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US09540904B2	Combination burst-disc subassembly for horizontal and vertical well completions A combination profile and burst-disc subassembly is provided for use in directional, horizontal or deviated or vertical wells during snubbing, bridge plug retrieval or zone separation operations in combination with packers and/or completion strings; the sub provides an plug for non-vertical situations which can be opened without wireline, while providing a landing for a wireline plug which may be required for vertical well sections during related operations.
US09540900B2	Multi-layered temperature responsive pressure isolation device A sealing element comprises two distinct materials of different melting points. An outer shell material has a higher melting point than an inner core material. The core material can be a relatively low melting point metal, plastic or polymer. The seal is positioned in the wellbore and, in response to heating to a selected temperature, such as a bottom hole static temperature, the core material melts or softens. Upon melting or softening of the inner material, the outer shell's elastic modulus decreases, allowing longitudinal compression and radial expansion of the sealing element. The inner material can also thermally expand and thereby assist or cause radial expansion of the outer shell. The sealing element can provide a metal-to-metal seal with a casing or tubing. The cross-sectional shape of the outer shell can take various shapes to promote controlled compression, expansion and sealing.
US09540899B1	Downhole seal apparatus and method thereof A method of forming a downhole seal between inner and outer tubulars. The method including bonding a sealing element to an insert with a bond that bonds at temperatures less than a first temperature and increasingly breaks down at temperatures higher than the first temperature. Defeating the bond between the sealing element and the insert at a second temperature higher than the first temperature; and, subsequently forming a seal between the inner and outer tubulars with the sealing element. Also included is a downhole sealing apparatus.
US09540898B2	Annular drilling device An annular drilling device is provided that employs an active or passive, stationary sealing element. The sealing element is made of a low-friction material that contacts the drill pipe and creates a seal.
US09540897B2	Overshot assembly and systems and methods of using same An overshot assembly for operative coupling to a wireline and a head assembly within a drilling system. The overshot assembly has at least one latch member that securely engages the inner surface of the head assembly without the use of a spearhead.
US09540896B2	Frangible core barrel A coring assembly comprises an outer barrel coupled to a coring bit. An inner barrel is disposed within the outer barrel. An inner sleeve is disposed within the inner barrel and includes at least one frangible region that allows the inner sleeve to break so that coring operations can continue after the occurrence of a core jam.
US09540894B2	Tubing hanger running tool with integrated landing features A system, in certain embodiments, includes a tubing hanger running tool (THRT) configured to position a tubing hanger within a wellhead. The THRT includes an integrated pressure equalization system including a tube having a first end in fluid communication with an annulus of the wellhead, and a second end in fluid communication with a control line. The integrated pressure equalization system also includes a piston disposed within the tube. The piston is configured to move within the tube to balance a pressure differential between a first fluid within the annulus and a second fluid within the control line.
US09540893B2	Cable duct device in a swelling packer A cable duct device in a swellable packer, in which the swellable packer is provided with at least one opening therethrough which is adapted to constitute a duct for a cable.
US09540892B2	Setting tool for expandable liner hanger and associated methods A setting tool for an expandable liner hanger. A method includes the steps of: releasably securing the setting tool to the hanger, the setting tool including an expansion cone for displacing through the hanger; and conveying the setting tool and hanger into the well on a generally tubular work string while no portion of the hanger extends longitudinally between the expansion cone and the work string. A setting tool includes an expansion cone, which is displaceable through the liner hanger to expand the hanger; at least one piston positioned on one side of the expansion cone; and an anchoring device for releasably securing the setting tool to the liner hanger, the anchoring device being positioned on an opposite side of the expansion cone. The expansion cone is pressure balanced between its two sides when the expansion cone is displaced through the liner hanger.
US09540888B2	Wear bushing for locking to a wellhead A wear bushing (10) and a running tool (32) are provided for a subsea wellhead assembly including a wellhead housing and a casing hanger. The wear bushing is landed on the casing hanger, and a connector (16) axially connects the wear bushing and the wellhead housing. The running tool is actuated to connect the wear bushing, such that at least a portion of the connector is received within a corresponding recess in an interior wall of the wellhead housing. A bushing/casing hanger latch (18) axially connects the wear bushing and the casing hanger.
US09540886B2	Thick pointed superhard material In one aspect of the invention, a high impact resistant tool includes a superhard material bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at a non-planar interface. The superhard material has a substantially pointed geometry with a sharp apex having a radius of curvature of 0.050 to 0.125 inches. The superhard material also has a thickness of 0.100 to 0.500 inches thickness from the apex to a central region of the cemented metal carbide substrate.
US09540884B2	Drill bit with continuously sharp edge cutting elements A method of producing a drill bit, such as for drilling a well into an earth formation, includes forming a bit body having a plurality of blades. Each of the plurality of blades includes a forward facing face with respect to a direction of rotation of the bit. The forward facing face includes individual cutter pockets at least partially recessed into the forward facing face. The method also includes securing a cutting element at least partially within each of the individual cutter pockets. Each cutting element has an abrasion resistance. Each of the plurality of blades is formed of a blade material having an abrasion resistance that is less than the abrasion resistance of the cutting element.
US09540882B2	System and method of configuring drilling tools utilizing a critical depth of cut control curve According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of determining a critical depth of cut of a drill bit comprises selecting a radial swath associated with an area of a bit face of a drill bit. The method further comprises identifying a plurality of cutting elements disposed on the bit face that each include at least a portion located within the radial swath. The method also comprises identifying a depth of cut controller (DOCC) disposed on the bit face and configured to control a depth of cut of the portions of the plurality of cutting elements located within the radial swath. The method additionally comprises calculating a critical depth of cut associated with the radial swath and DOCC based on a depth of cut associated with each portion of the plurality of cutting elements located within the radial swath and controlled by the DOCC.
US09540878B2	Method and apparatus for inspecting and tallying pipe A method and apparatus for inspecting and tallying pipe in a well completion system. In one embodiment, at least one sensor determines the length of a pipe and/or at least one thread protector sensor determines whether the thread protectors are removed from both ends of the pipe. The sensors may be located in a mast assembly, a pipe arm, a walkway adjacent said pipe arm used to urge pipe towards the pipe arm, or various other places as desired. A moveable control van with a control system receives signals from the sensors. The control van comprises a system which also keeps a tally of the total amount of pipe currently in the wellbore. In one embodiment, memory chips may be used on the pipe to store a history of the pipe. The sensors then communicate this information back to the control system.
US09540874B2	Covering for architectural opening including cell structures biased to open A covering for an architectural opening including a support tube and a panel operably connected to the support tube and configured to be wound around the support tube. The panel includes a support sheet and at least one cell operably connected to the support sheet. The at least one cell includes a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet and a cell support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position with respect to the support tube.
US09540871B2	Motorized gearbox assembly with through-channel design An apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a motor and a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to apply torque to a tilt rod of a window blind. The gearbox is configured to enable the tilt rod to pass completely through the gearbox. In certain embodiments, the gearbox includes a shaft configured to apply torque to the tilt rod. This shaft may extend from a first end of the gearbox to a second end of the gearbox and may include a through-channel to enable the tilt rod to pass completely therethrough. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
US09540870B2	Window screen with blind function There is provided a window screen configured in such a manner that first and second screens are wound around a winding shaft together with a number of dimming slats attached therebetween in which bottom bars of lower ends of both screens come into stable contact with a lower frame of a screen frame. The first and second screens and the slats attached therebetween at regular intervals so as to be freely tiltable are wound around the winding shaft, both side ends of the first screen engage guide rails so as to be freely slidable, and bottom bars guided individually by side frames are attached to lower ends of both screens. Both screens are set so that either one of the bottom bars at the lower ends thereof comes into contact with the lower frame of the screen frame in an arbitrary inclined orientation that the above-described slats may have in a state in which both screens are extended in the screen frame in a tensed manner.
US09540868B2	Magnetically attractive shade A shade includes a main unit and a plurality of magnetic members. The main unit includes a shade cloth member and a plurality of transverse bars. The shade cloth member is provided with a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion and divided into a first shading portion and a second shading portion. The second shading portion is divided into a plurality of movable shading pieces each provided with a plurality of transverse mounting sleeves. The transverse bars are mounted in the second tubular portion and the mounting sleeves. The magnetic members are mounted in the transverse bars. Thus, the second shading portion can regulate the incident sunlight passing through the shade cloth member by expanding, partially folding or fully folding each of the movable shading pieces to adjust the shading effect of the shade cloth member.
US09540867B2	Safety gate A safety gate has a frame with top and bottom assemblies spaced apart in a vertical direction and with opposed side assemblies spaced apart in a horizontal direction in a deployed configuration. A length of the top and bottom assemblies is extendable and retractable to adjust a width of the frame between the opposed side assemblies. A flexible barrier is connected to and supported by the frame. A one-way jack mechanism is carried on each of the top and bottom assemblies. The length of the top and bottom assemblies can be extended without actuating the jack mechanisms to adjust the frame to a desired width to loosely fit a space between two surfaces. The one-way jack mechanisms, when actuated, incrementally further extend the length of the top and bottom assemblies such that the frame interferingly fits between the two surfaces under compression.
US09540866B2	Security window applied to single window A security window applied to a single window is applied to a previously installed single window so as to block an open space of the window and prevent entry by strangers and a person inside from having a falling accident. The security window can be separated from within a room as necessary, and thus movement of an object or emergency escape is facilitated. Meanwhile, the security window cannot be separated from outside the room, and thus intrusion by persons with malicious intent can be prevented from the onset.
US09540864B2	Method and apparatus for changing spacers A method and apparatus for the, preferably automated, changing of spacers in a plant having at least one applicator head for applying spacers to panel-shaped workpieces, in particular glass panes. Spacers from at least two sources are fed to the applicator head in an offset manner with respect to one another. A first spacer from a first source is separated. The resulting end of the first spacer and a start of the second spacer, which comes from a second source, are moved into a mutually assigned position by a changing device. Then, the end of the first spacer is connected to the start of the second spacer. A resulting connection of the first spacer with the second spacer runs through the plant until the connection has passed the applicator head. Thereafter, the second spacer is separated in a region between the connection and the applicator head.
US09540855B2	Biaxial hinge and electronic device using the same A biaxial hinge which allows a first casing having a keyboard and a second casing having a display to open and close 360 degrees relative to each other. The biaxial hinge ensures that the keyboard, rubber feet, and other parts can sink relative to the first casing. The biaxial hinge includes a biaxial hinge portion and an actuating mechanism. The biaxial hinge portion includes a rotation controlling unit. The actuating mechanism includes a fixed cam part, a slide cam part facing the fixed cam part, and a link part.
US09540850B2	Vehicle door handle device A vehicle door handle device, which is mounted on a side of a vehicle door facing a passenger compartment, includes: a door lock knob provided on a base member such that the door lock knob is pivotable between a locking position for placing the door in a locked state and an unlocking position for placing the door in an unlocked position; and a stopper provided on the base member between the locking position and the unlocking position for limiting pivoting movement of the door lock knob. The stopper has an elastic section, and the door lock knob has a locking surface section for abutting against the elastic section of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the locking position and an unlocking surface section for abutting against the elastic section of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the unlocking position.
US09540844B2	Lock re-pinning assembly A lock re-pinning assembly including two or more housings and a mounting block. Each housing is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder shells. Each of the housings includes a cylindrical chamber and a channel. The chamber is configured to receive the body of the corresponding shell, and the channel is configured to receive the tower of the corresponding shell. The mounting block includes a mounting block having two or more sections. Each section is configured for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of lock cylinder plugs. Each section includes a cavity configured to receive an end of at least one of the housings, and a cylindrical follower bar having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the corresponding plug. Each of the housings is releasably engageable with the mounting block at each of the plurality of sections.
US09540839B1	Adjustable universal post cap An adjustable pole cap that includes a peripheral rim that defines an adjustable opening that may be adjusted to receive different sized pole tops, and blanks for forming such caps.
US09540836B2	Apparatus and method for evacuating contaminants and water vapor from an area above a swimming pool with integral deck drain An apparatus captures and evacuates air from an area above a body of liquid, particularly a swimming pool. The apparatus exhausts the contaminants and water vapor to an area outside of an enclosure housing the swimming pool. A perimeter deck drain assembly extends around the pool and is connected to at least one conduit for collecting and draining deck water, at least one tray for directing the water in the conduit to a drain, a grating system for receiving water from the pool deck, at least one exhaust conduit, and at least one exhaust apparatus for directing the contaminants and water vapor to a desired area. The evacuation apparatus may be in the form of a bench positioned on a floor or deck surrounding a pool. The invention also provides an associated method for evacuating contaminants.
US09540832B2	Circular motion theater An entertainment structure and apparatus principally comprising a 360-degree 2D and/or 3D cinematic theater. Seating for audience members is arrangeable on a circular motion base platform. A compound curved screen may lower from above to surround the theater upon a circular motion base platform, providing seamless media. A 2D/3D projection system is oriented within the structure to provide 2D/3D images on the screen through projection overlap for edge blending. A control system is used to rotate, pitch and roll the motion base platform. The control system can be synchronized with the media presentation. The structure includes a number of variations such as a variety of seating orientations, a stationary screen, a variety of screen configurations, and modular tracking seating.
US09540831B2	Seating system A seating system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of seating risers configured to telescope relative to one another. Further, at least one of the plurality of seating risers is a powered seating riser configured to deploy and retract the plurality of seating risers. The powered seating riser includes a belt drive system. Additionally, the plurality of seating risers are adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position.
US09540828B2	Methods, apparatus and kits for measuring and cutting irregular shaped items A method for measuring and cutting a tile. The method including: laying tiles other than the tile to be cut to define a space corresponding to the tile to be cut; arranging a plurality of pieces in the space to cover at least a portion of a surface area of the space, the plurality of pieces sticking together to form a tile blank; removing the tile blank from the space; and transferring dimensions of the tile blank to an uncut tile. Also provided is a kit for measuring a tile. The kit including a plurality of flat pieces, the plurality of flat pieces being formed in at least one of a plurality of different shapes and a plurality of different sizes, the plurality of flat pieces being capable of sticking to each other.
US09540824B1	Retractable stairs and cord assembly A ladder assembly is described. The ladder assembly includes a frame, a door, a ladder and a cord manipulation assembly. The frame at least partially surrounds a first opening. The door is movably connected to the frame. The door is configured to cover at least a portion of the first opening of the frame, the door defines a second opening. The ladder is connected to at least one of the frame and the door. The ladder has a first side rail, a second side rail spaced a distance apart laterally from the first side rail, and a plurality of rungs extending between the first and second side rails. The ladder is configured to be at least partially positioned within the first opening of the frame. The cord manipulation assembly is positioned between a pair of adjacently disposed rungs of the ladder. The cord manipulation assembly has a power source connector, a reel adapted to support a cord, a motor operatively connected to the reel and the power source connector, and a remote control transceiver assembly operatively connected to the motor and the power source connector.
US09540822B2	Composite nanoparticles for roofing granules, roofing shingles containing such granules, and process for producing same Roofing granules are prepared by coating granule cores with a coating material including composite nanoparticles and curing the coating layer to dissolve the aggregate binder and disperse the nanoparticles in the coating.
US09540812B2	Bracing device A bracing device has a supporting module and a restraining module mounted around the supporting module to provide a restraining-supporting effect to the supporting module. The supporting module has at least one supporting element. The at least one supporting element is elongated and has an axial segment and two connecting heads. The connecting heads are respectively formed on two connecting ends of the axial segment. The restraining module has at least one restraining board and at least one viewing hole. The at least one restraining board has a restraining frame and a filling member mounted in the restraining frame. The at least one viewing hole is formed through the restraining module and aligns with the axial segment of the at least one supporting element.
US09540810B2	Pregelatinized starch with mid-range viscosity, and product, slurry and methods related thereto Disclosed are product (e.g., panels), slurry, and methods relating to a pregelatinized starch having a mid-range viscosity (i.e., from about 20 centipoise to about 700 centipoise), and an extruded pregelatinized starch.
US09540807B2	Structure vibration control device A structure vibration control device includes a hydraulic damper having damping force characteristics that vary in response to a magnitude of an earthquake and having characteristics that are maintained for a long period of time regardless of an environmental temperature change. The hydraulic damper includes a preload chamber into which a high-pressure gas is charged in series with a hydraulic chamber. The preload chamber absorbs a volume change of the hydraulic chamber caused by the environmental temperature change and a piston rod and balances a bias force of a spring within the hydraulic chamber and of the preload chamber. Piston valves have high damping force characteristics against a weak earthquake and low damping force characteristics against a strong earthquake. The piston valves may include an orifice beside a check valve function, by which the high damping force characteristics lie within a range of 150 to 800 kN/(m/sec).
US09540804B1	Cladding attachment system Cladding attachment system is disclosed having a base and an attachment member. The base has an engaging wall extending from a back plate. A base gusset plate extends between the engaging wall and the back plate. The engaging wall has a plurality of base teeth. The back plate is configured to attach to a support wall. The attachment member has a receiving wall extending from a mounting plate. The receiving wall has a receiving channel configured to receive the engaging wall. The receiving wall has two interior walls and a gusset channel. Each interior wall comprises one or more receiving teeth extending into the receiving opening to engage one or more of the base teeth to releasably join the attachment member to the base. The mounting plate comprises a surface for supporting cladding.
US09540801B2	Multi-piece truss plate for use in joining two structural members A first structural member and a second structural member meet at a joint of a truss triangular unit. A bridge plate includes a central portion that spans across the joint. The bridge plate includes a first peripheral portion extending from the central portion in a direction of the first structural member and a second peripheral portion extending from the central portion in a direction of the second structural member. Each peripheral portion includes a slot and a first opening. A stirrup plate is provided for each peripheral portion. Each stirrup plate includes an interlocking mounting flange having an extending tab member received by the slot and a second opening aligned with the first opening. A mounting device extends through the aligned first and second openings to secure the stirrup plate and bridge plate to the underlying structural member.
US09540800B2	Set of profile sections for the construction of walls, panels and angle sections in thermoplastic Set of profile sections for the construction of walls, panels and angle sections in thermoplastic, which is a set of components in the form of a profile section, extruded from PVC-type semi-rigid or similar material, and each component has a male and a female recess along the generatrix of the profile section, and these are joined to form assemblies that constitute articles for industrial use, such as walls, cladding for existing walls, roofing, panels, doors, windows, enclosures, balconies, partitions, bus stops, telephone kiosks, bath panels, screens, etc.
US09540798B2	Drain lock for a flush valve reservoir An improved flush system as described herein may comprise a reservoir with a drain opening for egress of liquids disposed in the reservoir into a surrounding toilet tank. A lock mechanism is slidably received by the reservoir so that the lock mechanism is translatable between one or more fixed positions on the reservoir. In turn, translating the lock mechanism into the reservoir at increasing depths causes a size of the drain opening to be reduced and therefore adjusted.
US09540793B2	Work machine control system, work machine, and work machine control method A work machine control method of controlling a work machine including a work unit with a working tool, the work machine control method includes: detecting a position of the work unit; obtaining the position of the work unit based on the detected position information item and generating a first target excavation ground shape information item as an information item of an intersection portion of at least one target construction face indicating a target shape with respect to a first cut face which intersects a work unit operation plane as an operation plane for the work unit and is parallel to a vertical direction; and controlling a velocity in a direction in which the work unit approaches an excavation target so that the velocity becomes equal to or less than a limitation velocity based on the first target excavation ground shape information item.
US09540784B2	Berm and method of construction thereof A system for reinforcing and facing a wall comprises a plurality of facing baskets and corresponding substantially horizontal reinforcing members, arranged in a plurality of layers. An impermeable membrane is positioned to uninterruptedly span two or more layers. At each of one or more layers, a portion of the impermeable membrane is positioned around the outer end of the corresponding reinforcing member.
US09540781B2	Standing shovel A tool adapted to collect, lift, and move material has a lifting structure attached to a collection element and at least one handle attached to the lifting structure. The lifting structure may have two or three segments. Each segment may have rails spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other with at least one cross member disposed there-between. The segments are oriented relative to one another to reduce the amount of bending required to lift material in the collection element. Adjacent segments in the lifting structure may be pivotally attached to each other. This tool can be free standing when used as a dustpan.
US09540776B2	Pollutant sequestering paving system In one aspect, a paving system for sequestering pollutants comprises one or more layers, at least one of said layers comprising a sequestering agent, and a fluid flow restrictor. In another aspect, a method of applying a sequestering agent to a paving system comprises obtaining a sequestering agent medium; and applying the sequestering agent medium to a paving system. In another aspect, the paving system comprises a piping layer for draining fluid from the paving system.
US09540773B1	Rail rolling apparatus and method of use A rail rolling apparatus and method of use, the apparatus having a back end portion with one or more apertures, a middle portion, and one or more hooks which are capable of substantially receiving the base of a railroad rail. The apertures are sized to receive one or more backhoe bucket teeth. When positioned with the railroad rail and the backhoe bucket, the method of use allows the backhoe bucket to repair or fix rolled over rail and bent rail, and further allows for positioning or lining of track via various movements of the bucket or backhoe arm.
US09540772B2	Value document and method for checking the presence of the same The invention concerns a value document comprising particulate agglomerates respectively containing at least two different homogeneous phases, wherein the first homogeneous phase is based on a luminescent substance emitting at a certain emission wavelength and the second homogeneous phase is based on a non-luminescent substance detectable by a spectroscopic method, and wherein upon an evaluation of measurement values that are obtainable by a location-specific measurement, carried out at different locations of the value document, of the luminescence intensity at the certain emission wavelength and the intensity of the measurement signal of the spectroscopic method, there is a statistical correlation between the luminescence intensity at the certain emission wavelength and the intensity of the measurement signal of the certain spectroscopic method.
US09540766B2	Composite reinforcer Composite reinforcer (R-2) that is self-adhesive, by curing, to a diene rubber matrix, which can be used as reinforcing element for a pneumatic tire, comprising: one or more reinforcing thread(s) (20), for example a carbon steel cord; a first layer (21) of a thermoplastic polymer, the glass transition temperature of which is positive, for example a polyamide, covering said thread, individually each thread or collectively several threads; a second layer (22) of a composition comprising a poly(p-phenylene ether) (“PPE”) and a functionalized diene elastomer bearing functional groups selected from epoxide, carboxyl, acid anhydride and acid ester groups, in particular an epoxidized SBR, covering the first layer (21). Process for manufacturing such a composite reinforcer and rubber article or semi-finished product, especially a pneumatic tire, incorporating such a composite reinforcer.
US09540765B2	Mixtures of reactive dyes and their use in a method of di- or trichromatic dyeing or printing A dye mixture, comprising at least one blue dyeing dye of the formula (1), wherein Q1 represents a bivalent radical of formula (4a), (4b) or (4c), wherein X1 denotes chlorine or fluorine, R1 is hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or sulfo, Y1 is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a leaving group removable under alkaline conditions, R3 is hydrogen or C1-C8alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, sulfo, sulfato, cyano, carboxy, C1-C4alkoxy or phenyl, r and s are each independently of the other the number 0 or 1, and t is the number 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of r, s and t is 2 or 3 and at least one yellow or red dyeing reactive dye is suitable especially for the dichromatic or trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials and yield dyeings or prints having good reproducibility and good all-round fastness properties.
US09540761B2	Biservice iron The present invention of a biservice iron relates to an iron, especially an iron of which the steam brush and the base of the metal soleplate are disassembled. The present invention of a biservice iron includes a steam brush set, a base set and a thermoregulator knob. The thermoregulatory knob includes an external knob rotatably disposed on the housing of the steam brush set and an inner knob rotatably disposed on the housing of the base set. The inner knob is connected to the level lever of the thermoregulator on the housing of the base set. The external knob is inserted.
US09540756B2	Laundry treating appliance and method of filling a laundry treating appliance with liquid A laundry treating appliance having a tub, a drum located within the tub and at least partially defining a treating chamber in which laundry may be received for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a liquid supply system for introducing liquid thereto and a method for filling the laundry treating appliance including supplying liquid, determining a load inertia value and stopping the supply of liquid based thereon.
US09540754B2	Laundry treating appliance with integrated dynamic balancer A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with a cylindrical wall about a longitudinal axis, and a metal cover at one end thereof, the metal cover having an annular groove formed by a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, a third wall extending between the first and second walls, and a fourth wall extending from the second wall. A metal adjoining piece having a first adjoining wall is coupled with the third wall and a second adjoining wall is coupled with the fourth wall, wherein a hollow annular raceway is defined by the second wall, the third wall, the first adjoining wall, and the second adjoining wall. A sound dampener is disposed adjacent at least one of the walls.
US09540753B1	Wash-assisting brush device and method of use thereof A wash-assisting brush device including a first wash-assisting body having a curved outer surface and a second wash-assisting body having a curved outer surface, the second wash-assisting body coupled to the first wash-assisting body. The first and second wash-assisting bodies together define an internal washing cavity sized and shaped to hold an article of clothing. The wash-assisting brush device also includes a plurality of bristles projecting outwardly from the outer surface of the first and second wash-assisting bodies.
US09540751B2	Sewing machine with a threading and air supply selecting device A sewing machine with a threading and air supply selecting device includes a base with a main shaft for driving at least one thread wiper, and a guiding pipe is provided on the thread wiper. On the base is further disposed an air supply device driven by a drive force source. Between the air supply source and he guiding pipe is disposed a pipe-moving device for moving the connecting pipe to the guiding pipe. A swing arm of a connecting rod assembly serves to control ON and Off of the air supply source. A directional positioning device is used to stop the main shaft from rotation, when the air supply source is working.
US09540750B2	Wiring harness protection material and wiring harness It is aimed to provide a wiring harness protection material utilized as a wiring harness protection member and having protection performance in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and a wiring harness. A wiring harness 1 is formed by molding wiring harness protection materials 1 using a thermally moldable nonwoven fabric containing polyethylene terephthalate fibers having a weight-average molecular weight in a range of 10000 to 200000 into a wiring harness protection member 2 having a predetermined shape and covering a wire bundle 4 with the wiring harness protection member 2.
US09540748B2	Method and apparatus for separating sewing threads and carbon fibers A method and an apparatus for separating sewing threads from pieces of carbon fiber mats or bundles of carbon fibers using rollers covered with card clothing. The mat pieces or fiber agglomerates are broken up and separated using the different mechanical properties of the fibers.
US09540743B2	Amorphous silicon crystallizing method, crystallized silicon film forming method, semiconductor device manufacturing method and film forming apparatus There is provided a method of crystallizing amorphous silicones, which includes: forming a stacked structure of a second amorphous silicon film followed by a first amorphous silicon film on an underlay film, the second amorphous silicon film having a faster crystal growth rate than the first amorphous silicon film; and performing a crystallization treatment on the stacked structure to crystallize silicones contained in at least the second amorphous silicon film.
US09540734B2	Conductive compositions comprising metal carboxylates A conductive composition that comprises a branched metal carboxylate and one or more solvents. The solvents may be an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent. In embodiments, the branched metal carboxylate is a silver carboxylate. The conductive composition may be used in forming conductive features on a substrate, including by inkjet printing, screen printing or offset printing.
US09540732B2	Plasma processing equipment and gas distribution apparatus thereof A gas distribution apparatus for a plasma processing equipment is provided. The gas distribution apparatus includes a support plate (3) and a showerhead electrode (5) that are secured together parallelly to define a chamber for gas distribution. A first gas distribution plate (4) is arranged in the chamber horizontally. On an upper surface of the gas distribution plate (4), at least one circumferential gas-flow groove (41) around its axis and a plurality of radial gas-flow grooves (42) communicating with the at least one circumferential gas-flow groove (41) is arranged. A plurality of axial viahole (43) are formed in the at least one circumferential gas-flow groove (41) and the plurality of radial gas-flow grooves (42). The gas distribution apparatus can achieve a uniform gas distribution in the plasma processing equipment.
US09540731B2	Reconfigurable multi-zone gas delivery hardware for substrate processing showerheads Reconfigurable showerheads used in process chambers for substrate processing are provided herein. In some embodiments, a reconfigurable showerhead may include a body having one or more plenums disposed therein; and one or more inserts configured to be disposed within the one or more plenums, wherein the one or more inserts divide the reconfigurable showerhead into a plurality of zones. In some embodiments, a substrate processing system may include a process chamber having a reconfigurable showerhead coupled to a gas supply for providing one or more process gases to the process chamber, the reconfigurable showerhead including a body having one or more plenums disposed therein and one or more inserts configured to be disposed within the one or more plenums, wherein the one or more inserts divide the reconfigurable showerhead into a plurality of zones.
US09540718B2	High-strength steel wire material exhibiting excellent cold-drawing properties, and high-strength steel wire A technique with which air blast cooling can be used to produce a high-strength steel wire material that achieves uniform high strength and high ductility, even when cold drawn; a high-strength steel wire produced from this high-strength steel wire material; and a zinc-plated high-strength steel wire. This high-strength steel wire material includes 0.80-1.3% of C, 0.1-1.5% of Si, 0.1-1.5% of Mn, more than 0% but not more than 0.03% of P, more than 0% but not more than 0.03% of S, 0.0005-0.01% of B, 0.01-0.10% of Al, and 0.001-0.006% of N, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities. The area ratio of pearlite in the structure of the high-strength steel wire material is at least 90%. The average grain size number (Pave) of pearlite nodules and the standard deviation (Pσ) thereof respectively satisfy formula (1), namely 7.0≦Pave≦10.0, and formula (2), namely Pσ≦0.6.
US09540716B2	Composite powder of carbide/blending metal A composite powder is provided. The composite powder comprises 80-97 wt % of carbide and 3-20 wt % of blending metal powder comprising cobalt and a first metal powder, wherein the first metal powder is formed of one of aluminum, titanium, iron, nickel, or a combination thereof, and the amount of cobalt is 90-99% of total blending metal powder.
US09540713B2	Pipe provided with corrosion prevention layer on the outside surface Disclosed is a pipe made of an iron-base material, having a corrosion prevention layer formed on the surface thereof. The corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Alternatively, the corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn—Mg sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass, Mg in a content of more than 0.01% by mass and less than 5% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Preferably, the sprayed coating of the corrosion prevention layer includes at least any one of Ti, Co, Ni and P, and the content of each of these elements is more than 0.001% by mass and less than 3% by mass.
US09540707B2	Iron and molybdenum containing agglomerates Iron and molybdenum containing agglomerates and a process for producing the agglomerates are disclosed. A green agglomerate is produced from mixing an iron containing powder, a molybdenum oxide powder, and a carbonaceous powder. The green agglomerates can be reduced at a temperature in the range of 400-1500° C.
US09540705B2	Method of manufacturing a bearing ring The present invention resides in a method of manufacturing a bearing ring (101) for a rolling element bearing, wherein the bearing ring comprises a bearing race (102) made of a bearing grade steel and an overmolded part (106) that is preferably made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum or a thermoplastic material such as polyamide. According to the invention, the method comprises a step of hardening at least a raceway surface (103) of the bearing race prior to a step of joining the overmolded part (106) to the bearing race (102) in a molding process. In a further development, the method comprises a step of temperature control, to ensure that the temperature of the raceway surface (103) is kept below a predetermined value during the molding process.
US09540697B2	Prostate cancer markers The invention relates to the identification and selection of novel genomic regions (biomarker) and the identification and selection of novel genomic region combinations which are hypermethylated in subjects with prostate cancer compared to subjects without prostate cancer. Nucleic acids which selectively hybridize to the genomic regions and products thereof are also encompassed within the scope of the invention as are compositions and kits containing said nucleic acids and nucleic acids for use in diagnosing prostate cancer. Further encompassed by the invention is the use of nucleic acids which selectively hybridize to one of the genomic regions or products thereof to monitor disease regression in a patient and the efficacy of therapeutic regimens.
US09540696B2	PCA3 genes The present invention relates, in general, to a prostate-specific antigen, PCA3. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules coding for the PCA3 protein; purified PCA3 proteins and polypeptides; recombinant nucleic acid molecules; cells containing the recombinant nucleic acid molecules; antibodies having binding affinity specifically to PCA3 proteins and polypeptides; hybridomas containing the antibodies; nucleic acid probes for the detection of nucleic acids encoding PCA3 proteins; a method of detecting nucleic acids encoding PCA3 proteins or polypeptides in a sample; kits containing nucleic acid probes or antibodies; bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess, or prognose a mammal afflicted with prostate cancer; therapeutic uses; and methods of preventing prostate cancer in an animal.
US09540692B2	MiRNAs as novel therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers for parkinsons disease The disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions including an oligonucleotide that down-regulates the over-expression of at least one miRNA of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283. The oligonucleotide may be complementary to the nucleotide sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283, or hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleotide sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283. Further provided are methods of diagnosing Parkinson's Disease (PD) in a subject. The methods may include detecting the level of expression of at least one miRNA of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283 in a biological sample from the subject, and comparing the level of expression in the sample to the level of expression in a reference. Further provided are methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of PD. Kits are also provided.
US09540687B2	DNA fragment detection method, DNA fragment detection kit and the use thereof The disclosure claims a cleaved Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) detection method, a DNA fragment detection kit and use thereof. Wherein, the method includes the steps of: designing primers according to a test site or a test region of the DNA fragment; cyclizing the DNA fragment to obtain acyclized DNA; implementing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification for the cyclized DNA by using the primers; and detecting the PCR amplification product. In the disclosure, by cyclizing the DNA fragment, the amplification can be implemented even if only one PCR primer can match with a template, thus, the adaption range and effective template amount of the primer amplification can be greatly increased, and the detection sensitivity of the DNA fragment can be greatly improved.
US09540673B2	Methods for producing recombinant glycoproteins with modified glycosylation Genetically engineered host animal cells capable of producing glycoproteins having modified glycosylation patterns, e.g., defucosylation and/or monoglycosylation. Such host animal cells can be engineered to express fucosidase, endoglycosidase or both.
US09540671B2	Capping prone RNA polymerase enzymes and their applications The invention provides a chimeric enzyme comprising at least one catalytic domain of a RNA triphosphatase, at least one catalytic domain of a guanylyltransferase, at least one catalytic domain of a N7-guanine methyltransferase, and at least one catalytic domain of a DNA-dependant RNA polymerase. The invention also provides pharmaceutical composition comprising said chimeric enzyme and uses of said chimeric enzyme.
US09540665B2	Process for producing ethanol from textile cotton A recycled textile cotton used for producing ethanol by the execution of a process that includes a step of pretreatment of textile cotton by pulping in an extruder, which may or may not involve a grinding step prior to pulping in the extruder, a step of enzymatic hydrolysis, a step of filtration(s), and a step of fermentation.
US09540661B2	Method for the complete anaerobic digestion of polymer mixtures The present invention relates to a process for complete anaerobic digestion of polymer mixtures of the composition: a) 25 to 95% by weight of a polyhydroxyalkanoate selected from the group consisting of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) and b) 5 to 75% by weight of an aliphatic polyester comprising: i) 65 to 100 mol %, based on components i to ii, of succinic acid or of a succinic acid derivative; ii) 0 to 35 mol %, based on components i to ii, of an aliphatic C5-C36-dicarboxylic acid, of a corresponding acid derivative or of a mixture; iii) 98 to 100 mol %, based on components i to ii, of a C2-C8-alkylenediol or C2-C6-oxyalkylenediol; iv) 0 to 2% by weight, based on the polymer obtainable from components i to iii, of at least one polyfunctional compound comprising at least two isocyanate, isocyanurate, oxazoline or epoxide groups or at least three alcohol or carboxylic acid groups.
US09540658B2	Adenovirus vector This invention relates to an adenovirus vector having excellent gene transfection activity on specific cell lines, particularly on hematopoietic cells. This adenovirus vector derives from the adenovirus type 35 genome by at least partial or total deletion of the E1 region therefrom. The adenovirus vector according to this invention has excellent gene transfection activity on specific cell lines, particularly on hematopoietic cells, ES cells, pluripotent stem cells, blood stem cells, and tissue stem cells.
US09540657B2	Expression of secreted and cell-surface polypeptides Some embodiments herein provide compositions and methods for expressing secreted and cell-surface-bound polypeptides in a single cell. In some embodiments, secreted and cell-surface polypeptide are produced from a single polynucleotide. The polynucleotide can comprise a sequence (or sequence encoding a polypeptide) that mediates separation of a membrane anchor from the polypeptide. In some embodiments, a desired ratio of secreted to surface-bound polypeptide is obtained by selecting a sequence that mediates a desired level of separation of the membrane anchor from the polypeptide.
US09540656B2	Stacked herbicide tolerance event 8291.45.36.2, related transgenic soybean lines, and detection thereof This invention relates to soybean event pDAB8291.45.36.2, which includes a novel expression cassette comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding, and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to detection methods, including endpoint TaqMan PCR assays, for the detection of Event pDAB8291.45.36.2 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided.
US09540653B2	Light-inducible promoter and gene expression system containing same The present invention relates to a light-inducible promoter and a gene expression system containing the same, and provides: a light-inducible promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 12; and a method for producing heterologous proteins using the same. Since the light-inducible promoter of the present invention induces the expression of a gene by the irradiation of light and regulates an expression amount of the gene according to an intensity of light, it is possible to conveniently regulate the expression of the gene without straining the growth or metabolic process of an organism. In addition, the present invention can be applied to various types of organisms, and thus has a wide range of application.
US09540652B2	Metabolic engineering of the shikimate pathway The present disclosure relates to engineered microorganisms that produce amino acids and amino acid intermediates. In particular, the disclosure relates to recombinant nucleic acids encoding operons that increase production of aromatic amino acids and the aromatic amino acid intermediate shikimate; microorganisms with increased production of aromatic amino acids and the aromatic amino acid intermediate shikimate; and methods related to the production of aromatic amino acids, the aromatic amino acid intermediate shikimate, and commodity chemicals derived therefrom.
US09540648B2	Therapeutic use of activators of zinc finger protein GL13 The present invention relates to the therapeutic use of activators of the zinc finger protein GLI3 in diseases that are associated with reduced Hedgehog signaling in hepatocytes, in particular Polycystic ovary syndrome, Steatosis hepatis, Steatohepatitis and/or Adipositas. The invention further relates to methods of treating an individual with said activator, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said activator and the use of said activator as food supplement.
US09540643B2	Organic compositions to treat HSF1-related diseases The present disclosure relates to methods of treating heat shock factor 1 (HSF1)-related diseases such as cancer and viral diseases, using a therapeutically effective amount of a RNAi agent to HSF.
US09540640B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting hypdxia induced damage Provided are compositions and methods for inhibiting hypoxia-induced damage. The compositions and methods involve the use of one or more agents that can inhibit one or any combination of the genes BCL2L14, BLOC1S2, C20RF42, CPT1A, FBP1, GCNT3, RHOB, SCIN, TACR1 and TNFAIP6. Polynucleotide and non-polynucleotide agents which can be used for inhibiting one or more of the genes are included. The method involves introducing one or more gene inhibiting agents to a cell, tissue, organ, or individual such that formation of hypoxia related damage is inhibited. Kits which contain the agents and printed information about using them for inhibiting hypoxia induced damage are also included.
US09540633B2	High expression cereal phytase gene The present invention provides mutant cereal plants and mature grain thereof, characterised by enhanced levels of the enzyme phytase in the grain, and methods for inducing, detecting and selecting the mutant cereal plants. The invention further relates to animal feed comprising said grain having enhanced amounts of phytase.
US09540627B2	Methods and compositions for isolating, identifying and characterizing monocot plastidic accase herbicide tolerant mutations using a model system The present invention relates compositions and methods for identifying, isolating, and characterizing herbicide tolerant mutations in monocot plastidic acetyl-CoA carboxylases using a model system.
US09540626B2	Regulator of complement activation and uses thereof A potent complement regulator is disclosed. The complement regulator comprises a complement regulatory region connected by a flexible linker to a multifunctional binding region that enables binding to C3b activation/inactivation products and/or oxidation end products, as well as to polyanionic surface markers on host cells. An embodiment of the invention utilizes factor H SCRs 1-4 as the complement regulatory region and factor H SCRs 19 and 20 as the multifunctional binding region, linked together by a poly-Gly linker at least 12 residues in length. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the complement regulator and methods of using the complement regulator are also disclosed.
US09540625B2	Human carbonic anhydrase II with increased physical stability An isolated polypeptide having carbonic anhydrase activity, the sequence of which corresponds to modified human carbonic anhydrase II is described. The isolated polypeptide comprises the mutations A23C, S99C, L202C, C205S and V241C and the polypeptide has increased physical stability compared to wild type carbonic anhydrase II. Further, the polypeptide comprises disulfide bridges between C23 and C202 and/or between C99 and C241.
US09540622B2	Engineered biocatalysts useful for carbapenem synthesis The present disclosure provides engineered pNB esterase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of the carbapenem antibiotic, imipenem. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered pNB esterases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered pNB esterases, and methods of using the engineered pNB esterases in the production of imipenem.
US09540620B2	Methods and compositions for modulating G-alpha-Q signaling The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating G-alpha-q activity and methods of screening of test substances for the ability to modulate G-alpha-q activity.
US09540618B2	Methods for generating stably linked complexes composed of homodimers, homotetramers or dimers of dimers and uses The present invention concerns methods and compositions for stably tethered structures of defined compositions, which may have multiple functionalities and/or binding specificities. Particular embodiments concern homodimers comprising monomers that contain a dimerization and docking domain attached to a precursor. The precursors may be virtually any molecule or structure, such as antibodies, antibody fragments, antibody analogs or mimetics, aptamers, binding peptides, fragments of binding proteins, known ligands for proteins or other molecules, enzymes, detectable labels or tags, therapeutic agents, toxins, pharmaceuticals, cytokines, interleukins, interferons, radioisotopes, proteins, peptides, peptide mimetics, polynucleotides, RNAi, oligosaccharides, natural or synthetic polymeric substances, nanoparticles, quantum dots, organic or inorganic compounds, etc. Other embodiments concern tetramers comprising a first and second homodimer, which may be identical or different. The disclosed methods and compositions provide a facile and general way to obtain homodimers, homotetramers and heterotetramers of virtually any functionality and/or binding specificity.
US09540614B2	Method for generating cancer stem cells from immortalized cell lines A method is described for generating a novel cancer stem cell line that possesses characteristics associated with stem cells, by co-culturing a human immortalized cell line and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and the novel cancer stem cell line established thereby. This method is able to readily generate cancer stem cells that are low in the level of structural chromosomal aberrations and are excellent in oncogenicity, and is effectively applicable to the development of anti-cancer drugs and personalized drugs.
US09540613B2	Methods for producing insulin-secreting beta cells from human pluripotent stem cells A method of culturing human pluripotent stem cells to produce pancreatic lineage, the method comprising the steps of (a) culturing the stem cells in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of FGF, Activin A, and BMP; (b) culturing the cells from step (a) in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of insulin, transferrin, and selenium (ITS), and FGF; (c) culturing the cells from step (b) in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of insulin, transferrin, and selenium (ITS), and Noggin-Nicotinamide-Retinoic acid; and (d) culturing the cells from step (c) in the presence of a serum free chemically defined medium (ITSFINE and Noggin) comprising an effective amount of ITS, FGF7, islet neogenesis associated peptide (INGAP), nicotinamide, and Exendin-4, wherein pancreatic lineage cells are produced, wherein the pancreatic lineage cells are insulin+ cells.
US09540604B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring autotroph cultivation A method includes identifying a chlorophyll concentration/optical density (CCpOD) value using a chlorophyll concentration measurement of an autotroph culture and an optical density measurement of the autotroph culture. The method also includes identifying a change in the autotroph culture using the CCpOD value. The change in the autotroph culture can be identified by determining whether the CCpOD value falls outside upper and lower control limits. The upper and lower control limits can be identified using a specified number of previously-determined CCpOD values, which can be calculated when the autotroph culture is in a known healthy state. Multiple CCpOD values can be calculated, and an alarm can be generated if a specified number of the CCpOD values (such as one or more) fall outside the upper and lower control limits.
US09540603B2	Apparatus and process for stabilizing a liquid, in particular beer An apparatus for stabilizing liquid includes first and second filters, intermediate storage that stores a regenerable stabilizing agent, an inlet line supplying unstabilized liquid and connected to both filters and to the intermediate storage, and a switchable interconnection configured for, immediately after regeneration and cleaning of the first or second filter, selectively causing the one of the first filter unit and the second filter unit to be upstream of an other of the first filter unit and the second filter unit. The first filter unit and the second filter unit are configured to run in different operational phases that are offset in time from one another.
US09540600B2	Laundry detergent composition comprising a particle having hueing agent and clay A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety and optionally an alkyl and/or aryl moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; (b) clay; and (c) another detergent ingredient.
US09540592B2	Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine, a soil release polymer, and a carboxymethylcellulose The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine, a soil release polymer, and a carboxymethylceullulose, which is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
US09540591B2	Detergent composition The invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition that is formulated to provide effective cleaning at low temperatures.
US09540589B2	Fragrance composition A fragrance composition is described which comprises: at least two different fragrance accords wherein at least 30 wt % of each fragrance accord comprises the key contributor(s) of said fragrance accord and wherein the average of the odor detection thresholds of said key contributor(s) for each fragrance accord is within the same order of magnitude as the average of the odor detection thresholds of the key contributor(s) for said other fragrance accord(s); and wherein the base note(s) of each fragrance accord comprises less than 15% of the notes of said accord. Methods of manufacture thereof together with methods of attenuating fragrance habituation are also described.
US09540585B2	Lubricating composition containing an antiwear agent The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an antiwear agent and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in a mechanical device such as an internal combustion engine, or a driveline device.
US09540583B2	Additives for fuels and oils comprising Functionalised diblock copolmers Concentrates containing specific functionalized diblock copolymers serve as effective additives for improving the cold flow behavior of fuels and oils, the copolymers being derived from a terminally-unsaturated intermediate polymer obtained via a metallocene process involving hydrogen.
US09540576B2	Hydrohalogenation of vinyl terminated polymers and their functionalized derivatives for fouling mitigation in hydrocarbon refining processes A compound useful for reducing fouling in a hydrocarbon refining process is provided. A method for preparing the compound includes hydrohalogenating a polymer having a vinyl chain end to obtain a halogen-containing terminal group, and reacting the terminal group with a polyamine. Methods of using the compound and compositions thereof are also provided.
US09540575B2	Method for dewaxing mineral oil compositions The present invention relates to a lubricant composition for a process for reducing the paraffin content of mineral oil compositions, by providing a mineral oil composition with a dewaxing aid, cooling to form a paraffin precipitate and at least partly removing the paraffin precipitate formed. The dewaxing aid used is a copolymer mixture comprising at least three copolymers, the copolymers differing in the composition of the repeat units.
US09540564B2	Quantum rod and method of fabricating the same The present invention provides a quantum rod including a core including zinc compound; and a shell covering the core and including ZnS. The quantum rod emits the short wavelength light.
US09540563B2	Coated phosphor and method for producing coated phosphor A coated phosphor includes a sulfide phosphor coated with silicon dioxide film. The silicon dioxide film includes a metal oxide powder. The metal oxide powder includes a zinc oxide powder such that less than 20 parts by mass of the zinc oxide powder relative to 100 parts by mass of the sulfide phosphor is blended therein.
US09540558B2	Extended operation engine coolant composition The invention relates to an engine coolant composition, and a method of increasing the operational life of a coolant composition in an engine, wherein an isononanoic acid is incorporated into the generally glycol based coolant fluid in place of nitrous acid or its salt to reduce pitting corrosion on iron containing surfaces, and one or more hydroxybenzoic acids are incorporated.
US09540552B2	Applicator with hydrophobic coating transferable to contacting surface A coating composition for imparting a hydrophobic film on a target surface is provided that, includes an oil of a silicone oil or a fluoropolymer oil or a combination thereof, a resin, and a dry lubricant. A solvent is present to form a solution of the oil and resin. A coating is imparted to an applicator that in turn can transfer the coating as a hydrophobic film. The coating composition is stable and able to impart hydrophobic film even after storage for several weeks at elevated temperature. The coating composition does so through the exclusion of synthetic waxes especially including silicone waxes. A kit is also provided that includes a wiper blade having the above coating composition applied along with instructions for the securement of the wiper blade to a vehicle to impart the hydrophobic film to a vehicle windshield contacted by the wiper blade.
US09540550B2	Adhesive composition and adhesive tape The present invention provides a thermally conductive adhesive composition, based on the total weight of the composition, comprising: (a) 5-70% by weight of an epoxy component; (b) 5-60% by weight of thermally conductive material; (c) 0.001-10% by weight of a photoinitiator; (d) 0-40% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer; (e) 0-50% by weight of a hydroxyl-functional component; and (f) 0-50% by weight of a halogen-free flame retardant. The present invention further provides a thermally conductive adhesive tape comprising the adhesive composition.
US09540548B1	Adhesive compositions and related methods Adhesive compositions and patches, and associated systems, kits, and methods, are generally described. Certain of the adhesive compositions and patches can be used to treat tissues (e.g., in hemostatic or other tissue treatment applications), according to certain embodiments.
US09540547B2	Composition for forming adhesive layer of dicing film, and dicing film There are provided a composition for forming an adhesive layer of a dicing film including: a silicon compound oil including at least one reactive functional group; an adhesive binder; and a photoinitiator, wherein a weight ratio of the silicon compound oil including at least one reactive functional group to the adhesive binder is 0.01% to 4.5%, a dicing film including an adhesive layer including the composition, a dicing die bonding film including the dicing film, and a method for dicing a semiconductor wafer using the dicing die bonding film.
US09540542B2	Cycloaliphatic resin, method for obtaining the same and its application in a high resistance coating There is provided a cycloaliphatic resin, from which it is possible to formulate anticorrosive coatings, using the cycloaliphatic resin alone or as hybrid with epoxy cycloaliphatic resins or hydroxy-functionalized resins; both mixed with amino or aminosilane hardeners. The obtained coatings have superior physical properties of weatherability, gloss retention, toughness and impact resistance.
US09540539B2	Primer composition, method of forming a primer layer on a semiconductor device, and method of encapsulating a semiconductor device A primer composition is provided. The primer composition includes at least one bi- or multi-functional benzoxazine compound; and at least one compound including a functional group having affinity for a metallic surface, and a cross-linkable group. A method of forming a primer layer on a semiconductor device, and a method of encapsulating a semiconductor device are also provided.
US09540537B2	Coating composition for forming gas barrier layer, gas barrier film, and method for producing gas barrier film Provided are a coating composition for forming a gas barrier layer as configured such that a specific compound having two or more 5-membered cyclic carbonate groups and a compound having two or more amino groups are reactable at an equivalent ratio of functional groups of 0.8 to 1.25 to form the gas barrier layer with a polyhydroxyurethane resin as a principal component; a gas barrier film formed of a single layer or multiple layers, at least one of the layer or layers that forms or form the film is a layer that exhibits gas barrier properties, and the layer is formed of a polyhydroxyurethane resin having a specific chemical structure; and a production method of a film having gas barrier properties. Owing to the use of the specific polyhydroxyurethane resin, the coating composition, gas barrier film and production method readily enable to reduce moisture-dependent variations in gas barrier properties, to avoid the production of noxious fumes upon incineration disposal, to provide excellent processability, and to lower the pollutant load on the environment.
US09540534B2	Sealant and method of preparing the same Embodiments of the present invention provide a frame sealant and a method of preparing the same. The frame sealant includes 60-70 wt % of a low-viscous epoxy-acrylic photocurable resin, 1-5 wt % of an epoxy resin, 0.5-1 wt % of a photoinitiator, 5-10 wt % of a thermocuring agent, 1-2 wt % of a coupling agent, 5-10 wt % of organic powders, 5-10 wt % of inorganic powders, and 1-5 wt % of porous glass microspheres treated with a safe gas. The method includes: mixing the components of the frame sealant to produce a mixture; compounding the mixture; and debubbling the compounded mixture.
US09540526B2	Gas barrier film and method for manufacturing gas barrier film A method for providing a gas barrier film with ample gas barrier properties even in a high temperature, which is maintained when the film is bent. The gas barrier film also has excellent resistance to cracking. A gas barrier film, and a method for manufacturing the same is also disclosed.
US09540524B2	Production of dispersions containing carbon nanotubes Process for the preparation of stable suspensions and dispersions of carbon nanotubes, and dispersions prepared by the process.
US09540523B1	Apparatus for analyzing quantum dot security inks A security ink is provided which includes a liquid medium having a plurality of quantum dots disposed therein. Upon excitation with a suitable light source, the ink exhibits a quantum yield greater than 30%, and a photoluminescence which has a lifetime of more than 40 nanoseconds and which varies by at least 5% across the emission spectrum of the quantum dots. Also disclosed are apparatuses for using the same for anti-counterfeit or authentication purposes, which uniquely identifying the presence of photoluminescent materials by spectrally resolving their photoluminescence lifetime.
US09540522B2	Antifouling layer for compressor blades The present invention relates to a composition for producing a coating having antifouling properties on a component of a turbomachine. The composition comprises a binder comprising at least one silicon-organic constituent, ceramic particles and a solvent, the ceramic particles comprising at least silicon dioxide and the silicon-organic constituent comprising at least alkoxysilane. In addition, the present invention relates to a process for producing a coating using such a composition and also a correspondingly produced coating and a component provided therewith.
US09540518B2	Apparatus and process for airheater without quench in carbon black production In the production of carbon black by the furnace process, fuel and heated combustion air or oxygen enriched air from the combustion air heat exchanger, are fired into the reactor, resulting in a hot flame. Carbonaceous feed stock, injected into this hot flame containing considerable excess oxygen, is pyrolized. The effluent from the reactor reaction zone is quickly cooled, typically by water quench, to prevent secondary reactions that decrease the quality and yield of carbon black. In the present invention, water quench is eliminated and the effluent from the reaction zone passes directly into the metallic combustion airheater, quickly cooling it to stop pyrolysis and heating the combustion air to typically 950 C. The combustion air heater is smaller due to high heat flux per unit volume. Further cooling of the effluent to the carbon black collector, is achieved by series of heat exchangers and trimming water quench.
US09540516B2	Use of quantum dots in pigment dispersion liquid, pigment dispersion liquid and process for producing the same The invention relates to use of quantum dots in a pigment dispersion liquid. The invention also relates to a pigment dispersion liquid, which comprises a pigment, quantum dots, a dispersion agent, a dispersing resin and a solvent. The invention also relates to the process for producing the pigment dispersion liquid. The use of quantum dots provided by the invention broadens the application field of the quantum dots and develops the use thereof in the field of liquid crystal display. The pigment dispersion liquid having quantum dots added therein provided by the invention has a significantly improved stability of dispersion. Furthermore, the quantum dots and the organic pigment can interact with each other by adjusting the composition, the size or the like of the quantum dots, so that the properties of the pigment are improved and the contrast thereof is increased.
US09540509B2	Impregnated reinforcing fiber yarn and its use in producing composite materials A pre-impregnated yarn including a bundle of reinforcing fiber filaments having a bundle interior and a bundle outer side, a first resin composition, and a second resin composition. The first resin composition includes at least one urethane resin, H1, produced from a reaction of a bifunctional aromatic epoxy compound based on bisphenol A, an aromatic polyisocyanate, and a polyalkylene glycol; an oxyalkylated bisphenol A resin, H2; and aromatic polyhydroxy ether P1. The filaments are impregnated with and at least partially connected via the first resin composition. The first resin composition is present in a concentration of 0.1 to 4 wt % relative to a total weight of the pre-impregnated yarn. The second resin composition is on the bundle outer side in the form of particles or drops adhering to the filaments, and is in a concentration of 0.5 to 14 wt % relative to the total weight of the pre-impregnated yarn.
US09540502B2	Uses of biobased styrene Disclosed herein various uses of styrene monomers derived from biobased material and containing modern carbon atoms, including in copolymers, in rubber compositions, in tire components, and to balance the viscoelastic properties of a rubber composition containing the styrene monomer.
US09540493B2	Surface modification method and surface-modified elastic body The present invention aims to provide a method for surface-modifying a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, which is capable of cost-effectively imparting a variety of functions, such as sliding properties and biocompatibility, according to the applications. The present invention relates to a surface modification method for surface-modifying an object of a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, the method including: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points A on a surface of the object; step 2 of radically polymerizing a non-functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points A, to grow non-functional polymer chains; step 3 of forming polymerization initiation points B on the surface of the object where the non-functional polymer chains are formed; and step 4 of radically polymerizing a functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points B, to grow functional polymer chains.
US09540492B2	Thermoplastic film A film is provided, including 10 to 20 weight percent of a thermoplastic elastomer, preferably a chlorinated polyethylene, 10 to 20 weight percent of a thermoplastic that is a chlorine-based plastic, less than 15 weight percent of a modifier that imparts predetermined mechanical properties to the film, and 20 weight percent or less of a nondiffusing plasticizer, less than 40 wt % of a filler and 20 wt % or less of a flame-inhibiting material.
US09540490B2	Curable composition, curing product, and method for using curable composition The present invention is: a curable composition comprising a component (A) and a component (B) in a mass ratio (component (A):component (B)) of 100:0.3 to 100:90, the component (A) being a silane compound polymer that is represented by a formula (a-1), wherein R1 is a group selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z is a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, m is a positive integer, and n and o are independently 0 or a positive integer, provided that a plurality of R1 are either identical or different, and a plurality of Z are either identical or different, and the component (B) being a silane coupling agent that comprises an isocyanurate skeleton in its molecule. (R1SiO3/2)m(R1SiZO2/2)n(R1SiZ2O1/2)o (a-1)
US09540489B2	Blocky cationic organopolysiloxane Disclosed herein are inventive blocky cationic organopolysiloxanes and consumer product compositions comprising such organopolysiloxanes. Such compositions can deposit effectively onto target substrates to deliver consumer-desired benefits such as conditioning, anti-wrinkle, softness, and anti-static.
US09540488B1	Siloxane resin composition, and photoelectric device employing the same A siloxane resin and photoelectric device employing the same are provided. The siloxane resin composition includes (a) 45-87 parts by weight of a first siloxane compound represented by Formula (I), wherein each R1 is independently C1-3 alkyl group, and n is an integer from 2 to 15; (b) 5-35 parts by weight of a second siloxane compound represented by Formula (II), wherein each R2 and R3 are independently C1-3 alkyl group; each R4 is independently C1-3 alkyl group, or epoxy group; x≧1, y≧2, and x/y is from about 0.1 to 3; and (c) 2-20 parts by weight of a third siloxane compound represented by Formula (III), wherein each R5 is independently C1-3 alkyl group, and the sum of the first siloxane compound, the second siloxane compound, and the third siloxane compound is 100 parts by weight
US09540487B2	Polyimide composite material and film thereof A polyamic acid solution includes a polyamic acid, a solvent (C) in which the polyamic acid (PAA1) is dissolved, and a substance (M) that can release at least one metal selected from groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table as a metal ion, or a substance (m) that contains the substance (M). A polyimide composite is produced from the polyamic acid solution. The polyimide composite can provide a greatly improved glass transition temperature without impairing the intrinsic physical properties of the polyimide.
US09540484B2	Bisphenol-A free polyether resins based on phenol stearic acid and coating compositions formed therefrom Coating compositions can be prepared from a polyether resin, wherein the smallest difunctional hydroxyl phenyl segment used to form the polyether resin has a molecular weight greater than about 500, and wherein the smallest difunctional hydroxyl phenyl segment used to form the polyether resin does not comprise two or more non-impaired hydroxyl groups attached to two or more different five-membered or six-membered carbon atom rings in a segment having a molecular weight less than about 500. The polyether resin can be prepared by reacting a dihydroxyl compound and/or a diamine compound with a phenol stearic acid compound to produce a diphenol, and reacting the diphenol with a diglycidyl ether compound to form the polyether resin.
US09540479B2	Polyurethane nanocomposites Polyurethane nanocomposites are provided which include a polyurethane and surface modified silica nanoparticles covalently bound into the polyurethane. High loadings in excess of 30% may be achieved. In some embodiments, the silica nanoparticles are covalently bound to the polyurethane polymer through a linkage derived from a surface-modifying compound comprising a silane functional group and a polyol segment. In some embodiments the polyurethane nanocomposite may be provided as a tape or film. In addition, precursors for a polyurethane nanocomposites are provided comprising: a first polyol and surface modified silica nanoparticles dispersed within the first polyol. In some embodiments, the silica nanoparticles are surface-modified by reaction with a surface-modifying compound comprising a silane functional group and a polyol segment derived from a second polyol, which may be the same or different from the first polyol.
US09540478B2	Biodegradable polyurethane and polyurethane ureas This invention relates to biocompatible, biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurethane/ureas comprising isocyanate, polyol and a conventional chain extender and/or a chain extender having a hydrolysable linking group and their use in tissue engineering and repair applications, particularly as stents and stent coating.
US09540476B2	Aromatic resins for underlayers Polymeric reaction products of certain aromatic alcohols with certain aromatic aldehydes are useful as underlayers in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
US09540472B2	Modified conjugated diene polymer and method for preparing the same Disclosed are a modified conjugated diene polymer and a method for preparing the same. The modified conjugated diene polymer and the method for preparing the same advantageously provide superior compatibility with an inorganic filler, heat generation, tensile strength and abrasion resistance, low fuel consumption and excellent resistance on wet roads.
US09540471B2	Nitric oxide-releasing diazeniumdiolated polyvinylpyrrolidone-based polymers, and compositions, medical devices, and uses thereof Disclosed is a nitric oxide-releasing polyvinylpyrrolidone-based polymer derived from N-vinylpyrrolidone monomer and at least one nitric oxide releasing N2O2− group, in which the N2O2− group is attached to a 2 pyrrolidinone group or a group derived therefrom in the N-vinylpyrrolidone monomer, and the polymer is optionally in combination with a substrate. The NO-releasing polymer can be part of a medical device or pharmaceutical composition and is useful for treating a biological disorder, such as healing a wound, restenosis, and/or promoting angiogenesis.
US09540463B2	Method for producing polydienes and polydiene copolymers with reduced cold flow A method for preparing a coupled polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing monomer to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with an imide compound containing an oxiranyl group.
US09540461B2	Fluorinated unsaturated compound and polymers obtainable therefrom A compound of formula CF2═CFCF2OSF5 and polymers comprising recurring units deriving from CF2═CFCF2OSF5 are disclosed as well as processes for their preparation.
US09540460B2	Preparation of polyolefin Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are provided. The catalyst systems can include a plurality of silica particles and a metallocene catalyst and an activator supported on the plurality of silica particles. The polymerization catalysts have a particle size distribution in which about 10% of the particles have a size less than about 17 to about 23 micrometers, about 50% of the particles have a size less than about 40 to about 45 micrometers, and about 90% of the particles have a size less than about 72 to about 77 micrometers.
US09540457B1	Ziegler-natta—metallocene dual catalyst systems with activator-supports Catalyst systems having both a metallocene catalyst component and a Ziegler-type catalyst component are disclosed. Such catalyst systems can contain a metallocene compound, a co-catalyst, and a supported catalyst containing a fluorided silica-coated alumina, a magnesium compound, and vanadium and/or tetravalent titanium.
US09540455B2	Process for preparing cured polymers The present invention relates to curing of polymers, particularly to self curing of polymers. The present invention provides a process for curing of copolymers of isoolefins and olefinic monomers. The process includes the step of reacting the copolymer with an azidation reagent to form an azidated copolymer and then heating the azidated copolymer at a suitable temperature to cure the polymer.
US09540454B2	High purity heparin and production method therefor The present invention provides a high purity heparin useful to be a pharmaceutical product, cosmetics, research reagent, or the like, and a method for producing the same, more specifically, a heparin which does not substantially contain a nitrous acid degradation-resistant impurity and a method for producing a heparin, comprising mixing an aqueous solution of 5 to 30% by weight of the heparin with ethanol having an amount (volume) 0.2 to 1 times the amount (volume) of the aqueous heparin solution to obtain a colloidal precipitate of heparin.
US09540450B2	Methods and antibodies for treating cancer The invention relates to novel methods for the treatment of tumors, comprising administration of a bispecific antibody or a combination of two or more non-cross-blocking antibodies that recognize the same target antigen or antigenic complex. In particular, the invention relates to a method for inducing complement-mediated cell killing in the treatment of a tumor, said method comprising combined administration, to a human being in need thereof, of a first antibody and a second antibody, wherein said first antibody binds EGFR, said second antibody binds EGFR, said first and second antibody are non-cross-blocking, and the dosage regimen is such that CDC is obtained at the tumor site.
US09540443B2	Anti-kit antibodies Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
US09540440B2	Activatable antibodies that bind epidermal growth factor receptor and methods of use thereof The invention relates generally to variant activatable antibodies that include a masking moiety (MM), a cleavable moiety (CM), and an antibody (AB) that specifically binds to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and to methods of making and using these variant anti-EGFR activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US09540436B2	Use of antibodies for detection of IL-10 Provided is a humanized or chimeric antibody or fragment thereof capable of binding to interleukin-10 (IL-10), wherein said antibody or fragment thereof: (i) binds to the same region of IL-10 as the IL-10 receptor α (IL-I10Ra) and is not capable of binding IL-10 when the IL-10 is bound to the IL-10 receptor; and (ii) binds to IL-10 in homodimeric form by binding a discontinuous epitope comprising residues of both monomers. Further provided are related products and methods involving the use of the antibody or fragment thereof.
US09540433B2	Human antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates against CD74 Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD74 and related antibody-drug conjugates are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or antibody-drug conjugates, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies and/or antibody-drug conjugates, are also disclosed.
US09540431B2	Inhibitors of the CD95 signaling pathway for treatment of MDS The present invention relates to inhibitors of the CD95 signaling pathway for the use in the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrom (MDS) wherein the MDS is selected from the IPSS low risk MDS subgroup and/or the IPSS intermediate-1 (int-1) risk MDS subgroup as well as a method for the diagnosis of MDS.
US09540430B2	Glucose-regulating polypeptides and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to compositions comprising glucose regulating peptides linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of glucose regulating peptide-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
US09540427B2	Peptide-based stat inhibitor A peptide or peptidomimetic comprising the amino acid sequence of the second helix of a STAT protein, or a variant of such sequence, wherein the peptide or peptidomimetic comprises about 40 or fewer amino acids and binds to a STAT protein, as well as a method of inhibiting a STAT protein in a cell, a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with STAT overexpression in a host, and related compounds, compositions, and methods.
US09540422B2	MSP nanopores and related methods Provided herein are Mycobacterium smegmatis porin nanopores, systems that comprise these nanopores, and methods of using and making these nanopores. Such nanopores may be wild-type MspA porins, mutant MspA porins, wild-type MspA paralog porins, wild-type MspA homolog porins, mutant MspA paralog porins, mutant MspA homolog porins, or single-chain Msp porins. Also provided are bacterial strains capable of inducible Msp porin expression.
US09540419B2	Anti-inflammatory peptides and composition comprising the same A peptide with anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the peptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 1, the peptide has above 80% homology of amino acid with above-mentioned sequence, or the peptide is the fragment of the above-mentioned peptides is described. An anti-inflammatory composition comprising the above mentioned peptides is described. According to the present invention, a peptide comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 has outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the composition comprising the peptide of this invention can be used as anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition or as cosmetic composition, in turn, treating a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases.
US09540417B2	Compositions and methods for treating ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury The present invention relates to compositions comprising a substantially pure compound represented by Structural Formula I: and methods of using such compounds to activate cytoprotective kinases. The values and preferred values of the variables in Structural Formula I are defined herein.
US09540412B2	Methods of preparing targeted aptamer prodrugs The present invention provides methods of preparing an oligonucleotide, nucleoside or nucleoside analog for selective introduction into a subject's cells, the method comprising (1) selecting a targeted aptamer, internalizing nucleic acid or tumor-homing nucleic acid via iterative rounds of selection, and (i) hybridizing it to an oligonucleotide, (ii) replacing one or more nucleotide with a nucleoside or nucleoside analog, or (iii) synthesizing the it with one or more nucleoside or nucleoside analogs; or (2) preparing a naive combinatorial aptamer, internalizing nucleic acid or tumor-homing nucleic acid prodrug library, and running iterative rounds of selection for the cells. The present invention also provides the agent, the pharmaceutical composition, and methods of treating or preventing cancer and/or viral infection, the method comprising administration of the oligonucleotide, nucleoside or nucleoside analog for selective introduction into a subject's cells.
US09540409B2	Synthetic amphiphiles for membrane protein manipulation The invention provides amphiphilic compounds and methods for manipulating membrane proteins. Compounds of the invention, for example, the compounds of Formulas I-XIX, can be prepared from readily available starting materials. The amphiphilic compounds can manipulate membrane protein at relatively low concentrations compared to many known detergents. The compounds can be used to aid the isolation of membrane proteins, for example, to aid their solubilization and/or purification. The compounds can also be used to aid the functional and structural determination of membrane proteins, including their stabilization and crystallization.
US09540405B2	Diaminophenothiazinium derivatives for labelling biomolecules, method and substrate for labelling oligonucleotides, and oligonucleotides obtained The present invention relates to diaminophenothiazinium derivatives of formula (I); in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X− are as defined in Claim 1, and also the methods for labelling oligonucleotides using such a derivative, labeling substrates and the oligonucleotides which can be obtained by means of such methods or from such labelling substrates.
US09540401B2	Method for producing alkyl-indium compounds and the use thereof The invention relates to a method for the cost-effective and environmentally friendly production of dialkyl indium chloride in high yield and with high selectivity and purity. The dialkyl indium chloride produced according to the invention is particularly suitable, also as a result of the high purity and yield, for the production, on demand, of indium-containing precursors in high yield and with high selectivity and purity. As a result of the high purity, the indium-containing precursors that can be produced are particularly suitable for metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The novel method according to the invention is characterized by the improved execution of the method, in particular a rapid process control. Owing to targeted and extensive use of raw materials that are cost-effective and have a low environmental impact, the method is also suitable for use on an industrial scale.
US09540396B2	6-arylamino pyridone carboxamide as MEK inhibitors The invention provides novel substituted 6-arylamino pyridone carboxamides represented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, poly-morph, ester, tautomer or prodrug thereof, and a composition comprising these compounds. The compounds provided can be used as inhibitors of MEK and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. The invention further provides a method of treatment for inflammatory diseases, cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, especially humans.
US09540394B2	Compounds and methods for treating bacterial infections Compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and uses of the compounds of formula (I) for treating bacterial infections are disclosed.
US09540393B2	Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula (I), including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection.
US09540392B2	Thienopyrimidines The present invention relates to substituted thienopyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of a hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US09540391B2	Isomannide derivatives as inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R11, R12 and X have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of formula I are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. They are highly potent and selective soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors and are suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of renal failure, diabetic nephropathy, type 2 diabetes mellitus, inflammation or could show beneficial effects in pain, dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I), their use, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them.
US09540388B2	P2X7 modulators The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): wherein: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): wherein: •n is an integer from 0-1; •X is CH2 when n is 0, or X is CH2 or oxygen when n is 1; •R1 is phenyl or pyridinyl, wherein the phenyl or pyridinyl is optionally substituted with from 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen and alkyl; and •R2 is S phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyradizinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl or thiophenyl, wherein the phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyradizinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl or thiophenyl is optionally substituted with from 1 to 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, hydroxy and alkoxy. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I). The compounds of formula (I) are useful as P2X7 modulators.
US09540387B2	Substituted imidazo[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines for treating respiratory syncytial virus infections The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) its salts, isomers or prodrugs thereof useful in the treatment of viral infections, in particular respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing the compounds and intermediates used in their preparation.
US09540385B2	Pyrrolopyrimidine compounds as kinase inhibitors Disclosed herein are pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. In addition, reversible inhibitors of Btk are also described. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
US09540384B2	Pyrrolidino heterocycles The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as medicaments.
US09540383B2	Pyrrolopyrimidines as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases Compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof: wherein R1 is n-C4-6alkyl or C1-2alkoxyC1-2alkyl-; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; each R3 is hydroxy, halo or n-C1-3alkyl; m is an integer having a value of 2 to 4; n is an integer having a value of 0 to 3; and p is an integer having a value of 0 to 2, are inducers of human interferon. Compounds which induce human interferon may be useful in the treatment of various disorders, for example the treatment of allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions, for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, infectious diseases and cancer, and may also be useful as vaccine adjuvants.
US09540375B2	Kappa opioid receptor effectors and uses thereof The present invention is a selective kappa opioid receptor effector, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful for treating ethanol use disorder withdrawal, anxiety and/or depression, schizophrenia, mania or post-traumatic stress disorder.
US09540370B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their use as glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of formula I wherein the variables are as defined in the claims or the description, which are useful for inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3), compositions containing the compounds, their use for preparing a medicament for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to the treatment with a compound that modulates, preferably inhibits, the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3β, and methods of treatment of medical disorders susceptible to treatment with a compound that modulates glycogen synthase kinase 3β activity using the compounds.
US09540369B2	Use of kinase inhibitors to increase the susceptibility of gram positive bacteria to beta lactam antibiotics Methods of using certain kinase inhibitors for treating Gram positive bacterial infections are disclosed. When co-administered with a β-lactam antibiotic, the disclosed compounds increase the susceptibility of infectious Gram positive bacteria to the β-lactam antibiotic.The disclosed kinase inhibitors have either of the general formulas: or the specific formula:
US09540365B2	Compounds for bone growth In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I, and salts, hydrates and isomers thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of promoting bone formation in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III. The present invention also provides orthopedic and periodontal devices, as well as methods for the treatment of renal disease and cancer, using a compound of Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III.
US09540363B2	Solid oral formulations and crystalline forms of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein The present disclosure relates to crystalline form of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, salts and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also relates to solid oral formulation of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates (including hydrates) thereof, as well as methods of treatment using the same.
US09540361B2	N-substituted azetidine derivatives The present invention relates to novel N-substituted azetidine derivatives < of the formula (I); wherein SERMF is a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modilator fragment; X is no atom, O, S, CH2, carbonyl, N—R5; R1 is H, (C1-8)alkyl, (C3-8)cycloalkyl, (C3-6)heterocycloalkyl, (C2-6)alkenyl, (C2-6)alkynyl, (C1-4)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-4)alkoxy(C2-4)alkyl, (C3-6)cycloalkyl(C1-3)-alkyl, (C3-6)heterocycloalkyl(C1-3)alkyl, each independently optionally substituted with one or more halogen, nitrile, hydroxyl or (C1-2)alkyl; R5 is H, (C1-3)alkyl, optionally substituted with one or more fluorine; R17, R18 and R19 are independently of each other H, fluorine, nitrile or (C1-3)-alkyl, optionally substituted with one or more fluorine; or a prodrug, isotopically-labelled derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, > to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy, in particular to their use for the prevention or treatment of ovulatory dysfunction, uterine cancer, endometrium cancer, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and breast cancer, in particular ER-positive breast cancer, more in particular ER-positive, hormone treatment-resistant breast cancer. Said N-substituted azetidine derivatives have estrogen receptor alpha (ERa) antagonistic and—in certain embodiments—selective estrogen receptor downregulating (SERD) activity in ER-positive breast cancer cells.
US09540359B2	Dihydrooxazine or oxazepine derivatives having BACE1 inhibitory activity The present invention provides a compound which has an effect of inhibiting amyloid β production, especially an effect of inhibiting BACE1, and which is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diseases induced by production, secretion and/or deposition of amyloid β proteins.A compound of the formula (I): wherein X is —C(R3a)(R3b)—, —C(R3a)(R3b)—C(R3c)(R3d)— or —C(R3a)═C(R3c)—, R1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R3c and R3d are each independently hydrogen, halogen or the like, R4 is hydrogen or halogen, Ring B is substituted or unsubstituted carbocycle or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09540358B2	Tricyclic compounds as anticancer agents Tricyclic chemical modulators of FOXO transcription factor proteins are disclosed. The compounds are useful to treat cancer, age-onset proteotoxicity, stress-induced depression, inflammation, and acne. The compounds are of the following phenothiazine, dibenzoazepine and annulene and similar genera:
US09540355B2	Irciniastatin analogues The present invention is directed to irciniastatin analogs. Uses of these analogs also described.
US09540354B2	Diamide inhibitors of cytochrome P450 Methods of inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes are provided that can be used for improving the treatment of diseases by preventing degradation of drugs or other molecules by cytochrome P450. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that can act as boosters to improve the pharmacokinetics, enhance the bioavailability, and enhance the therapeutic effect of drugs that undergo in vivo degradation by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
US09540348B2	Imidazole-1-yl pyrimidine derivatives, or pharmacutically acceptable salt thereof, and pharmaceutic composition comprising the same as an active ingredient The present invention relates to a novel imidazole-1-yl pyrimidine derivative, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutic composition comprising the same. Since the imidazole-1-yl pyrimidine derivative according to the present invention shows the inhibition activity selectively to BRAF, BRAF mutants, or CRAF, it can be used to a pharmaceutic composition for preventing or treating cancer.
US09540346B2	Sovaprevir polymorphs and methods of manufacture thereof The disclosure provides crystalline Sovaprevir forms. The crystalline forms of Sovaprevir comprise a Form A polymorph, a Form B polymorph, a Form C polymorph, a Form D polymorph, and a Form E polymorph. The Form A, B, C, D, and E polymorphs exhibit X-ray powder diffraction patterns having peak locations in accordance with FIGS. 1, 4, 7, 10, and 13, respectively.
US09540344B2	Production method for isoquinoline derivatives and salts thereof The present invention provides a method capable of industrially producing a target product, i.e., a compound represented by the aforementioned formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is useful for preventing and treating cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cerebral edema, particularly for preventing and treating glaucoma, at high yield even on a large scale without imposing a negative impact on the environment. The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein the method comprises a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (III) or a salt thereof with a compound represented by formula (II) in the presence of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a nitrile solvent, an amide solvent, a sulfoxide solvent, and a urea solvent, and a base.
US09540340B2	3-(5-substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-3-deutero-piperidine-2,6-dione derivatives and compositions comprising and methods of using the same The invention provides 3-deuterium-enriched 3-(5-substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-piperidine-2,6-diones, deuterated derivatives thereof, stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treatment using the same, such as in the treatment of cancer, an immune-related disease, or an inflammatory disease.
US09540337B2	Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase inhibitors and methods of use Compositions that are effective in inhibiting gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase are disclosed. Methods of producing and using these compositions are also disclosed.
US09540334B2	2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades.
US09540332B2	Benzimidazole derivatives as selective blockers of persistent sodium current The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, m, and n are as defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound, and to methods of treating diseases or conditions mediated by elevated persistent sodium current, such as an ocular disorder, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorder, and chronic pain.
US09540325B2	N1-cyclic amine-N5-substituted phenyl biguanide derivatives, methods of preparing the same and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same An N1-cyclic amine-N5-substituted phenyl biguanide derivative of Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method of manufacturing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition including the biguanide derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided. The biguanide derivatives have an effect of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and also exhibit anticancer activity including inhibition of cancer metastasis and cancer recurrence, because they are effective in activating AMPK, which is associated with the control of energy metabolism, even when administered in a small dose compared with conventional drugs. Also, the biguanide derivatives are highly effective at lowering blood glucose and lipid concentration by AMPK activation, thus they may be effectively used to treat diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipemia, hypercholesterolemia, fatty liver, coronary artery disease, osteoporosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and metabolic syndrome.
US09540320B2	Pyrrol-1-yl benzoic acid derivatives useful as myc inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I-A), (I-B), and (I-C), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting Myc (e.g., c-Myc) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating Myc-mediated disorders (e.g., cancer and other proliferative diseases). The present invention also provides assays for identifying Myc inhibitors.
US09540319B2	Method for purifying sulfonated aromatic monomer The present invention relates to an improved method for purifying a sulfonated aromatic monomer. The method is an economical method capable of providing a highly pure sulfonated aromatic monomer, in which a salt precipitation step and a recrystallization step are simplified while maintaining the reaction conditions used in a conventional method for synthesizing the sulfonated aromatic monomer, and a purification process is carried out using an easily available and stable chemical substance. The sulfonated aromatic monomer obtained by the purification method will be useful for the preparation of a polymer for a polymer electrolyte membrane and will be advantageous to synthesize polymer with high molecular weight.
US09540313B2	Method and apparatus for purifying nitration products The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
US09540312B2	Non-flammable electrolyte composition including carbonate-terminated perfluoropolymer and phosphate-terminated or phosphonate-terminated perfluoropolymer and battery using same Provided herein are functionally substituted fluoropolymers suitable for use in liquid and solid non-flammable electrolyte compositions. The functionally substituted fluoropolymers include perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) having high ionic conductivity. Also provided are non-flammable electrolyte compositions including functionally substituted PFPEs and alkali-metal ion batteries including the non-flammable electrolyte compositions.
US09540309B2	Methylidene malonate process An improvement in the production of methylidene malonates is attained by use of specific reaction phase and/or separation phase polymerization inhibitors and combinations thereof.
US09540307B2	Statins of omega-3 polyunsaturated acids for treating hypercholesterolemia The present invention relates to novel statin derivatives of omega-3 fatty acids, and their use in treating hypercholesterolemia, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic diseases, and Alzheimer's disease.
US09540305B2	Process for preparing acrylic acid using an alkali metal-free and alkaline earth metal-free zeolitic material A process for preparing acrylic acid, comprising (i) providing a stream S4 comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid; (ii) contacting stream S4 with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising aluminum in the framework structure to obtain a stream S6 comprising acrylic acid, the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) comprising YO2 and Al2O3, and Y being a tetravalent element; where the total content of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in the zeolitic material in (ii), calculated as alkali metal oxide and alkaline earth metal oxide, is from 0% to 0.1% by weight, based in each case on the total weight of the zeolitic material, and where the aldol condensation catalyst in (ii) comprises, outside the framework structure of the zeolitic material present therein, from 0% to 1% by weight of vanadium, based on vanadium as vanadium(V) oxide.
US09540304B2	Processes for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content A process for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content via a carbonylation reaction. The carbonylation reaction is carried out at a temperature from 100 to 300° C., a hydrogen partial pressure from 0.3 to 2 atm, and a rhodium catalyst concentration from 100 to 3000 wppm, based on the weight of the reaction medium. The butyl acetate concentration in the acetic acid product may be controlled by removing acetaldehyde from a stream derived from the reaction medium and/or by adjusting at least one of reaction temperature, hydrogen partial pressure, and metal catalyst concentration.
US09540298B2	Process for producing aromatic dihydroxy compound [Problem] To provide a process for producing an aromatic dihydroxy compound, in which a hydroquinone compound is highly selectively produced while suppressing formation of by-products derived from a solvent and maintaining a high yield based on hydrogen peroxide when a phenol compound is allowed to react with hydrogen peroxide.[Solution] A process for producing an aromatic dihydroxy compound, including allowing a phenol compound to react with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a titanosilicate, a C4-C5 alcohol containing a tertiary or quaternary carbon, and water and/or methanol, the amount of the water and/or methanol being 5 to 90 mass % based on the total mass of the reaction liquid.
US09540294B2	Metal-organic framework for the separation of alkane isomers A metal organic framework Fe2(bdp)3 (BDP2−=1,4-benzenedipyrazolate) with triangular channels is particularly suited for C5-C7 separations of alkanes according to the number of branches in the molecule rather than by carbon number. The metal-organic framework can offer pore geometries that is unavailable in zeolites or other porous media, facilitating distinct types of shape-based molecular separations.
US09540293B2	Process for sulfur removal from refinery off gas Organic sulfur compounds contained in refinery off gas streams having either high ort low concentrations of olefins are converted to hydrogen sulfides which can be then be removed using conventional amine treating systems. The process uses a catalytic reactor with or without a hydrotreater depending on the olefin concentration of the off gas stream. The catalytic reactor operates in a hydrogenation mode or an oxidation mode to convert a majority of organic sulfur compounds into hydrogen sulfides.
US09540287B2	Particle stabilized foam, and slurries, product, and methods related thereto Disclosed are cementitious product, as well as cementitious slurry, and method of forming the product. To reduce density in the cementitious product, foam is included in the slurry and in the method of forming the product. The slurry includes cementitious particles, water, and air bubbles such as from compressed air. Instead of using detergent chemistry at the gas/water interface of bubbles, the present invention uses a surface modifying agent for the cementitious particles in the slurry. The modified particles act to produce stable foam in the slurry. As an example mode of introduction, the surface modifier can be added (e.g., as solid or solution) directly into a bulk cementitious slurry that forms the product. As another example, the surface modifier can be added in a separate solution with water, air bubbles, and cementitious particles that serve as additive to the main cementitious slurry, where the separate solution is then added to the main cementitious slurry.
US09540283B2	Ceramic body comprising silicon carbide and method of forming same A method of forming a ceramic body including forming a mixture made of at least a first powder material (PM1) including carbon having a first average particle size (PS1), a second powder material (PM2) including carbon and different than the first powder material, the second powder material having a second average particle size (PS2) less than the first average particle size (PS1), and an aluminum content (AC2) greater than the aluminum content (AC1) of the first powder material, and further including forming a green body from the mixture, and sintering the green body and forming a ceramic body having a first type of grain having an average grain size of not greater than about 8 times the first average particle size (PS1).
US09540282B2	Gas sensor element and its manufacturing method A gas sensor element includes a basal body, at least one solid electrolyte portion and a pair of electrodes. The basal body has a bottomed tubular shape and is made of an electrically insulative ceramic material. The basal body has a side wall and a bottom wall. The at least one solid electrolyte portion is formed in the bottom wall or the side wall of the basal body. The pair of electrodes are opposed to each other with the at least one solid electrolyte portion interposed therebetween. The difference in surface level between the basal body and the at least one solid electrolyte portion at a boundary therebetween is less than or equal to 30 μm.
US09540278B2	Ion exchangeable glasses An ion exchangeable glass that is free of lithium and comprising 0.1-10 mol % P2O5 and at least 5 mol % Al2O3. The presence of P2O5 enables the glass to be ion exchanged more quickly and to a greater depth than comparable glasses that do not contain P2O5.
US09540275B2	Conductive paste and method for producing a semiconductor device using the same A conductive paste including (A) conductive particles, (B) a glass frit containing substantially no lead, arsenic, tellurium, and antimony, and (C) a solvent. The glass frit (B) has a remelting temperature of 320 to 360° C., wherein the remelting temperature is indicated by a peak top of at least one endothermic peak having an endotherm of 20 J/g or more in a DSC curve as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter. The conductive paste can also include at least one metal oxide (D) selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, and copper oxide. The glass frit (B) can further include (B-1) Ag2O, (B-2) V2O5, and (B-3) MoO3. The conductive paste can achieve binding at a relatively low temperature (such as 370° C. or lower) and maintains a bond strength at a relatively high temperature (such as 300 to 360° C.).
US09540274B2	Low-melting lead-free bismuth sealing glasses Glasses comprising Bi203, ZnO B203 and optionally a colorant including an oxide of a metal such as iron, cobalt, manganese, nickel, copper and chromium are suitable to form hermetic seals in solar cell modules, architectural glass windows and MEMS devices. Glass frit and paste compositions suitable for flow and bonding to various substrates—glass, metal, silicon, in the temperature range of 400-500 degrees Centigrade. The broad compositional range in mole % is 25-70% Bi203, up to 65% ZnO, and 1-70% B203. Such glasses do not have batched in alumina or silica. Such glasses lack alumina and silica.
US09540273B2	Non-alkali glass and method for producing same The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass having a strain point of from 710° C. to lower than 725° C., an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10−7 to 43×10−7/° C., a temperature T2 at which glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which the glass viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1320° C. or lower, and containing, indicated by mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2 66 to 70, Al2O3 12 to 14, B2O3 exceeding 0 to 1.5, MgO exceeding 9.5 to 13 (or 5 to 9.5), CaO 4 to 9 (or 4 to 11), SrO 0.5 to 4.5, BaO 0 to 0.5 and ZrO 0 to 2.
US09540272B2	Burner shield to reduce soot buildup A soot deposition burner assembly, having at least one burner including a burner face on a first surface of a burner support. The burner produces a flame which extends generally perpendicularly to the first surface. A burner shield includes a first wall extending generally perpendicularly from the first surface surrounding the burner face. The burner shield has a base end with a first surface area facing toward the first surface and a shield face with a second surface area facing away from the first surface. To reduce the buildup of soot material, the second surface area is smaller than the first surface area, and the wall thickness is less at the shield face than the base end. Additionally, air can be directed along an exterior surface of the first wall from the base end toward the shield face to further reduce soot buildup.
US09540271B2	Blank made of titanium-doped silica glass and method for the production thereof A blank made of titanium-doped silica glass for a mirror substrate for use in EUV lithography is provided. The blank includes a surface portion to be provided with a reflective film and having an optically used area (CA) over which a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) has a two-dimensional inhomogeneity (dCTE) distribution profile averaged over a thickness of the blank. A maximum inhomogeneity (dCTEmax) of less than 5 ppb/K is defined as a difference between a CTE maximum value and a CTE minimum value. The dCTEmax is at least 0.5 ppb/K. The CA forms a non-circular area having a centroid. The dCTE distribution profile is not rotation-symmetrical and is defined over the CA, such that straight profile sections normalized to a unit length and extending through the centroid of the area yield a dCTE family of curves forming a curve band with a bandwidth of less than 0.5×dCTEmax.
US09540264B2	Heavy metal remediation via sulfur-modified bio-oils We have now discovered a novel process for the removal or extraction of metal species from a variety of solid, liquid or gas phase materials. Metal species may be removed by contacting the material suspected of containing one or more metals with a thiolated fatty acid or ester thereof for a period of time and under conditions effective far the sequestration of the metal species by the thiolated fatty acid or ester thereof. The thiolated fatty acid or ester thereof comprising sequestered metal species may then be separated and recovered from the treated material. Moreover, following the treatment of aqueous liquids or mixtures, or suspensions or dispersions of solids in aqueous liquids, the resultant thiolated fatty acid or ester thereof comprising the sequestered metal species is insoluble in water and forms a separate layer from the aqueous liquid phase, which layer may be readily removed.
US09540263B2	Apparatus for creating a vortex system that intensifies the multiple vibrational magnetic high frequency fields An apparatus of creating multi-vibrational, frequency-based, electromagnetic fields, which are independent but may work simultaneously can be used in many applications, especially in industrial applications such as cooling towers and related pipes and plumbing. The apparatus eliminates calcium based hard water deposits and prohibits bacteria build-up in cooling towers. The apparatus also helps reduce soap usage in industrial laundry, reduce salt usage in water softeners, reduce chemical use in pools, inhibit algae growth and increase water clarity. The apparatus restructures calcium carbonate and other mineral deposits to prevent mineral buildup. The apparatus may be formed from a plurality of coil assemblies staggered within a circular pipe or undulated within a flat plate and connected to a power supply. The plurality of coil assemblies may be encased in flexible epoxy coating. As a result of the apparatus, waste water is reduced, water costs is kept low, and water is conserved.
US09540262B2	Plasma generating apparatus and plasma generating method The plasma-generating apparatus includes a treatment vessel 509 containing to-be-treated water 510, a first electrode 504 and a second electrode 502 within the treatment vessel, a bubble-generating part which generate a bubble 506 such that a surface where conductor of the first electrode 504 is exposed to the to-be-treated water is positioned within the bubble 506, a gas-supplying apparatus 505 which supplies gas to the bubble-generating part, a pulsed power supply 501 connected to the first and the second electrodes 502 and 504, a control apparatus 520 which controls one or both of the gas-supplying apparatus and the power supply such that the voltage is applied between the first and the second electrodes 502 and 504 when at least surface where the conductor of the first electrode 504 is exposed is positioned within the bubble.
US09540254B2	Membrane system to treat leachate and methods of treating leachate Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for systems for removing contaminants from a leachate, methods of removing contaminants from a leachate, and the like.
US09540251B2	Wastewater purification with nanoparticle-treated bed Nanoparticle-treated particle packs, such as sand beds, may effectively filter and purify liquids such as waste water. When tiny contaminant particles in waste water flow through the particle pack, the nanoparticles will capture and hold the tiny contaminant particles within the pack due to the nanoparticles' surface forces, including, but not necessarily limited to van der Waals and electrostatic forces. Coating agents such as alcohols, glycols, polyols, vegetable oil, and mineral oils may help apply the nanoparticles to the particle surfaces in the filter beds or packs.
US09540247B2	Higly dispersible silica for using in rubber The present invention relates to highly disperse precipitated silicas which exhibit an extremely high level of reinforcement of rubber vulcanizates, to a process for their preparation, and to their use as filler for rubber mixtures.
US09540246B2	Porous silicon A method of making porous silicon using a chemical etchant comprising metal ions is described.
US09540244B2	Methods for synthesizing graphene from a lignin source Embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter include methods for synthesizing carbon nanomaterials from a lignin and/or source thereof. Exemplary methods comprise a process of thermal treating a lignin and/or source thereof in the presence of a catalyst to synthesize graphene nanosheets.
US09540242B2	Method for making carbon nanotube film A method for making a carbon nanotube film includes the following steps. An original carbon nanotube film is provided and includes a number of carbon nanotubes substantially joined end-to-end by van der Waals force and oriented along a first direction. A patterned carbon nanotube film is formed and defines a number of through holes arranged in at least one row in the first direction, the through holes of the at least one row includes at least two spaced though holes. The patterned carbon nanotube film is treated with a solvent such that the patterned carbon nanotube film is shrunk into the carbon nanotube film includes a number of spaced carbon nanotube linear units and a number of carbon nanotube groups, and the carbon nanotube groups are joined with the carbon nanotube linear units by van der Waals force.
US09540240B2	Soot control in oxidation reactions Soot formation in the partial oxidation of carbonaceous feed is controlled by controlling the momentum of the oxidant stream relative to the momentum of the carbonaceous feed stream.
US09540239B2	Hydrogen generator with improved fluid distribution The invention is a hydrogen generator including a housing, a reaction area, a fluid reservoir, a pellet comprising a first reactant within the reaction area, a fluid comprising a second reactant within the fluid reservoir, a fluid flow path between the fluid reservoir and the reaction area, and a hydrogen outlet. The fluid flow path comprises a follower assembly biased toward the pellet, the follower assembly includes an articulated joint and a follower, and the second reactant can react with the first reactant in the reaction area to produce hydrogen gas and byproducts.
US09540238B2	Method, device and fuel for hydrogen generation A method and a device for generating of hydrogen are provided with which an instantaneous release of hydrogen in considerable amounts is possible. The method comprises a one or two step mixing including injecting the fuel and an activator fluid into a reaction chamber. The device is adapted to be operated with such a method. Further, a fuel suitable for the use with such a method is provided, the fuel being based on a dry metal hydride or a dry metal borohydride being dispersed in a non-aqueous dispersion medium. Moreover, a method for (re-) fuelling the hydrogen generating device at a service station and a method for supplying a service station with fuel are provided.
US09540234B2	Nanogap device and method of processing signal from the nanogap device A nanogap device which may include a first insulation layer having a nanopore formed therein, a first channel layer which may be on the first insulation layer, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode which may be respectively in contact with both ends of the first channel layer, a second insulation layer which may cover the first channel layer, the first source electrode, and the first drain electrode, and a first nanogap electrode which may be on the second insulation layer and may be divided into two parts with a nanogap, which faces the nanopore, interposed between the two parts.
US09540233B2	Methods of forming three-dimensional structures having reduced stress and/or curvature Electrochemical fabrication processes and apparatus for producing single layer or multi-layer structures where each layer includes the deposition of at least two materials and wherein the formation of at least some layers includes operations for reducing stress and/or curvature distortion when the structure is released from a sacrificial material which surrounded it during formation and possibly when released from a substrate on which it was formed. Six primary groups of embodiments are presented which are divide into eleven primary embodiments. Some embodiments attempt to remove stress to minimize distortion while others attempt to balance stress to minimize distortion.
US09540230B2	Methods for CMOS-MEMS integrated devices with multiple sealed cavities maintained at various pressures A Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure comprises a MEMS wafer. A MEMS wafer includes a handle wafer with cavities bonded to a device wafer through a dielectric layer disposed between the handle and device wafers. The MEMS wafer also includes a moveable portion of the device wafer suspended over a cavity in the handle wafer. Four methods are described to create two or more enclosures having multiple gas pressure or compositions on a single substrate including, each enclosure containing a moveable portion. The methods include: A. Forming a secondary sealed enclosure, B. Creating multiple ambient enclosures during wafer bonding, C. Creating and breaching an internal gas reservoir, and D. Forming and subsequently sealing a controlled leak/breach into the enclosure.
US09540228B2	MEMS-CMOS device that minimizes outgassing and methods of manufacture A MEMS device is disclosed. The MEMS device includes a first substrate. At least one structure is formed within the first substrate. The first substrate includes at least one first conductive pad thereon. The MEMS device also includes a second substrate. The second substrate includes a passivation layer. The passivation layer includes a plurality of layers. A top layer of the plurality of layers comprises an outgassing barrier layer. At least one second conductive pad and at least one electrode are coupled to the top layer. At least one first conductive pad is coupled to the at least one second conductive pad.
US09540224B2	Fluid meter with improved piston guidance The invention relates to a fluid meter (27) comprising a housing (28) defining at least one crankcase (29) and two cylinders (25, 26), a crankshaft (11) disposed in the crankcase (29), two pistons (3, 4) respectively mounted in the cylinders (25, 26) for reciprocal movement, a first connecting rod (12) connected to one of the pistons (3) and to the crankshaft (11) for rotating the crankshaft (11) in response to the movement of the one piston (3), and a second connecting rod (13) connected to the other piston (4) and to the crankshaft (11) for rotating the crankshaft (11) in response to the movement of the other piston (4), wherein the first and second connecting rods (12, 13) have yoke slots (16, 17) for receiving a crank pin (19) radially offset from the crankshaft (11). The invention is characterized in that the first connecting rod (12) has a guiding rod (20) extending in a longitudinal direction of the cylinders, the guiding rod (20) being adapted to engage a corresponding cavity (22) in the second connecting rod (13) to support and guide the connecting rods (12, 13) in relation to each other during movement. The invention further relates to a multiple fluid meter assembly (61) comprising at least two fluid meters (27) as defined above, and to a fuel dispensing unit comprising a fluid meter (27) or a multiple fluid meter (61) as defined above.
US09540223B2	Dispensing appliance provided with means for positioning a container A pressure dispensing container containing a liquid and closed by a closure having a first aperture offset with respect to the centroid of the closure's base is disclosed. The container is mounted on a dispensing appliance including a first tube to be inserted into the corresponding first, offset aperture of the closure. The closure further having a crenellation in its lower rim mating a crenellation in a structure for receiving the closure of the container. A closure holding structure is located in the holding portion of the appliance and is suitable for receiving in mating relationship the closure of the container such that the first offset aperture of the closure is in direct engaging relationship with the first tube of the appliance.
US09540217B2	Apparatus configured with a sensor An apparatus is configured with a set of operating instructions and a sensor for monitoring an environment of the apparatus. The environment of the apparatus is monitored for compliance with the set of operating instructions.
US09540216B2	Crane having a truss girder with flattened braces The invention relates to a crane, particularly a bridge crane or gantry crane, including at least one crane girder extending horizontally and designed as a truss with a plurality of braces, on which girder a crane trolley with a lifting gear is movable. At least some of the braces have a flat shape. The flat-shaped braces each have a flat main surface that extends in each case transversely to a longitudinal direction of the crane girder.
US09540214B2	Elevator system having a car-side extinguishing water drain system A drain system, in an elevator system having at least one elevator car with an upper edge running approximately parallel to a horizontal plane, includes a deflector plate arranged on the upper edge of the elevator car at at least one angle of inclination to the horizontal plane and inclined against a shaft wall in which shaft doors are arranged, so that extinguishing water, which falls onto the elevator car is directed at least partially from the deflector plate against the upper edge and against the shaft wall in which the shaft doors are arranged.
US09540200B2	Reel A retractable strap apparatus includes a reel, an axle and a strap. The reel includes a bore axially made therein, a flat face located by the bore, and a slot made therein along a secant line so that the bore is separated from the slot. The axle includes a flat face. The axle is inserted in the bore so that the flat face of the axle is in contact with the flat face of the reel so that the axle is rotatable together with the reel. The strap includes an end directed through the slot and connected to another portion of the strap.
US09540198B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a pair of sheet holding rollers and a regulator. The pair of sheet holding rollers disposed along a sheet conveying path rotates and conveys the recording medium while holding a recording medium in a nip region thereof. The pair of sheet holding rollers includes a stopper that rotates with the pair of sheet holding rollers between a closing position at which the sheet conveying path is closed and an opening position at which the sheet conveying path is open. The regulator is movably disposed between a contact position and a retracted position with respect to the pair of sheet holding rollers. The pair of sheet holding rollers corrects a positional shift of the recording medium in the sheet conveying direction with the stopper at the closing position, and further conveys the recording medium after correction.
US09540197B2	Paper-sheet handling system and paper-sheet handling method A paper-sheet handling system includes a plurality of paper-sheet handling units each configured to handle a paper sheet. The paper-sheet handling system includes a display unit configured to display information related to one or more paper-sheet handling unit/units. When the display unit displays a part of a plurality of the paper-sheet handling units, the display unit displays the information related to the paper-sheet handling unit/units per each unit.
US09540191B2	Systems and methods for processing stackable articles Systems and methods for processing stackable articles, such as, frozen hamburgers or compact disks, are provided. The systems include mechanisms for determining the number of articles in a stack of articles, a transfer device adapted to transfer the articles when the number of articles equals a predetermined number of articles, a gripping device adapted to receive the stacks of articles from the transfer device, an automated manipulator adapted to transfer the gripping device with the stacks of articles, and a mechanism for discharging the stacks of articles from the gripping device to, for example, a container. The systems and methods may also provide staging areas adapted to receive the stack of articles and then transfer the stack of articles to the gripping device. Though aspects of the invention may be uniquely adapted to handle food items, aspects of the invention may also be used for non-food items.
US09540190B2	Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of receptacles Methods and apparatus for controlling the movement of portable receptacles within a materials handling facility are described. The materials handling facility utilizes at least one linear induction motor (LIM) to move the portable receptacles having conductive elements from a first location to a second location within the facility. The LIMs may be configured such that most, if not all, of the movement of the receptacles is controlled by the application of energy from the LIMs to the conductive elements of the receptacles. This energy may cause the receptacles to move from one LIM to another LIM, where each LIM in sequence can apply force to the receptacle to pass it to the next LIM in the sequence. In some implementations, the portable receptacles are configured such that at least a base portion of the receptacle includes a conductive element to interact with the LIMs, while maintaining an overall light-weight configuration.
US09540188B1	Pharmaceutical vial processing system and method An improved pharmaceutical vial processing system and method groups vials on an automated dispensing line according to diverting needs. The improved pharmaceutical vial processing system and method allows vials to travel in close groups. A diversion algorithm determines when gaps between vials are needed to reduce the likelihood that a mechanical diverting device engages the wrong vial to a new location on the dispensing line. The diversion algorithm identifies each vial that needs to be diverted to a target location and employs a “neighbor analysis” to determine whether a gap between neighboring vials is needed before a vial destined for the target station encounters a diverter. Vials that are destined for locations beyond the target station remain grouped. Vials that are behind a vial destined for the target station are held to introduce a gap between the vial destined for the target station and the remaining vials.
US09540185B2	Rack stopper system The present invention provides a rack stopper system for holding a plurality of components and/or component trays on a rack and then allowing the component trays to be transferred to another rack. The system can include a base, a support bar attached to the base, and a wiper bar pivotally attached to the support bar. The wiper bar can have a stop position that blocks a component and/or a component tray from rolling off of a first rack and a pass position that allows the component and/or component tray to roll off of the first rack and onto a second rack.
US09540184B2	Sorting device for sorting products A sorting device for sorting products, comprising successive carrier units each provided with a load carrying platform having a front arcuate edge and a rear arcuate edge. The sorting device further conveys the load carrying platforms along a conveying path and includes an elongated pusher element for each load carrying platform for pushing a product to be sorted sideways off, using at least one pusher element, at a desired sorting location. The pusher elements each extend above a load carrying platform and are designed for joint transport with the load carrying platform. The sorting device further comprises two elongated passages in the load carrying platform, and drive means at least partially provided under the load carrying platforms for moving a pusher element sideways between two opposite lateral positions at a desired sorting location.
US09540182B2	Abrasion-detection type conveyor belt and manufacturing method thereof Provided are an abrasion-detection type conveyor belt and a manufacturing method thereof. A polymer composition ratio of is set to 40-60% of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and 60-40% of natural rubber (NR), and an adhesive strength between a cover rubber layer and an abrasion-detection color layer is set to 13 kN/m (33 kgf/inch). As compared to the existing product, material properties of the abrasion-detection color layer are improved to extend the available life of the abrasion detection type conveyor belt. The abrasion-detection type conveyor belt is cost-effective, simplifies a belt line, and reduces an inspection time.
US09540180B1	Counter-weighted conveyor cover A conveyor includes a housing, a moveable conveyor member, and a cover. The moveable conveyor member is moveably attached to the housing. The cover is rotate-ably attached to the housing at a pivot point between a closed position covering the moveable conveyor member and an open position uncovering the moveable conveyor member. The cover includes a counter-weight with the counter-weight and a center-of-gravity of the cover located at opposing sides of the pivot point.
US09540177B1	Conveyor belt and modules with flights at the hinge A modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of articulating rows of belt modules having flights formed atop laterally consecutive interleaved hinge elements of adjacent belt rows. The flights on leading and trailing rows are aligned when the belt is running flat, but open up for cleaning as their rows articulate about a sprocket.
US09540176B2	Conveyor device for conveying food A conveyor device for food includes bar members coupled with coupling members to form a conveyor belt. A guide rail supports the belt, and a sprocket meshes with tooth-shaped portions formed on the coupling members. Each coupling members includes a metallic insert member. A wear resistant resin member incorporating the metallic insert member has a bent shape with an interior space(s), both end portions coupled to a first bar member, and a pair of slotted holes in which a second bar member which is adjacent to the first bar member is loosely fitted. Wear resistant resin members form tooth-shaped portions and slide surfaces which slide on the guide rail. Meshing portion of the sprocket which meshes with the tooth-shaped portions is formed of wear resistant resin. Contact pressure and friction in a slide portion between the belt and the slide portion is prevented from increasing in low temperature environments.
US09540170B2	Electrostatic charge dissipator for storage tanks Provided is an electrostatic charge dissipator for removing electrostatic charge inside a storage tank or other enclosed volume. The dissipator comprises yarns of electrically conductive polymeric fibers, such as carbon fiber. The yarns have broken fiber tips or stray fibers projecting away from the yarns, thereby functioning to concentrate electric fields and facilitate charge collection. The yarns are attached to a bracket for mechanical attachment to the tank, and are electrically connected to a feedthrough for providing an electrical path to ground potential. The present dissipator can also comprise a support, such as a rope, chain, or the like, and a weight for limiting the movement of the dissipator. The present dissipator is highly corrosion resistant and does not threaten pumps or valves with damaging metal debris.
US09540167B2	Capsule, device and method for preparing a beverage by extraction The invention relates to a capsule for use in a device for preparing beverage said capsule being provided with a sealing element comprising a cavity. The invention also relates to an assembly of such a capsule and a device for preparing beverages. The invention further relates to a method for preparing beverages by making use of such an assembly.
US09540166B2	Wineglass, a method of packaging wine, and a wine container The invention relates to a method of packaging wine in a container essentially consisting of a plastics material glass closed by a lid, wherein a lid is sealed to the rim of the glass and, while sealing the lid, the container is deformed to reduce the volume of the head space.
US09540164B1	Time-delay actuator assembly for an aerosol container A time-delay actuator assembly is disclosed that can dispense chemicals from an aerosol container. The time-delay actuator assembly is mountable to the aerosol container and includes an inner cap, an outer cap adjacent the inner cap, a retainer coupled to the outer cap, a biasing member, and a time-delay member between the inner cap and the outer cap that resists essentially axial movement between the inner cap and the outer cap when the outer cap has been rotated to align a guide member with an essentially axial section of a guide track, thereby causing a time-delay between when the guide member is aligned with the essentially axial section and when chemicals are dispensed from the aerosol container.
US09540161B2	Flexible package A flexible package including a package body including a first side-surface film and a second side-surface film sealed in a peripheral portion. The package body has sealed portions formed in side edge portions such that a non-sealed portion is formed in at least one of the sealed portions. The non-sealed portion has a gas injection portion containing a gas which has a specific heat at constant volume of 0.67 kJ/kg·deg or higher at 0° C. and 1 atm. The gas injection portion has a diameter of from 3 to 50 mm and is formed such that a repelling force is from 4 to 30 N at 23° C. and 1 atm when an entire gas injection portion is nipped from both sides of the first and second side-surface films and squeezed until a nipped gas injection portion has a width equal to a half of the diameter of the gas injection portion.
US09540160B2	Packaging for filler materials In a packaging for filler materials, in particular a bag or pouch made of a plastic film, with a packaging wall enclosing the filler material, which is formed by means of at least one front and rear wall (2, 3, 22, 23), wherein the front and rear wall are joined to one another in the base region (5, 25) via a stand base (4, 24), which is formed from at least two inner layers of an in-fold of a tubular web section folded at least on one side in the longitudinal direction; the front and rear walls (2, 3, 22, 23) each have a fold-over (7, 8, 27, 28) in the header region (6, 26) of the packaging (1, 21), wherein the upper wall section of one of the walls (2, 23) is folded over upon itself so as to form a multi-layer region (16, 40), and wherein the upper wall section of the other wall (3, 22) is folded over with its inner face onto the multi-layer region (16, 40) so as to form an overlap region (17, 41), and in the overlap region (17, 41) at least one joining seam (9, 29) is provided, by means of which certain layers of the walls (2, 3, 22, 23) of the packaging (1, 21) are at least partially joined together to form a closure.
US09540158B1	Lower shipping support for an appliance such as a washing machine A base for supporting a component of an appliance and a method of assembling the same, is formed from a single sheet having four opposing sides and a top of the base when erected. Two of the opposing sides include inner and outer panels that are affixed to one another to maintain the base in the erected configuration, and define an internal cavity therein for receiving the appliance component. When a force is applied to the appliance, the erected base supports the component, which may be the motor of a washing machine, within the internal cavity to inhibit movement of the component.
US09540145B2	Stand-up plastic storage bag A storage bag includes first and second sidewalls that are directly connected without a pleat between the sidewalls at a bottom of the bag. The bag includes a plurality of shift regions at bottom portions of the sidewalls. The bag can be moved about the shift regions such that the bag is shiftable between a flat configuration with the first and second sidewalls positioned adjacent to each other and a stand-up configuration with the first and second sidewalls separated from each other. In the stand-up configuration, the bag is shifted about the shift regions such that a substantially flat base is formed for the bag. The stand-up configuration is thereby achieved without a pleat being provided between the sidewalls at a bottom of the bag. The bag further includes a cuff region that is disposed below the top of the bag for cuffing of the top of the bag.
US09540144B2	Plastic bag with grip strip A plastic bag comprising a grip strip configured to assist with opening the bag, wherein the grip strip is formed from a material different from a material from which its associated panel is formed.
US09540142B2	Device for disinfecting of cleaning of a household rubbish container and the method for disinfecting or cleaning such a container In at least one embodiment, a container includes an opening for the deposition of rubbish therein and a cleaning or disinfecting device configured to provide a cleaning or disinfecting fluid inside the container. The cleaning or disinfecting device includes a delivery device inside the container configured to deliver a dose of fluid after an inclination of the container and then returning the container to a normal position of use.
US09540138B2	Collapsible transport and storage container The invention relates to a plastic collapsible storage and transport container comprising a bottom part (2) with four collapsible sidewalls (3, 4) arranged in an articulated manner on the bottom part (2). Two opposing first sidewalls can be detachably engaged with the two other opposing second sidewalls (4) The container (1) also comprises a cover (5) and means for sealing (56) the cover to the container in a fixed manner. The bottom part (2) formed by a bottom frame (15) and a bottom plate (16) comprises at least two inwardly open and outwardly closed recesses (19) along each frame side (17, 18), said recesses having lateral boreholes extending parallel to the frame sides (17, 18) of the bottom frame (15). Said recesses (19) are used to receive molded parts (21) formed on the first and second sidewalls (3, 4), provided with lugs (22) extending parallel to the lower edges of the sidewalls (3, 4). Said lugs (22) can be inserted into the lateral boreholes (20) of the recess (19) and rotated therein in such a way that they form a hinge-type connection between the bottom part (2) and the sidewalls (3, 4). The cover is formed by two cover halves (5) connected to opposite sidewalls (4) of the container (1) by means of cover hinges (7).
US09540135B2	Clamshell container with anti-bind feature A clamshell container having an anti-bind feature is provided. The container is comprised of a tray and a cover, each having a first panel and rear panel foldably connected along a rear fold line. One or both of the rear fold lines may be interrupted by a cut suitable for allowing the rear panels to flex or bow when the cover is hingedly rotated relative to the tray. A rear cut may be provided generally coextensive with each of the fold lines. The cuts can have an arcuate shape and may be convexly curved toward an interior of the container.
US09540134B2	Protective case including cover deployable as an adjustable support structure and related devices, systems and methods A protective case for use with a personal electronic device includes a backing shaped to securely attach to a back side of the device and an articulated cover configured to extend over a front side of the device. The backing includes end portions configured to secure opposite edges of the device, and a first coupling component spaced apart from the end portions of the backing. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a second coupling component releasably securable to the first coupling component. The cover is movable into a configuration in which the first and second coupling components are attached to one another and the plurality of panels form a support structure that supports the device at an angle relative to a horizontal support surface. The support structure is adjustable to change the angle without detaching the first and second coupling components from one another.
US09540130B2	Device for feeding self-adhesive or “pressure sensitive” labels to a labelling machine A device (1) for feeding self-adhesive or “pressure sensitive” labels to a labelling machine comprises a frame (2) and supporting means (3) comprising a supporting plate (17) for supporting a reel (4) of web (5) with labels applied to it, and also comprises at least one guide element (28, 29) designed to be at least partly inserted in a central hole (7) of the reel (4) which can rotate about it. The device (1) also comprises a detaching station (8) for detaching the labels from the web (5), feeding means (9) for feeding the web (5) to the detaching station (8) and recovery means (10) for recovering the web (5) without labels. The supporting plate (17) is removably associated with the frame (2) and the supporting means (3) also comprise a containment head (30) switchable between an open configuration, in which it allows the coupling with and uncoupling from the frame (2) of the supporting plate (17), with the reel (4) placed on it, and an operating configuration, in which it allows the reel (4) to be held between itself and the supporting plate (17), allowing reel (4) rotation.
US09540126B2	Apparatus and method for forming of collations of rod shaped articles An apparatus for forming a predetermined collation of rod shaped articles, in particular smoking articles, includes a feeder arrangement, and a pocket. The pocket is adapted to house a predetermined number of rod shaped articles in the predetermined collation in a predetermined position within the pocket. The apparatus further includes a hopper with a plurality of hopper vanes, wherein each hopper vane is at least associated to one predetermined position in the pocket. The feeder arrangement includes a first feeder being adapted to provide a first subgroup of rod shaped articles of a first type to a first subset of hopper vanes, a second feeder being adapted to provide a second subgroup of rod shaped articles of a second type to a second subset of hopper vanes, and a third feeder being adapted to provide a third subgroup of rod shaped articles of a third type to a third subset of hopper vanes.
US09540125B2	Container having dunnage components moveable along guides A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a base and opposite sides. The container has multiple levels of dunnage components, the dunnage components of at least one level being movable between open and closed positions to enable an operator to load and unload products more easily. The dunnage components of at least one level may have openings through which pass guides supported at least partially by the container.
US09540122B2	Maneuver processing A computing device may detect that a space object has undergone a maneuver and may attempt to calculate a solution to that maneuver based in part on start and stop times and thrust uncertainties associated with the detected maneuver. However, the computing device may sometimes be unable to calculate an acceptable solution for a detected maneuver given these initial start and stop times and thrust uncertainties. Thus, the various embodiments provide for a computing device and methods implemented by a processor executing on the device for identifying and calculating a recovery maneuver of a space object when an acceptable solution for a detected maneuver cannot be determined. In the various embodiments, a computing device processor may generate a recovery maneuver based on the detected maneuver, and the processor may adjust the start and stop times and the uncertainty values of the recovery maneuver until an acceptable solution is found.
US09540121B2	Pre-flight self test for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) In one embodiment, a controller instructs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) docked to a landing perch to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine. The controller receives sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from one or more force sensors of the landing perch, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation. The controller determines whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within an acceptable range. The controller causes the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine.
US09540113B2	De-couple geared turbo-fan engine and aircraft A turbofan engine includes a core engine section including a compressor section feeding air to a combustor to generate high speed exhaust gases that drive a turbine section all disposed about an engine axis, a geartrain driven by the core engine section, a fan section driven by the geartrain about a fan axis spaced apart from the engine axis, and an accessory gearbox driven by the geartrain and mounted apart from the core engine section and the fan section.
US09540112B2	Distress beacon system for an aircraft or another vehicle A versatile distress beacon system for an aircraft, a ship or other vehicles, including a beacon and a mounting to provide the function of an automatic beacon or a survival beacon. The automatic distress beacon system includes a mounting rigidly attached to the structure of the aircraft and a beacon removably mounted on the mounting. The mounting includes an electronic management unit having a first connector to connect to the data bus and to control the aircraft to receive data from the data bus and orders to activate the beacon, and a second connector to connect to the beacon to transmit data and activation orders to same. The beacon having a memory module to store the transmitted data and a radio transmission module connected to a transmission antenna. The mounting has a detector to detect abnormal events connected to the electronic management unit, with a view to activating the beacon.
US09540110B2	Aeroplane equipped with an internal escape hatch incorporating a pressure regulating system An aeroplane includes an external skin and an internal bulkhead delimiting a cabin, and an escape opening passing through the external skin and the internal bulkhead. The escape opening is closed off by an external escape hatch disposed flush with the external skin. The aeroplane also includes an internal escape hatch that closes off the escape opening disposed flush with the internal bulkhead, and pressure regulating means capable of automatically triggering an opening of the internal escape hatch or a part of the internal escape hatch when a pressure differential on both sides of the internal escape hatch exceeds a determined value.
US09540109B2	Turbomachine comprising a device for the cooling of a pylon A turbomachine including a nozzle extending along an axial direction and configured to convey a hot gas stream; and a mounting pylon for mounting the turbomachme, in which the pylon extends radially from a base arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle, is provided. The turbomachine includes a pylon cooler device having at least one auxiliary gas duct having a gas inlet configured to take cold gas from the outside of the nozzle, and a gas outlet opening out in the vicinity of the base of the pylon.
US09540102B2	Base station multi-vehicle coordination Disclosed herein are example embodiments for base station multi-vehicle coordination. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) effectuate one or more communications with at least a first UFV and a second UFV; or (ii) transmit to a first UFV at least one command based at least partially on one or more communications with at least a first UFV and a second UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.
US09540101B2	System, apparatus and method for long endurance vertical takeoff and landing vehicle A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
US09540094B2	Propeller for an aircraft engine comprising means for reducing noise at middle and high frequencies and improving the acoustic perception Enriching and balancing the acoustic spectrum radiated by a propeller by introducing a differential pitch angle on certain blades of the propeller. Modifying the acoustic spectrum makes it possible to render the propeller noise more pleasant to the human ear.
US09540092B2	Moving conformal window for large aperture optics on aircraft mounted pods A single monotlithic moving window may follow the free aperture of an optical sensor contained in a housing over a reasonable field of regard by translating the window with respect to the sensor and/or a pod cover. Because the window angle of attack is unvarying, near field turbulence is minimized over the envelope of operation.
US09540090B2	Support for diver propulsion vehicles A support (30) for mechanically coupling a plurality of diver propulsion vehicles (1), each configured for propelling at least one diver, wherein the support (30) is configured for mechanically coupling the plurality of diver propulsion vehicles (1) selectively side-by-side or longitudinally via the support (30), wherein the support (30) is foldable around a joint (31) and convertible between a folded state in which the plurality of diver propulsion vehicles (1) are mechanically coupled side-by-side, and an unfolded state in which the plurality of diver propulsion vehicles (1) are mechanically coupled longitudinally.
US09540089B2	Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device includes an engine, a driving shaft coupled to the engine and configured to transmit power, a first cooling water pump configured to be driven by the driving force of the driving shaft and to pump cooling water to cool the engine, a cooling water path configured to supply the cooling water sent by the first cooling water pump to the engine, and a pressurization mechanism arranged in a water passage upstream of a suction port of the first cooling water pump and configured to apply pressure to the cooling water supplied to the suction port of the first cooling water pump.
US09540080B2	Method of forming a thermoplastic fiber composite fin A structure, such as a fin or water sports board, including a core having opposed first and second core outer surfaces. The structure further includes first and second fiber sheets, wherein the first fiber sheet extends along the first core outer surface and the second fiber sheet extends along the second core outer surface. A thermoplastic material impregnates the first fiber sheet and the second fiber sheet and bonds the first fiber sheet and the second fiber sheet to the core. The thermoplastic material defines an outer surface of the structure.
US09540078B2	Interlocking swim noodles An improved swim noodle system is described. The system has a first interlocking swim noodle including a first central core defining a first longitudinal axis coaxial with the first central core and a first periphery disposed about the first central core. The first elongated swim noodle further comprises alternating nodes and alcoves disposed about an entirety of the first periphery. The first nodes diverge outwardly from the first central core and extend longitudinally generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first alcoves converge outwardly from the first central core and extend longitudinally generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first nodes and the first alcoves are arranged to mate by resistance fit with the second elongated swim noodle.
US09540077B2	Concealed ladder A ladder assembly for mounting a concealed ladder to a boat includes a frame having a pair of spaced-apart guides. The frame is adapted to be mounted within a boat. A slide is movably mounted to the guides for sliding from one end of said frame to an opposite end, and a ladder is pivotally mounted to said slide, such that the ladder can extend from a hatch in the boat and be lowered for use of the ladder in entering and exiting the water from the boat. In one embodiment, a pivot plate is pivotally mounted to the slide and the ladder is pivotally mounted to the slide. A control arm is pivotally mounted to the pivot plate or slide and provides leverage for the easy deployment and storing of the ladder.
US09540070B2	Bicycle sprocket and bicycle crank assembly A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The sprocket body has a rotational center axis, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of sprocket teeth. The plurality of sprocket teeth include a plurality of first teeth and a plurality of second teeth. The plurality of first teeth each include an outer-link supporting surface, an opposite surface, and a first radially outermost tooth-tip. The opposite surface is spaced part from the second outer link plate in a state where the chain engagement structure engages with the bicycle chain. The plurality of second teeth each include a second radially outermost tooth-tip that is offset from the first radially outermost tooth-tip of each of the plurality of first teeth in the axial direction.
US09540069B2	Vehicle, particularly a bicycle, comprising an electrical auxiliary drive A vehicle, particularly a bicycle, including a crank drive that is to be actuated by muscular force and that is disconnectably drive-connected to at least one driven wheel, and also including an electrical auxiliary drive for assisting the crank drive. The vehicle can be driven solely by the auxiliary drive when the drive connection between the crank drive and the wheel is disconnected. In addition, a control device for the auxiliary drive is preferably connected to a sensor which detects the crank rotational speed.
US09540068B2	Adjustable bicycle quick release for a solid axle An adjustable quick release system and mechanism for use with a bicycle frame, a unicycle frame or other frame is disclosed. An embodiment of an adjustable quick release mechanism may comprise a housing, a spacer, a tubular nut, a cam system, and a lever.
US09540062B2	Motorcycle A motorcycle includes a vehicle-side control unit that determines whether or not identification information from an electronic key conforms to identification information on a side of a vehicle. An ignition switch unit allows at least starting operation of an engine and unlocking operation of a handlebar, in accordance with a situation where the identification information from the electronic key conforms to the identification information on the side of the vehicle. The vehicle-side control unit and the ignition switch unit are disposed on one side of a head pipe of the vehicle. The vehicle-side control unit is disposed in the vicinity of the head pipe, and below the ignition switch unit.
US09540061B2	Magnet robot crawler A magnetic robot includes a chassis and at least one track assembly associated with the chassis. The track assembly has a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules displaceably mounted with respect to the chassis. A driven track circulates about the magnet modules and travels on guide portions of the magnet modules.
US09540059B2	Fifth wheel trailer safety device A safety device for use with a fifth wheel trailer hitch. The safety device is mounted to a first and second rail, these rails secure both the fifth wheel hitch and the safety device to the frame of a vehicle. The safety device is generally U-shaped and extends rearwardly of the fifth wheel hitch to a catch. The catch is defined as the base of the “U” and serves to catch the king pin of a trailer in case the king pin is loosed from the fifth wheel hitch.
US09540056B2	Deflector device and motor vehicle in which the front shield carries said deflector device A mobile deflector device of a curved vehicle shield, comprising a central deflector and two lateral deflectors, essentially forming three chords distributed over the entire length of the shield. Each of the three deflectors is mounted such as to be able to pivot between a folded position and a second unfolded position substantially perpendicular to the first position.
US09540051B2	Truck tailgate and method of use A tailgate of a type used in pickup trucks and other vehicles, and a method of operating such a tailgate. The tailgate includes a front/interior side, an oppositely-disposed rear/exterior side, lateral ends, and hinges disposed at the lateral ends and configured for pivotably coupling the tailgate to a vehicle. The tailgate further includes at least a first seat integrated into the tailgate between the front/interior side, the rear/exterior side, and the lateral ends. The seat comprises a seat back defined by a first rotatable portion of the front/interior side, and a seat cushion that is recessed into an interior region of the tailgate between the front/interior and rear/exterior sides. The seat cushion is exposed by rotating the seat back from a closed position in which the seat back is aligned with the front/interior side to an open position in which the seat back is deployed away from the front/interior side.
US09540050B2	Stowable truck bed cover and height extender A truck bed cover and extender includes two panel assemblies each attached to the inside of one of the bed walls. A panel assembly includes one or more panels attached to a frame. Each assembly is configured to move through three positions: a stowed position, wherein the assembly is stowed inside the truck bed substantially against the wall to which it is attached; a horizontal position, wherein the assembly is substantially horizontal and wherein the assemblies cooperate to form a partial or complete cover of the bed's cargo area; and an extended position, wherein the assembly substantially vertical, extending above the truck bed.
US09540048B2	Panel with pattern block bead for car body A panel with pattern block bead for a car body includes a plurality of beads. The panel is divided into four division panels by a first substantially horizontal reference line and a first substantially vertical reference line each passing through a center of the panel. One of the beads is formed at a center of each of the division panels.
US09540043B2	Trailer backup assist system with active trailer braking for curvature control A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle, according to one embodiment, includes a trailer coupled with the vehicle. The trailer of the trailer backup assist system has a braking system. The trailer backup assist system also includes a sensor that senses a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. In addition, the trailer backup assist system includes a steering input device that provides a desired curvature of the trailer. The trailer backup assist system further includes a controller generating a steering command based on the hitch angle for the vehicle to guide the trailer on the desired curvature and an actuation command for the braking system to reduce a rearward travel distance for the trailer to achieve the desired curvature.
US09540031B2	Steering device Provided is a steering device including: a column pipe; an outer column; a fixing bracket; a hanger bracket that is fixedly attached to the column pipe; a biasing member that elastically biases the column pipe upward; a fastening jig; and a guide member which is made from a synthetic resin and has a sliding side portion, which is provided with a buffer protrusion and a bolt shaft hole, and a sliding bottom portion formed at the lower end of the sliding side portion. The buffer protrusion of the guide member 8 is inserted into a telescopic elongated hole in the hanger bracket, the sliding bottom portion abuts against the lower end of the hanger bracket, and a part of the biasing member abuts against the sliding bottom portion 83.
US09540030B2	Steering column assembly with improved bearing assembly A steering column bearing assembly is disposed between an upper column jacket and a steering control shaft, supporting the steering control shaft for rotation within the upper column jacket. The steering column bearing assembly comprises an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of ball bearings disposed between the inner race and the outer race, each ball bearing having a ball bearing diameter. The inner race and the outer race define an annular cavity in which the plurality of ball bearings is disposed. The annular cavity has an interior column opening defined between an outer edge surface of the inner race and an inner edge surface of the outer race. The outer edge diameter is less than a sum of the inner edge diameter and the ball bearing diameter.
US09540028B2	Infant stroller apparatus An infant stroller apparatus includes a first and a second leg segment, a handle segment and a backrest frame. The first and second leg segments are respectively affixed with a first and a second coupling member that are connected with each other. The handle segment is affixed with a third coupling member that is connected with the first coupling member. The backrest frame is connected with the second leg segment. A latch assembled with the second coupling member is movable to engage with the third coupling member to lock the handle segment and the first and second leg segments in an unfolded state. A release actuator operatively connected with the latch is pivotally connected with the second leg segment adjacent to the pivot axis of the backrest frame. The release actuator is rotatable to cause the latch to disengage from the third coupling member for allowing folding of the infant stroller apparatus.
US09540026B2	Infant carrier holder An infant carrier holder has a floor with a ramp and sidewalls and is mounted to a shopping cart. The ramp and sidewalls can contribute to stably supporting an infant carrier. The holder serves as a mechanical interface between an infant carrier, which can be received in the holder, and the shopping cart. The holder can be concavely shaped to assist in shopping cart nesting in addition to supporting a received infant carrier at a desired angle. The holder can be adjustably mounted to a gate or a basket of the shopping cart and may/may not interfere with nesting operations. The holder permits an infant carrier to be supported on a shopping cart without using a significant amount of shopping cart space or interfering with nesting operations.
US09540023B2	Shopping cart displaceable by hand and having a detachable handle A manually displaceable shopping cart, in particular a multilevel cart, includes a basket for receiving goods, two handle support arms each disposed at a respective side, and detached handles each attached to a respective handle support arm.
US09540022B2	Livestock chute puller and a method of using the same A cart enabling a single person to pull a livestock chute across the ground. The cart includes a bar having a handle and wheels provided at opposing ends. The bar includes first and second members pivotally engaged together. A crossbar pivotally mounted on the bar includes first and second arms configured to engage handles on a lower front end of the chute. When the bar is in a collapsed position, where the first and second members are disposed at an angle to each other, the first and second arms are insertable into the chute handles. When the bar is moved to an erected position, where the first and second members are aligned along the same plane, a force is applied to a footrest on the bar. The arms lift the front end of the chute off the ground and the cart's wheels move under the front end of the chute.
US09540018B2	Railway installation synchronization monitoring system A railway installation monitoring system may include: a laser generator that is provided on a train; a camera that is operated in connection with the laser generator so as to be capable of monitoring a railway installation and of acquiring image information data that is measured; a three-dimensional image information conversion device that uses the image information data acquired by the laser generator and the camera and converts the data into three-dimensional image information; a position determination unit that determines the position of the railway installation to be measured; a signal processing device that sends an operating command for the laser generator or/and the camera; and an overall data processing device that processes, analyzes, interprets, or stores the image information data, the three-dimensional image information, or the data transmitted from the position determination unit.
US09540016B2	Vehicle interface input receiving method A vehicle interface input receiving method comprises operating a controller to selectively enter or refrain from entering a user input device controlling mode. While in the user input device controlling mode, the method determines a presence of first and second contact conditions at first and second predetermined locations, respectively, with the first contact condition being on a vehicle steering wheel, and controls a user input device to change from a deactivated state to an activated state in response to the simultaneous existence of the first and second contact conditions. Also, an indicator provides an indication of the activated state, and the user input device is maintained in the activated state while the first contact condition continues to exist. The user input device provides input to the controller in the activated state and refrains from providing such input in the deactivated state, and afterward returns to the deactivated state.
US09540015B2	Methods and apparatus to alter a vehicle operation Methods and apparatus are disclosed to alter the driving profile of a vehicle. An example method disclosed herein determines, based on a user selection, a desired driving profile to apply to a vehicle. The example method includes identifying a set of alterations to operating parameters of vehicle systems associated with the desired driving profile. The example method includes determining a subset of the set of alterations that the vehicle can execute, and in response to determining the subset that the vehicle can execute, applying the subset to the vehicle to produce the desired driving profile.
US09540010B2	Control system for vehicle A control system is for a vehicle. The control system includes an electronic control unit configured to perform a coast downshift, and execute blipping control during performance of the coast downshift. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether blipping abnormality occurs. The electronic control unit is configured to disengage an engagement element on an engagement side when the blipping abnormality occurs during the performance of the coast downshift. The electronic control unit is configured to increase a speed of the engine in the blipping control. The blipping abnormality is a state that the blipping control is not executed normally during the performance of the coast downshift. The engagement element on the engagement side is an engagement element that is changed from a disengaged state to an engaged state in the coast downshift.
US09540009B2	Transmission system for vehicle A transmission system for vehicle includes a clutch disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and a vehicle wheel, a transmission disposed in the power transmission path, a clutch actuator, a shift actuator, a vehicle wheel speed sensor, a sudden deceleration detecting unit that detects a sudden deceleration of the vehicle wheel based on an output signal of the vehicle wheel speed sensor, and a shift control unit. The shift control unit executes an ordinary shift control to shift to a speed adaptive shift stage associated with the rotational speed and to execute, when the sudden deceleration detecting unit detects the sudden deceleration of the vehicle wheel, a sudden deceleration adaptive shift control to shift to a shift stage lower than an actual shift stage at the point of detection of the sudden deceleration and higher than the speed adaptive shift stage associated with the rotational speed.
US09540003B2	Vehicle motion control device In order to reliably assist a driver in emergency detour steering without causing a jerking forward motion of the vehicle during normal operation, a vehicle motion control device includes: a risk potential estimator that estimates a risk potential of a vehicle based on input external information and vehicle information; a vehicle longitudinal motion controller that generates a longitudinal motion control command of the vehicle based on a vehicle lateral jerk and a predetermined gain; and a gain adjustor that adjusts the gain, in which the gain adjustor adjusts the gain based on the risk potential estimated by the risk potential estimator.
US09539995B2	System for improving performance of wheel chock safety procedures A wheel chock system includes a chock, a sensor disposed within the chock to sense the proximity to the tire, an outside light box, and an inside control panel. Lamps on the outside light box provide a visual indication as to when the chock is in close proximity to the wheel. Lights on the inside control panel provide a visual indication of the loading dock safety status. The wheel chock system further includes a controller coupled to the inside control panel, programmed to change visual indications of both the outside light signal box and the inside control panel, based at least on the sensor and a loading dock door sensor. The wheel chock system further includes a camera positioned to view the tire and the chock and convey an image of the tire and the chock to a display on or near the inside control panel.
US09539993B2	By-wire fallback braking mode for brake-by-wire systems in vehicles A vehicle includes a brake-by-wire system that delivers a certain amount of brake fluid pressure to wheel brakes depending upon the position of a brake pedal. A brake-by-wire fallback or backup mode of operation is also provided. When activated, this by-wire fallback mode commands a certain, known magnitude of brake pressure. The commanded amount of brake pressure can vary based on the state of a brake pedal on/off switch, and can be set regardless of brake pedal position. This provides a backup to the brake-by-wire system without necessarily requiring a mechanical push-through backup system to brake the vehicle in the event a backup mode is required.
US09539992B2	Method for operating an electromechanical vehicle brake system A method is provided for operating an electromechanical vehicle brake system having an ESP module and at least two brake circuits, each brake circuit comprising high and low pressure switching valves, a low pressure storage device, and two wheel brakes. The method comprises, in advance of a possible breaking procedure and based on a trigger factor, filling the low pressure storage device with an amount of brake fluid at a first pre-pressure. Subsequently, an ESP pump is used to fill the vehicle brake system, including the low pressure storage device, with an adjustable amount of final pre-pressure. All valves are closed when the final pre-pressure is achieved. The method further comprises, during a braking procedure, opening respective inlet valves of the wheel brakes and supplying at least a part of the final pre-pressure to at least one wheel brake of the vehicle brake system.
US09539989B2	Travel support apparatus and travel support system A travel support system uses a wireless communication unit for receiving a following vehicle's speed control capacity, and compares the speed control capacity received with a speed control capacity of the subject vehicle. If the speed control capacity of the following vehicle is higher than the capacity of the subject vehicle, a maximum deceleration of the subject vehicle is restricted to a restricted value. In addition, a target inter-vehicle distance to a lead vehicle is set according to the restricted value of the subject vehicle, thereby enabling a reduction of the inter-vehicle distance to the lead vehicle for each of the vehicles in a convoy.
US09539988B2	Vehicle camera cleaning system Embodiments provide vehicle camera cleaning systems used for cleaning foreign matter off of a camera lens, including, for example, a water flow nozzle arranged to eject water flow, an air nozzle arranged to eject air, and a central controller used to control the water flow nozzle and air nozzle. In certain embodiments, a plurality of sensing devices are used for sensing the conditions of the camera lens, such as an infrared water drop sensor, a temperature sensor, a camera sensing sensor, and the like. The central controller may determine whether there are water drops, ice, snow, or other foreign matter on the lens based on signals received from the plurality of sensing devices, and may control the air nozzle and the water flow nozzle to clean the camera lens based on the foreign matter present.
US09539986B2	Enhanced vehicle wiper blade using active materials A vehicle wiper assembly includes a wiper blade having a length, and an active material disposed along the length of the wiper blade and coupled thereto. The active material includes a shape memory alloy material with a crystallographic phase that is changeable between austenite and martensite, and is elastically deformable and operatively applies a spring force against a portion of the wiper blade when the crystallographic phase is martensite.
US09539985B2	Windscreen wiper arm A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, includes comprising a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin, and wherein the arm member can be pivoted between a wiping position, wherein the arm member extends parallel to a windscreen to be wiped, and an elevated position, wherein the arm member and/or a windscreen wiper blade to be attached thereto can be repaired or replaced, characterized in that the windscreen wiper arm is provided with locking means arranged to lock the arm member onto the pivot pin in order to prevent the arm member from disengaging from the pivot pin in the elevated position of the arm member.
US09539979B2	Passenger airbag, passenger airbag device, and vehicle A passenger airbag and a passenger airbag device in which when the passenger airbag starts to inflate with an interfering object close to the IP, gas in the airbag is caused to quickly flow out through vent holes to reduce the impact on the interfering object, and a vehicle equipped with this passenger airbag device. In case of front collision of the vehicle, an inflator is activated to generate gas, and the gas flows through a diffuser into an airbag main body. The diffuser inflates, and the diffuser and the airbag main body thereby start to deploy above the IP. In this early stage of deployment, the diffuser is quickly almost fully inflated, and gas discharge openings are located above the IP. The diffuser is provided with a depression, and the depression faces the interfering object M.
US09539978B2	Curtain airbag for a vehicle A curtain airbag for a vehicle includes a main chamber shaped in such a way that, in the position being mounted on the vehicle, in the inflated state the main chamber covers an inner side structure of the vehicle. The curtain airbag further includes an additional chamber which, in the mounting position, is located on the in driving direction of the vehicle front portion of the main chamber, and deploys in the direction of the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag is inflated. An extended section connects the additional chamber and the main chamber at a rim section at the same side and limits movement of the additional chamber during the inflation process.
US09539971B2	Collision detection apparatus and collision detection method A collision detection apparatus includes: an energy absorption member that possesses conductivity and absorbs impact energy by being crushed in a front-rear direction; two contact members that possess conductivity and are respectively disposed in contact with front and rear end surfaces of the energy absorption member in order to press and crush the energy absorption member in the front-rear direction; a electric resistance detector that is electrically connected to both of the two contact members in order to detect variation in an electric resistance value accompanying crushing of the energy absorption member; and a displacement calculator that calculates a displacement amount of the energy absorption member in the front-rear direction on the basis of the variation in the electric resistance value detected by the electric resistance detector.
US09539967B2	Vehicle body impact absorption structure A vehicle body impact absorption structure includes a bumper reinforcement, an upper vehicle body frame member, a lower vehicle body frame member, and an impact absorption box. The impact absorption box includes a rear portion, which is connected to the upper and lower vehicle body frame members, and a front portion, which is connected to the bumper reinforcement. The impact absorption box includes an upper impact absorption portion, which has a closed cross-section, a lower impact absorption portion, which has a closed cross-section, a front connection portion, which has a closed section, and a communication portion. The front connection portion connects the upper and lower impact absorption portions. The communication portion is located at the rear side of the front connection portion. The communication portion includes an opening extending through the impact absorption box in the lateral direction of the vehicle body.
US09539963B2	Battery system and method of operating the battery system In a battery system for use in a vehicle as power supply, a plurality of battery groups, each configured to output a rated voltage while being charged, in parallel to an input/output system line by a system connection device, BMU devices monitor the battery groups, respectively, determining whether the battery groups enter an abnormal state, and any battery group entering the abnormal state is designated and disconnected from the input/output system line. If a predetermined of battery groups are found to enter an abnormal state, as determined by the BMU devices, a system controller generates an alarm, informing the user that the battery system may not provide power in the required amount.
US09539958B2	Assembly including a compression-molded, composite panel having a cellulose-based core and a hinged mounting flange An assembly including a compression-molded, composite panel having first and second outer layers of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a core of cellulose-based material is provided. The core has first and second portions positioned between the outer layers. The second outer layer is bonded to the core by the second sheet by press molding. The first outer layer includes a first portion bonded to the first portion of the core by the first sheet by press molding and a second portion bonded to the second portion of the core to form a mounting flange pivotally connected to the first portion of the first outer layer. A component is mounted to the flange to pivot with the flange. A living hinge allows the flange and the mounted component to pivot between different use positions relative to the first portion of the first outer layer.
US09539957B2	Vehicle tool box assembly A vehicle tool box assembly includes a storage area disposed in a vehicle cargo space and a tool box disposed in the storage area. The tool box includes a body having opposite first and second end walls and an upper surface extending between upper ends of the first and second end walls. A plurality of cut-outs is formed in the upper surface and configured to receive tools. A first lip extends upwardly from the upper surface at the first end wall. A second lip extends upwardly from the upper surface at the second end wall. A cover member is received by the tool box. The cover member includes a first recess received by the first lip and a second recess received by the second lip, thereby substantially preventing movement of the cover member relative to the tool box.
US09539955B2	Seatbelt mount for a computing device A securing mechanism for securing a computing device within a vehicle includes a first end and a second end. A top face and a bottom face extend from the first end to the second end, and the securing mechanism is folded such that the bottom face at the first end is proximate to the bottom face at the second end, defining a channel configured to receive a portion of a seatbelt of the vehicle. The securing mechanism also includes an attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the securing mechanism to the computing device. In various embodiments, the securing mechanism is attached to the computing device at a point below a center of gravity for the computing device.
US09539946B2	Vehicle mirror assembly A vehicle mirror assembly has a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges and a replaceable mirror plate having a first surface to which the mirror is attached and a second surface opposite said first surface. The second surface has two parallel edges which includes projections on one of said edges able to retain one of said edges of the retention plate. On the second edge of said second surface of the mirror plate is a releasable locking mechanisms engageable with the other of said free edges of the retention plate. This allows the mirror plate to be simply snapped into position and released by triggering the release mechanism.
US09539938B1	Removable vehicle roof panel with stowing assistance lamps A removable roof panel for a vehicle body having a compartment includes an outer panel, a perimeter frame connected to the outer panel and having a first locator feature configured to engage a second locator feature of the compartment, and latching handles operatively connected to the perimeter frame, and operable for latching and unlatching the perimeter frame from the vehicle body. The roof panel includes a lamp connected to the perimeter frame proximate the first locator feature, a battery electrically connectable to and operable for energizing the lamp, and a lamp actuator. The lamp actuator is configured to selectively connect the lamp to the battery when the removable roof panel is removed from the vehicle body to thereby illuminate the first and second locator features during stowing of the removable roof panel in the compartment. A vehicle includes the vehicle body and the removable roof panel.
US09539937B2	Vehicle step lamp An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprise a light source disposed on a step portion. A first coating layer is molded over the step portion and the light source. A photoluminescent portion is disposed proximate a tread portion of the step portion. The light source is configured to emit a first emission to excite the photoluminescent portion to emit a second emission.
US09539934B2	Vehicle front end structure A vehicle front end structure includes a bumper fascia, a headlamp assembly and a front grille. The bumper fascia has a main body and a projecting portion extending upwardly from the main body. An inboard side of the projecting portion includes a flange. The headlamp assembly includes a housing installed to the bumper fascia above the main body via a projection extending in an inboard direction from an inboard side of the housing. The projection includes an attachment part releasably fastened to the flange. The front grille is installed to the bumper fascia above the main body and inboard of the projecting portion of the bumper fascia. The front grille also attaches to the flange such that the projecting portion of the bumper fascia extends between an outboard edge of the front grille and an inboard side of the lens.
US09539932B2	Light emitting diode lighting system Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to lighting systems, and, specifically, to LED lighting systems for vehicles. One example provides a lighting system that includes a power control component, a wire harness, and a light emitting diode component. The power control component may be in electrical communication with a power supply. The power control component may receive an input voltage from the power supply, adjust the input voltage to generate an output voltage, and output the output voltage. The wire harness may be in electrical communication with the power control component. The light emitting diode light component may be in electrical communication with the wire harness, and may include a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled in a parallel configuration via a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires being substantially shaped as a wave.
US09539931B2	Automotive lamp An automotive lamp according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first lamp unit that has a first projection lens; a second lamp unit that has a second projection lens; and an inter-lens region illumination lens that is arranged such that the inter-lens region illumination lens covers a region between the first projection lens and the second projection lens when viewed from the front of the lamp and such that the inter-lens region illumination lens radiates, toward the front of the lamp, light that is emitted from at least one of the first projection lens and the second projection lens and that enters the inter-lens region illumination lens.
US09539927B2	Seed cart A seed cart includes first and second mating frames. The hopper is mounted on the first frame for holding seed and has an outlet to discharge the seed. A conveyor is mounted on the second frame for movement between seed loading and unloading positions. A plurality of cylinders with extendible and retractable arms control the desired position of the conveyor. A plurality of load cells are mounted on the second frame and support the first frame. The weigh scales weigh the first frame, the hopper, and the seed in the hopper, without weighing the conveyor. Therefore, an accurate amount of seed can be dispensed from the hopper via the conveyor. Wheels and a hitch tongue can be detachably mounted on the second frame to convert the cart from a stationary unit to a mobile unit.
US09539926B2	Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism includes a resin base member, and a support rotatably and pivotally mounted to the base member. The base member is formed by blow molding so as to be hollowed. The base member integrally includes a hinge member for rotatably and pivotally mounting the support to the base member. The hinge member is set in a molding die for clamping at the time of the blow molding of the base member, so as to be molded integrally with the base member.
US09539921B2	Head support for a pushchair A head support for a pushchair comprises a support section, a seat connection section and a back support. The support section forms a U-shape and comprises an armature, comprising sides, that provides stiffness to the support section. The seat connection section is coupled to the support section and is for connecting to the pushchair. The back support is connected to the support section or connectable to the support section and configured such that, when connected to the support section, it prevents the sides of the armature from dropping relative to the back support in use.
US09539920B2	Seat inclination adjustment mechanism, vehicle seat, and method for mounting said vehicle seat An adjustment unit for a vehicle seat is disclosed. Said adjustment unit comprises an inclination adjustment mechanism for the backrest of the vehicle seat. The inclination adjustment mechanism comprises a first rocker which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable about a transverse direction extending perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle.
US09539918B2	Adjustable vehicle seat An adjustable vehicle seat (1) has a seat part (2) and a backrest part (3) which is pivotable relative to the seat part about a backrest pivot axis (6) and is lockable in a design position (the backrest is approximately upright) and in a table position (the backrest rests on the seat part). Two locking devices (90) are kinematically assigned to the seat part and an unlocking unit (10) is kinematically assigned to the backrest, for unlocking the locking devices (90). The unlocking unit (10) is connected to the locking devices (90) by two Bowden cables (83, 84). A passage element (80), that is approximately cylindrical, is fastened to the seat part with a cylinder axis aligned with the backrest pivot axis (6) and with a first Bowden cable passage opening (81) and a second Bowden cable passage opening (82) arranged at a same distance from the backrest pivot axis.
US09539916B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, and a sliding apparatus provided underneath the seat cushion. The sliding apparatus has a lower rail, and an upper rail that slidably attaches to the lower rail. The seat cushion has a frame body that includes a pipe member. The pipe member has a main body portion that extends along an end edge of the seat cushion, a leg portion that extends downward toward the upper rail from an end portion of the main body portion, and a mounting portion that extends from a lower end portion of the leg portion and is flattened such that a hollow portion of the pipe member is small, all integrated together. The mounting portion has a flat surface that abuts against the upper rail, and is mounted to the upper rail.
US09539915B2	Automotive vehicle with occupant detection system An automotive vehicle has arranged therein a vehicle seat and is equipped with an occupant detection system for detecting whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, the system including a first antenna electrode arranged in the seat and a sensing circuit associated with the seat where the sensing circuit includes an oscillation circuit connected to the first antenna electrode for applying to the first antenna electrode a first oscillating signal and a current detection circuit also connected to the first antenna electrode for determining a first current flowing in the first antenna electrode in response to the first oscillating signal being applied, the first current indicating whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, where the vehicle is further equipped with an appliance including an appliance control device arranged in the vehicle compartment at a location where it can be operated by an occupant of the seat and the occupant detection system is configured for detecting whether the occupant attempts to interact with the appliance control device, in particular, the occupant detection system includes a second antenna electrode arranged together with the appliance control device, and an oscillator is operatively connected to the second antenna electrode for applying a second oscillating signal to the second antenna electrode and the current detection circuit is configured for determining a second current flowing in the first antenna electrode in response to the second oscillating signal being applied to the second antenna electrode where the second current thus indicates whether an occupant of the vehicle seat has a part of their body proximate to the appliance control device.
US09539914B2	Brushless multiphase self-commutation control (or BMSCC) and related invention The Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation Controller or BMSCC is an adjustable speed drive for reliable, contact-less and stable self-commutation control of electric apparatus, including electric motors and generators. BMSCC transforms multiphase electrical excitation from one frequency to variable frequency that is automatically synchronized to the movement of the electric apparatus without traditional estimation methods of commutation and frequency synthesis using derivatives of electronic, electro-mechanical, and field-oriented-control. Instead, BMSCC comprises an analog electromagnetic computer with synchronous modulation techniques to first establish magnetic energy and then dynamically share packets of magnetic energy between phase windings of a multiphase, position dependent flux, high frequency transformer by direct AC-to-AC conversion without an intermediate DC conversion stage.
US09539911B2	Vehicle guidance device and vehicle guidance method Disclosed is a vehicle guidance apparatus that can easily guide a vehicle in the vicinity of a power supply section to the power supply unit by guiding the vehicle along a path of travel to the power supply unit without employing image data. In this device, a power supply efficiency calculation unit calculates the power supply efficiency, which is the efficiency with which power is received from the power supply unit by the charging unit. An amount of change calculation unit calculates the amount of change of efficiency of power supply, which is the amount of change of efficiency of power supply calculated by the power supply efficiency calculation unit. A vehicle-side control unit displays on a display guidance to enable the vehicle to reach the power supply unit, based on the amount of change of efficiency of power supply calculated by the amount of change calculation unit.
US09539909B2	Inverter-integrated driving module and manufacturing method therefor Phase coils are each configured by winding a conductor wire in a concentrated winding consecutively on three circumferentially consecutive tooth portions, six inverter units of an inverter module are each disposed in close proximity to a motor so as to face each of the phase coils axially, and the motor and the inverter module are electrically connected by connecting an alternating-current output terminals of each of the plurality of inverter units to output wires of the phase coils that face the inverter units axially.
US09539901B1	Method and system for providing speed limit alerts A method and system may provide speed limit alerts to users driving in vehicles. A user's client device such as a smart-phone, smart watch, or tablet computer, may provide visual, audible, and/or haptic alerts to the user when the user exceeds a posted speed limit by more than a threshold amount. For example, when the user exceeds the posted speed limit by more than the threshold amount, the user's smart-phone may play a beeping sound and may announce the posted speed limit to the user. Moreover, the user's smart-phone may display an indication of the posted speed limit and a graphic notifying the user the she has exceeded the posted speed limit by more than the threshold amount. A map of a geographic area including the user's travelled route may also be displayed, with annotated areas along the route where the user exceeded the posted speed limit by more than the threshold amount.
US09539897B2	Fuel cell vehicle In this fuel cell vehicle, a radiator, a protruding region of a casing, and a connecting bar of a fuel cell stack are arranged in a front box in the listed order from the front toward the rear in the direction in which the vehicle travels. A first end plate and a second end plate are fixed directly on a frame member via mounting members, and the frame member is fixed to a vehicle body frame. After an external load has been transmitted from the radiator and the protruding region of the casing to the first end plate and the second end plate, the external load is transmitted to the vehicle body frame via a side frame.
US09539891B2	Hybrid vehicle driving apparatus A hybrid vehicle driving apparatus includes: an engine; a first rotator; a second rotator; a first differential mechanism configured to transmit a rotation of the engine to a driving wheel side; and a switching device configured to shift the first differential mechanism. The first rotator is coaxially disposed with the engine, the second rotator is disposed with the engine, the second rotator is disposed on a different axis from an axis of the engine to constitute a multiple-axis system, the first differential mechanism is coaxially disposed with and between the engine and the first rotator, and the switching device is disposed at an opposite side from the engine with respect to the first rotator.
US09539890B2	Vehicle drive device A vehicle drive device including: an input member drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine; an output member drivably coupled to wheels; a single wheel drive rotary electric machine that transfers a drive force to the output member; a speed change mechanism provided in a power transfer path that connects between the wheel drive rotary electric machine and the output member; and an inverter device that controls the wheel drive rotary electric machine.
US09539884B2	Door sash A door sash joined to a door body in a simple manner is provided. A door sash includes a design part, a tubular part, and a connection part. The connection part includes a first connection part continuous to the design part, a second connection part continuous to the tubular part, and a stepped part between the first connection part and the second connection part. The second connection part is closer to the inner side of the door opening than the first connection part. A vicinity of one end of the plate material in a cross section view includes an overlapping part forming a closed cross section by overlapping on the second connection part from the outside. The surface of the overlapping part is closer to the inner side of the door opening than the surface of the first connection part or flush with the surface of the first connection part.
US09539881B2	Insulated heating module for a supplemental heating device The invention relates to a heating module for a supplemental electric heating device for heating an airflow, comprising at least one heat-conductive bar against which at least one electric resistor is arranged. The heat-conductive bar is partially electrically insulated by an insulating coating in order to prevent potential short-circuits and to ensure proper operation and optimal safety when heating the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
US09539877B2	Electric vehicle thermal management system with series and parallel structure Electric vehicle thermal management systems and electric vehicles using the thermal management system, are disclosed. A passenger cabin is heated by the heat dissipated from a battery and/or a motor. A cooling circuit in the management system fluidly connects the battery, the motor and a first radiator in series. The first radiator provides a heat source to the passenger cabin by means of the heat dissipated from the battery and/or the electric motor. Under certain conditions, the electric motor is selectively separated from the cooling circuit, so that when the passenger cabin needs to be heated, the thermal management system can provide heat to the passenger cabin without affecting the heat dissipation of the battery.
US09539875B2	Suspension insulator The invention relates to a suspension insulator secured to a spring seat. The insulator has a cylindrical wall part and an annular body part. When the insulator is secured to the spring seat, an inner peripheral wall surface of the body part of the insulator and at least a part of an inner peripheral wall surface of the cylinder part of the insulator are not in contact with a cylindrical wall part of the spring seat. The remaining of the inner peripheral wall surface of the cylinder part of the insulator is in tight contact with the cylindrical wall part of the spring seat when the insulator is secured to the spring seat.
US09539874B2	Synthetic resin-made sliding bearing A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 2 which is fixed to a vehicle body side through a mounting member; a synthetic resin-made lower casing 3 which is superposed on the upper casing 2 so as to be rotatable about an axis O in a circumferential direction R relative to the upper casing 2; and a synthetic resin-made sliding bearing piece 5 disposed in a space 4 between the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3.
US09539873B2	Rotary damper A rotary damper includes a damper motor and a damper housing in surrounding relationship to the damper motor. The damper housing has a connection piece for mounting the damper housing to a first mass. An articulated lever is swingably mounted in relation to the damper housing and connected to a second mass. The articulated lever has a lobe which is movable during a swinging motion of the articulated lever in relation to the damper housing along a movement path between two stops which are connected to the damper housing. A gear mechanism transmits and/or converts a relative rotational movement between the first and second masses to the damper motor for vibration damping.
US09539870B2	Valve unit for inflating wheels A valve unit (1) with a single-piece valve body (4) includes a cylindrical collar (5), a valve seat (7), a main duct (9) and an auxiliary duct (10). The cylindrical collar (5) projects from a reference plane (12) obtained in the valve body (4) and is configured so that it can be arranged against a rim (2) when the cylindrical collar (5) is inserted in a hole (6). The cylindrical collar (5) has an end (5a) configured so that it can be deformed and can define a flared portion (13) of the main duct (9) which interferes with the rim (2) at the level of the hole (6) thus providing a mechanism (11) for fixing the valve unit (1) to the rim (2).
US09539867B2	Wheel position detector and tire inflation pressure detector having the same A wheel position detector for a vehicle includes: a transmitter at each wheel having a first control portion for transmitting a frame with specific identification information; and a receiver at a vehicle body receiving the frame from one wheel and having a second control portion for performing wheel position detection; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a tooth of a gear. The second control portion: acquires gear information indicating a tooth position; sets a variation allowance based on the tooth position; registers the one wheel with using the variation allowance; and performs the wheel position detection by excluding an identified wheel as the one wheel from a candidate of another wheel mounting the transmitter that transmits another frame when the second control portion identifies the one wheel.
US09539861B2	Pneumatic tire Sipe groups including a plurality of sipes which is opened to a main groove and is arranged at intervals in a tire circumferential direction are formed in both land parts with the main groove being interposed therebetween. The sipe groups are arranged at intervals in the tire circumferential direction, and are shifted in the tire circumferential direction on both sides of the main groove.
US09539859B2	Pneumatic tire and laminate In a pneumatic tire containing as an inner liner material a laminate of a film of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a layer of a rubber composition for improving the adhesive strength between the film and the rubber composition, the rubber composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a rubber component, 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a condensate between a compound expressed by formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or a C1 to C8 alkyl group, and formaldehyde, 0.25 to 200 parts by weight of a methylene donor, and a vulcanizing agent; and a weight ratio of the methylene donor content to the condensate content is 0.5 to 10.
US09539855B2	Rim well with integrated flange made of fiber composites as well as method for manufacturing same A rim well with integrated flange made of fiber composite as well as to a method for manufacturing same. The flange is formed by inwardly directed protuberances of fiber layers of the rim well, wherein the fiber layers transition to the flange from the rim well without interruption of the fibers. The manufacture is carried out by depositing fiber material on a mold, which corresponds to the contour of the rim well and has a radially circumferential or segmented groove. The fibers are deposited such that the fibers of at least one fiber layer have protuberances directed into the groove. A multipart mold, which makes it possible to reduce the width of the groove and thus a deformation of the protuberances, is preferably used.
US09539849B2	Hydraulic transfer film, pattern film, and method of forming a hydraulic transfer film A hydraulic transfer film includes: a water-soluble substrate, a pattern-forming layer formed on the water-soluble substrate and having a water-soluble region and an oil-soluble region, an oil-soluble pattern layer formed on the pattern-forming layer, an oil-soluble base layer formed on the oil-soluble pattern layer, and an activating layer including a curable activating agent that permeates into the oil-soluble region, the oil-soluble pattern layer, and the oil-soluble base layer such that the oil-soluble region, the oil-soluble pattern layer, and the oil-soluble base layer are partly soluble in the curable activating agent. A method of forming the hydraulic transfer film and a pattern film are also disclosed.
US09539848B2	Writing instrument having a movable protective sleeve A writing instrument that includes a barrel extending along a longitudinal axis (A) and a tip mounted at the front of the barrel, further including a protective sleeve for the tip, the sleeve being mounted coaxially on the barrel and movable relative to the barrel between a protective position where it covers the tip and a retracted position where it exposes the tip to allow writing. The sleeve includes an inner wall which includes a helical cam engaging with a guide element formed on the barrel so that the sleeve is movable in translation combined with rotation.
US09539847B2	Index label assembly An index label and a method for applying an index label to a sheet or folder. A label assembly includes labels in a column, and each of the labels includes a fold line. A registration structure is adjacent the label column. Each label can be partially folded into a raised position, and the item to be label placed adjacent the raided portions, such as using the registration structure to align the item. The raised portion is lowered and adhered to the item. The remainder of the label is then removed from the label assembly and folded to adhere to itself and/or the item to form an index label on the item.
US09539846B2	Binding machine A punching and binding machine used to bind sheets to discs. The machine may include a lever with a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm. Each arm may be pivotally and slidably connected to minimize the force required by a user to punch cutouts in a stack of sheets. The lever may include a flipper connected to a binding member to actuate punching and binding simultaneously.
US09539844B2	Method of refurbishing rotogravure cylinders, rotogravure cylinders and their use The rotogravure cylinder comprising a rotary gravure base and thereon a copper engraving layer is refurbished to contain a zinc layer between a gravure base and a layer package suitable for engraving and printing. This layer package for instance comprises a metallic support layer, a copper engraving layer and suitably a protection layer. Deposition of the zinc layer may be tuned for thickness variation, in combination with deposition of the layer package in a fixed thickness.
US09539843B2	Apparatus and method for forming an image with a non-decolorizable material and a decolorizable material An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form a first image to be transferred to a sheet with a non-decolorizable material, and a second image forming unit configured to form a second image to be transferred to the sheet with a decolorizable material. At least a part of the second image transferred to the sheet is formed on the first image transferred to the sheet.
US09539841B2	Image erasing apparatus that selectively decolors a sheet based on owner information on the sheet An image erasing apparatus comprises a reading unit configured to read a sheet having an image printed thereon with decolorable colorant and an owner information image printed thereon with decolorable colorant, and to identify a first owner information based on the owner information image. The apparatus further comprises a decoloring unit configured to decolor the sheet read by the reading unit and an authenticating unit configured to receive a second owner information. The apparatus further comprises a determining unit configured to determine a correlation between a user corresponding to the first owner information and a user corresponding to the second owner information, and an erasing controller configured to selectively control the decoloring unit to decolor the image and the owner information image based on the correlation.
US09539836B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image-formed matter In an inkjet printer where any two ink ejection parts provided upstream and downstream in a conveyance direction of a base member are referred to as first and second ink ejection parts, the first ink ejection part ejects a first ink, a droplet of which when deposited on the base member has a surface tension decreasing with time. The second ink ejection part ejects a second ink, a droplet of which when deposited on the base member has a surface tension that is substantially equal to a surface tension of the droplet of the first ink deposited on a position adjacent to the droplet of the second ink. The printer can therefore make substantially equal the surface tensions of droplets of the first and second inks, deposited on adjacent positions, thus reducing bleeding in a boundary between areas of the inks or variation in the position of the boundary.
US09539834B2	Medicine packaging device, ink ribbon running control method, ink ribbon roll and ink ribbon cassette Provided is a medicine packaging device. The medicine packaging device includes: a reader-writer that reads information from an IC tag installed at a supply core of an ink ribbon roll detachably installed to an ink ribbon cassette as well as writes information to the IC tag; a motor control unit that controls a winding motor for rotating a winding core, based on a used length of the ink ribbon which is information read from the IC tag, so that the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon roll runs in a winding direction at a higher speed than a feeding speed of a continuous sheet for packaging; and a written information output unit that outputs information showing the used length of the ink ribbon which has been changed due to use of the ink ribbon, to the reader/writer as information written on the IC tag.
US09539830B2	Device and method for transporting substrates in a printing machine The invention relates to a novel device and a novel method for transporting printable substrates in a precise manner, suitable for various types, sizes and thicknesses of substrate. The invention is also suitable for printing machines that do not come into contact with the substrate, such as ink-jet printing machines.
US09539828B2	Image layout According to an example, a printing system may include a web layout module to access a set of images and generate a web layout of the set of images, in which the web layout is arranged in columns of same sized images, each column being arranged in sorted order of image size. The module may further add at least one of advertising material, a coupon, and customer information on a space of a column on which images do not extend a width of the web layout. The printing system may also include a print engine to print the set of images and the at least one of the advertising material, coupon, and customer information on a web of substrate in the generated print layout.
US09539826B2	Recording medium detection device and image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus having a plurality of sensors for performing a detection with respect to a recording medium is provided, with which it is made possible for each of the plurality of sensors to detect the state of the recording medium at a desired position of the recording medium even in a case where the width of the recording medium being used has been modified. The image recording apparatus includes a conveyance part configured to convey the recording medium, a first sensor configured to perform a detection with respect to the recording medium, a second sensor configured to perform a detection with respect to the recording medium, and a positional relationship regulation part configured to regulate a positional relationship between the first sensor and the second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are movable in conjunction with one another by moving the positional relationship regulation part.
US09539822B2	Digital printers A digital printing system includes components to apply an ink layer on a substrate, and a deinking applicator. The deinking applicator includes a reservoir and a roller. The reservoir is to contain a deinking solution. The roller is positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer.
US09539817B2	System and method for reducing condensation on printheads in a print zone within an aqueous inkjet printer An aqueous inkjet printer is configured to reduce condensation of vapor on printhead faces. The printer includes air directing members between adjacent printheads in a process direction and an air mover pneumatically connected to the air directing members. The air mover is operated selectively to remove vapor in the air between adjacent printheads as an ink image is formed on an image receiving surface moves past the adjacent printheads.
US09539815B2	Low-profile service stations for use with printers Low-profile service stations for use with printers are described herein. One example service station includes a shuttle to support a cap sled. The shuttle has a shuttle drive and a pump drive positioned such that at least one of the shuttle drive and the pump drive does not extend between a first side and a second side of the shuttle. The shuttle drive is coupled to a printer drive to move the shuttle between a first position and a second position.
US09539812B2	Fluid flow structure In one example, parts to be assembled into a fluid flow structure include: a first part having flat sealing surfaces each surrounding one of multiple first conduit openings; a second part having sealing ridges each surrounding one of multiple second conduit openings; and a single gasket having multiple holes each surrounded on both sides by a flat sealing surface. Each hole in the gasket is positioned to align with one of the first and second conduit openings so that, when the parts are assembled together, each gasket sealing surface contacts a corresponding one of the flat sealing surfaces on the first part or the sealing ridges on the second part and fluid may flow through the holes in the gasket from the conduit openings on one of the parts to the conduit openings on the other part.
US09539809B2	Fluid ejection apparatuses including compressible material An example provides a fluid ejection apparatus including a plurality of nozzles, a common fluid supply channel in fluid communication with the plurality of nozzles, and a compressible material forming, at least in part, a wall of the common fluid supply channel.
US09539807B2	Liquid ejection apparatus, print method, and print system Banding has been prone to take place as regards black ink. Nozzle columns for color inks are arranged side by side in a direction in which a medium is conveyed, and are allocated to each color, and an amount of the medium equivalent to the length of the nozzle columns of each of the colors among the nozzle columns for the color inks is fed, to print on a forward path and return path from the nozzle columns for the color inks. As such, by repeatedly printing 100% of the total number of dots on every single scan for the color inks, the corresponding print region is covered.
US09539805B2	Liquid discharging apparatus, head unit, capacitive load driving circuit, and integrated circuit device for capacitive load driving There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: an integrated circuit device; a feedback circuit; a transistor which generates an amplification modulation signal amplified from a modulation signal pulse-modulated from a source signal, based on an amplification control signal; a low pass filter which demodulates the amplification modulation signal and generates a driving signal; and a piezoelectric element which is displaced as the driving signal is applied, in which the integrated circuit device includes a modulation portion which generates the modulation signal; a gate driver which generates the amplification control signal based on the modulation signal; and a feedback terminal which is electrically connected to the modulation portion and the feedback circuit, in which the feedback circuit generates a feedback signal based on the driving signal and sends back the feedback signal to the modulation portion.
US09539804B2	Liquid discharging apparatus, head unit, capacitive load driving circuit, and integrated circuit device for capacitive load driving There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: a modulation portion which generates a modulation signal pulse-modulated from a source signal; a gate driver which generates an amplification control signal based on the modulation signal; a boosting circuit which boosts and supplies a voltage to the gate driver; a transistor which generates an amplification modulation signal amplified from the modulation signal based on the amplification control signal; a low pass filter which demodulates the amplification modulation signal and generates a driving signal; and a piezoelectric element which is displaced as the driving signal is applied, in which the gate driver and the boosting circuit are electrically connected to a common ground terminal, and in which a wiring impedance between the ground terminal and the gate driver is smaller than a wiring impedance between the ground terminal and the boosting circuit.
US09539803B2	Method for detecting failed printing nozzles in inkjet printing systems and inkjet printing machine A method for automated detection of failed printing nozzles in an inkjet printing machine includes the following steps: carrying out a printing process to produce a first printed image with print image data, scanning and digitizing the first printed image produced in the printing process by using at least one image sensor, digitally offsetting the first printed image in the control unit by at least one printing nozzle in a direction transverse to the printing direction, carrying out a further printing process to produce a second printed image based on the digitally offset first printed image, scanning and digitizing the second printed image by using the at least one image sensor, comparing the first and second scanned printed images in the control unit. Failed printing nozzles are identified by using the control unit based on the result of the comparison.
US09539802B2	Nanocomposite inkjet printer with integrated nanocomposite-ink factory An apparatus for depositing nanocomposite material comprising a nanocomposite-ink factory and inkjet printer. The nanocomposite-ink factory producing nanocomposite-ink and the inkjet printer receiving the nanocomposite-ink. The inkjet printer having a printhead and a positioning mechanism. The printhead having one or more nozzles to dispense nanocomposite-ink droplets.
US09539799B2	Manufacturing method for laminated core and manufacturing apparatus therefor A laminated core manufacturing method for performing rotational lamination by conveying a band-shaped material to be stamped 10 to a die apparatus to successively perform presswork, stamping out and dropping manufactured core pieces 20 into a blanking die 21 and rotating the blanking die 21 by a predetermined angle, in which a positioning mechanism for the blanking die 21, which has rotational lamination guide pins and rotational lamination guide holes 23-30, is disposed inward from both ends in a width direction of the band-shaped material to be stamped 10 and temporary holes 13-16 for the rotational lamination guide pins to be inserted are provided in the band-shaped material to be stamped 10. The structure allows downsizing of the die apparatus.
US09539790B2	Method of forming single face corrugated board A method of bonding a substantially planar sheet material to a corrugated sheet material using an automated process the method characterized by the steps of a) applying adhesive in discrete amounts to the contact points of the corrugated sheet material, and b) holding the sheet materials together until a bond is formed between them.
US09539789B2	Three-dimensional fiber-reinforced composite and method for producing three-dimensional fiber-reinforced composite A three-dimensional fiber-reinforced composite includes a laminate having a plurality of fiber bundle layers that are layered in a lamination direction and include first and second outermost layers, a matrix resin; and a binding yarn. The binding yarn has first and second traverse yarn sections, and a surface-layer yarn section. The surface layer yarn section has bifurcated sections extending in opposite directions from the first and second traverse yarn sections on the surface of the second outermost layer. An additive and the matrix resin are arranged in a space enclosed by the bifurcated sections and the fiber bundles of the second outermost layer adjacent to the bifurcated sections, and also in a space between each of the first and second traverse yarn sections and fiber bundles adjacent thereto, and in a space between the first and second traverse yarn sections.
US09539786B2	Container having a stacking support shaping A container having a bottom and a cylindrical or conical sidewall attached to the bottom, wherein the sidewall preferably comprises a rolled rim at its upper edge opposite to the bottom and is produced from a paper- or carton material, wherein at least a first shaping is provided into the sidewall in a first height, and wherein the shaping extends at least partially over the perimeter of the sidewall. A process for the production of a container with a bottom and a conical or cylindrical sidewall is also provided, wherein the bottom and the sidewall are made from a paper- or cardboard-material and a first circumferential shaping is inserted into the sidewall.
US09539785B2	Box making machines A corrugated box making machine has a vacuum transfer mechanism for moving corrugated boards along a path of conveyance including stations having printing and die cutter mechanisms which operate on the boards. The printing mechanisms include a print and impression cylinder, the latter being mounted in a vacuum housing that also holds drive rolls for moving the boards along the path during which the boards are held against the rolls by vacuum in the housing. The latter is movable substantially above the print cylinder to provide convenient access for maintenance of the print cylinder or replacement of its printing plates.
US09539782B2	Individual resistance heating for high-pressure high-temperature cell High-pressure high-temperature presses are commonly employed to create superhard materials used in such fields as road milling, mining and trenching, to breakup tough materials such as asphalt, concrete and rock. Many such presses comprise a plurality of piston assemblies that may act in concert to pressurize a cell. Such a cell may comprise a body with a plurality of canisters disposed therein and at least one unique heater element adjacent each of the canisters. Heat may be generated within such a press by forming an electrical circuit with the unique heater element and anvils surrounding the cell.
US09539780B2	Bicycle glove with direct-molded padding A method of making a glove includes placing a flexible material into a contoured mold, direct molding a resilient material (e.g., a thermoplastic elastomer) onto the flexible material while the flexible material is in the contoured mold, and securing the flexible material to other materials to create a glove. The resilient material can be applied in liquid form and at least partially solidified while in contact with the flexible material. Direct molding can include forming the resilient material into an anatomical shape and forming perforations in the resilient material. The method can be used to create a cycling glove including a palm panel having a flexible material, a resilient material formed into an anatomical shape and co-molded to the palm panel, and a back panel secured to the palm panel. The glove can further include a facing material attached to the flexible material with the resilient material sandwiched in between.
US09539777B2	Tyre equipped for attaching an object to the wall thereof and method for making same A tire is described that includes a casing defining a cavity and equipped to receive an object, such as an electronic circuit, for example, through use of a two-part attachment, such as a touch-close attachment, of which a first part is fixed to a wall of the casing and a second part can be joined to the first part when placed in contact with the first part to keep the object on the casing in a service position. The first part of the attachment includes connection elements that are an integral part of the wall of the casing of the tire. The connection elements allow these two parts to have freedom to move relative to each other, thereby limiting the transmission of stresses, which affect the wall of the tire, to the object. The connection elements may be loops of flexible thread formed by the extremities of turns of a coiled thread integrated into the wall of the tire during the tire's manufacture.
US09539765B2	Method for discharging a volume flow In a method for discharging a volume flow consisting of successive drops to produce a three-dimensional object of solidifiable material present in a fluid phase, the fluid phase of the material is introduced into a material storage means. A pressure (p) is applied to the fluid phase, in order to discharge the material in drops out of a cyclable outlet opening to build up the three-dimensional object in a construction chamber. A method is provided for achieving a constant, discontinuous volume flow by the pressure (p) being regulated via a closed-loop control in the event of a change in the viscosity of the fluid phase of the material, while maintaining the other process parameters, to achieve a predetermined drop size. The pressure is applied by a conveying element, the average displacement velocity of the conveying element per discharged drop being converted as a measured variable into the control variable for the closed-loop control.
US09539761B2	Process, device and composite part for manufacturing a hybrid lens The present invention relates to a process and to a device for manufacturing a hybrid contact lens (7, 21), from a composite part formed of a rigid central portion connected to a soft peripheral portion (9, 23) by an adhesive material (10, 24), to such a part and to such a lens. Starting from an oxygen-permeable rigid disc (2) and from a previously hydrated hydrophilic soft disc (3), a composite part (1) comprising three superposed layers is formed by bonding one disc to the other, said composite part (1) is dried for a defined time sufficient to allow the dehydration of the soft disc, then said composite part is dry cut with a machining tool by presenting the face of the hydrophilic soft portion (3) toward the tool in order to obtain the hybrid lens, by making a release strip (26) on the outer circumference (27) of the rigid peripheral portion.
US09539760B2	Indexing welding device for tube Rotary indexing device for manufacturing packaging tubes, comprising an indexing turntable (3) mounted in a rotary manner about an axis (9), and mandrels (4) and respective supports (14) secured to said turntable (3) and disposed radially with respect to said axis (9); radial actuating means (10, 11) for moving the mandrels (4) in a direction perpendicular to said axis (9) and linear guide means (13) for moving the mandrels (4) in a direction perpendicular to said axis (9); characterized in that the mandrels and respective supports (14), the radial actuating means (10, 11) and the linear guide means (13) are disposed in a direction parallel to said axis (9).
US09539753B2	Dirt precipitator for a highly viscous medium The invention relates to a dirt precipitator (100) for a highly viscous medium, having a housing comprising a front housing element (30; 30′) that comprises at least one inlet channel (33) and a rear housing element (20) that comprises at least one outlet channel (23), and having a screen wheel (10; 10′) rotatably mounted between the housing elements (20, 30; 30′) having a number n of screen positions disposed in a ring zone, on each of which at least one screen opening (11.1, . . . , 11.12) having at least one screen insert element is provided. The inlet channel (33), the outlet channel (23), and the screen opening (11.1, . . . , 11.12) are disposed flush one after the other in at least one working position and form a flow channel. In all positions of the screen wheel (10; 10′), more than 50% of the screen openings (11.1, . . . , 11.12) are always able to be permeated, and are impinged by flow from at least one inlet channel and from which at least one outlet channel leads.
US09539751B2	Component of a molding system for cooling a molded article Disclosed herein, amongst other things is a component (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) of a molding system (402) (e.g. mold component, post-mold component, etc.) having a heat dissipater (130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830, 930, 1030) that is configured to impart a profiled heat removal rate on a selected portion of a molded article (120, 220, 320, 420) that generally matches a heat distribution therein.
US09539750B2	Toothbrush with partially coated surface The toothbrush has a handle, a neck and a head. In the handle there is a first hard component which has a metallic covering. At least in regions, the metallic covering has a covering of a second hard component.
US09539748B2	Injection-molding press An injection-molding press for overmolding a second part onto a first part (8) includes a movable portion and a fixed portion, with a first mold element (11, 12) on one of the press portions and a second mold element (20) on the other press portion so as to form a cavity (C) between the mold portions when the press is closed. The first mold portion (11, 12) has a first support surface (125a) movable in the first mold portion and the second mold portion (20) has a second support surface (22a). In the closed position of the press with a first part (8) in the first mold portion and the first support surface (125a) advanced in the working position, at least a portion (8b) of the front end of the first part (8) is clamped between the two support surfaces (125a, 22a), forming a tight seal for the cavity (C).
US09539746B2	Compression moulding thermoplastic material An apparatus includes one or more die groups which are movable independently of one another, each including a female part having a matrix cavity and a male part destined to penetrate into the cavity such as to define a forming chamber of the product, the cavity configured to contain a batch of material. The apparatus further includes a heating station having a heater to bring the plastic material to the fluid state, and a die group cooling station downstream of the heating station. The die groups are free to be cyclically inserted in the heating station and subsequently transferred to the cooling station. A thrust group is associated to a respective die group and is configured to provide a thrust for penetrating the male part into the cavity during the stage of forming the product, the thrust group being integral with the respective die-group in displacements during the operations performed.
US09539745B2	In-mold-coated automotive interior and other products, and methods for manufacturing same Described are in-mold coated products such as vehicular components, in-mold coating methods, and in-mold coating compositions, involving the use of aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersions, desirably self-crosslinking.
US09539744B2	Semiconductive roller and production method therefor A semiconductive roller (1) is produced by: preparing a rubber composition containing a rubber component including an NBR and an EPDM in a mass ratio of NBR/EPDM=70/30 to 30/70, at least one selected from the group consisting of SAF, ISAF and HAF, sulfur, a peroxide crosslinking agent and a sulfenamide accelerating agent; extruding the rubber composition into a tubular body; crosslinking the tubular body in a vulcanization can or with the use of a continuous crosslinking apparatus; and forming an oxide film (5) in an outer peripheral surface (4) of the tubular body by irradiation with ultraviolet radiation with a shaft (3) inserted through the tubular body.
US09539741B2	Rotor disk The invention at hand relates to a rotor disk (1) to be inserted into a receptacle (2) for the treatment of polymers, having a disk body (3) on whose top side (4) mixing and/or comminuting tools (5) are providable and on whose opposite underside (6) a number of conveying ribs (7) extending from the interior to the exterior are provided with which during operation polymer particles are transportable towards the exterior or, respectively, that during operation exert a force directed from the center (8) of the rotor disk (1) towards the exterior on the polymer particles grasped by the conveying ribs (7). In accordance with the invention it is provided that the conveying ribs (7) are curved concavely in the direction of rotation or, respectively, of movement.
US09539740B2	Wall or floor chainsaw A chain bar unit for a wall saw is presented herein. The chain bar unit can include a bar configured to receive a circulating chain or wire around a perimeter of the bar. The chain bar unit also can include a driving gear for driving the chain or wire around the bar, the driving gear configured to be coupled to an output shaft of the wall saw. The chain bar unit further includes the bar being tapered from an end proximate to the driving gear to a distal end having a distal end radius, wherein a width of the bar at the proximate end, is at least two times the distal end radius of the distal end.
US09539737B2	Method and device for measuring the ply angle prior to cutting Cutting device for cutting a reinforcing ply (N) formed of a set of portions of thread, of given length, coated in a rubber compound, laid parallel to one another and making a given theoretical angle (a) with the longitudinal direction of the ply, characterized in that it includes a first element able, without proceeding to cut the said ply (N), to estimate the actual angle of the threads with the longitudinal direction (XX′) of the device and a second element able to cut the ply (N) at the actual angle (a+da) estimated by the first element.
US09539736B2	Mechanical method for producing micro- or nano-scale textures A mechanical method for producing micro-scale and nano-scale textures that facilitates, for example, the cost-effective production of nanostructures on large-scale substrates, e.g., during the large-scale production of thin-film solar cells. A “scratcher” (multi-pointed abrasion mechanism) is maintained in a precise position relative to a target substrate such that micron-level features (protrusions) extending from the scratcher's base structure are precisely positioned to contact a surface material layer of the target substrate with a predetermined amount of force, and then moved relative to the substrate (e.g., by way of a conveying mechanism) while maintaining the pressing force such that the micron-level features define elongated parallel nano-scale grooves and/or form nano-scale ridges in the surface material layer (i.e., by mechanically displacing) portions of the surface material layer to form the nano-scale grooves/ridges).
US09539731B2	Magneto-rheological clutch with sensors measuring electromagnetic field strength Systems and methods relating to a clutch system for use in controllably transmitting torque from an input shaft to an output shaft. The clutch system has a torque transmission fluid that has a viscosity that changes based on the strength of an electromagnetic field passing through the fluid. A number of sensors are placed at different radial locations on the torque transmission disks to detect the strength of the electromagnetic field. Based on the strength of the electromagnetic field, the amount of torque being transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft can be adjusted. Also disclosed is a distributed actuation architecture that uses this clutch system. The distributed actuation architecture allows for the use of a single drive motor in conjunction with multiple instances of the clutch system to actuate a mechanical linkage, such as a robotic arm.
US09539729B2	Conveying apparatus According to one embodiment, a conveying apparatus includes a finger unit, a drive belt, a first belt and a transfer belt. The finger unit includes first and second rotation units, and a projecting tip. The drive belt includes one end fixed to the finger unit and moves the finger unit in a movement direction. The first belt is provided on a first surface of the drive belt and includes one end folded at the first rotation unit to be away from the first surface and fixed to a first support unit. The second belt is provided on a second surface of the drive belt opposed to the first surface and includes one end folded at the second rotation unit to be away from the second first surface and fixed to the first support unit.
US09539727B2	Industrial robot with elevating mechanism and arm-elevating mechanism An industrial robot includes a robot main body and an elevating mechanism to raise and lower the robot main body. The robot main body may include a hand, an arm to which the hand is joined, a main body portion to which the arm is joined, and an arm-elevating mechanism. The center of rotation on the base end side of the arm may be located farther toward the third direction side than the center of the main body unit when viewed in the up-down direction. In the standby state, part of the arm may be positioned farther toward the fourth direction side than the main body unit. The main body unit may be secured to the elevating mechanism. The elevating mechanism may be arranged on one or both sides of the main body unit in the first direction and/or on the fourth direction side.
US09539720B2	Tool holder A tool holder is provided, including a main body, a back cover and a handle. The main body has two side faces opposite to each other. An end of the main body is a first end, and the second end of the main body is a second end. The first end is formed with a hanging portion. The back cover is pivoted to the second end, and the back cover is closable or expendable relative to the main body to make an inner surface thereof selectively cover or uncover one side face of the main body. The handle is disposed on the hanging portion, and one said side face of the main body is recessively formed with a receiving space. The handle is selectively expendable or closable to be arranged in the receiving space.
US09539712B2	Tool kit for removal of broken spark plugs A tool and kit for removal of a broken spark plug from a cylinder head may include first and/or second tools, and/or a supplemental tool. The first tool is designed to position a broken porcelain element into the spark plug tip so that a second tool may be utilized to engage the tip by threading into the tip and thereafter axially withdrawing the plug tip from the cylinder head into the hollow tubular member. The supplemental tool may be utilized to engage the plug wire contact of a plug with axially projecting, elastic cantilever segments and axially withdraw the attached plug contact into a hollow tubular member.
US09539688B2	Machine tool A work-machine splash guard for enclosing a space for machining a workpiece, and preventing the spraying of chips and machining fluid, is equipped with: a front-surface door for opening and closing in the horizontal direction via an arc-shaped movement, and positioned on the front-surface side of the work machine; a side-surface door for opening and closing by performing an arc-shaped movement that is concentric with the front-surface door, and overlapping with the front-surface door; and door-locking switches for selectively allowing the opening/closing of the front-surface door and the side-surface door according to an opening/closing pattern.
US09539686B2	Machining apparatus There is provided a machining apparatus in which movement of a machining point is a little, restriction on the machining operation of an articulated robot is a little and movement of a worker for the teaching operation is a little. The machining apparatus has an articulated robot which is controlled in attitude according to a teaching operation and has a catch instrument for catching a workpiece at an arm tip thereof, and a machining unit equipped at a fixed portion located within an arm reachable zone of the articulated robot, wherein the machining unit has a working tool having a profiling portion where a machining target portion of the workpiece caught by the catch instrument of the articulated robot is pressed according to the attitude control of the articular robot, and a floating mechanism that pushes the working tool in a press direction of the workpiece.
US09539682B2	Power tool having improved tool accessory securing mechanism A power tool includes a clamp shaft for clamping a tool accessory to the power tool and a clamp shaft holding mechanism for selectively locking the clamp shaft to hold the clamp shaft in a position that secures the tool accessory on the power tool. The power tool also includes a lever for shifting the clamp shaft holding mechanism between clamped and unclamped states. The lever is configured such that when an operator grasps the lever and moves it toward a position for releasing the tool accessory, the lever and the operator's hand move away from the tool accessory.
US09539675B2	Method for manufacturing machined part, and machined part [Task] To provide a method that makes it possible to easily, inexpensively and accurately manufacture a machined part with a simple configuration and an excellent strength.[Means for Solution] In a method for manufacturing a machined part according to the invention, a dislocation is partially introduced (S3), through shot peening, only into a surface layer of a raw material 1 in a region 1a to be machined, graphite is partially deposited (S4), through heating, only in the surface layer of the region 1a to be machined, and then, the surface layer of the region 1a where graphite is deposited is removed, through machining (S5), only by an amount corresponding to a working margin 1c, thereby manufacturing a machined part 1′.
US09539670B2	Joint for tubular materials An end-to-end tubular joint includes first locking pieces cut from the first tube and second locking pieces cut from the second tube, where the cuts have radial cut faces on the axially aligned cuts. The first and second locking pieces are interlocked with lateral extensions of the respective locking pieces bearing against one another and the radial cut surfaces distributed circumferentially around the joint so as to constrain relative movement between the parts. The first locking pieces are welded to the first tube and the second locking pieces are welded to the second tube to form a tube joint. An alternative forms cutouts in the first tube and fits locking pieces into the cutouts that are welded to a second member, such as a second tube or cylinder that fits into the first tube so as to form the tube joint.
US09539665B2	Feed-through A feed-through, for example a battery feed-through for a lithium-ion battery or a lithium ion accumulator, has at least one base body which has at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example a pin-shaped conductor, embedded in a glass material is guided. The base body contains a low melting material, for example a light metal, such as aluminum, magnesium, AlSiC, an aluminum alloy, a magnesium alloy, titanium, titanium alloy or steel, in particular special steel, stainless steel or tool steel. The glass material consists of the following in mole percent: 35-50% P2O5, for example 39-48%; 0-14% Al2O3, for example 2-12%; 2-10% B2O3, for example 4-8%; 0-30% Na2O, for example 0-20%; 0-20% M2O, for example 12-20%, wherein M is K, Cs or Rb; 0-10% PbO, for example 0-9%; 0-45% Li2O, for example 0-40% or 17-40%; 0-20% BaO, for example 5-20%; 0-10% Bi2O3, for example 1-5% or 2-5%.
US09539663B2	Device and method for contacting a welding rod and contact shell The invention relates to a device and a method for contacting a welding wire (13) in a welding torch (10), including at least two contact shells (31) having a contact area (32) for contacting the welding wire (13), and to a contact shell (31) for contacting a welding wire (13). In order to make the contact of the welding wire as constant and permanent as possible during the lifetime of a contacting device, the contact shells (31) have a holding section (48) and are arranged inside a sleeve (37) to define a rotational axis (43), the sleeve (37) being fastened to a nozzle pipe (38) having an integrated pressure mechanism (36), and the pressure mechanism (36) being adapted to exert pressure (33) on the contact shells (31). The sleeve (37) includes a holding device (42) for exerting a counter-force (34) onto the contact shells (31). The welding wire (13) is contacted in the contact area (32) of the contact shells (31) with a contact force (35).
US09539659B2	Gear machining apparatus A gear machining apparatus causes a machining tool and a workpiece to rotate at a high speed in synchronization with each other to machine a highly accurate gear through cutting. The machining tool is manufactured such that each of pitches between tool blades of the machining tool is an integer multiple of a pitch between teeth of the gear, the integer multiple being equal to or larger than double. By using the machining tool for cutting performed by the gear machining apparatus, the number of the tool blades of the machining tool, which are brought into contact with the workpiece at the same time, is reduced. Thus, it is possible to suppress occurrence of self-excited vibrations during cutting by reducing the cutting resistance. Thus, it is possible to enhance the tooth trace accuracy of the gear.
US09539657B2	Double-saw band saw machine and a method for using the same A double-saw band saw machine includes a base, a first band saw unit, a second band saw unit, a feeding unit and a clamp unit. When an object to be sawn is located in a sawing area between the first and second band saw units, the first and second motors control the first and second frames to move toward each other along the first axial direction, so that the first and second band saw blades can be used to cut the object to be sawn simultaneously. Hence, the sawing efficiency of the double-saw band saw machine is improved, and the replacement interval for the first and second band saw blades is extended.
US09539654B2	Machine and method for machining ends of crankshafts The invention relates to a machine comprising a first machining module (1) configured to simultaneously machine at least two crankshafts, a second machining module (2) configured to simultaneously machine at least two crankshafts, and a support structure (3) with at least four crankshaft fixing positions (31, 32, 33, 34) for the machining of such crankshafts. The support structure (3) is located between the machining modules. The fixing positions (31, 32, 33, 34) are arranged in two columns (35, 36) of fixing positions, each of which comprises at least two of the fixing positions (31, 32; 33, 34) located at a different height, and the support structure (3) is rotatably arranged, such that it can perform a rotation of at least 180 degrees.
US09539653B2	Twist drill A twist drill has a shaft and a flute portion, which extends between a drill tip and the shaft and has at least two flutes, which run helically around it at an angle of twist, are separated from one another by two webs and have a land extending between the flutes on the circumference of the flute portion. In order to provide a twist drill that has the features mentioned at the beginning, has better lubrication of the round bevels, less wear, improved guidance and improved concentricity, at least two round bevels that are spaced apart from one another are provided on each land and extend on the land at an angle of inclination in relation to the drill axis that is greater than the angle of twist but less than 90°.
US09539647B2	Oscillating tool A clamp arrangement for securing an accessory to an oscillating power tool can include a clamp assembly including a first clamp member that moves relative to the accessory between a closed position wherein the clamp assembly retains the accessory and an open position wherein the first clamp is offset from the accessory permitting removal of the first accessory from the clamp assembly. The clamp assembly can further comprise a second clamp member having a first portion that opposes the first clamp member and cooperates with the first clamp member to clamp the accessory between the first and second clamp members. An attachment plate can carry the clamp assembly. The attachment plate can have a first mating detail formed thereon that is configured to selectively and removably mate with a complementary second mating detail on the power tool in an assembled position.
US09539645B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool including a substrate composed of a silicon nitride-based sintered body and a coating layer. The coating layer includes first, second, third and fourth layers. The first layer is located on the surface of the substrate and is composed of TiN having an average crystalline width of 0.1 to 0.4 μm. The second layer is located on the first layer and composed of Al2O3 having an average crystalline width of 0.01 to 1.5 μm. The third layer is located on the second layer and is composed of TiN having an average crystalline width of 0.01 to 0.1 μm which is smaller than that of the first layer. The fourth layer is located on the third layer and is composed of Al2O3 having an average crystalline width of 0.01 to 1.5 μm.
US09539643B2	Making metal and bimetal nanostructures with controlled morphology A method of making metal nanostructures having a nanometer size in at least one dimension includes preparing an aqueous solution comprising a cation of a first metal and an anion, and mixing commercial elemental powder particles of an elemental second metal having a greater reduction potential than the first metal with the aqueous solution in an amount that reacts and dissolves all of the second metal and precipitates the first metal as metal nanostructures. The temperature and concentration of the aqueous solution and the selection of the anions and the second metal are chosen to produce metal nanostructures of a desired shape, for example ribbons, wires, flowers, rods, spheres, hollow spheres, scrolls, tubes, sheets, hexagonal sheets, rice, cones, dendrites, or particles.
US09539642B2	Method for increasing production volume of fine particles using forced thin film fluid treatment apparatus A method for increasing the production of fine particles is provided. The method uses at least two types of fluids to be processed, a raw material fluid containing at least one type of fine particle raw material and a fluid for treating the fine particle raw material. Fine particles are obtained by mixing the fluids to be processed in a thin film fluid formed between at least two processing surfaces which are disposed to be faced with each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other. The production of the fine particles is increased by introducing the raw material fluid from the centers of the processing surfaces.
US09539641B2	Method of closing a bore The invention relates to a method of closing a bore (3) in a metal sintered component (2), whereby, prior to sintering a preform (1) to obtain the sintered component (2) or before a step of calibrating the sintered component (2), a closing body (5) is pushed into the bore (3), and the closing body (3) has an external diameter that is either of an identical size to or at least partially larger than the internal diameter (9) of the bore (3).
US09539636B2	Articles, systems, and methods for forging alloys A system and method of processing an alloy ingot or other alloy workpiece to reduce thermal cracking and reduce friction between the workpiece and the forging die may generally comprise positioning a multi-layer pad between the workpiece and the forging die. An article for processing an alloy ingot or other alloy workpiece to reduce thermal cracking also is disclosed. The present disclosure also is directed to an alloy workpieces processed according to the methods described herein, and to articles of manufacture including or made from alloy workpieces made according to these methods.
US09539634B2	Die apparatus and control method A die apparatus includes a tip end part blanking punch which forms a tip end configuration of a belt-shaped sheet through a punch holding unit in an upper die. The punch holding unit includes a punch plate which holds the tip end part blanking punch, a punch plate moving mechanism which is lowered together with the upper die in a state where the punch plate is separated from the upper die when the tip end configuration of the belt-shaped sheet is formed, and holds the punch plate in a state where the punch plate is allowed to come near to the upper die when the punch plate is lifted, and an actuating mechanism which operates the punch plate moving mechanism in cooperation with a blanking or stamping operation of the upper die only when the tip end configuration of the belt-shaped sheet is formed.
US09539633B2	Machine tool drive system A drive system for a machine tool comprises two, at least equally long drive spindles, extending parallel to each other and being structurally identical with regard to their torsional rigidity and their axial rigidity, which are each supported to rotate about a spindle axis, and which can be driven about the spindle axis concerned. Each of the drive spindles has a fixed bearing at one end, acting in its longitudinal direction. Spindle nuts, which are seated on the drive spindles can be moved simultaneously with longitudinal movements in the longitudinal direction of the drive spindles.
US09539631B2	Manufacturing process for tube-in-tube internal heat exchanger A method of bending a tube arrangement including an inner tube disposed within an outer tube is performed using a bending die having a concave groove including a curved portion extending around a peripheral surface of the bending die, the curved portion of the concave groove having at least one ridge projecting therefrom. The tube arrangement is located within the concave groove and a force is applied to the tube arrangement in a direction toward the curved portion of the bending die to cause the tube arrangement to conform to the shape of the concave groove. The at least one ridge projecting from the concave groove causes the outer tube to deform such that an interior surface of the outer tube contacts an exterior surface of the inner tube, securing a position of the inner tube within the outer tube.
US09539629B2	Method and device for cooling a leader or band of a metal strand in a hot-rolling mill A method and device for cooling a preliminary strip of metal in a hot rolling mill including work rolls by spraying a cooling agent on to the preliminary strip, screening the preliminary strip in an edge area of the strip from influence of the cooling agent, and deflecting the cooling agent in the area of the strip edges of the preliminary strip, wherein the cooling agent is deflected from the strip edges in an area of an inlet guide of a work a work roll.
US09539628B2	Rapid discharge forming process for amorphous metal Embodiments herein relate processes for bulk solidifying amorphous metal alloys by rapid capacitor discharge.
US09539626B2	Method of rolling NiW alloy tapes for coated conductors A method of rolling NiW alloy tapes for coated conductors belongs to the technical field of metal materials rolling. According to the method, a cylindrical NiW alloy ingot with a diameter not less than 10 mm is used to be rolled back and forth along the axial direction as a rolling direction, wherein the content of W is 5˜7 at. %, and the axis of this ingot is perpendicular to the plane where the axes of working rollers are located. During rolling process, the cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is retained at 5% per pass. When the total cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is larger than 98% and the thickness of the tape is down to 60˜100 μm, the rolling is stopped, and thus the NiW alloy tape is obtained. The method has the advantages that the negative influence generated when the NiW alloy tape is produced from a cuboid initial NiW alloy ingot can be reduced as much as possible, the yield of the NiW alloy tapes is increased, as well as relatively ideal effects can be obtained in terms of the surface biaxial texture, the length and the axial quality.
US09539617B2	Sorting machine for sorting flat articles having non-uniform physical characteristics, and a method of sorting said flat articles A sorting machine (1) for sorting flat articles (100, 101) having non-uniform physical characteristics, the sorting machine having sorting outlets equipped with stackers (3) controlled by a monitoring and control unit in compliance with a plurality of programs, each of which is assigned to a predefined type of flat article (100, 101) having predetermined physical characteristics and setting predetermined operating parameters such as, in particular, the pitch between said flat articles (100, 101), and the speed at which said flat articles (100, 101) are conveyed, the sorting machine (1) having means for determining the predetermined physical characteristics of each incoming flat article (101) arriving in said stacker (3), said monitoring and control unit being arranged to act after said determination to assign a predefined type of flat article to said flat article (101) arriving in said stacker (3) and to activate the corresponding unstacking program so as to apply predetermined operating parameters while said incoming flat article (101) is being stacked.
US09539614B2	Surface modification to improve lubricity, abrasion resistance and temperature resilience of leads A medical electrical lead body having an outer surface and including at least one lumen having an inner surface treated with a silane surface modifying agent to form a three-dimensional, densely cross-linked lubricious coating over at least a portion of the inner surface of the lumen. The outer surface of the lead body also may be similarly treated. The lubricious silane coating may reduce the coefficient of friction of the coated surface of the lead body by as much as 80% when compared to an uncoated surface. A reduction in the coefficient of friction may enhance the stringing efficiency of a conductor through the lead body lumen and may enhance its abrasion resistance.
US09539599B2	Recirculation block A recirculation block includes a top face and a bottom face that are connected by a right side face, a left side face, a front face, and a rear face. The recirculation block further includes a pair of junction block entry ports and a pair of side block entry ports. Both of the junction block entry ports are positioned on the bottom face. The first side block entry port is positioned on the right side face and the second side block entry port is positioned on the left side face. The recirculation block further includes a pair of exit ports. The first exit port is in fluid communication with both the first junction block entry port and the first side block entry port. The second exit port is in fluid communication with both the second junction block entry port and the second side block entry port.
US09539598B2	Dispensers for diluting a concentrated liquid and dispensing the diluted concentrate Exemplary embodiments of dispensers are disclosed herein. One exemplary dispenser is a soap or sanitizer dispenser. The dispenser includes a housing. A removable and replaceable concentrate container for holding concentrated soap or sanitizer is located within the housing. A concentrate pump is in fluid communication with the concentrate container. A diluent container for holding a liquid is also located within the housing and a diluent pump for pumping the diluent is also included. The dispenser includes a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the concentrate pump and the diluent pump. The dispenser includes an outlet. When concentrated soap or sanitizer is pumped from the concentrate container, it mixes with diluent pumped from the diluent container to form a diluted mixture. The diluted mixture is dispensed at the outlet of the dispenser.
US09539597B2	Press-type liquid pump The present invention relates to a press-type liquid pump. The liquid pump comprises a fixed unit fixed relative to a container and a movable unit capable of performing a reciprocating motion relative to the fixed unit, and a liquid product is pumped to the exterior of the container. The reciprocating motion is achieved by a pressing force applied by a user to the movable unit to move the movable unit relative to the fixed unit in combination with an elastic restoring means for restoring the movable unit relative to the fixed unit after the pressing force is removed. The elastic restoring means is a plastic elastic compressing means located below a toothed sleeve and installed between the fixed unit and the movable unit, which comprises at least one elastic strip generally formed in an arc shape.
US09539593B2	Holder for electrically charging a substrate during coating A stent holder for mounting and electrically charging a stent during coating of the stent using dry particles, the particles comprising inert polymers, pharmaceutical or biological agents, is provided. An assembly for supporting and electrically charging a stent during the coating of the stent using dry particles, the particles comprising inert polymers, pharmaceutical or biological agents, is provided. A chamber for creating an electrical field around a stent and for supporting, electrically charging, and exposing the stent to dry particles, the particles comprising inert polymers, pharmaceutical or biological agents, is provided. A method for creating an electrical field around a stent and for supporting, electrically charging, and exposing the stent to dry particles comprising inert polymers, pharmaceutical or biological agents is provided.
US09539590B2	Spray head A spray head is provided that includes a housing having a water inlet, at least one water guide, and a housing bottom, in which jet outlet openings are arranged, wherein the water guide is used as a connection between the water inlet and a number of jet outlet openings and a valve element for sealing a valve opening is provided for the water guide. The valve element is movably mounted on both sides and a control device having at least one control element that acts on the valve element is provided, wherein the control element defines a translational movement of the valve element by a valve stroke.
US09539584B2	Magnetic separator A weak magnetic force magnetic separator, including: a belt conveyor conveying separation target particles; and a suspended magnet unit provided at a distance above the belt conveyor and configured to magnetically attract, with a uniform, weak magnetic force, the separation target particles conveyed over a belt. With a length of the magnet unit in its longer direction being greater than a belt width of the belt, and with the magnet unit placed such that its longer direction is aligned with the belt width direction and its both ends overhang the belt width, and such that a distance from the surface of the belt is constant across its longer direction, magnetic flux density variations in the belt width direction over the belt surface facing the magnet unit are 10% or less within a weak magnetic force range of from over 0 to 700 gauss.
US09539579B2	Bucket for crushing inert material A bucket for crushing inert material comprising an outer casing and crushing means arranged in the casing for crushing the material, and additionally comprising a rotating tubular body, rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to a feed direction for the material and disposed upstream with respect to the crushing means in such a way that the material, before being sent to the crushing means, passes inside the rotating body in order to impart to it a rotational movement.
US09539572B2	Apparatus for the separation of plasma The invention relates to an apparatus for separating blood, more particularly an apparatus (1) for absorbing blood (19) and separating blood components, e.g. blood plasma, as a sample liquid (2). Said apparatus (1) comprises a feeding device (13) for absorbing the blood (2), a device (15) for separating blood components as a sample liquid (2), a duct which preferably absorbs the sample liquid (2) exclusively by means of capillary forces, and a device for filling the duct (3) with sample liquid (2) in an inlet or feeding zone (18) of the duct (3). The separating device (15), in particular a membrane, is curved, especially convexly shaped, and the apex of said curved, especially convex shape projects into the filling device.
US09539569B2	Method for producing a sorbent for selective recovery of scandium ions A method of production of sorbents involving acylation of a macroporous styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer in the presence of the Friedel-Crafts catalyst—aluminum chloride. The acylation reaction is carried out using acetyl chloride in a dichloroethane solvent at boiling the solution. This is followed by phosphorylation of the obtained acylated copolymer with phosphorus trichloride at room temperature; the product is hydrolyzed with water, washed and dried. The technical result consists in production of a complexing adsorbent highly selective for scandium and simplification of the production process.
US09539565B2	B-type iron silicate composition and method for reducing nitrogen oxides The present invention relates to a composition including a β-type iron silicate, which includes all or part of iron in a β-type framework structure, and a solid acidic porous inorganic oxide. The present invention is characterized in that the β-type iron silicate is compounded with the porous inorganic oxide having solid acidic properties so that the solid acidic function derived from aluminum of the β-type iron silicate, is reinforced or complemented by the porous inorganic oxide, the individual particles of which are physically isolated from each other. It is preferred that the fluorine content relative to the dry weight of the β-type iron silicate is 400 ppm or less and the crystal particles of the β-type iron silicate have a truncated square bipyramidal morphology. According to the present invention, a composition that is useful as a high-performance catalyst, adsorbent, or the like, can be provided.
US09539562B2	Vanadium-free diesel oxidation catalyst and method for its production The invention relates to a method for producing a catalytic composition, wherein the catalytic composition has a high activity and selectivity with regard to the oxidation of CO and a reduced activity with regard to the oxidation of NO. The invention also relates to the catalyst produced using the method according to the invention. Finally, the invention is directed towards an exhaust-gas cleaning system which comprises the catalyst according to the invention.
US09539555B2	Apparatus and method for heterogeneous catalytic reactions An apparatus for use in heterogeneous catalytic reactions comprising a column reactor comprising a plurality of trays mounted one above another, each adapted to hold a predetermined liquid volume and a charge of particles of a solid catalyst thereon; means for introducing a liquid phase reactant above the uppermost tray; means for introducing a vapor phase reactant below the lowermost tray; means for removing a liquid phase post-reaction stream from below the lowermost tray; means for removing a vapor phase post-reaction stream from above the uppermost tray; vapor upcomer means associated with each tray adapted to allow vapor to enter that tray from below; undertow means associated with each tray adapted to remove liquid from that tray and the column reactor before being introduced into the column reactor at a lower tray; means for temporarily directing said liquid removed from a tray to bypass at least one lower tray and be reintroduced to the column reactor at a tray located below said at least one bypassed tray; means for removing the liquid and catalyst from said at least one bypassed tray: and means for replacing a liquid and catalyst inventory on said at least one bypassed tray.
US09539552B2	Device for enhancing the mobility of a standard mixer A device for enhancing the mobility of a standard mixer, the device including a housing attached to a mixer, the housing having at least one shoulder attached thereto, the at least one shoulder having at least one nodule jutting out therefrom, a lever pivotally connected to the housing, a rod pivotally connected to the lever, a plate mounted to the rod, the plate having at least one finger that protrudes therefrom and a retractable member having at least one transfer ball attached thereto for rolling on a surface, the retractable member slidably engaged to the at least one finger, the retractable member having at least one groove thereon for fitting the at least one finger therein, the at least one groove having at least one bar fitted therein for permitting the first side of the at least one finger to slide over the at least one bar.
US09539551B2	Mixing apparatus of the CDDM- and/or CTM-type, and its use A distributive and dispersive mixing apparatus comprising two confronting surfaces (1,2) having cavities (3) therein which on relative motion of the surfaces function as a cavity transfer mixer (CTM) or controlled deformation dynamic mixer (CDDM) or both, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the normal separation of the confronting surfaces varies in the direction of bulk flow, so as to define a plurality of regions of successive closer and wider spacing of the confronting surfaces.
US09539547B2	Porous film manufacturing method and apparatus A method of manufacturing a porous film includes a decomposition step of introducing a porous film precursor which is formed by coagulating an undiluted film forming solution containing a hydrophilic polymer and a hydrophobic polymer, into a decomposition container; bringing a heated chemical containing an oxidizing agent into contact with the porous film precursor in the decomposition container; warming the porous film precursor in contact with the chemical; and decomposing the hydrophilic polymer remaining inside the porous film precursor using the oxidizing agent. An apparatus for manufacturing a porous film includes a decomposition device provided with the decomposition container.
US09539542B2	Catalyst for purifying exhaust gas Provided is a catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas, the catalyst excelling in catalytic performance and oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas is a catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas which includes a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a pyrochlore structure and a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a cubic crystal structure, wherein at least a part of the ceria-zirconia composite oxide is composited with the ceria-zirconia composite oxide.
US09539539B2	Device for recovering volatile organic compound (Problem to be Solved)To provide a volatile organic compound recovery device which renders energy saving possible and renders the equipment simple.(Means for Solution)An untreated gas which contains a volatile organic compound is supplied to an adsorption tower (1), whereby the volatile organic compound is adsorbed onto the adsorbent. After completion of the adsorption, a volatile organic compound which has higher adsorbability than that of the volatile organic compound adsorbed onto the adsorbent is supplied to the adsorption tower (1) through a desorption gas supply valve (4). The volatile organic compound which has low-adsorbability and has been adsorbed onto the adsorbent is then desorbed therefrom due to competitive adsorption with the high-adsorbability volatile organic compound fed later, and the high-adsorbability volatile organic compound itself is adsorbed onto the adsorbent instead. As a result, the volatile organic compound which has been adsorbed is discharged from the adsorption tower (1) and recovered.
US09539534B2	Method for processing Fischer-Tropsch off-gas This invention concerns a method for recovering carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from Fischer-Tropsch off-gas by feeding Fischer-Tropsch off-gas through a column comprising an adsorbent bed, and discharging effluent, optionally rinsing the column and the adsorbent bed by feeding NG and discharging effluent until at least 60% of the carbon monoxide that was present in the bed is discharged, pressurizing the column and adsorbent bed with NG, rinsing the column and the adsorbent bed by feeding NG until at least 50% of the carbon dioxide present at the commencement of this rinsing step is discharged, rinsing the column and adsorbent bed by feeding a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen, pressurizing the column and adsorbent bed by feeding a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen. With this method a feed comprising at least 50 vol % carbon monoxide can be produced. Furthermore, methane and carbon dioxide at a high pressure can be recovered from the Fischer-Tropsch gas. This can be fed to a gasifier or a reformer. In a preferred embodiment a gas comprising at least 80 vol % hydrogen is produced as well.
US09539530B2	Pressure differential indicator A pressure differential indicator that eliminates the risk of providing a false positive due to fluid contamination. The invention has an electrically insulated barrier between the “hot” pin and the grounded housing without the need for a hermetic seal. The indicator can be manufactured at a greater efficiency and lower cost than is found with prior art pressure differential indicators. It has a piston that can be easily oriented to yield either a normally closed or normally open position. The indicator has at least one protrusion on a plastic overmold to engage the swage collar and resist axial rotation of the pin. A pressure seal interrupting the plastic overmold sections and exposing the underlying metal to allow for an O-ring seal with no potential leak path between plastic and metal. Finally, the pressure differential indicator has all moving components contained within a single cavity.
US09539527B2	Filter A filter for the filtration of media, having a pleated, cylindrical filter element, which is located between a perforated, cylindrical backflow preventer and a perforated, cylindrical core, the filter element being arranged in pleated folds, a plurality of folds having a first fold height which is greater than the difference between the radius of the backflow preventer and the radius of the core and which, each being inclined in relation to a radial line by an angle of inclination, are directed away from the outer surface of the core, a plurality of folds being provided having at least one second shorter fold height, and the folds of the second shorter fold height being arranged adjacent, radially at the outside, to the backflow preventer and alternatingly adjacent to the folds of the first fold height.
US09539523B2	Integrated waste catalyst cleaning apparatus for RHDS and VRDS processes and method thereof An integrated waste catalyst cleaning apparatus includes a reaction unit, an organic solvent unit, an organic acid unit, a drying unit, a condensation unit, a heating band, and control valves formed at transfer paths. The waste catalyst is injected into the reactor. The organic solvent stored in the organic solvent unit is to first-clean the waste catalyst. The organic solvent is discharged after cleaning. The waste catalyst is dehydrated and dried by the drying unit. The organic acid stored in the organic acid unit is to second-clean the waste catalyst. The organic acid is discharged after cleaning. The waste catalyst is dehydrated and dried by the drying unit.
US09539521B2	Method for reprocessing aircraft de-icing agents comprising glycol The present invention relates to a method for reprocessing aircraft de-icing agents comprising glycol, in which (1) the used aircraft de-icing agent, which is possibly contaminated with runway de-icing agents, is collected in a suitable device, (2) the used aircraft de-icing agent collected in this manner is subsequently brought to a glycol content of between 50 and 75% by weight without or after only course prior separation of solid or suspended impurities by expelling water (3) and the concentrate obtained in this manner is separated into a water/glycol mixture and residue by means of a thin-film evaporator, and (4) the water/glycol mixture is collected.
US09539520B2	Manipulatable construction toy set for toddlers, young children and others A construction toy set includes a number of pieces of different shapes and colors which are configured to allow a user to construct a desired object or model by connecting selected pieces to one another. One of the pieces is a first joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about an axis of the piece. The joint piece has a body formed of two parts that are joined to one another for relative rotation about the joint piece axis, and each part is configured to connect to another piece of the set. The set also includes a second joint piece constructed to connect two other pieces of the set for relative rotational movement about two orthogonal axes of the piece. The bodies of the joint pieces emit a pleasant click sound when the parts of the bodies are turned by the user.
US09539518B2	Encouraging player socialization using a nemesis and avenger system In an approach, one or more player characters controllable by a first player account perform an action in an instance of a game world. In the event that the action meets one or more conditions for creating a nemesis, a computer system controlling the game instance selects a second player account to be invaded by a nemesis. When the second player account plays the game in the same or a different game instance, the computer system determines whether second one or more characters of the selected account meet one or more invasion conditions. If the invasion conditions are met, the computer system generates computer-controlled enemy NPCs for second one or more characters of the second player account to defeat. If the second account defeats the nemesis invasion, rewards are generated for the first and second player accounts. Otherwise, the computer system chooses a third player account for nemesis invasion.
US09539517B2	Game control method, server device, game system, and computer-readable recording medium A social game and the like that can increase the fun and amusement of a team battle and enhance players' motivation to participate in or continue a game by suppressing an occurrence of any non-participation team not participating in the battle are provided. A guild status determination unit determines, for each guild, whether the guild is in an inactive state or an active state, based on a result of detecting a login state of each player. A guild integrated control unit forcibly disbands a guild (i.e. an inactive guild) determined to be in the inactive state, based on guild activity information notified from the status determination unit. A disbandment notification unit notifies each player belonging to the inactive guild, of the disbandment of the guild.
US09539512B1	Facilitating player interactions with tiles in an online game A system and method for facilitating player interaction with sets of virtual tiles in a game space are disclosed. A set of virtual tiles may be provided for player interaction such that a player may be enabled to engage the non-player entity (or entities) associated with the individual tiles in the set of virtual tiles using a set of resources granted to the player. The player may be enabled to allocate a subset of the granted resources to engage a given tile in the set. An outcome of the engagement may be determined stochastically or quasi-stochastically. The player may be enabled to interact with the next tile in the set upon defeating the non-player entity (or entities) associated with the previous tile. Upon the player defeating the non-player entity (or entities) associated with the last tile in the set, a prize may be awarded to the player.
US09539511B2	Computer-readable storage medium, information processing system, and information processing method for operating objects in a virtual world based on orientation data related to an orientation of a device It is determined, based on attitude data, whether or not a direction of a predetermined axis set in a portable display device is within a first range. When the result of the determination is that the direction of the predetermined axis is within the first range, an action of a first object arranged in a virtual world is controlled based on the direction of the predetermined axis. When it is determined that the direction of the predetermined axis is outside the first range, at least an action of a second object arranged in the virtual world is controlled based on the direction of the predetermined axis. Then, a first image showing the virtual world including at least the first object and the second object is displayed on the portable display device.
US09539506B2	System and method for playsets using tracked objects and corresponding virtual worlds There is provided a system and method for playsets using tracked objects and corresponding virtual worlds. There is provided an object for use with a physical environment and connectable to a virtual world corresponding to the physical environment, the object including a processor and a plurality of sensors including a position sensor. The processor is configured to establish a first connection with the virtual world, wherein the virtual world contains a virtual object corresponding to the object, determine a position of the object using the position sensor, and send the position of the object using the first connection. There is also provided a physical environment having similar capabilities as the object.
US09539505B2	Game device and computer-readable storage medium A game device having a touch panel to accept an input by a flick operation according to a contact operation and a slide operation on the touch panel, instructs a flick operation by displaying on the touch panel a screen that instructs a flick operation from a predetermined position in a predetermined direction on the touch panel at a predetermined timing, detects a contact start position on the touch panel by the flick operation, detects the slide direction from the contact start position on the touch panel by the flick operation, detects the contact timing on the touch panel by the flick operation and determines whether to accept or reject the flick operation based on a comparison between the detected contact start position and the predetermined position, a comparison between the detected slide direction and the predetermined direction, and a comparison between the detected contact timing and the predetermined timing.
US09539500B2	Biometric recognition A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device is provided herein. The method includes capturing a temporal sequence of images of the face of a user at different locations within a three-dimensional interaction space. The method further includes extracting one or more face descriptors from the images and generating a biometric template compiling the face descriptors.
US09539496B1	Crane game with modified pulley system An arcade game is disclosed having a modified three dimensional control of an acquisition device using three motors, pulleys, and belts that maneuver the acquisition device in three directions. Each belt is located in a pair of pulley wheels that have a “grooved section that allows the belt to slip when the motor reaches an end of its cycle, eliminating the need for switches and clutches.
US09539494B2	Card shuffling apparatuses and related methods Card shuffler apparatuses include a card repositioner used to randomly reposition a plurality of cards on-edge over an aperture extending through a card support surface to allow cards to sequentially pass through the aperture in a random order. The apparatuses may be capable of continuously and sequentially forming playing card hands for use in a game. Shuffler apparatuses may be used to obtain a measurement relating to a thickness of the deck of cards. Methods involve the use of card shuffler apparatuses to form one or more playing card hands in a playing card game. Additional methods involve counting playing cards present within a stack of playing cards using a shuffler apparatus. In further methods, a number of shuffler apparatuses and a lesser number of shuffler activation devices are provided in a gaming establishment so as to preclude simultaneous use of all the shuffler apparatuses in the establishment.
US09539491B2	Apparatus and method for cleaning bowling balls A compact and portable bowling ball cleaner apparatus has a controlled heated temperature/timed steam process that properly and effective removes oil and dirt from the pores and surface of reactive bowling balls and gives restored life and performance to the ball without changing the coverstock or mechanics. The cleaner apparatus is not only cost effective, but a must have product for any avid/league/pro bowler that uses reactive bowling balls. The cleaner apparatus provides an effective, safe, affordable, user friendly, compact and attractive solution for removing oil and dirt from bowling balls.
US09539490B2	Low-maintenance bocce court A low-maintenance bocce court surface comprising a base layer with a horizontal backing and vertical polymer fibers attached to the backing; an infill layer of a particulate infill material distributed between the fibers of the base layer; and a surface layer distributed over the infill layer and covering the polymer fibers, wherein the surface layer comprises crushed seashells, and wherein the vertical polymer fibers of the base layer extend part-way into the surface layer; as well as a bocce court comprising the low-maintenance bocce court surface, and a method of preparing the bocce ball court surface.
US09539481B2	Selectable weight assembly for golf clubs The present invention is directed to a selectable weight assemblies for insertion into a golf club shaft. An embodiment of the selectable weight assembly includes a plug, a sleeve, a socket, a primary weight, and a bushing coaxially assembled in order along a major axis corresponding to the central axis of the golf shaft interior. The plug includes a flange and threaded shaft, the flange including a circumferential lip portion operative to contact the upper surface of the shaft and provide a positive lock for securely keeping the selectable weight assembly secured to the golf club. The threaded shaft extends downwardly and distally from the flange section. The sleeve section is adjacent the plug and substantially cylindrical, with an opening extending therethrough. The sleeve further includes at least one slot extending longitudinally generally in the same direction as the primary axis, facilitating radial expansion of the sleeve. The socket is adjacent to the sleeve and further distal to the plug, the socket having an opening extending therethrough, the width of its upper end sized to slidably fit within the opening of said bottom end of the sleeve. The primary weight is adjacent the socket and further distal to the sleeve, with the width of its upper end sized to slidably fit within the opening of said socket. The bushing is adjacent the primary weight and further distal to the socket, composed of compliant, flexible material and dimensioned for slidable receipt of the slug, providing dampening and positive locking of the selectable weight assembly.
US09539475B2	Golf club weight attachment mechanisms and related methods Embodiments of golf club weight attachment mechanisms are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a head body with an interior cavity, a shell portion, and a bracket with a weight member coupled to the bracket. In one embodiment, the bracket and the weight member can be configured to be fully contained within the interior cavity. Other examples and related methods are also described herein.
US09539474B2	Adjustable golf club shaft and hosel assembly An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, a tubular adjustment piece having non-parallel upper and lower surfaces, and a retention feature that provides an engagement between the tubular adjustment piece and the shaft sleeve to prevent the tubular adjustment piece from becoming detached from the shaft sleeve.
US09539472B2	Soccer ball with motion graphic Balls for team and individual sports include a motion graphic that provides enhanced perception of ball rotation. The motion graphic is typically defined with a visual characteristic that contrast with a ball casing. The motion graphic includes first and second termination portions that are coupled by a connection region. The first and second termination portions are symmetrically situated with respect to a longitudinal axis and are asymmetric with respect to axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The motion graphic and the ball casing can be provided with substantially opposite colors selected to exhibit similar or substantially the same reflectivities.
US09539468B2	Prone workout assisting instrument An assisting instrument allows a person to effectively train their core muscles by movements in twisting directions or one leg raises, and allows the twisting movements to be made in a prone posture. A first body part is comprised of a rectangular parallelepiped part and an integrated semicircle pillar section. When the assisting instrument is used during workouts in the prone posture, the person's two anterior superior iliac spines and pubis part are protected by a first pad, a second pad, and a third pad, respectively, and their abdomen is fitted into a groove part. When the person raises one of their legs, the semicircle pillar section rolls to the opposite side. As a result of holding their body to prevent the rolling and prevent their body from being thrown out of the instrument, the person puts their strength in their core muscles which can thus be trained.
US09539466B1	System for improving the power delivered by a rider to a peddle-operated vehicle A system comprising structures connected to the rider of human-powered vehicles improves the force a rider may apply to the vehicle. The elements are primarily connected to the lower body and legs of the rider, with attachment to the rider's shoes, whereby a two-dimensional four-bar linkage is formed. Use of the system may permit a rider to go faster or farther with less effort. An optional novel shoe may be used with or without the other elements of the system.
US09539463B1	Exercise mat An example exercise mat is disclosed. The exercise mat comprises at least one sensor to detect an article on the mat and obtain a force measurement exerted by the article through a movement; and a communications unit to communicatively connect the mat to a computing device and provide the force measurement to the computing device. The computing device performs a plurality of calculations based on the force measurement.
US09539462B2	Functional training equipment with multiple movement planes used for pull exercises A biceps curl machine is described. The biceps curl machine includes: a resistance element; a user support coupled to the resistance element; a first movement element coupled to the user support; and a second movement element coupled to the user support. A biceps curl machine includes: a cable resistance element adapted to allow for a resistance path that is at least partly defined by a user; a user support adapted to move along a movement path as a biceps curl is performed; and a load including a set of plates that may be selectively coupled to the cable resistance element. A lateral raise machine includes: a cable resistance element adapted to allow for a resistance path that is at least partly defined by a user; a user support adapted to move along a movement path as a lateral raise is performed; and a load including a set of plates.
US09539461B2	Hook assemblies for exercise machines, exercise machines including such hook assemblies, and related methods A hook assembly may comprise a base portion and at least one hook. The base portion may be rotatably coupled to a weighted cable of an exercise machine. The at least one hook may be coupled to the base portion, and the at least one hook may be sized and configured for selective attachment to a handle. The base portion may be sized and configured to facilitate rotation of the at least one hook relative to a frame of an exercise machine when the weighted cable is extended. Additionally, the base portion may be sized and configured to prevent rotation of the at least one hook relative to the frame of the exercise machine when the weighted cable is fully retracted.
US09539458B1	Multi-positioning exercise machine with dynamic resistance An exercise machine which allows a user to perform a variety of exercises using dynamic resistance. The exercise machine includes a platform base, a housing tower, an upper-left exercise module, an upper-right exercise module, and a control console. The upper-left exercise module and the upper-right exercise module each comprise a primary torque motor, a primary cable, a pulley system, a structural arm, and a primary handle. The housing tower is connected onto the platform base. The upper-left exercise module and the upper-right exercise module are integrated into the housing tower and provide a means for applying a resistance force onto the extremities of the user. The primary cable tensionably engages the pulley system and connects the primary handle to the primary torque motor. The primary handle rests within and against the structural arm, attached to the housing tower. The control console allows for external device compatibility.
US09539452B2	Rapid pressure diffusion actuator for a fire extinguisher According to one aspect, a fire extinguisher includes a fire extinguisher reservoir and a fire extinguisher outlet burst disc that forms a discharge barrier between the fire extinguisher reservoir and a discharge head to retain a pressurized fire extinguishing agent at an internal fire extinguisher pressure within the fire extinguisher reservoir. A cutter is detained within the fire extinguisher proximate the fire extinguisher outlet burst disc. An interior container within the fire extinguisher reservoir has a container pressure and is sealed with a container burst disc. An activation device having a piercing member is operable to pierce the container burst disc and diffuse the container pressure to create a pressure differential relative to the internal fire extinguisher pressure at the cutter, thereby driving the cutter through the fire extinguisher outlet burst disc to release the pressurized fire extinguishing agent through the discharge head.
US09539449B2	Fire hose coupling with directional indicator A fire hose coupling comprises a body having a first end connected to a fire hose and a second end having threads. The fire hose coupling comprises a recessed portion formed in an outer surface of the body. The recessed portion is shaped to define a visuotactile directional indicator such as an arrow. The recessed portion may include a light-reflecting surface to enhance visibility such as a super reflective metal film, a photo luminescent coating, or a phosfluorescent coating. The recessed directional indicator may be formed in either female or male couplings.
US09539448B2	Fire suppression apparatus for a battery pack Disclosed is an apparatus capable of suppressing a fire of a battery pack when a fire occurs at the battery pack. The fire suppression apparatus includes a fire detection sensor for detecting the probability of fire occurrence at a battery pack, a fire-extinguishing chemical tank containing a fire-extinguishing chemical in an inner space therein, and a control unit for allowing the fire-extinguishing chemical of the fire-extinguishing chemical tank into the battery pack when fire occurrence is detected by the fire detection sensor.
US09539447B2	Safety harness system for a two piece climbing tree stand A safety system for a two piece tree climbing stand includes a safety cable that is secured to the climbing cable of the tree stand so as not to interfere with the two pieces of the stand as the tree stand is maneuvered up a tree. An elongated resilient sleeve is adapted to surround both the climbing cable and the safety cable so that the safety cable is secured to the tree climbing cable until the sleeve is removed. The safety cable is adapted to be secured to the safety harness worn by the tree climber and to the climbing cable of the tree stand.
US09539444B2	Hair conditioning composition and low energy method of producing the same A hair conditioning composition containing very little water from which a hair conditioner can be easily produced by diluting with water, and a low energy production method thereof.A hair conditioning composition including (a) 10 to 90% by mass of specifically structured higher alcohols and/or derivatives thereof, (b) 5 to 35% by mass of cationic surfactant, and (c) a polyhydric alcohol and/or polyethylene glycol having a melting point of 70° C. or less, wherein the melting point of a gel which is formed from (a) and (b) in the composition is 70° C. or less, the water content is 10% by mass or less, and the molar ratio of (a) to (b) is 2.5 or more to less than 6.0. Also, a low energy method of producing a hair conditioner by melting the hair conditioning composition under heating at the temperature of the melting point of gel or more to 70° C. or less, and diluting it with water in an amount of 3 to 15 times by mass.
US09539441B2	Radiotherapy system with advanced graphical user interface The present disclosure relates to methods of systems for radiotherapy. Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a carousel to display the plurality of images to a user and receive an input from the user for selecting one or more images displayed in the carousel. A graphical user interface may be provided for displaying to the user the one or more images selected from the carousel.
US09539436B2	Wearable cardiac defibrillator system not delivering shock upon hearing preset delaying word from bystander A wearable cardiac defibrillator (“WCD”) system may include a support structure that a patient can wear, an energy storage module that can store an electrical charge, and a discharge circuit that can discharge the electrical charge through the patient so as to shock him or her, while the patient is wearing the support structure. Embodiments may actively take into account bystanders, both to protect them from an inadvertent shock, and also to enlist their help. In some embodiments the WCD system includes a microphone that can sense when a bystander speaks a preset delaying word like “WAIT” or “NO”, and prevent the discharge.
US09539435B2	Transthoracic protection circuit for implantable medical devices An implantable medical device includes a low-power circuit, a high-power circuit, and a multi-cell power source. The implantable medical device delivers stimulation therapy to cardiac tissue. The cardioversion energy is delivered across through electrodes that are coupled to terminals of the high-power circuit. A protection circuit for protecting the low-voltage circuit components from high voltage pulses includes a first segment coupled to a first of the electrodes and a second segment coupled to a second of the electrodes, the components of the low-voltage circuit being coupled to the transthoracic protection circuit portion, and a reference potential corresponding to a ground potential, wherein the first and second segments of the transthoracic protection circuit portion are coupled to the reference potential in a parallel configuration.
US09539430B2	Dynamic compliance voltage management for an implantable stimulator An exemplary method includes generating, by an external control device selectively and communicatively coupled to an implantable stimulator, a calibration table indicating transmit power levels required to achieve a plurality of distinct combinations of compliance voltages and maximum stimulation current levels by the implantable stimulator, determining, by the external control device, a maximum stimulation current level to be delivered by the implantable stimulator via one or more electrodes to one or more stimulation sites within a patient during a stimulation frame, determining, by the external control device, an optimal compliance voltage that allows the implantable stimulator to deliver the determined maximum stimulation current level, and selecting, by the external control device in accordance with the calibration table, a transmit power level that results in the implantable stimulator operating at substantially the optimal compliance voltage during the stimulation frame. Corresponding methods, apparatuses and systems are also disclosed.
US09539426B2	System and method for connecting devices to a neurostimulator A method for defining connections between a plurality of lead bodies and a plurality of output ports of a neurostimulator, and an external control device for performing the method are disclosed. The external control device includes a user interface and control circuitry. The method includes displaying the lead bodies and the output ports of the neurostimulator; selecting a first one of the lead bodies; dragging a connector from the first lead body to a first one of the output ports of the neurostimulator; and dropping the connector onto the first output port of the neurostimulator, thereby defining a connection between the first lead body and the first output port of the neurostimulator. In another embodiment, a method includes defining the connection between the first lead body and the first output port, and graphically displaying the connection between the first lead body and the first output port of the neurostimulator.
US09539425B2	Systems and methods for treating medical conditions by stimulation of medial thalamic region A system for treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of one or more target sites in the nervous system. In certain embodiments, at least one of the target sites is the medial thalamic region, including the intralaminar nucleus and the adjacent white and grey matter. In certain embodiments, where there is more than one target site, the other target sites is elsewhere in the nervous system, including the globus pallidus interna, subthalamic nucleus, corpus callosum, cerebellum, cerebral cortex (including the premotor cortex, motor cortex, and sensory cortex), ventral striatum, lateral thalamus, substantia nigra, and pedunculopontine nuclei. The medical conditions include movement disorders or improvement of movement function, stroke, neuropsychiatric or neuropsychologic disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and pain. Methods for treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of the intralaminar nuclei either alone or in combination with another target site(s) is also provided.
US09539424B2	Systems and methods for eliciting a stapedial reflex to protect hearing An exemplary system includes 1) a sound detector configured to detect an audio signal, 2) an implantable stimulator configured to be implanted within a user, and 3) a sound processor communicatively coupled to the implantable cochlear stimulator and the sound detector. The sound processor is configured to determine that a level of the audio signal exceeds a predetermined threshold and direct, in response to the determination that the level of the audio signal exceeds the predetermined threshold, the implantable stimulator to elicit a stapedial reflex within the user by applying electrical stimulation to one or more stimulation sites within the user. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09539422B2	Neurostimulator interconnection apparatus, system, and method In various examples, an apparatus includes a neurostimulation interconnection apparatus including an elongate lead body including a lead proximal end and a lead distal end. The lead proximal end includes a first connector portion. A stimulation device includes a header. The header includes a second connector portion including a shape complementary to a shape of the first connector portion. The first connector portion is mateably engageable with the second connector portion, wherein one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of pins and the other of the first connector portion and the second connector portion includes a plurality of sockets. There are an equal number of sockets and pins, wherein, with the first connector portion mateably engaged with the second connector portion, the pins align and electrically couple with the sockets.
US09539419B2	Male connector and transfusion line connection apparatus equipped with male connector The male connector of the present disclosure allows for the flow of fluids therethrough and includes a movable blunt needle having a shoulder projecting radially outwards from the movable blunt needle. The male connector also includes an outer cylinder body formed around the movable blunt needle and disposed in coaxial alignment to the movable blunt needle, a blunt needle retainer which retains the movable blunt needle so that the movable blunt needle can move in an axial direction, and a valve which opens as a result of the movable blunt needle moving in the axial direction when the posterior end presses against the valve. This occurs when the movable blunt needle is inserted into a corresponding connection site, such as a female connector, and the shoulder presses against the connection site to force the movable blunt needle in the axial direction.
US09539416B2	System and method for traversing an arterial occlusion A system for traversing an arterial occlusion in an artery includes a housing sized to fit in a palm of a user, an elongate drive tube configured to be rotated by the housing, the drive tube including an axially extending passage, a cylindrical member, configured to be rotationally coupled to the drive tube, such that a distal tip of the cylindrical member may be delivered to a location adjacent the arterial occlusion when the cylindrical member is coupled to the drive tube, and wherein grasping and activating the housing such that the drive tube is rotated, thereby causes the distal tip of the cylindrical member to be rotated, the rotation of the distal tip including at least a component of linear oscillation.
US09539413B2	Catheter handle A catheter handle includes a handle body having a proximal end and a distal end and a passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The handle body comprises a plurality of shell parts that can be separated to access an interior of the handle body. The handle body further includes a connector mounted at the proximal end of the handle body and a strain relief arranged at the distal end, the strain relief and the connector being removably arranged relative to the handle body.
US09539409B2	Breathable gas apparatus with humidifier A breathable gas supply apparatus has a flow generator configured to pressurize a flow of breathable gas and a humidifier base unit configured to be coupled to the flow generator. A water container is configured to be removably coupled to the humidifier base unit and includes an air inlet and an air inlet passage extending into an interior of the water container from the air inlet. The air inlet passage is configured to direct the pressurized flow of breathable gas in a direction that is substantially parallel to a base of the water container. A barrier wall is provided across an outlet end of the air inlet passage and extends downward from the air inlet passage toward the water container base. In addition, a curved wall opposes both the outlet end of the air inlet passage and the barrier wall and extends downward toward the water container base. The breathable gas supply apparatus also includes a connector defining an airflow passage between an outlet of the flow generator and the air inlet of the water container.
US09539395B2	Medicament delivery device Provided is a medicament delivery device comprising an axially elongated housing, a coaxially extending plunger rod mounted with in the housing for expelling successive doses of medicament and rotateable about the axis. The plunger rod can be axially displaced from a ready-to-use position for expelling a dose of medicament to a non-ready-to-use position axially spaced from said ready-to-use position along the axis, and from said non-ready-to use position to a subsequent ready-to-use position angularly spaced from said non-ready-to use position about the axis The device further comprises an indicator member displaceably mounted onto the housing between a first angular position indicative of the ready-to-use positions and a second angular position indicative of the non-ready-to use positions.
US09539394B2	Method of reducing friction between syringe components A method of making a syringe assembly includes providing a first syringe component defining a first sliding surface that is substantially free of lubricant. The first sliding surface is contacted with water. The first sliding surface and the water in contact with the first sliding surface are heated at a temperature of at least 121° C. The first sliding surface is dried.
US09539393B2	Actuation mechanisms for dual chamber mixing syringes An automatic mixing device, an actuating device having integrated plunger and configured to be removably mounted to the automatic mixing device, and a retractable syringe having the automatic mixing device are provided. The actuating device has an initially compressed spring and a trigger member that is rotatable to initiate spring decompression to drive depression of a mixing plunger seal of the automatic mixing device. Another seal located in an outer chamber of the mixing device is capable of axial movement upon depression of the mixing plunger, from a first position in sealing engagement with one or more apertures in an inner barrel to a second position intermediate the apertures and vents in an outer barrel. This allows depression of the mixing plunger to force a first substance from the outer chamber through the apertures to mix with a second substance in an inner chamber of the inner barrel. The mixed substance in the inner barrel is then delivered by the syringe with subsequent needle retraction.
US09539391B2	Methods and devices for autoflush syringes Described herein are syringe devices, systems and methods. In general, the syringe may include a first chamber and a cartridge movable within the first chamber. The cartridge may include a cartridge chamber and a valve in fluid communication with the cartridge chamber and the first chamber and having an open configuration and a closed configuration. The valve may allow movement of a liquid out of the cartridge chamber while in a open configuration. The cartridge may also include a second end, movable within the cartridge chamber, and a locking mechanism having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the locking mechanism preventing movement of the second end within the cartridge chamber while in the locked configuration.
US09539388B2	Operating an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device having a cap device that mates with a pump housing to retain a medicine cartridge therein. In addition to retaining the medicine cartridge in the pump housing, the cap device may perform a number of preparatory functions or safety functions. In addition or in the alternative, some embodiments of the pump device may include a drive system that advances a piston rod to dispense medicine to the patient in a safe and energy efficient manner.
US09539385B2	Infusion pump device with venting feature An infusion device for infusion of a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion device being connectable to an infusion set adaptor at a connecting site, the infusion device comprising: a drive mechanism to operatively couple with at least a portion of the reservoir; a housing being sized to contain at least a portion of the reservoir, wherein the drive mechanism is at least partially or fully contained within the housing; a sealing device that permits the passage of air into and out of the housing or a housing compartment and inhibits the passage of liquids into the housing or a housing compartment through the sealing device; wherein the sealing device is arranged at the drive mechanism or at a location between a part of the drive mechanism and the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor or at the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor.
US09539379B2	Enclosure for a portable hemodialysis system An enclosure for containing a portable hemodialysis unit includes a housing suitable to support components for performing hemodialysis including a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer. The housing may have a front panel at which blood circuit connections and dialysate fluidic connections are located, e.g., blood line connections for patient blood access, connections for a reagent supply, dialyzer connections for both blood flow and dialysate, etc. The enclosure may also include a pair of vertical, side-by-side doors hingedly mounted to the housing. With the doors in the closed position, access to the patient access and dialysate fluidic connections may be blocked, and the doors may allow for the retention of heat in the housing suitable for disinfection during a disinfection cycle.
US09539378B2	Percutaneous system, devices and methods A percutaneous system, method and related devices are provided. More particularly, a percutaneous system comprises one or more of an intracorporeal connector for fluid communication between two anatomical compartments, through an anatomical wall, an intracorporeal device for regulating the flow of fluid between the two anatomical compartments, and a percutaneous insertion device.
US09539375B2	Integrated leukocyte, oxygen and/or CO2 depletion, and plasma separation filter device A blood filter device comprising: a housing comprising an outer wall and a first inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; a membrane which is capable of separating plasma from the blood, wherein the membrane forms an inner chamber; a leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media disposed wherein the inner chamber, the leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media is capable of depleting leukocytes and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide from the blood; an outer chamber disposed between the outer wall and the membrane, wherein the plasma which permeates through the membrane enters the outer chamber and exits the filter device via the first outlet; whereby the blood which has been depleted of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, leukocytes and plasma exists and filter device via the second outlet.
US09539372B2	Biocompatible copper-based single-crystal shape memory alloys We describe herein biocompatible single crystal Cu-based shape memory alloys (SMAs). In particular, we show biocompatibility based on MEM elution cell cytotoxicity, ISO intramuscular implant, and hemo-compatibility tests producing negative cytotoxic results. This biocompatibility may be attributed to the formation of a durable oxide surface layer analogous to the titanium oxide layer that inhibits body fluid reaction to titanium nickel alloys, and/or the non-existence of crystal domain boundaries may inhibit corrosive chemical attack. Methods for controlling the formation of the protective aluminum oxide layer are also described, as are devices including such biocompatible single crystal copper-based SMAs.
US09539371B2	Coating agents and coated articles The invention describes novel coating agents that include a polymer, one or more latent reactive groups and one or more noncovalent linking groups, the noncovalent linking groups selected to interact with a substrate to which the coating agent is applied.
US09539369B2	Long-acting limus formulation on balloon catheters The invention relates to balloon catheters having a polymer-free coating on the balloon surface, said coating comprising at least one limus substance in crystalline form, and to methods for the polymer-free coating of balloon surfaces, in particular balloon catheters, with crystalline limus substances.
US09539366B2	Method for inducing regeneration of cartilage It is intended to provide a medical material which enables a new method for cartilage tissue regeneration treatment based on an entirely new concept unlike a treatment method by transplantation of autologous cartilage tissue, a cartilage alternative or undifferentiated cells. The invention provides a bone filler for cartilage tissue regeneration comprising hydrogel having an interpenetrating network structure formed by two or more crosslinked network polymers or a semi-interpenetrating network structure formed by a crosslinked network polymer and a linear polymer. By filling the bone filler of the invention in a hole or a groove provided in subchondral bone just under damaged cartilage tissue, regeneration of the cartilage tissue or both the cartilage tissue and the subchondral bone can be promoted.
US09539362B2	Method for forming inorganic coatings The present invention is directed to a method for forming an inorganic coating on a protein template. The method comprises contacting the template with an anionic polymer interface followed by an inorganic material for a sufficient period of time to allow mineralization of the inorganic material thus forming an inorganic coating on the template. Preferably, the coating is aligned.
US09539360B2	Puncturable and resealable graft Implantable grafts, particularly for arteriovenous access that may be punctured by an object such as a needle and, following removal of the object, will reseal the resulting hole to the extent of reducing fluid leakage through the graft at the puncture site to an amount less than would be typical for a conventional graft. More particularly, the grafts comprise three layers; an inner layer of implantable graft material such as ePTFE, a middle layer of self sealing elastomeric material such as silicone, and an outer layer of implantable graft material such as ePTFE. Following manufacture, the tubular form of the three-layer graft is everted to put substantially the entire wall thickness of the elastomeric material layer under circumferential compression.
US09539358B2	Oxidized regenerated cellulose hemostatic powders and methods of making The present invention is directed to hemostatic material containing compacted ORC powder comprising particles having an average aspect ratio from about 1 to about 18, wherein said compacted ORC powder have preferably been processed in a compaction device, such as a ball milled ORC powder. The present invention further relates to methods of making the hemostatic material and a method of treating a wound by applying the hemostatic powder onto and/or into the wound of a patient.
US09539352B2	Method and system for treating packaged products A system and method for decontamination of product is described. An object to be treated, which may be a food product or a medical device, is placed in a substantially closed dielectric container with a working gas. The container is placed in an apparatus capable of producing a controlled electrical discharge so as to create reactive ion species within the package. The object to be treated may be exposed either the immediate products of the electrical discharge or the long lasting reactive ion species, or both, so as to treat the object to reduce or eliminate specific contaminants, which may be biological pathogens or the cause of product spoilage, or inorganic contaminants. The reactive ion species may result from an atmospheric non-equilibrium plasma (ANEP) formed by the apparatus and the treatment may be performed without significantly increasing the bulk temperature of the object being treated.
US09539351B2	Radiation source module and fluid treatment system There is described a radiation source module for use in a fluid treatment system. The radiation source module comprises: a housing having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid treatment zone disposed between. The fluid treatment zone comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface interconnected by a floor surface. The first wall surface, the second wall surface and the floor surface are configured to receive a flow of fluid through the fluid treatment zone. The radiation source module further comprises at least one radiation source assembly secured with respect to the first wall surface and the second wall surface and a module motive coupling element connected to the housing and configured to be coupled to a module motive element to permit the radiation source module to be installed in and extracted from the fluid treatment system. A fluid treatment system comprising the radiation source module is also described.
US09539349B2	Formulation, apparatus and method for stabilizing radiopharmaceuticals A formulation for stabilizing a radiopharmaceutical. The formulation includes a radiopharmaceutical (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), a gas which has oxygen, a stabilizer, and a solvent.
US09539348B2	Monoclonal antibody DS6, tumor-associated antigen CA6, and methods of use thereof The present application describes a monoclonal antibody selected from the group consisting of monoclonal antibody DS6, monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to the antigen or epitope bound by monoclonal antibody DS6, and fragments of the foregoing that specifically bind to the antigen or epitope bound by monoclonal antibody DS6. Methods of use of such antibodies and the isolated antigen bound by such antibodies are also described.
US09539346B1	Radiotherapeutic particles and suspensions The present invention relates to a particle or pharmaceutical composition comprising one, more particles or a suspension of same or different particles comprising a degradable compound and an alpha emitting radionuclide and/or a radionuclide generating alpha emitting daughter. The particles are beneficial for use in the treatment of cancer.
US09539345B2	Method to improve the tumor diagnostic efficiency of multivalent ligands by regulating the stoichiometric ratio between inner surface functionalities and ligand moieties for tumor targeting Disclosed herein is a method of improving tumor diagnostic efficiency of multivalent ligands by regulating the stoichiometric ratio between inner surface functionalities and ligand moieties for tumor targeting, and the multivalent ligands for tumor diagnosis.
US09539343B2	Delivery of viral agents Plant material has bacteriophage has been attached, wherein the bacteriophage retains infectivity. The plant material includes fruits, vegetables, leaves, stems, flowers, roots, tubers, seedlings and seeds. Plant diseases and animal diseases can be treated. A separate composition comprises a carrier selected from (i) a filament, (ii) a planar material, and (iii) particles and/or beads, and bacteriophage covalently attached thereto, wherein the bacteriophage retains infectivity, useful in treatment or prevention of bacterial infection in a deep wound.
US09539342B2	Auristatin tyramine phosphate salts and auristatin aminoquinoline derivatives and prodrugs thereof The present invention relates to new auristatin compounds and prodrugs thereof, compositions comprising them and uses thereof.
US09539341B2	Methods and compositions for targeting adipose cells in mammals Methods and compositions are presented for use in diagnostic, imaging or targeting of therapeutic agents to treat obesity/adiposity-associated disorders, compositions and methods identify and use peptides to selectively target adipose tissue stromal cells in mammals.
US09539340B2	Bladder cancer specific ligand peptides The present invention is directed to bladder cancer specific ligand peptides, comprising the amino acid sequence X1DGRX5GF (SEQ ID NO:1), and methods of their use, e.g., for imaging detection for diagnosis of bladder, tumor localization to guide transurethral resection of bladder cancer, imaging detection of bladder cancer for follow-up after the initial treatment that can replace or complement costly cystoscopy, imaging detection of metastatic bladder cancer, and targeted therapy for superficial and metastatic bladder cancer.
US09539325B2	Combination therapy for treating breast cancer The invention provides compositions and methods for treating breast cancer. Specifically, the invention relates to administering a Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGFβ) antagonist in combination with capecitabine and ixabepilone to treat breast cancer.
US09539324B2	Methods of preventing inflammation and treating pain using anti-NGF compositions This invention pertains to monovalent agents, including Fab fragments and monovalent monoclonal antibodies analogous to MetMab, having binding specificity to human Nerve Growth Factor (“NGF”), and methods of treating pain in an individual wherein there is no substantial increase in the inflammatory response of the individual following administration of the monovalent agents.
US09539322B2	Method of enhancing an antitumor T cell response by administering an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody An objective of the present invention is to provide novel therapeutic agents for cancer, which have an excellent antitumor effect in cancer patients by enhancing their immune function. The present inventors discovered that the administration of at IL-6 inhibitor and/or gemcitabine or a salt thereof to tumor-bearing organisms yields an excellent antitumor T cell response-enhancing effect, and completed the present invention. In addition, the present inventors discovered that the T cell response-enhancing effect produces an excellent antitumor effect.
US09539321B2	HMGB1-derived peptides enhance immune response to antigens The invention provides an immtmostimulatory peptide containing the amino acid sequence SAFFLFCSE and uses thereof.The invention also provides an immunostimulatory peptide containing the amino acid sequence DPNAPKRPPSAFFLX1X2X3X4 or derivatives thereof. In one embodiment, when X1 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X2 is C, X3 is S and X4 is E; wherein when X2 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X3 is S and X4 is E; wherein when X3 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X2 is C and X4 is E; or wherein when X4 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X2 is C and X3 is S.
US09539318B2	Allergen desensitization method The present application relates to a method for desensitization of allergic patients. More specifically it relates to an epicutaneous desensitization method, applicable to any type of allergens and of patients. The method of the invention is essentially non-invasive and does not require the use of adjuvants. Further, it may be easily applied and monitored by the actual patient.
US09539316B2	Blood stage malaria vaccine An immunogenic composition for use as a blood-stage malaria vaccine, a method of producing the immunogenic composition and a method of treatment of malaria are provided. The immunogenic composition includes isolated or purified merozoites, or red blood cells infected with merozoites, treated with centanamycin or tafuramycin A. The immunogenic composition does not include an adjuvant. A single dose of the immunogenic composition is sufficient to protect an animal against subsequent malaria infection by the same isolate, strain or species of Plasmodium used in the immunogenic composition, or by one or more heterologous isolates, strains or species of Plasmodium.
US09539305B1	Pristinamycin compositions, LpxC compositions, their improvements, and combinations thereof New improved formulations comprising a first composition and a second composition, the first composition being a streptogramin, the second composition being an inhibitor of lipid A deacetylase resulting in permeabilization of an outer membrane of a microorganism to which it is provided to. Said composition, alone or in combination may be used to treat bacterial infections, providing better efficacy, bioavailability and or pharmacokinetics as compared with other antimicrobial agents. The combination may be provided independently or together, and via any route(s) and in any formulation or form.
US09539303B2	Treatment of Ras-expressing tumors The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of /?αs-expressing tumors using at least one DAC inhibitor (e.g., romidepsin).
US09539297B2	Use of cytokine-releasing, biodegradable particles in hyaluronic acid for the treatment of cartilage defects, in particular of osteoarthrosis The present invention relates to a composition comprising, or consisting of 2-50 mg/ml hyaluronic acid, 0.1-500 mg/ml of biodegradable particles with an average mean particle diameter of 1 nm-500 μm, 1 pg/ml-10 μg/ml cytokines, where the concentrations specified are based in each case on the total volume (w/v) of the composition and where the cytokines are enclosed in the biodegradable particles, and to their use in the treatment of cartilage defects, for example traumatic cartilage defects or osteoarthrosis.

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