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| US09528070B2 |
Star polymer lubricating composition
The invention provides a lubricating composition containing (a) 0.1 to 15 wt % of a polymer with (i) a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 500,000; and (ii) a shear stability index of 10 to 60; (b) a phosphorus-containing acid, salt, or ester; (c) a dispersant; and (d) an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition. |
| US09528066B2 |
High-temperature lubricants comprising elongated carbon nanoparticles for use in subterranean formation operations
An embodiment disclosed herein provides a high-temperature lubricant comprising an oil-soluble lubricating base fluid or a water-soluble lubricating base fluid; and elongated carbon nanoparticles that align in flow. In some embodiments, the lubricating composition may be selected from the group consisting of graphene nanoribbons; carbon nanotubes; carbon nanohorns; and any combination thereof. |
| US09528060B2 |
System oil composition for crosshead diesel engine
The present invention relates to a system oil composition for crosshead diesel engines, the system oil composition having excellent heat resistance and being effective for improvement of fuel efficiency. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system oil composition for crosshead diesel engines in which the system oil composition includes a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil as a base oil (A) and has a kinematic viscosity of at least 35 mm2/s at 50° C., a high-shear viscosity of at most 45 mPa·s at 50° C., and a high-shear viscosity of at least 15 mPa·s at 70° C. |
| US09528052B2 |
Two stage diesel aromatics saturation process using base metal catalyst
A process that provides for the improvement of the properties of a distillate feedstock that has significant concentrations of nitrogen and polyaromatic compounds. The process includes a first reaction zone that uses a base metal catalyst and is operated under high pressure conditions to provide for the hydrodenitrogenation of organic nitrogen and saturation of polyaromatic compounds contained in the distillate feedstock. The first reaction zone treated effluent is separated into a heavy fraction and a lighter fraction with the heavy fraction being charged to a second reaction zone that also uses a base metal catalyst and is operated under high pressure conditions to provide for the saturation of monaromatic compounds that are contained in the heavy fraction. The inventive process provides for a high quality, low-sulfur and low-nitrogen diesel product that has a significantly lower aromatics content than the distillate feedstock and having a high value for its high Cetane Index. |
| US09528051B2 |
Integrated hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor in a catalytic reforming process configuration for improved aromatics production
A process for reforming hydrocarbons is presented. The process involves applying process controls over the reaction temperatures to preferentially convert a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to generate an intermediate stream, which will further react with reduced endothermicity. The intermediate stream is then processed at a higher temperature, where a second reforming reactor is operated under substantially isothermal conditions. |
| US09528048B2 |
Method for obtaining hierarchically ordered inorganic phosphate structures on phyllosilicates
The present invention relates to a method for preparing hierarchically ordered structures of inorganic phosphate particles, homogeneously deposited on the surface of a phyllosilicate, which is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) obtaining an acid solution of precursor compounds of an inorganic phosphate; b) preparing a dispersion of particles of a phyllosilicate in aqueous medium and acidifying the phyllosilicate dispersion by adding at least one acid, thereby obtaining an acid dispersion; c) mixing the acid solution obtained in step a) with the dispersion obtained in step b); and d), with stirring, adding a base to the mixture obtained in step c) until the required pH value for precipitating the corresponding inorganic phosphate on the phyllosilicate particles has been achieved, resulting in a hierarchically ordered structure of homogeneously distributed submicrometric or nanometric inorganic phosphate particles supported on the phyllosilicate surface. |
| US09528047B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device having an improved picture quality by overcoming a problem of residual images through the use of a liquid crystal layer including an additive therein. The liquid crystal display device may include a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, and the additive for preventing a reaction between the liquid crystal molecules and impurities. |
| US09528046B2 |
Substrate for soil improvement having a water-storing property, method for producing same, and use thereof
In a method for producing a substrate for soil improvement with water-storing property on the basis of lignin, lignin is provided and oxidized alternatively in an aqueous alkaline or a pH-neutral aqueous suspension, wherein the pH-neutral aqueous suspension after oxidation of the lignin is converted into an alkaline medium. The lignin is cross-linked in an aqueous alkaline medium by multi-functional compounds. Subsequently, the lignin is neutralized, dried, and comminuted. The produced lignin is used as a substrate for improvement of soil properties in that the substrate is used as a water storage that, compared to water storages of non-modified technical lignins, exhibits a significantly higher water adsorption capacity or swelling capacity. |
| US09528044B2 |
Methods using stimulation-capable drill-in and completion fluids
Methods comprising providing a drill-in fluid including an aqueous carrier fluid, a surfactant; and a self-degradable filter cake-forming agent which includes a plurality of degradable particulates which are operable to form an acid upon degradation, and a plurality of acid-degradable particulates. Drilling a wellbore through a reservoir section of a subterranean formation with the drill-in fluid, forming a thin internal filter cake within the wellbore from the self-degradable filter cake-forming agent. Releasing an acid derivative from at least a portion of the plurality of degradable particulates, interacting the acid with the filter cake so as to at least partially degrade the acid-degradable particulates therein. Thereby at least partially removing the filter cake allowing quick lift off of the remaining particulates, and producing a hydrocarbon fluid or gas from the subterranean formation. |
| US09528043B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of well bore tar
Of the many compositions and methods, one method includes contacting tar resident in a well bore with a tar stabilizer comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer; and allowing the tar stabilizer to interact with the tar to at least partially reduce the tendency of the tar to adhere to a surface. |
| US09528042B1 |
Drilling fluid additive composition and super high temperature super high density clay-free oil-in-water drilling fluid
The present invention relates to the field of petrochemical drilling and discloses a drilling fluid additive composition. The composition contains an emulsifier and a rheological modifier. The emulsifier is one or more of the compounds represented by Formula (1); the rheological modifier is dimer acid-organic amine copolymer, comprising structural units from the dimer acid, structural units from the alkylamine and structural units from the arylamine. The present invention further provides a drilling fluid containing the foregoing composition. When a clay-free oil-in-water drilling fluid contains the drilling fluid additive composition of the present invention containing the emulsifier and rheological modifier, it may have high temperature resistance and high density; |
| US09528041B2 |
Bionic drilling fluid and preparation method thereof
The present subject matter relates to the drilling fluid field, and discloses a bionic drilling fluid and a method for preparation of the bionic drilling fluid. The bionic drilling fluid comprises a specific bionic wall bracing agent, a bionic shale inhibitor, a filtrate reducer, and an amphiphilic reservoir protectant, wherein, the filtrate reducer comprises microcrystalline cellulose. The bionic drilling fluid provided in the present subject matter can effectively solve the problem of well wall instability, and has great industrial application prospects. |
| US09528037B2 |
Method for selecting lubricants for heat pumps
Provided is a method for selecting a lubricant and a refrigerant for use in a vapor-compression refrigeration device such that the combination of the lubricant and refrigerant produces a fluid system having a lubricant-rich phase and a refrigerant-rich phase, yet exhibits miscible-type properties. |
| US09528030B1 |
Cobalt inhibitor combination for improved dishing
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition that contains (a) abrasive particles, (b) an azole compound having an octanol-water log P of about 1 to about 2, (c) a cobalt corrosion inhibitor, wherein the cobalt corrosion inhibitor comprises an anionic head group and a C8-C14 aliphatic tail group, (d) a cobalt accelerator, (e) an oxidizing agent that oxidizes cobalt, and (f) water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 3 to about 8.5. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the inventive chemical-mechanical polishing composition. Typically, the substrate contains cobalt. |
| US09528029B2 |
Aqueous coating composition, method for providing a coating and cementitious substrate coated therewith
An aqueous coating composition including: a first emulsion polymer including, as copolymerized units, 5% to 50% styrene monomer, by weight based on the weight of the first emulsion polymer, wherein the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the first emulsion polymer is from 55° C. to 110° C.; a certain optional second emulsion polymer; and from 20% to 35%, by weight based on the total weight of the first emulsion polymer and the optional second emulsion polymer, coalescent selected from the group consisting of hexaoxatricosane, C4 alkyl glutarates, C4 alkyl succinates, C4 alkyl adipates, and mixtures thereof is provided. A method for providing a coating using the aqueous coating composition, particularly a coating for cementious substrates, the coating desirably providing superior hot tire pickup resistance is also provided. |
| US09528024B2 |
Energy cured coating composition and process of applying same to substrate
Disclosed is an energy curable coating composition for roll coating, a product, and continuous process of applying the energy curable coating composition to a substrate. The energy curable coating composition has a substantially constant viscosity and includes an energy curable resin having plurality of texturing particles suspended therein. The substantially constant viscosity of the energy curable coating composition remains at least less than about 1500 centipoise at approximately 15° C. to approximately 40° C., during recirculation, in a coating pan, and prior to application using a roll coating apparatus. The plurality of texturing particles provide a predetermined texture to a cured energy coating composition. The continuous process of applying the energy curable coating to a substrate allows the process to continuously operate until the energy curable coating composition is depleted from the container. |
| US09528023B2 |
Amphoteric polymer particles and compositions thereof
The present invention relates to a stable aqueous dispersion of multiphase amphoteric polymer particles comprising a crosslinked polymer phase comprising structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer, a carboxylic acid monomer, a multiethylenically unsaturated monomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; and a second polymer phase comprising a carboxylic acid monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer. The present invention also relates to composites of the particles and pigment particles such as TiO2. The composition is useful for preparing dried coatings with improved hiding. |
| US09528015B2 |
Phase change ink compositions comprising crystalline diurethanes and derivatives thereof
A phase change ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates and are suitable for fast printing processes. In particular, the crystalline component comprises a diurethane compound or derivatives thereof. |
| US09528011B2 |
Digital binder and powder print
A method and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry colorants (7) on a surface (2) of a panel (1), bonding a part of the colorants (7) with a binder (11) and removing the non-bonded colorants (7) from the surface (2). |
| US09528009B2 |
Composition and method to form a self decontaminating surface
A method to prepare a self-decontaminating surface, where that method includes dissolving tartaric acid in water, adding titanium (IV) isopropoxide to the tartaric acid solution to form a coating composition in water, and casting that coating composition onto a surface to form a coating having anti-microbial function. |
| US09528005B1 |
Liquid rubber composition
Liquid rubber compositions are particularly formulated for use in repair or modification of various household items, hand tools, garden tools, cooking or eating utensils, sports equipment, motor vehicles, appliances, etc. The compositions may be applied by brushing, dipping, or coating. Once cured, the composition forms a durable, breathable, weatherproof barrier that is resistant to rain, snow, sun, wind, air moisture, UV degradation, and natural weathering over a wide temperature range. The composition contains a polyether having silane terminal groups, a mineral filler, a fluid carrier, a crosslinker, fumed silica and a catalyst in specific amounts. It can also contain a colorant. |
| US09528004B2 |
Compounds for reducing background color in color change compositions
Aspects of the invention include color change compositions having a color former and color developer composition that transitions from a first color state to a second color state upon application of an applied stimulus and an amount of a copolymer sufficient to eliminate background color of the color former and color developer composition during transition from the first color state to the second color state. Methods for preparing and devices employing the color change compositions of the invention are also described. |
| US09528003B2 |
Acid modified natural filler to initialize the beta-nucleation of polypropylene
The present invention relates to a composition for beta-nucleation of polypropylene, comprising: (a) a particulate mineral solid support, comprising a compound of a IUPAC Group 2 metal, and (b) on the surface of the particulate solid support (b1) a salt of a dicarboxylic acid, wherein the dicarboxylic acid has from 7 to 10 carbon atoms, and (b2) a dispersing and/or grinding agent. |
| US09528002B2 |
Manufacture and use of a composite material comprising fibres and at least one vinyl chloride polymer
Process for manufacturing a composite material comprising fibers and at least one vinyl chloride polymer comprising the immersion of the fibers in a hydrosol of said polymer in order to obtain fibers coated with said hydrosol followed by the drying and gelling of said hydrosol coated on the fibers. Composite material and use thereof for forming articles or for manufacturing reinforcing objects. Profiles reinforced by this composite material. |
| US09527998B2 |
Thermoplastic polyurethane composition with high insulation resistance
Flame retardant compositions that include a thermoplastic polyurethane, a metal hydrate flame retardant and a phosphorus-based flame retardant are provided. The compositions are characterized by good flame retardant properties, as well as high insulation resistance. |
| US09527994B2 |
Methacrylic resin composition, resin modifier, and molded article
An object of the present invention is to provide a methacrylic resin composition which exhibits excellent flexibility, elasticity, impact resistance, and plasticity and moldability while transparency inherent to methacrylic resins is maintained. A methacrylic resin composition to be produced is composed of 10 to 99 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin (A) containing not less than 80 mass % of a methyl methacrylate unit and 90 to 1 part by mass of a block copolymer (B) containing 10 to 60 mass % of a methyl methacrylate polymer block (b1) and 90 to 40 mass % of an acrylate polymer block (b2) and having a refractive index of 1.485 to 1.495 (the total of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass). |
| US09527993B2 |
Process to make a composition comprising a monovinylaromatic polymer and a polymer made from renewable resources
A process to make a composition that includes a monovinylaromatic polymer and a dispersed phase of polymer made from renewable resources may include forming a polymerizable mixture. The polymerizable mixture may include a monomer or dimer dispersed in a monovinylaromatic monomer, and optionally a rubber dissolved in the monovinylaromatic monomer. The process may include contacting a catalyst with the polymerizable solution at conditions effective to produce a polymer dispersed in the monovinylaromatic monomer. The process may include polymerizing through a radical pathway the solution, optionally in the presence of a free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent, to obtain a monovinylaromatic polymer that includes a dispersed phase. The process may include degassing to separate unpolymerized monomers and comonomers, and recovering a composition of monovinylaromatic polymer. |
| US09527991B2 |
Impact-modified polycarbonate/polyester or polycarbonate/polyamide compositions
The invention relates to impact-modified polymer compositions, containing a polymer blend of polycarbonate with polyester and/or polyamide, plus an impact modifier blend of core/shell and functional polyolefin impact modifiers. The impact modifiers can provide the polymer blend composition with improved impact strength at equivalent loading, and also allow for higher amounts of polyester and/or polyamide in the blend without sacrificing impact strength. |
| US09527989B2 |
Process for the preparation of a composition comprising heterophasic propylene co-polymer and talc
The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-α-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70% by mass of propylene and up to 30% by mass of α-olefin, based on the total mass of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the composition has a desired melt flow index in the range of 1 to 200 dg/min as measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230° C.), wherein at least part of the talc is surface-modified and wherein the amount of talc in the composition is from about 0.5 to at most 5 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, comprising the step of (a) melt-mixing the heterophasic propylene copolymer with the talc and a peroxide, wherein the amount of peroxide is chosen such that a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc having the desired melt flow index is obtained. |
| US09527987B2 |
Chitin nanowhisker composites and methods
A method of forming a composite of chitin nanowhiskers dispersed in a thermoplastic polymer matrix is provided. The method includes coating thermoplastic polymer particles with a chitin nanowhisker gel; and subjecting the coated particles to melt-blending thereby to form the composite, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and polycarbonate. |
| US09527984B2 |
Polyphosphonate and copolyphosphonate additive mixtures
Disclosed are polymer compositions including polycarbonates, polyphosphonates, copoly(phosphonate carbonate)s, and organic salts and/or silicone containing compounds that exhibit a superior combination of properties compared to prior art. |
| US09527983B2 |
Sealing material for solar cell and crosslinking aid
The present invention provides a sealing material for a solar cell used in a solar power generation system having a system voltage of 600 V or more. The sealing material is constituted of a heat-crosslinking resin composition comprising an ethylene copolymer, a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking aid that comprises a polyfunctional monomer having 4 or more (meth)acryloyl groups in combination with triallyl isocyanurate. |
| US09527982B2 |
Storage stable adhesion promoter compositions for cyclic olefin resin compositions
This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of ROMP compositions to substrate materials using an adhesion promoter composition, where the adhesion promoter composition comprises a pre-reacted mixture comprising at least one compound containing at least two isocyanate groups and at least one compound comprising a heteroatom-containing functional group and a metathesis active olefin, where the adhesion promoter composition possesses in-resin storage stability when added to a resin composition, particularly a cyclic olefin resin composition, such as a ROMP composition. The polymer products produced via ROMP reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture. |
| US09527981B2 |
Granulated resin additive composition
The present invention provides a granulated resin additive composition which comprises an aromatic metal phosphate salt and a phenolic antioxidant and, when blended in a resin, allows the resulting resin composition to have excellent mechanical strengths and transparency. The granulated resin additive composition is characterized by comprising a phosphate salt compound represented by the Formula (I), a phenolic antioxidant and a fatty acid calcium salt, in which granulated resin additive composition the content of the fatty acid calcium salt is 1 to 6 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the granulated resin additive composition. |
| US09527980B2 |
Polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion, and polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder
The present invention aims to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion which contains significantly minute polytetrafluoroethylene particles and which is excellent in dispersion stability, and a significantly minute polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder. The polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion contains polytetrafluoroethylene particles including a tetrafluoroethylene unit alone or a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a modifying monomer unit derived from a modifying monomer copolymerizable with the tetrafluoroethylene unit. The polytetrafluoroethylene particles have a volume average particle size of not smaller than 0.1 nm but smaller than 20 nm. |
| US09527978B2 |
Process for recycling and de-vulcanizing rubber
The process for recycling and de-vulcanizing vulcanized rubber comprises the steps of: grinding said rubber in a mill in order to shred it into particles having a size substantially comprised between 5 and 15 mm; introducing the particles in an initial section of a two-screw co-rotating extruder having a length 64 times or more the external diameter of the screws, mixing the particles within the extruder, which is kept at a temperature comprised between 35 and 350° C., due to the screw rotation at a speed comprised between 15 and 300 rpm; and obtaining an extruded product formed by de-vulcanized rubber. |
| US09527977B2 |
Organically modified hybrid aerogels
Disclosed and claimed herein are hybrid aerogels which are compositions of tetraalkoxysilanes and bis-(trialkoxysilyl) imides that exhibit low thermal conductivities and high compressive strengths. Methods for their preparation are also provided. |
| US09527971B2 |
Functionalized polymer compositions and films formed from the same
The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following: A) an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having the following properties: i) a melt viscosity (177° C.) less than, or equal to, 200,000 cP, ii) a density from 0.855 to 0.900 g/cc; B) an ethylene-based polymer; and C) a polar polymer. |
| US09527968B2 |
Rubber wet master batch producing method, rubber wet master batch, and rubber composition containing rubber wet master batch
A method for producing a rubber wet master batch contains a coagulating step of mixing a slurry solution containing the filler and the dispersing solvent with the rubber latex solution, and coagulating the mixture, thereby producing a filler-containing rubber coagulation, and a heating step of using a uniaxial extruder to heat the filler-containing rubber coagulation to a temperature of 180 to 200 C, thereby dehydrating, drying and plasticizing the filler-containing rubber coagulation through a single step. The uniaxial extruder is an extruder having a screw, and an outer cylinder having an inner wall surface in which a slit is formed to be extended along the longitudinal direction of the outer cylinder (screw axial direction); and at least one portion of the inner wall surface of the outer cylinder is subjected to blasting treatment. |
| US09527965B2 |
Polydiorganosiloxane polymide copolymers having organic soft segments
Polydiorganosiloxane polyamide, block copolymers having organic soft segments and methods of making the copolymers are provided. |
| US09527964B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomers containing an oligopeptide hard component
The present invention is generally directed to a new class of TPEs made from peptide terminated low Tg polymers and methods for making them. The middle block of these TPE is a telechelic polymer with a Tg that is below the intended service temperature of the TPE. The terminal peptide segments of these TPEs are short (from about 1 to about 10 amino acids long) and tend to from sheet type secondary structures through intermolecular hydrogen bonds, creating physical crosslinks between polymer chains. The dissimilarity of the peptide hard component and the elastomeric soft component results in very strong segregation between the microphase domains and a low plastic deformation for the resulting TPE. And since the Tm of the crystalline peptide phase can be adjusted, these new TPEs may be tailored to fit the intended service temperature and are melt-processable. |
| US09527958B2 |
Process for purification of polyether carbonate polyols
This invention relates to a process for the production of a high purity polyether carbonate polyol. The high purity polyether carbonate polyols prepared by the process herein contain a low level of catalyst residues. The process adds diatomaceous earth to a polyether carbonate polyol to form a suspension, mixes the suspension for a specified time period at a specified temperature, and filters the suspension to form the high purity polyether carbonate polyol. |
| US09527952B1 |
Amorphous polyester from bio-based bis-furan assembly
Polymers, including Polyesters and Polycarbonates comprising residue of bis-furan diol, which is produced from renewable furfural feedstock and methods of making and using of those polyesters and polycarbonates are described. The method includes reacting a bis-furan diol with a dicarboxylic acid in the presence of a carbodiimide to produce the bis-furan containing polymers. In certain embodiments, the dicarboxylic acid is succinic acid; the bis-furan diol is the 5,5′-(propane-2,2-diyl)bis(furan-2,5-diyl) dimethanol and the carbodiimide is of N,N-diisopropylcarbodiimide. |
| US09527947B2 |
Semi-crystalline shape memory polymer and production method thereof
A semi-crystalline shape memory polymer with transition temperature near body temperature and the production method thereof is disclosed. The shape memory polymer comprises a polymer chain which further comprises a plurality of prepolymers and a plurality of chain extenders bonding the prepolymers together in which each prepolymer further comprises a plurality of synthesized units. The above mentioned synthesized unit is obtained by reacting polymer diol with first diisocyanate. The obtained synthesized units are polymerized together with second diisocyanate and chain extender to form the shape memory polymer. |
| US09527942B2 |
Polymer latex binders useful in zero or low VOC coating compositions
Polymer latex binders useful for preparing coating compositions containing low levels of, or which are substantially free of, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as volatile freeze-thaw additives are prepared by multistage emulsion polymerization, wherein one stage provides a copolymer having a relatively high glass transition temperature and containing an oxyalkylene-containing (meth)acrylate comonomer. |
| US09527940B2 |
Polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers
The instant invention provides a polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers.In one embodiment, the instant invention provides a polymerization process for producing ethylene based polymers comprising: polymerizing ethylene with optionally one or more α-olefins in the presence of one or more first catalyst systems and optionally one or more second catalyst systems in in a dual reator system or a multiple reactor system, wherein first catalyst system comprises; (a) one ore more procatalysts comprising a metal-ligand complex of formula (I): |
| US09527935B2 |
Random copolymer of propylene with 1-hexene
A propylene and 1-hexene copolymer containing from 0.5 wt % to less than 5 wt % of 1-hexene derived units said copolymer having: a) a melting point higher than 145° C.; b) a melt flow rate (MFR2) determined according to ISO method 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg ranging from 10 dl/10 min to less than 60 dl/10 min; said copolymer being chemically degradated to MFR2 and wherein the ratio MFR2/MFR1 is comprised between 15 and 56; wherein MFR1 is the melt flow rate measured according to ISO method 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg) of the propylene/1-hexene copolymer before the degradation. |
| US09527934B2 |
Polyethylene composition for pipe and pipe coating applications
The present application relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin being a copolymer of ethylene with at least one alpha olefin comonomer having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, the base resin having a density of more than 940.0 kg/m3 and equal to or less than 952.5 kg/m3, determined according to ISO 1 183-1:2004, wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR5 (190° C., 5 kg) of 0.10 to 3.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1 133, a storage modulus of G (2 kPa) of 600 Pa to 900 Pa, a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of 20 to 50 and the composition has an elongation at break (EB) at −45° C. in dependence of the molar comonomer content (mol. CC) of the base resin following the following equation EB[%]>175[%/mol %]·mol. CC[mol %], whereby the elongation at break (EB) is determined according to ISO 527-1 at a temperature of −45° C. and the molar co-monomer content (mol. CC) reflects the molar content of alpha-olefin comonomer units in the total content of monomer units of the base resin, an article comprising such a polyethylene composition and the use of such a polyethylene composition for the production of an article. |
| US09527933B2 |
Branched polyethylenes by hydrosilation grafting to improve processability of polyethylene
This invention relates to blends of polyalphaolefins (PAOs) and polyhydrosilane-modified polyolefins, methods to prepare the blends and methods to prepare polyhydrosilane-modified polyolefins. |
| US09527932B2 |
Method for producing denatured conjugated diene polymer
A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer, comprises polymerizing (i) a monomer comprising a conjugated diene compound, or (ii) a monomer comprising a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, in the presence of: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formulae (1) and (2), and an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound. A1 is a functional group which has a hydrocarbylsilyl group in which three hydrogen atoms in a —SiH3 structure are each substituted by a hydrocarbyl group; has at least one atom selected from the group consisting of N, P and S; and has no active hydrogen and is bound to R1 by any one atom of the N, P and S. R1 and R2 are hydrocarbylene groups. |
| US09527928B2 |
Anhydrous corn processing
Anhydrous methods of fractionating corn grain that do not require the use of water but rather depends on use of organic solvents are described. The methods include contacting whole grain corn flour with a at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a C1-C6 alcohol, ketone, ester or furan to form an admixture having no more than 15% w/w water. The admixture is separated into i) a solids fraction enriched with corn fiber and protein and 2) a liquid organic slurry comprising suspended starch, dissolved corn oil and the organic solvent. The starch is separated from the first organic slurry to obtain a solvent extracted solid starch fraction and a clarified organic solution. The clarified organic solution which contains dissolved oils is retained and may be evaporated to obtain corn oil that can be further refined. |
| US09527927B2 |
Modified polypeptides for bispecific antibody scaffolds
The technology relates in part to engineered antibodies. In particular, multispecific engineered antibodies. Such antibodies can be utilized for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in some aspects. |
| US09527923B2 |
Methods of inhibiting platelet aggregation and preventing thrombosis using antibodies that bind (Na++K+)-ATPase β subunit
Methods of inhibiting platelet aggregation using antibodies having binding specificity for the β subunit of the (Na++K+)-ATPase are provided, along with methods for inhibiting or preventing thrombosis in a subject using such antibodies. |
| US09527914B2 |
Monospecific and bispecific anti-IGF-1R and anti-ErbB3 antibodies
Provided are monospecific and bispecific antibodies that are useful as anti-neoplastic agents and that bind specifically to human IGF-1R and human ErbB3. Exemplary antibodies inhibit signal transduction through either or both of IGF-1R and ErbB3. Exemplary polyvalent proteins comprise at least one anti-IGF-1R binding site and at least one anti-ErbB3 binding site. In certain embodiments the binding sites may be linked through an immunoglobulin constant region. AntiErbB3 and anti-IGF-1R antibodies (e.g., monoclonal antibodies) are also provided. |
| US09527912B2 |
Prevention of immunological rejection of transplanted stem cells by leukocyte costimulatory molecule blockade
Compositions and methods are provided for transplantation of pluripotent stem cells and differentiated cells derived therefrom. |
| US09527909B2 |
Antibodies to tau and uses thereof
Monoclonal antibodies to human tau aggregate, compositions comprising such tau antibodies, and methods of using such tau antibodies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Pick's disease. |
| US09527902B2 |
Human cytomegalovirus neutralizing antibodies and use thereof
The invention relates to neutralizing antibodies, and antibody fragments thereof, having high potency in neutralizing hCMV, wherein said antibodies and antibody fragments are specific for one, or a combination of two or more, hCMV gene UL products. The invention also relates to immortalized B cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to, such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of disease. |
| US09527900B2 |
Double-acylated GLP-1 derivatives
The invention relates to a derivative of a GLP-1 analog, which analog comprises a first K residue at a position corresponding to position 27 of GLP-1(7-37) (SEQ ID NO: 1); a second K residue at a position corresponding to position T of GLP-1(7-37), where T is an integer in the range of 7-37 except 18 and 27; and a maximum of ten amino acid changes as compared to GLP-1(7-37); wherein the first K residue is designated K27, and the second K residue is designated KT; which derivative comprises two albumin binding moieties attached to K27 and KT, respectively, via a linker, wherein the albumin binding moiety comprises a protracting moiety selected from HOOC—(CH2)x—CO— and HOOC—C6H4—O—(CH2)y—CO—; in which x is an integer in the range of 6-16, and y is an integer in the range of 3-17; wherein the linker comprises an element of the formula —NH—(CH2)2—(O—(CH2)2)k—O—(CH2)n—CO—, wherein k is an integer in the range of 1-5, and n is an integer in the range of 1-5; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, or ester thereof. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical use thereof, for example in the treatment and/or prevention of all forms of diabetes and related diseases, as well as to corresponding novel GLP-1 analogs. The derivatives are suitable for oral administration. |
| US09527899B2 |
Recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone
The present invention pertains to improved FSH preparations which are capable of stimulating sex steroid release at much lower concentration than the commonly used urinary FSH or recombinant FSH obtained from CHO cells and which act independent of cAMP signaling These improved FSH preparations can be used in infertility treatment. |
| US09527898B2 |
Oxyntomodulin derivatives and pharmaceutical composition for treating obesity comprising the same
The present invention relates to a novel peptide showing more excellent activities on a glucagon like peptide-1 receptor and a glucagon receptor than native oxyntomodulin, and a composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the peptide as an active ingredient. Unlike native oxyntomodulin, the novel peptide of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis with reduced side-effects, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy. |
| US09527896B2 |
Stabilized p53 peptides and uses thereof
Cross-linked peptides related to human p53 and bind to HMD2 or a family member of HDM2 useful for promoting apoptosis, e.g., in the treatment of and identifying therapeutic agents that binding to HMD2 or a family member of HDM2. |
| US09527895B2 |
CAPCNA peptide therapeutics for cancer
Administration of compositions comprising cell-permeable cancer-specific proliferating cell nuclear antigen derived peptides and their variants reduces the proliferation of cancer cells and also augments cytotoxic effects of chemotherapeutics. The compositions are effective in cells harboring mutations in DNA repair proteins. |
| US09527888B2 |
Anti-inflammatory peptides and composition comprising the same
A peptide with anti-inflammatory activity is described, wherein the peptide comprises at least one amino acid sequence among SEQ ID NO: 2 to SEQ ID NO: 179, the peptide has above 80% homology of amino acid sequence with above-mentioned sequences, or the peptide is the fragment of the above-mentioned peptides. The peptides that have at least one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 to SEQ ID NO: 179 shows outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the composition comprising those peptides can be used as anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions or as cosmetic compositions, in turn, treating and preventing a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases. |
| US09527886B2 |
Amphipathic peptide-lipase conjugate having advanced lipase activity and use thereof
Disclosed are an amphipathic peptide-lipase conjugate with enhanced lipase activity, a polynucleotide coding for the conjugate, an expression vector carrying the polynucleotide, a transformant anchoring the expression vector therein, a method for preparing the conjugate, a lipolysis method using the conjugate, and a method for producing biodiesel using the lipase. |
| US09527884B2 |
Substrates and inhibitors of antiplasmin cleaving enzyme and fibroblast activation protein and methods of use
The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts include inhibitors of antiplasmin cleaving enzyme (APCE) and fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) which can be used in various therapies related to disorders of fibrin and α2-antiplasmin and abnormal cell proliferation. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts also include substrates of APCE and FAP, which may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts further include, but are not limited to, methods of treating or inhibiting atherosclerosis and thrombus disorders by altering the ratios of types of plasma α2-antiplasmin and to methods of treating conditions involving abnormal cell proliferation such as cancers. |
| US09527883B2 |
Methods for the synthesis of ceragenins
Disclosed herein are methods of making ceragenin compounds for treating, preventing, or diagnosing diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with bacterial or viral infections, cancer, inflammation, and osteogenesis. Ceragenin compounds display broad spectrum antibacterial activity utilizing a mode of action similar to antimicrobial peptides, but without the high synthesis costs and susceptibility to proteolytic degradation. Ceragenin compounds reproduce the amphiphilic morphology found in many antimicrobial peptides and display potent and diverse biological activities, including anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti -inflammatory, bone growth promotion, and wound healing promotion. |
| US09527879B2 |
Aster glehni extracts, fractions or compounds isolated therefrom for the treatment or prevention of hyperuricemia or gout
The present invention relates to an Aster glehni extract, a fraction thereof and the active compounds isolated therefrom, which are effective for the treatment, prevention and improvement of hyperuricemia or gout. The Aster glehni extract, the fraction thereof and 6′-O-caffeoylampelopsisionoside, 6′-O-caffeoylroseoside, 6′-O-caffeoylsonchuinoside C, 6′-O-caffeoyldihydrosyringin and glehnoside as the active compounds isolated from the fraction according to the present invention have substantial effect of inhibiting production of uric acid and decreasing its concentration. Accordingly, the Aster glehni extract, the fraction thereof and the active compounds isolated therefrom the fraction according to the present invention can be effectively used as an active ingredient of a drug, health food, etc. for the treatment, prevention and improvement of such as hyperuricemia or gout, which are diseases induced by increased level of uric acid. |
| US09527877B2 |
Metal complexes, their application and methods of carrying out of metathesis reaction
This disclosure relates to new metal complexes, such as compounds of Formula 1, and their application in olefin or alkyne metathesis and to methods of carrying out olefin metathesis reactions. |
| US09527876B2 |
Prodrugs of bicyclic substituted pyrimidine type PDE-5 inhibitors
Provided are prodrugs of a bicyclic substituted pyrimidine type PDE-5 inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these prodrug compounds, pharmaceutical preparations, and pharmaceutical compositions, as well as a use of these compounds, pharmaceutical preparations and pharmaceutical compositions in the manufacture of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of sexual dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms. |
| US09527871B2 |
Benzodiazepine dimers, conjugates thereof, and methods of making and using
Benzodiazepine dimers having a structure represented by wherein R1 is wherein the variables in formulae (I), (Ia), and (Ib) are as defined in the application. Such dimers are useful as anti-cancer agents, especially when used in an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). |
| US09527870B2 |
Liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
To provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to light, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid-crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, a large dielectric constant in a minor axis direction, a suitable elastic constant, excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The compound is represented by formula (1-1): for example, R is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons, rings A1 to A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by halogen; X is halogen, —CF3 or —OCF3; l is 1, and m, n is 0 or 1; W1 is a group represented by formula (1a) or (1b); W2 is a group represented by formula (1c) or (1d); Y1 to Y2 are hydrogen, Y3 to Y5 and L1 to L5 are fluorine. |
| US09527868B2 |
ETP derivatives
Provided herein, inter alia, is the synthesis of ETP derivatives. The uses of the ETP derivatives described herein include treatment of cancer. |
| US09527862B2 |
Compounds of chiral aromatic spiroketal diphosphine ligands, preparation methods and uses thereof
Disclosed are aromatic spiroketal diphosphine ligands, preparation methods and uses thereof. The ligands have the structure of formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X and n are defined as such described in the specification. The aromatic spiroketal diphosphine ligands are prepared from aromatic spiroketal compounds. Also disclosed are the preparation methods of aromatic spiroketal compounds. The preparation methods are simple and can produce racemic or chiral aromatic spiroketal diphosphine ligands. The ligands can be used as catalysts of asymmetrical catalytic reactions having economical practicability and industry application prospect |
| US09527858B2 |
Compounds and compositions for use in phototherapy and in treatment of ocular neovascular disease and cancers
The invention relates generally to anti-angiogenesis agents and related methods of using to anti-angiogenesis agents for biomedical applications including direct monotherapy and combination therapy for treatment of an angiogenesis related condition. In an embodiment, the invention provides a class of opioid compounds and structurally related opioid derivatives exhibiting anti-VEGF activity for use in therapeutic procedures, including phototherapy. Opioid compounds and structurally related opioid derivatives of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with administration of a phototherapy agent and/or other therapeutic agent. |
| US09527857B2 |
HSPC-sparing treatments for RB-positive abnormal cellular proliferation
This invention is in the area of improved compounds for and methods of treating selected RB-positive cancers and other Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferative disorders while minimizing the deleterious effects on healthy cells, for example healthy Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs), associated with current treatment modalities. In one aspect, improved treatment of select RB-positive cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein act as highly selective and, in certain embodiments, short, transiently-acting cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects. |
| US09527853B2 |
Fused triazole derivatives as gamma secretase modulators
The present invention provides fused bicyclic triazole derivatives of Formula (I) useful as gamma secretase modulators (GSM), for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related diseases. |
| US09527847B2 |
Treatment of lupus, fibrotic conditions, and inflammatory myopathies and other disorders using PI3 kinase inhibitors
Provided herein are methods, kits, and pharmaceutical compositions that include a PI3 kinase inhibitor for treating lupus, a fibrotic condition, or inflammatory myopathies and other conditions (e.g., skin conditions). |
| US09527845B2 |
Derivatives and methods of treating hepatitis B infections
Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of HBV infection in a subject in need thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of inhibiting, suppressing, or preventing HBV infection in the subject. |
| US09527841B2 |
Substituted pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazines as phosphodiesterase 2A inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound having a PDE2A selective inhibitory action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and the like.The present invention is a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof. |
| US09527838B2 |
2-pyridinecarboxamide derivatives, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treatment
Novel pyridine-2-carboxamide derivatives of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are effective as glucokinase activating agents. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included. The present invention relates to novel pyridine-2-carboxamide derivatives and salts thereof which are effective as glucokinase activating agents. Moreover, it relates to compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treatment. |
| US09527835B2 |
Cyclopropylamines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to cyclopropylamine derivatives which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US09527831B2 |
Heteroaromatic compounds and their use as dopamine D1 ligands
The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), age-related cognitive decline, dementia, and Parkinson's disease. |
| US09527824B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cognitive impairment-related disease comprising morpholine or piperazine based compounds, and donepezil
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a cognitive impairment-related disease, the pharmaceutical composition including N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′(3-propane sulfonic acid), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a derivative thereof, and donepezil, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a derivative thereof. The composition may be used in preventing or treating a cognitive impairment-related disease. |
| US09527822B2 |
Method for preparing 3-trifluoromethyl chalcones
Disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 1 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure comprising distilling water from a mixture comprising a compound of Formula 2, a compound of Formula 3, a base comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal hydroxides of Formula 4 wherein M is Ca, Sr or Ba, alkali metal carbonates of Formula 4a wherein M1 is Li, Na or K, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and an aprotic solvent capable of forming a low-boiling azeotrope with water. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 2 comprising (1) forming a reaction mixture comprising a Grignard reagent derived from contacting a compound of Formula 5 wherein X is Cl, Br or I with magnesium metal or an alkylmagnesium halide in the presence of an ethereal solvent, and then (2) contacting the reaction mixture with a compound of Formula 6 wherein Y is OR11 or NR12R13, and R11, R12 and R13 are as defined in the disclosure. Further disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 7 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure, using a compound of Formula 1 characterized by preparing the compound of Formula 1 by the method disclosed above or using a compound of Formula 1 prepared by the method disclosed above. |
| US09527821B2 |
Deprotection method for tetrazole compound
The present invention relates to a method of deprotecting a tetrazole compound, useful as an intermediate for angiotensin II receptor blockers, and provides a novel production method of angiotensin II receptor blockers.Provided is a production method of a compound represented by the formula [3] or [4] or a salt thereof, including (i) reducing a compound represented by the formula [1] or [2] or a salt thereof in the presence of a metal catalyst and an alkaline earth metal salt, or (ii) reacting the compound with a particular amount of Brønsted acid: wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification. |
| US09527816B2 |
Method of modulating stress-activated protein kinase system
Disclosed are methods of modulating a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system with an active compound, wherein the active compound exhibits low potency for inhibition of at least one p38 MAPK; and wherein the contacting is conducted at a SAPK-modulating concentration that is at a low percentage inhibitory concentration for inhibition of the at least one p38 MAPK by the compound. Also disclosed are derivatives of pirfenidone. These derivatives can modulate a stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) system. |
| US09527815B2 |
Hydroxypyridone derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their therapeutic use for treating inflammatory, neurodegenerative, or immune-mediated diseases
Provided herein are hydroxypyridone derivatives, for example, a compound of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of an inflammatory, neurodegenerative, or immune-mediated disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis). |
| US09527813B2 |
Process for the synthesis of (+) and (−)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane
The present invention is concerned with novel processes for the preparation of (+)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (−)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have pharmaceutical utility and are known to be useful for treating e.g., depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and urinary incontinence. |
| US09527808B2 |
Continuous method for producing ortho-substituted anilines in a flow reactor
Continuous process for preparing ortho-substituted anilines of the formula in a flow reactor in the presence of a nitrogen base not having an NH group, and multistage process for preparing herbicidal N-alkyl-N-[2-(1,3,5-triazin-2-ylcarbonyl)-phenyl]alkansulphonamides of the formula (4-1) wherein the continuous process for preparing ortho-substituted anilines of the formula (4) in a flow reactor constitutes the first process step of the multistage process for preparing the herbicidal active ingredients of the formula (4-1). |
| US09527806B2 |
Structure, synthesis, and applications for poly (phenylene) ethynylenes (PPEs)
The present disclosure provides novel poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE) compounds, methods for synthesizing these compounds, and materials and substances incorporating these compounds. The various PPEs show antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activity. |
| US09527805B2 |
Small molecules as epigenetic modulators of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and methods of treating disorders
The invention provides for novel compounds which are inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) such as those according to Formula II. Such compounds may be used to treat disorders, including cancer. |
| US09527801B2 |
Process and device for recycling waste acid produced in process of producing zoalene
A process and a device for recycling waste acid produced in the process of producing Zoalene. The process comprises steps: heating, depressurizing and distilling the waste acid recycled after nitration reaction; collecting acid liquid A and distilled water A; mixing the acid liquid A with new concentrated sulfuric acid in proportion, and putting the mixture to a new Zoalene nitration reaction process; and putting the distilled water A into a diluting pot for diluting the liquid produced in the nitration reaction. The waste acid produced in the process of producing Zoalene is recycled and not directly discharged; water resources are recycled, waste of the water resources is reduced, and discharge of waste water produced in the process of producing Zoalene is greatly reduced, so that not only production cost is saved, but also environment pressure is reduced. |
| US09527791B2 |
Method for producing acrolein and/or acrylic acid from glycerol
The invention relates to the production of acrolein and/or acrylic acid from glycerol, and more particularly to a method for continuous production of a stream comprising acrolein by dehydration of glycerol, comprising cycles of reaction and regeneration of a dehydration catalyst. |
| US09527782B2 |
Method of preparing a modified support, a catalyst precursor and a catalyst, and a hydrocarbon synthesis process using the catalyst
A method of preparing a modified catalyst support comprises preparing a titanium-containing catalyst support material by (i) contacting a catalyst support material with an organic titanium compound, or (ii) co-hydrolyzing a hydrolysable organic titanium compound and Al(OR″)3, with the titanium-containing catalyst support material then including Al, wherein all R″ are the same or different and are each an organic group. The titanium-containing catalyst support material is calcined at a temperature above 900° C. to obtain a modified catalyst support which includes more than 1 wt % and less than 3.5 wt % Ti, based on the mass of the catalyst support material in the modified catalyst support, the Ti being present in the form of one or more titanium compounds. |
| US09527781B2 |
Persistent, targeted, optimized, soil amendment composition and method
A material for optimizing and maintaining at least one of water, nutrients, biocides, and other protectant or growth supporting chemicals in natural soils by decreasing leaching, evaporation, and volatility through application of agglomerated granules (prills) formed of engineered hydrating particles, a binder, nutrients, and protectants to the soil. Typical application is by applying prills simultaneously with seeds when drilled, broadcast, or otherwise distributed. |
| US09527780B2 |
Enhancing biochar performance using pyrolysis acid stream
A method of producing a modified biochar and the use of the biochar as a soil amendment. The modified biochar can be produced by contacting biochar with an acid-containing solution obtained from an acid containing stream produced in a pyrolysis process, which produces biochar. In accordance with one aspect, a cellulose-containing biomass is pyrolyzed to generate a gaseous organic acid-containing stream, which is condensed to produce an organic acid-containing solution. The biochar is then modified by contact with the organic acid-containing solution. |
| US09527779B2 |
Fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the same
Generally, the instant disclosure relates to fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the same. More specifically, the instant disclosure relates to blast suppressant and/or blast resistant ammonium nitrate fertilizer compositions, as well as methods of making and using the same. |
| US09527777B2 |
Compliant layer for ceramic components and methods of forming the same
An apparatus includes a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component and an interface coating on the CMC component, wherein the interface coating includes a layer of at least one of the following compositions: 100 wt % Ir; 90-95 wt % Ir, 5-10 wt % Co, 1-2 wt % Al, 1-2 wt % Si; 40-50 wt % Nb, 28-42 wt % Al, 4-15 wt % Cr, 1-2 wt % Si; 90-92 wt % Mo, 4-5 wt % Si, 4-5 wt % B; or 60-80 wt % V, 20-30 wt % Cr, 2-15 wt % Ti. |
| US09527775B2 |
Percolated mullite and a method of forming same
A method of producing percolated mullite in a body of material, the method including the step of heating the body of material, wherein the body of material has a composition that includes alumina and silica, and the weight ratio of alumina:silica is from approximately 10:90 to approximately 77:23. The percolated mullite produced extends continuously and/or substantially throughout the entire body of material. |
| US09527774B2 |
High strength transparent ceramic using corundum powder and methods of manufacture
High strength transparent corundum ceramics using corundum powder and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method of forming transparent corundum ceramics includes milling corundum powder in aqueous slurry with beads. The method further includes processing the slurry by a liquid shaping process to form a gelled body. The method further includes sintering the gelled body in air and pressing the gelled body by hot isostatic pressing to form a ceramic body. |
| US09527772B2 |
Process for production of a hydraulic composition with entrained air
A treatment process for the production of a hydraulic composition with entrained air including at least one admixture and a constituent including carbonaceous materials, the process including: obtaining a representative value of the adsorption of probe molecules by the carbonaceous materials; and producing the hydraulic composition or treating the constituent with a quantity of admixture which depends on the value. |
| US09527770B2 |
Composite material based on rice husk and binder, modified with carbon nanostructures
Compound material based on water, cement, rice husk and polymeric resin modified with carbon nanostructures, in which variation of the ratios in which said components are combined together with production pressure and temperature results in a consistency suitable for said material to be used as paint, coating paste or panel-production conglomerate. |
| US09527768B2 |
Method of making inorganic, metal oxide spheres using microstructured molds
A process for making inorganic, metal oxide spheres that includes exposing solidified, molded microparticles that include a glass precursor composition to a temperature sufficient to transform the molded microparticles into molten glass and cooling the molten glass to form inorganic, metal oxide spheres. |
| US09527765B2 |
Optical fiber manufacturing method and optical fiber
There is provided a method for producing a low-loss alkali metal-doped silica core optical fiber having excellent hydrogen resistance. The method for producing the optical fiber according to the present invention includes a drawing step of drawing an optical fiber preform in a drawing furnace to produce a silica glass-based optical fiber including a core region containing an alkali metal with an average concentration of 0.5 atomic ppm or more and a cladding region that surrounds the core region and a heating step of heating the optical fiber in a heating furnace through which the optical fiber drawn from the drawing furnace passes. |
| US09527761B2 |
Split loading funnel for charging a molten glass gob into a blank mold
The disclosure includes a process and an apparatus for delivering a gob of molten glass into a blank mold. The apparatus includes a loading funnel holder that defines at least one opening, and a split loading funnel rotatably carried by the funnel holder. The split loading funnel includes two or more individual funnel segments that together provide an outlet of the funnel having an exit plane, each of the individual funnel segments having a lower portion that includes a concave interior guide surface. The two or more individual funnel segments are coupled together so that the interior guide surfaces of the individual funnel segments cooperate to define a guide passage extending along a longitudinal axis and terminating at the outlet. |
| US09527758B1 |
Mollusk repellant and methods of water treatment
An apparatus comprising copper and zinc adhered to reticulated foam is useful for repelling or preventing mollusk infestation. |
| US09527757B2 |
Supercapacitor desalination cells, devices and methods
A supercapacitor desalination cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a spacer disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a monovalent ion selective layer disposed on at least one of the first and second electrodes. A supercapacitor desalination device and a method for desalination of a liquid are further presented. |
| US09527755B2 |
Method and apparatus for treating sewage
Method for treating sewage, comprising at least one step of electrolytically treating sewage, an energy transfer step comprising at least one selected in the group comprising: a temperature raising treatment, an ultrasound treatment. The electrolytic treatment and energy transfer steps determining the dissociation from the sewage of gas comprising nitrogen. Further, the method comprises a step of separating gases comprising nitrogen from the mass of sewage. |
| US09527751B2 |
Organotemplate-free synthetic process for the production of a zeolitic material of the CHA-type structure
The present invention relates to an organotemplate-free synthetic process for the production of a zeolitic material having a CHA-type framework structure comprising YO2, X2O3, and optionally comprising Z2O5, wherein said process comprises the steps of: (1) providing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for X2O3, and seed crystals having a CHA framework structure, wherein the CHA framework structure of the seed crystals comprises YO2, X2O3, and optionally comprises Z2O5; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1); wherein Y is a tetravalent element, X is a trivalent element, and Z is a pentavalent element, wherein optionally one or more sources for Z2O5 are further provided in step (1), and wherein if the CHA framework of the seed crystals does not contain Z2O5, the seed crystals then have a YO2:X2O3 molar ratio of 5 or greater than 5. |
| US09527750B2 |
Method for producing hollow nanoparticles comprising hydrothermal treatment
Hollow nanoparticles having an average particle size of 30 to 300 nm and each including a shell mainly including calcium silicate. |
| US09527749B2 |
Colloidal silica particles, process for producing the same, and organic solvent-dispersed silica sol, polymerizable compound-dispersed silica sol, and dicarboxylic anhydride-dispersed silica sol each obtained from the same
There is provided colloidal silica particles comprising at least one polyvalent metal element M selected from a group consisting of iron, aluminum, zinc, zirconium, titanium, tin, and lead in an average content of 0.001 to 0.02 in terms of an M/Si molar ratio, and having an average primary particle diameter of 5 to 40 nm, wherein the content of the polyvalent metal element M present in an outermost layer of the colloidal particles is 0 to 0.003 atom per square nanometer (nm2) of a surface area of the colloidal particles; and a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in an organic solvent, a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in a polymerizable compound, and a silica sol that the colloidal silica particles are dispersed in a dicarboxylic anhydride. |
| US09527745B2 |
Method for producing few-layer graphene
A method of producing single or few-layer graphene comprises exfoliating graphite with a polymer to form a graphene-polymer composite and subsequently treating the composite to disassociate graphene. The exfoliation process is conducted using sonication. The graphene is disassociated from the polymer by a treatment step such as acid hydrolysis. The method results in highly pure graphene. |
| US09527744B2 |
Method for manufacturing reduced graphene oxide using solid hydrazine derivative
The present invention relates to a method for preparing reduced graphene oxide from graphene oxide using a solid hydrazine derivative. |
| US09527741B2 |
Compositions comprising enhanced graphene oxide structures and related methods
Embodiments described herein generally relate to compositions comprising a graphene oxide species. In some embodiments, the compositions advantageously have relatively high oxygen content, even after annealing. |
| US09527740B2 |
Ground expanded graphite agglomerates, methods of making, and applications of the same
The present disclosure relates to ground expanded graphite agglomerate compositions, methods for making such agglomerates, their use as conductive additives, and conductive composites including such ground expanded graphite agglomerates. The disclosure also relates to methods for making such composites and the use of such composites in preparing thermally conductive materials. The agglomerates may be characterized by a certain softness allowing the agglomerates to dissolve, for example, through shear forces applied during compounding, thereby leading to an improved feedability and a highly homogenous distribution of the expanded graphite material in the composite matrix. |
| US09527736B2 |
System and method for generating nitrogen from a gas turbine
A system includes a gas turbine. The gas turbine includes a first compressor configured to provide a first portion of a discharge air to a combustor. The gas turbine also includes the combustor configured to combust a mixture of the first portion of the discharge air and fuel to generate an exhaust gas and to provide the exhaust gas to a turbine. The gas turbine also includes an exhaust outlet coupled to the turbine and configured to enable the exhaust gas to exit the gas turbine. The system also includes a nitrogen purification system coupled to the gas turbine. The nitrogen purification system includes a membrane nitrogen generator configured to receive a second portion of the discharge air from the compressor or a portion of the exhaust gas from the exhaust outlet, wherein the membrane nitrogen generator is configured to generate nitrogen from the second portion of the discharge air or the portion of the exhaust gas. |
| US09527732B2 |
Methods and devices for correcting errors in atomic force microscopy
In certain embodiments, a probe scans a surface to produce a first scan. The first scan is used to estimate a vertical offset for scanning the surface to produce a second scan. In certain embodiments, an AFM device engages a probe to a surface using a piezo voltage. The probe scans the surface to produce a first scan. The first scan is used to estimate a vertical offset such that the probe uses the piezo voltage to engage the surface for a second scan at a different vertical position. |
| US09527726B2 |
Microfluidic device with integrated stirring structure and manufacturing method thereof
A microfluidic device, comprising: a semiconductor body, having a first side and a second side, opposite to one another in a first direction; and at least one well, configured for containing a fluid, extending in the semiconductor body starting from the first side and being delimited at the bottom by a bottom surface. The microfluidic device further comprises a stirring structure integrated in the well at the bottom surface, the stirring structure including a first stirring portion coupled to the semiconductor body and provided with at least one first suspended beam configured for being moved in a second direction so as to generate, in use, agitation of the fluid present in said well. |
| US09527724B2 |
Direct sealing of glass microstructures
Embodiments of methods for sealing a glass microstructure assembly comprise providing one or more side retainer members on a base plate adjacent the glass microstructure assembly, the side retainer members having a height less than an uncompressed height defined by the glass microstructure assembly. The methods also comprise compressing the glass microstructure assembly via a load bearing top plate in intimate contact with the top glass layer while heating the glass microstructure assembly and the top plate to a glass sealing temperature, the glass sealing temperature being a temperature sufficient to make glass viscous, wherein the glass microstructure assembly is compressed until the load bearing top plate contacts the side retainer members, and wherein the lower surface of the top plate maintains adhesion to the upper surface of the top glass layer at the glass sealing temperature while the load bearing plate is supported by the side retainer members. |
| US09527723B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package
A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die and a modular interconnect structure adjacent to the first semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure as a reconstituted panel. An interconnect structure is formed over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure. An active area of the first semiconductor die remains devoid of the interconnect structure. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the first semiconductor die with an active surface of the second semiconductor die oriented toward an active surface of the first semiconductor die. The reconstituted panel is singulated before or after mounting the second semiconductor die. The first or second semiconductor die includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The second semiconductor die includes an encapsulant and an interconnect structure formed over the second semiconductor die. Alternatively, the second semiconductor die is mounted to an interposer disposed over the interconnect structure. |
| US09527722B2 |
Inertia sensors with multi-directional shock protection
A MEMS sensor including: a base structure; at least one component formed from the base structure which moves relative to the base structure; and one or more locking mechanisms for locking the at least one component in a predetermined stationary position in response to external stimuli exceeding predetermined thresholds in at least first and second directions, where the first direction is different from the second direction. |
| US09527720B2 |
Nozzle for dispensing pressurized fluid
A dispensing nozzle including a nozzle body defining a fluid path therein and configured such that fluid is flowable through the fluid path in a downstream direction. The nozzle includes an inlet valve in the fluid path and a vent valve in the fluid path positioned downstream of the inlet valve. The nozzle further includes a slide component positioned between the vent valve and the inlet valve, and an actuator that is manually movable between a first position and a second position. The actuator is operatively coupled to the slide component and configured such that operation of the actuator from the first position to the second position directly or indirectly causes the inlet valve to open and directly or indirectly causes the vent valve to close. |
| US09527717B2 |
Beverage machine outlet
A method and apparatus for dispensing a beverage from a beverage forming machine with reduced gas bubbles or foam. An outlet chamber may be arranged to separate beverage flow into a liquid component and a gas/liquid component such that the liquid component flows downwardly to a first outlet opening and the gas/liquid component flows upwardly and/or through a tortuous path to condition the gas/liquid component and reduce foam prior to the gas/liquid component exiting a second outlet opening. |
| US09527714B2 |
Apparatus for dispensing a liquid from a liquid storage container
A removable liquid transport assembly configured to be readily installed in and removed from a liquid dispenser to permit the liquid dispenser to be readily sanitized. The removable liquid transport assembly preferably includes a liquid manifold, a valve assembly and a pump head. The removable liquid transport assembly is configured such that liquid can flow in a first direction through the removable liquid transport assembly to permit a liquid to be dispensed from a liquid dispenser and liquid can flow in a second direction back to a liquid storage container to prevent damage to one or more components of the liquid dispenser. |
| US09527712B1 |
Shooting house and hoisting system for tree
Method and apparatus for an electrically operated shooting house for attachment to the tree which includes a motorized winch which moves the hunting stand up or down the tree using a cable system which also incorporates a sectioned ladder which is connected to the tree using a plurality of tree encircling members. The ladder includes tracks for connection of a winch and safety mechanism thereto wherein the safety mechanism prevents the shooting house from falling down the ladder when attached to a tree. |
| US09527708B2 |
Segmented inverting cover plate apparatus for underfloor vehicle lifting jack
A segmented inverting cover plate apparatus for an underfloor vehicle lifting jack comprises a cover plate comprising a first movable cover plate (4) and a second movable cover plate (6), wherein the first movable cover plate (4) and the second movable cover plate (6) are pivotly connected via a pin shaft (15). An anti-inversion block (5) is provided directly below the pin shaft (15). A guide wheel (7) is provided below the end of the second movable cover plate (6) away from the first movable cover plate (4). An inverting arm (3) is provided below the first movable cover plate (4), with one end of the inverting arm (3) connected to the anti-inversion block (5) via a bearing (13), the other end of the inverting arm connected to a powered push rod (1) via a pin shaft (17) and an oil-containing bearing (18), and the powered push rod (1) is installed on a powered push rod mounting seat (2). |
| US09527706B2 |
Locking lift arms safety mechanism for a hydraulic floor jack
A floor jack includes a frame having a handle with a control knob, and a pair of pivotal lift arms elevated by pushing the rearward ends by a push bar of a hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder has a control valve attached to a control shaft extending from the control knob. A pair of guide rail are attached to the bottom of the frame; and a pair of rack bars are slidably mounted on each guide rail, and has a forward end pivotally attached to the push bar. A pair of dogs are positioned above the rack bar, each having a rearward end pivotally attached to the frame and a forward for engaging a tooth of the rack bar. The forward end of the dogs engage the rack bar as the lift arms are elevated; and in the event of a hydraulic failure, the dogs lock the lift arms in the elevated position. A release includes a cam tube having a V slotted opening in the underside thereof. A swing plate has a cam follower stud slidably engaged within the V slotted opening. The swing plate includes linkage that is actuated by rotation of the control knob. An initial rotation of the control knob automatically rotates the cam tube to release the dogs, and further rotation opens the valve to lower the lift arms. |
| US09527705B2 |
Locking lift arms safety mechanism for a lifting device-power unit
A power unit includes a frame having a handle with a control knob, and a pair of pivotal lift arms elevated by pushing the rearward ends by a push bar of a hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder has a control valve attached to a control shaft extending from the control knob. A pair of guide rail are attached to the bottom of the frame; and a pair of rack bars are slidably mounted on each guide rail, and has a forward end pivotally linked to the push bar. A pair of dogs are positioned above the rack bar, each having a rearward end pivotally attached to the frame and a forward end engaging a tooth of the rack bar. The forward end of each dog engages the rack bar as the lift arms are elevated; and in the event of a hydraulic failure, the dogs lock the lift arms in the elevated position. A release includes a cam tube having a V slotted opening in the underside thereof. A swing plate has a cam follower stud slidably engaged within the V slotted opening. The swing plate includes linkage that is actuated by rotation of the control knob. An initial rotation of the control knob automatically rotates the cam tube to release the dogs, and further rotation opens the valve to lower the lift arms. |
| US09527702B2 |
Hoist pull-limiting device
A hoist (19) pull (P) limiting device (11), comprising: a first bearing element (14) to which the hoist (10) is fastened; a second bearing element (18) fastened to the bearing structure (24) on which the pull strength (P) acting on the hoist (10) is unloaded; a butt hinge (16) connecting the first (14) and the second (18) bearing elements with each other, the hinge (16) axis being substantially perpendicular to the direction wherein, through rope (22) of the hoist (10), the pull (P) acts on the latter, said axis being at a certain distance from the rope (22) leaving the hoist (10) drum; elastic means (20; 20A; 20.1; 20.1A) suitable to oppose the rotation of the first bearing element (14) away from the second bearing element (18) on account of the pull (P); means (28) suitable to detect when the width of the rotation angle (f) of the first bearing element (14) relative to the second bearing element (18) matches the maximum predetermined pull (P), as well as to emit the relevant signal. |
| US09527699B2 |
Lift control systems for lifting devices and lifting devices comprising the same
A control system for a lifting device and a lifting device comprising the same are disclosed. The control system includes a control unit comprising a processor with a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and having computer readable and executable instructions. A battery is electrically coupled to the control unit in addition to at least one indicator. The processor executes the computer readable and executable instructions to: determine an operating characteristic of the lifting device and an operating time of the lifting device as the lifting device is actuated; determine an accumulated load-time parameter for the lifting device based on the operating characteristic and the operating time; store the accumulated load-time parameter in the memory of the lift control system; compare the accumulated load-time parameter to a service constant; and provide an indication the indicator that a lift structural component requires service based on the comparison. |
| US09527697B2 |
Articulated jib crane
A fully articulated and continuous rotation jib crane system includes a first crane arm connected to a crane post by a first pivot joint and a second crane arm connected to the first crane arm by a second pivot joint, each pivot joint including a shaft having a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the pivot joints and internal bores of the crane arms to transfer a vacuum system pressure, the pivot joints facilitating continuous rotation of each of the first and the second crane arms for any degree of rotation while maintaining the vacuum system pressure through the first and the second pivot joints and the first and the second crane arms. |
| US09527696B2 |
Elevator group control system for double operation
An elevator group control system, which can perform an appropriate operation so that a user can shorten the time spent until the user arrives at a destination floor in a double-deck elevator performing a double operation in at least one running direction, including a hall operating panel by use of which a user inputs a destination floor in a prescribed hall of an elevator. In a case an operation-prohibited floor of a car stopping at the hall is inputted as a destination floor from the hall operating panel, a group control device registers, as a service floor of the car, a floor preceding or beyond the destination floor inputted from the hall operating panel. |
| US09527694B2 |
System and method for feeding metal wires at constant tension
A system for supplying metal wire to a machine by a wire supply device. The wire having a desired tension detected by a tension sensor. The supply device has at least one rotary member driven by an actuator thereof on which the metal wire is wound for a fraction of rotation or several rotations and adapted to supply the wire to the machine with predefined tension under the action of a control unit. The system has a detector, for detecting at least one wire physical characteristic, downstream of the supply device and connected to the control unit to provide to the latter the data regarding each detected physical characteristic. The control unit intervening on the rotary member for adjusting the wire tension for maintaining, at least approximately around a reference value, the characteristic of the wire controlled. The latter is at least one dimensional and/or electrical characteristic. |
| US09527693B2 |
Multi-position collation system with retracting guides
A system for collating a plurality of media including a first bin, a second bin arranged adjacent to the first bin, a collated stack receiver arranged proximate the second bin opposite the first bin, three guides, a movable wall arranged generally perpendicular relative to the three guides, and a pusher. The movable wall is translatable in a process direction. When the guides are positioned in non-retracted locations, a first set of the plurality of media is deposited in the first bin and a second set of the plurality of media is deposited in the second bin, and when the guides are positioned in retracted locations, the pusher moves the first set to the second bin vertically above the second set to form a combined set and moves the combined set to the collated stack receiver. The position of the movable wall varies based on characteristics of the plurality of media. |
| US09527690B2 |
Monitoring web speed of material web
A drive roller, driven by a motor, moves a material web on a set of rollers. The present rotational speed of the motor is detected. A current web speed is determined from the detected rotational speed and a diameter of the drive roller. The current web speed is compared with a specified target speed value and a specified threshold speed value of the web speed. |
| US09527679B2 |
Gapping systems and methods
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for providing a desired gap between articles within a continuously flowing train of articles. Various embodiment methods may include operating a material handling system including a plurality of conveying units, by generating motion profiles for a plurality of articles to provide a pre-determined gap between the articles, and controlling the plurality of conveying units to move each article in accordance with its motion profile as the plurality of articles move through the material handling system. |
| US09527672B2 |
Cleanable conveyor frame assembly including snap-on components
A cleanable belt conveyor and a method for making a cleanable belt conveyor having a simplified frame design. The conveyor includes at least one toolbar and one or more auxiliary components mounted to the toolbar using a snap clamp having a protrusion that mates with a channel on the toolbar. |
| US09527671B2 |
Conveyor belt for product stabilization
A platform member for a knuckle-linked conveyor belt includes a stabilizer for pushing a conveyed product towards a side rail to stabilize the product during conveyance. The platform member may include an upper portion forming a conveying surface and a lower portion stepped down from the upper port for receiving the forward end of an adjacent platform member. A connector on the lower portion connects the platform member to a corresponding body member in the conveyor belt. The upper portion overlies and protrudes forward from the front of the lower portion. Shaped side rails on the platform member are configured to allow overlapping between adjacent side rails to minimize gaps. |
| US09527670B2 |
Continuous conveyor for transporting heavy bulk materials or unit loads
A continuous conveyor such as, for example, a conveyor belt for transporting heavy bulk materials or unit loads comprises an endless tractive transport mechanism that revolves between a driving roller and a return roller. The driving roller is driven by a permanently excited multi-pole synchronous motor that delivers a very high torque at a comparatively slow nominal speed. The synchronous motor can drive the driving roller directly or alternatively via a single-stage step-down gear with low reduction factor. The drive is characterized by a mass moment of inertia that is up to 10-times lower than in conventional drive systems. In this way, the risk of damaging or even tearing the belt during disruptions is substantially reduced such that the operational reliability significantly increases. |
| US09527666B1 |
Hand-held trash bag tool
A portable tool transports and manipulates disposable trash bags with a pair of cooperating, displaceable jaws coupled to a rigid, peripheral frame. The substantially circular frame conceals the jaws when retracted within suitable peripheral grooves in which the jaws nest. A manual activator compressively attached to the frame midsection supports a pistol-grip handle and associated trigger mechanism. Each jaw has a pivoted hub portion with integral, projecting levers concealed within a clutch mechanism. A trigger deflects a cable to pivot the hub levers and deploy the jaws. When the jaws are displaced outwardly, upper edges of a bag may occupy the space between the jaws and the frame. When the trigger is released, the jaws retract in response to spring pressure, nesting within the frame peripheral grooves. The jaws thus securely grasp and captivate a bag, the upper periphery of which is sandwiched between the frame and the seated jaws. |
| US09527661B2 |
Disposable single use beverage package
A disposable single use beverage package is disclosed. The package may include an impermeable barrier surrounding a permeable single walled basket. The permeable basket may include a frame and a filter. The permeable basket may also include a lid. The permeable basket may be provided preloaded with beverage grounds or may be loaded with beverage grounds during use. The beverage packet may be manufactured of materials that are biodegradable, compostable, or otherwise environmentally friendly. |
| US09527659B2 |
Mailable packaging of compressed garments and other items
A retail-ready garment package (1) adapted for mailing, comprising a compressed garment (17) in the form of a flat tablet having self-supporting rigidity, the package having opposed major faces (3,5) joined by an edge portion (7), and an address surface on at least one of the major faces for providing a mailing address of an intended recipient. |
| US09527654B2 |
Jelly dispenser and related method
A jelly dispenser comprises a generally cylindrical body part including a set jelly and having a thread and having at one end a channel for dispensing the set jelly to a user and at the other end an opening for receiving a dispensing member, wherein the channel is tapered and/or includes one or more bends and wherein the dispensing member has a thread that mates with the thread of the body part so as to cause the movement of the dispensing member helically within the body part as the dispensing member is rotated relative to the body part, thereby to provide the dispensing of the jelly through the channel. |
| US09527653B2 |
Insulation housing and method for the production of an insulation housing
Proceeding from a state of the art from which double-walled insulation housings that are provided with supported vacuum insulation are already known, the invention proposes an improved insulation housing that is characterized in that first, a planar surface element (1) is produced, in which the wall elements (2) of the insulation housing, which are connected with one another, are connected with one another by means of a transition region, which region has a notch (10), wherein it is made possible, in this way, to produce the three-dimensional spatial shape of the insulation housing only in a last production step, by means of corresponding folding and setting upright of the wall elements (2) that are connected with one another, and subsequently to fix the wall elements (2) in place in this spatial shape, in accordance with the intended purpose. |
| US09527646B2 |
Flexible shipment packaging
A shipment packaging for elongate components is provided. Turbine blades must be sent from remote locations of the world to another location. During shipment, the coating of the turbine blades must be protected. The turbine blades are fixed at both ends by means of shipment packaging so that the turbine blades are protected. |
| US09527644B2 |
Device for transporting and installing a compressor
A device for transporting and installing a compressor is provided. The device includes a container serving to receive the compressor, with at least one removable planar side element, as well as a multipart lifting device which may be disassembled into its individual parts for transportation, and may be arranged in the container and after assembling the individual parts is designed such that the compressor may be fastened to the lifting device and may be lifted by means of the lifting device. |
| US09527637B2 |
Childproof closure for a dispensing apparatus
A childproof closure for a dispensing apparatus having first bayonet fastening means, wherein the closure has second bayonet fastening means. One of the two bayonet fastening means has bayonet lugs which can be introduced into corresponding socket elements of the other bayonet fastening means. Both bayonet fastening means moreover have coding elements for a preset alignment of the closure and of the dispensing apparatus. The closure has a closure element having first engagement elements and a securing cap which at least partly covers the closure element and has second engagement elements. The securing cap and the closure element are connected cohesively strongly, but rotatably with respect to one another, by means of shape-matched elements. The securing cap is configured at least partly elastically deformably such that the first and second engagement elements can be brought into engagement with one another by pressing the securing cap toward the closure element. |
| US09527636B2 |
Easy-to-use container
A container and dispenser in conical shape for edible or non-edible substances is described. |
| US09527628B1 |
Hybrid envelope™
A hybrid envelope in which an invoice can be inserted and removed. The hybrid envelope being reconfigurable into a reply envelope for receiving a remittance. The reply envelope appears like an ordinary envelope except for the lack of triangular sections usually found on most standard envelopes. Addresses are preprinted on the sides of the hybrid envelope. |
| US09527624B1 |
Case made from dissimilar materials
A case includes a first container, a second container, and a connector. The first container includes a first moveable door and a skirt. The first moveable door moves to selectively provide access to a first storage compartment in the first container. The skirt is made from a first material. The second container is made from a second material that is more pliable than the first material. The second container defines a second storage compartment. The second material is folded over the connector and connected with itself to attach the connector with the second container. An opening is provided in the skirt or in the connector. A barb protrudes from the skirt or from the connector. The barb is received in the opening to connect the connector and the second container with the first container. |
| US09527623B1 |
Collapsible container with inner containers and sleeves
A collapsible container for holding items above a support surface when in a deployed configuration, and for substantially sealing the items within the container when in a collapsed configuration, comprises an elongated inner container having an outer surface, two opposing ends and a central storage cavity between the ends for receiving the items therein. Two hollow sleeves are each open at a first end thereof, and two attachment mechanisms are each fixed between one of the ends of the inner container and the first end of one of the hollow sleeves. In use, in the collapsed configuration the sleeves cover the opposing ends of the inner container, and in the deployed configuration each sleeve is fixed proximate the first open end thereof with one end of the inner container to support the inner container above the support surface. |
| US09527618B2 |
Procedure and device for sticking objects
A method for sticking, a container, a pocket tape, a method for the production of a pocket tape, a device for the production of a pocket tape, a method for the production of an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape and a device .for the production of an adhesive tape, regarding sticking a pocket into a container to receive an article, through use of adhesive in adhesive zones that are spaced from one another by non-adhesive zones. |
| US09527617B2 |
Packaging solutions
A packaging system for the storage of an ionic, hydrogel contact lens employs an aqueous packaging solution including a phosphorylcholine polymer. Preferably, the solution has an osmolality of at least about 200 mOsm/kg, a pH of about 6 to about 8 and is heat sterilized. |
| US09527616B2 |
Container handling machine, such as a container filling machine for filling bottles, cans, or similar containers with a liquid beverage, and a device for gripping and holding containers in a container handling machine
A device for gripping and holding containers in a container handling machine. The device includes pivotable gripper arms to grip a container, a carrier body to support the gripper arms, and a transport element to connect the carrier body to the container handling machine. The carrier body comprises retaining elements to attach the carrier body to the transport element. Each of the retaining elements comprises a retaining structure. The transport element comprises retaining portions. Each of the retaining elements is designed to be resilient to hold the retaining structures in a position to permit engagement of the retaining structures with the retaining portions. |
| US09527609B2 |
Vehicle ablator system
A vehicle ablator system (“VAS”) is described that includes a reinforcing core and ablative material that has been packed and cured into the reinforcing core. In general, the VAS includes the reinforcing core that is attached to a vehicle structure such as, for example, a reentry vehicle or hypersonic vehicle prior to the ablative material being packed into the reinforcing core. |
| US09527608B1 |
ELF and VLF antenna and related methods
A method of reducing densities of harmful charged radiation belt particles is includes providing a space-based antenna having a first antenna portion and second antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are oriented such that their loop planes are perpendicular with respect to the magnetic field of the Earth. The first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are energized with a first frequency and a second frequency, respectively, wherein the first frequency and the second frequency satisfy the relationship that the ratio of the first frequency to the second frequency is equal to the ratio of the second radius to the first radius. The trajectory of energetic particles in the radiation belt, such that the trajectories of energetic particles are shifted into a loss cone. |
| US09527599B2 |
Aircraft engine fastener
An engine fastener includes a fixing assembly having a connection element provided with a shaft and holding two pins, which are configured to participate in the implementation of a fail-safe function, the fixing assembly including a shear pin surrounding the shaft of the connection element with a clearance , the shear pin being arranged between the two pins and being adjusted so as to be in contact with two joined fitting parts at a junction zone therebetween, the shaft of the connection element also being mounted with clearances relative to the two pins and the two fitting parts. |
| US09527598B2 |
Aircraft engine mounting system and method of mounting aircraft engines
In an embodiment the invention includes an aircraft engine mounting system (20) for mounting an aircraft engine to an aircraft. The aircraft engine mounting system preferably includes an airframe structure member having a first engine end (28) and a distal second engine end (30), with an aircraft attachment between the first engine end and the distal second engine end, the aircraft attachment for interfacing the airframe structure member with the aircraft, the airframe structure member having an airframe structure member length (YL) from the first engine end to the distal second engine end. The aircraft engine mounting system preferably includes a first engine attachment structure member (36), the airframe structure member first engine end (28) contained by the first engine attachment structure member, with the first engine attachment structure member having an outer engine mount member (38) grounded to the aircraft engine. The aircraft engine mounting system preferably includes a second engine attachment structure member (40), the airframe structure member second engine end (30) contained by the second engine attachment structure member, with the second engine attachment structure member having an outer engine mount member (42) grounded to the aircraft engine. The aircraft engine mounting system preferably includes the first engine attachment structure member (36) and the second engine attachment structure member (40) grounded to the aircraft engine with a mounts spacing (MS) between the first engine. |
| US09527595B2 |
Apparatus and method of monitoring for matter accumulation on an aircraft surface
A method of monitoring the accumulation of matter on an external surface of an aircraft involves applying varying electric fields to the aircraft surface, and a sensor monitor receiving a time-series of measurements of a temperature of the aircraft surface and a phase and a magnitude of a current induced in an electric field sensor unit from the varying electric fields. The electric field sensor unit is mounted proximate the aircraft surface. The time-series of the measurements varies in accordance with the instantaneous accumulation of matter on the aircraft surface. The sensor monitor generates an assessment of the accumulation of matter on the aircraft surface from a correlation of the time-series of the measurements with at least one predetermined matter accumulation profile. Each predetermined matter accumulation profile comprises a corresponding time-series of current phase, current magnitude and temperature measurements. |
| US09527592B2 |
High end business class cabin arrangement
A passenger accommodation assembly for a passenger vehicle can be configured as a column oriented parallel to an axis defining a forward and a backward direction. The column can include at least a second seat positioned behind a first seat. The first and second seats can each be oriented to face toward the axis in directions not substantially parallel to the axis and can each be convertible by a relative movement of elements of the seat between a sitting mode and a bed mode in which elements of the seat form at least part of a sleeping surface. When in the bed mode, the second sleeping surface can be situated higher or lower than the first sleeping surface such that at least a portion of the second sleeping surface vertically overlaps with at least a portion of the first sleeping surface. |
| US09527579B2 |
Pivoting blade counterweight
A propeller system includes at least one propeller hub having a plurality of hub arms formed therein. The plurality of hub arms are arranged circumferentially on the at least one propeller hub and are spaced apart from one another by a hub distance. The propeller system further includes a plurality of propeller blades. Each propeller blade includes a base portion rotatably disposed in a respective hub. At least one counterweight is coupled to the base portion of a respective propeller blade. The counterweight includes a hinge configured to pivot a portion of the at least one counterweight. |
| US09527577B2 |
Rotorcraft with a fuselage and at least one main rotor
A rotorcraft with a fuselage and at least one main rotor, the at least one main rotor being drivable for controlling an associated pitch attitude of the rotorcraft in operation, and the fuselage being equipped with at least one passive wing-type aerodynamic device that is adapted for generating independently of the associated pitch attitude a lift force acting on the fuselage, the lift force being oriented perpendicular to an air flow that is directed in operation of the rotorcraft against the passive wing-type aerodynamic device. |
| US09527574B2 |
Aircraft with integrated jettison mechanism
An aircraft (1) with jettison mechanism, particularly a helicopter, comprising an airframe (2), at least one door (5) movably mounted to the airframe (2), at least one door lock mechanism (9) at an interface of said at least one door (5) with the airframe (2) to releasable mount the at least one door (5) relative to the airframe (2) and actuation means (11) for the at least one door lock mechanism (9). An emergency jettison button (20, 38) is integrated into handles (11, 12) of said actuation means. |
| US09527573B2 |
Pressurized aircraft fuselage comprising a pressure bulkhead movably fixed to the fuselage
A pressurized aircraft fuselage includes a pressure bulkhead installed on a fuselage structure, which forms a barrier between an internal pressurized cabin area and an outside area. The edge of the pressure bulkhead is circumferentially attached to the fuselage structure. In particular, at least one clamping element is arranged inside a mounting bracket having an open trapezoidal-shaped channel formed by a base section of the mounting bracket and non-parallel sides of the mounting bracket. An edge of the pressure bulkhead is inserted in the trapezoidal shaped mounting bracket, in order to form a clamping connection for the pressure bulkhead towards the fuselage structure. |
| US09527572B2 |
Elongated structures and related assemblies
An elongated structure comprising a web extending along a length of the elongated structure and a flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web. The first flange portion comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The first flange portion of the elongated structure may comprise the variable width the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a constant width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The elongated structure may further comprise a second flange portion. The second flange portion may comprise a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a first top flange portion. |
| US09527569B2 |
Hydrogen-regenerating solar-powered aircraft
An aircraft comprising a hydrogen-containing envelope, a water-collection system for collecting water from the envelope, an electrolyzer to convert the water collected using the water-collection system into hydrogen, and a hydrogen-replenishment system for replenishing the envelope with hydrogen generated using the electrolyzer. In one embodiment, generated hydrogen is also supplied to a hydrogen-fuelled propulsion system for propulsion of the aircraft. |
| US09527568B1 |
Stern drives having accessible cooling water sea pump
A stern drive for a marine vessel comprises an internal combustion engine that extends in a longitudinal direction, a horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and perpendicular to the horizontal direction. An engine output shaft extends in the longitudinal direction and is driven to rotate by the internal combustion engine. A cooling water sea pump is powered by rotation of the engine output shaft to pump cooling water to the internal combustion engine. The cooling water sea pump comprises a first pump input shaft that extends parallel to the engine output shaft, a second pump input shaft that extends transversely to the first pump input shaft and is driven to rotate by the first pump input shaft, and an impeller that is driven to rotate by the second pump input shaft to pump the cooling water to the internal combustion engine. |
| US09527567B1 |
Marine engine drainage and coolant monitoring system
A marine engine quick drain system consisting of multiple drainage tubes connecting each drainage point on the engine to a drainage device. The drainage device is operable to drain water from all drain ports within the engine simultaneously. Fittings are provided to connect each drainage tube to each drainage point on the engine. Integrated within each fitting is a fluid sensor which indicates the presence of water in each part of the engine. Each sensor is connected back to a central control console having a microprocessor which will control the drainage device and verify that the engine has been drained properly or if there is water in the engine. |
| US09527566B2 |
Throttle device and method for personal watercraft
A throttle device for personal watercraft includes a body portion having an arch shape with a central axis extending perpendicular to a top of the arch shape. A first arm extends from the body portion away from the central axis, where the first arm has a first arm end portion for engaging a throttle lever of the watercraft. A second arm extends from the body portion away from the central axis in a spaced-apart relation to the first arm, where the second arm has a second arm end portion for engaging a handgrip of the watercraft. The throttle device is resilient, thereby allowing the arms to be spread apart during installation and biased to return towards a resting position with a resiliency sufficient to maintain a hand-operable throttle lever of the personal watercraft in a desired throttle position. |
| US09527562B1 |
Paddle board dock rack
A paddle board rack is provided and which is designed to be secured to one side of a dock which extends outwardly into a body of water. The paddle board rack of this invention includes a vertically disposed mounting frame which is secured to one side of the dock. A lift frame is selectively vertically adjustably secured to the mounting frame. The lift frame includes a pair of lift arms which extend outwardly from the lower end of the lift frame. The lift arms are selectively movable from a first horizontally extending paddle board loading/unloading position to a substantially vertically disposed paddle board storage or rack position whereby the paddle board is positioned between the lift arms and the lift frame. |
| US09527561B1 |
Underwater gas pressure regulation system
An apparatus is provided for underwater operation comprising a pressure regulator configured to reduce a pressure of a gas received from a gas source at a first pressure to a second, lower pressure. A multiport differential pressure regulator is provided to receive the gas at the second pressure at a first port and to provide the gas to a second port at a differential pressure relative to an ambient pressure that varies based on a depth of the apparatus, where the differential pressure is set to a pressure that is at least 0.1 PSI below ambient pressure. A check valve vent is coupled to the second port of the multiport differential pressure regulator to relieve pressure at the second port accumulated by the apparatus during operation at a higher pressure depth when the apparatus rises from the higher pressure depth to a lower pressure depth. |
| US09527560B2 |
Marine lifting apparatus
A catamaran lifting apparatus is disclosed for lifting objects in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame and a second frame each spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. Each of the frames provides a space under the frame and in between the barges that enables a package to be lifted and/or a marine vessel to be positioned in between the barges and under the frames. An object that has been salvaged can be placed upon the vessel. |
| US09527559B2 |
Boat brush tool
A boat brush tool for cleaning a boat pontoon, the boat brush tool having a generally J-shaped tubular support member with an upper section for manipulating the tool and a lower section carrying a plurality of brush bristles and having a curved shape corresponding to the outer surface of the pontoon. |
| US09527558B2 |
Method and apparatus for marine-based lighting mechanisms
A method and apparatus for incorporating lighting fixtures (e.g., Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting fixtures) within other non-lighting components, or their mounting structures, already mounted to a watercraft. A mounting bracket that may be used to mount the non-lighting component to the watercraft may be modified to include a mounting bracket for the LED lighting device. The light fixture may be incorporated into the non-lighting component mount without utilizing any extra surface area on the watercraft itself. |
| US09527555B2 |
Adjustable kayak chair IM
A watercraft having a seat securely carried on the watercraft, the seat having a plastic seat frame and a plastic seat back frame. The seat frame and the seat back frame are joined via a hinged connection. The bottom of the seat frame has receptacles that easily engage with engagement elements mounted on the deck of the watercraft. The seat has mechanism to easily adjust the height of the front of the seat, the height of the rear of the seat, the recline angle, and the amount of lumbar support. The seat has four legs stored under the seat frame which can be plugged into the seat frame to turn the seat into a lawnchair. |
| US09527549B2 |
Cleat-pedal attachment system
A cleat-pedal attachment system includes a cleat, comprising first and second surfaces, and a pedal. The pedal comprises a spindle, configured to reversibly attach to a crank arm of a bicycle, and a pedal frame. The pedal frame comprises a third surface positioned near the side of the pedal frame furthest from the crank arm, and a fourth surface, substantially perpendicular to the spindle axis, positioned near the side of the pedal frame closest to the crank arm. The first and third surfaces are shaped and oriented so that if the first surface is placed in direct contact with the third surface, a vertical force applied to the cleat in an upwards direction away from the pedal frame causes the second surface of the cleat to exert a horizontal force against the fourth surface of the pedal frame, maintaining the relative positions of the cleat and the pedal. |
| US09527548B2 |
Bicycle crank arm assembly
A bicycle crank arm including a support member. The support member includes a first end sized and shaped to receive a pedal and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is sized and shaped to receive a spindle and a middle portion extends between the first and second ends, wherein the middle portion includes at least one recess. An insert is disposed in each of the one or more recess and an outer shell that covers the support member and insert, wherein the outer shell is made of fiber reinforced composite. |
| US09527547B2 |
Drive assembly and exercise apparatus including a drive assembly
There is provided a drive assembly for converting the motion of a person running or jogging into mechanical motion to drive a machine or apparatus, such as self propelled apparatus like a bicycle, or stationary exercise apparatus. The drive assembly comprises a rotatable member, such as a crank arrangement, coupled to a frame of the machine and to stirrups, and where foot pedals are pivotally attached to each of the stirrups. A first pivot is connected between a stirrup and the rotatable member, and a second pivot is connected between the same stirrup and the frame. Preferably, a pivot axis of a foot pedal remains below the first pivot and the second pivot during motion of the foot pedal. Preferably, the pivot axis of the foot pedals trace asymmetric ovate paths during motion of the foot pedals. Motion of the foot pedals drive the rotatable member. |
| US09527546B2 |
Vehicle having positional control function
Disclosed is a vehicle having a structure in which a handle connecting frame is attached to an upper end of a front fork section in a state in which the front fork section is connected thereto, and a front wheel rotatably supported by the front fork section is able to be steered, characterized in that a main rotary shaft of the front wheel functions as a main body and a support member and is fixed at two places to simultaneously tilt two handles leftward or rightward, the main rotary shaft of the front wheel is mounted on a footrest section, and a high elasticity compound recovery member is connected between the footrest section and a rear wheel rotary shaft in a longitudinal direction to be turned leftward or rightward to correspond to a centrifugal force about the rear wheel rotary shaft when tilting occurs during running. |
| US09527540B2 |
Bicycle lighting systems and methods
Systems and methods for providing adequate lighting and sighting for a bicycle are disclosed. A lighting system that includes an illumination ring configured to be coupled to a wheel is also disclosed. The illumination ring is configured to simultaneously project light forward and to the side of a front wheel and to project light rearward of and to the side of a rear wheel. The illumination ring may be mounted to or integrated with the bicycle wheel. Methods of controlling light sources on the illumination ring are also disclosed. The lighting system can include an inductor module 5320 for powering lights of the illumination ring. |
| US09527533B2 |
Motor vehicle having a rear engine and comprising an improved front compartment
The invention relates to a motor vehicle that includes a rear compartment, containing a power train of the motor vehicle, and a front compartment including: a first area which is located on the right for a vehicle driven on the right, or located on the left for a vehicle driven on the left, and which receives at least one steering column, a brake servo, and main rigid brake lines; and a second area which is located on one side of the vehicle, opposite the first area, and which receives at least one battery, characterized in that the front compartment includes a third area which is located between the first and second areas and which receives at least one hydraulic brake unit and secondary rigid brake lines. |
| US09527531B2 |
Energy absorbing bracket
An absorbing bracket can be coupled to a vehicle body and can absorb energy from an external force applied to the vehicle body. In an embodiment, the energy absorbing bracket includes a bracket body at least partly made of a rigid material. The bracket body includes a deformable wall defining a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first edge is parallel to the second edge. The bracket body defines a plurality of slots extending through the deformable wall. Each slot extends along a slot axis. Further, each slot axis is obliquely angled relative to the first edge. |
| US09527529B2 |
Method for operating a driver assistance system, and driver assistance system
A method is provided for operating a driver assistance system, and a driver assistance system. The method includes the steps: determination of a current position of an object in an environment surrounding the vehicle; determination of a first current state of motion of the object; determination of a second current state of motion of the vehicle; calculation of a sojourn probability distribution of the object, the sojourn probability distribution being a function of time and of space and being based on an object motion model in connection with the determined current position of the object and the determined current state of motion of the object; calculation of a trajectory, based on the calculated sojourn probability distribution of the object and on the second current state of motion of the vehicle, having a minimum collision probability for the vehicle and the object; and operation of the driver assistance system of the vehicle based on the calculated trajectory. |
| US09527521B2 |
Adjustable steering column assembly
An adjustable steering column assembly comprises a column support bracket fixed to a vehicle structure and disposed about a steering column. A position lock selectively prevents or facilitates movement of the steering column relative to the column support bracket in an adjustment plane and defines an adjustment range of the steering column along a non-adjustment direction intersecting the adjustment plane. A lateral stabilizer biases the steering column toward a stabilized position lying within the adjustment range of the steering column along the non-adjustment direction. |
| US09527516B2 |
Railcar bogie and railcar including same
A railcar bogie includes: a cross beam to support a carbody of a railcar; wheels at both railcar width direction sides of the bogie lined up longitudinally at each side; a pair of front and rear axles respectively at a front side and rear side in the railcar longitudinal direction to sandwich the cross beam each of the axles connect wheels located at the left side and right side of the railcar; bearings at both railcar width direction sides of each axle to rotatably support the axle; axle box portions coupled to the cross beam via elastic members to store the bearing; and plate spring portions to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam and both railcar longitudinal direction end portions of the plate spring portions, supported by the axle box portions. The axle box portions include a surface that supports the plate spring portion. |
| US09527514B2 |
Energy conservation systems and methods
Methods and systems are described for conserving energy used by an energy consuming device. In certain embodiments, an energy conservation system can be configured to deliver energy to the energy consuming device for a period, followed by a period where energy delivery is dampened and/or cut. By cycling the delivery of energy in this fashion, the energy conservation can achieve a pulsed efficiency. |
| US09527509B2 |
Driver convenience system and method for determining vertical angle abnormality of radar therein
A driver convenience system for determining a vertical angle abnormality of a radar includes: a radar which is mounted on a vehicle to detect vehicle-ahead information; and an electronic control unit which controls driving of the vehicle based on the vehicle-ahead information detected by the radar. The electronic control unit includes: a monitoring unit configured to monitor a stationary object based on the vehicle-ahead information detected by the radar; an updating unit configured to update a maximum detection distance between the stationary object monitored by the monitoring unit and the vehicle; a vertical angle estimating unit configured to estimate a vertical angle of the radar by using the maximum detection distance updated by the updating unit; and a determining unit configured to determine that a vertical angle abnormality occurs in the radar when the estimated vertical angle is out of a preset required mount angle. |
| US09527507B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
An electronic control unit included in a hybrid vehicle is configured to switch between first limp home travel control and second limp home travel control based on a first temperature difference, a second temperature difference, and a state of charge when abnormality occurs to a cooler. The first temperature difference is a value that is obtained by subtracting an element temperature of a first inverter from a first load rate limit temperature at which load rate limitation is applied to a first motor. The second temperature difference is a value that is obtained by subtracting an element temperature of a second inverter from a second load rate limit temperature at which the load rate limitation is applied to a second motor. |
| US09527505B1 |
Methods and system for operating a driveline disconnect clutch
Systems and methods for operating a transmission of a hybrid vehicle's driveline are presented. In one example, the systems and methods estimate a driveline disconnect clutch stroke pressure and gain via extending a line from a non-zero driveline disconnect clutch torque capacity to a zero driveline disconnect clutch torque capacity. |
| US09527504B2 |
Method for driving a hybrid vehicle in connection with start of the combustion engine of the vehicle
A method for driving a hybrid vehicle with a propulsion system including a combustion engine, an electric machine with a rotor and a stator and a planetary gear with three components including a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet wheel carrier, where an output shaft of the combustion engine is connected to a first component, an input shaft of a gearbox is connected to a second component and the rotor of the electric machine is connected to a third component. The vehicle is driven forward by the electric machine. The reverse gear engaged in the gearbox drives the third component of the planetary gear to rotate with a negative rotational speed while a brake brakes the first component. Thereafter, move the component brake to an open position, so that the output shaft of the combustion engine rotates with a positive rotational speed so that the combustion engine may be started. |
| US09527501B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A control device is configured to control an engine to be started and stopped such that when a hybrid vehicle is required to output a vehicular required power smaller than an engine starting threshold value the control device operates to stop the engine and use only a motor generator to cause the vehicle to travel and when the vehicular required power exceeds the threshold value the control device operates to start the engine and use both the engine and the motor generator to cause the vehicle to travel. The engine starting threshold value is set to be higher when at least one of an amount of lifting the intake valve and a working angle on the intake valve controlled by a VVL device provided to the engine is small than when at least one of the amount and the angle is large. |
| US09527499B2 |
Power-split hybrid powertrain using turbine generator
A hybrid powertrain has a turbine generator having a shaft. The hybrid powertrain includes a power-split hybrid transmission that has an input member, an output member, and a ratio-controlling motor/generator controllable to vary a speed ratio of the input member to the output member. The turbine generator is in electrical communication with the ratio-controlling motor/generator to electrically power the ratio-controlling motor/generator when the ratio-controlling motor/generator functions as a motor during a power-split operating mode. |
| US09527498B2 |
Method to limit temperature increase in a catalyst and detect a restricted exhaust path in a vehicle
A vehicle has an engine, an exhaust aftertreatment system, an electric machine, and a controller configured to, in response to an actual engine torque output being less than an inferred engine torque, shut down the engine. A vehicle has an engine, an exhaust aftertreatment system, an electric machine, and a controller configured to, in response to an actual engine torque output being less than a first threshold and a torque request to the engine being greater than a second threshold, set a diagnostic code. A method includes receiving an actual engine torque output, receiving an engine torque request, and shutting down the engine when the actual engine torque output is less than a first threshold and the engine torque request is greater than a second threshold for a predetermined time period to limit temperature increase of a catalyst. |
| US09527495B2 |
Vehicle systems and methods with improved heating performance
A vehicle system includes an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, and a heating system configured to transfer heat from the internal combustion engine to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system includes a controller configured to operate the electric motor and the internal combustion engine according to one of a plurality of drive cycle profiles. The controller selects the drive cycle profile based on an ambient temperature. The drive cycle profiles include a first drive cycle profile that commands power from the electric motor until the battery system reaches a predetermined state of charge and subsequently commands power from the internal combustion engine and a second drive cycle profile that commands power from the internal combustion engine and subsequently commands power from the electric motor. |
| US09527492B2 |
Negative pressure sensor abnormality detection apparatus, control apparatus for internal combustion engine and control system
A negative pressure sensor abnormality detection apparatus includes a negative pressure sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to a negative pressure that a negative pressure pump generates, the negative pressure assisting a vehicle driver's brake operation; a negative pressure detection part that detects the negative pressure based on the signal that is output by the negative pressure sensor; a number-of-rotations counting part that counts the number of rotations of the negative pressure pump; and an abnormality determination part that determines that the negative pressure sensor is in an abnormal condition if, under a condition where a change in the driver's brake operation falls within a predetermined range, a change in the negative pressure detected by the negative pressure detection part along with an increase in the number of rotations counted by the number-of-rotations counting part is out of a predetermined range. |
| US09527491B2 |
Brake cylinder limiting valve
A brake cylinder limiting valve having a first portion that determines actual brake cylinder pressure and a second portion that determines intended brake cylinder pressure based on brake pipe pressure reduction. The two portions are combined so that brake cylinder pressure will be vented if the actual brake cylinder pressure exceeds intended brake cylinder pressure by a predetermined threshold amount, which is preferably two and one-half times the brake pipe pressure reduction. An exhaust cut-off valve may be used to prevent venting of the brake cylinder pressure if it falls below a predetermined value. |
| US09527489B2 |
Failure tolerant vehicle speed
An autonomous vehicle control sub-system includes first and second brake control modules that are communicatively and electrically connected to one another and a plurality of wheel-speed sensors communicatively connected to the first brake control module. The first module is programmed to receive wheel-speed data from the wheel-speed sensors. The second module is programmed to process the wheel-speed data in the event of a failure in the first module. |
| US09527488B2 |
Method for braking a vehicle and a braking system using the method
A method for braking a vehicle, a braking intervention being performed on at least one wheel of the vehicle, a total brake force for the braking intervention being generated by a hydraulic unit in the vehicle on the one hand, and, on the other hand, by at least one electric motor assigned to the one wheel, which at all times supports the brake force generated by the hydraulic unit, the total brake force being generated by modulating a brake force generated by the hydraulic unit and by modulation of the brake force generated by the electric motor on the at least one wheel, the brake force of the hydraulic unit and the brake force of the electric motor being added to yield the total brake force, and an amount of the particular brake force being controlled by a controller as a function of a driving situation of the vehicle. |
| US09527486B2 |
Brake device
The present invention provides a brake device that can improve the pressure-increasing response of wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure. The invention is provided with: a master cylinder (5) actuated by the driver operating the brake, the master cylinder (5) being connected to a wheel cylinder (8) via a first oil channel (11), and capable of increasing the wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure; and an auxiliary pressure-increasing part (auxiliary pressure-increasing part (106) and stroke simulator (27)) for assisting in the increasing of the wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure by the master cylinder (5) of the pump (7). |
| US09527485B2 |
Brake system input apparatus and vehicle brake system
One embodiment provides a brake system input apparatus into which a brake operation performed by an operating person is inputted, including: a base body; a master cylinder that is provided in the base body and that generates a brake hydraulic pressure by a piston, the piston being connected to a brake operator; a stroke sensor unit that is attached to the base body on a side of the master cylinder and that has a detection element, the detection element being configured to detect a sliding stroke of the piston; and a control circuit board that is provided on a side of the base body, wherein the stroke sensor unit has a connection terminal portion that is connected to a connection terminal of the control circuit board, and wherein the connection terminal portion is disposed so as to face the control circuit board. |
| US09527484B2 |
Regenerative braking control using a dynamic maximum regenerative braking torque calculation
Methods and systems for controlling regenerative braking in a vehicle having a regenerative braking system are provided. Values of one or more dynamic variables are obtained during operation of the vehicle. A maximum regenerative braking torque is calculated using the dynamic variable values. Regenerative braking torque is provided up to the maximum regenerative braking torque. |
| US09527479B2 |
Passenger services provisioning for a means of transport
A passenger seat and a passenger service supply system is provided, comprising a seat with a seating and a backrest, and a passenger service module providing a passenger service such as conditioned air, a personal light, data network access or a similar service. A passenger service module supply line is connected to the passenger service module with a first end, and comprises an interface, which is adapted to connect a second end of the passenger service module supply line to a central supply line of a means of transport. The passenger service module supply line is thereby at least partly integrated into the seating. |
| US09527478B2 |
Remote function control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and related methods
A remote function control system is for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system. The system may include a wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and including a wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle, and a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices. A remote function device may be coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and may include a controller to wirelessly receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device to cause at least one of the vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation, and wirelessly transmit the updated data bus codes to the wireless data bus device to be stored in the memory. |
| US09527477B1 |
Seat belt buckle tongue electromagnetic coupling with optional wireless sensor and/or actuator system
A seat belt system for a vehicle having a seat belt mounted to a vehicle seat or a portion of a vehicle structure, a tongue which can slide is attached to the seat belt, and a buckle that receives and locks the tongue in an attached state such that the seat belt restrains an occupant in the vehicle seat. A primary coil is included in the buckle and is electrically connected to at least one primary circuit. At least one secondary coil is included in the tongue and is electrically connected to at least one secondary circuit. The primary coil and the at least one secondary coil are configured to be electromagnetically coupled when the buckle and tongue are in the attached state. |
| US09527476B2 |
Belt retractor with a switchable force-limiting device
A vehicle seat belt retractor with a belt shaft (10) and a coupled profile head lockable to a housing. A force-limiting device has at least two elements (11, 12) between profile head and belt shaft (10). Free ends (15, 16) of the force-limiting elements (11, 12) are coupled to each other by a connecting tube (13) via a coupling element (18). The coupling element (18) has a hook-shaped spring element with a locking hook (19) which slides over the connecting tube (13) when the belt shaft (10) rotates and engages in a locking groove (20) to couple the connecting tube (13) to the belt shaft (10). At a preset angle of rotation of the belt shaft (10) is reached, the bridging device releases the coupling element (18) for the locking hook (19) to latch into the connecting tube locking groove (20). |
| US09527473B2 |
Through anchor
A through anchor (10), in which, when an occupant is restrained by a webbing (28) in a vehicle emergency, the webbing (28) is moved to the vehicle front side of an insertion hole (20) of a guide piece (18) due to movement of the occupant under inertia, and a vehicle front side end face of the webbing (28) contacts a displacement wall (26) of the guide piece (18) at high load. Rigidity of the displacement wall (26) of the guide piece (18) is reduced due to a displacement hole (24). The displacement wall (26) is accordingly deformed and displaced to the vehicle front side by the webbing (28), enabling occurrence of skewing of the webbing (28) toward the vehicle front side in the insertion hole (20) to be suppressed. |
| US09527468B2 |
Airbag door assembly
Embodiments of the present invention provide an airbag door assembly for use in a vehicle. The door assembly includes a moving door panel that deforms under pressure of an airbag as it deploys. The airbag system employing this airbag door assembly may be installed in a cavity in a structure on-board the vehicle, or it may be independently mounted to a vehicle structure. |
| US09527463B2 |
Bumper assemblies including spacer members and vehicles incorporating the same
A bumper beam assembly includes a bumper reinforcement beam that connects to right and left side members of a vehicle at a rear face of the bumper reinforcement beam at a respective bumper beam connecting location and that extend rearward therefrom in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A spacer member is connected to the rear face outboard of the bumper beam connecting location. The spacer member includes a front wall, a rear wall, an inboard wall and an outboard wall, the inboard and outboard walls extend between the front wall and rear wall in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The front wall is connected to the rear face of the bumper reinforcement beam at a connecting portion. The front wall includes a chamfer wall portion outboard of the connecting portion that is separated from the rear face of the bumper reinforcement beam providing a space between the chamfer wall portion and the rear face of the bumper reinforcement beam. |
| US09527459B2 |
Front pillar garnish
A front pillar garnish to be mounted to a front pillar in an interior of a vehicle includes a garnish body. The garnish body includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component includes a first design surface. The second garnish component includes a second design surface. At least one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component includes a garnish component body and a shock absorbing portion that extends from the garnish component body over a back surface of the other one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component. The shock absorbing portion is integrally formed with the garnish component body. |
| US09527457B2 |
Sport board with camera mount
A sport board with a forward outboard extension for supporting an action camera. The extension member has a curved section between generally straight sections that places the action camera forward and slightly above the surface of the board. The extension member may be a unitary member mounted on either surface of the board, or a two-piece member, with one piece mounted on the upper surface and another piece mounted on a lower surface.When the sport board is a surfboard, the construction of the extension member resembles a fin. |
| US09527455B2 |
Bicycle carrier
The present invention relates to a bicycle carrier which can be mounted inside a vehicle for carrying a bicycle. The bicycle carrier includes: a frame which is formed so as to be settled on a flat bottom; a screw shaft which is joined with the frame; a sleeve which is joined with the screw shaft; fastening nuts which are joined with both ends of the screw shaft; a holding rail which is mounted on one side of the frame; and fixing means for fixing the frame in a vehicle, and thus can be mounted in a rear space of a vehicle, such as a medium or large sized SUV or a van, for easily fixing a bicycle by separating the front wheel from the bicycle. |
| US09527454B2 |
Truck storage system
A truck storage system may include a deck configured to span substantially a total width of a truck bed, four support feet, each support foot situated at a respective corner of the truck bed and configured to support the deck, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and configured to support the deck. Alternatively, the truck storage system may be configured to span approximately half a total width of a truck bed, and include two support feet situated in corners on a same lateral side of the truck bed, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and an opposing side of the truck bed not spanned by the deck. |
| US09527452B2 |
Dual access enclosure
A dual access enclosure includes a base that has a compartment therein and a lid that at least partially encloses the compartment. The lid includes first and second latch mechanisms that are configured to selectively allow the lid to be pivotably opened from two opposed sides. The first and second latch mechanisms are moveable over respective strokes between opened and closed positions, and ends of the strokes of the first and second latch mechanisms coincide such that one of the first or second latch mechanisms in its opened position blocks the other of the first or second latch mechanisms from moving from its closed position to its opened position. |
| US09527450B1 |
Integrated vehicle-end structure
An integrated end structure for a vehicle comprises: a storage compartment module that comprises a shell forming a storage compartment therein, the storage compartment module configured to sit onto a frame rail of the vehicle; and a vehicle end module configured to be mounted onto a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the vehicle end module in a z-direction, the vehicle end module configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle. The storage compartment module is mounted onto the vehicle end module. |
| US09527448B1 |
Retractable stair system with precision elevation control
A retractable stair system for vehicles. The apparatus includes stairs which are retractable into a frame, or extendable to provide a set of stairs with relatively uniform height therebetween. Indexing plates with locking notches and companion latches with latch tongues to fit in the notches enable adjustment of the height of a top step S1 in a set of steps in an extensible-retractable stairs assembly. Extensible legs are provided which are individually vertically adjustable to provide secure engagement with an uneven substrate such as rocky ground or a sloping surface. Foot pads are pivotally attached to the extensible legs. The combination of vertical adjustability, the selection of a desired number of stairs, and individual top stair height adjustability, make the unit adaptable for use in a variety of vehicles. |
| US09527447B2 |
Multifunctional rearview mirror structure of motorcycle
A multifunctional motorcycle rearview mirror structure includes a rearview mirror and a journey data recorder. The rearview mirror is mounted to a motorcycle and has a major surface that forms a mirror surface in which a display is mounted and an opposite major surface in which a coupling trough including two first electrical conduction sections is formed and includes a control module and a GPS signal transmitter/receiver unit mounted therein. The journey data recorder is removably coupled to the coupling trough of the rearview mirror and includes two second electrical conduction sections respectively corresponding to the first electrical conduction sections. As such, the journey data recorder is coupled to the coupling trough of the rearview mirror with electrical engagement established between the first and second electrical conduction sections. The GPS signal transmitter/receiver unit receives a GPS signal to achieve GPS navigation that is displayable on the display. |
| US09527445B2 |
Accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory at a vehicle such that a camera views through the vehicle windshield
An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory at a windshield of a vehicle includes an accessory adapted for mounting at and demounting from a receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The accessory includes a camera and circuitry. With the accessory received and supported by the receiving structure and with the receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield, (i) the accessory receives an input from the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication and delivers an output to the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication, and (ii) the camera views forwardly through the windshield via a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer of the windshield of the equipped vehicle, with the light absorbing layer otherwise hiding the accessory from view through the windshield from external the equipped vehicle. |
| US09527444B2 |
Rear area monitoring device for a vehicle
A rear area monitoring device for a vehicle includes one or more distance sensors configured to determine the distance of the rear of the vehicle from an obstacle, and at least one electronic control device configured to evaluate the data collected by the distance sensor(s) and to determine a distance signal that indicates the current distance of the rear of the vehicle from the obstacle. The electronic control device includes at least one input connection for a position sensor configured to detect the position of at least one adjustable vehicle component that, in certain positions, projects beyond the rear of the vehicle. The electronic control device is configured to determine the distance signal depending upon the signal of the position sensor. |
| US09527436B2 |
Planar lighting mirror and automobile side mirror system
A planar lighting mirror in which nano-patterns are formed on an entirety or at a specific local area of a mirror surface of a mirror glass and a light source is disposed around the nano-patterns to be used like a mirror in normal operation. In particular, when the light source is activated, the entirety or the specific local area of the mirror surface with the nano-patterns formed thereon planarly emits light from the light source which flows into the side of the mirror glass so as not to deteriorate a mirrors reflective functions. |
| US09527435B2 |
Vehicle article carrier with integrated camera and solar powered lighting
A vehicle article carrier system is disclosed for carrying articles above an outer body surface of a vehicle. At least one support rail is secured to the outer body surface. The support rail uses a support foot at each of its opposite ends, with each support foot being adapted to be secured to the outer body surface of the vehicle. A solar panel is used for collecting solar energy. A battery is used for storing electrical energy created using the collected solar energy. A light is powered by the battery, with the light forming an integral portion of the support rail. |
| US09527433B2 |
Control apparatus for controlling light emission of vehicle headlight, and headlight system provided with the control apparatus
A control apparatus, which controls a headlight unit, repeatedly performs a process of measuring brightness ahead of the own vehicle using a luminance sensor. For example, when a curved road region is present ahead of the own vehicle, measurement is made of the brightness of a road surface or a guardrail of a specified region (region to which light from a headlight unit of a forward vehicle is emitted) in the road region. Then, a variation (Δ) in a measurement value of the brightness from a previous measurement value is calculated. When the variation (Δ) is equal to or more than a threshold TH, a vehicle yet to emerge is predicted to emerge in a forward view of the own vehicle to thereby switch a lighting mode for the light emitted from the headlight unit to another mode so that the emergence area is darkened. |
| US09527428B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for securing parts
A clip for securing a part, having a body portion having a first wall surface and a supporting surface adjacent the first wall surface, a retaining arm connected to the body, the retaining arm comprising a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, an engaging portion at the distal end of the retaining arm, and an engaging surface on the engaging portion generally opposite the supporting surface. The first and second wall surfaces cooperate to define a groove that is sized and shaped to receive a portion of the part therein. The retaining arm is moveable between an open position wherein the portion of the part may be received in the groove, and a locked position wherein the engaging surface at least partially overhangs the groove and the engaging surface and the supporting surface cooperate so as to retain the portion of the part when received within the groove. |
| US09527423B2 |
Container for particulate material
A container for particulate materials that is adapted to be mounted on a trailer for transport on a roadway includes a plurality of hoppers, a shell that is disposed over the plurality of hoppers, and an internal U-shaped divider plate between each pair of adjacent hoppers. |
| US09527421B2 |
Electro-active polymer actuators for vehicle seating applications
A vehicle seat comprising a seat base and seat back each including a spring structure, planar electro-active polymer actuators, each having a first state and coupled to one of the spring structures, a control in communication with the actuators and configured to deliver a predetermined electrical input to one or more of the actuators, wherein the predetermined electrical input deforms at least one of the actuators to a second state. |
| US09527419B2 |
Vehicle seating assembly with manual cushion tilt
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base. A thigh support is pivotally coupled to and extends forward from the seat base. The thigh support is spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position. A lever is operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge. The lever is spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and includes a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge. The teeth of the rack are configured to engage a catch projecting from the seat base. A handle extends transversely from the lever. The handle is operable to disengage the rack from the catch. |
| US09527418B2 |
Semi rigid push/pull vented envelope system
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat back and a seat base. A shell is disposed in the seat base and includes a left leg support and a right leg support. A membrane is disposed over the shell and includes a plurality of perforations. The membrane and the shell define a cavity. An air channel is defined in a bottom wall of the shell. The air channel extends at least partially into the left leg support and the right leg support. A spacer material is disposed in the cavity. A fan is in communication with the air channel and is configured to move air through the channel, the spacer material, and the plurality of perforations. |
| US09527416B2 |
Vehicle seat scissors suspension with integrated stabilized isolator
A vehicle seat suspension comprises a scissors assembly connecting lower and upper housings and permitting vertical movement of the upper housing; reciprocating means; an elongated guide member; and guide engaging rollers. Laterally extending front and rear cross members engage upper ends of the scissor links. The reciprocating means allows the upper housing to move fore and aft, and includes horizontally disposed rollers supported by the scissors assembly and received within side tracks forming part of the upper housing. The guide member is mounted to the upper housing and oriented parallel to the fore and aft travel path. Two vertically disposed guide engaging rollers are mounted to the scissors assembly cross members. The guide engaging rollers cooperate with the guide member at spaced locations to stabilize the upper housing in a direction generally perpendicular to its fore and aft travel path. |
| US09527414B2 |
Power articulating headrest assembly
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. A head restraint is operably coupled with the seatback by first and second support posts. The head restraint is operable between a stowed position and a use position. A lower brace is operably coupled with a lower portion of the head restraint. An upper brace is operably coupled with an upper portion of the head restraint. A latching mechanism is coupled with the seatback and operably coupled with the upper brace and the lower brace. The latching mechanism is operable between a first position corresponding to the stowed position of the head restraint, and a second position corresponding to the use position of the head restraint. |
| US09527406B2 |
Control system for an all-wheel drive electric vehicle
An electric vehicle drive system comprising first and second electric motors; a torque split unit configured to receive first input that includes at least a total torque request for the first and second electric motors, and respective first and second maximum torques for the first and second electric motors, the torque split unit configured to process the first input without taking into account wheel slip, and to generate at least respective first and second torque requests for the first and second electric motors; and a traction and stability control unit configured to receive second input that includes at least the first and second torque requests, the total torque request, a computed vehicle speed, and respective first and second slip errors relating to the first and second electric motors, the traction and stability control unit configured to process the second input and to generate respective first and second torque commands for the first and second electric motors. |
| US09527404B2 |
EV adaptive thermal management system optimized to minimize power consumption
A method of operating the thermal management system in a vehicle is provided, where the thermal management system includes a heat exchanger (e.g., a radiator) and a heat source (e.g., battery pack, drive train, power electronics, etc.). After characterizing the thermal management system, whenever the system controller issues a cooling demand an appropriate set of operating settings is determined that minimizes the amount of power consumed by the system's actuators (e.g., blower fan, coolant pump) while still meeting the cooling demand. As a result, the heat source is cooled to the degree required with a minimum expenditure of power, thereby minimizing the impact on driving range and vehicle performance. |
| US09527401B2 |
Semi-active architectures for batteries having two different chemistries
A 12 volt automotive battery system includes a first battery coupled to an electrical system, in which the first battery includes a first battery chemistry. The first battery is charged with a relatively constant first voltage, in which an alternator outputs the relatively constant first voltage. The 12 volt automotive battery system further includes a second battery coupled in parallel with the first battery and selectively coupled to the electrical system via a DC/DC converter, in which the second battery includes a second battery chemistry that has a higher coulombic efficiency than the first battery chemistry. The DC/DC converter boosts the first voltage to a second voltage to charge the second battery during regenerative braking, in which the second voltage is higher than a maximum charging voltage of the first battery. |
| US09527400B2 |
Smart energy management to improve electrified vehicle battery life
A battery charging system includes a charger that is configured to charge and discharge a battery. The battery system further includes a controller programmed to operate the charger based on a state of charge of the battery to, during a storage duration, maintain the state of charge at a partial charge level. The charger may be operated to charge and discharge the battery during the storage duration. Upon expiration of the storage duration, the controller operates the charger to maintain the state of charge at an operating charge level. The partial charge level is selected to reduce an amount of degradation to the battery relative to the operating charge level for a same duration of time. The battery charging system includes remote connectivity such that the storage duration may be modified during the storage duration from a remote device. |
| US09527398B2 |
Virtual charge for electric vehicles
The described method and system provides for dynamic adjustment of the lower charge threshold of an electrically-powered vehicle to allow a vehicle low on battery charge to continue to be operated. The vehicle's telematics unit monitors the charge level via the vehicle bus or other vehicle resources to determine if the vehicle is running low on electric charge. If the telematics unit determines that the charge level is approaching, meets or falls below the lower threshold, the telematics unit communicates the vehicle position to a call center along with vehicle identification data. The call center determines the amount of charge required to reach one or more local charging stations or other points of interests and proposes destination recommendations to the driver. The driver may then select one of the recommendations, and the call center transmits a new lower charge threshold to the vehicle. |
| US09527396B2 |
Abnormality detection device
An abnormality detection device includes a temperature detection unit that has a resistor section which varies a resistance value depending on a temperature, a resistance detection unit that detects a resistance value of the resistor section, and a short-circuit unit that short-circuits the resistor section, in which the short-circuit unit short-circuits the resistor section when a predetermined abnormality occurs in a detection target of the temperature detection unit. |
| US09527395B2 |
Access arrangement for the power system of an electric vehicle
An access arrangement for a power system of an electrified vehicle includes a housing body, at least one electrical conductor, a passageway, and a closure. The electrical conductor passes through the housing body. The passageway extends inwardly from an opening on the housing body and intersects a portion of the electrical conductor within the housing body. The closure is positioned proximate to the opening. The closure is adjustable between a plurality of different configurations. The closure is adjustable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The closure closes the passageway while in the closed configuration. The opening is at least partially exposed when the closure is in the open configuration. The closure is biased to return to the closed configuration from the open configuration. The passageway and closure are configured to cooperatively facilitate access for testing the electrical conductor. |
| US09527390B2 |
Electric vehicle charging system
A charging system of an electric vehicle includes a drive battery storing electric power for driving a motor of the electric vehicle, a heater heating the drive battery, an electric power supply device converting electric power supplied from outside the electric vehicle and supplying the electric power to the drive battery or the heater, a contactor activating or deactivating a connection between the drive battery and the electric power supply device, temperature detector detecting a temperature of the drive battery, and controller controlling the contactor and the heater based on the temperature. The controller controls the contactor so as to deactivate the connection and conducts electricity to the heater when the temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature, and controls the contactor so as to activate the connection when the temperature is the first predetermined temperature or greater. |
| US09527388B2 |
Regenerative control device and regenerative control method and hybrid motor vehicle
A regenerative control capable of realizing a comfortable operation, along with an efficient collection of a regenerative energy of a motor generator and an effective regenerative braking control. A regenerative control device for a motor generator generates a regenerative braking power for decelerating a motor vehicle at a time of collecting regenerative energy generated by driving of the motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a driving state detection unit for detecting a driving state and a deceleration level acquisition unit for acquiring a deceleration level. A braking force setting unit sets the regenerative braking force of the motor generator at a time of detection of a deceleration operation by the driving state detection unit. A braking force adjustment unit adjusts and suppresses the regenerative braking force set by the braking force setting unit, according to acquired deceleration level. |
| US09527385B2 |
Battery power cut off system for vehicle and method thereof
A battery power cut off system for a vehicle is provided that improves safety of the vehicle by separately detecting an overcurrent, an abnormal current, and a short current generated due to various causes while a vehicle is driven and cutting off power output from a battery. The system includes a collision sensing unit that detects an impact quantity due to a collision while the vehicle is driven and a battery sensor that detects an output current quantity of the battery. A controller analyzes the impact quantity and the output current quantity of the battery to determine whether a collision current, a short current, and an overcurrent are generated and perform a power cut off control. A switch is configured to cut off the battery power supplied to a large-capacity load element in response to a control signal of the controller. |
| US09527378B2 |
Electric vehicle
An air supply mechanism of an electric vehicle includes: a first air flowing pipe; a second air flowing pipe; and an air blower configured to generate a flow of air such that the air flows through a first air inlet into a first air flowing pipe and is discharged through a first air outlet to electric component accommodating spaces, and the air in the electric component accommodating spaces flows through a second air inlet into a second air flowing pipe and is discharged through a second air outlet to a space outside a vehicle body. The first air inlet and the second air outlet are arranged higher than a first battery, a second battery, and an inverter serving as “electric components.” |
| US09527374B2 |
Golf cart enclosure
A golf cart enclosure system for a golf cart having a passenger cabin, a roof mounted on a frame for covering the passenger cabin and a front windshield. The system comprises a guide rail secured to the frame proximate the roof and a panel of a length sufficient to extend from the guide rail to the golf cart passenger cabin below. A plurality of swivel rollers is provided, wherein a first end of the swivel roller rollably engages the guide rail and wherein a second end of the swivel roller is fastened to the panel. The panel slidably moves along the guide rail from a closed position where the panel is fully extended to an open position where the panel is retracted. |
| US09527370B2 |
Damping and stiffening of a vehicle body panel
A damping and stiffening assembly for a body panel. The assembly includes a first damping patch and a second damping patch that are attached to the body panel. The assembly also includes a stiffening lamination that has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The first end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the first damping patch. The middle portion of the stiffening lamination attaches to the body panel. The second end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the second damping patch. |
| US09527368B2 |
Semi-independent suspension system for a low-floor vechicle
A semi-independent suspension system adapted for a rear or front drive and optionally steerable axle system of a low-floor heavy vehicle, comprising a twist beam axle assembly (1), a Panhard rod (8), and a pair of spring and shock absorber systems (9). The twist beam axle assembly (1) comprises a pair of rigid longitudinal trailing arms (3), a pair of wheel mounting members to lower the cross-beam relative to the wheel axis (2) and a straight cross-beam (7). The cross-beam is set in the right and left trailing arms and the wheel mounting members by an interference fit technique. The cross-beam (7) has an open-section and is rigid in bending but flexible in torsion. The shape of the cross-section is specifically tailored to increase and control each of the vertical and horizontal bending stiffness (7). The cross-section is characterized by having horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry, but with asymmetric horizontal and vertical geometries. The combination of features of the twist beam axle assembly (1) provides for a full flat floor without slope or extra height over the axle. |
| US09527367B2 |
Pneumatic actuators
A pneumatic actuator unit concept is disclosed which includes a unitary structure that has single or dual inflatable pneumatic air chambers mounted on and fixed to a common central base member or plate member that provides a base for the air chambers. Dual air chambers can apply force in different directions with respect to the base member. The operating air is supplied by way of access ports located in the central base member which also includes an integral internal control valve system. The air chambers are preferably airbag devices which may be sleeve-type airbags, single or multiple convoluted airbags or other inflatable apparatuses. |
| US09527365B2 |
Vehicle height adjusting apparatus
A vehicle height adjusting apparatus includes: an annular movable spring receiver in sliding contact with a guide surface formed on an outer periphery of an outer tube of a damper, the movable spring receiver being configured to support one side end of a suspension spring, the suspension spring biasing the damper in an expansion direction; a driving mechanism configured to drive the movable spring receiver in an axial direction of the damper; an auxiliary spring configured to bias the movable spring receiver to the suspension spring side; and a dust cover configured to cover a portion on the guide surface, the movable spring receiver being in sliding contact with the guide surface in the portion. The dust cover is held on the outer tube by means of a spring force of the auxiliary spring. |
| US09527358B2 |
Gas spring end members as well as gas spring assemblies including same
A gas spring end member has an end member axis and is dimensioned for securement to an associated flexible spring member. The gas spring end member includes an end member wall with a base wall portion disposed transverse to the end member axis. An outer wall portion extends axially from along the base wall portion. A mounting wall portion is dimensioned to receivingly engage an associated end of the associated flexible spring member. An end wall portion extends peripherally about the end member axis and operatively connects the outer wall portion and the mounting wall portion to at least partially define an end member volume. An inner wall portion separates the end member volume into an end member reservoir disposed outward of the inner wall portion and an end member chamber disposed inward of the inner wall portion. Gas spring assemblies and suspensions systems are also included. |
| US09527355B1 |
Folding tongue trailer hitch
A folding tongue trailer hitch for installation on a towable vehicle provides the ability to store the hitch while not in use for aesthetic and space efficiency purposes. A vehicle attachment frame is connected to the towable vehicle, and a hitch support frame is hingedly connected to the vehicle attachment frame by a hitching linkage. A hitching element is connected to the hitch support frame opposite the hinging linkage and may be any pertinent towing element. An angular lock releasably secures the hitch support frame in the lowered position for towing, utilizing receiving slots in the vehicle attachment frame and the hitch support frame into which locking rods may be inserted to lock the hitch support frame in the lowered position. A first and second lateral arm of the hitch support frame are positioned symmetrically about a central arm of the hitch support frame for structural support. |
| US09527353B2 |
Self-closing filter
A self-closing filter includes a housing to be attached to a sidewall of a self-inflating pneumatic tire. The housing includes a cavity to be in fluid communication with an atmospheric air inlet of a pneumatic control valve for the self-inflating tire. The self-closing filter further includes a filtration media to block contaminants from entering the cavity while allowing atmospheric air to be drawn through the filtration media into the cavity by a pump of the self-inflating tire. The self-closing filter still further includes a valve attached to the housing. The valve is selectively actuatable to an open state and to a closed state. The filtration media is exposed to an atmosphere impinging upon the tire when the valve is in the open state. The closed state is to prevent exposure of the filtration media to the contaminants when the valve is in the closed state. |
| US09527352B2 |
Indirect tire pressure monitoring systems and methods using multidimensional resonance frequency analysis
An indirect tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) and methods that utilize anti-lock braking system (ABS) sensed signals coupled to circuitry and/or controllers to process the sensed signals using a multidimensional resonance frequency analysis (MRFA) technique. Additional information from other sensed signals or stored data settings for non-tire variables and parameters can be incorporated into the MRFA. Thus, an indirect TPMS comprises at least one signal from an ABS, such as a wheel speed signal, and an electronic control unit (ECU) that processes the at least one signal from the ABS using at least one MRFA technique. The MRFA uses a spectral analysis of tire vibrations as determined from the sensed ABS signals over different points in the spectrum that can reflect different vibration modes and different corresponding resonance frequencies. |
| US09527344B1 |
Terrain resilient wheel maintaining a uniform elevation
A wheel includes a central hub and a flexible rim. A drive band configuration including a plurality of flexible bands extends as spokes from the central hub to the rim. The hub and band configuration cause the rim to flex toward and away from the hub as the wheel moves. |
| US09527337B2 |
Registered imaged fabric transfer
Exemplary methods of making an applique are disclosed. An exemplary method includes forming a graphic and at least one registration mark on a display side of a fabric layer. An adhesive may be applied to a non-display side of the fabric layer, and a backing carrier may be applied to the adhesive. The methods may further include cutting through the fabric layer and the adhesive, but not the backing carrier, using a cutting tool that is responsive to the at least one registration mark. Exemplary methods may also include applying a topside carrier to the display side of the fabric layer. A bond between the topside carrier and the fabric layer may be stronger than a bond between the backing carrier and the fabric layer. |
| US09527334B2 |
Forming a staple or clip for post-processing device
A method is provided for retaining a stack of sheets in a post-processing unit which improves retaining capabilities of a retaining element while retaining a stack of sheets. This method comprises the steps of forming a stack of sheets, providing a wire from a wire source, the wire being plastically-elastically deformable, selecting a retaining element type from one of a clip element type and a stapling element type, determining a wire deforming program for forming a retaining element of the selected retaining element type, forming the retaining element according to the wire deforming program by bending the wire at a number of positions along the wire and cutting the wire, and applying the formed retaining element to the stack of sheets, thereby retaining the stack. |
| US09527330B2 |
Device for forming book cases
The invention pertains to a device for forming the spine region and/or the adjacent joint areas of a book case prior to casing-in the book block by means of a forming component that lifts the spine region out of the extended starting position relative to rails that hold down the case boards or the joint areas, wherein the forming geometry of the forming component can be varied by means of motor-driven adjustments, and wherein a separate adjusting drive is assigned to each of the elements that can be adjusted relative to the base element and form the book case. |
| US09527322B2 |
Hinge apparatus for cover of image forming apparatus
A hinge apparatus for a cover of an image forming apparatus has a hinge body with supporting brackets, movably inserted into a coupling hole positioned in a main body of the image forming apparatus, a hinge cam connected to the cover and pivotably connected to the supporting brackets, and a pressure device disposed at the hinge body to press the hinge cam. Accordingly, the hinge apparatus can be implemented with a simple and easy assembly operation, since it is not a complicated structural connection among the component parts of the hinge apparatus. |
| US09527321B2 |
Electronic device and image forming apparatus
An electronic device comprises: a shielding object that is arranged at least in a plurality of directions and shields noise; and a Helmholtz silencer that is arranged in a direction where the shielding object does not exist, the shielding object and the silencer being arranged with respect to a noise source causing noise such as a driving source that is arranged inside an apparatus body, wherein a neck portion of the Helmholtz silencer is directed to the noise source, a plurality of such Helmholtz silencers are provided to correspond to at least two kinds of frequencies, and installed number of the Helmholtz silencers corresponding to at least two kinds of the frequencies respectively, is made different depending on a distance from the noise source. |
| US09527316B2 |
Printing apparatus
In a printing apparatus, an end of a destaticization section in a definition direction is positioned further on an outer side than an end of a transport belt in the definition direction. In addition, the printing apparatus is provided with an operation mechanism section that changes a location of the destaticization section that comes into contact with a sheet of paper, which is electrostatically adsorbed to the transport belt, by operating the destaticization section. |
| US09527315B2 |
Detector apparatus for detecting near end of roll paper
A detector apparatus includes a support unit having a support surface for supporting an outer circumferential surface of a roll, and a detector configured to detect a near end of the roll in response to both a change in an outer diameter or weight of the roll and a change in a relative position of an inner circumferential surface of the roll to the support surface. |
| US09527313B2 |
Light emitting elements drive control device, droplets-deposited layer drying device and image processing apparatus
A light emitting elements drive control device includes: a supplying unit that supplies a common power source voltage to a plurality of light emitting elements whose light emission quantities are controlled individually by current controls; a determining unit that determines voltage ranges capable of assuring proper current control operations on the individual light emitting elements based on drive voltages for the respective light emitting elements that vary as the current controls are performed; and a setting unit that sets the power source voltage to be supplied from the supplying unit from a common voltage range of the voltage ranges determined by the determining unit. |
| US09527312B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a medium support unit in which an opening portion is provided, and which supports a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a heater that is capable of applying heat to the medium, a sensor that detects an energy in a detectable region, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heater on the basis of the energy, and a detectable portion whose energy is detected by the sensor, and which is provided in a position that is within the opening portion and is within the detectable region. |
| US09527311B2 |
Drying device and image forming apparatus
There is provided a drying device. A drying unit is configured to dry a recording medium having an image formed thereon by an image forming unit. A detection unit is configured to detect a moisture content ratio of a print part having predetermined density and size and formed on the recording medium and a moisture content ratio of a blank part, which is a region of the recording medium on which an image is not formed, before the recording medium having the image formed thereon is conveyed to the drying unit by a conveyance unit. A control unit is configured to control at least one of a drying strength of the drying unit and a conveying speed of the conveyance unit on the basis of the moisture content ratio of the print part and the moisture content ratio of the blank part. |
| US09527309B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus
Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus that includes a supporting portion that supports a medium, a liquid discharging portion that discharges liquid onto the medium which is transported on the supporting portion, and a drying portion that has a drying path through which the medium passes and dries the liquid landing on the medium, in which a length of the drying path is variable. |
| US09527304B2 |
Method for producing a component with a printed real-wood surface and a component produced according to the method
A method for producing a component with a real-wood surface. The method includes supplying an original and inputting into an electronic data processing system original data related to an appearance of a surface of the original. Additionally, the method includes supplying a timber having a pore structure corresponding to that of a predetermined type of wood and printing a surface of the timber using an inkjet printing method in accordance with the original data such that a three-dimensional surface structure of timber determined by the pore structure is at least partly retained. The component has an appearance corresponding to the appearance of the surface of the original, has a grain and the pore structure corresponding to the predetermined type of wood, and has a predetermined coloration. |
| US09527302B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus with pressure adjusting valve
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section that includes a nozzle that ejects a liquid; a supplying path that is capable of supplying the liquid accommodated in a liquid accommodating section to the liquid ejecting section; a pressure adjusting valve that is disposed in the supplying path, and includes a pressure chamber which is capable of storing the liquid, the pressure chamber being is provided with an outlet that draws out the stored liquid to the liquid ejecting section, and when a pressure in the internal portion of the pressure chamber decrease, the pressure adjusting valve being opened to adjust a pressure of the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting section; a discharging path that connects to a communicating port which communicates with the pressure chamber in a separate position different from a position of the outlet; and a switching valve that is provided in the discharging path. |
| US09527290B2 |
Method of cleaning liquid discharge head
A method of cleaning a liquid discharge head having a substrate provided with a supply port, a heat-generating resistor covered with a covering layer, a liquid chamber forming member configured to form a liquid chamber, and at least one electrode and being configured to discharge liquid supplied to the liquid chamber from the supply port by causing the heat-generating resistor to generate heat, includes applying a voltage to the covering layer and the electrode to cause an electrochemical reaction between the covering layer and the liquid and dissolve the covering layer into the liquid to remove kogations accumulated on the covering layer, in which the covering layer and the electrode to which the voltage is to be applied are not provided in the same liquid chamber having the same cross-sectional area in a direction from the covering layer toward the electrode. |
| US09527284B2 |
Piezoelectric actuator
A piezoelectric actuator is provided, including a vibration plate, a piezoelectric layer, a plurality of individual electrodes arranged in two arrays, first and second common electrodes which have first and second facing portions facing parts of the individual electrodes and first and second connecting portions connecting the first and second facing portions respectively, and first and second wiring portions which are arranged on the vibration plate and which are connected to the first and second common electrodes respectively via first and second connecting wirings, wherein one of the first connecting wirings connects the first connecting portion and one of the first wiring portion while striding over the second connecting portion. |
| US09527280B2 |
Printing apparatus, printing medium, and printing method
For a lenticular in which a lens body having low shape accuracy is disposed on one end portion, when the other end portion of the lenticular is detected, a position of a carriage at the time of detecting the end portion of the lenticular is stored in a buffer as a paper end position, a carriage motor is controlled such that the carriage is separated from a home position and moved in a main scanning direction, and a printing head is controlled such that an ink discharge having a color according to printing data is started at the paper end position. Since the lens body having high shape accuracy is disposed on the end portion of the lenticular, it is possible to land the ink onto a more suitable position with respect to the lens body, thereby allowing printing quality to be improved. |
| US09527278B2 |
Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer-readable storage medium
An image forming apparatus includes a recording-head carrier including a recording head for ejecting a liquid droplet onto a recording medium, a relative moving unit configured to relatively move the recording-head carrier and the recording medium; an image recording unit configured to drive the recording head by a driving signal having a driving waveform to eject liquid droplets toward the recording medium while relatively moving the recording-head carrier and the recording medium; a driving-waveform determining unit configured to determine the driving waveform of the driving signal based on a detected temperature near the recording head; a drive-timing determining unit configured to determine drive timing at which the recording head is driven by the driving signal, based on the detected temperature; and a drive control unit configured to set the driving waveform and the drive timing to the image recording unit to drive the recording head. |
| US09527273B2 |
Infusion bolt, method of use and method of manufacture
Various embodiments include an infusion bolt and methods of manufacturing such a bolt. In one embodiment an infusion bolt includes: a head having an axially accessible opening extending therethrough; and a shaft extending from the head, the shaft having: an inner cavity fluidly connected with the axially accessible opening of the head; a radially outer surface surrounding the inner cavity; and a set of axially extending apertures along the radially outer surface, the set of axially extending apertures fluidly connected with the inner cavity and the axially accessible opening in the head. |
| US09527267B2 |
Delivery tube for irrigation and fertilization system and method for manufacturing same
The invention is directed generally to improvements in irrigation and fertilization assessment and delivery. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide an improved fluid delivery tube, method to manufacture such tube, and systems that include such tube. The delivery tube is beneficial at least because it minimizes the life cycle cost of a responsive delivery tube. |
| US09527265B2 |
Polyethylene terephthelate part bonded to polyester and polycarbonate alloy part
A device has a first part including polyethylene terephthelate (PET) with a fiber fill and a second part bonded to the first part. The second part includes an alloy of polyester and polycarbonate. The first and second part may be bonded together by placing the first part and the second part in contact with one another and heating the second part to bond the second part to the first part. |
| US09527264B2 |
Methods for preparing thermofused laminates
A backer sheet comprising a natural fiber and impregnated with a water-based acrylate resin is thermofused with a wood cellulose sheet impregnated with the same or different water-based acrylate resin to provide a continuous laminate. The acrylate resin diffuses into the pores of the natural fiber backer sheet and the wood cellulose sheet during impregnation. Heat and pressure are used to thermofuse the backer sheet and the wood cellulose sheet to form the laminate, and the sheets are permanently bonded after thermofusion. Advantageously, the thermofused laminate is free of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde emissions. A topcoat or an iron oxide layer can be applied to the wood cellulose sheet after impregnating the wood cellulose sheet with the acrylate resin. A design can be transferred to the surface of the laminate or sheets using techniques such as dye sublimation or direct printing. |
| US09527262B2 |
Layered arrangement, hot-gas path component, and process of producing a layered arrangement
A layered arrangement, a hot-gas path component, and a process of producing a layered arrangement are disclosed. The layered arrangement includes a substrate layer, a ceramic matrix composite layer, and a non-metal spacer between the substrate layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer configured to define one or more pockets. The hot-gas-path component includes a nickel-based superalloy layer, a ceramic matrix composite layer, and a ceramic spacer between the nickel-based superalloy layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer. The ceramic spacer is mechanically secured to one or both of the substrate layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer, and the ceramic spacer is bonded to the substrate layer or the ceramic matrix composite layer. The process includes securing a non-metal spacer between a substrate layer and a ceramic matrix composite layer of the layered arrangement. |
| US09527258B2 |
Compensator for unbalanced compression forces for press machines
Described is a compensator (1) for unbalanced compression forces for press machines (100), comprising: a first body (20) having a first concave coupling surface (21) and a first end portion (22) opposite the first coupling surface (21); a second body (30) having a second convex coupling surface (31) and a second end portion (32) opposite the second coupling surface (31), the first (21) and second (31) coupling surfaces being geometrically coupled to each other in such a way as to allow a relative rotational movement between the first body (20) and the second body (30). More specifically, an end portion (22, 32) of at least one of the bodies (20, 30) is configured for being fixed to a structural element (101) of a press machine (100), the end portion (32, 22) of the other body (30, 20) being configured for forming an abutment surface designed to interact, in use, with a free end (402) of a stem (401) of a gas cylinder (400) of a press machine. The compensator is used, advantageously, in the correction of any misalignments and eccentricity of the compression cylinders during their use on a press machine, more specifically for molding. |
| US09527249B1 |
Nonwoven flexible composites
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for using nonwoven materials for evacuation slides, life rafts, life vests, and other life-saving inflatable devices. The nonwoven materials have a substrate layer with continuous filaments formed in various directions. The substrate layer then has a layer (e.g., a coating or a film or both) on one or both surfaces of the substrate of nonwoven material. |
| US09527248B2 |
Systems for three-dimensional weaving of composite preforms and products with varying cross-sectional topology
A system fabricating composite preforms includes a layer assembly stage with a first stage for receiving new layers, such as layer N; and a second stage for holding up to K layers, such as layers N−1 to N−K. An interlayer reinforcement insertion mechanism inserts interlayer reinforcements Q through layer N and the layers N−1 to N−K, using a first layer spacing between layer N−K and layer N−K−1 in a completed layer stage. Following the interlayer reinforcements Q insertion, the layer assembly stage transfers the layer N−K to the completed layer stage; closes the first layer spacing, bringing layers N−K and N−K−1 into contact; and transfers the layer N to the second stage. The system repeats this cycle of receiving new layers, inserting interlayer reinforcements using layer spacings between the second and completed layer stages, closing these layer spacings, and transferring layers to construct composite preforms with arbitrary numbers of layers. |
| US09527245B2 |
Method of 3D printing
Provided is a method of 3D printing with the use of a heater-free, hand-held 3D printing device such as a 3D printing pen. The method consists of adjusting the extrusion feed rate of the substance through the orifice with the use of a substance feed mechanism to provide curing conditions at which the extruded substance maintains a shape-sustaining state; extruding the substance; and curing the extruded substance to the shape-sustaining state by irradiating the extruded substance outside the device with light-radiation elements such as LEDs. The feed rate of the extrusion is carried out once, experimentally, before multiple practical use of the heater-free 3D printing device. The extrudable substance is a photopolymerizable polymer composition that has kinematic viscosity in the range of 7.00 to 10.00 MM2/C when measured at room temperature by the capillarity method. |
| US09527243B2 |
Large shells manufacturing apparatus
An apparatus for additive manufacturing of large 3D hollow objects with thin walls, includes a 3D hollow object material deposition module configured to deposit a portion of material forming at least a layer of a 3D hollow object wall; a 3D hollow object material solidifying module configured to solidify at least the portion of material forming at least a layer of the 3D hollow object wall; and a support material dispensing module configured to dispense a support material across a cross section of the 3D hollow object wall. The support material is dispensed separately prior to or concurrently with the deposition of the portion of material forming at least a layer of a 3D hollow object wall. |
| US09527242B2 |
Method for printing three-dimensional parts wtih crystallization kinetics control
A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system, which includes providing a part material that compositionally has one or more semi-crystalline polymers and one or more secondary materials that are configured to retard crystallization of the one or more semi-crystalline polymers, where the one or more secondary materials are substantially miscible with the one or more semi-crystalline polymers. The method also includes melting the part material in the additive manufacturing system, forming at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional part from the melted part material in a build environment, and maintaining the build environment at an annealing temperature that is between a glass transition temperature of the part material and a cold crystallization temperature of the part material. |
| US09527240B2 |
Additive manufacturing system and method for printing three-dimensional parts using velocimetry
An additive manufacturing system that retains a print head for printing a three-dimensional part in a layer-by-layer manner using an additive manufacturing technique, where the retained print head is configured to receive a consumable material, melt the consumable material, and extrude the molten material. The system also includes a velocimetry assembly configured to determine flow rates of the molten material, and a controller assembly configured to manage the extrusion of the molten material from the print head, and to receive signals from the velocimetry assembly relating to the determined flow rates. |
| US09527239B2 |
Method of converting a plastic container refurbishing machine to a plastic container reforming machine
A method for converting a refurbishing machine into a reforming apparatus. The apparatus reforms a portion of a plastic container using induction heating. The method includes the steps of replacing heating assemblies of the refurbishing machine with the reform heating assembly and the reform cooling assembly, respectively, using the existing equipment utilities of the refurbishing machine. |
| US09527232B2 |
Injection molding method for modifying a surface of an apolar polymer molded body, and multi-layer foil suitable for said method
The invention relates to an injection molding method for modifying a surface of a polymer molded part (5) consisting of apolar polymer (4), wherein a multi-layer foil (1) consisting of at least one apolar layer (2) and a second layer (3) which has at least one surface property which is different from the first layer is back-molded. |
| US09527230B2 |
Method for manufacturing joint member and joint member
There is provided a method for manufacturing a joint member obtained by joining a carbon fiber composite material containing a thermoplastic resin as a matrix and a metal. The method includes a step (i) of forming an uneven shape having a depth of 0.02 to 0.6 mm on a surface of the metal at a joining portion; a step (ii) of providing a thermoplastic resin layer having a thickness in the range of 5μm or more and 5 mm or less at a joining portion between the surface of the metal and a surface of the composite material; and a step (iii) of melting the thermoplastic resin layer by heating the joining portion to thereby combine the metal and the composite material into one. |
| US09527225B2 |
Process and equipment for manufacturing a plastic hollow body from two sheets
A process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body by molding two sheets of molten plastic in a mold including two cavities, the process including: a) two molten plastic sheets are manufactured by extrusion of at least one stream of molten plastic and transverse cutting thereof; b) these sheets are introduced between the mold cavities; c) the mold is closed and the hollow body is manufactured by conforming the two sheets to the mold cavities; d) the hollow body thus obtained is removed from the mold; e) all of operations a) to d) are repeated to manufacture another hollow body from two new sheets; and before, during, or after the transverse cutting operation, the lower portion of the two new sheets is cooled using a specific device that makes possible a local cooling of the sheets in the lower portion. |
| US09527224B2 |
Endless flexible members with a polymeric release agent for imaging devices
Flexible members for use in imaging devices comprise a polymerizable release agent. |
| US09527222B2 |
Method for manufacturing diagonal plywood
Method for manufacturing diagonal plywood is disclosed. The method uses a rectangular-shaped plywood board or a joined plywood board made of a plurality of plywood boards having the same thickness and joined together into a rectangular shape is prepared. The rectangular-shaped board or joined board is cut diagonally with respect to any pair of parallel sides of the board along diagonal parallel lines spaced at a predetermined interval into a plurality of cut boards having a shape of parallelogram or trapezoid. Subsequently, the cut boards are joined together side-to-side into a joined elongated board in such a way that the opposite parallel sides thereof form the elongated sides of the resulting joined elongated board. The joined elongated board is cut across the elongated sides thereof into a plurality of rectangular-shaped boards of any desired dimension. |
| US09527221B2 |
Method of forming barbs on a suture
A method is provided for forming a barbed medical device which includes the steps of providing a blank workpiece and forming at least one barb on the blank workpiece by applying vibrational energy to a tool and bringing the tool and the blank workpiece into contact with each other at an angle such that the tool cuts into the surface of the blank workpiece. A barbed medical device formed by this method is also provided. |
| US09527220B1 |
Heat-applying shaving device
A hand held heat-applying shaving device made up of body with a shape approximating that of a rectangular prism and having a first panel of stone such as granite and a second mating panel of metal such as titanium. In use the device is heated by immersion in hot water and the surface of the metal panel is then place against the face or other body part to be shaved. Shaving is achieved by means of a replaceable spring steel shaving head and retainer combination that protrudes from the top edge of the body and can be either single sided or double sided. |
| US09527217B1 |
Robotic systems and methods
A robot having a base with a moving mechanism configured to move the robot according to control instructions, a controller configured to move the robot within a predetermined area along a pathway area, a body supported on the base, a camera mounted on the body and controlled to capture photo images while traveling along the pathway area, wherein the robot is controlled to rotate its body about a point in the pathway area and use the camera to take a 360 degree photo image of the surrounding at the location. The photo image is analyzed to identify information related to the location. |
| US09527212B2 |
Method for automatically triggering a self-positioning process
A mobile self-propelled robot for autonomously carrying out actions. The robot includes a drive module for moving the robot over a floor area; a processing module for carrying out the activities during a processing stage; at least one sensor module for detecting information relating to the structure of the surroundings; a detector module configured to detect a displacement of the robot prior to or during the processing stage. Further, the robot includes a navigation module configured to navigate the robot over the floor area during the processing stage using a map of the surroundings, to store and manage one or more maps of the surroundings, and to carry out a self-positioning process if the detector module has detected a displacement of the robot. During the self-positioning process, the presence and the location of the robot within the stored maps are detected. |
| US09527210B2 |
Robot apparatus
A robot apparatus includes a manipulator including a hand and an arm, a teaching apparatus that teaches operation of the manipulator, and a control apparatus that controls the manipulator that operates in a regular operation status or an erroneous manipulation avoiding status based on a control signal from the teaching apparatus. After determining whether a status of the manipulator is the regular operation status or the erroneous manipulation avoiding status, the control apparatus transmits a control signal for performing operation at a set regular speed to the manipulator in a case of the regular operation status, and the control apparatus transmits a control signal for performing operation at a speed lower than or equal to a safety speed that is set based on the regular speed to the manipulator in a case of the erroneous manipulation avoiding status. |
| US09527208B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for refurbishment of robotically controlled devices
A device for extending the life of a detachable robotically controlled device that has an electrical interface for communicating between a control system and a robotically controlled device-based circuit mounted within the robotically controlled device includes a circuit that is connected to the electrical interface. The circuit has logic that intercepts requests from the electrical interface such that the logic array recognizes at least one request from the control system and the logic array responds to the at least one request by sending a response to the control system over the electrical interface. At least one other request is forwarded by the logic array to the robotically controlled device-based circuit of which a response from the robotically controlled device-based circuit is received by the logic array and the response is forwarded by the logic array to the control system over the electrical interface. |
| US09527207B2 |
Dexterous telemanipulator system
A robotic manipulator has a body and a stereoscopic video system movably coupled to the body. The stereoscopic vision system produces a stereoscopic video of an environment of the robotic manipulator. The robotic manipulator also includes two independently remotely controlled arms coupled to opposite sides of the body. Each arm moves in proprioceptive alignment with the stereoscopic video produced by the stereoscopic video system in response to commands received from a remote control station based on movements performed by an operator at the remote control station. |
| US09527205B1 |
Cart for storage of tools and parts
A cart includes a frame having four detachable first posts and each first post has multiple grooves defined radially in the outer periphery thereof. Multiple fixing members each are a plate having a semi-circular cross section. A protrusion extends from the inner periphery of each of the fixing members so as to be engaged with the groove. Multiple pairs of the fixing members are connected to each one of the first posts. Each tray has a cone-shaped first fixing member on each of four corners thereof so as to be respectively connected to the four first posts. Each of the first posts has one wheel connected to the lower end thereof. A box is connected between the trays and includes an outer body and at least one inner body which is removably inserted into the outer body. Tools and parts are received in the inner body. |
| US09527204B2 |
Fixture for selectably holding dissimilar workpieces
A fixture for selectably supporting a number of dissimilar workpieces. The fixture includes a frame with one or more rotatable workpiece tooling assemblies. Each workpiece tooling assembly has multiple faces to which is mounted workpiece support tooling. The workpiece support tooling may be designed to support dissimilar workpieces, such that a single fixture may support any of a given number of workpieces by simply rotating the workpiece tooling assembly or assemblies until the corresponding support tooling is properly positioned. A locking assembly may be provided to releasably secure each workpiece tooling assembly in the various support orientations that coincide with each of its faces. |
| US09527199B2 |
Chiseling power tool
A hand-held power tool is disclosed. The tool has a pneumatic striking mechanism. The striking mechanism includes a motor-driven exciter, a guide tube and a striker. A pneumatic spring configured inside the guide tube between the exciter and the striker is circumferentially sealed pressure-tight by an inner surface of the guide tube. The exciter and/or the striker are configured as a piston guided by the inner surface. An inner surface of the guide tube is provided with a plurality of molded depressions. |
| US09527197B2 |
Driving device
According to one aspect of the application, a device for driving a fastening element into a substrate has an energy-transfer element for transferring energy to the fastening element. The energy-transfer element can move preferably between a starting position and a setting position, wherein the energy-transfer element is located, before a driving-in procedure, in the starting position and, after the driving-in procedure, in the setting position.According to another aspect of the application, the device comprises a mechanical-energy storage device for storing mechanical energy. The energy-transfer element is then suitable preferably for transferring energy from the mechanical-energy storage device to the fastening element. |
| US09527196B2 |
Fastener driving tool with an automatic nose chamber guide member
A fastener driving tool with an improved nose chamber guide member is provided for driving fasteners of at least two different lengths. Multiple fasteners in a magazine are guided toward a driving bore to be driven by a driver blade. A nosepiece defines a passageway of the fasteners. The guide member is operatively connected to the nosepiece and is configured for transitioning between a first position and a second position relative to the nosepiece in a direction transverse to an operational flow direction of the fasteners. In the first position, the guide member is disposed to align with the driving bore for allowing driving of the fasteners having a first length. In the second position, the guide member is disposed out of alignment with respect to the driving bore for allowing driving of the fasteners having a second length, which is longer than the first length. |
| US09527193B2 |
Double ratchet structure and wrench
A double ratchet structure includes a base, a first directional member, a second directional member, two resetting members, a choosing member, a driving member and a pivoting member. The first and second directional members are pivotally disposed on the base, and the first directional member pivots oppositely to the second directional member. The resetting members are respectively disposed between the first or the second directional member and the base for protruding the first or the second directional member from the base. The choosing member is coaxially and pivotally disposed on the base and covers the first and the second directional members. The choosing member catches the first or the second to pivot toward the base. The driving member is coaxially and pivotally disposed on the base through the pivoting member for engaging with the first or the second directional member. |
| US09527191B2 |
Locking pliers with extendible jaws
A locking pliers is provided with pivotably secured first and second handles; a link and quick release assembly having both ends pivotably secured to the first and second handles respectively; first and second jaw carriers each including a casing member, a jaw pivotaby secured to the casing member, and an arm having one end secured to the casing member and the other end moveably mounted in either handle; a spring member disposed in either handle for clamping the arm. |
| US09527189B2 |
Systems and methods for processing solar substrates
A system for processing a solar substrate is provided. The system includes a support structure for supporting a solar substrate. The system also includes a brushing system for selectively removing an interaction layer from an electrode region of the solar substrate. |
| US09527185B2 |
Test gauge
A test gauge for determining whether a tool holder assembly that utilizes a retention knob is properly assembled. The test gauge is mounted on a tool holder before the installation of a retention knob. Measurement devices, such as dial indicators, determine whether a “wobble” exists between the test gauge and the tapered surface of the tool holder and also provide a distance measurement between the test gauge and a reference surface on the tool holder. After installation of the retention knob, the test gauge is again placed on the tool holder in the same relative position and the distance between the test gauge and the reference surface is again observed. Any change in the distance measurement is an indication that the installation of the retention knob produced a distortion in the tool holder tapered surface which, if not corrected, can produce wear in the tool holder, the spindle and/or the cutting tool. The test gauge also includes at least one measurement device for measuring wobble between the test gauge and a tool holder received by the test gauge. |
| US09527178B2 |
Apparatus for inverting large panels
An apparatus for inverting a panel including a base assembly, an elongated support assembly mounted on the base assembly, a carriage assembly mounted on the support assembly displaceable along the length thereof, means for displacing the carriage assembly along the length of the support assembly, an elongated beam assembly provided with means for detachably securing a panel, pivotally connected to the carriage assembly and means for pivoting the beam assembly relative to the support assembly. |
| US09527174B2 |
Method for machining metallic member using lathing and milling
A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance uses a lathe and a milling process. A metallic member comprising a top portion and a peripheral sidewall is provided, the metallic member is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved by the moving device along a predetermined path relative to the worktable to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. After rotation, the milling cutter is rotated, and resists the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The milling cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the milling cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish. |
| US09527173B2 |
Alignment tool for use in aligning openings in structural members
An alignment tool (100) aligns a first opening (416A) in a first member (30A) with a second opening (417A) in a second member (30D) to receive a fastener to couple the members. First (102) and second (103) lugs extend from a back plate (101). A first pin (104) is received within a first lug opening (102C) and within a third opening (408A) in the first member (30A). Similarly a second pin (108) is received within a second lug opening (103A) and within a fourth opening (409A) in the second member (30D). The third (408A) and fourth (409A) openings are proximate respective first (416A) and second (417A) openings. Reducing the distance between the back plate (100) and the first pin (104) displaces the third opening (408A) toward the back plate (100) to align the first (416A) and second (417A) openings. |
| US09527171B2 |
Method and apparatus for installing and removing a flow restrictor from a differential pressure measurement device
An apparatus for installing and removing a flow restrictor from a differential pressure measurement device with a seal housing attached to the differential measurement device. The seal housing being sealed to the fitting opening and having a channel connecting the fitting opening and a housing opening. The seal housing has first, second and third seals spaced along the channel. The distance between the first and third seals is greater than the height of the flow restrictor. The first, second and third seals are retractable between an extended, sealing position and a retracted, open position. At least one bleeder valve is positioned between the first and third seals for equalizing pressure between the channel and an external pressure. A series of rotating drivers are spaced along the channel and move the flow restrictor along the channel between the receptacle in the fitting and the housing opening of the seal housing. |
| US09527168B2 |
Titanium oxide raw material for welding material
A titanium oxide raw material for a welding material, which can achieve the improvement in a bead shape and high-speed welding. The titanium oxide raw material has the form of particles and has a composition containing 58.0 to 99.0 mass % of TiO2, 2.5 mass % or less of Si, 3.0 mass % or less of Al, 5.0 mass % or less of Mn, 35.0 mass % or less of Fe, 5.0 mass % or less of Mg and 2.0 mass % or less of Ca, wherein the surface of each of the particles is coated with an oxide and/or a composite oxide of at least one element selected from Ti, Fe, Mn, Al and Si and the atom percentages of Ti, Fe, Mn, Al, Si and O in the oxide and/or the composite oxide fulfill the following three formulae. 1=Al+Si=10, 1 |
| US09527164B2 |
High throughput laser processing
A solar cell is formed using a solar cell ablation system. The ablation system includes a single laser source and several laser scanners. The laser scanners include a master laser scanner, with the rest of the laser scanners being slaved to the master laser scanner. A laser beam from the laser source is split into several laser beams, with the laser beams being scanned onto corresponding wafers using the laser scanners in accordance with one or more patterns. The laser beams may be scanned on the wafers using the same or different power levels of the laser source. |
| US09527163B2 |
Support apparatus
An example apparatus includes a first axle extending from a left side support to a right side support, the first axle configured to axially rotate; a second axle extending from the left side support to the right side support and being substantially parallel to the first axle, the second axle configured to axially rotate, the second axle and the first axle being spaced apart. Each of the first axle and second axle include two or more lower support wheel assemblies and two or more higher support wheel assemblies alternatingly positioned along each axle. The higher support wheel assemblies have a larger diameter than the lower support wheel assemblies, and each of the lower support wheel assemblies and the higher support wheel assemblies are configured to axially rotate with a corresponding axle. |
| US09527162B2 |
Laser additive repairing of nickel base superalloy components
Ni base superalloy components containing relatively large amounts of Al and Ti are known to be difficult to build up by a weld build up process without cracking. As the Al and Ti content of the superalloy is increased to improve the strength, the susceptibility to cracking is increased. It is shown herein that reducing the γ′ phase in the additive built up material improves robustness against cracking. A stepwise, controlled heating and cooling process is described to be used in cooperation with an additive build up process to reduce the γ′ present and thereby reduce cracking. |
| US09527157B2 |
Feed-through
A feed-through has a base body, for example in the form of a disk-shaped metal part. The base body includes at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example an essentially pin-shaped conductor, embedded in a glass or glass ceramic material, is guided. The base body includes a material having a low melting point, such as a light metal, and the glass or glass ceramic material is selected in such a manner that the melting temperature thereof is lower than the melting temperature of the material of the base body. |
| US09527156B2 |
Twin spot welding apparatus
A twin spot welding apparatus includes a fixed welder in a fixed frame on a top of which a mounting unit of a robot arm is integrally formed, a guide plate mounted on the fixed frame, an angle control plate movably installed in the guide plate, a servo actuator mounted on the fixed frame to move the angle control plate on the guide plate, and a moving welder formed so that a slope of the moving welder may be controlled by an angle control unit on the angle control plate and formed in a moving frame so that, when the servo actuator and the angle control unit are operated, movement from the fixed welder and the slope of the moving welder are controlled so that a pitch and a slope between welding points of the fixed welder and the moving welder vary. |
| US09527151B2 |
Wave soldering apparatus and nozzle thereof
An apparatus used for wave soldering including a nozzle device configured to discharge molten solder to a circuit board near a solder tank, wherein, the nozzle device includes at least one pair of adjacent nozzle openings configured to discharge the molten solder towards the middle between the pair of nozzle openings. |
| US09527145B2 |
Saw attachment mechanism
A saw attachment mechanism includes at least one guide roller configured for releasable engagement with a track, a guide roller shaft and a guide roller pivot, each coupled to the guide roller, at least one pushrod configured for engagement with the guide roller shaft, and a cam shaft coupled to a handle. The guide roller can rotate around a guide roller axle. The guide roller pivot is coupled to the one guide roller to allow rotation of the guide roller and guide roller shaft toward and away from an engaged configuration. The pushrod can engage the guide roller shaft at a first end and the cam shaft at a second end. As the cam shaft is rotated, the pushrod slides to engage the guide roller shaft, to swing the guide roller shaft into an engaged position. |
| US09527144B2 |
Extendable workpiece support for a portable power tool
A table saw includes a base, a workpiece support structure, and an extension support assembly. The workpiece support structure is supported by the base and defines a workpiece support surface. The extension support assembly includes (i) a guide movable in relation to the base between a first guide position and a second guide position, (ii) an arm assembly movably supported by the guide, and (iii) a cam mechanism movable in relation to the base between a first cam position and a second cam position. Movement of the cam mechanism from the first cam position to the second cam position causes movement of the guide from the first guide position to the second guide position. |
| US09527142B2 |
High speed milling tool and tangential ramping milling insert therefor
A single-sided tangential ramping milling insert for high speed milling includes opposite insert seating and top surfaces and a peripheral surface which extends therebetween. The milling insert has a reference plane (P) which passes through the entire peripheral surface, midway between the seating and top surfaces. The peripheral surface includes two opposite side surfaces. Each side surface includes a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge connected to the first cutting edge and extending transversely thereto, a ramping cutting edge connected to the second cutting edge and located opposite the first cutting edge, and a rake surface which extends from at least a portion of the first cutting edge toward the insert seating surface. The milling insert includes two ramping relief surfaces, each of which extends from a ramping cutting edge of one side surface towards the first cutting edge of the opposite side surface. |
| US09527138B2 |
Clamping device
A clamping means in the type of an outer clamping means or an inner clamping means for fixed-clamping of work pieces, for the purpose of rotative processing. For achieving a radial displaceability of the clamping segments thereof, an inclined guide surface of a clamping sleeve or of a clamping mandrel with correspondingly inclined slide surfaces on the clamping segments are used. For the application of force into the clamping segments, at least one coupling element is provided on the housing or on the actuation member. The clamping element is axially fixed to the housing or to the actuation member and engages with at least one clamping segment axially in a form-fit manner in a coupling region between an in axial direction distal guide surface region of the guide surface and an in axial direction proximal guide surface region of the guide surface. |
| US09527137B2 |
Power drill
A power drill has a housing holding a motor and a drive member rotatable about an axis. An arbor extending along the axis outside the housing is rotationally coupled by complementary formations with the drive member. A tube shaft on which is fixed a chuck body holding a plurality of axially displaceable jaws. A sleeve in the tube shaft is rotationally coupled to the arbor. A pusher element braced axially forward against the jaws extends axially rearward into the sleeve, and interengaging screwthreads on the sleeve and pusher element axially displace the pusher element and the jaws on relative rotation of the sleeve and pusher element. A setting sleeve rotationally coupled to the rear end of the tube shaft is axially displaceable between a tightening position engaging a slip coupling on the housing and a drilling position disengaged from the slip coupling and rotationally coupled to the arbor. |
| US09527129B2 |
Riveting tool
A riveting tool contains: a body, a retaining post, and a pressing handle. The body includes an extending column, an accommodating cavity for accommodating the retaining post, one of plural adjusting heads selectively fixed into the accommodating cavity. The retaining post includes a movable clamping extension. The body also includes a grip and a returning spring for pushing the grip and the retaining post. The retaining post includes two recessed faces, the pressing handle includes two guiding pieces. Each guiding piece has a neck section, an arcuate section, and a reinforcing section. A curvature of the arcuate section is larger than that of the reinforcing section, such that when a distance between the grip and the pressing handle is expended to a maximum length, each guiding piece retains with the retaining post, and when the pressing handle is pushed toward the grip, each guiding piece pushes the retaining post. |
| US09527122B2 |
Device and method for the laser-supported bending of workpieces
A method for guiding and distributing high-energy radiation, in particular laser radiation, in the tool base body of a bending die, in particular a V-shaped die, includes a bending recess in the tool base body and a beam exit opening arranged therein for locally heating a workpiece bearing against a contact surface of the bending die by introducing high-energy radiation from a radiation source arranged outside the tool base body into the tool base body through a beam entry opening and high-energy radiation is discharged to the bending recess through the beam exit opening. At least one concentrated high-energy radiation beam is introduced into the tool base body through at least one beam entry opening and is at least partially deflected by at least one beam affecting arrangement in the tool base body, expanded and guided through the radiation exit opening onto the workpiece. |
| US09527121B2 |
Method for adjusting the rolls of a roll stand and roll stand
The invention relates to a method for adjusting the rolls (1, 2, 3, 4) of a roll stand (5), wherein the roll stand (5) comprises at least two interacting working rolls (1, 2), wherein one of the working rolls (1) is arranged in the roll stand (5) in a displaceable manner for adjusting a roll gap, and wherein the other working roll (2) can be rotated in the roll stand (5) in a working position, but for defining a passline (p) in the direction normal to the surface of the roll material is fixed in a non-displaceable manner. In order to increase the rolling accuracy, the invention proposes the following steps: a) determining the position (Sist) of the working roll (2) arranged in a fixed manner in the roll stand (5); b) comparing the determined value (Sist) of the position to a target value (Ssoll); c) adjusting the working roll (2) fixedly arranged in the roll stand (5) depending on the comparison value determined in step b) using at least one adjusting element (6) such that the position (S) of the working roll (2) fixedly arranged in the roll stand (5) at least largely reaches the target value (Ssoll). The invention further relates to a roll stand comprising at least two interacting working rolls. |
| US09527119B2 |
System for detecting a position of a fume hood sash
A method for determining a height of a sash opening formed by a movable sash in a fume hood. The method includes providing a laser device on the hood and providing a reflector on the sash. In addition, the method includes positioning the sash in an open position to form the sash opening and measuring a first distance between the laser device and the reflector when the sash is in the open position. The method also includes calculating the sash height based on the first distance. |
| US09527118B2 |
System and method for treating a substrate
Disclosed are systems and methods for treating a substrate. The method may include supplying supercritical carbon dioxide into a chamber to treat a substrate. Here, temperature and pressure of the chamber is maintained to allow carbon dioxide to be directly changed from a gas state to a supercritical state when the carbon dioxide is supplied into the chamber. |
| US09527116B2 |
System and method for conformal cleaning
A system includes a plurality of nozzles, a pump configured to pump a fluid through the nozzles, and a manifold configured to arrange the plurality of nozzles to substantially match a shape of a workpiece. Each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is configured to impinge upon a section of the workpiece with the fluid. |
| US09527112B2 |
Dynamic separator for pulverulent materials
A dynamic separator for pulverulent materials, such as cement, lime or raw materials, comprising: a primary rotor which can rotate about a vertical axis and is provided with primary selection blades arranged about its periphery in such a way as to sweep a hollow circular cylinder during the rotation of the primary rotor, a secondary rotor provided with secondary selection blades arranged around its periphery, and guide valves located on the outside of the aforementioned cylinder such as to form a primary selection chamber between the guide valves and the primary selection blades. At least part of the secondary selection blades is located inside the cylinder, such as to form a secondary selection chamber between the primary selection blades and the secondary selection blades. A separation method using a separator is also disclosed. |
| US09527111B2 |
Waveguide for a bulk-type medium, vibrator using same to transmit shear waves to a bulk-type medium, and method using the vibrator to transmit shear waves to a bulk-type medium
The aim of the present invention is to provide a waveguide capable of transmitting shear waves in a desired pattern to a bulk-type medium, a vibrator, and a method of transmitting shear waves by using the vibrator. To this end, the present invention provides a waveguide including a vibrating portion that is vibrated by a vibrating unit, a transmitting portion that transmits shear waves generated by the vibrating unit to a bulk-type medium and is thicker than the vibrating portion, and a connecting portion that contacts both the vibrating portion and the transmitting portion and has a thickness varying from a portion contacting the vibrating portion to a portion contacting the transmitting portion. Also, the present invention provides a vibrator using the waveguide and a method of transmitting shear waves by using the vibrator. |
| US09527106B2 |
Applicator and method for dispensing a viscous fluid
An applicator for dispensing a first viscous fluid includes a support structure, a cartridge including a first wall and a first interior space. The first interior space receives a first collapsible tube holding the first viscous fluid. The first collapsible tube is formed from a flexible material and has a length with generally opposite sidewall portions defined along the length. The first collapsible tube is positioned against the first wall and further includes a closed end and a dispensing end. An actuator is operatively coupled to the support structure and moves through the interior space of the cartridge along the length of the collapsible tube and against one of the generally opposite sidewall portions to compress the one generally opposite sidewall portion against the other sidewall portion along the length and squeeze the viscous fluid from the dispensing end. |
| US09527105B2 |
Applying material extruding container
An applying material extruding container includes a leading portion including a filling portion filled with an applying material and a flat applying portion and a grip tube inserted into the leading portion. The applying material is extruded from a discharge portion on a leading end side of the applying portion by pressing and deforming the filling portion so as to be used. The applying material extruding container includes an annular middle member engaged with the leading portion and the grip tube. An outer peripheral surface of a rear end portion in the filling portion is provided with a collar portion extending along a peripheral direction. An inner peripheral surface of a front end portion in the middle member is provided with an inner peripheral projection which extends along the peripheral direction. The collar portion and the inner peripheral projection are engaged with each other in an axial direction. |
| US09527098B2 |
Vapor deposition mask with metal plate
Provided are: a vapor deposition mask which can be light weight and have high definition even when the size is increased; a method for producing a vapor deposition mask device whereby it is possible to accurately position the aforementioned vapor mask on a frame; and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element whereby it is possible to produce a high-definition organic semiconductor element. A metal mask on which slits are disposed, and a resin mask which is positioned on the surface of the metal mask and on which multiple openings corresponding to the pattern formed by means of vapor deposition are horizontally and vertically arranged in rows are laminated. |
| US09527090B1 |
Mixed decyl mercaptans compositions and use thereof as mining chemical collectors
Disclosed herein is a process for the recovery of a metal from an ore using a collector composition. The process includes contacting the ore with the collector composition. The collector composition can include sulfur-containing compounds comprising (i) mercaptans comprising branched C10 mercaptans compounds selected from the group consisting of 5-methyl-1-mercapto-nonane, 3-propyl-1-mercapto-heptane, 4-ethyl-1-mercapto-octane, 2-butyl-1-mercapto-hexane, 5-methyl-2-mercapto-nonane, 3-propyl-2-mercapto-heptane, 4-ethyl-2-mercapto-octane, 5-methyl-5-mercapto-nonane, and combinations thereof; and (ii) sulfides comprising branched C20 sulfides represented by the structure R1—S—R2, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a functional group derived from an olefin, wherein the olefin comprises 5-methyl-1-nonene, 3-propyl-1-heptene, 4-ethyl-1-octene, 2-butyl-1-hexene, or combinations thereof. |
| US09527086B2 |
Frame for a gyratory crusher
A gyratory crusher includes a frame and a crushing head which is arranged rotatably about a substantially vertical shaft. The frame has an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion. The lower frame portion includes a hub. The hub has a centralized arranged through hole with a center axis extending through the hole and the hub. The hole is arranged to cooperate with the shaft being rotatably arranged in the hole. The hub is connected by arms to the lower frame portion and includes a drive ring pocket. |
| US09527083B2 |
Microfluidic devices with integrated resistive heater electrodes including systems and methods for controlling and measuring the temperatures of such heater electrodes
The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is provided that includes a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a plurality of multiplexed heater electrodes, wherein the heater electrodes are part of a multiplex circuit including a common lead connecting the heater electrodes to a power supply, each of the heater electrodes being associated with one of the microfluidic channels. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to regulate power applied to each heater electrode by varying a duty cycle, the control system being further configured to determine the temperature each heater electrode by determining the resistance of each heater electrode. |
| US09527079B2 |
Fluid analysis cartridge
Provided is a fluid analysis cartridge that performs a test on a fluid sample. The fluid analysis cartridge includes: a testing part configured to receive a fluid sample and configured to perform a test on the fluid sample; a housing including at least one supply hole configured to supply the fluid sample to the testing part; a filtering part that is disposed between the at least one supply hole and the testing part and is configured to filter a particular material included in the fluid sample; and at least one stepped part provided on a surface of the housing facing the filtering part and that forms a gap between the filtering part and the surface of the housing. |
| US09527077B2 |
Diagnostic cartridge, fluid storage and delivery apparatus therefor and methods of construction thereof
A disposable, point-of-care diagnostic cartridge has a base with a reaction chamber and an inlet and a fluidic channel extending therebetween. An apparatus is fixed to the base. The apparatus includes a flexible upper layer having a reservoir containing fluid therein; a flexible lower layer, and a rigid substrate sandwiched between the upper and lower layers. The upper layer is fixed to the substrate with a first adhesive having a first bond force. The lower layer has a valve member in fluid communication with a through port in the base and the base inlet. The valve member has a closed state to seal off the through port and the inlet from fluid communication and an open state to bring the through port and the inlet into fluid communication. The valve member is moveable from the closed state to the open state under a force less than the first bond force. |
| US09527076B2 |
Crucible
A graphite crucible has a cylindrical body with an upper opening for receiving a sample for analysis and a disk-shaped pedestal base. The pedestal base includes a bottom surface with a centrally formed circular indentation. An inwardly projecting concave arcuate annular indentation extends between the body and pedestal base with a smoothly curved radius of curvature. The upper and lower walls of the arcuate indentation diverge outwardly at an angle of from about 56° to about 60°. |
| US09527070B2 |
Process for producing shaped catalyst and process for producing diene or unsaturated aldehyde and/or unsaturated carboxylic acid using the shaped catalyst
There is provided a process for producing a shaped catalyst for a fixed bed oxidation reaction or a fixed bed oxidative dehydrogenation reaction, the catalyst having both of sufficient mechanical strength and catalyst performance, and the catalyst is produced by supporting a catalyst powder containing a complex metal oxide having molybdenum as an essential ingredient on an inert support by a tumbling granulation method at a relative centrifugal force of 1 to 35 G. |
| US09527068B2 |
Method for producing heterogeneous catalysts containing metal nanoparticles
A monomer is added to a solvent containing metal salt and porous support materials and the solvent is stirred for a period of time to distribute and fix the metal in the pores of the support materials. The solids that are dispersed in the solvent are then separated from the liquid, dried and calcined to form heterogeneous catalysts. The monomer that is added is of a type that can be polymerized in the solvent to form oligomers or polymers, or both. When forming heterogeneous catalysts containing platinum, acrylic acid is selected as the preferred monomer. |
| US09527067B2 |
Inorganic/polymeric hybrid catalytic materials containing metal nano-particles therein
Catalytic materials with high activity in various chemical reactions as well as high durability are described. The catalytic materials are composed of specific, hybrid combinations of inorganic/polymeric compounds containing metal nano-particles therein, and can be easily reused with negligible catalysts leaching. They are particularly useful, but not limited to, the hydrogenation of substituted α,β unsaturated acids or esters. |
| US09527065B2 |
Catalyst for glycerin dehydration, preparation method thereof, and preparation method of acrolein
The present invention relates to a catalyst for glycerin dehydration, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of acrolein. The catalyst for glycerin dehydration exhibits a high glycerin conversion ratio, minimizes by-product formation to improve acrolein selectivity, and also maintains high catalytic activity during reaction. |
| US09527055B2 |
Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system
A hydrogen generator includes a reformer configured to cause a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a shift converter configured to reduce CO in the hydrogen-containing gas by a shift reaction; an evaporator provided adjacent to the shift converter so as to perform heat exchange with an upstream side of the shift converter and configured to evaporate water; and a hydro-desulfurizer provided adjacent to the shift converter so as to perform heat exchange with a downstream side of the shift converter and configured to remove a sulfur compound in the material by a hydrodesulfurization reaction. |
| US09527054B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for cracking hydrocarbons
Methods and apparatuses are provided for cracking a hydrocarbon. The method includes contacting a first hydrocarbon stream with a first cracking catalyst at a first cracking temperature in a first riser to produce a first riser effluent and a first spent catalyst. A second hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a second cracking catalyst at a second cracking temperature in a second riser to produce a second riser effluent and a second spent catalyst, where the second cracking temperature is less than the first cracking temperature. The first riser effluent and the second riser effluent are combined to produce a mixed riser effluent, and the mixed riser effluent is fractionated in a fractionation zone to produce a light cycle oil. The first spent catalyst and the second spent catalyst are combined in a reactor to produce a mixed spent catalyst. |
| US09527047B2 |
Soda machine pronged clamp
A home use carbonation machine includes a carbonation assembly to carbonate liquid with pressurized gas, an electrical controller to operate the carbonation assembly and at least one safeguard to terminate the supply of pressurized gas in the event of an electrical outage. The carbonation assembly includes a pronged clamp apparatus for attaching a soda bottle to the carbonation machine. |
| US09527046B1 |
System and method for stably infusing gas into liquid, and methods of using the gas infused liquid
A system for generating liquid which is stably infused with gas, including a pressurized gas source, a pressurized liquid source, an enclosed vessel into which the pressurized gas and pressurized liquid are injected such that the gas becomes infused into the liquid so as to generate a gas-infused liquid and a fluid path into which the gas-infused fluid flows after being discharged from the vessel, wherein the fluid path includes multiple radially bent sections and multiple substantially straight section fixed in a three dimensional (3D) arrangement such that the when the gas-infused carrier fluid flows through the fluid path it is pressed inwardly of the 3D arrangement from multiple different directions to effect a multi-dense, orbital or spherical compaction of elements of the gas-infused liquid thereby forming the infused gas into nanobubbles in the gas-infused liquid. |
| US09527045B2 |
Carbon molecular sieve membranes made from 6FDA and DETDA-based precursor polymers
A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane is made by pyrolyzing a film or hollow fiber membrane made of a polyimide polymer or copolymer essentially consisting of repeating units of dianhydride-derived units and diamine-derived units. At least 50% of the dianhydride-derived units are derived from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane (6FDA). At least 50% of the diamine-derived units are derived from 2,5-diethyl-6-methyl-1,3-diamino benzene (DETDA). |
| US09527040B2 |
Process for continuously washing a hollow fiber membrane for depleting residuals
Continuous processes for depleting residuals in hollow fiber membranes comprising polysulfone or polyethersulfone and polyvinylpyrrolidone by rinsing the membranes while compressing them in a pinching device comprising grooved rollers. |
| US09527026B2 |
Method and apparatus for recycling ash fines
A fluidized bed reactor including a reaction vessel, which contains a conical gas distribution grid, a first venturi connected to the bottom of the gas distribution grid, and a classifier connected to the bottom of the first venturi; a fine ash particle collection system; and a fine ash particle conveyor system. Also disclosed is a method for recycling fine ash particles, the method including separating the fine ash particles from an exit gas stream, and using a transport gas to deliver the fine ash particles into the classifier. |
| US09527025B1 |
Fiberglass product
In the description and drawings a final fiberglass product is disclosed. The final fiberglass product may have a fiber curl layer, a fiber skin layer, and a fiber loft layer between the fiber curl layer and the fiber skin layer. The fiber curl layer may be on an unfiltered air entry side of the final fiberglass product and have a plurality of generally sinusoidal fiber bundles therein. |
| US09527023B2 |
Air filter arrangement; assembly; and, methods
An air filter arrangement is disclosed. The air filter arrangement includes strips of media comprising fluted sheets secured to facing sheets and forming inlet and outlet flutes secured to one another in a stack. Media pack arrangements including such stacked media with peripheral, perimeter, housing seal arrangements are described. Also described are air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described. |
| US09527018B2 |
Debris drain filter system and cartridge
A filter cartridge and filter system are disclosed. The filter cartridge includes a filter element, a filter housing, and precleaner element. The filter housing includes a sidewall surrounding the filter element and having a closed axial end located at one end of the sidewall, the closed axial end having an opening. The precleaner element is located near the axial end of the filter housing. The precleaner element includes an annular member disposed, an inner plate disposed within the annular member and having a vertical opening in fluid communication with the opening in the closed axial end of the filter housing, an upper plate disposed below the annular member, a support portion extending upward from the upper plate, a radial opening defined by the annular member, the upper plate, and the support portion, a fluid flow passage connecting the radial opening to the vertical opening. |
| US09527015B2 |
Unit, assembly and apparatus for treating fluid
A fluid treatment unit (1) is provided. The fluid treatment unit (1) comprises a chamber, in which at least one fine grinding fluid treatment medium is accommodated. The chamber has an inlet (15) for introduction of a fluid to be treated and an outlet (16) for discharge of a treated fluid. The inlet (15) is provided at a lower portion of the chamber and the outlet (16) is provided at an upper portion of the chamber. A fluid treatment device (100) adopting the above fluid treatment unit (1) is also provided. The fluid treatment unit (1) and the fluid treatment device (100) enable the fluid treatment medium to be self-cleaned and the fluid to be treated uniformly. |
| US09527014B1 |
Wastewater separator
Disclosed is an apparatus for separating solids within a water carrier having different specific gravities. The apparatus includes an axial-flow pump with an impeller (13). The apparatus includes a hollow tube (11) sized and positioned to discharge a fluid stream where the solids within the fluid stream have a specific gravity less than one. The hollow tube (11) includes an inward facing opening that makes an oblique angle along its entire circumference with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hollow tube (11). This arrangement is especially useful in municipal and sanitary wastewater treatment applications for keeping lighter-than-water debris such as hair, food fiber, and synthetic fibrous materials from building up against the leading edge of the hollow tube (11) and clogging it. |
| US09527011B2 |
Method for removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
A method for extracting a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon from a material such as tobacco or tobacco extracts or other materials comprises treating the material with a molecularly imprinted polymer selective for the hydrocarbon in the presence of a low polarity medium. |
| US09527010B2 |
Separation system and method
A separation system comprises (i) at least two separation units, each separation unit comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the separation units are connected in series outlet to inlet to form a line of separation units, and (ii) sensing and adjustment means, provided in-line between each separation unit, for continuously monitoring and adjusting at least one environmental property parameter of fluid flowing from one separation unit to a subsequent separation unit in the line of separation units. Uses of the separation system and a method for purification of a liquid containing a desired species, using separation units and in-line adjustment of a fluid flow or flows, are also disclosed. |
| US09527009B2 |
Chromatography columns, systems and methods
The present invention relates to axial flow chromatography columns, methods for separating one or more analytes in a liquid by the use of such columns, and systems employing such columns. The column comprises a first port and a second port, the first port and said second port being at essentially the same level or elevation above the level of the bed space on the chromatography column. |
| US09527005B2 |
System and method for water treatment
System and method of treating waste water includes: receiving waste water at a first pressure and temperature, the waste water comprising dissolved solids and VOCs; pressurizing, by a pump, the received waste water to a second pressure greater than the first pressure; preheating, by a preheater, the waste water to a second temperature greater than the first temperature producing distilled water; heating, by a condenser, the waste water to a third temperature greater than the second temperature; heating the pressurized/heated water with a heater operated with a hot gas developed by a plasma torch to a fourth temperature greater than the third temperature; and removing dissolved solids from the waste water by evaporation to produce steam and brine water, wherein the brine water has a total dissolved solids content greater than a total dissolved solids content of the received waste water. The brine water is crystallized to a solid mass. |
| US09527003B2 |
Subterranean well production saltwater evaporation station with iodine separator
A production saltwater evaporation apparatus, comprising a separation and storage area comprising an iodine separation unit configured to remove iodine from production saltwater and produce saltwater, and an evaporator configured to emit a stream of the saltwater along a path in air such that at least some of the water in the saltwater evaporates. Included is a production saltwater evaporation apparatus, comprising a saltwater clarifying unit configured to separate metals from production saltwater and produce saltwater, and an evaporator configured to emit a stream of the saltwater along a path in air such that at least some of the water in the saltwater evaporates. |
| US09527002B2 |
Method and apparatus for the low-temperature fractionation of a fluid mixture
The method and the apparatus are used for the low-temperature fractionation of a fluid mixture. The fluid mixture is introduced into a separation column. At least a portion of the sump liquid from the separation column is introduced into a sump evaporator and at least partly evaporated there. At least a portion of the vapor produced in the sump evaporator is led back into a lower section of the separation column. A top product is removed at the top of the separation column, and a sump product is removed from the sump of the separation column or from the sump evaporator. The sump evaporator is operated by means of inductive heating. |
| US09526999B2 |
Traveling toy
A traveling toy includes a gyroscopic unit, a traveling unit and an ornamental toy unit. The gyroscopic unit includes a motor having co-rotatable upper and lower output shafts, a rigid body having a rotational symmetry, and mounted co-rotatably on the upper output shaft of the motor, a driving gear mounted co-rotatably on the lower output shaft, and a transmission gear meshing the driving gear. The traveling unit is disposed below the gyroscopic unit, and includes a first bottom wheel adapted for traveling on a surface, and a gear train disposed between and meshing the transmission gear and the first bottom wheel. The ornamental toy unit is provided on the gyroscopic unit. |
| US09526996B1 |
Slide assembly
The slide assembly comprises a slide and at least one pushing unit. The slide has a platform and a sliding section. The at least one pushing unit is connected to the slide and has a connecting member, an adjusting member, two pushing blocks, and a securing member. The connecting member is securely mounted in the slide and two ends of the connecting member respectively extend out of the slide. The adjusting member is movably connected to one of the two ends of the connecting member and has multiple fastening portions spaced from each other. The two pushing blocks are respectively connected to the connecting member and the adjusting member. The securing member is selectively fastened with one of the fastening portions. The slide assembly is securely mounted on the stairway and has enhanced stability to reduce risk of playing on the slide. |
| US09526993B2 |
Systems and methods for associating players of electronic games
A system, processor or computer readable device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a user attribute of a first user based on a record of stimulation of an electronic gaming accessory of the first user. The record of stimulation is determined responsive to game-related activity in an electronic game application. A first user record is updated responsive to the receiving of the user attribute of the first user, resulting in an updated first user record. The updated first user record is forwarded to a matching service, wherein the matching service matches the first user and a second user based on the updated first user record. Such matching can be used to associate players of electronic games, for example, as members of a team. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09526992B2 |
Resource management for distributed games
Technologies are generally described for server resource allocation for distributed games. In one example, a method includes allocating a first set of resources for a first player instance on a first server, a second set of resources for a second player instance on the first server, and a third set of resources for a third player instance on a second server. The method also includes comparing a first relationship strength defined between the first player instance and the second player instance with a second relationship strength defined between the first player instance and the third player instance. Further, the method includes distributing at least one of the first set of resources, the second set of resources, or the third set of resources between the first server and the second server based on a result of the comparing. |
| US09526991B2 |
Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device
A system and method are provided for updating game participants. In some embodiments, participants receive game control information via a one-way broadcast. The method selects a set of sampling participants. In some embodiments, selection occurs prior to start of the game. The method of some embodiments establishes a two-way connection between a server and each sampling participant. During each discrete game period, the method receives data for the sampling participant's game period performance. Based on the received data, the method determines performance for the game period and broadcasts this information to a non-sampling participant. In some embodiments, the non-sampling participant determines a standing relative to other participants. Some embodiments provide a method and system for detecting unusual performance. An average performance level is calculated. Based on the average performance level, a participant improvement factor is tracked, stored and compared to a threshold value. |
| US09526990B2 |
Managing game metrics and authorizations
Various metrics as may be deployed in an active, passive, or hybrid validation architecture are disclosed. A computing device configured to monitor network game activity may identify an inconsistency between user game data and a particular game metric governing a particular aspect of the network gaming environment. Upon identification of an inconsistency between game data and a game metric, which may indicative of illicit game play, a validation process (e.g., active, passive, and/or hybrid) may be implemented to further confirm the existence of illicit game. Alternatively, an action to maintain integrity of the gaming community may be executed without further confirmation whereby a purportedly illicit game device may be ejected from the network. |
| US09526986B2 |
Wireless communication game system
A wireless communication game system includes a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, which function as a parent device or a child device and are capable of making a communication with each other, and broadcasts from the parent device a parent device packet including a parent device PID, a user name UserName, a game name GameName, an OC flag, an E slot, a U slot, and a payload. All the parent device packets are received from the parent device existing within a communicationable range of a user's own apparatus, and the user's own apparatus creates a parent device list, and displays the parent device list on an LCD. Therefore, a user or a player of his own apparatus looks at the game name of the parent device list, for example, and operates a cross key included in an operation key so as to select one desired parent device. Then, transmitting a child device number CID of the user's own apparatus at the E slot designated by the parent device packet, the user's own apparatus transmits a connection request to the parent device. |
| US09526983B2 |
Virtual reality avatar traveling control system and virtual reality avatar traveling control method
A virtual reality avatar traveling control system comprising: at least one body location sensing apparatus, for providing body location information according to body locations of a user; a body location determining apparatus, for computing a location for a first limb of the user according to the body location information; and a moving deciding apparatus, for deciding a moving speed level and a moving direction of an avatar according to the location for the first limb, to thereby generate at least one moving parameter. |
| US09526975B2 |
Power and stabilizing apparatus
A power and stabilizing apparatus for rolling or sliding-based recreational activities is disclosed. The apparatus may include a shafted body coupled to a biased member. The biased member may be a bowed biased member or any other biased member configured to store and release energy during use of the apparatus. The apparatus may also include a shoe coupled to the biased member opposite the body, the shoe having a traction element coupled thereto. The body may be a shafted telescoping body configured to lock in an extended position and lock in a retracted position. The body may be coupled to the bowed biased member with a coupling member having a first leg coupled to the body and a second leg coupled to the bowed biased member. |
| US09526974B2 |
Quick uncoupling/coupling ski pole strap
A combination of a handle and a strap of a ski pole, the strap adapted to be between a hand of a person and the handle, and the combination allowing a quick uncoupling/re-coupling of the strap with the hand from/to the pole handle. The handle includes a handle body fixed on the pole, a locking base fixed in the body, a slide movable in respect to the body and locking base, an unlock lever communicating with the slide while shifted in respect to the body; and a pin having a first end with a widening and a second end fixing the pin to the strap in a predetermined area thereof. The strap is shaped to enclose by contact and extend around a palm and a wrist and between a thumb and forefinger by tightening. The predetermined area of the strap is centrally within the strap, between the thumb and forefinger. |
| US09526973B2 |
Ski binding automatic front unit
An automatic front unit for a ski binding comprises two levers which, seen in the longitudinal direction of the ski are arranged laterally opposite each other, each having means for holding the toe of a ski boot. The two levers each pivot in such a way that pivoting movement of the levers moves the holding means in a transverse direction of the ski. The front unit has a release position, in which the two holding means are at a first distance from each other and a securing position, in which the two holding means are at a smaller second distance from each other. The front unit comprises a positive control device, on which the two levers are jointly pivotable within a dynamic region in the transverse direction of the ski and the two holding means are thereby jointly moved at the second distance from each other in the transverse direction. |
| US09526972B2 |
Front unit for a ski binding and system consisting of a front unit and a rear unit
The present invention relates to a front unit for a ski binding, comprising a front jaw for fixating a ski boot in a downhill position and engagement members for pivotably supporting the ski boot about a horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ski in a climbing position, wherein for switching between the downhill position and the climbing position the front jaw is disposed slidably in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the ski relative to the engagement members. |
| US09526970B1 |
Sports board configuration
A component of a sports board may be controlled to configure the sports board. The component may be coupled with at least one layer of the sports board. |
| US09526967B2 |
Monitoring fitness using a mobile device
Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. In one example, an athletic monitoring device may include or be associated with multiple types of movement sensors and switch between the sensors or use both depending on various factors including type of workout. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment used and the like. In one or more examples, the parameters may be automatically determined based on location. User workouts and accomplishments may also be celebrated through messages from celebrities, family, friends and other users. In some cases, the messages may be triggered by various conditions. Coaching may also be provided to the user to help improve workouts and overall athletic performance. Running routes may also be automatically tracked, stored and shared. |
| US09526960B2 |
Baseball bat
Baseball bats described herein may have handle, throat and/or barrel portions that include non-circular cross-sections. |
| US09526959B2 |
Golf tee with spark induction coating and method for improving golf performance
A golf tee having a contact alert coating provides a novel training aid that is economical, compact, and encourages proper golfing form. The golf tee has a golf tee body with a top plate, top wall and side walls. The top plate is fixedly attached to a shaft which terminates into a point that is inserted into a ground surface when a ball is placed on the top plate. A contact alert coating is coated on at least an upper portion of the golf tee body. The contact alert coating is composed of a material that will generate an alert when a golf club head strikes the ball and strikes the contact alert coating of the golf tee at the coating/golf tee interface. Preferably, the material is a spark inducing composition or a spark and sound generating composition. |
| US09526954B2 |
Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features
A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head may have a channel extending adjacent to a trailing edge of the club head. The channel may have a maximum depth of 6 mm and a maximum width ranging from 10 mm to 20 mm. A rough textured surface region may be provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 μm. A recess, formed in the sole, may extend from a mid-region to a toe of the club head, wherein the mid-region extends over the middle 40% of a length of the club head. A crown has an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, and the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature that extends from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 to 50 degrees. |
| US09526949B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a constituting member formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, and (c) an crosslinking initiator, wherein (b) the α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or the metal salt thereof meets the following conditions (1) and (2) in a volume based distribution, when measuring a particle size thereof with a laser diffraction particle size analyzer; (1) a mode particle size is more than 10 μm and 50 μm or less, and (2) a volume ratio of particles having a particle size ranging from 6 μm to 300 μm is 60% or more. |
| US09526947B2 |
Method for providing a training load schedule for peak performance positioning
A system for providing a training load schedule for peak performance positioning includes an apparatus for providing a training load schedule for peak performance positioning. The apparatus includes an initial load schedule module that provides an initial load schedule. The apparatus also includes a fatigue level module that detects a fatigue level. In addition, the apparatus includes a dynamic load schedule module that creates and updates a dynamic load schedule by modifying the initial load schedule based on the fatigue level. |
| US09526946B1 |
Enhanced system and method for vibrotactile guided therapy
A system and method for providing therapy and assessment utilizing vibrotactile feedback is disclosed and claimed. Such treatment is useful for the treatment of disequilibrium and balance disorders. The system and method uses sensors such as force plates, inertial sensors, and three dimensional cameras to provide a subject with vibrotactile feedback in response to an attempt by the subject to perform predetermined motions. Predetermined motions are motions such as stand, sit-to-stand, reach, bend, functional gait, functional gait plus headshake, and other functional tasks. Vibrotactile stimulation may be applied during the subject's performance of a functional gait task as a disruptive input. Variance and rate of change of variance between measured and expected parameters are determined and used as a tool for assessment, and may also be used for providing real-time vibrotactile training. Such assessment and therapy is useful in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). |
| US09526944B2 |
Exercise apparatus for the jaw and facial muscles
A portable exercise apparatus to condition facial muscles of a user to improve health, quality and physicality of the mandibular area, double chin, and jaw line using repetitive and continuous movements. The apparatus tones the facial muscles and movements of the lower part of the face including the mandibular area, double chin, and jaw line with the use of removable weights. The apparatus contains two individual parts made of flexible fabric with unique shape and curves that interlock to form one exercise apparatus. |
| US09526940B2 |
Multi-handled weighted fitness device
A multi-handled weighted fitness device. The device is a free weight comprised of a rectangular frame connected by a pair of opposing Y-shaped weighted members. The rectangular frame is comprised of four cylindrical side members that can be variously gripped by a user. The size of the opposing Y-shaped weighted members can be varied to alter the weight of the device. A central connecting member is joined to a base stem of each of the opposing Y-shaped weighted members. A user can also optionally grip the central connecting member. |
| US09526938B2 |
Multifunctional leg training machine
A multifunctional leg training machine includes a framework, a weight-bearing mechanism mounted at said framework and movable in direction toward or away from said framework and adapted to impart a downward pressure to the shoulders of the user using the machine, allowing the user to perform a squat exercise, a lunge exercise, a calf-raise exercise, a simple transverse body movement exercise, or a mixed training exercise of moving the body transversely and upwardly to fully train different muscle groups of the legs. |
| US09526937B2 |
Exercise apparatus with a pull cord looped about a central pulley and first and second free pulleys
An exercise apparatus includes a frame, first and second free pulleys, first and second handle portions, first and second frame pulleys attached to the frame, a central pulley, a pull cord, and a resistance member. The first free pulley includes a first pulley wheel and a first hub with the first pulley wheel configured to rotate in relation to the first hub. The second free pulley includes a second pulley wheel and a second hub with the second pulley wheel configured to rotate in relation to the second hub. The first and second handle portions are in mechanical communication with the first and second hubs with the pulley wheels configured to rotate relative to the handle portions. The pull cord is looped about the pulleys with the resistance member configured to resist movement of the pull cord. |
| US09526936B2 |
Method for hydrothermal oxidation treatment for organic halogen compound
Provided are a treatment method for an organic halogen compound, which allows the organic halogen compound to be efficiently decomposed without a large-scale treatment device or high operating cost, and a catalyst to be used for the treatment method. In the treatment method, an organic halogen compound is subjected to decomposition treatment by heating the organic halogen compound at a temperature of from 100° C. to 200° C. in the presence of a catalyst formed of copper oxide and hydrogen peroxide, to subject the organic halogen compound to a hydrothermal oxidation reaction utilizing a Fenton method. |
| US09526930B2 |
Control method of a fire truck for high-rise and super high-rise building firefighting
The present application discloses a control method of a fire fighting truck for high-rise and super high-rise building firefighting, including: a command control equipment (2), a launch control equipment (3), a turret control apparatus (8), a photoelectric detection equipment (9), wherein the photoelectric detection equipment (9) comprises: an installing shell, a power supply, a white light zoom camera, an infrared camera, a laser rangefinder, and an integrated processing unit, the white light zoom camera is connected to the installing shell by a screw, the infrared camera is connected to the installing shell by a screw, the laser rangefinder is connected to the installing shell by a screw, a power supply interface of the white light zoom camera is connected to the power supply by a wire, a power supply interface of the infrared camera is connected to the power supply by a wire, a power supply interface of the laser rangefinder is connected to the power supply by a wire, a data interface of the white light zoom camera is connected to the integrated processing unit by a wire, a data interface of the infrared camera is connected to the integrated processing unit by a wire, and a data interface of the laser rangefinder is connected to the integrated processing unit by a wire. |
| US09526925B2 |
Viscous alcohol-containing sunscreen compositions
The present disclosure provides a composition that maintains a high and desirable viscosity while having a high amount of alcohol. Suitable thickeners and gelling agents are mixed with the alcohol to achieve this effect. An emulsion stabilizer can also be added. These components can also be combined with a sunscreen. The resulting composition provides benefits such as cooling and desirable skin feel, but is still easily spreadable and viscous enough to function effectively as a sunscreen. |
| US09526922B2 |
System for treatment and imaging using ultrasonic energy and microbubbles and related method thereof
A method and related system for providing therapy to a treatment site, such as stenosis or other vasculature disease, at one or more locations of a subject, such as the vasculature. The method includes: advancing an ultrasound catheter to or in proximity to the subject's treatment site; infusing microbubbles into or proximal to the treatment site; and delivering ultrasonic energy from the ultrasound catheter. The ultrasonic energy may be adapted for: imaging the treatment site, translating the microbubbles into or in the vicinity of the treatment site and/or rupturing the microbubbles. |
| US09526921B2 |
User feedback through end effector of surgical instrument
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly and a transmission assembly including an end effector. The end effector includes a visual indicator, such as dots disposed on a clamp arm, to emit light from at least one LED disposed between the clamp arm and a clamp pad. The LED is connectable to a power source. An outer sheath of the end effector is extruded to include a first set of electrical conduits. A distal assembly of the end effector includes the clamp arm, clamp pad, LED, and a second set of electrical conduits to mate with the first set of electrical conduits when the distal assembly is snap-fit into the extruded outer sheath. An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an outer sheath configured to transmit light from an internally housed LED along portions of the outer sheath. |
| US09526915B2 |
Methods for regulating cell mitosis by inhibiting serine/threonine phosphatase
Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting proliferation of a cancer cell or inducing apoptosis of a cancer cell, which does not overexpress N—CoR. Also disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting proliferation or inducing apoptosis of a cancer cell that overexpresses TCTP and methods for determining whether a compound is effective in inducing cell death. |
| US09526913B2 |
Non-invasive energy upconversion methods and systems
A nanoparticle-based system for enhancement of emitted light inside a medium. The nanoparticle-based system includes a phosphorescent material which, upon activation, produces the emitted light, and a metallic structure attached to the phosphorescent material. The metallic structure has a surface plasmon resonance which resonates at a frequency which spectrally overlaps with one or more frequencies of the emitted light. |
| US09526912B1 |
Transcranial magnetic stimulation device for the treatment of migraine headaches
A transcranial magnetic stimulation device for the treatment of neurological disorders includes a capacitor and a charging current for charging the capacitor, a magnetic coil delivers a magnetic pulse when the capacitor is discharged through the coil. The magnetic coil has two or more turns which are encapsulated with a plastic material composition for preventing motion between adjacent turns of the coil. |
| US09526904B2 |
System and method for neural stimulation via optically activated floating microdevices
Stimulation of the central nervous system can be useful for treating neurological disorders. Wireless neurostimulating devices have the benefit that they can float in tissue and do not experience the sheering caused by tethering tension that connecting wires impose on the stimulators. An optically powered, logic controlled, CMOS microdevice that can decode telemetry data from an optical packet is a way of implementing wireless, addressable, microstimulators. Through the use of an optical packet, different devices can be addressed for stimulation, allowing spatially selective activation of neural tissue. The present invention, involves such a neural stimulation device, specifically an optically powered CMOS circuit that decodes telemetry data and determines whether it has been addressed. |
| US09526898B2 |
Implantable neurostimulator for providing electrical stimulation of cervical vagus nerves for treatment of chronic cardiac dysfunction with bounded titration
A system for providing electrical stimulation of cervical vagus nerves for treatment of chronic cardiac dysfunction with bounded titration is provided. The system includes a patient-operable external controller to transmit a plurality of unique signals. The system further includes an implantable neurostimulator, which includes a recordable memory storing an autotitration operating mode that includes a maximum stimulation intensity and is configured to increase an intensity of the delivered electrical therapeutic stimulation up to a level not exceeding the maximum stimulation intensity upon receipt of one of the unique signals. |
| US09526897B2 |
Neurostimulator configured to sense evoked potentials in peripheral nerves
A patient is detected to be in a first posture state. In response to the patient being detected to be in the first posture state, a first electrical stimulation therapy is applied to a body region of the patient by a pulse generator implanted in the patient. The patient is detected to be in a second posture state. In response to the patient being detected to be in the second posture state that is different from the first posture state, a second electrical stimulation therapy is applied to the body region of the patient by the pulse generator. The second electrical stimulation therapy is different from the first electrical stimulation therapy. |
| US09526891B2 |
Intracardiac medical device
An implantable pacemaker system includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A control electronics subassembly defines the housing proximal end, and a battery subassembly defines the housing distal end. A distal fixation member extends from the housing distal end for fixing the housing distal end at an implant site. A pacing extension extends from the housing proximal end and carries a pacing cathode electrode. The pacing extension extends the pacing cathode electrode to a pacing site that is spaced apart from the implant site when the pacemaker is deployed in a patient's body. |
| US09526885B1 |
Microneedles with sharpened tips and corresponding method of fabrication
Microneedles with sharpened tips are fabricated without any reduction to the shaft diameter below the tip. By sharpening the tip and not the entire length of the microneedle, their mechanical strength is maintained. The microneedles are fabricated out of a wafer substrate using lithography and deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE). By controlling the timing of the DRIE as the photoresist depletes, the sharpness and angle of the tips are controlled. |
| US09526884B2 |
Mechanically robust fast-dissolving microneedles for transdermal drug and vaccine delivery
Disclosed are biocompatible, dissolving microneedle structures with enhanced mechanical strength. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to microneedles containing nanomaterials. Also disclosed are methods of producing such microneedle structures, as well as methods for using them to deliver drugs or biomolecules into the skin or epithelia, or the cytoplasm and/or nucleus of a skin or epithelia cell, of a subject. |
| US09526883B2 |
Composite microneedle array including nanostructures thereon
Disclosed are composite microneedles arrays including microneedles and a film overlaying the microneedles. The film includes a plurality of nano-sized structures fabricated thereon. Devices may be utilized for interacting with a component of the dermal connective tissue. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Devices may be beneficially utilized for delivery of an agent to a cell or tissue. Devices may be utilized to directly or indirectly alter cell behavior through the interaction of a fabricated nanotopography with the plasma membrane of a cell and/or with an extracellular matrix component. |
| US09526881B2 |
Insect bite itch stopper
An insect-bite itch stopper is disclosed which has a pressure surface adapted for pressing directly onto an insect bite and an applicator for simultaneously or contemporaneously applying an anti-itch medication to the bite. |
| US09526875B2 |
Adjustable length dilation balloon
The present invention relates to an adjustable length dilatation balloon catheter that includes a balloon catheter, a sheath that is slidably disposed around the balloon catheter, and an inverting tethering system that permits the selective adjustment of the exposed balloon length. |
| US09526874B2 |
Occlusion perfusion catheter
Catheters for occluding, visualizing, irrigating, evacuating, and delivering agents to a treatment area are disclosed. The catheters comprise a catheter body comprising five lumens, first and second occlusion balloons coupled to the catheter body, an optional space-occupying balloon coupled to the catheter body and disposed between the first and second occlusion balloons, and an optional visualization means that enables visualization between the first and second occlusion balloons. Methods for using these catheters are also disclosed. A method comprises inflating the first and second occlusion balloons, inflating the space-occupying balloon, allowing fluid to exit via an evacuation lumen, optionally irrigating or aspirating to facilitate fluid exit via said lumen, and delivering an agent to a treatment area via the agent lumen. |
| US09526869B2 |
Catheter securement device
The present invention pertains to a device for securing a medical implement to the body of a patient such as a catheter. The device preferably comprises a base pad with at least a portion of the bottom surface having adhesive thereon for attaching the device to the body of the patient. The device also has a securement member attached to the base pad. The securement member preferably has a rigid member base with a flexible gear rack extending from one side and an adjustable locking device extending from the other side. The locking device is adjustably lockable to the gear rack by a lock case with a ratchet and at least one open side. A center pad is mounted on the rigid member base and a lock pad is mounted adjacent to the locking device. The base pad can also further comprise a transparent window. |
| US09526864B2 |
Retraction and aspiration device for treating embolism and associated systems and methods
Retraction and aspiration devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an apparatus for use with a catheter system configured to enable intravascular delivery of an interventional device to a treatment site in a blood vessel. The apparatus can include a housing configured to be releasably coupled to a proximal portion of the catheter system and an actuation mechanism coupled to the housing. The actuation mechanism can include a lever movably coupled to the housing, a locking portion configured to engage a portion of the catheter system, and a pressure source coupled to the housing and the actuation mechanism. Movement of the lever simultaneously activates the pressure source to generate pressure, and moves the locking portion to engage and retract at least a portion of the catheter system. |
| US09526863B2 |
Devices and methods for perfusion therapy
Devices, methods, and assemblies for perfusion therapy including cerebral perfusion therapy such as those for use in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The treatment includes delivery of blood to or about the vicinity of a thrombus site. |
| US09526861B2 |
Symmetrical tip acute catheter
A medical catheter assembly includes a catheter tip coupled to a distal end of an elongate catheter member and is symmetric about a plane defined by a septum of the elongate catheter member. The catheter tip defines first and second lumens, and the catheter tip defines first and second openings in the distal portion of the catheter tip. Each opening of the catheter tip is defined by a respective side surface of the catheter tip. Each opening is in fluid communication with a respective one of the first and second lumens of the catheter tip and with a respective one of a pair of lumens defined by the elongate catheter member. The distance between upper and lower surfaces of the catheter tip decreases from a distal end of the proximal portion toward a closed distal end of the catheter tip. |
| US09526856B2 |
Devices and methods for preventing tracheal aspiration
Devices and methods for preventing tracheal aspiration as described where a cuff assembly having an inflatable member with an inflation tube fluidly coupled may be placed over a proximal end of an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask and inserted into the patient trachea with the endotracheal tube or separately after the endotracheal tube has already been positioned. In either case, the inflatable member may be positioned distal (or inferior) to the vocal cords and proximal to the endotracheal balloon via a delivery instrument which automatically positions the balloon in proximity to the vocal cords. |
| US09526855B2 |
Administration of CPAP treatment pressure in presence of apnea
CPAP treatment apparatus is disclosed having a controllable flow generator (34, 38, 40) operable to produce breathable gas at a treatment pressure elevated above atmosphere to a patient by a delivery tube (32) coupled to a mask (30) having connection with a patient's airway. A sensor (44, 50, 56, 58) generates a signal representative of patient respiratory flow, that is provided to a controller (54, 62, 64). The controller (54, 62, 64) is operable to determine the occurrence of an apnea from a reduction in respiratory airflow below a threshold, and if an apnea has occurred, to determine the duration of the apnea and to cause the flow generator (34, 38) to increase the treatment pressure. In one preferred form the increase in pressure is zero if the treatment pressure before the apnea exceeds a pressure threshold. Below the pressure threshold the increase in pressure is an increasing of the duration of the apnea multiplied by the between the pressure threshold and the current function difference treatment pressure. |
| US09526854B2 |
Inductance compensation in a pressure support system
A system and method for delivering a flow of gas to an airway of a patient (54). The system includes a gas flow generator (52) and a patient circuit (56) comprising a conduit (100) that communicates the flow of gas to a patient. A sensor (62) is configured to measure a rate of the flow gas and generate flow signals based on the measured rate of flow. A controller (64) is operatively connected with the gas flow generator (52) and the sensor (62) and is configured to control a pressure of the flow of gas provided to the patient. The controller (64) receives the flow signals from the sensor (62), determines a rate of change in the flow of the gas, and modifies or compensates the pressure of the flow of gas provided to the patient if the rate of change in the flow of gas provided to the patient exceeds a threshold amount. |
| US09526847B2 |
Needle based helical coil safety device
The present disclosure describes anti-needle stick safety mechanism that is passively activated during the normal course of giving an injection. In one embodiment, the device includes a spring member coupled at a proximal end to a needle member and at a distal end to a needle cover. The passive activation of the device is triggered when the needle is inserted to a minimum depth into the patient's tissue to unleash the force of a compressed spring to urge a needle cover towards the distal end of the needle. As the needle is withdrawn from the tissue, the needle cover advances to the end of the needle and as it partially clears the end of the needle, it adopts an orientation that prevents the needle tip from re-emerging from the needle cover. |
| US09526846B2 |
Patient-contact activated needle stick safety device
A device that is used in conjunction with a needle-based medication injection device (e.g. a prefilled syringe) that prevents needle stick injuries. The used needle is shielded by a needle guard that surrounds and extends beyond the needle tip. In a preferred embodiment, before the needle is inserted into the patient, the needle guard projects forward to substantially hide visibility of the needle for safety and to reduce patient anxiety. |
| US09526840B2 |
Drug delivery device
A mechanism in the body is used to drive a piston rod and comprises means for guiding the movement of the piston rod relatively to the body while delivering the drug. Further means are provided for releasing the piston rod from the means for guiding the movement, thus enabling a reset of the piston rod to a start position, especially after the receptacle has been emptied and is to be refilled. The device is constructed in such a manner that a reset of the piston rod is facilitated. |
| US09526837B2 |
Automatic injection device
The present invention relates to an automatic injection device (1) comprising: a container (2) having a longitudinal axis A and movable between a first position and a second position, in which the needle is inserted, biasing means (8), for moving the container to its second position, retaining means (70, 74, 74b) for maintaining said biasing means in a first stressed state, triggering means (90, 91e) for releasing said retaining means, said retaining means comprising a lever member having a rotatable cylinder part and a radial projection extending therefrom, said radial projection being in a first angular position when said retaining means is in its passive condition, said radial projection being in a second angular position, different from said first angular position, when said retaining means is in its active condition, said rotatable cylinder part being included in a transversal plane of said longitudinal axis A. |
| US09526835B2 |
Dosing regimens for echinocandin class compounds
The invention features pharmaceutical compositions, methods, and kits featuring dosing gimens and oral dosage formulations for administration of echinocandin class compounds. |
| US09526834B2 |
Safeguarding measures for a closed-loop insulin infusion system
Processor-implemented methods of controlling an insulin infusion device for a user are provided here. A first method obtains a current insulin on board (IOB) value that estimates active insulin in the user, and compensates a calculated insulin infusion rate in response to the obtained IOB value. A second method supervises the operation of a glucose sensor by obtaining and processing insulin-delivered data and glucose sensor data for the user. An alert is generated if the second method determines that a current glucose sensor value has deviated from a predicted sensor glucose value by at least a threshold amount. |
| US09526833B2 |
Patient hydration system with bolus function
A patient hydration system including an infusion device for administering hydration fluid to a patient, and a hydration fluid measurement device responsive to a source of hydration fluid, a patient urine output measurement device. A controller is responsive to the hydration fluid measurement device and the patient urine output measurement device. The controller operates the infusion device, in response to the patient urine output measurement device and the hydration fluid measurement device, to hydrate the patient based on the patient's urine output. The controller also monitors the operation history of the infusion device thereby providing redundancy in the measurement of the amount of hydration fluid administered to the patient. |
| US09526832B1 |
Hand strap for patient controlled analgesia control
Clips or straps may be used to position a patient-controlled-analgesia (PCA) pump control in a position where a patient can easily operate a PCA pump. A strap that allows a PCA pump control to always be in hand or very close at hand is preferable to a strap or clip that merely keeps a PCA pump control nearby. |
| US09526829B2 |
Flow based pressure isolation and fluid delivery system including flow based pressure isolation and flow initiating mechanism
The fluid delivery system includes a pressurizing device for delivering a pressurized injection fluid, a low pressure fluid delivery system, and a pressure isolation mechanism adapted for fluid communication with the pressurizing device and low pressure fluid delivery system. The pressure isolation mechanism includes a housing defining an inlet port, an isolation port, and an internal cavity. The housing defines a seal seat in the internal cavity between the inlet port and isolation port. A valve member is disposed in the internal cavity. The valve member is free floating in the internal cavity and is adapted to engage the seal seat. The valve member has an open position permitting fluid communication between the inlet port and isolation port, and is fluid flow responsive to fluid flow in the inlet port to engage the seal seat and attain a closed position preventing fluid flow between the inlet port and isolation port. |
| US09526823B2 |
Cell treatment device, cell treatment cartridge and body fluid treatment system
A cell treatment device which allows cell dispersion liquid including cancer cells to pass therethrough to cause at least the cancer cells to be subjected to at least one of a physical action, a chemical action, and a biologically activating action, includes: a slit member having a first surface and a second surface and including a through hole having a slit shape penetrating from the first surface to the second surface and extending in one direction, the through hole having a tapered portion, wherein the width of a cross section of the tapered portion orthogonal in the one direction reduces from the first surface toward the second surface side, and is smaller than an average diameter of the cancer cells at an end on the second surfaces side, and the cell dispersion liquid is allowed to pass from the first surface side through the through hole to the second surface side. |
| US09526820B2 |
Dialysis systems, components, and methods
A dialysis system including a housing, a dialysate pump disposed in the housing, and a dialysate line configured to be operatively connected to the dialysate pump such that the dialysate pump can pump dialysate through the dialysate line when the dialysate line is in fluid communication with a dialysate source. |
| US09526818B2 |
Protective cap for driveline cable connector
A protective cap for fluidly sealing a connector of a cable is provided. The protective cap includes a flexible body having an interior cavity with a distal opening through which the connector is inserted. The distal opening is defined by an annular ridge that engages a cable portion proximal the connector to fluidly seal the entire connector within the cavity. The body portion may have an oval-shaped cross-section while the interior cavity is cylindrical so that the portions wider portions of the body provide longitudinal rigidity to facilitate installation and removal of the cap by a manual pushing and pulling. A tether may be included to attach the cap to a distal portion of the cable. The protective cap and tether may be integrally formed of a soft, highly flexible material to improve ease of use, biocompatibility and patient comfort. |
| US09526817B2 |
Wound cleansing apparatus with stress
An apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound, in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a devise for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. micro-filtration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound promotes wound healing. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus. |
| US09526810B2 |
Systems, devices, components and methods for improved acoustic coupling between a bone conduction hearing device and a patient's head or skull
Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for improving acoustic coupling between a bone conduction hearing device (BCHD) and a patient's head or skull. Such systems, devices, components and methods include disposing a gel or paste between the BCHD and the patient's skin, hair and/or skull. The gel or paste improves the transmission of acoustic signals generated by a transducer in the BCHD to the patients head or skull by providing a more efficient and improved intermediary acoustic medium for the transmission of acoustic signals to the patient's head or skull. |
| US09526807B2 |
Breathing assistance apparatus
The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface. |
| US09526806B2 |
High temperature decontamination of aircraft compartments
Provided are methods for decontamination of compartments, such as aircraft compartments and other types of compartments, and systems for implementing these methods. In some embodiments, a method involves detecting presence of one or more contaminants in a compartment. This information is used to select various decontamination conditions. In some embodiments, additional information, such as the type of the compartment (e.g., an aircraft compartment), temperature, and humidity, may be also considered while selecting the decontamination conditions. The decontamination conditions include identification of one or more decontaminating agents to be dispensed in the compartment, temperature profile of the air to be flown into the compartment, and timing of the decontaminant dispensing and air flowing operations. These conditions are selected to increase efficacy of the selected decontaminating agents with respect to the one or more detected contaminants and reduce impact on the aircraft compartment. |
| US09526800B2 |
Cancer-related extracellular matrix signatures and related methods and products
Proteomic methods for identifying cancer related proteins and related products and kits are provided. The cancer specific proteins are extracellular matrix proteins that are associated with various aspects of cancer. Panels or signature sets of proteins useful in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancers as well as monitoring therapeutic progress in a cancer patient are provided herein along with methods for their detection and for their use in targeting imaging and/or therapeutic agents to the tumors via binding to the specified proteins. The proteins were identified using proteomics analyzes of tissue samples taken from cancer patients. In certain aspects the proteins are particularly useful in colon cancer patients. |
| US09526797B2 |
Combination IL-2 immunoconjugate therapy
The present invention provides combinations of (a) an immunoconjugate comprising a first antibody engineered to have reduced effector function and an effector moiety, and (b) a second antibody engineered to have increased effector function, for use in treating a disease in an individual in need thereof. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and methods of using them. |
| US09526786B2 |
Thermostabilization of proteins
Provided are compositions comprising a cocaine esterase (CocE) and a compound that thermostabilizes the CocE. Also provided are methods of thermostabilizing a cocaine esterase. Additionally provided are methods of treating a mammal undergoing a cocaine-induced condition. Methods of determining whether a compound is a thermostabilizing agent for a protein are also provided. Uses of the above-described compositions for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition is additionally provided. Additionally provided is an isolated nucleic acid encoding a CocE polypeptide having the substitutions L169K and G173Q, and the CocE polypeptide encoded by that nucleic acid, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further provided is the use of that composition for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition and for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition. |
| US09526781B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations and the use thereof for the treatment of peanut allergy
The present invention relates to compositions which can be used in immunotherapy and especially to compositions which can be used in immunotherapy for mammals, such as human mammals, suffering from peanut allergy. The present invention further relates to the use of the present compositions for the therapeutic treatment for desentizing the immune system of a mammal suffering from an allergy by immunotherapy and the use of the present compositions in a prophylactic treatment of a mammal with high predisposition to develop a certain allergy. Specifically, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a modified whole peanut extract and pharmaceutically acceptable diluents and/or excipients, wherein said modified whole peanut extract is a reduced and subsequently alkylated whole peanut extract, preferably a whole defatted peanut extract comprising soluble peanut kernel proteins such as Ara h1, Ara h2 and Ara h6. |
| US09526778B2 |
Influenza vaccine, composition, and methods of use
The invention relates to compositions and vaccines that include a mutated Bordetella strain for treating or preventing an influenza infection in a mammal. In addition, the invention further provides methods for protecting a mammal against infection by influenza and/or eliciting an immune response against an influenza virus in a mammal using the composition or vaccine. |
| US09526777B2 |
Methods for the induction of ebola virus-specific immune responses comprising administering a replication-defective chimpanzee adenovirus vector expressing the ebola virus glycoprotein
This invention provides vaccines for inducing an immune response and protection against filovirus infection for use as a preventative vaccine in humans. In particular, the invention provides chimpanzee adenoviral vectors expressing filovirus proteins from different strains of Ebola virus (EBOV) or Marburg virus (MARV). |
| US09526776B2 |
Combination vaccines with serogroup B meningococcus and D/T/P
Serogroup B meningococcus antigens can successfully be combined with diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis toxoids (“DTP”) to provide effective combination vaccines for protecting against multiple pathogens. These combinations are effective with a range of different adjuvants, and with both pediatric-type and booster-type DTP ratios. The adjuvant can improve the immune response which the composition elicits; alternatively, by including an adjuvant it is possible for the compositions to have a relatively lower amount of antigen while nevertheless having immunogenicity which is comparable to unadjuvanted combination vaccines. |
| US09526774B1 |
Methods and compositions for suppressing virulence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
The present invention is directed to methods of suppressing the virulence of one or more virulence antigenic factors of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Aspects of the invention include administering of an expression vector alone or in conjunction with a fusion protein. The expression vector has a transcription unit encoding a fusion protein composed of a virulence antigenic factor of MRSA attached through a linker to the aminoterminal end of the ecd CD40 ligand. The fusion protein is composed of a virulence antigenic factor of MRSA and CD40 ligand and has the ability to generate antibodies which prevents host cell infection by suppressing virulence functions of MRSA. |
| US09526769B2 |
Macrocylic oximyl hepatitis C protease inhibitors
The present invention discloses compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. |
| US09526758B2 |
Administration of angiocidin for arresting the growth of a tumor cell
Methods are presented for the therapeutic administration of angiocidin in the treatment of cancers such as glioma, breast cancer, and leukemia. Methods are also presented for inducing growth arrest and/or apoptosis of tumor cells, as well as inducing differentiation of tumor cells to inhibit tumorigenicity and to confer a non-tumor or healthy phenotype. |
| US09526757B2 |
Peptides that inhibit the interaction between ASF1 and histones, and use thereof
The present invention relates to peptides capable of inhibiting the formation of the complex between the Asf1 histone chaperone and histones H3-H4, and to the use thereof as a drug, particularly for treating cancer. |
| US09526755B2 |
Jucara and Açai fruit-based compositions
The present invention relates to stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions. Specifically, the inventions relates to compositions of Açai fruit and Jucara fruit with high antioxidant capability and cyclooxygenase-inhibitory activity, and their uses. The invention further provides for methods of making stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions from Açai fruit and Jucara fruit. |
| US09526753B2 |
Preparation comprising amino acids and plants and its activity in the alcohol detoxification
The invention relates to a preparation containing several amino acids and plant extracts and its alcohol detoxification activity. The component (a) in the preparation contains a mixture of two or more amino acids or derivatives thereof; the component (b) in the preparation contains a mixture of three or more extracts from plants. There are several plant extracts used in this invention such as the extract of ginseng radix, the extract of ginkgo biloba leaf, the extract of Silibinin, the extract of barbury wolfberry fruit and tea polyphenols. The invention also relates to the biological activities of said preparation, such as the liver protection from chemical injury, the tolerance enhancement of hypoxy and the rapid decrease till elimination of the blood alcohol content. |
| US09526752B1 |
Composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil for topical application, and a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery
A composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil for topical application, and a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery wherein said composition effects increased delivery of cannabidinol to targeted areas in the hypodermis for therapeutic treatment therein whereby inflammation and other symptomology is alleviated and convalescence assisted. |
| US09526751B2 |
Cesium eliminator
A dietary supplement comprising powdered ingredients: zeolite powder: 70%-5%, dehydrated seaweed: 5%-25%, seawater extract: 5%-10% Chlorella: 5%-10% and Spirulina: 5%-10%, methods of making and using the composition. |
| US09526749B2 |
Methods of isolating distinct pancreatic cell types
Methods of isolating distinct specific cell types within mixed populations of cells. Methods of isolating specific cell types among pancreatic cells, particularly from human islets of Langerhans. Markers and combinations thereof for use in methods of isolating insulin producing islet beta cells for treatment of diabetes. |
| US09526748B2 |
Human skin equivalents expressing exogenous polypeptides
The present invention relates generally to compositions for wound closure. More specifically, the present invention provides human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides (e.g., antimicrobial polypeptides and keratinocyte growth factor 2) and compositions and methods for making human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides. In addition, the present invention provides methods for treatment of wounds with human skin equivalents engineered to express exogenous polypeptides. |
| US09526747B2 |
Use of multipotent adult stem cells in treatment of myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure
The invention provides isolated stem cells of non-embryonic origin that can be maintained in culture in the undifferentiated state or differentiated to form cells of multiple tissue types. Also provided are methods of isolation and culture, as well as therapeutic uses for the isolated cells in cardiac indications. |
| US09526746B2 |
Wound healing composition
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for tissue regeneration, particularly for treating skin lesions such as wounds. In one aspect, the invention provides a wound healing composition comprising living cells such as fibroblasts within a support matrix such as fibrin, in which the cells have a wound healing phenotype, and in which the composition is single layered and has been incubated for up to about 8 days to allow development of the wound healing phenotype. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful especially for assisting the process of wound healing, particularly chronic open lesions that are slow to heal or resistant to healing. |
| US09526740B2 |
Prochelators as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents and methods of use
The present disclosure provides methods of treating (including ameliorating and/or preventing) pathogenic infections by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prochelator. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions and a kit comprising the prochelator therein. |
| US09526737B2 |
Oxysterols for activation of hedgehog signaling, osteoinduction, antiadipogenesis, and Wnt signaling
Synthetic oxysterols can be made and can be used for the treatment of bone disorders, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, and neurological disorders. |
| US09526732B2 |
Disubstituted 3,4-diamino-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione compounds for use in the treatment of chemokine-mediated pathologies
Disubstituted 3,4-diamino-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione compounds represented by the general formula (I) are described. Also described, are pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions for the treatment of chemokine-mediated pathologies. |
| US09526730B2 |
Use of a DPP-4 inhibitor in podocytes related disorders and/or nephrotic syndrome
The present invention relates to methods for treating and/or preventing podocytes related disorders and/or nephrotic syndrome comprising the administration of an effective amount of a certain DPP-4 inhibitor, as well as to the use of a certain DPP-4 inhibitor for treating and/or preventing a metabolic disease in a patient with or at risk of podocytes related disorders and/or nephrotic syndrome. |
| US09526729B2 |
Medicament for treating peripheral neuropathies
The invention provides a method for treatment of the diseases in a human by identifying the human as one suffering from a herpes simplex virus (HSV), and then administering to the human the compound anti-HSV agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The diseases include dermatosis and non-dermatosis, wherein the dermatosis include acnes, impetigo, pyoderma gangrenosum, chilblains and psoriasiform, asteatotic dermatitis, ichthyosis, lichen simplex chronicus (Neurodermatitis, Prurigo), seborrhoeic dermatitis, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, epidermal cyst, wound ulcer, discoid lupus erythematosus, vitiligo, Alopecia, diagnostic criteria of some autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus or diabetic skin complications, wherein the non-dermatosis include glomerulonephritis, arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, myelodysplasia, multiple myeloma, demyelinating disease, Parkinson's disease, anemia, cytopenia those among the diagnostic criteria. |
| US09526726B2 |
Aripiprazole formulations having increased injection speeds
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) that are useful for the intramuscular delivery of antipsychotic drugs using rapid injection rates. |
| US09526724B2 |
Controlled release hydrocodone formulations
A solid oral controlled-release dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed, the dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and controlled release material. |
| US09526723B2 |
Treatment with opioid antagonists and mTOR inhibitors
Embodiments of the invention provide methods of treating a disorder or disease characterized by cellular proliferation and migration by co-administering a synergistically effective amount of an mTOR inhibitor and a μ-opioid receptor antagonist. |
| US09526721B2 |
Tetrahydroprotoberbine compounds and uses thereof in the treatment of neurological, psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases
Tetrahydroprotoberbine (THPB) compounds and their use in the treatment of neurological, psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases is provided. The compounds include d-govadine, l-govadine and racemic govadine, as well as d-THPBs of general formula (I). Enantioselective processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), and d- and l-govadine are also provided.(I) |
| US09526720B2 |
Modulators of hepatic lipoprotein metabolism
The present invention relates to compounds that are useful for modulating hepatic cholesterol metabolism in an animal. The invention includes methods of making and using the compounds of the invention. The invention further provides methods of treating, preventing and/or alleviating a cholesterol related disorder, a cardiovascular disease and/or liver disease in an animal, such as a human, comprising administering compounds of the invention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to the animal. |
| US09526713B2 |
Use of dencichine in preparation of drug for treating thrombocytopenia
Disclosed are uses of drugs for treating thrombocytopenia, in particular the use of dencichine in preparation of drugs for treating thrombocytopenia. By adding pharmaceutically acceptable conventional adjuvant material, dencichine can be prepared into an oral preparation or an injection. A pharmacodynamic trial shows that the dencichine can effectively inhibit the thrombocytopenia caused by chemotherapy drugs, and treat thrombocytopenic purpura with obvious curative effect and low toxic side effects. |
| US09526711B2 |
Biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoreceptor
The present invention relates to new biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoceptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof. |
| US09526709B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer
The present invention provides, in part, compositions and methods for treating cancer using a combination of C6-ceramide and other anti-cancer agents. |
| US09526708B2 |
Methods for prostatectomy
A method of reducing nerve damage associated with prostatectomy in a human subject includes the steps of infiltrating a phenylephrine containing solution into the prostate and/or regions adjacent to the prostate and performing a prostatectomy on the human subject. The methods reduce nerve damage often caused by prostatectomy and thereby increase a subject's odds for recovery of full sexual potency as well as complete continence. |
| US09526706B1 |
Method of using dihydro-resveratrol for treating acute pancreatitis and associated pulmonary injury
The present invention relates to a method of using trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxybibenzyl, also known as dihydro-resveratrol for treating acute pancreatitis in a subject in needs thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of using dihydro-resveratrol, its derivatives and/or chemical variants as a remedial agent. The present invention particularly relates to the amelioration of tissue injury for the management of acute pancreatitis associated pulmonary injury of a subject. |
| US09526702B2 |
Vaccine nanotechnology
The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides vaccine nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or B cells, in some embodiments, comprising at least one immunomodulatory agent, and optionally comprising at last one targeting moiety and optionally at least one immunostimulatory agent. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive vaccine nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive vaccine nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention provides methods of prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions comprising administering at least one inventive vaccine nanocarrier to a subject in need thereof. |
| US09526701B2 |
Sustained drug release and improved product stability using non-covalent particle coating methods
The present invention relates to improved methods of making compositions and compositions made by these methods having improved stability and/or extended release of an active agent or drug upon administration. These compositions may generally comprise an active agent or drug non-covalently immobilized or bound to an excipient substrate. The active agent or drug may include a wide variety of drugs. Binding of the active agent or drug to the substrate may be achieved by evaporating a solvent containing the active agent dissolved therein or by triggering co-precipitation by addition of a precipitating solvent. Additional steps of vacuum removal of surrounding atmosphere and replacement with inert gas may provide additional stability. Present methods and compositions also facilitate manufacturing of drug products and may make these processes safer in some cases. The present invention further provides improved methods of treatment or administration, which may take advantage of improvements with present compositions. |
| US09526691B2 |
Leave-in conditioning composition for hair
Present invention relates to a leave-in conditioning composition for hair which provides hair improved combability, manageability, body, elasticity and natural softness. The object of the present invention is an aqueous composition for conditioning human hair comprising at least one lipophilic compound, at least one surfactant as a solubilizer at a concentration in the range of 0.1 to 3% by weight calculated to the total of the composition and a cationic or an amphoteric polymer with a cationic change density of at least 1.0 meq/g with the condition that the composition is substantially free of organic solvent. |
| US09526686B2 |
Compositions for removable gel applications for nails and methods of their use
Novel radiation curable gel-based mammalian nail coating compositions, kits containing these compositions, and methods of their use are disclosed. The novel compositions and/or kits are useful, inter alia, for providing durable, “soak-off” type nail coatings. |
| US09526684B2 |
Isotropic, flowable, skin pH aqueous cleansing compositions comprising N-acyl glycinates as primary surfactants
Disclosed is an aqueous cleansing composition comprising N-acyl glycinates as primary surfactants wherein the said cleansing compositions are isotropic and flowable at skin pH. The aqueous cleansing compositions are isotropic and flowable at temperature 25° C. Also disclosed is the use of these aqueous cleansing compositions in preparing isotropic aqueous personal skin and hair cleansing formulations such as body wash, shower gels, shampoos, and other such products. |
| US09526682B2 |
Fine O/W emulsion
The present invention relates to a composition containing lipophilic phase (A), an emulsifying system (B), and an aqueous phase (C) that is preferably suitable for topical use, in particular cosmetic and/or dermatological use, in the form of a fine oil-in-water emulsion that is rich in oil and can be obtained by phase inversion, and to uses thereof in particular in the cosmetics or dermatological field. |
| US09526680B2 |
Method for searching for malodor control agent, malodor control agent, and malodor control method
Provided are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor by using the response of an olfactory receptor as an indicator; a method for inhibiting malodor based on the antagonism of olfactory receptors; and a malodor inhibitor. Disclosed are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor, the method including: adding a test substance and a malodor-causing substance to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1, measuring the response of the olfactory receptor to the malodor-causing substance, identifying the test substance that suppresses the response of the olfactory receptor on the basis of the measured response, and selecting the identified test substance as a malodor inhibitor; an antagonist to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1; a method for inhibiting malodor using the antagonist. |
| US09526679B2 |
Method and apparatus of manufacturing cosmetic products for regenerating skin cell
A method of manufacturing a cosmetic product for regenerating a skin cell including generating a water into a magnetized hexagonal water through a magnetized hexagonal water generator, separating a body fat stem cell from a body skin through a first extractor to extract a natural protein from a culture medium of a stem cell including the adipose-derived stem cell, extracting at least one skin beneficial ingredient from the culture medium of the stem cell through a second extractor, extracting a plant extract from at least one plant of a pomegranate, red ginseng, liquorice, ginseng seed, milk vetch, poria cocos, scutellaria, portulaca oleracea, pleuropterus multiflorus, angelica, angelica tenuissima, coix, codonopsis, morus alba and cucumber, and mixing the magnetized hexagonal water, natural protein, the at least one skin beneficial ingredient and the at least one plant extract through a mixer to manufacture a cosmetic product for regenerating a skin cell. |
| US09526677B2 |
Dental curing composition
The present invention relates to a dental curing composition to restore a lost portion of a tooth generated due to dental caries, tooth fracturing, etc. The dental curing composition has packability suitable for restoring a posterior tooth; has a paste character of avoiding stickiness to a filling instrument; has excellent shaping properties; has very little paste character over time; and has a low polymerization shrinkage property. The dental curing composition comprises: (a) a matrix resin whose viscosity at 25° C. is 10,000 to 17,000 mPa·s, (b) an organic-inorganic composite filler, (c) an inorganic filler, and (d) a polymeric initiator. |
| US09526675B2 |
Dentinal tubule sealing material
The present invention provides a dentinal tubule sealing material excellent in durability of dentinal tubule sealing performance (acid resistance) and also in storage stability. The present invention relates to a dentinal tubule sealing material including tetracalcium phosphate particles (A), calcium hydrogen phosphate particles (B), calcium carbonate particles (C), and a non-aqueous dispersant (D), the dentinal tubule sealing material including 5 to 75 parts by weight of the tetracalcium phosphate particles (A), 10 to 70 parts by weight of the calcium hydrogen phosphate particles (B), and 2 to 50 parts by weight of the calcium carbonate particles (C) per 100 parts by weight of the total of the tetracalcium phosphate particles (A), the calcium hydrogen phosphate particles (B), and the calcium carbonate particles (C). |
| US09526673B2 |
Blister cards promoting intuitive dosing
A portable blister card including a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The front side includes a face having a width, a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and an outer periphery. In addition, the front side includes a first blister and a second blister extending outwardly at the face and a primary manufacturer indicia area comprising a manufacturer indicator visible on the front side. The first blister contains a first unit dose and the second blister contains a second unit dose, wherein the first and second unit doses are different. The back side includes regulatory information that remains on the back side when each unit dose is removed from each blister through the back side of the card. |
| US09526671B2 |
Hand held exercise and fitness device
The present invention is directed to Hand Held Exercise and Fitness Devices that deals with exercise, fitness and therapeutic massage that may be held in the hand and used for a wide range of wrist, forearm and shoulder manipulation, massage and fitness exercises. The preferred embodiment will be in the shape of an Indian club with a light weight handle and a soft flexible polymer head that can have a variety of materials in the inner cavity. The second embodiment will have the head in the shape of a sledge hammer with a long handle and constructed in a similar fashion as the preferred embodiment. |
| US09526657B2 |
Strap
The present invention provides a strap for securing a garment or article (e.g. swimming goggles) to a wearer's/user's body. The strap comprises a first portion (1) having a tensioner end (2), the tensioner end including and terminating at a tensioner (3). The strap further comprises a second portion (4) comprising a clip end (5), the clip end including and terminating at a clip (6). In use, the second portion passes through the tensioner and the clip is releasably securable onto the second portion. |
| US09526656B2 |
Corneal vitrification, methods and devices to produce corneal vitrification and methods of use thereof
The invention includes: a new composition of matter (a composite comprising a naturally occurring in vivo cornea in an in situ eye together with at least one volume of vitrified non-naturally occurring corneal stromal tissue formed within the naturally occurring corneal stromal tissue) wherein the vitrified tissue is modified in structure and properties from its naturally occurring condition into a non-naturally occurring glass-like condition with modifications including but not limited to increased elastic modulus; methods for producing and using the new composition of matter for modifying corneal structure and properties, including but not limited to corneal optical aberrations; wound closure adhesion and transplant adhesion; and a photo vitrification system for producing the new composition of matter comprising at least one photon source with controllable treatment parameters. A reverse template can be added to corneal vitrification systems to increase vitrification and modifications of structure and properties. |
| US09526653B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatus for delivering nerve stimulation to a patient with physician oversight
The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for delivering one or more thermal waveforms to the vestibular system and/or the nervous system of a patient. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a vestibular stimulation device configured both to generate a prescription for delivering one or more thermal waveforms and to deliver the prescribed thermal waveforms. |
| US09526651B2 |
Lower leg supporter
A lower leg supporter supports a gastrocnemius muscle from upper, lower, left, and right sides without interfering with movement of an Achilles tendon and which can suppress excessive vibration or deformation of such muscle to reduce a wearer's fatigue. The lower leg supporter includes a first anchor section that secures a tubular knitted fabric to a below-knee part, a second anchor section that secures the tubular knitted fabric to an above-ankle part, and an X-shaped gastrocnemius muscle support section located at a joining part of such muscle and an Achilles tendon on the back surface side of the tubular knitted fabric. Two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the first anchor section to support the gastrocnemius muscle. The other two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the second anchor section, and extend to both edges of the Achilles tendon. |
| US09526649B2 |
Method and instrument for treating obesity
A gastroscopic method of treating obesity of a patient using a device adapted to stretch a part of the stomach wall of said patient. The method comprising the steps of: inserting said device into the stomach of said patient through the esophagus, placing said device in contact with the stomach wall and fixating said device to the stomach wall such that said device can stretch a part of said stomach wall. |
| US09526648B2 |
Intragastric device for treating obesity
A gastrointestinal device for treating obesity includes a three-dimensional porous structure configurable between a compressed pre-deployment configuration to facilitate delivery and an expanded post-deployment configuration. The porous structure includes a first opening at its proximal end and a larger second opening at its distal end. The porous structure also includes a sleeve coupled to its distal end. Optionally, the device further includes a suture at the proximal end of the wire mesh structure to facilitate retrieval and an anti-migration component positioned at the junction of the porous structure with the sleeve. The porous structure is deployed in a patient's stomach such that the anti-migration component sits proximal to the patient's pylorus and prevents migration of the entirety of the device into and through the pylorus. The sleeve extends through the pylorus, into the duodenum and ends in the duodenum or jejunum. Food enters the device from the first opening at the proximal end of the porous structure, passes through the porous structure and sleeve, and exits at the distal end of the sleeve. The device treats obesity by providing a relatively immovable volume occupying structure in the stomach and a bypass for food past the pylorus and proximal portion of the small intestine. Optionally, the device further acts to slow the passage of food through the digestive tract. Patients with the device experience satiety more quickly and have a prolonged sensation of satiety. |
| US09526646B2 |
Stent replacement system
A system for delivering and placement of a medical prosthesis into an ostium of a tract system of an organism is described. The system comprises a stent delivery device that includes a delivery catheter having one or more lumens extending between proximal and distal ends. The stent delivery device also includes an inflatable balloon mounted on the distal end of the delivery catheter for expanding and deploying the medical prosthesis placed on the balloon, and a stent deployment site locator configured for locating an exact place for positioning the medical prosthesis. The deployment site locator comprises an expandable flexible structure including a plurality of filament elements interconnected between a locator proximal end and a locator distal end; thereby forming a unitary structure. The filaments can extend from a locator proximal end towards a locator distal end and then return after winding to the proximal end to form a plurality of filament loops. |
| US09526642B2 |
Vascular implants and methods of fabricating the same
The present invention is directed to vascular implants and methods for fabricating the same. The implantable devices include but are not limited to stents, grafts and stent grafts. In many embodiments, the devices include one or more side branch lumens interconnected with the main lumen. |
| US09526641B2 |
Self constraining radially expandable medical devices
The current invention employs tubes that can be constrained and expanded by either axial or torsional strain. By torsionally displacing the tube in a direction counter to the biased helices and angularly displacing the lower angle helix to an angle equal to, but opposite, the starting angle, the tube is expanded diametrically with no significant change in length after expansion of the tube. These tubes find utility in medical and non medical applications. |
| US09526640B2 |
Anti-migration micropatterned stent coating
An endoprosthesis has an expanded state and a contracted state, the endoprosthesis includes a stent having an inner surface defining a lumen, having an outer surface, and defining a plurality of apertures through the outer surface, wherein the apertures are arranged in a micropattern; and a coating (e.g., polymeric coating) attached to the outer surface of the stent. The coating includes a base and a tissue engagement portion including a second surface facing outwardly from the stent, the tissue engagement portion including a structure that defines a plurality of holes extending inwardly from the second surface toward the base. The holes are arranged in a micropattern. When the endoprosthesis is expanded to the expanded state in a lumen defined by a vessel wall, the structure applies a force that may reduce stent migration by creating an interlock between the vessel wall and the endoprosthesis. |
| US09526637B2 |
Wireless endovascular stent-based electrodes
Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a blood vessel of a subject, including a stent (20) configured to be placed in the blood vessel. The stent includes at least first (32), second (34), and third (36) strut portions disposed along the stent. The first and second strut portions are coupled to one another at a first junction (37A) that facilitates bending of the first and second strut portions with respect to one another. The second and third strut portions are coupled to one another at a second junction (37B) that facilitates bending of the second and third strut portions with respect to one another. At least one electrode (22) is disposed on at least an outer surface of the stent. Other applications are also described. |
| US09526635B2 |
Actuated leg orthotics or prosthetics for amputees
A prosthetic or orthotic device can include at least one device portion and a joint portion for providing for the at least one device portion to pivot between flexion and extension movements relative to another adjacent device portion or an adjacent limb segment of a user. In some embodiments, a prosthetic or orthotic device can include a compliant transmission assembly in operational communication with the joint portion. The compliant transmission assembly can include a compliant member and a pivot. The pivot can be interposed between the compliant member and the joint portion. In some embodiments, the compliant member absorbs energy when a torque is applied. |
| US09526634B2 |
Intervertebral disc and insertion methods therefor
A method of inserting an intervertebral disc implant into a disc space includes accessing a spinal segment having a first vertebral body, a second vertebral body and a disc space between the first and second vertebral bodies. The method includes securing a first pin to the first vertebral body and a second pin to the second vertebral body, using the first and second pins for distracting the disc space, and providing an inserter holding the intervertebral disc implant. The method also desirably includes engaging the inserter with the first and second pins, and advancing the inserter toward the disc space for inserting the intervertebral disc implant into the disc space, whereby the first and second pins align and guide the inserter toward the disc space. |
| US09526631B2 |
Holder for a medical implant
A holder for a medical implant having gripping and holding portions. The holding portion includes a base and at least two spaced-apart holding pins. Each pin extends axially between an outer face and free end of the base. At least one receiving opening extends between inner and outer faces of the base and tapers over at least one section. At least one first holding pin comprising a tapered axial section is inserted in the opening. A pressure surface is formed on a pin end on the inner face of the base. The section in which the opening tapers and the tapered pin axial section are such that when the pin is seated in the opening, the pin is transversely pivotable. The pressure element is movable and acts on a pressure surface portion on one side of a central axis of the pin and does not cover the central axis. |
| US09526629B2 |
Spinal implants and related instruments and methods
Apparatus, methods, and systems relating to spinal implants and instruments for installing such implants. In some embodiments, a spinal implant may comprise an opening configured to receive an installation rod for installing the spinal implant within an intervertebral space of a patient. The opening may be positioned within a wall of the spinal implant, and may comprise a peripheral edge defined by the wall of the spinal implant. An installation rod may be provided that may be configured to be positioned within the opening of the spinal implant, and may comprise an engagement section configured to engage a portion of the spinal implant defining the opening at a location spaced apart from the peripheral edge such that the highest forces applied to the spinal implant in coupling the spinal implant with the installation rod during installation are not applied to the portion of the opening defined by the peripheral edge. |
| US09526625B2 |
Expandable intervertebral implant
An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space. |
| US09526620B2 |
Zero profile spinal fusion cage
An interbody fusion cage having upper and lower canals for receiving the heads of bone screws that have been pre-installed in opposing vertebral body endplates. The proximal wall of the cage preferably has a vertical slot that communicates with each canal and is adapted to allow access by a screwdriver and tightening of the screws. |
| US09526619B2 |
Partial joint resurfacing implant, instrumentation, and method
An implant for repairing an articular cartilage defect site including an implant fixation portion with an upper segment and at least one bone interfacing segment and a top articulating portion with an articulating surface and an engagement surface. The upper segment includes a supporting plate with a first locking mechanism segment. The engagement surface includes a second locking mechanism segment. The first locking mechanism segment with at least two channels is structured to couple to the second locking mechanism segment with at least two protrusions. The at least one bone interfacing segment structured for insertion into the articular cartilage defect site. An implant including an implant fixation portion, a top articulating portion, and a locking mechanism with a first locking segment coupled to the upper segment and a second locking segment coupled to the at least one engagement surface and structured to couple to the first locking segment. |
| US09526617B2 |
MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve
The invention relates to a biological or artificial valve prosthesis (4, 5) for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve, in particular a cardiac valve prosthesis or venous valve prosthesis, with a stent (8) or without a stent, with a supporting valve framework, with at least one valve (7) and with at least one conductor loop (2) that forms the inductance of an electrical resonance circuit. In order to provide a simple and inexpensive valve prosthesis that can be viewed in the MR imaging technique and is also easy to implant, the invention proposes that the at least one conductor loop (2) forms the valve framework and/or the valve (7) or supporting areas of the valve framework and/or supporting areas of the valve (7). |
| US09526611B2 |
Apparatus and methods for delivery of transcatheter prosthetic valves
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a catheter assembly and a handle assembly that can be removably coupled to the catheter assembly. A valve holding tube defines a lumen configured to receive a prosthetic mitral valve in a compressed configuration and can be removably coupled to a distal end portion of the handle assembly. The valve holding tube can be received within a hub of the catheter assembly when coupled to the handle assembly. The actuator when actuated is configured to cause the tensioning unit to travel along a traveler strap of the catheter assembly moving the handle assembly distally such that a distal end of an elongate shaft of the handle assembly moves the prosthetic mitral valve distally out of the valve holding tube and out a distal end of the sheath such that the prosthetic mitral valve is free to move to a biased expanded configuration. |
| US09526609B2 |
Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an anchor having an expandable braid. In some embodiments, the expandable braid is fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the expandable braid comprises at least one turn feature. The anchor and the valve preferably are configured for endovascular delivery and deployment. |
| US09526607B2 |
Ciliary implant, ciliary augmentation
A prosthesis for eyelash replacement, restoration, or augmentation includes an implantable base serving a substrate at a ciliary implant site in proximity to a native eyelash line, and a plurality of artificial eyelash hairs secured to the implantable base at intervals along and extending from the implantable base to mimic the look of real human eyelashes. The implantable base may be composed of an absorbable material or a non-reactive, non-absorbable substance and may be curvilinear, rectangular, or round with an annular cross-section in shape. The plurality of artificial eyelash hairs are of a flexible material, preferably composed of a keratin-base or inert fiber, secured, knotted, permanently fixed to the implantable base to mimic native eyelash. A method of eyelash replacement, restoration, or augmentation comprises selecting a ciliary implant site in proximity to a native eyelash line, making an incision corresponding to the ciliary implant site deepened to a plane beneath the orbicularis muscle, and implanting at the ciliary implant site an orientated prosthesis implant base having, or adapted to securely receive, a plurality of artificial eyelash hairs, the prosthesis being oriented to replace, restore, or augment eyelashes. The incision is then closed. |
| US09526603B2 |
Reversible stiffening of light weight mesh
An implant and a process for preparing such an implant are disclosed. The implant includes a mesh including a biodegradable polymeric coating having glass transition temperature of about 26° C. to about 36° C. The polymeric coating includes a first polymeric component including a lactone and a second polymeric component including a polyether. The first polymeric component is present in an amount from about 90% to about 99% of the polymeric coating and the second polymeric component is present in an amount from about 1% to about 10% of the polymeric coating. |
| US09526599B2 |
Occlusal wear evaluation apparatus and occlusal wear evaluation method
An occlusal wear evaluation apparatus capable of quantitatively evaluating an occlusal wear of a used denture reads three dimensional data of the denture before use and three dimensional data of the denture after use. The apparatus calculates a difference in a set value of an articulator allowing a maxillary dental arch and a mandibular dental arch of the denture to occlude between the denture before use and the denture after use, by way of simulating movements of a jaw in the articulator with the three dimensional data of the denture before use and the three dimensional data of the denture after use, and indicates the calculated difference. |
| US09526597B2 |
Mouthpiece for brushing teeth
The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece body (10) having portions (12, 14) configured to receive the user's upper and lower sets of teeth when it is inserted into the user's mouth. Mounted in the receiving portions are teeth-cleaning assemblies (16) which include bristles for cleaning of the teeth and a system for moving the bristles against the teeth to scrub and clean the teeth. Control elements (22) for the cleaning assemblies are actuated by a selected interior portion or element of the user's mouth, such as the tongue, cheek, lips or jaw. |
| US09526596B1 |
Driver for dental implements
Embodiments shown and described include drivers (11, 50) for power-driving an otherwise manual dental implement (12, 33, 46, 48, 38, 44) of the type including an implement handle attached to a dental hygienic head. One of the drivers (11) comprises a socket (26) defining an entrance (29) for detachably receiving an implement handle within the socket. The socket includes an elongate elastic constrictor (34, 41) positioned to surround the implement handle when the latter is inserted into the socket for holding the dental implement. A motor-powered device (16) connected to the socket is arranged for power-driving the dental implement to facilitate oral hygiene. |
| US09526594B2 |
Dental post and method for its fabrication
A dental post consisting of fiber-reinforced material with substantially uniformly directed fibers and mountable in a tooth root canal for fixing a dental prosthetic structure on a tooth stump and a method for its fabrication.For improving the light conduction properties within the post, at least a fraction of said fibers are adapted for light conduction within said post and said post comprises a tapered portion extending towards its second end, wherein at least a fraction of said light conducting fibers extend from the first end of said post to the circumferential surface of said tapered portion.An advantageous fabrication method of the dental post comprises forming of a composite structure of uniform cross-section with substantially uniformly directed light conducting fibers in a pultrusion process and shaping of at least a portion of the circumferential surface of said composite structure in order to provide a tapered portion extending towards the second end of said composite structure. |
| US09526591B2 |
Procedure and device for enabling a dental element to be applied to a dental arch
A process of applying at least one dental element to a patient's arch employs a device having a support tray shaped to fit to at least a portion of a patient's dental arch. A formed, liquid-soluble material (such as a thin starch layer formed from a starch sheet) is supported by the support tray and holds at least one dental element in a location for allowing an exposed surface of the at least one dental element to be applied to a patient's dental arch. Afterwards, the support tray is removed from the liquid-soluble material and the liquid-soluble is removed by dissolving it in a liquid, such as water. |
| US09526586B2 |
Software tools platform for medical environments
Various embodiments provide a medical software tools platform that utilizes a surgical display to provide access to medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon and their surgical team, with a surgery. For various embodiments, the medical software tools platform and its associated medical software tools are presented on a surgical display (e.g., being utilized in an operating room) over an image stream provided by a surgical camera (e.g., in use in the operating room). Various medical software tools can provide features and functions that can facilitate integration of equipment in an operating room or add medical context awareness to anatomic structures presented in the image stream from the surgical camera. |
| US09526581B2 |
Automated system and method for harvesting or implanting follicular units
Automated systems and methods for operating a procedure tool to perform a procedure (for example, hair transplantation) on a body are provided. One or more mechanisms are configured to produce a combination movement of the procedure tool in response to control signals. A force sensor monitors resistance as the tool moves and transmits information from the force sensor to a computer. Movement of the procedure tool is controlled at least in part based on information from the force sensor. |
| US09526580B2 |
Sterile surgical tray
A sterile surgical tray includes structure for receiving a plurality of surgical instruments. The sterile surgical tray also may include electrical input and output connectors attached to tray. |
| US09526579B2 |
Combination diffused and focused fiber optic for diagnosis and treatment of diseased cells
A method of treating diseased cells including the steps of instilling an optical imaging agent to a tissue of a patient, accessing the tissue with a device comprising a fiber tip, emitting a first light from the fiber tip and photodynamically diagnosing abnormal cells, and emitting a second light from the fiber tip to treat the abnormal cells. The first light can be a first power blue light and the second light can be a second power blue light, where the first power blue light can be a lower power than the second power blue light. |
| US09526572B2 |
Method and device for treatment of hypertension and other maladies
Systems and methods for treating hypertension and other maladies are implemented using an implant device that is configured with one or more coils of ribbon which form ring-like structures when deployed in a patient's vasculature and are interconnected via respective extension arms formed from at least one helical winding. In an illustrative example, the catheter is positioned in the patient's aorta near the right angle junction with renal vasculature so that the axis of the catheter is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the vasculature. Through operation of an implant device delivery system having a pigtail distal end the ribbon emerges from the catheter tip and coils into the ring-like structures which deploy into the renal vasculature so that the longitudinal axes of the device and vasculature are substantially co-linear. |
| US09526566B1 |
Electrosurgical devices with phase change materials
Electrosurgical devices are disclosed herein in which one or more electrodes are separated from adjacent portions of the device by a phase change material. The phase change material can be a solid at room temperature that melts at operating temperatures, forming intimate contact at the interface between the electrode and the adjacent portion of the device to produce low thermal resistance. The phase change material can have a high dielectric strength which electrically isolates the electrode from adjacent portions of the device while simultaneously providing low thermal resistance. Above a predetermined threshold temperature, the phase change material can change into a molten state and wet the joint surfaces to create a thin, low thermal resistance interface. The phase change material can be thixotropic and can be relatively viscous when in liquid form such that the material does not flow or otherwise migrate from the interface during operation. |