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US09488867B2	Liquid crystal display device Pixels of a liquid crystal display device have a polygonal shape long in the longitudinal direction. The pixel is divided into two by a center line, and is line-symmetric with respect to the center line. Pixel electrodes are divided line-symmetrically with respect to the center line. Streaks are formed on the surfaces of the pixel electrodes. Common electrodes are divided line-symmetrically with respect to the center line. Positions of the common electrodes in the lateral direction shift from the pixel electrodes in directions apart from the center line. A film gives a pretilt angle to liquid crystal molecules to tilt the lengthwise direction of the liquid crystal molecules from the vertical direction in the directions in which the common electrodes shift from the pixel electrodes.
US09488861B2	Display device A display device includes a backlight module and a display panel. A spectrum of the backlight module has three peaks, so that the backlight module can emit a white light, wherein a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the peak in a range of a green wavelength is less than or equal to 55 nm. The display panel is disposed on a light emitting surface of the backlight module, and includes a pixel array and a color filter array disposed correspondingly to the pixel array. The color filter array includes a red, a green and a blue filter patterns. The green filter pattern and the backlight module satisfy the following relations: ∑ 553 562 ⁢ ⁢ BL ⁡ ( λ ) × CF Green ⁡ ( λ ) × Δλ ≤ 4 ∑ 580 600 ⁢ ⁢ BL ⁡ ( λ ) × CF Green ⁡ ( λ ) × Δλ ≤ 2 ∑ 601 650 ⁢ ⁢ BL ⁡ ( λ ) × CF Green ⁡ ( λ ) × Δλ ≤ 1.2 . Besides, a x coordinate of green light of CIE is less than 0.22 and a y coordinate of green light of CIE is greater than 0.70.
US09488859B2	Backlighting system including a specular partial reflector and a circular-mode reflective polarizer A backlight that includes an illumination device that has at least one light source, a circular-mode reflective polarizer, and a specular partial reflector is disclosed. The specular partial reflector is disposed between the illumination device and the circular-mode reflective polarizer. Furthermore, the specular partial reflector is in substantially direct polarization communication with the circular-mode reflective polarizer.
US09488858B2	Display device A display device for stably attaching a polarizer and preventing contamination of a liquid crystal layer includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor provided on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer disposed on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a plurality of microcavities therebetween; a liquid crystal layer for filling the microcavities; an adhesive member formed on the roof layer and sealing the microcavities; and a first polarizer provided on the adhesive member.
US09488854B1	High-speed optical phase-shifting apparatus An optical phase shifter includes an optical waveguide, a plurality of partial phase shifting elements arranged sequentially, and control circuitry electrically coupled to the partial phase shifting elements. The control circuitry is adapted to provide an activating signal to each of the N partial phase shifting elements such that the signal is delayed by a clock cycle between adjacent partial phase shifting elements in the sequence. The transit time for a guided optical pulse train between the input edges of consecutive partial phase shifting elements in the sequence is arranged to be equal to a clock cycle, thereby enabling pipelined processing of the optical pulses.
US09488852B2	Optical article comprising an antireflective coating with a low reflection both in the ultraviolet region and in the visible region This invention relates to an ophthalmic lens with a low reflection both in the ultraviolet region and in the visible region, comprising a substrate provided on its rear main face with a multilayered antireflective coating (3-7 layers) comprising a stack of at least one layer with a high refractive index and at least one layer with a low refractive index, having a mean reflection factor on the rear face in the visible region Rm lower than or equal to 1.15%, a mean light reflection factor on the rear face in the visible region Rv lower than or equal to 1%, a mean reflection factor RUV on the rear face between 280 nm and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(λ) defined in the ISO 13666:1998 standard, lower than 5%, for angles of incidence of 30° and 45°, the antireflective coating outer layer being a silica-based layer. The lens according to the invention does especially prevent the reflection of the UV radiation produced by light sources located behind the wearer.
US09488844B2	Stereoscopic image display device A stereoscopic image display device, including a display unit comprising a plurality of pixel units, wherein at least one of the pixel units has a short side extended in a first direction and a long side extended in a second direction different from the first direction, and an image conversion unit comprising a lenticular lens overlapped with at least two of the pixel units arranged in the first direction, wherein the lenticular lens is extended in the second direction and a first prism corresponding to the lenticular lens is arranged in the second direction.
US09488841B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, display apparatus, display method, and computer readable recording medium The perspective in the captured image is enhanced. Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a detecting section that detects a subject distance in each region of a captured image; and an image processing section that changes a distance perspective of an image of the region depending on the subject distance detected for each region of the captured image. In an example, the image processing section may increase the blue component ratio of a region whose detected subject distance is larger than a reference value. In an example, the image processing section may blur an image of a region whose detected subject distance is larger than a reference value.
US09488837B2	Near eye display A system and related methods for near-eye display of an image are provided. In one example, a near-eye display system includes a light source comprising a surface and a plurality of pixels having a pixel pitch of 5 microns or less. An aperture array is located between 2 mm and 5 mm from the surface of the light source. The aperture array comprises non-overlapping apertures that are each centered on a vertex of an equilateral triangle within a grid of equilateral triangles. The center of each aperture is spaced from the center of each adjacent aperture by an aperture spacing of between 1 mm and 9 mm. The aperture array selectively passes the light emitted from the pixels to display the image without a double image condition.
US09488835B2	Virtual image display device and attachment device A head-up display makes an observer visually recognize an image, which is optically reflected by a combiner, as a virtual image. The head-up display has a main body unit and an attaching unit. The main unit has a light source which is a projection unit for projecting the image. The attachment unit is configured such that the attachment unit can be attached to a sun visor that is provided to a vehicle. The joint member has a rotation shaft that rotatably joints the main unit to the attachment unit. The damper reduces vibration of the main unit in the rotational direction of the rotation shaft. When the rotation shaft of the joint member is attached to the sun visor by the attachment unit, the rotation shaft is substantially parallel to a sun visor supporting shaft so the sun visor can rotate in the direction in which the sun visor opens/closes.
US09488832B2	Head-up display comprising a projection screen and a device for moving and positioning a projection screen, and method for operating such a head-up display The invention relates to a head-up display comprising a projection screen and a device for moving and positioning said projection screen. To open or close the projection screen by the device, a linear movement with a short path can be transformed into a pivoting movement with a long path, an adjustment of the incline of the projection screen being actuatable by means of the device when the projection screen is in the operating position. A method for operating a head-up display comprises actions of a projection screen and a device for moving and positioning a projection screen.
US09488830B2	Scanning device A scanning device includes a scan unit with a polygon mirror, pre-scan optics and post-scan optics. The pre-scan optics are arranged upstream of the polygon mirror in such a way that a beam bundle coming from the light source impinges on the polygon mirror at an angle of incidence (α) in a cross scan plane, and the optical axis of the post-scan optics is arranged in a reflection direction of the polygon mirror. Distortions, trapezoidal distortion and scan bow, occurring when imaging the light source on a scan line are minimized in that the cylindrical mirror of the post-scan optics is tilted at a first tilt angle (β) relative to the surface normals to the polygon mirror in the cross scan plane, and one of the two corrective lenses of the post-scan optics is tilted relative to the optical axis of the post-scan optics at a second tilt angle (γ) and is arranged so as to be offset by a distance.
US09488829B2	Optical scanning device and projector An optical scanning device includes a first scanning driving unit and a second scanning driving unit. The first scanning driving unit includes a scanning mirror and a frame structure supporting the scanning mirror. The first scanning driving unit is configured to cause the scanning mirror to rotate about a first rotation axis by means of deformation of the frame structure. The second scanning driving unit includes a rotation holder supporting the first scanning driving unit and a supporting shaft. The second scanning driving unit is configured to cause the rotation holder to rotate about the second rotation axis. The frame structure includes a pair of beams provided so as to sandwich the scanning mirror in a direction of the first rotation axis, and a pair of base portions provided on sides of respective beams of the pair of beams opposite to the scanning mirror. Each of the pair of base portions has an elongated shape elongated in a direction of the second rotation axis, and is deformable.
US09488827B2	Spectral device The object is to easily expand a variable range of selective wavelengths without enlarging a device. A spectral device 1 of the present invention includes four band pass filters 11a to 11d through which a light L2 from a light source 3 is selectively transmitted within a wavelength range according to an incident angle of the light L2, and a tabular rotary table 10 in which the band pass filters 11a to 11d are installed upright on a principal surface 10a, and which is made rotatable around a rotational center C1 along the principal surface 10a, and the four band pass filters 11a to 11d are respectively disposed so that optical incidence planes 12 or optical emission planes 13 are inclined with respect to lines connecting the rotational center C1 on the principal surface 10a of the rotary table 10 and center points 15a and 15d of the band pass filters 11a to 11d.
US09488824B2	Microscopic device and microscopic method for the three-dimensional localization of point-like objects A microscopic device provides three-dimensional localization of point-like objects and includes two imaging optics, each configured to image a same point-like object located in an object space into two separate image spaces as a focused light distribution. Two detector units are respectively associated with the imaging optics and configured to capture an analyzable light spot in detection points of a detection surface disposed in the respective image space. Each imaging optics includes an optical device that orients the focused light distributions obliquely to a detection axis such that, taking into account the detection point correspondence, the two light spots shift in opposite directions based on a z-position of the point-like object. An evaluation unit brings the detection points of the two detection surfaces into mutual pairwise correspondence and analyzes the two light spots so as to ascertain a lateral x-y position and an axial z-position of the point-like object.
US09488819B2	Automatic microscopic focus system and method for analysis of transparent or low contrast specimens A microscope system and method empirically determines the boundaries of the depth of field of an objective lens. The system and method are largely automated, with the manipulation of a specimen to be imaged being carried out by processors and associated equipment. Calculations of the empirical depth of field are also likewise automated. Upon empirically determining the boundaries of the depth of field, the specimen, particularly when transparent or translucent, can be accurately imaged at user-defined depths smaller than the depth of field.
US09488813B2	Zoom lens system, interchangeable lens apparatus and camera system A zoom lens system comprising a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; and subsequent five or six lens units, wherein an aperture diaphragm is provided, intervals between the adjacent lens units vary in zooming, the first lens unit moves in zooming and is fixed in focusing, and the conditions: BF/fW<0.66, DA/LW>0.42, and DAIR/Y<2.00 (BF: distance from an image-side surface apex of a most-image-side lens element to an image surface, fW: focal length of system at wide-angle limit, DA: sum of optical axial thicknesses of the lens units in system, LW: overall length of system at wide-angle limit, DAIR: maximum of air spaces between the lens elements constituting system at wide-angle limit, Y=fT×tan(ωT), fT: focal length of system at telephoto limit, ωT: half view angle at telephoto limit) are satisfied.
US09488812B2	Imaging optics To provide thin imaging optics that have magnification-adjustment functionality and can fit in a small-form-factor electronic device that has limited thickness or layout space. These imaging optics, which have magnification-adjustment functionality that allows magnification adjustment, are characterized in that a prism (P) with the ability to bend the optical axis by 90° is positioned on the object side. These imaging optics are also characterized in that at least the following are laid out, in this order, behind the optical-axis bending means: a positive-power first group (G1) that produces an intermediate image (II), said intermediate image (II) being a real image; a positive-power second group (G2) that refracts off-axis light rays toward a central axis (O); and a positive-power third group (G3) that focuses the intermediate image (II) onto an imaging element. Light-ray heights at the V-edges throughout the imaging optics are thereby kept low.
US09488800B2	Wide angle lens and imaging apparatus A wide angle lens consists of a front group, a stop, and a positive rear group in order from the object side. A positive lens with a convex surface on the object side and a lens having a negative meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side are respectively disposed first and second from the object side in the front group. When Abbe number with respect to the d-line and the partial dispersion ratio between the g-line and the F-line of the lens having a negative meniscus shape are taken as νdf and θgFf respectively, the wide angle lens satisfies a conditional expression (1): 0.038<θgFf −0.6415+0.001618×νdf and a conditional expression (2): νdf<19.
US09488798B2	Zoom lens barrel A zoom lens barrel includes front and rear lens group support frames, a first spring member provided to bias the front lens group support frame and a diaphragm in directions away from each other, and a second spring member provided to bias the diaphragm and the rear lens group support frame in directions away from each other. Spring loads of the first and second spring members are determined such that, when the front and rear lens group support frames approach each other during zooming, one and the other of the first and second spring members are compressed and not compressed, and the other of the first and second spring members is compressed after the one of the first and second spring members is fully compressed.
US09488797B2	Lens barrel, image-capturing device, and method for controlling lens barrel A lens barrel in which tilt adjustment can be made depending on the position of a lens unit in the optical axis direction. This lens barrel includes: at least three guide bars provided so as to extend along the optical axis direction; a driving unit that respectively drives the at least three guide bars in the optical axis direction; a lens frame holding unit that holds an image-capturing lens, the lens frame holding unit being attached to at least three guide bars and being driven in the optical axis direction by the at least three guide bars; and a control unit that controls said at least three linear actuators so as to adjust the respective drive amounts in the optical axis direction of the at least three guide bars and to tilt the lens frame holding unit from a direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
US09488795B1	Optical patch panel Optical patch panels are disclosed. In one example, a housing module may include at least one wall arranged to present connectors for mating with optical cables. A plurality of trunk connectors may be arranged in at least one wall of the housing module, each of the trunk connectors being connectable to an optical trunk line entering the housing module. A plurality of duplex fiber connectors may be arranged in at least one wall of the housing module, the duplex fiber connectors being operable to mate with downstream networking equipment, the duplex fiber connectors being arranged in clusters, each cluster presenting a group of four pairs of duplex fiber connectors. The duplex fiber connectors in a cluster may be optically coupled to one of the plurality of trunk lines via the plurality of trunk connectors.
US09488794B2	Fiber optic strain locking arrangement and method of strain locking a cable assembly to tubing A fiber optic strain locking arrangement includes a cable assembly having an outer radial surface, an optical fiber strain transmissively coupled to the outer radial surface, and tubing disposed at the outer radial surface. The tubing is strain locked to the outer radial surface through at least one of interference fit with granules at least partially embedded into at least one of the tubing and the outer radial surface and adhesive bonding to both the tubing and the outer radial surface.
US09488793B2	Combined optical fiber and power cable A combined low attenuation optical communication and power cable is provided. The cable includes a cable body having an inner surface defining a channel within the cable body. The cable includes an optical transmission element located within the channel and a copper electrical conducting element located within the channel. The cable includes a plurality of tensile strength yarn stands located within the channel.
US09488792B2	Optical receptacle, and optical module provided with same A surface (17d′) facing a photoelectric conversion apparatus is formed on the optical block (3) side, said surface having light from a light emitting element (10) inputted thereto and monitor light outputted therefrom, and a coupling light output surface (12) having coupling light outputted therefrom is formed on the optical housing (4) side, and consequently, the surface (17d′) and the coupling light output surface (12) are simply and highly accurately formed. Then, an optical block (3) and an optical housing (4) are simply and accurately combined by being fitted together by means of fitting sections (21, 24). Adhesion of foreign materials and formation of scratches on the reflecting surface (18) of the optical block (3) are suppressed by covering the reflecting surface (18) with the optical housing (4).
US09488788B2	Fiber optic cassette A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule.
US09488783B2	Switch apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a switch unit for optical signals which is capable of reducing an area required for arrangement and reducing manufacturing costs, and a switch apparatus including the switch unit. A switch unit 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes two optical switch arrays 34a, 34b arranged to face in opposite directions and in parallel on a substrate. The two optical switch arrays extend along a surface of a chip, and each have four optical switches 31 arranged in parallel. Such a configuration makes it possible to reduce the size of the switch unit because in an excess region of one of the optical switch array, the other optical switch array is disposed.
US09488782B2	Redirecting electromagnetic radiation Herein is described a side firing optical device for minimal output reflections (scatter) in a one-piece lateral output assembly within which a transmitting optical fiber conduit is disposed providing redirected electromagnetic radiation with operator control of the output beam characteristics. The herein disclosed lateral redirecting device permits ergonomic free rotation of the lateral output beam with positive orientation, provides focus-control of the output beam spot size and/or focus, and provides resposable components, both intraoperatively and interoperatively.
US09488781B2	Optical fiber holder and optical fiber fusion-connecting device An optical fiber fusion splicer includes optical fiber holders that hold optical fibers. Each optical fiber holder includes a base, a cover, and a connecting portion. The base includes a setting table on which an optical fiber F is placed so as to be oriented in the longitudinal direction of the base. The cover has pressing members that press the optical fiber F placed on the setting table against the setting table. The connecting portion joins the cover to the base such that the cover is openable away from and closeable over the base and movable in the longitudinal direction of the base.
US09488776B2	Method for fabricating silicon photonic waveguides A method for fabricating electronic and photonic devices on a semiconductor substrate using complementary-metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology is disclosed. A substrate is initially patterned to form a first region for accommodating electronic devices and a second region for accommodating photonic devices. The substrate within the first region is thicker than the substrate within the second region. Next, an oxide layer is formed on the substrate. The oxide layer within the first region is thinner than the oxide layer within the second region. A donor wafer is subsequently placed on top of the oxide layer. The donor substrate includes a bulk silicon substrate, a sacrificial layer and a silicon layer. Finally, the bulk silicon substrate and the sacrificial layer are removed from the silicon layer such that the silicon layer remains on the oxide layer.
US09488767B2	LED based lighting system An LED lighting system includes an LED assembly for emitting light when energized through an electrical path. An optic element in the enclosure receives the light emitted by the LED assembly and disperses the light from the enclosure. The optic element comprises a light guide for transmitting light from the LED assembly to a light emitting portion where the light emitting portion is configured to visually appear like a filament in a traditional bulb.
US09488765B2	Wire grid polarizer and method of fabricating the same A wire grid polarizer includes a substrate, and a plurality of wire patterns which is arranged on the substrate at periodic intervals, where the wire patterns include first wire patterns, which are disposed on the substrate, and one or more second wire patterns, which are disposed on one or more of the first wire patterns each of the second wire patterns including at least one of a neutral pattern, a surface treatment pattern and first and second monomer block patterns.
US09488764B2	Wire grid polarizer and backlight unit using the same Provided are a wire grid polarizer and a backlight unit using the wire grid polarizer. The wire grid polarizer comprises a first grid layer formed on a substrate and provided with at least one of a first grid pattern, and a second grid layer formed on the first grid pattern and provided with at least one of a second grid pattern made of metal material wherein the first grid layer is made of high molecular substance having a lower refraction index than that of the substrate. By forming a first grid pattern on a substrate using a high molecular substance layer and by forming a metal grid pattern on the first grid pattern, transmission rates of respective wavelengths depending on light angles of incident light are controlled and thereby minimize color variations depending on view angle.
US09488759B2	Varifocal lens A varifocal lens including a first liquid crystal layer; a first electrode portion disposed below the first liquid crystal layer and having a flat shape; a first non-uniform electric field generator which generates a non-uniform electric field in the first liquid crystal layer together with the first electrode portion, and the first non-uniform electric field generator including a second electrode portion having a flat shape.
US09488758B2	Liquid lens with magnification control A liquid lens structure and method of fabrication are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and an enclosure at least partially surrounds the substrate, and forms a chamber. The liquid drop resides within the chamber, and a second liquid is disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid drop at a first interface and a second interface. The first and second interfaces define first and second protruding liquid portions relative to the first and second surfaces, respectively. Taken together, the first and second liquid portions define a total protruding liquid volume. A lens magnification control is provided for adjusting magnification of the liquid lens by increasing or decreasing the total protruding liquid volume defined relative to the first and second surfaces.
US09488754B2	Self-activating adaptive monitoring network and method for registration of weak electromagnetic signals In the prior art electromagnetic measurement systems for meteorology are known with which Spherics signals are recorded and analyzed. To design a measurement system in such a way that the creation, development and transfer of discharge processes is relatively observable for comprehensive monitoring network, it is provided, that a subnetwork (SN) is underlain to a base net (BN), wherein in the cells of the subnetwork (SN) sensors (SSN) with the ratio of between 1:8 and 1:12, preferably 1:10, smaller distance are distributed, wherein sensors (SBN) located in the basic network (BN), which are in standby-mode and which if receiving Spherics-burst signals in an adjustable time period are self-activating and make a preprocessing for the extraction of event patterns, and wherein a central station (Z) turns on said sensors (SSN) of the subnetwork (SN) for a finer resolution with respect to the observation.
US09488751B2	Droplet oscillation device and droplet oscillation method A droplet oscillation device includes upper and lower electrodes, a changing mechanism, a sensor and a controller. The lower electrode is configured to support a substrate thereon. The changing mechanism is configured to change a distance between the upper and lower electrodes. The sensor is configured to detect a droplet formed above a surface of the substrate opposite the upper electrode. The controller is configured to vary an applied voltage between the upper and lower electrodes to oscillate the droplet, and to determine whether the droplet is detected by the sensor. The controller is configured to respectively determine whether the droplet is detected under a plurality of conditions for which a frequency of the applied voltage or the distance are different, and to oscillate the droplet at the frequency and the distance of a condition for which the droplet is detected and for which the distance is greatest.
US09488750B2	Wellbore FTIR gas detection system A system can be constructed and operated with at least a wellbore that is connected to a gas detection system. The gas detection system can house a control module, infrared sensor, and first and second pumps in a portable case. The first and second pumps may be respectively positioned on opposite sides of the infrared sensor and configured to provide uniform sample gas flow through the infrared sensor to detect multiple different types of gasses flowing from the wellbore.
US09488746B2	Capacitive sensing for automated recliner furniture A system and method for incorporating occupancy-detecting technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to detecting occupancy in a recliner using a sinuous wire detection array incorporated into a seat. Further embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for incorporating capacitance detection technology with one or more conductive features of a recliner mechanism. In some aspects, a sensor is provided based on coupling one or more conductive features to a control component of the capacitance detector control component. A controller may determine the corresponding response based on occupancy detection and/or presence detection. A processor may receive information regarding changes in capacitance and determines when a change in voltage satisfies a threshold. Based on a determination of occupancy and/or presence, a variety of corresponding features of the adjustable recliner may be activated.
US09488740B2	Apparatus, method, computer-readable medium, and system for adjusting data acquisition parameters during a scan performed by a positron emission tomography scanner An apparatus, method, computer-readable medium, and system for adjusting data acquisition parameters during a scan performed by a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner. The method includes obtaining, during the scan, a current temperature of a detector of the PET scanner, and adjusting, based on the current temperature, the data acquisition parameters used by the PET scanner during the scan.
US09488739B2	Spectral imaging system and method Spectral x-ray imaging using a photon counting x-ray detector (PCXD) transmits a broad spectrum x-ray beam through an object, detects the transmitted x-ray beam with the PCXD and processes the detected signals to determine material characteristics of the object using both the detected signals as a function of detector layer and the detected signals as a function of the particular energy band. Each detector layer of the multiple detector layers produces at least two signals, each signal representing a detected x-ray intensity in a particular energy band, and the depth information contained in the separate read-out channels.
US09488738B2	Radiation detector comprising a light reflective material A light-reflecting material of a radiation detector, which also comprises photo-detecting elements and imaging elements adjacent to the photo-detecting elements, is provided. Typically, epoxy resin is used as the light-reflecting material. A tough, pliable resin may be used for the photo-detecting elements. This has the advantage of reducing thermal stresses inside the radiation detector, thus reducing the risk of delamination due to e.g. temperature shifts. Moreover, the tough, pliable resin preferably also has a low refractive index, which may increase the scattering co-efficient of the resin as compared to epoxy resin, which has a refractive index of 1.58. The layer thickness of a low-refractive index resin may thereby be reduced as compared to the layer thickness of epoxy resin for a given level of optical crosstalk. Preferable resins are silicon resins and resins of thermoplastic fluoropolymers.
US09488736B2	Locally measured movement smoothing of GNSS position fixes A method of improving position determination of a device using locally measured movement. A first position fix of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system of a device is accessed. A second position fix of the GNSS receiver system is accessed at a time subsequent to the first position fix. Locally measured device movement information is obtained from at least one sensor, that is in a known physical relationship to the device, for a time period after the first position fix and no later than the second position fix, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an image capture device. The quality of measurement of the second position fix is improved by disciplining the second position fix based on the locally measured device movement information.
US09488733B2	Information communication apparatus, information communication system, information communication method, and recording medium An information communication apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with an external apparatus connected thereto through a communication network, a first acquiring unit which acquires predetermined information not through the communication unit, and a second acquiring unit which acquires the predetermined information which the external apparatus has obtained from said external apparatus through the communication unit. In addition, the information communication apparatus includes a judging unit which judges whether the communication unit has been connected with the external apparatus to communicate with each other, and a controlling unit which controls the second acquiring unit so as to perform an acquiring process, when the judging unit determines that the communication unit has been connected with the external apparatus.
US09488730B2	Receiver alias rejection improvement by adding an offset Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for isolating a desired GNSS signal from a plurality of GNSS signals with the same code are presented. In some embodiments, a method may comprise receiving, by a mobile device, the plurality of GNSS signals, wherein the plurality of GNSS signals include the desired GNSS signal. Subsequently, the method may comprise processing the received plurality of GNSS signals to a down-converted signal, wherein the down-converted signal has a lower frequency than the desired GNSS signal, and wherein the down-converted signal includes a first channel associated with a non-zero frequency. Moreover, the method may comprise processing the down-converted signal to offset the first channel by an offset frequency corresponding to a fraction of the first channel to create an offset down-converted signal. Furthermore, the method may comprise determining the desired GNSS signal from the offset down-converted signal based on the offset frequency.
US09488729B2	Detection of scintillations in signals of global navigation satellite systems caused by ionospheric irregularities A scintillation caused by ionospheric irregularities during Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements is detected. A first input GNSS measurement corresponding to a navigation satellite and corresponding to a first carrier frequency and a second GNSS measurement corresponding to the navigation satellite and corresponding to a second carrier frequency, in which the second carrier frequency is different from the first carrier frequency, are received. A geometry-free combination (GFC) parameter based at least in part on the first input GNSS measurement, the second input GNSS measurement, the first carrier frequency, and the second carrier frequency is calculated. The occurrence of a scintillation caused by an ionospheric irregularity is determined based at least in part on the GFC parameter. In an embodiment of the invention, the dispersion of the GFC parameter over a specified time interval is determined. A scintillation is detected if the dispersion exceeds a specified threshold value.
US09488728B2	Digital depth readout adapter for flasher type fish finder A depth display device for use with a flasher type fish finder system including a primary unit and a transducer assembly. The depth display device includes an enclosure, a microcontroller, a display panel, a transducer port, and an interface cable. The transducer port is configured for connection with the transducer assembly cable. The interface cable terminates at a connector configured for connection with a receptacle of the primary unit. During use, the display device establishes an electrical connection between the primary unit and the transducer cable such that drive signals generated by the primary unit are delivered to the transducer assembly, and return signals generated by the transducer are delivered to the primary unit. The microcontroller samples the transmitter and return signals to determine a depth of a body of water, and operates the display panel to display the determined depth.
US09488726B2	Object detection method using ultrasonic waves and object detection apparatus An object detection method using ultrasonic waves includes: emitting a plurality of ultrasonic signals sequentially according to a time interval; sensing a sound wave formed by each of the ultrasonic signals to generate a reflected signal; and analyzing the reflected signal to detect at least one reflection object. It can be clearly known whether a reflection object is appearing, moving and the moving direction by the method.
US09488725B2	Method and device for detecting objects in the surroundings of a vehicle A device and a method for detecting objects in the surroundings of a vehicle is provided. At least one reflection pattern is ascertained for at least one object class. Pulse echo measurements for m different transmitter/receiver geometries are performed. Echo signals in the pulse echo measurements are detected. Weights for the different objects of the corresponding class are calculated. The weight values thus ascertained are summed to form a weight, and the presence of objects of the at least one object class is ascertained using the weights thus ascertained.
US09488724B2	Method for multi-mode obstacle detection using radar, and apparatus for same The present invention relates to a method for multi-mode obstacle detection using radar, including the steps of: determining whether an object moves by acquiring radar information on the object; discriminating between a stationary object and a moving object according to whether the object moves; executing a first detecting mode for detecting the stationary object or a second detecting mode for detecting the moving object; and transmitting location information on the stationary object obtained through the first detecting mode, or location and speed information on the moving object obtained through the second detecting mode, to an external terminal. According to the method for multi-mode obstacle detection using radar, and to the apparatus for same, multi-detection modes can be provided to separately detect a stationary object and a moving object using the radar information on the object obtained using radar, thereby increasing location tracking efficiency for each object.
US09488720B2	Active and passive electromagnetic detection with a low probability of interception An active and passive detection device is provided with a low probability of interception having a fixed antenna structure, transmission means and reception means. The antenna structure is formed by a plurality of radiating elements grouped into identical subnetworks and comprises at least one transmission subnetwork and at least three reception subnetworks. The transmission means are capable of generating an unfocused continuous waveform having low peak power in one plane and of transmitting said waveform. The reception means are capable of detecting the targets following the formation of a plurality of directional beams on the basis of the signals received on the reception subnetworks. The reception means are likewise capable of implementing the interception of radar signals from other radar sources using cross correlation processing between the signals received on at least three reception subnetworks.
US09488714B2	Methods and systems for continuous calibration of circuit breaker trip units and metering devices A computer for continuous calibration of circuit breaker trip units and metering devices includes a processor and a memory device. The computer is configured to request and receive circuit breaker current data from a plurality of circuit breaker trip units. The circuit breaker current data represents current data associated with the circuit breaker trip units over a collection interval. The computer is configured to receive main current data from a main trip unit. The computer is configured to determine a plurality of calibration factors for the circuit breaker trip units based upon the circuit breaker current data and the main current data. The computer is additionally configured to transmit the calibration factors to the circuit breaker trip units.
US09488711B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a data acquiring part and a data processing part. The data acquiring part acquires first and second MR signals by applying at least one IR pulse under an application condition according to a relaxation time of a fluid. The first MR signals include MR signals, having negative values, from the fluid. The second MR signals include MR signals, having positive values, from the fluid. The data processing part generates first and second image data. The first image data depict the fluid as a lower signal region than that of a tissue. The second image data depict the fluid as a higher signal region than that of the tissue. The data processing part generates the first image data with a phase correction based on the second MR signals.
US09488705B2	Wireless local transmit coils and array with controllable load A local radio frequency (RF) transmitting coil (26) of a magnetic resonance imaging system (5) has a plurality of coil elements (100). Each coil element (100) has an adjustable load (62) which is adjusted by a control unit (60) to adjust a transmitted B1 field distribution. The load can be adjusted to shim for a uniform B1 field distribution. Non-uniform B1 field distributions can be selected to perform magnetic resonance sequences that use such B1 field distributions, such as parallel imaging. The B1 field distribution can be changed during the magnetic resonance sequence to track a moving region of interest, time division multiplex parallel imaging, and the like.
US09488702B2	Method for producing magneto-resistive effect element, magnetic sensor, rotation-angle detection device A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magneto-resistive effect elements each configured by using a magneto-resistive effect film formed by laminating a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic layer, and a free layer in order from a side of a substrate. A first linear pattern is formed in a first portion on the substrate in a first direction. A second linear pattern is formed in a second portion on the substrate in a second direction. A magnetization direction of the first portion is different from a magnetization direction of the second portion. The magneto-resistive effect film is further formed on the substrate. Each of the plurality of magneto-resistive effect elements includes a pair of electrodes formed by the magneto-resistive effect film processed into a predetermined shape.
US09488700B2	Magnetic field sensors and systems with sensor circuit portions having different bias voltages and frequency ranges Embodiments relate to Hall effect sensor circuits and devices that provide improved performance, such as reduced residual offset errors and/or improved S/N ratios. In an embodiment, a Hall effect sensor circuit comprises two circuit portions, a first with a higher bandwidth for higher frequencies and having an improved S/N ratio, and a second with a lower bandwidth for lower frequencies and having low residual offset. First and second Hall plates or devices are incorporated in the first and second circuit portions. The first Hall plate can be operated with a larger bias voltage and a larger, high-pass-filtered signal bandwidth, while the second Hall plate can be operated with a smaller bias voltage and a smaller, low-pass-filtered signal bandwidth. Individual output signals from each of the first and second Hall plates can be scaled and combined to provide an overall output signal with the benefits of each circuit portion, including reduced residual offset error and negligible increased noise.
US09488697B2	Fractional depletion estimation for battery condition metrics Evaluation of a battery state comprises transforming a time based history of the load on the battery into a spectral representation of that history in a load domain, e.g., the current domain. The method also comprises comparing the spectral representation to an expected battery capability for the load represented by each line in the spectra and calculating the fraction of the expected capability used at each spectral line. The method still further comprises aggregating the calculated fractions into a total fraction that represents the estimated fraction of the expected battery capability associated with that particular time history.
US09488695B2	Method and apparatus for indicating a low battery level A method and an apparatus for determining the battery level of a rechargeable battery used in a battery driven apparatus for driving a load and for indicating a low battery level; and a repeating measurement of the battery voltage and a determination of a threshold for indicating the low battery level. The running time of the apparatus while driving the load is accumulated since the last charging and is repeatedly stored as sequenced data-logger entries in a data-logger memory until a reset of the apparatus due to insufficient battery capacity or until charging of the battery. Threshold is determined after the reset based on the data-logger entries and a required remaining running time of the apparatus upon indication of low battery level.
US09488693B2	Self test of MEMS accelerometer with ASICS integrated capacitors An apparatus comprises a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) sensor including a first capacitive element and a second capacitive element and an integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes a switch network circuit and a capacitance measurement circuit. The switch network circuit is configured to electrically decouple the first capacitive element of the MEMS sensor from a first input of the IC and electrically couple the second capacitive element to a second input of the IC. The capacitance measurement circuit can be configured to measure capacitance of the second capacitive element of the MEMS sensor during application of a first electrical signal to the decoupled first capacitive element.
US09488692B2	Mode based skew to reduce scan instantaneous voltage drop and peak currents A method and apparatus for implementing mode based skew is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a number of different functional units each coupled to receive a respective one of a number of different clock signals. One or more of the functional circuit blocks includes at least two clock-gating circuits that are coupled to receive the clock signal provided to that functional circuit block. During a scan test, a first clock-gating circuit within a functional circuit block is configured to provide a first delay to the clock signal. A second clock-gating circuit within the functional circuit block may provide a second delay to the clock signal, the second delay being different from the first.
US09488691B2	Integrated circuit control based on a first sample value and a delayed second sample value An integrated circuit comprises: a first processing stage comprising processing logic for performing a processing operation on an input signal to generate an output signal, wherein the input signal corresponds to an output signal of a previous processing stage; a first sampling element adapted to sample a first value of said output signal synchronously with a clock signal; a second sampling element adapted to sample a second value of said output signal synchronously with a first delayed clock signal; and a first delayed clock signal generator, adapted to selectively generate said first delayed clock signal in response to a control signal generated in said previous processing stage.
US09488686B2	Filter capacitor degradation identification using computed current Methods and apparatus are presented for detecting filter capacitor degradation in a power converter in which filter circuit branch currents and voltages are concurrently measured, nominal current values are automatically computed according to the measured voltages, the operating frequency and nominal capacitance values, and current change values are calculated based on the difference between the measured currents and the calculated nominal currents, and the change values are evaluated to selectively identify filter capacitor degradation conditions in the filter circuit.
US09488684B2	Modular excitation system An excitation device for high-energy tests of stator cores of electric generators or motors is disclosed. The excitation device includes one or more excitation modules. Each excitation module includes an excitation winding and a power supply configured to drive an excitation current through the excitation winding which contributes to the overall excitation of the stator core. The excitation module further includes a capacitor. The power supply of the excitation module acts as current source at its output.
US09488679B2	Current sensor having a laminated magnetic core A current sensor includes a magnetic core with a gap in part of a circumference and formed in an annular shape, and a magneto-electric conversion element arranged in the gap, the magneto-electric conversion element detecting magnetic fluxes changing with a measurement target current passing through a hollow part of the magnetic core. The magnetic core is formed by laminating a plurality of materials in a direction except a circumferential direction, and is formed so that magnetic flux densities of two points in an area defined in advance as an area where a sensing part of the magneto-electric conversion element can exist (hereinafter referred to as a sensing part existence area) approximate to each other, the two points being away from each other with a distance in a laminating direction being a length of the sensing part in the laminating direction.
US09488677B2	Probe card having a wiring substrate A probe card includes a wiring substrate including an opening portion and a connection pad arranged on an upper face of the wiring substrate located on the periphery of the opening portion, a resin portion formed in the opening portion of the wiring substrate, and the resin portion formed of a material having elasticity, a contact terminal arranged to protrude from the lower face of the resin portion, and wire buried in the resin portion and connecting the contact terminal and the connection pad, wherein the contact terminal is formed of an end part of the wire, and is formed integrally with the wire.
US09488672B2	Dual channel accelerometer and method of manufacturing the same A dual output accelerometer having first and second output channels, comprises a supporting base, a first transducer comprising a plurality of inter-connected first piezoelectric elements, a second transducer comprising a plurality of inter-connected second piezoelectric elements and a seismic mass.Each of the first piezoelectric elements and the second piezoelectric elements are interleaved with one another, and are co-located with the seismic mass, the co-located first and second piezoelectric elements and the seismic mass being fastened to the supporting base by a rigid mechanical coupling. The interleaved first and second piezoelectric elements provide an improved first output channel to second output channel matching.
US09488659B2	Prognosis of adverse events in patients with suspected chronic heart failure The present invention is in the field of clinical diagnostics. Particularly the present invention relates to the prognosis of adverse events in patients with stable chronic heart failure or being suspected of having stable chronic heart failure by determination of the level of Procalcitonin (PCT).
US09488657B2	Detection sensor systems and methods Analyte detection systems and devices are provided. In one embodiment, a sensor initially reviews an assay, for instance a test strip, to designate a particular testing sequence. The sensor may calibrate the unit and then identify the particular testing sequence by identifying a color indicator on the test strip. The result is systems and methods to improve the detection of the presence and/or absence of at least one analyte in a sample.
US09488649B2	Imaging method using magnetic small particles and corresponding device The invention relates to a method for imaging from a distribution of small magnetic particles. According to said method, the magnetisation of the small particles is rotated asynchronously to the magnetic field by means of an outer magnetic field of suitable field intensity and rotational frequency, which rotates about a longitudinal axis (z), whereby an asynchronous average rotational frequency is generated for a set of particles according to the field intensity; a spatial dependence is impressed on each set of particles by means of a magnetic gradient field of the asynchronous average rotational frequency; the frequency parts of the superpositioned transverse magnetisation (MQ) of the set of particles are detected; and a spatially resolved distribution of the transverse magnetisation (MQ) determines the small particles and emits same by means of the frequency parts. The invention also relates to a suitable device (1). An improved spatial resolution can be obtained, compared to the previous magnetic particle imaging methods, with essentially lower field intensities.
US09488644B2	Assays for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease An in vitro assay is provided for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease. Also provided is an in vitro assay for determining the effect of an activated CD8+ T-cell on a sensitized melanoma cell. A method for improving the specific cytolytic activity (SCA) of an immune cell comprising contacting an immune cell with an antigen and an antigen-independent pro-inflammatory agent is provided. A method for ex vivo expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells with enhanced specific cytolytic activity (SCA) comprising culturing the antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells in a suitable culture media comprising an amino acid. An in vitro assay is provided for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease. A method of treating a subject suffering from an infectious or neoplastic disease with immuno therapy is described.
US09488642B2	Genetically encoded calcium indicators and methods of use Genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) polypeptides and the nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides are provided. In addition, methods of using such nucleic acids and polypeptides in methods of screening for agonists or antagonists of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or ion channels and methods of monitoring neural activity also are provided.
US09488635B2	Pore structure analyzer based on non-contact impedance measurement for cement-based materials Measurement of the impedance and complex resistivity of a sample is used for measuring parameters resulting from a change in physical or chemical state. A variable frequency signal is provided by a transformer primary coil. A secondary coil of the transformer with a closed loop and electrically coupled said sample is monitored along with a leakage current sensor. Sampling at multiple signal frequencies is performed at the multiple signal frequencies.
US09488631B2	Preservation environment information output method, preservation environment information output device, and recording medium A method of determining preservation environment information includes irradiating left and right eyes of a fish with ultraviolet rays, taking ultraviolet images of the fish eyes by one or more ultraviolet cameras, analyzing the ultraviolet images by a computer, determining preservation environment of the fish based on luminance of each of iris portions in the left and right fish eyes, and outputting information representing a determination result to a display.
US09488628B2	Gas sensor protection device and method A gas sensor includes a sensor housing and a sensing element located within the sensor housing. The sensing element has a distal end and defines an axis. The gas sensor also includes a sensor protection device coupled to the sensor housing and at least partially surrounding the distal end of the sensing element. The sensor protection device includes a first member coupled to the housing, the first member having a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the axis. The first member includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The sensor protection device also includes a second member coupled to the housing.
US09488623B2	Guided wave mode sweep technique for optimal mode and frequency excitation A method of inspecting a structure is disclosed. The method generally comprises selecting a search region of a dispersion curve of the structure corresponding to one or more inspection parameters. The search region comprises at least one guided wave mode activation point not located on the dispersion curve. The method further comprises activating, using an inspection system comprising at least one transducer, a plurality of activation points located within the search region of the dispersion curve and identifying an optimal activation point for the one or more inspection parameters. The optimal activation point comprises at least one of the plurality of activation points producing an optimal response for the one or more inspection parameters.
US09488618B2	Generator retaining ring and other component thermal degradation evaluation by eddy current non-destructive examination Eddy current non-destructive examination and evaluation of physical properties of a component, such as a generator retaining ring, after experiencing potentially degrading thermal exposure during any stage of manufacture, assembly and service use, is performed to determine whether it is acceptable for service use, requires further modification (e.g., additional heat treatment processing) or whether is permanently unsuitable for service. Eddy current test measurements are correlated with component temperature exposure (e.g., absolute temperature and/or cumulative time-temperature heat absorption) and cumulative alteration of the component physical properties, such as, among others, material yield strength (YS), toughness, and tensile ductility. Using the eddy current test measurements and reference data correlating electrical conductivity with ring material thermal exposure, the component's physical properties are evaluated to determine its serviceability. The testing can be performed in situ in the field, such as for evaluation of generator rings within field serviced generators.
US09488616B2	GeLC-MS using stain free technology Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a protein sample for mass spectroscopy. The method includes separating proteins of the sample on an electrophoresis gel; contacting the proteins with a halo-substituted organic compound; exposing the gel to UV light; detecting fluorescence emitted from the electrophoresis gel; excising at least one portion of the electrophoresis gel based upon the detected fluorescence, wherein said at least one portion contains proteins of the protein sample; and subjecting proteins from the at least one portion to mass spectroscopy. Using this method, more proteins can be identified by GeLC-MS than when the electrophoresis gel is treated with a protein stain or subjected to the gel handling steps accompanying such treatment.
US09488614B2	Localized desalting systems and methods Example apparatus, systems and methods to desalt a sample are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a substrate and a sensor disposed on the substrate. The sensor has a surface functionalized with a binding agent to interact with an analyte in a liquid sample when the liquid sample is in contact with the sensor surface. The example apparatus further includes an electrode disposed on the substrate to create an electric potential and move ions in the sample away from the surface of the sensor.
US09488613B2	Systems, devices and methods for multiplexed diagnostics Exemplary embodiments provide diagnostic devices, systems and methods for determining the presence or absence of one or more markers or characteristics in one or more samples. An exemplary diagnostic device may display a first two-dimensional machine-readable output to indicate the presence or absence of a first characteristic in a sample. Similarly, the exemplary diagnostic device may display a second two-dimensional machine-readable output to indicate the presence or absence of a second characteristic in a sample. An image capture device may be used to automatically detect the two-dimensional machine-readable output appearing in the diagnostic device. A computational device may be used to automatically determine whether the presence or absence of the first characteristic and/or the second characteristic based on the two-dimensional machine-readable output displayed in the diagnostic device.
US09488611B2	Low-conductivity contacting-type conductivity measurement A method of measuring low conductivity of a liquid sample using a contacting-type conductivity sensor is provided. The method includes applying a first excitation current to a contacting-type conductivity sensor at a first drive frequency. A first voltage response to the first excitation current is determined. A second excitation current is applied to the contacting-type conductivity sensor at a second drive frequency higher than the first drive frequency. A second voltage response to the second excitation current is determined. A conductivity output is provided based, at least in part, on the first and second voltage responses. A system for measuring conductivity of a liquid at or below 100 μS/cm is also provided.
US09488610B2	Weaving method for producing a plurality of moisture sensors for a device for monitoring a patient access A weaving method for producing a plurality of moisture sensors for a device for monitoring an access to a patient, in particular for monitoring the vascular access in an extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the moisture sensors are woven. During the weaving of the moisture sensors, non-conductive warp threads, non-conductive weft threads, conductive warp threads and conductive weft threads are disposed in the textile two-dimensionally extending structure, such that spatially demarcatable structures of electrical strip conductors are created. The strip conductor structures can be produced by spatial separation or contacting of the conductive warp or weft threads. In order to be able to produce the moisture sensors cost effectively in large numbers, a plurality of individual moisture sensors are repeatedly woven each time beside one another normal to the production direction on a common woven fabric web as the web progressively advances, so that the width of the woven fabric web is occupied in the best possible way by as many moisture sensors as possible. The individual moisture sensors are separated from one another after weaving.
US09488608B2	Method for determining the dew point of a vaporised hydrocarbon feedstock The invention provides a method for determining the dew point of a vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising heating a hydrocarbon feedstock and a hydrocarbon diluent to a first temperature and maintaining the feedstock and diluent at that temperature until all hydrocarbon feedstock is vaporized and a homogeneous mixture is obtained; passing a first flow of the mixture through a first zone maintained at a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; halting the first flow; passing a sweep gas through the first zone and providing the sweep gas to a detector for detecting hydrocarbons; decreasing the temperature of the first zone, wherein steps (c) to (f) are repeated at least until a hydrocarbon presence is detected in the sweep gas.The invention further provides a method for measuring the dew point of a steam cracker feed and a system for determining the dew point of a vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock.
US09488602B2	Radioactive substance detection device, radiation source location visibility system, and radioactive substance detection method A radioactive substance detection device that detects a radioactive substance being present in a specified direction. A radiation detection element having a thickness that stops and detects a characteristic X-ray arriving from a radioactive substance being present in the specified direction that radiates both gamma rays and the characteristic X-rays, and allows the gamma ray arriving from the radioactive substance to pass through. A screening body having a thickness that screens out characteristic X-rays of radiation which arrives from directions other than the specified direction and allows gamma rays of radiation which arrives from directions other than the specified direction to pass through.
US09488600B2	Radio-frequency nanopore sensor An electrically conductive nanoscale sensor includes a nanoscale pore that may be employed as a first antenna to provide precise localized measurements of the impedance-altering characteristics of a molecule such as DNA or RNA or the like passing through the pore. The use of radiofrequency measurements via a second antenna communicating with the first antenna promises high-speed analysis of long molecules (polymers).
US09488591B2	Front quartersphere scattered light analysis A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The optical collection and detection system features, in the front quartersphere, a light channel assembly for collecting light reflected from the surface of the workpiece, and a front collector and wing collectors for collecting light scattered from the surface, to greatly improve the measurement capabilities of the system. The light channel assembly has a switchable edge exclusion mask and a reflected light detection system for improved detection of the reflected light.
US09488590B2	Method for evaluating cosmetic for effectiveness in improving wrinkles The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rapid and widely practicable cosmetic-evaluating method for evaluating the performance of candidate cosmetics in improving wrinkles in the horny cell layer. Provided is a method for evaluating the effectiveness in wrinkle improvement of a candidate cosmetic by immersing a horny-cell-layer sheet having creases and wrinkles in the candidate cosmetic, and verifying the disappearance of the creases and wrinkles after drying, whereby the purpose is achieved.
US09488587B2	System for detecting double-feed flat items A system for detecting double-feed flat item conveyed in a mail processing machine, including a detection for directing a beam of radiant energy toward the moving flat items, scanning them with the beam and receiving at least a portion of the beam of radiation reflected from them. The detector includes a triangulation sensor for providing an output proportional to the position at which the reflected portion of the beam is received, and means for determining from the output, the distance (d) between the radiation source and the point of reflection of the beam on the moving flat items, and providing a signal (S) representative of said distance; and a controller configured to receive the signal (S) and generate an output signal (V) indicative of a flat item profile and a double-feed condition when it detects a significant break point or slope change of the signal from a first direction to a second direction.
US09488582B2	Methods for measuring concentrations of chlorinated solvents through raman spectroscopic observation of the vibrational modes of water Method for determining concentration of a chlorinated solvent in a non-turbid aqueous solution sample containing the chlorinated solvent is disclosed. The method includes developing a calibration profile relating intensities of Raman returns at a predetermined Raman shift associated with O—H stretching region of water for non-turbid aqueous chlorinated solvent calibration solutions of known concentrations. Intensity of Raman return at the predetermined Raman shift associated with O—H stretching region of the non-turbid aqueous solution sample is measured and compared to the calibration profile to determine the concentration of the chlorinated solvent in the non-turbid aqueous solution sample. For turbid solution samples, a method using turbidity-corrected intensity for the solution sample is disclosed. Alternatively, for turbid solution samples, a method employing a calibration profile utilizing turbid calibration solutions is disclosed.
US09488581B2	Arrangement for optical measurement of a process variable and measuring device comprising such an arrangement An arrangement for optical measurement of at least one process variable in a medium, comprising: at least one light source; at least one light receiver; an optical sensor element at least one data processing unit; and a light conductor. The light conductor connects the light source with the optical sensor element and the optical sensor element with the light receiver. The light conductor is embodied with at least three arms, wherein the first arm is arranged at the light source, the second arm is arranged at the light receiver and the third arm is arranged at the optical sensor element first arm and the second arm combine to form the third arm. The invention relates further to a measuring device comprising an above described arrangement.
US09488580B2	Menthol detection on tobacco A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided.
US09488575B2	Mobile device which senses particulate matter and method of sensing particulate matter with the mobile device A mobile device which senses particulate matter is provided. The mobile device includes a housing having an air flow path through which air flows when the mobile device is shaken; an inertia sensor that detects acceleration of the mobile device; a light-scattering type sensor that irradiates the air flow path with light and detects particulate matter in air flowing through the air flow path; and a controller that includes a counter for counting the particulate matter detected by the light-scattering type sensor, and a flow rate calculator for detecting an air flow rate of the air flow path based on a detection signal of the inertia sensor.
US09488574B2	Device for imaging the interior of an optically turbid medium and receptacle unit for such a device A device (1) for imaging the interior of an optically turbid medium is provided. The device comprises a receptacle (3; 103) structured to accommodate an optically turbid medium for examination and an optically matching medium filling a space between an inner surface (6; 106) of the receptacle (3; 103) and the optically turbid medium. The device comprises at least one light source generating light to be coupled into the receptacle (3; 103) and at least one detector for detecting light emanating from the receptacle (3; 103). A coupling surface (10; 110) optically coupled to the inner surface (6; 106) of the receptacle and a coupling member (11; 111) optically coupled to the light source and the detector are provided. The coupling surface (10; 110) and the coupling member (11; 111) are movable to a plurality of different positions relative to each other and structured to establish an optical connection from the light source to the inner surface (6; 106) of the receptacle and from the inner surface (6; 106) of the receptacle to the at least one detector in the plurality of different positions.
US09488571B2	Two-dimensional spectral imaging system Systems, including methods, apparatus, and algorithms, for spectrally imaging a two-dimensional array of samples.
US09488570B2	Systems and methods for pressure differential molecular spectroscopy of compressible fluids Described herein is a spectroscopic system and method for measuring and monitoring the chemical composition and/or impurity content of a sample or sample stream using absorption light spectroscopy. Specifically, in certain embodiments, this invention relates to the use of sample pressure variation to alter the magnitude of the absorption spectrum (e.g., wavelength-dependent signal) received for the sample, thereby obviating the need for a reference or ‘zero’ sample. Rather than use a reference or ‘zero’ sample, embodiments described herein obtain a spectrum/signal from a sample-containing cell at both a first pressure and a second (different) pressure.
US09488568B2	Polarization analysis apparatus Provided is a polarization analysis apparatus that can quickly measure the polarization properties of a sample. The polarization analysis apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light in a predetermined wavelength region, a polarizer configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source, a spatial phase modulator configured to transmit the light from the sample, an analyzer configured to transmit the light that has passed through the spatial phase modulator, and an imaging spectrometer configured to receive the light that has passed through the analyzer. The spatial phase modulator is formed of a birefringent material, and is configured to have different phase differences at respective positions in a first direction in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis. The imaging spectrometer disperses the received light in a second direction that is different from the first direction in the plane orthogonal to the optical axis.
US09488563B2	Systems and methods for detecting an analyte of interest in a sample using microstructured surfaces Method for detecting an analyte of interest in a sample. The method can include providing a container comprising a microstructured surface, and centrifuging the container toward the microstructured surface to form a sediment and a supernatant of the sample. Following centrifugation, the container can be inverted to decant at least a portion of the supernatant of the sample from the second portion, such that a concentrate (e.g., comprising the sediment) of the sample is retained in the microstructured surface. The concentrate can then be interrogated in the microstructured surface for the analyte of interest. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the second portion can be substantially transparent, such that the concentrate can be interrogated from the outside of the container, without requiring that the container be opened prior to interrogation.
US09488560B2	Device with position-limit spring for alternating tension-compression cyclic test A rock sample fixing device with position-limit spring components for cyclic tension and compression tests including: a lower clamp and an upper clamp; the lower clamp including a lower connector connected to a loading base at a bottom of a testing machine, a lower end cap for fixing samples, a lower chain connecting the lower connector and the lower end cap, a first central position-limit mechanism, a second central position-limit mechanism, and a first hydraulic mechanism; the upper clamp including an upper connector connected to a loading base at a top of the testing machine, an upper end cap for fixing samples, an upper chain connecting the upper connector and the upper end cap, a third central position-limit mechanism, a fourth central position-limit mechanism, and a second hydraulic mechanism.
US09488558B2	Device and method for detecting the tension on a guide rope of a hanging scaffold in a construction shaft The present invention discloses a device and a method for detecting the tension on a guide rope of a hanging scaffold in a construction shaft. The guide rope is released by a winch, rounds over a hoisting sheave, is connected to the hanging scaffold, and then is tensioned up; the hoisting sheave is disposed at a position above the winch, and the device comprises a slide device, two tension ropes, and a pull rope, wherein, the slide device is fitted around the guide rope, the two tension ropes are fixed to the two sides of the slide device respectively and arranged parallel to the guide rope, the pull rope is fixed to the lower part of the slide device and arranged perpendicular to the guide rope. On the basis of the basic principles of mechanics, the force applied on the guide rope can be calculated indirectly according to the proportional relation between the forces applied on the tension rope and guide rope and the lengths of the ropes. The device disclosed in the present invention is simple, and the method disclosed in the present invention is skillful. The device and method are applicable to thick and thin steel wire ropes and highly universal, and are low in cost.
US09488556B2	Cryogenic storage system for thermolabile specimens The invention concerns a storage device (23, 45) for storing receptacles (10), preferably cryo-vials (10), in a carrier structure (3), the storage device (23, 45) comprising pockets (20) each for holding an individual receptacle (10), wherein the pockets (20) are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis (59) and the storage device (23, 45) being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles (10) into and from said pockets (20) in longitudinal direction (60) and/or in lateral direction (61). Also a storage and storage-access system according to the invention is indicated.
US09488554B2	Method and system for reducing curtaining in charged particle beam sample preparation A method and system for exposing a portion of a structure in a sample for observation in a charged particle beam system, including extracting a sample from a bulk sample; determining an orientation of the sample that reduces curtaining; mounting the sample to a holder in the charged particle beam system so that the holder orients the sample in an orientation that reduces curtaining when the sample is milled to expose the structure; exposing the structure by milling the sample in a direction that reduces curtaining; and imaging the structure.
US09488551B2	Dried sample carrier having dissolvable sample regions Described are sample carriers and methods of extracting a fluid sample from a dried sample on a sample carrier. The sample carrier has a first carrier portion that receives a fluid sample, and includes a material that adsorbs the fluid sample and dissolves upon application of a solvent. A second carrier portion is attached to the first carrier portion and includes a material that is indissolvable in the solvent. The first carrier portion having a dried sample is dissolved into a solution upon application of the solvent. The solution can be analyzed to determine constituents in the extracted sample. The sample carrier can conveniently be in the form of a card or a dipstick. In alternative embodiments, a carrier portion that includes the dried sample is indissolvable in the solvent but is released from another carrier portion through application of a solvent to an intervening dissolvable carrier portion.
US09488547B2	Modular system for evaluating helmet and suspension materials for protection of neural cells from simulated trauma A modular system is designed to interface cell cultures to a shock tube (simulated blast) and/or drop tower (simulated blunt impact) for testing of helmet and helmet pad materials for mitigating cell injury. It includes a set of layers including helmet material, optionally helmet pad, simulated skin, simulated skull, and simulated bulk brain tissue.
US09488541B2	Pressure sensor, microphone, and acoustic processing system According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes: a base body; a sensor section; and a processing circuit. The sensor section includes: a transducing thin film; a first strain sensing element; and a second strain sensing element. The transducing thin film has a film surface and is flexible. The processing circuit is configured to output as an output signal at least one of a first signal obtained from the first strain sensing element upon application of external pressure to the transducing thin film and a second signal obtained from the second strain sensing element upon application of the external pressure to the transducing thin film.
US09488539B2	Device for determining the torque applied to a crankset shaft A device (1) for determining the torque applied to a crankset shaft (10) moveable in rotation about an axis of rotation, includes a supporting element (50). The crankset shaft (10) has two separate parts that are moveable in rotation, the supporting element being designed to keep the two parts substantially coaxial with the axis of rotation. Furthermore, the two parts have respective contact elements designed to transform the rotational movement of one of the two parts into a simultaneously translational and rotational movement of the other of the two parts, as well as stop element designed to cooperate with the supporting element. The device also has at least one sensing element (80) designed to provide a signal representing a mechanical stress applied to the at least one sensing element, and a processing module configured to determine the torque as a function of the signal.
US09488538B2	Pressure mapping and orientation sensing system This disclosure if directed to an improved pressure, force, and orientation sensing system, which may be applied to various industrial articles or sports equipment, fore remote performance analysis and user interface. Where applied to sports equipment, including a golf club, the sensor array of flexible and resilient piezo-resistive material permits collection of grip force data for an array of positions around and along the golf club grip handle; for the analysis, processing and communication of the data once collected, and a method of providing automated golf instruction using a force sensing golf grip of the present invention. Where applied to improved manufacturing lines and shipping of containers, force sensing packages may be equipped with the sensor arrays disclosed herein. The force sensing package is of similar shape to a standard sized package the ordinary forces on which are being tested and by the sampled force sensing package. Control and display software collects the force sensing data, and possibly other data (including motion and orientation data), and communicates it to analytics and display software remote from the device. The force sensing package is comprised of layers, at least two of the layers of which is a force sensing material and a related electrode array. Shapes disclosed are cylinders (cans), cylinders with conic portions (bottle), and parallelepipeds (boxes).
US09488537B2	System and method for determining stress of a component made of magnetizable material The present system determines a significant stress value (σ) of a component made of magnetizable material. The system has a generating stage for generating a magnetic field of varying amplitude (H); and also includes a pickup stage for acquiring a Barkhausen noise signal (MBN) alongside variations in the amplitude (H) of the magnetic field. The system is characterized by having a processing unit for calculating the reciprocal (1/MBNmax) of the maximum value (MBNmax) of the signal (MBN), alongside variations in the amplitude (H) of the magnetic field. The processing unit has a memory stage storing a linear relation between the reciprocal (1/MBNmax) of the maximum value and the significant stress value (σ).
US09488536B2	Process for manufacturing fabric pressure sensor A process for manufacturing a fabric pressure sensor comprises cutting a sensing fabric to a pre-determined size, connecting a flexible electric wire with a wire of the sensing fabric by sewing, fixing the sensing fabric by means of a clamping positioner at a pre-determined tension, bonding a lower conversion layer with the sensing fabric by means of a lower conversion layer positioning box, bonding an adjustable column with the sensing fabric by means of an upper conversion layer positioning box, and bonding the upper conversion layer with the adjustable column by means of the upper conversion layer positioning box. A tool for manufacturing the sensor comprises an electrical property measuring device, a wire connecting tool, and a sensor structural component assembling tool. The present invention provides an easy and convenient way of manufacturing a fabric pressure sensor, monitoring the quality of manufacture, and enhancing the manufacturing precision and product yield.
US09488534B2	Supercritical total air temperature sensors A total air temperature sensor includes a supercritical airfoil body extending from an airfoil base to an opposed airfoil tip along a longitudinal axis. The supercritical airfoil body defines an interior flow passage with an inlet for fluid communication of fluid into the interior flow passage and an outlet for exhausting fluid out from the interior flow passage. A temperature probe is mounted within the interior flow passage for measuring temperature of flow through the interior flow passage to determine total air temperature.
US09488532B2	Temperature distribution measurement system, temperature distribution measurement apparatus, and temperature distribution measurement method A temperature distribution measurement system includes an optical fiber, a laser light source optically connected to the optical fiber, a photodetector configured to detect light backscattered in the optical fiber, and a temperature distribution measurement unit configured to perform correction calculation using a transfer function on a measured temperature distribution obtained from an output from the photodetector. The temperature distribution measurement unit acquires an actual temperature distribution in a location where the optical fiber is laid and determines appropriateness of the transfer function by computing a difference between the measured temperature distribution after the correction and the actual temperature distribution.
US09488530B2	Time-domain temperature sensing system with a digital output and method thereof A time-domain temperature sensing system includes a cyclic delay line, a path selection circuit and a counter. The cyclic delay line includes a plurality of logic components connected. The path selection circuit connects with the cyclic delay line and the counter connects with the path selection circuit. The cyclic delay line is operated to sense and convert a temperature into a time pulse to generate a temperature-related time pulse width signal, and the cyclic delay line is further operated to measure the temperature-related time pulse width signal via the path selection circuit. The cyclic delay line is operated to convert the temperature into the time pulse and the counter is further operated to convert the temperature-related time pulse width signal into a digital signal via the path selection circuit, thereby generating a temperature-to-digital signal.
US09488528B2	Immersion temperature sensor A temperature sensor (100, 200, 300) has a thermocouple (101), with a measurement point (102), and a holder (103), with a contact surface (152) and an opening (104). Electric connections (105) of the thermocouple are led through the opening, starting from the measurement point. A first metal jacket (106) is arranged on the contact surface or passes through such that an interior (107) of the first metal jacket is connected to another side of the holder and the measurement point is arranged in an interior (108) of a second metal jacket (109). The second metal jacket is located at least with one section (110) in the interior of the first metal jacket and can be or is connected at least by a partial area of this section to the first metal jacket such that the second metal jacket is fixed in its position relative to the first metal jacket.
US09488525B2	Method and apparatus for femtosecond laser pulse measurement based on transient-grating effect Apparatuses and method for real-time measuring ultrashort pulse shape and pulse width. Transient-grating effect on a transparent optical medium is used to generate a reference beam. A black plate with four equal-sized holes divides the incoming laser beam into four beams, one of which is attenuated and introduced an appropriate time delay relative to the other three. The four laser beams pass through a concave mirror and are focused onto a nonlinear transparent optical medium. The three beams without attenuation are used to generate a transient-grating light in the transparent medium. The transient-grating light is collinear and overlapped with the fourth attenuated beam. According to the third-order nonlinear effect, the transient-grating light has a broader spectral bandwidth and more smooth spectrum phase with respect to the incident laser. By measuring the spectral interference, the spectrum and spectral phase may be retrieved by spectral interferometry.
US09488523B2	Arrangements for lead pins in a spectroscope A spectroscope comprises a package provided with a light entrance part, a plurality of lead pins penetrating through a support part opposing the light entrance part in the package, and a spectroscopic module supported on the support part within the package. The spectroscopic module has a light detection unit provided with a light transmission part for transmitting therethrough light incident thereon from the light entrance part and a spectroscopic unit, secured to the light detection unit so as to be arranged on the support part side of the light detection unit, including a spectroscopic part for spectrally resolving the light transmitted through the light transmission part while reflecting the light to a light detection part. The lead pins are fitted into fitting parts provided with the light detection unit and electrically connected to the light detection part.
US09488518B2	Brightness calculating apparatus, control method for brightness calculating apparatus, and display apparatus A brightness calculating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a setting unit configured to set an calculation target position on an emission surface; a sectioning unit configured to section a plurality of light sources into a plurality of sectioned regions in accordance with the calculation target position set by the setting unit; and a calculating unit configured to calculate the brightness at the calculation target position when light is emitted from the plurality of light sources by calculating, for each of the sectioned regions, the brightness at the calculation target position due to light sources in the sectioned region and summing up calculation results of the respective sectioned regions, wherein the sectioning unit sections light sources outside of a predetermined range from the calculation target position more roughly than light sources inside of the predetermined range from the calculation target position.
US09488516B2	On-tool mass flow controller diagnostic systems and methods Mass flow controllers with on-tool diagnostic capabilities and methods for on-tool diagnosis of mass flow controllers are disclosed herein. One disclosed method includes providing current to two heating-sensing elements of a mass flow sensor and modifying current through at least one of the heating-sensing elements. Reference data is obtained that characterizes proper operation of the mass flow sensor, and one or more flow sensor signals from the mass flow sensor are analyzed in connection with the reference data to assess whether the mass flow sensor is operating properly.
US09488512B2	Semi-empirical mass flow model and calibration method for undeveloped flow regions in an air seeder A method of determining a mass flow rate of product being applied with an agricultural implement includes the steps of: calibrating a pressure drop across a known distance in an air line at a number of air flow rates; metering a product at a desired application rate into the air line at a selected air flow rate; establishing a pressure drop across the known distance at the selected air flow rate, while the product is being metered; calculating a specific pressure drop by dividing the established pressure drop by the determined pressure drop; ascertaining the values of parameters A and B using the mathematical expression: α=1+Aμ+B√{square root over (μ)} where: α=specific pressure drop; μ=mass loading ratio; and A and B=parameters based on measured data for the specific product being applied; and estimating a mass flow rate of the product being applied.
US09488511B2	Magnetic flowmeter with vapor permeation sensor A magnetic flowmeter includes a pipe having a non-conductive liner, afield coil adjacent to the pipe and configured to generate a magnetic field across a fluid flowing through the pipe, a first electrode located in a first tunnel passing through the pipe and into the liner, and a second electrode located in a second tunnel passing through the pipe and into the liner. The electrodes are configured to sense a voltage induced by the magnetic field across the fluid flowing through the pipe. The flowmeter also includes a sealed compartment attached to the pipe and enclosing the field coil, the first electrode, or the second electrode. The flowmeter further includes a vapor sensor within the sealed compartment configured to sense relative humidity in the compartment, and an electronics compartment having transmitter circuitry connected to the field coil, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the vapor sensor.
US09488510B2	Product dispensing system A flow sensor includes a fluid chamber configured to receive a fluid. A diaphragm assembly is configured to be displaced whenever the fluid within the fluid chamber is displaced. A transducer assembly is configured to monitor the displacement of the diaphragm assembly and generate a signal based, at least in part, upon the quantity of fluid displaced within the fluid chamber.
US09488504B2	Electronic device moisture indicators Electronic devices may have sensitive circuitry. To determine whether an electronic device has been exposed to excessive amounts of moisture, the electronic device may be provided with a moisture indicator. The moisture indicator may have a wicking layer of white paper and a red dye layer. If a portion of the moisture indicator is exposed to moisture, red dye may bleed into the white paper. The moisture indicator may be mounted in an input-output port opening or other portion of the electronic device where the state of the moisture indicator is visible. The moisture indicator may have sealed edges to reduce sensitivity to small amounts of moisture intrusion. Different regions of the moisture indicator may be provided with different sensitivities by forming structures that have altered moisture flow properties, by altering wicking layer thicknesses, or by otherwise spatially modifying moisture sensitivity.
US09488502B2	Optical encoder having a positioning device with light penetrating areas disposed between a light emitting module and a light separating structure An optical encoder includes a light emitting module, a positioning device and a light separating structure. The light emitting module emits a light beam illuminating an illumination area of the positioning device. The positioning device includes light penetrating areas arranged in a dislocation manner. The light penetrating areas sequentially move into the illumination area. The light separating structure is disposed in the path of the light beam. The positioning device is disposed between the light emitting module and the light separating structure. When part of the light beam penetrates one of these light penetrating areas and is transmitted to the light separating structure, the light separating structure transmits the light to a sensing area and forms at least one first positioning optical pattern. The distance between two first positioning optical patterns formed by two adjacent light penetrating areas is greater than the pitch between the two adjacent light penetrating areas.
US09488500B2	Position measurment apparatus for measuring position of mobile object on the basis of refelected wave A reflector apparatus includes reflectors, which respectively radiate reflected waves in predetermined polarization directions. A polarized wave information reading circuit fixed to a moving body radiates a radio wave toward the reflecting apparatus from a transmitting antenna, receives reflected waves from the reflecting apparatus, and generates a received level difference signal that corresponds to a polarization direction of the received reflected waves. A position calculating circuit calculates a position of the polarized wave information reading circuit based on the received level difference signal.
US09488492B2	Real-time system for multi-modal 3D geospatial mapping, object recognition, scene annotation and analytics A multi-sensor, multi-modal data collection, analysis, recognition, and visualization platform can be embodied in a navigation capable vehicle. The platform provides an automated tool that can integrate multi-modal sensor data including two-dimensional image data, three-dimensional image data, and motion, location, or orientation data, and create a visual representation of the integrated sensor data, in a live operational environment. An illustrative platform architecture incorporates modular domain-specific business analytics “plug ins” to provide real-time annotation of the visual representation with domain-specific markups.
US09488491B2	Navigation device and navigation program product A navigation device includes a travel road specification portion acquiring a current location of a vehicle and specifying a travel road actually traveled by the vehicle, a continuity determination portion determining an existence of a continuity between the travel road and a first road connected to an end point of the travel road, and an extension road designation portion. The end point of the travel road is defined as a reference end point, the travel road is defined as a reference road, and the first road is defined as a determination target road. The extension road designation portion designates the first road as a first extension road when the continuity determination portion determines that the continuity exists between the first road and the travel road.
US09488484B2	Package delivery and carpooling systems and methods Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users; identifying one or more transportation vehicle units for transporting the one or more end users to one or more destination locations based, at least in part, on determining whether the one or more transportation vehicle units have one or more delivery package obligations; and transmitting one or more directives that direct the one or more transportation vehicle units to rendezvous with the one or more end users in order to transport the one or more end users to the one or more destination locations. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US09488481B2	Map presentation for multi-floor buildings Example systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for displaying a map of a multi-floor building are presented. In one example, a first view may be presented for display. The first view may include a floor map of each of multiple floors of a building. The floor maps may be arranged in parallel according to position within the building and displayed at an angle between perpendicular to the floor maps and parallel to the floor maps. During the presenting for display of the first view, a user selection of a first one of the floor maps may be received. In response to the user selection, an animation from the first view to a second view may be presented for display. The second view may display the first one of the floor maps at an angle perpendicular to the first one of the floor maps.
US09488480B2	Method and apparatus for improved navigation of a moving platform A navigation module and method for providing an INS/GNSS navigation solution for a moving platform, comprising a receiver for receiving absolute navigational information from an external source (e.g., such as a satellite), means for obtaining speed or velocity information and an assembly of self-contained sensors capable of obtaining readings (e.g., such as relative or non-reference based navigational information) about the moving platform, and further comprising at least one processor, coupled to receive the output information from the receiver, sensor assembly and means for obtaining speed or velocity information, and operative to integrate the output information to produce a navigation solution. The at least one processor may operate to provide a navigation solution by using the speed or velocity information to decouple the actual motion of the platform from the readings of the sensor assembly.
US09488477B2	Vibrating reed, angular velocity sensor, electronic device, moving object, and method for manufacturing vibrating reed The vibrating reed includes a detection unit that vibrates along the thickness direction of a piezoelectric body when detecting. The detection unit includes a first main surface and a second main surface that face each other in the thickness direction, outside surfaces, a groove that has a groove bottom at a position between the first main surface and the second main surface in a depth direction from an opening provided in the first main surface, an outside surface electrode that is formed on the outside surfaces, and an inside surface electrode that is formed on an inside surface which is opposite the outside surfaces. At least one of the outside surfaces has a non-electrode-formed area where the outside surface electrode is not provided in an area from the end surface which positioned on the second main surface side in the thickness direction to the second main surface.
US09488474B2	Optical system having a return planar waveguide A waveguide apparatus includes a planar waveguide and at least one optical diffraction element (DOE) that provides a plurality of optical paths between an exterior and interior of the planar waveguide. A phase profile of the DOE may combine a linear diffraction grating with a circular lens, to shape a wave front and produce beams with desired focus. Waveguide apparati may be assembled to create multiple focal planes. The DOE may have a low diffraction efficiency, and planar waveguides may be transparent when viewed normally, allowing passage of light from an ambient environment (e.g., real world) useful in AR systems. Light may be returned for temporally sequentially passes through the planar waveguide. The DOE(s) may be fixed or may have dynamically adjustable characteristics. An optical coupler system may couple images to the waveguide apparatus from a projector, for instance a biaxially scanning cantilevered optical fiber tip.
US09488471B2	Methods and systems for navigation and terrain change detection Methods and systems for performing navigation and terrain change detection based on real-time projection of a structured light pattern are provided. In a method for detecting a change in a field of view from a first point in time to a second point in time, a current three-dimensional dataset of the field of view is generated from a point of reference based on data received in real-time. The location of the point of reference is determined based on geo-spatial data. A stored three-dimensional dataset of the field of view generated from data received at the point of reference at the first point in time is accessed; and used to provide one or more alerts which signify changes in the field of view between the current three-dimensional dataset and the stored three-dimensional dataset.
US09488469B1	System and method for high-accuracy measurement of object surface displacement using a laser displacement sensor This invention provides a system and method for the high-accuracy measurement of an object's surface displacement at a plurality of measurement points using a laser displacement sensor and a sensor process that corrects for noise and other accuracy-reducing factors. A camera assembly with an imager and optics package acquires images of an object surface, and a laser assembly projects a line on the object surface. These tasks can include (a) defining patches of the surface based upon a grid; (b) registering the object and aligning the grid with respect to the object; (c) excluding from the analysis of the image, irregular surface features; (d) oversampling one or more patches to improve overall accuracy; (e) specifying measurement resolution (i.e. in the (x, y z) dimensions), including choosing appropriate pixel sizes and number of measurements per measurement point; and (f) selecting optimal acquisition/image formation parameters.
US09488465B2	Level sensor, a method for determining a height map of a substrate using a selected resolution, and a lithographic apparatus The invention provides a level sensor configured to determine a height level of a surface of a substrate, comprising a detection unit arranged to receive a measurement beam after reflection on the substrate, wherein the detection unit comprises an array of detection elements, wherein each detection element is arranged to receive a part of the measurement beam reflected on a measurement subarea of the measurement area, and is configured to provide a measurement signal based on the part of the measurement beam received by the respective detection element, and wherein the processing unit is configured to calculate, in dependence of a selected resolution at the measurement subarea, a height level of the measurement subarea, or to calculate a height level of a combination of multiple measurement subareas.
US09488461B2	Rotation angle detection device A rotation angle detection device includes a magnetic field generation section, a yoke, and a magnetism detection section. The magnetic field generation section has a first end portion and a second end portion. The yoke has such a tube shape that the magnetic field generation section and a rotation axis of a rotating body are located therein. The yoke has a gap at a part in a circumferential direction in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis. The magnetism detection section is disposed in the gap and outputs an electrical signal in accordance with a magnetic field strength in the gap. The magnetic field generation section is disposed in such a manner that a magnetic force line passing through the magnetic field generation section passes through the rotation axis regardless of the rotation angle of the rotating body and the rotation axis passes through the first end portion.
US09488458B2	Measuring device A measuring assembly for quickly and accurately marking a member for cutting includes a squaring tool to mark the member at a selected point. A tape measure is coupled to the squaring tool. Thus, the tape measure is always available to a user while the user utilizes the squaring tool. The tape measure measures a distance on the member such that the member may be quickly and accurately marked for cutting.
US09488457B2	Roofing measuring device A retractable measuring tape with a distal end and a pair of edges and a front clip disposed on the distal end of and a plurality of conspicuous measurement indicia that includes a pair of arrows pointing outward on the edges of the retractable measuring tape to indicate where to place and produce a chalk line utilized by a roofing professional. The device also includes a metal square-shaped casing with a front portion that houses the retractable measuring tape and a retraction spring that retracts the retractable measuring tape and a lock button that is disposed on the front portion of the casing that is integral to the retraction spring. The arrows are an alternating pair of solid arrows and a pair of duel arrows and can also be black or red to provide additional conspicuousness.
US09488454B2	Whistling spinning grenade A whistling spinning grenade has a body defining a body axis and having a sidewall and a hollow interior, the body interior containing a teargas generation component and an ignition component, the body sidewall defining a plurality of passages, each passage communicating from the interior of the body to an exhaust aperture, each exhaust aperture penetrating the body sidewall and defining an exhaust aperture axis, and each exhaust aperture axis being angularly offset from a radius connecting the passage to the body axis, such that it has a tangential directional component with respect to the sidewall, and wherein rotation of the grenade about the body axis is propelled by the expulsion of exhaust gas through the exhaust apertures. The teargas generation component may be proximate the ignition component such that combustion of the ignition component ignites the teargas generation component. The passages and exhaust apertures may be all coplanar.
US09488451B2	Shock hardened initiator and initiator assembly Embodiments of an initiator support assembly that includes an initiator housing including an initiator cavity system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bridge substrate is positioned within the initiator cavity. The bridge substrate includes a substrate base including a uniform first planar surface and an opposed second surface. The bridge substrate further includes a first bridge contact extending over the substrate base. The first bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. A second bridge contact extends over the substrate base. The second bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. The first and second bridge contacts and the uniform first planar surface form a continuous planar mounting surface. An explosive charge, positioned within the initiator cavity, includes a charge mounting surface that is continuously coupled in surface-to-surface contact across the continuous planar mounting surface.
US09488450B2	Sensor system for explosive detection and removal A sensor system for detecting one of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), landmines or other buried explosives, the sensor system is mounted in place of a standard backhoe digging bucket of a backhoe vehicle. The sensor system includes a mounting portion having arc swing points for hanging the sensor system on a backhoe arm, and a holding pin opening for receiving a holding pin when positioned in a mounting position on the backhoe arm; and an electronic sensor wand arm assembly mounted to the mounting portion.
US09488449B2	Operation platform An operation platform (1), comprising: a platform base (20); a movement mechanism (26) connectable to said platform base and, when so connected, configured for displacement of the platform base; at least one operation tool zone (30) on said platform base configured for accommodating thereat at least one operation tool (50); and at least one boom assembly (10) having a first end fixable to said platform base (20), and a second free end (14), the boom assembly being controllable for displacing said second free end towards at least said one operation tool zone (30), coupling the second free end (14) to at least said one operation tool (50) accommodated within the operation tool zone (30), and maneuvering said second free end (14) with at least said one operation tool coupled thereto.
US09488447B2	Personal cooling device for use with body armor A personal cooling device with a network of tubular members, each tubular member having an inner surface defining a flowpath, an outer surface, and at least two channels extending between the flowpath and the outer surface. The network has an inlet. The at least two channels of each tubular member have differently-sized volumes, with the channels having the larger volumes closer to the network inlet than the channels having the smaller volumes. The device also includes a pump having an inlet and an outlet, and a length of connection tubing in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and the inlet of the network of tubular members.
US09488444B2	Time-multiplexed broadband and multi-filtered electro-optic sensor An EO sensor is configured to time multiplex a primary optical channel that provides high detection sensitivity to maintain high SNR and a multi-filtered optical channel that provides detection in different measurement bands (e.g. spectral, polarization, amplitude or phase). The channels may, for example, be time multiplexed based on range to target or within each integration period of the EO sensor. The multi-filtered optical channel uses a field directing array to sample the FOV to form different optical sub-channels that are filtered by different optical filters. These sub-channels may be spatially multiplexed onto different sub-regions of the detector or may be time multiplexed onto the entire detector. The light modulator used to time multiplex the primary and multi-filtered optical channels may be used to time de-multiplex spatially overlapping regions of the FOV onto a pixel of the detector in order to detect high spatial resolution images with low resolution detectors.
US09488442B2	Anti-sniper targeting and detection system An anti-sniper targeting system where a spherical omni-directional depth stereoscopic multi-lens camera, a radar (e.g., LIDAR), and microphone identify, detect, and determine target positions and bearings, detect target weapon flash, detect glint, track bullet trajectory, coordinate, track, share, and assign targets. Target bearings and ranges are determined by sound and heat signature detection from an infrared camera, from glint, and radar to rapidly position a fire control arm with a camera onto assigned targets rapidly from calculations on target positions and optimal trajectory. It may account for firing corrections due to target range and wind effects using wind sensors, terrain data, pressure, temperature, and earth curvature accommodating for bullet trajectory over large ranges. It can be an offensive sniper system whereby a target is locked in spite of movements, such as from a vehicle using stabilizing gyros and accelerometers, image processing, or sensor data to adjust for movements.
US09488441B2	Method and system of mission planning The present invention relates to a method and system for mission planning. The method comprises the steps of: —providing (805) information related to a target scene, said information comprising information related to a plurality of targets, —providing (810) information related to a plurality of resources for target attack, —determining (820) at least one possible attack direction against each target, —determining (830) a target effect associated to attacking the target from each of said determined at least one possible attack direction for each target, —forming (840) a network of possible routes between the targets for the resources, wherein the possible routes are determined based on the possible attack directions related to each target, and —forming (845) the mission plan for fighting the targets based on the determined target effects from the respective attack directions and based on the formed network of possible routes, wherein each target is fighted a predetermined amount of times.
US09488438B1	Small vehicle encapsulation for torpedo tube vehicle launch A containment canister is provided for loading a vehicle. In the canister, the vehicle is restrained by a nose cap and a ring which conforms to an aft section of the vehicle. Longitudinal leads support the vehicle and provide glide surfaces during a launch. A casing with flow ports is affixed to an aft end of the containment canister with the casing encompassing an actuator with an extendable arm and an attached plug. The plug is sized to move in alignment with each canister toward a sealing ring. When the arm is extended; the plug seats against the ring. To eject the vehicle, a signal is sent an actuator to retract the plug aft of the flow ports. As the canister is flooded by a water impulse thru the flow ports; the impulse contacts the aft end of the vehicle to expel the vehicle.
US09488437B1	Firearm mounted video camera system A firearm mounted video camera system that is intended for civilians, law enforcement, and military professionals to generate tangible evidence for examination of firearm shooting related incidents. A mounting frame has a pressure switch grip assembly, a trigger guard cover assembly, a trigger guard side plate assembly, and an audio-visual rail. In addition, the firearm mounted video camera system has an audio-visual recording assembly. The audio-visual recording assembly mounts onto the audio-visual rail. The audio-visual recording assembly has recording means to record audio and/or video recordings of a target and/or surrounding area when a pressure switch of the pressure switch grip assembly is activated. The pressure switch grip assembly comprises a bottom edge, a top end, an exterior face, and an interior face. A pressure switch is cooperatively mounted within the pressure switch grip assembly. The pressure switch grip assembly mounts onto a grip of a firearm.
US09488433B2	Sling recoiling gun stock A gun stock incorporating a buffer tube sleeve; a butt plate extending from the buffer tube sleeve; a spool housing attached to and extending downwardly from the buffer tube sleeve; a spool and axle combination operatively mounted within the housing; a sling having proximal end fixedly attached to the spool; a recoil spring connected operatively to the spool for drawing the sling toward the spool; multiplicities of lugs and recesses, each recess being bounded by a pair of the lugs and the recesses and lugs being formed wholly with the spool; and a pawl and pawl actuator attached to the frame, the actuator being adapted for normally engaging the pawl within at least one of the recesses.
US09488431B2	Pistol with barrel locking device A method of locking a barrel of a firearm with respect to a barrel slide is provided. The method including the steps of: movably mounting a barrel slide to a housing of the firearm; movably mounting a barrel to the barrel slide; movably mounting a pair of locking bodies in a transverse groove of a head of the barrel; and securing a locking block to the housing, wherein movement of the head of the barrel with respect to the locking block in a longitudinal direction causes the barrel to be locked to the barrel slide, wherein the pair of locking bodies engage recesses on the barrel slide when the barrel is locked to the barrel slide, wherein the locking block has two first wedge surfaces which are symmetrical about a longitudinal center plane and the locking bodies are elongated cylinders, the circumferential surface of which has two parallel planar guide surfaces resting in the transverse groove, a second wedge surface which faces the other locking body and interacts with the first wedge surfaces of the locking block, and an engagement surface which faces away from the other locking body in each case and is intended for engaging in the respective recess of the barrel slide when the barrel is locked to the barrel slide.
US09488427B1	Fast access trigger lock This invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting user activation of a button disposed on a trigger lock, communicating with a token located within a proximity of the trigger lock in response to the detection, receiving a user identifier from the token during the communication, determining whether the received user identifier is valid, and unlocking the trigger lock if the user identifier is determined to be valid. Provided that the token is located within the proximity and is valid, the user is only required to make a single contact with the trigger lock to unlock the trigger lock. Unauthorized access to the trigger of a firearm is thereby prevented while permitting an authorized user to quickly use the firearm.
US09488422B2	Grenade and grenade launching apparatus The present invention relates to a grenade that can be fired from a barrel, for recoilless firing. The barrel is open at both ends and is without any flow cross-section constrictions. The grenade is formed of a grenade base body which surrounds at least one explosive charge, and a flow cross-section reduction device for reducing the flow cross-section of the barrel. The device is arranged in the opposite direction to the firing direction X with respect to the grenade base body. The flow cross-section reduction device is connected to the grenade base body, separated from it, via a connecting device, and is connected to it such that it is stable during firing. A grenade launcher or shell firing apparatus has a grenade such as this, and the grenade firing apparatus has a barrel which is open at both ends and does not have any flow cross-section constrictions.
US09488421B2	Coolant system for machine tools A coolant system for machine tools, includes a pump (12) for the coolant, at least one consumer (10), a pressure sensor (24) for detecting an actual pressure (Pi) in the coolant system, a feedback control device (22) acting upon the pump (12) for regulating the pressure in the coolant system to a target pressure (Ps), and a limiting valve (26) for limiting the pressure of the coolant supplied to the consumer, wherein in that the opening pressure (Plim) of the limiting valve (26) is variable and the feedback control device (22) is adapted to adjust the opening pressure in accordance with the target pressure (Ps) such that it is always a certain amount larger than the target pressure.
US09488420B2	Heat conducting sheet A heat conducting sheet includes a first sheet having heat conductivity, a bonding layer disposed on a part of a first face of the first sheet, and a backing separator disposed on the first face entirely. The backing separator has slight adhesion, so that the first sheet can stick to the backing separator. Bonding force between the first sheet and the bonding layer is greater than bonding force between the backing separator and the bonding layer.
US09488418B2	Heat plate structure A heat plate sealing method and structure thereof includes a) providing a bottom plate and a cover plate engaging with each other; b) providing a welding frame; c) disposing the welding frame between the bottom plate and the cover plate; d) placing solder on the welding frame; e) sandwiching the welding frame having the solder thereon between the bottom plate and the cover plate; and f) conducting thermal melting on the solder to seal the bottom plate and the cover plate. Therefore, a sealing structure is strengthened and the airtightness during a sealing process is enhanced.
US09488415B2	Metal melting furnace vortex chamber body and metal melting furnace using the same A metal melting furnace includes: a furnace body including a storage space storing molten metal; a vortex chamber body including a vortex chamber communicating with the storage space, the vortex chamber body including a partition plate serving as a drop weir uprightly formed inside the vortex chamber, the partition plate disposed at a communication side with respect to the storage space in the vortex chamber so that the longitudinal direction of the partition plate follows the communication direction and divides the communication side to form first and second vortex chamber openings positioned at both sides of the partition plate and communicating with both the storage space and the vortex chamber; and a molten metal whirling gap formed between a front end portion of the partition plate positioned inside of the vortex chamber in the longitudinal direction and an inner wall of the vortex chamber body facing the front end portion.
US09488413B2	Gasification system A gasification furnace is provided. The gasification furnace includes an outer shell having an outer shell inlet formed at a top of the outer shell and an outer shell outlet formed at a bottom of the outer shell; an inner shell having an inner shell inlet corresponding to the outer shell inlet, and an inner shell outlet corresponding to the outer shell outlet, and being fabricated by a membrane wall having a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet; a nozzle; a lower shell having a slag exhausting port and a gas discharging port; a cooler having a cooling passage formed therein, a cooler water inlet, and a cooler water outlet; a positioning member disposed between the inner shell and an inner bottom wall of the outer shell; and a gas guiding pipe defining an upper end connected with the cooler, and a lower end extended downward.
US09488409B2	Method for neutralizing or recycling carrier materials for film-like coatings The present invention relates to methods by which to produce sheet-like, wafer-like or film-like forms of drugs, confectionery, other food, cosmetics and the like for oral application or intake. The present invention is more particularly directed to the thermal treatment of carrier materials used in the production of such sheet-like, wafer-like or film-like forms. The thermal treatment removes contaminating or undesired substances from the carrier material.
US09488407B2	Condenser-reboiler system and method with perforated vent tubes A system and method for the concurrent condensation of a nitrogen-rich vapor and vaporization of an oxygen-rich liquid in a distillation column based air separation unit is provided. The disclosed system includes a condenser-reboiler heat exchanger located between a lower pressure column and a higher pressure column and configured to condense a nitrogen-rich vapor from the higher pressure column and partially vaporize an oxygen-rich liquid from the lower pressure column. Within the condenser-reboiler heat exchanger, the nitrogen-rich vapor flows in an upward direction such that any non-condensables present in the nitrogen-rich vapor will accumulate proximate the upper portion or top of the condenser-reboiler modules where they can be easily removed through venting by means of a venting apparatus having a plurality of perforated tubes.
US09488406B2	Refrigerator dispenser and method of illuminating the dispenser A refrigerator dispenser includes a housing assembly having a fascia and a spout, the spout being located so that a dispensed substance passes through the spout when the dispenser is activated. The dispenser also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the housing assembly and a plurality of light sources coupled to the printed circuit board. A plurality of light guides is located adjacent to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of light guides being configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources. A rear wall, bottom wall and sidewalls of the dispenser define a dispensing area, and the plurality of light guides provides illumination to the dispensing area.
US09488405B2	Storage box assembly and refrigerator including the same The storage box assembly includes a storage box, a box cover seated on a top surface of the storage box, a housing which accommodates the storage box, and an auto closing unit which connects a bottom portion of the storage box with the housing to automatically close the storage box. Here, top ends of both sides of the storage box and bottom ends of both sides of the box cover slant downward toward the rear to be engaged with one another.
US09488402B2	Method and device for instant ice usage A system and a method to produce instance ice provide instant ice usage anywhere and anyplace without a refrigerator, electricity or any other ice maker. A portable instant ice piece producing system includes an instant ice piece device being a sealed package holding a coolant proof package filled in a plurality of sealed pocket filled with water fluid, a coolant particle, a water bag filled with water, and a processing circuitry configured to press or knead the instant ice bag and break the water bag such that the coolant particle is mixed with the water released from the water bag and the plurality of sealed water fluids is frozen to a plurality of sealed ice pieces and cut the instant ice piece device to provide the plurality of sealed ice pieces.
US09488401B2	Refrigerator Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a freezing compartment door opening or closing the freezing compartment, and an ice making device disposed on a rear surface of the freezing compartment door. The ice making device includes a case disposed on the freezing compartment door, an ice tray rotatably disposed inside the case, the ice tray making an ice therein, a knob exposed to the outside of the case, the knob being connected to a rotation shaft of the ice tray and rotated by being manipulated from the outside, and an elastic member disposed on the rotation shaft of the ice tray, the elastic member providing an elastic force into the ice tray so that the ice tray is rotated to an original position. Thus, a structure for rotating the ice tray may be simplified.
US09488393B2	Adsorption cell, adsorption cluster and adsorption compressor as well as method of operating an adsorption compressor An adsorption cell suitable for a thermal wave operated adsorption compressor comprising an elongated solid adsorption material extending along an axis, the elongated solid adsorption material and an elongated heat transfer fluid (HTF) channel in direct heat transferring contact with the outside surface of the solid adsorption material. The adsorption material is formed by a stack of units, i.e. pills of adsorption material. Each pill is accommodated in an associated cup from a heat conductive material. The surface conformity and roughness of the bottom of pill of the unit and of top of the pill of the adjacent unit on the one hand and of the cup bottom wall on the other hand are such that any gap between the abutting bottom and cup bottom wall and the abutting top and cup bottom wall is less than 30 micron, preferably less than 10 micron.
US09488387B2	Heat-source selecting device for heat source system, method thereof, and heat source system A heat source system has a plurality of heat sources that can be utilized therein. The plurality of heat sources include unused heat such as sewage and wastewater generated in a facility in which an external load that receives a supply of heating medium heated or cooled by using the heat sources is installed. A system control device (10) of the heat source system determines potential temperatures and amounts of potential heat of the individual heat sources; and selects heat sources based on the potential temperatures and the amounts of potential heat.
US09488386B2	Concentrated solar power system receiver Systems and methods for concentrating and storing solar energy are provided. A solar energy receiver for use with the systems and methods may include a container for holding a solar absorption material, such as a phase change material, and a cooled cover disposed above the container for condensing and collecting vaporized phase change material collected along an underside of the cover.
US09488385B2	Heater including electrical leakage breaker circuit, method of breaking electrical leakage using the same, and bidet including the same A heater includes: a power source for supplying power; a heating section for receiving power from the power source and converting the received power into heat energy; an electrical leakage breaker circuit for cutting off a power transfer from the power source to the heating section; and a control section for receiving leaked current information from the electrical leakage breaker circuit and operating the electrical leakage breaker circuit when the leaked current amount exceeds a preset amount or electrical leakage breaker state information is stored, wherein when the power transfer is cut off, the control section stores the electrical leakage breaker state information.
US09488377B2	Gas oven range A gas oven range may include a cavity forming a cooking chamber in which food may be cooked, and a burner assembly installed in the cavity. The burner assembly may include a burner having flame holes formed therein, and a cover covering the burner to form a burner chamber. The cover may include an inlet that guides air from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber and an outlet that discharges air heated by the burner. An air inlet may be formed at one wall of the cavity to introduce external air into the burner chamber.
US09488369B2	Enhanced flue gas damper mixing device A gas mixing device has a plurality of interleaved rows of adjustable louvers. When at least two flowing gas streams are received that are desired to be mixed, the louvers of each row directs the gas streams in a direction different from that of the adjacent rows, mixing the gas streams. When effectively only a single flowing gas stream is received, the louvers are positioned vertically thereby reducing the pressure drop across the gas mixing device.
US09488368B2	Defrosting a sensor in a vehicle system Systems and methods for defrosting sensing components in fluid sensing system. In one embodiment, the invention provides a defrosting system that includes a sensing system. The sensing system includes a sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the fluid in a tank. The defrosting system includes a fluid pickup line spaced apart from the sensor, and a fluid return line. The fluid return line includes an output. The output is positioned to direct fluid onto the sensing system. In one embodiment, the defrosting system further comprises a pipe configured to provide the fluid to a system external to the tank. The fluid is heated by heat generated by the external system and directed onto the sensing system at least partially defrosts fluid contained within the sensing system.
US09488363B2	Illumination apparatus, driving apparatus and driving method An illumination apparatus disclosed herein includes a first light emitting section, a thermal actuator, and a displacement mechanism. The thermal actuator is configured to generate a driving force on the basis of heat dissipated by the first light emitting section. The displacement mechanism is configured to displace a predetermined object by making use of the driving force generated by the thermal actuator.
US09488360B2	Lighting device with integrated lens heat sink There is provided a lighting device 100 comprising at least one LED-based light source 102 for generating light, and a light exit element 101 which is optically and thermally coupled to the LED-based light source. The light exit element comprises a heat conducting structure 150 arranged for distributing heat generated by the LED-based light source over a predetermined sub area of the light exit element. The heat conducting structure may be embedded in or thermally connected to the light exit element and comprises aligned heat conducting paths 151. The introduction of heat conductive structures into the light exit element that spread heat in the light exit element and may be arranged to conduct heat from a heat sink into the light exit element or from the light exit element to a heat sink makes the light exit element to an integral part of the heat transferring external surface of the lighting device.
US09488359B2	Passive phase change radiators for LED lamps and fixtures Heat management devices and structures are disclosed that can be used in lamps having solid state light sources such as one or more LEDs. Some lamp embodiments comprise one or more phase change radiators that utilize the latent heat of fluids to circulate and draw heat away from the LEDs and radiate the heat into the ambient, allowing for the LEDs to operate at a lower temperature. Some phase change radiators according to the present invention can comprise a main radiator body and multiple radiator coolant loops mounted to the body. The present invention relies on the circulation of heated fluid through the radiator body to radiate heat from the LEDs. The heated liquid moves away from the LEDs and is circulated back to thermal contact with the LEDs thought the coolant loops.
US09488357B1	Lighting apparatus with improved thermal insulation A lighting apparatus is described that may include a ballast housing, a lighting element housing and a ventilation chamber. The lighting element housing may include a lighting element. The ventilation chamber may be disposed between the ballast housing and the light element housing to maintain a predetermined distance between the ballast housing and the lighting element housing to reduce heat transferred from the lighting element to the ballast housing.
US09488353B2	Positioning structure of electrical element of LED lamp A positioning structure of an electrical element of a light emitting diode (LED) lamp for is disposed inside a lamp to clip the electrical element. The electrical element can be a power supply of the lamp or a transformer. The positioning structure includes: a base portion fixed inside the lamp, two spring arms standing upright and extending from two ends of the base portion respectively, and two clipping portions disposed on the two spring arms respectively. The two clipping portions are disposed toward each other to form a concave shape, thereby forming a contact portion in contact with the electrical element and applying a clipping force to the electrical element via the two spring arms.
US09488351B1	System and method for replacing fluorescent bulbs with LED lights in a ceiling fixture with a metal troffer A system and method of converting a light fixture from a conventional light fixture to an LED light fixture. Originally, the light fixture has a sheet metal troffer, a power supply, and receptacles for retaining bulbs. The conversion is accomplished in the following manner. A circuit board assembly is provided that has a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon. An LED power supply is also provided. The original power supply is replaced with the LED power supply. The circuit board assembly is directly mounted to the sheet metal troffer, which acts as a heat sink.
US09488350B2	Recessed lighting fixture and flexibly attached compact junction box A recessed lighting fixture includes a lamp housing and a separate compact junction box, which contains a power supply that drives the lamp and serves in part to divide the interior cavity of the junction box into two separate wiring compartments. The junction box has two end walls spaced along an axis and a releasably secured. The lighting fixture is particularly suitable for retrofit installations, especially where small aperture downlights are desired.
US09488348B2	Troffer light fixture retrofit systems and methods A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes a door assembly and a retainer. The door assembly includes a housing and a light source within the housing. The retainer is fixed to the housing of the door assembly and configured to engage at least one of the troffer housing and a T-bar of a ceiling system to thereby selectively secure the door assembly within the ceiling system. The retainer is positioned such that the engagement between the retainer and the at least one of the troffer housing and the T-bar of the ceiling system is direct.
US09488347B1	Lighting system A lighting system that provides radial and down lighting for dock piles and dock platforms. The lighting system has a cone assembly, a base that mounts onto a dock pile, and an electrical system having at least one light source. A tip cone is mounted onto the cone assembly and may have at least one light slot to emit light from the at least one light source. The tip cone and cone assembly are apex shaped. Extending from the tip cone is a mast bolt that secures to the base and may secure the at least one light source. The lighting system may also have at least one flat mold, and at least one corner mold. Each has at least one channel to receive at least one optic fiber, color bead, and/or rope lighting. A pile wrap assembly has at least two wraps that join around each dock pile.
US09488346B2	Luminaire mounting system A device including a hub portion, said hub portion including an opening with spring-loaded electrical contacts slidably disposed in said opening, a light rail an extended portion and a power contact disposed on the extended portion, wherein the light rail is operable to slide into the opening and couple the power contact to the spring-loaded contact. The extended portion may include an o-ring for fixing the light rail and the hub may have a cable for mounting and coupling power to the spring-loaded electrical contact. Some embodiments may have a second opening in said hub portion, and a second end for the light rail. Power may be coupled through the light rail to hubs on each end.
US09488344B2	Method for producing a lighting device and lighting device A method for producing a lighting device may include: providing a first mount, fastening a second mount to the first mount, at least partially severing the second mount into at least two parts after fastening of the second mount to the first mount, and fastening at least two luminescence diode chips to that side of the second mount which is remote from the first mount.
US09488337B2	Light shield connection film and lighting device including the same Provided is a diffuser for a backlight and display device having the same. The display device may include a case, a display screen provided in the case, and a backlight provided behind the display screen. The backlight may include a first light panel, a second light panel provided adjacent the first light panel, and a diffuser provided over a boundary between the first and second light panels to diffuse light between the first and second light panels. The diffuser may have light blocking regions arranged in a prescribed pattern to diffuse the light.
US09488336B2	Wavelength conversion structure, apparatus comprising wavelength conversion structure, and related methods of manufacture A wavelength conversion structure comprises a sintered body comprising a mixture of a wavelength conversion material and a glass composition, wherein the wavelength conversion material comprises a phosphor and the glass composition comprises ZnO—BaO—SiO2—B2O3.
US09488330B2	Direct aisle lighter A direct lighting fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, and particularly useful for lighting aisles in commercial and industrial environments. An elongated housing comprises several integral elements including a heat sink, opposing side reflectors, and a mount surface. A plurality of light sources is disposed on the mount surface. Each light source or cluster of sources has an optical element such as a lens over it to redirect a portion of the light emitted from the sources in a desired direction, for example, to collimate the light. Reflective elements are placed on both sides of each light source or cluster to redirect light that is initially emitted in a longitudinal direction. The fixture may comprise multiple elongated housings connected together and aligned in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The fixture may also be scalable.
US09488326B2	Battery powered indoor/outdoor decorative table and floor lamp and LED based light bulb Provided is a lamp configured for both indoor use and outdoor use. The lamp may include several features to protect against conditions encountered during outdoor use, such as wind, precipitation, lack of external power, etc. The lamp also defines an aesthetically pleasing design to provide lighting during upscale outdoor events/celebrations, such as weddings, reunions, holiday events, or a private gathering in a backyard. The functional and aesthetic features of the lamp, such as the lamp's capability of operating independent of a power cord while at the same time defining a stylish appearance, may additionally make the lamp desirable for use in indoor environments.
US09488314B1	Pump-less inflation device and inflation method using consecutive chemical reactions A pump-less inflation device including a hollow conical casing, a puncturable membrane, a one-way valve that allows gas egress from the casing, a first chemical that reacts with oxygen and generates heat, and a second chemical that decomposes when heated and releases nitrogen gas. A method of inflating an inflatable object using the inflation device whereby the puncturable membrane is punctured with a puncturing device to allow oxygen to enter the inflation device and react with the first chemical, which generates heat and decomposes the second chemical, which releases nitrogen gas that escapes from the narrow first end of the inflation device. The inflatable object is inflated with the released nitrogen gas.
US09488311B2	Flexible insulation system for high temperatures The present invention relates to a thermal and/or sound insulation system with resistance to elevated temperatures comprising at least one layer of a chemically expanded and crosslinked high consistency (HCR) polysiloxane polymer blend, the process for manufacturing of such system and the use of such system.
US09488310B2	Highly abrasion-resistant polyolefin pipe A pipe- or tube-shaped article having an innermost layer is disclosed which comprises a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin comprising ethylene and an α-olefin. The article provides long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant pipes for mining and other transportation uses. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the article and transporting abrasive materials.
US09488309B2	Valve, pipe and pipe component repair In some implementations, an apparatus includes a body, a receiver in contact with the body, two tensioners operable coupled to the receiver and a strap that includes strong and flexible material in which each end of the strap is attached to one of the two tensioners and the strap is in contact with the body.
US09488307B2	Inflow prevention coupler A coupler is described that precludes fluid communication between the first and second pipes attached on either side of the coupler. The coupler may be used in installations where a line branches off from a sewer main for future connection to a home or other building. The coupler includes a barrier wall located between first and second portions of the coupler, and the barrier wall precludes fluid communication between the first and second ends of the coupler. Moreover, the second portion defines an area of weakness that is designed to fail (e.g., flex or crack) when a failure force is applied near the second end, such as when an exposed (above-ground) portion of piping connected to the coupler is struck. In this way, the barrier wall and the first portion of the main wall can remain intact and continue to protect against entry of fluids into the sewer system.
US09488300B2	Pipe joint An annular sealing material seals a pipe joint between a socket and a spigot. The sealing material includes a bulb part which is composed of a first bulb, a second bulb located closer to the inner side of the socket than the first bulb, and a narrow part present between the first and second bulbs. The first bulb is pressed against the inner circumferential surface of the socket. The second bulb is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the spigot. The second bulb is inclined towards the pipe center from the first bulb in a natural state before it is provided between the socket and the spigot. The inner diameter of the second bulb is smaller than the outer diameter of the spigot in the natural state. The second bulb is extensible in the pipe diameter direction due to elastic deformation of the narrow part.
US09488293B2	On-off microvalve with improved sealing mechanism A microvalve includes a first plate having a surface, a recessed region provided within the surface, a fluid port provided within the recessed region, and a sealing structure extending about the fluid port. A second plate defines a non-movable portion and a movable portion formed within the first opening and having an axis. A surface of the non-movable portion abuts the surface of the first plate, the non-movable portion having first and second openings formed therethrough. The first opening has a notch formed in each of two longitudinally extending side walls thereof. The movable portion defines a displaceable member connected to the non-movable portion by a convoluted spring formed in a second opening. The displaceable member has a tab extending outwardly from each of two longitudinally extending side walls thereof, each tab positioned within one of the notches. The displaceable member is slidingly and axially movable within the first opening between a closed position, wherein the displaceable member cooperates with the sealing structure to prevent fluid communication through the fluid port, and an opened position, wherein the displaceable member does not cooperate with at least a portion of the sealing structure to prevent fluid communication through the fluid port. The notches define stop surfaces that limit travel of the displaceable member between the closed position and the open position.
US09488284B2	Valve with adaptive facial sealing ring A valve including a flow control assembly having an adaptive, floating closure member is provided. In one embodiment, a ball valve includes a floating closure member having a shoulder enclosed within a recess of the valve body. The recess is larger than the shoulder of the closure member and allows axial movement of the closure member with respect to the valve body and along a flow path through the valve. Additional valve systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09488282B2	Gas valve capable of switching for two different gas supplies A gas valve capable of switching for two different gas supplies, has two outlets, two independent rotation positioning areas and two staggered groups of fire holes, one outlet responds to the first gas supply, and the other outlet corresponds to a second gas supply; when the gas valve is mounted on a stove, each outlet is connected to the gas nozzle fit for the corresponding gas supply, then when the corresponding gas supply is used, only the valve rod is switched to the corresponding rotating positioning area, the rotating positioning area corresponds to the corresponding group of fire holes and outlet, only the outlet fit for the gas supply supplies gas to the stove at the moment, and the other outlet is in a closed state all the time, so the gas valve capable of switching for two different gas supplies can be realized without replacing the gas nozzles.
US09488278B2	Static sealing device for wheel hub assemblies connected to constant velocity joints A static sealing device for a wheel hub comprising an inner ring associated with an outer ring of a constant velocity joint coupled with the wheel hub. A first sealing assembly is integrated between the inner ring and an outer ring of the wheel hub to protect respective rolling bodies. A second sealing assembly is integrated between the wheel hub and the outer ring of the joint. The first sealing assembly includes a shield fitted to the inner ring with a sleeve portion thereof and a flange portion extending towards the joint carrying an annular signal generating element and a tubular support element which projects axially from the flange portion. The second sealing assembly includes a tubular core having opposite ends embedded in an elastomeric material forming a sealing lip towards the joint and an elastically deformable annular tooth for engaging with a complimentary feature of the tubular support element.
US09488277B2	Seal assemblies for reciprocating and rotary applications Low-pressure and high-pressure reciprocating and rotary applications use seal assemblies to prevent leakage. One embodiment of a seal assembly includes a major annular body having opposing spaced-apart annular lips extending from a heel portion with a bore extending through the heel portion. A first spring is disposed between the lips, biasing the lips apart. A minor annular body extends from one of the lips of the major annular body. The minor annular body has opposing spaced-apart walls that extend from a base region and form a pocket. A second spring is disposed in the pocket between the spaced-apart walls, biasing the walls apart. During actuator operation, pressurized fluid urges one wall of the minor annular body against a pump head surface to produce a face seal and one of the lips of the major annular body against a rod surface to produce a radial seal.
US09488276B2	Sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having a coating The present application relates to a sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having at least one sliding surface which has a coating which has, from the inside outwards, a metal-containing bonding layer and a DLC layer, where the DLC layer is an amorphous hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon layer which has a DLC main layer which extends from the bonding layer to an adjoining DLC covering layer and has a carbon content of more than about 98.5 at %, oxygen and/or hydrogen and/or nitrogen in a proportion of in each case less than about 0.5 at % and an sp2/sp3 ratio of the carbon in the range from about 1 to about 3, and a DLC covering layer which extends from the DLC main layer to the surface of the sliding element and has a lower carbon content and/or higher oxygen content and/or higher hydrogen content compared to the main layer and also metals and/or metal oxides and an sp2/sp3 ratio of the carbon in the range from about 1 to about 3.
US09488275B2	Sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having a coating The invention relates to a sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having at least one running surface. The running surface comprises a coating, which from the inside to the outside has at least one first adhesive layer, a hard hydrogen-free DLC layer, a second adhesive layer, a soft hydrogen-containing, metal and/or metal carbide-containing DLC layer, which is softer than the hard hydrogen-free DLC layer, and a hard hydrogen-containing DLC layer, which is harder than the soft hydrogen-containing, metal and/or metal carbide containing DLC layer.
US09488271B2	Control device for belt-type continuously variable transmission A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission CVT includes an engine 1, a belt-type continuously-variable transmitting mechanism 4; a forward/reverse switching mechanism 3 including a forward clutch 31 and a reverse brake 32; and a hydraulic control circuit 71 configured to control a pulley hydraulic pressure and engagement-element pressures for the forward clutch 31 and the reverse brake 32. The control device includes a selection control means for outputting a pulley hydraulic command to obtain an idle-time clamping pressure which is higher than an idle-time minimum pressure (idle-time MIN-pressure) calculated from an input torque, to the hydraulic control circuit 71, when the engine 1 is in operation during a selection of N-range. A position of an element clearance generated in the belt can be maintained even if drag torque is inputted.
US09488261B2	Hydrostatic transmission In a hydrostatic transmission (HST), a lubricating fluid passage is formed in an input shaft and has a pair of radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports open at an outer peripheral surface of the input shaft. Both of the radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports face a lubricated object of the HST. The lubricating fluid passage includes an axial fluid passage and a pair of radial fluid passages that are extended radially from the axial fluid passage to the outer peripheral surface of the input shaft so as to be radially opposite each other. Open ends of the respective radial fluid passages at the outer peripheral surface of the input shaft serve as the respective radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports.
US09488257B2	Cam device A cam device includes a first member including a plurality of cam followers arranged in a row direction and a second member including a rotatable cam with an engaging groove, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, to be engaged with the cam followers, the second member moving relatively with respect to the first member in the row direction by rotating the cam and making the plurality of the cam followers engage successively in the engaging groove, wherein the second member includes a gear that rotates the cam by engaging with the cam, and second teeth that mesh with first teeth of the gear are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cam.
US09488255B2	Ball screw, seal material, and seal structure A ball screw including: a male component having male grooves on an outer periphery for a ball to roll; a female component fitted together with the male component in an axial direction having female grooves facing the male grooves on an inner periphery for the ball to roll and a circulation path for the ball to circulate; and a seal member at one end, at the other end, or at each of one and the other ends of the female component in the axial direction and including a hole capable of communicating with the inner periphery, a fiber layer having a fitting surface having a convex part capable of being fitted in the male grooves when the male component is inserted into the hole and a surface made of fibers impregnated with rubber or resin, and a rubber or resin layer laminated on a surface opposite to the fitting surface.
US09488248B2	Actuator An actuator includes an output member having an output shaft (9) rotated about a rotation axis (Ar) thereof, a stationary crown gear (5) disposed at an input side of the output member and having a plurality of teeth disposed about the rotation axis in parallel, a wobbling crown gear (6) having a different number of teeth from stationary crown gear (5) about a central axis (Ac) and meshed with the stationary crown gear (5), a plurality of drivers (4) disposed at an input side of the wobbling crown gear (6) about the rotation axis in parallel in a circumferential direction and configured to displace a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) corresponding thereto in the axial direction, and a stopper (5s) configured to come in contact with a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) to restrict inclination of the wobbling crown gear (6) and configured to restrict a meshing depth of the stationary crown gear (5) and the wobbling crown gear (6).
US09488240B2	Friction damper A friction damper includes a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to the support; a friction member which has a hollow cylindrical portion interposed between the support and a main body portion of the rod in the through hole of the support, and which is fixed immovably with respect to the relative movement of the rod in the axial direction with respect to the base body; and a tightening structure provided for the support so as to tighten the hollow cylindrical portion of the friction member onto the main body portion of the rod.
US09488228B2	Bearing arrangement for a steering shaft A bearing arrangement for a steering shaft (10) of a vehicle, having a bearing plate (12) which has an inversion (18) and, at the bottom of the inversion, a bearing seat (14) in which a bearing (16) for the steering shaft (10) is held in such a way that a steering shaft (10) runs obliquely with respect to a plate plane (P) which is defined by the outer edge of the inversion (18), and having an insert (28) which is made from plastic, surrounds the steering shaft (10), and is fitted into the inversion (18), in which the inversion (18) has at least one section (24) with walls which run at right angles with respect to the plate plane (P), and the insert (28) has at least one disk (30, 32) which has a uniform thickness and is fitted into the cross-section of the section (24).
US09488227B2	Variable torque bearing A rolling bearing assembly including at least one hydraulic fluid gallery for adjusting at least one seal is provided. The rolling bearing assembly includes a radially inner ring and outer ring. The radially outer ring includes a first circumferentially extending seal groove. The radially outer ring includes a second circumferentially extending seal groove having a pressure groove therein, and at least one hydraulic fluid gallery including an inlet and an outlet connected to the pressure groove. The at least one seal includes a radially outer end engaged within the second circumferentially extending seal groove, and a radially inner end located in the first circumferentially extending seal groove, and the pressure groove is located inside of an axial end face of the at least one seal.
US09488226B2	Rolling bearing apparatus and lubrication unit A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing portion with an inner ring, an outer ring, balls, and a cage; and a lubrication unit provided adjacently to an annular space formed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The lubrication unit apparatus includes a pump that supplies a lubricant to the annular space and a tank in which a lubricant is stored. The pump has a housing portion filled with the lubricant and a driving portion that drives the lubricant in the housing portion to discharge the lubricant into the annular space. In order to detect insufficiency of the lubricant, the lubrication unit further includes a sensor provided in the pump and having an output that changes according to an amount of the lubricant in the housing portion.
US09488224B1	Ball plug for a bearing race A ball plug seals a bearing race holding ball bearings and grease. The plug has a rubber body with a pair of metal disks on an upper surface. The metal disks are separated by a gap so that when they are urged toward one another, the rubber body is compressed. This allows the outer periphery of the metal disks to be received in a mating circumferential groove provided adjacent an end opening of the bearing race. Upon release of the metal disks, the rubber body relaxes and the plug is securely retained within the opening of the bearing race.
US09488223B2	Guide carriage with fastening bore which is a component of a lubricant flow path A guide carriage for an elongated guide rail includes a main body, an end cap, and at least one row of rolling bodies accommodated in a continuous bypass channel. The end cap bears indirectly against a longitudinal end face of the main body and has a fastening bore through which a fastening screw passes. The fastening screw is screwed into the main body. The continuous bypass channel has a supporting portion and a return channel that are connected via a curved bypass channel that is arranged in the end cap. A lubricant flow path is arranged in the end cap and extends from a lubrication port to the row of rolling bodies. A first cavity is arranged between the fastening bore and the fastening screw. The first cavity forms a component of the lubricant flow path.
US09488213B2	Fastener and fastener installation tool A fastening system including a fastener and a fastener installation tool. The fastener includes a pin member having an elongated shank portion with a threaded portion, a stop shoulder located at an end of the threaded portion, and a pull portion extending from the stop shoulder. The stop shoulder includes an inner annular wall extending longitudinally from the end of the threaded portion, and an inner face extending outwardly and obliquely from the shank portion. The inner annular wall and the inner face form an annular receiving area. The fastener installation tool includes a puller having a front face. The receiving area of the fastener is adapted to receive the front face of the fastener installation tool when the puller engages the pull portion of the pin member.
US09488209B2	Clamp for fastening a panel to a holder and resulting assembly A fastener clip includes a head extended by a hollow body that is to be housed in the orifice of a support and that is to receive the anchor leg of a panel for fastening to the support, the body includes first and second elastically deformable flaps and presents a U-shape with branches including recesses housing said first and second flaps, each first and second flap is provided with at least one inside hook projecting into the inside of said U-shape for the purpose of locking said anchor leg in the U-shape of said fastener clip, and an outside hook projecting to the outside of said U-shape for the purpose of locking said support between said outside hook and said head (2). An assembly includes such a fastener clip.
US09488208B2	Smart material actuated fasteners A smart material actuated fastener is provided. In another aspect, a fastener includes a shape memory material and a non-shape memory material with the shape memory material being a minority of the total fastener materials. A further aspect provides a fastener having workpiece-engaging surfaces made of an inactive and non-shape memory material.
US09488188B2	Compressor A compressor including: a substantially tubular casing; a substantially cylindrical lid that is provided inside an inner periphery of the casing so as to close off both ends of the casing; a space that is enclosed by the lid and an inner circumferential surface of the casing so as to accommodate a blade; and a seal member that is provided so as to extend in a circumferential direction on the space side of an outer circumferential surface of the lid. A recessed portion, extending inward in the radial direction from the outer circumferential surface of the lid, is provided on the lid at a position between the seal member and the end surface at the space side of the lid.
US09488187B2	Seal assembly for centrifugal compressors A sealing system for process gas leakage from a turbomachine casing is provided. The sealing system may include a seal assembly housing coupled to or integral with the turbomachine casing. The seal assembly housing defines a bore configured to receive a rotary shaft and a sealing assembly. The sealing assembly includes a plurality of carbon rings mounted circumferentially about the rotary shaft. The plurality of carbon rings may include an inboard carbon ring configured to prevent flow of a separation gas inboard of the barrier seal, an outboard carbon ring configured to prevent flow of contaminates into the seal assembly housing, and an intermediate carbon ring interposed between the inboard carbon ring and outboard carbon ring. A pressure differential is maintained across the inboard carbon ring, such that the separation gas is prevented from flowing inboard across the inboard carbon ring by a residual portion of a seal gas.
US09488186B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2); a turbine (3); and a bearing housing (4) which has a lubricant device (5) for shaft bearings (6, 7), which lubricant device can be connected via a lubricant feed line (8) to an engine lubricant circuit. A lubricant storage vessel (9) is connected between the lubricant feed line (8) and the lubricant device (5) of the bearing housing (4).
US09488185B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger An exhaust gas turbocharger (1) with a compressor (2) which has a compressor wheel (3) arranged in a compressor housing (4); with a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) arranged in a turbine housing (7); and with a bearing housing (8) which is arranged between the compressor housing (4) and turbine housing (7); and which has a bearing (9) for a rotor shaft (10) which bears the turbine wheel (6) and the compressor wheel (3), wherein the bearing (9) has at least one ceramic insert (11, 12) which is on the bearing housing side and is under compressive prestress, and at least one ceramic insert (11, 12) which is on the motor shaft side and is under tensile prestress.
US09488183B2	Fan rotation speed controlling device A fan rotation speed controlling device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and at least one heat dissipation fan. The first transistor receives a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal. The second transistor and the third transistor amplify the PWM signal. The fourth transistor receives the amplified PWM signal and changes its own working state according to the amplified PWM thereby controlling the magnitude of an output voltage. Consequently, the heat dissipation fan changes its rotation speed according to variation of the output voltage. The fan rotation speed controlling device is applicable to and can control the rotation speeds of a plurality of electrically connected fans which are of different specifications.
US09488182B2	Control shaft seal The propensity for gas leakage around a shaft, which connects volumes of differing pressures, in, e.g., a turbocharger is minimized in a simple cost-effective manner. The addition of a complementary pair of frusto-spherical, conical, or other profiles to the interface of the shaft and its bearing maintain concentricity of the shaft in its bore and thus improve the efficacy of existing sealing protocols.
US09488176B2	Radial valves and pumps including radial valves A valve assembly includes a valve body having an outer surface, and an inner fluid chamber having a central axis. The valve body also has an aperture extending radially through the valve body from the outer surface to the inner fluid chamber. The valve assembly also includes a valve member movably coupled to the valve body. The valve member is configured to move radially relative to the valve body between a closed position preventing fluid flow through the aperture and an open position allowing fluid flow through the aperture. The valve assembly also has a retainer extending across the aperture and the valve member and attached to the valve body. The valve assembly further includes a biasing member coupled to the retainer and the valve member. The biasing member is configured to bias the valve member to the closed position.
US09488175B2	Variable capacity type vane pump A variable capacity type vane pump with a first fluid pressure chamber and a second fluid pressure chamber provided at opposite sides of a pivot point of a cam ring includes a control valve for controlling a drive pressure of working fluid introduced from a pump chamber to the second fluid pressure chamber, a suction pressure of the working fluid sucked into the pump chamber is constantly introduced to the first fluid pressure chamber, and the cam ring pivots in a direction to decrease a discharge capacity due to a pressure in the pump chamber acting on an inner peripheral cam surface during an operation to reduce the drive pressure, whereas the cam ring pivots in a direction to increase the discharge capacity during an operation to increase the drive pressure.
US09488172B2	Pump assembly for a vehicle A pump assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The pump assembly includes a housing defining a cavity extending along a central axis to present a wall disposed radially relative to the central axis and a base transverse to the central axis. The pump assembly also includes a first gear disposed in the cavity. The first gear has a first side and a second side each extending along the central axis. The first side faces the wall and the second side opposes the first side. The first side of the first gear is complementary to the wall. The wall defines a recess adjacent to the cavity and spaced from the base. The recess is in fluid communication with the cavity for providing lubrication between the wall and the first side of the first gear.
US09488169B2	Torque allocating system for a variable displacement hydraulic system Disclosed is a system for allocating torque, supplied in one embodiment by an engine, to multiple variable and fixed displacement pumps coupled together in a series by coupling elements interspersed between the pumps. A controller is included which monitors the torque applied to each coupling element. The controller automatically varies displacement in one or more of the variable displacement pumps to prioritize and allocate torque to optimize available torque while keeping the torque applied to each coupling element within the torque limit for that particular coupling element.
US09488166B2	Electromagnetically driven fluid pump having a center plate with function of centering There is provided an electromagnetically driven fluid pump. Even if deviation of a center plate from the diaphragm arises, centering of the center plate is carried out during the work for setting the center plate to an oscillator. The diaphragm and the center plate are fixed to the oscillator by means of a screw member, the diaphragm has a rising portion fitting to a through-hole at the center of the center plate, and the center plate has a ring-shaped rib on its surface where the screw member is inserted. The screw member is formed integrally with a washer portion and a diameter of the washer portion is nearly the same as an inner diameter of a bottom surface of the rib and the washer portion is formed so as to press a part of the rib in the case of maximum deviation of the center plate from the diaphragm.
US09488165B2	Reciprocating compressor Disclosed is a reciprocating compressor. A cylinder in which a piston makes a reciprocal movement is insertedly coupled to a cylinder part of a frame which fixes a stator of a reciprocating motor, and a collision preventing portion is formed in the cylinder to allow a piston connection portion to collide therewith. Thus, although the piston connection portion overstrokes, the piston connection portion prevent collision force from being transferred to the frame having the cylinder part, whereby a laminated state of the stator can be prevented from being distorted to prevent a degradation of efficiency of the motor, and thus, reliability and performance of the compressor can be enhanced.
US09488162B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate, and a movable portion provided above the electrode, the movable portion being elastically deformable, in which the movable potion includes a shape memory alloy film.
US09488161B2	Thermal expansion drive devices and related methods Thermal expansion drive devices and related methods are provided herein. A thermal expansion drive device can include a driven shaft that is configured to rotate and multiple dual heat exchanger units centered around the driven shaft. The multiple dual heat exchanger units are configured to drive rotation of the driven shaft through the creation of a gravitational imbalance in the thermal expansion drive device as portions of the multiple dual heat exchanger units are heated and cooled.
US09488157B2	Blade balancing A system and method for pressure based load measurement are provided. The system and method measure at least one pressure differential on an airfoil and determine at least one aerodynamic load associated with the at least one pressure differential. The determined at least one load is used to modify characteristics of the airfoil to increase efficiency and/or avoid damage. The determined at least one aerodynamic load may be further utilized to balance and/or optimize loads at the airfoil, estimate a load distribution along the airfoil used to derive other metrics about the airfoil, and/or used in a distributed control system to increase efficiency and/or reduce damage to, e.g., one or more wind turbines.
US09488156B2	Blade sling apparatus and method An apparatus is provided having a sling or sock configured for contacting a wind turbine blade. A reinforcement member attached to the sling or sock. The reinforcement member configured to resist sling or sock collapse and maintain the sling or sock in an open configuration. A method is also provided for moving a wind turbine part, such as a rotor or blade. The method includes the step of attaching a sling or sock to the wind turbine part, where the sling includes a reinforcement member attached thereto.
US09488153B2	Method for operating a glow plug, and glow plug control device A method for operating a glow plug by means of pulse-width-modulated voltage pulses which are generated by controlling a load transistor, wherein a heating current flowing through the glow plug is measured and the duty cycle of the pulse-width-modulated voltage pulses is changed in accordance with values of the heating current. The heating current can be measured by means of a current measurement circuit, through which a sense current flows parallel to the load transistor, and the value of the heating current is calculated by multiplying a measured value of the sense current by a kILIS factor, wherein the temperature of the current measurement circuit is measured and the kILIS factor is defined in accordance with the measured circuit temperature. A glow plug control device is also disclosed.
US09488150B2	Ignition system for internal combustion engine An ignition system for an internal combustion engine that utilizes a single primary coil and a single secondary coil to drive a pair of spark plugs. Current flowing in both a first direction and a second direction passes through the primary coil. The current flowing through the primary coil induces corresponding current in the secondary coil, which flows from the secondary coil to one of two spark plugs. Each spark plug is coupled to the secondary coil such that each of the two spark plugs receives current flowing only in a single direction. The current flowing through the ignition system can be from either a power source or created by the rotation of a flywheel having a series of magnet clusters.
US09488147B2	Starter for an internal combustion engine A starter for an internal combustion engine comprises a starter motor and a starter pinion which can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis of the motor. The starter pinion is rotatably mounted in an eccentric component which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a rotatable transmission component of a transmission that is disposed between the starter motor and the starter pinion.
US09488140B2	Intake air volume measuring device for internal combustion engine Disclosed is an intake air volume measuring device for an internal combustion engine. The device includes an air flow meter located in an intake air path of the internal combustion engine, to measure the volume of intake air into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine based on an output signal of the air flow meter. The output signal of the air flow meter (AFM signal) is sampled in synchronism with the crank angle of the internal combustion engine. With this angle-synchronous processing, the device is capable of obtaining AFM data at equal intervals within a cycle of intake air pulsation, thereby eliminating adverse effects of the intake air pulsation. The device is hence capable of reducing variations in AFM data averages and calculating average flow rates of the intake air with high precision.
US09488138B2	Control device of internal combustion engine The control device of an internal combustion engine of the present invention is a control device of an internal combustion engine in which a bypass channel (25) for bypassing a throttle valve (6) of an engine intake system (5) via an evaporated fuel adsorption device is provided as a fuel emission path to an evaporated fuel adsorption device (22) for adsorbing evaporated fuel in a fuel tank (19), and exhaust gas recirculation is implemented for recirculating exhaust gas via an exhaust gas recirculation passage (17) connected upstream of the entrance of the bypass channel of the engine intake system. An exhaust control valve (18) is disposed in the exhaust gas recirculation passage, intake control valves (27, 28) are disposed in the bypass channel, and when the opening degree of the exhaust control valve is greater than a set opening degree, either the intake control valve is fully closed or the opening degree of the intake control valve is reduced in comparison with times when the opening degree of the exhaust control valve is equal to or less than the set opening degree.
US09488137B2	Systems and methods for controlling fuel vapor flow in an engine-driven generator A portable engine-driven system comprising an engine having an air intake passage, a fuel tank operatively coupled to the engine, a valve, and a pressure regulator. The valve may be coupled between the fuel tank and the air intake passage and configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The first position may allow fuel vapor to flow between the fuel tank and the air intake passage and the second position may inhibit the fuel vapor from flowing between the fuel tank and the air intake passage. The pressure regulator may be positioned in line between the fuel tank and the air intake passage.
US09488136B2	Fuel oxidation reduction for hybrid vehicles Systems and methods to control fuel tank pressure to reduce fuel oxidation in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are disclosed. A method comprises routing vapors from a fuel system canister to the fuel tank to maintain the fuel tank pressure at a desired pressure. In this way, the engine may be maintained off for greater durations while still retaining fuel quality of fuel stored on-board the vehicle.
US09488135B2	Flow rate controller of internal combustion engine A flow rate controller of an internal combustion engine includes a flow rate change section configured by including an EGR valve, a bypass valve, and a diesel throttle, as the flow rate change section capable of changing at least one of a flow rate of exhaust gas that is recirculated to an intake system from an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine via an EGR passage and a flow rate of fresh air that flows into the internal combustion engine. In addition, an ECU is included to realize: an arrival position determining section for determining an arrival position of condensed water in the EGR passage that is moved by the EGR at least either at the time of acceleration or at the time of deceleration of the internal combustion engine; and a control section for controlling the flow rate change section on the basis of the arrival position determined by the arrival position determining section.
US09488133B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2); a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) with a radial flow region (11) and a semi-axial flow region (12) and which has a turbine housing (7) which has a spiral arrangement (9), surrounding the turbine wheel (6) at its outer circumference (8), for supplied exhaust gas; and a guide grate (10) for supplying exhaust gas to the turbine wheel (6). The guide grate (10) has a guide ring (13), which is axially movable in the charger axial direction (L) and is assigned to the radial flow region (11), and a closure sleeve (14), which is axially movable in the charger axial direction (L) and which is assigned to the semi-axial flow region (12).
US09488128B2	Thermal torque engine A thermal torque engine comprising a hot box heated by a thermal agent and a wheel having a plurality of peripherally mounted canisters with diametrically opposed canisters connected by a conduit. One of the pair of canisters having a quantity of refrigerant that is pressurized when within the hot box. The pressurized refrigerant moves to the cooler canister with the process continuing for subsequent paired canisters as long as there is a predetermined thermal difference between the interior and exterior of the hot box.
US09488125B2	Control device of direct-injection engine A control device of a direct-injection engine is provided. The control device includes an engine body having a piston provided inside a cylinder and a combustion chamber formed by the cylinder and the piston, an injector for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber, an ozone generator for generating ozone inside the combustion chamber, and a controller for controlling the injector and the ozone generator. The controller controls the injector to inject a first amount of the fuel and, after this fuel is ignited, to inject a second amount of the fuel, and the controller controls the ozone generator to generate ozone in synchronization with the fuel injection that is performed by the injector after the fuel ignition.
US09488120B2	Apparatus and method for in situ fuel injector calibration in an internal combustion engine An apparatus and method are provided for calibrating injection of fuel into at least one combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine comprises at least one fuel injector and a fuel rail. The fuel rail is pressurized to a fuel rail pressure. The method comprises steps of (a) calculating an indicated torque for the internal combustion engine operating at a target fuelling from inputs comprising a fuelling command; (b) calculating a friction torque for the internal combustion engine from inputs comprising the target engine speed; (c) calculating a torque error from a difference between the indicated torque and the friction torque; and (d) determining a pulse-width correction factor for a first baseline pulse-width applied to actuate the at least one fuel injector whereby the torque error is below a predetermined threshold when the internal combustion engine is operating at the target fuelling.
US09488114B2	Control strategy for dual gaseous and liquid fuel internal combustion engine A control system for a dual gaseous and liquid fuel engine includes an electronic controller configured to receive data from a plurality of sensing mechanisms indicative of an error in a plurality of different engine operating parameters. The electronic controller is further configured to determine a highest priority one of the errors, and limit substitution of the gaseous fuel responsive to a normalized value thereof.
US09488113B2	Gaseous fuel engine and method of operating An engine includes one or more cylinders configured to receive gaseous fuel for use in combustion. Two gaseous fuel injectors per cylinder, include: a first injector directed at the corresponding cylinder and having an injection capacity of a first amount of gaseous fuel per injection, and a second injector directed at the corresponding cylinder and having an injection capacity of a second amount of gaseous fuel per injection, the second amount being greater than the first amount. The engine is operable in a first mode in which a per-cylinder fuel demand is at or below the first amount, and only the first injector is operable for each cylinder. The engine is operable in a second mode in which the per-cylinder fuel demand is greater than the first amount, and only the second injector is operable for each cylinder.
US09488111B2	Dual-port throttle body A throttle body including a body having two ports extending through the body. The two ports arranged in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another. The body has a bridge positioned between the two ports, and the bridge having an inlet end and an outlet end. The bridge is configured to define a peak at the inlet end intersecting a line extending from a center of one port to a center of the other port.
US09488108B2	Radial vane inner air swirlers A swirler includes a swirler body defining a diverging upstream surface defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of swirl vanes extending from the diverging upstream surface. The swirl vanes are angled to impart swirl around the longitudinal axis on a fluid flow over the diverging upstream surface. An airblast injector includes a swirler as described above, and a nozzle body defining an air passage therethrough along the longitudinal axis with a diverging outlet. The swirler is operatively associated with a diverging outlet of the nozzle body. An annular swirler outlet area can be defined between downstream ends of the swirler and diverging outlet of the air passage. A throat area can be defined in the air passage upstream of the diverging outlet thereof. The swirler outlet area can be greater than the throat area.
US09488107B2	Turbine engine fuel injector with leakage flow controlled by position of metering valve A fuel injector for a turbine engine, the injector including a body including a primary fuel circuit and a secondary fuel circuit fed by a metering valve. A leakage channel extends from a zone in fluid flow connection with the primary circuit to a zone in fluid flow connection with the secondary circuit. The leakage channel is configured to be open in a closed position of the metering valve and to be closed by the metering valve moving.
US09488106B2	Assembly formed by a turbine engine and a system for attaching it to an aircraft structure In an assembly including a bypass turbine engine and an attachment system attaching the turbine engine to an aircraft structure, the attachment system includes a mast, at least two rear attachments connecting the mast to two rear attachment points of the turbine engine, and a rear covering covering the rear attachments and providing a streamlined fairing. The rear covering includes two side walls, each including a first portion extending along and in proximity of the mast and extending rearwards, and a second portion projecting sideways relative to the first portion towards its outside, to cover the rear attachments. Each second portion is substantially a bulge and is connected to the first portion along a curved connection line extending between front and rear points situated substantially level with an inner longitudinal edge of the first portion to minimize the impact on a flow of bypass stream leaving the bypass passage.
US09488104B2	Gas turbine engine lubrication system A lubrication system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The lubrication system is configured to provide pressurized air and lubricant to a bearing sump of the gas turbine engine to cool and lubricate a bearing included in the bearing sump.
US09488103B2	Variable cycle intake for reverse core engine A gas generator for a reverse core engine propulsion system has a variable cycle intake for the gas generator, which variable cycle intake includes a duct system. The duct system is configured for being selectively disposed in a first position and a second position, wherein free stream air is fed to the gas generator when in the first position, and fan stream air is fed to the gas generator when in the second position.
US09488101B2	Adaptive fan reverse core geared turbofan engine with separate cold turbine A turbine engine includes a first fan including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis and a reverse flow core engine section including a core turbine axially forward of a combustor and compressor. The core turbine drives the compressor about the axis and a transmission system. A geared architecture is driven by the transmission system to drive the first fan at a speed less than that of the core turbine. A second fan is disposed axially aft of the first fan and forwarded of the core engine and a second turbine is disposed between the second fan and the core engine for driving the second fan when not coupled to the transmission.
US09488100B2	Apparatus and method for oxy-combustion of fuels in internal combustion engines A method and apparatus for the oxy-combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine (ICE) used to power a vehicle converts the free energy available onboard the vehicle in the form of waste heat from the engine exhaust gas stream and coolant system into electrical and/or mechanical energy which energy is used to separate oxygen from air to eliminate or significantly reduce the volume of nitrogen entering the ICE's combustion chamber, and thereby reduce NOx pollutants released into the atmosphere and increase the concentration of CO2 in the engine exhaust stream for capture using an integrated system to compress and increase the density of the captured CO2 for temporary on-board storage until it is discharged at a recovery station, e.g., during vehicle refueling.
US09488099B2	Opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed pistons by linkages with pivoted rocker arms An opposed-piston engine with a single crankshaft has a rocker-type linkage coupling the crankshaft to the pistons that utilizes a rotatable pivot rocker arm with full-contact plain bearings. A rocker-type linkage utilizes a rotatable pivot bearing with an eccentric aspect to vary translation of piston linkage along the axial direction of a cylinder, which shifts the top dead center (TDC) and bottom dead center (BDC) locations of a piston so as to change the volume of charge air compressed during the power stroke.
US09488098B2	Exhaust gas recirculation mixer device A device for mixing exhaust gas in an engine air intake includes a mixing chamber disposed or formed in an air intake conduit, the mixing chamber having an inlet for receiving intake air and an outlet for exhausting the intake air, and having a port between the inlet and the outlet and a mixer tube extending into the port, an end portion of the mixer tube disposed in the mixing chamber shaped as a cylindrical-section having an elongated opening facing the mixing chamber outlet and a wall facing the mixing chamber inlet, a cross-sectional area of the end portion of the mixer tube being at least 40% of a cross sectional area of the mixing chamber at a point where the mixer tube extends into the mixing chamber and an end tip of the mixer tube being spaced from a wall of the mixing chamber opposite the aperture by a distance not more than 20% of a width of the mixing chamber.
US09488096B2	Actuating force transmitting device of an exhaust-gas turbocharger An actuating force transmitting device (10) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), having: a regulating rod (12) which can be displaced by an actuator (11); a guide piece (15) arranged on a free end region (14) of the regulating rod (12); and a lever (16) which is fastened to a guide piece pin (19) of the guide piece (15). There is radial play (SR) between a lever bore (50) and the guide piece pin (19) which extends through the lever bore (50), and there is axial play (SA) between the guide piece (15) and the lever (16). A clamping spring (20; 20′; 20″) preloads the lever (16) relative to the guide piece pin (19).
US09488095B2	Power plant with pressure relief valve A method of controlling a pump (43), including operating an engine (23) having an engine intake (49) coupled to a pump output (51) of a pump, and a transmission (41) coupled to the engine and to the pump, and operating a valve (58) between a pump input of the pump and the engine intake, such that the valve can be opened during a ratio change of the transmission.
US09488094B2	Direct injection gasoline engine and method of controlling the direct injection gasoline engine A direct injection engine includes an ignition assistance section applying energy to fuel injected into a cylinder using an injector to assist auto-ignition combustion of the fuel when the engine is within an auto-ignition combustion operation range. A start time of fuel injection is set within a period from a terminal stage of a compression stroke to a compression top dead center. The energy is applied to the fuel injected into the cylinder in a period from start of the fuel injection to an initial stage of an expansion stroke such that a time of a specific crank angle when an increase rate of in-cylinder pressure, which is a ratio of a change in the in-cylinder pressure to a change in a crank angle in motoring the engine, reaches a negative maximum value overlaps a combustion period when a combustion mass percentage of the fuel ranges from 10% to 90%.
US09488093B2	Methods for reducing raw particulate engine emissions The methods described allow for reducing particulate emissions from a direction injection engine during a starting phase, while also maintaining the engine start phase within a predetermined threshold. In one particular example, the methods comprise adjusting at least one of a fuel release pressure threshold and enrichment factor based on an engine condition; activating a starting device to rotate a crankshaft coupled to an engine cylinder without injecting any fuel; supplying fuel to the cylinder based on the enrichment factor only when a fuel pressure exceeds the fuel release pressure threshold; and stratifying a cylinder charge while adjusting a fuel injection within a compression phase and/or expansion phase of the engine. In this way, an amount of fuel injected may be evaporated in the combustion chamber while preventing a combustion wall wetting, which allows for reduced particulate emissions, particularly at reduced temperatures.
US09488087B2	Coating device and method The invention relates to a novel assembly for coating substrates.
US09488086B2	Low pressure atomizing injector An injector for delivering a working fluid into a working environment is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the injector includes a pre-metering chamber and a swirl chamber. A high velocity partially atomized flow is produced in the pre-metering chamber through a first exit nozzle after impinging on an atomization element, and then a swirling flow is created in the swirl chamber with the atomization element. When the swirling flow is released through a second exit nozzle, atomization can be achieved at low injector pressure with centrifugal force and shearing of the working fluid. In another embodiment, the injector includes a swirl chamber and an atomization element with a bore, through which a control valve is positioned. The control valve forces a working fluid flow through the atomization element when the injector is energized to create a swirling flow. No flow-back is required for the injectors.
US09488083B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine, wherein an exhaust purification catalyst (13) and a hydrocarbon supply valve (15) are arranged in an engine exhaust passage, the internal combustion engine being provided with a low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation device (LPL) for recirculating exhaust gas downstream of the exhaust air purification catalyst (13). When a lock up clutch (66) in a torque converter (27) should engage, non-sliding engagement of the lock up clutch (66) is prohibited in a case where an exhaust gas recirculation action is performed by the low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation device (LPL) and hydrocarbons are sprayed from the hydrocarbon supply valve (15) at predetermined cycles.
US09488081B2	Exhaust manifold assembly and system An exhaust runner includes an exhaust runner inlet, an exhaust nozzle outlet aperture, and an impingement insulator. The exhaust runner inlet is configured to receive a first flow of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The exhaust nozzle outlet aperture is defined by an intersection of a tip flow passage and an internal surface of the exhaust runner. The exhaust nozzle outlet aperture is configured to introduce a second flow of the exhaust gas into the first flow of the exhaust gas. An impingement zone is defined by a projection of the outlet aperture onto the internal surface of the runner in a direction of the second flow of the exhaust gas. The impingement insulator is collocated with the impingement zone.
US09488080B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine An object of the present invention is to suppress a reduction in an NOX purification ratio when an addition is implemented to prevent a blockage from occurring in a reducing agent addition valve. A fuel addition valve, a catalyst having an oxidation capacity, and a selective reduction type NOX catalyst are provided in sequence in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and when a temperature of the selective reduction type NOX catalyst is within a predetermined temperature range while a predetermined condition for injecting fuel from the fuel addition valve is established, an amount of fuel injected from the fuel addition valve is reduced below an amount of fuel injected when the temperature of the selective reduction type NOX catalyst is outside the predetermined temperature range.
US09488079B2	Muffler for automobile A muffler for an exhaust system of a gas combustion engine, which comprises a muffler body (14) connected to an exhaust pipe inlet (10a), an exhaust pipe outlet (11a) to the tailpipe connected to the muffler body (14), and adjacent baffles (23, 24) within the muffler body (14), characterized in that the exhaust pipe inlet (10a), the exhaust pipe outlet (11a) and the adjacent baffles (23, 24) are in line without significant restriction to gas exhaust flow and having baffle openings (21, 22) and baffle louver openings (18b, 19b) to the central muffler chamber (17), whereby the central muffler chamber route (17) is generally a straight line from the exhaust inlet pipe (10a) to the exhaust pipe outlet (11a).
US09488075B2	Latch pin assembly; rocker arm arrangement using latch pin assembly; and assembling methods A rocker arm for engaging a cam in a valve actuation arrangement includes a latch pin assembly having includes a latch pin, retainer, and biasing mechanism. The latch pin has a pin body with a head and a tail at the second end; the body defining an open volume; the tail having an open mouth in communication with the open volume of the body; and the open volume having a non-circular cross-section. The retainer has a male engagement portion and an outer portion. The male engagement portion is within the open volume of the body through the open mouth. The male engagement portion has a non-circular cross section. The outer portion is non-removably secured to an outer arm of the rocker arm. The biasing mechanism is oriented in the open volume of the body and between and against the latch pin and the retainer.
US09488074B2	Rockerless desmodromic valve system A desmodromic valve system which provides direct bidirectional displacement of a valve stem of an internal combustion engine without the aid of a rocker arm, utilizing a semirigid basket operating in conjunction with a plurality of cams for each valve. The basket is disposed about the camshaft of the engine and secured to the valve stem by an integral retainer on a bottom portion of the basket, and is constrained to motion along the valve stem axis. The basket has a pair of downwardly oriented cam followers in the upper portion thereof, spaced apart from the valve stem axis. A central cam and a parallel pair of side cams are fixedly mounted on the camshaft so as to rotate therewith, the cams substantially surrounded by the basket and cooperating therewith to provide reciprocating valve action with positive bidirectional drive. The central cam is aligned with the valve stem axis, and the side cams are spaced apart from the valve stem axis, parallel to the central cam and respectively aligned with the cam followers. During a first part of a valve cycle, the central cam pushes the valve stem down so as to positively open the associated valve, and the valve stem pulls said basket down with it via the retainer. During a second part of the valve cycle, the side cams push the basket up via their respective cam followers and thereby cause the basket to pull the valve stem so as to positively close the valve.
US09488072B2	Method for operating a power plant and gas turbine unit for implementing the method A method is provided for operating a power plant, having a waste heat-generating gas turbine unit and also rooms which are to be air conditioned. Waste heat, which is discharged directly to the outside of the gas turbine unit, is used for heating the rooms which are to be air conditioned. A gas turbine for carrying out the method is also provided.
US09488068B2	Apparatus for circulating coolant in turbocharger An apparatus circulates a coolant in a turbocharger, which includes a first coolant line for supplying the coolant to the turbocharger from a water pump and configured to form a first flow resistance member to increase flow resistance to the coolant flowing through the first coolant line.
US09488066B2	Turbine vane of steam turbine and steam turbine Vane members have a space formed therein and a plate spring member is disposed inside the space of the vane members and elastically contacts inner surfaces of the vane members. The plate spring member includes a positioning portion, an elastic contact portion, and a connection portion. The elastic contact portion is divided into a plurality of segments in a length direction of the vane members. The elastic contact portion elastically contacts the inner surfaces of the vane members without any partial contact throughout an entire surface thereof. The elastic contact area between the elastic contact portion and the inner surfaces of the vane members is widened.
US09488061B2	Compressor seal assembly for a turbocharger A compressor seal assembly is disclosed. The compressor seal assembly may have a seal ring having a seal ring bore. The compressor seal assembly may also have a collar. The collar may have a cap portion having a first bore configured to receive an impeller. The cap portion may be disposed in the seal ring bore. The collar may further have a journal portion having a second bore configured to receive a shaft connectable to the impeller. The collar may also have a slinger disposed between the cap portion and the journal portion. The slinger may have a generally cylindrical shape and may have a front face. The slinger may also have a rear face opposite the front face. Further, the slinger may have a cylindrical side surface extending between the front face and the rear face. In addition, the slinger may have a groove disposed on the side surface.
US09488057B2	Micro jet gas film generation apparatus A micro jet gas film generation apparatus aims to eject a gas to a work object which is desired for cooling or insulating from heat. The micro jet gas film generation apparatus has a spout formed at a diameter of 5-100 μm to generate a gas film on the work object. As the diameter of the spout of the micro jet gas film generation apparatus is small, the micro jet gas film generated from the spout cannot produce a large eddy due to the lack of sufficient energy, hence can maintain a thin film after a long distance ejection to improve cooling and heat insulation performance. Moreover, due to the small diameter of the spout, it also consumes less gas and can reduce the amount of gas required.
US09488056B2	Propeller blade with modified spar layup According to one embodiment, a propeller blade includes a foam core and a structural layer formed of multiple layers that surrounds at least a portion of the foam core. The structural layer includes a mid-thickness location defined between the foam core and an outer edge of the structural layer and the multiple layers include at least one unidirectional layer and at least one biased layer disposed asymmetrically about the mid-thickness location.
US09488042B2	Chemically-induced pulsed fracturing method A method of increasing a stimulated reservoir volume in a wellbore in a gas-containing formation includes the steps of mixing an exothermic reaction component to achieve a pre-selected solution pH, the exothermic reaction component is operable to react at a wellbore temperature to generate a pressure pulse, mixing the exothermic reaction component with a viscous fluid component operable to fracture the gas-containing formation to create fractures, and a proppant component, the proppant component carried to the fractures by the viscous fluid, the proppant component comprises a proppant operable to hold open the fractures, to form a fracturing fluid, injecting the fracturing fluid into the wellbore in the gas-containing formation to create fractures, and generating the pressure pulse when the exothermic reaction component reaches the wellbore temperature, the pressure pulse operable to create auxiliary fractures, wherein the auxiliary fractures create a fracture network, the fracture network increases the stimulated reservoir volume.
US09488039B2	Multi-zone single treatment gravel pack system A gravel pack system includes a tool string having an inner string member, an outer string member, and a passage arranged between the outer string member and the inner string member. A packing element is provided on the outer string member. A first valve is coupled to one of the outer string member and the inner string member outwardly of the packing element in a downhole direction. The first valve fluidically connects the passage and the open hole wellbore. The first valve is configured and disposed to shift from a closed position to an open position. A second valve is coupled to one of the outer string member and the inner string member outwardly of the packing element in an uphole direction. The second valve selectively fluidically connects the passage and the open hole wellbore. The second valve shifts from an open position to a closed position.
US09488038B2	Equipment for the conveying and recovery of hydrocarbons from an underwater well for the extraction of hydrocarbons, under uncontrolled release conditions The present invention relates to equipment for the conveying and recovery of hydrocarbons from an underwater well for the extraction of hydrocarbons under uncontrolled release conditions, comprising a chamber (23) for the separation of the hydrocarbon stream leaving the well, into a heavy phase (23a) and a light phase (23b), means (15,16,17,24,25,26) being envisaged, in connection with the separation chamber (23), for conveying the heavy phase (23a) and light phase (23b) towards the surface, characterized in that it comprises a directioning body (18) of the hydrocarbon stream, having a substantially cylindrical shape, or as a truncated paraboloid with both ends open, wherein a first end is an inlet of the hydrocarbon stream leaving the well, and a second end, distal with respect to the inlet of the hydrocarbon stream (20), is in fluid connection with the separation chamber (23) with the interpositioning of a perforated spherical cap (22).
US09488037B2	Sonic oil recovery apparatus for use in a well A sonic oil recovery apparatus for use in a well having a casing therein, has an injector tubing adapted to extend within an interior of the casing and a resonator tube affixed to or within the injector tubing. The resonator tube having an interior flow pathway so as to allow a fluid to flow therethrough from the injector tubing. The resonator tube is suitable for transmitting an acoustic signal of greater than 30 Hz therefrom. The resonator tube has at least two orifice plates formed therein. The orifice plates include an upper orifice plate and a lower orifice plate. The orifice of the upper orifice plate has a diameter greater than a diameter of the lower orifice plate.
US09488035B2	Sliding sleeve having deformable ball seat A sliding sleeve opens with a deployed ball. The sleeve has a seat disposed in the housing, and the seat has segments biased outward from one another with a C-ring or other biasing element. Initially, the seat has an expanded state in the sliding sleeve so that the seats segments expand outward against the housing's bore. When an appropriately sized ball is deployed downhole, the ball engages the expanded seat. Fluid pressure applied against the seated ball moves the seat into the inner sleeve's bore. As this occurs, the seat contracts, which increases the engagement area of the seat with the ball. Eventually, the seat reaches the shoulder in the inner sleeve so that pressure applied against the seated ball now moves the inner sleeve in the housing to open the sliding sleeve's flow port.
US09488034B2	Opening a conduit cemented in a well A method of opening a conduit cemented in a subterranean well can include flowing a fluid through a passage in the well after the conduit is cemented in the well, and the conduit opening in response to the flow of the fluid through the passage. A well system can include a flow control device cemented in a wellbore, and a conduit positioned adjacent a passage of the flow control device, whereby the conduit opens in response to the passage being opened.
US09488023B2	Blowout preventer storage, transport and lift skid assembly A storage, transport and lift skid assembly for a blowout preventer. The assembly includes a base frame and a mounting frame movable between a storage and transport position parallel to the base frame and an installation position perpendicular to the base frame. An adjustable blowout preventer cradle retains the blowout preventer in the mounting frame. At least one pivot pin permits rotation of the mounting frame with respect to the base frame. A plurality of flange locks are adjustably connected to the mounting frame to secure to the blowout preventer. At least one actuator mechanism moves the mounting frame between the storage and transport position and the installation position.
US09488022B2	Overshot An overshot (10, 100, 200) for handling equipment (12) defining a spearhead point (14). The overshot (10, 100, 200) includes: a substantially elongated overshot body (16); a pair of lifting dogs (18) pivotally mounted to the overshot body (16) so as to be movable between a dog closed configuration and a dog open configuration; and a dog control element (26) operatively coupled to the lifting dogs (18) for selectively controlling the movement of the lifting dogs (18) between the dog closed and open configurations, the dog control element (26) being operable between an armed configuration, a locked configuration and a released configuration. In the armed configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are movable between the dog closed and open configurations for allowing insertion of the spearhead point (14) therebetween; in the locked configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are locked in the dog closed configuration; and in the released configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are positioned in the dog open configuration.
US09488020B2	Eccentric linkage gripper A gripper mechanism for a downhole tool is disclosed that includes an eccentric linkage mechanism. In operation, an axial force generated by a power section of the gripper expands the linkage mechanism, which applies a radial force to the interior surface of a wellbore or passage. A sliding portion allows the gripper to slide along a surface of the formation in response to the radial force applied to the interior surface of the wellbore or passage.
US09488014B2	Box-on-box self-stacking substructure for a drill rig Disclosed is a drill rig having two master skids. Wherein prior to assembly of the drill rig, the master skids include a base box structure and a supported box structure arranged in a nested relationship. Additionally, the base box structures house hydraulic components and support components necessary to raise and support the supported box structure at an operational position. Further, the base box structures includes hydraulic components necessary to raise the drill rig mast to an operational position.
US09488010B2	Hammer drill A downhole apparatus connected to a workstring within a wellbore. The workstring is connected to a bit member. The apparatus includes a mandrel operatively connected to a downhole motor mechanism, an anvil member operatively formed on the bit member, the anvil member being operatively connected to the mandrel, a radial bearing housing unit operatively connected to the workstring, with the radial bearing housing unit being disposed about the mandrel, and a hammer member slidably attached to the radial bearing housing unit.
US09488009B2	Apparatuses and methods for stabilizing downhole tools A secondary cutting structure for use in a drilling assembly includes a tubular body, and a block, extendable from the tubular body, the block including a first arrangement of cutting elements disposed on a first blade, a first stabilization section disposed proximate the first arrangement of cutting elements, a second arrangement of cutting elements disposed on the first blade, and a second stabilization section disposed proximate the second arrangement of cutting elements. A method of drilling includes disposing a drilling assembly in a wellbore, the drilling assembly including a secondary cutting structure having a tubular body and a block, extendable from the body, the block including at least three blades, actuating the secondary cutting structure, wherein the actuating includes extending the block from the tubular body, and drilling formation with the extended block.
US09488007B2	Wear resistant plates on a leading transitional surface of the leg for a rotary cone drill bit A rotary cone drill bit includes: a body, a leg depending from the body, a bearing shaft extending from the leg and a cone mounted to the bearing shaft. The leg includes a leading transitional surface. A bottom surface of a hard material plate is attached to a substantially conforming surface of the leg in a position where the hard material plate is disposed on a floor surface formed in or by the leading transitional surface of the leg.
US09488004B2	Subsea casing drilling system In one embodiment, a casing bit drive assembly may be used with a casing drilling system. The casing bit drive assembly may include one or more of the following: a retrievable drilling motor; a decoupled casing sub; a releasable coupling between the motor and casing bit; a releasable coupling between the motor and casing; a cement diverter; and a casing bit.
US09487999B2	Gazebo screen installation system A gazebo screen installation system is disclosed that is operable to allow screen frame assemblies to be installed in gazebos. The system includes a gazebo screen frame having a wedge portion and a trim portion. The trim portion includes a mounting rib extending upwardly from an upper surface of the trim portion and the wedge portion extends downwardly from said trim portion. A backing wedge strip is included having an angled surface and a mounting surface. The angled surface is formed in relation to the mounting surface such that a right angle forming angle is created in relation to a screen material when the backing wedge strip is connected with a vertical support member of a gazebo.
US09487994B2	Edge bond bracket and insulating glass unit containing the same An edge bond bracket for an insulating glass unit extends in a longitudinal direction with a constant cross-section and includes an at least substantially U-shaped bracket body made of a material having a specific thermal conductivity less than or equal to 0.3 W/(mK). The bracket body includes at least one base, a first side wall and a second side wall. At least two troughs are defined in the base between the first side wall and the second side wall for accommodating adhesive and a pane. A gas impermeable diffusion barrier layer is formed integrally on and/or in the bracket body, extends continuously between two troughs starting from an inner wall of one of the two troughs and ending on an inner wall of the other of the two troughs, and extends either along an outer side of the U-shape of the bracket body or through the bracket body.
US09487993B2	Spacer for a vacuum glazing panel, corresponding vacuum glazing panel and production process The invention relates to a spacer (8) to be sandwiched between first and second glass sheets (5) of a vacuum glazing panel, such as to maintain a first space between the glass sheets, which space forms a first cavity (4) under a vacuum of less than 1 mbar, a sealing joint (1) being positioned on the periphery of the glass sheets enclosing the first cavity. According to the invention, one such spacer (8) comprises cold-worked austenitic stainless steel.
US09487992B2	Threshold assembly for an entryway system A threshold assembly for an entryway system includes a sill presenting an upper sill surface, and a rail coupled to and disposed above the upper sill surface. The rail is movable between an initial and second position. The rail presents a lower rail surface facing the upper sill surface and has first and second retaining arms extending from the lower rail surface toward the upper sill surface to a distal retention end of the first and second retaining arms. The distal retention ends define a retaining width (W1) therebetween. The first retaining arm, the lower rail surface, and the second retaining arm collectively define a retention pocket. The threshold assembly includes a biasing member comprising a first portion disposed in the retention pocket. The retention pocket has a width (W2) greater than the retaining width (W1) for retaining the first portion of the biasing member within the retention pocket.
US09487988B2	Hinge device for doors, shutters or the like A hinge device includes a first fixed tubular half-shell having a working chamber defining a longitudinal axis, a second tubular half-shell rotatable about the longitudinal axis, a pivot rotating unitary with the latter which includes a single pass-through actuating member having a helical shape, a plunger member slidable along the longitudinal axis, and a tubular bushing having a pair of guide cam slots. A pin inserted within the pass-through actuating member is provided to allow the mutual engagement of the pivot and the bushing. The first tubular half-shell includes an end portion susceptible to rotatably support the pivot, the second tubular half-shell and the bushing are coaxially coupled to each other, and the bushing and the first tubular half-shell are mutually unitarily coupled.
US09487984B2	Trailer overhead door system A trailer overhead door system for a truck or trailer having a door opening. The trailer overhead door system having a trailer door for enclosing the door opening and a counterbalance system for counterbalancing the trailer door. The counterbalance system including a lifting cable and a return pulley for guiding the lifting cable. The lifting cable attaching between a door top rail, around the return pulley, and back to the counterbalance system.
US09487981B1	Cylindrical dual axis hinge for electronic devices A cylindrical dual axis hinge for electronic devices is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a primary hinge having a primary pivot with a first axis of rotation, the primary hinge including a primary hinge bracket attachable to a portion of the electronic device; a cylindrical hinge subassembly including a secondary cylindrical hinge rotating portion and a secondary cylindrical hinge fixed portion, the cylindrical hinge subassembly including a secondary pivot with a second axis of rotation different from the first axis of rotation and enabling rotation of the secondary cylindrical hinge rotating portion around the secondary pivot, the cylindrical hinge subassembly being attachable to a portion of the electronic device; and a cylindrical electrical power storage receptacle configured to retain a plurality of electrical power storage elements, the electrical power storage elements being in electrical contact with the electronic device, the cylindrical electrical power storage receptacle being removably attachable to the electronic device.
US09487979B2	Force closer A system of converting a traditional door latch assembly of a door into a magnetic door latch.
US09487974B2	Switch device and vehicle door outer handle system A switch device includes: a switch housing case; a holder fixedly placed inside the case; a switch fixedly housed inside the holder; and multiple switch buttons each capable of making pressing force act on the switch. An intermediate cap integrally including a lid portion covering the switch and a tubular portion continuing to a peripheral edge portion of the lid portion is attached to the holder. A first deformation portion on the tubular portion deforms the tubular portion by pressing on the lid portion from a first switch button. A second deformation portion on the lid portion deforms a center portion of the lid portion by pressing on the center portion of the lid portion from a second switch button. Two types of switch buttons without making changes to the parts exclusive of the switch buttons becomes possible.
US09487971B2	Electro-mechanical locks with bezel turning function The present disclosure provides an electro-mechanical lock assembly which illustratively includes a motor, a gear, a driver, a torque member, a housing, and a bezel. The motor is operable upon selective input. The motor is also coupled to the driver to engage both the gear and the housing when the motor is in operation. The bezel is attached to the gear such that when the driver is engaged with both the gear and the housing, manual rotation of the bezel will rotate the housing. The housing is attached to the torque member which is configured to move a latch such that when the bezel rotates the latch is moved.
US09487966B2	System and method for the construction of concrete towers and resulting concrete tower The system comprises a limited number of equal groups of formwork pieces, each group comprising: —intermediate pieces (1) of constant curvature and width along the entire length thereof and—end pieces (2) forming two symmetrical lateral corners of triangular or trapezoidal outline, with a curvature equal to that of the intermediate pieces. This system allows for forming, with the same groups of pieces, successive formwork segments of varying or constant section for building towers. The invention also includes a building method and the tower thus obtained.
US09487965B2	Automatic-water-shedding height-adjustable three-dimensionally-adjustable post-base system An automatic-water-shedding height-adjustable three-dimensionally-adjustable fence-post-base system comprises automatic-water-shedding three-dimensionally-adjustable tapping-screw systems, automatic-water-shedding height-adjustable tube-screw systems, and an automatic-water-shedding height-adjustable three-dimensionally-adjustable base system. Each tapping-screw system has a convex head bottom for three-dimensionally adjusting the fence-post-base system when screwed into a foundation, and has a circular water-sealing ridge for preventing water from flowing into the underside of a foundation. Each tube-screw system has a circular water-sealing dike for automatically preventing water from flowing into the underside of a foundation, and has a circular rain-water reservoir and channels for draining water away. The automatic-water-shedding three-dimensionally-adjustable base system has multiple rain-water reservoirs and ducts for draining water away to prevent corrosion and the growth of mold, and has water-evaporation-inducing-and-water-draining-inducing pads for lifting the fence-post-base system, for allowing air to freely circulate therethrough, and for allowing water to drain and evaporate away from the fence-post-base system.
US09487964B1	Building structural assembly system A building structural assembly system including a building framework and a plurality of module structures fabricated off site and installed at the building site, the module structures including shuttle rail module structures.
US09487962B2	Apparatus and method for cleaning façades on multi-story buildings The present invention relates to an automatic cleaning apparatus (1) for cleaning facades on multi-story buildings. The apparatus comprises a rotating brush (11) arranged rotatable about its longitudinal axis, a drive mechanism (16) for rotating the brush, a container (18) for housing a cleaning fluid, and a fluid feeding device adapted to feed the rotating brush with cleaning fluid from the container by means of capillarity forces. The apparatus is designed to engage to steering guides (4) provided on the facade. The apparatus is designed so that a downward movement of the apparatus is solely powered by gravity forces acting on the apparatus. The drive mechanism for rotating the brush comprises at least one drive wheel (16) arranged to be in contact with the surface of the facade and to generate a friction powered torque during downward movement of the cleaning apparatus, and a transmission unit arranged to transfer the torque of the drive wheel to the rotating brush to make the brush rotate during the downward movement. The apparatus further comprises a wiper device (22) arranged above the rotating brush and adapted to be in contact with the facade during cleaning to wipe off used cleaning fluid from the facade, and a fluid collecting member arranged to collect the cleaning fluid wiped off by the wiper device, and to transport the collected cleaning fluid to the container for reuse.
US09487961B2	Connecting device for formwork boards The invention relates to a connecting device for formwork boards having a formwork lining and elements supporting the formwork lining for producing concrete structures, wherein the connecting device comprises two claws and a clamping means, particularly a wedge or a clamping screw, in order to move the two claws towards one another for connection of two formwork boards, in such a manner that the supporting elements of two formwork boards are held in the desired position. The connecting device is characterized by a pivotable claw, which is formed such that the pivotable claw can be pivoted between a starting position and a final position, particularly about a shaft of the connecting device. This permits particularly simple assembly of the formwork boards to form a formwork and/or disassembly of a formwork.
US09487960B2	Suspended deck systems, kits, and methods of installing, inspecting, and repairing a suspended deck system Suspended deck systems, kits, methods of installing a suspended deck system, and methods of inspecting and/or repairing a suspended deck system are described herein. An example embodiment of a suspended deck system comprises a plurality of bosses, a plurality of links, and a deck. Each boss of the plurality of bosses is attached to a tower section between the tower section first flange and the tower section second flange. Each link of the plurality of links has a link first end that is attached to a boss of the plurality of bosses and a link second end. The deck is attached to the link second end of each link of the plurality of links.
US09487953B2	Vacuum insulated panel A vacuum insulated panel includes a fiberglass insulation blanket and a barrier layer. The barrier layer is sealed around the fiberglass insulation blanket. Gas inside the barrier layer is evacuated such that the fiberglass insulation blanket is compressed.
US09487951B2	Architectural concrete wall and method of forming the same Provided is a method of forming an architectural concrete wall. The method includes conveying a concrete mixture onto a base surface and floating the concrete mixture. The method further includes providing an elongate irregular surface forming tool having a gripping portion and a distressing portion defining an irregular configuration. The exposed surface is repeatedly struck with the distressing portion of the irregular surface forming tool to define an irregular surface.
US09487950B2	False formwork for moulding concrete panels A false formwork system (40) includes a plurality of sideforms (17) which are able to be interconnected to define a perimeter of an opening in a panel to be cast. A support structure (24) is carried by the sideforms (17) for supporting components (26) used to mold a false skim coat overlying the opening when the panel is cast. An opening demarcation portion (21) is carried by each of at least some of the sideforms (17). Each opening demarcation portion (21) defines a zone of weakness to demarcate the skim coat of the cast panel from a remainder of the panel and to facilitate removal of the skim coat from the remainder of the panel by breakage along the zone of weakness.
US09487949B2	Method of positioning and installing a panel member on a floor-to-ceiling partition wall frame assembly A method of installing a panel member on a frame assembly includes the steps of providing a panel member having inner and outer surfaces and providing one or more positioning assemblies on the inner surface of the panel. The positioning assemblies each having an adjustable positioning member adapted to engage a portion of the frame assembly. The method further includes setting the positioning members to determine a registration point for the panel member along the frame assembly. One or more driving assemblies are then provided on the inner surface of the panel, each having a biasing member adapted to engage a portion of the frame assembly to drive the panel member towards the registration point on the frame assembly.
US09487947B2	Decorative laminated plate This invention provides a laminate in which distortion has been suppressed, said laminate exhibiting excellent adhesion characteristics and having a design imparting a sense of luxury; and a laminate which, while imparting a sense of luxury, has excellent fire resistance. This laminate uses a thermosetting resin as the bonding material for a decorative layer which is in contact with a transparent glass plate, and has a fibrous layer and/or a flame-retardant layer laminated on the back side of the decorative layer.
US09487942B2	Spray siphon toilet with accelerating siphon A spray type siphon toilet with accelerating siphon includes a toilet body and a first water tank, the top of the urinal of the toilet body is disposed with a flushing hole, the bottom of the urinal of the toilet body is disposed with a spray hole, the toilet body further comprises a flushing waterway to the flushing hole and an spray waterway to the spray hole; the first water tank is disposed with a first drain valve, the inlet of the spray waterway is connected to the drain port of the first drain valve; wherein the spray waterway is connected to a water seal structure, air cannot enter the spray waterway after the first drain valve drains; the water seal surface is even with the water seal surface of the urinal of the toilet body.
US09487928B1	Receiver plate-coupler plate assembly A receiver plate-coupler plate assembly for attaching an implement to a machine. The assembly includes a receiver plate member comprising a vertical plate section with at least three perimeter walls extending in a common direction to form a downward facing cavity there between. The vertical plate member attaches to a tool on a plate section surface opposite the perimeter walls. A coupler plate member comprises a vertical plate section positioned against the receiver plate member within the downwardly facing cavity thereof. At least one locking assembly on the coupler plate member reversibly engages the receiver plate member to maintain the coupler plate member within the downward facing cavity thereof. At least one connector assembly secured to the coupler plate member opposite the receiver plate member connects the receiver plate-coupler plate assembly to a machine.
US09487924B2	Tamper A tamper of a screed includes a tamper bar secured to a connecting rod in which an eccentric bushing is rotatable. The eccentric bushing is adapted to be rotationally displaced on an eccentric section of a drive shaft relative to the eccentric section and to be rotationally coupled with the eccentric section at relative rotational positions defining different stroke lengths of the tamper bar. A changeover between the rotational positions is accomplishable by a reversal of the direction of rotation of the drive shaft. The eccentric bushing is adapted to be locked at each respective rotational position by means of a locking and/or coupling device against inadvertent displacement from the respective rotational position. The locking and/or coupling device is adapted to be released and/or engaged automatically or by remote control for effecting a changeover from one rotational position to the next.
US09487917B2	Silica-based sols The invention relates to a sol containing silica-based particles having an axial ratio of at least about 10 and specific surface area of at least about 600 m2/g. The invention further relates to a sol containing silica-based particles having an axial ratio of at least about 10 and S-value up to about 25. The invention further relates to a sol containing silica-based particles having an axial ratio of at least about 10 and a specific surface area of at least about 400 m2/g, wherein the silica-based particles are surface-modified. The invention further relates to a sol containing silica-based particles having a viscosity of at least 50 cP and silica content of at least about 3% by weight, wherein the silica-based particles have a specific surface area of at least about 400 m2/g. The invention further relates to a process for producing the aqueous silica-based sol according to the invention, a sol containing silica-based particles obtainable by the process, use of the sol containing silica-based particles as a flocculating agent. The invention further relates to a process for producing paper in which the sol containing silica-based particles is used as a drainage and retention aid.
US09487913B2	Method for the artificial aging of fabrics and ready-made garments A method for the artificial aging of fabrics by applying an enzyme compound without using an aqueous bath.
US09487912B2	Disinfectant composition for textile and related substrates, and method of treating a substrate to provide disinfecting antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal, wash durable, optionally enhanced with multifunctional properties A method of treating a textile fabric and a textile fabric having anti-microbial and durable wash properties comprising a textile substrate and one or more disinfecting agents, anti-viral agents, anti-fungal agents and emulsifying agents that are applied with one or more of an exhaust, padding, coating or spraying process and dried using a heat setting process.
US09487911B2	Profiled seaming element for industrial textiles A seaming element for an industrial textile, a textile with seaming elements, and a method. The seaming element has first and second end regions, a fold line in an intermediate fold region, and outer and inner surfaces. Each end region comprises slits extending from the outer surface through to the inner surface, defining protrusions which provide a profile to at least one of the surfaces. Apertures aligned along the fold line define a plurality of land areas. When the seaming element is folded along the fold line, the land areas form a plurality of loops defining a channel. When the seaming element is secured at each end region to a first end of the industrial textile, the loops are interdigitatable with corresponding loops on a compatible seaming element at a second end of the industrial textile, to define a single aligned channel to receive a securing means.
US09487909B2	Tumble dryer with a suction-assisted loading device The tumble dryer includes a rotary drum (1), a suction turbine (5) in communication with air inlets and outlets (3, 6) at opposite ends of the drum to create an axial drying air flow, and an unloading door (7) with a loading opening (8) formed therein. The turbine creates a suction air flow in a loading duct (9) connected to the loading opening (8) during a suction-assisted clothes loading operation, and moves the clothes loaded inside the drum (1) away from the air outlets (6) and/or for temporarily provides an auxiliary air exit in communication with the suction turbine (5) during suction-assisted clothes loading to assure enough suction air flow for that purpose.
US09487908B1	Top access clothes dryer with motor-generator and catch pan A top access clothes dryer with motor-generator and catch pan has a case that combines a pair of doors within a top side with a pair of drum doors in a revolving drum within to allow a generous access to the drum. A pair of spaced apart storage compartments is disposed within the top side and is accessible upon an opening of the case doors. A motor-generator is in a drive wheel contact with the drum and is used to power the drum and to harvest kinetic energy from the drum. A catch pan with switched pump is removably fitted below the case and provides removal of accidentally spilled water from the case.
US09487907B2	Appliance lock with mechanical door sensor A locking latch for an appliance provides an improved three-wire interface that reduces the chance of malfunction if the door is forcibly opened when it is in the lock state and a bi-stabile actuator is used. In one embodiment, the door switch is positioned to disengage the major load of the washing machine when the doors open, regardless of the lock or unlock state.
US09487906B2	Laundry machine and method for cleaning lint filter of laundry machine The present invention relates to a laundry machine in which the lint filter can be cleaned even at low water pressure and a method for cleaning the lint filter, wherein the invention comprises: a tub in which washing water is accommodated; a drum which is rotatably disposed in said tub; an air circulating unit which supplies air to said tub; an air returning hole which returns the air of said tub to said air circulating unit; a lint filter which filters lint contained in the air which is circulated by said air circulating unit; and a filter cleaning unit which sprays the washing water through a plurality of nozzle holes such that said lint is separated from said lint filter.
US09487904B2	Detergent dissolution device for laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a detergent storage device positioned below an introduction port for introducing laundry into and removing laundry from a washing tub of the apparatus, a detergent dissolution device to dissolve detergent in water, and a flow path switching valve to selectively open a flow path for dissolution of the detergent and a flow path for supply of the dissolved detergent and washing water solution to the washing tub.
US09487901B2	Washing machine A washing machine in which a touch panel is placed at a door so that an exterior of the washing machine can be improved, the washing machine including: a body in which an opening is formed; and a door disposed to open and close the opening, wherein the door includes: a first door member that constitutes a front side of the door; and a second door member that is combined with the first door member and constitutes a rear side of the door, and wherein the first door member and the second door member are combined with each other so that the first door member is capable of being rotated relative to the second door member.
US09487899B2	Balancer of washing machine A balancer of a washing machine including a balancer housing mounted to a front surface of a drum and having an annular channel therein, a plurality of masses movably disposed along the channel, at least one magnet coupled to the balancer housing so as to restrict the masses from moving along the channel when a revolution per minute value of the drum is within a specific revolution per minute range, and at least one guide groove which is formed on an inner surface of the balancer housing and guides movement of the plural masses when the drum rotates.
US09487898B2	Washing machine and washing machine thereof A washing machine and washing method thereof comprises an inner tub, an outer tub and solid particles as washing medium. The inner tub, of which the inner wall is provided with lifting ribs protruding inward, rotates under the driving power of a driving device. Inside the washing machine, a storage tank for storing particles connects to the inner tub through a discharge channel for recycling particles and a feeding channel for putting in particles, and an air suction device is arranged on the feeding channel. Through alternate clockwise and counter-clockwise rotates of the inner tub, clothes and particles within are overturned in all directions, thus clothes and particles get better blended, and the cleaning rate gets improved. Meanwhile, putting-in and recycling particles through an air suction device is conducive to 100% recycling of particles.
US09487897B2	Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with offset rows of needles A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of the same sequence of colored yarns on front and rear staggered needle bars to yield sufficient gauge stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors et, and utilizing optimized tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
US09487896B2	Quilting brake Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for braking. The apparatus includes a plurality of rails, the plurality of rails comprising an x-axis rail and a y-axis rail, and a sewing head, the sewing head moveable along the plurality of rails. The apparatus further includes a first brake, the first brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the x-axis rail and able to selectively engage the x-axis rail, the first brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the x-axis rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the x-axis rail. The apparatus further includes a second brake, the second brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the y-axis rail and able to selectively engage the y-axis rail.
US09487894B2	Nonwoven fabric having a grooved surface and heat-expanded particles and production method for the nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric comprising heat-expanding particles, having bulk and high strength, and a method for producing the nonwoven fabric. The method includes a step of supplying a first sheet-forming material comprising fiber and water onto a belt, spraying a high-pressure water jet onto the first sheet layer to form grooves, forming a second sheet-forming material comprising fibers, heat-expanding particles and water into a second sheet layer, layering the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer to form a third sheet layer, drying the third sheet layer, and spraying high-pressure steam onto the third sheet layer to expand the heat-expanding particles. The nonwoven fabric is provided with a first layer having a plurality of grooves extending in the longitudinal direction and aligned in the transverse direction, on the first surface, and is provided with a second layer comprising expanded heat-expanding particles and fibers, on the second surface.
US09487891B2	Combination feeder for a knitting machine A feeder includes a carrier and a feeder arm that moves between retracted and extended positions. The feeder also includes a first actuation member that is coupled to the carrier and that is configured to move relative to the carrier in a first direction. The first actuation member has a first aperture at least partially defined by a first edge. Additionally, the feeder includes a second actuation member that is coupled to the carrier and that is configured to move relative to the carrier in a second direction. The second actuation member has a second aperture at least partially defined by a second edge. A projection of the feeder arm is received within both the first and second apertures. Movement of the first actuation member in the first direction causes the first edge to engage the projection for movement of the feeder arm between the retracted position and the extended position. Also, movement of the second actuation member in the second direction causes the second edge to engage the projection for movement of the feeder arm between the retracted position and the extended position.
US09487884B2	Producing a mono-crystalline sheet of semiconductor material A method for producing a mono-crystalline sheet includes providing at least two aperture elements forming a gap in between; providing a molten alloy including silicon in the gap; providing a gaseous precursor medium comprising silicon in the vicinity of the molten alloy; providing a silicon nucleation crystal in the vicinity of the molten alloy; and bringing in contact said silicon nucleation crystal and the molten alloy. A device for producing a mono-crystalline sheet includes at least two aperture elements at a predetermined distance from each other, thereby forming a gap, and being adapted to be heated for holding a molten alloy including silicon by surface tension in the gap between the aperture elements; a precursor gas supply supplies a gaseous precursor medium comprising silicon in the vicinity of the molten alloy; and a positioning device for holding and moving a nucleation crystal in the vicinity of the molten alloy.
US09487881B2	Apparatus for electroplating a tooling for use in semiconductor device encapsulation An apparatus is disclosed for electroplating an inside wall of a transfer mold, the transfer mold being suitable for use in semiconductor device encapsulation. Specifically, the apparatus comprises a fixture, as well as a through-hole in the fixture for receiving an electrode to electroplate the inside wall of the transfer mold. In particular, the through-hole is configured to receive the electrode in a slide-fit to form a mutual interference fit for securing the electrode to the fixture. Upon fitting the electrode into the through-hole, the apparatus can then be used to electroplate the inside wall of the transfer mold by introducing the electrode into the space adjacent to the inside wall of the transfer mold. A device for use as an electrode in the apparatus is also disclosed.
US09487879B2	Anodized films with branched pore structures The embodiments described herein relate to anodizing and anodized films. The methods described can be used to form opaque and white anodized films on a substrate. In some embodiments, the methods involve forming anodized films having branched pore structures. The branched pore structure provides a light scattering medium for incident visible light, imparting an opaque and white appearance to the anodized film. In some embodiments, the methods involve infusing metal complex ions within pores of an anodized. Once within the pores, the metal complex ions undergo a chemical change forming metal oxide particles. The metal oxide particles provide a light scattering medium for incident visible light, imparting an opaque and white appearance to the anodized film. In some embodiments, aspects of the methods for creating irregular or branched pores and methods for infusing metal complex ions within pores are combined.
US09487875B2	Producing electrolyzed liquid An electrolyzer device comprises a container configured to receive liquid to be electrolyzed; an anode arranged in the container and operatively connected to a power supply; a cathode arranged in the container so as to surround at least a portion of the anode and operatively connected to the power supply; a first pipe in liquid connection with the container, the first pipe including an intake port arranged in the vicinity of the cathode relative to the anode; and a second pipe in liquid connection with the container.
US09487873B2	Conical graphite electrode with raised edge A carbon electrode has a conical or pyramidal tip, wherein the tip is surrounded on its side by a raised edge.
US09487868B2	Pattern-forming method A pattern-forming method includes providing a metal-containing film directly or indirectly on a substrate. A directed self-assembling film is provided directly or indirectly on the metal-containing film such that a plurality of phases of the directed self-assembling film is formed. At least a part of the plurality of phases of the directed self-assembling film is removed such that a pattern of the directed self-assembling film is formed. The metal-containing film and the substrate are sequentially etched using the pattern of the directed self-assembling film as a mask.
US09487866B2	Trivalent chromium-containing composition for use in corrosion resistant coatings on metal surfaces A low sludge trivalent chromium based conversion coating bath is provided which forms corrosion resistant coatings on aluminum and aluminum alloys by immersion in aqueous solutions containing trivalent chromium ions and fluorometallate ions followed by optional rinsing. Trivalent chromium coated aluminum also serves as an effective base for paint primers.
US09487865B2	Plating apparatus, plating method and storage medium A plating apparatus 20 includes a substrate holding device 110 configured to hold a substrate W; a discharging device 21 configured to discharge a plating liquid 35 toward the substrate W held by the substrate holding device 110; and a plating liquid supplying device 30 connected to the discharging device 21 and configured to supply the plating liquid 35 to the discharging device 21. A gas supplying device 170 is configured to heat a heating gas G having a higher specific heat capacity than air and supply the heated heating gas G toward the substrate W held by the substrate holding device 110. Further, a controller 160 is configured to control at least the discharging device 21, the plating liquid supplying device 30, and the gas supplying device 170.
US09487864B2	Metal capping process and processing platform thereof Before depositing a metal capping layer on a metal interconnect in a damascene structure, a remote plasma is used to reduce native oxide formed on the metal interconnect. Accordingly, a remote plasma reducing chamber is integrated in a processing platform for depositing a metal capping layer.
US09487861B2	Substrate processing apparatus capable of forming films including at least two different elements Provided is a technique of forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes: forming a first layer by supplying a gas containing a first element to the substrate, wherein the first layer is a discontinuous layer, a continuous layer, or a layer in which at least one of the discontinuous layer or the continuous layer is overlapped; forming a second layer including the first layer and a discontinuous layer including a second element stacked on the first layer; and forming a third layer by supplying a gas containing a third element to the substrate to modify the second layer under a condition where a modifying reaction of the second layer by the gas containing the third element is not saturated.
US09487860B2	Method for forming cobalt containing films Vapor deposition methods of cobalt-containing films by using cobalt carbonyl nitrosyl are disclosed.
US09487857B2	Machine for painting and line for finishing small three-dimensional objects and related methods A machine (12, 13) for painting small three-dimensional objects (2) comprises a plurality of spindles (9) equipped with holders (10) for objects (2) to be painted. A unit (15) able to rotate about an axis (16) is equipped with a plurality of seats (17) structured to receive a spindle (9). The spindle (9) is removably associable with said seat (17). An airless painting device (25) is operatively positioned at a painting station (26) designed to receive said seats (17) in sequence. First actuator means (27) drive the rotation about a painting axis (18) at least of the holder (10) when the seat is positioned at the painting station (26). Means (29) for transferring the objects (2) grip a spindle (9) positioned along a transfer line (3) and place it in one of the seats (17) and/or vice versa.
US09487853B2	Steel strip stabilization device Provided is a steel strip stabilizing apparatus which allows shape correction and vibration suppression in a steel strip, particularly, plated steel strip, in a non-contact manner. The steel strip stabilizing apparatus includes an apparatus support body disposed on at least one side of a traveling steel strip and a steel strip stabilizing unit comprising a magnetic field generating pole disposed on the apparatus support body to face the steel strip and a pole expansion part configured to provide steel strip attraction force to a steel strip-side end of the magnetic field generating pole so as to allow shape correction or vibration suppression in the steel strip. The present invention increases the (electro)magnetic attraction force on the plated steel strip that passes through a plating bath, and thereby effectively ensures shape (curvature) correction or vibration suppression (damping) in the plated steel strip and prevents plating variations in the steel strip, and ultimately makes it possible to improve the quality of the plating of the steel strip.
US09487852B2	Manufacturing equipment for galvanized steel sheet, and manufacturing method of galvanized steel sheet A manufacturing equipment for galvanized steel sheet includes coating tub to coat steel sheet dipped in coating bath wherein the bath including molten zinc and Al is stored at bath temperature T1, separating tub to separate by a flotation top-dross by precipitating the top-dross in the bath wherein the bath transferred from the coating tub is stored at bath temperature T2 lower than T1, adjusting tub to dissolve dross wherein the bath transferred from the separating tub is stored at bath temperature T3 higher than T2 and Fe of the bath is unsaturated, and circulator to circulate the bath in order of the coating tub, the separating tub, and the adjusting tub.
US09487846B2	Electroconductive bonding material An electroconductive bonding material which has a high bonding strength to an inorganic nonmetal such as glass or a ceramic and which has excellent reliability in that it does not undergo peeling even when exposed to a high temperature has an alloy composition which comprises, in mass %, Zn: 0.1-15%, In: 2-16%, Sb: greater than 0% to at most 2%, optionally one or both of Ag: at most 2% and Cu: at most 1%, optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ti, and Ca in a total amount of 0.01-0.15%, and a remainder of Sn. This electroconductive bonding material peels off when it is heated to at least its melting point and can be reused.
US09487844B2	Method for detaching coatings from scrap The invention relates to a method for the removal of coatings from scrap materials (3), wherein the scrap (3) is brought into contact with a liquid and, while the coating removal process is performed, moves within a conveying trough (2) of a vibrating conveyor (1) in a direction (6) from the inlet end (7) towards the outlet end (8) of said conveying trough (2). The invention is of special importance for the dezincing of steel scrap. The method operates on a continuous basis with the removal of coatings being efficiently accomplished.
US09487843B2	Method for producing a bearing ring A method for producing a bearing ring of a rolling bearing includes the steps of: preparing a formed body constituted of hypereutectoid steel; forming an annular heated region heated to a temperature of at least an A1 point on the formed body by relatively rotating an induction heating member arranged to face part of an annular region for becoming a rolling contact surface of the bearing ring in the formed body to induction-heat the formed body along the circumferential direction of the annular region; and simultaneously cooling the whole of the heated region to a temperature of not more than an Ms point.
US09487842B2	Injector nozzle for quenching within piping systems An injection system may include a first hollow pipe through which a first fluid flows and a second hollow pipe through which a second fluid flows, the first fluid for mixing into the second fluid. The second hollow pipe may reside through a wall of the first hollow pipe and have an opening near its end that is near a centerline of the first hollow pipe. A longitudinal baffle may reside within the second hollow pipe and together with the second hollow pipe, define a first and second baffle flow path within the second hollow pipe for the second fluid. A transverse baffle may be attached to the longitudinal baffle to protrude into the opening of the second hollow pipe. The transverse baffle divides the opening into a first baffle flow outlet and a second baffle flow outlet, for the first baffle flow path and the second baffle flow path.
US09487836B2	Methods and compositions for identifying yeast The invention relates to a method of identifying a specific yeast species in patient tissue or body fluid. The method comprises the steps of extracting and recovering DNA of the yeast species from the patient tissue or body fluid, amplifying the DNA, hybridizing a probe to the DNA to specifically identify the yeast species, and specifically identifying the yeast species. The invention also relates to a method of identifying a yeast mycotoxin in patient tissue or body fluid. The method comprises the steps of extracting and recovering the yeast mycotoxin from the patient tissue or body fluid, contacting the yeast mycotoxin with an antibody directed against the yeast mycotoxin, and identifying the yeast myocotoxin. Both of these methods can be used to determine if a patient is at risk for or has developed a disease state related to a yeast infection, and to develop an effective treatment regimen for the patient.
US09487830B2	Determining the replicative history of lymphocytes The invention relates to the field of immunology and immunodiagnostics. Provided is a method for determining the replicative history of a lymphocyte, preferably a B cell, the method comprising detecting a signal joint nucleotide sequence on an extrachromosomal circular excision product in the lymphocyte, wherein the excision product is deleted from a chromosome to give a chromosomal-coding joint nucleotide sequence, wherein the coding joint is retained in the chromosome, and detecting the coding joint nucleotide sequence in the lymphocyte. Also provided are primers, probes and a control cell for use in a method of the invention. A method provided herein is among others advantageously used to assess recovery of the precursor B-cell compartment, for example, in a patient following bone marrow transplantation
US09487829B2	Safe sequencing system Error rates in massively parallel sequencing instruments are generally too high to allow confident identification of rare variants. An approach that can substantially increase the sensitivity of massively parallel sequencing instruments for this purpose, called “Safe-SeqS” for (Safe-Sequencing System) includes (i) assignment of a unique identifier (UID) to each template molecule; (ii) amplification of each uniquely tagged template molecule to create UID-families; and (iii) redundant sequencing of the amplification products. PCR fragments with the same UID are truly mutant (“super-mutants”) if ≧95% of them contain the identical mutation. We illustrate the utility of this approach for determining the fidelity of a polymerase, the accuracy of oligonucleotides synthesized in vitro, and the prevalence of mutations in the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of normal cells.
US09487825B2	Pooled adapter strategy for reducing bias in small RNA characterization Modified nucleic acid adapters are provided that collectively provide a mixture of nucleotides at the 3′ end of 5′ adapters and at the 5′ end of 3′ adapters such that at least one adapter in each set has any given nucleotide at position 1, i.e., the nucleotide position available for ligation to a small RNA, and has any given nucleotide at position 2 adjacent to position 1 for use in overcoming bias during nucleic acid manipulation, such as small RNA characterization and/or profiling by, e.g., deep sequencing, along with methods for use of the modified adapters in small RNA characterization. The modified adapters have at least two mixed nucleotides at the adapter terminus to be ligated to a nucleic acid such as a small RNA.
US09487824B2	Methods and compositions for enrichment of nucleic acids in mixtures of highly homologous sequences Provided are methods of enrichment and detection of target nucleic acids during target amplification in the presence of excess amounts of highly homologous sequences, the methods having substantial diagnostic utility (e.g., cancer diagnostics). Provided are amplification reaction mixtures having at least one cleavage-directing oligonucleotide, the respective binding sites of which, for the target and homologous sequences, include one or more nucleotide positions differing in sequence between the target homologous sequences. During target sequence amplification in the presence of DNA polymerase activity, a FEN1 activity, one or more amplification primers, deoxynucleoside 5′-triphosphates and other reagents suitable to support amplification of both target and homologous nucleic acid sequences, the cleavage directing oligonucleotide hybridizes to the homologous sequence and its amplification products resulting in a FEN1-mediated cleavage of these sequences providing for increased amounts of the target nucleic acid sequence relative to that of the homologous nucleic acid sequences.
US09487819B2	Quantitative genetically encoded optical reporter construct An isolated nucleic acid reporter construct, the protein for which it encodes and methods for its use for the in vivo or in vitro measurement of the concentration of a specific biologically important molecule in a subcellular compartment or locale are provided. Certain constructs described are useful in measuring the local concentration of ATP at synapses.
US09487818B2	TOP2A inhibition by temozolomide and its predictive value of GBM patients survival The present invention provides a TOP2A inhibition by temozolomide useful for predicting glioblastoma patient's survival. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common, malignant primary adult brain tumor. The conventional treatments for GBM, include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy which have only modestly improved patient survival. The patients with GBM expressing higher TOP2A transcript levels had better prognosis. More interestingly, the present invention reports that temozolomide is an inhibitor of TOP2A activity in vitro. The present invention further shows that siRNA knock down of TOP2A rendered a glioma cell line resistant to temozolomide chemotherapy. Thus it is demonstrated for the first time that temozolomide is a TOP2A inhibitor and establishes that TOP2A transcript levels determines the chemosensitivity of glioblastoma to temozolomide therapy thus explaining the very high levels of TOP2A transcript being a good prognostic indicator in GBM patients receiving temozolomide chemotherapy.
US09487815B2	Means and methods for the determination of (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate (D2HG) or (D)-2-hydroxyadipic acid The present invention relates to a method for detecting (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate or (D)-2-hydroxyadipic acid in a sample, the method comprising the steps of: a) contacting a sample with a reagent mixture, wherein said reagent mixture comprises: (i) a solvent, (ii) a dye having an oxidized state and a reduced state, wherein the reduced state can be distinguished from the oxidized state and wherein the dye is initially present in the oxidized state, (iii) an electron transfer agent, (iv) a (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase enzyme, and (v) a cofactor; and b) detecting (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate or (D)-2-hydroxyadipic acid by measuring the production of the reduced state of the dye. The invention further pertains to a method for diagnosing and/or monitoring a (D)-2-hydroxy-glutarate-associated disease in a subject. Encompassed by the invention is also a method for diagnosing a mutation in an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene or in a (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate (D2HG) dehydrogenase enzyme gene in a subject. In addition, the invention provides for a kit comprising (i) a solvent, (ii) a dye having an oxidized state and a reduced state, wherein the reduced state can be distinguished from the oxidized state and wherein the dye is initially present in the oxidized state, (iii) an electron transfer agent, (iv) a (D)-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase enzyme, and (v) a cofactor.
US09487814B2	Stabilized formulation for luminescent detection of luciferase and nucleoside phosphates Methods, kits and compositions containing a mixture of D-luciferin and L-luciferin for light generation with luciferase are disclosed that have improved stability when stored over time. The mixture of D-luciferin and L-luciferin can be used to detect the presence or amount of ATP or of luciferase in a sample.
US09487813B2	Antifungal target A method of identifying an antifungal agent which targets a PPTB protein of a fungus comprising determining whether a candidate compound binds to or inhibits a PPTB protein, wherein binding or inhibition indicates that the candidate substance is an antifungal agent.
US09487810B2	Methods of cell culture Polypeptide preparations having target levels of glycans, and methods of producing such polypeptide preparations using DMSO, are described.
US09487808B2	Rapid assembly of multiple arbitrary length DNA fragments Aspects herein relate to composition, and related methods, for isolating and assembling DNA molecules without intermediate cloning steps.
US09487804B2	Hydroxy- and dicarboxylic-fat synthsis by microbes Systems, methods and microbes that allow the biological production of hydroxy fatty acids and dicarboxylic fatty acids are provided. Specifically, hydroxy fatty acids and dicarboxylic fatty acids are produced by microbes that have been engineered to overexpress acyl ACP thioesterase plus an alkane degration pathway, such as AlkBGT or AlkJH These can be in separate microbes or the same microbe, and separate microbes can be co-cultured or sequentially cultured. Continuously fed systems transferring secreted fats from one microbial culture to another can also be used.
US09487795B2	Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing plant yield, biomass, oil content and/or growth rate Provided are isolated polynucleotides which comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide which exhibits at least 94% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 333, and nucleic acid constructs, plants and methods of using same for increasing a yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
US09487791B2	Method for improved protein production in filamentous fungi The present invention relates to a method for genetically modifying a filamentous fungus host for improved protein production. The method comprises that a filamentous fungus host is genetically modified to overexpress or to be deficient of specific genes. The invention relates also to the modified hosts. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for improved production or for producing an improved composition of proteins, such as cellulases, hemicellulases, other proteins involved in the degradation of lignocellulosic material, or other proteins, in a filamentous fungus host.
US09487788B2	E. coli plasmid DNA production General methods and strains of bacteria are described that dramatically simplify and streamline plasmid DNA production. In one preferred embodiment, endolysin mediated plasmid extraction combined with flocculation mediated removal of cell debris and host nucleic acids achieves increased yield and purity with simplified downstream purification and reduced waste streams, thus reducing production costs.
US09487784B2	Antisense antibacterial method and compound A method and antisense compound for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacterial cells are disclosed. The compound contains no more than 12 nucleotide bases and has a targeting nucleic acid sequence of no fewer than 10 bases in length that is complementary to a target sequence containing or within 10 bases, in a downstream direction, of the translational start codon of a bacterial mRNA that encodes a bacterial protein essential for bacterial replication. The compound binds to a target mRNA with a Tm of between 50° to 60° C. The relatively short antisense compounds are substantially more active than conventional antisense compounds having a targeting base sequence of 15 or more bases.
US09487783B2	Targeting microRNAs for metabolic disorders Described herein are compounds comprising modified oligonucleotides that are complementary to miR-103 and/or miR-107 and methods of treating diseases and disorders using the compounds.
US09487780B2	Antisense compounds targeting genes associated with fibronectin Provided are compounds comprising oligonucleotides complementary to a fibronectin transcript. Certain such compounds are useful for hybridizing to a fibronectin transcript, including but not limited to a fibronectin transcript in a cell. Such hybridization results in modulation of splicing of the fibronectin transcript. Such compounds are used to treat one or more symptoms associated with fibrosis. Such compounds are used to treat one or more symptoms associated with renal fibrosis.
US09487778B2	Oligonucleotide modulators of the toll-like receptor pathway Disclosed herein are double stranded nucleic acid molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same useful in the treatment of, inter alia, acute and chronic inflammation, neuropathic pain, primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation in a subject in need thereof. The compounds are preferably chemically synthesized and modified dsRNA compounds, which down regulate or inhibit expression of a Toll like receptor genes.
US09487774B2	Compositions, methods, and kits for identifying candidate molecules from encoded chemical libraries The subject matter relates to relates to a one-bead-one-sequence composition, a library of tagged chemicals comprising a plurality of one-bead-one-sequence compositions, a method for identifying a candidate molecule from a library of tagged chemicals, and a composition produced by a process, all as described herein.
US09487767B2	Selection in fungi The present invention relates to methods for constructing a recombinant fungal host cell comprising one or more copies of a polynucleotide construct integrated in its genome, said method comprising transforming a fungal host cell with an integrative polynucleotide construct comprising a first polynucleotide encoding a selectable marker, wherein the first polynucleotide, a 5′ untranslated region thereof and/or a riboswitch operably linked therewith comprises a spliceosomal intron which has 5 nucleotides or less between its branch site and its acceptor site; and a second polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest; as well as suitable polynucleotide constructs, resulting fungal host cells and methods of manufacture.
US09487765B2	Stabilized transglutaminase and process for production thereof Disclosed is a transglutaminase having excellent stability. Also disclosed is a process for producing the transglutaminase. Specifically disclosed is a stabilized transglutaminase, which has such a structure in which a pro-sequence peptide of transglutaminase is bound to a mature transglutaminase. Also specifically disclosed is a process for producing stabilized transglutaminase, which includes the steps of culturing a microorganism capable of producing transglutaminase under the conditions where transglutaminase can be produced; and separating and collecting matured transglutaminase having a pro-sequence peptide bound thereto from a culture medium.
US09487764B2	Bacteria engineered to treat diseases associated with hyperammonemia Genetically engineered bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating disorders associated with hyperammonemia are disclosed.
US09487763B2	Nonribosomal peptide synthetases The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.
US09487762B1	Method and system for producing triterpenes A method and system are provided for the production of triterpene including methylated triterpenes. The method and system include isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding triterpene methyltransferases such as triterpene methyltransferases 1, 2, 3. Advantageously, the method and system includes transgenic plant cells via an expression vector for triterpene methyltransferase and optionally various triterpene synthase and prenyltransferase all with tags directing these enzymes to the chloroplast of the transgenic plant cells for using the chloroplast methyl erythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in the triterpene biogenesis.
US09487761B2	Polypeptides having peroxygenase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09487756B2	Production of reprogrammed pluripotent cells The present invention provides a method of producing a reprogrammed cell, said method comprising exposing Stro-1+ multipotential cells and/or progeny cells thereof to one or more potency-determining factors under conditions sufficient to reprogram the cells. The present invention also provides cells produced by such a method and cells differentiated therefrom in addition to various uses of those cells.
US09487750B2	Methods and compositions for growth of cells and embryonic tissue on a synthetic polymer matrix The present invention provides methods and compositions for establishing and maintaining growth of cells and embryonic tissue on a synthetic polymer matrix. For example, the present invention provides synthetic growth matrices for stem cells, gametes, mature differentiated cells, and embryonic tissue (e.g., blastomeres, embryos, and embryoid bodies). In certain embodiments, the cells are capable of going through multiple passages while remaining in an undifferentiated state as a result of the synthetic polymer matrix.
US09487749B2	Use of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) to modulate microbial activity Disclosed herein are methods of use of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) to modulate microbial activity, such as to enhance or inhibit the activity of microorganisms. In one example, MSM (such as about 0.5% to 5% MSM) is used to enhance fermentation efficiency, such as to enhance fermentation efficiency associated with the production of beer, cider, wine, a biofuel, dairy product or any combination thereof. Also disclosed are in vitro methods for enhancing the growth of one or more probiotic microorganisms and methods of enhancing growth of a microorganism in a diagnostic test sample. Methods of inhibiting microbial activity are also disclosed. In one particular example, a method of inhibiting microbial activity includes selecting a medium that is susceptible to H1N1 influenza contamination; and contacting the medium with MSM at a concentration of about 10% to about 16% of weight by volume, thereby inhibiting H1N1 influenza microbial activity.
US09487746B2	Cell division tracking apparatus and method of the same, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a cell division tracking program A cell division tracking apparatus includes a control unit, a search range setting unit, a daughter cell judgment unit. The control unit tracks division processes of the cells based on a cell image group composed of the cell images. The search range setting unit sets a search range to search for daughter cell regions corresponding to daughter cells resulting from a division of a mother cell based on the mother cell region detected by the mother cell detection unit. The daughter cell judgment unit judges whether the cell regions are the daughter cell regions based on a region in which regions of the cell overlap the search range regarding the cell images collected at and after a detection of the mother cell region.
US09487740B2	Thiophene azo dyes and laundry care compositions containing the same This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
US09487737B2	Structured particles comprising an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine, and granular laundry detergent comprising the same This invention relates to structured particles suitable for use in granular laundry detergent compositions, which contain an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine in combination with a water-soluble alkali metal carbonate and silica and which contains little or no surfactant.
US09487733B2	Method to improve the performance of encapsulated fragrances The invention relates to a perfume composition that includes a first perfume microcapsule encapsulating a first perfume oil that has a LogT greater than −2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and/or a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air; and a second perfume microcapsule encapsulating a second perfume oil ingredient that has a LogT less than −2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and/or a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air. The invention also relates to the use of such mixtures of microcapsules as a perfuming ingredient or perfuming composition for home or personal care products, as well as to the resulting home and body care compositions. Also, a method for increasing shelf life of a home- or personal-care product that contains a perfuming composition which comprises providing the perfume composition as one of the mixtures of microcapsules disclosed herein.
US09487732B2	Lubricating coating agent for plastic working and method for producing the same To provide a lubricating coating agent for plastic working, containing a non-black solid lubricating material, and a metal material coated with the agent, which enable highly difficult forging that has been conventionally difficult to practically apply to anything except lubricating coating films containing a black solid lubricant typified by molybdenum disulfide. The problems can be achieved by means of a lubricating coating agent for plastic working, which is characterized by containing, at 5 mass % or more in terms of solid content ratio in a coating film, a calcium sulfate hydrate with a particular scale-like crystal shape among calcium sulfate hydrates deposited by reacting a sulfuric acid or a sulfate with a calcium compound in water, and a metal material coated with the agent.
US09487730B2	Functionalized olefin copolymers with monoamine terminated polyether and lubricating oil compositions A reaction product, useful as a viscosity index improver in a lubricating oil, reacting: a) an oil soluble ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer comprising from 10 to less than 80 weight % ethylene and greater than 20 up to 90 weight % of at least one C3 to C28 alpha olefin, having a number average molecular weight from 5,000 to 120,000 and grafted with 0.5 to 5 weight % of an ethylenically unsaturated acylating agent, with b) a hydrocarbyl substituted poly(oxyalkylene) monoamine of the formula: R1—(O—CHR2—CHR3)x-A wherein: R1 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 35 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl and each R2 and R3 are independently selected in each —O—CHR2—CHR3— unit; A is amino, —CH2amino or N-alkyl amino having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and x is an integer from 2 to 45.
US09487727B2	Polymer thickened grease compositions with improved low friction properties The invention provides a grease composition comprising: (a) a lubricating base oil; (b) a polymeric thickener comprising a mixture of (1) a (co- or homo)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight of more than 200.000 and (2) a (co- or homo)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight of less than 200.000; and (c) a polar wax. The invention further provides a mechanical component having a metal surface onto which a layer of the grease composition according to the invention has been applied. The invention also relates to the use of a polar wax in the preparation of a grease composition for bearing applications, and the use of a polar wax in a grease composition for bearing applications. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the grease composition for reducing friction in a bearing, between bearing components or within a bearing application system. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the present grease composition.
US09487726B2	Imide compound, method for producing same, thickening agent for grease, and grease composition The present invention provides an imide compound represented by the following general formula (1). The imide compound of the present invention, particularly when used as a thickening agent for grease, is excellent in durability at high temperatures. [wherein X represents a tetravalent residue obtained by removing four carboxylic groups from an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid, Y represents a divalent residue obtained by removing two amino groups from an aliphatic diamine or an aromatic diamine, and R represents a residue obtained by removing an amino group from an aliphatic monoamine, an alicyclic monoamine, or an aromatic monoamine.]
US09487725B2	Compositions comprising estolide compounds and methods of making and using the same Provided herein are compositions comprising at least one estolide compound of formula: in which n is an integer equal to or greater than 0; m is an integer equal to or greater than 1; R1, independently for each occurrence, is selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; R2 is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; and R3 and R4, independently for each occurrence, are selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched. Also provided are uses of the compositions described herein.
US09487724B2	Lubricants for magnetic recording media The invention relates to lubricants for magnetic recording media, and in particular, to such lubricants containing cyclotriphosphazene. Methods for preparing the lubricants are also disclosed.
US09487721B2	Refined torrefied biomass A manufacturing process is disclosed for preparing torrefied biomass having a reduced inorganic content which comprises passing crude torrefied biomass through one or more selective separation devices capable of separating inorganic particulate matter from the torrefied biomass.
US09487717B2	Process for obtaining a diesel like fuel Disclosed is an enrichment method for obtaining components for the production of a diesel like fuel additive or a diesel like fuel from crude tall oil. In the method, lipophilic components, being present in said crude tall oil, are extracted with an organic solvent and the resulting extract is washed with sulfuric acid and water.
US09487716B2	Sourcing phosphorus and other nutrients from the ocean via ocean thermal energy conversion systems Provided herein are controlled methods for producing biofuel and lipids from algae. In certain embodiments, the controlled methods comprise: (i) providing upwelled water in a body of water; (ii) culturing algae in the upwelled water; (iii) feeding the algae to planktivorious organisms; (iv) extracting lipids from the planktivorious organisms; and (v) polishing the lipids to make biofuel or other useful products. In certain embodiments, the upwelled water is provided in the body of water by using an open-cycle OTEC system. Also provided herein are controlled systems for producing biofuel and lipids from algae.
US09487712B2	Method for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels directly from lignocellulosic biomass A process that directly converts carbohydrates, particularly biomass derived carbohydrates and more specifically biomass (e.g., lignocellulosic biomass), to furfural-/HMF-ketone adducts for liquid hydrocarbon production under mild conditions.
US09487711B2	Process for the conversion of fatty acids and derivatives thereof A process for the production of a hydrocarbon product comprises contacting a feedstock with a catalyst composition comprising an active metal selected from platinum, palladium, nickel, cobalt, copper, ruthenium, rhodium and rhenium and an active porous material which is active for the isomerization of unsaturated hydrocarbons, wherein the feedstock comprises a fatty acid a fatty acid ester, a monoglyceride, a diglyceride or a triglyceride.
US09487700B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that uses a particular liquid crystal composition and a color filter that uses a particular pigment.The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in ion density (ID) of a liquid crystal layer and resolves the problems of display defects, such as missing dots, alignment variation, and ghosting.Since the liquid crystal display device of the present invention prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in ion density (ID) of a liquid crystal layer and resolves the problems of display defects, such as ghosting, it is particularly useful for active matrix drive VA-mode and PSVA-mode liquid crystal display devices and can be applied to liquid crystal display devices such as liquid crystal televisions, monitors, cellular phones, and smart phones.
US09487698B2	Method for improving the water transport characteristics of hydrophobic surfaces The invention provides compounds having the general structure: wherein R and R′ are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-24 alkyl, aryl, C1-24 alkylaryl, aryl(C1-24)alkyl, —C(═O)—R1 (esters), C(═O)—NHR1 (urethanes), or C(═O)—O—R1 (carbonates) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-24 alkyl, aryl, C1-24 alkylaryl, C1-24 arylalkyl; A is an organic moiety derived from the group consisting of alkylene oxides having 4-12 carbon atoms and aryl epoxides having 8-12 carbon atoms; x=1-300; y=0-200; z=0-200; and with the proviso that R and R′ can not be H or ether functionality at the same time. The compounds are useful for improving the water transport characteristics of hydrophobic surfaces.
US09487696B2	Phosphor of SiAlON crystal, method for producing phosphor and light emitting device The present invention provides a phosphor comprising a cerium-activated sialon crystal having a basic composition represented by formula (1): (Sr1-x,Cex)αSiβAlγOδNω formula: (1) (wherein, x is 0
US09487688B2	Sealant composition and liquid crystal display panel using the same The invention relates to a sealant composition, and a liquid crystal display panel using the same. The sealant composition comprises an expansive monomer which can compensate for the volume shrinkage occurring during polymerization of traditional sealant compositions. The sealant composition of the invention can improve the alignment accuracy, enhance the bonding strength, and reduce the vernier key level of the panel, so that the problems such as lower alignment accuracy and bonding strength caused by the volume shrinkage during polymerization of the traditional sealant compositions can be solved.
US09487686B2	Reactive two-component hotmelt adhesive composition A reactive hotmelt adhesive comprising two components A and B each containing one or more polymers A or B having different functional groups, these groups being able to react with one another under the influence of temperature, and i) the mutually reactive functional groups are selected from hydroxyl, amine, carboxylic acid, anhydride and epoxide groups, ii) unreactive polymers and/or additives are present in at least one of the components, iii) the components are present in spatially separate regions, the adhesive having a first temperature range between 80 and 150° C. in which the components melt and are miscible with one another without reaction of the functional groups with one another, and the adhesive having a second temperature range between 130 and 190° C. in which it can melt and chemically crosslink, the second temperature being above the first temperature.
US09487685B2	Adhesive for polarizing plate and polarizing plate including the same The present invention relates to an adhesive composition including 100 parts by weight of a first epoxy compound having a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of not less than 120° C., 30 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of a second epoxy compound having a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of not more than 60° C., and 0.5 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of a cationic photopolymerization initiator, and a polarizing plate using the same.
US09487683B2	Reactive hot melt The reactive moisture cure hot melt adhesives of the invention have substantially improved assembly properties as a result of the unique combination of materials that provide excellent green strength. The adhesive includes at least an isocyanate compound, a polyether polyol, an aromatic tackifying composition, a thermoplastic polymer, and a block polymer having at least an A block and at least a B block, wherein the A block comprises a crystalline or semi-crystalline block and the B block comprises a rubbery or amorphous block. Such block polymers can have linear, branched, radial, or dendritic morphologies.
US09487677B2	Release modifier composition There is described a release composition including a polyorganosiloxane polymer and a release modifier. The release modifier includes comprising an alkenyl silsesquioxane an organo functional siloxane of the formula MDxM, wherein M represents R3SiO1/2, D represents R2SiO2/2, wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, or hydrogen wherein the organo functional siloxane has a viscosity of from about 5 centipoises to about 80 centipoises and x is from about 5 to about 80, and an optionally a reactive diluent. The release composition includes at least one siloxane cross-linking agent, an inhibitor; and a hydrosilation catalyst.
US09487674B2	Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition comprising a glycoside A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition comprising (A) inorganic particles, organic particles, or a mixture or composite thereof, (B) a glycoside of the formulae 1 to 6 wherein R1 is alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl, R2 is H, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl, R3 is H, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl, R4 is H, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl, R5 is H, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl, and the total number of monosaccharide units (X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, or X6) in the glycoside is in the range of from 1 to 20, and (C) an aqueous medium.
US09487670B2	Method for making titanium dioxide pigment grind dispersion and paint Titanium dioxide may be more efficiently used in a coating composition containing a composite pigment particle-forming polymer if during composite formation, the polymer is initially present in a low concentration and the titanium dioxide particles and newly-formed composite particles are dispersed in a waterborne emulsion polymer that does not form such a composite. A pigment grind dispersion of titanium dioxide pigment-polymer composite particles may be made by mixing titanium dioxide particles with the waterborne emulsion polymer. The composite-forming polymer is then added to the waterborne emulsion polymer, or is added independently and concurrently with the titanium dioxide particles. The resulting titanium dioxide pigment-polymer composite particles provide improved coating composition opacity compared to a coating composition that does not contain such composite particles. The coating compositions can contain reduced titanium dioxide amounts and less than a saturation level of the composite-forming polymer.
US09487668B2	Ink set and image printing method An ink set includes a first ink that contains a white material and a first resin; and a second ink that contains a color material other than the white material and a second resin, wherein the first resin includes a component (A) causing cracks when resin of 0.5 g is dropped onto a slide glass and is dried at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 0% RH for 10 minutes, and wherein the second resin includes a component (B) of at least one of polyolefin wax and ethylene vinyl acetate resin.
US09487666B2	Inkjet recording ink, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method, and inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a colorant; a compound containing a group expressed by the following Structural Formula (1), and a defoamer, C6F13—CH2CH2— Structural Formula (1).
US09487665B2	Pigment dispersion liquid for inkjet ink, active energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition, and printed product An object of the present invention is to provide: a pigment dispersion liquid for inkjet ink, which is stable for a long period of storage and which increases repellency to ink ejection surface. Disclosed is a pigment dispersion liquid for inkjet ink, comprising: a pigment; a pigment dispersing agent; and a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, wherein the pigment dispersing agent has an amine value of 20 mgKOH/g or less and an acid value of 10 mgKOH/g or less, contains one or more components selected from the group consisting of: a copolymer having a styrene-derived repeating unit, a repeating unit derived from an unsaturated fatty acid having 12 or more carbon atoms, and a repeating unit derived from a polyalkylene oxide having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond; a specific salt of the copolymer and an amine derivative of the copolymer.
US09487664B2	Use of a preserving agent for temporarily storing used paint application tools, device using this and composite kit therefore A preserving agent for temporarily storing used paint application tools, in particular paint brushes and paint rollers, is used by immersing at least the paint containing portion of the paint application tool therein. The preserving agent is a water based gel. An electrolyte is used for breaking up the gel afterwards. A device for temporarily storing used paint application tools, and a composite kit, including the device, the water based gel, and the electrolyte are included.
US09487662B1	Radiation-curable biobased flooring compositions with nonreactive additives A radiation-curable composition comprising (meth)acrylic monomers and/or oligomers, photoinitiators, and a nonreactive composite additive, wherein the nonreactive composite additive comprises a) a biobased hydroxyurethane additive of formula (1): R1[—NH—COO—CR2H—CR3H(OH)]2 (1) wherein R1 is a residue of the biobased primary diamine, and R2 and R3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, and hydroxyalkyl; and b) a silane-based hydroxyurethane additive of formula (2): (R6)3-n(OR5)nSi—R4—NH—COO—CR2H—CR3H(OH) (2) wherein R2 and R3 are the same as stated above, R4 is generally an aliphatic group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 and R6, independently, are hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, and aromatic groups or combinations thereof, and n is equal to 1, 2, or 3.
US09487661B2	Biodegradable fire resistant foam The instant invention is a fire protectant composition comprising water, a surfactant, a water-soluble polymer, casein, and a calcium salt. The compositions can be applied to materials such as wood in advance of a fire, and after application, the compositions are capable of retaining their fire protectant capacities for days, weeks or even months. This fire protectant composition is also biodegradable and nontoxic. It is also easily removed from the combustible material by a water wash once the fire danger is passes. If burned, the composition forms a “skin” which can be peeled off or removed by some other method such as pressure water spray or mechanical brushing.
US09487660B2	Wire-like spray material, functional layer which can be produced therewith and process for coating a substrate with a spray material A wire-like spray material (4) based on an iron for electric arc wire spraying and also a functional layer (2) which can be produced therewith on a substrate (1). The functional layer (2) has good corrosion resistance towards diesel fuel having a high sulphur content.
US09487649B2	Propylene-based terpolymers composition for pipes A polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 85.0 wt % to 99.5 wt %; A terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene wherein: (i) the content of 1-hexene derived units ranges from 1.0 wt % to 5.0%; (ii) the content of ethylene derived units is comprised between 0.5 wt % and 10.0 wt % (iii) the melting temperature ranges from 130° C. to 145° C.; B) from 0.5 wt % to 10.0 wt %; of a propylene, ethylene copolymer composition comprising: b1) from 12 wt % to 52 wt %; of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene/ethylene copolymer having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.1 wt % to 4.5 wt %; and having a xylene soluble content measured at 25° C. lower than 10 wt %; b2) from 48 wt % to 88 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 15.0 wt % to wt % to 42.0 wt %; wherein the resulting polyolefin composition has an melt flow rate (230° C./5 kg. ISO 1133) ranging from 0.2 g/10 min to 4.0 g/10 min; the sum A+B being 100 and the sum b1+b2 being 100.
US09487648B2	High flow polyolefin composition with low shrinkage and CLTE Polyolefin composition comprising (a) a heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene (PP) having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of 30 to 350 g/10 min, and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (E) having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 dl/g and (b) a polyethylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of 15 to 100 g/10 min, wherein (i) the total polyolefin composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of more than 15 to 200 g/10 min, and (ii) the weight ratio of elastomeric propylene copolymer to the polyethylene is below 2.0.
US09487645B2	Flame retardant composition for thermoplastic polymers consisting of porous, amorphous glass powder and melamine cyanurate A flame retardant composition for thermoplastic molding materials, and also moldings, fibers or films that can be prepared from the flame retardant molding materials. The composition includes 30 to 70% by weight of melamine cyanurate and of 30 to 70% by weight of porous amorphous glass particles. The composition is prepared from foam glass produced continuously in a high-temperature extruder. The sum of the components is 100% by weight.
US09487643B2	Adhesion tyre rubber compound A tire rubber compound having at least one cross-linkable, unsaturated-chain polymer base, and a curing system of at least sulphur, stearic acid, zinc oxide, and a chelating agent for complexing the zinc ion.
US09487641B2	Additive to modify the rheological properties of asphalt, to be used in warm asphalt mixtures An additive that modifies rheological properties of asphalt under warm conditions, and makes it possible to mix and compact asphalt mixtures with a temperature reduction of up to 35° C., constituted by wax, an adhesion-improving additive and a fluxing agent, which reduces asphalt oxidation, causing it to be less-aged and more resistant to fatigue, reduces the interfacial tension between the aggregate and the asphalt, increases adhesion between them, making the mixture resistant to the damages caused by humidity, increases resistance to permanent deformation, causes gas emissions to be reduced and leads to savings in fuel consumption.The additive of the invention has the following effects: 1) at temperatures between 100° C. and 160° C., it reduces the asphalt viscosity, 2) at temperatures between 58° C. and 82° C., it increases the asphalt viscosity, and 3) at temperatures lower than 25° C., it reduces the asphalt viscosity, as compared to asphalt without the additive.
US09487640B2	Plasticizers for resin compositions and resin compositions including the same Provided are a plasticizer for a resin composition including any one or more selected from a polyvinyl chloride resin, a polyurethane resin, an epoxy resin, a polycarbonate resin or a biodegradable resin, which has excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation and hardness, and shape processability, and particularly has excellent flexibility at low temperatures, does not cause bleeding because compatibility with the resins is good, and has excellent transparency, heat resistance, cold resistance and durability, and a resin composition including the same.
US09487638B2	Inorganic film and multilayer structure Disclosed is an inorganic film comprising an inorganic laminar compound and a resin, characterized in that when an image observed with a transmission electron microscope of a cross section of the inorganic film including the thickness direction of the film is subjected to image processing to classify into 256 levels of shade on the gray scale, and subsequently, at each of arbitrary five or more points of the image-processed observed image, a straight line is drawn parallel with the thickness direction of the inorganic film from one surface of the inorganic film to the other surface, and then linear analysis is performed along each of the straight lines, the average value of standard deviations of degrees relative to the degree of each shade determined from the results of the linear analysis is 15 or less.
US09487635B2	Degassing method, degassing device and use of screw elements The present invention relates to a process for devolatilizing polymer-containing media such as, in particular, polymer melts, polymer solutions and dispersions and also devolatilisation apparatuses for carrying out the abovementioned process.
US09487631B2	Surface active polymeric systems A polymer comprising a bulk polymer or copolymer PB together with an amount of a polymer-dendron additive D-PD of formula (I): is provided, such that the polymer comprises from 0.001 to 50% of dendron-additive D-PD calculated as weight of dendron D in polymers D-PD and PB, wherein: PD is a polymer chain comprising at least one monomer repeat unit and is cyclic (having no ends) or has at least two ends and is linked to group Y in chain or at least one of its ends; Y is a linking group; a and b are each zero or a whole number integer in the range from 1 to 5; A is a branching group; each XZ1 is a functional group independently selected from one or more of OH, halo, amino, cyano, carboxylic acid, ester, thiol, silane, azide, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, oligoalkyl, oligoalkenyl, oligoalkylether or any organometallic group, a linear, branched or cyclic C1-20 alkyl, alkenyl or cycloalkyl group optionally comprising a heteroatom O or S and comprising from 3 to 37 functional groups selected from halo, OH, NR2, CN, COOH, COOR, SR, SiCl3, SiRCl2 SiR2Cl, Si(OR)3, and a combination thereof; Z is O or S; is derived as functional groups as hereinbefore defined; G indicates the Generation of a given dendron, in which both a (where present) and b are in the range 1 to 5.
US09487630B2	Method for manufacturing polyrotaxane The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a polyrotaxane which enables industrially advantageous production of a polyrotaxane with a high inclusion rate.The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyrotaxane that includes a cyclodextrin; a compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1), and threading through a cavity of the cyclodextrin in a skewered manner to be included in the cyclodextrin; and capping groups individually placed at each end of a molecule of the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) to prevent the cyclodextrin from separating, the method comprising: a step 1 of mixing the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) and the cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to prepare an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxan particles in which the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) is included in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule in a skewered manner; and a step 2 of mixing a triazine compound represented by the formula (2), a compound having at least one tertiary amino group, the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane particles prepared in the step 1, and a capping agent to introduce capping groups individually at each end of a molecule of the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) in the pseudopolyrotaxane particles, wherein, in the formula (2), R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C4 alkyl group or a C6-C8 aryl group, and X represents a halogen atom.
US09487629B2	Method for preparing a statistical copolymer based on diene monomers and cyclic carbosilane monomers The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a random copolymer based on diene monomers and on cyclic carbosilane monomers. This process is characterized in that it comprises a stage of copolymerization, in the presence of an anionic initiator in a reaction medium comprising a polar solvent, of at least one diene monomer and of a cyclic carbosilane monomer corresponding to the Formula I: in which: R1 and R2, which are identical or different, are each a C1-C5 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl or C7-C11 alkylaromatic group; R3 and R4, which are identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl or C7-C11 alkylaromatic group; and x is an integer with a value ranging from 2 to 5 and is preferably 3.
US09487625B2	Poly(butylene-co-adipate terephthalate), method of manufacture and uses thereof A poly(butylene terephthalate-co-adipate) copolymer is disclosed, where the copolymer has a melt temperature from 105 to 125° C., and wherein the copolymer includes a polyester component residue derived from a terephthalic-containing polyester homopolymer, a terephthalic-containing polyester copolymer, and combinations thereof, and further includes a polyester residue component; a quencher residue; and from 0.05 to 5 weight % based on total weight of poly(butylene terephthalate-co-adipate) copolymer of a residue of an isocyanurate, polyisocyanate, and combinations thereof. Compositions and articles including the copolymer are also described.
US09487624B2	Method for recovery of stabilized polyhydroxyalkanoates from biomass that has been used to treat organic waste The invention is directed to a method of increasing the chemical and/or thermal stability of PHA in biomass where the biomass is contained within mixed liquor, and wherein the mixed liquor is treated by a combination of removing water from the mixed liquor and pH adjustment of the mixed liquor or maintenance of the pH of the mixed liquor within a selected pH range, and wherein the method includes reducing the pH of the mixed liquor below 6, or maintaining the pH of the mixed liquor below 6 for a selected period of time, and wherein the pH adjustment of the mixed liquor to below 6 or the maintenance of the pH of the mixed liquor below 6 gives rise to an increase in chemical and/or thermal stability of the PHA in the biomass.
US09487621B2	Method for the preparation of (polybutylene-co-adipate terephthalate) through the in situ phosphorus containing titanium based catalyst Biodegradable compositions containing an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester derived from aromatic polyesters. Methods of making the compositions through an in situ phosphorus containing titanium based catalyst and articles made from the compositions.
US09487615B2	Polycyanates of cyclododecane polyphenols and thermosets thereof Polycyanates of the formula: where R, m, Q, p and Z are as defined herein. Methods of curing said polycyanates and methods of using said polycyanates to provide high Tg thermoset products.
US09487609B2	Premixes suitable for the production of membrane materials Premixes suitable for the production of membrane materials are described. Products of this invention are suitable for the formation of membranes and membrane modules that may be in the form of flat sheets, tubes, or hollow fibers.
US09487606B2	Random propylene copolymer for bottles with good optical properties and low hexane content Propylene copolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) in the range of more than 0.8 to below 2.5 g/10 min, a xylene cold soluble content (XCS) in the range of 25.0 to 35.0 wt.-%, a comonomer content in the range of more than 4.5 to 10.0 wt.-%, wherein further the xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of the propylene copolymer has comonomer content in the range of 12.0 to 22.0 wt.-% and the xylene cold insoluble (XCI) fraction of the propylene copolymer has a Mw/Mn of more than 4.9 to 10.0.
US09487605B2	Method for producing hydrogenated unsaturated polyhydroxyhydrocarbon polymer Provided is a method for producing a hydrogenated unsaturated polyhydroxyhydrocarbon polymer capable of suppressing side reactions such as a hydrogenolyzis reaction of a terminal hydroxyl group and achieving a high hydrogenation rate in a short reaction time. A hydrogenated unsaturated polyhydroxyhydrocarbon polymer is obtained by a method including: hydrogenating an unsaturated polyhydroxyhydrocarbon polymer under the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and a reaction solvent in the following two stages (I) and (II): (I) carrying out a hydrogenation reaction in a temperature range of 80° C. to 130° C. until a hydrogenation rate of at least 30 mol % is achieved; and then (II) carrying out a hydrogenation reaction at a temperature higher than 130° C. until a hydrogenation rate of at least 98 mol % is achieved.
US09487602B2	Furan based resin, process for the preparation thereof, and use of the compound The present invention relates to the polymeric reaction product of compounds according to Formula (I) and Formulae (II) or (III). Formula (I) has the following structure: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H, OH, optionally substituted C1-12alkyl, optionally substituted C1-12alkenyl, C1-12aldehyde, C3-12acetals, C2-12 ether, and/or C2-12 ester; where optionally at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is H. Formulae (II) and (III) have the following structure: where X is H or C1-4alkyl; Y is OH or OR5 where R5 is C1-12alkyl, C3-12aryl, C4-12aralkyl or C3-12cycloalkyl; and Z is an electron-withdrawing group.
US09487601B2	Methods for making catalyst compositions and polymer products produced therefrom Methods for making olefin polymerization catalysts and methods for making polymers using the catalysts are provided. The method for making the catalyst can include combining one or more supports with one or more magnesium-containing compounds under reaction conditions to form a first reacted product. One or more chlorinating compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum alkyl chlorides and chloro substituted silanes can be combined with the first reacted product under reaction conditions to form a second reacted product. One or more titanium-containing compounds selected from the group consisting of titanium alkoxides and titanium halides can be combined with the second reacted product under reaction conditions to form a catalyst.
US09487597B2	Alkali swellable acrylic emulsions without surfactants, use thereof in aqueous formulations, and formulations containing them The present invention pertains to new alkali swellable thickening emulsions, free of surfactants and solvents other than water: as a result, all drawbacks related to the use of solvents, or to the formation of foam in the case of surfactants, are avoided. These new emulsions contain a certain quantity of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (or AMPS, CAS #: 40623-75-4). They have proven effective at thickening aqueous mediums, particularly water-based paints, paper coatings, aqueous suspensions of mineral materials, detergents, cosmetic formulations, or formulations containing a hydraulic binder.
US09487593B2	Respiratory syncytial virus antigenic compositions and methods Multilayer films comprise polypeptide epitopes from RSV. The multilayer films are capable of eliciting an immune response in a host upon administration to the host. The multilayer films include at least one designed peptide that includes one or more polypeptide epitopes from RSV. Specifically, the multilayer films include two polypeptide epitopes from RSV, such as an epitope that elicits a specific T-cell response such as a cytotoxic T-cell response, and an epitope that elicits a specific antibody response.
US09487592B2	Immobilization substrate and method for producing the same An antibody-fragment-immobilizing substrate includes a substrate and at least one set of antibody fragments, wherein the antibody fragments of each set includes at least two types of separate antibody fragments that are capable of recognizing one type of antigen and that are independently immobilized on the substrate in a positional relationship that allows each of the antibody fragments in one set to bind to the same antigen.
US09487591B2	Method for treatment of blood tumor using anti-TIM-3 antibody Disclosed is a therapeutic method including administering a TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to a subject who is suspected to be suffering from blood tumor and in whom TIM-3 has been expressed in a Lin(−)CD34(+)CD38(−) cell fraction of bone marrow or peripheral blood or a subject who has been received any treatment for blood tumor. Conceived diseases include those diseases which can be treated through the binding or targeting of the TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to blood tumor cells (AML cells, CML cells, MDS cells, ALL cells, CLL cells, multiple myeloma cells, etc.), helper T cell (e.g., Th1 cells, Th17 cells), and antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, and cells resembling to the aforementioned cells (hepatic stellate cells, osteoclasts, microglial cells, intraepidermal macrophages, dust cells (alveolar macrophages), etc)).
US09487590B2	Activatable antibodies that bind interleukin-6 receptor and methods of use thereof The invention relates generally to activatable antibodies that include a masking moiety (MM), a cleavable moiety (CM), and an antibody (AB) that specifically binds to interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R), and to methods of making and using these anti-IL-6R activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US09487589B2	Anti-c-met-antibody formulations Provided herein are pharmaceutical formulations comprising a one-armed, anti-c-met antibody and uses of the same.
US09487582B2	Methods for treating pancreatic cancer The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating pancreatic cancer in subject using cancer with antibodies that specifically bind to progastrin.
US09487581B2	Anti-CTLA-4 antibody compositions The present invention provides for novel compositions of anti-CTLA-4 antibodies comprising a chelating agent. Also provided are method of treating diseases and conditions with novel compositions of CTLA-4 antibodies, including various neoplasia conditions.
US09487579B2	Methods and compositions for modulation of blood-neural barrier Methods and compositions for modulating blood-neural barrier (BNB) for the treatment of CNS conditions such as edema, and for increased drug delivery efficacy across the BNB. The present invention further relates to improved tPA treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular and related diseases in combination with antagonism of the PDGF signaling pathway. The inventive method and composition is particularly suitable for conjunctive therapy of ischemic stroke using tPA and an anti-PDGF-C antagonist or an anti-PDGFR-α antagonist.
US09487576B2	Method for reduction of 1->2 reading frame shifts Herein is reported a method for the recombinant production of a polypeptide, which comprises the dipeptide AR, characterized in that the method comprises the recovering of the polypeptide from the cells or the cultivation medium of a cultivation of a cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide and thereby producing the polypeptide, whereby the dipeptide AR comprised in the polypeptide is encoded by the oligonucleotide gca cgt, or the oligonucleotide gcg cgt, or the oligonucleotide gcc cgt.
US09487572B2	Non-standard insulin analogues An insulin analog comprises a B-chain polypeptide containing a cyclohexanylalanine substitution at position B24 and optionally containing additional amino-acid substitutions at positions A8, B28, and/or B29. A proinsulin analog or single-chain insulin analog containing a B domain containing a cyclohexanylalanine substitution at position B24 and optionally containing additional amino-acid substitutions at positions A8, B28, and/or B29. The analog may be an analog of a mammalian insulin, such as human insulin. A nucleic acid encoding such an insulin analog is also provided. A method of lowering the blood sugar of a patient comprises administering a physiologically effective amount of the insulin analog or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof to a patient. A method of semi-synthesis using an unprotected octapeptide by means of modification of an endogenous tryptic site by non-standard amino-acid substitutions.
US09487567B2	Method for the production of an immunostimulating mucin (MUC1) The present invention relates to a method for producing or identifying a MUC1 molecule which is able to generate an immune response in humans. The invention also relates to a method for producing or identifying a cell, cell lines or cell lysates containing a MUC1 molecule that is able to generate an immune response in humans. The invention further relates to methods for producing medicaments and diagnostic agents. Also disclosed is the use of the MUC1 molecules, cells or cell lysates obtained by means of the methods according to the invention for producing a medicament used for treating or preventing tumors. Further disclosed is a purified MUC1 molecule that can be obtained by means of the methods according to the invention and has an immunostimulating effect on humans. The invention additionally relates to the use of a MUC1 antibody for the production of a medicament used for treating or preventing tumors.
US09487564B2	Fusobacterium polypeptides and methods of use The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Fusobacterium spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.
US09487559B2	Compositions comprising multivalent synthetic ligands of surface nucleolin and glycosaminoglycans The present invention relates to a composition comprising a Nucant multivalent synthetic compound and a glycosaminoglycan, the admixture of both compounds forming microspheres comprising both compounds, as well as their use for the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with deregulation of proliferation and/or angiogenesis, such as cancer, inflammatory disease, or for promoting wound healing.
US09487558B2	Short bio-active peptides for promoting wound healing Peptides having four to six amino acid residues are disclosed that possess biological activity. These peptides constitute short fragments of the peptide HB-107 (MPKEKVFLKIEKMGRNIRN) (SEQ ID NO: 10), which itself is a fragment of the antimicrobial protein cecropin B, and exhibit cell stimulatory and migratory properties. The inventive peptides comprise four to six contiguous amino acid residues located between position 11 and 16 of HB107 (MPKEKVFLKIEKMGRNIRN) (SEQ ID NO: 10), namely EKMGRN (SEQ ID NO: 1). The disclosed peptides comprise a useful agent for the medical treatment of injury to the skin, such as from diabetic ulcers. The peptides also are effective in preventing and reversing skin surface damage resulting from various environmental insults. Importantly, the therapeutic effects of the peptides manifest at concentrations equal to or greater than those of peptide HB-107 (SEQ ID NO: 10), and thus represent a less expensive, more versatile means for developing effective therapies. Methods for the production and use of these peptides are also disclosed.
US09487557B2	Peptides for management of lactation The present invention provides novel short peptides that are highly effective in inducing involution in a mammary gland of a lactating mammal and cessation of milk production by the gland. The invention further provides pharmaceutical composition comprising the peptides and methods of use thereof including for treating microbial infection in a mammary gland.
US09487554B2	Estra-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene-3-carboxamide derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical preparations comprising them and their use for preparing medicaments The invention relates to AKR1C3 inhibitors and to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular bleeding disorders and endometriosis.
US09487548B2	Metal complexes comprising diazabenzimidazolocarbene ligands and the use thereof in OLEDs The present invention relates to metal-carbene complexes comprising a central atom selected from iridium and platinum, and diazabenzimidazolocarbene ligands, to organic light diodes which comprise such complexes, to light-emitting layers comprising at least one such metal-carbene complex, to a device selected from the group comprising illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED and to the use of such a metal-carbene complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge or exciton blocker.
US09487547B2	Cyclic phosphinate derivatives and method of preparing the same Provided are novel cyclic phosphinate derivatives and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, cyclic phosphinate derivatives including benzoxaphosphole oxide derivatives and benzoxaphosphorin oxide derivatives, and a method of preparing the same. The cyclic phosphinate derivative according to the present invention may have pharmacological and physiological activities, be used as the basic skeleton of the natural material, and be used in development of a new drug, and synthesis of various medicines. In addition, with the method of preparing a cyclic phosphinate derivative according to the present invention, various cyclic phosphinate derivatives may be prepared with high yield through a simple synthetic process by performing an intramolecular carbon-oxygen coupling reaction on the phosphinic acid derivative in the presence of a palladium (Pd) catalyst, an oxidant, and a base.
US09487545B2	Fused ring-containing oxazolidinones antibiotics The present invention relates to a fused ring-containing oxazolidinone compound shown by general formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, B and C are as defined in the description. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing the compound, a pharmaceutical composition and a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound, and a use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of infectious diseases and a use for the treatment and/or prevention of infectious diseases.
US09487531B2	Compounds for treatment of pain The invention is directed to novel compounds, formulations containing said compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are suitable for administration to a patient.
US09487528B2	Compounds Compounds of formula (I), described herein, exhibit human neutrophil elastase inhibitory properties, and are useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions in which HNE is implicated.
US09487525B2	Crystalline forms of (s)-4-amino-n-(1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl)-1-(7h-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl) piperidine-4-carboxamide The present invention discloses certain new solid state forms of (S)-4-amino-N-(1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl)-1-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide, processes for preparing such forms, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and the use of such forms in therapy.
US09487523B2	Process for making CGRP receptor antagonists The invention encompasses a novel process for making piperidinone carboxamide indane and azainane derivatives, which are CGRP receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of migraine, utilizing a highly effective spiroacid synthesis.
US09487518B2	HIV inhibiting bicyclic pyrimidine derivatives HIV replication inhibitors of formula wherein -a1=a2-a3=a4- is —CH═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—N═CH—, —N═CH—CH═N—, —N═N—CH═CH—; -b1=b2-b3=b4- is —CH═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—N═CH—, —N═CH—CH═N—, —N═N—CH═CH—; n and m is 0-4, R1 is hydrogen; aryl; formyl; C1-6alkylcarbonyl; C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl; R2 is OH; halo; C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; substituted carbonyl; carboxyl; CN; nitro; amino; polyhalomethyl; polyhalomethylthio; —S(═O)pR6; C(═NH)R6; R2a is CN; amino; substituted amino; C1-6alkyl; halo; C1-6alkyloxy; carbonyl; —CH═N—NH—C(═O)—R16; C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl; C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; —C(═N—O—R8)—C1-4alkyl; R7 or —X—R7; R3 is CN; amino; C1-6alkyl; halo; C1-6alkyloxy; substituted carbonyl; —CH═N—NH—C(═O)—R16; substituted C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl; substituted C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; —C(═N—O—R8)—C1-4alkyl; R7; —X—R7; R4 is halo; OH; C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; C3-7cycloalkyl; C1-6alkyloxy; CN; nitro; polyhaloC1-6alkyl; polyhaloC1-6alkyloxy; substituted carbonyl; formyl; amino; mono- or di(C1-4alkyl)amino or R7; -A-B— is —CR5═N—, —N═N—, —CH2—CH2—, —CS—NH—, —CO—NH—, —CH═CH—; and the use of these compounds for the prevention or the treatment of HIV infection.
US09487517B2	Spiroimidazolone derivative The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein W, X, Y, R1, R2, R33, R34, m and n are as defined in the claims, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US09487516B2	Antibacterial oxadiazolone derivatives The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein U represents CH or N; V represents CH or N, provided that at least one of U and V does not represent N; R represents H, halogen, methyl, methoxy, cyano or ethynyl; either W represents a phenyl group substituted in para position with (C1-C3)alkyl, (C1-C3)alkoxy or (C1-C3)thioalkoxy and optionally in meta position with halogen, or W is a group having one of the formulae W1 and W2 below wherein Q is O or S and X is CH or N; and salts of such compounds.
US09487515B2	Compounds modulating c-fms and/or c-kit activity and uses therefor Compounds active on the receptor protein tyrosine kinases c-kit and/or c-fms are provided herewith. Also provided herewith are compositions useful for treatment of c-kit mediated diseases or conditions and/or c-fms-mediated diseases or conditions, and methods for the use thereof.
US09487499B2	Methods of making fused ring compounds The present invention relates to methods of making fused ring compounds, such as indeno-fused naphthols, and fused ring indenopyran compounds, such as indeno-fused naphthopyrans, that each employ an unsaturated compound represented by the following Formula II. Referring to the unsaturated compound of Formula II: Ring-A can be selected from optionally substituted aryl (e.g., phenyl); m can be, for example, from 0 to 4; R1 for each m can be selected from optionally substituted hydrocarbyl (e.g., C1-C6 alkyl) optionally interrupted with at least one linking group (e.g., —O—); and R3 and R16 can each be independently selected from, for example, hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, such as C1-C8 alkyl. When Ring-A is a phenyl group, the unsaturated compound represented by Formula II can be referred to as an unsaturated indanone acid/ester compound, or an indenone acid/ester compound (depending on whether R16 is hydrogen, or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group).
US09487495B2	Carbamate compounds and of making and using same This disclosure provides compounds having the structure: wherein L3, R7, Rd and p are defined herein, which are modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6. Further provided is the use of these compounds as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include the disclosed compounds. The disclosure also provides a method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from indications such as pain, solid tumor cancer and/or obesity comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.
US09487493B2	Use of a PPAR-delta agonist for treating muscle atrophy The present invention provides methods for treating muscle atrophy by administering a PPARδ agonist.
US09487489B2	Halogen-substituted pyrazole derivatives as pest-control agents The invention relates inter alia to halogen-substituted compounds of the general formula (I) in which the radicals A1-A4, T, n, W, Q, R1 and Z1-Z3 have the meanings given in the description. Also described are processes for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) and possible intermediates for the preparation of these compounds. The compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable for controlling insects, arachnids and nematodes in agriculture and ectoparasites in veterinary medicine.
US09487487B2	Process for preparation of montelukast sodium Disclosed is a process for the preparation of montelukast sodium. The process comprises a) reacting 2-(2-(3(S)-(3-(2-(7-chloro-2-quinolinyl)-ethenyl)phenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl)phenyl)-2-propanol with methane sulfonyl chloride and coupling the resultant mesylate compound with 1-(mercaptomethyl)cyclopropane acetic acid in presence of a base and free alkali source followed by saltification with an amine in a single step reaction and b) converting the montelukast amine salt to montelukast sodium salt.
US09487485B2	Method for producing sulfonyl chloride compound An object of the present invention is to provide a production method of an intermediate used in the production method of a sulfonylpyrrole compound useful as a pharmaceutical product. The present invention relates to a method of producing sulfonylpyrrole compound (VI) by reacting a pyridine-3-sulfonic acid compound with phosphorus pentachloride in a solvent of chlorobenzene or trifluoromethylbenzene to give a pyridine-3-sulfonyl chloride compound, reacting the compound without isolation with compound (III) to give compound (IV), and subjecting the compound (IV) to a reductive amination reaction. wherein R2 is a hydrocarbon group etc. and R3 and R4 are each a hydrogen atom etc., wherein R1 is an optionally substituted pyridin-3-yl group, and the other symbols are as defined above, wherein R5 is an alkyl group and the other symbols are as defined above.
US09487482B2	3,4,5-trimethoxystyrylarylaminopropenones as potential anticancer agents The present invention relate to compounds of general formula A. The invention also provides the synthesis of 3,4,5-trimethoxystyrylarylaminopropenones useful as potential antitumor agents against human cancer cell lines and a process for the preparation thereof. wherein: R=H, OMe, Cl, F, OH, Me X=aryl, heteroaryl.
US09487476B2	Catechol diethers as potent anti-HIV agents The present invention is directed to novel catechol diether compounds, pharmaceutical compositions therefrom and methods for inhibiting reverse transcriptase and treating HIV infections, especially included drug resistant strains of HIV 1 and 2 and/or secondary disease states and/or conditions which occur as a consequence of HIV infection.
US09487471B1	Synthesis of pyrethroids and pyrethroid-containing compositions The present invention provides methods for synthesizing pyrethroid compounds. The methods include forming a first reaction comprising an olefin and an allethrolone-type unsaturated alcohol under conditions sufficient to form a metathesis product and converting the metathesis product to the pyrethroid. Methods of the invention can be used to prepare compounds including pyrethrin I, cinerin I, jasmolin I, pyrethrin II, cinerin II, and jasmolin II as well as other synthetic pyrethroid compounds. Insecticidal compositions and methods for controlling insects are also described.
US09487470B2	4-((substituted phenyl) difluoromethyl) phenoxy carboxylic acid derivative, and preparation method and uses thereof The present invention discloses a 4-((substituted phenyl)difluoromethyl)phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative and preparation process and use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compound of the following formula I, which is defined in the specification. The compounds according to the present invention can be used as PPAR agonists, and demonstrates a strong effect on reducing the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in blood plasma, and thus the compound according to the present invention can be used in the preparation of a medicament for treating or preventing hyperlipoidemia or cardio-cerebrovascular diseases caused by hyperlipoidemia, such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, stroke, coronary heart disease, etc. The present invention also relates to a novel intermediate compound for the preparation of the compound of formula I and preparation method thereof.
US09487466B2	Process for producing acrylic acids and acrylates In one embodiment, the invention is to process for producing acrylics. The process includes the steps of contacting a crude product stream with an extraction agent mixture at a temperature less than 50° C.
US09487463B2	High purity dibasic acid compositions and methods of making the same High-purity dibasic acid compositions are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the dibasic acid compositions are solutions or suspensions. In some other embodiments, the compositions are solid-state compositions. In some such embodiments, the solid-state compositions include a dibasic acid as a crystalline solid and further include a low quantity of certain impurities, such as monobasic acids, various esters, and the like. Methods and systems for making such high-purity dibasic acid compositions are also disclosed.
US09487462B2	Inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases Compounds of general formula (I), salts or solvates thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing same: wherein Z is N or CH or the Z(R1) part is replaced with a covalent bond, m and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; HET is heteroaryl; X is CF3, halogen, CO-heterocyclyl, COOR3 or CONHR3; R1 is H, (CH2)o-aryl, (CH2)p-heteroaryl, (CH2)q-biphenyl; C(O)—R5; S(O)2—R6; R2 is H, aryl, heteroaryl, Y—(CH2)r-aryl, Y—(CH2)s-heteroaryl, where some of the above substituents may be substituted; Y is O or S; with the exclusion of the compound where HET is 1,3-thiazol, X is COOH, R1 is 4-fluorophenyl and R2 is benzyloxy. The invention also relates to the use of a compound of general formula (I), salts or solvates thereof for the use in the prevention or treatment of diseases where the activation of MMPs is involved in the pathomechanism. In this aspect the use of the above excluded compound is also inventive.
US09487457B2	Method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons The present method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is a method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms. This method includes a cracking and reforming reaction step of bringing oil feedstock into contact with a catalyst to cause a reaction and obtain a product containing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and a heavy fraction having 9 or more carbon atoms, a purification and recovery step of purifying and recovering the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms separated from the product formed by the cracking and reforming reaction step, and a first returning step of returning at least a portion of toluene obtained by the purification and recovery step to the cracking and reforming reaction step.
US09487456B2	Tetramerisation of ethylene A process for the tetramerisation of ethylene under solution phase conditions is carried out in the presence of an activated catalyst at a temperature above 80° C. and up to a temperature of about 130° C. The activated catalyst is provided by combining a source of chromium, a ligating compound, which ligating compound includes at least one fluorine substituted hydrocarbyl group, organoheteryl group, or heterohydrocarbyl group, and optionally a catalyst activator or combination of catalyst activators.
US09487454B2	Gas generating composition Provided is a gas generating agent with a low combustion temperature and good ignition ability. The gas generating agent includes: (a) a fuel; (b) an oxidizing agent including a basic metal nitrate; (c) a basic metal carbonate; and (d) a binder (not including a component selected from starch, etherified starch, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, guar gum, etherified guar gum, tamarind gum, poly(vinyl alcohol), polyvinyl ether, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone). The fuel of the component (a) includes melamine cyanurate (MC) and nitroguanidine (NQ), with MC/NQ (ratio of contents) of being within a range of 0.20 to 1.50.
US09487449B2	Cubic boron nitride sintered body and method for manufacturing the same A cubic boron nitride sintered body includes cubic boron nitride, a binder, and a metal catalyst element, a content by percentage of the cubic boron nitride is 50 vol % or more and 85 vol % or less, a content by percentage of the catalyst is 0.5 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less. A sum of a detected peak value of nitrogen and a detected peak value of boron at each of arbitrary measurement points on line segments is calculated, a measurement point at which the sum is a half or less of a maximum value among the sums at all measurement points respectively is identified as a binder-portion measurement point, and a ratio of the number of measurement points at which the catalyst element is not detected among the binder-portion measurement points, to a total number of all binder-portion measurement points, is 30% or less.
US09487446B2	Diamond polycrystalline body and method for manufacturing the same, and tool Provided are a diamond polycrystalline body having a longer life than conventional diamond polycrystalline bodies when it is slid, a method for manufacturing the same, and a tool. In a diamond polycrystalline body, at least one element whose sulfide or chloride has a melting point of less than or equal to 1000° C. is added thereto, and crystal grains have an average grain size of less than or equal to 500 nm. Thereby, wear of diamond can be suppressed, and the diamond polycrystalline body can have a longer life when it is slid.
US09487445B2	Ceramic composition A novel ceramic composition having a high relative dielectric constant. A ceramic composition includes a unit cell having at least two crystal structures selected from the group made of a monoclinic crystal, a tetragonal crystal, an orthorhombic crystal, and a rhombohedral crystal, characterized in that when the crystal structures are represented by the symmetry notation according to the Glazer method, namely xn1yn2zn3, n1, n2, and n3 are at least one selected from the group made of + and −, or at least two selected from the group made of 0, +, and −. By using this ceramic composition, a novel ceramic composition having a high relative dielectric constant can be obtained.
US09487441B2	Glass articles with infrared reflectivity and methods for making the same Glass articles with infrared reflectivity and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, glass article having infrared reflectivity includes a first surface, a second surface and a body extending between the first and second surfaces. A plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver are formed in the body creating at least one optical cavity in the body. Each discrete layer may have a thickness T such that 100 nm≦T≦250 nm and may be spaced apart from adjacent layers of metallic silver by a spacing S≦500. The glass article reflects at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 800 nm to 2500 nm and transmits at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 390 nm to 750 nm.
US09487436B2	Optical member, image pickup apparatus, and method for manufacturing optical member The present invention provides an optical member including a porous glass film on a base member, wherein a ripple is suppressed.The optical member includes the base member and the porous glass film disposed on the base member, wherein the porosity increases in the direction from the base member toward the porous glass film in an interfacial region between the base member and the porous glass film and the porosity is continuous in the film thickness direction from the base member to the surface of the porous glass film in the optical member.
US09487434B2	Strengthened glass with deep depth of compression Chemically strengthened glass articles having at least one deep compressive layer extending from a surface of the article to a depth of at least about 45 μm within the article are provided. In one embodiment, the compressive stress profile includes a single linear segment extending from the surface to the depth of compression DOC. Alternatively, the compressive stress profile includes two linear portions: the first portion extending from the surface to a relatively shallow depth and having a steep slope; and a second portion extending from the shallow depth to the depth of compression. The strengthened glass has a 60% survival rate when dropped from a height of 80 cm in an inverted ball drop test and an equibiaxial flexural strength of at least 10 kgf as determined by abraded ring-on-ring testing. Methods of achieving such stress profiles are also described.
US09487432B2	High refractivity and high dispersion optical glass, element and instrument A high refractivity and high dispersion optical glass with light transmissivity and good devitrification resistance. The high refractivity and high dispersion optical glass, including: 1 wt % to 13 wt % of SiO2, 6 wt % to 15 wt % of B2O3, 5 wt % to 22 wt % of TiO2, 35 wt % to 60 wt % of La2O3, 1 wt % to 15 wt % of Gd2O3, 2 wt % to 10 wt % of ZrO2, 1 wt % to 15 wt % of Nb2O5, 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % of ZnO, 0 to 8 wt % of WO3 and 0 to 10 wt % of Y2O3, with Ta2O5 and GeO2 excluded. The optical glass has degree of pigmentation and light transmissivity due to no pigmenting Bi2O3, and has low cost due to no valuable oxides such as Ta2O5 and GeO2. The optical glass has devitrification resistance with a refractive index of 1.95-2.07 and Abbe number of 25-35.
US09487429B2	Plasma deposition process for producing an optical preform with a cladding glass layer of fluorine-doped quartz glass In plasma deposition processes for producing an optical preform according to the POD method, a cladding glass layer composed of fluorine-doped quartz glass is produced by means of a plasma torch on a cylindrical substrate body composed of quartz glass, said substrate body rotating about the longitudinal axis thereof. In this case, the plasma torch performs a reversing relative movement between two turning points (A; B) along the substrate body. In order, proceeding therefrom, to achieve a high fluorine doping in conjunction with a dopant distribution that is as uniform as possible axially, the invention proposes that a heat element has a heating effect on the region of one turning point (A; B) when the plasma torch is situated in the region of the other turning point (B; A).
US09487428B2	Easy removal of a thin-walled tube in a powder-in-tube (PIT) process The embodiments disclosed herein seek to ameliorate high costs associated with the use of ultra-pure silica by using a lower-cost starting material and purifying the lower-cost starting material to an acceptable level of purity during the preform manufacturing process. In one embodiment, a nucleating compound is coated on a thin-walled silica tube, which upon cooling, forms cristobalite allowing for easy removal of the thin-walled silica tube.
US09487425B1	Wastewater treatment system and method Disclosed is a system and method for treating municipal and sanitary wastewater that uses only mechanical devices and processes, which eliminates biological processes and settling tanks. The system includes a three-output Richter-type separator that separates wastewater into three fluid streams according to the specific gravity of the solids within the fluid streams. The lighter-than-water and heavier-than-water solids streams are combined and the resultant sludge is mechanically dewatered without intermediary biological-process systems or sedimentation. The partially-clarified water component can be directly filtered by a membrane filter and optionally optically or chemically disinfected for reuse or disposal. The system advantageously simplifies municipal and sanitary wastewater treatment eliminating traditional primary and secondary treatment stages, and significantly reducing the system's operational footprint. The system and method can be scaled to very large municipal systems.
US09487423B1	Partially decarboxylated polycarboxylic acid polymers The present invention relates to partial decarboxylation of polyitaconic acid polymers or copolymers. The partially decarboxylated resins are suitable for use in preparation of dispersions as well as for anti-scaling applications.
US09487421B2	Modular high performance bioswale and water treatment system and method A scalable, modular water filtration and re-capture system is disclosed, such as for use as a high performance bioswale, or other purposes. The system includes a filter container with a removable cartridge that contains a filter media soil and planted vegetation, which may be for example one or more hyperaccumulators. The filter container is stacked together with a cistern container and in fluid communication therebetween to form a stacked container pair as a water filter and capture module. This allows for efficient servicing and removability of the filter cartridge, such as in bioswale, below ground, or above ground configurations. Water inflows and outflows may be circulated for varieties of reclamation uses, or treated water may simply be stored or conveyed into the ground. Multiple such modules may be secured together in custom scalable configurations to meet various needs and intended uses for water volumes, available space or terrain, or specific water treatment needs. In some embodiments, a single individual can replace the cartridges as needed.
US09487414B2	Water filter device and refrigerator having the same A refrigerator includes a cabinet to define an outer appearance of the refrigerator and having a storage chamber therein; and a water filter device installed in the storage chamber, to purify water supplied from an external water supply source. The water filter device includes a filter unit to purify the water supplied from the water supply source, a storage tank unit to store the water purified through the filter unit, a case to accommodate the filter unit and the storage tank unit, a filter head assembly, and a water filter assembly separably coupled to the filter head assembly.
US09487411B2	Method of manufacturing magnetic particles The method of manufacturing magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic particles are magnetic particles for magnetic recording, and includes subjecting starting material magnetic particles to glass component-adhering treatment to be adhered with a glass component, and subjecting the magnetic particles after the glass component-adhering treatment to coercive force-reducing treatment with heating, to provide magnetic particles having lower coercive force than the starting material magnetic particles.
US09487405B2	Method for manufacturing SiC powders with high purity Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing SiC powders with a high purity, and more particularly, a method for manufacturing SiC powders with a high purity by reating a solid phase carbon source as raw materials with gas phase silicon sources generated from a starting material composed of metallic silicon and silicon dioxide powders and, in which it is easy to control the size and crystalline phase of the SiC powders by changing the compositions of the gas phase silicon source to the solid phase carbon source mole ratio, and the temperature and time for the heat treatment.
US09487404B2	Copper foil for producing graphene and method of producing graphene using the same A copper foil for producing graphene, including oxides and sulfides each having a diameter of 0.5 μm or more having a total number of 15/mm2 or less measured by using a scanning electronic microscope before heating at 1000° C. for 1 hour.
US09487403B2	Titanium oxynitride having titanium deficiency-type halite structure Provided are titanium oxynitride having a titanium deficiency-type halite structure (Ti1-xO1-yNy, wherein x and y are real numbers), in which x representing a deficiency degree of titanium is greater than 0 and less than 1, and y representing an introduction degree of nitrogen is greater than 0 and less than 1, and a method of preparing the same. The titanium oxynitride having the titanium deficiency-type halite structure with an improved photocatalyst property in the visible wavelength region may be provided.
US09487397B2	Coatings for relatively movable surfaces A device has a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) component with at least one surface and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the surface. The coating has a compound of the formula M(CnF2n+1Or), wherein M is a polar head group and wherein n≧2r. The value of n may range from 2 to about 20, and the value of r may range from 1 to about 10. The value of n plus r may range from 3 to about 30, and a ratio of n:r may have a value of about 2:1 to about 20:1.
US09487395B2	Method of forming planar sacrificial material in a MEMS device The present invention generally relates to a method of fabricating a MEMS device. In the MEMS device, a movable plate is disposed within a cavity such that the movable plate is movable within the cavity. To form the cavity, sacrificial material may be deposited and then the material of the movable plate is deposited thereover. The sacrificial material is removed to free the mov able plate to move within the cavity. The sacrificial material, once deposited, may not be sufficiently planar because the height difference between the lowest point and the highest point of the sacrificial material may be quite high. To ensure the movable plate is sufficiently planar, the planarity of the sacrificial material should be maximized. To maximize the surface planarity of the sacrificial material, the sacrificial material may be deposited and then conductive heated to permit the sacrificial material to reflow and thus, be planarized.
US09487394B2	Methods for fabricating micro-devices The present invention provides methods utilizing current nano-technological processes for fabricating a range of micro-devices with significantly expanded capabilities, unique functionalities at microscopic levels, enhanced degree of flexibilities, reduced costs and improved performance in the fields of bioscience and medicine. Such fabricated micro-devices have significant improvements in many areas over the existing, conventional methods, which include, but are not limited to reduced overall costs, early disease detection, targeted drug delivery, targeted disease treatment and reduced degree of invasiveness in treatment. Compared with existing, conventional approaches, the said inventive approach disclosed in this patent application is much more microscopic, sensitive, accurate, precise, flexible and effective.
US09487393B2	Fabrication method of wafer level package having a pressure sensor A wafer level package having a pressure sensor and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A wafer having the pressure sensor is bonded to a lid, and electrical connecting pads are formed on the wafer. After the lid is cut, wire-bonding and packaging processes are performed. Ends of bonding wires are exposed and serve as an electrical connecting path. A bottom opening is formed on a bottom surface of the wafer, in order to form a pressure sensor path.
US09487386B2	Comb MEMS device and method of making a comb MEMS device A MEMS device and a method to manufacture a MEMS device are disclosed. An embodiment includes forming trenches in a first main surface of a substrate, forming conductive fingers by forming a conductive material in the trenches and forming an opening from a second main surface of the substrate thereby exposing the conductive fingers, the second main surface opposite the first main surface.
US09487385B2	Adjustable halter Animal head control devices, e.g., halters for horses, are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosure features an animal head control device comprising: a body dimensioned to receive an animal's head, an adjustable member connected to the body and dimensioned to wrap around at least a portion of the animal's head behind its ears; and a releasable closure configured to secure a first end of the adjustable member to a portion of the body. In some implementations, the halters disclosed herein include a releasable closure that can be easily replaced when damaged or worn, thus extending the useful life of the halter.
US09487384B1	Refrigerator and dispenser A refrigerator having a dispenser that includes an outlet and that is configured to dispense content through the outlet and along an output flow path. The refrigerator also includes a detection unit configured to detect user activity that is indicative of a desire to fill a container with content using the dispenser. The refrigerator further includes an optical system that is configured to, in response to detecting the user activity, direct a beam of light along at least a portion of the output flow path of the dispenser to assist a user in positioning a container to receive content dispensed along the output flow path.
US09487383B2	Adapter plate in a pump of a beverage system A beverage system includes a pump that draws a set amount of a flavored concentrate into a mixing chamber for mixing with water to form a beverage. A pump head includes a piston opening that receives a piston and a water port that defines a water flow path. The pump head includes protrusions. An adapter plate includes a piston opening that receives the piston and a water opening that receives the water port of the pump head. The adapter plate includes depressions. When the adapter plate is installed in the pump, the piston opening of the adapter plate and the piston opening of the pump head align, and the water port of the pump head is received in the water opening of the adapter plate. The protrusions of the pump heads are received in the depressions of the adapter plate, aligning the pump head and the adapter plate.
US09487375B2	Structural cylinder with conformable exterior A method is provided for the production of structural cylinder with a wound material shell, the method comprising: providing a extruded wood core cylinder; wrapping a flexible material about an exterior surface of the cylinder; applying an adhesive between the interior of the material and the exterior profile of the core; allowing the adhesive to cure providing a structural cylinder with a wrapped material exterior.
US09487370B2	Sheet material conveying device, image scanning device, and image forming apparatus A sheet material conveying device includes: a sheet material housing unit; a sheet material conveying unit that conveys each sheet material to a predetermined conveyance target position; a separating/feeding unit that separates a sheet material from sheet materials in the sheet material housing unit and conveys the separated sheet material alone to the sheet material conveying unit; a multi-feed detecting unit that detects whether multi-feed occurs in which a plurality of sheet materials are fed from the separating/feeding unit to the sheet material conveying unit; and an internal sheet material detecting unit that detects presence of the sheet material in the sheet material conveying unit. The sheet material conveying device performs multi-feed failure detection control for detecting whether a failure occurs in the multi-feed detecting unit before notification of a detection result of the internal sheet material detecting unit.
US09487367B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit, a sheet supplying unit, a register roller, and a paper particle removing unit which includes a paper particle removing roller arranged to face the register roller and configured to collect paper particles on the sheet which is nipped between the register roller and the paper particle removing roller, a paper particle container configured such that the paper particles removed by the paper particle removing roller are accumulated therein, and an auger arranged inside the paper particle container. The paper particle removing roller, the paper particle container and the auger of the paper particle removing unit are configured to move together between a contact position where the paper particle removing roller contacts the register roller and a spaced position where the paper particle removing roller is spaced from the register roller.
US09487365B2	Electrostatic adsorptive belt and method of manufacturing thereof, assembly, and conveyance system There is provided with a method of manufacturing an electrostatic adsorptive belt. A portion for forming an electrode pattern on a first resin layer is irradiated with an ultraviolet laser beam. A region including the portion for forming the electrode pattern on the first resin layer is oxidated. The electrode pattern if formed on the first region layer by plating. A second resin layer is formed on a surface of the first resin layer on which the electrode pattern is formed.
US09487357B1	Method and apparatus for picking products The disclosed embodiments include methods and apparatus for picking products. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a machine-readable medium containing business rules for arranging at least one product of a physical stack having physical dimensions into a virtual stack, the virtual stack being a 3D representation of the at least one product, and also containing business rules for selecting the at least one product. The apparatus also includes a vision module including a sensor configured to identify indications of a condition of each product. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to perform an inspection of each product based on the condition of the product and the set of business rules for selecting the product. The apparatus further includes a robotic arm for selecting each product of that has passed the inspection and for arranging the product to form a physical stack based on the virtual stack.
US09487344B2	Carrier for separated electronic components and method for visual inspection of separated electronic components Provided is a flat carrier provided with holders for separated electronic components, comprising: a flat metal platform with a space recessed therein and an epoxy carrier structure which is arranged form-fittingly in this space and which is provided with holders for the separated electronic components. Also provided is a method for visual inspection of separated electronic components located on such a flat carrier.
US09487343B2	SIM module A SIM module includes a SIM and a plastic support on which the SIM is attached. A discontinuity channel between the plastic support and the SIM is formed all around the SIM, the discontinuity channel being interrupted in at least two points of the plastic support attaching the SIM to the plastic support. The points are on a short side and on a long side of the SIM.
US09487342B2	Aerosol isopropyl alcohol mixture agent with trigger sprayer An Aerosol Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent with Trigger Sprayer that can be easily held in one hand. The Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent is in a bag inside a can and under pressure from air nitrogen, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Difluoroethane, Petroleum Hydrocarbon, CO2, HFC1234ze, individually or mixture thereof and can only be initially opened and released by pulling the tab of the trigger sprayer. The Trigger Assembly cannot be sprayed until the tab is pulled. The Can is cylindrical canister housing and has a Dip Tube that goes to the bag of the can to the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent. There is Propellant composed of air nitrogen, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Difluoroethane, Petroleum Hydrocarbon, CO2, HFC1234ze, individually or mixture thereof in the can that pushes on the bag holding the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent up through the Dip Tube to the Valve Operative and then to the Actuator Stem up through the Trigger SprayerInitially pulling the tab of the Trigger Assembly allows the Trigger to be pressed and be moved. Once the Tab is pulled it does not ever need to be pulled again for future uses and allows the Trigger Pivoting Member of the Trigger Assembly to press down on the Actuator Stem which then exerts pressure on the Valve Operative which allows the Propellant in the Can to exert pressure on the bag and force the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent in the bag through the Dip Tube up the Valve Operative through the Chamber Hole into the Direction Chamber with pressure up through the Nozzle out the Opening toward the area to be treated. The user then holds down the trigger and sprays the area to be treated with the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent which comes out as a mist in a spray cone.
US09487341B2	Apparatus for dispensing flowable substances An apparatus for dispensing flowable substances, having a nozzle having an exit opening for dispensing the substances from the nozzle, and a closure part movable by a control element, disposed outside of the nozzle, and configured to release the exit opening and close the exit opening, in the region of a closure part surface that faces the nozzle end. The closure part surface is delimited, in the movement direction of the closure part from the open position to the closed position, by a leading edge, in the leading direction. The closure part surface is disposed next to the nozzle and at a level upstream from the exit opening, with reference to the flow direction of the substances through the nozzle, in the open position. The closure part can be moved from the open position to the closed position by the control element, such that the leading edge of the closure part surface is moved past the free nozzle end.
US09487329B2	Sleeve pack assembly with latching mechanism A sleeve pack assembly with a latching mechanism that can be engaged by an operator's foot when in an upright position. The latching mechanism includes a front facing engagement panel. The engagement panel is connected to a spring element in the pallet and to one or more projections or prongs for engaging and/or disengaging apertures in at least one side of a sleeve.
US09487328B2	Coil cradle In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a coil cradle for supporting a coil over a floor. The coil cradle comprises one or more pairs of opposing coil wedges secured to a support structure. Each coil wedge has a support surface for supporting the coil thereupon. The wedges in each pair of wedges are arranged such that their support surfaces and the support structure form a valley within which the coil is supported in use. In use, the support surface of each coil wedge is oriented at approximately 14° to horizontal.

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