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| US09594706B2 |
Island-based network flow processor with efficient search key processing
A Island-Based Network Flow Processor (IBNFP) includes a memory and a processor located on a first island, a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller located on a second island, and an Interlaken Look-Aside (ILA) interface circuit and an interface circuit located on a third island. A search key data set including multiple search keys is stored in the memory. A descriptor is generated by the processor and is sent to the DMA controller, which generates a search key data request, receives the search key data set, and selects a single search key. The ILA interface circuit receives the search key, generates and ILA packet including the search key that is sent to an external transactional memory device that generates a result data value. The DMA controller receives the result data value via the ILA interface circuit, writes the result data value to the memory, and sends a DMA completion notification. |
| US09594704B1 |
User mode interrupts
A method includes for each processed interrupt: identifying an interrupt associated with a first interrupt number; determining that the interrupt is designated as a special interrupt, the special interrupt being an interrupt to be translated to a different interrupt number only if the hardware processor is in user mode; determining a current execution mode for the hardware processor; for each interrupt in operating system mode, delivering the interrupt as the first interrupt number; and for each interrupt in user mode: translating the first interrupt number to a second interrupt number; and delivering the interrupt as the second interrupt number, wherein the current execution mode is determined to be an operating system mode for at least one of the interrupts, and the current execution mode is determined to be a user mode for at least an additional one of the interrupts. |
| US09594703B2 |
Architecture and method for managing interrupts in a virtualized environment
A method may comprise identifying a signal indicating real-time mode operation for a guest operating system (OS) and directly routing an interrupt for a first processor to the guest OS while the guest OS is running without causing a transition from execution by the guest OS to execution by a host system. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US09594702B2 |
Multi-processor with efficient search key processing
A multi-processor includes a shared memory that stores a search key data set including multiple search keys, a processor, a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller, and an Interlaken Look-Aside (ILA) interface circuit. The processor generates a descriptor that is sent to the DMA controller causing the DMA controller to read the search key data set. The DMA controller selects a single search key from the set and generates a lookup command message that is communicated to the ILA interface circuit. The ILA interface circuit generates an ILA packet that includes the single search key and sends the ILA packet to an external transactional memory device that generates a result data value. The result data value is communicated back to the DMA controller via the ILA interface circuit. The DMA controller stores the result data value in the shared memory and notifies the processor that the DMA process has completed. |
| US09594699B2 |
Additional security in flashless modem
Various systems and methods for implementing additional security in a flashless modem are described herein. A modem system for implementing additional security in a flashless modem, the modem system comprising: local storage; non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM); and an access control module to: read non-volatile memory data (NVM data) from the local storage; calculate a hash of the NVM data; access a previously-stored hash; compare the hash of the NVM data with the previously-stored hash to produce a comparison; and control access to the NVM data based on the comparison. |
| US09594696B1 |
Systems and methods for automatic generation of parallel data processing code
Various systems and methods to generate automatically a procedure operative to distributively process a plurality of data sets stored on a plurality of memory modules. Under the instruction of the automatically generated procedure, compute elements request data sets relevant to a particular task, such data sets are fetched from memory modules by data interfaces which provide such data sets to the requesting compute elements, and the compute elements then process the received data sets until the task is completed. Relevant data sets are fetched and processed asynchronously, which means that the relevant data sets need not be fetched and processed in any particular order. |
| US09594693B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing data stored in a storage system that includes both a final level of cache and a main memory
A data access system including a storage drive, processor and cache module. The processor, in response to data required by the processor not being cached within one or more levels of cache of the processor, generates a first physical address (PA). The cache module includes a memory and first and second controllers. The memory is a final level of cache. The first controller converts the first PA into a virtual address. The second controller: converts the virtual address into a second PA; based on the second PA, determines whether the data is cached within the memory; and if the data is cached, accesses and forwards the data to the processor. The first or second controller determines whether a cache miss has occurred and, in response to a cache miss and based on the second PA or a third PA of the storage drive, retrieves the data from the storage drive. |
| US09594691B2 |
Multi-core programming apparatus and method for restoring data arrays following a power gating event
An apparatus includes a programmer, a stores, and a plurality of cores. The programmer programs a fuse array with compressed configuration data. The stores provides for storage and access of decompressed configuration data sets. Each of a plurality of cores is coupled to the fuse array. One of the cores is accesses the fuse array upon power-up/reset to decompress and store decompressed configuration data sets for one or more cache memories. Each of the cores includes reset logic and sleep logic. The reset logic employs the decompressed configuration data sets to initialize the one or more cache memories upon power-up/reset. The sleep logic determines that power is restored following a power gating event, and subsequently accesses the stores to retrieve and employ the decompressed configuration data sets to initialize the one or more caches following the power gating event. |
| US09594683B2 |
Data processing in a multiple processor system to maintain multiple processor cache memory access coherency
A data processing system including multiple processors with a hierarchical cache structure comprising multiple levels of cache between the processors and a main memory, wherein at least one page mover is positioned closer to the main memory and is connected to the cache memories of the at least one shared cache level (L2, L3, L4), the main memory and to the multiple processors to move data between the cache memories of the at least one shared cache level, the main memory and the processors. In response to a request from one of the processors, the at least one page mover fetches data of a storage area line-wise from at least one of the following memories: the cache memories and the main memory maintaining multiple processor cache memory access coherency. |
| US09594682B2 |
Data access system, memory sharing device, and data reading method
A control apparatus sends a data access request to a first memory sharing device, wherein the data access request includes an address of target data. The first memory sharing device determines that the target data is stored in a second memory sharing device according to the address of the target data and an address list. The address list includes corresponding relationships between addresses and memory sharing devices, and first addresses corresponding to the first memory sharing device are different from second addresses corresponding to the second memory sharing device, and forward the data access request to the second memory sharing device. The second memory sharing device obtains the target data based on the address of the target data, and sends the target data to the first memory sharing device. Then the first memory sharing device forwards the target data to the control apparatus. |
| US09594680B1 |
Identifying stale entries in address translation cache
A mapping may be changed in a table stored in memory. The table may map a first set of addresses, for a set of data, to a second set of addresses. The changing of the mapping may including mapping the first set of addresses to a third set of addresses. In response to the changing of the mapping, one or more flush operations may be executed to invalidate one or more entries within one or more address translation caches. The one or more entries may include the second set of addresses. In response to the executing of the one or more flush operations, a first test case may be run. The first test case may be to test whether any of the first set of addresses are mapping to the second set of addresses. |
| US09594679B2 |
Flash cache flushing method and system
A flash memory system that uses repeated writing of the data to achieve stable storage, is adapted for efficient cache flushing operations by utilizing a part of the non-volatile flash memory array as a designated buffer for the data, in which data integrity is retained until all repeat writing thereof is complete. Repeated writing is carried out from the designated buffer directly to the final storage locations in the flash memory array, for example using simple internal copy back operations. |
| US09594677B2 |
Computer system, data management method, and recording medium for storing program
A search server for which data stored in a hierarchical control server utilizing a plurality of storage devices is the object of a search, wherein the search server is designed to update a search index to data while the data exists in an upper-hierarchy storage of the hierarchical control server. Included in a computer system are: a storage unit for storing the usage status of an upper-hierarchy storage area of a hierarchical storage having the upper-hierarchy storage area and a lower-hierarchy storage area; and a determination unit for determining, according to the stored usage status, which process should be given priority between an indexing process for data that is an index-updating candidate among data stored in the hierarchical storage, or a migration process for moving the data to the lower-hierarchy storage area. |
| US09594672B1 |
Test case generation
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for generating comprehensive test cases covering new events yet to be covered. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to receive a request to generate a test case, wherein the request comprises a coverage schema associated with a first set of events to be covered in the generated test case. Embodiments of the present invention includes updating the coverage schema, wherein the updating the coverage schema comprises adding a second set of events to be covered in the generated test case and generating constraints used to satisfy requirements for meeting the first set of events and the second set of events in the updated coverage schema. Embodiments of the present invention can generate a test case using the generated constraints and the updated coverage schema. |
| US09594658B2 |
Method for displaying operation states of modules included in computer system
A method for obtaining and displaying operation states of a plurality of modules of a system. The operation state of one module that is carrying out a current function is acquired along with the operation states of a module set that is being used by the one module in carrying out its current function, wherein the module set may itself include a plurality of individual modules. Thereby, the latest operation states of the one module and its module set are acquired without inquiring of the operating state of each individual module that makes up the one module and its module set. Thus, the latest operation states of the individual modules included in the system can be displayed without imposing extra loads on the modules, i.e., without imposing extra negative influence on the current function being carried out, and/or on essential operations of the system. |
| US09594656B2 |
Analysis and visualization of application concurrency and processor resource utilization
An analysis and visualization depicts how an application is leveraging computer processor cores in time. The analysis and visualization enables a developer to readily identify the degree of concurrency exploited by an application at runtime. Information regarding processes or threads running on the processor cores over time is received, analyzed, and presented to indicate portions of processor cores that are used by the application, idle, or used by other processes in the system. The analysis and visualization can help a developer understand contention for processor resources, confirm the degree of concurrency, or identify serial regions of execution that might provide opportunities for exploiting parallelism. |
| US09594655B2 |
Cache debug system for programmable circuits
An integrated circuit may be provided with system-on-chip circuitry including system-on-chip interconnects and a microprocessor unit subsystem. The subsystem may include microprocessor cores that execute instructions stored in memory. Cache may be used to cache data for the microprocessor cores. A memory coherency control unit may be used to maintain memory coherency during operation of the microprocessor unit subsystem. The memory coherency control unit may be coupled to the system-on-chip interconnects by a bus. A command translator may be interposed in the bus. The command translator may have a slave interface that communicates with the interconnects and a master interface that communicates with the memory coherency control unit. The integrated circuit may have programmable circuitry that is programmed to implement a debug master coupled to the interconnects. During debug operations, the command translator may translate commands from the debug master. |
| US09594652B1 |
Systems and methods for decreasing RAID rebuilding time
A computer-implemented method for decreasing RAID rebuilding time may include (1) identifying data for which there is a need for physical integrity and high availability, (2) segmenting the data sequentially into a plurality of groups of chunks, with each group of chunks including redundant data sufficient to rebuild a lost chunk within the group of chunks, (3) storing the groups of chunks on a storage array according to a four-cycle-free bipartite storage map that, for each group of chunks, stores each chunk on a different device set within the storage array and, when a chunk within a group of chunks is lost, enables all other chunks within the group to be read in parallel from different devices within the storage array. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US09594651B2 |
Parallel computer system and control method for parallel computer system
A parallel computer system includes a parallel computer including nodes connected via communication routes and respectively executing calculations, and a control device to allocate a job to a predetermined number of nodes. The control device includes a job allocation processor to allocate, to a peripheral region of first N-dimensional job nodes allocated with a first job, any of an empty node, a zero-dimensional job node, and a node at a side or a surface with one node length of M-dimensional job nodes, N=<1 and M |
| US09594648B2 |
Controlling non-redundant execution in a redundant multithreading (RMT) processor
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for controlling redundant execution such that if an exceptional event occurs, the redundant execution is stopped, non-redundant execution is performed in one of the threads until the exceptional event has been-resolved, after which a state of the threads is synchronized, and redundant execution is continued. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09594647B2 |
Synchronization and order detection in a memory system
Embodiments relate to out-of-synchronization detection and out-of-order detection in a memory system. One aspect is a system that includes a plurality of channels, each providing communication with a memory buffer chip and a plurality of memory devices. A memory control unit is coupled to the plurality of channels. The memory control unit is configured to perform a method that includes receiving frames on two or more of the channels. The memory control unit identifies alignment logic input in each of the received frames and generates a summarized input to alignment logic for each of the channels of the received frames based on the alignment logic input. The memory control unit adjusts a timing alignment based on a skew value per channel. Each of the timing adjusted summarized inputs is compared. Based on a mismatch between at least two of the timing adjusted summarized inputs, a miscompare signal is asserted. |
| US09594646B2 |
Reestablishing synchronization in a memory system
Embodiments relate to reestablishing synchronization across multiple channels in a memory system. One aspect is a computer implemented method that includes receiving an out-of-synchronization indication associated with at least one of a plurality of channels in the memory system. A memory control unit in communication with the channels performs a first stage of reestablishing synchronization that includes selectively stopping new traffic on the plurality of channels, waiting for a first time period to expire, resuming traffic on the plurality of channels based on the first time period expiring, and verifying that synchronization is reestablished for a second time period. |
| US09594643B2 |
Handling restores in an incremental backup storage system
Techniques and mechanisms are provided for storing data in a backup storage system. According to various embodiments, a first blockmap in a backup storage system may be identified. The first blockmap may correspond with a first restore point. The first blockmap may identify a first plurality of data segments. Each of the first plurality of data segments may have associated therewith a respective storage location in the backup storage system. The first blockmap may be compared with a designated storage system state to identify a subset of the first plurality of data segments that each correspond with a respective matching data segment in the designated storage system state. A second blockmap may be stored in the backup storage system. The second blockmap may correspond with a second restore point. The second blockmap may include the identified subset of the first plurality of data segments. |
| US09594642B1 |
Iterative decode and post-decode microcode cut and paste optimization
Various embodiments for data error recovery in a tape storage system, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises, in a tape storage system using a hardware-initiated and microcode-initiated iterative decoder, initializing a microcode cut/paste algorithm on a buffered dataset by copying the buffered dataset to a reserved buffer segment; wherein the buffered dataset is a most corrected buffered dataset developed by at least one iterative decode cycle; and the buffered dataset, updated C1 data row error flags, and a correction status recovered by the at least one iterative decode cycle are cut and pasted over a working copy of a dataset resident in the reserved buffer segment. |
| US09594639B2 |
Configuring storage resources of a dispersed storage network
A method begins by a processing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN) ascertaining a decode threshold value for dispersed storage error encoding data for storage in storage units of the DSN. The method continues with the processing module determining a total width value for the dispersed storage error encoding based on the decode threshold value, a number of selected sites within the DSN, and a number of selected storage units of the selected sites. The method continues with the processing module determining logical storage slots within the selected storage units based on the total width value, the number of selected, and the number of selected storage units. The method continues with the processing module writing a set of encoded data slices to a total width value of the logical storage slots within at least some of the selected storage units of the selected sites based on a slice-to-slot mapping. |
| US09594637B2 |
Deploying parallel data integration applications to distributed computing environments
System, method, and computer program product to process parallel computing tasks on a distributed computing system, by computing an execution plan for a parallel computing job to be executed on the distributed computing system, the distributed computing system comprising a plurality of compute nodes, generating, based on the execution plan, an ordered set of tasks, the ordered set of tasks comprising: (i) configuration tasks, and (ii) execution tasks for executing the parallel computing job on the distributed computing system, and launching a distributed computing application to assign the tasks of the ordered set of tasks to the plurality of compute nodes to execute the parallel computing job on the distributed computing system. |
| US09594635B2 |
Systems and methods for sequential resilvering
Implementations claimed and described herein provide systems and methods for the efficient rebuilding of a failed storage device through sequential resilvering. In one implementation, blocks for resilvering are discovered. The blocks correspond to input/output requests not successfully completed for a failed storage device. A coarse grained sorting of the blocks is performed based on a block location of each of the blocks on the failed storage device. The block locations of the blocks are stored in memory according to the coarse grained sorting. A fine grained sorting of the blocks is performed based on the coarse grained sorting of the blocks. The blocks are sequentially resilvered based on the fine grained sorting. |
| US09594632B2 |
Systems and methods for reliably storing data using liquid distributed storage
Embodiments provide methodologies for reliably storing data within a storage system using liquid distributed storage control. Such liquid distributed storage control operates to compress repair bandwidth utilized within a storage system for data repair processing to the point of operating in a liquid regime. Liquid distributed storage control logic of embodiments may employ a lazy repair policy, repair bandwidth control, a large erasure code, and/or a repair queue. Embodiments of liquid distributed storage control logic may additionally or alternatively implement a data organization adapted to allow the repair policy to avoid handling large objects, instead streaming data into the storage nodes at a very fine granularity. |
| US09594630B2 |
System and method for writing pilot data interspersed with user data for estimating disturbance experienced by user data
A system including a write module to write pilot data at predetermined locations in a page of memory cells that are interspersed with user data in the page. The pilot data has a first predetermined pattern and provides an indication of a disturbance experienced by the user data due to noise and a read, write, or erase operation performed on the page. A read module reads data from the predetermined locations subsequent to writing the pilot data. A signal processing module compares the data read from the predetermined locations with the pilot data and estimates, based on the comparison of the data read from the predetermined locations in the page with the pilot data, and the first predetermined pattern of the pilot data, the disturbance experienced by the user data due to the noise and the read, write, or erase operation performed on the page. |
| US09594629B2 |
Data error correction from cached error correction information
A computing device for correcting data errors may receive data stored by a memory device; calculate a syndrome associated with the data; initiate a calculation of error correction information for the data based on the syndrome; search for the error correction information in a cache based on the syndrome; discontinue the calculation of the error correction information when the error correction information is found in the cache before the error correction information is calculated; and correct an error associated with the data using the error correction information from the cache. |
| US09594624B2 |
Resolving and preventing computer system failures caused by changes to the installed software
A method to resolve or prevent a computer system failure is provided. The method may include capturing a plurality of snapshots associated with a computer system installation environment during a plurality of key times. The method may also include measuring each snapshot within the captured plurality of snapshots according to a measure of system health. The method may further include using each measured snapshot to develop a plurality of learned patterns of good and bad software installations. The method may additionally include providing a probability associated with a proposed installation operation based on the developed plurality of learned patterns of good and bad software installations. The method may also include providing at least one installation recommendation in response to a recovery from a system failure, whereby the provided at least one installation recommendation is based on the developed plurality of learned patterns of good and bad software installations. |
| US09594623B2 |
System on chip and method of updating program code on a system on chip
In a system on chip SoC, a memory control unit connected between the memory unit and the processing unit controls access to the memory unit. An update request received or generated by the processing unit triggers an update operation which comprises appending an update enabling record to a sequence of update records in the log region, writing new program code to the memory unit, and appending an update completion record to a sequence of update records. Write access to the log region is disabled if a fault is detected in the SoC during the update operation. |
| US09594621B1 |
Online network device diagnostic monitoring and fault recovery system
An online network device monitoring and recovery system generates, based at least in part on a schema that describes entities included in a network device, a software entity profile of entity object instances that represent the entities included in the network device, the entities including both hardware components and interfaces between the hardware components. The system registers the software entity profile to one or more proxies implemented on the network device. The system receives diagnostic information corresponding to a respective entity from the plurality of entities represented in the software entity profile registered to the one or more proxies. The system communicates diagnostic information for the respective entity, and a respective connective path through the entities for the respective entity based at least in part on the software entity profile. |
| US09594619B2 |
Robust hardware fault management system, method and framework for enterprise devices
A robust hardware fault management system, method and framework for providing robust hardware fault management for enterprise devices are disclosed. In one example, hardware devices and associated hardware modules in each of the enterprise devices requiring the robust hardware fault management are identified. Further, error structures associated with each hardware module are determined and unique identifiers are assigned to the determined error structures. Furthermore, the error structures are modeled in a centralized repository. In addition, rules are associated with each modeled error structure for detecting hardware failures. Moreover, the rules of each modeled error structure are stored in the centralized repository using associated rule identifiers. |
| US09594618B2 |
Two stage log normalization
An approach for two stage log normalization is provided. The approach retrieves a message format and a plurality of parameters from one or more log files. The approach determines a classification for one or more first sequence files, wherein the one or more first sequence files includes the message format from the one or more log files. The approach determines a classification of error for the one or more first sequence files. The approach determines whether there is a high confidence in the classification of error for the one or more first sequence files. The approach determines whether there is an improvement in confidence in the classification of error from one or more second sequence files, wherein the one or more second sequence files includes the message format and the plurality of parameters from the one or more log files. |
| US09594613B2 |
Health monitoring apparatus and method in aeronautic system
Provided herein is a health monitoring apparatus that is capable of increasing the reliability and stability of an aviation system, the health monitoring apparatus including a health monitoring manager configured to receive a sensed error from an aeronautic system control apparatus, and to activate one of a process level monitor, a partition level monitor, and a module level monitor according to an error level of the sensed error, and a monitor unit comprising the process level monitor, the partition level monitor, and the module level monitor that are integrated into one system by a partitioning method, wherein the one of the process level monitor, the partition level monitor, and the module level monitor that is activated by the health monitoring manager performs error handling and provides an error processing method suitable to the sensed error to the aeronautic system control apparatus. |
| US09594611B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, non-transitory recording medium storing control tool, host device, non-transitory recording medium storing performance evaluation tool, and performance evaluation method for external memory device
According to the embodiments, a nonvolatile memory device is configured to store a normal operating system, and store a bootloader. A host device is capable of initiating the normal operating system by using the bootloader. The host device is configured to determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when determined the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device. The emergency software is executed on the host device. The host device is capable of issuing only a read command to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software. |
| US09594607B2 |
Identifying software application events
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a server computing device, a notification which includes: information associated with the identity of the user associated with the user-initiated event or with the identity of the client computing device; a variable, pre-determined string of symbols for the user-initiated event associated with the notification; a variable number describing a value of an attribute associated with the user-initiated event; and a variable parameter describing an attribute of the user at or near the time of the event or an attribute of the variable number. The method includes correlating, by the server computing device, the user-initiated events with a user; and determining, by the computing device, a description of the user-initiated event associated with the notification based at least in part on the string of symbols. |
| US09594606B2 |
Runtime extension framework
The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for runtime extension framework architecture for extending a system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a runtime extension framework architecture may have an event manager for identifying and coordinating handling of events. The architecture may have two or more event handlers. Some event handlers may be dedicated to handling events associated with interfacing with an application program interface and some of the internal event handlers handle events as directed by the event manager. |
| US09594599B1 |
Method and system for distributing work batches to processing units based on a number of enabled streaming multiprocessors
A work distribution unit distributes work batches to general processing clusters (GPCs) based on the number of streaming multiprocessors included in each GPC. Advantageously, each GPC receives an amount of work that is proportional to the amount of processing power afforded by the GPC. Embodiments include a method for distributing batches of processing tasks to two or more general processing clusters (GPCs), including the steps of updating a counter value for each of the two or more GPCs based on the number of enabled parallel processing units within each of the two or more GPCs, and distributing a batch of processing tasks to a first GPC of the two or more GPCs based on a counter value associated with the first GPC and based on a load signal received from the first GPC. |
| US09594598B1 |
Live migration for virtual computing resources utilizing network-based storage
Live migration may be performed for virtual computing resources utilizing network-based storage. A virtual compute instance operating at a source host may be moved to a destination host. The virtual compute instance may be a client of a network-based storage resource that stores data for the virtual compute instance. Access to the data stored for the virtual compute instance may be limited to the source host. When migration is performed, the destination host may be prepared to assume operation of the virtual compute instance. Operation of the virtual compute instance at the source host may be paused and the access to the data at the network-based storage resource may be modified to limit access to the destination host. Operation of the virtual compute instance may then resume at the destination host. |
| US09594597B2 |
Systems and methods for automated server side brokering of a connection to a remote device
Systems and methods described herein provide for automated brokering of a remote connection to a device between entities, including support personnel, work queues and automated support tools. The automated brokering of the remote connection may be based on a work flow or events detecting during service to the remote device. In one example deployment, a centralized service provides support services to multiple customer devices. For each device, the centralized service establishes a remote connection to the device via a remote connectivity tool. Based on the type of work to perform, the centralized service may automatically provide the remote connection to a support automation tool to automatically deliver a local automation service to the device or to a remote support agent to access the device via the remote connection. |
| US09594579B2 |
Migrating virtual machines
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to migrate virtual machines are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes identifying via a processor a first virtual machine to be migrated from a first host to a second host to improve a performance of the first virtual machine, determining that a frequency threshold associated with the first virtual machine will not be exceeded if the first virtual machine is migrated, determining a reliability rating for the first virtual machine, and migrating the first virtual machine to the second host based on the frequency threshold and the reliability rating. |
| US09594567B2 |
Configuring a trusted platform module
A method includes storing configuration data for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in a pre-boot environment such as Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), reading the configuration data, and automatically configuring the TPM based upon the configuration data. The configuring includes storing values of TPM parameters in non-volatile memory of the TPM. A method includes UEFI firmware of a circuit board on an assembly line configuring a TPM. An information handling system includes UEFI firmware and a TPM. The UEFI firmware configures the TPM from a configuration file stored in memory of the UEFI firmware. |
| US09594566B1 |
Accuracy of operand store compare prediction using confidence counter
Technical solutions are described for dynamically managing an operand-store-compare (OSC) prediction table for load and store operations executed out-of-order. One general aspect includes a method that includes receiving a request to retire a queue entry corresponding to an instruction. The method also includes identifying an OSC prediction for the instruction based on an OSC prediction table entry, where the OSC prediction indicates if the instruction is predicted to hit an OSC hazard. The method also includes determining if the instruction hit the OSC hazard. The method also includes in response to the OSC prediction indicating that the instruction is predicted to hit the OSC hazard and the instruction not hitting the OSC hazard, invalidating the OSC prediction table entry corresponding to the instruction. The present document further describes examples of other aspects such as methods, computer products. |
| US09594564B2 |
Arithmetic processing device and control method of arithmetic processing device
An arithmetic processing device includes: first prediction units which output branch prediction information of a fetched conditional branch instruction based on past branch history information of conditional branch instructions; a second prediction unit which stores a branch taken consecutive number of times and a branch not-taken consecutive number of times to a pattern information storage unit, and outputs branch prediction information of a fetched conditional branch instruction based on the past branch taken consecutive number of times or branch not-taken consecutive number of times stored; selecting units which selectively output the branch prediction information output from the first prediction units or the second prediction unit; and a selector which outputs a next instruction address of the conditional branch instruction or a branch target address of the conditional branch instruction to an instruction fetch unit in accordance with the branch prediction information output by the selecting units. |
| US09594558B2 |
Silent store detection and recording in memory storage
An aspect includes receiving a write request that includes a memory address and write data. Stored data is read from a memory location at the memory address. Based on determining that the memory location was not previously modified, the stored data is compared to the write data. Based on the stored data matching the write data, the write request is completed without writing the write data to the memory and a corresponding silent store bit, in a silent store bitmap is set. Based on the stored data not matching the write data, the write data is written to the memory location, the silent store bit is reset and a corresponding modified bit is set. At least one of an application and an operating system is provided access to the silent store bitmap. |
| US09594554B2 |
Extraction and transformation of executable online documentation
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a content artifact. The content artifact includes information content and functional content. Extracting the functional content includes creating a functional content artifact. The computer-implemented method further includes extracting the functional content into a functional content artifact based on one or more decision criteria. The computer-implemented method further includes presenting the functional content artifact to a functional content artifact application. Optionally, the computer-implemented method further includes transferring the functional content artifact to an operational environment. Optionally, the computer-implemented method further includes modifying the functional content artifact into a modified functional content artifact. Optionally, the computer-implemented method further includes making available the modified functional content artifact available to an operational environment. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed. |
| US09594552B2 |
Terminal device, information processing system, request target selection method and program
The terminal device includes a processing section which performs a predetermined process; a connecting section which is configured for connection with an external apparatus capable of performing the predetermined process through a communication network; and a selecting section which selects the processing section or the external apparatus connected through the connecting section as a request target which is requested to perform the predetermined process, on the basis of a predetermined condition. |
| US09594549B2 |
Automated patch generation
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for generating software patches. In an implementation, a method may include receiving an indication of a software product and a product level of the software product. An indication of a specific defect associated with the software product and the product level may be received. A defect change-set associated with a correction of the specific defect may be identified. An overlapping change-set may be determined based on, at least in part, a source control history associated with the software product. The overlapping change set may occur between the product level and the defect change-set in the source control history and may implicate at least one common file with the defect change-set. A software patch correcting the specific defect may be generated based on the defect change-set and the overlapping change-set. |
| US09594547B2 |
Method and system to manage services for multiple managed computer systems
A method to facilitate provision of services to a managed system (e.g., a PC, PDA, cell phone) includes causing installation of an agent application on the managed system, the agent application including an install component to install at least one of a plurality of service applications on the managed system. Each of the plurality of service applications is to facilitate provision of a service provided by a respective service provider of a number of service providers to the managed system. A service input (e.g., from an IT administrator) is received at the management system. The service input identifies a subset of a number of service applications to be installed on the managed system. The subset of service applications is distributed to the managed system for installation by the agent application on the managed system. |
| US09594544B2 |
Visualized code review
Visualization of the result of user interface code is provided in the context of code review. Changes to user interface code can be visualized to enable code reviewers to easily understand the effect of such changes. Furthermore, the visualization, or view, provides a surface for users to provide precise feedback to a developer. |
| US09594543B2 |
Activity diagram model-based system behavior simulation method
An activity diagram model-based system behavior simulation method. First, a to-be-simulated unified modeling language activity diagram model is read and parsed, and extracted therefrom is important model element information, and a complete model mapping is constructed in a memory; then, the unified modeling language activity diagram model that is read is parsed, and various model elements respectively are parsed from the unified modeling language activity diagram model; then, a hybrid execution concept is combined and employed for continued specific execution, symbolic execution, and constraint solving, and the process is terminated insofar that a node coverage threshold is reached; and finally, simulated use cases collected in the preceding step is used for simulated execution of the unified modeling language activity diagram model. This implements automatic generation of the simulated use cases used for simulated execution of the unified modeling language activity model, construction of a simulated execution environment for the unified modeling language activity diagram model, compilation of statistics on node coverage information of the simulated use cases of the unified modeling language activity diagram model, and feedback of a simulated execution result. |
| US09594541B2 |
System and method for detecting FRO locking
The detection of locking of a free running oscillator (FRO) is disclosed, including taking periodic samples of the FRO output, storing each new sample in a sample storage medium, each time a new sample is stored searching the stored samples for at least one repeating pattern, counting consecutive sampling instances in which a repeating pattern is found, and indicating when the count reaches a preselected threshold number. |
| US09594540B1 |
Techniques for providing item information by expanding item facets
Displaying item attributes may include receiving, from a client device, a search query, providing, for display to a user, a network page containing search result items relevant to the received query and selectable facets, where each selectable facet corresponds to an attribute associated with at least one of the search result items, and, in response to a selection of one of the selectable facets, identifying each of the search result items that is associated with the attribute corresponding to the selected facet, and causing the attributes corresponding the selected facet to be exposed for each of the identified search result items. The identified search results are retained with exposed attributes. |
| US09594537B2 |
Executable virtual objects associated with real objects
Embodiments for interacting with an executable virtual object associated with a real object are disclosed. In one example, a method for interacting with an executable virtual object associated with a real object includes receiving sensor input from one or more sensors attached to the portable see-through display device, and obtaining information regarding a location of the user based on the sensor input. The method also includes, if the location includes a real object comprising an associated executable virtual object, then determining an intent of the user to interact with the executable virtual object, and if the intent to interact is determined, then interacting with the executable object. |
| US09594534B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium that perform image processing for a downloaded image based on third party subjective evaluation information
An information processing apparatus includes a download unit to download, in accordance with an instruction of a user, a print target image from a server accessible by a third party using an SNS (Social Networking Service) via a network, different from the user. A processor obtains subjective evaluation information of the third party for the print target image included in a tag added to the print target image downloaded by the download unit, evaluates the print target image, based on the subjective evaluation information of the third party, and performs image processing for the downloaded print target image in accordance with a result of the evaluation. An output unit outputs image data that has undergone the image processing of the processor. |
| US09594532B2 |
Electronic apparatus, management server, image forming apparatus for determining a resource apparatus moved and selecting closest image forming apparatus by comparing received neighbor access points information with retrieved access points information
An electronic apparatus is disclosed. An electronic apparatus may include a communications interface configured to retrieve accessible access points and receive information of neighbor access points of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses; a selector configured to select an image forming apparatus that is nearest neighbor to the electronic apparatus among the plurality of image forming apparatuses by comparing each of the received information of a plurality of neighbor access points with the retrieved access points; a printer driver configured to generate printing data for a document; and a control configured to control the communications interface to transmit the generated printing data to the selected image forming apparatus. |
| US09594531B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating mimic driven operations in digital imaging devices
Systems and methods for facilitating processing of at least one value of attribute(s) on a device such as an imaging device or a printing device. A method includes providing a GUI including graphical format object(s) corresponding to a number of attributes on a display device associated with the device. The method further includes allowing a user to manipulate the graphical format object(s) by dragging the graphical format object(s) of the GUI. The method also includes creating a graphical representation for the attributes based on the manipulation of the graphical format objects by the user. The method also includes defining one or more values of the attributes based on the graphical representation. Further, the method includes saving the graphical representation and the values of the attributes. One or more operations can be executed on the device based on the saved graphical representation and the values of the attributes. |
| US09594529B2 |
Methods and apparatus to select a paper source for image printing
Methods and apparatus for selecting a paper source for image printing are provided. A user accesses a service available from a print server for printing an image. The print server may download the image from a storage server over a network. The print server automatically identifies a list of paper sizes corresponding with a list of available paper sources, and selects a scaling ratio for fitting the image into one of the paper sizes. The print server generates a scaled image based on the selected scaling ratio and sends the scaled image to a printer for the scaled to be printed from a selected paper source. |
| US09594523B2 |
Sub-LUN input/output profiling for SSD devices
A read/write ratio for each of a plurality of data segments classified in a hot category as hot data segments is determined. Each of the plurality of hot data segments is ordered by the read/write ratio in a descending order. Each of a plurality of available SSD devices is ordered by a remaining life expectancy in an ascending order. Those of the plurality of hot data segments are matched with those of the plurality of hot data segments with those of the plurality of available SSD devices such that a hot data segment having a higher read/write ratio is provided to an SSD device having a smaller remaining life expectancy than another hot data segment having a lower read/write ratio. |
| US09594522B2 |
Backup method and information processing apparatus
A backup method may include discontinuing a process of a working system virtual machine (VM) operating within a physical machine (PM) of a processing apparatus, first duplicating data of a state of the working system VM in a memory of the PM, as a duplicating system VM, second duplicating data of contents of a working system virtual recording medium used to realize the working system VM, in a duplicating system virtual recording medium forming the duplicating system VM, within a storage apparatus of the processing apparatus, and resuming the process of the working system VM. The discontinuing and the first resuming may maintain consistency between the data in the memory and the storage apparatus. |
| US09594520B2 |
Atomic write command support in a solid state drive
A method of performing an atomic write command in a data storage device comprising a volatile memory and a plurality of non-volatile memory devices configured to store a plurality of physical pages. The method may comprise storing data in a plurality of logical pages (L-Pages), each associated with a logical address. A logical-to-physical address translation map may be maintained in the volatile memory, and may be configured to enable determination of a physical location, within one or more of the physical pages, of the data referenced by each logical address. The data specified by a received atomic write command may be stored one or more L-Pages. Updates to the entry or entries in the translation map associated with the L-Page(s) storing the data specified by the atomic write command may be deferred until all L-Pages storing data specified by the atomic write command have been written in a power-safe manner. |
| US09594519B2 |
Prefetching monitored areas in a storage apparatus
From unit storage areas each having a certain size in a first storage device, an extraction unit extracts, at certain time intervals, a monitored area formed by consecutive unit storage areas having been accessed at least a predetermined number of times that is greater than zero and being similar to each other in the number of times of access. When detecting movement between the positions of same-sized monitored areas among the extracted monitored areas over time, a prediction unit determines a predicted storage area predicted to be accessed in the storage area of the first storage device on the basis of the direction of the movement between the positions of the same-sized monitored areas, and performs a control operation so that the content of the predicted storage area is copied to a second storage device that provides faster access than the first storage device. |
| US09594516B2 |
Memory device with variable trim parameters
A memory device comprising a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells, two or more fuses coupled to the memory array, wherein each of the two or more fuses contains trim data for the memory array and a mode register for selecting one of the two or more fuses to be enabled. |
| US09594510B2 |
JBOD subsystem and external emulation controller thereof
A JBOD subsystem for providing storage to a host entity. The JBOD subsystem contains at least one external JBOD emulation controller coupled to the host entity for emulating IO operations in response to the IO requests and a set of at least one physical storage device coupled to the JBOD emulation controller for providing storage to the host entity through the JBOD emulation controller. The JBOD emulation controller defines at least one logical media unit (LMU) consisting of sections of the set of physical storage device (PSD) and communicates with the PSD through a point-to-point serial-signal interconnect. As an example, the point-to-point serial-signal interconnect can be a Serial ATA IO device interconnect. |
| US09594494B2 |
Interactive messaging apparatus and method
Disclosed embodiments include apparatus, method and storage medium associated with interactive messaging. In embodiments, an apparatus may include an interactive message service to selectively display messages of a collection of messages, in response to navigation controls received from a proximally located portable client device, through a navigation interface provided to the proximally located portable client device by the interactive message service. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US09594491B2 |
Slide control for setting boundaries between regions of a data range
According to an example computer-implemented method, user input is received indicating N regions within a data range of a data variable, where N is greater than or equal to three. A slide control is displayed representing the data range and the regions within the data range. The slide control includes N−1 sliders, with each slider representing a boundary between two of the regions. Responsive to movement of a selected slider, its associated boundary is reset. A determination is made of which one of the regions within the data range a received data variable value falls within. Based on the determination and the boundaries, the following items are displayed separately from the slide control: a graph of the data range that indicates which region the received data variable falls within, and a percentage value that indicates where the received data variable value falls within the data range. |
| US09594488B2 |
Interactive display of high dynamic range images
Implementations generally relate to providing an interactive display of high dynamic range images. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of images of a scene, where the images are captured at different exposure levels. The method further includes generating a high dynamic range image of the scene based on brightness level information associated with each portion of the scene. The method further includes providing a user interface that displays the high dynamic range image. The method further includes adjusting a brightness level of at least one portion of the high dynamic range image based on user interaction with the user interface. |
| US09594487B2 |
Systems and methods for manipulating a 3D object in a 3D model using a software widget and surface constraints
A system and method are disclosed for manipulating objects within a virtual environment using a software widget. The software widget includes one or more controls for performing surface constrained manipulation operations. A graphical representation of the software widget is superimposed over the object and enables a user to use simple mouse operations to perform the various manipulation operations. The position operation determines an intersection point between the mouse cursor and a surface of a different object and moves the object to the intersection point. The scale operation adjusts the size of the object. The rotate operation adjusts the rotation of the object around a normal vector on the surface of the different object. The twist operation deforms the object along a local z-axis. The orientation operation adjusts the orientation of the object with respect to the normal vector. |
| US09594480B1 |
System, method, and computer-readable medium for facilitating adaptive technologies
A system, method, and computer-readable medium that facilitate software configuration of assistive computer devices by automatically assessing a user's capabilities through questions and tasks are provided. The analysis results of the user's capabilities are then available to assistive computer software applications which may subsequently update their interfaces accordingly. A mapping mechanism from an external input device into a target software application is facilitated for software applications that do not include assistive technology features. |
| US09594476B2 |
Electronic device comprising a touch-screen display and a rear input unit, and method of controlling the same
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention converts the state of a page displayed on a touchscreen to a standby state through rear input and cancels the standby state upon release of the rear input, thereby providing a page corresponding to a desired time when the rear input is released. |
| US09594474B2 |
Semantic selection and purpose facilitation
Computer-implemented methods for proposing actions to a user to select based on the user's predicted purpose for selecting content are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an identifier of a referent entity associated with user-selectable content, identifying, based on a prediction of a purpose in selecting the content, at least one action to be executed that is associated with the entity, and providing, for display, at least one identifier of the at least one action to the device for selection by a user. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US09594469B2 |
Dynamic layering user interface
A system, method, and medium, the method including generating a display environment having multiple layers, each layer containing at least one user interface element associated with the layer; and generating a viewport having a port that provides a visible view onto multiple the layers of the display environment. |
| US09594466B2 |
Input device
An input device separated from a display unit for switchably displaying images hierarchized in hierarchy levels and configured to input a finger operation of a user to an operation surface to operate the images is provided. The input device includes a detector for detecting an operation state of the finger to the operation surface at a time of the finger operation and a controller for, when determining that the operation state detected by the detector is a proximity state, reducing sharpness of at least part of the image displayed on the display unit as compared with when determining that the operation state is a contact state. |
| US09594465B2 |
Method and apparatus for arbitrating among contiguous buttons on a capacitive touchscreen
Various embodiments of a capacitive touchscreen system and corresponding methods are described. A touchscreen controller is operably connected to a first plurality of drive electrodes, a second plurality of sense electrodes, and a host processor. The touchscreen controller has computer-readable button group programming instructions and data loaded into a first memory portion thereof from the host processor that comprise steps for sensing and arbitrating among touches occurring on and within a first plurality of buttons. Firmware instructions and data are loaded into a second portion of the memory of the touchscreen controller. The first plurality of buttons is arranged in a first group on the touchscreen, and the first group is located within a first portion of the touchscreen. Capacitive sensing of touches occurring on and within at least second portions of the touchscreen that are located outside the first portion of the touchscreen are controlled by the firmware instructions. |
| US09594464B2 |
Surface capacitive touch panel and reduction for the same
A transparent input operation plate at least an input operation area of which inside an opening is made of a transparent member is supported on an insulating support member so as to cover an aperture of the opening. A plurality of detection electrodes are arranged on the insulating support member so as to be in contact with the transparent input operation plate around the opening. Transmitting means transmits an alternating-current detection signal that changes relative potentials between an input operation member and the respective detection electrodes. Based on a relative ratio of the reception levels of the alternating-current detection signal appearing on a pair of detection electrodes opposed across the opening, an input operation position of the input operation member in the opposed direction is detected. |
| US09594462B2 |
Uniform signals from non-uniform patterns of electrodes
Apparatuses and methods of sense arrays with non-uniform patterns are described. One capacitive-sense array includes a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes. The first set of electrodes intersect the second set of electrodes to form a unit cells each corresponding to an intersection of a pair of electrodes comprising one electrode from the first set and one electrode from the second set. At one of the second set of electrodes includes a non-uniform conductive pattern including a first region being located at the intersection of the respective unit cell and a distal region being at a location within the respective unit cell that is farther away from the intersection than the first region. The first region includes a first conductive surface area and the distal region includes a second conductive surface area that is greater than the first conductive surface area. |
| US09594461B1 |
Apparatus and method of hosting or accepting hologram images and transferring the same through a holographic or 3-D camera projecting in the air from a flat surface
An apparatus, method and computer readable media for hosting, controlling, displaying, manipulating and/or transferring hologram(s) or holographic image(s), videos and/or multimedia data. The invention contemplates the use of a number of components, including without limitation, a retractable flexible screen, projector(s), processor(s), memory and also contemplates computer readable media for code necessary for the implementation of invention's embodiments. |
| US09594458B2 |
Shielding with display elements
A method and apparatus for operating an input device having a touch sensor and associated display device is discussed. While performing touch sensing, inactive transmitter electrodes of the touch sensor are electrically floated, and one or more source lines from the display device are operated to achieve shielding against interference, such as that coming from a backlight underneath the touch sensor. |
| US09594457B2 |
Unintentional touch rejection
A method for rejecting an unintentional palm touch is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, a touch is detected by a touch-sensitive surface associated with a display. Characteristics of the touch may be used to generate a set of parameters related to the touch. In an embodiment, firmware is used to determine a reliability value for the touch. The reliability value and the location of the touch is provided to a software module. The software module uses the reliability value and an activity context to determine a confidence level of the touch. In an embodiment, the confidence level may include an evaluation of changes in the reliability value over time. If the confidence level for the touch is too low, it may be rejected. |
| US09594456B2 |
Background signal processing system and background signal processing method
A background signal processing method and a background signal processing system are provided. The background signal processing method includes: measuring a first background signal measurement value of a first conductive wire group according to a first background signal measurement value to determine whether a subsequent process is required, and measuring a second background signal measurement value of a second conductive wire group if the subsequent process is required, or ending in this step. A background signal speculating value of a third conductive wire group, other than the first conductive wire group and the second conductive wire group, in the conductive wires is calculated according to the second background signal measurement value and the first background signal measurement value. The background signal processing method greatly simplifies the updating steps for background signals, and ensures quality of the captured signals. |
| US09594455B2 |
Projector and control method
A projector includes a projection section adapted to project a projection image on a projection surface, an imaging section adapted to generate a shot image obtained by shooting a range including the projection image projected by the projection section, a detection section adapted to detect a motion of the projector, and an execution section adapted to execute a predetermined process with respect to a calibration for making a correspondence between a coordinate system of the projection image and a coordinate system of the shot image in a case in which the detection section detects the motion of the projector. |
| US09594452B2 |
Synchronous timed orthogonal measurement pattern for multi-touch sensing on a touchpad
A method for detecting multiple objects on a touchpad having a grid of orthogonal electrodes, wherein all drive electrodes are simultaneously stimulated, and then frequency or electrode coding is used to separate each electrode junction and produce a capacitance image of the touchpad surface in a single measurement sequence. |
| US09594448B2 |
Input device, control method and portable terminal device
A touch panel (111) includes: a touchpad unit (111a) that repeatedly detects a touch position touched by operation body; a speed calculation unit that calculates movement speed of the operation body; a vibrator (111f); and a region setting unit (111c), when the speed at first time is less than threshold, sets first reaction region to be anterior in movement direction of the operation body, and when the speed is equal to or greater than the threshold, sets second reaction region that is smaller than the first reaction region to be anterior in the direction; and a vibration control unit (111e) that judges whether the operation body is inside the reaction region at second time after the reaction region setting, when the operation body is inside the reaction region, controls the vibrator to vibrate, and when the operation body is not inside the reaction region, controls the vibrator not to vibrate. |
| US09594447B2 |
Display device and computer readable recording medium stored a program
A display device includes a display unit, a strain sensor which detects strain on an opposite side against a surface in which the display unit is provided, and a control unit which controls changing of displaying content for the display unit based on a detected level of the strain detected by the strain sensor. |
| US09594443B2 |
Wearable device authentication and operation
For wearable device authentication and operation, code authenticates the wearable device to an electronic device. In addition, the code performs a wearable device operation in response to an operation command from the electronic device. |
| US09594442B2 |
Handwriting input device, method for obtaining handwriting information, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A handwriting input device includes: a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper; and a control section. The control section obtains position information of a touch point on the touch panel at first time intervals, and determines a location of a sheet on the touch panel to obtain sheet location information, at second time intervals. The control section outputs the position information of the touch points and the corresponding sheet location information. The control section optionally calculates displacement amounts of the sheet on the basis of a change of the sheet location information, and outputs the position information of the touch points and the corresponding displacement amounts of the sheet. The control section optionally corrects the position information of the touch points on the basis of the displacement amounts of the sheet. |
| US09594436B2 |
Three-dimensional image display device, cursor display method therefor, and computer program
A three-dimensional image display device includes: a cursor drawing control unit controlling cursor drawing in a first mode in which a cursor is displayed on an image for one of left and right eyes and no cursor is displayed on an image for the other eye and cursor drawing in a second mode in which a cursor is displayed with a depth by using parallax of images for both left and right eyes; and an image analysis unit performing, when cursor drawing is switched from the first mode to the second mode, image matching on the basis of a position indicated by a cursor on an image for the one eye to search for a corresponding position on an image for the other eye and obtaining a cursor display position on the image for the other eye. |
| US09594434B1 |
Autonomous camera switching
A computing device having multiple sensors can operate in different modes, wherein each mode causes data captured by different sensors to be transmitted to a processing component for analysis. For example, a computing device includes one or more pairs of image sensors. Each pair can be configured such that the transmit lines of the sensors are selectively connected to a host processor. The transmission of data from the sensors can be coordinated by having a first sensor instruct a second sensor to transmit data to the host processor when the first sensor has completed transmitting its data to the host processor. In another example, a first sensor can transmit captured data to the host processor while the second sensor waits for a certain amount of time before transmitting its data. Once the certain amount of time has elapsed, the second sensor can begin transmitting its data to the host processor. |
| US09594433B2 |
Gesture-based controls via bone conduction
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for utilizing bone conduction to detect gestures. According to one aspect, a device can generate a signal and send the signal to a sensor network that is connected to a user. The device can receive a modified signal from the sensor network. The modified signal can include the signal as modified by a body of the user. The device can compare the modified signal to the signal to determine a difference in a feature between the signal and the modified signal. The device can determine a gesture performed by the user based upon the difference in the feature between the signal and the modified signal. |
| US09594424B2 |
Reading apparatus having an interface control device configured to be set into either normal state or power saving state based whether a document is supported or not
In a reading apparatus, a control device determines whether a predetermined state is detected based on a signal outputted from a sensor device. The control device sets a first-interface control device into a normal state when a transition condition is satisfied while the first-interface control device is being in a power saving state. The transition condition includes a condition that the predetermined state is detected. The control device maintains the first-interface control device in the power saving state when the transition condition is not satisfied while the first-interface control device is being in the power saving state, regardless of whether a receiving device receives first input. |
| US09594417B2 |
Screen image mirroring method and apparatus
A display apparatus for mirroring a screen image is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a predetermined screen image, an input unit configured to receive a predetermined command or data, a control unit configured to control the predetermined screen image to be transmitted to another display apparatus in order to make the other display apparatus mirror the predetermined screen image, and to reduce power consumption used to display the predetermined screen image when screen image mirroring is requested, and a communication unit configured to transmit the predetermined screen image to the other display apparatus. Also, the display apparatus reduces the power consumption caused when a mirroring service is used. |
| US09594416B2 |
Analog current output module
An analog current output module includes an MPU generating and outputting a digital signal, a D/A converter converting the digital signal into an analog signal and outputting the analog signal, an analog current output circuit outputting a control current corresponding to the analog signal output from the D/A converter, and an overload detecting unit detecting whether an overload occurs by measuring the control current and comparing a value of the control current and a preset reference value, wherein the overload detecting unit sets the reference value on the basis of a reference value generating signal delivered from the MPU, and the overload detecting unit comprises a comparator comparing the control current value and the reference value and detecting whether the overload occurs, and a reference value setting unit generating the reference value according to the reference value generating signal and providing the reference value to the comparator. |
| US09594414B2 |
Auxiliary power shutdown
An auxiliary power control system for enabling a software command that a management controller sends to the power supply to shut down auxiliary power. Such a power control system enables an AC cycle without needing to physically remove an AC power cord and provides additional power savings when a system is not in use. In certain embodiments, the auxiliary power control system includes a paradigm of a main power state, an auxiliary power state and a sub-auxiliary state. In this system many of the power states and wake vents apply to the auxiliary power state in addition to the main power state. |
| US09594411B2 |
Dynamic power management of context aware services
The disclosure is directed to modifying the operation of one or more hardware subsystems when a new context awareness service begins. An aspect determines a power budget for a plurality of operating context awareness services including the new context awareness service, wherein the power budget is based on a power requirement for each of the plurality of context awareness services, and wherein the power requirement for each of the plurality of context awareness services is based on power utilizations of the one or more hardware subsystems corresponding to the plurality of context awareness services, and allocates power resources to the one or more hardware subsystems based on importances of the plurality of context awareness services and/or the one or more hardware subsystems, wherein the allocation of the power resources is performed within the power budget. |
| US09594410B1 |
Method and system for removing heat from multiple controllers on a circuit board
A heat sink including a top surface, a first bottom surface configured to thermally contact a first controller having a first height from a circuit board, and a second bottom surface configured to thermally contact a second controller having a second height from the circuit board, wherein the second height is different than the first height. |
| US09594407B2 |
Electronic device and coordinate detection method
An electronic device includes a housing, a planar display section, a planar transparent member, a touch panel layer which detects two-dimensional coordinates of an indicator having a predetermined conductivity along a surface of the display section and a vertical distance to the indicator, and an acceleration detection section which detects at least one of an acceleration of the housing and an acceleration of the transparent member. The two-dimensional coordinates are determined as effective coordinates when the vertical distance is equal to or smaller than a first value. The two-dimensional coordinates are determined as the effective coordinates when the vertical distance is more than the first value and is equal to or smaller than a second value more than the first value, and the acceleration detection section detects a predetermined acceleration. |
| US09594406B2 |
Touch panel and method for producing same
A touch panel includes a first planar body having a first electrode patterned on one surface of a first substrate and a first lead-out wiring electrically connected to the first electrode, a cover sheet, a second planar body provided between the first planar body and the cover sheet except a predetermined region of a side edge of the first substrate, and a flexible wiring board interposed at a gap portion formed between the predetermined region of the side edge of the first substrate and the cover sheet, wherein the flexible wiring board includes a connector portion fixed onto the connection terminal of the first lead-out wiring held by the first planar body and electrically connected with the first lead-out wiring, and a spacer member that abuts with both the connector portion and the cover sheet is disposed between the connector portion and the cover sheet. |
| US09594399B2 |
Computer-readable storage medium, display control apparatus, display control method and display control system for controlling displayed virtual objects with symbol images
One or more objects and one or more icons corresponding to the one more objects, respectively, are simultaneously displayed on a screen of an upper LCD and a screen of a lower LCD, respectively. On the screen of the lower LCD, the one or more icons are placed in a plurality of placement areas and displayed. On the screen of the upper LCD, an object of the one or more objects, which corresponds to a respective icon of the one or more icons displayed on the screen of the lower LCD, is placed for display at a predetermined position with which the placement area in which the icon is placed is associated, in the virtual space. |
| US09594389B2 |
Device and method for automatically coordinating protection device of smart power distribution management system
Provided are a device and a method for automatically coordinating a protection device of a smart power distribution management system, wherein a protection coordination correction value of the protection device is calculated via topology analysis and system analysis of a distribution system so as to apply the result to a smart power distribution management system. The device for automatically coordinating a protection device as provided comprises: generating the topology information by obtaining the status information of the distribution system; setting machines, which transmit and received data when an event occurs, to communicate for each of a plurality of protection devices based on the topology information; calculating a system power flow including the power flow direction based on the topology information; and calculating a fault current which is generated upon the failure of the distribution system based on the topology information, thereby generating a protection coordination correction value. |
| US09594387B2 |
Voltage regulator stabilization for operation with a wide range of output capacitances
A voltage regulator includes a measurement circuit for obtaining a value representing a magnitude of an output capacitance connected at an output node of the voltage regulator. A correction circuit in the voltage regulator modifies a compensation circuit internal to the voltage regulator based on the value. The modification of the compensation circuit is done to ensure that sufficient stability margins to accommodate the output capacitance are ensured for the main feedback loop in the voltage regulator. In an embodiment, a voltage proportional to the output capacitance is detected at start-up of the voltage regulator, and a corresponding binary signal is generated. The logic value of the binary signal is used to add or remove components and/or circuit portions in the compensation circuit to ensure stability. The voltage regulator is thus designed to support a wide range of output capacitance values. |
| US09594386B2 |
Adjusting circuit and display device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adjusting circuit and a display device, which are capable of limiting a fluctuation of an output voltage (Vcom) in the within a small range, weakening a flicker phenomenon and enhancing a display quality of a liquid crystal display. The adjusting circuit for the output voltage (Vcom) comprises a voltage supplying module, a temperature sensing module and an adjustment outputting module, wherein, the voltage supplying module is connected with the temperature sensing module and the adjustment outputting module, and is configured to provide input voltages to the temperature sensing module and the adjustment outputting module; the temperature sensing module is connected with the adjustment outputting module, and is configured to convert a temperature sensed into an electric signal and transmit the same to the adjustment outputting module; and the adjustment outputting module is configured to adjust an output voltage (Vcom) according to the electric signal transmitted by the temperature sensing module, wherein the output voltage (Vcom) fluctuates between an upper limit voltage and a lower limit voltage which are preset. |
| US09594380B2 |
Path recording and navigation
The instant application discloses, among other things, path recording and automatic navigation that may be applicable to various applications, including, but not limited to, lawn mowing. |
| US09594379B1 |
Detecting sensor degradation by actively controlling an autonomous vehicle
Methods and systems are disclosed for determining sensor degradation by actively controlling an autonomous vehicle. Determining sensor degradation may include obtaining sensor readings from a sensor of an autonomous vehicle, and determining baseline state information from the obtained sensor readings. A movement characteristic of the autonomous vehicle, such as speed or position, may then be changed. The sensor may then obtain additional sensor readings, and second state information may be determined from these additional sensor readings. Expected state information may be determined from the baseline state information and the change in the movement characteristic of the autonomous vehicle. A comparison of the expected state information and the second state information may then be performed. Based on this comparison, a determination may be made as to whether the sensor has degraded. |
| US09594378B2 |
Variable object detection field-of-focus for automated vehicle control
A system for automated operation of a host-vehicle includes an object-detection device and a controller. The object-detection device is operable to detect an object in a field-of-view proximate to a host-vehicle. The object-detection device is operable to vary a field-of-focus of the object-detection device used to observe a portion of the field-of-view. The controller is configured to determine, based on information received from the object-detection device, a travel-direction of the object relative to a travel-path of the host-vehicle. The controller is also configured to adjust the field-of-focus of the object-detection device based on the travel-direction. |
| US09594375B2 |
Heading control using multiple autopilots
Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive a selection of a desired location or desired bearing for a watercraft, receive a desired heading for the watercraft, determine a first set of instructions for a first autopilot corresponding to the desired location or desired bearing and the desired heading, determine a second set of instructions for a second autopilot corresponding to the desired location or desired bearing and the desired heading, transmit the first set of instructions to the first autopilot and the second set of instructions to the second autopilot. The first set of instructions and the second set of instructions cause the first autopilot and the second autopilot to navigate the watercraft to the desired location or on the desired bearing while maintaining the desired heading. |
| US09594370B1 |
Portable user interface for test instrumentation
In accordance with an embodiment, a measurement system includes a measurement instrument, a controller physically connected to the measurement instrument, and a portable user interface wirelessly connected to the controller. The portable user interface is operable to remotely monitor and control the measurement instrument. |
| US09594363B2 |
Queuing access to a shared power supply
A method of queuing access to a power supply shared by a set of electrical access points. The access points turn on independently from one another and thus have independent power draws. Each access point has a specific power draw when on. The on state and associated power draw of each of access point is identified, and a load duration curve for each access point is normalized (i.e., combined with load duration curve(s)) from the other access points) into a probability distribution function. The probability distribution function is a normalized load duration curve that thus accounts for a varying set of “operating states” that may occur with respect to the set of access points (when viewed collectively). Each operating state has an associated probability of occurrence. As the operating state of the set (of access points) changes, access to the power supply is selectively queued, or de-queued (if previously queued). |
| US09594359B2 |
Feedback control for reducing flaring process smoke and noise
A method of reducing plant emissions includes providing a MPC model for a flaring process including one-to-one models between controlled variables (CVs) including a smoke count and/or a flare count (CV1) and a noise level (CV2), and flow of assist gas as a manipulated variable (MV) and another process gas flow as a disturbance variable (DV). The MPC model receives sensed flare-related parameters during the flaring process including a measure of CV1 (CV1*) and CV2 (CV2*). Provided CV1* is above a minimum setpoint for CV1 (CV1 setpoint) and CV2* is above a setpoint for CV2 (CV2 setpoint), the flaring process is automatically controlled using the MPC model which determines an updated flow setpoint for MV from CV1* and CV2*, the CV1 and CV2 error, and the identified one-to-one models. |
| US09594356B2 |
Circuit arrangement having a fail-silent function
A circuit arrangement for a control device implements a fail-silent and/or fail-safe function, particularly with a hardware-realized detection of a fault or a faulty state in a microcontroller of the circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement interrupts the communication of the control device with a communications network when a fault is detected. |
| US09594355B2 |
Wireless monitoring method and device thereof
A wireless monitoring method is implemented through a plurality of wireless monitor devices. Each of the plurality of wireless monitor devices includes a state detection unit to produce a state data, a micro control unit and a communication module. To implement the wireless monitoring method, the wireless monitoring device gets a device identification code of another wireless monitoring device in a connection range thereof, and judges whether the device identification code is stored therein and belongs to a monitor group. If the judging outcome is positive, the wireless monitoring device gets another state data of the another wireless monitoring device. After judging the state data and the another state data meet a state control condition, at least one control signal is output to trigger at least one electronic device. |
| US09594354B1 |
Smart watch extended system
A method and apparatus to provide an extended band is described. The method includes pairing a watch and a host device. The method further includes monitoring a user's status with a plurality of sensors on the host device and/or the watch, and using the extended band to do one or more of: provide alerts to the user, based on the sensor data, control the extended band from one of the devices, and share data with third parties using the extended band. |
| US09594353B2 |
Device and method for determining timing of a measured signal
Device and method for determining timing of a measured signal, the device has a plurality of flip-flop units (10), an evaluation module, an allocating module for allocating at least one path consisting of flip-flop units (10), and a calibration module being adapted for determining a time difference parameter of each flip-flop unit (10), the time difference parameter specifying for each flip-flop unit (10) a time difference between a period of time in which the measured signal (20) reaches the given flip-flop unit (10) and a period time in which the secondary signal reaches the given flip-flop unit (10), wherein the evaluation module is adapted for determining the timing of the measured signal from the output of the flip-flop units (10) located along the at least one path, on the basis of the time difference parameters. |
| US09594352B2 |
Minute countdown clock
An improved minute countdown clock is provided that depicts the 24-hour day in terms of the number of remaining minutes, rather than in the standard 12-hour cycle. The present clock counts down the number of minutes that are left in the day, unlike a standard clock that depicts the amount of time that has passed in two separate cycles. The present invention may come in either analog or digital varieties. The present invention breaks time into smaller increments in order to reprogram individuals' concept and perception of passing time, to facilitate motivation to accomplish more goals, and finally to create a sense of value and ownership of personal time. Furthermore, the constant countdown creates a sense of urgency by helping people recognize that time is valuable and is lost once it passes. |
| US09594350B2 |
Balance spring made of micromachinable material with isochronism correction
A timepiece balance spring made of micromachinable material including a plurality of stages, each forming a spiral wound spring, parallel to each other and all attached to a common axial collet or to the same balance staff, each stage including, at its respective outer end, its own attachment to a balance spring stud which are independent of those of the other stages, the attachment including a position adjustment with respect to a balance spring stud which are also independent of those of the other stages, the attachment and the position adjustment together forming built-in isochronism correction mechanism for the balance spring, and the position adjustment including a plurality of discrete position adjustment positions including housings each arranged to retain a stud. |
| US09594341B2 |
Image forming apparatus having locking cartridge tray
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly including an opening, a cartridge tray for dismountably supporting a cartridge, an openable member for opening and closing the opening, with the cartridge tray being provided at one end portion side, and a limiting member. An urging member urges the cartridge tray from an inner position in the main assembly to an outer position, and a locking member moves between a regulating position and a non-regulating position in interrelation with movement of the openable member. When the openable member is closed, the locking member moves to the regulating position at which the locking member engages with the cartridge tray to push it to the inner position and limits movement of the cartridge tray toward the outer position, and when the openable member is opened, the locking member moves to the non-regulating position at which the locking member disengages from the cartridge tray. |
| US09594334B2 |
Heater and image heating apparatus including the same
A heater usable with an image heating apparatus includes first and second terminals, a connector, and an endless heating belt. At least one first contact is provided on a substrate and connectable with the first terminal through the connector, and second contacts are provided on the substrate and connectable with the second terminal through the connector. The heater also includes electrodes, including a first electrode connected with the first contact and second electrodes connected with the second contacts, the first electrodes and the second electrodes being arranged alternately with predetermined gaps in a longitudinal direction of the substrate. A plurality of heat generating portions are provided between adjacent electrodes so as to connect between adjacent electrodes, and are capable of generating heat by the electric power supply between adjacent electrodes. The first contact and the second contacts are all disposed in one longitudinal end portion side of the substrate. |
| US09594330B1 |
Detachable body and image forming apparatus
A detachable body includes an opening portion, an opening and closing member, a sealing member, a sealing member, and a protrusion portion. The opening and closing member is movable between an open position and a closed position. The opening and closing member includes a facing portion that faces the opening portion with a gap when the opening and closing member is located at the closed position. When the opening and closing member is moved to the open position, the sealing member has a thickness that is thicker than a gap between the opening portion and the facing portion. When the opening and closing member is moved to the closed position, the sealing member elastically deforms to seal the opening portion. The protrusion portion protrudes from one of a frame portion around the opening portion and the facing portion toward the other. |
| US09594327B2 |
Optical writing device and image forming apparatus
An optical writing device includes a plurality of current driven light emitting elements, first and second power source lines, a designation circuit that outputs a designation potential, first driving circuits provided for each of the light emitting elements to supply driving current to the corresponding light emitting element, second driving circuits provided for each of the light emitting elements to supply driving current to the corresponding light emitting element, and a switching control unit that alternately switches respective states of the first and second driving circuits between a state where one of the first and second driving circuits receives the designation potential while the other driving circuit supplies the driving current, and a state where the other driving circuit receives the designation potential while the one driving circuit supplies the driving current. |
| US09594325B2 |
Image formation method
A two-component developer includes a toner and a carrier. The toner includes a plurality of toner particles. The carrier includes a plurality of carrier particles. Each of the toner particles includes a toner core and a shell layer disposed over the surface of the toner core. The toner has a charge decay constant of at least 0.020 and no greater than 0.050 as measured with the toner particles in an external additive-free state. The carrier has a volume resistivity of at least 1.0×1012 Ω·cm. |
| US09594322B2 |
Toner for image formation, and developer and image forming apparatus using the toner
A toner is provided. The toner includes a crosslinked polyester resin, and a block copolymer. The crosslinked polyester resin includes a diol component, which includes an aliphatic diol component having 3 to 10 carbon atoms in an amount of 50% by mole, and a crosslinked component, which is at least one of a crosslinked component of an aliphatic alcohol having three or more valences and a crosslinked component of an aliphatic acid having three or more valences, and the block copolymer includes a crystalline segment (a) and a non-crystalline segment (b). The toner has a first glass transition temperature (Tg1st) of from 20° C. to 50° C., which is determined by subjecting the toner to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and measuring a glass transition temperature in a first temperature rising process in the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). |
| US09594321B2 |
Binder resin for toner and toner
A binder resin for toner includes a carboxy group-containing vinyl resin (C), a glycidyl group-containing vinyl resin (E), a reactant thereof, and a fatty acid metal salt (M), in which the carboxy group-containing vinyl resin (C) includes a high molecular weight vinyl resin (H) having a peak in a region in which the molecular weight is equal to or more than 2.5×104 and equal to or less than 1.2×106 in the molecular weight distribution of a THF soluble content and a low molecular weight vinyl resin (L) having a peak in a region in which the molecular weight is equal to or more than 2×103 and equal to or less than 2×104 in the molecular weight distribution of a THF soluble content. The reactant of the carboxy group-containing vinyl resin (C) and the glycidyl group-containing vinyl resin (E) is formed in the presence of the fatty acid metal salt (M). |
| US09594319B2 |
Curable toner compositions and processes
An emulsion aggregation toner composition includes toner particles including: an unsaturated polymeric resin, such as amorphous resins, crystalline resins, and combinations thereof; an optional colorant; an optional wax; an optional coagulant; and a photoinitiator. By optimizing the particle size of the emulsion, the aggregant concentration utilized in the emulsion aggregation process, and the solids content of the emulsion, toners may be produced capable of generating images with non-contact fusing that have high gloss. |
| US09594318B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a polymerized product of a compound represented by the following structural formula (1). |
| US09594316B2 |
Surface positioning detecting apparatus, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method
A surface position detecting apparatus includes a light projection system that projects a beam from an oblique direction onto a detection target surface, and a light reception system that receives a beam reflected on the detection target surface, said surface position detecting apparatus adapted to detect a surface position of the detection target surface based on an output from the light reception system. At least one of the light projection system and the light reception system includes a total reflection prism member including an internal reflection surface which totally reflects an incident beam. Upon detection of the surface position of the detection target surface, a refractive index of an optical material forming the total reflection prism member and an angle of incidence of the incident beam to the internal reflection surface of the total reflection prism member are set so as to satisfy a predetermined relation. |
| US09594314B2 |
Exposure apparatus, alignment method, and device manufacturing method
The exposure apparatus includes a first detector, a first alignment unit, a second detector, and a second alignment unit, and a controller, wherein the controller controls the second alignment unit so that alignment of a substrate is conducted based on a detection result from detection of the mark by the second detector in a first view when alignment of the substrate can be conducted by the first alignment unit at a prescribed alignment accuracy, and controls the second alignment unit so that alignment of the substrate is conducted based on a detection result from detection of the mark by the second detector in a second view that is wider than the first view when alignment of the substrate cannot be conducted by the first alignment unit at the prescribed alignment accuracy. |
| US09594313B2 |
Movable body apparatus, exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method
In an exposure station, positional information of a holding member that holds a wafer is measured by a first measurement system including a measurement member, and in a measurement station positional information of the holding member that holds a wafer is measured by a second measurement system including another measurement member. An exposure apparatus has a third measurement system which can measure positional information of the holding member when the holding member is carried from the measurement station to the exposure station. A controller, coupled to the first and the second measurement systems, controls a movement of the holding member based on the positional information measured by the first measurement system in the exposure station and also controls a movement of the holding member based on the positional information measured by the second measurement system in the measurement station. |
| US09594311B2 |
Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method
The present invention makes the use of measurement of a diffraction spectrum in or near an image plane in order to determine a property of an exposed substrate. In particular, the positive and negative first diffraction orders are separated or diverged, detected and their intensity measured. The intensity of each of the first diffraction orders from the diffraction spectrum are compared to determine overlay (or other properties) of exposed layers on the substrate. |
| US09594310B2 |
Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method
The present invention makes the use of measurement of a diffraction spectrum in or near an image plane in order to determine a property of an exposed substrate. In particular, the positive and negative first diffraction orders are separated or diverged, detected and their intensity measured. The intensity of each of the first diffraction orders from the diffraction spectrum are compared to determine overlay (or other properties) of exposed layers on the substrate. |
| US09594304B2 |
Lithography apparatus, a device manufacturing method, a method of manufacturing an attenuator
There is disclosed an exposure apparatus, a device manufacturing method and a method of manufacturing an attenuator. According to an embodiment, the exposure apparatus includes a programmable patterning device configured to provide a plurality of individually controllable radiation beams; a projection system configured to project each of the radiation beams onto a respective location on a target; and an attenuator configured to reduce a standard deviation in maximum radiation flux or background exposure level that can be applied to the target by the radiation beams as a function of position on the target. |
| US09594302B2 |
Compound and photosensitive resin composition
A novel compound having satisfactory sensitivity (base generating performance), a photosensitive resin composition containing the compound as a photo-initiator, and a cured product of the composition are provided. Specifically, a compound represented by general formula (1) (compound (1)), a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a photo-initiator including at least one compound (1) and (B) a photosensitive resin are provided. Preferred are the compound (1) in which R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, the compound (1) in which at least one of R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11 is nitro, and the compound (1) in which n is 0. The symbols in general formula (1) are as defined in the description. |
| US09594300B2 |
Pellicle
There is provided a pellicle having a frame, a membrane and an agglutinant layer (adhesive to bond the pellicle on a photo mask) in which the release liner (detachable sheet) laid to the agglutinant layer for protection thereof is controlled to have a surface roughness of 5-30 micrometers on the side of the liner which is attached to the agglutinant layer, with a result that the releasability of the liner is improved suitably. |
| US09594299B2 |
Method of determining focus, inspection apparatus, patterning device, substrate and device manufacturing method
A method of determining focus of a lithographic apparatus has the following steps. Using the lithographic process to produce first and second structures on the substrate, the first structure has features which have a profile that has an asymmetry that depends on the focus and an exposure perturbation, such as dose or aberration. The second structure has features which have a profile that is differently sensitive to focus than the first structure and which is differently sensitive to exposure perturbation than the first structure. Scatterometer signals are used to determine a focus value used to produce the first structure. This may be done using the second scatterometer signal, and/or recorded exposure perturbation settings used in the lithographic process, to select a calibration curve for use in determining the focus value using the first scatterometer signal or by using a model with parameters related to the first and second scatterometer signals. |
| US09594296B2 |
Illumination device including a wavelength converter
An illumination device includes an excitation light source which emits excitation light, a wavelength converter which generates fluorescent light having a wavelength different from that of the excitation light through the excitation of the excitation light and a light path-splitting member including a first filter and a second filter arranged to alternately come across a light path of the excitation light, wherein the first filter reflects one of the excitation light and the fluorescent light and transmits the other of the excitation light and the fluorescent light, the second filter transmits light reflected by the first filter and reflects light transmitted through the first filter, and the wavelength converter is disposed in a reflection light path or a transmission light path of the excitation light. |
| US09594294B2 |
Mount for a wired device
The present invention relates to a mount for a wired device, the mount comprising: a base (10), an attachment part (20) provided with a terminal (21), and an eccentric hinge (14) having a first pivot (15) a second pivot (16), said second pivot (16) being movable relative said first pivot (15) in a plane defined by a first direction X parallel to said mount plane (42) and by a second direction Z normal to said mount plane (42), said attachment part (20) being releasably connectable to said base (10) by means of said eccentric hinge (14), wherein said attachment part (20), when connected to said base (10), is movable between an open position, providing access to said terminal (21), and a closed position. The distance (d) between said first pivot (15) and said second pivot (16) in said closed position has a first component (dX) in said first direction X and a second component (dZ) in said second direction Z, said first component (dX) being greater than said second component (dZ). The present invention also relates to a method for mounting said mount. |
| US09594293B2 |
Method and apparatus for uniformly focused ring light
An apparatus and method for the function to control the lighting direction onto an object surface, focus the light, and maintain the lighting uniformity. A ring light system takes advantage of a contoured reflector to match with the uniform, non-focused ring light source, and converting the non-focused ring light source into a focused uniform ring light source. |
| US09594287B2 |
Substrate-less flexible display and method of manufacturing the same
A substrate-less display device is disclosed. The substrate-less display device includes a barrier stack. The barrier stack includes a plurality of inorganic barrier films and a plurality of polymer films. The inorganic barrier films and the polymer films are alternatively disposed. The substrate-less display device further includes a thin-film-transistor (TFT) device layer disposed on the barrier stack, a display medium layer disposed on the TFT device layer, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the display medium layer. |
| US09594285B2 |
System and method for controlling an optical filter assembly
A control system for a variable transmittance optical filter assembly includes a controller in communicatively coupled to a pair of load terminals, and a memory communicatively coupled to the controller and having encoded thereon statements and instructions executable by the controller to transition the optical filter assembly between operating states when coupled to the pair of load terminals. The controller is operable to perform any one or more of: allowing the optical filter assembly to transition to a dark state by shorting the load terminals together, maintaining the optical filter assembly in a hold mode by applying a pulse width modulated voltage signal across the load terminals, and transitioning the optical filter assembly between operative states by applying a voltage signal having voltage pulses of opposite polarities to the load terminals. |
| US09594282B2 |
Active-matrix substrate and display device
In an active matrix substrate, each of a plurality of auxiliary capacitance electrodes contain a first electrode section and a second electrode section, at least a portion of the first electrode sections and at least a portion of a plurality of source bus lines overlap each other, the second electrode section has two linear sections that branch from the first electrode section and that extend in a second direction, a portion of the region between the two linear sections and at least a portion of the plurality of source bus lines overlap each other, and the first and second electrode sections, which are adjacent and arranged in a first direction, are disposed symmetrically to each other about a reference point that is on a straight line passing through a substantially central portion of respective pixels arranged in the first direction. |
| US09594277B1 |
Multi-domain pixel array
A multi-domain liquid crystal pixel array includes two substrate layers and liquid crystal disposed between the two substrate layers. The multi-domain liquid crystal pixel array also includes at least one alignment layer having four or more alignment zones across the multi-domain liquid crystal pixel array. Each alignment zone has a different pre-tilt liquid crystal orientation than the other alignment zones. The alignment zones are configured to generate divergent image light with respect to a center of the multi-domain liquid crystal pixel array. |
| US09594274B2 |
Process for producing optically anisotropic film component
A process for producing an optically anisotropic film component having few defects is provided. The process includes forming a coating continuously on a surface of an elongated film roll, and the process further includes a step of changing the conveyance direction of the elongated film roll on which the coating has been formed while blowing air to a surface of the coating formed on the elongated film roll. |
| US09594272B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device, in which: a center position of a row-wise width of a black matrix located between a red pixel and a green pixel is displaced toward a red pixel side from the center position of a row-wise line width of a data line overlapping with the black matrix in a plan view; and the center position of the row-wise width of the black matrix located between the green pixel and a blue pixel is displaced toward a blue pixel side from the center position of the row-wise line width of the data line overlapping with the black matrix in a plan view. |
| US09594270B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display having a support structure for a touch panel is disclosed. In one aspect of the described technology the LCD display includes a liquid crystal panel; a touch panel formed on the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight assembly formed under the liquid crystal panel and including a light emitting diode. In addition, a mold frame is configured to support the liquid display panel while surrounding the backlight assembly, a bottom chassis is configured to seat and support the backlight assembly and the mold frame, and a support structure is located under the touch panel and provides support for the touch panel. |
| US09594268B2 |
Apparatus for manufacturing display device and method for manufacturing display device using the same
Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device. The apparatus for manufacturing a display device comprises a jig having a seating surface that is formed to be bent at least partly and on which a target object is seated, a gasket covering the seating surface at least partly, and a roller pressing the target object. |
| US09594267B2 |
System and method for brillouin scattering induced transparency
A system and method includes a laser to create a control laser signal and a laser to create a probe laser signal. A resonator creates an acoustic signal adjacent the control laser signal and the probe laser signal. A resulting coherent interaction between the control laser signal and the probe laser signal creates a Brillouin scattering induced transparency in one direction and maintains opacity in an opposite direction. |
| US09594261B2 |
Directionally illuminated waveguide arrangement
Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus comprising an optical valve, a two dimensional light source array and a focusing optic for providing large area collimated illumination from localized light sources. A stepped waveguide may be a stepped structure, in which the steps may be extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. A two dimensional array of viewing windows may be produced. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays with wide viewing freedom and low cross talk and near-eye displays that are substantially transparent. |
| US09594258B2 |
Contact lens having myopia progression suppression capability, and contact lens set having myopia progression suppression capability
The present invention provides a contact lens having novel myopia progression suppression capability, while enabling a good QOV to be obtained and ensuring myopia is kept from progressing. A contact lens having a refractive correction power for correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism set in a central region of an optical part, wherein a positive addition power in comparison with a power in the central region is set in a peripheral region of the optical part so that progression of the myopia or myopic astigmatism is suppressed, a positioning member is provided that specifies a circumferential position of the lens under a worn condition, and a lens optical axis of the optical part is set offset from a lens geometric center to align with a line of sight of a human eye under the worn condition produced by the positioning member. |
| US09594253B2 |
Spectral apparatus, detection apparatus, light source apparatus, reaction apparatus, and measurement apparatus
The present invention provides a spectral apparatus for spectrally separating light including a predetermined wavelength, including a slit that the light enters, a first optical system configured to collimate the light from the slit, a transmissive type diffraction element configured to diffract the light from the first optical system, and a second optical system including a first mirror configured to reflect the light diffracted by the transmissive type diffraction element, and a second mirror configured to reflect the light reflected by the first mirror and diffracted by the transmissive type diffraction element, and configured to make the light reciprocally travel between the first mirror and the second mirror via the transmissive type diffraction element. |
| US09594251B2 |
Optical device
The invention provides an optical device for displaying one or more images on a picture tube so as to be viewable from the anterior end of the device. The optical device can be used to display abstract or non-abstract subject matter. The optical device includes a picture tube having one or more images to be displayed by the device and an imaging assembly housed in a cavity formed by lateral sides of the picture tube, the imaging assembly having a reflecting surface that reflects the one or more images on the picture tube so as to be viewable from the anterior end of the device. |
| US09594250B2 |
Ultra-portable coordinate measurement machine
In some embodiments, an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine can include a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulation members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members. The machine can additionally include at least one coordinate acquisition member positioned at an end of the articulated arm. Further, the machine can include a harness connected to at least one of the group consisting of the transfer members and the articulation members to support at least a portion of the weight of the transfer members and the articulation members. The harness can also be configured to mount to a human. |
| US09594249B2 |
Image display device
An image display device includes: an image display unit that displays an image; an eyeball position acquiring unit that acquires an orientation of an eye of a viewer relative to a reference position; and an image moving unit that translates the image display unit or an image displayed on the image display unit by a distance corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position or rotationally moves the image display unit or the image displayed on the image display unit by an angle corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position. |
| US09594247B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for a pinlight see-through near-eye display
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing a pinlight see-through near-eye display. Light cones configured to substantially fill a field-of-view corresponding to a pupil are generated by an array of pinlights positioned between a near focus plane and the pupil. Overlap regions where two of more light cones intersect at a display layer positioned between the array of pinlights and the pupil are determined. The two or more light cones are modulated based on the overlap regions to produce a target image at or beyond the near focus plane. |
| US09594246B2 |
See-through computer display systems
Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics. |
| US09594245B2 |
Adjustment method for adaptive optics system, adaptive optics system, and storage medium storing program for adaptive optics system
An adaptive optics system includes a spatial light modulator configured to spatially modulate a phase of an optical image incident on a modulation surface and a wavefront sensor including a lens array having a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged lenses and an optical detection element for detecting a light intensity distribution including converging spots formed by the lens array and configured to receive the optical image after the modulation from the spatial light modulator, and compensates for wavefront distribution by controlling a phase pattern displayed in the spatial light modulator based on a wavefront shape of the optical image obtained from the light intensity distribution, wherein a correspondence relation between the modulation surface and the wavefront sensor is adjusted. |
| US09594244B2 |
Light deflector with plate-like mirror forming a base of a recess in a movable member and a mass body on a non-deflecting surface of the mirror to adjust a resonent frequency of the movable member
A light deflector includes a fixing portion and a movable portion. The movable portion includes a mirror portion for deflecting light by swinging about a predetermined swing axis, a torsion bar fixedly supported on the fixing portion and having an axis serving as the swing axis, and a supporting body configured to support the mirror portion and fixed to the torsion bar. The supporting body includes a hole portion through which the axis passes. A mass body for adjusting a resonant frequency of the movable portion is arranged in the hole portion. |
| US09594243B2 |
Electrowetting device and electrowetting display
An electrowetting device 1 includes a device body 10, a dielectric layer 14, an electrode, a non-polar liquid 17, and a polar liquid 16. The device body 10 includes a cell C. The dielectric layer 14 is disposed in the cell C. The dielectric layer 14 has a hydrophobic surface. The electrode is configured to polarize the dielectric layer 14. The non-polar liquid 17 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The polar liquid 16 is non-miscible with the non-polar liquid 17. The polar liquid 16 is disposed on the hydrophobic surface in the cell C. The non-polar liquid 17 contains a colored material. The polar liquid 16 contains non-ionic molecules. The non-ionic molecule has a polar portion and a non-polar portion. |
| US09594239B1 |
Optical tomography for microscopy, cell cytometry, microplate array instrumentation, crystallography, and other applications
An electronic imaging flow-microscope for remote environmental sensing, bioreactor process monitoring, and optical microscopic tomography applications is described. A fluid conduit has a port on each end of a thin flat transparent fluid transport region. A planar illumination surface contacts one flat side of the transparent fluid transport region and a planar image sensing surface contacts the other flat side. Light from the illumination surface travels through the transparent fluid transport region to the planar image sensing surface, producing a light field affected by the fluid and objects present. The planar image sensing surface creates electrical image signals responsive to the light field. The planar illumination surface can be light emitting elements such as LEDs, OLEDs, or OLET. whose illumination can be sequenced in an image formation process. The flow microscope can further comprise flow-restricting valves, pumps, energy harvesting arrangements, and power management. |
| US09594238B2 |
Aberration correction device and laser microscope
An aberration correction device (3) corrects wave front aberration arising in an optical system that includes an object lens (4) disposed in an optical path for light beams output by a coherent light source (1). The aberration correction device (3) has a symmetrical aberration correction element (3a) that corrects symmetrical aberrations, which are the wave front aberrations that are symmetrical with respect to the optical axis among the wave front aberrations generated in the optical path, and an asymmetrical aberration correction element (3b) that corrects asymmetrical aberrations, which are wave front aberrations that are asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis, generated in light beams incident obliquely on the object lens (4). |
| US09594222B2 |
Heat dissipation structure and optical transceiver
There are provided a heat transfer part 21 having heat-receiving surfaces 211a and 211b which have curved surface shapes along side surfaces 111 and 121 of a stem 11 and a cylindrical part 12 and in which the stem 11 and the cylindrical part 12 can be fitted, and heat-dissipating surfaces 212a and 212b provided with projected and retracted portions 213a and 213b; and a casing 22 having the optical distributor 1 and the heat transfer part 21 mounted thereon, and having heat-receiving surfaces 222a and 222b provided with projected and retracted portions 223a and 223b engaged with the projected and retracted portions 213a and 213b. |
| US09594216B1 |
Fiber optical switches
Various designs of optical switch are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical switch uses wedges to hold up a collimator and secure the wedges and collimator to a substrate with a type of adhesive, thus avoiding high temperature in soldering process. There are at least two assemblies bonded to the substrate using the adhesive. Each of the assemblies includes a collimator and two wedges, where the wedges are provided to physically hold up the collimator in position. The assemblies are glued directly to the substrate after an optical alignment is performed. |
| US09594212B2 |
Multimode optical fibers
A multimode optical fiber may include a core portion formed from SiO2 intentionally doped with a single dopant, wherein the single dopant is phosphorous or a compound of phosphorous. A glass cladding portion may surround and be in direct contact with the core portion. The glass cladding portion may comprise an outer cladding portion and a low-index moat disposed between the core portion and the outer cladding portion. The optical fiber may also have a bandwidth greater than or equal to 2000 MHz-km for each wavelength within a wavelength operating window centered on a wavelength within an operating wavelength range from about 850 nm to about 1310 nm, the wavelength operating window having a width greater than 100 nm. The optical fiber may also have a restricted launch bend loss less than or equal to 0.5 dB/(2 turns around a 15 mm diameter mandrel) at 850 nm. |
| US09594211B1 |
Method of fabrication of low-bend-loss single mode fibers of very large mode areas
The present invention provides an optical fiber and method of making the same. The optical fiber includes a body for transmitting light. The body has an anisotropic refractive index wherein the anisotropic refractive index offsets changes in the refractive index of the fiber caused by bending the fiber. The fiber body may further include a core and cladding. |
| US09594209B2 |
Backlight module and display device
The disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface intersecting with the first surface, a first light bar, a second light bar, and first positioning columns. First positioning holes is formed on the first surface. The first light bar comprises a first substrate arranged close to the first surface, first blue emitting diodes arranged on the first substrate, and first quantum dot fluorescent tubes arranged close to the first surface. The second light bar comprises a second substrate arranged close to the first surface, second blue light emitting diodes arranged on the second substrate, and second quantum dot fluorescent tubes arranged close to the second surface. The first positioning columns are arranged between the first quantum dot fluorescent tubes and the first surface such that a first space is formed there between. |
| US09594206B2 |
Complex substrate for display apparatus, display apparatus having the same and method of manufacturing the same
A complex substrate for a display apparatus, the complex substrate includes a lower base substrate including convex and concave patterns, the convex and concave patterns being integral with an upper side of the lower base substrate, a planarizing layer on the lower base substrate, the planarizing layer being integral with the convex and concave patterns, and the planarizing layer having different refractivity from the lower base substrate, and a wire grid pattern on the planarizing layer, the wire grid pattern including a plurality of nano wire metal patterns, each of the nano wire metal patterns having a width of no more than a micrometer. |
| US09594202B2 |
Backlight unit and display device including the same
A backlight device for use in a display device includes a light source device and a light diffusion member. The light source device includes a plurality of light sources. The light diffusion member includes a light transmission body and reflectors. The light transmission body includes a light receiving surface facing a first one of the light sources for receiving the light emitted from the first light source and a light output surface facing away from the light receiving surface for outputting the light transmitted through the light transmission body. The reflectors are attached to the light transmission body and include first and second reflection surfaces oriented such that the light received from the first light source through the light receiving surface is reflected by the first and second reflection surfaces while the light passes through the light transmission body toward the light output surface. |
| US09594201B2 |
Curved volume phase holographic (VPH) diffraction grating with tilted fringes and spectrographs using same
The subject matter described herein includes a curved VPH grating with tilted fringes and spectrographs, both retroreflective and transmissive, that use such gratings. A VPH grating according to the subject matter described herein includes a first curved surface for receiving light to be diffracted. The grating includes an interior region having tilted fringes to diffract light that passes through the first surface. The grating further includes a second curved surface bounding the interior region on a side opposite the first surface and for passing light diffracted by the fringes. |
| US09594200B2 |
Polarizer and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a polarizer, the method including, forming a base substrate by sequentially forming a metal layer, a guide layer, a hard mask layer, a sacrificial layer, and a first photoresist layer on a light-transmitting substrate in a panel area and an alignment key area which are spatially separated from each other, forming a first photoresist layer pattern for forming an alignment key pattern in the alignment key area by patterning the first photoresist layer, forming a sacrificial layer pattern in the alignment key area utilizing the first photoresist layer pattern as a mask, and forming a second photoresist layer on a top surface of the sacrificial layer pattern of the alignment key area before removing the sacrificial layer of an aperture area of the panel area. |
| US09594196B2 |
Light deflector and image forming apparatus
Light deflector includes: polygon mirror made of plastic and having reflecting surfaces; motor rotatable on a rotation axis; and rotor rotatable by the motor, and including base portion intersecting the axis of rotation, and first protruding portion having circular cylindrical shape and protruding from the base portion in a rotation-axis direction. The polygon mirror has inner surface contacting outer peripheral surface of the first protruding portion, and bottom surface facing to the rotor in the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has contacting portion contacting the base portion, and the contacting portion overlaps a line segment connecting the rotation axis and any of vertexes of the polygon mirror viewed from the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has non-contacting portion spaced apart from the base portion, and the non-contacting portion overlaps a perpendicular dropped from the rotation axis to any of the reflecting surfaces viewed from the rotation-axis direction. |
| US09594194B2 |
Light diffusion member, light diffusion member with polarizing plate, and method for fabrication of light diffusion member with polarizing plate
A light diffusion member includes a substrate having light transmissivity, a plurality of light shielding layers, and light diffusion portions. The light diffusion portions have a light-emitting end surface, a light incident end surface which has a larger area than the area of the light-emitting end surface, and a reflecting face. Light which enters from the light incident end surface is anisotropically diffused in an azimuth direction seen from a normal direction of the substrate, and the height from the light incident end surface to the light-emitting end surface of the light diffusion portion is greater than the thickness of the light shielding layers. A hollow portion of the light diffusion portion is formed in the formation region of the light shielding layers, and air is present in the hollow portion. |
| US09594193B2 |
Printing plate, scattering layer, method for fabricating the same, and display apparatus
A printing plate, a scattering layer and a method for fabricating the same, and a display apparatus are provided. The printing plate is formed with a plurality of protrusion structures thereon, and the protrusion structures have a maximum width of 1 nm-1000 nm. The scattering layer is obtained by printing using the printing plate, and has groove structures corresponding to the protrusion structures on the printing plate thereon. The scattering structure is used on an organic light emitting display device, which can increase the light extraction efficiency and the external quantum efficiency and improve the display quality. |
| US09594191B2 |
Solar reflector plate
A solar reflector plate maintains an excellent reflectance of a reflective layer and has excellent sand resistance and weather resistance. The solar reflector plate includes a substrate; a reflective layer provided onto the substrate; and a protective layer provided onto the reflective layer, wherein the protective layer contains silicon in an amount of 10% by mass to 60% by mass in terms of SiO2 and an organic substance, and has 1.5 to 3.2 oxygen atoms on average that form a chemical bond with silicon. |
| US09594185B2 |
Hand-held locating appliance and a method of locating objects with the hand-held locating appliance
A hand-held locating device for locating locatable objects includes a computational unit. The computational unit includes a first locating apparatus and at least one second locating apparatus. The first location apparatus is configured to locate a first subset of the locatable objects in a first locating region. The at least second locating apparatus is configured to locate a second subset of the locatable objects in a second locating region. The computational unit is configured to determine at least one piece of locating information for at least one locatable object of the locatable objects on the basis of a first locating result from the first locating apparatus and a second locating result from the second locating apparatus. |
| US09594174B2 |
Computing rotation data using a gradient of translational data
Translational data in a first direction is measured by particle motion sensors contained in an elongated housing of a sensor device provided at an earth surface. The particle motion sensors are spaced apart along a second, different direction along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing. Rotation data around a third direction is computed based at least in part on computing a gradient of the translational data with respect to the second direction. |
| US09594170B2 |
Performance improvements for measurement of opportunity geolocation/navigation systems
A system and method of determining the location of a mobile device using signals of opportunity, derived time stamps and sharing of signal information with other mobile devices. |
| US09594169B2 |
Altitude detecting unit, loading/driving apparatus, and altitude detecting method
The present invention intends to provide an altitude detecting unit capable of, while utilizing both the advantages of a satellite positioning system and a pressure sensor, making an altitude measurement error, which may occur when combining them, as small as possible, and provide the others, and has determined a conversion expression adapted to convert from pressure into altitude such that at each of multiple valid altitude measurement points at which a satellite positioning system detects accurate altitude, altitude based on pressure is made equal to altitude by the satellite positioning system. |
| US09594165B2 |
Speed sensor
Embodiments relate to a speed sensor and a speed sensing method for measuring relative speeds of receivers with respect to particles in a fluid by detecting individual particles. A receiver generates a plurality of signals related to reflections from particles in a region being monitored. A sampling circuit samples the signals, and a processing device processes the signals according to a particle detection scheme to determine speed. Concomitant use of the same receivers allows depth measurement. |
| US09594158B2 |
Method and apparatus for capturing an image of a speed-violating vehicle
Methods and devices are provided for recording images of vehicles that pass through a section between an entrance and an exit at excessive speed, comprising the following steps: capturing an entry time of a vehicle at the entrance, generating a unique object identifier for the vehicle and storing the entry time under the object identifier; tracking the movement of the vehicle, which is being continuously referenced by way of the object identifier, over the entire section using a sensor arrangement; capturing an exit time of the vehicle that is referenced by way of the object identifier at the exit; and if a comparison of the captured exit time to the stored entry time indicates a speed that exceeds a threshold value: determining an entry image stored under the object identifier or creating an exit image of the vehicle. |
| US09594157B2 |
Device with a voltage-controlled oscillator and a circuit arrangement for controlling the oscillator
The present invention relates to a radar sensor. The radar sensor includes a voltage-controlled oscillator for generating a high-frequency signal with an actual frequency. The radar sensor also includes a circuit arrangement to control the oscillator, more specifically for adjusting a voltage to control the oscillator, with each value of a target frequency being allocated to a voltage value of the voltage intended to control the oscillator. The circuit arrangement to control the oscillator includes a signal generator with at least two signals that can be generated by the signal generator. The two signals may be two digital signals, two pulse-width modulated signals, or one digital and one pulse-width modulated signal. The signal generator also may include a first output, at which a digital signal can be provided or two digital signals can be provided and/or a second output at which a pulse-width modulated signal can be provided. |
| US09594155B2 |
Vehicle radar system with trailer detection
A radar object detection system includes a radar sensor and a controller. The radar sensor is configured to emit a radar signal toward a defined area proximate to the vehicle, and output a reflection signal indicative of a detected target present in the defined area. The controller is configured to receive the reflection signal from the radar sensor, determine if the detected target corresponds to a trailer towed by the vehicle, and define an exclusion zone characterized as occupied by the trailer and thereby excluded from the defined area where objects can be detected. |
| US09594154B2 |
Automated calibration of multistatic arrays
A method is disclosed for calibrating a multistatic array having a plurality of transmitter and receiver pairs spaced from one another along a predetermined path and relative to a plurality of bin locations, and further being spaced at a fixed distance from a stationary calibration implement. A clock reference pulse may be generated, and each of the transmitters and receivers of each said transmitter/receiver pair turned on at a monotonically increasing time delay interval relative to the clock reference pulse. Ones of the transmitters and receivers may be used such that a previously calibrated transmitter or receiver of a given one of the transmitter/receiver pairs is paired with a subsequently un-calibrated one of the transmitters or receivers of an immediately subsequently positioned transmitter/receiver pair, to calibrate the transmitter or receiver of the immediately subsequent transmitter/receiver pair. |
| US09594153B1 |
Detecting interference data in association with radars
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating detection of interference data in association with radars are provided. In some embodiments, signal levels at a communication tower are monitored. In accordance with the monitored signal levels, a periodic interference associated with a radar remote from the communication tower is recognized based on a pattern of signal levels monitored. Interference data associated with the periodic interference is calculated. Such interference data may include, for example, an interference periodicity and an interference duration. |
| US09594150B2 |
Determining device locations using movement, signal strength
Techniques for precisely determining a location of a mobile computing device based on both wireless signal strengths measured at the mobile computing device and movement of the device. The wireless signal strengths may represent the strength of a connection between the device and wireless access points (WAPs), cellular towers, or the like. Furthermore, the techniques described herein may utilize movement data provided by the device. For instance, the device may include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or any other components configured to recognize when a device is moving, a direction that the device is moving, or the like. In one example, the accelerometer reports when the device has moved by a certain amount, while the gyroscope reports a direction in which the device is moving. The techniques then utilize this information in addition to the wireless signal strengths to estimate locations of the device as the device moves over time. |
| US09594149B2 |
Fingerprinting with radio channel related information
Example Embodiments presented herein are directed towards a radio node (101, 130, 102), and corresponding methods therein, for fingerprinting positioning measurements. The radio node may be configured to provide a fingerprinting measurement result comprising radio channel related information. Non-limiting examples of radio channel information may be Doppler, speed and/or delay spread information. Example embodiments presented herein may also be directed towards a positioning node (140), and corresponding methods therein, for fingerprinting positioning management. The positioning node may be configured to receive radio channel related information from the radio node and generate a radio fingerprint based on the received radio channel related information. |
| US09594148B2 |
Estimation device and estimation method using sound image localization processing
A computer-readable recording medium storing an estimation program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: executing sound image localization processing for each of pieces of sound data output by a plurality of sound sources; and specifying, on the basis of a change in orientation of a listener caused in accordance with the sound image localization processing, at least one of the plurality of sound sources related to the listener. |
| US09594145B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring B1 magnetic field information
A method acquires RF magnetic field information (B1 magnetic field information) in response to generated radio frequency (RF) pulses in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. An RF excitation pulse sequence is generated, and the generated RF excitation pulse sequence includes a plurality of RF excitation pulses individually having different flip angles. The generated RF excitation pulse sequence is transmitted to a target object. RF echo response signals are received from the target object corresponding to the plurality of RF excitation pulses and B1 information is acquired by processing the received RF echo response signals. |
| US09594144B2 |
Low-noise magnetic resonance imaging using low harmonic pulse sequences
Systems and method for magnetic resonance imaging are disclosed which utilize sinusoidal gradient waveforms to drive gradient coils in an MRI system. The sinusoidal gradient waveforms may be applied on all two or more (e.g. three) gradient axes to produce a relatively pure acoustic tone. In certain embodiments, gradient directions may be spiraled in three-dimensions to generate a radial pin-cushion k-space trajectory. |
| US09594143B2 |
System and method for controlling calibration and delay phases of parallel, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
A system and method for performing parallel magnetic resonance angiography includes controlling operation of a magnetic gradient system and an RF system to perform a calibration data pulse sequence to begin acquiring calibration data for use in a parallel imaging reconstruction process after receiving an indication that the subject has received a dose of a contrast agent. The acquisition of the calibration data is discontinued before the contrast agent reaches a peak concentration within a region of interest (ROI) of the subject and operation of the magnetic gradient system and RF system is controlled to perform an imaging pulse sequence in accordance with a parallel imaging acquisition to begin acquiring image data from the ROI. The image data is reconstructed into an image of the ROI using the calibration data. |
| US09594140B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method for calculating correction value as application amount of refocusing pulse for UTE sequence
In order to obtain a high-quality image even in multi-slice imaging in a UTE sequence that uses a half RF pulse, a refocusing pulse of the slice gradient magnetic field is adjusted and applied so that the excitation profiles of positive polarity data and negative polarity data have phase distributions that are 180 [deg] inverted with respect to each other in side lobe portions. In addition, the irradiation frequency of the half RF pulse is adjusted so as to eliminate a position shift between the intensity distributions of the positive polarity data and the negative polarity data. |
| US09594133B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and multi-echo multi-contrast imaging method
In multi-echo multi-contrast imaging, the image quality is improved by suppressing an increase in imaging time. In order to do so, the arrangement order of echo signals that form an echo train and k space filled with each echo signal are determined such that the continuity of the echo arrangement is maintained while sharing an echo signal between contrasts in multi-echo multi-contrast imaging. Echo trains that perform echo sharing are arranged in non-oscillatory centric view ordering (NOCO). In addition, the starting point of echo sharing of one echo train is connected to the same position of another echo train. When some discontinuous regions are present, the discontinuous regions may be corrected using continuous data of regions symmetrical thereto on the k space. |
| US09594130B2 |
Magnetic sensor device
Provided is a magnetic sensor device capable of attenuating the intensity of the magnetic field to be applied to the magnetic sensor. A magnetic sensor device includes a magnetic sensor element which detects the intensity of a magnetic field in a predetermined detection axis direction, and a magnetic field attenuation body which includes a first magnetic field attenuation unit and a second magnetic field attenuation unit, each of the attenuation units having a surface and the surfaces being opposed to each other with the magnetic sensor element therebetween. |
| US09594129B2 |
Highly sensitive magnetic tunable heterojunction device for resistive switching
The present invention discloses highly sensitive magnetic heterojunction device consisting of a composite comprising ferromagnetic (La0.66Sr0.34MnO3) LSMO layer with ultra-thin ferrimagnetic CoFe2O4 (CFO) layer capable of giant resistive switching (RS) which can be tuned at micro tesla magnetic field at room temperature. |
| US09594128B2 |
Two axes MEMS resonant magnetometer
A two-axes MEMS magnetometer includes, in one plane, a freestanding rectangular frame having inner walls and four torsion springs, wherein opposing inner walls of the frame are contacted by one end of only two torsion springs, each torsion spring being anchored by its other end, towards the center of the frame, to a substrate. In operation, the magnetometer measures the magnetic field in two orthogonal sensing modes using differential capacitance measurements. |
| US09594122B2 |
Estimating state of charge (SOC) and uncertainty from relaxing voltage measurements in a battery
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that estimates a state of charge for a battery. During operation, while the battery is relaxing toward a fully rested state, the system determines if a modified state of charge of the battery is substantially consistent with a predetermined decay pattern. If so, the system estimates the state of charge of the battery as a value of the modified state of charge determined at the time when the consistency is observed. Otherwise, the system continues monitoring the modified state of charge of the battery. In one embodiment, the predetermined decay pattern is a single exponential decay. After estimating the state of charge of the battery, the system may determine an uncertainty of the estimated state of charge. More specifically, the system can estimate the uncertainty as substantially equal to a fraction of the difference between the value of the modified state of charge and the value of the voltage-based state of charge at the time when the consistency is observed. |
| US09594121B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating battery pack capacity
System and methods for estimating a capacity of a battery are presented. A measure of data skewness may be calculated from a battery system terminal voltage measurement. Inflection points in the data skewness of the terminal voltage measurement may align with transition points associated with a battery system. These transitions points may be associated with known SOCs determined from testing and/or characterization of the battery system. Using the detected transitions and associated SOCs and an indication of an accumulated charge provided to/from the battery between the transitions, an estimated capacity of the battery system may be determined. |
| US09594118B2 |
Method for predicting the usability of a relay or a contactor
A method for predicting the usability of a relay or a contactor is described herein. A current flowing through the relay or the contactor and/or a voltage applied to the relay or the contactor is measured repeatedly, and the measured values are transmitted to an observation unit. The observation unit makes a prediction relating to the usability of the relay or of the contactor on the basis of the measured values and a model. Furthermore described are an observation unit and a battery which are configured to carry out the method according to the disclosure. |
| US09594117B2 |
Compact electronics test system having user programmable device interfaces and on-board functions adapted for use in proximity to a radiation field
Various apparatus and method s associated with a compact electronics test system having user programmable device interfaces and on-board functions adapted for use in various environments are provided. Exemplary embodiments can include a variety of apparatuses and method s to realize an advanced field programmable gate array adapted to perform functional tests on digital electronics within an exemplary 48-pin DIP footprint. One aspect of the invention can include a testing device comprised of components to produce a product that is inexpensive and consumable. A small size of an exemplary embodiment of the invention further allows for desirable shielding to be placed around a highly portable and highly programmable and adaptable testing device in order to protect it from external dangers found in harsh environments (e.g., high levels of radiation when operating in space, etc). |
| US09594116B2 |
IC die with channel circuitry, scan and BIST taps, TLM
Testing of die on wafer is achieved by; (1) providing a tester with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, (2) providing die on wafer with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, and (3) providing a connectivity mechanism between the bidirectional transceiver circuitry's of the tester and a selected group or all of the die on wafer for communication of the JTAG signals. |
| US09594111B2 |
Turret handlers and methods of operations thereof
In one embodiment, a method of testing a semiconductor component includes loading a plurality of semiconductor components into a main turret of a turret handler, transporting the plurality of semiconductor components using the main turret to a test area, and splitting the plurality of semiconductor components into a first set and a second set. The method further includes testing a first semiconductor component in the first set at a first test pad using a tester while transporting a second semiconductor component in the second set to a second test pad and testing the second semiconductor component using the tester while transporting the first semiconductor component out of the first test pad. The first set and the second set are merged into the plurality of semiconductor components and the plurality of semiconductor components are transported away from the test area using the main turret. |
| US09594107B1 |
Electric meter and contact arcing detector, and arcing detector therefor
An electric meter contact arc detector is mountable to an electric meter base and may comprise: a de-tuned resonant tank circuit configured to receive a magnetic field and/or an electric field from an electrical arc at a stab contact; an electrical detector detecting signals generated in the de-tuned resonant tank circuit responsive to the electrical arc at the stab contact; and an output device indicating detection of an electrical arc. A disconnect device responsive to the electrical detector and configured to interrupt an electrical connection to the stab contact, may be provided. An electrical arc at the stab contact may thus be detected and may cause an electrical connection to the stab contact to be interrupted. |
| US09594105B2 |
Cable power loss determination for virtual metrology
A method for modeling cable loss is described. The method includes receiving a measurement of reverse power and forward power at a radio frequency (RF) generator. The method further includes computing theoretical power delivered to a matching network as a difference between the forward power and the reverse power and calculating a ratio of the reverse power to the forward power to generate an RF power reflection ratio. The method further includes identifying a cable power attenuation fraction based on a frequency of the RF generator and calculating a cable power loss as a function of the RF power reflection ratio, the cable power attenuation fraction, and the theoretical power. The method includes calculating actual power to be delivered to the impedance matching network based on the theoretical power and the cable power loss and sending the calculated actual power to the RF generator to generate an RF signal. |
| US09594102B2 |
Device for measuring ground connection resistance and onboard charger for a vehicle provided with such a device
A device for measuring resistance of a ground tap and a charger for an on-board vehicle including the device. The device includes a current source and an ammeter disposed on a first electrical branch, provided to link a phase of a power supply network with the ground of the installation; a second electrical branch provided to link a neutral wire of the power supply network with the ground of the installation, including a resistor across terminals of which is connected a voltmeter, and a first capacitor in series with the resistor; and a third electrical branch is provided for linking the neutral wire of the network with the ground of the installation, and including, on the third branch, in parallel with the first capacitor and with the first resistor, a second capacitor of higher value than the first capacitor. |
| US09594101B2 |
Apparatus for measuring the local electrical resistance of a surface
Apparatus for measuring the local electrical resistance of a surface, the apparatus comprising: a DC voltage source for applying a bias voltage (Vpol) to the sample (E) for characterizing; a measurement circuit (CM) capable of being connected to a conductive probe suitable for coming into contact with a surface (SE) of said sample in order to generate a signal (S) representative of a contact resistance between said conductive probe and said surface of the sample; and a control device (CMD) for controlling said measurement circuit; the apparatus being characterized in that said measurement circuit comprises: a measurement resistive two-terminal network (DM) presenting variable resistance and connected between said conductive probe and a ground of the circuit; and a calculation unit (UC) for generating said signal representative of a contact resistance between said conductive probe and said surface of the sample as a function of a voltage (Vs) across the terminals of said measurement resistive two-terminal network. |
| US09594094B2 |
Lateral force estimation system, method of estimating lateral force and vehicle
A ground surface position lateral acceleration calculator calculates ground surface position lateral acceleration based on lateral acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, a yaw rate and a roll rate detected by a gyro sensor, yaw angular acceleration and roll angular acceleration calculated by an angular acceleration calculator, a roll angle calculated by a roll angle calculator, and specification information stored in a storage. A vehicle lateral force calculator calculates a vehicle lateral force based on the roll angular acceleration calculated by the angular acceleration calculator, the roll angle calculated by the roll angle calculator, the ground surface position lateral acceleration calculated by the ground surface position lateral acceleration calculator and the specification information stored in the storage. |
| US09594093B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for detecting acceleration and motor monitoring
Described is a system which includes: a cable including: a first fiber optic interconnect to provide an input light; and a second fiber optic interconnect to provide an output light; and a first housing coupled to the cable, the first housing including: a first deflection circuit to deflect the input light received from the first fiber optic interconnect in response to a vibration or movement of the first housing; and a second housing coupled to the cable, the second housing including: a light source to generate the input light for transmission to the first deflection circuit via the first fiber optic interconnect; and a photo detector to receive the output light from the first deflection circuit via the second fiber optic interconnect. |
| US09594088B2 |
Multiple time windows with associated calibration curves for extending the range of an assay
Disclosed is a use of reaction kinetics to generate multiple dose-response curves from a single reaction, thus eliminating the need to run a second experiment with additional sample, reagents, and time to cover a broader measuring range than is available in a standard assay. Using a single protocol, the differences in the reaction kinetics for different sample concentrations yield different responses at different measurement times. Selection of the appropriate dose-response curve cross-section increases the measuring range and accuracy of the assay from a single reaction without substantially increasing imprecision. Several overlapping dose-response curves are pieced together to provide a standard curve to ensure continuity throughout the expanded measuring range. |
| US09594087B2 |
Cassette
A histology processing cassette comprising a box comprising a compartment for holding a biological tissue sample, the box having a bottom face comprising at least in part a sample support surface and being transmissible to radiation, an open top face, and two side walls, a back wall and a front wall, the box having dimensions greater than a standard size histology processing cassette and comprising a recess in the front wall adapted to receive a standard size cassette which has a front wall comprising a unique identifier for the biological tissue sample such that upon insertion of the standard cassette in the recess the unique identifier on the front wall of the standard cassette is readable. |
| US09594081B2 |
Methods and systems for the rapid characterization of functional biological molecules
In one non-limiting aspect, the invention provides a method for detecting the quality of a biological molecule comprising forming a first mixture of ingredients comprising: (i) a first binding agent that specifically binds to a tag, wherein the first binding agent is attached to a solid support; (ii) a decoy comprising a first portion comprising the tag attached to a second portion comprising an anchor; (iii) a sensor attached to a second binding agent that specifically binds to the anchor; and (iv) a sample suspected of containing a high quality biological molecule comprising a tag, wherein the tag of the high quality biological molecule is accessible; allowing interaction of the ingredients such that the sensor provides an output signal. |
| US09594076B2 |
Method for determining lipids and other interfering substances in body fluid samples
The present invention relates to a method and an automatic analyzer for determining more accurately the concentration of lipids and other interfering substances in body fluids, particularly of interfering substances such as bilirubin and hemoglobin in blood serum and blood plasma samples. |
| US09594074B2 |
C peptide detection by mass spectrometry
Methods are described for measuring the amount of C peptide in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying C peptide in a sample utilizing on-line extraction methods coupled with tandem mass spectrometric or high resolution/high accuracy mass spectrometric techniques. The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence or amount of C peptide in a sample by mass spectrometry. |
| US09594071B2 |
Device and method for laser analysis and separation (LAS) of particles
A device and method for particle separation. The device includes at least one collimated light source operable to generate at least one collimated light source beam. The device further includes a first channel in a first plane and a focused particle stream nozzle operably connected to the first channel. The device further includes a second channel in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. The second channel communicates with the first channel. The second channel comprises a second channel cross-section. The second channel is oriented to receive the collimated light source beam. The device further includes a third channel in a third plane orthogonal to the second plane. The third channel communicates with the second channel. The collimated light source beam is oriented to enter a cross-section of the first channel, then to pass through the second channel, and then to enter a cross-section of the third channel. |
| US09594068B2 |
Abnormality detection system of engine exhaust system
In an internal combustion engine, a hydrocarbon feed valve (15), NOx storage catalyst (13), particulate filter (14), and electric resistance type sensor (29) are arranged in an engine exhaust passage in this order from an upstream side. The electric resistance type sensor (29) generates an output value corresponding to the amounts of deposition of particulate matter and hydrocarbons which are contained in the exhaust gas and deposited at the sensor part thereof. From the change of the output value of the electric resistance type sensor (29), it is judged if the hydrocarbons have slipped through the NOx storage catalyst (13) and if the particulate matter has slipped through the particulate filter (14). |
| US09594065B2 |
Apparatus for detecting deterioration of NOx selective reduction catalyst
Apparatus for detecting deterioration of an NOx selective reduction catalyst in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine with improved accuracy, includes an NOx purification rate calculation unit for calculating the NOx purification rate in the NOx selective reduction catalyst based on the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas flowing into and out of the NOx selective reduction catalyst. A determination as to whether the NOx selective reduction catalyst is deteriorated is made based on the NOx purification rate at a time when the temperature of the NOx selective reduction catalyst is equal to or higher than a temperature (Tc0) at which the NOx purification rate will start to decrease with a rise in the temperature of the NOx selective reduction catalyst if the degree of deterioration of the NOx selective reduction catalyst is at the upper limit of an allowable range. |
| US09594064B2 |
Plate-type column, temperature regulation system and gas chromatograph system
Provided is a plate-type column which allows the temperature of its inner passage to be rapidly increased or decreased while ensuring the correctness of an analysis or other operations. A plate-type column 10 includes: a plate-shaped main body 11; projecting portions 12 and 13 protruding from a circumferential edge of the main body 11; and a fluid-flow passage 14 extending in the main body 11 and the projecting portions 12 and 13. An intermediate portion of the passage 14 is provided in the main body 11, while each of the end portions of the passage 14 extends from the main body 11 through the projecting portion 12 or 13, with each of the end portions being open to the outside at the tip of the projecting portion 12 or 13. |
| US09594060B2 |
Object information acquisition apparatus, object information acquisition method and program
An object information acquisition apparatus includes: a plurality of acoustic wave detecting elements configured to detect an photoacoustic wave generated when an object is irradiated with light and output time-series detection signals; a member disposed outside the object; and a signal processing unit configured to acquire optical property information inside the object by performing image reconstruction through iterative reconstruction method in accordance with the time-series detection signals and an operand for which a response of the photoacoustic wave deriving from the member has been considered. |
| US09594059B1 |
System and method for automated bond testing
A system for automated bond testing includes a sensor that scans a material to be tested; a computer for comparing a reflected signal waveform to a plurality of signal waveforms indicating a defect in the material, and assigning a unique color to the match; a display that displays an image of the material having an assigned one of the plurality of colors indicative of a presence or absence of a defect in the test area; and an automated scanning platform that supports the sensor, the scanning platform moving the sensor in a preset motion over a surface of a test area of the material to be tested to perform an inspection scan of the material at the test area, and that positions the sensor at a predetermined position, a predetermined angle, and a predetermined contact force to acquire data consistently during an inspection. |
| US09594057B2 |
Reflection-only sensor for fluid acoustic impedance, sound speed, and density
Methods, systems, and devices for estimating a parameter of interest of a downhole fluid. Methods may include using at least two solid acoustic transmission media, including a first media and a second media having different acoustic impedances and each having a corresponding face immersed in the downhole fluid. Methods may include using a reflection of an acoustic pulse from a solid-liquid interface at the corresponding face of the first media and the second media to estimate the parameter of interest. The sound speed and the acoustic impedance of the first media and the sound speed and the acoustic impedance of the second media may each be different than a sound speed and an acoustic impedance of the fluid and each other. The parameter of interest may be estimated independently of a time of flight in the downhole fluid of any acoustic pulses. |
| US09594053B2 |
System and method for flat panel detector gel and blot imaging
A system and method for generating a digital image in fluorescence gel imaging is disclosed. The method includes providing a gel sample and placing the gel sample on a flat panel detector having array of photodiodes and transistors that collect light generated from the gel sample. The gel sample is illuminated using a light source integrated into the flat panel imaging system and light emitted by the gel sample responsive to an excitation of the gel sample by light provided by the light source is then collected, with the light emitted by the gel sample being collected by the array of photodiodes of the flat panel detector and converted to electric charges to generate light data. The light data is then processed to generate a digital image of the gel sample. |
| US09594051B2 |
Microfluidic devices for multiplexed electrochemical detection
The multiplexed electrochemical microfluidic paper-based analytical device comprises multiple detection zones for the detection of multiple biochemical analytes from one single sample. Cavity valves integrated on the device will deliver the sample to different detection zones. These analytes include, but are not limited to, urea, creatinine, creatine, glucose, lactate, ethanol, uric acid, cholesterol, pyruvate, creatinine, β-hydroxybutyrate, alanine aminotrasferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and acetylcholinesterase (or its inhibitors). This system will provide a simple and low-cost POC approach to obtain quantitative and multiple biological information from one sample (e.g. one drop of blood). |
| US09594049B2 |
Gas sensor control apparatus
An O2 sensor has a sensor element, which includes a solid electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes. The solid electrolyte layer is held between the electrodes, which includes an atmosphere side electrode and an exhaust side electrode. A constant current circuit is installed in an electric path, which connects between the atmosphere side electrode and a ground, to induce a flow of a predetermined constant electric current between the electrodes through the solid electrolyte layer. A voltage circuit is installed in an electric path, which connects between the exhaust side electrode and a ground, to increase an electric potential of the exhaust side electrode by a predetermined amount relative to an electric potential at an output side of the constant current circuit, from which the electric current flows out of the constant current circuit. |
| US09594048B2 |
Heater and gas sensor element
A heater which realizes both reduction of power consumption and improvement of durability against thermal shock. The heater includes a ceramic substrate formed of a ceramic material containing alumina as a main component; and a heat-generating resistor provided on the ceramic substrate and having a heat-generating portion and a lead portion, the heat-generating resistor containing, as a main component, one or more metals selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh), or an alloy of any of these, and a ceramic material which is the same as the ceramic material of the ceramic substrate. In the heater, the ratio of the resistance of the heat-generating portion to the sum of the resistances of the heat-generating portion and the lead portion is 76 to 95%, and the heat-generating portion has a thickness of 1 to 6 μm. |
| US09594040B2 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing metal objects considering changing belt properties
A method for analyzing objects depending on their electromagnetic properties. The method including the steps of conveying the objects to be analyzed on a conveyer belt; scanning the electromagnetic properties of the objects and the conveyer belt by an electromagnetic sensor, wherein the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are dependent on metallic contaminants which are stuck in the conveyer belt; generating belt properties data representing the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt, and analyzing the objects according to the scanned electromagnetic properties and the belt properties data. This has the benefits that the electromagnetic properties of the conveyer belt are considered when distinguishing between metallic and non-metallic objects which have to be sorted. This way, the objects which got stuck in the conveyer belt over time, may influence a sorting less, which may improve sorting results. Further, an apparatus for executing such a method. |
| US09594037B2 |
Analyzing apparatus and calibration method
In an analyzing apparatus for analyzing compositions using a fluorescent X-ray in the atmosphere, a calibration to eliminate influences caused by a time-dependent change is performed. The analyzing apparatus includes an emission unit, a detection unit, an environment measurement unit, and a time-dependent change calculation unit. The emission unit emits a primary X-ray. The detection unit detects an intensity of a secondary X-ray passing through the atmosphere. The environment measurement unit measures an environment parameter defining the atmosphere. The time-dependent change calculation unit calculates a time-dependent change of the intensity of the secondary X-ray between a first timing and a second timing, based on a first environment parameter, a first intensity of the secondary X-ray, a second environment parameter, and a second intensity of the secondary X-ray. |
| US09594032B2 |
Extended field iterative reconstruction technique (EFIRT) for correlated noise removal
Computerized method and system for improving 3D reconstruction images involves applying the Extended Field Iterative Reconstruction Technique (EFIRT) to remove correlated noise, in addition to with COMET (constrained maximum relative entropy tomography) or other regularization techniques to eliminate uncorrelated noise, wherein the EFIRT is applied by performing a set of successive reconstructions on an extended field larger than a region of interest (ROI); and extracting and averaging the ROI from said set of successive reconstructions. |
| US09594024B2 |
Method for correcting a signal backscattered by a sample and associated device
The invention relates to a method for correcting an optical signal produced by a sample comprising the following steps: illuminating a surface of the sample by a first light beam, produced by a first light source, the said first light source being coupled to a first optical system, focusing the said first light beam in an object focal plane of the first optical system, the said object focal plane being situated, in the sample, at a measuring depth z from the surface of the sample; measuring, with a first photodetector, of a first optical signal backscattered by the sample in response to the first light beam, the first photodetector producing a first measured signal representative of the said first optical signal, a spatial filter being interposed between the first optical system and the first photodetector, the spatial filter comprising a window which transmits the said first optical signal towards the said first photodetector, the window being disposed in a conjugate focal plane of the object focal plane of the first optical system; wherein the method also comprises the following steps: determining an optical scattering property of the sample; applying a correction function to the first measured signal so as to generate a first corrected signal, the said correction function taking into account the said optical scattering property. |
| US09594021B2 |
Apparatus of detecting transmittance of trench on infrared-transmittable material and method thereof
An apparatus is provided for detecting transmittance of a trench. The trench is located on an infrared-transmittable material, which can be a wafer. The wafer is obtained after a ditching process. An image of the wafer is fetched. The contrast of the image is greatly enhanced. The contrast-enhanced image is used for automated analysis of the transmittance of the trench. Accuracy of detecting the transmittance is improved. Hence, the present invention uses a simple structure to detect transmittance defects of the trench for ensuring goodness of the wafer. |
| US09594020B2 |
Interface detector for blood processing system
Blood separation systems and methods are provided for controlling the interface between separated blood components. The system includes a centrifuge assembly having a light-transmissive portion, a light reflector, and a fluid processing region therebetween. An optical sensor system emits a scanning light beam along a path toward the light-transmissive portion, which transmits at least a portion of the scanning light beam to the fluid processing region and the light reflector. The light reflector reflects at least a portion of the scanning light beam toward the optical sensor system along a path substantially coaxial to the path of the scanning light beam from the optical sensor system toward the light-transmissive portion of the centrifuge assembly. The scanning light beam may be a white light beam or narrow spectrum beam. The reflected beam may be directed through the optical sensor system via optical fibers. |
| US09594017B2 |
Reflective sensor
The present invention includes an optical system disposed on an optical path of light that is emitted by a light emitting section, travels to a detection target object, is reflected by the detection target object, and reaches a light receiving section. The optical system, in a sub scanning direction, that is, the direction in which a detection target object is moving, collects light so that the light receiving section has, for light from the light emitting section, a regularly reflected light receiving area and a diffuse-reflected light receiving area that differ from each other in position within a predetermined range. The optical system, in a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to the movement direction, refracts light so that a light receiving area, which covers the regularly reflected light receiving area and the diffuse-reflected light receiving area, is wider in the perpendicular direction than in the sub scanning direction. |
| US09594013B2 |
Foreign body inspection in filled containers
An apparatus for inspecting filled containers for foreign bodies that may be contained therein, where the filled container is mechanically excited by vibration or rotation so as to cause the possibly existing foreign bodies to rotate. The acoustic signals produced by the foreign bodies impacting on the inner wall of the container are detected and analyzed. Any signal detection is separated from mechanical excitation, and mechanical excitation is separated from container transport in that the signal-detecting sensor is applied to the container only after the end of the mechanical excitation. The mechanical excitation is executed by an excitation element that is brought into contact with the container independently of the holding elements used for the purpose of transport. |
| US09594012B1 |
Sliding friction tester for explosive material
A friction tester for explosive material includes a cylinder with a piston disposed therein for sliding movement along the cylinder's axial dimension. The piston includes first and second opposing faces. A plate is coupled to the piston and extends away from the first face thereof along the cylinder's axial dimension. The plate includes a portion extending from the cylinder. The plate has opposing surfaces of defined surface roughness. A sample holder disposed adjacent to the cylinder holds an explosive material sample against each of the opposing surfaces of the plate at the portion thereof that extends from the cylinder. A driver coupled to the second face of the piston drives the piston in the cylinder's axial dimension such that the plate moves relative to and against each explosive material sample. |
| US09594008B2 |
Preparation of specimen arrays on an EM grid
The invention provides methods and compositions for preparation of complex specimen arrays for analysis by electron microscopy. These methods and compositions can permit high throughput screening of samples on single EM grid supports using sample volumes in the nanoliter and picoliter range. |
| US09594007B2 |
Chromatography apparatus and method
Sample preparation device for receiving in sealing relation one or more filter assemblies and one or more sample containers, each container uniquely positioned within the device to receive filtered sample from a designated filter. The device includes a body, a lid disposed on the body, a container tray, a base, an integrated seal on the body, a valve and a valve actuator. The tray can be disposed in a vacuum chamber defined by the lid and the body, and one or more sample containers can be disposed in the tray. When properly positioned in the tray in the vacuum chamber, each container is in fluid communication with a single respective filter assembly disposed in sealing relation in a respective aperture in the lid. A single actuation of a valve to place the vacuum chamber under vacuum causes the lid to seal to the base and drives the simultaneous filtration of a plurality of samples. |
| US09594003B2 |
Tire testing apparatus
A tire testing apparatus includes: a lower rim that is formed with a lower through hole, and a rim-side inclined surface that increases in diameter in a downward direction of an inner peripheral surface of a lower end portion of the lower through hole; an upper rim that is held to face the lower rim; an insertion part capable of being inserted through the lower through hole; and an apparatus-side inclined surface that is provided at a lower end portion of the insertion part, increases in diameter from an outer peripheral surface of the insertion part in the downward direction, and is capable of coming into contact with the rim-side inclined surface. |
| US09594001B2 |
Ultrasonic testing device and ultrasonic testing method
An ultrasonic testing device includes: a liquid tank that stores the liquid into which the differential casing is to be immersed; a workpiece holder that holds the differential casing and immerses the differential casing into the liquid in the liquid tank; an ultrasonic probe that conducts an ultrasonic testing of the welded part of the differential casing by irradiating the ultrasonic wave to the welded part and receiving a reflected wave; an image processing module that generates an ultrasonic image based on the reflected wave received by the ultrasonic probe; and a replacer that replaces gas inside an air gap formed at a weld toe of the welded part with test liquid. The replacer replaces the gas inside the air gap by the test liquid before the ultrasonic probe irradiates the ultrasonic wave. |
| US09593999B2 |
Enclosure for leak detector
A leak detection structure for attachment to a fire hydrant includes an enclosure, the enclosure defining a cavity internal to the enclosure and a leak detection subassembly located in the cavity, the leak detection subassembly including at least one leak detection sensor and at least one circuit. |
| US09593997B2 |
Self-locking modular pressure controller/calibrator
A pressure controller/calibrator has multiple modules. Each module has a stage, an elongated rail fixed to chassis of the controller or the module, and resilient guides fixed to the other of the stage or the chassis. In one embodiment, the rail has a proximate end at an edge of the chassis and a distal end inside the chassis. The distal end of the rail wider is than its proximate end. Between the two ends, the rail has concave contours that cooperate with convex springs in the stage to hold the stage at a desired location in the chassis. |
| US09593995B2 |
Package for a differential pressure sensing die
A differential pressure sensor includes a pressure sensing die comprising a semiconductor die, having a thinned portion forming a diaphragm. The diaphragm includes piezo-resistive elements that exhibit varying resistance based on force exerted on the diaphragm. A first support structure is bonded to a first surface of the semiconductor die, having an aperture defined through the support structure such that a first surface of the diaphragm is exposed through the aperture. A second support structure is bonded to the opposite side of the semiconductor die having an aperture aligned with the opposing side of the diaphragm. Electrical components in electrical communication with the piezo-resistive elements are arranged outside the region defined by the bond between the first and second support structures and the semiconductor die. An oil-filled volume may be defined between the semiconductor die and a harsh medium which transmits a fluid pressure to the die without the harsh medium contacting the die. |
| US09593993B1 |
Vehicle-mounted detecting device for a bicycle
A vehicle-mounted detecting device for a bicycle comprises a force sensing base, a strain touch member for detecting the direction and magnitude of force, and a sensor contacted with the sensor. The detecting device is assembled to a crank and a pedal shaft of the bicycle in a manner of external hanging. The detecting device may obtain a pedaling force detecting message. The message of the rotating speed and the tilted angle message may be obtained by a cadence sensor which is packaged in a ring housing. The messages are finally transmitted to a smart mobile device by a microprocessor which is mounted at a ring outer base. |
| US09593992B2 |
Torque detecting system
A torque detecting system is adapted to detect a setting torque of a torque providing apparatus. A torque driving apparatus is mounted on a stationary base to exert a resisting force on the torque providing apparatus. The setting torque of the torque providing apparatus corresponds to the resisting force. The torque detecting system comprises an angle detecting module and an operation device. The angle detecting module is mounted on the torque driving apparatus and outputs a detecting voltage. The operation device obtains a torque value via table-searching based on the detecting voltage. The torque value corresponds to the setting torque of the torque providing apparatus. The torque detecting system performs the torque detection through a non-contact detecting technique, such that detecting accuracy would not be affected after long term use. |
| US09593990B2 |
Stress monitoring device of elasto-magneto-electric (EME) effect type
A stress monitoring device of elasto-magneto-electric (EME) effect type, for monitoring stress of a structural component of ferromagnetic materials, includes a magnetic field generating unit, a magneto-electric (ME) sensing unit, a support skeleton, and a signal controlling and conditioning instrument. Under the control of the signal controlling and conditioning instrument, the magnetic field generating unit generates a magnetic field for magnetizing the structural component. The ME sensing unit outputs an electrical signal VME characterizing the magnetic field without a need of external power supply. This electrical signal VME is analyzed and processed by the signal controlling and conditioning instrument to output a magnetic characteristic value Vst corresponding to the changes of the external forces that are exerted on the component. This stress monitoring device realizes on-line, real-time, and nondestructive monitoring, as well as off-line nondestructive monitoring. |
| US09593988B1 |
Systems and methods of thermal energy measurement
A thermal energy measurement system is disclosed for use as a calorimeter capable of providing sample thermal energy measurements in selectable modes including isothermal and/or adiabatic modes. In some embodiments, the thermal energy system further comprises a closed-loop servo controller. In some embodiments, the thermal energy measurement system is capable of providing thermal energy measurements in semi-adiabatic and/or custom programmed modes. In some embodiments, the servo controller may be implemented as a feedback circuit whose process variable is either heat flow, sample temperature, a combination thereof, or a preprogrammed time dependence of the heat flow and/or sample temperature. The output of the servo controller may be used to drive a temperature control device such as but not limited to a thermoelectric module (TEM). Methods of thermal energy measurement are also disclosed. |
| US09593987B2 |
Method for detecting preload residual rate
A method for detecting a preload residual rate involves: a. installing a temperature sensor on one of two preloaded elements; b. making the two preloaded elements to move with respect to each other, and recording a time-related temperature variation sensed by the temperature sensor, so as to obtain an initial temperature-rising curve; c. making the two preloaded elements to move with respect to each other, and recording a time-related temperature variation sensed by the temperature sensor, so as to obtain a detected temperature-rising curve; and d. comparing the initial and detected temperature-rising curves, so as to obtain the preload residual rate between the two preloaded elements of the step c to the step b. The method detects a preload residual rate applied to an object when the object is operating while being advantageous in terms of cost, service life, response and accuracy. |
| US09593981B2 |
Nanoscale porous gold film SERS template
Provided are patterned nanoporous gold (“P-NPG”) films that may act as at least one of an effective and stable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (“SERS”) substrate. Methods of fabricating the P-NPG films using a low-cost stamping technique are also provided. The P-NPG films may provide uniform SERS signal intensity and SERS signal intensity enhancement by a factor of at least about 1×107 relative to the SERS signal intensity from a non-enhancing surface. |
| US09593980B2 |
Optical sensor
An optical sensor includes a case and an integrated light projector entirely within the case including a light emitter, a light projecting lens, and a light projecting lens holder configured to hold the light projecting lens. A light receiver of the optical sensor is configured to receive reflected light of light projected from the light projector, and a light receiver lens is configured to form an image of the reflected light on the light receiver. The light projector, the light receiver, and the light receiver lens are each independently and directly fixed to the case. |
| US09593979B2 |
Scale with decoupling mechanism and windshield
A scale with a weighing system (14), a weighing chamber (16) that is delimited by a windshield (18), and a drive for opening and closing the windshield (18). The scale has a load transferring part (32, 34) with which the weight of the load is transferred onto the weighing system (14). A decoupling mechanism is mechanically connected to the drive for rotating the windshield (18) such that the weighing system (14) is mechanically decoupled from the load transferring part in the load direction if the windshield (18) is open in order to not introduce transverse forces into the weighing system (14) during loading of the weight. |
| US09593976B2 |
Pulsed level gauge system and method
The present invention relates to a pulsed level gauge system comprising frequency control circuitry. If an acquired signal indicates that the time between the previous filling level determination and the present filling level determination is shorter than a predefined time, the frequency control circuitry controls at least one of a transmit signal generating circuitry and a reference signal generating circuitry comprised in the pulsed level gauge system using previous frequency control settings stored in memory. If the acquired signal indicates that the time between the previous filling level determination and the present filling level determination is longer than the predefined time, the frequency control circuitry iteratively regulates at least one of the transmit signal generating circuitry and the reference signal generating circuitry towards achieving a desired pulse repetition frequency difference between the pulse repetition frequency of the transmit signal and the pulse repetition frequency of the reference signal. |
| US09593970B2 |
Laboratory sample distribution system and method for calibrating magnetic sensors
A laboratory sample distribution system comprising a calibration device, a calibration device and a method for calibrating magnetic sensors are disclosed. Magnetic sensors used in a laboratory sample distribution system are calibrated in order to optimize driving of sample container carriers and in order to detect long-term variation in detection characteristics of the magnetic sensors. |
| US09593968B1 |
Mechanical acceleration sensor and indicator tube system
A sensing device includes a housing and at least one film extending across the housing. The at least one film divides the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment. At least one mass is disposed within the first compartment. The at least one mass id sized to rupture the at least one film. A fluid having a first color is disposed in the first compartment and a fluid having a second color is disposed in the second compartment. |
| US09593966B2 |
Magnetic field sensor
A sensor of magnetic fields along a direction of measurement comprising N magneto-resistive transducers TMi, a resistance of each transducer TMi varying linearly to within ±xi% as a function of an intensity of a magnetic field to be measured within a maximum range [ai; bi] of intensity of the magnetic field to be measured and non-linearly outside of this range, the index i being an identifier of the transducer TMi. The sensor further comprises a generator which generates N magnetic fields CMi using at least one permanent magnet, where each magnetic field CMi exhibits an intensity Ii in the direction of measurement. The intensity Ii being constant and independent of the intensity of the magnetic field to be measured and each transducer TMi being placed inside a respective magnetic field CMi. Each transducer TMi placed inside the magnetic field CMi forming a measurement block for which the range in which the resistance of the transducer TMi of said block varies linearly to within ±xi% is offset by Ii and becomes [ai+Ii; bi+Ii]. Each intensity Ii being different from the others so as to obtain N different ranges [ai+Ii; bi+Ii], being an integer number greater than or equal to two. There is further included a computer capable of selecting one or more measurement blocks for which the intensity of the magnetic field to be measured lies within the range [ai+Ii; bi+Ii] of the block, and establishing the measurement of the intensity of the magnetic field on the basis of the measurement of only the one or more measurement blocks selected. |
| US09593963B2 |
Method and a device for determining navigation parameters of an aircraft during a landing phase
A device for determining navigation parameters of an aircraft during a landing phase includes a video system including at least one digital video camera arranged on the aircraft, the digital video camera being configured to generate on the aircraft current video data relating to at least one characteristic point on the Earth, whose coordinates are known, and a data processing unit including an extended Kalman filter and configured to determine the navigation parameters on the basis of current navigation data of the aircraft, arising from a satellite navigation system, current inertial data of the aircraft, as well as said video data. |
| US09593961B2 |
System and method for integrated time based notification for improved situational awareness
A system and method for providing integrated time-based notification and aircraft status data on a display is provided. The system and method receives aircraft status data, pilot input data, data link notification data and aircraft notification data. The system and method generates and displays a timescale region divided into equal intervals from a predetermined origin with an icon graphically representative of a position of the aircraft overlaid with an icon graphically representative of notification data. The system and method continuously updates the temporal data as the aircraft flies, and responds to user requests to pan forward in time, pan backward in time and adjust the zoom on the timescale. |
| US09593960B2 |
Location based point of interest navigation system
A navigation system for an automotive vehicle that travels on roads includes a vehicle positioning apparatus that determines location data associated with the vehicle. A source of attraction location data provides location data associated with a plurality of attractions that are of interest to a user of the vehicle. A processing device is communicatively coupled to the vehicle positioning apparatus and to the source of attraction location data. The processing device calculates a distance and direction from the vehicle to at least one of the attractions of interest. The calculating is based upon the location data associated with the vehicle and the location data associated with the attractions of interest. A graphical display arrangement is communicatively coupled to the processing device. The graphical display arrangement indicates the calculated distance and direction without graphically indicating orientation of roads on which the vehicle may travel. |
| US09593957B2 |
Searching similar trajectories by locations
Techniques for providing a trajectory route to multiple geographical locations of interest are described. This disclosure describes receiving global position system (GPS) logs associated with respective individual devices, each of the GPS logs including trajectories connecting a set of geographical locations previously visited by an individual of a respective individual device. A trajectory route service receives a request for a trajectory connecting a set of geographical locations of interest specified by a user. The trajectory route service calculates a proximal similarity between (1) the set of geographical locations of interest specified by the user, and (2) respective sets of geographical locations from the GPS logs. The trajectory route service constructs the requested trajectory with use of at least one of the trajectories from the GPS logs determined at least in part according to the calculated proximal similarities. |
| US09593955B2 |
Updating navigational map data
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for updating navigational map data. A routing request is received for routing data. A version compatibility matrix may be accessed that corresponds to the routing request. An analysis is performed of a cache database, a main database, and the version compatibility matrix. A number of version conflicts between the cache database and main database are identified based on the analysis. Using these version conflicts, one or more routes based on the routing request are generated. |
| US09593949B2 |
Yaw-rate sensor
A yaw-rate sensor having a substrate and a plurality of movable substructures that are mounted over a surface of the substrate, the movable substructures being coupled to a shared, in particular, central spring element, means being provided for exciting the movable substructures into a coupled oscillation in a plane that extends parallel to the surface of the substrate, the movable substructures having Coriolis elements, means being provided for detecting deflections of the Coriolis elements induced by a Coriolis force, a first Coriolis element being provided for detecting a yaw rate about a first axis, a second Coriolis element being provided for detecting a yaw rate about a second axis, the second axis being oriented perpendicularly to the first axis. |
| US09593948B2 |
Yaw-rate sensor
A yaw-rate sensor having a substrate and a plurality of movable substructures that are mounted over a surface of the substrate, the movable substructures being coupled to a shared, in particular, central spring element, means being provided for exciting the movable substructures into a coupled oscillation in a plane that extends parallel to the surface of the substrate, the movable substructures having Coriolis elements, means being provided for detecting deflections of the Coriolis elements induced by a Coriolis force, a first Coriolis element being provided for detecting a yaw rate about a first axis, a second Coriolis element being provided for detecting a yaw rate about a second axis, the second axis being oriented perpendicularly to the first axis. |
| US09593945B2 |
Optical configuration for a compact integrated day/night viewing and laser range finding system
A compact integrated optical system including an eyepiece, a reflective telescope, and a multi-spectral combiner optically coupled between the reflective telescope and the eyepiece, and configured to direct visible light received via the reflective telescope assembly along a direct view optical path to the eyepiece assembly. In one example, the multi-spectral combiner includes a display that displays a visual representation of the imagery of the viewed scene, and laser range-finder transceiver that transmits and receives a laser beam via the reflective telescope. A pair of beamsplitters is used to separate the imaging optical path from the direct view and laser range-finding optical paths. A blocking device is used to enable laser range-finding capability during daytime viewing of the imaging optical path imagery on the display. The reflective telescope provides a common aperture for the direct view optical path, an imaging optical path, and the laser range-finder transceiver. |
| US09593944B2 |
Method for calculating shape of painting spray head
A method for calculating a shape of a painting spray head that injects liquid paint supplied to the center in a radial direction while rotating, includes: inputting a material characteristic of painting liquid to be injected; selecting a start point where a curve starts on a front surface of the painting spray head; calculating the thickness of a liquid film injected from the painting spray head through an input numerical value; correcting the start point where the curve starts depending on a difference value between the calculated thickness of the liquid film and a required thickness of the liquid film; and calculating a curve shape of the painting spray head by using the corrected start point. |
| US09593943B2 |
Clamp mechanism for clamping an optical shape sensing fiber
A clamp mechanism for fixation of an optical fiber (OSF) with optical shape sensing properties arranged for Optical Shape Sensing. A fixing element preferably with a circular cross section serves to engage with the optical fiber (OSF), and together with an additional fixing arrangement with a straight longitudinal portion arranged for engaging with the associated optical fiber (OSF), a fixation of a section of the optical fiber (OSF) is provided with the optical fiber (OSF) in a straight position. In some embodiments, the clamp mechanism can be implemented by three straight rods (R1, R2, R3) with circular cross section, e.g. with the same diameter being a factor of such as 6.46 times a diameter of the optical fiber (OSF). Hereby an effective fixation and straightening of the optical fiber (OSF) without disturbing strain can be obtained with a clamp mechanism which is easy to assemble and disassemble in practical applications e.g. when used as a launch fixture, and with the optical fiber (OSF) incorporated in a medical device. |
| US09593940B2 |
Optical measuring methods and apparatus
In an optical measuring method, a first spectrum and a second spectrum are obtained from a pattern and a thin layer formed on the pattern by a deposition process using an ellipsometer respectively. A skew spectrum is obtained between the first spectrum and the second spectrum. A fourier transform operation is performed on the skew spectrum to calculate a thickness of the thin layer on the pattern. |
| US09593936B2 |
Optical tomographic device capable of acquiring a plurality of tomographic images
Provided is an optical tomographic device for simultaneously acquiring a plurality of tomographic images at a same position in a subject without narrowing a depthwise measurement range. A measurement light generator generates at least two measurement lights with different optical path lengths, superimposes the at least two measurement lights, radiates the resultant light to a subject, and splits reflected light reflected from the subject into at least two reflected lights. A reference light generator generates at least two reference lights with different optical path lengths. An interfering light generator combines the at least two reflected lights and the at least two reference lights having corresponding different optical path lengths, to generate at least two interfering lights. An interfering light detector detects the at least two interfering lights independently by at least two interfering light detectors. |
| US09593934B2 |
Integrated dual swept source for OCT medical imaging
An optical coherence analysis system comprising: a first swept source that generates a first optical signal that is tuned over a first spectral scan band, a second swept source that generates a second optical signal that is tuned over a second spectral scan band, a combiner for combining the first optical signal and the second optical signal for form a combined optical signal, an interferometer for dividing the combined optical signal between a reference arm leading to a reference reflector and a sample arm leading to a sample, and a detector system for detecting an interference signal generated from the combined optical signal from the reference arm and from the sample arm. In embodiments, the swept sources are tunable lasers that have shared laser cavities. |
| US09593931B2 |
Palladium coating thickness measurement
The thickness of a palladium coating on copper (or another substrate) is measured by passing a cathodic current through a predetermined area of the coating in contact with an electrolytic solution and measuring the potential as a function of time. Protons from the electrolytic solution are electrochemically reduced to palladium hydride at cathodic potentials less negative than required for evolution of hydrogen. As formation of the PdH0.58 beta-phase throughout the Pd coating is completed, the cathodic potential increases rapidly to a cathodic potential plateau corresponding to evolution of hydrogen gas on the PdH0.58 surface. This step in the cathodic potential provides an endpoint time for the measurement. The absolute thickness of the Pd coating is calculated from the integrated cathodic charge passed up to the endpoint time and the predetermined area of the coating in contact with the electrolytic solution. |
| US09593929B2 |
Turkey measurement device
A device for measuring turkey beard length and turkey spur length, including a beard stop, a beard ruler, one or more apertures sized to accommodate a turkey foot, and a spur ruler. |
| US09593928B2 |
Dynamical monitoring of a coordinate measuring machine using recursive filtering
A method for providing dynamic state information for a coordinate measuring machine that includes a base, a probe head, a machine structure with structural components linking the probe head to the base and a drive mechanism that moves the probe head relative to the base. A dynamic model is defined with actual state variables related to physical properties representing an actual state of the coordinate measuring machine. The actual state is derived by a calculation based on the dynamic model. A filtering process using the dynamic model includes deriving prediction variables based on the state variables that describe an expected proximate state of the coordinate measuring machine, measuring at least one of the state variables and determining observables, deriving successive state variables by comparing the prediction variables with the observables and updating the dynamic model using the successive state variables as the actual state variables. |
| US09593924B2 |
System for fracturing an underground geologic formation
An explosive system for fracturing an underground geologic formation adjacent to a wellbore can comprise a plurality of explosive units comprising an explosive material contained within the casing, and detonation control modules electrically coupled to the plurality of explosive units and configured to cause a power pulse to be transmitted to at least one detonator of at least one of the plurality of explosive units for detonation of the explosive material. The explosive units are configured to be positioned within a wellbore in spaced apart positions relative to one another along a string with the detonation control modules positioned adjacent to the plurality of explosive units in the wellbore, such that the axial positions of the explosive units relative to the wellbore are at least partially based on geologic properties of the geologic formation adjacent the wellbore. |
| US09593919B2 |
Method and apparatus for rapid deployment of a desirable material or chemical using a pyrophoric substrate
A system and method for deployment of a material or desirable product is included. A desirable product can include a combination of a pyrophoric material with a material adapted to be sublimated by pyrophoric effect and produce a desired effect such as, for example, type of dye configured to be an obscurant material with a desired effect after sublimation could be a visual obscurant, electromagnetic obscurant, or some type of pesticide. A system for deploying and storing the material could include a housing configured to seal the combination of dye and pyrophoric materials from the presence of oxygen so that the pyrophoric material does not react until selectively exposed to a gas. A selection and mix of the pyrophoric material with the material, e.g., dye can be accomplished in such a way that the reaction between the pyrophoric material and oxygen is not substantially impeded. |
| US09593917B2 |
Composite laminate and method of manufacture
A composite laminate is made by providing at least a first composite ply and a second composite ply, each having longitudinally oriented fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The second composite ply is disposed on, and in transverse relation to, the first composite ply. Preferably, the second ply is disposed at 90° relative to the first ply. An article can be manufactured by providing a core material and applying a reinforcing material to a portion of the core material. The reinforcing material is a reinforcing composite ply or a composite laminate as described herein. Optionally, the core material is a prepreg that may be a composite laminate. |
| US09593916B2 |
High hardness, high toughness iron-base alloys and methods for making same
An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to low-alloy steels exhibiting high hardness and an advantageous level of multi-hit ballistic resistance with low or no crack propagation imparting a level of ballistic performance suitable for military armor applications. Various embodiments of the steels according to the present disclosure have hardness in excess of 550 BHN and demonstrate a high level of ballistic penetration resistance relative to conventional military specifications. |
| US09593915B2 |
Conforming bands, belts, and holsters with integrated pouches
Cushioned and conforming body bands, belts, and holsters are provided herein. Some embodiments may include conforming bands that are adapted to surround at least a portion of an individual. The conforming bands may include body portions having an outer surface and an inner surface, the body portion including an integrally formed pouch, the pouch including at least two sidewalls that are spaced apart from one another and joined together along a common bottom edge to define a cavity for receiving a firearm. |
| US09593905B2 |
Pull ring for air container of airsoft gun
A containing device includes a container; a compressed gas source in the container and including a sealed opening; a channel member having a first end releasably secured to a first end of the container and including through holes; a hollow closure member releasably secured to a second end of the container; a hollow striker including a projection and a hollow needle spaced from the opening; and two opposite apertures through a periphery of the projection; a cap releasably secured to a second end of the channel member; a biasing member biased between the cap and an internal space of the striker; and a pull ring inserted through the through holes and the apertures to hold the striker in place in a locked position. A pulling of the pull ring out of the channel member can trigger a release of high-pressure gas. |
| US09593901B1 |
Rifle support
A rifle support that is used in a vertical axis to support a weapon when being fired. The support is flexible and allows the user to rest the support on their knee while resting the weapon on the rest. The flexible support allows the user to flex the support in any direction without moving the weapon from the rest. |
| US09593900B2 |
Muzzle brake
A muzzle device that may be attached to the barrel of a forearm that includes structures which influence the flow characteristics of exhausting propellant gases for suppressing muzzle flash, counter acting the rearward and upward motion of the muzzle during firing, and reducing the concussion directed towards the shooter as well as personnel to the sides of the shooter. |
| US09593898B2 |
Pin retention clip for triggers
A trigger assembly retention apparatus. It is useful in allowing the easy removal and reinsertion of a trigger assembly of a gun for cleaning, replacement, inspection or the trigger assembly or any other reason. |
| US09593893B2 |
Method of remanufacturing a shell of a heat exchanger and a remanufactured shell
A method of remanufacturing a shell of a heat exchanger is provided. The shell has an inner surface that defines an inner diameter thereof and the inner surface has a worn portion adjacent to an end of the shell. The method includes machining the inner surface to remove the worn portion and machining to form a tapered surface adjacent to the end of the shell. A diameter of the tapered surface increases progressively from the inner diameter of the shell to a maximum diameter at the end of the shell. |
| US09593892B2 |
Heat exchanger and retention element
Heat exchanger and a retention element for the heat exchanger, the retention element having a receiving region and a spacing element, and the receiving region at least partially receiving the heat exchanger, wherein the receiving region has a contour which substantially corresponds to an outer contour of the heat exchanger, the receiving region having fixing means, by means of which the retention element can be fixed to the heat exchanger, the spacing element protruding outwards from the retention element and protruding beyond the outer contour of the heat exchanger. |
| US09593891B2 |
Heat exchanger
The invention relates to a heat exchanger with a first and a second collecting tank, with at least one tube arranged between the two collecting tanks, each having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. At least one tube end is in fluid communication with a collecting tank and is connected to the collecting tank via a form-fitting and/or integrally bonded connection, wherein the opening is surrounded by an opening edge. |
| US09593887B2 |
Heat dissipation structure with heat pipes arranged in two spaced and partially overlapped layers
A heat dissipation structure with heat pipes arranged in two spaced and partially overlapped layers is disclosed to include a radiation fin set, a heat-dissipation spacer placed on the radiation fin set and defining opposing first surface and second surface, a first heat dissipation layer including multiple first heat pipes with respective first segments thereof placed on the first surface of the heat-dissipation spacer, and a second heat dissipation layer including multiple second heat pipes with respective first segments thereof placed on the second surface of the heat-dissipation spacer. At least a part of the first segment of at least one first heat pipe of the first heat dissipation layer is disposed overlapped on at least a part of the first segment of at least one second heat pipe of the second heat dissipation layer in a parallel manner. |
| US09593886B2 |
Heat exchanger and heat pump device using the same
Provided are a heat exchanger capable of providing sufficient heat exchange capability even with heat transfer tubes having a reduced outer diameter, and a heat pump device using the same. The heat transfer tubes has an outer diameter D in a range of 5 mm≦D≦6 mm, has a thickness t in a range of 0.05×D≦t≦0.09×D, are disposed at a vertical pitch L1 in a range of 3×D≦L1≦4.2×D, and are disposed at a longitudinal pitch L2 in a range of 2.6×D≦L2≦3.64×D. A sufficiently increased heat exchange rate per unit weight is obtainable with the heat exchanger. |
| US09593884B2 |
Permanent magnet type cylindrical molten-metal agitator and melting furnace with permanent magnet type suction pump
The agitator includes a furnace body that includes a molten metal room, and an agitating unit that agitates molten metal stored in the furnace body. The agitating unit includes a molten-metal driving room-forming part that applies a driving force to the molten metal, and forms a driving room of which both ends are opened; a pair of electrodes that is disposed in the driving room and makes current flow in the driving room under the presence of the molten metal; and a magnetic field unit which is formed of a permanent magnet disposed outside the furnace body, of which one pole of an N pole and an S pole faces the furnace body so that magnetic lines of force generated from the one pole cross the current, and which generates an electromagnetic three for driving the molten metal from one end toward the other end in the driving room. |
| US09593883B2 |
Module for treatment of carbon dioxide and treatment method thereof
Liquid carbon dioxide separated from sour gas is expanded by throttling decompression and is gas-liquid separated at a low temperature so as to be supplied for shipping or the improvement of petroleum recovery. Methane generated from a stranded gas well is allowed to pass as a coolant through liquid carbon dioxide separated and discharged from sour gas generated from the stranded gas well so as to cool liquid carbon dioxide. Disclosed is a module for treating carbon dioxide, and a treatment method thereof for supplying liquid carbon dioxide at a proper temperature and state conditions when there is a need for liquid carbon dioxide of very low temperature for the storage or collection of carbon dioxide, the improvement of petroleum recovery, or the like by cooling carbon dioxide using a material separated from sour gas of a stranded gas well as a coolant. |
| US09593882B2 |
Three-way integrated Joule-Thomson valve and liquefied gas expander
A cryogenic turbine expander system which consists essentially of a cryogenic liquid pressure vessel, and the vessel further accommodating a turbine expander, an internal bypass configuration, which are operable in parallel, a three-way valve to direct incoming high pressure liquefied gas flow to the turbine expander, or the internal bypass configuration, which further consists a Joule-Thomson valve, when the turbine expander is not operational. |
| US09593879B2 |
U-shaped tuck shelf
A refrigerator cabinet including a plurality of U-shaped shelves is provided. Each of the plurality of U-shaped shelves includes left, right and back portions located in a horizontal fashion with one shelf above another. A mounting structure is provided for supporting the U-shaped shelves; and a removable shelf is located within one or more of the U-shaped shelves. In addition, a tuck shelf is mounted in at least one of the plurality of U-shaped shelves, the tuck shelf being disposed either against at least a back portion of the at least one U-shaped shelf or between the removable shelf and a portion of the at least one U-shaped shelf that is closest to a user of the refrigerator. |
| US09593878B2 |
Cooling device comprising a height adjustable shelf
The present invention relates to a cooling device (1) comprising a door (2), more than one support member (3) disposed on the inner surface of the door (2), arranged one below the other and spaced apart along the vertical direction (Y), a height adjustable shelf (4) mounted on the support members (3), a locking mechanism (5) disposed on the shelf (4), having a first position (P1) wherein the locking mechanism (5) enables the height of the shelf (4) to be fixed by interacting with the support member (3) and a second position (P2) wherein the locking mechanism (5) dislodges from the support member (3), enabling the shelf (4) to move on the support members (3) in the vertical direction (Y). |
| US09593872B2 |
Heat pump
A heat pump capable of operating in a high COP state even if influx temperature of a medium to be heated flowing into the radiators has increased. The heat pump includes a compressor, a first radiator, a second radiator, an expansion valve, and an evaporator sequentially connected by refrigerant piping to form a first refrigeration cycle, in which a first refrigerant circulates in the first refrigeration cycle, and in which the first radiator and the second radiator are serially connected. A first heat exchange unit that heats the first refrigerant is provided in a refrigerant piping at a refrigerant inlet side of the second radiator, and a second heat exchange unit that cools the first refrigerant is provided in a refrigerant piping at a refrigerant outlet side of the second radiator. |
| US09593869B2 |
Cascade refrigeration cycle apparatus
According to one embodiment, a cascade refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a high-temperature-side and a low-temperature-side refrigeration circuits, an inverter and a control section. The high-temperature-side refrigeration circuit includes a first compressor and a cascade heat exchanger. The low-temperature-side refrigeration circuit includes a second compressor and the cascade heat exchanger. The inverter connected to at least one of the compressors. The control section controls the inverter so that a set operating frequency for the first compressor is higher than a set operating frequency for the second compressor when an operation of the apparatus is started. |
| US09593865B2 |
Finger air baffle for high efficiency furnace
One aspect of this disclosure provides a finger baffle for a heating furnace. This embodiment includes an elongated support plate having a length, and at least one finger baffle extending outwardly and in a vertically oriented direction from the elongated support plate. The at least one finger baffle has a width that extends along the length of the elongated support plate. The finger baffle may be employed in a high-efficiency gas furnace. |
| US09593858B2 |
Control device for a heating system and heating system
A control device for controlling a heating system having a first heat exchanger disposed in a first part of a building, and second heat exchanger disposed in a second part of a building, the control device comprising: a first temperature sensor associated with the first heat exchanger and measuring a temperature in the first part of the building, a second temperature sensor associated with the second heat exchanger and measuring a temperature in the second part of the building. The control device includes a control station by which a temperature compensation can be initiated by recirculating a fluid medium to be used for heat exchange as a function of the temperatures (T1, T2) measured by the first and the second temperature sensor and at least partial exchange of the fluid medium takes place between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. |
| US09593854B2 |
Gas stove
A gas stove having an upper work plate with at least one integrated gas burner, said gas burner including a bowl-shaped base body, a burner crown, and an upper cap, with several flame ports provided to let out a gas-air mixture towards a recipient to be heated, and an annular mixing zone, whose cross section incrementally expands towards the flame ports, defined between the burner crown and the upper cap with the burner crown including a Venturi pipe which feeds the gas-air mixture into the mixing zone and is designed to suck primary air from above the upper work plate the flame ports are formed in the upper cap as through-holes, and the bottom side of the upper cap, which defines the upper side of the mixing zone, is at least partially inclined upwardly towards the flame ports to define the incrementally expanding cross section of the mixing zone. |
| US09593853B2 |
Gas flow path for a gas turbine engine
A duct arrangement in a can annular gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine has a gas delivery structure for delivering gases from a plurality of combustors to an annular chamber that extends circumferentially and is oriented concentric to a gas turbine engine longitudinal axis for delivering the gas flow to a first row of blades A gas flow path is formed by the duct arrangement between a respective combustor and the annular chamber for conveying gases from each combustor to the first row of turbine blades The duct arrangement includes at least one straight section having a centerline that is misaligned with a centerline of the combustor. |
| US09593851B2 |
Combustor and method of supplying fuel to the combustor
A combustor (10) includes a combustion chamber (18), a liner (12) surrounding the combustion chamber, and a flow sleeve (52) surrounding the liner. An annular passage is between the liner and the flow sleeve, and a fuel injector (50) is located partially in the annular passage and extending through the liner into the combustion chamber. The fuel injector includes an outer tube, an inner tube, and a flow passage. A method of supplying a fuel to a combustor includes flowing a diluent inside an outer tube extending along a liner and flowing a liquid or gaseous fuel inside an inner tube extending inside a portion of the outer tube. The method further includes flowing the diluent and the liquid or gaseous fuel through the liner and into a combustion chamber surrounded by the liner. |
| US09593849B2 |
Combustion of high solids liquid
A system for the combustion of high solids liquid to produce steam for the production of ethanol is disclosed. The system comprises a method for combusting high solids liquid. The method comprises supplying a stream of high solids liquid to a furnace; atomizing the stream of high solids liquid into the furnace; and distributing biomass fuel into the furnace. The stream of high solids liquid are combusted with the biomass fuel in the furnace. |
| US09593848B2 |
Non-symmetrical low NOx burner apparatus and method
A burner apparatus for a furnace system and a method of burner operation wherein a non-symmetrical positioning of one combustion fuel discharge tip or a grouping of fuel discharge tips within the burner wall produces side-by-side lean and fuel rich combustion stage zones and also produces internal flue gas recirculation. |
| US09593847B1 |
Fuel-flexible burner apparatus and method for fired heaters
A burner apparatus for a fired heating system and a method of burner operation. The burner provides stable operation when burning gas fuels having heating values ranging from low to high and accommodates sudden wide changes in the Wobbe value of the fuel delivered to the burner. The burner apparatus includes a plurality of exterior fuel ejectors and has an exterior notch which extends around the burner wall for receiving and combusting a portion of the gas fuel. At least a portion of the hot combustion product gas produced in the exterior notch is delivered through channels formed in the burner wall to the combustion area at the forward end of the burner. As the Wobbe value of the gas fuel decreases, one or more outer series of addition ejectors can be automatically activated as needed to maintain the amount of heat output desired. |
| US09593842B2 |
Illumination device
The illumination device generally has at least one light source and an attachment assembly that connects the light source to a computing device. The light source may be one or more LEDs or a light panel using electroluminescent lighting. The illumination device includes a power source coupled to the light source and a light control mechanism to change at least one of an operative state or an intensity of the light source. The illumination device may also be integrally connected to the computing device. A light cover is implemented to cover the light source and diffuse light emanating therefrom. |
| US09593839B2 |
LED lamp for public lighting
The lamp is provided for the purpose of replacing the conventional lamps in public lighting luminaires, said lamp comprising a succession of dissipating modules (3) which are fixed on a base (1) and are configured to fix, on the periphery thereof, at least one card (9) carrying a plurality of LEDs (10). The lamp is characterized in that the dissipating modules (3) are configured to assemble the contiguous modules and to simultaneously fix the card of LEDs; the different cooling modules (3) being separated from one another in order to allow the flow of air therebetween. The cards (9) of LEDs (10) have an elongated configuration. The dissipating modules (3) have a configuration formed by sectors separated from one another in order to provide a very wide contact surface which facilitates the heat dissipation. |
| US09593838B2 |
Lighting device comprising a heat sink structure
A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a light source (5), an electronic carrier (20) comprising a first portion (21) for carrying the light source and a second portion (22) for providing an electrical connection to the light source, and a heat sink structure (10) arranged for a dissipation of heat from the electronic carrier. The heat sink structure comprises at least one lid portion (11, 12) arranged at an opening (14) of the heat sink structure, wherein the opening is at least partially closed by the at least one lid portion. Further, the first portion of the electronic carrier is supported by at least one of the at least one lid portion, and the second portion of the electronic carrier is at least partially enclosed by the heat sink structure. The invention hereby provides improved heat dissipation and a facilitated manufacturing of the lighting device. |
| US09593830B2 |
Remotely controlled and monitored followspot
A remote follow spot system includes a remote controller that has separately movable parts that are movable in two orthogonal directions, and a display attached to one of said two separately movable parts. The display receives a video feed from a controlled light, that is controlled to move in the same directions as remote controller. The display hence shows the field of view where the light is pointing. In this way, an operator of the follow spot can control the light without physically being near the light. |
| US09593828B2 |
Method and apparatus for damping vibration of poles
A method and apparatus for providing effective damping of first mode vibration for a range of different types of poles is disclosed. According to a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having a horizontal floor with an inward curved surface to form an enclosed chamber and at least one damping weight disposed in the inward curved surface and adapted to freely roll inside the enclosed chamber. Preferably, the apparatus is mounted on the top end of a pole for damping wind-induced first, second or higher mode vibration of the poles. |
| US09593826B2 |
Strobe assembly
A modular reflector assembly includes two portions arranged symmetrically at a common plane. Each portion includes a first surface defined by a first parabola rotated to a first angle relative to the plane and a second surface abutting the first surface defined by a second parabola rotated to a second angle greater than the first angle. A third surface abuts the second surface and is defined by a third parabola rotated to a third greater than the second angle. A fourth surface abuts the third surface and is defined by a fourth parabola rotated to a fourth angle greater than the third angle. A fifth surface abuts the first surface and is defined by a fifth parabola rotated in the common plane to a fifth angle relative to the first axis. |
| US09593825B2 |
Illumination system
Implementations of an apparatus including a housing having therein at least one light source, the at least one light source oriented to direct light out one side of the housing, and an arc-shaped reflector connected to the housing, the arc-shaped reflector having a reflecting surface optically coupled to the at least one light source to reflect light from the at least one light source to a position adjacent to the housing. |
| US09593822B2 |
Light-shaping optical element
The present invention relates to a light-emitting arrangement (20) comprising a light source (22) and a scattering member (24). The scattering member (24) is arranged in a three-dimensional shape in front of the light source (22) in a light output direction. Different regions of the scattering member have different optical characteristics to provide a desired total light output in respect of brightness level, scattering function and beam shape. |
| US09593818B2 |
Vehicular marker lamp
An automobile headlamp includes a plurality of projection light source units disposed in a lamp chamber. Each of the plurality of projection light source units includes a projection lens; a cut-off line forming shade extending approximately horizontally and forward such that an extending tip section thereof is located in a vicinity of a rearward focal point of the projection lens; a light-emitting element as a light source provided on both upper and lower sides of the shade; and a reflector, which reflects light emitted from the light-emitting element to be guided to the projection lens, provided on both upper and lower sides of the shade. A low-beam distribution pattern having a predetermined cut-off line is formed by a light source unit section on an upper side formed of the projection lens, the shade, the light-emitting element on the upper side, and the reflector on the upper side. An additional high-beam distribution pattern having a lower end cut-off line which approximately coincides with the predetermined cut-off line is formed by the light source unit section on a lower side formed of the projection lens, the shade, the light-emitting element on the lower side, and the reflector on the lower side. At least one of the plurality of projection light source units has an optical axis set to be parallel to an optical axis of the headlamp and at least one of the plurality of projection light source units has an optical axis set to be slightly tilted forward and downward with respect to the optical axis of the headlamp. |
| US09593817B2 |
Headlight device of motorcycle
A high beam reflector (341) is disposed below a high beam LED light source (46) and reflects light from the high beam LED light source (46) in front of a vehicle. Low beam reflectors (342, 343) are disposed below a low beam LED light source (45) and reflect light from the low beam LED light source (45) in front of the vehicle. The low beam LED light source (45) is located on either side of the high beam LED light source (46) and disposed in front of the high beam LED light source (46). The high beam reflector (341) is longer than the low beam reflectors (342, 343) in the front-rear direction, and the low beam reflectors (342, 343) are positioned before the high beam reflector (341). |
| US09593809B2 |
Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system
A system for product water output. The system includes a controller, a first conductivity sensor in communication with the controller, a first product valve downstream from the first conductivity sensor and in communication with the controller, a second product valve downstream from the first product valve and in communication with the controller, a second conductivity sensor downstream from the second product valve and in communication with the controller, and a divert valve downstream from the first conductivity sensor and upstream from the first product valve and in communication with the controller. |
| US09593808B1 |
Polymeric micro-arm apparatus and method to use the same
A polymeric micro-arm apparatus and method to use the same. The apparatus comprises of an elongated hollow polymeric structure with a distal end and a proximal end, an opening near the distal end, a main body attached to the polymeric structure means to move the polymeric structure, means to generate fluid flow through the opening, means to measure a flowrate of the fluid flow through the opening; and an element embedded in the polymeric structure, wherein the element is configured to detect when the polymeric structure contacts an object and measures the force that the object exerts upon the polymeric structure. |
| US09593807B2 |
Helium vessel port arrangement for a magnetic resonance imaging system
A cryogen vessel port arrangement for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system has a port for guiding cryogen into a cryogen vessel. The port has a siphon tube, a siphon cone, which is in flow connection with the siphon tube, and a pipe with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening is configured for connecting it with a coldhead sock and the outlet opening is in flow connection with the port and the siphon cone. The port has a port component that has a flow channel with a first opening configured for connecting it with a service siphon, a second opening in flow connection with the siphon cone, and a third opening in flow connection with the outlet opening of the pipe. |
| US09593806B2 |
Warning of hazardous conditions in monitored spaces using RFID technology
To warn of hazardous conditions in a monitored space, the presence of an object bearing an RFID tag is detected using an RFID tag reader. Objects may be, for example, human beings, vehicles, or stationary materiel. A determination is made as to whether the object poses a hazard by, for example, reading data from the RFID tag or by accessing a database using data read from the RFID tag. If the object is determined to pose a hazard, the nature of the hazard is determined from the RFID tag or the database, and warning about the nature of the hazard is provided proximate to the monitored space. In some embodiments, providing the warning may be conditional upon detecting the concurrent presence of two objects in the monitored space. |
| US09593803B1 |
Hanger system and method
A hanger system and method consists of a base mount with a connection device conformed to connect with a separate object. The base mount further includes a mounting stud. An outer receiver head is provided with a quick connect female receiver conformed to connect with and disconnect from the mounting stud and when connected with the mounting stud to secure the connection in place and the outer receiver head includes a performance device. |
| US09593800B2 |
Brake stand systems
A stand for an electronic display. The stand includes a brake mechanism to selectively fix the position of the display at a desired vertical position. An actuator proximate an outer edge of the display to selectively lock and unlock the brake mechanism. A brake mechanism locked and unlocked by tilting a display. |
| US09593797B2 |
Hybrid high temperature insulation
According to one aspect, a hybrid high temperature thermal insulation includes a mix of inorganic granules. The granular mix includes at least 70 weight percent porous inorganic granules in the form of expanded perlite, and at most 30 weight percent second porous inorganic granules other than expanded perlite. The hybrid insulation also includes a binder. In example formulations, the second porous inorganic particles may be made from crushed aerogel, from fumed silica, from precipitated silica, or from other substances. The hybrid insulation may be formed into preferred shapes, for example a board shape or a semi-cylindrical shape configured to fit over a round tube of a predetermined diameter. |
| US09593794B2 |
Pig receiver assembly
A pig receiver and method retrieve pigs in pipeline pigging operations. In one embodiment, a pig receiver includes a pig receiver unit. The pig receiver also includes a pig gate valve assembly disposed on the pig receiving unit. The pig gate valve assembly includes a gate valve. The pig gate valve assembly also includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The pig gate valve assembly further includes a cylinder guide. In addition, the pig gate valve assembly includes a tie bar. Actuation of the tie bar actuates the gate valve. An end of the tie bar is attached to the first actuator, and an opposing end of the tie bar is attached to the second actuator. The pig receiver also includes a system for removing contaminants from the pig receiver. |
| US09593793B2 |
Chained clamp pipeline repair structure and method of use
Interlocking bend limiter sections are substantially mirror images of each other and are joined to form an interlocking bend limiter segment without use of fasteners by engaging each other's interlocking ends. An interlocking bend limiter comprises a plurality of interlocking bend limiter segment secured at an end by an end piece. In alternative, related embodiments a repair system comprises one or more machinable length sections which function as chain clamps to repair a subsea pipeline while the subsea pipeline is still in service and which can comprise interlocking sections similar to bend limiter sections or which are locked in more traditional manners such as by using bolts or other fasteners. |
| US09593791B2 |
Pressure washer coupler with 360 degree rotation
A pressure washer coupler is provided between the wand and spray nozzle of the pressure washer so that the angle of the spray can be selectively set. The coupler includes male and female quick connectors for the wand and the spray nozzle. A spring biased detent assembly allows one end of the coupler to be rotated 360° relative to the other end of the coupler, with the detent assembly maintaining the ends in a selected position. Thus, the spray can be directed parallel or perpendicular to the wand axis, and to numerous orientations therebetween. |
| US09593790B2 |
Clip for securing valve to appliance and associated method
An appliance for treatment of items may include: a body defining a chamber to hold the items during treatment; a door to close the chamber during treatment; a base having an opening at an edge of the base, the body being supported on the base; a valve located in the opening; and a clip attached to the base at the opening such that the valve is secured in the opening between the clip and the base. |
| US09593781B2 |
Torsional spring for a slam-shut safety device
A cam assembly for use in a slam-shut safety valve includes a cam having an elongated first cam arm, and the cam is pivotable about a rotational axis. The cam assembly also includes a torsional spring having a pair of stationary outer arms and a pair of pivotable inner arms, wherein the pair of stationary inner arms is coupled to a portion of the first cam arm. The pair of inner arms is adapted to act on the first cam arm to bias the cam into a position that allows the cam to be relatched in a valve rearming process. The pair of inner arms is symmetrically disposed about the first cam arm to prevent lateral displacement of the cam. |
| US09593778B2 |
Apparatus and systems having a reciprocating valve head assembly and swing adsorption processes related thereto
Provided are apparatus and systems having a poppet valve assembly and swing adsorption separation techniques related thereto. A poppet valve includes a valve body, a plurality of static valves fixedly secured to the valve body and a single dynamic poppet valve having a plurality of openings. The plurality of static valves align and mate with the plurality of openings. The single dynamic poppet valve reciprocates to selectively open and close the plurality of static valves. |
| US09593775B2 |
Radial lead seal assembly for a generator and a radial lead seal assembly of a generator
A retrofit method for modifying a radial lead seal assembly of a generator and a radial lead seal assembly of a generator are presented. The radial lead seal assembly seals a radial chamber from an axial chamber. The radial lead seal assembly includes sealing elements disposed around a radial lead to seal an annular space between the radial lead and the radial chamber, a coil spring disposed around the radial lead between the sealing elements and a junction between the radial lead and the axial lead, and a nut. The retrofit method includes removing one or more of the sealing elements to define a radial space between the remainder of the sealing elements and the coil spring. Conical springs are inserted in the radial space and only partially compressed under a radially inward compressive load exerted on the radial lead seal assembly via the nut. |
| US09593772B2 |
System for adaptively providing power from a series of fluid pumps to a series of fluid motors
A fluid energy distribution system having three elements; fluid energy providers; means for fluid energy distribution; and fluid drivers. The fluid energy providers input energy into hydraulic fluid as pressure and flow. This energy is passed to the means for fluid energy distribution wherein the energy from all fluid energy providers moves a set of sliding pistons to turn a connected crankshaft that converts and consolidates the converted energy as torque in the crankshaft. Another set of differently sized sliding pistons connected to the same crankshaft is used to pressurize a fluid and disperse it in its energized state to the fluid drivers according to their speed and torque demands. The routing of the various fluid volumes is done by computerized control system. The admission of the fluids into and out of the cylinders is done by independent flow controllers for each cylinder. |
| US09593769B2 |
Method and control device thereto for operating a powertrain
A method for operating a drive train that includes a converter as the start-up element, an automatic transmission, and an output, whereas, after start of the drive unit, the rotational speed of a turbine of the converter is monitored, whereas, if it is determined that, within a defined first time frame after the start of the drive unit, the rotational speed of the turbine reaches or exceeds a first threshold value, a properly filled converter is inferred. If, within the defined first time frame, the rotational speed of the turbine falls short of the first threshold value, an improperly filled converter or a converter that has run empty is inferred. |
| US09593762B2 |
Drive axle with pump managed oil flow
A power transfer device can include a housing, first and second input members, first and second output members, a differential, and a pump. The housing can define a sump. The first input member can receive rotational power and rotate about an axis. The second input member can be meshingly engaged with the first input member and can rotate through the sump. The differential case can be drivingly coupled to the second input member. The differential gearset can transmit rotary power between the differential case and the first and second output members. The pump can be disposed about the first input member and can have an inlet, outlet, and pump element. The inlet can be coupled for fluid communication with the sump. The pump element can be drivingly coupled to the first input member and can pump the fluid from the sump when the first input member rotates about the axis. |
| US09593756B2 |
Bearing assembly configured to handle axial and radial loads
A bearing assembly and a related power transmitting component. The bearing assembly includes a first bearing, which is an angular contact bearing, and a second bearing, which is a tapered roller bearing. The first bearing has a first inner bearing race, a first outer bearing race and a plurality of spherical bearing balls disposed between the first inner bearing race and the first outer bearing race. The second bearing assembly has a second inner bearing race, a second outer bearing race and a plurality of tapered bearing rolls disposed between the second inner bearing race and the second outer bearing race. One of the first inner and first outer bearing races is fixedly coupled to one of the second inner and second outer bearing races for axial and rotational movement therewith. The first and second bearings are configured to handle thrust in a common axial direction. |
| US09593753B2 |
Magnetic gears, and related systems and methods
A magnetic gear may comprise a first gear member comprising a plurality of permanent magnets arranged to have a first number of magnetic pole pairs and a second gear member positioned relative to the first gear member. The second gear member may comprise a plurality of individually rotatable magnetized elements each driven and synchronized with one another to selectively generate a second number of magnetic pole pairs that differs from the first number of magnetic pole pairs. The magnetic gear may further comprise a plurality of interpole elements positioned between the first and second gear members. The plurality of interpole elements may be disposed to harmonically couple the magnetic pole pairs of the first gear member with the magnetic pole pairs of the second gear member for each selectively generated second number of magnetic pole pairs. |
| US09593750B2 |
Chain guide and chain transmission device
A chain guide includes a plurality of roller shafts provided on one side of a timing chain for torque transmission and spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of a guide base facing the timing chain. The respective roller shafts rotatably support chain guiding rollers in the form of needle roller bearings. The rollers are cylindrical members having the same diameter over the entire axial direction such that the rollers are movable in the axial direction relative to the timing chain. The rollers are supported so as to be movable in the axial direction. When the rollers and the timing chain move relative to each other in the axial direction and the rollers move relative to the roller shafts in the axial direction, contact portions between the rollers and the roller shafts are displaced in the axial direction, so that radial loads are not locally applied. |
| US09593749B2 |
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (1) includes a first planetary gear set (PL1) of a double pinion type, second to fourth planetary gear sets (PL2-PL4) of a single pinion type, first to third clutches (CL1-CL3), and first and second brakes (B1 and B2). A third carrier (C3) and a fourth sun gear (S4) are always coupled to an input (i.e., an input shaft (3)). An output (i.e., an output gear (7)) is always coupled to a fourth ring gear (R4). A first carrier (C1) is always coupled to a third sun gear (S3). A second sun gear (S2) is always coupled to a third ring gear (R3). A first ring gear (R1) is always coupled to a second ring gear (R2). |
| US09593748B2 |
Transmission assembly for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
The invention relates to a 9-speed transmission made up of two simple planetary gear sets including a drive group and an output group designed as a Ravigneaux set having six shift elements, namely three clutches and three brakes, certain specific embodiments being expandable to form an 11-speed transmission by adding a fourth brake. |
| US09593739B2 |
Negative stiffness hydraulic system
A variable stiffness structure configured to support a variable load, the variable stiffness structure including a positive stiffness element coupled to the variable load, a negative stiffness element, a hydraulic system coupled to the positive and negative stiffness elements and configured to adjust a relative position of the positive and negative stiffness elements in response to a change in the variable load, while the variable stiffness structure supports the variable load. |
| US09593738B2 |
Active vibration isolation device
An active vibration isolation device includes: a housing fixed to a vibration isolation target; a movable shaft elastically supported by the housing displaceably in an axial direction; a yoke having an umbrella-shaped part provided consecutively and coaxially with the movable shaft and a circular cylindrical part provided consecutively with an outer circumference of the umbrella-shaped part and coaxially with the movable shaft; a ring-shaped coil fixed between the movable shaft and the cylindrical part; and first and second permanent magnets in a ring shape attached to the yoke. The first permanent magnet is smaller in diameter than the coil and is disposed inside the coil in a radial direction of the coil. The second permanent magnet is larger in diameter than the coil and is disposed outside the coil in the radial direction so that part thereof is made to face an inside of the yoke. |
| US09593735B2 |
Hydraulic suspension damper with a spring valve assembly
A hydraulic damper (2) includes at least one spring valve assembly (28b, 28c) having a body (231, 261) provided with through flow channels (282), at least one deflectable disc (281) covering these through flow channels (282), and a supporting member (285, 285c) fixed to an axial member for clamping the at least one disc (281) at the inner circumferential part thereof. A spring seat (283b, 283c) is disposed around the supporting member (285, 285c) and abuts the at least one deflectable disc (281) in at least one radial position (2831, 2832) at the outer circumferential part thereof. A spring (284) is preloaded between the spring seat (283b, 283c) and the supporting member (285, 2851c). The spring seat (283b, 283c) includes at least one axial projection (2833b, 2833c) perimetrically engaging the at least one disc (281), and a circular gap (286) is provided between the spring seat (283b, 283c) and the supporting member (285, 2851c). |
| US09593731B2 |
Ring-shaped spring and method for manufacturing same
An inexpensive ring spring having high strength and a method for producing the same, are provided. The ring spring can be obtained, for example, by raw material preparation, bending formation, welding, and disk formation performed in this order. The ring spring is formed to have no edge by welding two edge parts of the raw material, and has a welded metal part that is formed at the interface of the two edge parts of the raw material, and a welded heat-affected zone that is formed around the welded metal part and heated by welding, and exhibits tensile strength of 1000 MPa or more. Since the ring spring has sufficient tensile strength as a disk spring and a wave spring, quenching and tempering are not necessary. Furthermore, since the product can be prevented from being deformed due to quenching and tempering, dimensional accuracy of the product can be improved. |
| US09593730B2 |
Self-retention compression spring with housing
A compression spring is disclosed, which is configured to be used for various applications, and in particular for operate accessory linkages. Furthermore, a compression spring retention system is disclosed including a compression spring and a housing in which the compression spring is fixable. The compression spring includes a length of coiled wire having substantially a circular cross-sectional area, wherein at least a first end of the compression spring is formed as a retainer device that is configured to be compressed while being mounted into a recessed chamber of the housing and to expand when inserted into the recessed chamber in a way that the compression spring is fixed at the recessed chamber. |
| US09593729B2 |
Brake assembly having slack adjustment mechanism
A brake assembly includes a housing, a brake element configured to be operatively associated with an axle for resisting rotation of the axle, and a piston configured to be selectively moved into and out of braking engagement with the brake element. The brake assembly further includes a slack adjustment mechanism for limiting movement of the piston when the piston is moved out of braking engagement with the brake element. The slack adjustment mechanism includes a shuttle configured to be engaged by the piston, and a plurality of stop elements carried by the shuttle and configured to be moved off the shuttle into a well of the housing. Movement of the piston is stopped when the shuttle engages an end wall of the well or one of the stop elements in the well. |
| US09593728B2 |
Disk brake caliper piston system
A disk brake piston system having a piston having a metallic outer wall surrounding a central axis, the outer wall being of a material and a thickness which that could be formed by deep drawing; a metallic front wall closing one end of the outer wall, the front wall including a curved area extending toward an interior of the piston, the front wall being of a material and having a thickness that could be formed by deep drawing; and a sleeve positioned at least partially within the piston and configured to interface with an interior side surface of the outer wall such that the sleeve and the piston are restrained from rotating relative to one another around an axis parallel to the central axis, the sleeve comprising a flat or curved internal surface, having a non-circular cross-section, wherein the sleeve comprises a polymeric material. |
| US09593722B2 |
CV joint gasket
A constant velocity joint includes a body, a cup, an annular array of bolts, and an annular gasket. The body has a first planar surface. The cup has a second planar surface positioned adjacent the first planar surface. The annular array of bolts interconnects the cup and body. The annular gasket is interposed between the planar surfaces of the cup and the body. The gasket has a plurality of notches defined on an outer perimeter of the gasket sized to receive the array of bolts. The notches are spaced adjacent to a corresponding bolt and define an open space between the planar surfaces around a bolt periphery. The open space enables thread-locking fluid to escape without causing displacement of the gasket or separation of the planar surfaces. A method of transmitting torque through a CV joint is also contemplated. |
| US09593721B2 |
Electronic rear drive module with split halfshaft flange
The present teachings provide for a vehicle drive module including a housing, an electric motor, a transmission gear set, a differential assembly, and a pair of output members. The transmission gear set can transmit rotary power between a motor output shaft and an output of the transmission gear set. The differential assembly can include a case, a pair of pinion gears, and a pair of side gears. Each of the side gears can be meshingly engaged with the pair of pinion gears. Each output member can include a driven body and an outer flange. The driven body can have a first end drivingly coupled to one of the side gears. The outer flange can have a first side that is releasably coupled to the second end of the driven body, and a second side that is adapted to be releasably coupled to a constant velocity joint. |
| US09593720B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a motor body, a pin, a core, and an input cam. The motor body includes a housing and an output shaft. The pin is arranged in the output shaft to extend in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the output shaft. The core is pivotally supported by the pin and rotates coaxially with the output shaft. The input cam is annular and surrounds an outer circumference of the core. The input cam rotates integrally with the core. An end surface of the core closer to the housing includes a first deviated surface. The core includes an insertion portion into which the pin is inserted. When a center axis of the core is coaxial to the rotation axis of the output shaft, the first deviated surface is located at a position farther from the housing than the insertion portion. |
| US09593718B2 |
Multipoint contact ball bearing
A multipoint contact ball bearing in constructed to prevent damage to rolling surfaces of the balls and to ensure durability while maintaining radial load capacity. An inner raceway has a complex curved surface including a pair of side surface sections having a generating line shape with a radius of curvature larger than 50% of the ball diameter, and an inner raceway bottom section connecting inside end edges in the width direction of the side surface sections. The inner raceway bottom section is a concave curved surface having a generating line shape with a radius of curvature less than 50% of the ball diameter. The edges of both sides in the width direction of the inner raceway bottom section and the inside end edges of the inner raceway side surface sections are smoothly continuous, and finishing is performed on the inner raceway bottom section and the inner raceway side surface sections. |
| US09593717B2 |
Water lubricated bearing device
The arrangement comprises a fluid bearing comprising a first fluid bearing element located in a bearing housing and a piston located in a pump housing. The bearing housing comprises a bearing housing opening. The pump housing comprises a pump housing opening. The first fluid bearing element is connected to the piston by means of a connection means extending from the first fluid bearing element through the bearing housing opening to the piston through the pump housing opening. The piston is arranged to reciprocate in the pump housing. The pump housing is connected to a fluid reservoir by means of a first inlet. The bearing housing comprises a first outlet for allowing fluid to exit the bearing housing. The arrangement further comprises a fluid transport means fluidly connecting the pump housing and the bearing housing. |
| US09593714B1 |
Axial bearing cage
A cage is provided with guidance and retention elements for the cylindrical rolling elements. The cage includes a radially inner rim including a first flange, and a plurality of first retention tabs extend from the first flange that include first and second lateral surfaces. A radially outer rim includes a second flange, and a plurality of second retention tabs extend from the second flange that include third and fourth lateral surfaces. The first and second lateral surfaces of the first retention tabs and the third and fourth lateral surfaces of the second retention tabs face each of the pockets to define lower rolling element retention elements. Webs include first and second rolling element facing guide surfaces that face adjacent ones of the pockets. Upper rolling element retention elements of the webs are provided on an opposite side of a centerline from the lower rolling element retention elements. |
| US09593713B2 |
Thrust washer including wet friction material with resin coated surface
A thrust washer is provided. The thrust washer includes a wet friction material and a phenolic resin layer coating an outer surface of the wet friction material. A torque converter comprising the thrust washer is also provided. A method of forming a thrust washer is further provided. The method includes providing a layer of phenolic resin on an outer surface of a wet friction material. |
| US09593711B2 |
Main bearing for crankshaft of internal combustion engine
A main bearing includes first and second half bearings, each having a main cylinder portion and crush relief portions in both circumferential end portions. An oil groove circumferentially extends on an inner circumferential surface only of the first half bearing, one circumferential end portion of the oil groove opens on a circumferential end surface on a front side in a rotation direction, and the other circumferential end portion of the oil groove is positioned in the main cylinder portion. The first half bearing includes a transition region at least between the crush relief portion on the rear side in the rotation direction and the main cylinder portion, and the second half bearing includes a transition region at least between the crush relief portion on the front side in the rotation direction and the main cylinder portion. |
| US09593710B2 |
Master and slave pullrods
Master and slave pullrods are disclosed in which a master pullrod is coupled to a journal of a crankshaft. The slave pullrod indirectly couples to the crankshaft by coupling to the master pullrod. Such a configuration allows two connecting rods to be coupled to the journal of the crankshaft inline with each other. |
| US09593708B2 |
Assembly comprising an articulation spindle supported by a clevis and immobilized in translation by a blocking device integrating a double anti-rotation system
An assembly with an articulation spindle mounted in a first sleeve inserted into a first arm of a clevis and in a second sleeve inserted into a second arm of said clevis. The assembly comprises a blocking device. The blocking device comprises a nut screwed onto a threaded portion of an extension of the second sleeve and comprising an inner shoulder against which the second end of the articulation spindle can come to bear, a locking washer able to adopt a locked state in which it prevents the nut from rotating with respect to the extension and an unlocked state in which it allows the nut to be unscrewed, and a longilinear element able to adopt a locked state in which it passes through at least the nut so as to prevent it from rotating. |
| US09593705B2 |
Steel stud anchor
A metal anchoring fastener fastens millwork onto walls constructed with wall cladding fastened to steel studs. The load typical of a loaded cabinet is borne by the steel stud anchors owing to the mate between the profile of the steel stud anchor and the layers of millwork and wall cladding and steel stud that said anchor penetrates. The pitch of the thread adorning the profile of the steel stud anchor progresses non-linearly along the length of said shaft, the shaft is generally non-linear in profile, and the thread profile is non-uniform along the length of said shaft. The anchor can also support a secondary screw concentrically penetrating the void at the center of the anchor, in order to hang loads from a wall, with or without millwork. Predrilling of the holes can enable installation of these zinc anchors. |
| US09593703B2 |
Expansion anchor
An expansion anchor, in particular for mineral construction materials, for example, concrete, is disclosed. A generic expansion anchor is equipped with an expansion sleeve for anchoring on a borehole wall and with an anchor bolt, which is disposed through the expansion sleeve, where the anchor bolt has an expansion region for expansion of the expansion sleeve. The anchor bolt has a cutting thread for cutting a thread into the borehole wall. A respective setting tool and setting method are also disclosed. |
| US09593701B2 |
Fastening clip assembly
A fastening clip assembly is configured to securely connect a first panel to a second panel. The fastening clip assembly may include a collar, a securing support extending from the collar, and deflectable beams connected to the securing support. The deflectable beams are configured to move in first and second directions when the deflectable beams are mated with one or both of the first and second panels. The first direction differs from the second direction. |
| US09593698B2 |
Microfabricated fluidic circuit elements and applications
A microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve includes a microfabricated elastomer material having a flow through channel. The microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve also includes an elastomer flap attached to the elastomer material in the flow through channel. The elastomer flap forms a seal in the flow through channel to prevent fluid from flowing in a first direction through the flow through channel and to allow fluid flow in a second direction through the flow through channel. |
| US09593692B2 |
Pump housing support
A pump housing support for use in a pump assembly, the pump assembly including a plurality of component parts which include a seal housing, a drive shaft having a rotation axis, an impeller and a pump housing, the pump housing which includes a main liner, the pump housing support including a base and a mounting member which includes a body portion to which a part of the pump housing can be mounted and a locating flange extending therefrom, the locating flange having first and second locating surfaces on opposing sides thereof and where the main liner is located on the first locating surface and the seal housing is located on the second locating surface. |
| US09593688B1 |
Elevated platform cooling assembly and method
An elevated platform cooling assembly includes a portable assembly frame; a mast carried by the assembly frame, the mast selectively positional between a folded, collapsed transport configuration and an erected, extended functional and operational configuration; a fan carried by the mast; a fan motor drivingly engaging the fan; a working fluid pump and supply mechanism disposed in fluid communication with the fan motor; and 4 prime mover drivingly engaging the working fluid pump and supply mechanism. A method of cooling an elevated platform is also disclosed. |
| US09593687B2 |
Ceiling fan
A ceiling fan includes a suspending unit and a ceiling fan body. The ceiling fan body includes a shaft; a motor; a plurality of blades; an upper body cover having a first opening, at a central part, for passing the shaft therethrough, and a second opening outside the first opening; and a lower body cover. The upper body cover rotates with the blades and has a first wall standing vertically between the first opening and the second opening. |
| US09593686B2 |
Centrifugal blower system and fuel cell incorporating same
A centrifugal blower system includes a series of blower units, each blower unit in the series comprising a casing having an axial inlet and a radial outlet, an impeller disposed within the casing for drawing a gaseous medium at a first pressure into the inlet and expelling gaseous medium at a second higher pressure through the outlet and a motor for driving the impeller, and, a duct connecting the outlet of at least one blower unit in the series with the inlet of at least one other blower unit in the series. |
| US09593684B2 |
Pressurized water reactor with reactor coolant pumps operating in the downcomer annulus
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) includes a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel and a nuclear reactor core disposed in a lower vessel section. A hollow cylindrical central riser is disposed concentrically inside the pressure vessel. A downcomer annulus is defined between the central riser and the pressure vessel. A reactor coolant pump (RCP) includes (i) an impeller disposed above the nuclear reactor core and in fluid communication with the downcomer annulus to impel primary coolant downward through the downcomer annulus, (ii) a pump motor disposed outside of the pressure vessel, and (iii) a drive shaft operatively connecting the pump motor with the impeller. The PWR may include an internal steam generator in the downcomer annulus, with the impeller is disposed below the steam generator. The impeller may be disposed in the downcomer annulus. The RCP may further comprise a pump casing that with the impeller defines a centrifugal pump. |
| US09593683B2 |
Pollutants collecting pump for water surface
A pollutant collecting pump for water surface comprises a power device (1) and a pollutant collecting barrel (6). The power device (1) is connected to the pollutant collecting barrel (6). A pollutant inlet (4) is provided on the upper portion of the pollutant collecting barrel (6), and a pollutant outlet (5) is provided on the lower portion of the pollutant collecting barrel (6). A blade (2) is provided outside the pollutant collecting barrel (6), and an axis of the pollutant collecting barrel (6) is perpendicular to a rotating surface of the blade (2). The pollutant inlet (4) is positioned above the blade (2). The pollutant collecting pump for water surface is adapted to collect pollutants distributed on water surface with low density and small thickness, and has the advantages in simple structure, low manufacturing cost, convenient operation and thorough collection. |
| US09593678B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for utilizing a pumping cassette
The present invention involves, in some embodiments, systems and methods for pumping fluid into or out of a patient via a cartridge. The cartridge may include a membrane defining a chamber and mechanisms to supply, measure and control pressure in the chamber. The system further includes a processor that can be configured to compare certain pressure measurements to each other to facilitate determining if an error condition exists in the medical system if the difference between measurements is greater than a threshold. In certain cases the error condition may indicate leakage of the membrane, for example due to a pinhole in the membrane. |
| US09593673B2 |
Wear sensor for a wind turbine
A system comprising a first wind turbine structure and a second wind turbine structure, wherein the first wind turbine structure and the second wind turbine structure are rotatable with respect to each other is provided. A safety bearing element is mounted to the first wind turbine structure such that the second wind turbine structure is in slideable contact with a contact surface of the safety bearing element if a distance between the first wind turbine structure and the second wind turbine structure is reduced below a predetermined reference value. The safety bearing element comprises an electrical indicating circuitry with an indicating conductor, wherein the indicating circuitry is connectable to a wear controller system such that a signal is generatable by the indicating circuitry and transmitted to the wear controller system until the indicating conductor is damaged due to the slideable contact of the second wind turbine structure with the safety bearing element. |
| US09593672B2 |
Isochronous wind turbine generator capable of stand-alone operation
A power generating device (2, 3) for supplying power to a power system (37). The power generating device includes a first component (87) for generating a first signal representing a frequency of a voltage on the power system, a power converter (90) for generating an output voltage, a second component (82) responsive to the first signal and to a second signal representing the output voltage, the second component producing an error signal representing a phase angle difference between the first and second signals, and the error signal being an input to the power converter for controlling the power converter to maintain the phase angle difference between the output voltage and the first signal. |
| US09593658B2 |
High-voltage pinion starter
A vehicle is provided with a pinion starter for an internal-combustion engine, which vehicle includes a low-voltage onboard power supply system and a high-voltage onboard power supply system. The pinion starter has an electric motor and a solenoid switch, wherein the electric motor is constructed as a polyphase machine. The polyphase machine can be supplied with electric power from the high-voltage onboard power supply system, and the solenoid switch can be electrically supplied by the low-voltage onboard power supply system. |
| US09593653B2 |
Direct injection fuel pump system
Systems and methods are provided for operating a direct injection fuel pump. One example system comprises an accumulator positioned within a bore of the direct injection fuel pump in a coaxial manner wherein the accumulator is positioned downstream from a solenoid activated check valve. The accumulator may regulate pressure in a compression chamber of the direct injection fuel pump and a high pressure fuel rail when the direct injection fuel pump is operating in a default pressure mode. |
| US09593651B2 |
Fuel-filter malfunction detection device
A fuel-filter malfunction detection device detects a clogging of a fuel filter when specified conditions are satisfied. In a clogging detection, a command discharge quantity to a high-pressure pump is increased more than a total of a fuel injection quantity and a leakage of the fuel supply system while a pressure-reducing valve is closed. When the fuel filter is clogged, a discharge quantity of the high-pressure pump is decreased relative to the command discharge quantity and a differential pressure is generated between an estimated common-rail pressure and an actual common-rail pressure. When an integrated moving average of the averages of the differential pressure is greater than or equal to a specified value, an ECU determines that the fuel filter has a malfunction. Then, a malfunction flag is turned ON. |
| US09593650B2 |
Fuel supply device and saddle type vehicle
A fuel supply device is provided with a fuel pump and a filter. The fuel pump supplies fuel from a fuel tank to an engine. The filter is disposed upstream from the fuel pump in a fuel supply channel. The filter includes a first filter portion and a second filter portion. The first filter portion and the second filter portion filter the fuel. The second filter portion is disposed above the first filter portion when the filter is disposed inside the fuel tank. A density of gaps in the second filter portion is larger than a density of gaps in the first filter portion. |
| US09593649B2 |
Engine
An air intake route leads air drawn in from outside into a diesel engine. The air intake route is provided with an air intake manifold and an EGR device is provided which supplies some of the exhaust to the air intake route. An introduction path for introducing exhaust supplied from the EGR device is provided inside of the air intake manifold, and an exhaust port of the introduction path is arranged downstream from and near the intake entrance in the air intake manifold. By this means, exhaust gas performance can be improved without increasing the engine size. |
| US09593648B2 |
Operating method for a particle filter
The systems and methods herein relate the operation of a particle filter which is arranged in an exhaust-gas path of an internal combustion engine, to a device for exhaust-gas aftertreatment which can be operated in accordance with the method that comprises determining a mass flow rate of an exhaust-gas flow flowing in the exhaust-gas path; and supplying ambient air into the exhaust-gas path as a function of the determined mass flow rate. By this method, the spontaneous regeneration of a particle filter within the exhaust system may be abated. |
| US09593647B2 |
Gas-to-liquid heat exchanger
An intercooler for an internal combustion engine has a fin-and-tube block including a plurality of flat heat transfer units having internal fluid passages orientated transversely to the direction of air flow, and arranged parallel to one another to define gaps therebetween. Fin units are disposed in the gaps and contact adjacent heat transfer units. Each fin unit defines a longitudinally-oriented air flow passage, the air flow passages having a first air flow area at an air inlet end and a second air flow area at an air outlet end, the first air flow area greater than the second air flow area. The fins of the fin units converge in the direction of the air flow through the passage so that the pitch of the fins at the air inlet end of is greater than the pitch of the fins at the air outlet end. |
| US09593645B2 |
Gaseous fuel system having a turbine pump
A gaseous fuel system is provided for a machine. The fuel system may have a pump having a body defining an inlet and an outlet. The pump may also have a compressor section in fluid communication with the inlet, a turbine section in fluid communication with the outlet, and a conduit formed between an outlet of the compressor section and an inlet of the turbine section. The fuel system may further have a heat exchanger integral to the conduit, a supply of a liquid fuel in communication with the inlet, and an accumulator in communication with the outlet configured to receive gaseous fuel. |
| US09593641B2 |
Laser welded piston assembly
An exemplary piston may include a piston body having radially inner and outer body mating surfaces. The piston may further include a cooling gallery ring cooperating with the piston body to form a continuous upper combustion bowl surface and a cooling gallery. The cooling gallery ring may have radially inner and outer ring mating surfaces abutted along their corresponding radially inner and outer body mating surfaces, such that the cooling gallery is substantially enclosed. The piston body and cooling gallery ring may be joined together along the radially inner and radially outer interface regions to form a generally one-piece piston assembly. The radially outer interface region may be elongated in a direction parallel to the piston axis, e.g., facilitating a laser welding joining process. |
| US09593639B2 |
Cylinder liner having annular coolant circulation groove
A cylinder liner is disclosed for use with an engine. The cylinder liner may have a hollow generally cylindrical body with a top end and a bottom end, and a flange extending radially outward at the top end of the hollow generally cylindrical body. The cylinder liner may also have a seal end stop formed on an outer annular surface of the hollow generally cylindrical body an axial distance away from the flange, and an annular groove formed within the outer annular surface of the hollow generally cylindrical body at a location between the end stop and the bottom end. |
| US09593638B2 |
Fuel injector characterization
Various methods are provided for characterizing fuel injector operation. In one embodiment, a method of characterizing fuel injector operation comprises determining a flow error of a single fuel injector of two or more fuel injectors positioned in a first fuel rail by comparing a sum of each of a plurality of injector commands for the single injector to a fuel amount pumped into the first fuel rail, the fuel amount being predetermined. |
| US09593630B2 |
Engine output control device for a construction machine
During an operation, a control device (38) for performing output control of an engine (10) determines whether or not the engine (10) and/or an exhaust gas purifying device (18) has a malfunction. If it is determined that the engine (10) and/or the exhaust gas purifying device (18) has a malfunction, a highest rotational speed of the engine (10) is controlled to a second rotational speed (Nt) higher by a predetermined amount (α) than a first rotational speed (Ns) at which an engine maximum torque (Tm) before the malfunction can be outputted. In this case, a maximum fuel injection quantity of the engine (10) is limited so that a rated torque (Tr) before the malfunction can be outputted at the first rotational speed (Ns). |
| US09593629B2 |
Method and system for controlling an air-fuel ratio in an engine using a fuel source with an unknown composition
A method for controlling an air-fuel ratio (AFR) in an engine powered by a gaseous fuel having an unknown composition may comprise receiving an assumed gas species composition for the gaseous fuel, and determining an assumed lower heating value (LHV) for the assumed gas species composition. The method may further comprise determining a perceived lower heating value (LHV) for the gaseous fuel based on a perceived gas mass flow and a gas energy flow for the gaseous fuel, and updating the assumed gas species composition until the assumed LHV and the perceived LHV are aligned. The method may further comprise determining a desired AFR and an airflow necessary to provide the desired AFR using the aligned gas species composition and a desired lambda (λ), and adjusting an air system controller of the engine to provide the airflow. |
| US09593628B2 |
Gas turbine engine variable area fan nozzle with ice management
A method of managing a gas turbine engine variable area fan nozzle includes the steps of evaluating an icing condition to determine the likelihood of ice presence. A variable area fan nozzle position is altered if ice is likely present or actually present. The gas turbine engine includes a fan nacelle including a flap configured to be moveable between first and second positions. An actuator is operatively coupled to the flap. A controller is configured to evaluate an icing condition to determine the likelihood of ice presence. The controller is configured to alter a variable area fan nozzle position schedule if ice is likely present by providing a command to the actuator to adjust the flap from the first position to the second position. |
| US09593627B2 |
Combustion chamber constructions for opposed-piston engines
A combustion chamber for an opposed-piston engine includes a squish zone defined between circumferential peripheral areas of opposing end surfaces of the pistons, a cavity defined by one or more bowls in the end surfaces, and at least one injection port that extends radially through the squish zone into the cavity. The cavity has a cross-sectional shape that imposes a tumbling motion on air flowing from the squish zone into the cavity. |
| US09593622B2 |
Combustion system, nozzle for prechamber assembly, and method of making same
A nozzle for a prechamber assembly of an engine includes a hollow nozzle body having an outer surface, defining first and second outer openings, and an inner surface, defining an interior chamber and first and second inner openings. The nozzle body defines first and second orifices in communication with the interior chamber. The first orifice extends in a first orifice configuration between the first outer opening and inner opening and defines a first entry path projection extending from the first inner opening into the interior chamber. The second orifice extends in a second orifice configuration between the second outer opening and inner opening and defines a second entry path projection extending from the second inner opening into the interior chamber. The first and second entry path projections intersect at an impingement region in the interior chamber, which is radially offset from a central longitudinal axis of the nozzle. |
| US09593614B2 |
Exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification method
An exhaust gas purification system includes a previous-stage oxidation catalyst device, an ammonia-based solution feeder, a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) device, a turbine of a turbocharger, and a NOx selective reduction catalyst device in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine in this order from an exhaust port side. The NH3 production rate is improved, thereby improving the NOx removal rate; the temperature of the DPF device is kept high to increase the time and frequency of continuous regeneration, thus decreasing the frequency of forced regeneration of the DPF device and the amount of discharge of CO2 produced during the forced regeneration; and also corrosion of the turbine of the turbocharger by SOx is suppressed. |
| US09593604B2 |
Lubricating oil system for a combustion engine, in particular for industrial and commercial vehicles
Lubricating oil system for a combustion engine, in particular for industrial or commercial vehicles, the system comprising a bypass connection suitable to bypass an oil pump associated to an engine oil circuit, a controllable valve suitable to adjust an amount of oil to be bypassed through the bypass connection, control means controlling the controllable valve, programmed to control said controllable valve as a function of the combustion engine speed. |
| US09593599B2 |
Processes and compositions for organic rankine cycles for generating mechanical energy from heat
Disclosed are compositions of novel working fluids uniquely designed for higher cycle efficiencies leading to higher overall system efficiencies. In particular, these working fluids are useful in Organic Rankine Cycle systems for efficiently converting heat from any heat source into mechanical energy. The present invention also relates to novel processes for recovering heat from a heat source using ORC systems with a novel working fluid comprising at least about 20 weight percent cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz-Z), trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz-E), or mixtures thereof. |
| US09593598B2 |
Steam conditioning system
A steam conditioning system for discharging bypass steam into a condenser of a steam powered generating plant and other uses. The system includes a steam conditioning device comprising an inner evaporative core and an outer shell. The core may be formed of a tubular piping section disposed at least partially inside the outer shell forming an annular space therebetween. An inlet end of the core receives steam from a piping header fluidly connected to an upstream desuperheating pressure reducing station which injects liquid coolant into the steam stream. Steam discharges through the core outlet end into the outer shell, reverses direction, and flows into the condenser. In one embodiment, the steam conditioning device may be disposed inside the dome of the condenser except for the inlet end. The device intends to increase flow residence time to evaporate entrained carryover coolant droplets in the incoming steam before release to the condenser. |
| US09593596B2 |
Compliant intermediate component of a gas turbine engine
One aspect of present application provides an intermediate structure in a gas turbine engine. The intermediate structure is positioned between a first component and another component. The first component may be a composite component. The components may be interlocking. The intermediate structure may be load bearing. Also disclosed is a method using the intermediate structure. |
| US09593593B2 |
Composite normalized angle of attack indicating system
A composite normalized angle of attack indicating system provides a simultaneous display of both body angle of attack, such as in digital form, and normalized angle of attack for an aircraft. The display may be visually enhanced as stall is approached such as by zooming the body angle of attack digital display and/or by changing the color of the display. The normalized display also selectively displays an approach reference band when the flap setting is equal to or greater than 20 degrees. |
| US09593592B2 |
Blade tip timing
A method of analyzing blade tip timing data obtained from an array (Pk) of stationary timing probes (3) that are spaced at integer multiples of a base angle. Replace one of the probes (3) with a virtual probe (Pv) to give a virtual probe set (42). Set an initial probe angle (θv) and an initial engine order (EOv) for the virtual probe (Pv). Calculate the condition number (CN) for the virtual probe set (42). If the condition number (CN) at least meets a threshold criterion, solve the virtual probe set (42) for blade tip displacement amplitude. Else increment the virtual probe angle (θv) and/or the virtual engine order and iterate from calculating the condition number. Else reinstate the replaced probe (3) and replace a different probe (3) from the array of probes (Pk) with the virtual probe (Pv); then iterate from setting the initial virtual probe angle and engine order. |
| US09593591B2 |
Engine health monitoring and power allocation control for a turbine engine using electric generators
A control for a turbine engine using electrical machines monitors engine health and allocates power extraction between the electrical machines. |
| US09593589B2 |
System and method for thrust bearing actuation to actively control clearance in a turbo machine
An actuation system to control clearance in a turbomachine including a shaft bearing including at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing. The axially displaceable thrust bearing configured to axially displace a rotating component relative to a stationary component to control the clearance therebetween. The system further including a plurality of actuators coupled to the at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing and configured to actuate the at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing to control the clearance. The plurality of actuators is configured to deactivate a diametrically opposed actuator in the event of an actuator failure to maintain zero moment. In a topography network, each diametrically opposed actuator pair is coupled to a single control line. In an alternate topography network, alternating actuators are coupled to a single control line. In addition, a method of actuating a thrust bearing to control clearance in a turbomachine is disclosed. |
| US09593588B2 |
Shaft seal mechanism
An inner wall surface of a low-pressure-side side plate opposite to a lateral surface of a thin plate is formed along a direction crossing an axial direction of a rotating shaft such that a gap between the inner wall surface and the thin plate gradually decreases from a radially inner side toward a radially outer side of the low-pressure-side side plate. |
| US09593582B2 |
Propulsion device having unducted counter-rotating and coaxial rotors
A propulsion device including an unducted upstream propeller and a counter-rotating and coaxial downstream propeller. At least one blade of the upstream propeller is configured to generate a corotating secondary vortex for acting upstream of the downstream propeller to destabilize a blade tip vortex of the same at least one blade. |
| US09593579B2 |
Crank circular sliding block mechanism and reciprocating member, cylinder block, internal combustion engine, and compressor
A crank circular slider mechanism that includes a multi-row reciprocating motion part and a one-row reciprocating part. The multi-row reciprocating motion part has a guiding part divided by a longitudinal groove into two rows parallel to each other, each of which has a hole for a circular slider. The one-row reciprocating motion part has a guiding part which can be inserted into the longitudinal groove of the multi-row reciprocating motion part along the thickness direction, so as to vertically traverse the multi-row reciprocating motion part. The guiding part of the one-row reciprocating motion part includes a hole receiving a middle circular slider. Two circular sliders are mounted in the same phase; the middle circular slider is sandwiched therebetween and is located with a 180 degree phase difference compared to them. Adjacent circular sliders are secured to each other. |
| US09593569B2 |
Portable attachment of fiber optic sensing loop
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system for removably attaching an optical fiber sensor loop onto a tubular member, which includes an optical fiber sensor loop having a continuous optical fiber positioned arranged in a plurality of loops, each of said loops having a first end turn and a second end turn, a first and a second turn guide each including a plurality of turn grooves increasing outwardly in increasing radii, each of said turn grooves configured to receive an end turn portion of the optical fiber, a first and a second supporting wedge each having a planar first surface configured to receive a turn guide and a curved second surface configured to be received on the tubular member, and a connector configured to couple the first mounting wedge to the second mounting wedge. |
| US09593568B1 |
System for estimating fatigue damage
In one aspect, a system for estimating fatigue damage in a riser string is provided. The system includes a plurality of accelerometers which can be deployed along a riser string and a communications link to transmit accelerometer data from the plurality of accelerometers to one or more data processors in real time. With data from a limited number of accelerometers located at sensor locations, the system estimates an optimized current profile along the entire length of the riser including riser locations where no accelerometer is present. The optimized current profile is then used to estimate damage rates to individual riser components and to update a total accumulated damage to individual riser components. The number of sensor locations is small relative to the length of a deepwater riser string, and a riser string several miles long can be reliably monitored along its entire length by fewer than twenty sensor locations. |
| US09593557B2 |
System and method for autonomous downhole power generation
An autonomous downhole power generation system includes a power generation device configured to be disposed in an annular space around a portion of a production tubing, wherein the power generation device is switchable between a power generation mode and a bypass mode. The system further includes a power storage device electrically coupled to the power generation device and configured to store power generated by the power generation device. The system also includes a control processor communicatively coupled to the power storage device and the power generation device, wherein the control processor receives a measure of power stored in the power storage device and switches the power generation device between the power generation mode and the bypass mode based on the measure of power or an preprogrammed operational protocol. |
| US09593551B2 |
Perforating packer sampling apparatus and methods
Packers may be inflated within the wellbore to engage and isolate a portion of the wellbore wall. Charges included within the packers may then be fired to perforate the formation. According to certain embodiments, the charges may be located within drains in the packers that can be subsequently employed to sample the surrounding formation. |
| US09593545B2 |
Downhole material delivery
In a drill string for oil wells and the like a method and apparatus for delivering fluids to the drilled hole employs a bypass port above fluid outlets in the distal end of the string. The port may be used to deliver fluid such as lost circulation material (LCM) to the drilled hole from the surface. A volume of the fluid may be locked in the string between the port and the fluid outlets such that fluid is prevented from passing from the hole into the string via the fluid outlets. |
| US09593542B2 |
Casing float tool
A rupture disc assembly and a float tool incorporating the rupture disc assembly is disclosed. The rupture disc assembly may include a rupture disc assembly comprising a rupture disc, an upper tubular portion and a lower tubular portion, and a securing mechanism for holding the rupture disc between the upper and lower tubular portions. A float tool for creating a buoyant chamber in a casing string may include the rupture disc assembly and a sealing device for sealing the lower end of the casing string, the buoyant, sealed chamber may be created there between. In operation, applied fluid pressure causes the rupture disc to move downward. The rupture disc may be shattered by contact with a surface on the lower tubular portion. Full casing internal diameter may be restored in the region where the rupture disc formerly sealed the casing. |
| US09593541B2 |
Drill string component
An elongate drill component for percussive drilling includes a female threaded end having an outer diameter (Dot), a male threaded end, and a central section between the ends having an outer diameter (Doc). The outer diameter of the female threaded end is larger than the outer diameter of the central section. A through-going flushing channel includes a central flushing channel having a diameter (Dic) and thread flushing channels having a diameter (Dit). The ratio of an elastic section modulus of a threaded joint measured when the female threaded end is connected to the male threaded end of an identical component to an elastic section modulus of the central section, St/Sc, is more than 1.5 and in that a ratio of the diameter of the central flushing channel to the outer diameter of the central section, Dic/Doc is between 0.45 and 0.95. |
| US09593537B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating a pressure pulse in drilling fluid to vibrate a drill string
A pressure pulse generating method and apparatus for use with a drill string includes a top and bottom subs for attaching the apparatus within the drill string; a power section comprising a rotor/stator; a drive assembly; and a nozzle sub which includes a nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle holder and a replaceable nozzle; and a nozzle housing having pulse openings. The nozzle holder has fluid ports which periodically align with the pulse openings as the nozzle holder rotates within the nozzle housing to achieve a desired pulse amplitude, frequency and waveform. |
| US09593534B2 |
Axis offset cam tool for reverse circulation exploration drilling systems and method of use thereof
An off-axis “cam” drilling tool is provided. The off-axis “cam” drilling tool includes an outer tubing having a throughbore therein, an inner tubing having a throughbore therein, the inner tubing being configured to be inserted within the throughbore of the outer tubing. An annulus is defined between the inner tubing and the throughbore of the outer tubing through which a medium may pass. A cam section can be configured on a portion of the exterior surface of the outer tubing. The outer tubing can be coupled to drill rods of a drill string. The cam section has an axis that is offset to an axis of the outer tubing, and the tool is configured to rotate about cam section axis to lift the drill rods coupled to the outer tubing above a centerline of a drill bore to beneficially orient the drill bit drilling the drill bore. |
| US09593532B2 |
Ladder mounting and retaining system
A ladder mounting and retaining system for use on building parapets utilizes a parapet support member secured to the parapet of a building, a ladder support member for retaining the sides of the lengths of a ladder, and a connecting member in the form of a threaded rod, interconnecting the parapet support member and the ladder support member for maintaining these members at a given distance from each other. The parapet support member is secured in position by locking nuts threaded around the connecting member and the ladder support member is secured over the outboard edge of the parapet by retention members. Ladder supports are adjustable on the ladder support member to accommodate ladders of different widths. |
| US09593530B1 |
Brake assembly for a covering for an architectural opening
A covering for an architectural opening may include a brake assembly including a first housing, a clutch on which the first housing may be mounted, a sleeve, a second housing attached to the sleeve, and a spring element attached to the second housing. The brake assembly may permit relatively unrestricted rotation of the first housing in a first direction, and impart rotational resistance to rotation of the first housing in a second direction. A method for assembling a covering for an architectural opening may include coupling a clutch to a first housing, coupling the clutch to a sleeve, coupling a second housing to the sleeve, mounting the second housing over a hub, and positioning a torsion spring between the hub and the second housing. The brake assembly may be used to impart rotational resistance to extension of a shade member, such as to resist unintended extension of the shade member. |
| US09593527B2 |
Vacuum insulating glass (VIG) unit with lead-free dual-frit edge seals and/or methods of making the same
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units having improved seals made using two different frit-based edge seal materials, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a first frit material is applied around peripheral edges of first and second glass substrates. The first frit material, which may be bismuth-based in certain example embodiments, is fired with a heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering) process. A second frit material, which may be VBZ-based in certain example embodiments, is applied and at least partially overlaps with the fired first frit material. The first frit material acts as a primer, and the second frit material helps seal together the VIG unit. The second frit material is fired at a significantly lower temperature that enables the glass to retain the temper or other strength imparted by the heat treatment. |
| US09593520B2 |
Sliding door module structure for vehicle
A sliding door module structure for a vehicle may include a module bracket on which a door associated component is mounted, and a door rail formed integrally with the module bracket and coupled with a slider configured to be connected to a vehicle body to be movable. |
| US09593518B2 |
Hinge coupling assembly
A hinge coupling assembly includes a first coupling incorporated within a first hinge section coupled to a door, including a first end and an opposite second end connecting a first coupling passage formed within the first coupling, and a second coupling incorporated within a second hinge section separate from the first hinge section and coupled to a door frame, the second coupling including a first end and an opposite second end connecting a second coupling passage formed within the second coupling. Connection and disconnection of the first coupling to the second coupling to create a single sealed continuous passage formed by the first coupling passage and second coupling passage is simultaneous upon installation and removal of the door to the door frame. The sealed continuous passage is maintained upon radial and axial displacement of the first coupling with respect to the second coupling upon opening and closing of the door. |
| US09593511B2 |
Lock for a motor vehicle
A lock with a locking mechanism comprises a rotary catch, a pawl for engaging the rotary catch, a blocking lever capable of blocking the pawl if the latter is located in its catching position, and a releasing lever for opening or releasing the locking mechanism. When the releasing lever is actuated, the pawl and, if applicable, the blocking lever is moved out of its blocking position provided that the releasing lever is moved in a usual manner and the releasing lever is not exposed to increased or excessive accelerations. In case of an increased or excessive acceleration of the releasing lever such as caused by a crash or impact, an arresting device prevents the releasing lever from disengaging the pawl and optionally the blocking lever of the pawl. The arresting device is further releasable with the return of the releasing lever to the initial rest position. |
| US09593510B2 |
Motorized horizontal docking station having integrated locking mechanism
Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device including a first connector block slidably connected to a first side of the docking station, a second connector block opposite the first connector block and slidably connected to a second side of the docking station, a first plug of the first connector block positioned to interface with a first port of the electronic device, a first port on the docking station electrically connected to the first plug, a first dummy plug of the second connector block positioned to interface with a second port of the electronic device, and a security hole for receiving a lock. |
| US09593505B2 |
Self-centering braced frame for seismic resistance in buildings
An elongated tension-only or centering brace for a structural frame is provided where the brace is anchored at a first attachment point and to a second attachment point that is removed from the first attachment point. The elongated tension-only brace has one or more elastic restoring force elements that have effective lengths greater than the length of the tension only brace between the attachment points. |
| US09593504B2 |
Buckling restrained brace assembly
The disclosed subject matter is directed to a building structural bracing apparatus having an inner core element disposed between an upper and a lower containment web. The brace frame being useful in the construction of earthquake and blast resistant structures where energy dissipation is desired. |
| US09593498B2 |
System for automatically opening and closing a two-part hinged cover for a swim spa
A system is provided for automatically opening and closing a two-part longitudinally hinged longitudinal cover for a swim spa. The automatic swim spa cover opening and closing system is characterized by a longitudinal support that spans between and along longitudinal ends of the two cover parts, first and second drive mechanisms disposed on opposite longitudinal ends of the swim spa, a first drive arm operatively connected to and between the first drive mechanism and a first end of the longitudinal support, and a second drive arm operatively connected to and between the second drive mechanism and a second end of the longitudinal support. The drive mechanisms each include a hydraulic cylinder operating configured drive gearing that operates configured drive arm gearing. The drive and arm gearing provide a two-stage operation of the drive arm to separately pivot the two cover parts for opening and closing the two-part swim spa cover. |
| US09593495B2 |
Tuck-pointing tool for applying mortar
The present invention is a mortar tool for creating a vertical mortar joint. The mortar tool comprises a first sidewall having a first lowermost portion, and a second sidewall having a second lowermost portion that is connected to the first lowermost portion of the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls are at an angle relative to each other and define a channel therebetween. The channel is for receiving mortar that can be transferred to a vertical gap between adjacent bricks or stones from an opening defined by the ends of the first and second sidewalls. |
| US09593494B2 |
Transition strip
A transition strip for covering a gap between two spaced floor finishes on a subfloor comprising: a strip extending along a longitudinal axis and presenting in cross-section to said longitudinal axis: an upper surface adapted for covering the gap; spaced first and second legs depending from said strip, said first leg longer than said second leg; a first lower surface portion extending outwardly from said first leg said first lower surface portion adapted to cover one edge of the two spaced floor finishes; a second lower surface portion extending outwardly from said second leg, said second lower portion adapted to cover an edge of the other one of the two spaced floor finishes. A method for installing transition strips is also described. |
| US09593493B2 |
Multilayer lining plate for horizontal support surfaces and method of manufacturing same
The invention relates to a multilayer lining plate (100) for essentially horizontal support surfaces such as floors or floor coverings, comprising a main layer (1), including at least one part made of a rigid or semi-rigid material, and a ductile or flexible upper decorative layer (2). The lining plate comprises in the perimeter of the main layer (1) a ductile machinable portion (3) that can be machined to form a connecting profile for the connection of the plate with other plates. The machinable portion (3) is preferably made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF), a wood-plastic composite (WPC) material or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and the main layer is of magnesium oxide, fibrocement or mortar with perlite and vermiculite. |
| US09593490B2 |
Siding system
A siding system has elongated stringers, each having a plurality of clips spaced at regular intervals along its length. In use, the stringers can be mounted upright, spaced apart and parallel, on an upright wall, and aligned so that the clips are in horizontal rows. A siding panel has a plurality of elongated connectors, spaced apart and parallel, on a rear face. In use, the panel can be mounted upright, with the connectors horizontal, and each connector engaged in the clips of one of the horizontal rows of clips so that the weight of the panel is supported by the clips of a plurality of the horizontal rows of clips through the connectors. |
| US09593489B2 |
Tread for steel-pan stairways
A tread for a steel-pan staircase. The tread includes a lattice structure comprising a top side, a left side, and a right side. The tread further includes a top surface integrally formed on the top side of the lattice structure, a first tongue-and-groove structure disposed on the left side of the lattice structure, and a second tongue-and-groove structure disposed on the right side of the lattice structure. The lattice structure comprises a plurality of lateral members and a plurality of crosswise members. The first tongue-in-groove structure may include a wall descending from the top surface. The second tongue-in-groove structure may include a first wall extending outwardly from the right side of the lattice structure. Extending upwardly from the first wall may be a second wall or a plurality of teeth. The placement of the first and second tongue-in-groove structures may be reversed. |
| US09593488B2 |
Modular roof panel with integrated drainage system
A roof panel includes a planar body having top and bottom edges, with a downturn edge extending therebetween, and an opposing channel edge. The downturn edge overlays a channel edge of an adjacent panel. The bottom edge overlays a top edge of another adjacent panel. A plurality of courses extends between the channel and downturn edges. Each course includes a nesting ridge to receive the downturn edge of an adjacent panel and to position a top surface of the panel flush with adjacent panels. Surface channels and contoured ridges are defined within each course. A drain aperture of the drip edge aligns with an adjacent channel edge to direct material through the drain aperture and onto adjacent panels. A gable member engages an edge when the panel has one or fewer laterally adjacent panels, wherein the gable member is flush with the adjacent planar body. |
| US09593483B2 |
Structural stud
A panel includes structural studs, each of the structural studs includes a central longitudinal axis, a baseplate, and a sidewall extending from the baseplate, and tabs punched out of the sidewall, each of the tabs including a tab leg that is connected to the sidewall at one end of the tab leg, and that projects outwardly from the sidewall, and a tab foot extending from the tab leg and curving in a direction that is toward a plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis through the one end of the tab leg, and away from a hole in the sidewall created by the tab being punched out of the sidewall, wherein the hole is defined by a base side and a top side, the base side has a greater length than the top side, and the tab leg the extends from the base side. |
| US09593480B2 |
Building block, as well as an insert piece to be applied in such a building block
A building block formed of a body having one or more insert pieces, whereby first and second complementary coupling parts are mainly formed of the one or more synthetic insert pieces so as to be able to couple such building blocks to one another. The first and the second coupling parts are complementary in such a way that, after the adjacent building blocks have been coupled to one another in an immobile manner. |
| US09593477B1 |
Modular catch basins
Various embodiments of a modular catch basin for implementation in a high performance bioswale are disclosed. The modular catch basin containing bio-media in bio-media filters to treat urban run-off. Method of installing and maintaining the modular catch basin are also disclosed. |
| US09593476B2 |
Combination of vacuum toilet and grey water system functions
A combined toilet grey water system for passenger transportation vehicles such as aircrafts includes a toilet bowl for receiving waste water and a basin for receiving grey water. Moreover, the system includes a flushing line and a flushing valve with an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of the flushing valve is connectable to a vacuum waste water system. The inlet of the flushing valve is connected via the flushing line to the toilet bowl. Therein, the basin is connected to the flushing line in such a way that the basin is connectable to the vacuum waste water system. |
| US09593473B2 |
Plumbing fixture and system
A plumbing system includes a tub having a drain fixture lodged within a floor drain opening. The drain fixture comprises a body member beneath the floor and a drain cap member inserted into an exposed open inlet of the body member. The body member has a passageway extending between the open inlet and a downstream open outlet in communication with a sewer. A pipe connected to the body member between the inlet and outlet has one end in communication with the passageway and another end in communication with an overflow opening in the tub above the drain opening to vent the passageway. The drain cap member moves between a first position allowing liquid to flow through the passageway and a second position preventing the flow of liquid through the passageway. |
| US09593466B2 |
Hydraulic shovel and method of controlling hydraulic shovel
A hydraulic shovel includes an engine; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine; an excavating attachment which is driven by high oil discharged from the hydraulic pump; a motor generator that assists a power supply of the engine; and an assist control unit that controls the motor generator to assist the engine in a latter part of the excavating operation by the excavating attachment. |
| US09593465B2 |
Heat exchanger for energy recovery cylinder
The present invention relates to an implement, in particular an excavator or a machine for material handling, with an element movable via at least one working drive, wherein at least one energy recovery cylinder is provided for energy recovery from the movement of the movable element, which includes a chamber filled with gas. The energy recovery cylinder is equipped with a heat exchanger. |
| US09593464B2 |
Construction machine
A construction machine includes: a swing structure (20); hydraulic and electric motors (25) mechanically coupled to each other; a hydraulic pump (41) that supplies hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic motor; swing control lever (72) that instructs the swing structure to make a swing motion; and a control device (80) that controls at least either a delivery flow rate of the hydraulic pump or an output torque of the electric motor in such a manner that meter-out and meter-in pressures of the hydraulic motor that is run together with the electric motor approach each other when the demanded torque necessary for the swing motion of the swing structure instructed by the swing control lever can be produced by the electric motor alone. |
| US09593452B2 |
Fibrous structures
Fibrous structures that exhibit a Tensile Ratio of less than 1.75 and/or less than 1.49 as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method described herein and a Geometric Mean Modulus (GM Modulus) of less than 1402.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Machine Direction Modulus (MD Modulus) of less than 1253.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Cross Machine Direction Modulus (CD Modulus) of less than 1569.2 g/cm at 15 g/cm, are provided. |
| US09593448B2 |
Biomass treatment for hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion
A selective removal of chlorine and phosphorus that are detrimental to subsequent hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion from the biomass feed prior to carrying out catalytic hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis/hydrodeoxygenation of the biomass in a manner that does not reduce the effectiveness of the hydrothermal hydrocatalytic treatment while minimizing the amount of water used in the process is provided. |
| US09593439B2 |
Freeze protection method for washing machine
A freeze protection method for a washing machine includes: determining, by a control unit, whether or not laundry items exist after a washing process, when a freeze protection course is selected; determining, by the control unit, whether a freeze protection operation condition is satisfied or not, when no laundry items exist; and operating, by the control unit, a water supply device to supply water and operating a drain device to discharge water, when the freeze protection operation condition is satisfied; and returning to the determining of whether the freeze protection operation condition is satisfied or not, when a preset standby time passes after the water supply device and the drain device are operated. |
| US09593438B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining an inertia of a laundry load in a laundry treating appliance
An apparatus and method for determining an inertia of a laundry load for a laundry treating appliance during an acceleration phase, wherein the rotational speed of a rotatable drum of the laundry is controlled based on the determined inertia. |
| US09593436B2 |
Tapered multifilament yarn and process for producing the same
A process for producing a tapered multifilament yarn comprising feeding a drawable filament to a drawing apparatus and changing the take-over speed relative to the feed speed of the filament in order to change the thickness of the filament in a longitudinal direction, characterized by making the take-over speed slower than the feed speed under heating in a part of the filament in the longitudinal direction and thereby shrinking and thickening the part of the filament. According to the process, the ratio of the thickness of the thickest part of the tapered multifilament yarn to the thickness of the thinnest part thereof can be easily increased. |
| US09593432B2 |
Coated silica crucible having a bubble-free layer, and method of producing the same
A coating method for coating a crucible and a quartz crucible for growing a silicon crystal are provided. In the coating method, a bubble-free quartz layer which is 80 μm to 4 mm thick is formed on an inner surface of a crucible for growing a silicon crystal, and the surface of the bubble-free quartz layer is covered with alkaline earth hydroxide, following which heating is performed to a temperature at which the surface becomes devitrified. The surface may be covered by immersing the inner surface in a solution of the alkaline earth hydroxide. The heating may be performed before the crucible for growing silicon crystal is filled with a solid raw material to be melted. |
| US09593428B2 |
Device for single-sided electrolytic treatment of a flat substrate
The present invention provides a device for single-sided electrolytic treatment of a flat substrate. The device comprises a bath for electrolytic fluid and conveying means for conveying the flat substrate in a conveying direction at the free surface of the fluid in the bath, with the flat substrate being horizontally oriented such that the underside of the flat substrate makes contact with the free surface of the fluid in the bath. The conveying means comprise two conveying elements disposed opposite each other, which extend along two respective conveying paths, which conveying paths each comprise an electrolytic part, which electrolytic parts extend on two opposite longitudinal sides of the bath. |
| US09593423B2 |
Process for forming metal film, and product equipped with metal film
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wiring substrate from which a metal film cannot be detached easily. A process for forming a metal film comprises a step (X) of applying an agent containing a compound (α) onto the surface of a base and a step (Y) of forming a metal film on the surface of the compound (α) by a wet-mode plating technique, wherein the compound (α) is a compound having either an OH group or an OH-generating group, an azide group and a triazine ring per molecule, and the base comprises a polymer. |
| US09593419B2 |
Wafer rotation in a semiconductor chamber
A method and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided. The apparatus includes a pedestal and rotation member, both of which are moveably disposed within a processing chamber. The rotation member is adapted to rotate a substrate disposed in the chamber. The substrate may be supported by an edge ring during processing. The edge ring may selectively engage either the pedestal or the rotation member. In one embodiment, the edge ring engages the pedestal during a deposition process and the edge ring engages the rotation member during rotation of the substrate. The rotation of the substrate during processing may be discrete or continuous. |
| US09593416B2 |
Precursor delivery system
A precursor source vessel comprises a vessel body, a passage within the vessel body, and a valve attached to a surface of the body. An internal chamber is adapted to contain a chemical reactant, and the passage extends from outside the body to the chamber. The valve regulates flow through the passage. The vessel has inlet and outlet valves, and optionally a vent valve for venting internal gas. An external gas panel can include at least one valve fluidly interposed between the outlet valve and a substrate reaction chamber. Gas panel valves can each be positioned along a plane that is generally parallel to, and no more than about 10.0 cm from, a flat surface of the vessel. Filters in a vessel lid or wall filter gas flow through the vessel's valves. A quick-connection assembly allows fast and easy connection of the vessel to a gas panel. |
| US09593414B2 |
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon dielectric for superconducting devices
Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is hydrogenated for use as a dielectric (e.g., an interlayer dielectric) for superconducting electronics. A hydrogenated a-Si layer is formed on a substrate by CVD or sputtering. The hydrogen may be integrated during or after the a-Si deposition. After the layer is formed, it is first annealed in an environment of high hydrogen chemical potential and subsequently annealed in an environment of low hydrogen chemical potential. Optionally, the a-Si (or an H-permeable overlayer, if added) may be capped with a hydrogen barrier before removing the substrate from the environment of low hydrogen chemical potential. |
| US09593412B2 |
Deposition apparatus and electronic device manufacturing method
A deposition apparatus includes a shutter storage unit which is connected to a processing chamber via an opening and stores a shutter in the retracted state into an exhaust chamber, and a shield member which is formed around the opening of the shutter storage unit and covers the exhaust port of the exhaust chamber. The shield member has, at a position of a predetermined height between the opening of the shutter storage unit and a deposition unit, the first exhaust path which communicates with the exhaust port of the exhaust chamber. |
| US09593411B2 |
Physical vapor deposition chamber with capacitive tuning at wafer support
In a plasma enhanced physical vapor deposition of a material onto workpiece, a metal target faces the workpiece across a target-to-workpiece gap less than a diameter of the workpiece. A carrier gas is introduced into the chamber and gas pressure in the chamber is maintained above a threshold pressure at which mean free path is less than 5% of the gap. RF plasma source power from a VHF generator is applied to the target to generate a capacitively coupled plasma at the target, the VHF generator having a frequency exceeding 30 MHz. The plasma is extended across the gap to the workpiece by providing through the workpiece a first VHF ground return path at the frequency of the VHF generator. |
| US09593410B2 |
Methods and apparatus for stable substrate processing with multiple RF power supplies
Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are provided herein. In some embodiments, a physical vapor deposition chamber includes a first RF power supply having a first base frequency and coupled to one of a target or a substrate support; and a second RF power supply having a second base frequency and coupled to one of the target or the substrate support, wherein the first and second base frequencies are integral multiples of each other, wherein the second base frequency is modified to an offset second base frequency that is not an integral multiple of the first base frequency. |
| US09593408B2 |
Thin film deposition apparatus including deposition blade
A thin film deposition apparatus includes a deposition source that is disposed opposite to a substrate and holds a deposition material that is vaporized; a first nozzle unit disposed between the substrate and the deposition source and having first slit units arranged in a first direction of the substrate; a second nozzle unit disposed between the first nozzle unit and the substrate and having second slit units arranged in the first direction of the substrate; and at least one barrier member assembly disposed between the first nozzle unit and the second nozzle unit and partitioning the space between the first nozzle unit and the second nozzle unit. A deposition blade is optionally disposed in any space formed between the first nozzle unit and the second nozzle unit during a stand-by mode to prevent the deposition of the deposition material from being deposited onto undesirable regions of the chamber. |
| US09593404B2 |
Nitrocarburized crankshaft and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing a nitrocarburized crankshaft which is obtained by subjecting a bainitic microalloyed steel to a forging and a machining, and further subjecting the bainitic microalloyed steel to at least a strain releasing heat treatment and a subsequent nitrocarburizing treatment, the bainitic microalloyed steel containing, as essentially added elements, in terms of mass %: 0.10% to 0.40% of C; 0.10% to 1.0% of Si; 1.0% to 2.0% of Mn; 0.05% to 0.40% of Mo; and 0.05% to 0.40% of V, and the bainitic microalloyed steel optionally further containing, as arbitrarily added elements, in terms of mass %: 0.01% to 0.1% of S; 0.005% to 0.2% of Ti; 0.001% to 0.03% of Al; 0.50% or less of Cr; 0.5% or less of Cu; and 0.5% or less of Ni, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. |
| US09593399B2 |
Process for making cold-rolled dual phase steel sheet
A process for manufacturing a cold rolled high strength dual phase steel. The process includes soaking a steel slab within a temperature range of 1200-1300° C., hot rolling the soaked steel slab in a roughing treatment and producing a transfer bar, and hot rolling the transfer bar in a finishing treatment and producing hot rolled strip. The hot rolled strip is cold rolled with at least a 55% reduction in thickness. The cold rolled sheet is intercritically annealed at a temperature between 790-840° C. and rapidly cooled to a temperature between 450-500° C. The rapidly cooled sheet has a ferrite plus martensite microstructure, a 0.2% yield strength of at least 550 MPa, a tensile strength of at least 980 MPa and a total elongation to failure of at least 10%. |
| US09593398B2 |
Hardened cobalt based alloy jewelry and related methods
Hardened cobalt alloys for forming jewelry, including finger rings as well as methods and processes for producing such alloys. In one illustrative embodiment, such an alloy can contain cobalt in an amount of from about 35 wt % to about 65 wt %, in combination with chromium in an amount of from about 16 % wt to about 32 wt %, and molybdenum in an amount of from about 8 wt % to about 31 wt %. Aluminum, silicon, boron, titanium, and other hardness enhancing materials may also be present. Hot investment casting may be used to form items from the alloys, which may then be shaped or polished to a final form. Annular finger rings constructed from these materials may have a white appearance similar to white gold or platinum, may have increased resistance to scratching compared to traditional cobalt chromium rings, and may be easily be removed by cracking in an emergency situation. |
| US09593396B2 |
High strength/ductility magnesium-based alloys for structural applications
A tin-containing magnesium-aluminum-manganese (Mg—Al—Mn) based alloy that provides a desired combination of strength and ductility so as to be particularly suited for structural applications. The alloy includes magnesium, aluminum, and manganese in combination and about 0.5% to about 3.5% tin. The tin addition improves strength without substantial loss of ductility. |
| US09593395B2 |
Titanium alloys including increased oxygen content and exhibiting improved mechanical properties
One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a metastable β titanium alloy comprising, in weight percentages: up to 0.05 nitrogen; up to 0.10 carbon; up to 0.015 hydrogen; up to 0.10 iron; greater than 0.20 oxygen; 14.00 to 16.00 molybdenum; titanium; and incidental impurities. Articles of manufacture including the alloy also are disclosed. |
| US09593394B2 |
Process of leaching gold
Disclosed is a process of leaching gold that can be inexpensively and efficiently carried out from a mixture containing sulfur and gold, typically from the material containing sulfur and gold that is an intermediate product recovered by the flotation method in the hydrometallurgical method. Specifically, disclosed is a process of leaching gold from the mixture containing elemental sulfur and gold, the process involving combining the mixture containing elemental sulfur and gold and an aqueous solution of hydroxide of one or more of metals of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, the hydroxides reacting with elemental sulfur to form thiosulfate of alkali and/or alkaline earth metal, and the gold thereby being leached by reaction with the thiosulfate. |
| US09593393B2 |
Rail heat treatment device and rail heat treatment method
A rail heat treatment device includes a cooling header, an oscillation mechanism, and a control system including: a storage unit that stores therein at least information required for a oscillation control; and a control unit that obtains a permissible range of required cooling time for a rail that satisfies a permissible range of hardness of the rail based on a correlation expression representing a correlation between the cooling time for the rail with the cooling header and the hardness of the rail after cooling, controls a stroke and a speed of relative reciprocation of the rail and the cooling header based on the permissible range of the required cooling time, and causes the oscillation mechanism to perform the relative reciprocation of the rail and the cooling header by the stroke and at the speed. |
| US09593392B2 |
Method for producing workpieces from lightweight steel having material properties that are adjustable across the wall thickness
A method for producing a workpiece having properties which are adjustable across a wall thickness or strip thickness of the workpiece, includes the steps of subjecting the workpiece to a decarburizing annealing treatment under an oxidizing atmosphere and to an accelerated cooling and/or a cold forming for generating a property gradient of the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is made of an austenitic lightweight steel which has an alloy composition which includes by weight percent 0.2% to 1% carbon, 0.05% to<15% aluminum, 0.05% to 6.0% silicon, 9% to<30% manganese, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, copper, boron, titanium, zirconium, vanadium and niobium, wherein chromium=4.0%; titanium+zirconium=0.7%; niobium+vanadium=0.5%, boron=1%, the remainder iron including common steel companion elements. |
| US09593388B2 |
Biomass treatment for hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion
A selective removal of metal and its anion species that are detrimental to subsequent hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion from the biomass feed prior to carrying out catalytic hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis/hydrodeoxygenation of the biomass in a manner that does not reduce the effectiveness of the hydrothermal hydrocatalytic treatment while minimizing the amount of water used in the process is provided. |
| US09593383B2 |
Compositions, kits and related methods for the detection and/or monitoring of listeria
Provided are compositions, kits, and methods for the identification of Listeria. In certain aspects and embodiments, the compositions, kits, and methods may provide improvements in relation to specificity, sensitivity, and speed of detection. |
| US09593382B2 |
Compositions and methods for identifying and comparing members of microbial communities using amplicon sequences
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides computational algorithms, computer programs, software and other methods, systems and products of manufacture (e.g., computers, devices or apparatus) for identifying members of microbial communities, their abundance and distribution from amplicon sequence data, and comparing microbial communities and consortia. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides computer-implemented methods comprising a subset of, substantially all, or all of the steps as set forth in the flow chart of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 or FIG. 4. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods for identification of consortia, optionally followed by construction of artificial microbial consortia from pure strains or enrichment cultures. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, fluids, bioreactors, muds, reservoirs or products of manufacture comprising a synthetic microbial consortium made by the method of the invention. |
| US09593376B2 |
Natural killer p30 (NKp30) dysfunction and the biological applications thereof
The present invention relates to a method of assessing a favorable or, on the contrary, an unfavorable prognosis of a cancer in the subject, which method comprises detecting the presence of a mutated Natural Cytotoxicity-triggering Receptor 3 (NCR3) nucleic acid, an abnormal relative amount of at least one particular Natural Killer p30 (NKp30) RNA transcript isoform, and/or an abnormal Natural Killer p30 (NKp30) expression or activity of at least one particular NKp30 protein isoform in a sample from the subject, the presence of mutated NCR3 nucleic acid, abnormal relative amount of at least one particular NKp30 RNA transcript isoform, or abnormal expression or activity of at least one particular NKp30 protein isoform being indicative of the prognosis of cancer in the subject. |
| US09593373B2 |
Modified nucleosides or nucleotides
Some embodiments described herein relate to modified nucleotide and nucleoside molecules with novel 3′-hydroxy protecting groups. Also provided herein are methods to prepare such modified nucleotide and nucleoside molecules and sequencing by synthesis processes using such modified nucleotide and nucleoside molecules. |
| US09593370B2 |
Biochemical analysis apparatus and rotary valve
An analysis apparatus for performing biochemical analysis of a sample using nanopores comprises: a sensor device that supports plural nanopores, reservoirs holding material for performing the analysis; a fluidics system; and plural containers for receiving respective samples, all arranged in a cartridge that is removably attachable to an electronics unit arranged to generate drive signals to perform signal processing circuit to generate output data representing the results of the analysis. The fluidics system supplies samples selectively from the containers to the sensor device using a rotary valve. |
| US09593366B2 |
Individually synthesized primers to be used in whole genome amplification
Disclosed are compositions and methods for random amplification of nucleic acid sequences of interest using random-G-deficient primers. Also disclosed are methods of randomly amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence using random G-deficient primers alone or in combination with random, partially random, or specific primers. |
| US09593357B2 |
Process to control CO concentrations in fermentations
A process for controlling concentration of CO in a bioreactor provides a direct and real time measurement of dissolved CO in a fermentation medium. The process for controlling concentrations of CO in a bioreactor includes contacting an aliquot of fermentation medium with at least one CO binding ligand and at least one microbial inactivator. |
| US09593356B2 |
Protein enriched microvesicles and methods of making and using the same
Protein enriched micro-vesicles and methods of making and using the same are provided. Aspects of the methods include maintaining a cell having a membrane-associated protein comprising a first dimerization domain and a target protein having a second dimerization domain under conditions sufficient to produce a micro-vesicle from the cell, wherein the micro-vesicle includes the target protein. Also provided are cells, reagents and kits that find use in making the micro-vesicles, as well as methods of using the micro-vesicles, e.g., in research and therapeutic applications. |
| US09593352B2 |
Production of fatty acid alkyl esters by use of two lipolytic enzymes
A method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein a solution comprising triglyceride and alcohol is contacted with a first lipolytic enzyme having a relatively higher activity on free fatty acids than on triglyceride and a second lipolytic enzyme having a relatively higher activity on triglyceride than on free fatty acids. |
| US09593351B2 |
Recombinant microalgae including sucrose invertase and thioesterase
Disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Methods such as transesterification, hydrogenation, hydrocracking, deoxygenation, isomerization, interesterification, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and saponification are disclosed. Novel oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods of the invention. |
| US09593343B2 |
Plant variant, method for producing plant variant, and method for accumulating soluble sugar
This invention is intended to allow accumulation of large quantities of soluble sugars in tissue other than plant seeds. A plant is modified so as to suppress a gene encoding a subunit exhibiting the highest sequence similarity with the subunit encoded by the AGPL1 gene of rice among subunits constituting. |
| US09593341B2 |
Filamentous fungi having an altered viscosity phenotype
Described are compositions and methods relating to variant filamentous fungi having altered growth characteristics. Such variants are well-suited for growth in submerged cultures, e.g., for the large-scale production of enzymes and other proteins for commercial applications. |
| US09593340B2 |
Expression system for modulating an immune response
The present invention discloses methods and compositions for modulating the quality of an immune response to a target antigen in a mammal, which response results from the expression of a polynucleotide that encodes at least a portion of the target antigen, wherein the quality is modulated by replacing at least one codon of the polynucleotide with a synonymous codon that has a higher or lower preference of usage by the mammal to confer the immune response than the codon it replaces. |
| US09593333B2 |
Modulation of apolipoprotein C-III (ApoCIII) expression in lipoprotein lipase deficient (LPLD) populations
Provided are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of ApoCIII mRNA and protein for treating, preventing, delaying, or ameliorating Fredrickson Type I dyslipidemia/FCS/LPLD, in a patient. Such methods, compounds, and compositions increase HDL levels and/or improving the ratio of TG to HDL and reducing plasma lipids and plasma glucose in the patient, and are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate any one or more of pancreatitis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorder, and associated symptoms. |
| US09593330B2 |
Treatment of frataxin (FXN) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to FXN
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Frataxin (FXN), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Frataxin (FXN). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of FXN. |
| US09593329B2 |
Assembly of large nucleic acids
A method to assemble any desired nucleic acid molecule by combining cassettes in vitro to form assemblies which are further combined in vivo, or by assembling large numbers of DNA fragments by recombination in a yeast culture to obtain desired DNA molecules of substantial size is described. |
| US09593326B2 |
Protein variant generation by region shuffling
Region shuffling methods for efficiently introducing diversity and exploring sequence space are described. Libraries produced directly from these methods contain high fractions of protein variants harboring multiple beneficial mutations. Typically, the methods produce these variants efficiently without the need for sequencing beneficial mutants identified at intermediate stages of the process. |
| US09593325B2 |
Stable lysis buffer mixture for extracting nucleic acids
Embodiments relate to a lysis buffer mixture that is stable in storage for isolating nucleic acids from biological, preferably diagnostic samples. The mixture is preferably associated with an extraction control. The aim of the invention is to provide an improved nucleic acid extraction system, which is cost-effective, stable and easy to use, thus fulfilling the requirements of a modern nucleic acid extraction system and containing, among other things, extraction controls. Embodiments relate to a lysis buffer mixture for isolating nucleic acids, said mixture containing non chaotropic salts, a special selection of detergents, a defined quantity of at least one nucleic acid as an extraction control, optionally lytic enzymes, optionally carrier nucleic acids and optionally other additives. |
| US09593324B2 |
Treatment of cellulosic material and enzymes useful therein
The present invention relates to the production of sugar hydrolysates from cellulosic material. The method may be used e.g. for producing fermentable sugars for the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic material. Cellulolytic enzymes and their production by recombinant technology is described, as well as uses of the enzymes and enzyme preparations. |
| US09593322B2 |
Innovative discovery of therapeutic, diagnostic, and antibody compositions related to protein fragments of arginyl-trna synthetases
Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications. |
| US09593321B2 |
L-arabinose isomerase variants with improved conversion activity and method for production of D-tagatose using them
The present invention relates to the development of an L-arabinose isomerase variant from Thermotoga neapolitana DSM 5068, which is a kind of thermophile, on the basis of protein molecular modeling. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of producing D-tagatose from D-galactose by using the enzyme or a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium expressing the enzyme. |
| US09593320B2 |
Proteases with modified pro regions
The present invention provides methods and compositions for the production of mature proteases in bacterial host cells. The compositions include modified polynucleotides that encode modified proteases, which have at least one mutation in the pro region; the modified serine proteases encoded by the modified polynucleotides; expression cassettes, DNA constructs, and vectors comprising the modified polynucleotides that encode the modified proteases; and the bacterial host cells transformed with the vectors of the invention. The methods include methods for enhancing the production of mature proteases in bacterial host cells e.g. Bacillus sp. host cells. The produced proteases find use in the industrial production of enzymes, suitable for use in various industries, including but not limited to the cleaning, animal feed and textile processing industry. |
| US09593319B2 |
Temperature-stable β-pyranosidase
The invention relates to temperature-stable polypeptides with β-pyranosidase activity. The polypeptide substrates include β-glucopyranosides and β-xylopyranosides. The polypeptides can be expressed alone or as fusion proteins for example in yeast or bacteria and subsequently purified. The polypeptides according to the invention can be used alone or in a mixture with other enzymes for the degradation of plant raw materials, among others for the enzymatic degradation of biomass containing lignocellulose, in particular hemicellulose and the hemicellulose component xylan. The enzymes are suitable for use in textile processing, as an additive of detergents, or in the food or feed industry. |
| US09593318B2 |
Linker-bridged gene or domain fusion reverse transcriptase enzyme
The present invention relates to combinations of a linker bridged gene or domain fusion reverse transcriptase enzyme, and more particularly, combinations of a linker bridged gene or domain fusion reverse transcriptase enzyme and their fusion construction utilizing for more efficient and quality DNA synthesis in reverse transcription. The composition of the invention includes a polymerase domain; a linker, consisting of 3-40 amino acids; and an RNase H domain, wherein the RNase H domain is either unmodified or modified with point mutations. The composition may further include another mutated RNase H, a mutated RNase A, and an additional linker which consists of 3-40 amino acids. |
| US09593317B2 |
Methods and means to modify a plant genome at a nucleotide sequence commonly used in plant genome engineering
Methods and means are provided to modify in a targeted manner the plant genome of transgenic plants comprising chimeric genes wherein the chimeric genes have a DNA element commonly used in plant molecular biology. Re-designed meganucleases to cleave such an element commonly used in plant molecular biology are provided. |
| US09593315B2 |
Mutant RB69 DNA polymerase
Provided herein are mutant DNA-dependent polymerases which are derived from, or otherwise related to, wild type RB69 DNA polymerase. These mutant polymerases are capable of selectively binding labeled nucleotides. These mutant polymerases are also capable of incorporating a variety of naturally occurring and modified nucleotides, including, for example, terminator nucleotides. |
| US09593310B2 |
Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells
The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into insulin producing cells. In particular, the present invention provides a method to produce cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage that co-express NKX6.1 and insulin and minimal amounts of glucagon. |
| US09593308B2 |
Device for enhancing immunostimulatory capabilities of T-cells
T-cells are generated with enhanced immunostimulatory capabilities for use in self therapy treatment protocols, by utilizing a biodegradable device with a biodegradable support that has one or more agents that are reactive to T-cell surface moieties. The biodegradable devices are mixed with the T-cells sufficiently so that the one or more agents cross-link with the T-cells' surface moieties and deliver a signal to the T-cells to enhance immunostimulatory capabilities. |
| US09593299B2 |
Treatment compositions containing water-soluble polyelectrolyte complex which are self-limiting
The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide a cleaning benefit and surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions and at least one oxidant selected from the group: alkaline metal salts and/or alkaline earth metal salts of hypochlorous acid, hypochlorous acid, solubilized chlorine, any source of free chlorine, acidic sodium chlorite, active chlorine generating compound and any combinations or mixtures thereof. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes with at least one oxidant in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20. |
| US09593294B2 |
Sensory use of 6-cyclopentylidenehexane derivatives
The invention concerns the use of 6-cyclopentylidenehexane derivatives—6, cyclopentylidenehexan-1-ol and 6-cyclopentylidenehexanal—as sensory agents giving off a fragrance and/or a flavor of interest for a use in perfumery, in cosmetic, in parapharmacy, in detergent industry and in the food industry. |
| US09593288B2 |
Lubricants from mixed alpha-olefin feeds
This invention discloses an improved process which employs mixed alpha-olefins as feed over activated metallocene catalyst systems to provide essentially random liquid polymers particularly useful in lubricant components or as functional fluids. |
| US09593286B2 |
Method and system for cogenerating gas-steam based on gasification and methanation of biomass
A method for cogenerating gas-steam based on gasification and methanation of biomass. The method includes: 1) mixing oxygen and water vapor with biomass, transporting the resulting mixture via a nozzle to a gasifier, gasifying the biomass to yield crude gasified gas, and transporting superheated steam having a pressure of 5-6 MPa resulting from sensible heat recovery to a steam turbine; 2) adjusting the hydrogen/carbon ratio of the crude gasified gas generated from step 1) to 3:1, and eluting the crude gasified gas whereby yield purified syngas; 3) introducing the purified syngas from step 2) to a methanation unit and transporting intermediate pressure superheated steam generated in the methanation unit to the steam turbine; and 4) concentrating methane of synthetic natural gas containing trace nitrogen and water vapor obtained from step 3) through pressure swing adsorption. |
| US09593285B2 |
Unleaded gasoline formulations including mesitylene and pseudocumene
The present invention provides an unleaded, piston engine fuel formulation comprising a blend of mesitylene, pseudocumene and isopentane having a MON of at least 94 and an RVP of 38 to 49 kPa at 37.8° C. In certain aspects, the formulation comprises specific weight percentages of each of the mesitylene, pseudocumene and isopentane components, and varying MON ratings. In additional aspects, the formulations comprise a combination of mesitylene, isopentane, and one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of pseudocumene, toluene and xylenes. In certain embodiments, the formulations also include alkylates and or alkanes. The formulations have unusually high MON ratings, and desirable RVP and distillation curve characteristics for formulations not including additional components, particularly octane boosters. |
| US09593280B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
There is provided a liquid crystal display device that may limit a reduction in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in the ion density (ID) in the liquid crystal layer and thereby address issues of faulty display such as white missing pixels, alignment inconsistencies, and burn-in. The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, which may limit a reduction in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in the ion density (ID) in the liquid crystal layer and thereby reduce the risk of faulty display such as burn-in, can be suitably used, in particular, as an IPS-mode or FFS-mode liquid crystal display device for active-matrix driving and may also be used as a liquid crystal display device for liquid crystal display televisions, monitors, mobile phones, smart phones, or the like. |
| US09593278B2 |
Phosphor and light-emitting device including same
Provided is a phosphor including: a host material expressed by a general formula (Ca1-xMex)a(Ce1-y-zLayPrz)bSicXd (0.5≦b/a≦7, 1.5≦c/(a+b)≦3.5, 4≦d/(a+b)≦6, 0≦x≦0.5, 0≦y<1, 0≦z≦0.5, and 0≦y+z<1, where X is at least one element selected from N, O, F, and Cl); and at least one activator that is selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, and is solid-solutioned in the host material, wherein Me is at least one element selected from Ba, Mg, Sr, Mn, and Zn, and the host material includes, as a main phase, a phase that exhibits a diffraction peak having a relative intensity of 5% or more in ranges of Bragg's angles (2θ) of 10.68-11.41°, 18.52-19.46°, 31.21-31.58°, 31.61-32.20°, and 36.81-37.49° of an X-ray diffraction pattern when a relative intensity of a diffraction peak having the strongest intensity is set to 100% in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern. |
| US09593277B2 |
Curable silicone composition, cured product therefrom, and optical semiconductor device
A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the average unit formula: (R13SiO1/2)a(R22SiO2/2)b(R3SiO3/2)c (R1 are alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, or aralkyl groups; R2 are alkyl groups or alkenyl groups; R3 is an alkyl group, aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that, in a molecule, at least 0.5 mol % of R1 to R3 are the alkenyl groups, at least one of R3 is the aryl group or the aralkyl group; and a, b, and c are numbers satisfying: 0.01≦a≦0.5, 0.4≦b≦0.8, 0.01≦c≦0.5, and a+b+c=1); (B) an organopolysiloxane that is different from component (A); (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. A cured product exhibiting excellent dispersibility of phosphor and having high strength and gas barrier properties is formed. |
| US09593274B2 |
Working medium and heat cycle system
To provide a working medium for heat cycle, of which combustibility is suppressed, which has less influence over the ozone layer, which has less influence over global warming and which provides a heat cycle system excellent in the cycle performance (efficiency and capacity), and a heat cycle system, of which the safety is secured, and which is excellent in the cycle performance (efficiency and capacity).A working medium for heat cycle comprising 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is employed for a heat cycle system (such as a Rankine cycle system, a heat pump cycle system, a refrigerating cycle system 10 or a heat transport system). |
| US09593271B2 |
Curable composition and cured product thereof
The present invention provides a sealant composition that includes a reactive silyl group-containing organic polymer, and gives a cured product having a low modulus and not having wrinkles or cracks on the surface even though the sealant includes as a curing catalyst a tetravalent tin compound, which is presumed to reduce recovery. The sealant composition is a one-component curable sealant composition including: a linear organic polymer (A) having a number average molecular weight of 11,000 to 30,000, and having an ethanol-elimination reactive silyl group at a molecular terminal; a tetravalent tin compound (B); and a plasticizer (C). |
| US09593270B2 |
Adhesive sheet
The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that contains a polyester resin as a main component, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a laminate structure that contains at least one layer LA where a polyester resin EA having Mw of from 4×104 to 12×104 is crosslinked and at least one layer LB where a polyester resin EB having Mw of from 0.2×104 to 1×104 is crosslinked, and at least one surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is constituted by the layer LA. |
| US09593269B1 |
Polyolefin-based composition, adhesives, and related multi-layered structures prepared therefrom
A polyolefin-based composition made from or containing (A) a first polymer composition made from or containing a polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated monomer, (B) a second polymer composition made from or containing a polyethylene, and (C) a third polymer composition made from or containing (i) a first polyisobutylene and (ii) a second polyisobutylene. The first polyisobutylene has a Viscosity Average Molecular Weight (VAMW1), and the second polyisobutylene has a Viscosity Average Molecular Weight (VAMW2), wherein VAMW1≠VAMW2. The polyolefin-based composition is useful as an adhesives or a tie-layer adhesive composition for multi-layered structures. In particular, the composition is useful as an adhesive to bind a metal layer to a dissimilar substrate. |
| US09593260B2 |
CMP slurry composition for polishing copper, and polishing method using same
The present invention relates to a CMP slurry composition for polishing copper, comprising: polishing particles; a complexing agent; a corrosion inhibitor; and deionized water. The complexing agent comprises one or more organic acids selected from oxalic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, and formic acid, and glycine. |
| US09593255B2 |
Sacrificial coating for intermediate transfer member of an indirect printing apparatus
An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a sacrificial coating composition for an image transfer member in an aqueous ink imaging system. The coating composition is made from ingredients comprising: a latex comprising polymer particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase; at least one hygroscopic material; at least one oil-in-water emulsion; and at least one surfactant. |
| US09593254B2 |
Aqueous coating liquid and coated film
To obtain an aqueous coating liquid which affords, by applying it on a plastic substrate and drying it, a coated film excellent in transparency, gas barrier properties, and adhesiveness to the substrate and excellent in homogeneity.An aqueous coating liquid containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), a polyethyleneimine (B), a nonionic surfactant (C), and an aqueous solvent (D). |
| US09593250B2 |
Aqueous ink, ink cartridge and ink jet recording method
The invention provides an aqueous ink containing a coloring material, wherein the coloring material is a self-dispersible pigment in which a functional group containing another atomic group and an anionic group such as a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group or a phosphonic acid group are bonded to a particle surface of a pigment such as carbon black or an organic pigment, and a standard deviation of an introduced amount of the functional group is 0.0380 or less. |
| US09593249B2 |
White ink, ink set, ink cartridge, inkjet recording apparatus, inkjet recording method, and recording method
Provided is a white ink, including water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a colorant including hollow resin particles, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one of a monohydric alcohol having a boiling point of 240° C. or lower and a diol having a boiling point of 240° C. or lower, having at least one hydroxyl group bonded to an alkane chain at a site other than terminals of the alkane chain, and having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and a content of the at least one of the monohydric alcohol and the diol is equal to or greater than 75.0% by mass of a total amount of the water-soluble organic solvent. |
| US09593247B2 |
Composition and method for removal of organic paint coatings from substrates
The invention relates to a non-aqueous stripping composition for removing cured organic paint from substrates comprising i. a source of hydroxide ions; ii. a high-boiling alcohol having a boiling point of at least 100° C.; and iii. at least one surfactant represented by the following formula R—O—(CH2CH2O)nH and wherein R is an alkyl chain, linear or branched having a 2 to 24 carbon atom chain length. |
| US09593245B2 |
Controlled release, wood preserving composition with low-volatile organic content for treating in-service utility poles, posts, pilings, cross-ties and other wooden structures
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a dispersion of solid particles of a substantially insoluble copper compound in an amount from 0.001% to 10% by weight of the composition; a boron-containing compound, a fluoride-containing compound, or a combination thereof; and an aqueous carrier; wherein the composition has a viscosity of 125 to 425 tenths of a millimeter (tmm) as measured using a penetrometer, and wherein at least 20% of the particles of the composition comprise particles having particle size greater than 25 microns. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using the same. |
| US09593243B2 |
Compound, pigment dispersing agent, pigment composition, pigment dispersion and toner containing said compound
Provided is a compound that improves dispersibility of a pigment in a non-water-soluble solvent, and a pigment dispersing agent, a pigment composition, a pigment dispersion and a toner that use that compound. The present invention relates to a compound in which a polymer and a monoazo compound having a specific structure are bonded. The present invention further relates to a pigment dispersing agent, a pigment composition, a pigment dispersion and a toner containing that compound. |
| US09593241B2 |
Resin composition for encapsulating optical element
The present invention relates to a resin composition for encapsulating an optical device and more particularly, the resin composition for encapsulating optical device of the invention comprising a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) of which the compatibility with resins is enhanced by its cross-linking ability and an organic polysilazane compound has excellent mechanical properties, and enhanced adhesive strengths to a base material and barrier properties against moisture or oxygen by having excellent solubility with siloxane resins and significantly improved outgassing phenomenon, thus being able to be applied to encapsulation process for various optical devices, especially the encapsulation process of thick films. |
| US09593240B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition
The disclosure relates to the thermosetting resin composition containing (A) to (D):(A) a thermosetting resin containing an SiH group and an alkenyl group, being a reaction product between silsesquioxane having an SiH group and an organopolysiloxane having two alkenyl groups;(B) a thermosetting resin having an SiH group as obtained by allowing reaction among silsesquioxane having an SiH group, organopolysiloxane having two alkenyl groups, an epoxy compound having an alkenyl group and a silyl compound having an alkenyl group;(C) a linear organopolysiloxane compound having an SiH group only at one terminal; and(D) a Pt catalyst. |
| US09593238B2 |
Prepreg and carbon fiber reinforced composite material
A prepreg includes; agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The sizing agent-coated carbon fibers are in a shape of woven fabric or braid. The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D), a thermoplastic resin (F), and a latent hardener (G). The sizing agent-coated carbon fibers have an (a)/(b) ratio in a certain range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C═C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. |
| US09593233B2 |
Rubber mixture and pneumatic vehicle tire
A rubber mixture and a pneumatic vehicle tire including a rubber mixture containing the following constituents: 15 to 55 phr of at least one natural polyisoprene and/or 15 to 55 phr of at least one synthetic polyisoprene and 15 to 85 phr of at least one polybutadiene and 60 to 100 phr of at least one carbon black and 1 to 10 phr of at least one anti-ozone wax, wherein the anti-ozone wax contains unbranched hydrocarbons having the following chain length distribution including at least the three ranges A and B and C: range A: hydrocarbons having 26 to 31 carbon atoms, range B: hydrocarbons having 32 to 36 carbon atoms, range C: hydrocarbons having 37 to 47 carbon atoms, wherein the relative mass fractions of the ranges A to B to C are 0.7 to 1.5:1:0.6 to 1.4. |
| US09593228B2 |
Mixtures composed of functionalized diene rubbers with trimethylolpropane and fatty acid, a process for production thereof and use thereof
The invention relates to functionalized diene rubbers with trimethylolpropane and fatty acid, to a process for production there of and use thereof for the production of wet-skid-resistant and low-rolling-resistance motor-vehicle tire treads with high abrasion resistance. |
| US09593227B2 |
Rubber composition and molded product
A rubber composition having extremely high electrical conductivity is provided. The rubber composition contains nitrile rubber (A) having an α,β-ethylenic unsaturated nitrile monomer unit and an iodine value of 100 or lower, and carbon nanotubes (B) having the average diameter (Av) and diameter distribution (3σ) that satisfy the following relational expression: 0.60>3σ/Av>0.20. |
| US09593226B2 |
Composition containing a particular diene elastomer and a carbon black having a particular specific surface area
The invention relates to a rubber composition based on one or more specific functionalized diene elastomers and on one or more carbon blacks with a CTAB specific surface varying from 100 to 200 m2/g, the functionalized diene elastomer or elastomers being composed of a specific diene elastomer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group and of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a non-tin functional elastomer. The diene elastomer exhibits a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before functionalization and a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.3. This composition makes it possible to obtain tires having an improved wear resistance and which are characterized by decrease in rolling resistance, without damaging the processing and the wet grip. |
| US09593223B2 |
Expandable TFE copolymers, method of making, porous, expanded article thereof
A true tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type is provided, wherein the copolymer contains polymerized comonomer units of at least one comonomer other than TFE in concentrations of at least or exceeding 1.0 weight percent, and which can exceed 5.0 weight percent, wherein the copolymer is expandable, that is, the copolymer may be expanded to produce strong, useful, expanded TFE copolymeric articles having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils. Articles made from the expandable copolymer may include tapes, membranes, films, fibers, and are suitable in a variety of end applications, including medical devices. |
| US09593221B1 |
Polyol, adhesive, resin, and tackifier—thixotropic additive
A renewable chemical composition is disclosed for use in a variety of industrial applications. The renewable chemical composition may be reacted with an isocyanate to produce a urethane material. The renewable chemical composition has aromatic groups. The suitability of this material for use in a variety of applications can be adjusted by modifying the acid number, the hydroxyl number, the viscosity, the glass transition temperature, the % solids, the softening point, and other properties. The chemical reactivity and properties can be modified based on processing conditions and temperature as well as the source of renewable raw material. The lignin used in these formulations may be from pulp and paper processing such as semi-mechanical processing, soda processing, kraft processing, or biomass processing, or a by-product of ethanol production. The novel biobased polyurethane formulations range in firmness from flexible to semi-rigid to rigid and are useful in large volume polyurethane applications. |
| US09593219B2 |
Membrane comprising self-assembled block copolymer and process for producing the same by spin coating (IIa)
Disclosed are membranes formed from self-assembling block copolymers, for example, diblock copolymers of the formula (I): wherein R1-R4, n, and m are as described herein, which find use in preparing nanoporous membranes. Embodiments of the membranes contain a block copolymer that self-assembles into a cylindrical morphology. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such membrane which involves spin coating a polymer solution containing the block copolymer to obtain a thin film, followed by annealing the thin film in a solvent vapor and/or soaking in a solvent or mixture of solvents to form a nanoporous membrane. |
| US09593218B2 |
Self-assembled structure and membrane comprising block copolymer and process for producing the same by spin coating (IIIa)
Disclosed are self-assembled structures formed from self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): wherein R1-R4, n, and m are as described herein, which find use in preparing nanoporous membranes. In embodiments of the self-assembled structure, the block copolymer self-assembles into a cylindrical morphology. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such self-assembled structure which involves spin coating a polymer solution containing the diblock copolymer to obtain a thin film, followed by solvent annealing of the film. Further disclosed is a method of preparing porous membranes from the self-assembled structures. |