particle size of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure is defined as ra, a relation of rbmax/ra≦2.00 and rbmin/ra≧0.25 is satisfied, and the segregation particles substantially do not include Mg.
US09440882B1	Lightweight concrete with enhanced neutron shielding A lightweight concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate in an amount of 20% by total volume. The concrete is enriched with hydrogen and is therefore highly effective at thermalizing neutrons. The concrete can be used independently or as a component of an advanced neutron radiation shielding system.
US09440879B2	Graphene coated optic fibers A graphene coated optic fiber is disclosed. An optic fiber core is encapsulated within a graphene capsule. An optic fiber having cladding layer encapsulated within a graphene capsule is also disclosed. The graphene capsule may comprise a single layer of graphene, bi-layer of graphene, or multiple layers of graphene. An optical circuit is disclosed that transmits ultraviolet light across an optic fiber encapsulated with graphene.
US09440877B2	Fusion formed and ion exchanged glass-ceramics The present disclosure relates to fusion formable highly crystalline glass-ceramic articles whose composition lies within the SiO2—R2O3—Li2O/Na2O—TiO2 system and which contain a silicate crystalline phase comprised of lithium aluminosilicate (β-spodumene and/or β-quartz solid solution) lithium metasilicate and/or lithium disilicate. Additionally, these silicate-crystal containing glass-ceramics can exhibit varying Na2O to Li2O molar ratio extending from the surface to the bulk of the glass article, particularly a decreasing Li2O concentration and an increasing Na2O concentration from surface to bulk. According to a second embodiment, disclosed herein is a method for forming a silicate crystalline phase-containing glass ceramic.
US09440872B2	Process for treating brine recovered from a coal seam gas operation A method is provided for treating brine recovered from a coal seam gas operation. The process entails directing brine recovered from a coal seam gas operation to a mixed reactor and mixing an alkaline earth reagent with the brine. This results in the precipitation of alkaline earth salts and silica, which form alkaline earth salt crystals having silica adsorbed thereto. Thereafter, the alkaline earth salt crystals and adsorbed silica are directed to an evaporator that produces a concentrate having the alkaline earth salt crystals and adsorbed silica.
US09440870B2	System and process for removing nitrogen compounds and odors from wastewater and wastewater treatment system A wastewater treatment system includes independent wastewater treatment facilities. Each of the facilities has a number of wastewater treatment subsystems. A wastewater collection subsystem holds wastewater to be treated. A pump subsystem moves wastewater from a wastewater collector to a filtration subsystem having a bioreacting filter. The filter has a sump and a fluidized-bed filter therein and supports the filter upright. The filter has an upwardly expanding, hollow, conical filter body with filter media. A monitoring subsystem measures wastewater process parameters. Control devices receive control commands and, dependent upon the command received, alter parameters of the wastewater treatment subsystems. A communication device connects the wastewater treatment subsystems and the control devices and sends information corresponding to the wastewater process parameters measured by the monitors, receives control messages corresponding to the control commands, and transmits control commands the control devices to, thereby, alter a wastewater process parameter.
US09440869B2	Sol-gel derived compositions Disclosed are sol gel derived materials obtained from at least one first precursor and at least one second precursor, as well as sol gel derived compositions containing a plurality of alkylsiloxy substituents obtained from such sol-gel derived materials.
US09440866B2	Efficient treatment of wastewater using electrochemical cell An efficient method and system for the electrochemical treatment of waste water comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants is disclosed. The system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The cell design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.
US09440864B2	Dissolved air flotation-type pretreatment apparatus Disclosed is a dissolved air floatation (DAF)-type pretreatment apparatus. The dissolved air floatation (DAF)-type pretreatment apparatus includes: a floatation tank for removing foreign objects of floating matter, turbid matter, or alga contained in raw water of seawater, sewage, or wastewater; a filtering compartment part provided in the floatation tank and having one surface and the other surface which are partially opened to allow treatment water obtained by primarily removing floating matter from raw water to pass therethrough; and a plurality of filtering balls confined in the filtering compartment part and including a fibrous or spongy material to filter turbid matter or floating or suspended solids remaining in the treatment water introduced to the interior of the filtering compartment part.
US09440861B2	Method for modification of lithium ion battery positive electrode material The present invention discloses a method for modification of a lithium ion battery positive electrode material. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing organic acid and alcohol to obtain an organic solution; (2) adding positive electrode material into the organic solution to obtain a suspension; (3) washing with alcohol solvent after centrifugal separation; (4) drying treatment; the positive electrode material is a nickel-based metal oxide positive electrode material LiNixM1-xO2, wherein 0.5≦x<1 and M is one or two selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Mg, Cu, Ti, Mg, Zn, Zr and V. Compared with the prior art, the method of the present invention utilizes the mixed solution of alcohol and organic acid to wash the positive electrode material thereby soluble Li salt impurities on the surface of the positive electrode material are removed and pH value of the material are significantly decreased; meanwhile, low-temperature drying treatment makes the washed material to be coated with alcohol molecules which can block air molecules, thereby the binding of water molecules and the positive electrode material are avoided and pole piece gumming are prevented, obviously improving high-temperature storage performance and cycling stability of battery. Further, the mixed solution of the alcohol and the organic acid after washing can be recycled, therefore cost is low and pollution on environment is avoided.
US09440855B2	High purity carbon nanotube, process for preparing the same and transparent conductive film using the same ProblemTo provide a process for producing single-walled carbon nanotubes with which highly pure, high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes can be produced with high efficiency, and to provide a transparent conductive film using the single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained by that production method.SolutionA process for producing single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), wherein particles of a nonmetallic material containing 500 ppm or lower of metallic impurities including metals and compounds thereof are used as growth nuclei; and after a growth gas is introduced into a furnace used for growing carbon nanotubes, the growth gas used in an initial stage of growth of carbon nanotubes and the growth gas used in a stage of growth of regular carbon nanotubes (stationary growth stage) thereafter are prepared to different compositions and different partial pressures.
US09440853B2	Hafnium telluride layered compounds, transparent and electrically conductive film, and electronic devices including the same A hafnium telluride compound includes a layered crystal structure and represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. Hf3Te2-xAx [Chemical Formula 1] Herein, A is at least one selected from phosphorus (P), Arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), bismuth (Bi), sulfur (S) and selenium (Se), and 0
US09440852B2	Method for producing lithium or sodium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a bis(sulphonato)imide salt of formula: (III) (SO3−)—N−—(SO3)3C+ (III) where C+ represents a monovalent cation, comprising the reaction of amidosulphuric acid of formula: (OH)—SO2—NH2 (I) with a halosulphonic acid of formula: (OH)—SO2—X (II) where X represents a halogen atom, and comprising a reaction with a base which is a salt formed with the cation C+. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide acid of formula: F—(SO2)—NH—(SO2)—F (V) and to a process for the preparation of lithium bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide salt of formula: F—(SO2)—N−—(SO2)—F Li+. (VII)
US09440851B2	Flex-fuel hydrogen generator for IC engines and gas turbines An on-board Flex-Fuel H2 Generator provides devices and the methods of operating these devices to produce H2 and CO from hydrocarbons and bio-fuels. One or more parallel autothermal reformers are used to convert the fuels into H2 over the Pt group metal catalysts without external heat and power. The produced reformate is then cooled and the dry gas is compressed and stored in vessels at a pressure between 1 to 100 atmospheres. For this system, the pressure of the storage vessels and the flow control curves are used directly to control the amount of the reformers' reformate output. To improve thermal efficiency of a mobile vehicle or a distributed power generator, a portion of the reformate from the storage vessels is used to mix with the primary fuels and air as part of a lean burn fuel mixture for the engine/gas turbine. Also, this on-board Flex-Fuel H2 Generator can provide H2 to regenerate the NOx and diesel particulate traps for diesel engines, and/or it can provide H2 for a mobile or a portable fuel cell power generator.
US09440844B2	Optical and infrared imaging system Imaging systems may include an image sensor and a microelectromechanical systems array. The microelectromechanical systems array may be mounted over the image sensor. The system may include an infrared lens that focuses infrared light onto a first surface of the microelectromechanical systems array and a visible light source that illuminates an opposing second surface of the microelectromechanical systems array. The image sensor may capture images of the opposing second surface of the microelectromechanical systems array. The system may include processing circuitry that generates infrared images of a scene using the captured images of the microelectromechanical systems array. Microelectromechanical systems elements in the microelectromechanical systems array may change position or shape in response to infrared light that is absorbed by the microelectromechanical systems elements. Each microelectromechanical systems element may include infrared absorbing material on a metal layer. The system may include optical elements that focus visible light onto the image sensor.
US09440842B1	Cleaning product dispensing system A cleaning product dispensing machine having compartments where users can refill their used cleaning product containers at convenient locations. The cleaning product dispensing system includes a plurality of cleaning products stored inside the machine. The quantity levels for each product is monitored by float sensors connection to wireless communication equipment capable of notifying the administration of the machines when the amount of a given product is running low or in the case of malfunction. The cleaning dispensing machine is compatible with product cleaner containers of different dimensions and of different types of cleaners.
US09440836B2	Rotary cabonator The present application provides a rotary carbonator for use with a beverage dispensing system. The rotary carbonator may include an off-center carbonator chamber, a rotor positioned within the off-center carbonator chamber, and a number of vanes extending from the rotor. The vanes may define within the off-center carbonator chamber a first number of vane cavities with an increasing area and a second number of vane cavities with a decreasing area. A water inlet and a gas inlet may be positioned about the first vane cavities and a carbonated water outlet may be positioned about the second vane cavities.
US09440834B2	Self-centering and self-gripping corkscrew A self-centering and self-gripping corkscrew is provided. A centering and locking mechanism is integrated into the bottle receiving opening of the corkscrew such that in one downward motion a bottleneck is securely gripped and automatically centered under the cork removing device (e.g., a worm screw). The centering and gripping mechanism is spring biased downward and utilizes compression techniques configured into an outer mechanism (contained within the bottle receiving opening of corkscrew) and the body of the corkscrew to simultaneously grip and align the bottle with the axis of the cork removing device. The locking mechanism is part of the centering mechanism and allows the corkscrew to remain locked onto the bottleneck (after centering and gripping) during activation of the cork removing device and removal of the corresponding cork. An upward motion opposite the locking motion disengages the mechanism, removing the corkscrew from the bottle.
US09440833B2	Engine-powered forklift truck and method of releasing load handling interlock thereof An engine-powered forklift truck including a work device which is hydraulically driven by an oil hydraulic pump whose driving source is an engine, and including a load handling interlock mechanism which brings a work device operation into a locked state by turning a key switch off or turning a seat switch off, includes: a release control apparatus configured to, when the locked state exists, release the locked state on condition that the key switch is ON, the seat switch is ON, and the engine is rotated under a predetermined engine speed or more.
US09440831B2	Utility tool carrier system A transportable tool and accessory carrier for use on aerial lifts is disclosed. The system comprises a carrier configured to mount on an upper railing member of an aerial lift, and moveable support members to permit the carrier to be secured to a lower railing member as well. In some cases the support members are telescoping in order to more easily move between a stowed and operating configuration, and to easily fit a range of aerial lift railing member configurations.
US09440830B2	Personnel lift vehicle The present disclosure relates generally to lift vehicles that include a carriage having at least three wheels, a lift and a load carrying frame. The load carrying frame is connected to the lift, which is connected to the carriage. A selectively deployable platform is disclosed that is pivotably connected to the carriage and movable between a stowed position and a support position. At least two rollers may be spaced apart and configured to engage and slidably support a battery above the carriage.
US09440829B2	Adjusting damping properties of an in-line passive heave compensator In some aspects, an in-line passive heave compensator system includes a damper actuator, a fluid vessel, and a hydraulic manifold. The damper actuator extends and retracts in response to an external dynamic load, and the fluid vessel transfers hydraulic fluid between itself and the damper actuator (e.g., back and forth) as the damper actuator extends and retracts. The hydraulic manifold provides the channel of fluid transfer between the damper actuator and the fluid vessel. The hydraulic manifold includes an extension flow control device in an extension fluid path between the damper actuator and the fluid vessel. The extension fluid path receives fluid flow only during extension of the damper actuator. The hydraulic manifold includes a retraction flow control device in a retraction flow path between the damper actuator and the fluid vessel. The retraction flow path receives fluid flow only during the retraction of the damper actuator.
US09440828B2	Holding device to be mounted on a carrier and the use of such a device A holding device for lifting and/or moving an article including at least one substantially planar outer surface is designed for mounting on an implement carrier, which includes a carrier part. The holding device can be mounted on, and released from, the implement carrier. At least one holding unit can come into contact with the article and can grip the article by surface contact between the at least one holding unit and one outer surface of the article to be lifted and/or moved. The carrier part includes at least one backstop against which the article can rest when the article is to be released from the at least one holding unit while the at least one holding unit is movably mounted to the carrier part. The holding device also includes at least one actuator for moving the at least one holding unit relative to the at least one backstop.
US09440826B2	Locking extension device The invention relates to an extension device, lifting device or jack that can be locked in a raised configuration and used to safely support a raised load. An extension device according to the invention comprises a housing having a closed first end and an open second end, a support member inside the housing projecting from the first end thereof, a piston slideably mounted in the housing around the support member, means for extending the piston out of the second end of the housing, means for retracting the piston into the housing, and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the piston to the support member, wherein the locking mechanism comprises one or more locking members mounted on the support member operable to be selectively moved in and out of locking engagement with the piston.
US09440825B2	Level wind assembly for a winch drum including a tensioning arm The present invention relates to an improved level wind arm for a winch drum assembly, and a winch drum assembly incorporating such a level wind arm. The level wind arm includes a cross member adapted to bias against an outwardly extending portion of rope, the cross member being concave so that more force is required for the rope spindle associated with the cross member to “climb” the slope of the cross member, causing a momentary pause in motion of the spindle after it reaches the end of wind stroke. This momentary pause allows for rope being wound onto the drum to rise up the end wall of the drum to create a new layer which is aligned and consistent with the layer below, without causing gaps in the rope or other circumstances which could lead to the rope accumulating at any one point, or becoming tangled. The present invention also includes means of ensuring that tension is maintained in the rope, and that the rope does not jump off the reel and, for example, into the clutch mechanism.
US09440820B2	Escalator lifting frame and method of using the same A method is provided for removing an escalator truss from an escalator well-way having an upper landing and a lower landing, the escalator truss having a first end and a second end. The method includes placing a first forklift below the first end of the escalator truss under the upper landing, placing a second forklift at a second end of the escalator truss, lifting a lifting frame with the first forklift into contact with the first end of the escalator truss, connecting the first end of the escalator truss to the lifting frame, connecting the second forklift to the second end of the escalator truss with a lifting mechanism, raising both the first end and the second end of the escalator truss with the forklifts and moving both forklifts in a same direction to move the escalator truss away from the escalator well-way. A method of installing an escalator truss and lifting frame are also provided.
US09440819B2	Energy management system for elevator installation An energy management system for an elevator installation coupled to a source of alternative energy integrates various operational modes regarding optimization of energy usage. The energy management system selectively executes these modes depending on at least one predetermined parameter of a variety of parameters. The energy management system has a processor and a switch module coupled to the processor to receive a control signal from the processor. Upon processing of at least one of the parameters, the processor selects one of a plurality of operational modes of the elevator installation and generates the control signal as a function of the selected operational mode to cause via the switch module an energy flow from one of the inputs of the switch module to the output of the switch module.
US09440818B2	Elevator swing operation system and method An elevator swing operation system for use in a building includes a plurality of floors with landings that are grouped into zones. The elevator cars are allocated to service the zones with a default allocation setup or configuration. The allocation of elevator cars to zones can be modified by moving an elevator car from one zone to another in response to a maximum estimated time to arrival being exceeded and a maximum number of elevator cars allowed to change zones not being exceeded. Furthermore, the default configuration or allocation can be restored when the system is in swing operation, an elevator car is parked, and a minimum time for receiving no calls has been exceeded.
US09440817B2	Apparatus for storing and dispensing a high pressure hose An apparatus for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, including: a first rotatable drum with a helical groove; a second rotatable drum; and at least one actuator for rotating the first and second drums. For rotation of the first and second drums in first and second opposite directions, respectively, a hose and a cable are coilable into the helical groove such that the hose is in compressive engagement with the cable and the first drum. For rotation of the first and second drums in the second and first directions, respectively, the hose is uncoilable from the first drum and displaceable beyond the apparatus and the cable is coilable about the second drum.
US09440816B2	Systems and methods for implementing unique stack registration using rotating shelf structures for set compiling in image forming devices A system and method are provided for improving stack integrity for a set of image receiving media substrates at an output of a compiler in an image forming device positioning a plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a vicinity of an exit/ejection port of an image receiving media processing or post-processing unit. The plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures cycle between a first (support) position and a substantially orthogonal second (drop) position with respect to a rotating axis for the rotating shelf structures. Each of the rotating shelf structures has a uniquely-portioned top surface that includes a substantially-parallel top (supporting) portion and a ramped lead-in portion facing the exit/ejection port from the image receiving media processing or post-processing unit in an effort to reduce any image receiving media substrate “stubbing” against a first of the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a process direction.
US09440815B2	Sorting machine for sorting flat articles on edge at a reduced noise level A sorting machine (1) for sorting flat articles on edge, which machine has sorting outlets (2) for stacking the sorted flat articles, each of which sorting outlets is equipped with a stacking actuator (5) and with at least one slide plate (4) having a front face (40) against which the flanks of the flat articles slide while the flat articles are being stacked, the sorting machine (1) being provided with a noise damper and reducer (8, 12) for damping and reducing noise generated by the flat articles while they are being stacked, at least a portion of the noise damper and reducer (8) being provided on the slide plate (4).
US09440809B2	Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus includes a main body, a first storage unit configured to be drawn out of/inserted into the main body and storing a sheet, and a second storage unit configured to be drawn out of/inserted into the main body, provided above the first storage unit, and storing a sheet. The first storage unit includes a guide portion, and the second storage unit includes an abutment portion guided by the guide portion when the second storage unit is drawn out of the main body in a state in which the first storage unit is being precedingly drawn out of the main body.
US09440808B2	Sliding loading ramp A sliding ramp can include at least two platforms. The platforms of the sliding ramp can be slidably connected to provide a storage position and an operational position. The platforms can include male and female members. The male and female members can facilitate the slidable relationship between the two platforms.
US09440806B2	Cover for dock leveler A device for covering a portion of a dock leveler deck and a gap between the deck and a surrounding dock floor surface lying inward relative to a loading dock door is provided. The device may include a rigid frame and a barrier secured to the rigid frame and configured to cover the portion of the dock leveler deck and the gap inward of the loading dock door when the rigid frame is attached to the loading dock door and the loading dock door is fully lowered.
US09440804B2	System of unloading bulk material The present invention pertains to a system of unloading bulk material that comprises at least a silo for receiving a bulk load discharged from a load transport means; and at least a feeder to feed the load from the silo to a conveyor belt. The system comprises a flow control means that regulates the operating parameters of the feeder to make sure that an estimated calibrated flow rate corresponds to a desired flow rate, where the estimated calibrated flow rate is obtained based on a calibration factor calculated by comparing an estimated flow based on an operating parameter of the feeder with a real flow measured downstream of the silo.
US09440803B1	Dust bin indicator system An indicator system is provided for use with a blown-in dust transfer system. A dust collector collects dust, where it accumulates at an airlock feeder. When the feeder moves, accumulated dust is dispensed into an introduction chamber. A blower moves air through an introduction chamber where the dust particles become entrained in the moving air. The dust and air mixture are moved into a removable storage container where the dust particles fall out of the moving air. Return air that is mostly devoid of dust returns to the introduction chamber. Between the storage container and the introduction chamber is a sensor that detects dust in the return air. If the level of dust reaches a certain amount the sensor detects it and an operator is notified that the storage container is full.
US09440802B2	Plant for the controlled-speed pneumatic transport of granular material and conveyance speed control process The invention relates to a plant for the transport of granular material comprising at least one container for granular material to be transported, at least one receiver-meter group, at least one conveyance duct, depressurization-pressurization means arranged to suction/inject a gaseous medium from/into said at least one container, and at least one vacuum duct between a receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means, thereby creating a flow of said granular material and said gaseous medium in said at least one conveyance duct and a flow of gaseous medium between said at least one receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means.
US09440798B2	Conductor loop, in particular for a conveyor belt A conductor loop and a conveyor belt including the conductor loop. The conductor loop is embedded in an article having a base of a polymer material with elastic properties. The conductor loop includes at least one hybrid yarn having at least a textile first material and a conductive second material closed in an endless manner.
US09440796B2	Belt band conveyor A belt band conveyor has an endless conveyor belt band guided over deflection and/or drive friction rollers, for deflecting and/or driving the conveyor belt band. Each roller includes an axially-extending shaft. At least three roller segments are releasably mounted on the shaft, axially apart from one another, so as to rotate about a rotational axis extending axially in the longitudinal direction, Each roller segment has an inside circumference contour and a friction surface on its radial outside circumference engaging on the lower belt with friction fit. The inside circumference contour of each roller segment and the outside circumference contour of the shaft are structured so that each roller segment is connected with the shaft with shape fit to prevent twisting about the rotational axis. When the shaft turns about the rotational axis, in a rotational direction, the roller segments also turn about the rotational axis, in this rotational direction.
US09440793B2	Conveyor device for conveying food To prevent the production of metal powder in a conveyor device for conveying food (12), and prevent the contact pressure and wearing from increasing at the slide portion between a conveyor belt (15a, 15b, 15c and 15d) and a guide rail (82) in a low temperature environment. A conveyor device for conveying food includes a large number of round bars (60) which forms the conveyor belt (15a, 15b, 15c and 15d), coupling members (62) which are fixed to both ends of each of the round bars (60), a guide rail (82) which slidably supports the conveyor belt (15a, 15b, 15c and 15d), and a slide block (78) fixed to each round bar (60) and configured to slide on the guide rail (82). The coupling members (62) includes rotatable rollers (74), the rollers (74) mesh with a sprocket (48, 50), and the sprocket (48, 50) conveys the conveyor belt (15a, 15b, 15c and 15d) in a conveyance direction. The rollers (74) and the meshing portion of the sprocket (48, 50) include a wear resistant resin member.
US09440781B2	Droplet discharge device and method An example of droplet discharge device includes a discharge path (12) having an end that constitutes a discharge opening (11), a plunger (30), a liquid chamber (50) into which the plunger (30) is inserted, a plunger driving mechanism that moves the plunger (30) forward and backward, and a plunger position determining mechanism that specifies a position of a tip portion of the plunger (30). The liquid material is discharged in a droplet state by applying inertial force to the liquid material with forward movement of the plunger (30) in a state where the tip portion of the plunger (30) and an inner wall of the liquid chamber (50) are not contacted with each other. A minute droplet is formed by moving the plunger (30) forward to push the liquid material out of the discharge opening (11) in an amount necessary to form a droplet of a desired size.
US09440778B2	Package and method of making a package A package for a consumer product includes a container foaming a cavity adapted to hold a consumer product and a film attached to an edge of the container to enclose the cavity. The film has a layer of polymeric material with printed images or text on a side of the film facing the cavity and a layer of lacquer applied to a side of the layer of polymeric material facing away from the container. The lacquer has a viscosity of between about 19 and about 23 seconds on a number 2 zahn cup.
US09440777B2	Wheel holder with multiple position adjustable strap A bicycle wheel anchor for securing differently sized bicycle wheels onto a load carrier is disclosed. A bicycle wheel anchor can include a bicycle wheel receiver configured to accept bicycle wheels of different sizes. The anchor can include an elongate wheel securement strap having a tongue portion which is spaced apart from a tail portion located on an opposite side of an intermediate extension portion of the strap. The tail portion of the strap can comprise a catch to be anchored at different locations on the anchor in a plurality of variously located catch-trap. The anchor can include a first catch-trap positioned a distance away from a second catch-trap, such that a different length of the strap is available for extension about the wheel receiver in a first installed configuration than in a second installed configuration.
US09440775B2	Prefilter cover for bidirectional-airflow respirator cartridge A prefilter cover for a bidirectional-airflow respirator cartridge, the prefilter cover including front and rear clamshell portions that are flexibly connected by a flexible connecting member.
US09440767B2	Reclosing can for food product A can end (2) is described for a metal beverage can, optionally for carbonated drinks, the can end including a cap top (3), arranged in connection to a pull tab (4) configured to remove the cap top along a pre-defined groove (9), to thereby create a drinking or pouring aperture; an elastic resilient element (10) attached to the can end; and a resiliently operated shut-off valve (6) that is part of or is connected to the elastic resilient element (10) and that is configured to seal the drinking or pouring aperture after drinking or pouring; wherein the cap top (3) is configured to remain located, after the removal, on top of the shut-off valve (6). Further, a can including such a can end, and a method for opening and reclosing such a can are described, as well as a method for producing such a can.
US09440766B2	Sealing disc comprising a tab The invention relates to a sealing disc for a container closure used for a container having a mouth delimited by a circumferential edge. The sealing disc is composed of a plurality of layers with an edge. Before the container is opened for the first time, at least one group of layers tightly closes the mouth of said container. One of the layers is a metallic layer that can be heated by induction. The other layers are non-metallic and unable to be directly heated by induction. The group of layers can be sealed, using a sealing layer, on the circumferential edge of the mouth. One of the layers is composed of a thermally insulating material. The sealing disc has at least one grip tab. The grip tab is formed from just one or more of the layers of the layer group. The surfaces of the layers that form said grip tab project beyond the edge of the metallic, induction-heatable layer of the group for the length of the surface of the grip tab. Said grip tab is formed only from the layer composed of thermally insulating material, or from said layer and one or more of the other non-metallic layers that are unable to be directly heated by induction. The grip tab is doubled over on the uppermost layer of the sealing disc.
US09440765B2	Inner seal with a sub tab layer A pull-tab sealing member for a container containing an upper laminate forming a pull-tab bonded to a lower laminate capable of being heat sealed to a container's mouth or opening. The upper laminate defines the pull tab wholly within a perimeter or circumference of the seal. The sealing member further includes a sub tab layer or member under the gripping tab for structural support.
US09440762B2	Wrap around case A wrap around case including: a case body that includes a top face panel and a bottom face panel, a front face panel and a back face panel, and a pair of side face panels, and that is formed with a perforated tear section running along a ridgeline formed by the top face panel and each of the pair of side face panels; and an overlap section that extends from the top face panel toward the bottom face panel side and overlaps the front face panel, and that is formed with a gap to an edge portion at the bottom face panel side of a cutout portion formed at a position offset to one end side or another end side of the center, along the facing direction of the side face panels, of an edge portion at the top face panel side of the front face panel.
US09440761B2	Process and equipment for the fabrication of glass containers with internally threaded neck The present invention relates to a process and equipment for the fabrication of glass containers with internally threaded neck and such containers. The plunger (6) is from the glass leaving an imprint corresponding to the mouth (M) of a bottle, wherein the plunger has at least one helical groove (15) in its outside surface. During the extraction, the plunger is rotated around a longitudinal axis (X-X) performing a roto-translational motion to unscrew the plunger out of the partially solidified glass, leaving an internal thread in the mouth (M) of the bottle. The roto-translational motion for the extraction of the plunger is generated by: a linear actuator (30) acting on the plunger (6), thereby effecting a linear movement of the plunger (6) along said longitudinal axis (X-X), a guide body (14) wherein the plunger (6) is moved relative to the guide body (14) along said longitudinal axis (X-X), and a helical guide (16, 17) coaxial to the longitudinal axis (X-X) and being provided between said guide body (14) and said plunger (6) and transforming said linear movement effected by said linear actuator (30) on said plunger (6) into said roto-translational motion of said plunger (6).
US09440760B2	Method and apparatus for printing labels for medical applications Provided is a method and apparatus for generating a label for use in a medical application. Label content specified by a user that is to be applied to a surface of the label is received. The label content, which includes a machine-generated character, is printed on demand onto the surface of the label. The label bearing the label content is dispensed in a condition suitable for use in the sterile environment.
US09440755B2	Liquid container and liquid consumption apparatus A liquid container includes a liquid containing bag and a case member. The liquid containing bag includes a flat end portion extending in a first direction. The case member defines an opening at one end and accommodates the liquid containing bag inserted from the opening in the first direction. The case member has an end portion accommodating section extending in the first direction and accommodating at least the end portion of the liquid containing bag, a main portion accommodating section accommodating a main portion of the liquid containing bag, and a partition wall that partitions the end portion accommodating section and the main portion accommodating section. The partition wall includes a slit extending along the first direction, with the end portion of the liquid containing bag being inserted through the slit.
US09440753B2	Dosage-dispensing head A head (5) is associated with a device (1) for dispensing measured dosages of a free-flowing material. The head has housing (3) with an interior space (59) with a fill opening (57) and a discharge orifice (62). A shutter bolt (80) is arranged in the housing to open and close the discharge orifice (62) and to loosen and advance the material. The head (5) has a dispensing position, in which the shutter bolt is oriented substantially vertically and a fill position. In the dispensing position, the material is dispensed through the discharge orifice (62). In the fill position, material is filled through the fill opening (57), which is positioned laterally on the housing when the head is in the dispensing position. A rest surface (51) is diametrically opposite the fill opening, so that the head lies on its rest surface in the fill position.
US09440751B2	Ultra low noise data acquisition circuit An acquisition circuit for a vehicle or other system is provided. The system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a control moment gyroscope, and a fully differential ground isolated acquisition circuit communicatively connected to the control moment gyroscope and configured to acquire a differential data signal on the control moment gyroscope and output the differential data signal to at least one output node. The acquisition circuit may include, but is not limited to a ground reference correction circuit configured to recenter the differential data signal on at least one output node, and at least one ultra-high impedance output circuit coupled between the ground reference correction circuit and the input differential circuit.
US09440750B2	Wide-area aerial camera systems A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising at least one camera unit, the camera unit comprising a plurality of steerable detail camera modules, each steerable detail camera module comprising a detail camera and a beam-steering mechanism in the optical path of the camera whereby the pointing direction of the camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view.
US09440747B1	Aircraft recovery control Despite pilot training and current safety systems, aircraft accidents continue to occur. It is recognized herein that existing approaches to preventing aircraft accidents lack capabilities. A predictive aircraft recovery control unit can receive flight data from the plurality of data nodes. The flight data can be indicative of at least a speed of the aircraft and a position of the aircraft. In some cases, based on the flight data, the predictive aircraft recovery control unit can determine that the aircraft will enter a stall condition. Furthermore, based on the flight data, the predictive aircraft recovery control unit can determine a time period that will elapse before the aircraft enters the stall condition. In response to determining that the aircraft will enter the stall condition after the time period elapses, the predictive aircraft recovery control until can trigger a recovery sequence before the aircraft enters the stall condition.
US09440745B1	Air distribution system for small commercial airplane An air distribution system for an aircraft that has a simplified construction that saves space in the aircraft, reduces the weight of the air distribution system from that of currently employed air distribution systems, handles the mixing of interior aircraft cabin air with exterior fresh air and the drainage of moisture from the air, and improves aircraft cabin air quality. The system employs a mixing chamber having a conical configuration with an apex of the conical configuration at the bottom of the chamber and a base of the conical configuration at the top of the chamber. Inside the chamber first and second separate interior volumes separated by an interior wall of the mixing chamber wrap around each other. The interior air and exterior air are mixed as they spiral around the interior volumes and are directed toward two discharge openings from the two volumes at the top of the mixing chamber. From the discharge openings the mixed air is directed to air diffusers in the aircraft cabin. Moisture removed from the air in the mixing chamber drains downwardly through the two interior volumes to a drain opening at the bottom of the mixing chamber.
US09440743B2	Cabin air compressor outlet duct A cabin air compressor outlet duct includes an outlet portion, a first inlet portion fluidly connected to the outlet portion, and a second inlet portion fluidly connected to the outlet portion and joined to the first inlet through a curvilinear surface having a bend radius between about 2.50 inches (6.35 cm) and about 2.60 inches (6.60 cm).
US09440742B2	Aircraft interior lavatory A lavatory for an aircraft cabin includes a wall having a forward wall portion disposed immediately aft of and substantially conforming to an exterior aft surface of an aircraft cabin structure, such as a passenger seat, that is substantially not flat in a vertical plane. The forward wall portion includes a forward projection over an aft portion of the adjacent passenger seat. The forward wall portion can define a secondary space in the interior lavatory space, which can provide an amenity stowage space, and can include design elements providing visual space.
US09440739B2	Device for maintaining the altitude of a payload having an altitude-maintenance energy source that is permanent and extracted from the surrounding medium A device for permanently maintaining the altitude of a payload the altitude-maintenance energy source of which is practically permanent and extracted from the medium includes at least two gliding bodies connected together by at least one physical link and being, in use, at different altitudes relative to the ground and for which the instantaneous winds have, practically permanently, different characteristics, and further includes a system for controlling the respective attitudes of these two bodies.
US09440737B1	Apparatus to adjust airfoils of rotor blades Apparatus to adjust airfoils of rotor blades are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first surface to be attached to a trailing edge of a rotor blade; a forward edge having a first thickness; an aft edge having a second thickness; and a middle portion between the forward edge and the aft edge having a third thickness greater than the first and second thicknesses.
US09440735B2	Aircraft electric brake actuation system and method A system and method of controlling aircraft brakes in an aircraft that includes a brake pedal and an electric brake actuator. An aircraft operational state is determined and an application force that is supplied to the brake pedal is determined. When the determined aircraft operational state is a ground-idle state and the determined application force is greater than a set force magnitude, an actuator brake is moved to engage the electric brake actuator and the electric brake actuator is de-energized.
US09440734B2	Systems and methods for aircraft brake sensors An aircraft brake system may include a linear variable differential transformer (“LVDT”). A brake control unit (“BCU”) may measure an output voltage from the LVDT. The BCU may include a hardware module, a software module, and an offset module. The hardware module may include a preprogrammed threshold voltage. The output voltage may be measured, and an offset voltage may be determined and stored in the offset module. The software module may measure the sum of the output voltage and the offset voltage. In response to the hardware module and the software module indicating that the threshold voltage has been reached, the BCU may allow braking of the aircraft.
US09440731B2	Method for aiding navigation making it possible to manage a vertical constraint in an anticipated manner A method for aiding navigation is provided, implemented in a flight management system, for the construction of a vertical trajectory of an aircraft following a predetermined lateral trajectory between a departure point and an arrival point; the departure point and arrival point furthermore being characterized by predefined altitudes, respectively Hd and Ha, and predefined speeds, respectively Vd and Va. The method comprises the steps of: selection of a transition manoeuvre in terms of altitude and speed from a predetermined list of manoeuvres; determination of a manoeuvre point PM on the lateral trajectory, of altitude Hd and of speed Vd, from which the transition manoeuvre must be initiated so as to allow the aircraft to reach at the arrival point the predefined speed Va and the predefined altitude Ha.
US09440729B2	High-lift-device, wing, and noise reduction device for high-lift-device In a high-lift-device, a wing, and noise reduction device for a high-lift-device that are capable of reducing noise generated when a flap is extended, preventing deterioration of aerodynamics characteristic when retracting the flap, and preventing an increase in weight, a flap main body (5) disposed so as to be extendable/retractable relative to a main wing and a protruding portion (6A-1) that smoothly protrudes at least at the vicinity of one end portion of a positive-pressure surface (PS) of the flap main body (5) in a direction away from the flap main body (5) are provided.
US09440726B2	Joining structure for interior panel for aircraft A joining structure for an interior panel for an aircraft includes two interior panels, each provided with a corner portion formed on an internal-side surface plate by an edge of an end portion of an external-side surface plate and an edge of an end portion of an internal-side surface plate being attached, the corner portion extending in the direction the edges extend. Strip-shaped connection pieces are provided at the corner portion and are formed across an entire length of the corner portion by a portion, with gaps between the strip-shaped connection pieces. The two interior panels are joined when brought together, with the connection pieces of the two interior panels passing through the gaps between the connection pieces of the other interior panels and being adhered to the external-side surface plate of the other interior panels by an adhesive.
US09440724B2	Boat maneuvering system A boat maneuvering system, including a first power source having a first controller, a first operating device having a second controller configured to receive a first operation instruction and to output a first control signal for controlling the first power source, a second power source provided separately from the first power source, and a second operating device provided separately from the first operating device for operating the first and second power sources. The second operating device includes a third controller provided on a communication path connecting the first and second controllers, the third controller being configured to receive the first control signal, generate a second control signal, and output the second control signal to the first controller, and to receive a second operation instruction via the second operating device, generate a third control signal, and output the third control signal to the second power source.
US09440723B2	Arrangement for determining a force acting on a rudder In order to reduce the switching hysteresis in a dynamic positioning system and/or an autopilot system for watercraft, an arrangement is provided for determining a force acting on a rudder for watercraft. This arrangement includes a processing unit, at least one measuring device for determining values of a physical quantity of a rudder, and means for transmitting the determined values of the physical quantity to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine the force acting on the rudder on the basis of the determined values of the physical quantity.
US09440721B2	Paddle for watercraft or flotation device A paddle for a watercraft or flotation device has a pair of shaft mounted blades connected by a core member. A right hand drive grip and a left hand drive grip are secured in spaced relation to opposite ends of the core. A right hand offset is mounted adjacent the right hand drive grip and a left hand offset is mounted adjacent the left hand drive grip for providing hand clearance for a user. The core is telescopically expandable and accommodates various size paddle shafts for propelling different watercraft.
US09440712B2	Tank wall comprising a through-element A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure (1) to contain a fluid, said tank comprising walls fixed to said bearing structure, a tank wall having a primary sealed barrier, a primary insulating barrier, a secondary sealed barrier and a secondary insulating barrier, the tank comprising a through-element arranged through the tank wall, in which tank the tank wall around the through-element comprises: secondary insulating blocks arranged on the wall of the bearing structure around the through-element and being covered by a first sealed layer forming the secondary sealed barrier, a circular plate arranged parallel to the tank wall at the same level as the first sealed layer forming the secondary sealed barrier, a second sealed layer (723a-d) fixed in a sealed manner straddling the first sealed layer and the circular plate all around the circular plate.
US09440710B2	Rope stopper system equipped with a back support A rope stopper system for a fiber rope (30) is described, where a rope stopper (10) is placed on a deck of an anchor handling vessel (50) or the like, and is arranged to grip and secure the fiber rope (30), that runs through the rope stopper (10). The rope stopper (10) comprises a frame (12) equipped with at several rotary stopper elements (14), where the stopper elements (14) are arranged in an opening (16) in the frame (12), said opening (16) being a through-running opening to receive the fiber rope (30), and where the stopper elements (14) are placed radially in the opening, and about the through-running fiber rope (30), arranged to lock the fiber rope (30), and the rope stopper (10) is equipped with a back support (22), in where the back support (22) is designed with an arched back side.
US09440708B2	Closing cover for closing an opening in a hull of a marine vessel and method of facilitating access to a lower part of a hoisting chamber A closing cover for closing an opening in a hull of a marine vessel, includes a first part and a second part. The second part has a cylindrical periphery wall and a water tight inner section bordered by the periphery wall and the first part has a flange plate portion extending radially over the periphery wall of the second part, in which the first part and the second part are removably attached to each other. The second part is provided with a sealing system and attaching pins at its outer cylindrical surface.
US09440706B2	Bicycle sprocket A bicycle sprocket includes a sprocket body, and a plurality of sprocket teeth. At least one of the sprocket teeth includes a first layered member, a second layered member and a third layered member. The first layered member has a first axial surface and a second axial surface. The second layered member is attached to the first axial surface such that the first and second layered members overlap each other in an axial direction as viewed parallel to a rotational axis of the sprocket body. The third layered member is attached to the second axial surface such that the first and third layered members overlap each other in the axial direction as viewed parallel to the rotational axis of the sprocket body. The first layered member has a specific gravity that is less than those of the second layered member and the third layered member.
US09440704B2	Vehicle height adjustment apparatus and vehicle height adjustment method A vehicle height adjustment apparatus adjusts a vehicle height by changing a front distance that is a distance in a longitudinal direction of the front fork between a body of a vehicle and a front wheel of the vehicle, and by changing a rear distance that is a distance in a longitudinal direction of the rear suspension between the body of the vehicle and a rear wheel of the vehicle. In this apparatus, the posture of the vehicle body is not affected even when the vehicle height is adjusted (i.e., raised), providing the vehicle with further stability during driving.
US09440700B2	Body frame for bicycle Disclosed herein is a body frame for a bicycle which is able to provide higher strength in such a way to use a carbon material even when the outer diameters of a top tube, a bottom tube, a seat tube, a chain tube, etc. have the thickness of a body frame of a classical bicycle, while relatively reducing the weight of the body frame. For this, the body frame for a bicycle according to the present invention is configured in such a way that each of the top tube, the bottom tube and the seat tube is made in a circular shape wherein the outer diameters are same from one end to the other end of each tube, and the flesh thickness of each tube is relatively thicker at the other end portion than one end portion, and each tube is made of a carbon material.
US09440696B2	Adjustabable bag harness for a bicycle A harness for mounting a non-pannier bag to a pannier mount. The harness has an upper frame member having at least one fastener for releasably attaching the upper frame body member to the mount, a lower frame body member disposed distally from the upper frame body member and configured to releasably engage with a lower frame portion of the mount. A connecting member attached between the upper frame body member and the lower frame body member. Two upper straps, each having a fixed end extending outwardly from one of the upper frame body and the connecting member, at least one of the upper straps being adjustable in length. Each of the two upper straps having a connector at a free end configured to releasably connect with one another to form a first loop. At least one lower strap attached at one end to the lower member, each at least one lower strap being adjustable in length and configured to be connectable to one of the upper frame body member and first loop so as to form a second loop. The first loop and the second loop together forming a receiving area for releasably securing the non-pannier bag to the pannier mount.
US09440690B2	Suspension for scooter A personal mobility scooter can include a front frame portion and a rear frame portion detachably coupled to the front frame portion. The front frame portion can have a front frame, at least one front wheel rotatably coupled to the front frame, and a rear suspension coupled to the front frame. The rear suspension can have at least one biasing member. The rear frame portion can have at least one rear attachment member, a pair of drive wheels, and at least one drive configured to power the drive wheels. The rear suspension is configured to (i) engage the at least one rear attachment member when the rear frame portion is coupled to the front frame portion and (ii) remain with the front frame portion when the rear frame portion is detached from the front frame portion.
US09440688B2	Rear-mounted retractable aerodynamic structure for cargo bodies An aerodynamic structure attached to the sides and top of a truck cargo body (either a stand-alone trailer or a “straight truck” with the cab and cargo area as a fixed vehicle) at the aftmost region, which rear typically contains a rolling door assembly, which rolls upwardly. An aerodynamic structure is permanently attached to the sides and top of the trailer in a manner that extend past the aftmost plane of the truck cargo body and retract to the aftmost plane of the truck cargo body when subjected to a force, allowing this device to be backed into structures. The retracted orientation allows for the rear of the trailer to be fully accessible for loading and unloading, and does not reduce the size of the opening of the trailer. The various embodiments of the invention allow for automated deployment once the force used to compress the structure is removed.
US09440687B2	Folding vehicle A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
US09440686B2	Folding vehicle A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
US09440685B2	Compact vehicle A seat section protecting structure, having a seat at the center thereof, is supported on a chassis frame so that it can swivel horizontally. While running, the lateral side of the seat is covered by the seat section protecting structure so as to protect the passenger from the risk of a collision from the side of the vehicle or a rollover, and while the passenger gets on/off, the seat section protecting structure swivels so that the opening, which allows the passenger to get on/off therethrough, is located on the lateral side of the vehicle. The vehicle has its seat and batteries arranged at optimal positions so as to increase the space efficiency and safety within a limited volume space. Moreover, a steering handle is provided, which is made while taking passenger accessibility into consideration, and an airbag unique to this vehicle is provided in order to increase safety.
US09440681B2	Cabin space structure for all terrain vehicle A cabin space structure for an all terrain vehicle that enables optimization of the shape of a dashboard in the case where seats are so arranged that three persons can be seated side by side in the vehicle width direction. The cabin space structure includes seats on which three passengers are seated side by side in the vehicle width direction, a step floor on which the passengers seated on the seats place their feet, wheel wells for left and right front wheels, the wheel wells provided to project rearwardly at a left-side portion and a right-side portion of the step floor and the dashboard disposed forwardly of the seats. The dashboard is adapted to restrict forward movement of the passengers seated on the seats. A left-side portion and a right-side portion of the dashboard are disposed on the rear side relative to a vehicle-width-directionally central portion of the dashboard.
US09440678B2	Vehicle frame structure A frame structure of a vehicle, including a frame member with a closed cross-section structure including plural wall portions configuring the frame, and a reinforcement member made of a fiber reinforced plastic and provided to an inner portion of the closed cross-section structure of the frame member. The reinforcement member includes a fan shaped longitudinal wall portion, and a bottom wall portion from which the longitudinal wall portion protrudes out, and the bottom wall portion joins one end portion and another end portion of an arc of the longitudinal wall portion that are oriented in a row along a length direction of the frame member to an inner face of a wall portion at a compression deformation side of the frame member that undergoes bending deformation due to the front side member being input with load.
US09440673B2	Steering device A steering device includes a ball screw mechanism 8 that applies a force in the axial direction to a rack shaft of a vehicle, and a bearing that rotatably supports a nut with respect to a housing. The steering device also includes a plate disposed with a gap between the bearing and the plate in a rack shaft axial direction, and a coned disc spring disposed between the bearing and the plate. The plate abuts against the housing in the rack shaft axial direction. The coned disc spring elastically supports the nut in the rack shaft axial direction via the bearing. One side surface of the plate that faces the coned disc spring is formed in a tapered shape so as to cross a rack shaft radial direction.
US09440668B1	Umbrella folding table cart An umbrella folding table cart has a deployed position and a folded position. The folding cart has a folding table that receives an umbrella. The folding cart has four wheels including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. A first table leaf, and a second table leaf are hinged to each other at a table support. A frame including a front wheel frame is connected to the pair of front wheels and a rear wheel frame is connected to the pair of rear wheels. The front wheel frame is hinged to the rear wheel frame at a front wheel frame upper hinge. The front wheel frame and the rear wheel frame have a hinged connection relative to each other.
US09440667B1	Food service industry docking station system A modular food service equipment system includes an equipment docking station configured for receiving and docking a piece of food service equipment. The docking station further includes a work table having a work surface on an upper face of it. The docking station also includes a docking unit configured for receiving a piece of food service equipment inside of it. The modular food service equipment system may likewise include that the docking unit is provided adjacent to the work surface.
US09440662B2	Multi-layered window structure A multi-layered window structure of the present invention includes: a first window pane made of glass; a second window pane made of polycarbonate, being smaller in both height and width than the first window pane, and formed to a thickness of 5 mm to 30 mm; a hollow annular spacer disposed so as to extend along edges of the first window pane and the second window pane, and having holes in a side wall facing an air layer between the first window pane and the second window pane; and a primary sealer being an elastic body, with a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and a width of 6 mm or more, that extends along the edges of the first window pane and the second window pane, and is disposed between the first window pane and the spacer, and between the second window pane and the spacer.
US09440654B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling a hybrid vehicle with mode selection based on look ahead data A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle having a hybrid powertrain with an engine and a motor/generator includes receiving data indicative of anticipated future vehicle operating conditions, and determining via a controller optimal operating parameters for the engine and for the motor/generator based at least partially on the data. A controller then commands a powertrain operating strategy for the engine and the motor/generator based on the determined optimal operating parameters. The data received can be from active onboard sensing systems and from vehicle telematics systems.
US09440653B2	Drive control device for vehicle A drive control device for a vehicle including an engine and a clutch device provided in a power transmission path between the engine and a drive wheel includes: a normal traveling unit causing the vehicle to travel while the engine is connected to the drive wheel; a free-run coasting unit disconnecting the engine from the drive wheel during traveling and causing the vehicle to coast while the engine is stopped; a neutral coasting unit disconnecting the engine from the drive wheel during traveling and causing the vehicle to coast while the engine is autonomously operated; and a coasting switching control unit setting an upper limit value of an upward gradient of a road surface, at which the neutral coasting is stopped, such that the upper limit value is larger than an upper limit value of the upward gradient of the road surface, at which the free-run coasting is stopped.
US09440651B2	Method and device for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle A method for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle, including the following: recording the surroundings of the vehicle, ascertaining a clearance based on the recorded surroundings and checking the setpoint trajectory for freedom from collision, based on the clearance, in order to ascertain whether traveling on the setpoint trajectory would result in a collision or not. Also described is a device for monitoring a setpoint trajectory of a vehicle and a related computer program.
US09440650B2	Collision prediction apparatus A collision prediction apparatus includes a sensor that obtains positional information representing a position of a target object with respect to a host vehicle and a processing device wherein the processing device calculates a movement trajectory of the target object with respect to a vehicle, based on the positional information obtained at time points by the sensor, and the processing device predicts a probability of a collision between the target object and the vehicle, based on the calculated movement trajectory and at least one of three parameters which includes a number of obtainment time points of the positional information used to calculate the movement trajectory, a change manner of a lateral width of the target object related to the positional information between time points, and a change manner of the positional information of the target object with respect to the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
US09440648B2	Vehicle safety apparatus When a pedestrian or the like in an area that is ahead in the direction of movement of a vehicle travelling on a road and is adjacent to the road is moving in an direction to cross the road, a system ECU varies the time of execution of a safety operation for ensuring the safety of the pedestrian in accordance with a road condition in the area where the pedestrian or the like is present. Specifically, the time of execution of the safety operation is delayed in the order of a first road condition, in which the area in which the pedestrian is present is not in a roadway, a second road condition, in which the area is in a roadway and not in an opposing traffic lane, and a third road condition, in which the area is in a roadway and in an opposing traffic lane.
US09440641B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle A vehicle control system is provided to improve a response of shifting operation of a drive mode while avoiding a shortage of drive force. The control system is applied to a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and two motors, and configured to select a drive mode from a mode where the vehicle is powered by the engine and a mode where the vehicle is powered by at least one of the motors while stopping the engine. The control system predicts a fact that the engine is expected to be started based on a detection value representing a running condition of the vehicle, during propulsion of the vehicle by the two motors while stopping the engine; shifts a drive mode to a mode where the vehicle is powered by one of the motors without using a power of the other motor to be used to start the engine; and starts the engine upon satisfaction of a condition for propelling the vehicle by the power of the other motor.
US09440640B1	Gear change torque fill strategy A number of variation may include a method that may include providing a drive system that may deliver a torque supply to a vehicle. An electric unit may be provided. The torque supply may be reduced. A torque fill may be initiated when the torque supply is reduced. The torque fill may be supplied from the electric unit.
US09440636B2	Vibration damping control apparatus A vibration damping control apparatus is mounted on a hybrid vehicle provided with an engine and a motor generator coupled with the engine. The vibration damping control apparatus (i) calculates pulsating torque of the engine and inertia torque of the engine, (ii) sets, as consumption torque, a value obtained by subtracting the inertia torque from the pulsating torque, (iii) sets, as shaft torque of an output shaft of the engine, a value obtained by subtracting the consumption torque from base torque of the motor generator, (iv) calculates vibration damping torque which is torque for suppressing a variation in the shaft, and (v) controls the motor generator such that torque outputted from the motor generator is a sum of the base torque and the vibration damping torque.
US09440633B2	Electronic stroke sensor for air disc brake with inspection port A brake actuator assembly for an air disk brake includes an actuator housing having a pushrod that is extensible from the actuator housing. A lever arm is disposed inside a caliper housing. The lever arm is actuated by the pushrod for transferring motion from the actuator to a brake pad. A sensor element is disposed between the actuator housing and the caliper housing with the sensor element being sealably engaged to the actuator housing providing an air tight enclosure between the caliper housing and the actuator. An inspection port is disposed in the sensor element providing access to receive a visual sensor and a pressure sensor for identifying a condition of the brake actuator and for identifying a condition of the air tight enclosure.
US09440631B2	Electronic stroke sensor for air disc brake A vehicle brake monitor assembly for an air disk brake includes a brake actuator having a pushrod projecting from inside a chamber of said brake actuator. The pushrod releasably actuates a lever arm of a caliper thereby moving the disk brake into a braking position when the pushrod is in an extended position and releasing the disk brake from the braking position when the pushrod is in a retracted position. The pushrod includes a pushrod shaft and a contact member biased in a telescoping relationship relative to the pushrod shaft and the lever arm of the caliper abuts the contact member counteracting the bias of the contact member. A sensor is integrated with the assembly proximate the contact member and detects movement of the pushrod relative to the lever arm and to the pushrod shaft.
US09440629B2	Electric brake device An electric brake device, in which the rotational drive force of an electric motor (72) drives a first slave piston and a second slave piston housed in a cylinder body and thereby generates brake fluid pressure, an actuator housing (172) is coupled to the cylinder body, and the mechanism housing part (173a) and a brake fluid encapsulating part in the cylinder body are partitioned by a sealing member, the actuator housing having a mechanism housing part (173a) for housing an actuator mechanism (74) for converting the rotational drive force of the electric motor (72) into the linear drive force for the first slave piston and the second slave piston; wherein the electric brake device is characterized in being provided with an interconnecting hole (179) for interconnecting the mechanism housing part (173a) and the atmosphere.
US09440624B2	Hydraulic lift device for trailer An easy-to-install, low cost hydraulic lift system and method for installation on a trailer with a removable gooseneck. The device reduces the number of steps required to manually connect and disconnect a trailer from an RGN thereby saving time and labor.
US09440623B2	Landing gear locking mechanism A locking mechanism for a landing gear on a trailer utilizes two pair of locking pins mounted for simultaneous movement between an open position and a locked position such that in the locked position the landing gear is restrained in either a supporting position or a stowed position.
US09440620B2	Wiping device The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining element (10a-10c) with at least one longitudinal guide channel (18a-18c) for guiding at least one spring element (20a-20c). According to the invention, the retaining element (10a-10c) has at least one mounting code (34a-34c) that is designed to define exactly one explicit mounting position with a wiper blade adapter (12a-12c).
US09440617B2	Seatbelt pretensioner A system for pretensioning a seatbelt includes a minispool and a drive rod. The drive rod includes a spiral portion that, when driven along a longitudinal axis, causes the minispool to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The spiral portion of the drive rod engages the minispool, which includes corresponding structure that tracks the spiral portion. The minispool is restricted from longitudinal travel such that tracking the spiral portion causes the minispool to rotate and the drive rod passes through the minispool. In another form, the minispool can be arranged transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the translation of the drive rod causing the minispool to translate in the same direction of the drive rod. The minispool can include teeth that engage a bracket, such that the translation of the minispool causes the minispool to rotate as it translates.
US09440616B2	Actuator for raising the front hood of a vehicle and pedestrian protection system for a vehicle An actuator is provided for raising the front hood of a vehicle having at least one extension part, by whose extension movement the front hood of the vehicle can be raised or is raised. It is provided that the extension part is at least partially formed by a planar formation, which is deformable from a first shape (e.g., a starting shape) into a second shape (e.g., an intermediate shape or final shape) to raise the front hood. Furthermore, a motor vehicle is provided that has an actuator for raising the vehicle front hood and a pedestrian protection system for a vehicle.
US09440604B2	Time and day sensitive learning interface A vehicle control system is provided that is able to (i) identify a particular driver from other potential drivers and (ii) monitor various vehicle functions in order to determine if the identified driver repeatedly performs the same behavior at approximately the same time of day on the same day of the week. When the control system determines that the identified driver repeats the same behavior in response to the same temporal conditions, the controller learns that behavior and associates it with the identified driver so that it can be automatically performed, without driver interaction, under the same temporal conditions in the future.
US09440602B2	Method of operating an in-vehicle charger, and an in-vehicle charger mounted to a vehicle A method for operating an in-vehicle charger and an in-vehicle charger mounted to a vehicle. The in-vehicle charger includes a charging coil for performing non-contact charging to a mobile device placed in the vehicle; and a control unit connected to the charging coil. The control unit instructs start or stop of supplying power to the charging coil in response to detecting a first signal indicating the engine is driven and a second signal indicating a state of a vehicle component of the vehicle other than the engine. The method includes a step of detecting the first signal; a step of detecting the second signal; and a step of instructing a start or stop of supplying power to the charging coil in response to detecting both of the first and second signals.
US09440601B2	System for providing voltage measurements of battery cells to a PCB within a battery module A battery module and a method of manufacture are provided. The battery module may include a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The PCB assembly may include a PCB designed to be disposed in a battery module for controlling operations of the battery module. The PCB may also include voltage sensing circuitry. In addition, the PCB assembly may include a bus bar cell interconnect. The bus bar cell interconnect may electrically couple batteries of the battery module. The PCB assembly may also include a voltage sense connection tab. The voltage sense connection tab may carry a voltage between a bus bar cell interconnect of the battery module and the voltage sensing circuitry on the PCB.
US09440598B2	Wiring harness assembly for vehicle including source splice overlay A wiring harness assembly for a vehicle includes wiring harness assembly for a vehicle including a plurality of overlay wiring harnesses, each of the overlay wiring harnesses including a first harness connector with a plurality of first wires, a source splice overlay adapted to be coupled to a source of the vehicle, a second harness connector with a plurality of second wires, and a weld coupling the source splice overlay to the first harness connector and the second harness connector to form a circuit.
US09440597B1	Temporary vehicle plate attachment system and related method A temporary vehicle plate attachment system includes a first plate frame adapted for mounting to a vehicle license plate receiving area, the first plate frame having a plurality of opposed corners with a magnetic member positioned adjacent to each corner and a second plate frame having a plurality of opposed corners with a magnetic member positioned adjacent to each corner and arranged in substantially the same relative geometry as the magnetic members of the first plate frame. The second plate frame is attached to the first plate frame by aligning the magnetic members. A method of attaching a temporary plate includes fastening the first plate frame to a vehicle license plate receiving area, magnetically attaching the second plate frame to the first plate frame and positioning a temporary vehicle plate against an outer surface of the second plate frame such that the temporary vehicle plate is visible.
US09440596B2	Retention clip for interior vehicle components A retention clip for an interior vehicle component may include a base and a pair of frame members extending from the base. Each of the frame members may include a primary wing arranged with the base to secure the clip to a sheet metal portion and may have a body including a flared portion partially cutout from the body. The flared portion may define a secondary wing extending from the primary wing and may be configured to contact the metal when the primary wing is dislodged from an installed position. The secondary wings may define distal ends spaced apart from one another at a distance greater than a width of a slot defined by the sheet metal.
US09440592B2	Bicycle rack A method for mounting a bicycle to a bicycle rack on an exposed roll can include: providing the bicycle rack comprising: a crossbar having an elongate longitudinal length section with laterally curved end sections extending from each side of the longitudinal length, the crossbar having a top side that includes one or more bicycle receivers and having a length sufficient to extend across the roll cage; and a mounting bracket on an end of each laterally curved end section, the mounting brackets each being planar and having an aperture extending through the bracket from a top surface to an opposite bottom surface, the mounting brackets each having bottom surface received on the roll cage with fastener extending through each aperture and a vertical hole in the longitudinal bars such that the crossbar is elevated off the longitudinal bars.
US09440591B2	Enhanced visibility system An enhanced visibility system for utility vehicles is disclosed. The visibility system may enhance an operator's view from the utility vehicle by making an obstruction appear transparent to the operator.
US09440589B2	Electro-optic rearview mirror assembly for vehicle A reflective element assembly for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes front and rear substrates with an electro-optic medium disposed therebetween. An electrical connector has an attachment portion and a wire receiving portion for receiving an electrical wire therein. A flange of the attachment portion is configured to be disposed at a fourth surface of the rear substrate and a tab is configured to extend at least partially across a perimeter edge of the rear substrate. An electrically conductive material is disposed in an uncured state and uncured electrically conductive material flows at least partially through the aperture and is cured to secure the electrical connector at the rear substrate. The wire receiving portion of the electrical connector is configured to receive the electrical wire therein and includes at least one tang that engages the electrical wire when the electrical wire is inserted into the wire receiving portion.
US09440582B2	Fiber-optic cable with reinforcement for lining a groove A retaining device for retaining a fiber-optic cable. The retaining device includes an elongated hollow part configured to receive the fiber-optic cable and a retaining element extending away from the hollow part, when viewed in a cross-section. The retaining element is configured to be inserted into a groove.
US09440578B2	Assembly of a headlight and a device for mounting same, which reduces the amount of repairs to the adjacent fender upon an impact, and related vehicle An assembly includes a motor vehicle headlamp and a mounting device to mount the headlamp on the vehicle. The headlamp includes a casing. The mounting device includes a pivot connection that pivots about a fixed rotation axis with respect to the technical front end of the vehicle, which carries the cooling unit for the propulsion unit of the vehicle. The rotation axis is contained in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle and is positioned such that an impact along a line of force located on one side of the rotation axis causes an edge of the headlamp raise above the adjacent edge of the fender on the other side of the rotation axis. The headlamp is shaped and the rotation axis is oriented such that the headlamp pivots about this rotation axis, remaining inscribed within a predetermined surface of revolution outside the contour of the adjacent fender.
US09440576B1	Trailer assembly A trailer assembly for simultaneously transporting a personal watercraft and a pontoon includes a trailer that may be towed. A first support is hingedly coupled to the trailer and the first support may support a pontoon. A second support is coupled to the trailer and the second support may support a personal watercraft beneath the pontoon.
US09440572B2	Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning seat assembly A seat may comprise a contact surface that may contact a person sitting in the seat. One or more elongated depressions may be disposed in the contact surface and, together with the person, form at least one duct wherein fluid may flow. The seat may be connected to a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system which may cause fluid to flow into the at least one duct to regulate the temperature of the person. Such fluid may then dispense into a passenger compartment and change a temperature thereof.
US09440571B2	Conveyance seat A conveyance seat includes a pair of side frames and a lower frame. The lower frame is formed to have a U-shaped section, an upper part of which is open, a center part position of a front side area of the U shape is recessed backward relative to both side positions in a view in a width direction of the seat. Cutouts are formed in end surfaces of the lower frame in areas connected with the pair of side frames, and the cutouts are made from the end surfaces to an inner side.
US09440569B2	Vehicle seat and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a method of manufacturing a vehicle seat configured by covering a seat cover on a sitting surface side of a seat frame via a seat pad and by covering a non-sitting surface side of the seat frame with a carpet, the vehicle seat including an end fixing part having a groove into which both ends of the seat cover and the carpet are to be inserted and fixed. The method includes fixing, to the end of the seat cover, an insertion member having stiffness, which can be inserted and fixed in the groove integrally with the seat cover, arranging the carpet such that the end thereof covers an entrance of the groove, and inserting the insertion member into the groove to thus push and fix the end of the carpet in the groove while the end of the carpet abuts on the insertion member.
US09440568B2	Seat for vehicle A vehicle seat includes: a seat back pad of a vehicle; a rear cover coupled with the seat back pad on the rear side and made of flexible material; and a bracket formed along the periphery of the rear cover, the bracket being coupled with the seat back pad so that its front is supported by the seat back pad.
US09440567B2	Automotive vehicle seat insert An insert comprising: (i) a forward layer for facing a passenger; (ii) a rearward layer opposite the forward layer; and (iii) a spacer material located between the forward layer and the rearward layer creating an open space within the insert; (iv) an edge sealed substantially around a periphery of the insert; (v) a heater comprising; (a) polymer film having one or more openings for allowing air flow therethrough, (b) a resistive layer, (c) two or more buss bars that are spaced apart and electrically in communication with each other through the resistive layer; and (d) a protective layer; (vi) one or more air movers in fluid communication with the open space within the insert; (vii) a housing having a flange that attaches the one or more air movers to the insert, by the flange being fitted between the spacer material and the rearward layer; wherein the heater layer is attached to one or a combination of the forward layer, the rearward layer, or the spacer material; wherein the forward layer, the rearward layer, or both include one or more openings in fluid communication with the open space within the insert.
US09440565B2	Unlocking unit for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat An unlocking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), transmits a movement introduced via an actuation element (62) to at least two locking devices (90) for unlocking purposes. Each locking device (90) is paired with an unlocking element (11, 12) and the unlocking element (11, 12) is in the locked position when the respective locking device (90) is locked and in the unlocked position when the respective locking device (90) is unlocked. A display element (64) is in the display position when the locking devices (90) are unlocked and is in the non-display position when the locking devices (90) are locked. Each unlocking element (11, 12) which can be found in the unlocked position prevents the display element (64) from moving into the non-display position, and the display element (64) remains in the display position as long as at least one locking device (90) is unlocked.
US09440560B2	Lounge assembly A lounge assembly includes a movable backrest to be positioned at multiple locations on its seating surface. The backrest is supported by plate supports extending into the seat below its seating surface to connect to a slidable carriage assembly used to move the backrest. The backrest can be locked into selected positions on the lounge assembly seating surface. The lounge assembly is especially adapted for a boat.
US09440559B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat (1), in particular a commercial vehicle seat, includes a scissor-type (scissors) framework (3) for adjusting the height. The scissors framework has intersecting rockers (8a, 8b) and at least one frame (5, 7), and at least one bearing device (21) for movably guiding the rockers (8a, 8b) in the frame (5, 7). A rotatable bearing roller (14) interacts with a first guide and a rotatable compensation roller (36) interacts with a second guide attached to a base region (52) of an insert (60). A lateral region (54) of the insert (60) extends perpendicularly to the base region (52) and is fixed to the frame (5, 7) and/or a head region (50) of the insert (60), extending parallel to the base region (52), is fixed to the frame (5, 7). The base region (52) is resiliently designed and presses against the compensation roller (36).
US09440552B2	Estimation and compensation of battery measurement Hybrid or electric vehicles include a traction battery to store and provide motive energy. For effective operation of the traction battery, operating parameters, such as state of charge and battery power limits, may need to be known. The operating parameters can be based on a persistent excitation parameter of the traction battery and a measurement bias of the traction battery that depends on a temporal difference and a temperature difference between parameter measurements of the traction battery. A controller can execute instructions to implement a state estimator configured to output battery state based on a persistent excitation parameter of the traction battery and a measurement bias of the traction battery that depends on at least one of a temporal difference and a temperature difference between parameter measurements of the traction battery, and operate the traction battery according to output of the state estimator.
US09440551B2	Precharging a motor vehicle high-voltage network In a method for controlling a connection of a high-voltage source of a motor vehicle to a high-voltage network of the motor vehicle, first at least one test value for an electrical operating variable of the high-voltage network is determined by means of a control device of the motor vehicle after a connection command is received. The electrical operating variable depends on a capacitance actually effective at a connection of the high-voltage source to the high-voltage network. Only when the at least one test value meets a predefined safety condition, is a precharge current of the high-voltage source conducted via a first precharge resistor, which limits the precharge current, to the connection and into the high-voltage network to charge up a capacitor of the high-voltage network. Otherwise the precharge current is blocked.
US09440547B2	Method for charging a plug-in electric vehicle A system and method for charging a battery in a plug-in electric vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the present method uses a charging profile and a scheduled departure time to develop a charging scheme for a plug-in electric vehicle that balances battery life with electricity costs. The charging scheme attempts to reduce the amount of time at which the battery is maintained at elevated state-of-charge (SOC) levels before a scheduled departure time, while still satisfying the electricity rate preferences established by the user. Reduced time spent at elevated SOC levels can, over the long term, improve battery life by increasing the capacity and performance of the battery.
US09440546B2	Electric vehicle charging system A vehicle and a vehicle battery charging system are disclosed. The vehicle charging system includes a parking structure having solar collector. The solar collector is configured to collect and concentrate solar energy. The concentrated solar energy is then transferred to a solar panel located on the vehicle in order to charge a battery of the vehicle.
US09440543B2	Vehicle and external power feeding apparatus A vehicle self-resonant coil provided at a vehicle is formed to extend along a circumference of a winding center, centered about the winding center. The distance between the center of the vehicle and an anti-node of the vehicle self-resonant coil that is the area of the anti-node of AC current flowing through the vehicle self-resonant coil when electromagnetic field resonant coupling is established between the vehicle self-resonant coil and the facility self-resonant coil is shorter than the distance between the winding center and the center of the vehicle.
US09440541B2	In-vehicle control system An in-vehicle control system is mounted in a vehicle, which is connectable with a charging station through a charging cable and provided with a battery chargeable from the charging station through the charging cable. The vehicle includes a double-wire type communication line provided with a charger-side terminal circuit. The in-vehicle control system includes a first communication line and a second communication line, which are connectable to the communication line of the charging cable and provided with three terminal circuits. The in-vehicle control system further includes a first ECU and a second ECU, which are connected to the first communication line and the second communication line. When a charging plug is connected to a charging port, the first ECU and the second ECU validate the first terminal circuit and invalidate the second terminal circuit and the third terminal circuit.
US09440540B2	Electric vehicle and control method An electric vehicle includes an electric motor outputting regenerative torque to a drive shaft connected to an axle shaft, a hydraulic brake providing braking force for the vehicle, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a regeneration coordination switch in which at least part of the regenerative torque from the electric motor is gradually switched to the braking force from the hydraulic brake. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a vibration suppression control that restrains vibration of the vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to increase frequency of execution of the vibration suppression control when the regeneration coordination switch is performed, as compared to frequency of execution of the vibration suppression control when the regeneration coordination switch is not being performed.
US09440539B2	Energy storage apparatus for railway vehicles by adopting a bidirectional DC-DC converter An energy storage apparatus has developed for railway vehicles by adopting a bidirectional DC-DC converter to increase the efficiency of charge/discharge, comprising that; a power receiving unit, filter unit, charging unit storage unit having a plurality of super-capacitors, capacitor monitoring unit, a plurality of bidirectional DC-DC converters arranged in parallel, and voltage detector electrically connected to the filter unit, current detector for detecting the currents flowing. The controller further comprises; an analog interface board, signal identifying board, signal control board, digital output contact unit, communicating board, PWM control board, optical output board, external gate driver. The PWM control board includes; a sensor input circuit, A/D converter, calculation unit, calculation control processor, and power monitoring unit. It is easy to add a storage unit including supercapacitor in a form of box module for increasing capacity and efficient of charging/discharging of the storage unit through various sensors and signal checking.
US09440538B2	Housekeeping circuit having trickle charge capabilities A housekeeping circuit configured to facilitate powering multiple loads is contemplated. The housekeeping circuit may include a transformer to regulate voltage output for using in powering the loads. A trickle circuit may be included to facilitate setting a minimum loading on the transformer. The minimum loading may be beneficial in insuring proper regulation of the transformer.
US09440534B2	Automotive gas pedal management to increase driving safety and reduce fuel consumption and exhaust gas emission in motor vehicles An automotive accelerator device includes an accelerator member movable in response to driver operation, a position sensor associated with the accelerator member to output a position signal indicating an operation degree of the accelerator member, and signal processing means configured to receive the position signal generated by the position sensor and to generate a command for a motor vehicle engine based on the position signal and a characteristic curve of the accelerator device that defines the command for the motor vehicle engine as a function of the position signal; the signal processing means are further configured to: receive signals indicating a current motor vehicle speed and a target motor vehicle speed, and to dynamically adapt the accelerator device characteristic curve based on the current motor vehicle speed with respect to the target motor vehicle speed.
US09440532B1	Transfer case lubrication system with disengagable pump A lubrication system (300) for a transfer case (200) includes a shaft (302) having a lubricant inlet port (306) and a hollow bore (304) for transporting lubricant within the shaft (302), a pump (310) having a pump housing (312) and one or more pumping elements (318) that are disposed in the pump housing (312), and a clutch assembly (330). The clutch assembly 330 has an engaged position in which rotational force from the shaft (302) is transferred to the one or more pumping elements (318) to cause operation of the pump (310), and a disengaged position in which rotational force from the shaft (302) is not transferred to the one or more pumping elements (318). An actuator (370, 410) is operable to cause the clutch assembly (330) to move between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
US09440531B2	Electric power train for the steerable axle of a motor vehicle A power-train is provided for a driven, steerable axle of a motor vehicle. To reduce the size of the turning radius of the vehicle, the power train includes a left drive shaft that is fixedly connected in terms of drive to a left steerable wheel; a right drive shaft that is fixedly connected in terms of drive to a right steerable wheel; and a drive unit configured between the drive shafts for driving the drive shaft; the drive shafts being configured as articulated shafts, each having a wheel-proximal articulated joint and a wheel-distal articulated joint; and said articulated joints each having at least one axis of rotation with the same orientation for all articulated joints. The drive unit is designed for transmitting an electromotively generated torque to the drive shafts, and having a body suspension that allows the drive unit to rotate relative to the body about a swivel axis that extends in parallel to the axes of rotation having the same orientation.
US09440522B2	Protection device for a vehicle window A device for protecting a window of a vehicle from environmental conditions includes a water resistant cover for covering the window. The cover has a first side portion positionable to cover a driver's side of the window, and an opposed second side portion positionable to cover a passenger's side of the window. A frame supports the cover and includes spaced apart and resiliently flexible first and second frame members. The first and second frame members each extend widthwise with respect to the cover across at least a portion of the first side portion and at least a portion of the second side portion. The frame is collapsible to reconfigure the device from a deployed state wherein the frame supports the cover in a generally flat state to a storage state wherein the cover is folded. Fasteners are secured to the cover for mounting the device to the window.
US09440521B2	Vehicular deflector device A vehicular deflector device includes an upper frame and a lower frame, a mesh member, two holding projections, and a pivot stopper. The upper and lower frames extend in a vehicle widthwise direction. The mesh member includes two short-side direction terminal portions respectively held by the upper frame and the lower frame. The mesh member is protruded from a plane of the roof together with the upper frame when the upper frame is lifted relative to the lower frame, and the mesh member is stored below an upper surface of the roof together with the upper frame when the upper frame is lowered relative to the lower frame. The two holding projections arranged on two extending direction end portions of the lower frame are respectively inserted into two holding holes formed in a roof member. The pivot stopper restricts pivoting of the lower frame about the holding projections.
US09440520B2	Truck cap with heavy duty mounting rack A cap for the cargo bed of a pickup truck has a rigid internal frame with spaced front and rear frame members connected by longitudinally extending upper side rails and longitudinally extending bottom plates, said frame being supported on side walls of the pickup truck. A lightweight shell extends over the rigid frame and is supported on the side walls of the truck. A plurality of posts are attached to the side rails and extend vertically through holes formed in the shell and have one or more storage racks attached to the posts whereby all of the weight of the storage racks and cargo supported thereon is transmitted through the internal frame and supported by the truck body. The frame members are formed of T-slotted members providing support for sundry items inside the shell.
US09440519B2	Sliding door supporting device of vehicle and sliding door device using the same A sliding door support apparatus of a vehicle may include a rail of which one end is mounted to be pivotably movable to a vehicle body, a slider fitted movably along the rail and coupled thereto, and connected in a pivotably movable manner to a front lower portion of a vehicle door, and a gas spring connected to the slider to apply an external force to the vehicle door through the slider through an outer side along a width direction of the vehicle.
US09440518B2	Lighting system for a vehicle A lighting system for a vehicle is provided. The lighting system includes a sensor module, a control mode, a shutter glass, and a headlamp module. The sensor module senses light entering from outside of the vehicle to generate a sensing signal. The control module generates shutter and lighting operation signals based on the sensing signal. The shutter glass is opened and closed according to the shutter operation signal. The headlamp module has a light source unit that alternately emits a first light having a first luminance and a second light having a second luminance according to the lighting operation signal. The control module controls the shutter and lighting operation signals to enable the light source unit to alternately emit the first and second lights in synchronization with the opening and closing operations of the shutter glass.
US09440515B2	Air contaminant filtration system for a cabin An air contaminant filtration system (10) for a cabin (12) includes an external air drawing system (14) for drawing air from an atmosphere surrounding the cabin (12). The system also includes an internal air extraction system (16) for drawing air from an atmosphere within the cabin (120, a main filtration system (18), and a filtered air delivery system (20). In the system, air drawn from the external drawing system (14) and from the internal air extraction system (16) is directed towards the main filtration system (18) for filtration and the filtered air is then directed towards the filtered air delivery system (20) for delivery to the cabin (12).
US09440514B2	Vehicle air-conditioning system A vehicle air-conditioning system (1) includes an HVAC unit (2) in which a first refrigerant evaporator (7) and a second refrigerant condenser (8) are disposed in an air channel (6) communicating with a vehicle interior space; and a heat pump cycle (3) in which a refrigerant compressor (9), a refrigerant switching device (10), a first refrigerant condenser (11) that exchanges heat with the outside air, a first expansion valve (14), and a first refrigerant evaporator (7) are connected in sequence and in which the second refrigerant condenser (8) is connected in parallel with the first refrigerant condenser (11) via the refrigerant switching device (10). An exhaust-heat recovery circuit (23) equipped with a second refrigerant evaporator (18) disposed in a ventilation channel (19) from the vehicle interior and a second expansion valve (17) is connected in parallel with the first expansion valve (14) and the first refrigerant evaporator (7) of the heat pump cycle (3).
US09440507B2	Context aware active suspension control system A method for reducing power consumption in an active suspension system through the selective use of high performance, associated with high power demand, only in situations instantaneously deemed to provide a high ratio of benefit to cost. Input events are classified ahead of time, and are identified during operation of the system, ahead of time if possible through the use of look-ahead sensing or statistical analysis, or at the beginning of the event through the use of motion sensing. Once an event is detected, an estimation of the cost and benefits for an intervention of the active suspension system is made, and the intervention is scaled in a way to provide a good compromise. Relying on the nonlinearity of the cost and benefit expressions, this leads to overall reduced power consumption with small loss in perceived benefit.
US09440499B2	Tire having gum strip and chafer A tire includes a circumferential tread, at least one belt, and a pair of sidewalls, with each sidewall forming an outermost point of a side of the tire. The tire further includes a pair of bead portions and at least one carcass ply extending circumferentially about the tire from one bead portion to the other. The tire also has a chafer having a first portion radially below the bead portion and the carcass ply, and a second portion axially outward from the bead portion and the carcass ply, wherein the sidewall is located radially below the first portion of the chafer and axially outward from the second portion of the chafer. A sidewall gum strip extends radially upward from the second portion of the chafer. The sidewall gum strip is located axially between the carcass ply turn-up end and at least a portion of the chafer.
US09440497B2	Device for protecting a groove in a tread A tire for a heavy goods vehicle, having a tread having a tread surface provided in the new state with at least one groove delimited by opposing side walls, this groove opening onto the tread surface in a discontinuous manner by way of a plurality of portions that are open towards the exterior of the tread, these open portions having two ends that are extended under the tread surface by channels having inlets connected to the ends of the open portions, these inlets to the channels having a mean surface area S. This tread is such that each open portion on the tread surface is provided at each of its ends with a closure device for partially closing the cross section of the inlets to the channels when the tire is running and for leaving a passage unclosed.
US09440496B2	Tread for heavy goods vehicle tire Tread for a tire for a heavy goods vehicle of total thickness E and of total volume V, having at least one continuous groove comprising: at least two wearing layers in the thickness of the tread, each having a thickness at most equal to 75% of the total thickness E of the tread, a plurality of external cavities and a plurality of internal cavities positioned radially and entirely on the inside of the tread surface in the new state, each internal cavity being connected to an external cavity by a connecting channel, and having a total voids volume Vc at least equal to 7% and at most equal to 12% of a volume equal to the sum of the total volume V and of the total voids volume, and having an effective voids volume Ve for each wearing layer less than the total voids volume Vc, and satisfying the equation: 0.4 St−65° C.
US09440495B2	Pneumatic tire The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having a carcass 11, at least one circumferential belt layer 17 provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass 11, and plural intersecting belt layers 18 provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the circumferential belt layer 17, at least one of the plural intersecting belt layers having wider belt width in the tire widthwise direction than the circumferential belt layer 17, comprising: at least one layer of end-portion circumferential belt 15 provided in respective tire widthwise tread end regions on the outer side of the carcass 11 and on the inner side of the circumferential belt layer 17 in the tire radial direction; and at least one layer of slant belt 16 provided in the tire widthwise tread central region on the outer side of the carcass 11 and on the inner side of the circumferential belt layer 17 in the tire radial direction.
US09440493B1	Traction material dispensing apparatus A traction material dispensing apparatus including at least one of a traction material dispensing unit disposed within a wheel well of a vehicle, proximal both a front and a rear of a vehicle tire. Each traction material dispensing unit includes a storage cartridge, a mounting bracket assembly, and a solenoid housing. A solenoid, a knife, and a stopper are disposed within the solenoid housing. The stopper is in operational communication with the solenoid and is configured to block a pathway of the solenoid. A traction material is disposed within the storage cartridge. A transmitter sends a wireless activation signal to the receiver, which activates the solenoid, in turn actuating the stopper, which releases the traction material from within the storage cartridge onto a road proximal the tire.
US09440484B2	3D digital painting A method of digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting and three-dimensional drawing with steps of providing a digital electronic canvas having a screen and capable of presenting two pictures for a right eye and a left eye; providing means for continuous changing of a virtual distance between the digital electronic canvas and a painter by digitally changing a horizontal shifting between images for the right eye and the left eye on the digital electronic canvas corresponding to instant virtual canvas position; providing at least one three-axis input control device allowing digital painting or drawing on the digital electronic canvas; painting on the digital electronic canvas for any instant virtual positions of the digital electronic canvas providing simultaneous appearance of a similar stroke on the images for the right eye and the left eye.
US09440483B2	Combined press lamination and membrane lamination The invention relates to a method for laminating a substrate with a decoration (104), wherein the substrate comprises a first portion (114) and a second portion (116), wherein the method simultaneously comprises membrane lamination and press lamination, wherein the press lamination is carried out in a first region (118) of the decoration (104), and the membrane lamination is carried out in a second region (122) of the decoration (104), wherein the first region (118) directly borders the second region (122), wherein the first region (118) comprises the first portion fully and the second portion partially, and wherein the second region comprises the part of the second portion that is not contained in the first region (118).
US09440482B2	Adjustable grid drawing frame A drawing tool is provided for assisting artists in transcribing images onto a blank medium. The device is a drawing frame of geometrical shape and has a plurality of notches disposed along the outer perimeter length. These notches are channels cut out of the edge, forming protruding segments between any two notches. Protruding segments are used as anchor sites for a series of elastic threads. A portion of the threads is wound around protruding segments disposed on opposing dies of the frame body, thereby stretching the elastic thread across the front surface of the frame body. A first grouping of the threads is secured in parallel lateral alignment, while a second group is secured in a parallel longitudinal alignment. This configuration presents a grid pattern that can be laid over an image or blank piece of paper to serve as a guide for transcription.
US09440477B2	Flexible book binding with interchangeable pages Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a flexible book binding with interchangeable pages are presented. A plurality of elongate rods include tips disposed on ends of the elongate rods. A plurality of flexible, elongate link members includes one or more openings disposed in the elongate link members. The one or more openings are formed to receive the tips of the elongate rods. A plurality of pages includes rod couplers disposed along edges of the plurality of pages. The rod couplers are formed to receive the elongate rods.
US09440475B2	Image forming method A first embodiment is an image forming method having a liquid composition applying step of applying a liquid composition to a recording medium, an ink applying step of applying an ink to the recording medium, and a heating step of heating the recording medium, in which the ink contains a self-dispersible pigment and resin particles, the liquid composition contains an agglomerating component and wax particles, the heating temperature TH in the heating step, the softening point Tmp of the resin particles, and the melting point Tmw of the wax particles satisfy the relationship of Tmp
US09440474B2	Recording medium A recording medium includes a substrate, a first ink receiving layer and a second ink receiving layer in that order. The first ink receiving layer contains at least one inorganic pigment selected from the group consisting of alumina, hydrated alumina and fumed silica, polyvinyl alcohol, and a boric acid compound. The second ink receiving layer contains fumed silica, particles having an average particle size in a specific range, polyvinyl alcohol, and a boric acid compound. The boric acid compound content in the first ink receiving layer is in a predetermined range, and the boric acid compound content in the second ink receiving layer is in a predetermined range. The particle content in the second ink receiving layer is in a predetermined range.
US09440473B2	Conductive thermal imaging receiving layer with receiver overcoat layer comprising a surfactant This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous-based coatable dye-receiving layer comprising a water-dispersible acrylic polymer, a water-dispersible polyester, a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material and a surfactant. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.
US09440464B2	Print label producing apparatus The disclosure discloses a print label producing apparatus including a controller. The controller is configured to execute a print contents acquisition process, a cut pattern acquisition process, a coordination control process, and a display control process. In a cut pattern acquisition process, specification of a cut pattern related to formation of a full-cut position and a half-cut position in producing a print label is acquired. In a coordination control process, print contents acquired are formed on a print-receiving tape, and the half-cut position or the full-cut position are formed in accordance with the cut pattern acquired. In a display control process, a display device is controlled to display an appearance image of a print label together with an identification display of all cut positions of the full-cut position and the half-cut position.
US09440463B2	Print control apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium An embodiment of the present invention is directed to reducing problems in double-sided printing using roll paper. An apparatus in the embodiment includes a unit configured to cause a print unit to print on a roll-shaped print medium based on a received job for roll paper, a unit configured to control drive upon printing on the roll-shaped print medium, and a unit configured to cause a cutting unit to cut the roll-shaped print medium after printing the first surface of the roll-shaped print medium. The apparatus controls drive based on a first drive parameter for suppressing a first sheet-floating upon printing on the first surface of the roll-shaped print medium, and controls drive based on a second drive parameter for suppressing a second sheet-floating upon printing on the second surface of a cut print medium.
US09440457B2	Media treatment apparatus Media treatment apparatus to apply liquid treatment to media, the media treatment apparatus including a roller to receive liquid treatment and to transfer the liquid treatment, and a drop ejector to apply liquid treatment to the roller to transfer liquid treatment to an object.
US09440455B2	Printing device, control method for printing device, and control program for printing device A printing device includes a paper medium print mode configured to execute printing on a paper medium; and a textile print mode configured to execute printing on a fabric medium, a print resolution in the textile print mode being lower than a print resolution in the paper medium print mode.
US09440449B2	Printing control device, printing control method, and printing control program A printing control device includes a nozzle information obtainment unit that obtains the position of a discharge-failing nozzle which fails to discharge ink in a printing head which includes a nozzle array, a data generation unit that generates printing data in which a dot position is associated with a nozzle which discharges ink so that a raster which is one line and is configured by a plurality of dot positions is configured through multiple times of a scan, and a data correction unit that specifies a first position which is the position where ink is discharged by a discharge-failing nozzle and corrects the printing data so that non-discharge of ink is associated with the first position, and discharge of ink is associated with a second position between which the first position is interposed when discharge of ink is associated with the first position in the printing data generated.
US09440441B2	Multi-part fluid flow structure In one example, parts to be assembled into a fluid flow structure include: a first part having a first opening therein and a first adhesive bonding surface surrounding the first opening; a second part having a second opening therein and a second bonding surface surrounding the second opening; and the first and second bonding surfaces are each configured, when the parts are assembled for bonding and an adhesive is squished between the parts, to create a capillary force along the bonding surface urging adhesive away from the opening.
US09440440B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting module A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that has an ejecting unit for ejecting liquid; a first wiring that transmits a driving signal for driving the ejecting unit to the liquid ejecting unit; a first connector that is provided in the liquid ejecting unit, and electrically connects the first wiring; a second wiring that transmits an ejecting control signal for controlling a supply of the driving signal to the ejecting unit to the liquid ejecting unit; and a second connector that is provided in the liquid ejecting unit, and electrically connects the second wiring, in which the liquid ejecting unit is located between the first connector and the second connector.
US09440431B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of line heads disposed along a conveyance direction of a recording sheet and including a plurality of nozzles to discharge ink droplets, the plurality of nozzles disposed in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the recording sheet; a plurality of edge sensors corresponding to respective line heads, to detect a lateral edge of the recording sheet; a plurality of actuators corresponding to the respective line heads, to move to the respective line heads laterally in a sheet width direction; a head position adjustor to determine movement amounts of the respective line heads in accordance with outputs of the plurality of edge sensors; and a failure determiner to obtain outputs of the plurality of edge sensors simultaneously and identify a failure of the plurality of edge sensors based on a combination of the outputs from the plurality of edge sensors.
US09440430B2	Image recording method An image recording method includes recording an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body and transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium while heating the intermediate image. The ink contains a coloring material and polymer fine particles which are a mixture of a crystalline polymer and an amorphous polymer. In transferring the intermediate image, the intermediate image is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the crystalline polymer and equal to or higher than a glass transition point of the amorphous polymer.
US09440427B2	Device for two-sided printing A device for two-sided printing of sheet-shaped printing substrates includes an impression cylinder on which the printing substrate is guided through more than 360°. As a result of being guided through more than 360°, the second side of the sheet is moved into an effective region of an ink application unit that has already printed a first side of the printing substrate as it was guided on an upstream impression cylinder.
US09440425B2	Methods and systems for setting the pressure of the cylinders of the printing press without requiring special targets A method for setting the pressure of a printing station includes at least one cylinder, from acquired images of the printed area of the printed web. The method includes displacing the at least one cylinder in accordance with a pre-defined displacement scheme, and acquiring the acquired images of the web throughout the displacement of the at least one cylinder, for each of the at least one cylinder, determining according to the acquired images, a left side print distance and a right side print distance, and determining for the each of the at least one cylinder a left actuator working distance and a right actuator working distance for the left actuator and the right actuator, respectively, according to the left side print distance and according to the right side print distance.
US09440420B2	Polyurethane polymers The present invention relates to polyurethane polymers, a process for their preparation and their use as binders for adhesives, coatings or foams.
US09440418B2	Thermally insulating low density structural wooden composite Wood-based composites, and methods for their manufacture, are provided. The composites include oriented wooden strands and cured bonding resin connecting adjacent strands. The composites are relatively low-density, having an average dry density of the wooden composites of about 15-28 pounds per cubic foot (pcf). The unique composition of the composites provide improved structural and insulating (thermal and acoustic) properties when compared to traditional engineered wood products (e.g., oriented strandboard).
US09440414B2	Fabric jacketed unidirectional noodle A composite, radius filler noodle for a co-cured spar or stringer used in aircraft construction has a unidirectional composite core and pluralities of pre-preg fabric strips stacked in layers surrounding the core.
US09440412B2	Fire-proof illuminating web, fire-proof illuminating structure, their manufacturing processes and their use The invention relates to an illuminating web, characterized in that it is flame-retarded by a flame-retardant composition impregnated into the bulk of the illuminating web and/or included in a coating on at least one face of the illuminating web. The illuminating web exhibits an improved performance in terms of reaction toward fire. It is better suited to the standards in force as regards reaction to fire. It also exhibits an advantageous illuminating performance and has good acoustic properties, when it incorporates a support appropriate for sound insulation. The invention also relates to an illuminating structure composed of said web added to a rigid or semirigid support. This structure can be used in particular as partition wall or ceiling in a building. With regard to the web proper, it can be used as painter's canvas or stretched fabric or part of these.
US09440408B2	Method, system and molding tool for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials In a method for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, at least one placeholder is inserted into a recess in a molding tool, wherein the unfinished component is subsequently produced, the placeholder is removed, at least one lifting pad is inserted into the recess and the unfinished component is removed from the molding tool by inflating the lifting pad. In a system for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, the component removal process is monitored and controlled by a computer unit in order to prevent predetermined maximum component loads from being exceeded. The gentle component removal process makes it possible to avoid consequential costs for repairing or reworking the components.
US09440407B2	Tire and tire manufacturing method A tire includes a ring shaped tire case formed from a resin material, a reinforcement cord having a higher rigidity that that of the resin material, wound in a spiral shape on the outer peripheral section of the tire case and having at least a portion of the reinforcement cord embedded in and making close contact with the outer peripheral section of the tire case when viewed in a cross-section along the axial direction of the tire case and a tread provided on the radial direction outside of a reinforcement cord layer formed by the reinforcement cord.
US09440404B2	Non-pneumatic tire and system for molding non-pneumatic tire A system for molding a non-pneumatic tire may include a lower mold portion including a lower face plate configured to provide a lower relief corresponding to a first side of the tire. The system may further include an upper mold portion configured to be coupled to the lower mold portion. The upper mold portion may include an upper face plate configured to provide an upper relief corresponding to a second side of the tire. The system may also include a plurality of mold inserts configured to be positioned between the lower and upper face plates. The mold inserts may include a shell portion at least partially enclosing a void configured to provide a cavity in the tire, and the shell portion of the mold inserts is configured to remain embedded in the tire upon removal of the tire from the lower and upper mold portions.
US09440403B2	Method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank with improved creep strength A method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank including: a) inserting a plastic parison including two distinct parts into an open two-cavity mold; b) inserting a core, bearing at least part of a reinforcing element configured to create a link between the two parison parts, inside the parison; c) pressing the parison firmly against the mold cavities, for example by blowing through the core and/or creating suction behind the cavities; d) fixing the part of the reinforcing element to at least one of the parison parts using the core; e) withdrawing the core; f) closing the mold, bringing its two cavities together to grip the two parison parts around their periphery to weld them together; g) injecting a pressurized fluid into the mold and/or creating a vacuum behind the mold cavities to press the parison firmly against the mold cavities; and h) opening the mold and extracting the tank.
US09440401B1	Method for producing composite laminated parts with non-ruled surfaces Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for forming a three-dimensional object on a lamination mandrel having preselected areas comprising raised surface features, and forming a laminate with raised or lowered areas in preselected locations on the laminate such that the part comprises a wrinkle-free surface. The object is preferably a non-ruled part comprising a substantially wrinkle-free surface, and, according to preferred variations, the object is selected from the group including, for example, a joggled blade stringer, a joggled hat stringer, a curved spar, a joggled skin, etc.
US09440399B2	Photo booth for three-dimensional images A photo booth is configured with a three-dimensional scanner, a display with a user interface coupled to the photo booth, a network interface configured to couple the photo booth in a communicating relationship with a remote processing resource, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to associate a user identifier and a user with a subject, capture a scan of the subject in the photo booth with the three-dimensional scanner, process the scan to obtain a three-dimensional model of the subject, receive a user customization of the three-dimensional model in the user interface, the user customization resulting in a modification of the three-dimensional model, create a fabrication-ready digital model of the three-dimensional model including the modification, and store the fabrication-ready digital model.
US09440396B2	Sterile connection device for making multiple connections System, method and apparatus for making a plurality of sterile connections between a plurality of pairs of thermoplastic tubes. A first receiver receives a first tube, a second receiver receives second and third tubes, and a third receiver receives a fourth tube. The first and second receivers are movable to place clamped and heated ends of first and second tubes into contact and the second and third receivers are movable to place clamped and heated ends of third and fourth tubes into contact.
US09440393B2	Polylactic acid products and their use The invention is directed to materials comprising polylactic acid (PLA). In accordance with the invention, PLA material is stretched in at least the machine direction at a total stretch ratio of 1:4 or more. These materials have excellent biodegradability and find use in horticulture, in particular for tying up plants or parts thereof.
US09440388B2	Control device for molding machine and manufacturing method for molded article A molding machine is provided with a display section with a touchpanel. A first storage section of a storage device is stored with molding conditions corresponding to molded articles each affixed with identification information. A second storage section is stored with image data on the molded articles each affixed with identification information. A third storage section is stored with memo information corresponding to the molded articles each affixed with identification information. When an image selection switch section on the display section is operated, the screen is changed to an image list screen and a plurality of images called up from the second storage section are listed. If one of these images is touched, the screen is changed to a detail display screen.
US09440386B2	Apparatus for injection molding of plastic material An apparatus for injection molding of plastic materials includes an injection machine platen, a mold including a backing plate for securing the mold to the injection machine platen, a distributor of the plastic material to be injected adjacent to the backing plate and bearing at least one injector including a nozzle within which a pin valve is axially movable, and a respective electric actuator with associated transmission to operate the displacement of the pin valve between a closed position and an open position. The transmission includes a variable-length connecting rod.
US09440384B2	Battery acid status indicator and method for production thereof An acid status indicator for a battery, in particular for a lead-acid rechargeable battery, having a sight glass and a holder for holding the sight glass and for attaching the acid status indicator to a housing of the battery, wherein the sight glass and the holder are produced by two-component injection molding, with the holder being produced by insert molding of the sight glass.
US09440379B2	Device for coating intramedullary rods with cement A mold for forming a coated intramedullary (IM) nail can include a tubular member having an insertion end and an opposite end. The tubular member can comprise a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis between an outer surface and an inner surface. The sidewall can define at least one threaded inlet port therealong. The tubular member can be configured to receive the IM nail therein. The tubular member can be further configured to locate a flowable material against the IM nail within the inner surface.
US09440377B2	Functional laminate warp elimination method The present invention relates to a method and a device for rapidly stress relieving laminated RFID cards sheets (1) or individually cut cards (2) so that the effect of card wrap, bending and distortion is reduced. A freezer tunnel (5) is located down-stream of a laminator machine. The freezer tunnel (5) uses nozzles (8) to supply a cryogenic liquid in vaporized form. Laminated RFID card sheets (1) are transported through the freezer tunnel (5), where they are exposed to an ambient temperature between −40° C. to −100° C. during two minutes or less.
US09440376B2	Methods of forming molds and methods of forming articles using said molds A method of forming a working mold including placing a substrate near an electrode in a chamber, the substrate (610) having at least a first structured surface (620); providing power to the electrode to create a plasma, —introducing vapor of liquid silicone molecules into the plasma; and depositing a release layer (630), the release layer (630) including a silicone containing polymer, the release layer (630) being deposited on at least a portion of the first structured surface of the substrate to form the working mold.
US09440373B2	Tray assemblies and methods for manufacturing ceramic articles Tray assemblies and methods for manufacturing ceramic articles are provided. In one embodiment, a tray assembly includes a tray body having a supporting surface operable to support a ceramic article for passage through a microwave drying apparatus during a microwave drying process and a microwave coupling cover associated with the tray body. The microwave coupling cover envelopes at least a portion of the ceramic article during the microwave drying process. The microwave coupling cover has a dielectric property such that a greater percentage of microwave energy is coupled into the ceramic article with the microwave coupling cover present during the microwave drying process than with the microwave coupling cover not present. Methods may include rotating the ceramic article when the ceramic article is about 40%-60 dry.
US09440366B2	System for regulating electric current flow from a power source to a blade cartridge in a wet shave razor A system for regulating current flow in a wet shave razor includes one or more conductive materials, such as metals, in electric circuit connection, wherein each conductive material has unique resistance properties and is used to regulate the amount of current (i.e. heat) flowing to at least one electrically powered component on the blade cartridge, and particularly one or more electrically powered devices/elements on the blade cartridge such as, but not limited to, one or more blades, one or more heating elements, a vibration device, illuminating device (e.g. LED or bulb), gauges, or indicators. The length and thickness of the conductive materials used in the electric circuit further affects the total circuit resistance and, accordingly, the amount of current flowing to the blade cartridge for heating the blades. In other embodiments, the dissimilar material conductors may be used to regulate current flow to alternative electrically conductive components.
US09440352B2	Apparatus and methods for robotic learning Apparatus and methods for implementing learning by robotic devices. Attention of the robot may be manipulated by use of a spot-light device illuminating a portion of the aircraft undergoing inspection in order to indicate to inspection robot target areas requiring more detailed inspection. The robot guidance may be aided by way of an additional signal transmitted by the agent to the robot indicating that the object has been illuminated and attention switch may be required. The robot may initiate a search for the signal reflected by the illuminated area requiring its attention. Responsive to detecting the illuminated object and receipt of the additional signal, the robot may develop an association between the two events and the inspection task thereby storing a robotic context. The context of one robot may be shared with other devices in lieu of training so as to enable other devices to perform the task.
US09440350B2	Automatically travelling device and control method therefor An automatic moving device and a control method therefor. The automatic moving device comprises a battery pack providing power. The automatic moving device can work within a working area and automatically return to a charging station for charging. The control method comprises the following steps: monitoring the power level of the battery pack; if the power level of the battery pack is less than or equal to a preset power level, initiating an action of returning the automatic moving device to the charging station; and after a preset time period, stopping the travel. By setting a preset time period simultaneously with initiating a return action, and executing a return action within the preset time period, the control method prevents damage to the battery pack from over-discharging caused by the automatic moving device continually returning, thus achieving the effects of protecting the battery pack and extending the life thereof.
US09440346B2	Tool having a tool member configured for subsequent installation A tool, such as a multipurpose tool, is provided that is designed to receive a separate tool member configured to be installed after assembly of the tool. In this regard, the tool may have a retention mechanism configured to accept a separate tool member. A method of installing a tool member onto a tool is also provided. Also provided is a tool that includes a release mechanism to allow tool members to fold into the tool whereby the release mechanism is actuatable by tabs positioned on the sides of the handles outside of the path of travel of the tool member.
US09440342B2	Fastener extraction ratchet bit device A fastener extraction ratchet bit system for facilitating extraction of stripped fasteners by permitting attachment of extraction bits to an air drive ratchet. The system includes a driving tool and a fitting coupled to and extending from the driving tool. A drill socket is coupled to a drill bit wherein the drill bit is selectively couplable to the fitting such that the driving tool provides a driving force to the drill bit. An extraction socket is coupled to an extraction bit wherein the extraction bit is also selectively couplable to the fitting such that the driving tool provides the driving force to the extraction bit.
US09440340B2	Electric rivet nut tool and control device thereof An electric rivet nut tool has a motor, a torque adjuster and a control device. The control device drives the motor to rotate a driving shaft so as to set a rivet nut. The torque adjuster serves to adjust a preset torque value. When a torque generated by the driving shaft exceeds the preset torque value of the torque adjuster and it represents that the rivet nut setting job is completed, the torque adjuster then displace for the control device to detect the displacement and drive the motor to reversely rotate. Given the torque adjuster and the control device, the problems of being time-consuming, inefficient, increasing in cost and damage prone to rivet nut or motor upon setting rivet nut because of the manual switch of forward or reverse rotation of an electric rivet nut tool can be effectively resolved.
US09440337B2	Pipe wrench A pipe wrench includes a body and a first jaw has one end fixed to the body, and a second jaw is slidably located in a first recess defined in the top of the body and is located beneath the first jaw. A resilient member is connected between the body and the second jaw. A first link has one end pivotably connected to an end of the second jaw. A second link has the first end thereof pivotably connected to the mediate portion of the first link. An adjustment member threadedly extends through a closed end of the body and contacts against the second end of the second link. The second jaw is quickly slid by the resilient member and controlled by the adjustment member, so that the object can be released and clamped quickly.
US09440328B2	Method for ascertaining topography deviations of a dressing tool in a grinding machine The invention relates to a method for ascertaining topography deviations of a dressing tool. The method includes executing a predefined relative movement of a dressing tool in relation to a dressable grinding tool, wherein during the execution of the relative movement, at least one contour region of the dressing tool is transferred into a transfer region of the grinding tool. A plunging body made of material which can be ground in the machine is provided. The transfer region of the grinding tool is moved into the vicinity of the plunging body by a relative infeed movement. A rotational movement of the grinding tool around an axis of rotation is executed. Plunging the transfer region of the grinding tool into the material of the plunging body, to thus perform a transfer of the topography of the transfer region into an imaging region of the plunging body. A scanning movement of the topography is performed of the plunging body using a coordinate scanning sensor and a computational ascertainment by means of a computer of at least one item of coordinate information, which permits a statement about the actual geometry of the dressing tool.
US09440322B2	Object positioning and fixing device In an object positioning and fixing device that positions and fixes a work pallet on a base member: a reference seating surface is formed on the base member; a contacting surface is formed on the work pallet; fitting cylindrical portions of a plurality of reference members are fixed in a plurality of fitting holes in the base member; a plurality of annular engagement members are installed in the work pallet; each of the reference members has an engagement projection; a base end contacting surface of the base end of the engagement projection is brought into contact with the reference seating surface so as to set the height position of the engagement projection; and the annular engagement member engaged over the outside of the engagement projection is elastically deformed in the radially outward direction so that it tightly contacts against the tapered engagement surface.
US09440310B2	Monolite piston laser welding spatter control An exemplary system and method for welding a piston assembly includes a piston assembly having a cooling gallery and a loose granulated medium positioned therein. The cooling gallery is formed by a piston body and a cooling gallery ring, and a welder such as a laser welder is positioned proximate the assembly to weld the piston body to the cooling gallery ring. During welding, the assembly is rotated and the loose granulated medium is caused to remain in a gravitationally low portion of the cooling gallery. The weld is formed in an area proximate the loose granulated medium such that weld spatter emitted during welding is emitted into the loose granulated medium.
US09440307B2	Spot welding apparatus and spot welding method The first embodiment of the invention is a spot welding method using a welding gun including a pair of electrodes holding and welding a welding point of a workpiece. The method including: transmitting an ultrasonic from one of the electrode pair to the workpiece with the electrode pair holding the workpiece; receiving the ultrasonic at the other electrode passed through the electrode pair and the workpiece; and detecting a holding state of the workpiece on the basis of an amplitude of the received ultrasonic. According to the embodiments of the invention, the welding gun can hold the workpiece at the proper position and with the correct angle, thereby reducing the welding flaws.
US09440302B2	Assembly and planar structure for use therein which is expandable into a 3-D structure such as a stent and device for making the planar structure An assembly and planar structure for use therein which is expandable into a 3-D structure such as a stent and device for making the planar structure are provided. The planar structure permits the use of planar batch manufacturing technologies to fabricate coronary artery stents. Stents with different wall patterns are fabricated from 50 μm thick stainless steel foil using micro-electro-discharge machining, and expanded to tubular shapes by using angioplasty balloons. The stents are free-standing. The free-standing stents exhibit diameter variations of <±4%, almost zero radial recoil after deflation of the balloon, and longitudinal shrinkage of <3% upon expansion. A variation of the stents uses breakable links to provide additional customization of electrical and mechanical properties. Loading tests reveal that the radial strengths match commercially available stents, while longitudinal compliance, at 0.02 m/N for a 4 mm long section of the stent, is substantially higher.
US09440297B2	Tubing shaping tool and method of use A shaping tool is having a cap, a blade portion and a body. The blade portion having a one or more pairs of blades. The body having a slot being substantially vertical which the blade portion freely slides vertically through. The cap having a first cylindrical portion with an open mouth at a lower portion and a cap at an upper portion. The body having a first cylindrical portion with an open mouth at a lower portion and a cap at an upper portion. The open mouth of the cap comprising an internal diameter being greater than an external diameter of the body. The shaping tool comprising an assembled configuration comprising the blade portion held between the cap and the body and partially within the slot, and the one or more pairs of blades exposed within the body.
US09440296B2	Machining tool for machining and method for cutting a component made of fiber-reinforced plastics A face cutter for machining fiber-reinforced materials such as carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, glass-fiber-reinforced plastics or plastics reinforced with polyester threads is provided which includes main flutes, which form with trailing premachining lands a cutting wedges with premachining cutting edges, and auxiliary flutes, the number of which corresponds to a number of the main flutes, each trail one of the main flutes in the peripheral sense, each distance in the peripheral sense a postmachining land from the pre-machining land leading in the peripheral sense, and form with the postmachining land a cutting wedge with a postmachining cutting edge. The premachining cutting edges extend alternately with left-hand twist about and untwisted along the tool axis, the postmachining cutting edges trailing the left-hand twisted premachining cutting edges extend untwisted along the tool axis, and the postmachining cutting edges trailing the untwisted premachining cutting edges extend with a left-hand twist about the tool axis.
US09440295B2	Hydraulic expanding lock The invention relates to a hydraulic expanding chuck (1) having a main body (2) and an expanding bush (3), which is inserted into the main body (2) to form at least one pressure chamber (5a, 5b) and is intended for chucking a tool. The expanding bush (3) has a radial opening (20), which is arranged in alignment with a driver (21) which is held adjustably in the main body (2) and can be moved via the opening (20) into positive engagement with a driving surface (22) on the tool shank of a tool to be received in the expanding bush (3). According to the invention, the driver (21) has a driver screw (23), which can be driven from radially outside the hydraulic expanding chuck (1) and is screwed into a threaded bore (24) formed in the main body (2) in alignment with the radial opening (20).
US09440292B1	Disposable surgical rod deburrer In one embodiment, a disposable surgical rode deburrer has a shank configured to be rotated by a drive device and a housing assembly coupled to the shank. The housing assembly includes a rod guide having an opening sized to receive and stabilize a surgical rod when inserted therethrough into an inner cavity. The housing assembly also includes a cutting bit disposed within the inner cavity that is rotated to deburr an end of the surgical rod. A membrane wiper is disposed between the rod guide and the cutting bit. The membrane wiper has a seal that opens to allow the surgical rod to be inserted therethrough, and substantially closes when the surgical rod is removed. The housing assembly also includes a drive body. The membrane wiper retains within the inner cavity chips, particles or dust created by the cutting bit.
US09440290B2	Surfactantless bimetallic nanostructures and method for synthesizing same A bimetallic nanowire synthesis method is provided. The method includes adding first and second solutions into a vessel containing a porous template with the first solution containing first and second reagents added on one side of the porous template and the second solution added on an opposite side of the porous template. The first reagent includes a first salt of at least one of a transition metal, an actinide metal and a lanthanide metal. The second reagent includes a second salt of at least one of a transition metal, an actinide metal and a lanthanide metal. The second solution contains a reducing agent.
US09440289B1	Method and apparatus for X-ray laser interrogation Methods and apparatus for a stand-off interrogation system having an ultra-fast X-ray source (incoherent and/or X-ray laser) with an ultra-short pulse emission to irradiate a target material behind a barrier. In one embodiment, the target material is an explosive material in a container. The composition of the target material is directly determined from the detected elemental differential back-scattering signatures.
US09440283B2	Method for hot shaping a workpiece and agent for reducing the heat emission A process for hot shaping a workpiece of metal or an intermetallic compound at a temperature of higher than about 1000° C. The method comprises at least partially coating the surface of the workpiece with a coating agent that comprises an oxide phase and an additive and/or an adhesive before processing the workpiece into a formed body or a rolling product. A coating agent for reducing the heat emission from the workpiece comprises a predominant amount of an oxide phase. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US09440282B2	Method and apparatus for the manufacture of razor head component, and components thus manufactured A method of manufacturing a razor head component that includes the steps of: providing a strip of material elongated along a first direction, the strip having first and second edges parallel with the first direction; having a first portion that includes a first edge, a second portion having a second edge, and an intermediate portion intermediate the first and second portions; bending the intermediate portion of a part of the strip about a bending axis parallel to the first direction; and fixing a razor blade onto the second portion of the part.
US09440279B2	Punch for crimping tool, and crimping tool provided with such a punch The present invention proposes a crimping punch making it possible to obtain a crimping that is resistant to pulling out.To this end, the punch (20) comprises a fixing part (21) for fixing to the tool and a punching part (22) consisting of a spike (23) connected to the fixing part by a first (24) and a second (25) crimping face, the first crimping face (24) exhibiting a convex primary profile and a secondary profile comprising at least two teeth (241, 251), preferably between three and five teeth, advantageously three teeth.
US09440277B2	Follow-on and/or transfer method for producing strips In a first aspect, a method for producing a strip from a web material using a follow-on and/or transfer method, wherein the strip to be produced has a first length of 20 cm or more in the longitudinal direction and has a U-shaped cross section, wherein the U-shaped cross section has an opening width of 6 mm or less and extends in the longitudinal direction in a first curvature and a second curvature, wherein the center point of the first curvature lies to the side of a limb of the U-shaped cross section and the center point of the second curvature lies above or below an opening in the U-shaped cross section.
US09440276B2	Exhaust gas muffler for internal combustion engines and deep drawing tool therefor A shell muffler for an internal combustion engine that is formed of a first shell and at least one second shell, which shells are connected at their respective edge regions BS so as to form the shell muffler, each edge region BS having a box-like inner contour KSi, which has four corner regions (E1)-(E4) and a width (B) and a length (L), and an outer contour KSa, and each shell being produced from a shell blank R, which is formed by deforming a sheet metal strip using a deep drawing tool having the shape of the shell, the blank R, after deforming, having an edge region BR with an outer contour KR, said edge region being removed at least partially after the blank R has been cut to size so as to form the outer contour KSa of the edge region BS of the shell. In addition to the box-like basic shape G, the inner contour KSi of the edge region BS of the shell has at least one corner region (E1-E4) which is expanded beyond the width B and the length L of the box-like basic shape (G) and is thus adapted at least partially to the contour KR of the edge region BR to be cut of the blank R.
US09440273B2	Flexible tube, manufacturing method and apparatus Apparatus for use with two or more supplies of strip metal comprises, for each supply, a strip feeder and a bending head, the feeder being adapted to receive metal from said each supply and deliver same to the head which is adapted to receive and curl metal from the feeder to produce a strip part encircling a central axis in a coiling manner. The heads and feeders are adapted such that the part axes are coincident and the parts are axially offset from one another, with axially adjacent parts being positioned relative to one another throughout their lengths to define a metal strip which encircles the coincident axes in a coiling manner, the metal strip defining a tubular arrangement which can be used at least for armor cable. The parts can have cross sections such that they interlock throughout their lengths and the strip interlocks with itself throughout its length.
US09440271B2	Device for straightening a flow for cooling a roll or a metal strip The invention is directed to a device for straightening a stream of a cooling medium for cooling a roll or a metal strip. This device comprise a hollow body, extending over at least part of the width of the roll or the metal strip, and a tube, arranged in the hollow body and extending in the direction of the width of the roll or the metal strip, wherein the hollow body is divided in the direction of the width of the roll or the metal strip into a number of chambers, and the tube comprises openings for introducing cooling medium into the chambers of the hollow body, and the chambers respectively comprise an opening for the flowing out of cooling medium from the hollow body. Furthermore, according to the invention the chambers, respectively, comprise a channel, formed between the inner wall of the hollow body and the tube, for conducting cooling medium from the openings of the tube to the opening for the outflow of cooling medium from the hollow body, wherein the flow cross-section of the channel narrows art least at its downstream end.
US09440270B2	Force sensor system and method for measuring forces of film strips or sheet metal strips during rolling A force sensor system for measuring forces that are transferred from film strips or sheet metal strips to a measuring roll during rolling in roll stands can be inserted into a cylindrical hole of a measuring roll under preload. The force sensor system includes a first force sensor and a preloading device for creating a preload on the first force sensor, so that the first force sensor can determine a force acting radially on the measuring roll. The first force sensor has a high sensitivity, which corresponds to the required measurement sensitivity of the contact force of the film strip or sheet metal strip. The force sensor system includes a second force sensor, which also can be placed under preload by means of the preloading device. The second force sensor is a statically measuring force sensor.
US09440269B2	System and method for disposal of mutagen waste Waste containing a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug is collected in a container and contacted with a solidification material to form a solidified waste. The solidification material includes a mixture of an organic polymer and a Portland cement clinker. The organic polymer facilitating dispersal of the Portland cement clinker upon contacting said waste with the solidification material, wherein a volume of the solidified waste forms a stable matrix. The solidified waste is sealed within the container.
US09440265B2	Conveying controlling apparatus, conveying controlling method and program To convey an object container so as to prevent the content thereof from being diffused, there is provided an information controlling apparatus which controls a robot conveying the object container, and comprises: a 3D shape measuring unit configured to measure the 3D shape of the object container; a state measuring unit configured to measure the state of the content of the object container; a conveying method determining unit configured to determine the conveying method for the object container by the robot based on the 3D shape measured by the 3D shape measuring unit and the state measured by the state measuring unit; and an action planning unit configured to control the action of the robot based on the conveying method determined by the conveying method determining unit.
US09440262B2	Apparatus and method for silicon powder management Methods and apparatus for separating polysilicon powder from a mixture of granular polysilicon and polysilicon powder are disclosed. The method includes tumbling the polysilicon material in a tumbling device. The tumbling device includes a tumbler drum having one or more lifting vanes spaced apart from one another and extending longitudinally along an interior surface of the tumbler drum. The lifting vanes facilitate separation of polysilicon powder and granules as the tumbler drum is rotated about its longitudinal axis of rotation.
US09440252B2	Applicator gun with substantially straight-through flow paths Disclosed is an improved applicator gun for mixing two materials passed through the gun under pressure, an A material and a B material, usually a resin and a hardener. The improved gun has substantially straight-through flow paths that beneficially permits the gun to be used with high viscosity materials and/or highly filled materials (large particles) and that beneficially minimize the effect of the pump “wink” associated with pump cycles. The preferred gun is air actuated, so it includes a valve body, a cylinder body for using pneumatic pressure to open and close the valve body, and a trigger body for selectively providing high pressure shop air to the cylinder body. The longitudinal axis of the cylinder body's cylinder and associated piston are uniquely offset from the plane containing the A- and B-paths so that the two paths can pass substantially straight through the cylinder body, and then through the valve body, prior to exiting the tip of the spray gun.
US09440249B1	Applicator wands for cleaning HVAC coils Applicator wands for cleaning coils and fins of outdoor condenser units and the like with water and cleaning chemical, and a connector link for assembly of wand with siphon container.
US09440247B2	Sprinkler with bypass tube A sprinkler includes a base, a positioning collar connected to the base, a gear box connected to the positioning collar and a sprinkling member which is co-rotated with the gear box, and a bypass tube connected between the positioning collar and the sprinkling member. The positioning collar is connected with a hose for introducing water to drive the gear box and the sprinkling member. A portion of the water from the hose enters the bypass tube and is introduced into the other end of the sprinkling tube. The water is introduced into the sprinkling tube from two positions to increase the volume of the water ejected from the sprinkling tube so as to cover a larger area.
US09440246B2	Ratcheting hose nut for a fluid delivery device A hose nut for coupling a fluid delivery device to a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the hose nut includes a pawl configured to rotate about a hinge between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hose nut is configured to rotate in a first tightening direction relative to the fluid delivery device and a second loosening direction opposite the first tightening direction when the pawl is in the unlocked position, and the pawl is configured to radially engage the fluid delivery device to move the pawl to the unlocked position during rotation in the first tightening direction and the pawl is configured to engage the fluid delivery device to resist rotating in the second loosening direction when the pawl is in the locked position.
US09440236B2	Method and device for output of mineral material from a drum mill The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for the output of mineral material from a drum mill having a horizontal rotation axis, a sieving wall at its end wall, material can leave through the sieving openings in to pulp-lifting chambers, limited by the sieving wall, the end wall, a limiting wall, and limiting walls that lead towards an output cone, whereby material in the pulp-lifting chamber is emptied down towards the output cone when the pulp-lifting chamber is an upper part of a revolution. In order to increase the rate of revolution, material that does not reach the material output cone is collected in a material collection pocket which carry the material at a level radially closer to the rotation axis than the inner limiting wall, whereby collected mineral material leaves the material collection pocket during, a subsequent revolution.
US09440230B2	Sampling pipette which detects the passage of the piston through a predetermined position A manually actuated sampling pipette including a piston designed to undergo a dispensing movement during which a first elastic return is loaded, followed by a purge movement during which a second elastic return is loaded, and comprising an electronic device that receives a switching signal notifying passage of the piston through a predetermined position along its dispensing distance or its purge distance, position in which the elastic returns have a predetermined deformation. The pipette also includes a switch that outputs the signal to the electronic device. Furthermore, an elastic support is included which is capable of deforming under the effect of the axial pressure applied by the operator, and the pipette is designed such that deformation of the support, generating switching, is caused when the intensity of the axial pressure is greater than the intensity bringing the elastic returns to their predetermined strain level.
US09440221B2	Titanium oxide dispersion liquid, titanium oxide coating liquid, and photocatalyst coating film Provided is a titanium oxide dispersion liquid that has dispersibility and dispersion stability both at superior levels and, when applied and dried, can form a photocatalyst coating film capable of rapidly developing excellent photocatalytic activity. The titanium oxide dispersion liquid according to the present invention includes titanium oxide particles (A), a dispersing agent (B), and a solvent (C). The titanium oxide particles (A) support a transition metal compound. The dispersing agent (B) includes a poly(acrylic acid) or a salt thereof. The poly(acrylic acid) or a salt thereof in the dispersing agent (B) preferably includes a poly(acrylic acid) alkali metal salt. The poly(acrylic acid) or a salt thereof in the dispersing agent (B) preferably has a weight-average molecular weight of from 1000 to 100000.
US09440217B1	Apatite sequestration of selenium A method for sequestering selenium is disclosed. The method includes contacting selenium with a stannous modified apatite under conditions whereby the selenium is absorbed by the apatite.
US09440213B2	Nanometer-size-particle production apparatus, nanometer-size-particle production process, nanometer-size particles, zinc/zinc oxide nanometer-size particles, and magnesium hydroxide nanometer-size particles A nanometer-size-particle production apparatus is provided which can prevent the occurrence of waste fluids, and which makes quick and continuous syntheses feasible while suppressing damages to the electrode.The present invention is a nanometer-size-particle production apparatus for synthesizing nanometer-size particles in a liquid by means of plasma in liquid, and comprises: a container for accommodating the liquid therein; an electromagnetic-wave generation device for generating a high-frequency wave, or a microwave; an electrode conductor whose leading end makes contact with the liquid to supply the high-frequency wave or the microwave to the liquid; a covering portion being disposed into the liquid so as to cover a leading-end upside of the electrode conductor; a metallic chip being composed of a metal making a raw material of nanometer-size particles, and having a leading end that is disposed to face to a leading-end section of the electrode conductor; and a feed device for feeding out the leading end of the metallic chip with respect to the leading-end section of the electrode conductor; the leading end of the electrode conductor having a configuration that is a non-edge configuration; and the electrode conductor, except for the leading end, having an axially-orthogonal cross-sectional area that is larger than an axially-orthogonal cross-sectional area of the metallic chip.
US09440209B2	Reactive rectification column for performing chemical reactions A device for performing chemical reactions, in which one starting substance is in the liquid phase and one product is in the gaseous phase, is proposed, comprising a reaction zone which includes two catalytic sections, each section having a feed channel and an overflow well which simultaneously acts as the feed channel for the next section, such that liquid from each section passes into the overflow well of this section and via it enters the lower part of the next section, the device being designed to permit removal of the gaseous products of each section, bypassing the remaining sections.
US09440205B1	System and method for micro dosing A system and method of micro dosing containers on a conveying system is disclosed. The system includes a supply tank to maintain suspended solids in a mixture; a dosing assembly to inject micro-doses of the mixture into bottles; a recirculation assembly to circulate the mixture from the supply tank to the dosing assembly and back to the supply tank; a power and controls operation assembly to supply the system with power, to provide the system with electromechanical control and/or to provide a user interface; and a stand to hold at least the supply tank, the portable dosing assembly, the recirculation assembly and/or the power and/or controls operation assembly.
US09440202B2	Refrigerator and method of controlling the same A refrigerator may include a carbonated water tank in which carbonated water is stored; a water tank supplying filtered water to the carbonated water tank; a carbon dioxide cylinder supplying carbon dioxide to the carbonated water tank; a dispenser discharging the carbonated water or the filtered water; and a controller, if the filtered water is supplied to the carbonated water tank and supply of the filtered water is completed, supplying the carbon dioxide to the carbonated water tank so as to produce the carbonated water, wherein the controller stops producing the carbonated water if a discharge instruction of the filtered water is input from a user or if a door of the refrigerator is opened while the carbonated water is produced. Filtered water and carbonated water can be selectively taken, and when a user wants to use filtered water or opens a door of a refrigerator while carbonated water is produced, the refrigerator that stops production of carbonated water is provided so that the user can be prevented from misunderstanding that the refrigerator is broken.
US09440201B2	Device and method for gas dispersion The invention relates to a device for dispersing gas into a liquid. The devise has a number n of successive zones Z1, Z2, . . . , Zn having static mixing elements, wherein each zone Zi has a length Li and an effective diameter Di. The mechanical energy input Et, which is standardized to the particular ratio Li/Di and acts on the gas/liquid mixture, increases from zone to zone in the flow direction. In this connection n is a whole number greater than or equal to 3 and i is an index which runs through the whole numbers from 1 to the number n of zones. The invention further relates to a method for dispersing gas into a liquid using the device according to the invention.
US09440199B2	Wine bottle aerator A wine aerator includes a seal configured to engage an opening of an uncorked wine bottle. A gas conduit passes through the seal and is configured to be attachable to a gas source supplying air and/or oxygen inside the uncorked wine bottle thereby aerating the wine. A bubble-generating aeration element is disposed at the gas conduit distal end. A bubble-reducing filter element is in fluidic communication with the inside and outside of the uncorked wine bottle through the seal, wherein the bubble-reducing filter element is disposed at, near and/or within the seal. When the seal is engaged with the opening of the uncorked wine bottle the bubble-reducing filter element separates the inside from the outside of the uncorked wine bottle. The bubble-reducing filter element helps to reduce the amount of bubbles that are being generated from the wine aerator during the aeration process.
US09440198B2	Zwitterion-functionalized block copolymer membranes and associated block copolymer composition A membrane including a block copolymer is presented. The block copolymer includes at least one block A including structural units having a formula (I), and at least one block B including structural units having a formula (II). A hollow-fiber membrane for hemodialysis or hemofiltration, and associated block copolymer are also presented.
US09440191B2	Acidic gas separation module, and method for manufacturing acidic gas separation module An acidic gas separation module including: a perforated hollow central tube; and a layered body that is wound on the perforated hollow central tube and has, in the following order on a porous support: an acidic gas separation layer containing a water-absorbing polymer, a carrier, and water; and a flow channel material with a network structure having a thread intersection portion and an arithmetical surface roughness for a surface contacting the acidic gas separation layer in the thread intersection portion of 35 μm or less. The acidic gas separation module suppresses generation of flocculated water by maintaining the generation of turbulent flow in the flow channel material, effectively suppresses damage to the surface of the acidic gas separation layer by the flow channel material in the winding-on process during manufacture, and exhibits excellent acidic gas separation efficiency.
US09440190B2	High temperature sorbents for pollution control Herein are described products and processes for the reduction of contaminants from flue gases. Product compositions can include an aluminosilicate; and a calcium compound selected from calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, calcium halide, PRB coal fly ash, and a mixture thereof. Processes can include injecting a sorbent composition into a flue gas at a location where the flue gas has a temperature in a range of about 1700° C. to about 400° C., admixing the sorbent composition and a contaminant to form a eutectic composition; and collecting the eutectic composition at a temperature in a range of about 400° C. and about 50° C. Other product compositions can include a combination of anti-eutectic and non-eutectic materials.
US09440189B2	Carbon dioxide chemical sequestration from industrial emissions by carbonation Processes, methods, system and uses in relation to chemical sequestration of carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide containing gas by carbonation of an alkaline earth metal containing material. The carbon dioxide containing gas is contacted with an aqueous slurry in a carbonation unit for carbonation of at least a portion of the alkaline earth metal to produce a carbon dioxide depleted gas and a carbonate loaded slurry which is substantially exempt of precipitated alkaline earth. metal carbonates. The carbonate loaded slurry is then separated into an aqueous phase and a solid phase; and the aqueous phase is supplied to a precipitation unit for precipitating alkaline earth metal carbonates. The carbonation stage may be performed at a carbonation temperature between about 10° C. and about 40° C. and a carbonation pressure between about 1 bar and about 20 bars. The solid phase may be recycled to the carbonation stage.
US09440187B2	Device for water collection from atmospheric moisture A device for collecting water from atmospheric moisture comprises water absorbing material, a protection wall and a water container. The protection wall is in a porous form. The water absorbing material is made of the temperature responsive polymer with a phase separation temperature, including Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), Poly(vinylphosphonate) and etc. when its temperature is below phase separation temperature, the temperature responsive polymer is in a swollen hydrated state, forming hydrogen bond with water molecules; so as to absorb water from the air. When its temperature is above said phase separation temperature, the temperature responsive polymer is in a shrunken dehydrated state, forming hydrogen bond with other temperature responsive polymer molecules; so as to expel the water to the water container.
US09440185B2	Gas separation membrane comprising crosslinked thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) and preparation method thereof Provided is a method for preparing a membrane for flue gas separation including a crosslinked thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) through the transesterification crosslinking of an ortho-hydroxy polyimide copolymer and a diol compound, followed by thermal rearrangement. The membrane for flue gas separation including the crosslinked thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) has excellent gas permeability and selectivity, and particularly provides gas separation quality corresponding to a level exceeding the so-called 2008 upper bound in terms of carbon dioxide/methane separation.
US09440182B2	Liquid carbon dioxide absorbents, methods of using the same, and related systems A carbon dioxide absorbent composition is described, including (i) a liquid, nonaqueous silicon-based material, functionalized with one or more groups that either reversibly react with CO2 or have a high-affinity for CO2; and (ii) a hydroxy-containing solvent that is capable of dissolving both the silicon-based material and a reaction product of the silicon-based material and CO2. The absorbent may be utilized in methods to reduce carbon dioxide in an exhaust gas, and finds particular utility in power plants.
US09440181B2	Back-up configurations and method for sulfuric acid plants A sulfuric acid production plant has a discontinuously operating back-up absorber to allow for sulfur emission control in situations where part of or even the entire sulfuric acid production plant is shut down, inoperable, or otherwise compromised. The back-up absorber receives lean solvent from a storage tank that is configured such that continuous operation of the back-up absorber is possible for several hours.
US09440179B2	Oxygen concentrator pump systems and methods Oxygen concentrator apparatus and method of use are described herein. The oxygen concentration may include at least one canister; gas separation adsorbent disposed in at least one canister, and a compression system. The compression system may include at least one compressor coupled to the at least one canister. The compressor may include a first rotor comprising at least two projections and a second rotor comprising at least two recesses. During rotation of the first and second rotors, gas moves through the compressor to at least one of the canisters. In the canisters, gas separation adsorbent may separate at least some nitrogen from air produce oxygen enriched gas.
US09440170B2	Liquid filter apparatus A filter (10) includes a liquid holding vessel (12) with an inlet (14) and an outlet (16). A removable filter cartridge (24) is positionable within the vessel. The cartridge includes a plurality of filter element assemblies (82) each of which includes a plurality of filter elements (86). Filter elements are selectively back flushed through a back flush assembly (26) which includes a positionable back flush conduit arm (28) that rotates in response to a back flush arm shaft (36) that extends in a shaft support (46) of the filter cartridge.
US09440168B2	Filter device with water separator, separation zone, collection space and plural fluid passages, including dual passages within an adapter part secured upon a filter element retainer A filter device, in particular for fluids polluted with admixtures of water, such as diesel oil, includes a filter housing (1) having a fluid inlet (51), a fluid outlet and at least one filter element (9). During the filtering process, fluid can flow through the filter medium (11) of the filter element from the unfiltered side (13) to the filtered side (19) of the filter medium. The filtered side surrounds an inner filter cavity (17). On one side of the filter medium (11), a water-separating device (26) and a separating region (27) for separated water are present. The filter element (9) has a passage (43) that forms a fluid connection to the filter cavity (17) and at least one water opening (47) that is open toward the separating region (27). The filter element can be fixed to an element receptacle (29) of the filter housing (1) and can be connected to a water collecting chamber (33). An adapter part (49) is provided at least as part of a fluid-conducting system, in which fluid paths separated from each other are formed. A first fluid path (59, 67, 61) leads from a fluid connection (51) of the housing (1) via the passage (43) to the inner filter cavity (17) of the filter element (9). A second fluid path (69) connects the respective water opening (47) to the water collecting chamber (33).
US09440165B2	Cryopump and method for regenerating the cryopump A method for regenerating a cryopump includes stopping a pressure sensor for the cryopump, starting to heat a cryogenic surface for adsorbing gas molecules, starting the rough evacuation of the cryopump while the pressure sensor is stopped, and terminating the rough evacuation while the pressure sensor is stopped. This method may include activating the pressure sensor after the rough evacuation has been terminated.
US09440159B1	Rechargeable toy vehicles Toy vehicles having a toy vehicle body having front and back ends, front and rear axles, each axle having first and second wheels fastened onto respective ends thereof, the wheels having elastic tires thereon, the front and rear axles being mounted to the toy vehicle body with the axles being parallel to each other, a motor within the toy vehicle body, and a source of electrical power within the toy vehicle body, the motor being disposed with an axis of its motor shaft passing through an axis of one of the axles and contacting the side of a tire on the wheel adjacent the motor shaft to drive the tire and thus both wheels on the respective axle in rotation to propel the toy vehicle, the side of the tire contacted by the motor shaft facing the second tire and wheel on the same axle.
US09440158B1	System and method for providing secured wireless communication with an action figure or action figure accessory In certain implementations, secured communication with an action figure or action figure accessory may be provided. As an example, a device may be detected within a short wireless communication range of the action figure or action figure accessory. A wireless connection may be established between the action figure or action figure accessory and the device based on the detection. A first key may be obtained. First encrypted information may be received from the device via the wireless connection, and processed based on the first key to determine a second key. An identifier associated with the action figure or action figure accessory may be obtained. Second encrypted information may be generated based on the second key and the identifier, and provided to the device via the wireless connection. The second encrypted information may be used to obtain a virtual counterpart of the action figure or action figure accessory.
US09440157B1	Yoyo capable to be electrically accelerated when held by hands A yoyo capable to be electrically accelerated when held by hands, characterized in that, it comprises two spinning bodies (1), a connector (2) connecting the two spinning bodies (1) as a whole, side shaft sleeves (3) provided at center positions of outer sides of the spinning bodies (1), an electrical acceleration mechanism provided inside the spinning bodies (1), and a bearing (4) disposed between the two spinning bodies (1) for winding a yoyo string. The electrical acceleration mechanism is connected to the spinning bodies (1). By pressing the side shaft sleeves (3), the electrical acceleration mechanism operates and thus drives the spinning bodies (1) to spin simultaneously. The side shaft sleeves (3) can be pressed to start spinning and accelerating the spinning bodies (1); when the spin speed is high enough, grab the yoyo string and then release the yoyo; the player can then have sufficient time to perform various yoyo tricks. Accordingly, even a short player can play the yoyo. Further, the yoyo can once again be accelerated when its spin speed is too slow. When the side shaft sleeves (3) are not grabbed, the electrical acceleration mechanism stops operating while the yoyo will still continue to spin due to inertia, thereby providing much fun in playing the yoyo. The yoyo has a wide range of utility satisfying the playing needs of kids and children.
US09440154B1	Swing A swing includes a body including a concave central portion including an upper surface defining a recessed seat adapted to support a user, a lower surface that is on an opposite side of the central portion as compared to the upper surface, and a peripheral edge surrounding the concave central portion. The peripheral edge includes a plurality of tether openings, and a tether system is engaged with the plurality of tether openings. A first tether section of the tether system extends between first and second ones of the tether openings along the lower surface of the body, and a second tether section of the tether system extends between third and fourth ones of the tether openings along the lower surface of the body, such that the first and second sections of the tether system support the central portion of said body.
US09440153B2	Game apparatus The present invention is to provide a game apparatus with good operability which includes a card reader and a touch panel display and enables a player to operate a card even without looking the card reader with eyes and to perform an input operation while looking the touch panel display. The present invention includes a touch panel display, and a card reader including a panel on which a card used in a game is set. The present invention further includes a display support section which supports the touch panel display, and a panel support section which supports the panel of the card reader. Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the display support section supports the touch panel display such that at least a portion of the touch panel display is located above at least a portion of the panel in a vertical direction.
US09440149B2	In-game incentive granting device and program for incentive granting Provided is an incentive granting device, comprising: a second game notifying unit 16 which notifies an existing user of the existence of a second game during the execution by the existing user of a first game app; an introduction code issuing unit 18 which issues an introduction code during the execution of the second game app by the existing user who has received the notification; and an incentive granting unit 20 which grants a prescribed incentive for the existing user's first game, with respect to a new user receiving an introduction from the existing user and downloading the second game app. By allowing an existing user to be aware of the existence of a second game during the execution of a first game, and to obtain an incentive for the first game by executing the second game and introducing a new user thereto, the existing user is given a motivation to proactively spread the word about the second game.
US09440145B1	Providing virtual items configured to facilitate temporary resource requirement reduction in an online game A system and method for facilitating resource requirement reduction in an online game are disclosed. Instances of resource requirement reduction items may be offered for purchase in an online store associated with the online game. A given resource requirement reduction item may be configured to reduce a type of game action requirements for game actions requested by a player during a corresponding time period subsequent to the activation of the instance of the resource requirement reduction item by the player. The player may activate a purchased instance of the requirement reduction item in the online game to reduce the game action requirements specified in the instance.
US09440144B2	User identified to a controller Methods, systems, and computer programs for configuring a computer program based on user are provided. One method includes an operation for detecting, by a controller, an object carried by a user, where the object includes a parameter value—e.g., a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag—that uniquely identifies the object from a plurality of objects. The parameter value is transmitted to a computing device executing the computer program, and the computer program determines if the computer program has user information associated with the transmitted parameter value. The computer program is configured utilizing the user information, when the computer program has the user information for the parameter value.
US09440135B2	Multilayer electronic structures with integral vias extending in in-plane direction A multilayer electronic support structure comprising at least one pair of adjacent feature layers extending in an X-Y plane that are separated by a via layer; said via layer comprising a dielectric material that is sandwiched between the two adjacent feature layers and at least one one non-cylindrical via post that couples said pair of adjacent feature layers through the dielectric material in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane; wherein said at least one non-cylindrical via post is characterized by having a long dimension in the X-Y plane that is at least 3 times as long as a short dimension in the X-Y plane.
US09440134B2	Microsoft kinect Described herein are methods and apparatuses for simulating golf. For example, described herein is a system for simulating a golf game. The system includes a simulator with a golf ball launch area and a display and an exercise device. The exercise device and simulator are connected to a computer.
US09440124B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of weight ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one weight port of the plurality of weight ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09440119B2	Golf ball having specific spin, moment of inertia, lift, and drag relationship Golf ball with a novel combination of spin rate, lift coefficient, drag coefficients, and optionally moment of inertia: a golf ball with a low spin rate, a high lift coefficient, a low drag coefficient, and optionally a high moment of inertia; and a golf ball with a high spin rate, a low lift coefficient, a low drag coefficient, and optionally a low moment of inertia.
US09440111B2	Dual chamber exercise device A dual chamber device 1 for exercising is comprised of a first chamber 2, a second chamber 3 and a rotation bracket 12 connected therebetween, said device 1 can be inverted such that when positioned in a first exercise mode the exerciser can do pushups by grasping a handle bar 5 and simultaneously rotating the first chamber 2 about the second chamber 3, and in the second mode 2 the exerciser can do pushups by forming a fist and placing his/her knuckles on the knuckle pad 4 and simultaneously rotating the second chamber 3 about the first chamber 2.
US09440110B2	Push-up exercise device A pair of identical exercise devices that provides for a pair of hand grips that slide reciprocally in independent axial alignment about their individual devices configured to provide a user with muscular exercise when the user applies force to the hand grips. Each individual exercise device includes a resistance member configured to be engaged by the hand grips for providing the user with resistive exercise.
US09440109B2	Bicycling exercise apparatus An apparatus permitting a user to perform a simulated bicycling exercise is provided. The design includes a frame having a head tube, a first upper rear mounting point and a second lower front mounting point configured to maintain the frame, and a stem connected to a handlebar arrangement, the stem passing through the headset collar and connected to a base by a connection arrangement comprising an arm. The frame is configured to pivot about the first upper rear mounting point and second lower front mounting point in response to leaning by the user, causing rotation of the stem within the head tube by movement of the connection arrangement.
US09440105B1	Exercise apparatus having guided foot pad carriers and a weight stack An apparatus for human exercise in certain configurations includes a first foot pad attached to a first guided carrier member. A first curved guide rail is coupled to the first guided carrier member. The first curved guide rail prevents motion of the first guided carrier member except for translation along the first curved guide rail. A weight stack includes a first plurality of weights coupled to a first cable. The first cable is also coupled to the first foot pad. A tension in the first cable may oppose a translation of the first foot pad along the first curved guide rail. A stationary foot platform is fixed to the apparatus between the first curved guide rail and the weight stack. The first curved guide rail is curved away from an underlying ground plane, to define a rail height that decreases towards the stationary foot platform.
US09440103B2	Fire suppression flow control system apparatus and system In various embodiments, a fire suppression system includes a high rate discharge system and a low rate discharge system. The low rate discharge system may comprise components that are capable of varying mass flow of a fire suppression agent in term of the ambient conditions of the aircraft structure. In this regard, the low rate discharge system may comprise a valve that is configured to sense at least one of the ambient pressure and ambient temperature of an aircraft structure.
US09440102B2	High speed automatic fire suppression system and method An automatic fire suppressing system is preferably provided onboard a vehicle and is supplied with one or more fire suppressing agents that are discharged in response to detecting a fire threat. Preferred embodiments include high-speed valves for discharging the fire suppressing agent(s), optical detectors for detecting and evaluating fire threat conditions, and modules for monitoring and controlling the automatic fire suppressing system.
US09440097B2	Organic compounds The invention relates to organic compounds having the ability to reduce or suppress the onset of skin irritation induced by extraneous cause selected from the group of 2-heptylcyclopentanone, 2-ethoxynaphthalene; 2-methoxynaphthalene; 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)benzene; 1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-methoxybenzene; wherein X, Y, and R1 to R11 have the same meaning as given in the description. Furthermore the invention refers to compositions for topical application to the skin comprising them. It further relates to a method of reducing or suppressing the formation of skin irritation.
US09440096B2	Method and system for treating stretch marks Methods and systems for treating stretch marks through deep tissue tightening with ultrasound are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a therapeutic ultrasound system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a shallow tissue region, such as a region comprising an epidermis, a dermis and a deep dermis. In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, a therapeutic ultrasound system can be configured to achieve depth from 0 mm to 1 cm with a conformal selective deposition of ultrasound energy without damaging an intervening tissue in the range of frequencies from 2 to 50 MHz. In addition, a therapeutic ultrasound can also be configured in combination with ultrasound imaging or imaging/monitoring capabilities, either separately configured with imaging, therapy and monitoring systems or any level of integration thereof.
US09440095B2	Systems and methods for modulating pressure wave therapy A processor-controlled, energy-based therapy apparatus includes a device configured to provide therapeutic energy to a patient and a processor that controls the output of the device. The output of the device is based on output profiles programmed into the processor. The output profiles include a therapeutic energy output profile and a ramp-up energy profile. The therapeutic energy output profile includes a desired target energy level and a therapeutic duration for controlling the output of the device during a therapeutic period. The ramp-up energy output profile includes an initial treatment energy level and a ramp-up duration for controlling the output of the device during a ramp-up period. The energy output specified by the ramp-up energy output profile incrementally increases over the ramp-up duration as a function of the desired target energy level and the ramp-up duration.
US09440094B2	Treatment couch for small isocentric rotations A treatment system for a patient includes a treatment couch to position the patient. The treatment couch includes a couch top and one or more stages to pitch the couch top about a lateral axis and/or roll the couch top about a longitudinal axis, translate the couch top along lateral directions and/or longitudinal directions, rotate the couch top about a vertical axis, and translate the couch top along vertical directions.
US09440090B2	Photo-therapy method using a display device A photo-therapy method using a display device is provided. The photo-therapy method includes receiving a viewing time input and a photo-therapy selection input, wherein the viewing time input represents an expected viewing time of a user and the photo-therapy selection input represents a photo-therapy selected by the user. The photo-therapy method further includes calculating a period of a photo-therapy image based on the expected viewing time and a suggested treatment time of the selected photo-therapy, and displaying the photo-therapy image with the calculated period while displaying a normal image.
US09440085B2	System and method for alerting to unusual/atypical programming changes of a medical device An apparatus comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate information with an ambulatory medical device, a user interface configured to receive a programmable parameter for the ambulatory medical device from a user, a memory to store a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population, and a processor circuit configured to compare a received value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of programmed values for the programmable parameter and present results of the comparison to the user via a display of the user interface.
US09440083B2	Rapid destruction of malignant tumors by excitotoxicity and osmotic-shock medical tactics A process, method, and devices thereof for the rapid destruction of cancer tumor(s) which are made up of thousands to millions of living malignant cancer cells. Such an approach seeks to kill said tumor(s) by causing apoptosis or excitotoxicity and/or osmotic-shock within a human or animal for medical treatment.
US09440081B2	Methods for promoting intrinsic activation in single chamber implantable cardiac pacing systems Cardiac pacing methods for an implantable single chamber pacing system, establish an offset rate for pacing at a predetermined decrement from either a baseline rate (i.e. dictated by a rate response sensor), or an intrinsic rate. Pacing maintains the offset rate until x of y successive events are paced events, at which time the offset rate is switched to the baseline rate for pacing over a predetermined period of time. Following the period, if an intrinsic event is not immediately detected, within the interval of the offset rate, the rate is switched back to baseline for pacing over an increased period of time. Some methods establish a preference rate, between the offset and baseline rates, wherein an additional criterion, for switching from the offset rate to the baseline rate, is established with respect to the preference rate.
US09440078B2	Neural stimulation modulation based on monitored cardiovascular parameter An aspect relates to a system for providing baroreflex stimulation. An embodiment of the system comprises a heart rate monitor to sense a heart rate and provide a signal indicative of the heart rate, and a baroreflex stimulator. The stimulator includes a pulse generator to intermittently generate a stimulation signal to provide baroreflex stimulation for a baroreflex therapy, and further includes a modulator to adjust the stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the heart rate such that the stimulation signal provides a desired baroreflex stimulation corresponding to a desired heart rate.
US09440077B2	Functional electrical stimulation device and system, and use thereof A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device and system. In one embodiment, sequential bipolar pulse stimulation may be provided to an area of a living body via one or more electrode leads applied to the area via a FES device comprising a current pulse generating circuit comprising output nodes for operative coupling to the one or more electrode leads, and configured for operative coupling to a voltage supply. The current pulse generating circuit generally comprises positive and negative stimulation paths drawing from the voltage supply to respectively apply positive and negative currents through the area via the one or more electrode leads. In one example, the stimulation paths comprise respective capacitive elements, a capacitance ratio of which dictating, at least in part, an amplitude ratio of the positive and negative currents, wherein periodic alternative activation of the stimulation paths provides the sequential bipolar pulse stimulation.
US09440074B2	Method and system for indicating neurostimulation delivery A method and system for providing an indication of delivery of a neural stimulation therapy is disclosed. In an example, a method may include identifying current timing of an intermittent neural stimulation (INS) programmed in an implantable medical device (IMD) where the programmed INS includes alternating stimulation ON and stimulation OFF times and a timing for delivering stimulation bursts of a plurality of stimulation pulses during the stimulation burst ON times. An indication of the current timing of the INS may be provided using an INS indicator of an external device.
US09440067B2	Electrode lead and pacemaker using the same An electrode lead of a pacemaker includes a metal conductive core and a carbon nanotube film. The metal conductive core defines an extending direction. The carbon nanotube film wraps around the metal conductive core. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes extending substantially along the extending direction of the metal conductive core. A bared part is defined at one end of the electrode lead. A pacemaker using the above mentioned electrode lead is also disclosed.
US09440064B2	Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interface Methods, devices, and systems induce neuromodulation by focusing a source of stimulation through a skull/brain interface in the form of an aperture formed in the skull, a naturally occurring fenestration in the skull, or a transcranial channel. Methods, devices, and systems identify where to locate skull/brain interfaces, accessories that can be used with the interfaces, and features for controlling stimulation delivered through the interfaces. Multiple indications for the skull/brain interfaces include diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and conditions such as epilepsy, movement disorders, depression, Alzheimer's disease, autism, coma, and pain.
US09440063B2	Methods for reducing discomfort during electrostimulation, and compositions and apparatus therefor An electrode assembly for neuro-cranial stimulation includes an electrode, a conductive gel, and an adapter including an interior compartment for positioning the electrode relative to the adapter and for receiving and retaining the conductive gel. The conductive gel contacts the electrode along an electrode-gel interface. An orifice at one end of the interior compartment and adjacent to a positioning surface of the adapter for positioning the electrode assembly against a skin surface of a user enables the conductive gel is able to contact the skin surface of the user to define a gel-skin interface, such that a minimum distance between the electrode-gel interface and the gel-skin interface is maintained between 0.25 cm and 1.3 cm. An electrode assembly mounting apparatus is provided for adjustably positioning a plurality of electrode assemblies against target positions on the cranium.
US09440060B2	Medical connectors and methods of use Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a medical connector having a backflow resistance module configured to prevent fluid from being drawn into the connector when a backflow inducing event occurs. In some embodiments, the backflow resistance module can include a variable-volume chamber configured to change in volume in response to a backflow-inducing event and a check valve configured to resist backflow. In some embodiments, the medical connector can include a fluid diverter configured to direct fluid flowing through the medical connector into the variable volume chamber to prevent fluid stagnation therein. In some embodiments, the medical connector includes a body member, a base member, a seal member, a support member, and a valve member.
US09440059B2	Adjustable diameter hemostatic valve A hemostatic valve device for use in inserting an interventional device into a body lumen of a patient. The valve device includes a housing that defines a cavity between first and second end openings. A valve structure is disposed within the cavity, and defines a variable diameter channel for receiving the interventional device. An annular chamber is generally formed between the valve structure and the housing inner surface, and can be filled with fluid. The housing is movable between first and second positions so that the volume of the cavity and the diameter of the channel vary to a degree for the valve structure to form a seal along the interventional device inserted within the channel. The valve structure may be configured to seal without substantial twisting.
US09440047B1	Systems and methods for catheter tip placement using ECG A system and method for catheter placement using ECG is provided. In certain embodiments, the system and method can generate a patient specific window for tracking a characteristic of an ECG waveform, such as the amplitude of a P-wave. The patient specific window can be utilized in a system and method for assisting in the placement of a catheter within a patient. In other embodiments, a tip location algorithm can be used with an anti-thrombogenic catheter and an intravascular electrode assembly for maintaining a high resolution intravascular signal in an ECG based catheter tip placement system.
US09440038B2	Determining suitable ventilator settings for patients with alveolar hypoventilation during sleep A method and apparatus for determining suitable settings for a servo-ventilator to be used during a treatment period. Respiratory characteristics of a patient are measured during a learning period preceding the treatment period. With these measured characteristics, a target ventilation setting may be calculated by alternative methods. The calculated setting may then be used for enforcing a minimum ventilation during the treatment period where ventilatory support is provided with a servo-controlled ventilator.
US09440036B2	Method and systems for the delivery of oxygen enriched gas Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system and method of delivering oxygen enriched gas to a user. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve the efficiency of oxygen enriched gas delivery during operation of the oxygen concentrator system.
US09440035B2	Vapor inhaler A vapor inhaler includes a handle with a battery. A heater is connected to the handle and the heater has heater air intake openings for receiving air. The heater has heater air conduits for exhausting air. A cartridge housing is connected to the heater. The cartridge housing has a cartridge housing lid and a cartridge housing lid grille mounted to the cartridge housing lid. The cartridge housing produces vapor. A main body is connected to the cartridge housing, and the main body further includes a mouthpiece. A regulator valve is mounted to the main body. The regulator valve has a regulator valve secondary opening that provides a supplemental ambient air supply when the regulator valve is in an open position. The regulator valve does not provide a supplemental ambient air supply when the regulator valve is in closed position.
US09440030B2	Medicament delivery device The invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing arranged to receive a medicament container (20), a drive unit (25) arranged to act on a stopper (27) in said medicament container (20), which drive unit (25) comprises a torsion drive spring (50). A dose setting member (56) is operably connected to said drive unit (25) such that a manual turning of said dose setting member (56) causes a tensioning of said torsion drive spring (50). The device further comprises an activation mechanism (76) having an activation button (94) protruding through the distal end of the device, wherein said activation mechanism (76) is operably connected to said drive unit (25) such that actuation of said activation mechanism (76) causes a release of said drive unit (25) whereby a set dose of medicament is delivered.
US09440029B2	Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device The drive mechanism comprises a lead screw (5) and a lead screw nut, which are aligned with an axis (4). The lead screw has screw threads (6, 16) having the same pitch and being intertwined.
US09440027B2	Medicated module assembly with automatic trigger A module assembly for use with an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a primary delivery device containing a primary medicament accepts the module that has an automatic triggering system activated by a dispense interface needle guard. When the module contains a single dose of a secondary medicament, both the primary and secondary medicaments are delivered through a single dispense interface, preferably a hollow needle. The module assembly does not require the user to manually engage a reservoir containing the secondary medicament. Instead, a trigger automatically activates movement of a lower hub when the needle guard is retracted.
US09440026B2	Autoinjection devices An autoinjection device includes a main body in the front end of which is slideably mounted a drawer or front body portion. The drawer can be opened to remove or insert a syringe. Closing the drawer while pressing a multifunction button primes the drive mechanism by latching it against trigger latch. Pressing the button gain while urging the front end causes the drawer to release the trigger latch. After the injection the drawer shrouds the used needle and can be released only by pressing the button.
US09440024B2	Infusion set with anesthetic compound An exemplary insulin infusion set that further provides one or more set elements including the hub, hub adhesive, fluid line tubeset, connectors, catheters and insertion needles which can be impregnated with, coated with, or otherwise configured to contain and administer an anesthetic at the insertion and set placement locations to minimize user discomfort and the risk of complications associated with the use of infusion sets. To do so, the system and method provides steps for mixing at a step (22) at least two of a solvent, an anesthetic, and a lubricant, applying the mixed compound as a coating to at least one surface of the infusion set, patch pump, or an element thereof at a step (24), and then substantially removing the solvent after coating at a step (26) to provide at least one of an anesthetic layer and a lubricant layer upon the infusion set, patch pump, or an element thereof.
US09440016B2	Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis systems having electrodialysis and electrodeionization capabilities Systems and methods for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis having integrated electrodialysis and electrodeionization capabilities are provided. In an embodiment, the dialysis system includes a carbon source, a urease source, an ED/EDI unit. The carbon source, urease source, and/or the ED/EDI unit can be in the form of removable cartridges.
US09440012B2	Ventricular assist blood pump A ventricular assist blood pump of the present invention includes: a rotational part having an impeller; and a housing which houses the rotational part therein. In the ventricular assist blood pump, a difference between a maximum flow rate and a minimum flow rate of a liquid in a state where the ventricular assist blood pump is connected to a liquid-discharge source which discharges the liquid while increasing and decreasing the flow rate of the liquid at a fixed cycle is 40% or more of a difference between the maximum flow rate and the minimum flow rate of the liquid in a state where the ventricular assist blood pump is not connected to the liquid-discharge source. A ventricular assist blood pump of the present invention can suppress the degree at which the health of a user deteriorates during long-term use compared to a conventional ventricular assist blood pump.
US09440009B2	Drug eluting insert for implantable body The present application discloses embodiments related to an implant and a method of forming an implant configured to treat a fractured bone. The implant can include a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface extending from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the body defines a central axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and a high tensile strand positioned adjacent the body such that at least a portion of the strand extends at least partially along the outer surface of the body in a direction substantially parallel with the central axis, and wherein the strand is loaded with an active agent.
US09440004B2	Method for preparing biological tissue This invention provides a method for obtaining biological tissue having a three-dimensional structure of interest. The method of the invention comprises: adding a cell-containing culture solution to a culture vessel having an inner bottom surface, which is non-cell adhesive and comprises a concave-convex pattern provided thereon; performing cell culture under conditions in which intercellular adhesion takes place while centrifugal or magnetic force toward the inner bottom surface is applied to the cells that were added to the culture vessel to form tissue via intercellular adhesion; and detaching and collecting the resulting tissue from the inner bottom surface at the end in order to obtain tissue having a three-dimensional configuration using a concave-convex pattern as a template.
US09440003B2	Medical devices having particle-containing regions with diamond-like coatings According to an aspect of the present invention, various medical devices, including implantable or insertable medical devices, are provided, which comprise at least one particle-containing region whose surface is at least partially coated with a diamond-like coating.
US09440002B2	Materials with modified surfaces and methods of manufacturing Various embodiments of surface-modified devices, components, and associated methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, an implantable device suitable for being implanted in a patient includes an implantable material having a utile shape and a surface and a modification material deposited on at least a portion of the surface of the implantable material. The modification material has a release rate in an implantation environment in the patient. The modification material at the release rate is effective as bactericidal without being cytotoxic to the patient.
US09440001B2	Absorbent materials An absorbent material for use in wound dressings is provided. The absorbent material comprises a blend of a superabsorbent gel-forming fiber and a non gel-forming fiber, wherein the blend of fiber does not comprise a superabsorbent gel-forming fiber formed from a polysaccharide.
US09439997B2	Reinforced absorbable multilayered hemostatis wound dressing The present invention is directed to a reinforced absorbable multilayered hemostatic wound dressing comprising a first absorbable nonwoven fabric, a second absorbable woven or knitted fabric, thrombin and/or fibrinogen.
US09439994B2	Electronically controlled nebulizer An electronically controlled scent producing element (800) constituted of: a plate (860) exhibiting a plurality of perforations extending from a first face of the plate to a second face of the plate opposing the first face; a plurality of micro-plugs (870) juxtaposed with the plate (860), each of the plurality of micro-plugs (870) extending longitudinally from a base end to a tip end, and arranged to mate with one of the plurality of perforations; a translation mechanism in communication with one of the (820, 860) and the plurality of micro-plugs (870); and a vibrator in communication with at least one of the plate (820, 860) and the plurality of micro-plugs.
US09439992B2	Autoclave sterilization cabinet A sterilization cabinet for use in an autoclave. The sterilization cabinet includes one or more filtered vents permitting sterilization agent to enter and exit the interior space of the cabinet during a sterilization cycle. Each vent is occluded by a cover plate. The cover plate contains a latch configured to accept a rod extending from the center of the vent and engage a notch disposed thereon. The floor of the cabinet is shaped to direct the liquid contained within the cabinet to flow into the drain port disposed within the floor. The drain assembly is used to expel the liquid from the cabinet while preventing microbes and contaminants from entering the cabinet. The hinges connecting the door to the cabinet can be used to adjust an angle of inclination, a horizontal position, and a vertical position of the door.
US09439991B2	Container and system for decontaminating a medical device with a fluid A method for decontaminating a medical device includes enclosing the medical device in an enclosure including a fog-permeable layer and an exterior port member coupled to the fog-permeable layer. The exterior port member of the enclosure is coupled to a chemical dispersing interface in a decontamination chamber. A pressure in the decontamination chamber is reduced to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a first evacuation step. A room temperature decontaminating fluid is introduced as a fog into the decontamination chamber. The fog is held in the decontamination chamber for a decontaminating time. The pressure in the decontamination chamber is reduced to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a second evacuation step. The decontamination chamber is vented to atmospheric pressure.
US09439990B2	Leak-proof contact lens container A container for disinfecting and storing a contact lens comprising a container having a nonporous but oxygen-permeable, water-impermeable liner that forms a continuous barrier layer to allow oxygen to escape but prevent water from escaping when the container becomes pressurized, such as when an oxidative disinfectant is neutralized catalytically to generate free oxygen (O2). A rigid shell against which the liner is disposed is porous to oxygen and includes a main body and a cap removably attachable to an upper rim of the main body. The container also may have a lens holder for supporting a contact lens. The liner may be on the inside of the shell, or vice versa. The liner may be on the inside of the cap which has openings through which the liner expands when the container becomes pressurized as an indicator that the disinfecting process is underway. The liner may be constructed of a nonporous silicone and the shell of polyethylene or other rigid plastic that can be constructed as a highly gas-porous enclosure.
US09439981B2	Method for increasing the intraocular pressure in an animal The present invention concerns a method for inducing an increase in the intraocular pressure in an animal, said method comprising ocular administration of a solution comprising benzalkonium chloride (BAK). The present invention further relates to an animal having ocular hypertension, said animal being obtained by the method according to the invention. Said animal provides a convenient animal model for better understanding of the patho-physiological mechanisms involved in ocular hypertension and glaucoma. The present invention also relates to the use of said animal for screening a compound for therapeutic use against ocular hypertension or glaucoma, and/or for assessing potential side-effects of treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma.
US09439979B2	Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and methods of use in adenoviral-associated virus type 6 (AAV6) transduction Comparative gene analysis (CGA) was combined with pathway visualization software to identify a positive correlation between AAV6 transduction and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression. It was found that EGFR is necessary for vector internalization and functions as a co-receptor for AAV6. The identification and characterization of AAV6's requirement of EGFR expression for high transduction activity has allowed construction of recombinant AAV6 vectors which are capable of targeting and killing specific types of head and neck tumors that because of this high EGFR activity, were until now, refractory to current therapies.
US09439977B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of interferon-resistant tumors The present invention provides a method for the treatment of interferon resistant tumors through the use of recombinant vectors encoding interferon species. In particular it is noted that interferon species provided by recombinant vectors possesses properties not associated with the recombinantly produced interferon proteins. The present invention further provides compositions useful in the treatment of interferon resistant tumors using recombinant vectors encoding interferons.
US09439976B2	Compositions and methods for using cathepsin E cleavable substrates Provided herein are compositions and kits comprising a therapeutic agent linked to a cleavable substrate, wherein the cleavable substrate is capable of being cleaved by cathepsin E. Also provided are methods of treating one or more symptoms of a disease or disorder characterized by expression of cathepsin E in a subject and methods of eliminating a cancer cell characterized by expression of cathepsin E using the provided compositions and kits. Further provided herein are methods of detecting the presence of a cancer cell or detecting a cathepsin E expressing cell using a photosensitizer linked to a cleavable substrate, wherein the cleavable substrate is capable of being cleaved by cathepsin E.
US09439971B2	Use of polyether-based and vinyl monomer-based copolymers as binders for dosing forms comprising solid active ingredients The use of water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymers which are obtained by free radical-initiated polymerization of a mixture of i) 30 to 80% by weight N-vinyllactam, ii) 10 to 50% by weight vinylacetate and iii) 10 to 50% by weight of a polyether, with the proviso that the total of i), ii) and iii) is equal to 100% by weight, as binders for producing solid active ingredient-containing dosage forms.
US09439969B2	Stable iron oligosaccharide compound The invention relates to an iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide in stable association with ferric oxyhydroxide, the content of dimer saccharide in said hydrogenated oligosaccharide being 2.9% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the hydrogenated oligosaccharide. In further aspects is provided a process for preparing said compound as well as the use of said compound for preparation of a composition for treatment of iron deficiency anaemia.
US09439963B2	Methods of treating anaemia The invention relates to human targets of interest (TOI), anti-TOI ligands, kits compositions and method.
US09439960B2	Cytomegalovirus vaccines and methods of production Methods of increasing diversity in cytomegalovirus vaccines through the selection of cell type in which the virus is propagated, and the use of cytomegalovirus produced by those methods in the development of vaccine compositions, are disclosed. Vaccine compositions comprising CMV isolated from epithelial cells are also disclosed.
US09439958B2	Stabilized virus like particles having enhanced mucosal immunogenicity A method of producing an immune response in a subject including the step of administering to the subject a dry powder vaccine composition having a dry powder containing a subunit antigen with virus-like particles, where the subunit antigen is stabilized by a polysaccharide-containing plant extract, and where mucosal vaccination results in an immune response which is not further enhanced by co-inclusion of adjuvants.
US09439957B2	Factor H binding proteins (FHBP) with altered properties and methods of use thereof Factor H binding proteins that can elicit antibodies that are bactericidal for at least one strain of N. meningitidis, and methods of use of such proteins, are provided.
US09439954B2	Conjugated beta-1,3-linked glucans Glucans having exclusively or mainly β-1,3 linkages are used as immunogens. These comprise β-1,3-linked glucose residues. Optionally, they may include β-1,6-linked glucose residues, provided that the ratio of β-1,3-linked residues to β-1,6-linked residues is at least 8:1 and/or there are one or more sequences of at least five adjacent non-terminal residues linked to other residues only by β-1,3 linkages. The glucans will usually be used in conjugated form. A preferred glucan source is curdlan, which may be hydrolyzed to a suitable form prior to conjugation.
US09439953B2	Compositions comprising alkaline sphingomyelinases for use as a dietetic preparation, food supplement or pharmaceutical product and methods for using them The invention relates to a composition which, depending on the user, may be taken as a nutritional, dietetic or strictly therapeutic preparation, comprising as its active substance alkaline sphingomyelinase which is capable of preventing or treating various pathological conditions including cancerous processes, inflammatory processes of the intestine, hypercholesterolaemia and infections with Helicobacter pylori.
US09439951B2	Methods of treatment of heart dysfunctions using diuretic and natriuretic polypeptides This document provides diuretic and natriuretic polypeptides. For example, this document provides polypeptides having diuretic and/or natriuretic activities. In some cases, a polypeptide provided herein can have diuretic and natriuretic activities, while lacking the ability to lower blood pressure. This document also provides methods and materials for inducing diuretic and/or natriuretic activities within a mammal.
US09439947B2	Therapy for radiation-induced lung injury Methods are disclosed for therapy of radiation-induced lung injury and other lung diseases using R-spondin1.
US09439942B2	Peptides and use thereof in the treatment of large cell lung cancer A method of treating large cell lung cancer in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or an analog or derivative thereof, thereby treating the large cell lung cancer in the subject.
US09439936B2	Inhibitor of inflammatory conditions The invention relates to Boswellia frereana and particularly an extract of same for treating a range of inflammatory disorder or conditions selected from the group comprising: articular cartilage degradation or arthritides, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), all forms of muscular dystrophy especially Duchenne muscular dystrophy, sepsis, sepsis syndrome, osteoporosis, ischemic injury, graft vs. host disease, reperfusion injury, asthma, diabetes, cancer, myelogenous and other leukemias, psoriasis and cachexia, Alzheimer's Disease, demyelinating neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis, Acetylcholinesterase mediated disorders, retinal disorders, neurological, retinal, and muscular disorders.
US09439934B1	Application of an attenuated salmonella typhimurium, its genetically engineered bacterium in preparing drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer The current invention discloses an attenuated Salmonella typhimurium, a genetically engineered bacterium and applications thereof in preparing drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer. The attenuated Salmonella typhimurium has tumor targeting and significant inhibitory effects on prostate cancer cells. A genetically engineered bacterium bearing a L-methioninase gene plasmid also has tumor targeting ability. The attenuated Salmonella typhimurium with the plasmid can constitutively express L-methioninase in the tumor tissues, consume a significant amount of methionine and other nutrients, which in turn causes lack of nutrition and slow growth of tumor cells. Therefore, it can be used as drugs for treating prostate cancer.
US09439931B2	Administering umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells to treat nerve injury A use of a composition comprising umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells for inducing differentiation and proliferation of neural precursor cells or neural stem cells to neural cells is provided, the composition being effective for the treatment of nerve injury diseases.
US09439927B2	Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The invention relates to the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, also termed IBD, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. To this end, the invention proposes clinoptilolite having a particle size between 0.2 and 1 μm for use in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, also termed IBD, in mammals and humans. In the case of such use, the clinoptilolite is preferably freed of heavy metals. In one variant, it is administered orally, optionally with pharmaceutically harmless carrier materials and/or diluents.
US09439923B2	Compositions and methods for treating retrovirus infections The present invention relates to at least one nucleic acid (i) comprising or consisting of or (ii) encoding a nucleic acid comprising or consisting of, a sequence selected from the group consisting of: 1) SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, and SEQ ID NO: 4, and 2) a sequence derived from SEQ ID NO: 1 to 4 by substitution deletion or insertion of at least one nucleotide, provided that a nucleic acid consisting of the sequence derived from SEQ ID NO: 1 to 4 is liable to induce HIV-1 expression in latent HIV-1-infected cells, for use as a medicament, in particular for treating retrovirus infections.
US09439918B2	Methods for treating gastrointestinal diseases Described herein are macrolide and ketolide antibiotics and pharmaceutical compositions, methods, and uses thereof for treating gastrointestinal diseases.
US09439915B2	Activated nitric oxide donors and methods of making and using thereof Described herein are compositions useful in anticancer treatment. The compositions are composed of (a) an O2-aryl substituted diazeniumdiolate and (b) an amphiphile, wherein the amount of amphiphile is sufficient to produce a liposome or micelle. The compositions described herein provide numerous advantages such as increased solubility and stability of the O2-aryl substituted diazeniumdiolate in vivo. The compositions also do not induce hypotension. Methods for using the compositions in anticancer treatment are also described herein.
US09439911B2	Topical formulations comprising a steroid The application provides formulations for the topical administration of an active agent comprising at least one steroid, in the form of topical sprays that are propellant-free, and/or substantially non-foaming, and/or alcohol-free. The present application also provides processes for preparing such compositions and methods of using them in management of skin diseases or disorders such as psoriasis, dermatoses, and other associated skin diseases or disorders.
US09439910B2	Fe(III)-pyrazine complex compounds for treatment and prophylaxis of iron-deficiency phenomena and iron-deficiency anaemia The invention relates to iron(III) complex compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them for the use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of iron deficiency symptoms and iron deficiency anemias.
US09439905B2	Risperidone-containing implants and methods of use thereof The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.
US09439903B2	Process for the preparation of amorphous imatinib mesylate The field of the invention relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous imatinib mesylate. In particular, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of stable amorphous imatinib mesylate. More particularly, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions that includes the stable amorphous imatinib messylate together along with its excipients.
US09439902B2	Dioxa-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol derivatives Compounds of Formula (A) and (B) are described herein and the uses thereof for the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors (in particular, SGLT2 inhibitors).
US09439901B2	Dioxa-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol derivatives Compounds of Formula (A) and (B) are described herein and the uses thereof for the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors (in particular, SGLT2 inhibitors).
US09439892B2	Macrolide particulates, methods for preparation, and medical devices associated therewith The disclosure provides macrolide particulates including a macrolide therapeutic agent such as rapamycin at high concentration in the particulate. In one method the particulates are made by adding a composition containing an polyoxyethylene sorbitan n-acyl ester, poly(ethyleneimine), or alkylated quaternary ammonium salt to a composition including macrolide dissolved in an alcohol such as ethanol. In another method the particulates are made by adding a non-solvent composition to a composition including macrolide and an alkyl-substituted chromanol dissolved in an alcohol such as ethanol. The formed macrolide particulates have one or more desirable properties including sizes in the range of 0.1 μm to 10 μm, spherical or near spherical shapes, low polydispersity, and/or stability. The macrolide particulates can be used for therapeutic compositions, or in association with an implantable or insertable medical device, such as associated with a polymeric coating on a device.
US09439888B2	Tetrazolones as a carboxylic acid bioisosteres The present disclosure provides compounds that include a tetrazolone derivative of a carboxyl group of an active agent. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that include these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and processes for preparing these compounds.
US09439885B2	Method for inhibiting the growth of bacteria The present invention is directed to a method for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria in an infant formula comprising supplementing the infant formula with at least one diglyceride antimicrobial agent.
US09439884B2	Methods for the treatment of immune disorders The invention features methods of treating an immune disorder characterized by elevated Pin1 marker levels in a subject by administering a retinoic acid compound. Additionally, the invention features methods of treating immune disorders (e.g., immune disorders characterized by elevated Pin1 marker levels) by administering a retinoic acid compound in combination with an anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, or anti-microbial compound.
US09439883B2	3,5,3′-triiodothyronine sulfate as thyromimetic agent and pharmaceutical formulations thereof The invention regards the use of triiodothyronine sulfate, commonly named T3S, as a medicament having thyromimetic activity for the treatment of pathologies due to organic deficiency of triiodothyronine (T3), as such or in association with thyroxine (T4), and pharmaceutical formulations for oral administration thereof.
US09439881B2	Acrylamide compounds and use thereof for inhibiting apoptosis The present invention relates to a compound of Formula I, or an isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and solvate of the compound, and to a composition comprising the compound of Formula I, or the isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluents. The present invention also relates to use of the compound of Formula I, or the isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and solvate thereof for combating apoptosis, preventing or treating a disease or disorder associated with apoptosis; and especially use for protecting cardiomyocyte, and for preventing or treating a disease or disorder associated with cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
US09439879B2	Treatment of urinary incontinence using nitrone spin traps Urinary incontinence is treated by administration of pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one nitrone spin trap such as α-phenyl t-butyl nitrone (PBN) and derivatives thereof. Preferred compositions and methods of treatment further include at least one adjunctive ingredient including fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid such as ascorbyl palmitate and ascorbyl stearate, and polyenylphosphatidylcholine.
US09439877B2	Small molecule inhibitors of Dusp6 and uses therefor Compounds that stimulate fibroblast growth factor production, and thus cell growth are provided. Also provided are compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The compounds can be used to treat wounds, to expand cell populations, such as hematopoietic cells, or to grow tissue in vitro, among other uses.
US09439876B2	Method of treating microbial infections Methods of inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of a fungus and/or a bacteria in a living organism, in water, in air, and/or on surfaces, include administering or providing a therapeutic amount or an effective amount of an antimicrobial composition including Octodrine.
US09439874B2	Food composition for nourishing, maintaining and cultivating a variety of stem cells and a method for manufacturing the same A food composition for nourishing, maintaining and cultivating a variety of stem cells, the food composition includes grape skin or polygonum cuspidatum root extract; pseudo-ginseng extract; cooked polygonum multiflorum thunb extract; salvia miltiorrhiza bunge extract; blueberry extract; bitter melon extract; soybean extract; ginseng extract; rhodiola extract; yam extract; licorice extract; pueraria extract; brown algae extract; green algae extract; chuanxiong extracts, Green tea extract; apple extract; leek seed extract; wolfberry extract; pot marigold extract; ganoderma lucidum extract; caterpillar fungus extract; agaricus blazei murill extract; cistanche deserticola extract; mushroom extract; beer yeast; flaxseed oil powder; and vitamin.
US09439870B2	Active agent microparticles The present invention concerns polymeric-enveloped microparticles including at least one HASE type acrylic copolymer, at least one solid-liquid phase change material with a phase transition temperature ranging from 20 to 90° C., and at least one active agent. In particular, the microparticles include at least one HASE type acrylic copolymer including at least one anionic monomer with a polymerizable vinyl group and a carboxyl group, at least one non-ionic hydrophobic monomer with a polymerizable vinyl group, and at least one alkoxylated associative macromonomer with a polymerizable vinyl group and a hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain.
US09439867B1	Method for manufacturing a compound danshen dripping pill A method for manufacturing a compound danshen dripping pill is disclosed. The method comprises: mixing powders of active substances with an excipient in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 1:2 to obtain a mixture; indirectly melting the mixture via a first oil at 75-80° C. until the mixture becomes a molten state; and dripping the melted mixture into a second oil at 3-10° C., cooling and solidifying the melted mixture to obtain the dripping pill. The powders of active substances comprise powders of Chinese salvia, powders of notoginseng and borneol, while the excipient comprises PEG 1500 and PEG 4000 in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 1:3.
US09439862B2	Phospholipid-based powders for drug delivery Phospholipid based powders for drug delivery applications are disclosed. The powders comprise a polyvalent cation in an amount effective to increase the gel-to-liquid crystal transition temperature of the particle compared to particles without the polyvalent cation. The powders are hollow and porous and are preferably administered via inhalation.
US09439855B2	Methods and compositions for treating conditions related to lack of blood supply, shock and neuronal injuries A pharmaceutical composition comprising an amphiphilic emulsifier, a polar liquid carrier and, optionally, a lipid component. The amphiphilic emulsifier form free-moving, optionally lipid-carrying, micelles (LMs) in the polar liquid carrier. The pharmaceutical composition is free of hemoglobin and fluorocarbon and can be used for treating conditions related to lack of blood supply and to raise the blood pressure and correct hypovolemia.
US09439854B2	Liquid pharmaceutical formulations of palonosetron The present invention relates to shelf-stable liquid formulations of palonosetron for reducing chemotherapy and radiotherapy induced emesis with palonosetron. The formulations are particularly useful in the preparation of intravenous and oral liquid medicaments.
US09439853B2	Form of administration of enkephalinase inhibitor The present invention relates to a new formulation of an enkephalinase inhibitor, such as racecadotril or dexecadotril, the process for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof in the treatment of diarrhea.
US09439851B2	Gastric retention system The present invention provides a novel gastric retention system in the form of a tablet or a capsule coated with an expandable coating, more particularly, with an expandable coating comprising a film-forming polymer and an expandable component.
US09439850B2	Use of pufas for treating skin inflammation The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, for use in treating various skin disorders.
US09439844B2	Tri-aromatic azomethine direct dyes comprising at least one unit derived from resorcinol, dyeing composition, method and use The present invention relates to azomethine-type direct dyes with a tri-aromatic unit having the following formula (I): and their use for coloring keratin fibers, particularly human keratin fibers such as the hair. The invention also relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers comprising, in a suitable medium for dyeing, such direct dyes. Another subject of the present invention is a method for dyeing keratin fibers using said dyeing composition. Finally the present invention also relates to precursors for these direct dyes.
US09439841B2	Alcohol based sanitizer with improved dermal compatibility and feel Applicants have identified a critical skin benefit package that can be used in liquid alcohol sanitizing compositions that provides lower amounts of skin conditioners in combination with a specific ratio of different emollients that provide improved skin health with chronic repeated use. The package also provides improved skin feel with without a tacky residue upon drying.
US09439836B1	Stimulating pacifier A stimulating pacifier device includes a base, a nipple extending from the base, and a sound generator disposed in the base and configured to transmit sound. The device further includes at least one of a liquid fragrance permeable nipple or a flavored fluid dispenser.
US09439832B2	Child-resistant blister package A child-resistant blister package. The package has a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The package also has a protection layer with a top face, a bottom face and a periphery; a blister layer with one or more cavities; and an access layer with a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The bottom face of the access layer has a line of weakness that allows the unit dose to be removed from the cavity in one-step by applying a force to the top of the cavity and pressing the unit dose through the line of weakness. The bottom face of the protection layer and the top face of the access layer are permanently joined along substantially the entire periphery of the package. The blister package can also contain a tear resistant layer.
US09439831B2	Liquid container with replaceable liner A pedicure bowl has a bottom discharge drain opening communicating with a discharge duct and is arranged to receive a liner to ensure hygienic operation in the form of a thin flexible material applied over the inner surface to contain the liquid within the liner and to cover the drain opening. The drain opening is closed by the liner so that liquid within the container applies downward pressure on the liner at the drain opening and a sealing member is mounted in the duct downstream of the drain opening to prevent air flow so as to form a back pressure underneath the liner to prevent the downward pressure from rupturing the liner. The sealing member is operable to release the back pressure to cause the liner at the discharge opening to rupture.
US09439830B2	Transverse-mode-resonant stimulation device Various embodiments described herein provide a mechanism for transducing transverse vibrational energy into an elastic body of a sexual stimulation device by directly driving the transverse modes of vibration of the elastic body. Additionally, by using an actuator that transduces a force that is proportional to the input current or voltage, the vibration may be driven with any arbitrary waveform.
US09439829B2	Vibration analgesia injection apparatus The present invention presents a hypodermic injection apparatus and methods to introduce an agent to a human body in a less painful way by activating inhibitory mechanisms for pain perception. The apparatus comprises a vibration assembly that encircles a needle penetration site, a removable and disposable barrier device that isolates the apparatus from a recipient and from a needle, a mechanical assembly for syringe movement and a power and control electronics housed in a handle assembly. The vibration assembly generates and delivers vibration to the recipient through a resonant vibration chamber that contacts the recipient via the barrier device. A syringe needle penetrates the recipient's tissue through a linear tubular conduit axially located in the vibration chamber. The needle penetration site is encircled by vibration and the needle is enclosed by the barrier device while being retracted from the recipient.
US09439820B2	Vehicle having a level compensation system A vehicle having a multiple of level compensation systems is disclosed. The vehicle comprising a chassis having a left frame, a right frame and a base plate, a first level compensation system comprising a pivot joint for pivotably connecting the left and right frames to the base plate around a common rotational axis. A first axial distance from a left rotation axis of a left wheel pair to the rotational axis is different from at least one second axial distance from a right rotation axis of a right wheel pair to the rotational axis, such that the left and right wheel pair have at least one off-set to each other. Moreover a method for traversing stairs with such vehicle is disclosed.
US09439818B2	Disposable diaper A fastening tape 100 of a disposable diaper 10 has a base sheet 120 configured by a nonwoven fabric, and a hook sheet 110 in which a plurality of engagement hooks are provided. The KES flexural rigidity value of the entire fastening tape existent region SALL in which the fastening tape 100 is provided, in a longitudinal direction DL of the absorbent main body, is 11.755 gf.cm2 or less.
US09439815B2	Absorbent members having skewed density profile Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In such an embodiment, the density profile of the fibrous web is skewed toward one of the surfaces of the fibrous web. In such embodiments, the maximum density of the web may be located outside of the central 30% zone of thickness of the web.
US09439810B2	Barefoot orthotic A barefoot orthotic is a foot support that adheres to the underside of a user's foot and is placed so that it extends longitudinally between the metatarsal head region and the calcaneal plantar tuberosity, and laterally between the lateral midfoot and the medial arch. By using a silicone polymer or other similar material, a barefoot orthotic can self-adhere to the skin of a user's foot. A barefoot orthotic can have a midfoot strike zone surrounding the forward portion of the calcaneal plantar tuberosity, a navicular support, a medial arch support, a forefoot propulsion pad, a lateral forefoot support, a lateral midfoot support, a cuboid support flange, a lateral heel support, and a balance rail extending longitudinally from the midfoot strike zone to the forefoot propulsion pad. Together, these components work to support and align the foot and thereby alleviate symptoms of various foot and leg conditions.
US09439808B2	Skin substitute and wound dressing with added anti-scar compound An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a woven nylon fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit the porosity of the skin substitute to be adjusted by clinicians by means of applying tension to the skin substitute that differentially opens the slits. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the skin substitute to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being salinomycin.
US09439807B2	Apparatus and method for performing phacoemulsification An apparatus provides mechanical energy to vibrate a tip. The tip preferably formed of multiple prongs positioned approximately circumferentially (either symmetrically or asymmetrically) around an orifice of a needle. The tip is designed to emulsify a cataractous lens and to collect the resulting detritus through an aspiration aperture. An irrigating sleeve whose apertures/ports are protected from relative occlusion by untoward excursions of the phaco needle by a system of elevated stabilizing devices rising from within the inner wall of the sleeve (or from the outer wall of the phaco needle); this results in a plume or river of irrigating fluid exiting the sleeve that mitigates untoward dispersion of infusion fluid and material caught in its path including lens detritus, iris and other anatomical structures. This also provides for a more efficient process at the needle tip and therefore enhances aspirations of lens detritus in a more efficient and salutary manner as it flows to the aspiration aperture, said plume extend around the prongs. The prongs can be driven at either subsonic frequencies or ultrasonic frequencies. A stabilizer is provided to prevent the needle from interfering with the flow of the irrigating fluid during operation.
US09439803B2	Patient warming device with patient access A patient warming device with patient access for maintaining normothermia and/or treating hypothermia is provided. The device includes a first compliant layer and a second compliant layer sealed together around an outer border to contain a liquid between the two layers and to form a wrap that surrounds and conforms to a body portion of a patient. A plurality of flaps extends from opposite sides of a generally longitudinal central portion of the wrap, such that one or more flaps from the opposite sides fasten to each other to surround the body portion. The flaps are openable during functional use to provide access to an underlying patient body surface. A continuous fluid flow path extends between the first compliant layer and the second compliant layer between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet to carry liquid and deliver heat through the wrap.
US09439800B2	Orthopedic device, use of orthopedic device and method for producing same An orthopedic device includes an elongate and rigid or semirigid strut assembly, an arcuate cuff pivotally secured to the strut assembly, and a strap securing to the cuff and forming an adjustable circumferential configuration therewith. A tensioning device may be mounted on the cuff and coupled to the strap in order to incrementally adjust the tensioning device among a plurality of preselected levels such that a first end of the strap secures to the tensioning device and a second end of the strap couples to the cuff. A soft-good assembly connects to the strut assembly and has a flexible stay embedded within with a plurality of layers. The soft-good assembly is adapted to form an adjustable circumferential loop with the stay only located within a segment short of the circumference of the loop.
US09439796B2	Prosthesis delivery device A prosthesis delivery device comprises a proximal end and a distal end, a prosthesis retention section at the proximal end, and a prosthesis retained on the prosthesis retention section. The prosthesis has a proximal end releasably attached at the prosthesis retention section and a distal end releasably attached at the prosthesis retention section. A sheath is slidably disposed over the prosthesis. A delivery handle near the distal end the delivery device comprises a rotatable inner cannula having a cannula lumen and cannula handle. The cannula handle is rotatable with the inner cannula. Further, a positioner handle is releasably engaged with the cannula handle. Rotation of the inner cannula releases the proximal end of the prosthesis from the delivery device and withdrawal of the sheath from over the prosthesis releases the distal end of the prosthesis from the delivery device.
US09439794B2	Medical device delivery catheter and medical device delivery system using same A medical device delivery catheter includes an elongate tubular body including proximal, intermediate, and distal longitudinal segments. The proximal segment extends between a proximal end of the body and a first transition between the proximal segment and the intermediate segment, has a first outer diameter, and includes at least one flexibility increasing cut through a wall of the body. The intermediate segment extends between the first transition and a second transition between the intermediate segment and the distal segment, has a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter, and defines a medical device support region. The distal segment has an initial outer diameter that is greater than the second outer diameter and terminates in a distally tapered region. The body is free of joints and has a uniform tensile strength across the proximal, intermediate, and distal segments and the transitions.
US09439785B2	Discretely adjustable hip-replacement trial Hip replacement surgery (hip arthroplasty) includes implantation of a distal stem into a femur of a patient, and implantation of a proximal body to connect to the distal stem. A practitioner uses a “trial” or “provisional” to determine a suitable size and configuration for the implantable proximal body, then selects a suitable proximal body from a set of differently sized and shaped proximal bodies. The trial adjusts discretely, as opposed to continuously, and has discrete settings that correspond to the sizes and configurations available in the set of implantable proximal bodies. In some examples, the trials are provided as a kit of parts, where each part in the kit is adjustable for height (i.e., the length of the femur). The parts in the kit can have different, fixed, values for offset (i.e., the lateral distance of the femur to the center of the femoral head in the acetabulum).
US09439783B2	Inserter for expanding body tissue An elongate inserter has a distal end releasably connected to an expandable device for expanding body tissue and a proximal end including a trigger actuator. The expandable device comprises a superior endplate and an inferior endplate that are movable in an expansion direction relative to each other between opposing tissue surfaces of a body. The inserter includes a lifting platform comprising ramp surfaces that upon operation of the trigger actuator cooperatively engage complementary surfaces of expansion structure within the device to cause the superior and inferior endplates to move relatively away from each other. A driver is supported by the inserter for pushing an insert between the superior and inferior endplates after expansion of the device.
US09439782B2	Spinal fusion cage system with inserter The present disclosure relates to a spinal fusion impactor tool that includes an attachment means for securing an implant device to the distal end of the tool, a means for adjusting the angle of the distal head relative to the handle to better position the implant for introduction into the implant site, means for remotely releasing the implant device at the distal end and a clamp device on the shaft of the tool to secure tabs, attachments and other devices. The impactor tool is preferably used in conjunction with implantation of an intervertebral fusion cage that is equipped with shims having tabs or other removing means, but may also be used to introduce, for example, an implant, graft, fusion device, wedge or distractor device into any joint space or bony region in preparation for implantation.
US09439779B2	Composite implant A composite interbody vertebral implant for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae. The implant includes a first endplate of a porous metal material and a second endplate of a porous metal material which are configured to allow bone in-growth. The implant also includes a polymeric body positioned between and bonded to the first and second endplates such that polymeric material of the polymeric body is impregnated into pores of the first and second endplates to bond the components together. The implant may include a cavity extending through the composite implant configured to receive bone growth material to facilitate fusion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra.
US09439774B2	Intervertebral prosthetic disc A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes upper and lower plates, a core disposed between the plates, and at least one projection extending from at least one of the upper and lower curved surfaces of the core into at least one recess of one of the inner surfaces of the plates. The recess is oversize with respect to the projection to allow sliding movement of the plate over the core while retaining the core between the plates during such sliding movement. The projection(s) may include a rod extending through an axial hole in the core, multiple surface features of the core, or the like.
US09439769B2	Mobile bearing glenoid prosthesis A method of installing a prosthesis assembly includes installing a base component in a prepared glenoid vault, axially aligning a plurality of slots in one of a stretched glenoid bearing component and a base component with a plurality of ridges in the other of the glenoid bearing component and the base component, each of the plurality of slots having a maximum length which is greater than a maximum length of a respective one of the plurality of ridges, engaging each of the plurality of ridges with the respective one of the plurality of grooves thereby rotatably coupling the glenoid bearing component and the base component and limiting axial movement of the glenoid bearing component relative to the base component, and placing the bearing surface into articulating contact with a humeral head.
US09439764B2	Membrane-type artificial scaffold and method for fabricating same Provided herein are a membrane-type artificial scaffold for guided bone regeneration (GBR) and a method for fabricating the same. The membrane-type artificial scaffold according to the present invention comprises: a first layer made of at least one fiber layer arranged in parallel with each other with a first spacing therebetween such that the fiber layer contacts a bone tissue in vivo; and a second layer stacked on the first layer and made of at least one fiber layer arranged parallel to each other with a second spacing therebetween such that the fiber layer contacts a soft tissue in vivo. The first spacing is larger than the second spacing.
US09439755B2	Haptic devices for intraocular lens The inventive is directed to a haptic for fixation to, and manufacture in conjunction with, an intraocular lens to be implanted in the natural lens capsule of the human eye. The haptic secures the lens in an appropriate position within the natural capsule so as to provide optimal visual acuity through the aphakic lens. The haptic ends are designed to position the lens neutrally, anteriorly or posteriorly within the lens envelope. At the connection point of the ribbon portion to the solid end plate of the haptic, the haptic may be notched to facilitate compressing the lens into its injector for insertion into the eye through an incision in the cornea. Once compressed and passed through the cornea, the implanted lens will be secured by the haptics in the lens capsule once all possible natural lens material and epithelial cells have been removed.
US09439754B2	Prosthetic capsular bag and method of inserting the same The present invention relates to a prosthetic capsular bag and method for inserting the same. The prosthetic capsular bag helps to maintain the volume of the natural capsular bag, thereby stabilizing the effective lens position of an IOL so that refractive outcomes may be improved with cataract surgery. The prosthetic capsular bag further provides an integrated refractive surface, providing a means for experimentally determining an effective lens position prior to inserting an IOL.
US09439746B2	Methods and apparatus for treating ventral wall hernia This invention relates to a surgical implant system for repairing abdominal hernias and is particularly useful for repairing ventral hernias. In particular, the present invention relates to an implant, a delivery device and a method for implanting the implant. The implant is implanted in a substantially slackened condition relative to the ventral wall.
US09439745B2	Method for controlling flow of intestinal contents in a patient's intestines There is provided a method for controlling a flow of intestinal contents in the intestinal passageway of a patient's intestines. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the intestinal tissue wall) at least one portion of the intestinal tissue wall to influence the flow in the intestinal passageway, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the flow in the intestinal passageway. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow in the intestinal passageway, or for actively moving the fluid in the intestinal passageway, with a low risk of injuring the intestines.
US09439741B2	Replacement brush head for an electric toothbrush A replacement head for an electric toothbrush has a simplified drive construction and desired bristle carrier retention. The replacement head includes a tubular neck with a head at one end and a brush shaft disposed within the neck. An eccentric extension extends from the brush shaft parallel with the longitudinal axis and an axial extension extends parallel to the eccentric extension. The eccentric extension engages the bristle carrier to drive the bristle carrier. The brush shaft, including the eccentric extension and the axial extension, may be formed together as a single unitary piece. A pin may extend through pin retention openings in the head and a pin slot in the bristle carrier in a direction transverse to both the longitudinal axis and the carrier rotation axis to retain the bristle carrier on the head.
US09439736B2	System and method for controlling a remote medical device guidance system in three-dimensions using gestures A system for enabling a user to remotely control a robotic medical device system includes a motion capture apparatus to capture motion of a user in a sensing volume and generate indicative output data. The system includes a control unit configured to execute gesture recognition logic that recognizes a user gesture based on analysis of the indicative output data. The control unit executes interpreter logic that is configured to translate the recognized user gesture into a corresponding robotic medical device control command configured to control an aspect of the operation of the robotic medical device system.
US09439732B2	Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system An instrument interface of a robotic manipulator and a surgical system including the instrument interface are provided. In one embodiment, the instrument interface includes a spring-loaded input for providing axial load and torque to a sterile adaptor capable of operably coupling an instrument. In another embodiment, a robotic surgical manipulator system includes a manipulator assembly, including a base link operably coupled to a distal end of a manipulator arm, and a carriage link movably coupled to the base link along a lengthwise axis, the carriage link including an integrated instrument interface. The system further includes an instrument operably coupled to the carriage link via the instrument interface, and a processor operably coupled to the manipulator assembly for sensing presence of the instrument.
US09439729B2	System and method for monitoring thermal ablation using radiofrequency echoes Radiofrequency energy emitted from and reflected back toward a thermal ablation probe may be used to detect a gradual dissolution of a reflective interface between a tumor and surrounding healthy tissue as the ablation zone passes through this interface providing a real-time guidance with respect to the progress of ablation.
US09439728B2	Systems for creating arteriovenous (AV) fistulas A system for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprises a vessel access sheath having a hollow interior and an exit port, a side access needle catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, a needle configured to be inserted into a blood vessel through the side access needle catheter, a toggle delivery catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, and a toggle apparatus configured to be delivered into a vessel through the toggle delivery catheter. The toggle apparatus comprises a shaft and a toggle member pivotably attached to a distal end of the shaft. A source of RF energy or resistive heat energy may be provided for application to the toggle member and/or to a heater insert in the toggle delivery catheter, for the purpose of creating the fistula.
US09439725B2	Ablation catheter with balloon A balloon ablation catheter achieves reduction in diameter of the balloon upon balloon contraction and increased reliability of the thermocouple temperature sensor, which balloon ablation catheter is less likely to be influenced by the heating liquid discharged into the balloon and able to control the balloon surface temperature with high accuracy. The balloon ablation catheter includes a shaft wherein a lumen is formed; a balloon wherein the lumen communicates with the inside thereof; and a high-frequency-current-applying electrode formed by coiling a high-frequency-power-supplying lead wire around the shaft while sandwiching a temperature sensor lead wire between the high-frequency-power-supplying lead wire and the shaft such that the temperature sensor lead wire is fixed along the longitudinal direction of the shaft; wherein a thermocouple thermosensor is formed at the point where the high-frequency-power-supplying lead wire and the temperature sensor lead wire constituting the high-frequency-current-applying electrode contact with each other for the first time as seen from the posterior end side in the longitudinal direction.
US09439721B2	Bi-modal linear and loop ablation catheter, and method Medical devices, systems, and methods for treating patients with tissue ablation include catheter systems having bi-modal steering mechanisms, which are capable of both linear and loop ablation. In other words, the catheter system may have two different steering modes: two-dimensional and three-dimensional. In the first and second steering modes, the steering actuator may cause one or more portions of the catheter shaft to bend in different planes. A steerable ablation catheter may include treatment elements such as electrodes at its distal end and along the catheter shaft, each of which may map, pace, and ablate. Optional features include a series of thermocouples for monitoring local temperatures.
US09439718B2	Reciprocating cooling member for an energized surgical instrument A surgical instrument comprises: an elongated sheath, an energy probe, an elongated energy conductor, and an elongated cooling member. The energy probe is connected to the distal end portion of the sheath. The elongated energy conductor is contained within the sheath and arranged to transmit distally to the energy probe energy from an energy source. The elongated cooling member is reciprocally movable within the sheath and thermally coupled at its proximal portion to a cooler. The cooling member is movable between a proximal, non-cooling position and a distal, cooling position. In the non-cooling position, a distal end of the cooling member is displaced proximally from the energy probe so as to impede thermal conduction therebetween; in the cooling position, the distal end of the cooling member thermally contacts the energy probe so as to facilitate thermal conduction therebetween.
US09439711B2	Medical devices for thermally treating tissue A medical device for treating tissue includes a tissue-contacting surface and a solid state heating element that is thermally coupled to the tissue-contacting surface. The solid state heating element is configured to generate heat to thermally treat tissue.
US09439710B2	Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheter A device for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula includes a proximal base having a distal tapered end surface and a distal tip connected to the proximal base and movable relative to the proximal base. The distal tip has a proximal tapered end surface. A first heating assembly, including an energized heating element, is disposed on at least one of the distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface. A second heating assembly, comprising a passive non-energized heat spreader, is disposed on the other one of the distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface. The distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface are adapted to contact opposing sides of a tissue portion to create the fistula. The taper of the proximal tapered end surface matches the taper of the distal tapered end surface, so that the two surfaces match one another.
US09439702B2	Bone fracture reduction system and methods of using the same A method of treating a fracture includes creating an access path to a fracture site in a bone and inserting a guidewire through the access path into the fracture site is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a cannulated drill bit having a distal end including helical flutes configured for drilling through bone over the guidewire into the fracture site, and advancing the drill bit to create a passageway in the bone configured to receive a screw. Positioning a cannulated inflatable bone tamp over the guidewire and inflating the inflatable bone tamp to compress at least a portion of the bone in or near the fracture site so as to create a void. Delivering a bone void filler into the void through the access path to fill the void. Systems and kits are disclosed.
US09439701B2	Shaping tool for shaping an acetabulum A shaping tool shapes a smooth bone cement surface, in particular for implantation of an artificial acetabulum. The shaping tool has a curvature, whereby the shaping tool has a curved base body and at least two layers, whereby a first layer covers the curvature of the base body at least in part and is connected to the base body in a detachable manner, and a second layer covers the first layer at least in part and is connected to the first layer in a detachable manner. The shaping tool is usable to pre-shape a bone cement for insertion of an artificial acetabulum.
US09439700B2	Bone anchor with locking cap and method of spinal fixation A bone anchor (100) for attaching a rod (108) to a bone has an anchor member (106) for attachment to the bone and an anchor head (104) having a U-shaped opening for receiving the rod. The bone anchor also includes a locking cap (102) that has a main body (900) and a set screw (1000). Advantageously, in one embodiment the locking cap preferably is designed such that a single tool can be used to lock the locking cap in place on the anchor body preferably with a 90° turn and preferably then drive the set screw to clamp the rod. The locking cap also preferably non-threadingly engages the anchor body. The anchor body preferably has an inclined surface on its top surface which elastically deflects extending tabs on the main body to secure the locking cap to the anchor body. A method of implantation and assembly of the bone anchor are also described.
US09439698B2	Cable fixation device Various forms of a cable fixation device, instrumentation, kit, and methods useful for repairing the skeletal system are introduced. The system utilizes a clamp housing fixing a butt end of a surgical cable therein. In an operative configuration the cable is looped around a damaged bone segment and reentered through a lock aperture in the clamp housing then through a collet and lock cap residing within the lock aperture. The cable loop and each aforementioned component comprise a central axis aligned within a single plane. A sliding interface situated between the lock cap and collet prevent twisting of the surgical cable. The locking mechanism is non-destructive to the cable despite repeated unlocking and relocking of the fixation device. The axis for tensioning of the cable is coincident with the locking axis. A counter torque instrument has a torsional input shaft generally perpendicular to the elongated axis of the instrument.
US09439696B2	Implant to stress bone to alter morphology An implant operable to alter morphology of a long bone can comprise a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member, and an adjusting member. The first longitudinal member can have a bone attachment end and a first connecting end. The second longitudinal member can have a second bone attachment end and a second connecting end. The adjusting member can connect to both of the first and second connecting ends. The adjusting member can be selectively moveable from a first implanted position where the first and second connecting ends are fixed to respective ends of the long bone and spaced apart a first distance to a second implanted position where the first and second connecting ends are fixed to the respective ends of the long bone and spaced apart a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance causing a long bone to be compressed between the first and second bone attachment ends.
US09439688B2	System and method for multiple level facet joint arthroplasty and fusion Facet joint replacement implants may be designed for use on multiple adjacent vertebral levels. Each superior implant may have a substantially semispherical concave surface, and each inferior implant may have a cooperating semispherical convex surface that is deformable to enable it to be pressed into the superior implant concave surface to fix the relative orientations of the superior and inferior implants. Thus, the inferior implant may be attached to the same pedicle as the superior implant, but may also be oriented independently of the superior implant and then fixed in position. Similar mounting structures may be used to attach one or more fusion implants to a level adjacent to that of a facet joint replacement implant.
US09439687B2	Modular occipital plate A system and associated method are provided for mechanically fixating a region of a skull to a portion of a spine. A plate is provided to contact a region of a skull and be secured thereto. A spinal rod is configured to extend from a location adjacent the plate to a location adjacent at least one vertebra. An adjustable housing is provided to secure the rod to the plate, and has a first position wherein the relative position of the rod to the plate can be adjusted and a second position wherein the relative position of the rod to the plate is secured.
US09439683B2	Dynamic stabilization member with molded connection A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a longitudinal connecting member assembly having at least one transition portion and cooperating outer sleeve, both the transition portion and sleeve being disposed between the two bone anchors. The transition portion includes a rigid length or rod having apertures therein and a molded plastic length that extends through the apertures, thus attaching the plastic length to the rigid length. The sleeve surrounds the transition portion and extends between the pair of bone anchors, the sleeve being compressible in a longitudinal direction between the bone anchors.
US09439681B2	Polyaxial bone fixation element The present disclosure includes a polyaxial bone fixation element for use in spinal fixation to interconnect a longitudinal spinal rod with a patient's vertebra. The polyaxial bone fixation element preferably includes a bone anchor, a collet, a body, and a locking cap. The polyaxial bone fixation element preferably enables in-situ assembly. That is, the polyaxial bone fixation element is preferably configured so that in use, the bone anchor may be secured to the patient's vertebra prior to being received within the body. Accordingly, the polyaxial bone fixation element enables a surgeon to implant the bone anchor without the body to maximize visibility and access around the anchoring site. Once the bone anchor has been secured to the patient's vertebra, the body can be snapped-onto the bone anchor. The bone anchor preferably also includes a second tool interface so that a surgical instrument can be directly coupled to the bone anchor.
US09439680B2	Coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, kit of such a coupling assembly different rod receiving elements and bone anchoring device A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part having a recess for receiving the rod and an accommodation space with an opening for inserting and accommodating a head of the bone anchoring element, a pressure element having a first end surface and a flexible portion to clamp the head, and a rod receiving element configured to be assembled to the pressure element, the rod receiving element having a first end and a second end defining an opening, and a channel for receiving the rod. The channel has a bottom near the second end of the rod receiving element, and the opening of the rod receiving element opens into the channel. The first end surface of the pressure element can extend through the opening of the rod receiving element and past the bottom of the channel to contact the rod.
US09439673B2	Method and apparatus for skin resurfacing Exemplary embodiments of method and apparatus are provided for resurfacing of skin that includes formation of a plurality of small holes, e.g., having widths less than about 1 mm or 0.5 mm, using a mechanical apparatus, thus avoiding generation of thermal damage as occurs with conventional laser resurfacing procedures and devices. The holes formed can be well-tolerated by the skin, and can exhibit shorter healing times and less swelling than conventional resurfacing procedures. The apparatus includes one or more needles adapted to remove a small portion of tissue when inserted into and withdrawn from the skin. The fractional surface coverage of the holes can be between about 0.1 and 0.7, or between about 0.2 and 0.5. The exemplary method and apparatus can produce cosmetic effects such as increases in collagen content, epidermal thickness, and dermal/epidermal junction undulations in the skin.
US09439672B2	Surgical instrument handle with adjustable actuator position A surgical instrument handle operates a microsurgical instrument on a surgical instrument head by manipulation of the instrument handle. The instrument handle has an elongate center rod with a ring mounted on the rod for reciprocating movement. The ring is operatively associated with the surgical instrument head for operation of the microsurgical instrument of the head. A plurality of resilient arms extend along the length of the rod and engage against a sliding surface of the ring. The inward and outward movement of the plurality of arms reciprocates the ring on the handle rod to cause operation of the surgical instrument head.
US09439670B2	Curved clamp arm for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments The present invention relates to ultrasonic surgical clamping instruments and, more particularly, to a curved clamp arm for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments that have an ultrasonically actuated blade that, in one case, is ultrasonically actuated to have motion in substantially a single plane. The curved clamp arm opens and closes with respect to the blade and also has a plane of curvature that is parallel to the plane of motion of the blade when the clamp arm is in the closed position, and not parallel to the plane of motion of the blade when the clamp arm is in the open position.
US09439668B2	Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Switch assemblies for handheld ultrasonic surgical instruments. The switch assemblies may include a first switch arrangement that is operably supported on a forward portion of a handle housing of the surgical instrument and is selectively movable relative to at least one first switch contact. The switch assembles may further include a second switch arrangement that comprises at least one of a right switch button that is movably supported on a right side of the handle housing relative to at least one right contact and a left switch button that is movably supported on a left side of the handle housing that is selectively movable relative to at least one left contact.
US09439667B2	Apparatus and methods to install, support and/or monitor performance of intraosseous devices Various types of supporting structures, supporting devices, attachment mechanisms and attachment techniques may be provided to support and/or stabilize an intraosseous device installed at a target site in a patient. Various methods and procedures may also be provided to releasably engage a supporting structure or supporting device proximate a target site. Apparatus and methods may be provided to monitor performance of an intraosseous device during communication of drugs, medications and/or fluids with an intraosseous space.
US09439660B2	Method of arthroplasty on a knee joint and apparatus for use in same A method of, and apparatus for, arthroplasty of a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur from the tibia by inserting a spacer into the knee joint between the femur and the tibia. The spacer is used as a reference for securing a guide jig in position about the knee joint for guiding resection of one or both of the femur and tibia for fitting of tibial and/or femoral prostheses. A method of resecting the femur while moving the tibia through an arc of motion to remove bone to the desired depth, a method of determining the position of the guide jig, the guide jog, an alignment device and the spacer are also described.
US09439656B2	System for positioning a cutting guide in knee surgery A system is provided for positioning a cutting guide on a femur of a knee to make a cut along a distal end of the femur during knee surgery. The system may generally include an adjustable femoral attachment member configured to attach to a cut distal end of the femur, a cutting guide removably attachable to the femoral attachment member and configured to guide a surgical saw to make an additional cut on the distal end of the femur, and a force sensor for positioning between the femoral attachment member and a proximal end of a tibia of the knee. The force sensor may include a medial portion for sensing a medial force in the knee and a lateral portion for sensing a lateral force in the knee.
US09439652B2	Implantation device with handle and method of use thereof An instrument for deploying an implantable medical device into a body lumen is disclosed. The instrument comprises a base member having a base handle and a deployment extension, a first tubular member having a first tubular body and a first handle, and a second tubular member having a second tubular body and a second handle. The first tubular member fits over the deployment extension and is longitudinally slidable over the deployment extension, and the second tubular member fits over the first tubular member and is longitudinally slidable over the first tubular member. The distal ends of the deployment extension, the first tubular body, and the second tubular body are adapted to hold and deploy the implantable medical device.
US09439651B2	Methods for cryptographic identification of interchangeable parts for surgical instruments A method for encrypted authentication of interchangeable parts of a surgical instrument includes providing a surgical end effector at a distal end of a handle of the surgical instrument and electrically connecting an authentication controller within the handle to a receiving portion of the end effector. An interchangeable part is removably placed at the receiving portion. The interchangeable part is authenticated with the authentication controller when the interchangeable part is seated in the end effector.
US09439647B1	Suture passing instruments and methods An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.
US09439638B2	Exposure apparatus for paraspinal muscle clearance approach with posteriorspinal small incision An exposure apparatus for a paraspinal muscle clearance approach with a posterior spinal small incision includes a spinous process side vertebral plate retractor and a cooperating vertebral arch outer side retractor is provided. The apparatus can be used to separate a clearance between a multifidus muscle and a longissimus muscle under direct view, easily and atraumatically reach a screw fixation position on a vertebral arch pedicle, expose a facet joint, bluntly separate the multifidus muscle from the vertebral arch, accurately place the retractors, and thereafter locally form a surgical operation tunnel space that externally extends 10 degrees to 15 degrees. A design of angles and structures of retractors effectively protects local soft tissues and prevents a tissue damage while executing traction on local muscles and ensuring an adequate surgical space.
US09439636B2	Wound plugs A medical device for wound closure, including an elongate body with a plurality of portions and a perforated region disposed therebetween. The medical device may also include an alignment member. The wound plug may also have a first position for insertion, the portions being mechanically coupled to each other, and a second position where one or more of the portions are spatially separated.
US09439633B2	Device and a method for facilitating monitoring the cross-section of a gastric sleeve during formation thereof A device (1) for monitoring the transverse cross-section of a gastric sleeve (3) as the gastric sleeve (3) is being formed in a stomach (4) during a sleeve gastrectomy procedure comprises a catheter (15) with a primary balloon (19) located thereon towards a distal end (17). The primary balloon (19) is located in the stomach, and the portion of the stomach which is to form the gastric sleeve (3) is stretched around the primary balloon (19) when the primary balloon (19) has been inflated to a diameter approximating to the diameter to which the sleeve (3) is to be formed. As the stomach (4) is being sutured to form the sleeve (3) the pressure within the primary balloon (19) is monitored to avoid excessive stretching of the stomach around the primary balloon (19). The diameter of the primary balloon (19) is also monitored to avoid necking of the sleeve (3) during suturing of the stomach (4).
US09439632B2	Self-contained handheld biopsy needle A method of operating a biopsy device includes inserting a sampling probe having a first component and a second component into a biological tissue mass, the first component having a sample chamber and a side port that opens to the sample chamber, and the second component having a side opening; generating a vacuum in the sample chamber during a first drive interval; rotating at least one of the first component and the second component of the sampling probe during a second drive interval until the side port of the first component and the side opening of the second component are in radial alignment; and rotating at least one of the first component and the second component of the sampling probe during a third drive interval to sever tissue drawn by vacuum into the sample chamber to deposit a tissue sample in the sample chamber.
US09439630B2	Non-visible detectable marking for medical diagnostics Sample media for the analysis of analytes in a fluid test sample includes a carrier, at least one test field on the surface of the carrier including at least one reagent reactive with the analytes and capable of providing a detectable response. A non-visible bar code formed by at least two distinct non-visible marker fields is located on the carrier. The marker fields are configured to reflect electro-magnetic (EM) radiation within one or more ranges of non-visible wavelengths to form a coded sequence of reflectances correlated to identification of the sample media.
US09439625B2	Delta delay approach for ultrasound beamforming on an ASIC Systems are disclosed for ultrasound beamforming on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In certain embodiments, the system includes an ultrasound probe that includes a plurality of transducer elements electrically coupled to an ASIC. The ASIC includes a plurality of waveform generators electrically coupled to a plurality of delay units. Each delay unit receives a waveform from a waveform generator or an adjacent delay unit, applies a delay to the waveform, and outputs the waveform to adjacent delay units, one or more of the plurality of transducer elements, or both. The delays that are provided to waveforms before being output to a transducer element determine the beamforming characteristics of the ultrasonic pulses generated by the ultrasound probe.
US09439624B2	Three dimensional mapping display system for diagnostic ultrasound machines and method An apparatus, system, and method where the ultrasound transducer position registration is automated, calculates the position of each pixel in the ultrasound image in reference to the predetermined anatomical reference points (AR) and can store the information on demand. The graphic interface associated with the ultrasound image allows for the instant display of selected targets position coordinates relative to anatomical reference points, in the ultrasound images. This system would significantly reduce the ultrasound examination time, by eliminating the time consuming manual labeling of images and speeding up the target finding at subsequent examinations, enhance correlation capability with other diagnostic imaging modalities like CT scans, MRI, mammograms, decrease human errors and fatigue, provide an easy, uniform, method of communicating the target position among healthcare providers.
US09439623B2	Surgical planning system and navigation system The present disclosure is directed to a planning and navigation system. The planning system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of images and a controller configured to render the plurality of images in three dimensions, automatically segment the plurality of images to demarcate a target area, and automatically determine a treatment plan based on the target area. The navigation system includes an ultrasound device having a fiducial pattern that obtains an ultrasound image, a surgical device having a image capture device that captures an image of the fiducial pattern, and a controller that receives the ultrasound image and the fiducial image. The controller determines a position of the surgical device based on the fiducial image. The planning and navigation system also includes a controller that receives data from the planning system and the navigation system and a display configured to display the received information.
US09439615B2	System for non-invasive classification of different types of micro-calcifications in human tissue A non-invasive method distinguishes between two types of micro-calcification by x-ray imaging in mammography. Two major types of micro-calcifications are found and confirmed by histopathology and they are correlated to benign and malignant breast lesions. Distinguishing between them non-invasively will significantly improve early breast cancer diagnosis. This is based on the fact that these two types of micro-calcifications show opposite absorption and small-angle scattering signals in x-ray imaging. The imaging system, which can record these two signals of the breast tissue simultaneously for instance, an x-ray grating interferometer, can be used to uniquely determine the micro-calcification type. This is expected to be used in mammography to improve early breast cancer diagnosis, increase diagnosis accuracy and decrease the biopsy rate.
US09439613B2	System and method for phase-contrast X-ray imaging A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in a radiation path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in a radiation path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter.
US09439607B2	Detector arm systems and assemblies A detector arm assembly is provided that includes a stator, a detector head, a radial motion motor, and a detector head belt. The stator is configured to be fixedly coupled to a gantry having a bore. The detector head includes a carrier section that is slidably coupled to the stator and configured to be movable in a radial direction in the bore relative to the stator. The radial motion motor is operably coupled to at least one of the detector head or the stator. The detector head belt is operably coupled to the radial motion motor and the carrier section. Rotation of the radial motion motor causes movement of the detector head in the radial direction.
US09439604B2	Electronic fetal monitoring applications and display Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for displaying on a user display device alarm-triggering events detected by the medical device based on the location of the user display device. The method comprises receiving alarm-triggering patient data from a medical device and determining the physical location of first and second user display devices. The method further comprises determining that the physical location of the first user display device is designated to have an alarm displayed, and that the physical location of the second user display device is not designated to have an alarm displayed. In response to these determinations, the content of the alarm is displayed on the first user display device.
US09439600B2	Treating heart tissue Some embodiments of a system or method for treating heart tissue can include a catheter device that provides a user with the ability to perform a number of heart treatment tasks (before, during, and after a cardiac surgery or a percutaneous coronary intervention). In particular embodiments, the catheter device can be used to (i) precondition heart muscle tissue before the heart is isolated from the circulatory system, (ii) deliver cardioplegia into the coronary sinus during the cardiac surgery when the heart is isolated from the circulatory system, and (iii) control the blood flow through the heart after the heart is reconnected with the circulatory system. In some embodiments, the catheter device can perform some or all of: (i) intermittently occluding the coronary sinus, (ii) delivering a treatment fluid into the coronary sinus, and (iii) monitoring a flow rate of blood passing from the coronary sinus to the right atrium.
US09439598B2	Mapping and ablation of nerves within arteries and tissues Method and systems for ablating nerves including measurement of physiological parameters and/or electrical conduction. The method may include ablating nerves within an artery of a patient such as the renal artery and may include advancing a catheter into the artery, measuring a physiological parameter, emitting an electrical pulse into a wall of the artery, measuring the physiological parameter during or after the step of emitting the electrical pulse, ablating the artery wall, then repeating the steps of measuring the physiological parameter, emitting an electrical pulse, and measuring the physiological parameter during or after the step of emitting the electrical pulse. The change in the physiological parameter caused by the electrical pulse before ablation may be compared to the change in the physiological parameter caused by the electrical pulse after ablation to determine the degree of nerve ablation achieved and whether or not to perform further ablation.
US09439596B2	Method and apparatus for detecting seizures A method and apparatus for detecting seizures with motor manifestations including detecting EMG signals, isolating from the EMG signals spectral data for a plurality of frequency bands, and calculating a T-squared value there from. The T-squared values may be detected in real time, such as in a patient's home environment, and the T-squared data may be compared to a threshold T-squared value to determine whether an alarm is sent.
US09439594B2	Work capacities testing apparatus and method A portable work capacities testing apparatus comprising a portable computer, a hub releaseably interconnected with the portable computer, a dynamic strength and lifting device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a hand grip strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a finger pinch strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a forearm/wrist strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a handling/proprioception device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a finger flexion device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a whole body coordination device releaseably interconnected with the hub, and a strength push/pull/lift device releaseably interconnected with the hub.
US09439593B2	System and method for data anomaly detection process in assessments A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying at least one attribute of a user. An attention level of the user is determined with the identified at least one attribute. The attention level of the user is analyzed. An action of the user is classified as an attention deficiency event using the analyzed attention level of the user.
US09439591B2	Analysis system and method for determining an analyte in a body fluid A system for determining an analyte in a body fluid includes a magazine comprising two partial magazines, one including chambers containing analysis elements having a sample contact zone and a reagent system containing a reagent, whose reaction with the body fluid results in a change of a variable, and another including chambers containing puncturing elements having a tip having a capillary channel, which forms a fluid connection between the tip and a sample transfer zone of the puncturing element. The system may also include an analysis instrument having a puncturing drive for driving a puncturing element on a movement path, a mounting for receiving the magazine such that one chamber of the magazine at a time is located in a functional position, in which a puncturing element in the chamber can be moved by the puncturing drive, and a measuring and evaluation apparatus for measuring the change of the variable.
US09439588B2	Arrangement and devices configured for carrying out optical absorption spectroscopy An implantable fluorescent concentrator is configured to be inserted in vivo as a subcutaneous light source for optical absorption spectroscopy of surface-near tissue layers. As a result, certain and reliable results of the optical absorption spectroscopy are achievable. Furthermore, various analytes with different absorption properties are certainly and reliably quantifiable.
US09439586B2	Assessing measures of glycemic variability Methods, devices and systems for receiving an instruction to determine a glycemic variation level, retrieving a stored metric for determining the glycemic variation level, retrieving one or more parameters associated with the retrieved metric analysis, determining the glycemic variation level based on the retrieved one or more parameters for the retrieved metric analysis, and outputting the determined glycemic variation level when it is determined that the retrieved one or more parameters associated with the retrieved metric analysis meets a predetermined condition are disclosed.
US09439585B2	Semiconductor based analyte sensors and methods An analyte sensor is provided that comprises a substrate which includes a semiconductor material. Embodiments may include a core of a conductive material, and a cladding of a semiconductor material, in which the cladding may form at least a portion of a conducting path for a working electrode of the analyte sensor. Method of manufacturing and using the analyte sensor are described, as are numerous other aspects.
US09439567B2	Updating firmware to customize the performance of a wearable sensor device for a particular use The present invention is directed to providing customized versions of firmware to a wearable sensor device. The customized versions of the firmware can allow one or more sensors in the wearable sensor device to perform in a manner that is most optimal for a particular user or the particular manner in which the wearable sensor device is used. In some cases, the customizations can include causing the sensors to use a sampling rate that is optimal for one or more activities that the particular user intends to perform while wearing the wearable sensor device.
US09439563B2	Measurement method and system Methods and systems for determining an individual gaze value are disclosed herein. An exemplary method involves: (a) receiving gaze data for a first wearable computing device, wherein the gaze data is indicative of a wearer-view associated with the first wearable computing device, and wherein the first wearable computing device is associated with a first user-account; (b) analyzing the gaze data from the first wearable computing device to detect one or more occurrences of one or more advertisement spaces in the gaze data; (c) based at least in part on the one or more detected advertisement-space occurrences, determining an individual gaze value for the first user-account; and (d) sending a gaze-value indication, wherein the gaze-value indication indicates the individual gaze value for the first user-account.
US09439562B2	Diagnosis support apparatus and method A diagnosis support apparatus comprises an acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of examination data items having different examination dates, a setting unit that sets an extraction condition for examination data items, an extracting unit that extracts, from the plurality of acquired examination data items, examination data items corresponding to the set extraction condition, and a displaying unit that arranges and displays the extracted examination data items, wherein the setting unit sets the extraction condition based on an interval between examination dates of examination data items.
US09439561B2	Accommodation compensation systems and methods Methods and systems for obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of an eye of a patient are provided. Exemplary techniques involve obtaining a first induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a first accommodation state of the eye, obtaining a second induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a second accommodation state of the eye, and determining a natural metric of the eye based on the first and second induced metrics. An induced metric may include a pupil size or a spherical aberration. Techniques can also include determining a target metric for the eye base on the natural metric, determining whether an actual metric of the eye meets the target metric, obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of the eye if the actual metric meets the target metric, and determining a treatment for the eye based on the ocular aberration measurement.
US09439555B2	Liner for endoscope working channel A flexible endoscope insertion tube having at least one working channel extending in the axial direction of the flexible tube. One or more liners are in coaxial alignment with the distal end working channel of the tube. At least one ceramic tip liner may be disposed on the interior distal end of the endoscope working channel which protects the working channel from operational wear and tear.
US09439553B1	Portable washing and drying apparatus A portable washing and drying apparatus useful for washing and drying baby bottle components and other baby-feeding accessories in limited spaces. The apparatus has a flexible membrane to place baby-feeding accessories so that the apparatus can lie in sink basins that have a variety of sizes and shapes. The membrane has a plurality of interspersed holes and a plurality of projections to hold accessories. The membrane may have vertical partitions that separate the flexible membrane into drying and washing regions. The membrane is supported by at least two frame members secured to opposing sides of the membrane and can be spatially adjusted from each other. In one configuration, the frame members have hooks that extend therefrom and attach to an external support, such as a towel bar. In another configuration, the frame members are connected by a chain and hook, so that the apparatus can hang from a shower rod.
US09439552B2	Apparatus for improving door robustness in a dishwasher A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub having an open face, a door selectively moveable to open and close the open face, and comprising spaced interior and exterior panels having peripheral edges that are coupled along at least a portion of the peripheral edges by a peripheral wall to collectively define a door interior, and a controller mounting bracket located within the door interior.

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