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| US09465149B2 |
Diffraction element and method of manufacturing diffraction element
Provided is an immersion diffraction element that prevents decrease of diffraction efficiency thereof so as to satisfy optical performance. A reflection type diffraction element is made of a material transmitting a light, beam having a predetermined wavelength. An echelle diffraction grating covered with a reflecting film that prevents transmission of the light beam is formed on one surface of the material. A diffraction grating is formed off in a repeated manner, a blazed surface facing incident light and a non-blazed surface connecting the blazed surface to a neighboring blazed surface. An angle formed between the blazed surface and the non-blazed surface is an acute angle. A defect generated at a grating vertex of the blazed surface fails in a shadow of the neighboring blazed surface so as to prevent the incident light from becoming scattered light due to the defect portion. |
| US09465146B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes at least a light source, a display element, and an isotropic diffusion layer. When θ0 is an emission angle at which light from the light source has a maximum luminous flux ratio, θ1 is an average traveling angle at which light incident on the display element at the angle θ0 travels to the isotropic diffusion layer, T is a distance from an image formation surface to an interface between a light diffusing member and the isotropic diffusion layer, n0 is a refractive index of air, n1 is an average refractive index in a region between the image formation surface and the isotropic diffusion layer, P is a pixel pitch, and P′ is a distance between a position at which a portion of light emitted from an end portion of one of the pixels reaches the isotropic diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to the isotropic diffusion layer and a position at which another portion of the light emitted from the end portion of the one of the pixels reaches the isotropic diffusion layer at the traveling angle θ1, the following Expressions (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied. |
| US09465141B2 |
Narrow-band frequency filters and splitters, photonic sensors, and cavities having pre-selected cavity modes
Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors. |
| US09465140B2 |
Petrophysical method for predicting shear strength anisotropy in fine-grained rock formations
Method and system is described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. In one example, a method for predicting strength anisotropy in subsurface formations along a wellpath comprises receiving a stress model of the subsurface formation in the area of the wellpath. Bulk strength properties of target rock are obtained and used to develop anisotropic failure criteria. The stress model may then be combined with the anisotropic failure criteria to develop an anisotropic wellbore stability model which is used to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. |
| US09465136B2 |
Radiation detector, processor module, and methods of detecting radiation and well logging
A control module for a radiation detector can be configured to use a first pulse shape discrimination technique at a first state, and use a second pulse shape discrimination technique at a second state. |
| US09465128B2 |
Drilling dynamics monitor
Procedures are described for monitoring dynamics along a drill string during the drilling process using only surface instrumentation or using a combination of surface and downhole instrumentation. Events such as drill collar whirl may be identified from signatures found in signals generated by an electromagnetic sensor such as a magnetometer and/or from a mechanical sensor such as accelerometer. Additional embodiments are described. |
| US09465127B2 |
Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment
Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment. At least of example embodiments are methods including deploying marine geophysical survey equipment. The deploying may include: installing a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on a portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes a majority of an exterior surface of the portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment in a body of water. |
| US09465125B2 |
Seismic data processing including compensating for source and receiver ghost effects in reverse time migration
Methods and systems for compensating for source and receiver ghost effects in a reverse time migration (RTM) equation are described. Boundary conditions associated with the RTM acoustic wave equations for the source and recorded wavefields are modified. The resultant modified RTM acoustic wave equations are solved to generate ghost compensated modeled seismic images. In another aspect an imaging condition is also modified and the resultant RTM acoustic wave equations are solved to generate velocity and impedance perturbation images. |
| US09465122B2 |
Method for acquiring seismic data
Receiver lines arranged in an area to be explored are provided with geophones in respective receiver positions for measuring seismic waves from the subsoil. The receiver lines include first parallel lines and second lines parallel to the first lines and located in intermediate positions between the first lines. Seismic waves are emitted from source positions located along the first receiver lines, and seismic data, representing waves measured by the various geophones in response to the emitted waves, are obtained. Said first seismic data are processed by seismic interferometry in order to estimate other seismic data representing responses, in at least some of the receiver positions, to waves emitted from a virtual source located in a receiver position along a second line. |
| US09465121B2 |
System and method for on-site instant seismic analysis
A system and method instantly on-site analyze seismic acceleration signals measured from a primary wave of an earthquake and at a detecting site. The system includes an embedded computing host and a signal preprocessing module. Hardware preprocessing is executed on the seismic acceleration signals; and whether the earthquake is a seismic event is able to be determined according to a seism determining logic. Seismic acceleration signals are converted into ground velocities and ground displacements to obtain a peak ground displacement. A seismic fracture time parameter is calculated through the ground velocities and ground displacements and then a seismic magnitude of the earthquake is obtained. According to the peak ground displacement and the seismic magnitude, an epicentral distance is further calculated. Then a peak ground acceleration of the earthquake's shear wave at the detection site is able to be obtained through the seismic magnitude and the epicentral distance. |
| US09465120B1 |
Apparatus and method for the determination of one or more neutron source characteristics
A neutron detection system includes a plurality of neutron detector assemblies, the neutron detector assemblies including a plurality of neutron detection devices, wherein the neutron detection devices are configured to detect one or more characteristics of neutrons emanating from one or more neutron sources and impinging on one or more neutron detection devices; a plurality of discrete moderating elements, wherein each of the discrete moderating elements is disposed proximate to at least one neutron detector assembly, the plurality of neutron detector assemblies and the plurality of discrete moderating elements disposed along a common axis, wherein the discrete moderating elements are configured to moderate the energy of neutrons impinging on one or more of the neutron-photon detector assemblies; and a control system configured to: determine one or more characteristics associated with the one or more neutron sources based on the received one or more measured response signals. |
| US09465117B2 |
Radiation detecting apparatus
A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation detector including a scintillator for converting radiation that has passed through a subject into visible light, and a substantially rectangular shaped photoelectric transducer board for converting the visible light into radiographic image information, and a casing housing the radiation detector therein. The casing is of a substantially rectangular shape and includes an upper plate, a lower plate, and a frame interconnecting the upper plate and the lower plate. The frame has a recess defined therein, which faces and is spaced from a corner of the photoelectric transducer board, the recess being concave in a direction away from the corner. |
| US09465108B1 |
System and method for target doppler estimation and range bias compensation using high duty cycle linear frequency modulated signals
A method involves using an echo-ranging system to transmit a continuously repeating linear frequency modulated (LFM) signal through a propagation medium and receive a return signal reflected off of a target, performing signal processing on the return signal for processing intervals shorter in duration than the return signal waveform cycle, extracting detected echo sets from the processing intervals, estimating a time versus delay slope for each of the detected echo sets, estimating a target range-rate using the estimated time versus delay slopes, computing a bias error using the estimated target range-rate, applying timing correction to the detected echo sets to remove the bias error, and using the echo ranging system to transmit the detected echo set to a target tracker system. |
| US09465106B2 |
Robust attenuation correction system for radar reflectivity and differential reflectivity
Embodiments of the invention are directed toward attenuation correction of radar data. Atmospheric attenuation is a function of atmospheric water drop size and temperature. A number of different theoretical models are available to mathematically describe the particle drop shape that influences attenuation estimation. Each of these models has proven effective in different scenarios. It can be difficult, however, to predict which theoretical model to use. The total differential phase gives an idea of the attenuation, but it depends on the model. Moreover, the total attenuation along a rain path must be apportioned to different parts of the radar path in order to correct for attenuation along a radar path. Embodiments of this invention allows for a system to apportion the attenuation to different parts of the radar beam. Embodiments of the invention also allow for optimization of a number of different theoretical models for both drop size and temperature. |
| US09465105B2 |
V2V communication-based vehicle identification apparatus and identification method thereof
Disclosed herein are a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication-based vehicle identification apparatus and an identification method thereof. The V2V communication-based vehicle identification apparatus includes a radar sensor unit sensing radar information corresponding to relative distances to object vehicles, a GPS module unit generating GPS information from GPS satellites, a V2V communication unit transmitting the generated GPS information to the object vehicles and receiving GPS information of the object vehicles from the object vehicles through vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, and a controller calculating probabilities that the GPS information of the object vehicles will be located at areas, set based on the sensed radar information, and identifying vehicles corresponding to the radar information and the GPS information of the object vehicles based on the calculated probabilities. |
| US09465097B2 |
Systems and methods for providing ADS-B mode control through data overlay
Embodiments of the present invention disclose systems and methods for providing enhanced features using an ATC Overlay data link. Further, there are provided systems and methods for ADS-B Mode Control that enable a transponder to selectively transmit data on a desired link, such as the ADS-B or ATC Overlay link, based on the control inputs such as current active ADS-B applications, thus reducing RF interference while maximizing the amount of pertinent data being transmitted. In various embodiments, ADS-B Mode Control also offers a mechanism to include pilot-entered data onto the ADS-B or ATC Overlay link, thereby producing flexibility for future ADS-B In applications. |
| US09465096B2 |
Determining method, computer product, determining apparatus, and determining system
A determining method includes obtaining by each monitoring apparatus among plural monitoring apparatuses disposed encompassing a given area having plural wireless communications apparatuses, hop count information that indicates a hop count of a wireless signal transmitted by one wireless communications apparatus among the wireless communications apparatuses and received by the monitoring apparatus via multi-hop communication by the wireless communications apparatuses; calculating by each monitoring apparatus, an estimated line that represents candidates of a position of the one wireless communications apparatus, the estimated line being calculated from an estimated distance between the monitoring apparatus and the one wireless communications apparatus, based on the hop count; correcting by each monitoring apparatus, the calculated estimated line based on information indicating a node-less area in which no wireless communications apparatus of the given area is present; and determining the position of the one wireless communications apparatus based on intersections of the corrected estimated lines. |
| US09465094B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance device for the automated classification of an image property of a magnetic resonance image
A method is disclosed for the automated classification of an image property of a magnetic resonance image. In an embodiment, the method includes determining at least the parameters T, T2 and proton density of at least two tissues imaged in the magnetic resonance image or prespecifying at least two sets of at least these parameters; calculating the signal intensity in the center of the k-space for each imaged tissue or each set of parameters; and classifying the image property as a function of the calculated signal intensities. A magnetic resonance device is also disclosed. |
| US09465093B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance system for MR imaging of a predetermined volume segment of a living examination subject by stimulation of the examination subject
In MR imaging of a predetermined volume segment of a living examination subject, the examination subject is stimulated with a defined stimulation pattern, MR data of the predetermined volume segment, are acquired, and MR images based on the MR data are generated that depend on the stimulation pattern. The predetermined volume segment is an internal organ or muscle tissue of the examination subject. |
| US09465092B2 |
Receiving method, receiving system for magnetic resonance signals, and magnetic resonance imaging system
A method and system for receiving magnetic resonance signals, and a magnetic resonance imaging system are provided. The method includes dividing coil units in a receiving coil array into different coil unit groups. For each of the coil unit groups, correlations are established between carrier frequencies and the signals received by each coil unit in the coil unit group. Low noise amplification is performed, and filtering and frequency mixing is performed on the signals received by all the coil units in the coil unit group according to the correlations to obtain intermediate frequency signals borne on the respectively corresponding carrier frequencies of an identical channel. After performing amplification and filtering on the intermediate frequency signals, the intermediate frequency signals are output to an analog-to-digital conversion unit to perform digital sampling so as to obtain digital domain signals. |
| US09465091B2 |
System and method for random cartesian acquisition with projection reconstruction-like sampling
A system and method are provided for producing a magnetic resonance image of a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The method includes acquiring k-space image data from a subject arranged in an MRI system by performing a pulse sequence. To perform the pulse sequence the MRI system divides k-space into a plurality of radially-extending sectors extending along a radial direction away from an origin of k-space. The plurality of radially-extending sectors include a width transverse to the radial direction that is defined by a vane angle chosen to be greater than a floating point precision of the trigonometric functions that define the radially-extending sectors. The MRI system acquires imaging data from at least the radially-extending sectors to undersample the periphery of k-space by only sampling k-space within the plurality of radial sectors and reconstructs an image of the subject using the imaging data. |
| US09465089B2 |
NMR spectroscopy device based on resonance type impedance (IR) sensor and method of NMR spectra acquisition
Processes and apparatuses are provided for contactless Nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) spectrum acquiring and spectroscopic analysis and/or measuring or monitoring, in-line, in-situ and/or in real time, at least one composition or object under test of one or more solid, liquid, and/or gaseous substances and/or one or more bulk materials. One or more apparatus may include a resonance type impedance sensor having at least two coils, at least one coil of the at least two coils being at least one excitation coil, at least one other coil of the at least two coils being at least one sensing coil. The method(s) involve acquiring an NMR spectrum of an object under test while changing at least one of the frequency of an IR sensor and the intensity of the magnetic field applied to an object under test and/or sweeping intensity of the magnetic field applied to the object under test. |
| US09465084B2 |
Apparatus and method for diagnosing battery cell defect
An apparatus for diagnosing a battery cell defect includes a battery having a plurality of battery cells, a sensing portion configured to sense the battery to generate sensing information, a calculation portion configured to calculate real used power and a cell voltage of each of the plurality battery cells using the generated sensing information, a monitoring portion configured to store information on whether the battery is overused in the form of a power monitoring set using the calculated real used power, and a determination portion configured to determine, when the calculated cell voltage reaches a preset lower limit voltage value, whether each of the plurality battery cells fails using the power monitoring set and a cell voltage deviation. |
| US09465082B2 |
Device and method for measuring a maximum cell voltage
A device for measuring a maximum cell voltage among cell voltages of a plurality of battery cells connected in series includes a plurality of ohmic resistors connected in series. The device is configured to be connected to a plurality of battery cells connected in series in such a way that a respective battery cell is associated with each ohmic resistor according to the series connections. Each ohmic resistor, with the exception of a first ohmic resistor, is configured to conduct the larger of (i) a current that corresponds to the cell voltage of the associated battery cell, and (ii) the current that is conducted by the preceding ohmic resistor in the series connection. |
| US09465081B2 |
Battery power detecting device and method
A battery power detecting device and method are provided. It can detect the battery power of a battery rod in a non-disposable electronic cigarette. The battery power detecting device includes a spare battery unit, a current sampling unit, a voltage sampling unit, a charging control unit, a main control unit, and a power display unit. The main control unit is configured to control the charging control unit to adjust and output the voltage provided by the spare battery unit according to the charging current sampled by the current sampling unit, in order to make the charging current equal to a preset current. Then, the main control unit calculates the battery power of the battery rod according to the charging voltage currently sampled by the voltage sampling unit, and finally controls the power display unit to display the battery power of the battery rod. |
| US09465080B2 |
System and method for prognosis of batteries
In accordance with one aspect of the present technique, a method is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first change in an excitation direction of a group of cells and determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change. The method also includes identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells and determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change. The second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction. The method further includes determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first and the second set of characteristics. |
| US09465078B2 |
Battery capacity and durability prediction method
A method of determining battery performance information indicative of a performance of a battery in a device is disclosed, the method including: receiving environmental condition information indicative of environmental conditions of the device during a usage period; receiving operating parameter information indicative of one or more operating parameters of the battery during the usage period; and determining the battery performance information based at least in part on: the environmental condition information, the operating parameter information, and a performance model corresponding to the battery. |
| US09465076B2 |
Slip ring and slip ring electrical system
A slip ring includes an exterior, a plurality of brushes, a plurality of rings, a brush fixing member that causes the plurality of brushes to contact the plurality of rings and supports the plurality of brushes, and a rotating shaft inserted into the plurality of rings and supports the plurality of rings. The slip ring also includes a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal, and a detection unit configured to detect a signal, wherein a circuit is formed by the reference signal generation unit, a first brush, which is at least one of the plurality of brushes, a first ring that contacts the first brush, and the detection unit, and wherein a state of contact of the first brush and the first ring is detected based on the signal detected by the detection unit. |
| US09465073B2 |
Integrated circuit (IC) for reconstructing values of flip-flops connected in a scan-chain by using a joint test action group (JTAG) interface, a method of operating the IC, and devices having the IC
An integrated circuit (IC) includes an on-chip logic that includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a plurality of synchronizing circuits connected in a scan-chain; a test data in (TDI) line; a test data out (TDO) line connected to the output terminal; and a test access port (TAP) controller that transmits, to the input terminal, data output from one of a plurality of data sources, the data sources including the TDI line and the output terminal, in response to one or more selection signals. |
| US09465072B2 |
Method and system for digital circuit scan testing
Embodiments of methods and systems for digital circuit scan testing are described. In one embodiment, a method for scan testing a digital circuit involves testing a digital circuit using a scan chain to generate scan data and distributing the scan data over a plurality of scan output terminals using a sample and hold device. |
| US09465068B2 |
Test method for semiconductor device having stacked plural semiconductor chips
Disclosed herein is a method for testing a semiconductor device, the method includes: preparing a first semiconductor chip having a first bump electrode and a first driver circuit that drives the first bump electrode, and a second semiconductor chip having a second bump electrode and a second driver circuit that drives the second bump electrode; staking the first and second semiconductor chips so that the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode are electrically connected to each other to form a current path including the first and second bump electrodes; and driving, in a test mode, the current path to a first potential by the first driver circuit while driving the current path to a second potential different from the first potential by the second driver circuit. |
| US09465066B2 |
Transformer evaluation
An illustrative method of evaluating a condition of a plurality of transformers that are located remotely from each other, includes: obtaining an ambient temperature for respective sites of the transformers at a plurality of times during a period; determining respective loading at the transformers at the plurality of times; and determining respective aging rates of the transformers during the period based on the respective ambient temperatures and loadings. |
| US09465061B2 |
In-process material characterization
Various embodiments include solutions for in-process material characterization. Various particular embodiments include a computer-implemented method including: providing instructions for transmitting oscillating electromagnetic field signals to a material under test (MUT); obtaining a return signal associated with the transmitted oscillating electromagnetic field signals; comparing the return signal with the oscillating electromagnetic field signals to determine a difference in an aspect of the return signal and the aspect of the oscillating electromagnetic field signals; comparing the difference in the aspect to a predetermined threshold; and determining a characteristic of the MUT based upon the compared difference. |
| US09465059B2 |
Method, sensor and system for analyzing appliances in a power line network
A method for analyzing appliances in a power line network comprises obtaining an electrical characteristic of the power line network, using a sensor that is connected to the power line network, extracting a line-neglecting feature from the electrical characteristic of the power line network, and detecting an appliance connected to the power line network based on the extracted line-neglecting feature. |
| US09465055B2 |
Electronic circuit and method for measuring a load current
An electronic circuit is described comprising a load, a power supply node, a first transistor coupled between the supply node and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the first transistor controls current flow from the supply node to the load through the first transistor, a current source, a second transistor coupled between the current source and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the second transistor controls current flow from the current source to the load through the second transistor, a control node coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor and the control terminal of the second transistor and a measuring circuit connected to the point of coupling between the current source and the second transistor configured to measure the difference between the current provided by the current source and the current consumed by the second transistor. |
| US09465051B1 |
Surface contact imaging sensor
An imaging system disposed on a TFT array employing a capacitance input sensing stage into a diode peak detecting circuit used as a single pixel on a semiconductor or TFT array that is capable of accessing the generated charge across the capacitor, peak detecting it, amplifying it and then distributing it to an external system via row and column addressing. The resulting imaging system is suitable for fingerprint imaging or as a computer touchpad input device. |
| US09465045B2 |
Aircraft including a system for measuring pressure, and an associated method
The invention relates to an aircraft (10) having a system for measuring a static reference pressure in flight, which system comprises: a pressure sensor (22) connected to the rear portion of the aircraft by a cable (16) and associated with a pressure intake (24) that is located, in flight, in an undisturbed zone downstream from the aircraft, the pressure signal (22) being suitable firstly for measuring a pressure coming from the pressure intake (24) and secondly for transmitting a signal representative of the measured pressure, e.g. an electric signal, to the aircraft; and a system (34) on board the aircraft, which system is suitable for determining a pressure measurement firstly from the transmitted signal and secondly from a position of the pressure sensor (22) relative to the aircraft (10). Pressure is measured dynamically while the aircraft is climbing or descending. |
| US09465042B2 |
Tape adaptor
A tape adaptor (8) includes a bottom plate (20) and a top plate (60) mounted to the bottom plate (20) with a space (40) defined between an upper side wall (26) of the bottom plate (20) and a lower face (68) of the top plate (60) for receiving a tape segment (100) remaining on or cut from a continuous array tape (10). The tape segment (100) includes an array of wells (54) between two edges (52). A slit (46) is formed between an end (62) of the top plate (60) and an end (22) of the bottom plate (20). The tape segment (100) is slideably extended through the slit (46) into the space (40) with the edges (52) sliding on two ridges (38) on two longitudinal edges (36) of the bottom plate (20). The bottom plate (20) can include at least one groove (30) to receive the array of wells (54) of the tape segment (100). The tape segment (100) is positioned relative to the tape adaptor (8) by the ridges (38) or the groove (30). |
| US09465038B2 |
Quantitative determination of biomarkers in the erythrocyte membrane
This invention relates to determination of quantitative expression of plasma membrane proteins as biomarkers in the erythrocytes. The invention includes simple, quantitative assay platforms which can be made available in most diagnostic laboratories. The platform allows performing personalized, quantitative tests for the direct expression level of a wide range of membrane proteins from small volume blood samples and connecting them to individual genetic variability, disease conditions, disease stages and complications, treatment protocols, pharmacological responses, or toxic side effects. |
| US09465036B2 |
Particles containing detectable elemental code
The invention relates to a new type of element encoded particles suitable for the attachment of bio molecules to enable massively multiplex bio-analytical methods, and to calibrate and tune the elemental flow cytometer mass spectrometer (FC-MS). |
| US09465031B2 |
Method of evaluating prostatic disease
According to the method of evaluating prostatic disease of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on concentration values of amino acids in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and the state of prostatic disease including at least one of prostatic cancer and prostatic hypertrophy in the subject is evaluated based on the concentration value of at least one of Tau, Thr, Ser, Asn, Glu, Pro, Gly, Ala, Cit, ABA, Val, Met, Ile, Leu, Phe, His, Trp, Orn, Lys, and Cys2 contained in the measured amino acid concentration data of the subject. |
| US09465026B2 |
Apparatus for measuring blood cells and immunity from whole blood
In conventional apparatuses for measuring blood cells and immunity from whole blood, the CRP cell is used for the final cleaning of a nozzle, and CRP measurement—cleaning of the CRP cell—final cleaning of nozzle are performed in this order in the CRP cell. In contrast, in the present invention, an exclusive cleaning chamber A for immunity measurement is further provided for the cleaning nozzle after completion of dispensing the specimen and the reagent(s) for CRP measurement to the CRP cell. Thus, a configuration is adapted wherein the outer surface and inner surface of the nozzle are cleaned in the cleaning chamber A for immunity measurement while the immunity measurement is performed in CRP cell. Since the final cleaning of the nozzle is performed in parallel with the CRP measurement, the time conventionally necessary for the final cleaning of the nozzle can be shortened. |
| US09465023B2 |
Device and method for unit use sensor testing
An analyte testing material web, method of making the analyte testing material web, and an analyzer are disclosed. The analyte testing material web has a material web and a plurality of distinct sample testing devices. The material web has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first side, and a second side. The plurality of sample testing devices are positioned on the first surface of the material web. Each of the plurality of sample testing devices has an inlet, an outlet, a fluid channel, and one or more testing elements within the fluid channel and configured to analyze one or more analyte within a sample applied to the inlet of one of the plurality of sample testing devices. |
| US09465019B2 |
Mountable sensor for an aircraft
A sensor system runs real-time software on the processor to receive and log temperature and humidity data from the sensors. A processor processes the data, reformats the data packaged with GPS information provided by the centralized sensor control system for transmission to the platform receiver (including error checking), and provides a diagnostic interface for displaying logged data and status information. This data is time stamped and transmitted to the centralized sensor control system across the external control/data interface. |
| US09465018B1 |
Method for determining wear of a connector contact using atom transfer radical polymerization
A method for examining wear of a connector contact using atom transfer radical polymerization. Metals in the connector contact are involved in atom transfer radical polymerization. In the method, polymers are formed via atom transfer radical polymerization. A polydispersity index of the polymers are determined. The exposure of underlying metal layers of the connector contact is determined based on the based on the polydispersity index. |
| US09465011B2 |
Flexible magnetostrictive probe having sensor elements without permanent magnets
A sensor for use in magnetostrictive testing of a structure. An array of sensor elements is attached to a flexible backing. Each sensor element has a thin strip made from magnetostrictive material, a first coil wrapped around the width of the strip and operable to provide a DC bias magnetic field, and a second coil wrapped around the width of the strip and operable for MsS generation and detection. Typically, the first coils of all strips are electrically connected to each other and the second coils of all strips are electrically connected to each other, to form two separate coil circuits. The probe may be wrapped around the circumference of a cylindrical structure, and used for magnetostrictive testing. |
| US09465008B2 |
Method and system for eddy current device dynamic gain adjustment
A method and system for dynamically adjusting a gain of an eddy current device are provided. The method includes providing calibration information to the eddy current device using a probe and switching between a first mode and a second mode of the eddy current device, the first mode exciting only a first coil to measure liftoff of the probe from a surface of a workpiece, the second mode exciting the first coil and a second coil to measure dimensions of a flaw within a workpiece. The method also includes determining a thickness of a non-conductive coating covering at least a portion of the workpiece using the first coil, adjusting a gain setting of the eddy current device based on the determined thickness and the calibration information, and determining dimensions of the flaw using the first and second coils and the adjusted gain setting. |
| US09465005B2 |
Analyte sensors and methods of use
Analyte sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The sensors have a sample chamber having an inlet with a projection extending from an edge of the sensor for facilitating flow of sample into the sample chamber. |
| US09465002B2 |
Active-electrode integrated biosensor array and methods for use thereof
A method and device for performing DNA sequencing and extracting structural information from unknown nucleic acid strands. The device includes a microwell structure, where identical DNA strands are immobilized within the microwell structure on a surface of a micro-bead, an active electrode or a porous polymer. The device further includes a CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit, where the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit includes metal layers on a silicon substrate, where the metal layers form an active electrode biosensor. In addition, a sensing electrode is formed by creating openings in a passivation layer of the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit to hold a single bead, on which the DNA strands are immobilized. |
| US09464999B2 |
Detecting temperature sensor anomalies
Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for detecting an anomaly in a temperature sensor. In one or more embodiments an apparatus can include one or more computer processors configured to: (1) receive a series of temperature sensor readings from a temperature sensor, (2) determine if the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations as a function of the received sensor readings, and (3) in response to determining that the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations, recording in a memory data indicating that the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations. |
| US09464998B2 |
Method and system for electron microscope with multiple cathodes
An electron microscope system includes a laser system operable to generate an optical pulse and a pump pulse and a microscope column. The microscope column includes a multiple cathode structure having a plurality of spatially separated cathode regions. Each of the cathode regions are operable to generate an electron pulse. The microscope column also includes an electron acceleration region adjacent the multiple cathode structure, a specimen region operable to support a specimen, and a detector. |
| US09464996B2 |
Processing device and method for the spectrometric measurement of a photon flux
A processing device and method for a spectrometric measurement in terms of energy of a photon flux that may be received by a photosensitive element of a detector comprises the following successive steps: converting each photon received by the photosensitive element into an electrical signal, a characteristic of which is representative of the energy of the photon considered; filtering each electrical signal with a first low-pass filter whose cutoff frequency is adjusted as a function of the photon flux, the bigger the flux, the higher the cutoff frequency; determining the characteristic of each filtered electrical signal; generating an energy spectrum for the photon flux received as a function of the characteristic of the filtered electrical signals; and filtering the energy spectrum with a second low-pass filter whose cutoff frequency is adjusted as a function of the photon flux, the bigger the flux, the lower the cutoff frequency. |
| US09464994B2 |
High sensitivity tunable radio frequency sensors
Highly sensitive and tunable RF sensors that provide detection and analysis of single cells and particles are provided. The tunable RF sensors are configured as tunable interferometers, wherein cells or particles to be analyzed are passed through a channel, such as a microfluidic channel, across waveguides corresponding to reference and test branches of the interferometers. A network analyzer coupled to the interferometers can be configured to measure a plurality of scattering parameters, such as transmission scattering coefficients (S21) of the reference and test branches, to evaluate characteristics of cells passing through the channel. A plurality of tunable interferometers may be employed, each interferometer operating in different frequency bands such that information obtain from the plurality of interferometers may be combined to provide further information. |
| US09464985B2 |
Plasmon resonance imaging apparatus having nano-lycurgus-cup arrays and methods of use
Apparatus and methods are disclosed that are configured to permit nanoplasmonic spectroscopy sensing in the form of colorimetric sensing. An example apparatus involves: (a) an array layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a plurality of nanoholes are defined in the top surface of the array layer, wherein the plurality of nanoholes each have at least one sidewall surface and a bottom surface, (b) a thin metal film disposed on the top surface of the array layer and on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of nanoholes, and (c) a plurality of nanoparticles disposed on the at least one sidewall surface of the plurality of nanoholes. |
| US09464984B2 |
Laser illuminated gas imaging device for determining inoperable gas detection pixels
Aspects of the invention generally relate to illumination gas imaging and detection. Camera systems can illuminate a target scene with light sources configured to emit absorbing and non-absorbing wavelengths with respect to a target gas. An image of the target scene illuminated with a non-absorbing wavelength can be compared to a non-illuminated image of the target scene in order to determine information about the background of the target scene. If sufficient light of the non-absorbing wavelength is scattered by the scene toward a detector, the target scene comprises an adequate background for performing a gas imaging process. A camera system can alert a user of portions of the target scene suitable or unsuitable for performing a gas imaging process. If necessary, the user can reposition the system until sufficient portions of the target scene are recognized as suitable for performing the gas imaging process. |
| US09464981B2 |
Systems and methods for sample use maximization
The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis. |
| US09464977B2 |
System and method for deforming, imaging and analyzing particles
A system for deforming and analyzing particles includes a substrate defining an inlet, and an outlet; a fluidic pathway fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet and defining a delivery region upstream of a deformation region configured to deform particles, wherein the fluidic pathway comprises a first branch configured to generate a first flow, and a second branch configured to generate a second flow that opposes the first flow, wherein an intersection of the first flow and the second flow defines the deformation region; a detection module including a sensor configured to generate a morphology dataset characterizing deformation of the particles, and a photodetector configured to generate a fluorescence dataset characterizing fluorescence of the particles; and a processor configured to output an analysis of the plurality of particles based at least in part on the deformation dataset and the fluorescent dataset for the plurality of particles. |
| US09464968B2 |
Mobile sample collection system
A mobile sample collection system including housing enclosing a main influent peristaltic pump operatively connected to a main tubing line; a continuous flow centrifuge (CFC) operatively connected to the main tubing line, the CFC comprising a centrifuge bowl; and an elutriate collection tank receiving elutriate from the CFC. The main influent peristaltic pump is configured to continuously pump fluids from a liquid source through the main tubing line and into the CFC. The fluids, containing suspended solids and dissolved solids, are processed through the CFC so that the suspended solids are retained on the centrifuge bowl and the dissolved solids are pumped out of the CFC through the main tubing line and into the elutriate collection tank for sample collection and analysis. The elutriate collection tank includes a tank liner configured to prevent direct contact of pumped fluids with the tank. Excess fluids are returned to the liquid source. |
| US09464962B2 |
Method of compensating Mura of display apparatus and vision inspection apparatus performing the method
A method of compensating a Mura defect of a display apparatus, which includes a display area divided into an upper area and a lower area, includes calculating a sharp grayscale correction value of a predetermined sample grayscale displayed on the display apparatus, where the sharp grayscale correction value is configured to compensate a sharp horizontal Mura between the upper and lower areas, displaying a corrected sample grayscale on the display apparatus based on the predetermined sample grayscale and the sharp grayscale correction value, sensing the corrected sample grayscale displayed on each of a plurality of sample areas defined on the display area based on a Mura type, calculating an intensity profile of the sample grayscale and a target intensity profile configured to compensate the intensity profile of the sample grayscale, calculating a grayscale correction value of the sample area using the intensity profile and the target intensity profile. |
| US09464960B2 |
Liquid submerged portion fuel leakage diagnostic apparatus
A liquid submerged portion fuel leakage diagnostic apparatus includes a tank internal pressure detection portion; a liquid level detection portion; a reference-state liquid level extraction portion configured to extract, as a reference-state liquid level, a liquid level detected by the liquid level detection portion, when a tank internal pressure detected by the tank internal pressure detection portion becomes equal to a reference internal pressure; a fuel consumption detection portion configured to detect consumption of fuel in a fuel tank; and a fuel leakage diagnostic portion configured such that if the fuel consumption is not detected by the fuel consumption detection portion during a period between extraction timings at which the reference-state liquid levels are extracted by the reference-state liquid level extraction portion, the fuel leakage diagnostic portion diagnoses presence or absence of fuel leakage from a liquid submerged portion based on comparison of the reference-state liquid levels. |
| US09464959B2 |
System and method for detecting leaks in a fluid filled vessel
A leak detecting device for water filled vessel such as a swimming pool. An annular resilient seal having a central opening contacts the surface of the vessel under water and creates a seal between the resilient seal and the vessel. A rigid housing open in its interior is coupled to the resilient seal and has an opening for an inlet to deliver fluid into the interior of the housing, or couple a flow meter thereto to measure the fluid flow, or deliver a dye into the housing and through the central opening of the resilient seal. |
| US09464953B2 |
System and method for gauging safe towing parameters
A system for determining the tongue weight of a towed vehicle and other parameters includes a drawbar transducer in one embodiment and a receiver hitch transducer in another embodiment. Strain gauges are strategically located on the transducer and information regarding the towed vehicle are sent to a display. In one embodiment, a portable display unit has a radio frequency transceiver for receiving transmitted data from the transducer reflective of the towed vehicle tongue weight so that a user can view the tongue weight in practically real time. In this manner, the user can adjust the contents of the towed vehicle to achieve proper tongue weight without the necessity of going back and forth between the trailer and the transducer. A method is also disclosed for determining a safe towing condition based on the trailer tongue weight, trailer pulling force, acceleration during towing, and calculated trailer weight. |
| US09464952B2 |
Integrated electronic device for monitoring mechanical stress within a solid structure
The integrated electronic device is for detecting a local parameter related to a force observed in a given direction, within a solid structure. The device includes at least one sensor configured to detect the above-mentioned local parameter at least in the given direction through piezo-resistive effect. At least one damping element, integrated in the device, is arranged within a frame-shaped region that is disposed around the at least one sensor and belongs to a substantially planar region comprising a plane passing through the sensor and perpendicular to the given direction. Such at least one damping element is configured to damp forces acting in the planar region and substantially perpendicular to the given direction. |
| US09464948B2 |
Strain gauge and applications thereof
In one aspect, wireless strain gauges are described herein. In some embodiments, a wireless strain gauge comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a nano-composite backplane coupled to the RFID tag, wherein the resonant frequency of the RFID tag antenna demonstrates an exponential dependence or substantially exponential dependence on the strain sensed by the strain gauge. |
| US09464943B2 |
Temperature sensor and temperature compensation oscillator
A temperature sensor includes a resonator; a first oscillation circuit to oscillate the resonator in a first oscillation mode; a second oscillation circuit to oscillate the resonator in a second oscillation mode different from the first oscillation mode; a switching circuit to connect the resonator to the first oscillation circuit or the second oscillation circuit; a control circuit to control the switching circuit so that the first oscillation circuit and the second oscillation circuit are alternately connected to the resonator; and a temperature information output circuit to generate information representing a frequency difference between a signal output from the first oscillation circuit kept in a status of being connected to the resonator and a signal output from the second oscillation circuit kept in the status of being connected to the resonator on the basis of these signals and to output the frequency difference information as temperature information on the resonator. |
| US09464942B2 |
Semiconductor temperature sensor with high sensitivity
A temperature sensor circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the temperature sensor comprises an input circuit with a current mirror for forcing a current down a reference stage and an output stage. The reference stage and the output stage include P-N junctions (e.g., using bipolar transistors) with differing junction potentials. By tailoring the resistances in the reference and output stages, the input circuit produces two output voltages, one of which varies predictably with temperature, and one which is stable with temperature. The input circuit is preferably used in conjunction with an amplifier stage which preferably receives both the temperature-sensitive and non-temperature sensitive outputs. Through various resistor configurations in the amplifier stage, the output of the temperature sensor can be made to vary at a higher sensitivity than produced by the temperature-sensitive output of the input circuit. Moreover, as a result of the non-temperature-sensitive output, the output of the temperature sensor is additionally and beneficially tailored in its offset voltage in a temperature-independent manner. The result is a flexible circuit that can achieve very high sensitivities and near-ideal performance even at lower power supply voltages. |
| US09464939B2 |
Detection device comprising an improved cold finger
The detection device comprises a cold finger which performs the thermal connection between a detector and a cooling system. The cold finger comprises at least one side wall at least partially formed by an area made from the amorphous metal alloy. Advantageously, the whole of the cold finger is made from the amorphous metal alloy. |
| US09464935B2 |
Spectrometry system with diffuser and filter array and isolated optical paths
A spectrometer comprises a plurality of isolated optical channels comprising a plurality of isolated optical paths. The isolated optical paths decrease cross-talk among the optical paths and allow the spectrometer to have a decreased length with increased resolution. In many embodiments, the isolated optical paths comprise isolated parallel optical paths that allow the length of the device to be decreased substantially. In many embodiments, each isolated optical path extends from a filter of a filter array, through a lens of a lens array, through a channel of a support array, to a region of a sensor array. Each region of the sensor array comprises a plurality of sensor elements in which a location of the sensor element corresponds to the wavelength of light received based on an angle of light received at the location, the focal length of the lens and the central wavelength of the filter. |
| US09464932B2 |
Draft shield for a balance with an integral spring element and holder element formed with the top rail members for securing the upper corners of the front wall
A draft shield (1) for a balance has a rear wall (2), a front wall (11), two side walls (9, 10), a top cover 8, and rail members (3, 4) which extend from the upper corners of the rear wall (2) to the upper corners of the front wall (11) and carry guide tracks (5, 6, 7) in which the top cover (8) and the side walls (9, 10) are slidably seated. According to the invention, each rail member (3, 4) includes at its front end a spring element and a holder element which are integrally connected to the rail members (3, 4) and are made of one piece with the latter. The spring elements and the holder elements are arranged on the rail members (3, 4) in such a way that the front wall (11) can be inserted between the spring elements (16) and the holder elements (17), and as a result of said insertion the front wall (11) will be secured to the rail members (3, 4). |
| US09464931B2 |
Combination weigher
A combination weigher comprises hoppers divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel which collects objects discharged inward from the hoppers and discharges the objects through an opening; a first outer funnel which is placed along a first side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group; a second outer funnel which is placed along a second side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group; and a partition plate which separates an inner region of the inner funnel into a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, and separates the opening into a discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a discharge outlet corresponding to the second side. |
| US09464930B2 |
Load cell for a forklift with a first bridge arrangement consisting of strain gages mounted on the top and bottom external surfaces, and a second bridge arrangement consisting of strain gages mounted internal to a central aperture
A forklift scale to measure a load carried by a pair of forks of a forklift that includes a fork carriage to movably position the forks is provided along with a method to measure the load. The forklift scale may include a base coupleable to a fork carriage, a fork support system to receive the pair of forks, and a plurality of load cells configured to deform elastically in response to a load carried by the forks. The method to measure the load carried by the forks may include obtaining signals from the load cells and processing the signals to obtain a load value indicative of a load shared by the pair of forks. Other related forklift scales, load cells therefor and methods of measuring a forklift load are also provided. |
| US09464925B2 |
Method for determining pump flow rate
The present invention relates to a method for determining a flow rate indicator relating to the output flow rate of one or more activated pumps of a pumping station. The pumping station includes a well configured to receive or supply fluid flow. The method includes the step of determining, using a computational device, an operating condition relating to the activated pumps. The activated pumps are temporarily deactivated and a well flow rate relating to the fluid flow is determined, responsive to the determination of the operating condition. The method further includes the step of determining the pump output flow rate indicator using the determined well flow rate. The step of temporarily deactivating the activated pumps involves deactivating the activated pumps for a predetermined period of time and determining the well flow rate over that period of time. |
| US09464922B2 |
Capacitive sensor for detecting a relative movement of two adjacent bodies
A capacitive sensor for detecting relative movement of adjacent bodies includes a first electrode on a first electrode supporting body, and a second electrode opposite the first electrode on a second electrode supporting body. The second electrode supporting body is a resilient film element supported on the first electrode supporting body by spaced-apart support sections. A pressure body includes two pressure projections that rest, in the region between the support sections, against the side of the second electrode supporting body facing away from the second electrode and that press against the second electrode supporting body while bending it when there is a relative movement between the first electrode supporting body and the second pressure body. The second electrode is secured to the second electrode supporting body only in a securing section substantially in the center between pressure regions at which the pressure projections rest against the second electrode supporting body. |
| US09464921B2 |
Method for the operation of a capacitive sensor array on a motor vehicle and associated device
A sensor array for the detection of movement gestures on a motor vehicle includes two elongated sensor electrode arrays offset from each other on the motor vehicle. At least one control and evaluation device is coupled to the arrays and detects a change in their capacitance. A longer array is deformed in the direction of a shorter array where the longer array protrudes over the shorter array. The control and evaluation device is designed to detect a time sequence of capacitance values for each of the arrays. The times when each array responds and stops responding are recorded, as is the time difference between the times when the arrays respond (response time difference), and the time difference between the times when the arrays stop responding (drop-out time difference). These are compared when assessing whether an actuation event has been recorded by the control and evaluation device. |
| US09464914B1 |
Landmark navigation
Information of landmark candidates, near a map route, is extracted. A recognizability score for the landmark candidates is assigned based on the extracted information of the landmark candidates. A landmark is selected, based on recognizability score, among the landmark candidates. And the map route is modified based the selected landmark. |
| US09464908B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for clustering points of interest in a navigation system
A navigation system, apparatus and method utilizing a processor and a sensor, operatively coupled to the processor to determine a location of the navigation system. An input is configured to receive destination data, specifying a destination, and point-of-interest (POI) data from a user, wherein the processor is configured to process the destination data and the POI data to determine a plurality of POIs that are in closest proximity to the destination and clustering the POIs for presentation on a navigational map. The processor may be further configured to generate a route from the location of the navigation system, the destination and at least one of the POIs in the navigational map based on at least one of speed and distance. |
| US09464905B2 |
Over-the-air vehicle systems updating and associate security protocols
A method of updating a vehicle ECU includes establishing communication between a data communications module of a vehicle and an update server via a cellular network; validating the vehicle using a key exchange protocol between the data communications module and the update server; and sending update information from the update server to the data communications module of the vehicle via the cellular network, the update information configured to be used to update the vehicle ECU. |
| US09464904B2 |
System and method for providing privacy protected navigation between mobile terminals
A system of providing location and routing information to a target mobile terminal while still maintaining a specified level of privacy. A target mobile terminal includes a profile having an inaccuracy level contained therein. When a querying terminal desires routing information to the target terminal, a portion of a route to the target terminal is provided, with the portion of the provided route being based upon the level of inaccuracy in the target terminal profile. |
| US09464902B2 |
Symbiotic unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned surface vehicle system
A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle has a memory storing a plurality of collection points and at least one sensor for collecting sensor data from each of the collection points. The unmanned surface vehicle is capable of moving to a plurality of locations. The unmanned aerial vehicle travels through the air between at least two collection points stored in the memory and the unmanned aerial vehicle is carried between at least two collection points stored in the memory by the unmanned surface vehicle. |
| US09464899B2 |
Method of reducing gyroscope oscillator start-up time and device therefor
A gyroscope device and method of operation therefor. The gyroscope device can include a power input, a charge pump portion coupled to the power input, a selection mechanism, a switching mechanism, an oscillator driving mechanism coupled to the switching mechanism, and an oscillator coupled to the charge pump portion and to the oscillator driving mechanism. The method of operation can include providing a first or second selection signal from a selection mechanism associated with the outputting of a DC input power or DC output power from a switching mechanism, respectively. These signals, along with an oscillator driving signal from an oscillator driving mechanism, can be used to initiate and maintain oscillation of an oscillator at a steady-state frequency within a predetermined range of frequencies. |
| US09464894B2 |
Localising a vehicle along a route
A method and apparatus are disclosed for localizing a vehicle along a route. The method comprises initially surveying the route to be traversed by the vehicle by creating a plurality of orthographic images of the route, at a plurality of locations along the route and subsequently passing the vehicle along the route while obtaining a current view of the route. The method further comprises resolving a pose of the vehicle relative to a survey trajectory by maximizing a relation between the orthographic images and the current view. |
| US09464888B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing boundary between materials
A method and apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials are provided. The method for sensing boundaries between materials comprises the steps of: fixing sensing modules in place; transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and analyzing radio frequency signals. The method enables real-time detection of positions of the boundaries between materials and handling and monitoring of changes in the boundary positions. The apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials comprises at least two sensing modules, or a radio frequency transmitting unit and a plurality of radio frequency signals receiving unit, or a plurality of radio frequency transmitting unit and a radio frequency signals receiving unit. The radio frequency signals are transmitted, received and analyzed by the radio frequency transmitting unit and the radio frequency signals receiving unit to determine the boundary positions and changes therein. |
| US09464883B2 |
Integrated optical coherence tomography systems and methods
Disclosed herein are optical integration technologies, designs, systems and methods directed toward Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and other interferometric optical sensor, ranging, and imaging systems wherein such systems, methods and structures employ tunable optical sources, coherent detection and other structures on a single or multichip monolithic integration. In contrast to contemporary, prior-art OCT systems and structures that employ simple, miniature optical bench technology using small optical components positioned on a substrate, systems and methods according to the present disclosure employ one or more photonic integrated circuits (PICs), use swept-source techniques, and employ a widely tunable optical source(s). |
| US09464881B2 |
Displacement sensor, apparatus for detecting displacement, and method thereof
Disclosed herein are a displacement sensor and a displacement detection apparatus and method. The displacement detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving a plurality of receiver signals dependent on displacement of a coupler element, an acquisition unit for acquiring information about the displacement of the coupler element and information about a gap between the coupler element and a transmitting coil or the plurality of receiver coils by using the plurality of receiver signals, and a compensation unit for compensating for the acquired displacement information using the acquired gap information. The acquisition unit acquires the displacement information of the coupler element using one of the plurality of receiver signals, and acquires a compensation signal, independent of the displacement of the coupler element including the gap information, using remaining receiver signals. |
| US09464879B2 |
Barrel measuring device
A measuring device includes a housing and a caliper positioned inside the housing. The housing has a proximal end and a distal end and defines an axis from the proximal end to the distal end. The caliper includes a first measurement probe extending out of the housing in a first direction, a second measurement probe extending out of the housing in a second direction that is substantially opposite of the first direction, and measurement circuitry configured for transmitting a measurement signal based on the relative positions of the first and second measurement probes. |
| US09464873B2 |
Wide area neutralizer
A weapon system includes a number of WAN components, each WAN component includes a warhead, a launch mechanism for launching the warhead, an aiming mechanism for aiming the launch mechanism to launch the warhead in a desired direction, and a controller that, upon receipt of a command to aim and launch the warhead, operates the aiming mechanism to aim the warhead in the desired direction and then operates the launch mechanism to launch the warhead. The weapon system also includes a WAN component deployment mechanism for deploying the plurality of WAN components in a defended area; and a command center for instructing the controller of one or more of the WAN components to aim and launch the warhead of the each WAN component at a target that has been detected in the defended area. |
| US09464871B2 |
System and method for ballistic solutions
Disclosed embodiments, as well as features and aspects thereof, are directed towards providing a system, device and method for calculating comprehensive ballistic solutions, or portions thereof, via a varying magnification optical range determining and ballistic trajectory calculating apparatus referred to as a ballistic solutions device. Advantageously, embodiments of a ballistic solutions device may drastically reduce marksman error in milling targets by employing a measurement component configured to measure angular movement of a projectile launching device, such as a rifle, thus delivering consistently accurate distance to target estimations. Additionally, embodiments of a ballistic solutions device may also comprise features and aspects that enable a user to leverage available real-time field data such that error associated with the measurement of those variables is minimized prior to calculating and rendering a comprehensive ballistic solution derived from stored DOPE. |
| US09464869B1 |
Archery bowsight with hybrid support bracket
A hybrid bracket assembly for mounting an archery sight or other accessory to an archery bow includes a core and a frame. The core has a plate constructed of a material having a first stiffness. The plate has a first side, an opposing second side, and a peripheral edge located between the first and second sides, and at least one set of mounting holes extending through a thickness of the plate for mounting the hybrid bracket assembly to the archery bow. The frame includes a moldable material with a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. The moldable material extends around at least a segment of the peripheral edge and overlaps an area of the first and second sides of the plate. |
| US09464866B1 |
Toy gun assembly structure
A toy gun assembly structure includes a gun frame, a hand guard sleeve, a gun barrel and a hand guard. The hand guard sleeve connected to the gun frame includes an inner insertion portion and an outer mounting portion. One end of the hand guard sleeve faces toward another end to define an axial direction. The inner insertion portion and the outer mounting portion respectively include first and second guiding members along the axial direction. The gun barrel is inserted into the inner insertion position. An outer perimeter of the gun barrel includes first corresponding guiding members slidably attached to the first guiding members correspondingly. The hand guard is mounted onto the outer mounting portion. An inner perimeter of the hand guard includes second corresponding guiding members slidably attached to the second guiding members correspondingly. Therefore, easy assembling and time saving for the gun assembly structure can be achieved. |
| US09464865B2 |
Hand guard installation mechanism
A hand guard installation mechanism for securing a hand guard over the barrel of a firearm includes a tapered locking element that extends at least partially through the hand guard and interfaces with a surface of the barrel nut of the firearm. A fastener mates with the locking element, drawing the locking element at least farther into the hand guard and against the surface of the barrel nut. As the locking element is drawn against the barrel nut, the hand guard is tightened against the barrel nut such that the hand guard is secured in place against the receiver of the firearm. |
| US09464856B2 |
Configurable remote weapon station having under armor reload
An RWS is configurable to adjust the height of a rotational elevation axis thereof by providing interchangeable pairs of removably mounted yoke arms, wherein the pairs have different heights. The RWS is provided with at least one fixed hanging ammunition container that is reloadable under the armored protection of the vehicle and the RWS shell. |
| US09464854B2 |
Techniques for controlling vapor pressure in an immersion cooling tank
A method that controls pressure within an immersion cooling tank having condensation fluid flowing through a condenser, includes: a controller receiving a signal that indicates a current level of vapor pressure within the tank; determining from the signal when the current level of vapor pressure exceeds or is below a first preset threshold pressure level; and in response to the current level of vapor pressure exceeding or being below the first preset threshold pressure level, signaling a flow control mechanism that modulates a flow rate of the condensation fluid through the condenser to increase or decrease the rate of flow from a current rate of flow. The controller receives the signal by a pressure sensor within the immersion cooling tank detecting the current vapor pressure, generating the signal and forwarding the signal to the controller. The pressure sensor can be a differential pressure transducer that measures a differential pressure internal to and outside of the immersion tank. |
| US09464853B2 |
Heat exchanger with integrated thermal bypass valve
A heat exchanger apparatus containing a heat exchanger, a fitting at the fluid inlet and a thermally actuated bypass valve positioned in a fluid inlet manifold of the heat exchanger. The valve contains a sleeve having first and second slots, that permit fluid flow from a fluid inlet to a bypass or fluid inlet manifold. A drum positioned within the sleeve is movable from a first to a second position, and has an aperture that permits fluid flow to the first or second slot. An actuator engages the drum and actuates it to move from the first to the second position. The sleeve further contains a lip positioned between the fitting and a bypass channel cover plate for affixing the sleeve in position. |
| US09464849B2 |
Cooling device using loop type heat pipe
A cooling device which is provided with an evaporator with a built-in wick, a condenser, and a loop type heat pipe which connects the evaporator and condenser in a loop and is provided with a liquid pipe and vapor pipe, wherein the evaporator is divided into a liquid-pipe-side case and a vapor-pipe-side case and wherein a plurality of discharge ports of working fluids and a wick in which the working fluid from the discharge ports is completely permeated are arranged between the two cases. The wick is provided with projecting parts which have recessed parts corresponding to the discharge ports, while the outer circumferential surfaces of the projecting parts are provided with grooves. The working fluid which permeates the wick is changed to a vapor inside the vapor-pipe-side case, collects in the evaporation chamber, and is discharged to the liquid pipe, and thus, dry out of the wick is prevented. |
| US09464841B2 |
Refrigerator
There is disclosed a refrigerator including a refrigerator cabinet comprising a storage chamber provided therein, a first drawer provided in the storage chamber, movable forward, a second drawer arranged in front of the first drawer, movable forward and downward, a rail unit configured to support the first drawer and the second drawer and guide the motion of the first and second drawers, and a link unit comprising a shaft coupled to the second drawer, to rotate the second shelf forward and downward. |
| US09464840B2 |
Gas defrosting system for refrigeration units using fluid cooled condensers
A gas defrosting system is disclosed for efficiently defrosting refrigeration units using fluid-cooled condensers. For each refrigeration unit in refrigeration mode, a cool condenser fluid is applied to the condenser to achieve a high thermodynamic efficiency. For each refrigeration unit in defrost mode, a warm defrost fluid is applied to the condenser to expedite the defrost process. |
| US09464834B2 |
Temperature controlled service hoses for improved refrigerant charge accuracy
A method and charging apparatus for adding refrigerant to refrigerant system are provided. The disclosure includes thermally conditioning the interior of the service hoses of a refrigerant recovery unit used to charge refrigerant. The conditioning may be based on one or more temperature reading(s) and/or based on a function and may be achieved by a heater along the length of the hose, recirculating refrigerant, and/or through a parallel line of heated liquid. |
| US09464825B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a main body in which a first storage compartment is defined, and a heat exchange chamber defined in the main body. An evaporator received in the heat exchange chamber. A second storage compartment is provided in the first storage compartment and a quick cooling module to cool an inside of the second storage compartment is provided, where the quick cooling module heat-exchanges with a refrigerant pipe of the evaporator. The quick cooling module includes a thermal conductive unit in thermal conduction with the refrigerant pipe, and a thermoelectric device having a first surface in thermal conduction with the thermal conductive unit to heat-exchange with the thermal conductive unit when current is supplied and a second surface facing the second storage compartment. |
| US09464824B2 |
Heat exchange reactor and adsorption heat pump
A heat exchange reactor includes: a first flow path through which a heat exchange fluid flows; a second flow path through which a working fluid flows; and an adsorbent shaped body that is disposed in the second flow path, the adsorbent shaped body having a heat transfer face at which heat is exchanged with the heat exchange fluid flowing in the first flow path, and plural recessed portions arrayed in two dimensions at predetermined spacings along a direction in which the working fluid flows such that the working fluid flows into the plurality of recessed portions, the adsorbent shaped body including an adsorbent and a fibrous thermally conductive material, the adsorbent releasing heat when the working fluid is adsorbed and accumulating heat when the working fluid is desorbed, and the fibrous thermally conductive material being disposed such that an axial direction thereof is oriented in a direction that intersects with the heat transfer face. |
| US09464823B2 |
Vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device
The invention is directed toward a vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device that can be used in an integrated heat and/or mass transfer system. To achieve high heat and mass transfer rates, optimal temperature profiles, size reduction and performance increases, appropriately sized flow passages with microscale features, and countercurrent flow configurations between working fluid solution, vapor stream, and/or the coupling fluid in one or more functional sections of the desorber are implemented. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a desorber section utilizes a heating fluid flowing in a generally upward direction and a concentrated solution flowing in a generally downward direction with gravity countercurrent to the rising desorbed vapor stream. To further increase the efficiency of the system, various types of column configurations can be used. Additionally, the surfaces of the microchannels can be altered to better transfer heat. |
| US09464817B2 |
Humidifier
A humidifier may be provided that includes a tray in which water is stored, a detection plate disposed on the tray to contact the water stored in the tray, and a case assembly including a contact plate contacting the detection plate and a water level detection part connected to the contact plate to detect a water level within the tray based on capacitance of the detection plate. |
| US09464812B2 |
Gas supply module for burner with beaded gas supply tube
A gas supply module that includes an orifice element; a gas supply tube having an inlet end, an outlet end threaded to receive the orifice element, and an outer diameter; and a beaded element having an outermost dimension at least one and a half times larger than the outer diameter of the gas supply tube, wherein the beaded element is formed directly from the outlet end of the gas supply tube. The gas supply module further includes a support bracket comprising at least one mounting flange, an inlet surface, an outlet surface, and a support hole, wherein the gas supply tube is routed through the support hole; and a fastening element is configured to secure the beaded element to the support bracket. The beaded element may be formed directly from the gas supply tube and may further comprise various shapes, including circular and non-circular shapes. |
| US09464810B2 |
Burner including a swirl chamber with slots having different widths
The burner includes a swirl chamber. The swirl chamber has a substantially conical shape defining a central axis. The swirl chamber is defined by a plurality of wall elements. A combination of nozzles at the pressure, suction side and trailing edge of the wall element are placed for fuel injection. The wall elements define slots between each other. The slots have different widths (w) in consecutive planes in the axial direction, wherein said planes are perpendicular to the central axis. |
| US09464809B2 |
Gas turbine combustor and operating method for gas turbine combustor
Disclosed is a gas turbine combustor equipped with a burner constructed to fire a plurality of combustors at the same time at a fuel/air ratio suitable for gas turbine ignition. A plurality of supports mounted for fixing an air injection hole plate to the combustor are provided at substantially the same phase position as that of cross fire tubes, and combustion air allocations are adjusted. Thus, flame propagation during gas turbine ignition is accelerated and all combustor cans are fired. In addition, porous plates are disposed downstream of the supports and the combustion air allocations are readjusted. Furthermore, air injection holes proximate to the cross fire tubes are particularly reduced in diameter to further adjust the combustion air allocations. |
| US09464805B2 |
Modulating burner
A modulating burner apparatus includes a variable speed blower feeding a multi-chamber burner having first and second burner chambers. A manifold system communicates the blower with the burner, and a flow control valve member is located between the blower and the second chamber of the burner. The flow control valve is configured to provide fuel and air mixture from the blower to only the first burner chamber at lower blower speeds of the blower and to both the first and second burner chambers at higher blower speeds of the blower. |
| US09464803B2 |
Illuminated speaker
A speaker is provided herein. The speaker includes a light source configured to emit inputted light. A diaphragm is configured to move as a magnet receives electrical signals. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed on the diaphragm. A second photoluminescent structure is also disposed on the diaphragm. The inputted light emitted from the light source is converted to outputted light by the first and second photoluminescent structures. |
| US09464802B2 |
Flow controlled effective LED based lighting system
A lighting system has a heat sink for removing the heat released by LED chips by means of natural convection and thermal radiation. A center opening formed between air and heat sink fins enables the transfer of heat generated by LEDs, electronic driver circuit and phosphor on said heat sink fins to the flowing air inside and removing from the system, and increases the contact surface of heat sink fins with the air that enables to transfer the heat effectively from heat sink fins to flowing air and also with effective radiative heat transfer. The heat sink has a chimney inlet where air enters into said center opening, on which the PCB and said LED package are positioned, and which interconnects LED package and heat sink, which has an optimized structure and base angle, that maximize the heat removal by natural convection and thermal radiation. |
| US09464801B2 |
Lighting device with one or more removable heat sink elements
A lighting device comprising at least a first light source and at least one heat sink element that is removable, that comprises an first inner region and an first outer region, that is identical in shape to another heat sink element, that is in thermal contact with a trim element, that is stacked, that is in thermal contact with at least a first portion of a first surface of the trim element, that has a cross-sectional area at a first distance from an axis of a trim element that is larger than at a shorter distance, and/or that maintains a junction temperature of a lighting device at or below a recommended junction temperature. Also, a lighting device comprising at least a first light source, a trim element, a driver sub-assembly and a spacer element positioned between the trim element and the driver sub-assembly. Also, methods of dissipating heat. |
| US09464797B1 |
Lighting effect-controllable computer case
The present invention discloses a lighting effect-controllable computer case, which comprises a computer case containing electrically-connected computer components, including a motherboard and a power source; a lighting controller electrically connected with the motherboard disposed inside the computer case; and at least one LED light strip disposed inside or outside the computer case, electrically connected with the lighting controller, including a plurality LEDs, and presenting different lighting effects according to at least one control signal generated by the lighting controller. |
| US09464796B2 |
Illumination device
The illumination device generally has a light source and an attachment assembly that connects the light source to the computing device. The light source may be a plurality of LEDs or a light panel using electroluminescent lighting. The illumination device may further comprise power source and at least one touch sensitive switch. The illumination device may also be integrally connected to the computing device and uses the power source of the computing device and being controlled by buttons or switches of the computing device. The illumination device may also provide additional signals for incoming calls or ongoing calls by displaying different light intensity, pattern, or color. In some instances, a light cover is implemented to cover the light sources and diffuse light emanating therefrom. |
| US09464792B2 |
Lighting assembly
An elongate tubular lighting assembly having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The tubular lighting assembly has a source of illumination and first and second connectors respectively at the first and second body ends. The first connector has cooperating first and second parts having first and second surfaces. The first and second connector parts are configured so that the first and second surfaces are placed in confronting relationship to prevent separation of the first and second connector parts with the body in an operative state as an incident of the first connector part moving relative to the second connector part from a position fully separated from the second connector part in a substantially straight path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. |
| US09464791B2 |
Lighting assembly
An elongate tubular lighting assembly having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The tubular lighting assembly has a source of illumination and first and second connectors respectively at the first and second body ends. The first connector has cooperating first and second parts having first and second surfaces. The first and second connector parts are configured so that the first and second surfaces are placed in confronting relationship to prevent separation of the first and second connector parts with the body in an operative state as an incident of the first connector part moving relative to the second connector part from a position fully separated from the second connector part in a substantially straight path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. |
| US09464772B2 |
Ambient directional combination light fixture
A lighting system having a general light source and directional light sources disposed on a light bar pendant, mounted, or extending from the general light source. The general light source is flush mounted to the ceiling and includes an array of LEDs, powered by an LED driver, all enclosed in a canopy having a light-transmitting lens, and one or more directional light sources containing LEDs are adjustably, and movably mounted to the light bar. Electrical conductor paths on or within the light bar connect the directional light sources to the main power supply or LED driver. |
| US09464771B1 |
Light bar assembly for illuminating an edge of a piece of material
A light bar assembly is disclosed which is configured to be placed adjacent at least one edge of a glass member such as a countertop, backsplash, or mirror. The light bar assembly includes a first support member having a second support member selectively secured thereto. An LED light strip is positioned in the lower support member so as to direct light into the glass member. If the light strip fails, the upper support member may be detached from the lower support member to provide ready access to the light strip for repair or replacement. |
| US09464769B2 |
Techniques for using quantum dots to regenerate light in display systems
Techniques for configuring light conversion materials such as quantum dots in a display system are described. A display system includes light source components that emit a first light. The display system further includes a light converter illuminated by the first light. The light converter converts the first light into second light comprising one or more color components to support a specific color gamut. The second light forms, based at least in part on image data for images to be rendered, an emission pattern that varies with space and time. |
| US09464768B2 |
Collimating light head including base with projecting dome-like lens
A light head includes a heat sink, a circuit board in heat transfer communication with the heat sink, a light source mounted on the circuit board such that heat generated by the light source when energized is transferred to via the circuit board to the heat sink, a collimating base having a cavity for receiving the light source, and a collimating lens structure on the outer surface of the base projecting outward from the outer surface of the base for transmitting substantially collimated light from the base. A light bar including one or more such light heads is also described. |
| US09464767B2 |
LED work light
A light emitting diode (LED) work light and associated method of controlling the LED work light. The LED work light includes a power source, a casing including a handle section, at least one LED mounted to illuminate light from the casing, at least one lens forward of the LEDs to focus light from the LEDs, a control switch designated to at least turn on and turn off the LEDs, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to activation of the control switch, provide control of the power source to the LEDs to transition from a first illumination state to a second illumination state of the illumination of the LEDs, the transition being illumination defined by a specified function over time defined to slow a transition time of the transition. |
| US09464766B2 |
Facade light comprising light-emitting diodes
A facade light having a housing for accommodating a lighting device, operating devices and terminals, including light-emitting diodes as the lighting device and lenses for distributing the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes, wherein at least two light-emitting diodes are combined to form LED clusters (1) and a lens (2) is assigned to each LED cluster. The light emitted by the light-emitting diodes of the LED cluster passes through the lens, which is configured in such a way that it generates an elliptical distribution of light. The housing is divided into at least two sections, the first section having space for operating devices and a second section, to the side, containing at least one LED cluster and each LED cluster being coupled to a device for dissipating the heat that arises during operation. |
| US09464762B2 |
Hydrogen fuel dispenser with pre-cooling circuit
A hydrogen fuel dispenser includes a pre-cooling circuit, a hydrogen fuel storage for storing hydrogen fuel, a nozzle for dispensing hydrogen fuel to a receptacle, and a fueling line connecting the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle for communicating hydrogen fuel from the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle. The pre-cooling circuit is provided to cool hydrogen fuel in the fueling line, and includes a pre-cooling line connected to the fueling line downstream from the hydrogen fuel storage, and a flow-path selector provided at a connection between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line. The flow-path selector selectively: blocks hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line while opening hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and a nozzle line of the nozzle; and opens hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line. |
| US09464760B2 |
Gas filling nozzle with safety function
A gas filling nozzle with safety function includes a valve seat, a first thimble, a safety valve, an inner sleeve and a first spring; the first thimble is sleeved in the valve seat, the safety valve is disposed at the top of the first thimble, and the inner sleeve is combined at the top of the valve seat, thereby allowing the first spring to be disposed between the inner sleeve and the safety valve. So when the gas filling nozzle is subject to a high temperature environment, the high-pressure gaseous/liquid mixture inside a gas container is able to be discharged to the exterior through the safety valve, thereby preventing the gas container from exploding. |
| US09464759B2 |
Method and filling installation for filling a hydrogen gas into a vessel
Method and filling installation for filling a hydrogen gas into a vessel (1) having a first port (2) for passing the hydrogen gas and a second port (3) for passing a fluid, wherein the second port (3) is separate from the first port (2). In a first phase a hydraulic fluid is introduced into the vessel (1) through the second port (3) by applying pressure to the hydraulic fluid, such that the hydraulic fluid in the vessel (1) causes a hydrostatic pressure having a pre-determined value. In a second phase the hydrogen gas is introduced into the vessel (1) through the first port (2) by controlling a difference of pressure relative to a current pressure in the vessel (1) for controlling expansion of the hydrogen gas and thereby temperature inside the vessel (1), such that the vessel (1) is filled with the hydrogen gas. To that end the hydraulic fluid is removed from the vessel (1) through the second port (3). |
| US09464755B1 |
Viariable-position mounting device for hand-held electronics
A wearable holder and method of using a wearable holder is disclosed for supporting a hand-held electronic device, such as a cell phone, smart phone, electronic tablet, or the like. The user mounts the handheld electronic device to the hand with at least two points of attachment, one being around one or more fingers and another being about the wrist. As such, the user has full use of his palm and fingers when holding the electronic device on the back of his hand. The wearable holder allows the user to easily reposition the electronic device to provide different modes of use, such as comfortable talking, texting, viewing in landscape and portrait without the need for a stand, or a monitoring or idle mode on his wrist. The wearable holder reduces the chance of the user dropping the portable electronic device. |
| US09464749B2 |
Seismic bracing assembly
A seismic bracing assembly has a first subassembly and a second subassembly that are connected by a sleeve. The first subassembly has a structural yoke used to secure the first subassembly to a structural member. The second subassembly has another yoke used to secure the second subassembly to an anchoring member. The first and second subassembly have a sufficient length to allow rough in assembly of the two subassemblies with the sleeve that couples them together. |
| US09464748B2 |
Tubular occlusion and pressure damping system and temporal pressure controlling arrangement
A tubular occlusion and pressure damping system includes, a tubular, an occlusion configured to block flow through the tubular, the occlusion having, a first chamber in pressure communication with an inside of the tubular, a second chamber in fluidic communication with the first chamber, and a flow restrictor in operable communication with the first chamber and the second chamber. The flow restrictor configured to throttle flow between the first chamber and the second chamber such that pressure increases within the second chamber lag behind pressure increases in the inside of the tubular at least until the second chamber has reached a selected volume after which pressure within the second chamber increases toward the pressure in the inside of the tubular. |
| US09464746B2 |
Tapped no-hub coupling
A “tee” coupling for use with a no-hub cast iron “P-trap”; the tee is directionally rotatable on the a step engaging the standpipe end of the trap. Two interchangeable gasketed ends are provided for securing the coupling in line with the trap. A rigid band for reinforcing the tee fitting is embedded in the walls of the coupling between the two gasketed ends and the coupling is reinforced with an external metal sheath. Paired pipe clamps on each end of the coupling are tightened around the sheath to seal the gaskets to the pipe ends after the “tee” is “aimed” in the desired direction for laying the primer line. |
| US09464741B2 |
Button latch with integrally molded cantilever springs
An integral button latch is formed for use in a female fluid connector housing. The button latch has a latch plate, a button actuator, and two or more cantilevered leg springs extending from beneath the actuation surface to interface with the connector housing. The latch plate, the button actuator, and the leg springs are all integrally formed. The leg springs bias the latch plate in a locked position and resist depression forces applied to either of the button actuator or the latch plate. By integrally forming the button latch structure, the separate costs associated with purchasing the springs, molding the lock latch, and the ensuing assembly of the three are significantly diminished. |
| US09464736B2 |
Apparatus and methods for transferring materials between locations possessing different cross-sectional areas with minimal band spreading and dispersion due to unequal path-lengths
Non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of apparatus(es) and method(s) are described for the conveyance of fluid media and entrained materials between two or more locations, each possessing a different cross-sectional area. Equidistant pathways incorporated into uniquely designed conduits enable this transference to occur with minimal band spreading and separation resolution loss due to undesirable flow patterns that arise from end effects. The design enables the conduits to be employed with locations of almost any description including process channels, surfaces, or even open volume of any size and used for almost any purpose. The conduits and/or associated locations may be empty of any contents or filled with gelatinous, porous, granular, or particulated material. The design of non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of apparatus(es) and method(s) may be easily adapted or configured as necessary. |
| US09464735B2 |
Systems and methods for supporting tubular members
Apparatus, systems, and methods for supporting tubular members are provided. A support structure can include at least one body having a plurality of openings disposed therethrough. Each opening can have an inner surface that includes at least one circular portion and at least one elliptical portion. |
| US09464734B2 |
Cord-like member holder for working machine
Provided is a cord-like member holder for holding a cord-like member inserted into a through-hole provided in a partition wall of an operator's cab of a working machine, including a grommet made of elastic material to have an inner peripheral surface surrounding a cord-like member insertion hole and a sealing surface, and a fixture. The fixture includes a clamp section to clamp the grommet to bring an inner peripheral surface of the grommet into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the cord-like member, and a fixing section joined to the clamp section and fastened to the partition wall. The clamp section clamps the grommet while relative displacement of the clamp section to the grommet in a direction of approaching the partition wall is restrained, and the fixing section is fastened to the partition wall to bring the sealing surface into close contact with the partition wall. |
| US09464732B2 |
Apparatus for uniform pumping within a substrate process chamber
Substrate supports for use in process chambers having limited physical space for configuring chamber components are disclosed. In some embodiments, a substrate support may include a body having a support surface; a utilities feed coupled to the body and comprising a second portion coupled to and extending laterally away from the body beyond a diameter of the body, and first portion coupled to the second portion and extending perpendicularly away from the body; and a cover plate movably disposable beneath and with respect to the body between a first position disposed completely beneath the body, and a second position wherein the cover plate is disposed over the first portion of the utilities feed and includes a first portion disposed beneath the body, and wherein the first portion has a curved edge having a radius equal to the distance from a central axis of the support surface to the curved edge. |
| US09464731B2 |
Pressure reducing valve
A pressure reducing valve comprises an open-close valve and a piston. The open-close valve makes switching between connecting and isolating a primary port and a secondary port. The piston makes sliding motion inside the cylinder according to a difference between force applied from the pressure regulating chamber and force applied from the pressure reducing chamber, thereby opening and closing the open-close valve. The open-close valve includes a valve stem and a valve seat fixing member. The valve seat fixing member restrains displacement of the piston toward a side upstream of the open-close valve by abutting on an end surface of the piston. The valve seat fixing member includes a channel hole communicatively connecting a housing part for the valve stem and the pressure reducing chamber. |
| US09464724B2 |
Check valve flapper
A check valve flapper for a check valve is provided and includes a flapper body and a hinge portion extending from the flapper body. The hinge portion includes a lower ear, a middle ear, and an upper ear. The lower ear, the middle ear, and the upper ear each include a hinge pin hole having a hinge pin hole diameter and an ear outer radius. A ratio of the hinge pin hole diameter to the ear outer radius is between 0.83 and 0.91. |
| US09464720B2 |
Annular sealing assembly, in particular for wheel hubs
A sealing assembly comprises a first annular shield presenting an axial sleeve portion for the mounting angularly integral with one of said members, and a flange portion which radially extends from a first end of the sleeve portion, and a sealing member made of elastomeric material presenting an annular root portion, which overhangingly and radially extends from a peripheral edge of the flange portion and a first axially sealing annular lip, as well as a second radially sealing annular lip. The lips extend overhangingly and axially on the opposite side of the first end of the sleeve portion, from a same side as a thinned end of the root portion and are reciprocally and divergingly arranged to form in radial section a V-shape having a vertex facing towards the root portion and an axis parallel to the sleeve portion. |
| US09464718B2 |
Gasket and the manufacturing method thereof
A gasket includes: a spiral wound gasket; a first O-ring member located inner side of the spiral wound gasket; a second O-ring member located outer side of the spiral wound gasket; a first core spring located inside the first O-ring member; a second core spring located inside the second O-ring member; a first jacket formed with an opening portion and accommodating the spiral wound gasket, the first O-ring member, and the second O-ring member inside thereof through the opening portion; a second jacket formed with an opening portion at the one end thereof and accommodating the spiral wound gasket, the first O-ring member, and the second O-ring member, and the first jacket inside thereof through the opening portion; a first sealing layer being formed on the first jacket; a second sealing layer to cover the first sealing layer; and a third sealing layer being formed on the second jacket. |
| US09464710B2 |
Switching device
A switching device has a substrate having a fixed contact portion, a slider, a first moving member having an inclined portion and a first engagement portion and being reciprocable on a first imaginary axis line, a first biasing member, a second moving member having a contact portion and a second engagement portion and being reciprocable on a second imaginary axis line, and a second biasing member biasing the second moving member, in which the first and second moving members are supported to be reciprocable in a state of bringing the inclined portion and the contact portion into sliding contact with each other, the slider comes into contact with and is separated from the fixed contact portion according to the reciprocation of the first moving member, and the first and second moving members are connected by the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion so as to be reciprocable. |
| US09464705B2 |
Ball screw with an improved end deflector
In a ball screw (1), comprising a screw shaft (3), a nut (7) threaded onto the screw shaft via a plurality of balls (9) received in a raceway (8) defined between the two parts, an end deflector receiving recess (6) is formed on each axial end thereof to complementarily receive an end deflector (21) which defines a part of the raceway in cooperation with an opposing part of the nut, wherein the end deflector is provided with a pair of engagement claws (31, 32) that engage corresponding parts of the thread (4) formed on the nut. Thereby, the need for a special engagement feature or other arrangement for attachment is eliminated, and still a highly firm and accurate engagement is ensured between the nut and the end deflector. |
| US09464701B2 |
Fluid movement systems including a continuously variable transmission
A system has a pump with a power input, a power source and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to the power source and to the power input of the pump. The CVT transmits power from the power source to the pump. The CVT comprises a plurality of planetary members in rolling contact with an inner race and an outer race. A radial distance between the planetary members and a drive-transmitting member corresponds to a transmission ratio of the CVT. |
| US09464699B2 |
Chain guide and chain transmission device
A chain guide includes a guide base (21) disposed to face one side of a timing chain (5) that transmits torque, the chain guide having an opposed pair of side plates (22) each formed with a plurality of shaft engaging portions (25) arranged along a circular arc. Roller shafts (31) have their ends supported by the respective shaft engaging portions (25). Rollers (41) for guiding the chain are rotatably supported by the respective roller shafts (31). Noncylidrical surface engaging portions are formed on the ends of the roller shafts (31) and on closed ends of the shaft engaging portions (50) to rotationally fix the roller shafts (31), thereby preventing the roller shafts (31) from rotating under drag torque applied from the rollers (41). |
| US09464694B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft into which power of an engine is input, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear, a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planetary carrier, and a second ring gear, a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planetary carrier, and a third ring gear, a fourth planetary gear set including a fourth sun gear, a fourth planetary carrier, and a fourth ring gear, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft, and an eighth rotational shaft. |
| US09464693B2 |
Multi-speed gearbox
The multi-speed transmission in planetary design, in particular an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle, comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets, which are arranged in a housing, a total of eight rotatable shafts, and six shifting elements, comprising brakes and couplings, whose selective intervening brings about different transmission ratio relationships between the input shaft and the output shaft, such that at least eleven forward gears and one reverse gear are able to be realized. |
| US09464677B2 |
Center-pull hydraulic brake caliper structure for a bicycle
A center-pull hydraulic brake caliper structure for a bicycle is disclosed. The movable tube is rotated by the outer convex ring and then one end of the movable tube distant from the outer convex ring is distant from or against the first flange to adjust the position of the flowing openings and to make the pressure of oil and air not influence the use of brake. |
| US09464672B2 |
Rolling bearing with integrated electrical shunt
A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection is provided. The rolling bearing assembly includes radially inner and outer bearing rings that each have a race. A roller assembly including a plurality of rolling elements that are supported to roll on the races is provided. A shield extends radially between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. The shield includes a body portion with one radial end that is fixed to one of the radially inner or outer rings, at least one electrically conductive seal on a surface of the body portion, and a plurality of filaments extending on an opposite radial end of the body portion from the fixed radial end that contacts the other of the radially inner or outer rings. |
| US09464669B2 |
Duplex bearing lubrication
A bearing system has first and second bearings each having an inner race. The inner races are mounted to a shaft. The first bearing inner race has a plurality of first ports. The second bearing inner race has a plurality of second ports. The shaft is insertable into the inner races in a plurality of orientations and has a plurality of outer diameter (OD) channels positioned to cooperate with at least the first bearing inner race to communicate with at least some of the first ports and at least some of the second ports. Regardless of said installed orientation, at least one of the second ports are in communication with at least one said inlet port along a flowpath bypassing all the first ports. |
| US09464663B2 |
Ball joint
An improved ball joint for use in a motor vehicle steering or suspension system includes a housing, a bearing disposed in the housing, and a ball stud supported within the housing by the bearing. The bearing includes at least a first bearing member formed from a first material and a second bearing member formed from a second dampening material attached to at least a portion of an outer surface of the first bearing member. The first bearing member has a bidirectional slot formed therein which is configured to allow the ball stud to articulate in a first direction and restrict and dampen articulation in a second direction which is generally transverse to the first direction. |
| US09464661B2 |
Pony rod, connecting rod, and crosshead assemblies and method
A pony rod comprises an outer sleeve and a pony rod cap which may be threaded into a threaded shank portion. The pony rod cap may have an outside configuration comprising one or more flat sides. The pony rods may comprise an integral part of crossheads such that pony rod shanks are fixed to the respective crossheads. The crossheads may comprise one or more wear bridges cooperatively coupled with one or more crosshead extension members. A connecting rod is adapted to receive a wear plate such that the wear plate is removably coupled to the connecting rod. A reciprocating pump comprises a multi-piece pony rod assembly. A method of repairing a pump is provided, in which a modified pony rod comprising an outer sleeve is provided and a modified crosshead comprising one or more wear bridges is provided. |
| US09464659B2 |
Tolerance-equalizing element
A tolerance equalizing element includes at least two support bodies (120, 122) which are in threaded engagement with one another such that the axial dimension of the tolerance equalizing element can be adjusted by relative rotation of the support bodies (120, 122), at least one of the support bodies (120, 122) including a helical spring which is wound from a wire having a rectangular cross-section, and the rectangle forming the cross-section of the wire is oriented such that its sides extend obliquely relative to the axis of the helical spring. |
| US09464656B2 |
Self-drilling fixing and assembly component
The self-drilling component includes a body with a cylindrical side wall, a self-drilling head at a first end of the body and a shank opening out at a second end. The self-drilling component includes a deformable area between the self-drilling head and the second end designed to form a flange when crimping is performed. The self-drilling head further includes a tip defined by three concurrent edges at least two of which are internal cutting edges, the tip enabling engagement of the self-drilling component, at least one external cutting edge placed at the end of the cylindrical side wall configured to cut the fibers of the composite material part, and a first surface parallel to and different from the axial plane containing the axis of rotation of the body, the first surface defining a first empty space in the self-drilling head to facilitate removal of the shavings when drilling is performed. |
| US09464655B2 |
Push-lock pin
A push-lock pin for connecting a plate to surface includes a cylindrical pin housing and a shaft within the housing. The shaft has a ball-lock mechanism and a push-down pop-up mechanism. |
| US09464653B2 |
Concrete wall anchor
A concrete wall anchor has a hollow elongated body, a plurality of ribs extending along the body, and a plurality of spreadable anchoring legs narrowing laterally and downwardly, such that the driving tool can drive the anchor in a concrete wall, and the spreading tool can spread the anchoring legs in the concrete wall. |
| US09464646B2 |
Mounting mechanism for toy bar of child-support device
A male inserter and a female receiver fixed to a toy bar and a child-support device for relative movement between upright locked and inclined unlocked positions. The male inserter includes a lock element and the female receiver includes a catch surface. In the upright unlocked position, the male inserter can pass through the female receiver. But in the inclined locked position, the lock element engages and locks against the catch surface. If a child in the child-support device pulls down and/or forward on the toy bar in the locked position, it does not move to the unlocked position. But an upward lifting force applied to the toy bar causes it to pivot from the locked position to the unlocked position and to then detach from the child-support device. |
| US09464645B2 |
Pull then lift hold open rod lock mechanism
A hold open rod includes an inner tube assembly coupled to an outer tube assembly, the inner tube assembly movable within the outer tube assembly, a lock body coupled to the outer tube assembly, and an inner collar coupled to the lock body, the inner collar having a lock groove and unlock groove. The hold open rod further includes a locking dog configured to engage the unlock groove when the hold open rod is in an unlocked configuration and the locking dog further configured to engage the lock groove when the hold open rod is in a locked configuration, an unlocked indicator on a first region of the lock body, the unlocked indicator exposed when the hold open rod is in the unlocked configuration, and a first rod end coupled to the outer tube assembly and a second rod end coupled to the inner rod assembly. |
| US09464641B2 |
Hydraulic transmission device allowing energy recovery
An hydraulic transmission device (10,110) comprising an hydraulic motor (16, 18), an hydraulic pump (20), a fluid accumulator (22). The device has an accumulator-driven mode, an energy-recovery mode, a pump-driven mode. In the pump-driven mode, the pump supplies the motor with fluid drawn from an unpressurized reservoir; and in the energy-recovery mode, the motor is supplied by the pump drawing fluid from said reservoir. An assembly (1) comprising a device (10,110) as defined above, a shaft (11, 13), and a mass (12, 14) mounted eccentrically on the shaft. |
| US09464628B2 |
Pump
The invention relates to a pump for pumping a fluid, including an inlet, an outlet, and a pumping chamber, wherein a valve is arranged between the inlet and the pumping chamber or between the pumping chamber and the outlet. The valve includes a valve body having a valve seat pointing in the direction of the outlet, and a valve member that interacts with the valve seat, wherein the valve member is loaded under pre-loading against the valve seat into a closed position of the valve and allows fluid to pass through in a pumping direction due to the valve member lifting off against the pre-load, wherein the valve body is accommodated in a receptacle of a pump part. A pump for which the development of noises and vibrations is reduced in that the valve body can move axially relative to the receptacle that accommodates the valve body. |
| US09464627B2 |
Hydrogen storage container
A hydrogen storage container that stores hydrogen gas using a hydrogen storage material capable of storing hydrogen gas includes: a hollow liner that stores the hydrogen gas and includes a liner opening portion into which the hydrogen gas is introduced; a hollow sub-tank disposed inside the liner to house the hydrogen storage material; a heat exchange pipe which is disposed inside the sub-tank and through which a heat exchange medium passes; a sub-tank support portion that supports an end portion of the sub-tank relative to the liner opening portion and supports an end portion of the heat exchange pipe; and a heat exchange medium passage that is formed to penetrate the sub-tank support portion and leads the heat exchange medium to the heat exchange pipe. |
| US09464626B2 |
Floating wind turbine
A floating wind turbine (1) for electric power production and a method for use of the wind turbine (1) is described. The wind turbine (1) includes a hull (2) attached to a supporting column (2′) for a wind turbine (3) arranged to be put into rotation by wind force acting on rotor blades (3′). The wind turbine (1) is connected to a buoyancy device (4) by a coupling device (5). The buoyancy device (4) encircles at least a portion of the hull (2) and supports at least a portion of the mass of the wind turbine (1). The coupling device (5) is a rotary coupling arranged in such a way that the wind turbine (1) is able to rotate an angle from an essentially vertical position towards a horizontal position, or the opposite. The hull (2) is provided with an adjustable ballast (9, 12) arranged to balance the wind turbine (1) about the rotary coupling (5) in any position between the positions. |
| US09464624B2 |
Gyroglider power-generation, control apparatus and method
A power generation apparatus and method comprises at least one gyroglider rotary wing flying at an altitude above the nap of the earth. A strong and flexible tether, connected to the gyroglider frame is pulled with a force generated by the rotary wing. The force is transmitted to a ground station that converts the comparatively linear motion of the tether being pulled upward with a lifting force. The linear motion is transferred to a rotary motion at the ground station to rotate an electrical generator. The tether is retrieved and re-coiled about a drum by controlling the gyroglider to fly down at a speed and lift force that permit recovery of the gyroglider at a substantially reduced amount of retrieval force compared to the lifting force during payout of the tether. Thus, the net difference in force results in a net gain of energy. |
| US09464619B2 |
Rotating housing turbine
The invention is a new turbine structure having a housing that rotates. The housing has a sidewall, and turbine blades are attached to a sidewall portion. The turbine may be completely open in the center, allowing space for solids and debris to be directed out of the turbine without jamming the spinning blades/sidewall. The turbine may be placed in a generator for generation of electrical current. |
| US09464618B2 |
Corona ignition device and method for producing an ignition head for a corona ignition device
The invention relates to corona ignition device for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber of an engine by means of a corona discharge, comprising an insulator, a center electrode, which plugs into the insulator and carries an ignition head having a plurality of ignition needles, and a housing, into which the insulator plugs. In accordance with the invention, the ignition needles and the center electrode plug into the ignition head. The invention also relates to a method for producing an ignition head for a corona ignition device, wherein a green compact of the ignition head is produced by injection molding of metal powder, and the green compact is sintered while ignition needles and/or a center electrode plug thereinto. |
| US09464616B2 |
Portable engine preheater fired by propane
An engine preheating system supports starting industrial and/or diesel engines in cold weather, eliminating the need for cold weather idling. The system preheats the engine coolant, bringing the entire machine up to a warm starting condition. This provides good lubrication and immediate heat availability. The system is fully portable and does not rely on commercial power, operable at any location. The system utilizes propane fuel, which is widely available. The propane fuel burns quietly and cleanly as opposed to fuel oil. The system includes numerous safety features, such as flow indicators and modern microprocessor technology to ensure safe operation. |
| US09464614B2 |
Torque transmission device
A torque transmission device for starting an internal combustion engine using a permanently engaged starter motor for a start-stop system. An annular gear connected with the starter motor includes a bearing for decoupling the starter motor from the engine based upon the rotational speed difference between the internal combustion engine and the starter motor. The device includes a freewheel for the speed-controlled coupling of the starter motor to the internal combustion engine so that torque is transmitted between the annular gear and the engine crankshaft. An annular gear carrier is arranged between the annular gear and the freewheel. The bearing and the freewheel are arranged radially relative to each other so that at least the freewheel and the bearing are in communication with an oil chamber of the engine. First and second seal elements are provided for sealing the engine oil chamber of the internal combustion engine. |
| US09464610B2 |
Fuel injector having differential tip cooling system and method
According to various embodiments, a system includes a gasification fuel injector. The gasification fuel injector includes a tip portion, an annular coolant chamber disposed in the tip portion, and a first structural support extending through the annular coolant chamber. The first structural support divides the annular coolant chamber into a first passage and a second passage. |
| US09464607B2 |
Integrally-molded intake manifold connector for engine cover of combustion engine
An engine cover system for joining a cover with an intake manifold body. A plurality of structural ribs project from an external surface of the body including a pair of parallel ribs. Each parallel rib carries an integrally-molded U-shaped receiver strip extending transversely from the parallel ribs to form slots having closed ends proximate a first edge of the body and slot openings defined by respective edges of the receiver strips. The engine cover is comprised of a shroud, first and second radial arms, and first and second hinge pins projecting from the first and second radial arms, respectively. The hinge pins are configured to slide into the slots via the slot openings into the closed ends. First and second elastomeric ferrules are installed on the first and second hinge pins, respectively, configured to be compressed by the receiver strips when captured at the closed ends. |
| US09464605B2 |
Quad flow torque enhancement flow divider causing improved fuel/air transfer
A wing (1) including a vertical plate (2) and a horizontal plate (3) is placed in the throat of a carburetor (41) or throttle body (93). The wing (1) is located adjacent to and downstream from the throttle valve (46, 94). The edges (6, 7, 13, and 131) are held in a spaced apart relationship from the carburetor wall (44) by locating tabs (4, 14, 15 and 16) which abut the wall (44). Securing tabs (5, 24) extend from the edges and grip a gasket or boot associated with an existing intake manifold. The wing (1) causes the air/fuel mixture exiting a carburetor to follow channelized parallel paths (78, 81 and 84) into the intake manifold. |
| US09464603B2 |
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle has an engine compartment which can be closed by at least one hood, and in which there is an air intake line that can be indirectly or directly fluidically connected to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The air intake line includes a fiber composite element made of an air-permeable fiber composite material. |
| US09464601B2 |
Method and system for adjusting a fuel tank isolation valve
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting and diagnosing a position of a fuel tank isolation valve of a fuel system. In one example, a method may include adjusting the fuel tank isolation valve via electrical pulses and tracking a position of the FTIV by counting each of the electrical pulses. When a vacuum is created in the fuel system, the method may include verifying the position of the FTIV based on resulting fuel system pressures. |
| US09464599B2 |
Cooling system for diesel engine having turbocharger
A cooling system for a diesel engine having a turbocharger, may include an intercooler which cools compressed air from the turbocharger, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler which cools EGR gas in an EGR device of the diesel engine, a low-temperature radiator fluidly-connected to the intercooler and the EGR cooler and supplying a coolant to the intercooler and the EGR cooler, and a water pump fluidly-connected to the low-temperature radiator, the intercooler and the EGR cooler and circulating the coolant of the low-temperature radiator, to the intercooler and the EGR cooler, wherein the intercooler and the EGR cooler may be disposed in series so that the coolant in the low-temperature radiator sequentially circulates through the water pump, the intercooler, the EGR cooler, and then the low-temperature radiator. |
| US09464598B2 |
Exhaust gas cooling device
An exhaust gas cooling device, which cools exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle through heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a coolant, includes: a plurality of tubes through which the exhaust gas flows; a tubular shell which houses the plurality of tubes and is configured to allow the coolant to flow therethrough; and a header plate disposed at an end portion in the shell to prevent the coolant from flowing out of the shell. The header plate includes support holes in which end portions of the plurality of the tubes are fitted and supported, and each of axial end faces of the plurality of tubes is located in the corresponding support hole at a position between both ends of the header plate in a thickness direction of the header plate. |
| US09464597B2 |
Engine system
An engine system may include a main intake line, a supplementary intake line branched from the main intake line and joined to the main intake line, an intake bypass valve mounted to the main intake line, a main exhaust line mounted to an exhaust manifold, a supplementary exhaust line branched from the exhaust manifold and joined to the main exhaust line, an exhaust bypass valve mounted to the main exhaust line and selectively opening the main exhaust line, a turbocharger disposed adjacent to the supplementary exhaust line and operated by exhaust gas passing through the supplementary exhaust line, and a control unit for controlling the intake bypass valve and the exhaust bypass valve depending on an operation condition, wherein the exhaust gas is re-circulated from an upstream side of the exhaust bypass valve to the main intake line passing through an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) cooler and an EGR valve. |
| US09464596B2 |
Systems and methods for separation of liquid and gaseous fuel for injection
A method for an engine may comprise, on board a vehicle, supplying fuel from a fuel tank to a fuel separator, wherein the fuel comprises a gaseous fuel solubilized in a liquid fuel, desolubilizing the gaseous fuel from the liquid fuel in the fuel separator, and separating the gaseous fuel from the liquid fuel in the fuel separator. |
| US09464595B2 |
Optimising the availability of a thrust reverser
A method of controlling a thrust reverser made up of a plurality of pieces of equipment, wherein, in the event of it being detected that one of the pieces of equipment has not activated by the end of a predetermined activation period, an error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is generated, and in spite of the error message being generated, activation of the equipment is continued, and if the equipment is finally activated before a predetermined maximum period for deployment of the thrust reverser, then deployment of the thrust reverser is continued and the error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is withdrawn. |
| US09464592B2 |
Piston thermal management in an opposed-piston engine
An opposed-piston engine includes pistons, each piston having an annular cavity in the piston's sidewall and positioned between its crown and ring grooves to block transfer of heat from the crown to the piston body. |
| US09464591B2 |
Cylinder liner seal arrangement and method of providing the same
A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs. Replacing the cylinder liner seal includes removing the cylinder head while maintaining the position of the cylinder liner within the respective cylinder bore, removing an upper liner seal from within the circumferential cut-out while maintaining the position of the cylinder liner within the cylinder bore, positioning a replacement sealing ring in the circumferential cut-out while maintaining the position of the cylinder liner within the cylinder bore and replacing the cylinder head on the cylinder block of the engine. |
| US09464590B2 |
Variable stroke direct injection fuel pump system
A variable stroke direct injection (DI) fuel pump system for an engine includes a DI fuel pump having a stroke member and configured to pump a quantity of fuel based on a stroke of the stroke member. The system includes a variable fuel pump actuator assembly comprising an actuator member configured to actuate the stroke member, a control valve configured to control a flow of hydraulic fluid to the actuator member, and a hydraulic fluid pump configured to pump the hydraulic fluid and be actuated by one or more lobes of a camshaft. The system also includes an engine control unit (ECU) configured to control a variable stroke of the stroke member by controlling the control valve based on one or more operating parameters of the engine. |
| US09464589B2 |
System and method for alerting and suppression of detonation and/or pre ignition phenomena in internal combustion engines by monitoring RPM fluctuation
An engine system with advance detection of detonation and/or pre ignition, the system comprising an engine, operative for propulsion of a vehicle by generating rotational motion, whose rotational velocity over time is monitored; and a detonation and/or pre ignition detector operative to provide an alert for impending detonation and/or pre ignition of the engine, if the rotational velocity fluctuates over time to an extent which is predetermined to be unsafe. |
| US09464582B2 |
Systems and methods for routing exhaust
Various systems and methods are provided for routing exhaust from an engine. In one example, a system includes a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine. The system further includes a first passage for routing exhaust from a first subset of cylinders, bypassing the high pressure turbine, to upstream of the low pressure turbine in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a second passage for routing exhaust from a second, different, subset of cylinders to upstream of the high pressure turbine. |
| US09464580B2 |
Torque limit control
A prime mover transfers power to a separate hydraulic circuits via a power take off (PTO). In some situations, a peak torque demand in one of the hydraulic circuits may cause the total torque of all hydraulic circuits to exceed a rated torque at the PTO. An apparatus measures hydraulic fluid pressure in a first hydraulic circuit and adjusts the hydraulic fluid pressure in a second hydraulic circuit. Because pressure is directly correlated to torque at a pump, by adjusting the pressure in the second circuit based on the current pressure in the first hydraulic circuit, the total torque may be capped below the maximum torque rating at the PTO. The first hydraulic circuit may have a higher priority function, such as steering, compared to that of the second hydraulic circuit which may, for example, power a tool. |
| US09464578B2 |
Accelerator-pedal reaction force control apparatus
A control apparatus includes a means for detecting a position and a means for adjusting a reaction force of the accelerator, wherein the means for adjusting increases the reaction force of the accelerator by an increase amount in addition to a basic reaction force when the position of the accelerator is increased to satisfy a predetermined condition associated with a specific fuel consumption of the vehicle, the means for adjusting sets the increase amount to a first amount when the position of the accelerator is increased from a first accelerator position in a preload area to a second accelerator position that satisfies the predetermined condition, the means for adjusting sets the increase amount to a second amount when the position of the accelerator position is increased from an intermediate accelerator position that exceeds the preload area to the second position, and the first amount is greater than the second amount. |
| US09464577B2 |
Rotary position sensor with buffer
A rotary position sensor for determining the rotary position of a rotary component may include a sensor and a magnet. The sensor may be responsive to a characteristic of a magnetic field that changes as the magnetic field moves. The magnet may be carried by the rotary component for rotation with the rotary component. A buffer may be provided around the magnet to limit distortion of the magnet field. The buffer is effective against objects normally located in the area of a device with which the sensor is used (e.g. adjacent components) as well as against foreign objects not normally in the area of the device. |
| US09464575B2 |
Ignition device and method for a turbomachine combustion chamber
A method and device for igniting a turbomachine combustion chamber including alternately: an intake phase of a fluid into a chamber through an intake port, during which a piston compresses an elastic mechanism under pressure of the fluid such that the elastic mechanism applies onto a piezoelectric element a force sufficient for the piezoelectric element to induce between the electrodes an electric voltage enabling an electric arc to be generated, until the piston reaches a predetermined position for closing a valve for sealing the intake port; and an exhaust phase of the fluid, during which the elastic mechanism pushes back the piston to induce a fluid ejection out of the chamber through an exhaust port, and the valve is open. |
| US09464568B2 |
Power equipment with throttle release actuator
An outdoor power tool may include an engine, a carburetor configured to provide a fuel and air mixture to the engine based on operation of a throttle assembly, a selector and a throttle release actuator. The selector may be operably coupled to the throttle assembly to control a position of the throttle assembly in a selected one of a plurality of throttle positions. One of the throttle positions may be an idle position and each of the other throttle positions may be selectable by an operator via manual positioning of the selector. The throttle release actuator may be configured to return the selector from any one of the throttle positions to the idle position responsive to operator actuation of the throttle release actuator. |
| US09464567B2 |
Dual tip seals for a rotary engine
A biased dual tip seal arrangement for the rotor (106) of a rotary engine (102). The dual tip seals (100-T, 100-L) are located on opposite corners of the tip (130) of a planetary rotor (106). The rotor (106) orbits within a cutout (126) in a main rotor (108). The seals (100-T, 100-L) are biased away from the corners to make sealing contact with the sealing surfaces of the asymmetrical lobe (112) and the cutout (126) of the main rotor (108). Biasing is implemented with springs (1202, 1302, 1412) and with conduits (1006) that pressurize the area under the seals (100-T, 100-L). An asymmetrical lobe (112′) includes a transition zone (802) on the surface of the lobe (112). In the transition zone (802), at least one seal (100-T, 100-L) on the tip (130) maintains contact with the surface (112′) while alternating contact from one seal (100-T, 100-L) to the other. |
| US09464558B2 |
Heating device for an exhaust system
An exhaust system (1) for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust line (2), which has at least one exhaust pipe (3) having a pipe wall (4) with an inner side (5) defining an exhaust gas path (6) guiding an exhaust gas flow (7) and an electric heating device (18) for heating at least one length section of the exhaust pipe (3). An efficient design is obtained if a heating coil (21) is wound several times around the exhaust pipe (3) on an outer side (22) of the pipe wall (4) in the respective length section and has an electric conductor (23) made of a resistance heating material. An electric insulator (24) is arranged between the conductor (23) and the outer side (22) of the pipe wall (4). A heat-insulating cover (25) envelops the exhaust pipe (3) at least in the area of the respective heating coil (21). |
| US09464554B2 |
Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine
In an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine provided with a filter supporting an SCR catalyst, the present invention is intended to suppress HC and CO from being discharged to the outside at the time of the execution of filter regeneration processing, and to carry out the filter regeneration processing in an efficient manner. In the present invention, a post-catalyst having an oxidation function is arranged in an exhaust passage at the downstream side of the filter. Then, when the temperature of the post-catalyst is lower than a predetermined activation temperature at the time the execution of the filter regeneration processing is requested, the temperature of the post-catalyst is raised by carrying out control of raising the temperature of the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, and control increasing the flow rate of the exhaust gas, before the execution of the filter regeneration processing. |
| US09464552B2 |
Mixer for an exhaust system
An exhaust system mixer (12) mixes a reactant with an exhaust gas flow (3) and includes a pipe section (13), which borders a flow cross section (16), through which the exhaust gas flows (3), in the circumferential direction (17), and which extends in an axial direction (18) from a first axial side (19) to a second axial side (20), and a plurality of guide blades (14, 15), which project from the pipe section (13) at least on one of the axial sides (19, 20), so as to protrude into the flow cross section (16). Guide blades (14, 15) on an axial side, which follow each other in the circumferential direction (17), include a first guide blade group (21), arranged on the respective axial side (19, 20), axially offset in relation to the guide blades (15) of the second guide blade group (22), to reduce a pressure drop. |
| US09464551B2 |
Honeycomb catalyst body
There is disclosed a honeycomb catalyst body including porous partition walls in which a plurality of cells that become through channels of a fluid are defined and formed, and a plurality of pores are formed, wherein a cell density is from 93 to 186 cells/cm2, and onto the partition walls, a catalyst containing the zeolite is loaded in an amount of 100 to 300 g/L, a porosity (A) of the partition walls before the catalyst is loaded thereonto is 50% or more, and a porosity (B) of the partition walls in a state where the catalyst is loaded thereonto is from 0.3 to 0.6 times as much as the porosity (A). |
| US09464550B2 |
System and method for retaining aftertreatment bricks
An aftertreatment system and method treats exhaust gasses produced by an internal combustion process or similar process. The system includes an aftertreatment module having at least one sleeve extending between a first end and a second end. One or more aftertreatment bricks may be axially inserted through an opening disposed in the first end of the sleeve. The aftertreatment brick may include an substrate matrix surrounded by a tubular, protective mantle. To prevent the aftertreatment bricks from unintentionally exiting the sleeve, a retention ring is releasably engaged with the first end of the sleeve. The retention ring may include a dimension that is less than a dimension of the opening in the first end so that at least a portion of the retention ring contacts the mantle of the aftertreatment brick. |
| US09464547B2 |
Exhaust system including NOx reduction catalyst and EGR circuit
An exhaust system for a vehicular lean burn internal combustion engine that emits oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) is disclosed. The system comprises a NOx reduction catalyst for reducing NOx in the presence of a reductant, means for introducing reductant into a flowing exhaust gas and a source of hydrocarbon reductant, a nitrogenous reductant, and/or hydrogen, a filter for removing PM from exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust system and a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) circuit for connecting the exhaust system downstream of the filter to an air intake of the engine. The EGR circuit comprises a IMOx adsorber catalyst (NAC) comprising a NO adsorbent. |
| US09464546B2 |
Assembly for purifying exhaust gases
The assembly for purification of exhaust gases comprises an upstream conduit and a downstream conduit positioned parallel to each other. A space has an exhaust gas inlet communicating with the upstream conduit and an exhaust gas outlet communicating with the downstream conduit. A middle line divides the inlet into first and second areas providing a same passage section to the exhaust gases.The assembly comprises a baffle covering at least 75% of the first area and covering less than 25% of the second area. The baffle and the space are laid out so that a portion of the exhaust gases penetrate through the first area of the inlet flows into the space along flow lines forming a cusp around the baffle. |
| US09464545B2 |
Camshaft assembly
A camshaft assembly includes a base shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The base shaft is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The camshaft assembly further includes a series of lobe packs mounted on the base shaft. The lobe pack includes a first cam lobe, a second cam lobe, and a third cam lobe. The lobe pack further includes a barrel cam defining a control groove. The camshaft assembly further includes an actuator including an actuator body and at least one pin movably coupled to the actuator body. The lobe pack is configured to move axially relative to the base shaft between a first position, a second position, and a third position. These three lobe pack positions are used to define three discrete valve lift profiles for the intake or exhaust valves in the cylinder. The lift profiles can be different for each engine valve. |
| US09464539B2 |
Waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel
A waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel is disclosed. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel includes: a heat exchanger, which recovers heat from the exhaust fumes discharged from the engine, to heat a first refrigerant under uniform pressure; a turbine which is driven by adiabatically expanding the first refrigerant heated under uniform pressure; a condenser which condenses the adiabatically expanded first refrigerant; and a heat exchanging pump which compresses the condensed first refrigerant so as to re-circulate the compressed first refrigerant to the heat exchanger. |
| US09464537B2 |
Clutched turbine wheels
Solutions for clutching turbine wheels are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a turbine rotor shaft; a plurality of turbine wheels affixed to the turbine rotor shaft; an independent turbine wheel engagably attached to the turbine rotor shaft; and a clutch operably connected to the turbine rotor shaft, the clutch configured to couple and decouple the independent turbine wheel from the turbine rotor shaft. |
| US09464533B2 |
Compact IGV for turboexpander application
An inlet guide vane actuation apparatus is provided. The inlet guide vane actuation apparatus comprises an actuation ring with a first connector for connecting an actuator rod, wherein the first connector positions the actuator rod over the rotational axial center of the actuation ring, a plurality of crank rods with a first end connected respectively to a plurality of second connectors located on the rotational axial center of the actuation ring; and a plurality of cranks with each having a third connector connected respectively to a second end of the plurality of crank rods and respectively to vanes associated with a nozzle, wherein the third connector located on the rotational axial center of the actuation ring. |
| US09464529B2 |
Blade for a gas turbine
A blade, for a gas turbine, includes a blade airfoil, having a shroud segment arranged on its upper end. The shroud segment together with shroud segments of other blades of a blade row forming an annular shroud which delimits hot gas passage of the gas turbine, and said shroud segment, on sides on which it adjoins adjacent shroud segments of the annular shroud, is provided with upwardly projecting side rails which extend along a side edge, to improve sealing to the hot gas passage. The side rails include rail-parallel or essentially rail-parallel, upwardly open slots through which cooling air, which is introduced via the shroud segment from an interior of the blade airfoil, discharges into the space above the shroud segment. |
| US09464528B2 |
Cooled turbine blade with double compound angled holes and slots
A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The turbine blade includes a base having a blade root, a platform, a cooling air inlet, and a base air passageway. The turbine blade also includes an airfoil section adjoined to the base and having an outer wall, an airfoil air passageway, a plurality of trailing edge slots in fluid communication with the airfoil air passageway and a plurality of directional film holes through the outer wall in fluid communication with the airfoil air passageway. The plurality of directional film holes includes a first portion configured to discharge the cooling air toward a tip end, and a second portion configured to discharge the cooling air toward the platform. |
| US09464527B2 |
Fuel-cooled bladed rotor of a gas turbine engine
Liquid fuel from a rotary fluid trap is atomized by a sharp edge on an inside surface of an aft cavity of a bladed rotor of a gas turbine engine and directed into each of a plurality of associated hollow blades through corresponding blade inlet ducts that are in fluid communication with corresponding aft hollow interior portions of each blade. A radially-extending central rib within each blade partitions the hollow interior thereof into aft and forward hollow interior portions that are in fluid communication through an associated opening in the central rib and through a radially-extending gap between the central rib and the interior surface of the blade. A blade outlet duct provides for fluid communication between the forward hollow interior portion and a forward cavity of the bladed rotor, and a rotor outlet duct provides for discharging the fuel from a radially-inboard portion of the forward cavity. |
| US09464523B1 |
Reservoir characterization using a well core
A method for determining local permeability variations in a well core sample includes flowing a test fluid from an inflow surface of a core sample toward an exit surface of the core sample for a period of time, splitting the core sample along a splitting plane revealing an invasion depth of the test fluid and determining local permeability variations in the core sample using the invasion depth. |
| US09464522B2 |
Diffusion sampler
A diffusion sampler includes an elongated tubular support structure, a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a first coupling device, at least a first membrane and a reservoir mechanism. The support structure has an outer wall that defines an interior space therein. The outer wall defines a plurality of openings. A membrane is disposed around the outer wall at least in the area of the upper portion of the support structure and is configured to allow at least one first selected type of molecule to pass therethrough. A reservoir mechanism is coupled to a bottom portion of the support structure and is configured to define a reservoir in the lower portion of the support structure that prevents a selected liquid from flowing out of the lower portion of the support structure. |
| US09464521B2 |
Fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus with pressure compensation device and pulser assembly housing
A fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus with a pulser assembly having a pulser assembly housing enclosing a pressure compensation device. The pulser assembly housing includes an interior wall with a plurality of primary apertures therethrough and an exterior wall with a plurality of secondary apertures therethrough, the exterior wall overlying the interior wall. The primary and secondary apertures are in fluid communication with a pressure compensation mechanism in the pressure compensation device such that drilling fluid contacts the pressure compensation mechanism for equalization of pressure of a lubrication liquid contained inside the pulser assembly housing with pressure of the drilling fluid when the fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus is positioned downhole. |
| US09464516B2 |
Water injection systems and methods
A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by passing the water through a first and a second nanofiltration module, and then injects the water 5 into the well. |
| US09464513B2 |
System for providing uniform heating to subterranean formation for recovery of mineral deposits
A heating system for a subterranean mineral formation according to embodiments of the present invention includes a casing positioned in a bore in the subterranean mineral formation, the casing having an outer surface and an inner surface, a heating element positioned within the casing, a surface connection system having a first end coupled to the heating element within the casing and a second end at a top ground surface above the subterranean mineral formation, a heat transfer fluid contained within the casing, the heat transfer fluid configured to transfer heat between the heating element and the inner surface of the casing, wherein at least a portion of the heat transfer fluid is undergoing phase changes between liquid and gas in order to regulate a temperature of the casing. Fins may be included on the outside of the casing to enhance heat transfer. |
| US09464510B2 |
Trigger mechanism
A trigger mechanism for a ball activated device comprises a seat sleeve with seat defining members forming a fluid seal between the ball and the seat in an initial state and allowing the ball to pass through the seat in a final state. An alternating member can move radially in an aperture through an inner sleeve and abuts an outer surface on the seat sleeve in the initial state, is received in a recess on the seat sleeve in an intermediate state, and is received in a groove in the outer sleeve in the final state. A protective sleeve may extend axially from the seat sleeve over a seat receiving area. The mechanism is suitable for cementing and fracturing as particles cannot penetrate to its moving parts. |
| US09464507B2 |
Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control
A valve for use in a tubular string in a subterranean well includes a sleeve having first and second opposite ends, the sleeve being displaceable between open and closed positions to thereby selectively permit and prevent flow through a sidewall of a housing assembly, and a first and second pistons at the respective first and second ends of the sleeve. Pressure differentials applied to the first and second pistons are operative to displace the sleeve between its open and closed positions. |
| US09464505B2 |
Flow control system with variable staged adjustable triggering device
Techniques and equipment to facilitate controlling flow of a fluid along a flow passage. A flow control assembly is placed along a flow passage, and a bypass is routed past the flow control assembly. Flow along the bypass is controlled by a flow bypass mechanism which may be operated via pressure increase within the flow control assembly. A shear device restricts the opening of the bypass, and a dampening device acts to limit the shear device to exposure of forces from the pressure increase. |
| US09464499B1 |
Fracturing ball retrieval device and method
A method and system for retrieving a fracturing ball in a wellbore casing. The system includes a wellbore retrieval tool comprising a tool body that is inserted into and transported along the wellbore casing. The tool is sized and configured to trap and hold the fracturing ball. When a hydraulic lock happens in the wellbore casing, the retrieval tool is lowered in a vertical section and the ball is flowed back along a horizontal section and captured by a trap in the retrieval tool. The retrieval tool may also be run in conjunction with a setting tool with a ball-in-place fracturing plug. In case of the hydraulic lock, the injection is tested following perforation with the retrieval tool still a location proximal to the ball, and the ball is immediately retrieved. |
| US09464491B2 |
Systems and methods for tubular engagement and manipulation
A system for manipulating a tubular about a drilling rig is provided. The system includes a swivel body rotatably coupled with a becket. The becket is configured to couple with a traveling block of the drilling rig. The system also includes an engagement feature rotatably coupled with the swivel body. The engagement feature is configured to be actuated to engage the tubular. In addition, the system includes a tilt mechanism configured to be actuated to transition the swivel body and the engagement feature between a tilted orientation and an upright orientation relative to the becket. Further, the system includes an actuator system configured to actuate the tilt mechanism and the engagement feature. |
| US09464490B2 |
Gage cutter protection for drilling bits
A downhole cutting tool may include a tool body, a plurality of blades extending azimuthally from the tool body comprising a cone region, a shoulder region, and a gage region, at least one cutting element disposed along the cone region and the shoulder region of the blade, and at least one gage cutting element disposed along the gage region of the blade wherein the at least one gage cutting element has a negative backrake ranging from greater than 70 to about 85 degrees. |
| US09464486B2 |
Rolling cutter with bottom support
A cutting element assembly includes a sleeve, a lining extending a distance axially from an end of the sleeve, and an inner cutter. The inner cutter has a cutting end, wherein the cutting end extends a depth from a cutting face, a side surface, and a body, wherein the body is at least partially disposed within the sleeve, and wherein the side surface of the cutting end interfaces with an interfacing surface of the lining. |
| US09464485B2 |
Drill bit with fixed cutter elements
A drill bit with fixed cutter elements with a hollow upper conical pin connector connectable to the lower module of a drill string, where the upper conical pin connector has a transition to an upper cylindrical module with a central channel for supplying bore fluid from the drill string, equipped with, a lower bore holding a cylindrical socket from the lower module, connecting the upper and lower modules of the drill bit, where the central channel continues down through the lower module and branches out into nozzle channels with nozzles ending in the recesses in between the wings with fixed PDC-cutters, wherein elastic shock-absorber elements are arranged in recesses in the cylindrical wall of the bore, in the upper cylindrical module, and the elastic shock-absorbers are assembled on the bolts extending into the cylindrical socket of the lower module. |
| US09464481B2 |
Method and system for radially expanding a tubular element and directional drilling
The invention relates to a system and method for radially expanding a tubular element. The method comprises the steps of bending the tubular element radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expanded tubular section extending around an unexpanded tubular section, wherein bending occurs in a bending zone; increasing the length of the expanded tubular section by pushing the unexpanded tubular section in axial direction relative to the expanded tubular section; operating a drill string, which extends through the unexpanded tubular section and is provided with a drill bit at a downhole end thereof, to drill a borehole; and operating directional drilling means, which are coupled to the drill string, to deviate the borehole and direct the borehole along a predetermined path. |
| US09464479B1 |
Barrier stop apparatus
An apparatus for stopping the descent of a rolling type barrier includes a stator ring having a brake slot and a rotor rotatably disposed within the stator ring. The rotor includes at least one stop pawl pivotally attached to the rotor and configured to pivotably engage the brake slot when the rotor reaches a pre-determined rotational velocity. The apparatus further includes a latch pivotably attached to the stator ring. In response to the at least one stop pawl entering the brake slot, the latch secures the pawl in the brake slot. |
| US09464463B2 |
Combination lock
A combination includes a lock body, a shackle having a second leg and a first leg, a lock member provided rotatably within the lock body and a locking element disposed movably within the lock body and provided with the lock member, wherein the first locking element is adapted to be driven by the lock member to do a reciprocating motion between a shackle locking state and a shackle releasing state, wherein when the shackle is at the shackle locking state, the first locking element is driven to engage with the first leg of the shack so as to hold the first leg within the lock body; when the shackle is at the shackle unlocking state, the first locking element is driven to leave from the first leg of the shack so as to enable the first leg to separate from the lock body. |
| US09464453B2 |
Themed cemetery
An improved cemetery experience whereby the cemetery and accompanying facilities may celebrate and demonstrate the passion and hobbies of the deceased individual. The contemplated themed cemetery may be a stand-alone cemetery that celebrates a common passion of a plurality of individuals, yet still maintains the traditional burial and memorialization process. The themed cemetery may take a specific event, or commonly understood and loved location and memorialize that location in the theme of a cemetery where those with that common interest and enjoyment of the commonly understood location may desire to be buried. The cemetery would closely resemble both visually, and physically a replica of the theme being celebrated and may provide space for the deceased while still providing adequate income and revenue in the way of advertising for the operator. |
| US09464448B2 |
Tool-less swing arm mechanical edge setting system and method for setting tiles and tuning lippage
A tile aligning and lippage tuning system that uses an under tile base reusable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a reusable flexible edge slotted cap, configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile, even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs. |
| US09464447B2 |
Handle assembly for drywall finisher box
A handle assembly for a container dispensing a seaming compound comprises a connector plate configured for coupling to the container, a first handle, and a second handle, wherein each of the first handle and the second handle is coupled to the connector plate. |
| US09464446B1 |
Crosshead structure
A universal crosshead structure having a first member and a second member. The crosshead structure may be reconfigured from a first length to a second length to fit a variety of applications. Each one of the first and second members may include a severable portion. The crosshead structure may include a trim and a head piece disjointed among the first and second members. |
| US09464438B2 |
Method of repairing spacer fitting assemblies
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a spacer fitting repair device on a utility support structure. The method includes removing an insulator strand from an insulator aperture of a spacer fitting, abrading a first outer surface and a second outer surface of the spacer fitting connected to the utility support structure to create roughen the first and second outer surfaces, positioning a front plate against a portion of the first outer surface, positioning a back plate against a portion of the second outer surface, and clamping the front plate and the back plate to the spacer fitting. The method may be used to repair spacer fittings for supporting utility transmission wires or cables. |
| US09464422B2 |
System and method for a diaphragm valve controlled through measurement of water pressure and solenoid opening time
A flush valve system is provided having an inlet and an outlet, and a main valve element adapted for transition between a closed position and an open position is disclosed. The flush valve further includes a control chamber in communication with the inlet, and a vent outlet in communication with the outlet. The system includes a solenoid for establishing communication between the control chamber and the vent outlet to establish a pressure differential across a portion of the main valve element. The system also includes a power supply for energizing the solenoid, a deployable actuator in communication with the power supply, and a microprocessor in electrical communication with the main valve element. The microprocessor is adapted to determine a valve opening time, calculate fluid pressure based on the valve opening time, and deliver a predetermined quantity of fluid through the valve based on fluid pressure. |
| US09464421B2 |
Handle lock assembly for flush valve system
The disclosure provides a lock assembly to lock a flush valve system, the handle lock assembly configured for placement on a flushing valve handle of a urinal or toilet comprising a top component and a bottom component comprising first and second arm sections and a center support section situated there between, each arm section pivotally connected to the first end of the top component. The arm sections also comprise a locking element for releasably locking with a mating locking element on the top component. A major advantage of the methods, systems and apparatuses disclosed herein is the savings in water that can be achieved without having to replace the current water-based urinal with a no-water urinal or expensive urinal with automatic flushing devices that control flushing. |
| US09464420B2 |
Leak detection on flush valve
An apparatus for detecting leaks and for shutting off the water flow has a flushing cistern having a water inlet that is controlled by main valve, a filling column connected to the flushing cistern, a fluid compartment having a float therein and an actuating mechanism. The main valve has an operating lever that is operable to close the main valve. The float is cooperative at the operating lever so as to pivot the operating lever when the flushing cistern is full of water. When the float lowers in the float compartment as the float compartment is emptied, the actuating mechanism causes the operating lever to open the water inlet so as to allow the flushing cistern to fill. |
| US09464419B2 |
Jet regulator
The invention relates to a jet regulator (1) with a sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (2), which (2) can be mounted on the water outlet of a plumbing outlet armature, and with a sealing ring (5) made of elastic material, which (5) seals in an axial direction against an adjoining annular flange at the water outlet of the outlet fixture. On the front inner peripheral area (6) of the jet regulator housing (2) on the inflow side, there is provided at least one housing undercut (7), which secures, on the jet regulator housing (2), the sealing ring (5), inserted into the housing interior (8) of the jet controller housing (2). In the jet controller (1) according to the invention, the sealing ring (5) is effectively secured against unintended loss, for example, during transport or storage. |
| US09464418B2 |
Sanitary insertion unit and shower fitting having a sanitary insertion unit
A sanitary insertion unit has a sealing ring with a sleeve-shaped extension, the free end region of which extension has a head which protrudes circumferentially and, when the extension is inserted into an associated line section, can be deformed at least in regions such that the head of the extension is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section. A sanitary insertion unit also has/is a flow regulator, the outer circumference of the housing of which bears a clamping edge region for sealing and clamping the flow regulator between two interconnected line sections, the flow regulator bears a sleeve-shaped extension, the circumferentially protruding head of which, produced from elastic material, can be deformed, when the extension is inserted into a line section, such that the head is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section. |
| US09464413B2 |
Mooring structure with habitat features for marine animals
A structure for underwater placement on a sea, lake or river bottom. The structure has tunnels to allow water and water currents, as well as marine organisms, to pass freely therethrough and infiltrate and colonize the openings. One or more hitch points are provided on the structure for attaching mooring lines to ships, boats, floating wind turbines or other floating objects, thereby allowing the structure to serve as a mooring to anchor such objects. The hitch points can be recessed within a depression in the surface of the structure and the hitch bar ends can also be recessed, providing an exterior surface free of protuberances. |
| US09464409B2 |
Shovel
A shovel includes a cabin in which a display monitor is provided, a main pump that generates a hydraulic pressure, an internal combustion engine that drives the main pump, and a display control part configured to generate display information to be displayed on the display monitor based on information communicated between the display control part and the internal combustion engine, and cause the generated display information to be displayed on the display monitor. The display control part is configured to cause the fuel efficiency of the internal combustion engine to be displayed simultaneously in multiple graphs having different time axes on a single display screen. The graphs show the fuel efficiency of the internal combustion engine over time. |
| US09464408B2 |
Three dimensional feature location and characterization from an excavator
A system for locating a work vehicle at a job site, locating a topographic feature with respect to the work vehicle, and further characterizing the topographic feature from the work vehicle. |
| US09464404B2 |
Steplessly telescopable sliding beam device
The present invention relates to a telescopable sliding beam device with a sliding beam box and at least one first sliding beam and at least one second sliding beam, which are telescopable into each other, wherein the second sliding beam is mounted in the sliding beam box so as to be steplessly telescopable, and wherein in a first supporting region the first sliding beam is retracted and a stepless adjustment of the sliding beam device can be carried out by shifting the second sliding beam. According to the invention, the first sliding beam furthermore is extended in a second supporting region and a stepless adjustment of the sliding beam device can be carried out by shifting the second sliding beam. |
| US09464401B2 |
System for preventing water infiltration into a sump
A system for preventing liquid infiltration into a sump having an opening defined by a sump collar includes a ring member adapted to be disposed about the sump collar, at least a portion of the ring member adapted to be in contact with a drainable material disposed below. The system also includes a lid member in engagement with the ring member. The ring member including a number of apertures disposed therein, each aperture of the number of apertures being adapted to allow liquid to pass from a top surface of the ring member to the drainable material below. |
| US09464397B1 |
Removable anchoring system and uses thereof
In various implementations, an anchoring system may include one or more anchors. An anchor may include a first coupling member, a second coupling member, and a plate. The anchor may be coupleable to other anchors and/or objects. The anchoring system may be used to secure an object to a location. |
| US09464385B2 |
Multi-layer security paper
The invention relates to a security paper consisting of at least two paper fiber webs, wherein the first web is embodied in the form of an external we provided with at least one authentication element and the second web comprises a reinforcing element which is substantially absent in the first web and selected amongst materials improving mechanical strength, and/or another authentication element and the authentication element of said first web substantially absent in the second web. A method for producing the inventive security paper is also disclosed. |
| US09464377B2 |
Modular dryer
The invention relates to a dryer which is of modular construction and comprises a process air guide (15, 15′) into which a first air conducting element (161) for forming a condensation dryer (1) or a second air conducting element (16′) for forming a extraction air dryer (1′) may be installed. In the process air guide (15, 15′) is formed an insertion region (15d, 15d′) in which the first (161) or the second air conducting element (16′) is arranged, wherein the two air conducting elements (161, 16′) are designed compatibly in respect of their insertion in the insertion region (15d, 15d′), at least in certain regions. |
| US09464373B1 |
Shifted angle fabric
An apparatus and method for producing a shifted angle fabric and the product produced thereby. The apparatus includes a supply of fabric and a differential tenter frame. The differential tenter frame includes a frame, a pair of opposed, constant path rails and a differential drive. The differential tenter frame is located downstream from the supply of fabric for receiving the opposing edges of the fabric and advancing the opposing edges at different speeds to shift the weft angle of the fabric as the fabric travels the length of the differential tenter frame. A high velocity, low heat drying range adjacent to the differential tenter frame simultaneously dries the fabric as the fabric travels the length of the differential tenter frame. A take-up roll downstream from the differential tenter frame then takes up the dried fabric. |
| US09464370B2 |
Method for removing sulfur from fiber using an aqueous acid
The present invention concerns methods for removing sulfur from a fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, said method comprising: contacting never-dried sulfate anion-containing polymeric-fiber with an aqueous acid having a pKa of less than 5 to displace at least a portion of the sulfate anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove the displaced sulfate ions. |
| US09464369B2 |
Articles containing nanofibers for use as barriers
The present invention is directed to articles comprising nanofibers. Preferred articles include diapers, training pants, adult incontinence pads, catamenials products such as feminine care pads and pantiliners, tampons, personal cleansing articles, personal care articles, and personal care wipes including baby wipes, facial wipes, body wipes, and feminine wipes. The nanofiber webs can be used as a barrier, wipe, absorbent material, and other uses.The nanofibers, having a diameter of less than 1 micron, must comprise a significant number of the fibers in at least one nanofiber layer of the nonwoven web. The nonwoven web may have a hydrohead to basis weight ratio of greater than about 10 mbar/gsm. The nanofibers may be produced from a melt film fibrillation process. |
| US09464367B2 |
Method for producing N-type group III nitride single crystal, N-type group III nitride single crystal, and crystal substrate
A method of producing an n-type group III nitride single crystal includes putting raw materials that include at least a substance including a group III element, an alkali metal, and boron oxide into a reaction vessel; melting the boron oxide by heating the reaction vessel to a melting point of the boron oxide; forming a mixed melt which includes the group III element, the alkali metal, and the boron oxide, in the reaction vessel by heating the reaction vessel to a crystal growth temperature of a group III nitride; dissolving nitrogen into the mixed melt by bringing a nitrogen-containing gas into contact with the mixed melt; and growing an n-type group III nitride single crystal, which is doped with oxygen as a donor, from the group III element, the nitrogen, and oxygen in the boron oxide that are dissolved in the mixed melt. |
| US09464365B2 |
Sapphire substrate
A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 μm/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm. |
| US09464360B2 |
Electronic device and casing thereof
A casing of an electronic device including a casing body and a sensing assembly is provided. The casing body includes a button portion. The sensing assembly includes a first conductive line and two first contacts. The first conductive line is disposed on an inner surface of the casing body, and the first conductive line forms a strain sensing pattern on the button portion. The first contacts are disposed on the inner surface of the casing body, and connected to two ends of the first conductive line, respectively. The strain sensing pattern is adapted to result a resistance variation accompanied with a deformation of the button portion when the button portion is deformed, so as to generate an electrical signal. |
| US09464358B2 |
Electrolytic magnetic cell device and a method for producing hypochlorous acid and other disinfectant chlorine oxidants
The present invention is directed to a method, system and equipment for the elaboration of electrolytic chlorine oxidants, hypochlorous acid and sodium hypochlorite substances, using elements that result in an ecological process and confers a high efficiency in the production of these substances, permitting the generation of a product of very high performance and efficiency. |
| US09464354B2 |
Cutting tool with wear-recognition layer
Tool with optional wear-protection coating has, as an outer layer arranged on top of the substrate body or wear-protection coating, a single-layer wear-recognition layer (A) or a multilayer wear-recognition layer (B) comprising at least 4 individual layers arranged one above another, said layer or layers being produced by depositing elemental metals, metal alloys or electrically conductive metal compounds with a PVD process. Individual layer of (A) or at least one individual layer of (B) contain at least two different metals, the wear-recognition layer comprises a region produced by anodic oxidation from the upper surface down to a penetration depth that does not extend over the entire thickness of the wear-recognition layer, and the individual layer of (A) or the at least one individual layer of (B) has at least two different phases before the anodic oxidation and in the regions of the wear recognition layer that are not anodically oxidized. |
| US09464353B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus: including a chamber comprising a body having an inner space and a top lid provided on an upper part of the body, the top lid having at least one gas input port; a substrate supporting unit rotatably installed inside the chamber to support a plurality of substrates; and a gas injection device comprising a central injection unit provided on an upper part of the substrate supporting unit to inject a gas into a central region of the substrate supporting unit, a source gas injection unit provided around the central injection unit to inject a source gas into the substrate supporting unit, a reaction gas injection unit provided around the central injection unit to inject a reaction gas into the substrate supporting unit and a purge gas injection unit disposed between the source gas injection unit and the reaction gas injection unit; wherein at least one of the source gas injection unit and the reaction gas injection unit comprises a main injection unit to inject a gas into the substrate supporting unit and a gas-injecting projection projecting in a intersectional direction to the main injection unit between the central injection unit and the main injection unit, the main injection unit and the projection are divided into a plurality of regions along a circumference, and the main injection unit or the projection in at least one region inject an amount of gas different than those of the other regions. The substrate processing apparatus according to the present invention can enhance uniformity and reliability of a thin film. |
| US09464352B2 |
Low-oxidation plasma-assisted process
A method for forming an oxide film by plasma-assisted cyclic processing, includes: (i) supplying a precursor to a reaction space wherein a substrate is placed; (ii) applying a first RF power to the reaction space for a first period of time without supplying a precursor; and (iii) applying a second RF power to the reaction space for a second period of time without supplying the precursor, wherein the first RF power is lower than the second RF power, and/or the first period of time is shorter than the second period of time. |
| US09464351B2 |
Method of fabricating light-scattering substrate
A method of fabricating a light-scattering substrate, a light-scattering substrate fabricated by the same method, and an organic light-emitting device (OLED) including the same light-scattering substrate, in which a light-scattering layer of the light-scattering substrate can improve a light extraction efficiency. The method fabricates the light-scattering substrate by chemical vapor deposition, and includes loading a base substrate into a chamber, and forming a light-scattering layer on the base substrate by supplying a Ti source and an oxidizer including H2O into the chamber. In the process of forming the light-scattering layer, the mole ratio of the H2O with respect to the Ti is 10 or greater. |
| US09464348B2 |
Method for making a patterned perpendicular magnetic recording disk using glancing angle deposition of hard mask material
A method for making a bit-patterned media (BPM) magnetic recording disk by etching the recording layer using a patterned hard mask layer uses glancing angle deposition (GLAD) of additional hard mask material as a capping layer onto the tops of the patterned hard mask pillars while the disk is rotated about an axis orthogonal to the plane of the disk. In one embodiment the capping layer is deposited after the pillars have been only partially eroded during a partial ion-milling of the recording layer. Ion-milling is then again performed to remove the remaining recording layer material. In another embodiment, before ion-milling of the recording layer, the capping layer is deposited onto the tops of the un-eroded hard mask pillars. This increases the lateral dimension of the hard mask pillars so that after ion-milling of the recording layer, the magnetic islands have an increased lateral dimension. |
| US09464344B2 |
Method for the thermomechanical treatment of a titanium alloy, and resulting alloy and prosthesis
According to a thermomechanical treatment process for a titanium alloy including between 23 and 27% niobium in atomic proportion, between 0 and 10% zirconium, and between 0 and 1% oxygen, nitrogen and/or silicon, the following steps are performed: a) an increase of a sample of the alloy to a temperature higher than 900° C., b) a fast quench, c) a severe cold strain, d) an ageing treatment at a temperature included between 200 and 600° C., the time of the ageing treatment being included between 10 seconds and 10 minutes. Alloy obtained by this process and prostheses made from such an alloy. |
| US09464338B2 |
Reclaiming and inhibiting activation of DRI dust and fines
Method of reclaiming and inhibiting activation of DRI fines is disclosed comprising the steps of forming a moving stream or pile containing DRI pellets and DRI fines, coating the moving stream or the pile of DRI pellets and DRI fines with a coating material comprising an alkane mixture in the C15 to C40 range to form a coating on the DRI pellets and DRI fines and cause DRI fines to adhere together and to the DRI pellets to form a plurality of agglomerates, and moving the agglomerates of coated DRI pellets and coated DRI fines to a facility for use in making steel. The coating material may be applied to coat the DRI pellets and DRI fines at a rate between 0.2 and 2.0 gallons per ton of DRI processed. The coating material may be mineral oil. |
| US09464334B2 |
Array for processing materials
Materials (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems equipment, and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, using an array of vaults. |
| US09464327B2 |
Recurrent transforming UBR5-ZNF423 fusion gene in EBV-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing nasopharyngeal cancer in a subject by detecting UBR5-ZNF423 fusion polypeptide or polynucleotide, which is in some cases due to a gene fusion of UBR5-ZNF423. A kit useful for such a method is also provided. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating nasopharyngeal cancer by eliminating UBR5-ZNF423 gene expression or activity. |
| US09464323B2 |
Assays for detecting WDR62 mutations
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting mutations in WD repeat domain 62 (WDR62). |
| US09464321B2 |
Methods and reagents that specifically detect, distinguish and quantify IFN-λ2 mRNA from IFN-λ3 mRNA in humans
The present invention provides a method of specifically detecting IFN-λ2 mRNA or IFN-λ3 mRNA. There is provided a qRT-PCR method specifically detecting, discriminating and quantifying IFN-λ2 and IFN-λ3 mRNA in a biological sample obtained from a human. There is provided qRT-PCR methods and primers and probes that specifically detect IFN-λ2 mRNA but not IFN-λ3 mRNA and vice versa in humans in order to detect, quantify and discriminate IFN-λ2 mRNA and IFN-λ3 mRNA. |
| US09464319B2 |
Multivolume devices, kits and related methods for quantification of nucleic acids and other analytes
Provided are devices comprising multivolume analysis regions, the devices being capable of supporting amplification, detection, and other processes. Also provided are related methods of detecting or estimating the presence nucleic acids, viral levels, and other biological markers of interest. |
| US09464318B2 |
Methods and compositions for reducing non-specific amplification products
Methods, compositions, systems and kits to amplify or improve amplification of target-specific amplification products by reducing non-specific amplification products (e.g., primer-dimers) when amplifying multiple different nucleotide regions. The methods, compositions, systems and kits described herein may include, or include the use of, one or more resolvases that recognize and bind to and/or cut an aberrant DNA structure. |
| US09464315B2 |
Modified surfaces as solid supports for nucleic acid purification
The invention relates to methods of separating polynucleotides, such as DNA, RNA and PNA, from solutions containing polynucleotides by reversibly binding the polynucleotides to a solid surface, such as a magnetic microparticle. |
| US09464314B2 |
Fragmenting DNA sequences longer than 10,000 BP using ultrasonication
A method of fragmenting a DNA sequence having a starting size of at least 10000 base pair into fragments having a mean size smaller than or equal to 1300 bp, wherein the DNA sequence is put in a solution, the solution comprising the DNA sequence is put in a container and the container is placed in a liquid bath which is subjected to the action of ultrasound waves such that the ultrasound waves travel through the liquid bath to excite the container and the solution so as to shear the DNA sequence, and wherein the ultrasound waves have a frequency falling in the range between 28 kHz and 80 kHz. |
| US09464311B2 |
Method for identifying modulators of ubiquitin ligases
The present invention provides a screen which exploits mechanism-based activity probes that specifically and covalently modify the active site cysteine thiol residue of E3 Ub ligases including, but not limited to the HECT and RBR family. The activity probes are used to screen for activators and inhibitors of E3 Ub ligases, and to interrogate the functional state of E3 Ub ligases in human disease. |
| US09464309B2 |
Methods for recovering peptides/amino acids and oil/fat from one or more protein-containing raw materials, and products produced by the methods
According to a first aspect, hydrolysis of a protein-containing raw material and separation of amino acids/peptides is carried out, wherein the hydrolysis is effected by using the endogenous enzymes of the protein-containing raw material. The hydrolysate is passed through a membrane filter, wherein peptide/amino acids follow a permeate stream, while the active enzymes continuously break down any protein residues that are deposited on the membrane surface. The enzymes are passed together with retentate back to the hydrolysis. Furthermore, an amino acid and peptide product and an oil product are described and the use thereof is disclosed. |
| US09464303B2 |
Applications of the rotating photobioreactor
A method to recover and harvest nutrients and volatile gases such as alcohols from a liquid stream using a fixed film bioreactor. The method includes a means of concentrating product gas stripped from a bioreactor. |
| US09464300B2 |
Multiblock copolymers
Provided herein are multiblock copolymers, as well as micelles and therapeutic compositions thereof. |
| US09464297B2 |
Cloning of cytochrome P450 genes from nicotiana
The present invention relates to p450 enzymes and nucleic acid sequences encoding p450 enzymes in Nicotiana, and methods of using those enzymes and nucleic acid sequences to alter plant phenotypes. |
| US09464295B2 |
Use of multiple transformation enhancer sequences to improve plant transformation efficiency
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of Agrobacterium- and Rhizobium-mediated plant cell transformation by use of additional transformation enhancer sequences, such as overdrive or TSS sequences, operably linked to a T-DNA border sequence on a recombinant construct that comprises T-DNA. |
| US09464294B2 |
Regulation of inducible promoters
The present invention relates to the production of heterologous polypeptides in a recombinant bacterial host cell, wherein the bacterial host cell is rendered inable to deactivate the promoter controlling the expression of the heterologous polypeptide in the absence of an inducer. |
| US09464292B2 |
Sense oligonucleotide capable of controlling the expression of INOS and composition comprising the same
The invention relates to sense oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to a single-stranded RNA (antisense transcript) having a sequence complementary to mRNA of iNOS gene in order to control expression of iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase). The sense oligonucleotide of the present invention can control expression of iNOS and is useful for biological defense and treatment and prevention of diseases related to excessive production of NO, such as cancerogenesis, inflammatory disease, endotoxin shock by bacterial infection and the like. |
| US09464291B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer
Some embodiments of the present invention relate to agents and compositions for treating cancer. More embodiments include agents and compositions for modulating the activity of the Hedgehog pathway. |
| US09464285B2 |
Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells
The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described. |
| US09464281B2 |
Method for concentrating viruses, method for concentrating cells or bacteria, and magnetic composite
A method for concentrating viruses includes applying a magnetic force to a mixture containing: sugar chain-immobilized magnetic metal nano-particles each having a structure in which a sugar chain-immobilized metal nano-particle is bound to a first magnetic nano-particle; second magnetic particles with mean particle size larger than that of the sugar chain-immobilized magnetic metal nano-particles; and a specimen. Each sugar chain-immobilized metal nano-particle has a structure where a ligand-conjugate is bound to a metal nano-particle via sulfur atoms. The ligand-conjugate has a structure where a linker compound's amino group is connected to a sugar chain having a reducing terminal. The linker compound includes, in molecules thereof, an amino group, sulfur atoms, and a hydrocarbon chain having carbon-nitrogen bonds. This allows short-time concentration of viruses in a sufficient amount almost equal to that of centrifugation concentration, allowing safely and effectively concentrating target viruses, resulting in prompt, easy, and highly sensitive detection and identification of viruses. |
| US09464280B1 |
Beta-lactamases with improved properties for therapy
This invention relates to, in part, compositions of beta-lactamases and methods of using these enzymes in, for example, gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) disorders such as C. difficile infection (CDI). |
| US09464279B2 |
Alpha-amylase variants
The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits altered properties, in particular reduced capability of cleaving a substrate close to the branching point, and improved substrate specificity and/or improved specific activity relative to the parent alpha-amylase. |
| US09464278B2 |
Variant endoglucanases and related polynucleotides
The invention provides variants of the Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase (CelG) that have improved endoglucanase activity compared to the wild type enzyme. Also provided are related polynucleotides, compositions, vectors, host cells, and methods of use. |
| US09464275B2 |
Ex vivo culture, proliferation and expansion of intestinal epithelium
Methods are provided for long term culture of mammalian intestinal cells. Cultures are initiated with fragments of mammalian intestinal tissue, which are then maintained embedded in a gel substrate that provides an air-liquid interface. Intestinal epithelium in cultures of the invention can be continuously grown for extended periods of time. Mammalian intestinal cells cultured by the methods of the invention recapitulate features of intestinal growth in vivo. |
| US09464270B2 |
Stem cell preparations and methods of use
The present invention relates to a method of preparing cells and in particular to a method of preparing breastmilk stem cells (BSCs) by isolation from breastmilk and subsequent culture. The invention further relates to BSCs prepared by the methods of the invention and to methods and uses thereof. The invention has been developed primarily as a method for preparing and culturing BSC. |
| US09464269B2 |
Method of enhancing cell growth using alkyl-amine-N-oxide (AANOx)
The present invention relates to a method to enhance cell growth in culture comprising adding an alkyl-amine-n-oxide (AANOx), such as dodecyldimethylamine oxide (DDAO), into the culture medium in an amount sufficient to improve cell growth. |
| US09464265B2 |
Incubator for isolator
There is provided an incubator for an isolator, which is capable of reliably sterilizing a cultivation room of the incubator, a gas supply pipe and a sampling pipe. An incubator 1 for an isolator 40 includes a gas concentration control pipe 16 provided to communicate to a cultivation room 4 for control of concentration of cultivation gas in the cultivation room 4, a sterile gas circulation pipe 26 for circulating sterile gas from the cultivation room 4 to the gas concentration control pipe 16, and a circulation pump 24 provided in the sterile gas circulation pipe 26. |
| US09464260B2 |
Laundry detergent composition for providing ultraviolet radiation protection for a fabric
A laundry detergent composition is disclosed which has a quantity of laundry detergent, a quantity of poly(styrene-4-boronic acid), and a quantity of zinc oxide particles separate from the laundry detergent and the poly(styrene-4-boronic acid). |
| US09464259B2 |
Cleaning composition for metal surfaces
The invention relates to an aqueous alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning metal surfaces, containing at least one non-ionic surfactant having demulsifying action and based on ethoxylated alkyl alcohols having one or two alkyl groups, each comprising an average of 7.5 to 16.5 carbon atoms, and an average of 5.5 to 18.5 EO groups per alkyl group, and comprising an end group closure or two end group closures, of which at least one end group closure is an isopropyl, isobutyl, tertiary butyl and/or benzyl group, wherein the surfactant is not propoxylated. |
| US09464253B2 |
Coal additive for improved furnace operation
The invention relates to methods of combusting coal containing fuel streams where a coal additive composition is used to improve the combustion of the coal. The invention also relates to the additive composition used in the described methods, and the use of the additive composition as a coal combustion improver. |
| US09464252B2 |
Quaternary ammonium detergent fuel additives
A fuel soluble additive for a diesel engine, a method for improving performance of fuel injectors and a method for cleaning fuel injectors for a diesel engine. The fuel soluble additive includes a quaternary ammonium salt derived from the reaction of (a) a hydrocarbyl amine containing at least one tertiary amino group, (b) an epoxide compound selected from a glycidol, a glycidyl ether, glycidyl ester, polyglycidyl ether, a polyglycidyl ester, and combinations thereof, wherein substituents of the glycidyl group have, on average, less than five carbon atoms per hetero atom, and (c) optionally a proton donor. |
| US09464249B2 |
Aviation fuel composition
The present invention relates to an aviation fuel composition comprising a) a jet fuel; b) an alkyl ester or a mixture of alkyl esters obtained from reaction between i) saturated fatty acids with carbon chain length ranging from 8 to 10 (C8-C10 saturated fatty acids); and ii) monohydric alcohols with carbon chain length ranging from 1 to 4 (C1-C4 monohydric alcohols); wherein the alkyl ester or mixture of alkyl esters can be blended with jet fuel in an amount up to 50% (vol/vol). |
| US09464247B2 |
Device for the treatment of crude synthesis gas
A device for treating steam-saturated crude gases from the entrained flow gasification of fuels before entry into heat exchanges sited upstream of a crude gas converting operation. To avoid solid deposits in an entrance region of the heat exchangers, a crude gas is converted from a saturated into the superheated state by supply of hot gas. Hot gas contemplated is superheated high pressure steam or recycled superheated converted crude gas. |
| US09464245B2 |
Apparatus and method for multistage hierarchical pyrolysis and gasification of solid fuels
This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for multistage hierarchical pyrolysis and gasification of solid fuels. The apparatus comprises a feeding device 1, a multistage fluidized bed reactor 6, a residual discharging valve 9, a cyclone 10 and a condenser 11. A gas inlet is provided at the bottom of the multistage fluidized bed reactor 6 and a number of stages of fluidized beds 3 are provided within the multistage fluidized bed 6, wherein the fluidized beds 3 are separated by a number of perforated distributors 5. The top stage fluidized bed 3 is connected with the feeding device 1 and the coal fed thereto is heated by char obtained from pyrolysis in this stage and the mixture of high temperature ascending pyrolysis and gasification gas to undergo pyrolysis reactions at low temperature, thereby to obtain solid particles after preliminary pyrolytic process. The solid particles flow downwards through an overflow standpipe 4/the perforated distributor 5 to the next stage of the fluidized bed and then are pyrolyzed through being heated by char and the mixture of pyrolysis and gasification gas. The solid particles in turn pass into the next stage of the fluidized bed and finally enter into the bottom stage fluidized bed to undergo gasification reactions. More light fractions in tar can be produced using the present apparatus and method. |
| US09464230B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element using same
This liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound represented by general formula (i), and at least one compound represented by general formula (ii) (in the formulae: Ri1, Ri2, and Rii1 each independently represent a C1-8 alkyl group; one or at least two non-adjacent-CH2— groups in these alkyl groups may each independently be substituted with —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —O—, —CO—, —COO—, or —OCO—; the hydrogen in these alkyl groups may be substituted with fluorine or chlorine; Xi1, Xi2, Xi3, Xi4, Xi11, and Xii2 each independently represent hydrogen or fluorine; and Aii1, Aii2, and Aii3 each independently represent a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, or a 1,4-phenylene group which may have the hydrogen therein substituted with fluorine or chlorine). |
| US09464229B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
There is provided an FFS mode liquid crystal display device that uses a liquid crystal composition which has a negative dielectric anisotropy and can achieve good display properties by being used for FFS mode liquid crystal display devices without degrading the image sticking property of display devices and various properties of liquid crystal display devices, such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, nematic phase upper limit temperature, low-temperature nematic phase stability, and γ1. The liquid crystal composition contains at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by general formula (I) below, at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by general formula (II) below, and at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by general formula (III) below. |
| US09464226B2 |
Li-containing α-sialon-based phosphor, production process thereof, lighting device and image display device
An Li-containing α-sialon-based phosphor represented by the formula (1): LixEuySi12−(m+n)Al(m+n)On+δN16−n−δ (wherein assuming that average valence of Eu is a, x+ya+δ=m; 0.45≦x<1.2, 0.001≦y≦0.2, 0.9≦m≦2.5, 0.5≦n≦2.4, and δ>0). |
| US09464220B2 |
Nanofluid coolant
Technologies are generally described for forming a nanofluid coolant and structures including a nanofluid coolant. In an example, a method of forming a nanofluid coolant may comprise combining a compound with an acid and with purified water to form a solution. The compound may include manganese. The method may further include heating the solution and, after heating the solution, cooling the solution effective to form at least one precipitate that includes manganese and oxygen. The method may further include filtering the at least one precipitate to form a powder that includes manganese oxide nanotubes. The method may further include functionalizing the nanotubes by irradiating them with UV radiation. The method may further include combining the functionalized manganese oxide nanotubes with a polar solvent to form the nanofluid coolant. |
| US09464219B2 |
Method for increasing the reactivity of lignin
The present invention relates to a method for increasing the reactivity of lignin, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) forming, under heating at a temperature of 30-70° C., an aqueous dispersion comprising alkali and lignin, wherein the alkali comprises a hydroxide of an alkali metal; and b) heating the dispersion formed in step a) at a temperature of 50-95° C. for producing alkalated lignin. |
| US09464214B2 |
Thermally conductive flexible adhesive for aerospace applications
Provided are methods of forming thermally conductive flexible bonds for use in electronic boards of unmanned spacecrafts and other types of aircraft. Also provided are methods of preparing adhesive materials to form these bonds including methods of preparing treated filler particles. In some aspects, an adhesive material includes filler particles having organofunctional groups, such as boron nitride particles treated in silane. These particles may be combined with a urethane modified epoxy to form the adhesive material. The weight ratio of the particles in the adhesive material may be about 40-60%. The adhesive material may be thermally cured using a temperature of less than 110° C. to prevent damage to bonded electronic components. The cured adhesive may have a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 W/m K measured in vacuum and may have a glass transition temperature if less than −40° C. |
| US09464213B2 |
Surgical glove tape
A surgical glove tape comprises an elongate strip of material, an adhesive, and a release liner. In particular, the elongate strip of material is comprised of a combination of cotton and spandex. The elongate strip of material has a first major surface and a second major surface. Moreover, the elongate strip of material is further characterized by a tab section extending from a first end of the elongate strip of material, and a taping section extending from the tab section. The adhesive coats the second major surface of the elongate strip of material within the taping section of the elongate strip of material. The release liner overlies the adhesive. |
| US09464211B2 |
Curable silicone composition and optical semiconductor device
The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition which is a hydrosilylation reaction curable silicone composition for sealing, coating, or adhering of an optical semiconductor element, and includes at least one type of compound selected from triazole-based compounds with the exception of benzotriazole. The curable silicone composition, for example, includes (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups per molecule, (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (C) at least one type of compound selected from among triazole-based compounds with the exception of non-substituted benzotriazole, and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable silicone composition forms a cured product having excellent transparency and thermal shock resistance, and the optical semiconductor device utilizing the composition has excellent reliability. |
| US09464204B2 |
Stable aqueous dispersion of particle polymers containing structural units of 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphonic acid and composites thereof
The present invention is a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising structural units of a nonionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer; 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphonic acid (MEP) or a salt thereof; and a sulfur acid monomer or carboxylic acid monomer or a combination thereof or a salt thereof, as well as a composite comprising the polymer particles adsorbed to the surface of a pigment particle such as TiO2. The composition and composite are prepared using the phosphorus acid monomer MEP, which can be prepared in high purity with low residual non-polymerizable phosphorus acid, thereby reducing the load of neutralizing agent required to achieve the targeted pH as compared with phophoethyl methacrylate (PEM). |
| US09464200B2 |
Pigment for ink-jet recording, pigment ink for ink-jet recording, and method for producing pigment for ink-jet recording
A pigment for ink-jet recording contains a porous particle, a sealing agent, and an inorganic pigment layer containing an inorganic pigment. The sealing agent is arranged in a pore opening of the porous particle. The inorganic pigment layer is formed on the surface of the porous particle. |
| US09464199B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having nozzles that eject liquid, a strap member that holds the liquid ejected from the ejection head, a feeding roller and a winding roller around which the strap member is wound, and a driving source that rotates the winding roller, wherein a flash point of the liquid that is held in the strap member is 95 degrees Celsius or more, and the driving source is disposed at a position closer to the winding roller than to the feeding roller. |
| US09464198B2 |
Conductive paste, method for forming conductive pattern, and object with printed conductive pattern
A conductive paste providing an intended conductive pattern having high linearity and having no disconnection, short circuits, or the like even in the case of performing gravure offset printing with a gravure plate having a bezel pattern. A conductive paste for bezel-pattern printing performed by a gravure offset printing process includes conductive metal particles (A); an organic compound (B) that is solid at 50° C. and has a boiling point of more than 300° C. at normal pressure; an organic compound (C) that is liquid at 50° C. and has a boiling point of more than 300° C. at normal pressure; and an organic solvent (D) that is not the (B) or (C), does not have reactivity with the (B) or (C), and has a boiling point of 170° C. to 300° C. at normal pressure. A method for forming a conductive pattern by a gravure offset printing process employs the above-described conductive paste. |
| US09464197B2 |
Article with antifouling properties, intended for aquatic uses and, in particular, for marine uses
The invention relates to an article with antifouling properties, intended for aquatic uses and, in particular, for marine uses, and to a method for slowing down the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-subermisible structures. |
| US09464196B2 |
Controlled release, wood preserving composition with low-volatile organic content for treating in-service utility poles, posts, pilings, cross-ties and other wooden structures
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a dispersion of solid particles of a substantially insoluble copper compound in an amount from 0.001% to 10% by weight of the composition; a boron-containing compound, a fluoride-containing compound, or a combination thereof; and an aqueous carrier; wherein the composition has a viscosity of 125 to 425 tenths of a millimeter (tmm) as measured using a penetrometer, wherein at least 20% of the particles of the composition comprise particles having particle size greater than 25 microns, and wherein the composition contains no more than 36 grams volatile organic compounds (VOCs) per liter of wood preservative coating. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using the same. |
| US09464195B2 |
Superamphiphobic surfaces by atmospheric plasma polymerization
The present invention relates to a method for producing a superamphiphobic coating on a substrate, said method comprising the steps of a) providing a substrate, b) generating a plasma in a treatment space, under atmospheric pressure, using a dielectric barrier discharge, by supplying a plasma gas (6) between at least a first and a second electrode (2 and 3) connected to alternating current (AC) power means (7), said electrodes (2 and 3) defining said treatment space (5), c) introducing into said plasma a coating forming material selected from the group consisting in fluoro-acrylate monomers, fluoro-alkyl acrylatemonomers, fluoro-methacrylate monomers, fluoro-alkyl methacrylatemonomers, fluoro-silane, monomers or a combination thereof, d) exposing at least a part of the surface of said substrate to said plasma comprising said coating forming material in multiple successive passes within said treatment space by moving said substrate, said at least first and/or second electrode (2, 3), or both, without stopping, from one pass to another, the generation of the plasma and said introduction of said coating forming material into said plasma. |
| US09464192B2 |
Addition-curable silicone composition, optical device encapsulating material and optical device
An addition-curable silicone composition includes: a three-dimensional network organopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group and at least one aryl group in one molecule, having a siloxane unit represented by the following general formula, R2SiO, and SiO2, and not having a unit represented by RSiO3/2, wherein R represents an organic group; a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and at least one aryl group in one molecule; an organosilicon compound having at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per one molecule, and not having an alkenyl group; and a hydrosilylation catalyst containing a platinum group metal. Thereby, there can be provided an addition-curable silicone composition which provides a cured product having high refractive index, transparency, and temperature cycling resistance, an optical device encapsulating material, and an optical device which is encapsulated with the optical device encapsulating material. |
| US09464189B2 |
X-ray and/or metal detectable articles and method of making the same
An article and thermoplastic composition including polycarbonate, a polysiloxane-polycarbonate and an x-ray detectable or metal detectable agent having good magnetic permeability and/or electrical conductivity wherein the composition may be used in articles for food preparation. The thermoplastic compositions are useful in forming molds for manufacturing a food product, such as chocolate molds. |
| US09464186B2 |
Resin composition, hardened coating films therefrom, and photosemiconductor device using same
A resin composition prepared by blending an epoxy compound represented by the following formula (1), an acid anhydride, and a curing accelerator, wherein the epoxy compound is purified in such a way that, in a chromatogram obtained by gas chromatographic analysis, a ratio of a peak area B of peaks derived from a heavier molecular mass portion having longer retention times than the epoxy compound to a peak area A of peak(s) derived from the epoxy compound B/A is 2.0×10−3 or less. [In the formula, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an alkoxy group which may have a substituent.]. |
| US09464178B2 |
Articles comprising broad molecular weight distribution polypropylene resins
Disclosed herein are molded articles, foamed articles, and foamable resins comprising a polypropylene resin comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, an MWD (Mw/Mn) of greater than 5, a branching index (g′) of at least 0.95, and a melt strength of at least 20 cN determined using an extensional rheometer at 190° C. Methods of making a molded article and making a foamed article are also disclosed. |
| US09464175B2 |
Melt devolatilization extrusion processs
Brominated organic polymer solutions from a bromination reaction are devolatilized in a devolatilizing extruder. A starting organic polymer is brominated in solution to form a brominated polymer solution. This solution is combined with a second thermoplastic polymer to form a concentrated solution. The solvent and other volatile compounds are removed from the concentrated solution in a devolatilizing extruder to form a devolatilized polymer blend. |
| US09464174B2 |
Method for manufacturing rubber composition
The present invention provides a method for producing a rubber composition containing a rubber component (A) of at least one selected from natural rubbers and synthetic dienic rubbers, an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C) and an acidic compound (D), wherein the rubber composition is kneaded in multiple stages, and in the final stage of kneading, the acidic compound (D) is added, and the highest temperature of the rubber composition in the final stage of kneading is from 60 to 120° C. The production method enables production of a rubber composition having a low-heat-generation property while successfully preventing the coupling function activity of the silane coupling agent from lowering. |
| US09464170B2 |
Controlling crosslinking density and processing parameters of phthalonitriles
Disclosed is a composition having: a diphthalonitrile compound having at least two phthalonitrile groups; a reactive plasticizer; and an amine curing agent. Also disclosed is a composition having: a diphthalonitrile compound having at least two phthalonitrile groups; a nonreactive plasticizer; and an amine curing agent. Also disclosed is a method of: providing a composition having a phthalonitrile compound; heating the composition to a processing temperature until the composition has a viscosity of 30-40 Pa·s at the processing temperature to form a partially cured composition; placing the partially cured composition into a material chamber of an extrusion machine; heating the partially cured composition and the material chamber to within 10° C. of the processing temperature; and extruding fiber from the extrusion machine. |
| US09464166B2 |
Production and use of 3,4' and 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl isomers
In a process for producing 3,4′ and/or 4,4′ dimethyl-substituted biphenyl compounds, a feed comprising toluene is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluenes. At least part of the hydroalkylation reaction product is dehydrogenated in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising a mixture of dimethyl-substituted biphenyl isomers. The dehydrogenation reaction product is then separated into at least a first stream containing at least 50% of 3,4′ and 4,4′ dimethylbiphenyl isomers by weight of the first stream and at least one second stream comprising one or more 2,x′ (where x′ is 2′, 3′, or 4′) and 3,3′ dimethylbiphenyl isomers. |
| US09464163B2 |
Novolak resin containing hexafluoroisopropanol group, method for producing same, and composition of same
Disclosed is a novolak resin containing a repeating unit represented by the general formula (1). R1is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which is C1-4 straight-chain or C3-4 branched-chain, and some or all hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be replaced with a fluorine atom; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, an alkyl group which is C1-10 straight-chain or C3-10 branched-chain, or an alkyl group having a C3-10 cyclic structure, and some or all hydrogen atoms in the phenyl group and the alkyl group may be replaced with fluorine atoms; each of a and b is independently an integer of 1-3, and these are defined as 2≦a+b≦4; and d is an integer of 0-2. This novolak resin has high dissolution rate in the alkaline development solution in addition to the heat resisting property which is a property of phenolic resin. |
| US09464159B2 |
Polymers for contact lenses
The present invention relates to a polyurethane polymer prepared from a mixture comprising: (a) at least one polyol of formula (I), wherein at least three of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 are each independently an OH-terminated polyoxyalkylene group, and the remainder of X1, X2, X3. X4 and X5 are each independently H or absent, and Z is a central linking unit; (b) at least one di- or poly-isocyanate; and (c) optionally at least one OH-terminated chain extender. Further aspects of the invention relate to a process for preparing a polyurethane, and to a process for preparing a contact lens. |
| US09464151B2 |
Lactamic polymer containing an acetoacetate moiety
The invention provides lactamic polymers comprising an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. (A); (B) wherein R1-R6, w, x, y, z, and n are described herein. |
| US09464144B2 |
Enhanced procatalyst composition and process
Disclosed herein are processes for preparing procatalyst compositions and polymers, i.e., propylene-based polymers, produced therefrom. The present procatalyst compositions improve catalyst selectivity and also increase the bulk density of the formant polymer. |
| US09464137B2 |
Glycoprotein
The invention relates to a composition comprising a glycoprotein comprising the Fc domain of an antibody, or a fragment thereof, comprising an Asn (asparagine) residue and an oligosaccharide structure attached thereto, wherein said oligosaccharide structure has a structure according to formula I; and wherein at least 20% of the oligosaccharide structures attached to glycoprotein in the composition consist of oligosaccharide structures according to formula (I). |
| US09464136B2 |
Antibody-based constructs directed against tyrosine kinase receptors
The present invention features antibody-based constructs that include a combination of two or more of a tetrameric antibody, a single chain antibody, a diabody, a triabody, another immunoglobulin-based moiety, as described herein, or biologically active variants thereof. |
| US09464135B2 |
Epithelial membrane protein-2 (EMP2) and proliferative vitroretinopathy (PVR)
Methods of preventing retinal detachment associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy are provided by administering agents which antagonize the activity or function of EMP2 to subjects at risk of the detachment. |
| US09464133B2 |
CDR-modified anti-Siglec-15 antibody
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of abnormal bone metabolism targeting a protein encoded by a gene strongly expressed in osteoclasts. Specifically provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody which specifically recognizes human Siglec-15 and has an activity of inhibiting osteoclast formation, and the like. |
| US09464130B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding a cold- and menthol-sensitive receptor
The present invention relates to regulation of cold sensation and pain. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding a member of the transient regulatory protein family, CMR1, which is involved in modulation of the perception of cold sensations and pain. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents that modulate cold responses and pain responses stimulated by cold via modulation of CMR1 and CMR1-related signal transduction. |
| US09464128B2 |
Site-specific pegylated linear salmon calcitonin analogues
The present invention relates to site-specific PEGylated linear salmon calcitonin analogs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with bone metabolism, e.g., osteoporosis. |
| US09464126B2 |
Chimeric fibroblast growth factor 21 proteins and methods of use
The present invention relates to a chimeric protein that includes an N-terminus coupled to a C-terminus, where the N-terminus includes a portion of a paracrine fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”) and the C-terminus includes a C-terminal portion of an FGF21 molecule. The portion of the paracrine FGF is modified to decrease binding affinity for heparin and/or heparan sulfate compared to the portion without the modification. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including chimeric proteins according to the present invention, methods for treating a subject suffering from diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome, and methods of screening for compounds with enhanced binding affinity for the βKlotho-FGF receptor complex involving the use of chimeric proteins of the present invention. |
| US09464124B2 |
Engineered nucleic acids and methods of use thereof
Provided are compositions and methods for delivering biological moieties such as modified nucleic acids into cells to kill or reduce the growth of microorganisms. Such compositions and methods include the use of modified messenger RNAs, and are useful to treat or prevent microbial infection, or to improve a subject's heath or wellbeing. |
| US09464121B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating erectile dysfunction
The present invention features compositions and methods for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. The compositions include substantially pure polypeptides derived from α-latrotoxin and can include other substances, such as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents, liposomes, hydrogels, and additional active ingredients for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Also provided are methods, including methods for using the compositions for treatment of erectile dysfunction and in the preparation of medicaments. |
| US09464119B2 |
Assembly activating protein (AAP) and its use for the manufacture of parvovirus particles essentially consisting of VP3
The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding the novel parvoviral protein “assembly activating protein” (AAP), the encoded polypeptides, methods of producing the polypeptides, antibodies specific for AAP, the use of the nucleic acids for the preparation of the polypeptides, the use of the nucleic acids or the polypeptides for the preparation of the parvoviral particle and methods of producing parvoviral particles essentially consisting of VP3. Furthermore, the invention relates to parvoviral particles essentially consisting of VP3 and/or obtainable by the above method as well as expression cassettes comprising (i) a heterologous promoter and (ii) VP3 coding sequence and/or fragment Z. The invention further relates to a medicament, particularly a vaccine, comprising the parvoviral particles or expression cassettes and their use. |
| US09464117B2 |
Herbicide-resistant proteins, encoding genes, and uses thereof
Some embodiments of the present invention can include herbicide-resistant proteins, coding genes, and uses thereof. Certain herbicide-resistant proteins can comprises: (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; or (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to that set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. Other herbicide-resistant proteins of this disclosure can be suitable for expression in plants, can have resistance to herbicides (e.g., to phenoxy auxinherbicides), or both. |
| US09464115B2 |
Stabilized alpha helical peptides and uses thereof
Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death. |
| US09464109B2 |
Method for the selective enrichment and labeling of phosphorproteins
A method for the introduction of a labeling structure such as fluorescent molecules or a Raman tag to a compound is described. Imidazole functionalized resins or polymers are used to selectively immobilize phosphocompounds without protecting the carboxylic groups is described. Relying on the pKa difference between amines and hydrazides and carrying out the reaction in a slightly acidic buffer, all of the amines are protected by protonation while the hydrazides react with the phosphate imidazolide to form a phosphoramidate bond. |
| US09464108B2 |
Combined synthesis route for desogestrel and etonogestrel
The present invention relates to a synthesis route and to steroid derivatives of general formula VI and VII useful in the synthesis of desogestrel and etonogestrel. |
| US09464102B2 |
Prodrugs of pyridone amides useful as modulators of sodium channels
The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties. |
| US09464100B2 |
Organosilicon compound, adhesive composition and article
An organosilicon compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group and a catechol group in the molecule is novel. When modified by surface treatment with an adhesive composition comprising the organosilicon compound, various inorganic materials such as glass and metals become tightly adherent to epoxy and other resins. |
| US09464084B2 |
P2X7 modulators
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention. |
| US09464083B2 |
Process of preparing 3-(3-(4-(1-aminocyclobutyl)phenyl)-5-phenyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-B]pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2-amine
The present invention is directed to a processes for the synthesis of 3-(3-(4-(1-aminocyclobutyl)phenyl)-5-phenyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2-amine: |
| US09464081B2 |
Pyrrolidine derivatives and their use as complement pathway modulators
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses as a factor D inhibitor for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition. |
| US09464080B2 |
Substituted pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines for dry skin and anti-ageing application
The present invention relates to the cosmetic use, as agent for preventing and/or treating an aesthetic defect in the skin and/or its appendages that is associated with an imbalance in the differentiation and/or proliferation of the cells of an epidermis, of an effective amount of at least one compound represented by one of the general formulae, (Ia) or (Ib) |
| US09464078B2 |
Monohydrate of azaadamantane derivatives
The invention relates to a crystalline monohydrate of (4s)-4-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yloxy)-1-azatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane dihydrogen citrate, compositions comprising such compound, and a process for preparing such compound. |
| US09464076B2 |
Benzothiophene derivative
Compounds having PDE10A inhibitory activity and having general formula (I), or an isotope thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. |
| US09464072B2 |
Treatment of central nervous system disorders
A method for treating a patient suffering from disorders and deficits of the central nervous system associated with diabetes, associated with aging and neurodegeneration, comprising attention deficit disorder in general, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, AIDS dementia, neurodegeneration, depression, and schizophrenia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of the 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity. |
| US09464071B2 |
Pyrazolyl quinoxaline kinase inhibitors
The invention relates to new quinoxaline derivative compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, to processes for the preparation of said compounds and to the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases, e.g. cancer. |
| US09464070B2 |
Sterically hindered amine stabilizer
The present invention relates to oxygen-substituted sterically hindered amines of the formulae I or II: (II), wherein, for example, F2, R3, R5, R6, R8, R9, R11, R12, R13, R14 are n-butyl: Z1 to Z10 are propoxy and R1, R4, R7, R10, R13 are 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-propoxy-piperidin-4-yl. Compositions comprising compounds of formulae I or II and an organic material, which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, are further disclosed. Optionally, further additives are contained. |
| US09464069B2 |
1,2-disubstituted cyclobutyl compounds
The invention refers to compounds of general formula (I) wherein the variables take various meanings, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in medicine, particularly in pain therapy. |
| US09464068B2 |
Allyl compound and method for producing the same
The allyl compound of the present invention is represented by general formula (α): wherein ring Z1 is a naphthalene ring, ring Z2 is a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring, X is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R is each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, m is 1 or 2, n is each independently an integer of 0 to 5, and when m is 1, the ring Z1 and the ring Z2 are bonded to each other via an oxygen atom. |
| US09464067B2 |
Indanone derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or optical isomers thereof, preparation method for same, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same as active ingredient for preventing or treating viral diseases
Disclosed are indanone derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The indanone derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media. |
| US09464066B2 |
Deuterated compounds useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases
The present application is related to deuterated compounds which are novel neurotrophin mimetics. The application also discloses the treatment of disorders involving degradation or dysfunction of cells expressing p75 in a mammal by administering an effective amount of such deuterated compounds. |
| US09464064B2 |
HCV helicase inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The present invention discloses thioflavine S and primuline derivatives which inhibit hepatitis C virus helicase and protease activity. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the aforementioned compounds and methods of treating an HCV infection. |
| US09464063B2 |
Benzo [B] [1,4] oxazin derivatives as calcium sensing receptor modulators
Compounds of Formula (I) along with processes for their preparation that are useful for treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium sensing (CaSR) receptors. Methods of treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium sensing (CaSR) receptors of Formula (I). |
| US09464053B2 |
Compositions for reducing Aβ 42 production and their use in treating alzheimer's disease (AD)
Novel small molecule compounds for reduction of Aβ 42 production and for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, methods of making them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are described. |
| US09464052B2 |
Potassium ion channel modulators and uses thereof
Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof wherein: Ar1 and Ar2 are aryl or heteroaryl; a is 0 to 5; R1 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and, where a is greater than 1, each substituent R1 may be the same or different; b is 0 to 5; R2 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and where b is greater than 1, each substituent R2 may be the same or different; V is selected from the group consisting of (CR3aR3b)pCON(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)CO(X), wherein said groups are in the 3- (meta) or 4- (para) position with respect to the substituent Z; W is selected from the group consisting of NR4a, O, S, S═O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, polyalkylene glycol, aminoalkyl, monoalkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, alkyl that is substituted with a groups of formula of formula NR8R9 wherein R8 and R9 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclic group, carboxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, haloalkoxycarbonylalkyl or aralkyloxycarbonylalkyl; Y and Z are the same or different and each is a substituent selected from the group consisting of (CR5aR5b)n1, C═O, SO2, C(═O)NR5a; C(═O)NR5aSO2 and C═O(R5aR5b)n2; R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5a and R5b are the same or different and each is selected from the hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; n1 and n2 are the same or different and each is 0 to 2; and p is 0 to 2; are potassium ion channel modulators, making them particularly useful in treating and preventing conditions such as pain, lower urinary tract disorders and the like. |
| US09464050B2 |
Compounds for preventing and/or treating lysosomal storage disorders and/or degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
Described are novel salts of the compound (3R,4R,5S)-5-(difluoromethyl) piperidine-3,4-diol, as well as methods of using the same for preventing and/or treating lysosomal storage disorders and/or degenerative disorders of the central nervous system. In particular, the present invention provides methods for preventing and/or treating Gaucher's disease and/or Parkinson's disease. |
| US09464048B2 |
5-oxo-ETE receptor antagonist compounds
The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutically-useful compounds which are antagonists of the 5-oxo-ETE receptors, such as the OXE receptor. These compounds have use as therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for diseases characterized by tissue eosinophilia, such as inflammatory conditions including respiratory diseases. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, to the use of such compounds and compositions as medicaments, and to therapeutic methods. |
| US09464047B2 |
Process for concentrating a mixture containing organic hydroperoxide
Method for concentrating an organic hydroperoxide mixture comprising a hydrocarbon and a hydroperoxide corresponding thereto comprises evaporating a first liquid mixture in a thin-film evaporation device followed by separation in a separation zone. Both the evaporation device and the separation zone operate at a low absolute pressure at a temperature lower than the thermal degradation temperature of the hydroperoxide to prevent thermal decomposition thereof. The process is particularly useful for concentrating an oxidation product made from the oxidation of cyclohexylbenzene. |
| US09464046B2 |
Method for preparing organic selenium composition
A method for preparing selenium compounds, comprising following steps of: A. hydrolyzing lignin to obtain multiple-structural polyphenolic compounds; B. reacting the multiple-structural polyphenolic compounds with at least one kind of inorganic metal base to obtain multivalent phenolic hydroxyl carboxylate; and C. reacting the multivalent phenolic hydroxyl carboxylate with SeO2 to obtain multivalent phenolic hydroxyl carboxylic acid selenium complex salts, wherein the multivalent phenolic hydroxyl carboxylic acid selenium complex salts are organic selenium composition. The multivalent phenolic hydroxyl carboxylic acid selenium complex salts have characteristics of over 20% selenium content and no toxicity, and have revolutionary effects in killing bacteria, virus and cancer cell, enhancing human immunity, removing oxygen free radicals and etc. |
| US09464043B2 |
Preparation of hydroxy-benzylbenzene derivatives
Methods for preparing intermediates of SGLT2 inhibitors are provided, including crystalline forms and methods of crystallizing intermediates. |
| US09464041B2 |
Methods for treating or preventing fatigue
The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the invention for treatment and/or prevention of fatigue, including fatigue associated with diseases or treatments. |
| US09464039B2 |
Method for producing unsaturated nitrile
A method for producing an unsaturated nitrile by subjecting propane to a vapor-phase catalytic ammoxidation reaction using a fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a composite oxide catalyst containing Mo, V, and Nb, the method comprising the step of: adding a tungsten compound into the fluidized bed reactor to adjust a molar ratio (W/Mo ratio) of tungsten contained in a tungsten compound to molybdenum contained in the composite oxide catalyst that exist within the fluidized bed reactor so that the molar ratio is in the range of 0.0001 to 0.1. |
| US09464035B2 |
Salicylic acid derivatives useful as glucocerebrosidase activators
Compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The variables. R1-R13, m, n, o, and p are disclosed herein. The compounds are useful for treating Gaucher disease and inhibiting the onset of Gaucher disease symptoms in a patient having a GBA gene mutation and for treating Parkinson's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and methods of treatment comprising administering compounds of Formula (I) are also disclosed. |
| US09464030B2 |
Processes for producing butanediol (BDO), diaminobutane (DAB), succinic dinitrile (SDN) and succinamide (DAM)
Processes that, make nitrogen-containing compounds include converting succinic acid (SA) or monoammonium succinate (MAS) derived from a diammoniurn succinate (DAS)- or MAS-containing fermentation broth to produce such compounds Including diammobmane (DAB), succinic dinitrile (SDN), succinic amino nitrile (SAN), succinamide (DAM), and related polymers. |
| US09464025B2 |
Method for preparing levulinic acid esters
A method for preparing at least one ester of levulinic acid from a biomass includes steps of impregnating the biomass by an organic or inorganic acid, and putting the acidified biomass in contact with a supercritical fluid including at least one olefin. |
| US09464020B2 |
Process for producing phenol and cyclohexanone
In a process for separating a mixture comprising cyclohexanone and phenol, at least a portion of the mixture is distilled in the presence of a solvent including at least two alcoholic hydroxyl groups attached to non-adjacent saturated carbon atoms and at least one hemiketal defined by the formula (I) or the formula (II): wherein R1, the same or different at each occurrence, is independently an alkylene group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and R3 is hydrogen or the following group: and/or an enol-ether derived from the hemiketal defined by the formula (I) or the formula (II), wherein the total concentration of the hemiketal and the enol-ether, expressed in terms of weight percentage on the basis of the total weight of the feed to the distilling step (a), is at least 0.01%. |
| US09464019B2 |
Heat management process
A method of managing the heat of a chemical reaction process. |
| US09464017B2 |
Process for preparing diaryl oxides by decarboxylation
Provided is a process for the preparation of diaryl oxide compounds. The process uses a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing oxides of aluminum and magnesium to decarboxylate a diaryl carbonate compound to yield the diaryl oxide compound. |
| US09464015B2 |
Process for hydrogenolysis of glycerol
A process for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to produce propylene glycol as the major product comprising contacting the glycerol with hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst under conditions for the formation of propylene glycol is disclosed. In particular, propylene glycol is formed with a selectivity of greater than about 90%. |
| US09464013B2 |
Azeotrope-like composition of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFC-1233xf) and hydrogen fluoride (HF)
Provided are azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) and hydrogen fluoride (HF). Such azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). |
| US09464012B2 |
Xylene separation process and apparatus
A simulated moving bed process using dual, parallel rotary valves configured or plumbed to be operated independently in which the step times of the rotary valves are staggered. In embodiments, the second rotary valve is programmed to step about halfway through the step time of the first rotary valve. Staggering the step time of the parallel rotary valves, rather than utilizing simultaneous stepping, results in increased net composite paraxylene concentration of the extract stream, allowing for increased capacity of the simulated moving bed process and/or reduced energy consumption. |
| US09464010B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for the capture and hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with thermochemical Cu—Cl and Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycles
Systems, methods, and devices for producing hydrogen and capturing CO2 from emissions combine both H2 production and CO2 capture processes in forms of thermochemical cycles to produce useful products from captured CO2. The thermochemical cycles are copper-chlorine (Cu—Cl) and magnesium-chlorine-sodium/potassium cycles (Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2). One system comprises a Cu—Cl cycle, a CO2 capture loop, and a hydrogenation cycle. Another system comprises an Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycle and a hydrogenation cycle. Devices for hydrogen production, CO2 capture, hydrogenation, and process and equipment integration include a two-stage fluidized/packed bed, hybrid two-stage spray-fluidized/packed bed reactor, a two-stage wet-mode absorber, a hybrid two-stage absorber, and a catalyst packed/fluidized bed reactor. |
| US09464007B2 |
Antifungal wallboards and building materials and methods for the production thereof
The present invention relates to, inter alia, methods for the treatment of wallboards with fungicides and the treated wallboards. In particular, the invention relates to the treatment of wallboards with a fungicidally effective amount of difenoconazole. The invention also provides for the treatment of wallboards with synergistic combinations of difenoconazole and other fungicides. The invention also provides the treatment of building materials with difenoconazole and synergistic mixtures containing difenoconazole. |
| US09464004B2 |
Method for manufacturing ceramic honeycombs with reduced shrinkage
A method of manufacturing porous ceramic articles is provided that includes forming a plurality of extruded green bodies from a ceramic precursor batch composition. The method also includes firing the extruded green bodies in a tunnel kiln to produce porous ceramic articles, periodically determining a shrinkage characteristic of at least one sample passing through the tunnel kiln, and adjusting a top soak temperature in the kiln if the shrinkage characteristic is outside of a predetermined range. |
| US09464003B2 |
Method of producing a composite material using a mixing system
A method produces a composite material using a mixing system. The composite material comprises at least one aggregate, e.g. rock and/or glass, and the reaction product of a two-component polymeric binder composition comprising a first component, e.g. an isocyanate component, and a second component, e.g. an isocyanate-reactive component. The mixing system includes a mixing apparatus. The method includes the step of providing the aggregate, the first component and the second component into the mixing apparatus. The method further includes the step of mixing the first and second components to produce the reaction product of the two-component polymeric binder composition, and the step of applying the reaction product of the two-component polymeric binder composition to the aggregate within the mixing apparatus to produce the composite material. The composite material can be used for forming a paved structure, such as a sidewalk or a roadway. |
| US09464002B2 |
Method for forming products from a flue gas desulfurization by-product
Compositions and methods for producing a manufactured product, a method for making a liquid absorbent, and processes for disposal of flammable liquids with a flue gas desulfurization by-product. The compositions for the manufactured products combine a binder and the by-product. The composition contains a greater percentage by weight of the by-product than the binder. The methods for producing manufactured products include dewatering the gypsum-depleted waste stream to reduce a water content, and forming the manufactured product. The method for making a liquid absorbent includes dewatering, granulating, drying, heating, and packaging a granulated gypsum-depleted composition as the liquid absorbent. The processes for disposal of flammable liquids include distributing a by-product into contact with flammable liquid, absorbing the liquid, transporting, and igniting the flammable liquid. The artificial soils are a combination of by-product and animal waste, human waste, or another bio-solid. |
| US09463999B2 |
Coated glasses having a low sheet resistance, a smooth surface, and/or a low thermal emissivity
A glass sheet has an electrically conductive film having a sheet resistance in the range of 9.5 to 14.0 ohms/square; an emissivity in the range of 0.14 to 0.17 and an absorption coefficient of greater than 1.5×103 cm−1 in the wavelength range of 400-1100 nanometers, and a surface roughness of less than 15 nanometers Root Means Square. A glass sheet of another embodiment of the invention has an electrically conductive film having a phosphorous-fluorine doped tin oxide pyrolytically deposited film on the surface of the glass sheet, wherein the ratio of phosphorous precursor to tin precursor is in the range of greater than 0-0.4. The coated glass sheets of the invention can be used in the manufacture of multi sheet insulating units, OLEDs and solar cells. |
| US09463994B2 |
Method and a device for manufacturing an optical preform by means of an internal vapour deposition process, as well as corresponding substrate tube assembly
A device for manufacturing an optical preform by means of an internal vapor deposition process including an energy source, a hollow substrate tube having a supply side and a discharge side and the energy source being moveable along a length of the hollow substrate tube, and an elongation tube connected to the hollow substrate tube at the discharge side thereof, wherein the hollow substrate tube extends into an interior of the elongation tube and an internal diameter of the elongation tube is at least 0.5 millimeters larger than an external diameter of the hollow substrate tube. |
| US09463992B2 |
Laser processing system using broad band pulsed lasers
A laser material processing system which includes a pulsed fiber laser source having a continuous wavelength bandwidth of larger than 100 nm and pulse width of from 100 femtosecond to 1 microsecond, a broad band laser emitted from one core of an optical fiber, where the broad band laser is applied to a subject material to produce removal of the subject material and/or color change of the subject material. |
| US09463990B2 |
Water treatment agent for removing contaminant through oxidation with highly-active manganese (V) intermediate
A water treatment agent for removing contaminants through oxidation with high-activity intermediate-state pentavalent manganese consists of a manganese-containing compound, a complexing agent, and a persulfate, wherein the manganese-containing compound is bivalent manganese ions, permanganate or manganese dioxide. The molar ratio of the bivalent manganese ions, the ligand, and the persulfate is 1:1-50:1-1000. The agent removes contaminants through oxidation with high-activity intermediate-state pentavalent manganese, and has the advantages of high oxidizing ability, being capable of fast removing organic contaminants in water, and having no toxic and harmful substance produced. |
| US09463987B2 |
Methods of making a cell stack for an electrical purification apparatus
An electrical purification apparatus and methods of making same are disclosed. The electrical purification apparatus may provide for increases in operation efficiencies, for example, with respect to current efficiencies and membrane utilization. |
| US09463967B1 |
Lift for motorcycles and small vehicles with ratchet height adjustment mechanism
An improved small vehicle lift having an automatically engaging ratchet mechanism that functions to fix the lift at one of a plurality of lift height positions. A pair of generally identical toothed ratchet plates are affixed to lower link members which form the parallelogram linkage, and which that are pivotally connected to the center support post. The support comprises a generally hollow ember having opposing sides each defining longitudinally disposed slotted apertures. A catch is retained by a carrier riding within the support and is received within said slotted apertures and projects laterally from the center support post. The catch is spring biased to an upper position such that the catch will automatically engage the toothed ratchet plate. |
| US09463964B2 |
Remote control and user interface for operating a winch
Methods and systems are provided for remotely controlling winch operation via a user interface of a remote. In one example, a user interface of a remote for a winch includes a menu display including a plurality of menu items, the menu items navigable and selectable with a series of buttons of the remote. The user interface further includes a plurality of control displays, each of the plurality of control displays generated upon selection of a corresponding menu item of the plurality of menu items, each of the plurality of control displays including selectable icons for controlling one of an operation of a winch, an operation of one or more auxiliary devices, or settings of the remote. |
| US09463963B2 |
Deep water knuckle boom crane
A crane including an inner boom, an outer boom, a plurality of guide assemblies arranged along the length of the inner and outer boom and adapted for guiding a plurality of lines, and a multi-line material handling system including a first line having an outgoing portion extending to a sheave block, and an incoming portion returning from the sheave block to a supported anchor device, and a second line having an outgoing portion extending to the sheave block, and an incoming portion returning from the sheave block to the supported anchor device. |
| US09463958B2 |
Chain
A chain has inner and outer links pivotally interconnected by transverse pins. In a straight configuration the links are substantially aligned in a linear direction. At least one resilient elongate flexible member is threaded along at least part of the length of the chain between the pins in alternate directions so as to force adjacent links of the chain to articulate out of the straight configuration. A chain in this form may be proof loaded before service by applying a tensile load and the elongate flexible member may be removed. A chain assembly comprises a plurality of said chains running between first and second connection brackets. |
| US09463954B2 |
Access control system for override elevator control and method therefor
A system and method for an access control system for an elevator system that overrides landing matrices that define the access to the floors in the elevator system. The system overrides the landing matrices of the access control system in response to conditions defined by security system operators, such as emergency situations, and sends the landing matrices to elevator controllers for controlling the access to the floors. In examples, the system supports configuration of vendor-neutral landing matrix objects sent to the access control system over a security network for creating new landing matrices, and overriding the contents of the existing landing matrices. |
| US09463947B2 |
Sheet discharging device for accommodating sheets of different widths and image forming apparatus provided with same
A sheet discharging device includes a sheet discharge roller pair, a sheet discharge tray, a first actuator, a second actuator and a detector. The first actuator includes a first shaft portion and a first contact piece. The second actuator includes a second shaft portion, a second contact piece and a third contact piece. The detector detects the discharge of the sheet by the rotation of the second actuator about the second shaft portion. The leading end of a first sheet comes into contact with the first, second and third contact pieces to rotate the first and second actuators and the detector detects the discharge of the first sheet. The leading end of a second sheet comes into contact with only the third contact piece to rotate the second actuator without rotating the first actuator and the detector detects the discharge of the second sheet smaller than the first sheet. |
| US09463941B2 |
Sheet skew feeding correction device and image forming apparatus
A sheet skew feeding correction device has a controller that performs a first mode in which the leading end of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion abuts the sheet stopping portion in the first posture, and the sheet is nipped by the second conveying portion operating to convey the sheet while the sheet moves the sheet stopping portion toward the second posture against the urging force of the urging portion and performs a second mode in which the leading end of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion abuts the sheet stopping portion in the first posture, the sheet moves the sheet stopping portion against the urging force of the urging portion, and the leading end of the sheet abuts the nip portion of the stopped second sheet conveying portion so that a loop shape is formed in the sheet. |
| US09463940B2 |
Method for producing a fiber preform by means of winding and set of tools for implementing the method
A method for producing a fiber preform by winding at least one thread in a groove of a mold. The method involves using a flexible element which is capable of becoming deformed by means of flexion, in a plane which contains the winding axis, in order to penetrate into the groove in order to push the sections of the thread(s) towards the base of the groove and/or towards zones which cannot be accessed directly by the thread(s). A set of tools for implementing the method is also provided. |
| US09463939B2 |
System and method of material handling using one or more imaging devices on the transferring vehicle and on the receiving vehicle to control the material distribution into the storage portion of the receiving vehicle
First imaging device collects first image data, whereas second imaging device collects second image data of a storage portion. A container identification module identifies a container perimeter of the storage portion in at least one of the collected first image data and the collected second image data. A spout identification module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An image data evaluator determines whether to use the first image data, the second image data, or both based on an evaluation of the intensity of pixel data or ambient light conditions. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data to the propelled portion to steer the storage portion in cooperative alignment such that the spout is aligned within a central zone or a target zone of the container perimeter. |
| US09463933B2 |
Hydraulic drive system and method for driving a belt conveyor
The invention relates to a hydraulic drive system for a belt conveyor with a motor-driven primary pump which is arranged in a hydraulic primary circuit and is intended for conveying hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic motor which is supplied with hydraulic fluid via the primary circuit and is intended for driving the belt conveyor, and a control device which influences the flow of hydraulic fluid in the primary circuit and is intended for controlling the belt speed of the belt conveyor. In exemplary embodiments, the primary pump is a variable displacement pump and has a pump regulator for regulating the conveyed flow of hydraulic fluid, and the control device comprises a hydraulic control circuit, which is operated by means of an auxiliary pump, for subjecting the pump regulator to an adjustable actuating pressure. |
| US09463932B2 |
Conveying apparatus
A conveying apparatus has a conveying traveling body traveling below a floor board and supporting a carriage main body by column portions penetrating a slit provided in the floor board. The conveying traveling body is composed of a plurality of trolleys. A load bar couples the trolleys, and a strip cover plate covers the load bar below the slit. The strip cover plate has a length longer than the conveying traveling body and has one end portion in the traveling direction provided with a movable plate portion higher than the other end portion. The movable plate is pivotally supported so as to be swingable upward from a horizontal posture. |
| US09463926B2 |
Automated storage cabinet for trolleys, and aircraft incorporating such a cabinet
The present invention relates to an automated storage cabinet for trolleys. It includes a device for automatically handling a single trolley with a handling basket including a vertical plate perpendicular to the waiting area, vertically movable between the floor of the waiting area and any one of the levels of the trolley storage cabinet, and two side flanks, connected to the vertical plate and provided with structure for supporting, on either side, two opposite sides of a trolley in the waiting area and for transferring the supported trolley through an opening of the predetermined compartment. The handling device can include structure for inserting the trolley into or extracting the trolley from the predetermined compartment. |
| US09463923B2 |
Pipe-closing device for isolating a tank, a pipe or a set of tanks and pipes
The invention relates to a plug for closing and isolating a pipe (9) having an inner wall forming a substantially cylindrical cavity with a so-called first diameter, the plug comprising: a main body (110) having substantially a shape of a cylinder with a so-called second diameter, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter to allow the plug to be inserted into the cavity; and sealing joint elements (120) that project around the side wall of the cylinder (110) defining the shape of the main body, so as to seal a free space formed between the main body (110) and the inner wall of the pipe (9), in which the main body (110) comprises several assembly elements forming the cylinder (110), each assembly element having a shape inscribed within a parallelepiped volume defined by three orthogonal dimensions, where at least two of the three dimensions have a length smaller than the second diameter, and the plug further comprising a position holding system comprising several non-slip pads (140; 340) deployable in order to assure a holding of the plug by compression, the set of non-slip pads forming an overall contact surface extending over at least half of the periphery of the section of the cylinder (110). |
| US09463921B2 |
Beverage brewing system
A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process. |
| US09463920B2 |
Lid for chain container
A container for storing and dispensing continuous lengths of chain includes a base having a hollow interior for storing the chain. The base has an open end defined by a top edge. The container also includes a lid that has a storage orientation and a dispensing orientation in which the lid is inverted relative to the storage orientation. The lid includes a first opening for dispensing the chain from the hollow interior. A coupling member of the lid is configured to attach the lid to the open end of the base in each of the storage and dispensing orientations. The coupling member can be configured to produce a releasable snap-fit between the lid and the base. |
| US09463919B2 |
Apparatus and method for releasing a unit dose of content from a container
A apparatus for delivering a predetermined quantity of content from a pressurized container includes a dispensing assembly which sits on the container and connects with an upper portion of a valve stem of the valve assembly, wherein the dispensing assembly includes a) an actuator cap having a discharge passage, which is open or obstructed and wherein the actuator cap acts as a metering chamber in combination with b) an adaptor which fits inside the cap and also snuggly engages the valve stem. The cap fits snuggly over the adjuster to define a metering chamber which depending on its position can close off the metered chamber or open it to the dispensing conduit\nozzle. When the cap is depressed it pushes down on the adjuster which depresses the valve. The chamber fills, but nothing is released until the upstroke. |
| US09463918B2 |
Vacuum insulated articles and methods of making same
The present disclosure provides vacuum insulated articles having two—or more—insulated volumes at reduced pressure. An article may include a first vent communicating with a first insulating space, a second vent communicating with a second insulating space, a first circular insulation seal sealing the first insulating space at the first vent; and a second circular insulation seal sealing the second insulating space at the second vent. Also provided are methods of fabricating vacuum insulated articles. |
| US09463914B2 |
Method and apparatus for material storage and transport
An apparatus for material storage and transport uses one or more bags, each constructed from one of more flexible plastic sheets and forming a chamber for holding material. A bag may be coupled to an adjacent bag by at least one strip of flexible material, which may optionally be perforated to allow adjacent bags to be separated from one another. Multiple bags may be arranged side-by-side, or end-to-end, in a line. The ends of the line may be removably coupled to one another to form a loop. |
| US09463913B2 |
Snack storage lid for a beverage cup
The present disclosure discloses a snack container adapted for use with a beverage container comprising a lid, a beverage container engaging portion shaped to engage a rim portion of a beverage container, at least one sidewall, and a floor, wherein the lid is adapted to open and close for a user thereof. |
| US09463912B2 |
Lid with a date display
A lid includes a cover plate and at least one date display device. The cover plate includes at least one mounting area having a plurality of through holes. The date display device includes a plurality of digital display units each having a plurality of flexible protruding membranes to form a digit pattern. The protruding membranes are able to be selectively bent upward or downward to change the digit pattern. Each flexible protruding membrane is foldedly connected to the mounting area, covers a respective through hole, and is convertible between a protruding configuration that protrudes upward from the respective through hole and an indenting configuration that indents downward from the respective through hole. |
| US09463911B2 |
Drink bottles
Drink bottles, or drink containers with cap assemblies that include a drink spout. In some embodiments, the drink spout is pivotally coupled to a base of the cap assembly. In some embodiments, the drink spouts include mouthpieces, including self-sealing and/or bite-actuated mouthpieces. In some embodiments, the cap assembly includes a handle, which may include at least one guard for the drink spout and/or mouthpiece. In some embodiments, the drink containers include a manual on/off valve. In some embodiments, the dispensing spout includes a mount for the mouthpiece and/or cooperates with the cap to provide a manual on/off valve to selectively restrict flow of drink fluid from the drink container regardless of the drink spout's and/or mouthpiece's configuration. In some embodiments, the drink containers include a drink tube extending from external of the drink containers and/or an air return system. |
| US09463909B2 |
Cap assembly with integrated liner and outer shell
A cap assembly for a container that includes an outer-shell and an inner-element that is received within the outer shell. The outer shell includes a recess on the interior surface of a top portion and the recess includes a top flange section that restricts the opening. The recess receives a complementary end wall that extends from the inner-element and which has a lip that mechanically locks within the recess thereby keeping the shell and liner together. In embodiments a clutch plate is positioned between the shell and liner. |
| US09463906B2 |
Tube head having an insert forming a barrier
A tube head that is capable of being connected to a skirt so as to form an internal volume of the tube. The tube head has a body having a neck and a shoulder connected to the neck. The tube head further has an insert arranged so as to be in contact with the shoulder so as to form a barrier between the body and the product contained in the internal volume. The insert closes the neck and has a concave deformation to center the insert in the tube head. |
| US09463905B2 |
Apparatus and process for manufacturing mesh bags from a roll of mesh tube cloth
The present invention teaches a new apparatus and process for manufacturing mesh bags using a tube cloth. The apparatus and process involve supplying a continuous tube cloth and at least one band with preprinted labels, propping up the tube cloth with a dynamic guiding assembly, attaching the preprinted labels to the tube cloth using hot melted adhesive or heat sealing methods and manufacturing a product from the tube cloth with the horizontal preprinted labels, and attaching plastic film to the tube mesh cloth. The invention also teaches a dynamic guiding assembly which can be used to punch holes on the tube cloth with heating press and avoid attaching of two opposite sides of the tube cloth. |
| US09463902B2 |
Safety lanyard equipped aquatic receptacle
An aquatic receptacle with a sectioned floating rim that, while floating, maintains an opening for receiving articles into the receptacle. Embodiments can include an escape barrier over the mouth of the receptacle to prevent loss of contents while floating. One embodiment has a lanyard that can attach the receptacle to a diver, allowing it to float and be pulled along by the diver. A lanyard can have a breakaway mechanism that can detach the receptacle from a diver or other structure if sufficient force is applied to the lanyard. There can also be a shock-arrest mechanism that reduces the amount of force exerted on a diver or structure before the lanyard breaks. Force exerted on the lanyard pulls the floatable rim at least partially beneath the water surface causing the sections of the floatable rim come together and close over the mouth of the container to prevent loss of articles within the container. |
| US09463900B2 |
Bottle made from synthetic resin material and formed in a cylindrical shape having a bottom portion
A bottle including a bottom portion including a heel portion, and a bottom wall portion, wherein the bottom wall portion includes a rising circumferential wall portion continuing into the ground portion and extending upward, a movable wall portion having an annular shape and protruding toward the inside in the radial direction of the bottle, and a recessed circumferential wall portion extending upward from an inner edge portion of the movable wall portion in the radial direction of the bottle. The movable wall portion is freely rotatably provided having a connected portion with the rising circumferential wall portion as a center so as to move the recessed circumferential wall portion upward. A lower heel edge portion continuing into the grounding portion is formed in a smaller diameter than an upper heel portion continuing into the lower heel edge portion from an upper side. |
| US09463899B2 |
Snack storage container for use in connection with a beverage container
The present disclosure discloses a snack container adapted for use with a beverage container comprising a lid, a beverage container engaging portion shaped to engage a rim portion of a beverage container, at least one sidewall, and a floor, wherein the lid is adapted to open and close for a user thereof. |
| US09463894B2 |
Retortable package
A package includes a lid adapted to mate with the brim of a container. An interior chamber of the package is bounded by the container and the lid when the lid is mounted on the container brim. |
| US09463887B2 |
Scavenging oxygen
A food container (2) includes a rigid thermoformed plastics carton (4) which holds a dry food 6 and is closed by a removable film closure (8). The film (8) incorporates a hydride which is arranged to generate hydrogen on contact with moisture. Additionally, the film (8) is arranged to have relatively high water vapour permeability and relatively low hydrogen gas permeability. In use, water vapour from air surrounding the container (2) passes into the film (8) and reacts with the hydride to generate hydrogen. Due to the relatively low hydrogen permeability of the film (8), the hydrogen is restricted from escaping from the container. Instead, the hydrogen then reacts with any oxygen within the container in a reaction catalysed by a catalyst also associated with the film closure (8), thereby to scavenge oxygen within the container (2) and protect the food (6) from oxidation. |
| US09463886B2 |
Bag former assembly
The present invention provides a former assembly. The former assembly can include a base plate having an aperture that extends from a first surface to a second surface thereof. A bracing post can be attached to the base plate on the first surface proximate the aperture. The bracing post can have a receiving orifice formed therein. A substantially rigid tube can be adapted to extend through the aperture in the base plate. An annular space can be formed between the tube and the base plate. The annular space can be sized for the passage of the flexible sheet material. |
| US09463884B2 |
Space debris removing device and space debris removing method
Provided are a space debris removing device and a method which enable easy installation of a deceleration device to space debris undergoing a tumbling motion. The space debris removing device includes: a propulsion device (3) for performing approach and attitude control on target debris (1); a capture device (4) having a harpoon (41) which can be ejected toward the target debris (1); an observation device (5) for calculating a capture position (E) and a capture attitude at which the harpoon (41) can be driven into a tank (11) (hollow portion) of the target debris (1) by observing a motion of the target debris (1); a deceleration device (6) directly or indirectly connected to the harpoon (41), for decelerating the target debris (1); and a body part (21) on which the propulsion device (3), the capture device (4), the observation device (5), and the deceleration device (6) are mounted. |
| US09463882B1 |
System and method for assembling and deploying satellites
A satellite deployment system has a plurality of releasable dispenser modules that are attached to each other with each module carrying satellites. Each dispenser module acts as an individual final stage with its own propulsion unit and deploys a subset of satellites to the appropriate altitude and orbit. Since each dispenser module can deploy its satellites far from other dispenser modules, the risk of collision among the satellites is greatly reduced, which allows a large number of satellites to be launched in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. |
| US09463881B2 |
Launch vehicle and system and method for economically efficient launch thereof
The present disclosure relates to a launch system, a launch vehicle for use with the launch system, and methods of launching a payload utilizing the launch vehicle and/or the launch system. The disclosure can provide for delivery of the payload at a terrestrial location, an Earth orbital location, or an extraorbital location. The launch vehicle can comprise a payload, a propellant tank, an electrical heater wherein propellant, such as a light gas (e.g., hydrogen) is electrically heated to significantly high temperatures, an exhaust nozzle from which the heated propellant expands to provide an exhaust velocity of, for example, 7-16 km/sec, and sliding electrical contacts in electrical connection with the electrical heater. The launch vehicle can be utilized with the launch system, which can further comprise a launch tube formed of concentric electrically conductive tubes, as well as an electrical energy source, such as a battery bank and associated inductor. |
| US09463878B2 |
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. |
| US09463877B2 |
Mounting device for suspending a visual barrier of a passenger cabin of a means of transport
A mounting device for a visual barrier of two areas of a passenger cabin of a transport. The mounting device provides an enlarged visual range in the cabin when the barrier is not used. The mounting device includes, but is not limited to a mounting module that is adapted for being inserted in a luggage compartment. |
| US09463875B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle for hazard detection
In an approach to hazard detection, one or more computer processors determine whether an obstruction of view for a user in a first vehicle is detected. Responsive to determining the obstruction is detected, the one or more computer processors deploy a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. |
| US09463871B2 |
Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
A winglet system for an aircraft wing includes an upper winglet and a lower winglet mounted to a wing. The lower winglet has a static position when the wing is subject to an on-ground static loading. The lower winglet may be substantially straight in the static position. The lower winglet is configured such that upward deflection of the wing under an approximate 1-g flight loading causes the lower winglet to move upwardly and outwardly from the static position to an in-flight position resulting in an effective span increase of the wing under the approximate 1-g flight loading relative to the span of the wing under the on-ground static loading. |
| US09463864B1 |
Radius filler containing vertical ply stacks and thin plies
A radius filler for a composite assembly may include a pair of vertical ply stacks positioned in back-to-back relation. Each one of the vertical ply stacks may be formed of one or more thick plies of composite material formed in an L-shaped cross-section having a vertical leg and a lateral leg interconnected by a stack radius and defining a crescent region. At least one of the crescent regions may include one or more thin plies of composite material positioned adjacent to a stack radius inner surface. Each one of the thin plies may have a ply thickness that is less than the ply thickness of the thick plies. |
| US09463862B2 |
Cutter rail guide, block, armature, and blade
An apparatus including a balloon envelope, a cutting blade secured to a blade block; a cutter guide rail secured above the balloon envelope, and an arm rotatable about a pivot point having an end secured to the blade block, wherein the end of the arm extends past the blade block, wherein the arm is releasably secured by a release member, and wherein release of the arm from the release member allows for a rotation of the arm, wherein the rotation of the end of the arm is guided by the cutter guide rail such that the cutting blade maintains contact with and cuts the balloon envelope during the rotation of the arm. |
| US09463860B2 |
Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization
Watercraft automation and aquatic data utilization for aquatic efforts are utilized for fishing and network communication. Prior aquatic effort data can be provided on an internet based service. Current aquatic effort data can be obtained on the internet based service from a first computing device. A processor associated with the internet based service can update the prior aquatic effort data having a matching position identifier with the current aquatic effort data. A second computing device associated with a second watercraft can be provided access to the update. |
| US09463855B2 |
Propulsion device for sailboat
A propulsion device for providing forward movement of a sailboat in the absence of wind takes the form of a flexible fin that is removably attached to a sailboat rudder. The fin member is connected to a strut configuration that extends over the tiller and the rudder, with the fin itself extending horizontally from the submerged end termination of the rudder. The fin is made of a flexible material that produces a good forward thrust when the tiller is moved back and forth, thus moving the sailboat forward at a sufficient speed. |
| US09463849B2 |
Mechanical tether system for a submersible vehicle
A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation. |
| US09463848B2 |
Semi-submersible integrated port
A semi-submersible platform that is suitable to serve as a logistics hub at a remote offshore location. The semi-submersible platform is configured in a V-shape to reduce motion of the semi-submersible platform caused by rough sea conditions. The semi-submersible platform has a vessel docking area within the platform and a balancing unit to balance the unsymmetrical load of the platform that protects a vessel in the docking area from rough sea conditions. |
| US09463847B2 |
Continuously variable transmission on a motorcycle
Provided is a continuous variable transmission for a motorcycle having a radial engine, the transmission including a cone shaped gear, a driveshaft received in one end of the cone shaped gear, a gear plate having an angled geared surface configured to mate with the cone shaped gear, a drive clutch, a crank shaft extending through the drive clutch, and a plurality of fingers secured to the drive clutch and configured to move from a first position to a second position wherein the fingers are in a first position at a first speed and the fingers are at a second position, at a second speed. |
| US09463844B2 |
Bicycle sprocket and bicycle sprocket assembly
A bicycle sprocket having a rotational center axis comprises a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The sprocket body is rotatable about the rotational center axis. The chain engagement structure includes an upshifting facilitation area configured to facilitate upshifting. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of chain-engaging teeth configured to engage with a bicycle chain. The plurality of chain-engaging teeth includes at least three upshifting facilitation teeth configured to facilitate upshifting. The at least three upshifting facilitation teeth are adjacent to each other without another tooth between the at least three upshifting facilitation teeth. The at least three upshifting facilitation teeth are provided in the upshifting facilitation area. |
| US09463838B2 |
Straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle includes a bracket including a first attachment portion, a second attachment portion and a coupling portion. The first attachment portion is attached to a down frame. The second attachment portion is attached to an engine and is located rearward of the first attachment portion. The coupling portion is located between the first and second attachment portions and couples the first attachment portion with the second attachment portion. The first and second attachment portions extend in the front-to-rear direction. The first attachment portion is offset relative to the second attachment portion in a vehicle width direction. In a plan view of the vehicle, the coupling portion is oriented in or substantially in a front-to-rear direction with respect to the vehicle and extends in a direction different from that of the first and second attachment portions. |
| US09463824B2 |
Steering wheel
A first spoke connects a first point of a boss and a first joining point of a rim. A second spoke connects a second point of the boss different from the first point of the boss and a second joining point of the rim opposite to the first joining point of the rim to the boss. Each of the first and second spokes is in a plate shape. The first spoke has a circular first hole in a portion of the first spoke located at a middle in a longitudinal direction of the first spoke and at a center in a widthwise direction of the first spoke. The second spoke has a circular second hole in a portion of the second spoke located at a middle in a longitudinal direction of the second spoke and at a center in a widthwise direction of the second spoke. |
| US09463817B2 |
Automatic disabling of unpowered locked wheel fault detection for slipped traction motor pinion
A method for detecting a slipped traction motor pinion in a locomotive is disclosed. The locomotive may have a traction system and a controller in communication with the traction system. The traction system may have a wheel axle, a traction motor operatively connected to the wheel axle, a speed sensor associated with the traction motor, an inverter coupled to the traction motor, and a current sensor associated with the inverter. The method may include monitoring signals indicative of a speed of the traction motor received from the speed sensor, receiving current feedback associated with the inverter received from the current sensor, comparing the signals from the speed sensor to the current feedback, and determining that the traction motor is decoupled from the wheel axle based on the comparison of the signals from the speed sensor to the current feedback. |
| US09463814B2 |
Bearing device for axle of railway vehicle
An axle bearing device includes an inner ring fixed to an axle of a railway vehicle, an outer ring fixed to a journal box of the railway vehicle, and double row tapered rollers arranged between raceway surfaces of the inner ring and raceway surfaces of the outer ring. An opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring is sealed by a labyrinth seal including at least one axial labyrinth extending in an axial direction and at least one radial labyrinth extending in a radial direction. At least one of the axial labyrinth and radial labyrinth which form the labyrinth seal is formed between an outer-ring-side sealing member mounted to the outer ring and the inner ring or between the outer-ring-side sealing member mounted to the outer ring and an inner-ring-side sealing member mounted to the inner ring. |
| US09463813B2 |
Rear-ventilated awning for roof units of rail vehicles
A rail vehicle includes a roof and a first shading plate disposed at a distance from the roof. The first shading plate has first openings for the passage of air. |
| US09463812B2 |
Filtration system and method for engine air intake
There is provided a method of filtration for a rail vehicle or other off-highway powered system. The method includes determining a filter load of a primary filtration system to an air intake of an engine. The method also includes determining that the filter load exceeds a specified threshold. Additionally, the method includes deactivating the primary filtration system. The method further includes activating a secondary filtration system to the engine. |
| US09463811B2 |
Cable transportation system and relative drive method
A cable transportation system has rails and a draw cable, both extending along a transportation path, a drive member for driving the draw cable; at least one vehicle, which moves along the transportation path and has wheels which roll along the rails, and a coupling device for connecting the vehicle to the draw cable, at least one passenger station where the vehicle is stopped and an electric machine located on the vehicle and driven by the wheels to generate electric power. |
| US09463809B2 |
Vehicle body vibration control device for vehicle
Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device (10) for a vehicle, including a request driving force calculation unit (20) calculating a driver's request driving force, a driving unit (16) applying a driving force to a vehicle (12), a driving force control unit (22) controlling the driving unit based on a command driving force, a notch filter (24) receiving a signal indicating the request driving force, processing the signal so as to reduce a frequency component of vibration of a vehicle body, and outputting the processed signal to the driving force control unit as a signal indicating the command driving force, and a command driving force correction unit 30 correcting, when any one of a predetermined shifting operation and a predetermined changing operation for a vehicle traveling mode is performed, the command driving force to the driver's request driving force of the driver. |
| US09463808B2 |
Determining available capacity in a transportation mechanism
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and program products are described for determining available capacity in a transportation mechanism. An object module identifies one or more objects within a transportation mechanism based on input received from a sensor. A capacity module determines an available capacity of the transportation mechanism as a function of the one or more identified objects. A service module services a call request in response to the available capacity satisfying a predetermined threshold. |
| US09463807B2 |
Vehicle start control
A vehicle may include a controller programmed to, while operating an engine responsive to a remote start request and in response to exhaust sensor data indicative of engine closed loop operation, operate the engine and an electric machine to provide power to a low voltage battery and a high voltage battery at respective rates that are based on a target engine torque, and a temperature of the engine or electric machine. |
| US09463806B2 |
Consistent behavior generation of a predictive advanced driver assistant system
The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least one sensor means, at least one actuating means and a control means. The method comprises the steps of generating a decision signal by a first evaluation of sensor data acquired by the sensor means, generating an activation signal for the actuating means when the decision signal exceeds a signal threshold, generating a interrupt decision signal based on a second evaluation, stabilizing the activation signal in a temporal manner, deciding based on the decision interrupt signal if to interrupt stabilizing the activation signal, and interrupting stabilizing the activation signal, when it is decided to interrupt stabilizing the activation signal. |
| US09463805B2 |
System and method for dynamic vehicle control affecting sleep states of vehicle occupants
A computer-implemented method for dynamic vehicle control affecting sleep states of vehicle occupants includes connecting a wearable computing device associated with a vehicle occupant to a vehicle, and determining a state of the vehicle occupant based on physiological data received from at least one of the wearable computing device and the vehicle. The method includes determining a target sleep state of the vehicle occupant based on at least one of the state of the vehicle occupant, the physiological data and vehicle system data, and controlling a vehicle system of the vehicle based on the state of the vehicle occupant in relation to the target sleep state. The method includes monitoring the state of the vehicle occupant including monitoring the physiological data of the vehicle occupant in response to controlling the vehicle system and controlling the vehicle system according to the monitoring in relation to the target sleep state. |
| US09463801B1 |
Adaptive EV pedal stroke
This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal. |
| US09463798B2 |
Method and device for determining a lane-adaptation parameter for a lane-keeping system of a vehicle, as well as method and device for lane guidance of a vehicle
A method for determining a lane-adaptation parameter for a lane-keeping system of a vehicle having at least one surround sensor. The method includes reading in, from a sensor signal from the at least one surround sensor, an obstacle-extension area of a visibility obstacle, caused by at least one vehicle driving in front, transversely to a course of a traffic lane on which the vehicle is to travel. The method also includes ascertaining the lane-adaptation parameter as a function of the read-in obstacle-extension area and a vehicle-extension area transversely to the course of the traffic lane in which the vehicle is to travel. The lane-adaptation parameter is determined so that when using the lane-adaptation parameter, the lane-keeping system is set up to reduce an overlap of the obstacle-extension area and the vehicle-extension area. |
| US09463794B1 |
Stop sign detection and response
Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting and responding to stop signs. An object detected in a vehicle's environment having location coordinates may be identified as a stop sign and, it may be determined whether the location coordinates of the identified stop sign correspond to a location of a stop sign in detailed map information. Then, whether the identified stop sign applies to the vehicle may be determined based on the detailed map information or on a number of factors. Then, if the identified stop sign is determined to apply to the vehicle, responses of the vehicle to the stop sign may be determined, and, the vehicle may be controlled based on the determined responses. |
| US09463786B2 |
Manually operated electrical control and installation scheme for electric hybrid vehicles
A hybrid vehicle system facilitates operator control over electric power generation and use. The system features a motor/generator that can be mounted to an output of a transmission of the vehicle. |
| US09463784B2 |
Electronic parking brake system
Disclosed is an electronic parking brake (EPB) system including an EPB actuator, having a motor, to operate the motor to generate parking brake force with respect to a wheel. The EPB system includes a test device connected to the EPB actuator to test a function, performance, or breakdown of the EPB actuator. The test device includes a connection cable provided at one side of a main body of the test device such that the connection cable is electrically connected to the EPB actuator, a diagnosis switch provided at a front of the main body to allow a user to input a diagnosis command for the EPB actuator, a diagnosis lamp provided at the front of the main body to indicate whether the EPB actuator has broken down, and a battery mounted in the main body to supply power for diagnosis to test the EPB actuator. When the diagnosis switch is input, the test device supplies power from the battery to the EPB actuator to diagnose whether the EPB actuator is abnormal and the diagnosis lamp is turned on or off based on the diagnosis result. |
| US09463783B2 |
Braking apparatus for work machines and method of actuating said braking apparatus
A braking apparatus for work machines has at least two brakes, each having at least one braking circuit. The braking circuits can each be actuated via at least one control valve, and the control valves can be controlled independently of one another. A processing unit, by which the control valves can be controlled or regulated, an operating circuit, via which the braking circuits can be controlled or regulated manually, and at least one pressure supply are provided, and the control valves can be controlled or regulated under predetermined conditions by the processing unit. |
| US09463778B2 |
Wiper device
The invention is based on a wiper device for a motor vehicle window, with a wiper arm adaptor unit (10a-10f) and a wiper blade adaptor unit (12a-12f), which, in a fitted state, form a form-fitting connection. It is proposed that the wiper device has a housing means (18a-18f) which is arranged fixedly on the wiper blade adaptor unit (12a-12f) for receiving the wiper arm adaptor unit (10a-10f) in a linear push-in movement. |
| US09463776B2 |
Method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement associated with the closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor element that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement being used to monitor the sensor measured values from the sensor arrangement for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement, the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation. |
| US09463773B2 |
Steering lock apparatus
A protruding wall section 17 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of a steering column 2b around a lock hole 11a, a concave groove 20 that engages with the protruding wall section 17 is provided in a portion that surrounds a guide section 13a of a butting surface 19 of a lock unit 12a, and by engaging the protruding wall section 17 with the concave groove 20, and preferably, by engaging concave sections 18 that are provided in the steering column 2b with convex sections 21 that are provided on the lock unit 12a so that the lock unit 12a is supported by and fastened to the steering column 2b, the occurrence of damage such as cracking of the steering column 2b is prevented even when there is an attempt to rotate a steering wheel by large force when an ignition key is turned OFF. |
| US09463770B2 |
Personnel restraint seat belt
A personnel restraint seat belt having an elongated flexible web with a front surface, a rear surface, and two side edges. A distinguishing feature, such as a raised bump, color strip, or edge cut outs are provided adjacent at least one of the side edges of the web. The distinguishing feature allows for rapid identification of the restraint seat belt during emergency situations. |
| US09463769B2 |
Air bag cushion device for protecting pedestrian
An air bag cushion device for protecting a pedestrian including an inflator mounted on a vehicle body and generating working gas; a main chamber receiving the working gas generated from the inflator and expanding in a widthwise direction of the vehicle; and a sub-chamber connected to the main chamber, receiving the working gas through the main chamber, and expanding to the outside of an A-pillar of the vehicle body. |
| US09463767B2 |
Bursting diaphragm, especially for an inflator, inflator, airbag module and vehicle safety system
The invention relates to a bursting diaphragm (14) for an inflator (10) comprising at least one predetermined breaking contour (24) destroyable upon activation of the inflator (10), wherein a shock wave can be generated. In accordance with the invention, the predetermined breaking contour (24) includes a through hole (25) on at least one end point (27), especially on all end points (27). |
| US09463764B2 |
Curtain airbag device and occupant protecting device
A curtain airbag device comprising: a main deploying portion that, at a time when at least one of a small overlap impact or an oblique impact arises, receives a supply of gas and expands, and is deployed in a shape of a curtain along a side window glass; an auxiliary deploying portion that is provided at a front side with respect to the main deploying portion, and that, at a time of at least one of a small overlap impact or an oblique impact, receives a supply of gas and is expanded and deployed; and a tension structure that connects a front end side portion of a front pillar and a rear end side portion of the front pillar, and that is deployed while receiving tension such that an intermediate portion of the tension structure passes by a vehicle width direction outer side of the auxiliary deploying portion. |
| US09463762B2 |
Landscaping machine, landscaping machine cover, and method of use thereof
Disclosed herein is a landscaping machine that includes a protective rollover bar having a left bar portion extending from a left side of an operator seat, a top bar portion extending from the left bar portion above the operator seat, and a right bar portion extending from the top bar portion to a right side of the operator seat. The landscaping machine further includes an elongated rotatable member affixed to the protective rollover bar, the elongated rotatable member extending from the left bar portion to the right bar portion. The landscaping machine further includes a covering system attached to the elongated rotatable member configured to be rolled and unrolled with rotation of the elongated rotatable member. Further disclosed is a landscaping machine cover attachable to a landscaping machine, and a method of use thereof. |
| US09463758B2 |
Crash box and automobile chassis
Provided is a crash box having improved robustness, wherein an angle of the pair of corner portions is set to 90° or larger and 150° or smaller, an angle of the another pair of corner portions is set to 30° or larger and 90° or smaller, one or more inwardly convex trench portions extending in a longitudinal direction are provided, a cross-sectional peripheral length of the tubular body in the one end side is shorter than a cross-sectional peripheral length of the tubular body in the other end side, an aspect ratio between the longest one and the shortest one of diagonal lines of a polygon changes depending on a position on the axial direction of the tubular body, and overall sides on the cross section in the one end are formed in parallel to the opposite sides on the cross section in the other end. |
| US09463755B2 |
License plate mount
A license plate mount arrangement that includes a flexible and compliant license plate mount having an adhesive backing on the back surface thereof and a plurality of couplings accessible at the front surface thereof, the arrangement allowing for the mounting of a license plate to an exterior surface of a vehicle without drilling mounting holes in, or otherwise modifying the exterior surface of the vehicle. |
| US09463753B2 |
Method for stitching vehicle interior components and components formed from the method
A method of applying stitching to an interior component is provided herein. The method including the steps of: a) penetrating the outer skin layer, the substrate layer and the intermediary layer with an awl to form a piercing therethrough; b) retracting the awl from the outer skin layer, the substrate layer and the intermediary layer; c) inserting a needle of a robotic sewing head through the piercing through the substrate layer, the intermediary layer and the outer skin layer to grasp a thread positioned on the outer skin layer; d) pulling the thread through the outer skin layer, the intermediary layer and the substrate layer; e) looping the thread with a previous stitch passed through the outer skin layer, the intermediary layer and the substrate layer; f) advancing the robotic sewing head to another position with respect to the interior component, wherein a backside of the substrate layer is free of obstructions; and g) repeating steps a-f until a predetermined amount of stitches are applied to the interior component. |
| US09463748B2 |
Powered cargo rack for tall vehicles
Provided are powered roof racks for tall vehicles, configured for cargo loading or unloading near to and parallel to the ground. The cargo is lifted to or lowered from roof height using an electric drive. Cargo motion comprises two separate essentially linear motions. The motion on and off of the roof is linear and essentially horizontal. The motion between roof height and the near ground level loading/unloading position is linear and near vertical. During all operations the load remains parallel to the ground. The majority of cargo load is supported on the ground during loading/unloading. All parts may be stored in a low profile roof mounted package when not in use, and ensures that setup and teardown uses a minimal number of easy to execute steps. |
| US09463744B2 |
Driver assistance system for a vehicle
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a forward facing camera and a control comprising an image processor that processes image data captured by the forward facing camera. The control receives vehicle data relating to the vehicle, including vehicle speed and vehicle steering angle, via a vehicle bus of the vehicle. Via processing by the image processor of image data captured by the forward facing camera, the control is operable to detect a road marking on the road being traveled by the vehicle and to the left of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the image processor, the control determines a driving condition of the vehicle, such as the type of lane markers present ahead of the vehicle, a traffic condition at or ahead of the vehicle, and/or a hazardous condition at or ahead of the vehicle. |
| US09463741B2 |
Vehicle peripheral obstacle notification system
A vehicle peripheral obstacle notification system, used on a construction machine, detects a moving obstacle, gives composite display of the detected moving obstacle, and notifies a user thereof, the moving obstacle being at a location not appearing in a composite bird's-eye view obtained by onboard cameras acquiring images of the surroundings of the vehicle including an image immediately under the vehicle body. The system has a composite image formation part that extracts composite image formation areas from the surrounding images to compose a composite bird's-eye image. A moving obstacle is detected using the surrounding images and it is decided whether the detected position of the moving obstacle is inside or outside the composite image formation areas. If the detected position is determined to be outside the composite image formation areas, information about the detected position is extracted and an image thereof is output for superimposition onto the composite bird's-eye image. |
| US09463737B2 |
Illuminated seatbelt assembly
A lighting system for a vehicle seatbelt assembly is provided herein. The lighting system includes a first seatbelt component configured to couple to a second seatbelt component. A light source is disposed on the first seatbelt component. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the second component and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. |
| US09463735B1 |
Vehicle visor assembly with illuminating check assembly
A visor assembly of a vehicle is provided herein. A visor body is pivotally coupled to a vehicle roof structure and has a securing portion. A bracket of a check assembly is coupled to the vehicle roof structure and has a clasp for removably engaging the securing portion. A tab of the check assembly extends from the bracket for holding an informational item and has a luminescent portion adapted to luminesce in response to excitation light. |
| US09463734B2 |
Illuminated seatbelt assembly
An illuminated vehicle seatbelt assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seatbelt assembly includes a buckle having a housing and a latch mechanism. A light source is disposed within the housing. A light guide directs light from the light source to a top portion of the housing. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the buckle and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. |
| US09463729B2 |
Slide and dump trailer
A sliding dump trailer that provides dumping, loading, and unloading functionality using mechanical manipulations. A bed frame is attached to a towing tongue using hinges, and one or more slide rails. The slide rails selectively engage and disengage with an axle frame. The bed frame is manipulated to a loading/unloading position by locking wheels on the axle frame, disengaging the axle frame from the slide rails, and pushing the tongue in a reverse direction, causing the slide rails to slide over the axle frame which, in turn, allows the bed frame to tilt over the hinges. Continuing to push the tongue in the reverse direction further tilts the bed frame to a dumping position. The bed frame is returned to a horizontal towing position by pulling the tongue in a forward direction. |
| US09463727B2 |
Vehicle seat covering assembly
The vehicle seat cover assembly covers a portion of a vehicle seat back. The vehicle seat cover assembly comprises a base member including a first portion and a second portion. The base member includes at least one connecting component to permit interlocking engagement therewith, a covering configured to be connected to the base member to cover a portion of the base member, and, a fastening member including at least one fastening component configure to attach the covering to the base member. The covering is positioned intermediate to the fastening member and the base member such that the fastening component of the fastening member engages the connecting component of the base member thereby attaching the covering to the base member. |
| US09463725B2 |
Comfort headrest
A vehicle headrest, including two side wings at opposite ends of the headrest that rotate around respective axes; and a locking mechanism that locks each of the side wings, and backwards movement is restricted by the locking mechanism when each side member is rotated around the respective axis. |
| US09463723B2 |
Armrest substrate having detachable elongated support bands
A collapsible vehicle armrest includes an armrest substrate extending between a door frame and a door trim and defining an opening therebetween. The opening has a longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the door frame. A plurality of support bands extends co-planar across the opening and parallel with the longitudinal axis. A plurality of stubs extends across each gap defined between adjacent support bands. Each stub is free of alignment with each other of the plurality of stubs in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of support bands. A cover member extends over the armrest substrate and the plurality of support bands, wherein the cover member is vertically supported proximate the opening by the plurality of parallel support bands and the plurality of stubs. |
| US09463721B2 |
Head rest for motor vehicle seats
A head rest for motor vehicle seats has a center part and side parts that are arranged on either side of the center part and can be adjusted relative to the center part to provide lateral support of the head. At least one hollow body that can be filled with fluid is provided, by the filling of which the at least one side part is pivoted in the direction of the area in which the head is accommodated. Two lever arms pivotable about a respective pivot axis are provided, each having a first lever arm section and a second lever arm section arranged at the opposite end of the first lever arm section. The first of the lever arm sections lie in the stroke range of the hollow body and the second of the lever arm sections cooperates with a side part. |
| US09463719B2 |
Fitting for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat
A fitting (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a first fitting part (7), a second fitting part (8) that can be rotated relative to the first fitting part (7) about an axis (A), a drivable eccentric (11), rotatably supported about the axis (A), and at least one catch (13), which is guided by the first fitting part (7) such as to be movable in a radial direction relative to the axis (A) and which moves radially outward under the action of the eccentric (11) to lock the fitting (5) and interacts radially outwardly with the second fitting part (8). The at least one catch (13) includes a first bar part (13a) and a second bar part (13b), each of which has teeth (13a′, 13b′) for interacting with teeth of the second fitting part (8) designed as a toothed ring (8a). |
| US09463717B2 |
Rotatable vehicle seat frame assembly
A rotatable vehicle seat frame assembly has a main frame, at least one first seat frame, at least one second seat frame, and at least one elevatable desk. Each seat frame has a bottom sliding mechanism, a top sliding mechanism, and an angle-adjusting mechanism. The second seat frame further has a leg rest assembly. The bottom sliding mechanisms, the top sliding mechanisms, the angle-adjusting mechanisms, and the leg rest assembly enable the seat frame to be rotated into a flattened status in a limited inner space of a vehicle, enable the seat frame to be transformed between a passenger-mode and a cargo-mode, and enable the seat frame to be used as a bed during a long trip. When in the passenger-mode, the position of the seat bracket and the angle of the back support bracket may be adjusted to facilitate convenience, and to provide more use modes in a limited inner space with the elevatable desk. |
| US09463715B1 |
Method of operating a multi-position vehicle seat
A method of positioning a vehicle seat is provided that allows a vehicle passenger seat, preferably a rear passenger seat mounted within the rear portion of the passenger cabin, to move laterally (i.e., side-to-side), fore-aft (i.e., forwards-backwards), and rotationally. As a result, an occupant of the passenger seat can optimize their seat position for the task at hand, e.g., relaxing, obtaining additional leg and/or shoulder room, rotating inwards during a conversation with others in the car, rotating outwards to aid vehicle egress, etc. |
| US09463709B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a controller. When a brake operation amount has increased, the controller calculates an estimated input value at the time when a main battery is charged in response to an increase in the brake operation amount, on the basis of a current speed and an amount of increase in brake operation amount. The controller discharges the main battery for charging an auxiliary battery at a current value that is calculated on the basis of the estimated input value by controlling an operation of a DC-DC converter before charging the main battery in response to an increase in the brake operation amount. Thus, it is possible to cancel a bias of salt concentration that is developed during charging by a bias of salt concentration that is developed during discharging, so, after the main battery has been charged, it is possible to suppress development of a bias of the salt concentration and suppress an increase in the internal resistance value of the main battery. |
| US09463708B2 |
Method for operating an electric traction drive system, and associated control apparatus
A method for operating an electric traction drive system includes monitoring each of battery modules during operation for satisfactory functioning to detect a technical fault. The method further includes bypassing at least one battery module if a technical fault of the at least one battery module is detected. The method further includes operating the traction drive system in a traction state where an electric motor is supplied and actuated by connected battery modules to the battery module line to enable a currently generated torque to remain unchanged. The electric motor and the battery are positioned to generate an adjustable output voltage of the battery. The battery is configured to supply the electric motor. The battery includes a battery module line and the battery modules. The battery modules are configured to be connected in series with the battery module line or bypassed in the battery module line. |
| US09463699B2 |
Electric storage apparatus
A power control method of an electric storage apparatus that includes an electric storage device and an output terminal connected to the electric storage device via a power supply route, the output terminal being electrically connected to a system including an engine, the method includes detecting a variation value corresponding to an amount of charge of the electric storage device, determining whether the detected variation value is equal to or lower than an opening threshold, the opening threshold being larger than an engine activation low-threshold by a predetermined value, the engine activation low-threshold being a lowest level of the amount of charge at which the engine is able to be started, and shutting down the power supply route in the electric storage apparatus, which connects the electric storage device to the output terminal, if the variation value is equal to or lower than the opening threshold. |
| US09463696B2 |
Systems and methods for mobile power conditioning platform
Systems and methods for a mobile power conditioning platform are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the invention, a mobile power conditioning platform is positioned proximate to a power grid, coupled to the power grid via an offboard power coupling, coupled to an onboard electrical system of a vehicle via a vehicle power coupling, and transfers electric power between the power grid and the onboard electrical system. One or more onboard generators of the vehicle may modify operation at least partly in response to the transfer of electric power. |
| US09463693B2 |
Display device
[Problem] To provide a display device able to visibly and clearly display a relationship between a moving condition of an indicating member and an indexes.[Means for solving problem] A display device 1 includes: a design pattern 31 on which a plurality of numerical markers 35 are arranged; a pointer 32 configured to move along the numerical markers 35, and display a position corresponding to a measured amount of a moving object; a display member 15 configured to display an afterimage 33 extending in a direction M′ opposite to a moving direction M of the pointer 32; and a CPU 10 configured to control the display member 15 to display the afterimage 33. A tip 32a of the pointer 32 is overlapped with an area 36 on which the numerical markers 35 are arranged. The CPU 10 makes the afterimage 33 extend from the tip part 32a of the pointer 32 to be overlapped with the area 36 on which the numerical markers 35 are arranged, and makes the numerical markers 35 visible through the afterimage 33. |
| US09463692B2 |
Display control device to display image data
In the display of an image including a fixed background image and a variation image of the background image, at least one of the amount of data to be held and the amount of work to be processed is reduced. A display control device acquires pixel description data including a combination of position information for specifying a position on a pixel array and address information for specifying an address in an image storage unit of image data which is displayed at the position specified by the position information. Furthermore, the display control device reads out the image data from the address of the image storage unit specified by the address information and specifies the position on the pixel array specified by the image description data to the display to input the read out image data. |
| US09463687B2 |
Method for operating a drive unit for a hybrid vehicle
A method is provided for operating a drive unit for a hybrid vehicle. The drive unit includes a drive assembly with an internal combustion engine, and an electric motor, and a transmission featuring several sub-transmissions shifting between the drive assembly and an output. Through a planetary transmission, the electric motor is coupled to an input shaft of a first sub-transmission and an input shaft of a second sub-transmission shifted in parallel to the first sub-transmission. Through a frictional-locking separating clutch, the internal combustion engine couples to the input shaft of the first sub-transmission and, if the separating clutch is locked, is coupled to the same element of the planetary transmission together with the input shaft of the first sub-transmission. A positive-locking or frictional-locking bypass shift element works together with the planetary transmission such that, with a locked bypass shift element, a torque-proof connection between the electric motor, the input shaft of the first sub-transmission, and the input shaft of the second sub-transmission, and thus a mandatory equality of rotational speed between the same, exists. With an open bypass shift element, this torque-proof connection and thus the equality of rotational speed, do not exists. For the execution of a power shift, prior to the engagement of a positive-locking shift element to be locked for the power shift, the frictional-locking separating clutch is brought into slip for the decoupling of the inertial mass of the internal combustion engine. |
| US09463683B2 |
Anti-fog and HVAC system for electric vehicles
To solve this problem, a desiccant humidity control technique is used, in which moisture emitted from passengers is absorbed, so as to suppress rising of an absolute humidity, by a desiccant which absorbs moisture in air or discharges moisture into air by the difference in relative humidity to air, and air with a high temperature is generated by utilization of heat generated by moisture absorption. This air is sprayed to a front window and other areas so as to cause defogging as well as heat the interior of the vehicle. |
| US09463681B2 |
Real-time engine load control for electronically controlled engines
Methods and systems for real-time engine load control (RTLC) for electronically controlled engines in a transport refrigeration system (TRS) are provided. In particular, a RTLC system is provided to control an electronically controlled engine for the TRS in order to maximize temperature control of the TRS, while preventing engine shut down due to a TRS load demand that exceeds the engine's horsepower output capability. The RTLC system includes an engine control unit (ECU) connected to a TRS controller. TRS controller includes an ECU data processing component, a load control component, an ETV control component, a TRS load demand component and a temperature control and TRS protection component. |
| US09463680B2 |
Two-stage sway bar
Sway bars are described that include at least an inner sway bar, a first outer sway bar, and a second outer sway bar. The sway bar includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion that can engage and disengage under control from a remote location. The sway bar includes a larger diameter, outer sway bar assembly that can be disengaged and a smaller diameter inner sway bar. The sway bar can include a housing to retain fluid. |
| US09463679B2 |
Camber adjustment apparatus and method
A camber adjustment apparatus is provided for alignment of a vehicle wheel. The camber adjustment apparatus includes: a plate member configured to be bolted to the vehicle wheel; an adjuster plate member coupled to a bottom surface of the plate member and comprising a first end and a second end; an adjuster bolt coupled to the first end and the second end of the adjuster plate member; and an adjusting body movably coupled to the adjuster bolt and at least partially disposed between the first end and the second end of the adjuster plate member. The adjusting body is configured so that rotation of the adjuster bolt moves the adjusting body between the first end and the second end of the adjuster plate member such that the plate member is adjusted to a predetermined camber. |
| US09463676B2 |
Suspension and compression coil spring for suspension
A knee-action-type suspension is provided with an arm member, a compression coil spring, and a shock absorber. The coil spring is extended and retracted between a full-rebound state and a full-bump state in accordance with the magnitude of a load applied to a vehicle body. A wire of the coil spring includes a large-diameter wire portion, a small-diameter wire portion, and a wire diameter varying portion. The large-diameter wire portion is provided in a first portion of the coil spring, which is on the side near to a pivot. The small-diameter wire portion is provided in a second portion of the coil spring, which is on the side far from the pivot. A wire diameter of the large-diameter wire portion is greater than a wire diameter of the small-diameter wire portion. |
| US09463675B2 |
Dolly
The present invention provides an improved dolly which is not only effective in terms of return logistics but also simple in design and easy to use. The novel dolly includes a chassis, which has an upper side with a load carrying surface, and an opposing underside. The dolly also includes a tow bar, which is arranged slidably to the underside of the chassis via a pivoting mechanism, which is configured to pivot the tow bar about a horizontal axis. The chassis of the dolly includes a corresponding hitch, which allows pivoting action about a vertical axis between the tow bar and the hitch. |
| US09463674B1 |
Real-time detection of wheel anomalies
A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by one or more sensors, data for one or more cycles, each of the one or more cycles including one or more slots. The computer-implemented method further includes combining the one or more slots from each of the one or more cycles into a combined slot group. The computer-implemented method further includes converting the combined slot group into a converted slot group. The computer-implemented method further includes monitoring the converted slot group for an anomaly. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to the anomaly: Comparing the anomaly to one or more known anomalies to determine a correlation between the anomaly and the one or more known anomalies, and determining the anomaly location. The computer-implemented method further includes reporting a problem condition based on at least one of the correlation and the anomaly location. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US09463673B2 |
Tire positioning method and tire positioning system
A tire positioning method includes the following steps. Four wireless signals transmitted from four tires of a car are received by a wireless signal receiver. Each wireless signal includes a uniaxial acceleration. One of the tires which is located at a first location is identified according to the intensity of the wireless signals. The first location is the closest to the wireless signal receiver. When the car makes a turn, one of the tires which is located at a second location is identified according to the direction of each uniaxial acceleration. The second location and the first location are both located at one side of the car. The direction of the uniaxial acceleration of the tire which is located at the first location is identical to that of the tire which is at the second location. The side of the car is right side or left side. |
| US09463670B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire including a plurality of circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and a plurality of land portions partitioned and formed by these circumferential main grooves in a tread portion. Additionally, the plurality of land portions have a plurality of sipes, respectively. Moreover, not less than 90% of the sipes disposed in an inner side region are constituted by two-dimensional sipes and not less than 90% of the sipes disposed in an outer side region are constituted by three-dimensional sipes. Furthermore, the tread portion has a cap rubber and an under rubber. A rubber hardness H1in at −10° C. and a rubber hardness H2in at 20° C. of the cap rubber 151in in the inner side region, and a rubber hardness H1out at −10° C. and a rubber hardness H2out at 20° C. of the cap rubber 151out in the outer side region have relationships such that H1in |
| US09463669B2 |
Tire
Provided is a tire whose durability is improved by using, as a reinforcing member, a polyester cord having an improved heat resistant adhesive property to rubber. Provided is a tire in which a rubber-cord complex composed of a polyester cord and a rubber is used as a reinforcing member. The polyester cord is formed by twisting polyester filaments, and then subjecting the twisted filaments to an adhesive agent treatment. The polyester filament is made of a polyester fiber which is composed of a polyester having ethylene terephthalate as a main repeating unit and having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.85 or higher, wherein the amount of terminal carboxy group in the fiber is 20 equivalent/ton or larger, the long period according to small-angle X-ray diffraction is 9 to 12 nm, and a surface treatment agent having an epoxy group is attached to the surface of the fiber. |
| US09463660B1 |
Multi-color marker
A multi-color writing marker may comprise a tubular marker barrel connected to a motor housing. The marker barrel may house a cartridge removably coupled to a drive shaft connected to a motor. The cartridge may include a plurality of reservoirs containing writing liquids of different colors. A marker tip may be mounted on a distal end of the cartridge. The marker tip supports a plurality of marker nibs corresponding to the number of cartridge reservoirs. Each marker nib may be is in fluid communication with a corresponding reservoir. Actuation of the motor spins the cartridge and marker nibs while a user is simultaneous creating a design on the writing surface. |
| US09463658B2 |
Method and apparatus for stamping concrete
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for stamping concrete. In one aspect, a method of creating a pattern in a surface is provided. The method includes placing a first stamp in a first position, the first stamp comprising a first engagement structure. The method further includes placing a second stamp in a second position, the second stamp comprising a second engagement structure, which engages with the first engagement structure so as to position the second stamp relative to the first stamp. The apparatus may include a separate coupling structure for attaching adjacent stamps to each other. |
| US09463656B2 |
Printing device
A printing device includes an image recording portion which records an image on a sheet, an image defect detection unit which detects the sheet on which image defects occur, a setting unit by which a sorting number of copies of the sheets is set, a first stamper unit which attaches ink to a leading end edge of the sheet on which the image defects occur, and a second stamper unit which is disposed so as to be arranged with the first stamper unit in a sheet width direction and attaches ink to the leading end edge of the sheet corresponding to the sorting number of copies. |
| US09463652B2 |
Ink jet recorder
On a sheet of paper on which an image has already been formed, a first registration mark pair and a second registration mark pair are printed. The first registration mark pair and second registration mark pair each consist of a pair of registration marks that are arranged to be spaced apart in a paper-width direction, the second registration mark pair located posterior to the first registration mark pair in the paper-conveying direction. Based on the actual positional relationship between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair that are read by a reading unit, a correction unit corrects discharge data that corresponds to an image formation area located between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair. |
| US09463645B2 |
Label printing apparatus
A cassette is provided which includes a supply of label material and a brake. The brake has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supply is clamped by the brake. In the second position, the supply is removable from the cassette. |
| US09463641B1 |
Dynamic control of thermal expansion induced imaging errors from light emitting diode (LED) print bars
A method for dynamically compensating for thermal expansion and contraction of a light emitting diode print bar having first and second light emitting diodes having first and second ideal positions, respectively, the method including: a) determining a first measured position of the first light emitting diode and a second measured position of the second light emitting diode; b) comparing the first measured position and the second measured position to the first ideal position and the second ideal position, respectively; and, c) correcting a first difference between the first measured position and the first ideal position and a second difference between the second measured position and the second ideal position based on results from the step of comparing. |
| US09463639B1 |
Printhead control
A method of printing a two-dimensional bit-mapped image having a number of pixels per row for printing using a plurality of overlapping printheads or a printhead or printheads indexed through overlapping positions, the or each printhead having a row of ejection channels, each ejection channel having associated ejection electrodes, the method comprising: applying a voltage to the ejection channels sufficient to cause concentration of particles in the printing fluid at the ejection channels, applying voltage pulses of respective predetermined amplitude and/or duration, as determined by respective image pixel bit values, to the electrodes of the selected ejection channels in order to cause volumes of printing fluid to be ejected from selected ejection channels of the overlapping printheads, thereby forming a pixel of a predetermined optical density, adjusting, for each row of the image, the values of the voltage pulses to be applied to the overlapping printheads to form pixels printed by overlapped ejection channels in dependence on the position of the pixel within an overlapped region of the printheads and in dependence on the predetermined optical density of the pixel, wherein, for at least one pixel in the overlapped region, the total volume of ink ejected by the overlapped channels is greater than that required if that pixel were formed by a single ejection channel. |
| US09463638B1 |
System and method for inoperative inkjet compensation
A method for operating an imaging device identifies inoperative inkjets in an imaging device and modifies non-image data values in response to the identification of the inoperative inkjets. The method halftones image data for forming an image by generating halftoned image data with reference to modified non-image data values to compensate for identified inoperative inkjets. The method operates inkjets using the generated halftoned image data to form the image. The non-image data values modified in response to identified inoperative inkjets and later referenced while halftoning may include halftone threshold array, per-output raster column “RasterType” or TRC data values. |
| US09463637B2 |
Image forming device
An image forming device, includes: a conveying device that is capable of changing a conveyance speed of a recording medium; a plurality of liquid droplet ejecting devices which is arranged in the order along a conveyance direction of the recording medium which is conveyed by the conveying device; and a control unit which changes a concentration of a liquid droplet per unit area which is ejected from the liquid droplet ejecting device to be landed on the recording medium, in accordance with the conveyance speed, when a multi-color image is formed using liquid droplets of different colors which are ejected from two or more of the plurality of liquid droplet ejecting devices. |
| US09463634B2 |
Liquid storage container
A liquid storage container, including: a housing; a liquid absorbing member configured to absorb and hold a liquid disposed inside the housing; a filter disposed at a position facing a first surface of the liquid absorbing member; and a liquid ejection substrate disposed at a position facing a surface of the filter opposite to a surface of the filter facing the liquid absorbing member, wherein the liquid absorbing member includes a through hole tubularly penetrating the liquid absorbing member from the first surface to a second surface which is a surface opposite to the first surface, and an opening of the through hole on the first surface side opens at a position facing the filter. |
| US09463633B2 |
Liquid-consuming apparatus
A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber which stores a liquid, an inlet formed in a surface of the tank, and an outlet through which the liquid from the liquid storage chamber flows; a cap which is movable between a first position and a second position; a cover which is movable relative to the tank between a closed position and an open position; and a holding member which is connected to the cap and which holds the cap at the second position. The cap at the second position or the holding member is configured to obstruct a movement of the cover from the open position to the closed position. |
| US09463630B2 |
System and method for cleaning an inkjet printer
A printer cleaning device includes a cleaning blade that is operatively disposed on a cleaning surface to contact and remove a material from the cleaning surface. The cleaning blade has a body portion and a cleaning edge adjoining the body portion adapted to contact the cleaning surface. The printer cleaning device further includes a pad that is attached to the body portion of the cleaning blade and is disposed across a predetermined length of the cleaning blade. The pad has a first corner that is located at a first end of the body portion wherein the first end is at a predetermined distance from the cleaning edge. The printer cleaning device further includes a controller configured to control the cleaning blade to contact and wipe the cleaning surface. |
| US09463629B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion provided with a nozzle opening area in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting liquid onto a medium are open; and a wiping portion that wipes the nozzle opening area in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, in which the nozzle opening area includes a first wiping target area and a second wiping target area which are at different positions in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and the wiping portion wipes the first wiping target area in the first direction, and wipes the second wiping target area in the second direction. |
| US09463626B2 |
Liquid droplet discharge device
There is provided a liquid droplet discharge device that allows a cap to be easily mounted on a liquid droplet discharge head while ensuring sealability. A cap 200 includes a cap body 202 that is formed of a box and a sealing member 220 that is formed of a frame. The sealing member 220 is adapted to be capable of being divided into a first frame component 222 and a second frame component 224. The first frame component 222 is provided integrally with the cap body 202 and a head 72 is provided with the second frame component 224. When the head 72 is mounted on the cap 200, the first frame component 222 and the second frame component 224 are combined with each other, surround the outer periphery of the tip portion of the head 72, and seal a gap between the head 72 and the cap 200. |
| US09463624B2 |
Liquid discharging head and method for producing the same
A liquid discharging head includes a recording element substrate configured to discharge a liquid; an electric wiring substrate that is provided with a lead terminal that is connected to the recording element substrate; and a supporting member to which the electric wiring substrate is bonded. The electric wiring substrate is bonded to the supporting member with two or more types of adhesives including at least a first adhesive and a second adhesive whose volume resistivity is higher than that of the first adhesive, a bond strength of the first adhesive is higher than a bond strength of the second adhesive, and, at the supporting member, the second adhesive is applied such that the second adhesive is provided closer to the lead terminal than the first adhesive. |
| US09463623B2 |
Liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus incorporating same
A liquid ejection head includes channel forming members and a surface treatment film. The channel forming members are joined to each other via an adhesive agent to form a channel for liquid. The surface treatment film is formed on a surface of at least one of the channel forming members. The surface treatment film is an oxidized film including Si. The oxidized film further includes a transition metal forming a passive film. |
| US09463615B2 |
Method of producing a high quality image on a blanket
A method of producing a high quality image on a blanket, including providing an image, a first piece of material having a substantially zero-nap upper surface configured to receive the image thereon, and a lower coupling surface. The method may include providing a second piece of material different than the first piece of material, the second piece of material having an upper coupling surface including a non-zero nap and a lower surface of a soft material. The method may include coupling the lower coupling surface of the first piece of material to the upper coupling surface of the second piece of material to form a single unit, while leaving the soft material of the second piece of material substantially exposed to an outside ambient environment, and incorporating the image within the substantially zero-nap upper surface of the first piece of material using a printing process. |
| US09463613B2 |
Micro device transfer head heater assembly and method of transferring a micro device
A method of transferring a micro device and an array of micro devices are disclosed. A carrier substrate carrying a micro device connected to a bonding layer is heated to a temperature below a liquidus temperature of the bonding layer, and a transfer head is heated to a temperature above the liquidus temperature of the bonding layer. Upon contacting the micro device with the transfer head, the heat from the transfer head transfers into the bonding layer to at least partially melt the bonding layer. A voltage applied to the transfer head creates a grip force which picks up the micro device from the carrier substrate. |
| US09463609B2 |
Process for producing multilayer blown film and film obtained by the process
Process for producing by blown film process a multilayer film containing at least one copolyamide layer and at least one polyolefin layer, in which the copolyamide comprises monomeric units of: •aliphatic non-cyclic diamines X and aliphatic non-cyclic dicarboxylic acids Y or aliphatic non-cyclic α,ω-amino acids Z, and •diamines M and diacids N in an amount between 0.1 to 2 wt % based on the total amount of copolyamide, and in which M and N are cyclic. The invention also relates to a multilayer blown film containing at least one copolyamide layer and at least one polyolefin layer, in which the copolyamide comprises monomeric units of: •aliphatic non-cyclic diamines X and aliphatic non-cyclic dicarboxylic acids Y or aliphatic non-cyclic α,ω-amino acids Z, and •diamines M and diacids N in an amount between 0.1 to 2 wt % based on the total amount of copolyamide, and in which M and N are cyclic. |
| US09463607B2 |
Waterproof sound-permitting sheet, method of manufacturing same, and electronic device provided with waterproof sound-permitting sheet
Provided is a waterproof sound-permitting sheet, including: a porous nanoweb that has a plurality of pores and that is formed by electrospinning a polymer material to which a black or a different color pigment is added, thereby shortening a manufacturing process and improving waterproofing performance and sound-permitting performance. |
| US09463604B2 |
Part for a mold for a tire, comprising an insert
A tire mold part having a body with a first surface intended to mold all or part of a tread surface, a second surface opposite the first and intended to contact another part of the mold, and a lateral face connecting the first surface and the second surface. The body includes a sintered part of a metallic powder fused together layer by layer, and a non-sintered part attached to the sintered part and in contact therewith in a contact zone, the sintered part forming the first surface and the non-sintered part forming the second surface. The sintered part has a thickness (E) of between 1 and 6 millimeters. The mold part further includes a cavity extending from the first surface into the part beyond the contact zone, without opening onto the second surface. The part comprises an insert placed in the cavity, at the same level as the first surface, and including a canal extending from the first surface and opening onto the contact zone the contact zone opening onto the lateral face. |
| US09463600B2 |
Method of producing composite optical element
Provided is a method of producing a composite optical element, including performing stress removal after molding a composite optical element by integrating a resin material with one surface of a glass material in a heated state, in which, after the composite optical element prepared in the molding is cooled to a first cooling temperature lower than a glass transition temperature of the resin material, an interface layer of the resin material, the interface layer contacting the glass material, is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin material, by causing infrared light having a wavelength region in which an infrared absorptivity of the resin material is higher than that of the glass material to enter from another surface of the glass material, and then the composite optical element is cooled to a second cooling temperature lower than the first cooling temperature. |
| US09463596B2 |
Systems and methods for perforating materials
Systems and methods for manufacturing laser-perforated nanoreinforced materials are disclosed. A honeycomb core may utilize a perforated top sheet and a microperforated overlay film coupled to the perforated top sheet. The perforated top sheet and/or the microperforated film may include thermally conductive nanomaterials. The perforations in the top sheet and the microperforations in the film may be laser drilled. The nanomaterials may dissipate heat generated by the laser drilling, allowing for increased perforation speeds. |
| US09463595B2 |
Processing apparatus for processing a flexographic plate, a method and a computer program product
The invention relates to a processing apparatus for processing a flexographic plate. The apparatus comprises a supporting unit for supporting a flexographic plate including a relief layer containing a photosensitive material, the plate further including, on the relief layer, a carbon layer that is impenetrable for UV light. The apparatus also comprises an optical system for locally ablating the carbon layer for forming a pattern in the carbon layer that is penetrable for UV light, and for polymerizing at least a top part of the relief layer under the carbon pattern layer. Thereto, the optical system includes a single radiation source for both locally ablating the carbon layer and for polymerizing at least a top part of the relief layer. |
| US09463594B2 |
Method and apparatus for corrugating filter media
An apparatus for corrugating filter media includes upstream and downstream rollers. The upstream roller has an exterior surface including a corrugation pattern defining a plurality of circumferential channels. A heating source heats the filter media so that the filter media is within its elastic temperature range when the filter media engages the upstream roller. A motor drives rotation of the upstream and downstream rollers. A controller controls the motor so that the downstream roller rotates at a rotational speed greater than the upstream roller to impart tension to the filter media at the upstream roller. The heated filter media at least partially enters the channels of the corrugating pattern on the upstream roller to form corrugations on the filter media. A method of forming corrugations on filter media may be performed using the apparatus. |
| US09463591B2 |
Container treatment machine and method of treating containers
A container treatment machine with at least one gripper, which can be compulsorily transported along a predetermined transport section for handling a preform or container during transport and/or acceptance and/or delivery, and including, at a holder retaining at least two gripper claws, at least one controllable electric or magnetic drive for the gripper claws, where the gripper claws can be moved relative to each other in opening and closing directions and at least between defined gripping and release positions, and where each gripper claw can be individually separately actuated by the drive in the opening and/or closing direction relative to another gripper claw of the gripper. Alternately, both gripper claws can be actuated together in the same direction. |
| US09463588B2 |
Surf fin including injection molded pre-impregnated composite fiber matrix inserts
A fin for a water sports board including leading and trailing edges, and a base extending therebetween along a longitudinal base axis. A fin axis extends generally perpendicular to the longitudinal base axis, both axes residing within a longitudinal plane. First and second opposed side faces are formed on generally opposed sides of the longitudinal plane. First and second insert pre-preg sheets formed of structural strands bonded by a resin material are disposed adjacent respective ones of the first and second side faces on generally opposed sides of the longitudinal plane. An injection molded resin material is disposed between the first and second insert pre-preg sheets. A core is positioned between the first and second insert pre-preg sheets and is of a density less than the injection molded resin material. |
| US09463585B2 |
Trim component and method for manufacturing a trim component
A method for manufacturing a trim component includes the following steps: (a) forming an outer skin layer in the shape of a trim component; (b) applying an inner skin layer on the outer skin layer; (c) spraying a foam layer on the inner skin layer; (d) disposing a substrate on the foam layer; and (e) wrapping portions of the inner skin layer, the outer skin layer, and the foam layer around at least one edge of the substrate. |
| US09463584B2 |
Silsesquioxane mold release coating for unsaturated polyester thermoset molding compounds
The process for molding a thermoset sheet-molding composition or bulk-molding composition is provided that includes the exposure of a mold surface to a silsesquioxane monomer or pre-polymer material under conditions to induce polymerization of said material or said monomer to form a mold release coating on the surface. The thermoset sheet-molding composition or bulk-molding composition is then injected into the mold and into contact with said coating under conditions to cure the composition to form an article. |
| US09463580B2 |
Methods for carbonation of a cement mix in a mixer
The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be controlled by one or more feedback mechanisms to adjust carbon dioxide delivery based on one or more characteristics of the mix or other aspects of the mixing operation. |
| US09463570B2 |
Wearable robot and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is a wearable robot for assisting a wearer's intended motion, including: one or more links configured to support the wearer; one or more joints unit configured to connect the links to each other; a controller configured to determine the wearer's intended motion, and to calculate at least one torque based on the wearer's intended motion; and a driver configured to generate the calculated torque in the joints. According to the wearable robot, a wearer's intended motion may be determined in real time based on a velocity of the wearer's center of gravity. At this time, by using a pressure sensor, reliability of the motion determination may increase. Also, joint movements may be effectively controlled according to the wearer's intended motion. |
| US09463569B1 |
Handle gripping system having inner ridges and channels
Gripping stability and comfort to a user is provided by a gripping system for a handle. A gripping wrap utilizes friction ridges and relief grooves. The gripping wrap has first barrels disposed on a wrap edge and second barrels disposed on an opposing wrap edge. Between each barrel are disposed gaps that separate the barrels such that the barrels and gaps are alternatingly disposed on the wrap edges. The gripping wrap is disposed on and flexibly covers at least a portion of a handle exterior surface. A shim member is disposed between the gripping wrap and the handle to fill in gaps. Barrels from one wrap edge are aligned with gaps on the opposing wrap edge such that each barrel fits in its corresponding gap. A binding component is slidably inserted through a barrel channel of each barrel to secure and retain the gripping wrap on the handle. |
| US09463568B2 |
Hex key wrench system
A wrench system includes an outer case and an inner case which is slidably inserted in the outer case. The outer case has a first slot defined axially therein. The first slot has a first opening and a first closed end. The inner case has a second slot defined axially therein. The second slot has a second opening and a second closed end. The inner case has multiple first holes defined through the bottom thereof and the second slot so as to receive a non-circular insertion portion of a tool. The first holes has different sizes so that the handle is cooperated with different sizes of the L-shaped wrenches. |