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| US09600173B2 |
Consuming data on a touchscreen device
System and computer program product to consume data on a mobile device. Data records are outputted according to a columnar or row orientation in a first panel of an application. Four other panels, each initially hidden from view, are defined to receive data from the user via a predefined touchscreen gesture. If an orientation of the gesture matches the orientation of the data records, the set of data records is either archived or deleted to a respective panel, of the four other panels, according to a direction of the gesture and a predefined action associated with that direction. If the orientation of the gesture is transverse to the orientation of the data records, individual data records are archived or deleted to a respective panel, of the four other panels, according to a direction of the gesture and a predefined action associated with that direction. |
| US09600172B2 |
Pull down navigation mode
In examples of the disclosure, a user may both expand a menu and select a menu item by overscrolling the displayed content—that is, by attempting to scroll the displayed content past a boundary of the content (e.g., an edge of a document or image, among other possibilities). The menu may be expanded in response to detection of overscrolling, and the selection of the menu item may be based on a determined overscroll value. |
| US09600170B2 |
Video display device and control method for controlling multispeed video search
A video display device provides multispeed video search, and a control method thereof. The device includes a video display unit to display a video, and a sensor unit to detect user input and transmit an input signal based on the detected user input to a processor that provides a video search interface. The video search interface includes an image display interface, a thumbnail search interface displaying thumbnails of a video, and a thumbnail control interface controlling the image display interface and/or the thumbnail search interface. The thumbnail control interface includes a circular controller, and controls display of an image on the image display interface based on rotation of the circular controller. |
| US09600164B2 |
Media-editing application with anchored timeline
A media application of some embodiments includes a timeline, which is a composite display area for displaying media clips that are part of the composite media presentation. The timeline of some embodiments includes a primary lane called a spine as well as one or more anchor lanes. The spine represents a primary sequence of media, which, in some embodiments, does not have any gaps. When a clip is deleted or removed from the timeline, the media-editing applications automatically closes the gap created in place of the clip. The clips in the anchor lanes are anchored to a particular position along the spine. Anchor lanes may be used for compositing (e.g., removing portions of one video and showing a different video in those portions), B-roll cuts (i.e., cutting away from the primary video to a different video whose clip is in the anchor lane), audio clips, or other composite presentation techniques. |
| US09600163B2 |
Mobile terminal device, method for controlling mobile terminal device, and program
A mobile phone includes a first display 11, a second display 21 arranged juxtaposed with the first display 11, and touch panels 12, 22 disposed on the displays 11, 21 for detecting that an icon has been dragged. In response to user's dragging an icon, a CPU 100 executes a reduced screen display processing of reducing in size a display screen of each of the displays 11, 21 to display the reduced display screens on the display on which the dragging operation is being performed. When the dragging operation has finished, the reduced display screens are returned to the display screens having the original size. Then, the CPU 100 displays the icon at a position, on the display screen having the original size, corresponding to the position of the icon on the reduced display screen at a time when the dragging operation has finished. |
| US09600156B2 |
Enlarging a selection region associated with selected information in a document displayed on a screen of a computing device
A mechanism is provided for enhancing a selection region for select information associated within a document. A document is analyzed to determine one or more pieces of information in the document that are likely to be selected by the user, wherein the one or more pieces of information are less than all of the information in the document. Responsive to the document failing to have been analyzed before, a selection region associated with each piece of information in the one or more pieces of information is enlarged by a first predetermined size amount thereby forming a respective region enlargement value for each piece of information in the one or more pieces of information. The region enlargement value for each piece of information in the one or more pieces of information is then recorded. |
| US09600154B2 |
Creation and management of a shortcut to linked content
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which creation, editing and sharing of a shortcut to such various informations having similarities as applications, files web documents, contacts and the like can be facilitated. The present invention includes selecting a 1st content through a 1st application, selecting a 2nd content corresponding to a 2nd application in response to an input of a link command, creating a link information between the 1st content and the 2nd content, displaying a 1st link corresponding to the 1st content when the 2nd content is displayed or displaying a 2nd link corresponding to the 2nd content when the 1st content is displayed, and displaying the 1st content through the application if the 1st link is selected or displaying the 2nd content through the 2nd application if the 2nd link is selected. |
| US09600153B2 |
Mobile terminal for displaying a webpage and method of controlling the same
A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the mobile terminal and method for controlling the same are capable of adjusting the magnification of a web page being displayed on a web browser to an optimal level or assigning an access key to a link so as to provide a more convenient web browsing environment. |
| US09600152B2 |
Providing feedback for screen sharing
A data processing system and computer program product for sharing displayed content. A content displayed on a source computer system is shared with a set of target computer systems, wherein the content is displayed on a target display on each target computer system in the set of target computer systems. In response to a change in the content displayed on the source computer system, a progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is identified. An indication of the progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is generated at the source computer system. |
| US09600149B2 |
Display processing system, display processing method, and information storage medium
It is possible for a user to intuitively and efficiently set a predetermined condition for each parameter. A display processing system includes GUI display means for displaying a plurality of parameter components (103) corresponding to a plurality of parameters and a plurality of parameter condition components (104) corresponding to a plurality of conditions set to a plurality of parameters (103) on a display, and condition specification means for associating one parameter condition component (104) with a first parameter component (103) by means of the display position of the first parameter component (103) and the display position of each of a plurality of parameter condition components (104), and specifying the condition corresponding to the parameter condition component (104) as a condition set to the parameter corresponding to the first parameter component (103). |
| US09600144B2 |
Server for selecting a sequential task-oriented event and methods for use therewith
An event wizard server includes at least one processor that executes the event wizard server application that bidirectionally communicates event planning data with a user of a client device via a network interface. The event planning data includes: event type menu data, and event type selection data, wherein at least one event type includes a sequential task-oriented event. |
| US09600143B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof
A mobile terminal for classifying contents and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to display a plurality of contents; a touch sensor configured to sense a touch input applied to the display unit; and a controller configured to classify at least one of a plurality of contents selected on the basis of a touch input applied to the display unit into a particular category, and display an object indicating the category of the selected contents in a region adjacent to the selected contents. |
| US09600140B2 |
Input device and interfaces for motor vehicle
A motor vehicle includes an input device for the input of a search criterion or a search term, a first interface for the exchange of data with a first offboard data memory, a second interface for the exchange of data with a second offboard data memory, and a computing device for the automatic search for information corresponding to the search criterion or the search term in the first onboard data memory and in the second onboard data memory. |
| US09600135B2 |
Multimodal user notification system to assist in data capture
A system for executing a multimodal software application includes a mobile computer device with a plurality of input interface components, the multimodal software application, and a dialog engine in operative communication with the multimodal software application. The multimodal software application is configured to receive first data from the plurality of input interface components. The dialog engine executes a workflow description from the multimodal software application by providing prompts to an output interface component. Each of these prompts includes notification indicating which of the input interface components are valid receivers for that respective prompt. Furthermore, the notification may indicate the current prompt and at least the next prompt in sequence. |
| US09600133B2 |
Action representation during slide generation
Techniques for displaying object animations on a slide are disclosed. In accordance with these techniques, objects on a slide may be assigned actions when generating or editing the slide. The effects of the actions on the slide are depicted using one or more respective representations which represent the slide as it will appear after implementation of one or more corresponding actions. |
| US09600130B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same
Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a plurality of pixel electrodes to which a display voltage is supplied; a common electrode forming first capacitance with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and having a common voltage supplied thereto; a plurality of sensing electrodes forming second capacitance with the common electrode, and having a touch driving signal supplied thereto; and a touch controller supplying the touch driving signal, wherein a voltage of the common electrode includes a first ripple component that is generated due to variation in the display voltage and a second ripple component that is generated due to variation in the touch driving signal, and the touch controller supplies the touch driving signal such that a polarity of the second ripple component is determined based on a polarity of the first ripple component. |
| US09600128B2 |
Touch sensitive device and touch determination method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a touch control device and touch determination method thereof. When a processor determines a capacitive coupling variation of a sensing point at a sensing panel of the touch sensitive device is smaller than a predetermined negative threshold or larger than a predetermined positive threshold, the processor then computes from local 2D sensing information of second 2D sensing information measured at the sensing point, to obtain a flatness index, The processor determine that the sensing point is not touched by any external object if the flatness index is between a predetermined flatness index negative reference value and a predetermined flatness index positive reference value that indicates the capacitive coupling amount at the sensing point is changed by the sensing point is not touched by any external object, whereby a false touch control determination due to removing water drop on the touch sensing panel can be prevented. |
| US09600127B2 |
Display device integrated with touch screen panel
A display device with an integrated touch screen panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate each including a display region and a non-display region. A sealing member is formed between the non-display regions of the upper and lower substrates and the sealing member includes a first region and a second region, wherein the second region is located adjacent to the corners of the substrates. An electrode is formed over substantially the entire display region of the lower substrate. A power line is formed in the non-display region of the lower substrate and a first connection electrode is formed electrically connecting the power line to an end portion of the electrode. Each of the power line, the end portion of the electrode, and the first connection electrode at least partially overlaps the first region and does not overlap the second region. |
| US09600126B2 |
Location detection device
In a location detection device, a capacitive touch panel is disposed on a surface of a display screen of a display device. The location detection device includes a touch panel that includes a plurality of transparent electrodes arranged in mutually intersecting directions; a location detection unit that detects a touch location of an instruction body by selecting parts of the plurality of transparent electrodes and measuring a change in capacitance between the parts; and, a low impedance setting unit that, at a point in time when the location detection unit selects the parts of the transparent electrodes, puts remaining transparent electrodes into a low impedance state. |
| US09600124B2 |
Sensor and method of sensing
A sensor is arranged to determine the presence of an object from a change in a capacitance of a sensing element. The sensor includes a capacitance measurement circuit operable to perform measurement cycles to measure a capacitance of the sensing element, and a controller circuit. The control circuit is operable to detect a periodic noise signal induced on the sensing element, to determine a first part, of a repeating pattern of the periodic noise signal, which causes a change in an amount of charge present on the sensing element, which affects the measurement of the capacitance of the sensing element by the capacitance measurement circuit, to determine a second part of the repeating pattern of the periodic noise signal, which does not cause a change in the amount of charge present on the sensing element, and to control the measurement cycles of the capacitance measurement circuit to perform the measurement cycles during the second part of the periodic noise signal and not to perform the measurement cycles during the first part of the periodic noise signal. |
| US09600123B2 |
Optical sensor and electronic apparatus
An optical sensor includes: a driving circuit that turns off a light-emitting element during a first period, a second period, and a fourth period and that turns on the light-emitting element during a third period; an integrating circuit that outputs a first integrated-value difference (FID) and a second integrated-value difference (SID), the FID being a difference between an integrated value of a photocurrent generated by a light-receiving element in accordance with respective states of the light-emitting element during the first period and the second period, the SID being a difference between an integrated value of a photocurrent generated in accordance with respective state of the light-emitting element during the third period and the fourth period; and an output control circuit that outputs the SID when the FID is zero and that outputs a difference between the SID and the FID when the FID is not zero. |
| US09600121B2 |
Driving sensor electrodes for noise measurement
In an example, a processing system for a capacitive sensing device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry coupled to a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes. The sensor module is configured to receive resulting signals from the plurality of receiver electrodes during a plurality of noise acquisition bursts while suspending transmission with the plurality of transmitter electrodes. The resulting signals include the effects of noise. The sensor module is further configured to introduce at least one time delay between a respective at least one pair of the plurality of noise acquisition bursts. The determination module is configured to determine an interference measurement for a first frequency based on the resulting signals. |
| US09600120B2 |
Device, method, and graphical user interface for orientation-based parallax display
A method includes displaying three or more display layers, the three or more display layers including at least a first display layer and a second display layer. The method further includes shifting display positions of at least the first display layer and the second display layer. Shifting the display positions includes applying a first (x,y) offset to the display position of the first display layer, and applying a second (x,y) offset to the display position of the second display layer, wherein the first (x,y) offset and the second (x,y) offset are determined in accordance with a calculated difference between a detected orientation of the electronic device and a reference orientation. The method further includes redisplaying the three or more display layers after the shifting of the display positions. At least one of the first display layer and the second display layer is responsive to touch input gestures. |
| US09600117B2 |
Position detector and position indicator
A position indicator is provided, which includes a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure applied to a tip of the position indicator. The position indicator further includes a storage configured to store the pressure as one type of digital data and to store at least one other type of digital data. The position indicator also includes a receiver configured to receive a command signal transmitted from a position sensor, and a control circuit configured to select one or more types of digital data in the storage based on the command signal. The position indicator includes a transmitter configured to transmit the selected one or more types of digital data to the position sensor. |
| US09600115B2 |
Haptic device with controlled traction forces
A haptic device includes a substrate that is subjected to lateral motion such as lateral oscillation with one or more degrees of freedom together with modulation of a friction reducing oscillation in a manner that can create a shear force on the user's finger or on an object on the device. |
| US09600109B2 |
Touch sensing type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
A touch sensing type liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate includes a first substrate, a common electrode, a pixel electrode, and a touch sensing unit; a color filter substrate including a second substrate and facing the array substrate; an anti-static layer on an outer side of the second substrate and including an organic material and a carbon nano-tube; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and an inner side of the second substrate. |
| US09600107B2 |
Touch panel including a touch sensor
To provide a touch panel in which a decrease in display quality is suppressed. The touch panel includes a touch sensor and a display element. The touch sensor includes a transistor and a sensor element. The transistor is electrically connected to the sensor element. The sensor element includes a pair of electrodes and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is positioned between the pair of electrodes. One of the pair of electrodes is an island-shaped electrode. The display element can display an image toward the touch sensor side. The island-shaped electrode does not overlap with a display region of the display element. |
| US09600105B2 |
Touch panel device and method for manufacturing the same
A touch panel device is provided, having a cover plate, a first mask layer, a signal trace layer and a second mask layer. The cover plate has a visible area and a shield area at a side of the visible area. The shield area is divided into first, second area, third areas sequentially from the visible area to an edge of the shield area. The first mask layer disposed in the first and second areas of the shield area over a surface of the cover plate, wherein the first mask layer has a flat surface. The signal trace layer is disposed in the first area of the shield area over the flat surface. The second mask layer is at least disposed in the third area near the edge of the cover plate. A viscosity of the second mask layer is larger than a viscosity of the first mask layer. |
| US09600097B2 |
On-vehicle device operation apparatus and on-vehicle device operation method
An on-vehicle device operation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an operation part, an on-vehicle device control part, and a display control part. The operation part is provided in an inside of a vehicle and includes a plurality of operation switches. When one of the operation switches is pushed, the on-vehicle device control part controls an on-vehicle device depending on the pushed operation switch. The display control part causes a display part to display an image corresponding to the operation part. when a first operation switch with no assigned operation among the plurality of operation switches is pushed, the display control part causes the display part to emphatically display a portion corresponding to the first operation switch in the image corresponding to the operation part. |
| US09600089B2 |
Optical digital ruler
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to an optical digital ruler. The optical digital ruler includes at least two optical sensors allowing physical movement and rotation of the optical digital ruler to facilitate positioning a template on a canvas or background. As such, a particular drawing stroke on the canvas or background can be drawn in alignment with a template irrespective of whether a path input by a user via a stylus aligns with the template. In some implementations, a drawing stroke is aligned with a template edge when the optical digital ruler has been activated despite the location of the path. |
| US09600088B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying a pointer on an external display
The present invention relates to a method of displaying a pointer on an external device sharing an output video with a terminal, and an apparatus thereof. A method of controlling display of a pointer by a terminal so that the pointer is displayed on an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes transmitting an output video of the terminal to the external device, if a predetermined request exists; detecting a sensing value according to a input performed on a display area; generating a pointer displaying signal used for displaying a pointer at a position corresponding to a position where the detected sensing value is detected on the external device based on the detected sensing value; and transmitting the generated pointer displaying signal to the external device. According to the present invention, since a pointer is displayed on an external device sharing an output video with a terminal, the user may execute a desired function by looking at the external device, without looking at the terminal. |
| US09600087B2 |
Universal keyboard
The present invention provides a multifunctional input device. The input device includes a functional mode which defines the mode of operation of the input device. Each functional mode includes one or more domain levels with each domain level containing one or more domain-level values. Each domain level-value within each functional mode is assigned to one of a plurality of programmable input keys. The domain-level value assigned to each programmable input key controls the function of that programmable input key within a given functionality and domain level. The present invention also includes a display to indicate the domain-level value associated with each of the programmable input keys within a given functionality. |
| US09600085B1 |
Modular modifiable computer keyboard
A computer keyboard is designed to accommodate a variety of security features that may be installed in the keyboard during manufacturing, whereby various combinations of devices that impart selected security features or other functions may be assembled. The keyboard assembly includes a base extension for accommodating the security devices, and a number of interchangeable modular tops supporting various discreet input technologies. This modular design is tooled to accommodate different combinations of technologies, such as biometric fingerprint readers, NFC-RFID receivers, auto locking sonar, game cartridges, and connector-supporting modules. Each interchangeable modular top can hold independent modular technology that can be used to construct an integrated device that meets the customer requirements without any substantial modification of the keyboard base or extension. |
| US09600083B2 |
Systems and methods to generate haptic feedback for skin-mediated interactions
A system includes a sensor configured to sense an input at a skin surface, a processor configured to receive an output signal from the sensor and generate a haptic control signal based on the output signal, and a haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect based on the haptic control signal. |
| US09600082B1 |
Wireless device gesture detection and operational control
Wireless device gesture detection and operational control comprises identifying a first position of the device based on a sensor reading of at least one sensor operating as part of the device. The method may also include identifying a change in the device's position to a second position that is different from the first position, and receiving a specific pattern of touch input data on a touch pad of the device, the specific pattern of touch input data identified as a predefined object which corresponds to dimensions of a human ear being pressed against the touch pad and changing a current operating state of the device to a different operating state based on a comparison and detection operation. |
| US09600080B2 |
Non-line-of-sight radar-based gesture recognition
This document describes techniques and devices for non-line-of-sight radar-based gesture recognition. Through use of the techniques and devices described herein, users may control their devices through in-the-air gestures, even when those gestures are not within line-of-sight of their device's sensors. Thus, the techniques enable users to control their devices in many situations in which control is desired but conventional techniques do permit effective control, such as to turn the temperature down in a room when the user is obscured from a thermostat's gesture sensor, turn up the volume on a media player when the user is in a different room than the media player, or pause a television program when the user's gesture is obscured by a chair, couch, or other obstruction. |
| US09600070B2 |
User interface having changeable topography
A user interface having changeable topography is disclosed. The user interface can have a shape changeable surface that can selectively alter according to an input so as to provide changeable topography of the user interface. The surface can include individual nodes that can raise above or lower below the initial surface. Alternatively, the surface can include a shape changeable material that can change the shape of portions thereof into discrete shapes above or below the initial surface. Alternatively, the surface can include a deformable material that can deform portions thereof into discrete forms above or below the initial surface. The changeable topography can define different user interface layouts. The user interface can, for example, be associated with input and/or output devices, such as touch pads, touch screens, and the like. |
| US09600065B2 |
Digital camera with communication function
In a digital camera having a wireless communicator with a server, a storage controller treats full size image data and display size image data unequally if the full size image data has been already sent to the server. For example, the display size image data is not allowed to be replaced by new digital image data unless the digital camera is not in use over a prescribed time. Own image data and other's image data are treated equally. Image data received from outside and retrieved from inside memory are treated equally. Search key for own image data and related search keys existing in the outside are indicated in a comparable manner. The digital camera receives search key from neighboring advertiser to send it for Internet search of advertisement. Search key received from neighboring notable site is sent for Internet search of photographs of the notable site taken by others. |
| US09600057B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and method for controlling the same
An information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention, upon receipt of a sleep return command from an information terminal via a wireless tag that receives a radio signal output from the information terminal and performs short-range wireless communication with the information terminal, switches the power mode of the information processing apparatus from the power-saving mode to a normal mode and notifies the information terminal that the information processing apparatus has been switched to the normal mode. After performing this notification, the information processing apparatus performs authentication of a user upon receipt of authentication data of the user from the information terminal, and starts an operation in the normal mode if the authentication of the user has succeeded, and shifts the power mode to the power-saving mode if the authentication of the user has not succeed. |
| US09600054B2 |
System and method for performing power state transitions by utilizing a group of sensors each with a corresponding sensing distance to sense presence of a person
An information processing apparatus includes a first sensor unit that senses a person within a first distance from the information processing apparatus, a second sensor unit that senses a person within a second distance set closer to the information processing apparatus than the first distance, a shifting unit that sets the information processing apparatus to a first mode when a person is sensed by the first sensor unit, and shifts the information processing apparatus from the first mode to a second mode that consumes power less than in the first mode when the person is no longer sensed within the second distance by the second sensor unit, a receiving unit that receives an instruction to modify the first distance or the second distance, and a modifying unit that modifies the first distance or the second distance in response to the instruction received by the receiving unit. |
| US09600051B2 |
Display apparatus and control method thereof
A control method of a display apparatus includes displaying image content, in response to a power-off command being input, determining whether the display apparatus operates in an instant-on mode, and in response to determining that the display apparatus operates in the instant-on mode, storing information regarding image content displayed when the power-off command is input, and outputting an indicator that indicates the instant-on mode. |
| US09600046B2 |
Multiphase electrical power construction and assignment at minimal loss
In a multiphase electrical power construction and assignment, a processor: determines a phase and voltage configuration for bi-directional power device pairs; determines a given bi-directional power device pair is to be coupled to a given phase connection based on the configuration; determines whether the given bi-directional power devices in the given bi-directional power device pair are to be coupled to each other; confirms that the given bi-directional power device pair is not coupled to any of the plurality of phase connections; couples the given bi-directional power device pair to the given phase connections, where power signals of the given bi-directional power device pair are synchronized with a power signal of the given phase connection; and in response to determining that the given bi-directional power devices are to be coupled to each other, couples each of the bi-directional power devices to a short bus. |
| US09600045B2 |
Systems, apparatus, and methods of a solar energy grid integrated system with energy storage appliance
An enclosure for integrating distributed energy sources, provides a compact enclosure that fits within a utility workspace and enclosures that can be mechanically coupled together, placed in parallel or in a series. |
| US09600041B2 |
Heat management apparatus for an electronic device
A heat management apparatus for an electronic device that includes a heat spreader. The heat spreader has a top surface and a bottom surface. A first portion is coupled to the electronic device. A second portion extends away from the electronic device. The heat spreader has a heat conductivity of at least approximately 100 Watts per meter Kelvin (W/mK). In some configurations the heat spreader may comprise a woven graphite material or a graphene material with a heat conductivity of at least approximately 1000 W/mK. |
| US09600038B2 |
Systems and methods for securing high density SSDs
In various embodiments, a high-density solid-state storage unit includes a base section and a cassette section having plurality of flash cards. The cassette section can be removably attached to the base section to provide security of data stored on the plurality of flash cards. The cassette section provides for physical security of the flash cards in part through packaging of the enclosure and energy transfer to the base station. The cassette section further provides for security of the data stored on the flash cards in part through a trusted platform module (TPM) embodied as a removable module connected to a universal serial bus (USB) style connector. |
| US09600037B2 |
Housing as an I/O device
There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal. |
| US09600035B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a bottom chassis including first and second bottom portions, a mold frame including first and second frame portions disposed in respective first and second bottom portions, a hinge portion configured to couple the first and second frame portions to each other, a flexible display panel disposed on the mold frame and the hinge portion, a first curvature adjusting portion disposed between one side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the first frame portion, a second curvature adjusting portion disposed between the opposite side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the second frame portion, a first support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the first curvature adjusting portion, and a second support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the second curvature adjusting portion. |
| US09600028B2 |
Enclosures for protecting devices and methods of manufacturing enclosures for protecting devices
An enclosure for a computing device adapted to resist ingress of environmental elements comprises a frame, a first cover attached and sealed to the frame, and a second cover attached and sealed to the frame. The frame provides a sidewall structure including a first pair of channels having a first length and a second pair of channels having a second length. Each channel is separately fabricated and the frame is formed by corners of the first pair of channels to corners of the second pair of channels. |
| US09600026B2 |
Interactive kiosk systems and methods for their manufacture
Systems, devices, and methods for updating a kiosk include removing a first face plate, having a first opening, from a sub-chassis; removing a first display, having a first size corresponding to the first opening, from the sub-chassis; securing a second display, having a second size, to the sub-chassis; and attaching a second face plate to the sub-chassis, the second face plate having a second opening corresponding to the second display. |
| US09600021B2 |
Operating clock synchronization adjusting method for induction type power supply system
An operating clock synchronization adjusting method, for an induction type power supply system, includes receiving a plurality of data pulses, by a supplying-end module, according to a clock of a microprocessor of the supplying-end module, for generating a plurality of data frames. A period between first data pulses corresponding to starting bits of a first detecting data frame and a second detecting frame among the plurality of data frame is calculated, for acquiring a data frame period. A period between the first data pulse of the second data frame and a second data pulse of the second data frame is calculated, for acquiring a bit period. The bit period and a bit time threshold are compared for determining whether to adjust the clock of the microprocessor according to the data frame period and a frame time threshold. |
| US09600017B2 |
Vehicle throttle and brake control system employing instinctive driver response for enhanced vehicle control
An improved motor vehicle speed and braking control system configured to maximize performance and response times for braking to a driver's instinctual physiological and psychological response to a perceived need to decelerate. The system provides a throttle pedal and brake pedal system configured to cause braking and an immediate change of engine power to idle once a user touches or causes activation of safety switches by a proximity or contact with them directly or with the brake pedal or a sliding of the throttle pedal depending on the configuration. Accidental acceleration during any attempt to brake is thereby eliminated by the system. |
| US09600016B2 |
Control device and control method
A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a control request signal indicating a request for controlling a total power amount during a predetermined period to be equal to or lower than a predetermined limit; an obtainment unit that obtains a power consumption amount; and a control unit that controls an apparatus to operate according to the control request signal and controls the total power amount to be equal to or lower than the predetermined limit. The control unit determines a first time in the predetermined period based on the power consumption amount obtained by the obtainment unit, controls the apparatus to operate during a first period up to the first time with power higher than average power, and controls the apparatus to operate during a second period from the first time with power lower than the average power. |
| US09600015B2 |
Circuit and method for compensating for early effects
Early effects are intrinsically present in bipolar junction transistors (BJTs). Described are examples of complimentary to absolute temperature (CTAT) and proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) cells that reduce errors associated with the Early effects that would otherwise be present. |
| US09600010B2 |
Power distribution algorithm
A method and apparatus for power through a network (1), the network (1) comprising consumer units (C1-C4) and provider units (P1-P6), the method comprising: performing one or more times a first process, the first process being a process of performing step (a) followed by step (b); wherein step (a) comprises selecting a previously unselected consumer unit (C1-C4), thereby providing a currently selected consumer unit; step (b) comprises performing one or more times a second process, the second process being a process of performing (c) followed by step (d); step (c) comprises selecting a previously unselected provider unit (P1-P6), thereby providing a currently selected provider unit, the currently selected provider unit being connected in the network (1) to the currently selected consumer unit; and step (d) comprises, from the currently selected provider unit to the currently selected consumer unit, delivering an amount of resource. |
| US09600009B1 |
System and method for using climate controlled spaces as energy storage units for “receiving” surplus energy and for “supplying”energy when needed
A method and system for managing an energy supply of a utility provider include calibrating one or more climate controlled spaces for a controller. The calibrating may include calculating a heating/cooling ratio for the one or more climate controlled spaces. After this calibration occurs, the system may determine if an energy supply surplus exists. If an energy supply surplus exists, then the system may start using the one or more climate controlled spaces as energy sinks for expending energy according to the heating/cooling ratio. The system may also determine if an energy supply deficit exists and if an energy supply deficit exists, then the system may start using the one or more climate controlled spaces as energy “sources,” in which a direct load control algorithm is used to reduce energy consumption by the one or more climate controlled spaces. |
| US09600003B2 |
Power-distribution-system voltage control system
A cooperative voltage sensor (CVS) issues a target voltage change request when a voltage moving average at an end thereof deviates from a proper voltage upper or lower limit value. A cooperative voltage controller (CVC) also can issue a target voltage change request when a voltage moving average at an end thereof deviates from the proper voltage upper or lower limit value. The target voltage change request issued by the cooperative voltage sensor (CVS) or the cooperative voltage controller (CVC) is transferred between cooperative voltage controllers (CVCs) via a communication network and notified to all the cooperative voltage controllers (CVCs), and a cooperative operation of voltage control is realized. |
| US09599996B2 |
Method for controlling a screen, and actuator suitable for such a method
A method to be used for controlling a screen (1) including a load bar (2), a flexible element (4) supporting the load bar, and at least one controlled member for winding the flexible member, in order to move the load bar (2) between a first high or low position and a second low or high position, the movement resulting from an angular movement of the winding member. The method includes at least one step in which the angular movement of the of the winding member (52) is controlled with a temporal set value (θ(t)) of the instantaneous angular position (γ(t)) of the winding member (52). |
| US09599986B1 |
Emergency automated vehicle control system to monitor emergency medical events through body area networks
Embodiments are directed to an automated control system having a memory and a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor system is configured to perform a method including determining that a body area network of an occupant of a vehicle has reported, during operation of the vehicle, a medical emergency event, and controlling operation of the vehicle based at least in part on the determination that the body area network of the occupant has reported an emergency event. |
| US09599985B2 |
Messaging-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carries a camera, sends data from the camera, and receives commands. The UAV is connected to a messaging platform. Pictures or video clips received from the UAV are selected and placed in messages broadcast by an account associated with the UAV. Video footage from the camera is live-streamed in a card-type message. Account holders of the messaging platform may control the UAV with commands embedded in messages and directed towards an account associated with the UAV. Controllable elements of the UAV include UAV location, camera orientation, camera subject, UAV-mounted lighting, a UAV-mounted display, a UAV-mounted projector, UAV-mounted speakers, and a detachable payload. UAV control may be determined through democratic means. Some UAV functionality may be triggered through aggregated engagements on the messaging platform. The UAV may include a display screen and/or a microphone to provide for telepresence or interview functionality. |
| US09599984B2 |
Vehicle system, portable device, and vehicle-mounted device
A vehicle system includes a vehicle-mounted device mounted to a vehicle and a portable device portable by a user, and performs a control to the vehicle corresponding to a collation result performed based on a wireless communication established between the vehicle-mounted device and the portable device. The vehicle-mounted device includes a vehicle-mounted transmission unit which simultaneously transmits radio waves having a predetermined phase difference using at least two transmission antennas disposed orthogonal to each other. The portable device includes a triaxial reception antenna receiving the at least two radio waves, and a magnetic field strength detection unit detecting a magnetic field strength on each of three axes of the triaxial reception antenna. One of the vehicle-mounted device or the portable device includes an illicitness determination unit determining, based on the detected magnetic field strength, whether the wireless communication is established through an illicit repeater. |
| US09599982B2 |
Human-machine interface (HMI) system having process trend visualization (trend pen)
A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. |
| US09599980B2 |
Numerical controller having suppressor that suppresses variation in velocity due to abrupt change in positional deviation
A numerical controller includes a commanded movement-amount adjustment section, in addition to a position command section and a positional deviation counter but also. The commanded movement-amount adjustment section calculates an adjusted command movement amount based on a commanded movement amount output from the position command section, positional deviation acquired from the positional deviation counter, and an actual velocity of a control axis, and outputs the calculated adjusted command movement amount to the positional deviation counter. When a load acts on a servo motor so that positional deviation is accumulated and the load is abruptly removed, a situation in which the servo motor abruptly accelerates with its maximum torque in an attempt to eliminate the accumulated positional deviation is avoided. |
| US09599969B2 |
Position control apparatus
A position control apparatus is configured to perform full-closed control for controlling the position of a driven member. The position control apparatus includes a vibration period and amplitude detector that detects a vibration period and a vibration amplitude included in a difference value between the position command value and the driven member position detection value. The position control apparatus also includes a constant vibration detector that outputs, as a vibration period of the constant vibration, a vibration period obtained while the driven member is not in an acceleration/deceleration state and the vibration period and the vibration amplitude detected by the vibration period and amplitude detector are equal to or greater than a vibration period threshold value and a vibration amplitude threshold value, respectively. The position control apparatus also includes a control parameter changer that changes the control parameter based on the vibration period output from the constant vibration detector. |
| US09599965B2 |
Process for adjusting the relative position of a first and a second piece of a mechanical assembly
A process for adjusting a device including a first piece and at least one second piece, wherein the at least one second piece is fixed to the first piece by a joint made from a first material arranged between the first and second piece. The first material is an at least partially amorphous metal alloy. The process further includes: heating at least the joint to a heating temperature in a range of between a glass transition temperature and a crystallization temperature of the first material; modifying a position of the at least one second piece until a desired determined position is obtained; cooling at least the joint so that it retains its at least partially amorphous state. |
| US09599961B2 |
Tourbillon mechanism
A tourbillon mechanism for a timepiece movement includes a balance mechanism, an escapement mechanism and a carriage mounted in a structure of the timepiece movement in rotation about a tourbillon axis. The balance mechanism includes a spring and a balance wheel mounted in the carriage to pivot about the tourbillon axis. The escapement mechanism includes an escape wheel with teeth and a pallet-lever including pallet-stones configured to engage the teeth, the pallet-lever being mounted in the carriage and coupled in rotation to the carriage by a pivot device. The escape wheel encircles the tourbillon axis and is attached to or integral with the structure of the timepiece movement. |
| US09599958B2 |
Collinear holographic storage medium
In the specification and drawings, a collinear holographic storage medium is described and shown with a recording layer, wherein the lateral linear thermal expansion coefficient of the recording layer is substantially the same as the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the material of the recording layer. |
| US09599956B2 |
Image forming apparatus having a dual-position developing device
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly to which a cartridge including an image bearing member on which a latent image is formed and including a developing device for developing the latent image on the image bearing member is detachably mountable, and a transfer unit, detachably mountable to the main assembly separately from the cartridge, for transferring a developer image formed on the image bearing member. The developing device includes a developer carrying member and is movable between a contact position where the developer carrying member is contacted to the image bearing member and a spaced position where the developer carrying member is spaced from the image bearing member. The transfer unit includes a developing device contact-and-separation mechanism for moving the developing device between the contact position and the spaced position. |
| US09599954B2 |
Cartridge
A cartridge including a housing configured to accommodate therein developer, a driving receiving part configured to rotate by receiving a driving force, and a detected member configured to move in an axis direction parallel with a rotational axis of the driving receiving part by receiving a driving force from the driving receiving part, wherein the detected member is configured to perform a reciprocating movement, in which the detected member moves outward in the axis direction to be separated from the housing and then moves inward in the axis direction to come close to the housing, for a plurality of times. |
| US09599953B2 |
Cartridge
A cartridge including a housing, a driving receiving part, a rotary member configured to rotate, and move in an axis direction thereof while rotating, and a detected member configured to move in the axis direction by receiving a driving force from the rotary member, wherein the rotary member includes a main body part having a first surface facing the detected member in the axis direction and a second surface positioned at an opposite side of the first surface in the axis direction, an operating part arranged on the first surface and configured to apply a force for moving the detected member in the axis direction to the detected member, and an operated part arranged on the second surface and configured to receive a force for moving the main body part in the axis direction. |
| US09599950B2 |
Image forming apparatus and a power supply apparatuses for controlling a turn-on timing of a switching element whose output voltage decreases
The power supply apparatus includes a transformer, a switch element that drives a primary side of the transformer, and a control unit that controls a drive frequency of the switch element, wherein when a state of driving the switch element at a first drive frequency is shifted to a state of driving the switch element at a second drive frequency lower than the first drive frequency, the control unit turns on the switch element at a first timing in which a displacement amount of the transformer caused by the drive of the transformer becomes a first displacement amount and at a second timing in which the displacement of the transformer becomes a second displacement amount smaller than the first displacement amount. |
| US09599949B2 |
Photosensitive process cartridge with driving force receiver
The invention relates to a process cartridge, which comprises a process cartridge housing, a photosensitive member, a driving force receiving opening, a retractable mechanism and a control mechanism, wherein the photosensitive member is arranged inside the process cartridge housing; the driving force receiving opening is connected with the photosensitive member and provides a driving force for the photosensitive member; the retractable mechanism allows the driving force receiving opening to extend or retract in the axial direction of the photosensitive member; and the control mechanism controls the extension and retraction of the retractable mechanism. |
| US09599948B2 |
Image forming device having feed tray and retaining unit retaining photosensitive drums
An image forming device includes: a main casing; a retaining unit; a feed tray; and a pickup roller. The retaining unit retains a plurality of photosensitive drums juxtaposedly arrayed and spaced away from each other in an array direction. The retaining unit is movable in the array direction between a mounted position in which the retaining unit is mounted in the main casing and a pulled-out position in which the retaining unit is pulled out of the main casing. The feed tray is configured to accommodate a first transferred medium. The pickup roller is configured to pick up the first transferred medium accommodated in the feed tray. The pickup roller is arranged to overlap with the retaining unit in the array direction. |
| US09599943B2 |
Image forming apparatus and recording material determination unit
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material, a first detection unit including a transmission unit for transmitting an ultrasonic wave and a reception unit for receiving the transmitted ultrasonic wave, first and second conveyance units for conveying the recording material, and a control unit. The first and second conveyance units form a loop on the recording material by conveying the recording material at different speeds. The control unit controls an image forming condition for forming an image on the recording material by the image forming unit, based on the ultrasonic wave received via the recording material in a period in which no loop is formed on the recording material by the first and second conveyance units. |
| US09599942B2 |
Image forming apparatus and fixing device
An invented image forming apparatus has a fixing device for stably fixing developer on a medium. The fixing device includes a heating member, an endless belt member subject to heating provided from the heating member, a tension member tensioning the belt member, a pressure member forming a pressurized contact nipping portion via the belt member, a supporting member supporting the pressure member, a pushing member pushing the pressure member and the belt member, a fixing member pushing the pressure member and the belt member, a medium guide guiding move of the medium in a direction toward the pressurized contact nipping portion, and a pressure member moving mechanism for moving a position of the pressure member in the supporting member. The image forming apparatus further includes a controller controlling the position of the pressure member via the pressure member moving mechanism. |
| US09599937B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method of separating recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image from the image bearer onto a recording medium, a separator to separate the recording medium from the image bearer, a separation bias application device to apply a separation bias to the separator; and a controller to control the separation bias. When the recording medium fed in the image forming apparatus is either a black sheet or a metallic sheet, the controller sets the separation bias smaller than a predetermined separation bias value for a reference sheet type other than the black sheet and the metallic sheet. |
| US09599934B2 |
Image forming apparatus having an angle adjuster for a tiltable support roller
An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming device to form a toner image on a rotatable toner image bearer, a looped belt to carry a recording medium, a support roller to rotate the belt, a pressing member to press the belt against the toner image bearer, a transfer electric field generator to form an electric field to transfer the toner image onto the recording medium, and a contact member to contact an end surface of the belt as the belt moves to one side in a belt width direction. The belt includes a first portion pressed against the toner image bearer by the pressing member and a second portion adjoining the first portion. A relative position of the support roller relative to the toner image bearer and the pressing member is determined such that the second portion of the belt contacts the toner image bearer. |
| US09599933B2 |
Image forming apparatus and toner container attachable to and detachable from image forming apparatus
In the structure of a shutter moving mechanism, if the inclination angle of an elongated hole with respect to a sliding direction of a shutter is increased, it is necessary to increase the size of a movement plate for moving the shutter. On the other hand, if the inclination angle of the elongated hole with respect to the sliding direction of the shutter is decreased, an urging force with which a user urges the door against an image forming apparatus when shutting the door is increased. A shutter moving mechanism includes a rotation mechanism and moves the shutter by rotation of the rotation mechanism. |
| US09599932B2 |
Developer container with sealing member having a plurality of holes and rotatable member having a plurality of projections contactable with the sealing member
An accommodating container includes: an accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a seal member for unsealably sealing the opening; and a rotatable member rotatably supported inside the accommodating chamber. The seal member includes a sealing portion for sealing the opening, a connecting portion connected with the rotatable member, and at least one hole provided between the sealing portion and the connecting portion. The rotatable member includes a shaft portion and at least one projection extending in a direction of being spaced from the shaft portion. The hole and the projection are provided to establish a non-overlapping positional relationship with respect to a direction along the shaft portion. |
| US09599931B2 |
Floating toner port interface with a replaceable unit of an electrophotographic image forming device
An electrophotographic image forming device includes a toner channel having an outlet port positioned on a housing that includes a flexible member that allows the housing and the outlet port to move within the image forming device. A shutter is positioned on the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. A replaceable unit includes a toner reservoir and an inlet port. The inlet port is formed on an extension from the replaceable unit. Upon insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device, the extension is closely and matably received by the housing and the outlet port aligns with the inlet port permitting toner transfer from the toner channel to the replaceable unit. Insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device causes the shutter to open and removal of the replaceable unit from the image forming device causes the shutter to close. |
| US09599926B2 |
Developing unit
A developing unit includes a developing container, a developing sleeve, a developer regulating member, and a magnetic field generating portion. The magnetic field generating portion includes a drawing-up pole and a cut pole. In addition, in a peak-to-peak area, the magnetic field generating portion includes at least one of an Fr flat area in which Fr is substantially constant and an Fr attenuation area in which Fr attenuates toward the cut pole side from the drawing-up pole side, and is configured that Fθ is oriented toward the same direction as a direction of rotation of the developing sleeve in the entire peak-to-peak area. |
| US09599925B2 |
Image forming apparatus, control method, and non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; an image forming unit configured to form, on the image carrier, an electrostatic latent image; a developing unit including a toner carrier configured to develop, on the image carrier, a toner image corresponding to the electrostatic latent image; an application unit configured to apply a lubricant onto the image carrier; a calculation unit configured to calculate an image portion ratio representing a ratio of a toner sticking region to the electrostatic latent image or the toner image; and a control unit configured to cause the lubricant mixed into the developing unit to stick to the toner carrier, and change, depending on the image portion ratio, an amount of the lubricant caused to stick to a non-image-formation region which is a region on the image carrier and in which the electrostatic latent image or the toner image is not formed. |
| US09599924B2 |
Developing device and image forming apparatus
There are provided a developing device including a developing roller to develop an image carrier by use of a two-component developer and a developing bias power source, and an image forming apparatus using the developing device. The developing device further includes a variable resistance unit provided on a bias apply path to apply a bias from the developing power source to the developing roller, and a resistance controller to control a resistance value of the variable resistance unit based on a charge amount signal indicating a toner's charge amount in a developer layer on the developing roller. The resistance controller provides a low mode to lower the resistance of the variable resistance unit and a high mode to enhance the resistance. The low mode is set if the toner charge amount is low, and the high mode is set if the toner charge amount is high. |
| US09599923B2 |
Image forming apparatus with control of developing bias and charging bias
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging device; an exposure device; and a developer carrying member, wherein, when it is assumed that an image forming area, a printing portion and a non-printing portion are an area on the photosensitive member on which an image to be transferred onto a recording material is formed, an area in the image forming area to which the developer adheres and an area in the image forming area to which the developer does not adhere, respectively, the exposure device exposes the printing portion at a first laser power, exposes the non-printing portion at a second laser power smaller than the first laser power, and exposes a non-image forming area on the photosensitive member between two adjacent image forming areas at no laser power or a third laser power smaller than the second laser power. |
| US09599920B2 |
Magnetic carrier and two-component developer
The present invention is a magnetic carrier that has a magnetic carrier core and a resin coat layer, wherein the resin coat layer contains a coat resin A and a coat resin B, the coat resin A is a polymer obtained by polymerization of a (meth)acrylate ester monomer that has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, the coat resin B is a polymer obtained by polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomer and has a polar group and an acid value of 4.0 to 50.0 mg KOH/g, the content of the coat resin A is 10 to 90 mass %, the content of the coat resin B is 10 to 90 mass %, and an acid value of the resin component in the resin coat layer is 1.0 to 10.0 mg KOH/g. |
| US09599919B2 |
Toner
The present invention relates to a toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin containing a styrene acrylic resin and a block polymer, wherein the block polymer has a polyester segment and a vinyl polymer segment and has a melting point of 55° C. to 90° C., the polyester segment has a specific structure and a solubility parameter (SP) value of 9.40 to 9.85, and the vinyl polymer segment has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 4000 to 15000. |
| US09599916B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate, an undercoat layer overlying the substrate, and a photosensitive layer overlying the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes a binder resin, a metal oxide particle and a compound having a thiol group. |
| US09599906B2 |
Method for driving spatial light modulator, method for forming pattern for exposure, exposure method, and exposure apparatus
A method for driving a spatial light modulator includes setting a plurality of mirror elements in a first region into a state of phase 0, setting a plurality of optical elements in a second region adjacent in a Y-direction to the first region into a state of phase π, and setting auxiliary pattern elements consisting of a plurality of mirror elements arranged at a pitch P over a resolution limit of a projection optical system in an X-direction in a boundary region extending in the X-direction between the first region and the second region, into the state of phase π. In projecting a pattern onto an object with use of the spatial light modulator having the array of optical elements, the pattern can be formed in position accuracy or shape accuracy finer than the width of images of the optical elements. |
| US09599905B2 |
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, device production method, and light polarization unit
An illumination optical system which illuminates an illumination objective surface with a light from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a spatial light modulator which includes a plurality of optical elements arranged within a predetermined plane and controlled individually, and which forms a light intensity distribution in an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system; and a polarization unit which is arranged in a position optically conjugate with the predetermined plane, and which polarizes an incident light beam having a first and second partial light beams, coming into the polarization unit such that the first and second partial light beams have polarization states different from each other, and emits the polarized incident light beam as an outgoing light beam, wherein the polarization unit changes, in a cross section of the outgoing light beam, a ratio between a cross sectional areas of the first and second partial light beams. |
| US09599903B2 |
Foreign substance detection method, foreign substance detection apparatus, exposure method, and method of manufacturing device
A foreign substance detection method includes: judging the presence/absence of a foreign substance by measuring a surface condition of a substrate; measuring a surface condition of a second substrate different from the substrate upon replacing the substrate on the chuck with the second substrate, when it is judged in the judging that a foreign substance exists; and determining whether an adhering location of the foreign substance determined to exist in the judging is the substrate, based on a measurement result obtained in the measurement. |
| US09599897B2 |
Salt, resin, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern
A salt represented by the formula (I); wherein Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a C1 to C6 perfluoroalkyl group, Lb1 represents a single bond or a divalent C1 to C24 saturated hydrocarbon group where a methylene group may be replaced by an oxygen atom or a carbonyl group and where a hydrogen atom may be replaced by a hydroxyl group or a fluorine atom, and Y represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or an optionally substituted C3 to C18 alicyclic hydrocarbon group where a methylene group may be replaced by an oxygen atom, a carbonyl group or a sulfonyl group; and Ar represents a divalent C6 to C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, and Z+ represents an organic sulfonium cation or an organic iodonium cation. |
| US09599896B2 |
Photoresist system and method
In an embodiment a radical inhibitor is included within a photoresist in order to reduce the amount of cross-linking that occurs during subsequent processing, such as an ion implantation process, that would otherwise form a crust within the photoresist. The crust can be removed in a separate process, such as a dry etch with an oxidative or reductive etchant. Alternatively, the crust may be treated to make it more hydrophyilic such that it can be removed simultaneously with the photoresist. |
| US09599883B2 |
Light source unit including luminescent plate on to which excitation light from excitation light source is shone and projector including the light source unit
To provide a light source unit which can execute a projection with less consumed power and noise and a projector including this light source unit, a light source unit is provided which includes an excitation light source and a luminescent plate which includes a first luminescent light emitting area on which a resin mixed luminescent material layer containing a resin binder is provided and a second luminescent light emitting area on which a luminescent material containing no resin binder is provided, on to which first luminescent light emitting area and second luminescent light emitting area excitation light from the excitation light source is shone. |
| US09599882B2 |
Illumination system and projection apparatus
An illumination system including at least one laser source, at least one anisotropic light expanding element and a wavelength conversion element is provided. The at least one laser source emits a laser beam. The at least one anisotropic light expanding element is disposed on the transmission path of the laser beam and causes the laser beam to expand along a light expanding direction. The light expanding direction is substantially parallel to the slow axis of the laser beam. The wavelength conversion element is disposed on the transmission path of the laser beam. A projection apparatus is also provided. |
| US09599881B2 |
Front-end lighting system for projection and projection device
A front-end lighting system for projection includes: a RGB three-color LED light source, configured to generate three monochromatic lights; a reflector, configured to perform a first light mixing operation on three monochromatic lights generated by the RGB three-color LED light source; a first group of relay lenses, configured to adjust a light path; and a compound eye field lens, configured to perform a second light mixing operation on the three monochromatic lights generated by the RGB three-color LED light source. The reflector includes a reflecting surface, and three monochromatic lights emitted by the RGB three-color LED light sources, after being reflected by the reflecting surface of the reflector, pass through the first group of relay lenses and the compound eye field lens in sequence. |
| US09599878B2 |
Peripherally controllable time-lapse photography device
The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a motion time-lapse photography device. The device includes an outer enclosure, base, motor, controlling circuitry, stepper-motor, a plurality of gears, a backlash mitigation membrane, and an external interface panel. Embodiments of the motion time-lapse photography device enable the capture of a sequence of photographs at an interval in coordination with axial movement in at least one rotational degree of freedom of a photographic capture device attached to the motion time-lapse photography device. |
| US09599875B2 |
Five-wave optical parametric oscillator with V-ring geometry
An optical apparatus to provide several light bands on a single coaligned beam line or axis. The apparatus generally comprises five main components: a pump, a fold mirror, an input coupler, a nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal, and an output coupler. Alternatively, the present invention may comprise four main components, namely, a pump, an acute porro prism, a NLO crystal, and an input-output coupler. The pump input beam makes two passes through the nonlinear optical crystal and generates two new colors, having different wavelengths, during each pass through the nonlinear optical crystal. |
| US09599867B2 |
Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A display substrate includes a first switching element electrically connected to a gate line and that extends in a first direction and electrically connected to a data line that extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, an insulation layer disposed on the first switching element, a shielding electrode disposed on the insulation layer and a pixel electrode that partially overlap the shielding electrode. The shielding electrode includes a first portion that overlaps the data line and extends in the second direction and a second portion that overlaps the gate line and extends in the first direction. |
| US09599866B2 |
Active matrix substrate and display device
On an active matrix substrate (5), metal electrodes (44) are provided below pixel electrodes (19). At least portions of a plurality of second thin-film transistors (second switching elements) (23b) are covered by light shielding films formed from the metal electrodes (44). The metal electrodes (light shielding films) (44) are covered by an interlayer insulating film (33) and an electrode film (CSa) of an auxiliary capacitance electrode (common electrode) (CS). |
| US09599859B2 |
Liquid crystal lens panel and method of manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal lens panel includes a plurality of lens electrodes, an alignment layer, a sealant and a light blocking pattern. The lens electrodes are arranged in an active region. The alignment layer is disposed in an alignment region which overlaps an entire of the active region and extends further than the active region. The sealant is disposed in a seal line region which is outside the alignment region. The light blocking pattern is disposed in the light blocking region which is between the seal line region and the alignment region. |
| US09599856B2 |
Display device
A display device having a first substrate, a second substrate above and facing the first substrate, a light-amount adjusting layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of color conversion layers respectively defining a plurality of pixel regions, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a bottom surface of the color conversion layers, and a backlight unit disposed under the first substrate. The light-amount adjusting layer comprises liquid crystal molecules. |
| US09599855B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate. A first reflection layer is disposed under the first substrate. A first polarization layer is disposed on the first substrate. A light source is disposed at a side of the first substrate. A thin film transistor is disposed on the first polarization layer. A pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The first polarization layer includes a plurality of wire grid polarization patterns. |
| US09599848B2 |
Display device including compensation capacitors with different capacitance values
An exemplary display device providing touch function includes scanning lines and data lines thereby defining lots of sub-pixel units. Each sub-pixel unit includes a pixel electrode, a storage capacitor, a compensation capacitor connected between the pixel electrode and a corresponding scanning line. In each pixel unit defined by n number adjacent sub-pixel units, both of a ratio of capacitance values between the storage capacitors formed in the corresponding sub-pixel units and a ratio of capacitance values between the corresponding compensation capacitors are respectively substantially equal to a ratio of areas between the corresponding pixel electrodes. |
| US09599846B2 |
Method of switching guest-host dual frequency liquid crystal by using back flow
Provided are methods of switching guest-host dual frequency liquid crystals by using a back flow. In the case of a shutter having a dual frequency liquid crystal layer between two transparent substrates, such a method includes: applying a first voltage having a first frequency to the dual frequency liquid crystal layer; and applying a second voltage having a second frequency to the dual frequency liquid crystal, the second frequency being higher than the first frequency, wherein the second voltage is higher than a threshold voltage that generates a back flow around liquid crystals of the dual frequency liquid crystal layer, and the first voltage is lower than the threshold voltage. |
| US09599845B2 |
Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof
A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrodes disposed on a first substrate that overlap each other with a passivation layer interposed therebetween, and a connection portion disposed between a common voltage applying unit and the common electrode. The common electrode has a plurality of first cutouts, the passivation layer has a plurality of second cutouts, and the first cutout and the second cutout have substantially the same planar shape. The connection portion includes a lower connection portion formed from a same layer as the common electrode, and an upper connection portion disposed on the lower connection portion that includes a low resistance metal. |
| US09599842B2 |
Device and methods for sealing and encapsulation for biocompatible energization elements
Device and methods for sealing and encapsulation for biocompatible energization elements are described. In some examples, the device and methods for sealing and encapsulation for biocompatible energization elements involve heat welding, laser welding, or both where a laminar structure is enclosed by a polymer film capable of sealing. In some examples, a field of use for the apparatus and methods may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements. |
| US09599840B2 |
Glasses leg spring hinge structure
The present invention relates to a glasses leg spring hinge structure, comprising a glasses leg, plurality of metal rings, a rotating shaft, a leaf spring and a mounting head, wherein the metal rings are fixedly connected to a head of the glasses leg, wherein the rotating shaft is arranged in the metal rings, wherein the leaf spring is arranged at the head of the glasses leg, wherein the leaf spring is located below the rotating shaft, wherein a rotating shaft groove is formed in a side surface of the rotating shaft, wherein the mounting head is T-shaped and wherein a head of the mounting head is inserted into the rotating shaft groove. |
| US09599836B2 |
Compact electromagnetic actuator
A compact electromagnetic actuator for driving a lens includes a lens holder used to hold a lens or a lens assembly which defines an optical axis, an image stabilization (IS) actuator provided at one end of the lens holder for producing a linear motion in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and an autofocus (AF) actuator provided at an opposite end of the lens holder for producing a linear motion along the optical axis. An AF connection mechanism can be used to connect the autofocus actuator to the lens holder. An IS connection mechanism can be used to connect the image stabilization actuator to the lens holder. |
| US09599835B2 |
Projection systems with despeckled laser light
An apparatus and method for the projection of stereoscopic images that includes a pulsed laser that generates green light and an optical fiber that generates stimulated Raman scattered light. The stimulated Raman scattering light is divided into green light and red light and the colors are used to form stereoscopic images. Additional lasers may be added to meet specific primary color targets and to balance the brightness of the images for each eye. |
| US09599834B2 |
Depolarizers and methods of making thereof
A depolarizer, including: a photoalignment layer deposited on the substrate; and a birefringent layer deposited on the photoalignment layer; wherein the photoalignment layer includes a plurality of segments, each segment with a different fast axis orientation and a different pretilt angle, such that each segment of the birefringent layer over the corresponding segment of the photoalignment layer has a different fast axis angle and a different birefringent value. |
| US09599833B2 |
Optical device
An optical device and an optical panel are provided. The optical device including an optical layer whose optical axes or light absorption axes are shifted continuously is provided. The optical device can be used to adjust characteristics of light in electronic devices such as display devices, or can be used for various applications requiring a continuous change in an optical axis or light absorption axis, including use of windows or shades of buildings or automobiles. |
| US09599830B2 |
Light source module, display apparatus and method for driving light source module
A light source module adapted to provide a first illumination beam to a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying a 2D/3D image. The light source module includes a first wedge-shaped light guide plate, a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, and a light source driving module. The first wedge-shaped light guide plate has a first and second light incident surfaces and an optical grating pattern. The first light emitting device and the second light emitting device are respectively disposed beside the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface. In a 2D/3D image display mode, the light source driving module controls to turn on the first/second light emitting device for providing the first illumination beam to the first wedge-shaped light guide plate. A method for driving the display apparatus is also provided. |
| US09599814B2 |
Head-up display and optical projection system for a head-up display
The optical projection system according to the invention for a display has an imaging display unit, which emits image information at least partly in the form of unpolarized light, and imaging optics, wherein the imaging optics are configured to present a virtual image of image information generated by the display unit in a display area, and wherein the imaging optics are further configured to split the light emitted by the display unit into two partial beam paths each having a different polarization, to rotate the polarization direction of at least one of the two partial beam paths and to subsequently superimpose the two partial beam paths and to present them as a virtual image display in the display area. |
| US09599813B1 |
Waveguide combiner system and method with less susceptibility to glare
A system and method for a head up display (HUD) can mitigate glare. The head up display can include a waveguide combiner including an input grating and an output grating and a glare mitigator disposed to prevent glare through the output grating from reaching an eye box. The glare mitigator can be a shade, a diffuser, a dimming element, or other device for mitigating glare. The glare mitigator can be an active or passive glare mitigator. |
| US09599798B1 |
Optical image capturing system
A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. |
| US09599792B2 |
Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system, from an object side to an image side, comprises a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements has a positive refractive power and the object-side and image-side surfaces of these lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element has a negative refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface are aspheric, and at least one of the two surfaces has inflection points. The first through sixth lens elements has a refractive power. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing system may has a large aperture value and a better optical path adjusting ability to acquire better imaging quality. |
| US09599790B2 |
Optical image capturing system
The invention discloses a four-piece optical lens for capturing image and a four-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and wherein at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lens elements is aspheric whereby the optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. |
| US09599786B2 |
Low wavefront distortion optical mount
An optical mount is disclosed having at least one restraining element for an optic having at least one contact point with a first surface of the optic and at least one force element having at least one contact point with a second surface of the optic, wherein each contact point on the first surface of the optic has a corresponding contact point on the second surface of the optic. |
| US09599773B2 |
Optical waveguide module
An optical waveguide module includes an optical waveguide sheet including multiple optical waveguides, and a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device each positioned over a surface of the optical waveguide sheet. At least one of the optical waveguides includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a slit. The first mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its first end to the light-receiving device or to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting device toward the first end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The second mirror is configured to reflect light entering the corresponding optical waveguide from its second end toward the surface of the optical waveguide sheet. The slit is provided between the second mirror and the second end of the corresponding optical waveguide. The corresponding optical waveguide is discontinuous across the slit. |
| US09599771B2 |
Expanded beam connector concepts
A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. In one embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat formed in an end surface of the ferrule by an epoxy. In a second embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through the central bore of the ferrule. Next, a cap sleeve with a lens therein is slid over and attached to the ferrule such that the lens abuts or is attached to the optical fiber. In either embodiment, an inspection slot may optionally be formed in the ferrule and/or the cap sleeve to allow a technician to inspect the state of the attachment and/or abutment and/or spacing of the optical fiber and the lens. |
| US09599770B2 |
Graphene photonics for resonator-enhanced electro-optic devices and all-optical interactions
Techniques for coupling light into graphene using a planar photonic crystal having a resonant cavity characterized by a mode volume and a quality factor and at least one graphene layer positioned in proximity to the planar photonic crystal to at least partially overlap with an evanescent field of the resonant cavity. At least one mode of the resonant cavity can couple into the graphene layer via evanescent coupling. The optical properties of the graphene layer can be controlled, and characteristics of the graphene-cavity system can be detected. Coupling light into graphene can include electro-optic modulation of light, photodetection, saturable absorption, bistability, and autocorrelation. |
| US09599768B2 |
Surface light source device having frame with light absorbing and reflecting portions
A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet disposed in on a lower surface of the frame. The frame includes an inside frame portion made of a white resin, and an outside frame portion made of a black resin, with the interface between the inside and outside frame portions being inclined with respect to the inside surface of the inside frame portion. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method. |
| US09599765B2 |
System and method for displaying visual notifications on an electronic device
A light assembly for providing a notification light on an electronic device is described. The light assembly comprises a first light source for providing a background portion for the notification light, a second light source for providing a patterned portion for the notification light, and at least one pattern element to generate the pattern portion. |
| US09599763B2 |
Universal traffic light luminaire
A traffic light luminaire includes at least one light source, a collimating device for collimating light emitted by the at least one light source, and a light distribution device for spreading the collimated light within a specific solid angle with a specific luminous intensity distribution. The light source is a high brightness light source, and the light distribution device is a microstructured distributor having a micro-structured surface, wherein each equal-sized macroscopic section of the microstructured distributor contributes to the luminous intensity distribution in the same way within said whole specified solid angle. Thereby a low maintenance traffic light luminaire is provided which generates a homogeneous light distribution for a variety of trail arrangements (right curve, left curve, straight line) independent of the distance of the viewer. |
| US09599762B2 |
Wire grid polarizer, liquid crystal device including the wire grid polarizer, 3-D stereoscopic image display device including the wire grid polarizer, and method of manufacturing the wire grid polarizer
The present invention relates to a wire grid polarizer capable of securing a high brightness and reducing the number of processes, a liquid crystal device including the wire grid polarizer, and a method of manufacturing the wire grid polarizer. According to the present invention, the wire grid polarizer, including first grids arranged in parallel at certain intervals over a substrate and second grids formed on the first grids, can be formed using only an imprint process, a deposition process, and a wet etch process. Accordingly, the number of processes and the process costs and time can be reduced, and high reliability can be guaranteed. |
| US09599761B1 |
Thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer
A thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer substantially rotationally symmetric about an optical axis passing thorough an apex of the thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer and convex along orthogonal first and second axes orthogonal to the optical axis is described. The thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer has at least one first location having a radial distance r1 from the optical axis and a displacement s1 from a plane perpendicular to the optical axis at the apex, where s1/r1 is at least 0.2. The thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer may have at least one inner layer substantially optically uniaxial at at least one first location away from the apex. For an area of the reflective polarizer defined by s1 and r1, a maximum variation of a transmission axis of the reflective polarizer may be less than about 2 degrees. |
| US09599760B2 |
Composition for optical film, and films and display device
A composition for an optical film, including a first liquid crystal compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second liquid crystal compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein a difference between a solubility parameter of the first liquid crystal compound and a solubility parameter of the second liquid crystal compound is about 2.50 to about 2.90 wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, X, R1 to R3, Z, n, m, and p are the same as described in the detailed description. |
| US09599751B2 |
Medical devices having homogeneous charge density and methods for making same
The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved lysozyme uptake, low contact angle and reduced water soluble polymeric ammonium salt uptake. |
| US09599740B2 |
User interfaces for utility locators
The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for enhanced utility locators. Such enhanced utility locators may include a variety of sensors and other such technologies for determining information regarding a buried or otherwise inaccessible utility line. Such information may be displayed in various ways to convey relative characteristics among multiple utilities, or to convey relative characteristics of one or more utilities with respect to a locator. |
| US09599738B2 |
Tool position detection device, bending device, tool, position detection method of attachment member with respect to attachment target device
A tool attachment unit includes a power feeding electrode and a plurality of detection electrodes. When a tool including a power receiving electrode and a displacement electrode is attached onto the tool attachment unit, the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode are opposed to each other, and the detection electrode and the displacement electrode are opposed to each other. A pair of the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode and a pair of the detection electrode and the displacement electrode form a capacitor circuit. A capacity of the capacitor circuit is changed in response to a position of the tool. A tool position detection unit supplies a power feeding signal to the power feeding electrode. A voltage information extractor extracts voltage information from the detection electrode. Based on the extracted voltage information, a position detection/arithmetic operation unit detects to which position the tool is attached. |
| US09599736B2 |
Operation managing system for driving a navigation control device according to a degraded operating mode
An operation managing system is provided for managing the operation of a navigation control device. The navigation control device is adapted for controlling the depth and/or the lateral position of a towed acoustic linear antenna and including a body to which is attached a set of wings. The operation managing system operates the navigation control device according to a degraded operating mode, by acting on at least one non-released and motorized wing when detecting that at least one wing of the set of wings has been released or must be released. |
| US09599734B2 |
Frequency-dependent ray tracing through an interface
Computing systems and methods for improving processing of collected data are disclosed. In one embodiment, while ray-tracing through a sub-surface region, a frequency-dependent outgoing ray direction is computed from a point on an interface disposed in the sub-surface region when the ray tracing is at the interface. |
| US09599733B2 |
Method for collecting, in a harvester equipment distinct from a central unit, data coming from a plurality of seismic acquisition units
It is proposed a method for collecting, in a collecting device distinct from a central unit, data coming from a plurality of seismic acquisition units. The method includes a step of assigning at least one device as a sink unit. For a given sink unit, the method also includes the following steps for data specific to at least one seismic acquisition unit not assigned as a sink unit: transmitting the specific data from the at least one seismic acquisition unit to the given sink unit, via a radio path established in a radio multi-hop network built at least with the given sink unit and the plurality of seismic acquisition units; and transmitting the specific data from the given sink unit to the collecting device, via a link. |
| US09599732B2 |
Pressure activated linear locking mechanisms and related methods
Pressure activated linear locking mechanisms and related methods. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a cover member defining an inner surface, an outer surface, a length, and a first locking portion; a first hollow defined in the locking portion, the first hollow extending along the length of the cover member; a locking member defining a first appendage extending along a first side, the first appendage defines a cross-section and an internal volume; said first appendage disposed within the first hollow, and when the releasable cover is exposed to atmospheric pressure, the first appendage in an inflated condition; and the first appendage is configured to transition to a deflated condition in response to a predetermined pressure greater than the initial pressure. |
| US09599731B2 |
Positron emission tomography and/or single photon emission tomography detector
An imaging system includes a magnetic resonance portion that produces an electric field and a second imaging portion, including a detector with a two dimensional array of detector tiles, wherein adjacent tiles along an axial direction are spaced apart by an electrically conductive material, which shields the tiles from the electric field. An imaging system includes a first imaging portion having a detector, which includes an array of scintillation crystals and a photo-sensor coupled to the array of scintillation crystals, wherein an output of the photo-sensor includes a unique ratio of information that identifies each crystal. |
| US09599726B2 |
Array crystal module and fabrication method thereof
A crystal-array module includes a number of unit crystal strips. The three-dimensional shape of the crystal-array module is a frustum or a combination of a right quadrangular prism and the frustum. The frustrum includes a first bottom face coupled with a photoelectric device and a first top face opposed to the first bottom face. The area of the first bottom face is smaller than that of the first top face. A fabrication method of the crystal-array module includes joining cut unit crystal strips or cut unit crystal strip arrays together. |
| US09599720B2 |
Method and apparatus for locating mobile receivers using a wide area reference network for propagating ephemeris
A method and apparatus for distribution and delivery of global positioning system (GPS) satellite telemetry data using a communication link between a central site and a mobile GPS receiver. The central site is coupled to a network of reference satellite receivers that send telemetry data from all satellites to the central site. The mobile GPS receiver uses the delivered telemetry data to aid its acquisition of the GPS satellite signal. The availability of the satellite telemetry data enhances the mobile receiver's signal reception sensitivity. |
| US09599716B2 |
Ground-based system and method to extend the detection of excessive delay gradients using dual processing
A processing module to monitor a horizontal delay gradient in satellite signals is provided. The processing module includes a dual-processing-satellite-differencing module, a double differencing module, and a gradient estimator module. The dual-processing-satellite-differencing module is operable to: receive carrier phase measurements for at least two satellites from at least two reference receivers; implement a first processing mode to normalize first satellite differences between +λ/2 and −λ/2; implement a second processing mode configured to normalize second satellite differences between 0 and λ; and select for further processing one of: data indicative of the first satellite differences processed according to the first processing mode; and data indicative of the second satellite differences processed according to the second processing mode. The double differencing module forms double-differences based on the selected data input from the dual-processing-satellite-differencing module. The gradient estimator module estimates a magnitude of the horizontal delay gradient. |
| US09599711B2 |
Active blade tracker and related systems and methods
Devices, methods and systems are provided for monitoring movement of an object, such as rotation of a blade or other airfoil. One exemplary tracking device includes a first emitter to emit first radiation along a first line of sight, a first detector proximate the first emitter to detect the first radiation, a second emitter to emit second radiation along a second line of sight, and a second detector proximate the second emitter to detect the second radiation. |
| US09599709B2 |
Method for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle
A method for sensing the surroundings of a vehicle with a number of sensors, in which method during at least one echo cycle at least one echo information item about the surroundings is sensed by at least one sensor and is compressed using an algorithm, and in which the at least one compressed echo information item is transferred to at least one processing unit. |
| US09599705B2 |
Millimetre wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and method for inspecting a human body or an article
A millimeter wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and a method for inspecting a human body or an article are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first millimeter wave transceiver module, a second millimeter wave transceiver module, a first guide rail device to which the first millimeter wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a second guide rail device to which the second millimeter wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a driver configured to drive the first/second millimeter wave transceiver module to move along the first/second guide rail device, and a constrainer configured to constrain kinematic relation between the first and the second millimeter wave transceiver modules such that they only move in directions opposed to each other. They may increase scan speeds, improve scan stability, reduce scan operations and enhance the reliability of the apparatus. |
| US09599700B2 |
Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus
In FIG. 2 (A), a reception beam (102) is formed using a weighting function (112). A position of a peak of the weighting function (112) is set at the position of the reception beam (102). A reception beam (104) is formed using a weighting function (114), and a position of a peak of the weighting function (114) is set at the position of the reception beam (104). A reception beam (106) is formed using a weighting function (116) and a position of a peak of the weighting function (116) is set at a position of the reception beam (106). In this manner, the positions of the peaks of the weighting functions (112, 114, 116) are shifted in the receive aperture, to follow movements of the reception beams (102, 104, 106) caused by electrical scanning. |
| US09599699B2 |
RSSI positioning method based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology
An RSSI positioning method based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, comprising: calibration stage: measuring the RSSI values of a plurality of channels at fixed points, and recording and calculating the ranging parameters in an RSSI ranging model; system preparation: deploying a positioning anchor node, and realizing synchronization between a target node and the anchor node; conducting communication on the target node by respectively utilizing a plurality of channels to obtain the RSSI values; signal processing stage: processing the RSSI into signal strength amplitude and performing optimization; and positioning stage: calculating a distance and the target node position on a positioning server according to each of the signal strength. The present invention solves the problem that low RSSI positioning precision cannot satisfy the actual requirements because a traditional RSSI positioning method is limited to factors such as multipath signal transmission, co-channel interference, obstacle interference and low coordinate calculation precision of a trilateration method. |
| US09599696B2 |
Procedure to increase position location availability
A device, method and system are provide which permits the methodology used to make the position determination to change dynamically in connection with achieving a position fix of a desired accuracy. |
| US09599693B2 |
Magnetometer with dual purpose reset and calibration coil
The present invention discloses a magnetic field sensing device that utilizes a single coil for calibrating the response of the sensor to compensate for temperature dependent sensitivity drift and also for resetting the magnetic field sensor in order to eliminate hysteresis. The single coil configuration is advantageous since it reduces the size of the sensor chip by decreasing the number of contact pads on the chip and also because it wastes less space, which permits an increase in the density of the magnetoresistive elements on the sensor chip. |
| US09599687B2 |
Active resistive shimming for MRI devices
Active resistive shim coil assemblies may be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems to reduce in-homogeneity of the magnetic field in the imaging volume. Disclosed embodiments may be used with continuous systems, gapped cylindrical systems, or vertically gapped systems. Disclosed embodiments may also be used with an open MRI system and can be used with an instrument placed in the gap of the MRI system. An exemplary embodiment of the active resistive shim coil assembly of the present disclosure includes active resistive shim coils each operable to be energized by separate currents through a plurality of power channels. In some embodiments, the disclosed active resistive shim coil assemblies allow for various degrees of freedom to shim out field in-homogeneity. |
| US09599685B2 |
Antenna device and magnetic resonance imaging device for suppressing absorption rate of irradiated waves
There is provided a technique for suppressing increase of SAR without sacrificing sensitivity in RF coils used in MRI apparatuses. The present invention provides an antenna device comprising a sheet-shaped conductor and a ribbon-shaped conductor disposed on the subject side with respect to the sheet-shaped conductor with a predetermined distance from the sheet-shaped conductor. The ribbon-shaped conductor has a meandering shape, and is adjusted so as to resonate at transmission and reception frequencies, and it is constituted so that distance to the sheet-shaped conductor becomes smaller at both end part thereof along the static magnetic field direction compared with the distance to the sheet-shaped conductor at the center thereof. Moreover, the ribbon-shaped conductor is constituted so as to have a smaller width, as the distance to the sheet-shaped conductor becomes smaller. |
| US09599684B2 |
Mounting for a body coil of a magnetic resonance device
Mounting for a body coil of a magnetic resonance device is provided. A reversible and universal mounting device for a body coil in the magnetic resonance device is provided. The mounting device includes at least one expanding ring for creating a way of retaining the body coil in a tunnel-shaped magnetic opening of the magnetic resonance device. The mounting device also includes at least one expander that is configured to enable the expanding ring to be mounted on the inside of the tunnel-shaped magnetic opening of the magnetic resonance device by spreading. The mounting device includes at least one mounting element for mechanically supporting the body coil on the expanding ring. |
| US09599680B2 |
Electronic device having an electronic compass adapted to detect when the device is in a holster
According to one aspect, a portable electronic device sized and shaped to be received within a holster having a magnetic element. The portable electronic device includes an electronic compass adapted to measure a magnetic field of the magnetic element in at least two axes. When the measured pattern corresponds to a first pattern, the portable electronic device is adapted to determine that the portable electronic device is in the holster. |
| US09599677B2 |
Method for determining completion of discharge of a waste battery and determination device
Provided is an efficient method for determining the completion of discharging waste batteries, the method being capable of accurately identifying the discharging states of the charge remaining in the waste batteries and appropriately determining the completion of discharging without measuring the residual voltage of each of the waste batteries. The method for determining the completion of discharging waste batteries according to the present invention is characterized in that after immersing the waste batteries in a conductive liquid, the concentration of hydrogen gas produced from the liquid is measured, thereby determining the completion of discharging the charge remaining in the waste batteries. |
| US09599676B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating power storage device degradation
Switches change the resistance value of a charge/discharge circuit in a period from starting a discharging at an upper limit voltage until the voltage reaches a lower limit voltage. An electric charge estimator computes electric charge by time-integrating current from a start of the discharging to an arbitrarily determined time, and computes a relationship between electric charge and voltage of a power storage device. An internal resistance estimator computes internal resistance based on voltages and currents of the storage device at times when resistance values are different. An electric energy estimator computes a relationship between electric charge and open voltage based on electric charge, voltage, current and internal resistance of the storage device. During charging or discharging of the storage device, the electric energy estimator estimates the electric energy of the power storage device based on the electric charge, the open voltage, the internal resistance, and the charge/discharge current. |
| US09599675B2 |
Apparatus for controlling battery pack, and energy storage system including the apparatus
An apparatus for controlling a battery pack and an energy storage system including the apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery pack includes at least one battery tray each including one or more battery cells. The apparatus may include an open circuit voltage (OCV) calculator and a state of charge (SOC) estimator. The OCV calculator may receive OCV measurement values of the battery cells of each battery tray when the power of the battery pack is turned on, and calculate a final OCV of the battery cells based at least in part on the OCV measurement values. The SOC estimator may extract an SOC value corresponding to the final OCV from an SOC table and estimate the extracted SOC value as an initial SOC. |
| US09599673B2 |
Structural testing of integrated circuits
An integrated circuit (IC) that is operable in scan test and functional modes includes scan-in pads, scan-out pads, scan chains, a compressor, a decompressor, a test control register, and a scan controller. The scan controller includes a multiple input shift register (MISR), an inverter, and multiple logic gates. The scan-in and scan-out pads receive scan test data and masking signals, respectively. The decompressor provides decompressed scan test data to the scan chains, which generate functional responses based on the decompressed scan test data. The compressor provides compressed functional responses to the scan controller. The logic gates receive the compressed functional responses and the masking signals from the compressor and the corresponding scan-out pads, respectively, and generate corresponding masked signals. The masking signals mask non-deterministic values in the decompressed functional responses. The MISR receives the masked signals and generates an error free signature. |
| US09599672B2 |
Integrated circuit with scan chain having dual-edge triggered scannable flip flops and method of operating thereof
An integrated circuit includes a scan chain, a clock divider circuit, and clock selection circuitry. The scan chain includes a plurality of dual edge flip flops, wherein each dual edge flip flop includes a data input, a scan input, a clock input, and data output. The clock divider circuit is coupled to receive a test clock and is configured to divide the test clock to provide a divided test clock. The clock selection circuitry has a first input coupled to receive the divided test clock, a second input coupled to receive a system clock, a control input coupled to receive a scan enable signal, and an output coupled to provide one of the divided test clock and the system clock as a clock signal to the clock inputs of the scan chain based on the scan enable signal. |
| US09599671B2 |
Architecture, system, method, and computer-accessible medium for partial-scan testing
Exemplary method, computer-accessible medium, test architecture, and system can be provided for a partial-scan test of at least one integrated circuit. For example, it is possible to obtain a plurality of test cubes using a first combinational automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) and identify at least one flip-flop of the integrated circuit using the test cubes to convert to a non-scan flip-flop and facilitate the partial-scan test to utilize the cubes without a utilization of a sequential ATPG or a second combinational ATPG. |
| US09599669B2 |
Decompressed/compressed data parallel scan paths with input/output shift register, SCI/SCO
The disclosure describes novel methods and apparatuses for accessing test compression architectures (TCA) in a device using either a parallel or serial access technique. The serial access technique may be controlled by a device tester or by a JTAG controller. Further the disclosure provides an approach to access the TCA of a device when the device exists in a daisy-chain arrangement with other devices, such as in a customer's system. Additional embodiments are also provided and described in the disclosure. |
| US09599662B2 |
Apparatus for conditioning semiconductor chips and test method using the apparatus
The present invention provides a device for conditioning semiconductor chips and a corresponding test method. The device comprises a chip temperature control means for receiving a semiconductor chip or a plurality of semiconductor chips and comprises a base body which can be flushed with a fluid for temperature control and which comprises a corresponding number of recesses which extend from a front face to a rear face of the base body; a corresponding number of chip bonding pedestals which are inserted, in thermal contact with the base body, into the recesses which comprise a chip receiving region on the front face and a wiring means on the inside which is constructed for supplying electrical signals from and/or to the semiconductor chip inserted in the respective chip receiving region; and a motherboard attached to the rear face in such a way that the wiring means of the chip bonding pedestals is electrically connected to a wiring means of the motherboard. |
| US09599657B2 |
High power radio frequency (RF) in-line wafer testing
Approaches for performing in line wafer testing are provided. An approach includes a method that includes generating a radio frequency (RF) test signal, and applying the RF test signal to a device under test (DUT) in a wafer using a buckling beam probe set with a predefined pitch. The method also includes detecting an output RF signal from the DUT in response to the applying the RF test signal to the DUT, and sensing at least one frequency component of the detected output RF signal. |
| US09599655B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device capable of simplifying wiring work is provided. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element (insulated gate bipolar transistor IGBT) provided with an emitter main electrode and an emitter sense electrode, an integrated circuit having a detection terminal and a mold resin body that seals the semiconductor element and the integrated circuit, and a lead. The lead is provided with an inner lead part sealed in the mold resin body and electrically connected to the emitter sense electrode, an inner lead part sealed in the mold resin body and electrically connected to the emitter main electrode, and an outer lead part connected to the lead part on one side, connected to the inner lead part on the other side and exposed outside the mold resin body. |
| US09599652B2 |
System and method for detection of wire breakage
A measuring system and a method for operating it to detect wire breakage based on the measured current or voltage in which the impedance of at least a first sensor is measured and the result transmitted to a connected system. The invention is capable of detecting wire breakage and sensor failure in temperature sensor systems simultaneous with the temperature measurement by the measuring system comprising an AC current source which generates an AC current that is transmitted through the wires, and through at least the first sensor, measuring system analyzing changes in the phase angle between the current and voltage of the AC signal. If the difference in the frequency of the signal affecting the impedance or voltage of the sensor, and the frequency of the injected wire testing signal is sufficiently high, it is possible to distinguish between the first measuring signals and the second wire testing signal. |
| US09599641B2 |
Current detection device
The current detection device includes a plurality of air-cored coils respectively attached to conductors for a plurality of phases, which are supported by an insulator and housed in a ferromagnetic tank a plurality of output-voltage detection circuits that detect output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases; and a correction processing circuit that obtains, by dividing the output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases by transformation ratios of the air-cored coils, current value levels, which are temporary values of currents flowing in the conductors for respective phases, calculates the output-voltage correction values for respective phases according to the current value levels of respective phases, and calculates and outputs current flowing in the conductors for respective phases on the basis of the output-voltage correction values. |
| US09599640B2 |
Pre-charging filters to reduce settling time
Various arrangements for determining a voltage of a voltage source using pre-charging are presented. Such arrangements may include a measurement module which includes an analog to digital converter, a driver, and an interface. The interface may be electrically coupled with the analog to digital converter and the driver. The driver may be configured to output current to charge a capacitor. After a first predefined period of time, the driver may stop outputting current to pre-charge the capacitor. After the driver has stopped pre-charging the capacitor and a second predefined period of time has elapsed, the analog to digital converter may be configured to measure a voltage of the capacitor. Such arrangements may include a capacitor, wherein the capacitor is electrically coupled with the interface of the measurement module. |
| US09599638B2 |
Mechanical switch activity detection on power outage
A circuit arrangement for use in a utility meter includes a mechanical switch, a processor device, and a latch circuit. The mechanical switch has a closed position and an open position, and is supported by a meter housing. The mechanical switch is operably coupled to generate a close signal when the mechanical switch is in the closed position. The processor device has a first processor input and a second processor input. The first processor input is operably coupled to receive the close signal. The latch circuit is operably coupled to receive the close signal and generate a latched signal responsive thereto. The latch circuit is configured to latch the latched signal for a predetermined time, the predetermined time corresponding to a wake-up time of the processor device. The latch circuit is operably coupled to provide the latched signal to the second processor input. |
| US09599634B2 |
System and method for calibrating inertial measurement units
Inertial measurement units attached to a non-rigid body may measure a common motion event when the body changes direction of travel. Acceleration measurements made by the inertial measurement units of the event are used to determine a common reference direction which in turn can be used to derive, individually for each inertial measurement unit, a new orientation intended to be a better representation of the actual orientation of the inertial measurement unit. |
| US09599618B2 |
Method, apparatus, system, program, and computer-readable recording medium for evaluating colorectal cancer
According to the method of evaluating colorectal cancer of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on the concentration value of amino acid in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and a colorectal cancer state in the subject is evaluated based on the concentration value of at least one of Arg, Cys, Orn, Trp, Glu, ABA, Val, Phe, Leu, Gln, Ile and His contained in the measured amino acid concentration data of the subject. |
| US09599617B2 |
Analyte sensors, methods for preparing and using such sensors, and methods of detecting analyte activity
Analyte sensors, methods for producing and using analyte sensors, methods of detecting and/or measuring analyte activity, detecting pH change, and/or, controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, are disclosed. Embodiments of the analyte sensors according to the disclosure can provide an accurate and convenient method for characterizing analyte activity, detecting pH change, controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, and the like, in both in vivo and in vitro environments, in particular in living cell imaging. |
| US09599616B2 |
Cell selection method and cells obtained therefrom
The present invention relates to a method for the in vitro selection of at least one therapeutic cell subpopulation from an original cell population of eukaryotic cells, as well as to the therapeutic cell subpopulation selected by the method, which can be used for the treatment of diseases of tissues or organs. The selected cells are highly migrative and the method according to the invention provides for the selection of these highly migrative subpopulations from a sample comprising a mixture of cells. |
| US09599608B2 |
Antibody against affinity complex
The present invention provides a means and a method for specifically measuring a substance such as a small substance with high sensitivity by a sandwich method. Specifically, the present invention provides an antibody capable of specifically binding to an affinity complex and a method of measuring of the affinity complex comprising measuring the affinity complex using the antibody capable of specifically binding to the affinity complex. The antibody of the present invention may be a full-length antibody. The antibody of the present invention may also have a region derived from an immunoglobulin from an animal having an ability of gene conversion (e.g., a complementarity-determining region, a framework region, or a variable region). Examples of at least one factor that constitutes the affinity complex include a small substance or a protein (e.g., antibody). |
| US09599606B2 |
ADP-ribose detection reagents
The present disclosure described fusion proteins between ADP-ribose binding domains and antibody Fc domains. This new class of reagents has considerable value as detection agents in assays designed at examining the biology of ADP-ribose. |
| US09599599B2 |
Measuring chemical properties of a sample fluid in dialysis systems
In one aspect of the invention, a method includes determining an amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in dialysate flowing through a dialysis system using a CO2 sensor associated with the dialysis system, determining, using a pH sensor associated with the dialysis system, a pH level of the dialysate, and calculating a level of bicarbonate in the dialysate based at least in part on the determined amount of CO2 measured in the gas and the determined pH level of the dialysate. |
| US09599593B2 |
Ultrasonic non-destructive testing
An apparatus and method for ultrasonic non-destructive testing provides an elongate strip of ultrasound transmissive material coupled at a proximal end to an object under test. The elongate strip has a transverse cross-section with a width and thickness giving an aspect ratio greater than unity and matched to the ultrasonic transducer such that excitation induces an ultrasonic signal to propagate along the elongate strip to the proximal end and to enter the object under test. These pulses are particularly suited for time-of-flight measurements, thickness measurements, crack measurements and the like. The elongate strip helps to separate the transducer from a potentially hostile environment associated with the object under test. The elongate strip also has a large area of contact with the object under test allowing efficient transmission of energy into the object under test. |
| US09599590B2 |
Side-eluting molecular fractionator
The disclosure provides cassettes, electrophoresis systems, methods for making the device, and methods of fractionating a sample using the cassettes and electrophoresis systems described herein. |
| US09599586B2 |
Ion sensor
The disclosure describes techniques for determining an ion concentration in a sample. According to these techniques of this disclosure, an ion concentration of a sample is determined based on detecting at least one change in an electrical characteristic of a semiconductor device due to a gate insulation layer of the semiconductor device placed in contact with the sample. |
| US09599582B2 |
Simplified resistance based belt inspection
A resistance circuit for monitoring a support structure is provided. The resistance circuit may include a first set of resistors disposed at a belt-side and a second set of resistors disposed at a monitor-side. The first set of resistors may be configured to indicate one or more voltages thereacross corresponding to an effective resistance of the support structure. The first set of resistors may include at least one temperature-dependent resistor. The second set of resistors may be configured to indicate one or more voltages thereacross corresponding to an initial effective resistance of the support structure. The second set of resistors may include at least one switched resistor having an adjustable resistance capable of selectively approximating the initial effective resistance. |
| US09599580B2 |
Diffractometry-based analysis method and associated diffractometer, particularly suitable for samples comprising multiple layers of materials
A method and device that analyzes a sample with a diffractometer that includes a collimated source, a spectrometric detector, and a detection collimator. The sample is irradiated with an incident beam and the detector has a detection plane with multiple physical or virtual pixels. An measured energy spectrum is established for each pixel and each measured energy spectrum is readjusted. The spectrum is expressed as a function of a variable that accounts for the energy of the scattered radiation and an angle of diffraction. The fulfillment of at least one multiple material criterion is verified. Groups of pixels are formed using the results of the verification step, each group corresponding to a layer of material and different groups corresponding to different layers of material, and the spectra are combined by group, during which, for each group, the readjusted spectra for the pixels of the group are combined. |
| US09599572B2 |
Optical inspection system and method
An optical inspection system including a first multiplicity of cameras operative to image a second multiplicity of regions on an object, a third multiplicity of illumination sources and at least one illumination manager operative to combine illumination from the third multiplicity of illumination sources and thereafter to direct illumination therefrom to the second multiplicity of regions, the at least one illumination manager including a beam distributor receiving a composite input beam of a multiplicity of non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses and directing a multiplicity of composite output beams of a plurality of the non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses to a corresponding plurality of spatially distinct locations corresponding to the second multiplicity of regions. |
| US09599566B2 |
Method for measuring polymer concentration in water systems
The invention provides a method for measuring the concentration of anionic polymers in an industrial water system. Specifically, the concentration of anionic polymer can be measured by combining an indicator dye composition that includes an acridine compound or a salt thereof to a water sample and measuring the absorbance of the mixture. The concentration can be determined by comparing the absorbance of the mixture to absorbance values on a pre-determined calibration curve. The dosage of anionic polymer can be optionally adjusted based on the concentration. |
| US09599564B1 |
Quantum dot—polymer nanocomposite sensor array for chemical vapor sensing
A quantum dot-polymer nanocomposite sensor array for chemical vapor sensing includes plurality of sensors respectively formed by different nanocomposite films. Each nanocomposite film is formed by a plurality of QDs and a polymer solution made from a polymer and a corresponding solvent. The plurality of sensors are disposed on a substrate for impingement by an excitation light source. Fluorescence emission intensity of the sensors is measured for a preselected duration of time and then the sensors are placed into contact with a chemical vapor. The changes in fluorescence emission intensity for all sensors are detected over time and the combined changes in fluorescence are compared to establish a unique combined response for each target chemical vapor. Using this unique combined response from a sensor array, target chemical vapor can be detected, classified, and identified. |
| US09599563B2 |
LED inspection lamp and LED spotlight
An LED inspection lamp has plurality of LED sources for emitting electromagnetic radiation at different peak wavelengths for causing visible fluorescence in different leak detection dyes. A lens is associated with each LED. Radiation passing through lenses is superimposed in target area at target distance. Another LED inspection lamp has plurality of LEDs emitting electromagnetic radiation at a peak wavelength. A lens adaptor has lens housing for attachment to LED inspection lamp with a single LED for causing visible fluorescence, and a lens. Substantially all of the radiation from the LED passes through the lens and is focused in a target area at a target distance from the lenses. LED spot lights have a similar configuration. The LEDs may produce white light from distinct LEDs or from white LEDs. The light may be a flashlight or fixed spot light. |
| US09599562B2 |
Conjugates of nano-diamond and magnetic or metallic particles
Techniques for imaging a characteristic of a sample with a plurality of conjugates of diamond-metallic nanoparticles having a nitrogen vacancy center. The plurality of conjugates can be exposed to a sample and the nitrogen vacancy centers can be optically pumped. One or more microwave pulses can be applied to the nitrogen vacancy center, and a fluorescent response can be detected. |
| US09599561B2 |
Methods, systems and apparatuses for testing and calibrating fluorescent scanners
Disclosed are calibration apparatuses for fluorescent microscopy instruments and methods of making and using them. Specifically, disclosed are calibration apparatuses with a fluorescent layer, such as photoresist, deposited on a substrate, with an optional layer of a reflective material, such as chrome. Illumination of the fluorescent and/or reflective layers, and detection and analysis of the resulting emissions allows evaluation of the instrument with respect to both reflective and fluorescent channels. Selection of appropriate fluorescent materials for the one or more fluorescent layers allows the evaluation of an instrument with respect to different fluorophores, as would be used with an instrument capable of two color detection. Inclusion of a reflective layer further allows the evaluation and calibration of all optical channels of an instrument, including the reflective channel and two or more fluorescent channels, with a single calibration apparatus for imaging criteria such as uniformity, contrast and emission signal strength. |
| US09599554B2 |
Wavelength-dependent light intensity modulation in multivariate optical computing devices using polarizers
Multivariate optical computing using polarizers to modulate the intensity of sample-interacted light. The polarizer(s), along with other device components, produce a spectroscopic intensity profile that mimics the regression vector that corresponds to the sample characteristic(s) of interest. |
| US09599551B2 |
Method for estimating porosity of a rock sample
A method for estimating porosity of a rock sample comprises the steps of defining a total mineral content of a sample, determining relative volume fractions for each mineral and determining X-ray attenuation coefficients for the defined minerals. Then, a first X-ray attenuation coefficient for a synthetic sample combined from the same minerals with the same volume fractions but with no pores is determined. X-ray micro/nanoCT scanning of the sample is performed and a second X-ray attenuation coefficient for the rock sample is determined. Porosity can be calculated as for a sample filled with a gas, water or light hydrocarbons, so for a sample which pores are filled with heavy hydrocarbons, or other liquid/gases with X-ray attenuation coefficient comparable with X-ray attenuation coefficient for the rock sample or for the synthetic sample. |
| US09599549B2 |
System and process for characterization of the operation of water retention device
A system for characterizing a water retention device may include a test pipe including a mount section for holding the water retention device to be tested; an injector to inject, upstream of the mount section, an air flow loaded with at least one of dust and droplets of water; at least one sensor for determining a distribution of sizes of the at least one of the dust and water particles, and a quantity of water retained in the mount section; and a calculator receiving the measured distribution of dust and water particles delivered by the at least one sensor to determine therefrom a dust and water retention level in the water retention device. |
| US09599548B2 |
Flow measurement device and method
The present invention relates to a fluid measuring device comprising a capillary device and a non-linear response device. The capillary device typically having a flow channel comprising a contraction with a sidelet upstream and sidelet downstream of the contraction, the sidelets each comprises a pressure sensor arranged to determine the pressure drop over the contraction, the geometry of the flow channel of the capillary device being adapted to provide a flow response by the linear effects in the fluid, with the least response from the non-linear effects in the fluid. The non-linear response device typically having a flow channel connected to the flow channel of the capillary device, the flow channel of the non-linear response device comprising sidelets arranged to determine a pressure drop over at least a part of the flow channel, wherein the geometry of the flow channel of the non-linear response device being adapted to provide a flow response primarily driven by the non-linear effects in the fluid. |
| US09599542B2 |
Sample analyzing chip
The present invention relates to a sample analyzing chip. The chip can prevent upper and lower substrates of a channel from being attached to each other due to deflection on a micro channel and can solve the problem of the sample drying up within a measuring time of a target. Also, the chip can prevent bubbles from being generated in a central portion of the micro channel. |
| US09599541B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling tyres
An apparatus for controlling tires includes a support plane configured for receiving a tire with axial middle line plane parallel to the support plane, defining an abutted lateral portion and a free lateral portion arranged at a specific height with respect to the support plane. A thrust element is configured for applying, to a measurement surface of the free lateral portion, a force directed toward the support plane. A positioning actuator is operatively associated with the thrust element and configured for moving the thrust element with at least one motion component perpendicular to a rotation axis of the tire. The apparatus also includes devices for modifying the angular position of the measurement surface. A control unit is programmed for detecting a first value of output data at each position of the measurement surface as a function of a first value of input data maintained substantially constant along at least one complete rotation of the measurement surface around the rotation axis and for detecting a second value of the output data at each position of the measurement surface. The second value of the output data corresponds with a second value of the input data maintained substantially constant along at least one complete rotation of the measurement surface. The control unit includes a module programmed for calculating, at each position of the measurement surface, a difference between the second value of the output data and the first value of the output data. |
| US09599536B2 |
Pumping loss calculation device for internal combustion engine
A pumping loss calculation device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately calculating the pumping loss of the engine while reflecting thereon the pumping loss which varies with a change in opening timing of an exhaust valve. The pumping loss calculation device calculates a basic amount of a pumping loss torque based on intake and exhaust pressures, a pumping loss torque of the pumping loss torque of the engine, which varies with a change in the opening timing of the exhaust valve, as an exhaust gas sweep-out loss torque, based on the estimated in-cylinder gas amount and a detected exhaust phase, and the pumping loss torque based on the basic amount and the exhaust gas sweep-out loss torque. |
| US09599529B1 |
Systems and methods for likelihood-based mapping of areas surveyed for gas leaks using mobile survey equipment
In some embodiments, vehicle-based natural gas leak detection methods are used to generate 2-D spatial distributions (heat maps) of gas emission source probabilities and surveyed area locations using measured gas concentrations and associated geospatial (e.g. GPS) locations, wind direction and wind speed, and atmospheric condition data. Bayesian updates are used to incorporate the results of one or more measurement runs into computed spatial distributions. Operating in gas-emission plume space rather than raw concentration data space allows reducing the computational complexity of updating gas emission source probability heat maps. Gas pipeline location data and other external data may be used to determine the heat map data. |
| US09599528B2 |
Pipeline inspection apparatus for the internal inspection of pipelines
An apparatus for determining the conditions of a pipeline and for the analysis of the fluid contained therein comprising: a central body having a substantially cylindrical form perforated for the whole length and comprising at least a salinity sensor and at least a pH measurement sensor; a first crown of petals connected to the central body, wherein each petal extends from the central body until it touches the internal wall of the pipeline and wherein each petal comprises at least one deformation sensor and at least one roughness sensor; a sliding device integrally connected to the central body in a more advanced position with respect to the first crown of petals, wherein the sliding device can be a second crown of petals identical to the first crown of petals or a foam pig suitably perforated. A method is for determining the conditions of a pipeline and for the analysis of the fluid contained therein, which uses the apparatus. |
| US09599527B2 |
Dynamic pressure method of detecting flame on/off in gas turbine combustion cans for engine protection
The flame status of a group of gas turbine combustors is acoustically monitored using dynamic pressure sensors within the combustor. Dynamic pressure sensor output signals are received from the sensors and processed to determine flame status. The signals are processed both by performing a correlation analysis within each combustor and by applying a wavelet-based flame detection algorithm to each output signal. A flame is determined to be present based on the correlation analysis and the wavelet-based flame detection algorithm. The wavelet-based flame detection algorithm is chosen based on whether the gas turbine combustors are in an ignition phase or a monitoring phase. |
| US09599526B2 |
Torque-measuring hub, power-measuring system, cycle wheel equipped with such a hub or system, and measuring method using such a hub
A hub for measuring the driving torque of a cycle wheel, the hub including a central shaft defining an axis of rotation of the wheel, and a hub body mounted to rotate freely about the shaft, the hub body including a central portion bordered on both sides by respective flanges, the flanges fastening at least one connecting element to connect the hub body to a rim of the wheel. The hub includes a system for measuring the driving torque of the wheel including strain gauges fixed on the hub body. |
| US09599525B2 |
Pre-loaded force sensors
Pre-loaded force sensitive input devices, force sensing resistors (FSR), are formed as a multiple membrane assembly that is capable of detecting low intensity pressure inputs and quantifying varying applications of pressure to the sensor surface. Pre-loading the force sensor elements results in controlled amount of force between the two substrates causing a constant state of pre-load and eliminating the low-end or minimal pressure signal noise associated with unloaded sensors. Pre-loading the force sensing resistor sensors also enables the sensor to detect removal of low intensity pressure input such as might occur during theft of light weight articles placed in contact with the pre-loaded force sensor. Using an FSR or FSR Matrix Array will enable any handling of protected retail packaging to be detected and identified. A library of “touches” can be established that will yield cutting, ripping, twisting, etc. making the detection of a theft in progress more accurate. |
| US09599519B2 |
Charging a battery based on stored battery characteristics
The described embodiments include a power-management unit that receives and stores a representation of a temperature state of a battery pack from a battery-monitoring mechanism in a battery pack. For example, an interface circuit (such as a single-wire-interface or SWI circuit) may receive the information from the battery-monitoring mechanism via a signal line, and the information may be stored in a memory (such as a non-transitory computer-readable memory). This stored information is then used by a temperature-monitoring mechanism or circuit to determine the temperature state of the battery pack, which may be used to control or gate charging of a battery in the battery pack. |
| US09599518B2 |
Fiber optic temperature sensor utilizing a phosphor microsphere
In accordance with the present invention, a fiber optic temperature sensing system incorporating a thermal probe which utilizes a phosphor in the form of a microsphere is provided. The microsphere is situated in air so as to produce a lensing effect in both coupling the excitation light delivered to it by the fiber and coupling the fluorescence produced by the phosphor material back into the fiber. The thermal probe can be implemented in either a flexible or a rigid form. Materials for the phosphor microspheres include—but are not limited to—rare earth(s) doped single crystals, rare earth(s) doped ceramics, and ruby. When coupled to a suitable controller, these thermal probes can provide reliable temperature measurements even in environments characterized by strong electrical noise or electromagnetic interference. |
| US09599514B2 |
Multi-color pyrometry imaging system and method of operating the same
A multi-color pyrometry imaging system for a high-temperature asset includes at least one viewing port in optical communication with at least one high-temperature component of the high-temperature asset. The system also includes at least one camera device in optical communication with the at least one viewing port. The at least one camera device includes a camera enclosure and at least one camera aperture defined in the camera enclosure, The at least one camera aperture is in optical communication with the at least one viewing port. The at least one camera device also includes a multi-color filtering mechanism coupled to the enclosure. The multi-color filtering mechanism is configured to sequentially transmit photons within a first predetermined wavelength band and transmit photons within a second predetermined wavelength band that is different than the first predetermined wavelength band. |
| US09599512B2 |
Polyamide, composition comprising such a polyamide, and uses thereof
The invention relates to a polyamide comprising at least one repeat unit corresponding to the general formulation: X·Y in which: X represents a cycloaliphatic diamine and Y represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chosen from dodecanedioic (C12) acid, tetradecanedioic (C14) acid and hexadecanedioic (C16) acid, characterized in that said dicarboxylic acid comprises organic carbon of renewable origin, determined according to Standard ASTM D6866. The invention also relates to a composition comprising this polyamide and also to the use of this polyamide and of such a composition. |
| US09599510B2 |
Estimation of spectral feature of pulsed light beam
A method is described for estimating a spectral feature of a pulsed light beam produced by an optical source and directed toward a wafer of a lithography apparatus. The method includes receiving a set of N optical spectra of pulses of the light beam; saving the received N optical spectra to a saved set; transforming the optical spectra in the saved set to form a set of transformed optical spectra; averaging the transformed optical spectra to form an averaged spectrum; and estimating a spectral feature of the pulsed light beam based on the averaged spectrum. |
| US09599508B2 |
Divided-aperture infra-red spectral imaging system
Various embodiments disclosed herein describe a divided-aperture infrared spectral imaging (DAISI) system that is adapted to acquire multiple IR images of a scene with a single-shot (also referred to as a snapshot). The plurality of acquired images having different wavelength compositions that are obtained generally simultaneously. The system includes at least two optical channels that are spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels are configured to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards an optical FPA unit comprising at least two detector arrays disposed in the focal plane of two corresponding focusing lenses. The system further comprises at least one temperature reference source or surface that is used to dynamically calibrate the two detector arrays and compensate for a temperature difference between the two detector arrays. |
| US09599507B2 |
Fiber optic probe for remote spectroscopy
A fiber optic probe assembly is provided. The probe comprises a first optical system and a second optical system, a delivery light guide comprising one or more than one delivery optical fiber for transmitting excitation radiation from a radiation source disposed at a proximal end of the light guide to the first optical system. The first optical system comprising one or more than one first optical element for forming a substantially collimated illumination beam from the excitation radiation. An optically opaque tubular sleeve is fitted over the first optical system to optically isolate the first optical system and the delivery light guide from the second optical system. The second optical system comprising one or more than one second optical element for gathering optical radiation scattered from a sample and forming the optical radiation into a collection beam. A collection light guide comprising one or more than one collection optical fiber receives the collection beam and transmits the collection beam to an analyzer. The first and second optical systems are disposed within a housing so that an emission cone of the first optical system and an acceptance cone of the second optical system substantially overlap. A spectroscopic measurement system comprising the optic fiber probe is also provided. |
| US09599500B2 |
Ink level sensor and related methods
In an embodiment, a method of sensing an ink level includes applying a pre-charge voltage Vp to a sense capacitor to charge the sense capacitor with a charge Q1, sharing Q1 between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a reference voltage Vg at the gate of an evaluation transistor, and determining a resistance from drain to source of the evaluation transistor that results from Vg. |
| US09599497B1 |
Background oriented Schlieren using celestial objects
The present invention is a system and method of visualizing fluid flow around an object, such as an aircraft or wind turbine, by aligning the object between an imaging system and a celestial object having a speckled background, taking images, and comparing those images to obtain fluid flow visualization. |
| US09599493B2 |
Split flow vortex flowmeter
A vortex flowmeter has first and second process connections with a meter inlet and outlet, respectively, therein. The first and second process connections are configured to connect, respectively, to upstream and downstream segments of a fluid pipeline. A fluid conveyance system conveys fluid from the inlet to the outlet and divides the fluid into separate fluid streams that flow through separate passages. Each of the passages has its own vortex metering unit configured to generate and detect vortices in the respective fluid stream. A processing system is configured to calculate a sum of the flow rates through all of the fluid streams. |
| US09599491B2 |
Techniques for use with test qualification protocols
Described are techniques for performing qualification protocol testing. A qualification entity category is selected indicating a category of an entity for which a qualification test protocol is generated. One or more qualification tests are selected and included in the qualification test protocol. Test information is specified for the one or more qualification tests. The test information includes first information identifying one or more code modules executed to perform said one or more qualification tests, second information identifying test inputs to said one or more code modules, and third information specifying how to evaluate tests results from executing each of said one or more qualification tests. A qualification protocol structure including said test information is generated. |
| US09599485B2 |
Navigation peek ahead and behind
Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that allows a user to peek ahead or behind during a turn-by-turn navigation presentation that the application provides while tracking a device (e.g., a mobile device, a vehicle, etc.) traversal of a physical route. As the device traverses along the physical route, the navigation application generates a navigation presentation that shows a representation of the device on a map traversing along a virtual route that represents the physical route on the map. While providing the navigation presentation, the navigation application can receive user input to look ahead or behind along the virtual route. Based on the user input, the navigation application moves the navigation presentation to show locations on the virtual route that are ahead or behind the displayed current location of the device on the virtual route. This movement can cause the device representation to no longer be visible in the navigation presentation. Also, the virtual route often includes several turns, and the peek ahead or behind movement of the navigation presentation passes the presentation through one or more of these turns. In some embodiments, the map can be defined presented as a two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) scene. |
| US09599483B2 |
Region guided and change tolerant fast shortest path algorithm and graph preprocessing framework
A method for region guided and change tolerant fast shortest path determination and graph preprocessing for network management and control. In an embodiment, a method includes partitioning, by a network component, a plurality of network nodes into a plurality of regions, each network node belonging to one of the regions; identifying, by the network component, border nodes for each region, each border node in a region connecting to at least one border node in a connecting region; determining, by the network component, intervals between regions according to the border nodes, each interval comprising a minimum distance and a maximum distance between two regions; determining, by the network component, a path from a source node to a target node according to the intervals. |
| US09599476B2 |
Seamless network generation
A system and method for generating a seamless road network of a large geographical area includes a plurality of GPS probe traces extending across a geographical area. The probe traces are divided into sub-sets base on criteria, such as accuracy. A plurality of threads simultaneously employ the sub-sets traces to generate an independent network of the entire geographical area. The networks generated using sub-sets having a high accuracy are preferred over networks generating using sub-sets having a lower accuracy. The independent networks are combined to form a seamless networks of road segments. |
| US09599473B2 |
Utilizing magnetic field based navigation
There is provided a solution comprising detecting that a positioning device is within a predetermined control area associated with a building, acquiring a first sequence of magnetic field measurements carried out by the positioning device, wherein the first sequence represents at least one of the magnitude and the direction of Earth's magnetic field; determining that an operational environment of the positioning de-vice has changed between an indoor environment and an outdoor environment when a at least one predetermined criterion with respect to the first sequence is met; and causing actuation of a predetermined software function in or with respect to the positioning device when the operational environment of the positioning device has changed. |
| US09599472B2 |
MEMS proof mass with split Z-axis portions
This document discusses among other things apparatus and methods for a proof mass including split z-axis portions. An example proof mass can include a center portion configured to anchor the proof-mass to an adjacent layer, a first z-axis portion configure to rotate about a first axis using a first hinge, the first axis parallel to an x-y plane orthogonal to a z-axis, a second z-axis portion configure to rotate about a second axis using a second hinge, the second axis parallel to the x-y plane, wherein the first z-axis portion is configured to rotate independent of the second z-axis portion. |
| US09599469B2 |
Angular velocity sensor, electronic apparatus, and moving object
In an angular velocity sensor, when a width of a detection frequency band is set to f1 [Hz], a resonance frequency in a first rotational vibration mode in which a base portion rotates and vibrates around a detection axis with respect to fixing units in association with the deformation of beam portions is set to f2 [Hz], a detuning frequency is set to f3 [Hz], and a resonance frequency in a second rotational vibration mode, having a phase opposite to that of the first rotational vibration mode, in which the base portion rotates and vibrates around the detection axis with respect to the fixing units in association with the deformation of the beam portions is set to f4, a relation of f1 |
| US09599468B2 |
LIDAR system
Methods and systems for using spectrally separated light pulses to collect more LIDAR information are presented. In one example, a laser pulse may be directed to a point on an object and a corresponding return light signal may be received. The return light signal may be wavelength separated into a plurality of spectral pulse components. Each of the spectral pulse components may be propagated down a separate fiber optic delay line each having a different length to provide a plurality of time-separated spectral pulse components. The time-separated spectral pulse components may be combined to provide a recombined spectral pulse signal. The recombined spectral pulse signal can be provided to an intensity-related measuring/detection circuitry to generate corresponding object location information and object spectral information regarding the point on the object. |
| US09599466B2 |
Systems and methods for estimation of building wall area
A wall area estimation system generates an estimated wall area measurement of a building based on the received roof measurements (e.g., those generated by, received from or found in a three-dimensional model of the roof) and a reference distance. The reference distance is a measurement indicative of a distance between the roof and a model ground surface placed on an image of the building where the walls of the building meet the ground. This reference distance may be used to determine how for down to extend the walls of the building (e.g., to a ground level) when building a three-dimensional digital model of the building to aid in generating wall area measurements. The resulting wall measurements, roof measurements, measurements of areas missing from the wall used to generate a wall estimate report, or a combined roof and wall estimate report including various different identifiers indicating the different features and measurements based on the three-dimensional model. |
| US09599465B2 |
Light-emitting device for detecting passage or smoke and method for manufacturing such a device
A light-emitting device to detect passage or smoke in the emitted beam. The device includes a source of invisible radiation, a source of visible laser radiation, an alignment component to align the central axis of the visible radiation with an axis parallel to the central axis of the invisible radiation, and a switch to turn off the visible laser source. The device can further include a housing containing both sources of radiation. The switch is configured to be controlled by the closing of the housing and the source of visible laser radiation is turned off in response to the closure of the housing. |
| US09599462B2 |
Three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus and control method thereof
To measure the three-dimensional shape of a target object with higher accuracy, a three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus projects a pattern image to a predetermined measurement area including a support structure on which the target object is placed; and captures an image of the predetermined measurement area. In addition, the apparatus derives, based on the captured image, a first correction value for correcting a position fluctuation of a support structure, and a second correction value for correcting a fluctuation of a projection position; and calculates, based on the captured image and the first correction value and the second correction value, a plurality of coordinates on a surface of the target object. |
| US09599457B2 |
Tear line 3D measurement apparatus and method
A non-destructive method of measuring tear lines formed in a surface of a resilient automotive trim panel configured for overlaying an inflatable safety device includes the steps of periodically selecting a trim panel for testing from a flow of in-process trim panels, mounting the selected trim panel to a mounting jig configured to support a region of the selected trim panel adjacent a tear line and to temporarily splay said selected trim panel to expose opposed edges forming at least a portion of the tear line, scanning a 3D image of the opposed edges, storing said 3D image as data in an associated processor, and removing the selected trim panel from the mounting jig. The mounting jig includes a base forming upwardly facing longitudinally elongated converging guide surfaces intersecting at a common apex, and a cover member forming downwardly facing longitudinally elongated converging support surfaces intersecting at a common apex. |
| US09599456B2 |
Method and arrangement for tactile-optical determination of the geometry of a measurement object
The invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining structures and/or geometry of a workpiece in a coordinate measuring machine by means of a tactile-optical measuring method, wherein the position of a shaped probe element is determined in at least one direction by means of a first sensor using an optically lateral measuring method, and the position of the shaped probe element is determined in at least one second direction using at least one distance sensor. In order to allow the error-free detection of the shaped probe element using the sensors, the invention proposes that at least one flexible connector element is used in a mounting for fastening the shaped probe element, permeated by the beam path of the first sensor in the beam direction, wherein the connecting element is transparent and/or is disposed severely out of focus with respect to the first sensor. |
| US09599455B2 |
Device for optically scanning and measuring an environment
A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes at least one projector for producing at least one uncoded pattern on an object in the environment. A first camera is provided for recording at least one first image of the object provided with the pattern, the first camera having a first image plane. A second camera is provided for recording at least one second image of the object provided with the uncoded pattern, the second camera being spaced apart from the first camera in order to acquire the uncoded pattern on a second image plane. A controller is provided having a processor configured to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of the object based at least in part on the uncoded pattern, the at least one first image and the at least one second image. |
| US09599449B2 |
Systems and methods for locating buried or hidden objects using sheet current flow models
Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining an estimated depth of a buried object using sheet current flow models are disclosed. In one embodiment a buried object locator may process magnetic signals emitted from the buried object using a closed form sheet current flow model taken from three or more sensor positions to determine, store, and/or display estimated depth information of the buried object. |
| US09599448B2 |
Apparatus and methods for proximity sensing circuitry
An inductive proximity sensor is disclosed. The proximity sensor includes a source circuit with an inductive element configured to deliver energy to a resonator when a source current is changed. In various embodiments, the source current is provided a step current source. In various embodiments, the source current is provided by constant current source coupled to the inductive element by a switch. Apparatus and methods for operating the inductive proximity sensor are disclosed. |
| US09599447B2 |
Large T-square protractor for use in construction
A framing T-square protractor apparatus includes a first rule element having first and second edges, a surface, and a length of about 3 ft between the first and second edges; a second rule element having first and second edges, a surface, and a length of about 5 ft between the first and second edges, the second rule element being pivotally connected to the first rule element midway between the first and second edges of the first rule element; and a semi-circular element extending between the first and second edges of the first rule element to form an 180 degrees arc with 0 to 90 degrees angle indicia on each half, the semi-circular element being connected to the first and second edges of the first rule element and being adapted to movably receive the second rule element for sliding along the semi-circular element. |
| US09599445B2 |
Machine tool including affected layer detection sensor
A machine tool including a non-contact affected layer detection sensor capable of detecting an affected layer with high precision is provided. A machine tool includes a non-contact affected layer detection sensor, a main body, probes and that contact the surface of an workpiece, arm portions supported by the main body, and dimension measurement sensors that output a signal that corresponds to the dimension of the workpiece on the basis of displacement of the arm portions with respect to the main body. The affected layer detection sensor is provided in the arm portion, and outputs a signal that corresponds to an affected state of the workpiece. The arm portions hold the probes respectively, and are displaceable with respect to the main body in accordance with the dimension of the workpiece. |
| US09599440B1 |
Systems and methods for a close quarters weapon
Systems and methods for a close quarters weapon include disassembly of the weapon by the user to permit applying a stimulus signal for causing skeletal muscle contractions through tissue of a human or animal target between locations on the target that are independently determined by the user. |
| US09599436B2 |
External vision and/or weapon aiming and firing system for military land vehicles, military aircraft and military naval units
The disclosure concerns an external vision and/or weapon aiming and firing system for a military land vehicle and/or a military aircraft and/or a military naval unit. The system comprises: a video capture device configured to capture a video stream of a scene outside the military land vehicle or the military aircraft or the military naval unit; an electronic control unit configured to insert an aiming reticle in the images of said video stream, thereby generating a corresponding output video stream; and a user interface configured to display the output video stream generated by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is programmed to automatically change the color of the aiming reticle so as to maximize its contrast with respect to a predefined region of the images of the video stream centerd on said aiming reticle. |
| US09599429B1 |
Adjustable ergonomic grip for a weapon
A handgrip for a firearm is provided for ergonomic angular adjustment. The ergonomic adjustable handgrip illustratively includes an attachment to a firearm, an upper grip portion, and a lower grip portion. The lower grip portion can be released by a push button, adjusted to a user preferred angle relative to the upper grip portion, and locked into the angle by releasing the push button. |
| US09599420B2 |
Interchangeable trigger assembly for firearms
An interchangeable trigger assembly for firearms, particularly for over/under shotguns, which can be applied within a break action of a gun, by insertion in a lower opening of the break action; the assembly includes two detachable portions: a firing unit and a trigger unit, the firing unit including firing members; the trigger unit including at least one trigger which acts on actuation members of the firing members. |
| US09599418B2 |
Detecting a signal from a wireless network for a firearm safety lock
A signal from a wireless network and identify a parameter of the signal associated with the wireless network may be detected. A determination may be made whether to enable or disable a safety lock of a firearm in view of the parameter of the signal associated with the wireless network. Furthermore, a command may be transmitted to the safety lock of the firearm in view of the determination. |
| US09599413B2 |
Heat exchanger, in particular intercooler
A heat exchanger, in particular an intercooler, is provided that includes at least one collector box that has a base. At least one tube engages into a passage in an approximately perpendicular manner with respect to the base, the passage protruding out of the base and surrounding a tube end, and the passage has a rectangular cross-section that is adapted to the outer circumference of the tube. The aim of the invention is to further extend the service life of the heat exchanger with a further reduction of the wall thickness of the collector box base as well as of the tube. This is achieved in that a wall thickness of the passage is thinned at least in a corner region. |
| US09599410B2 |
Plate-like air-cooled engine surface cooler with fluid channel and varying fin geometry
A surface cooler includes a plate-like layer and a plurality of spaced-apart fins extending substantially perpendicular from an uppermost layer of the plate-like layer. The plurality of fins defining a plurality of air flow paths. The plurality of spaced-apart fins are configured to augment heat transfer of the surface cooler by increasing the turbulence levels of a fluid flowing through the airflow paths by promoting increased mixing with a resulting increase in the heat transfer coefficient of the surface cooler. A method of forming the surface cooler and an engine including the surface cooler. |
| US09599407B2 |
System and structure for heating or sterilizing a liquid stream
A food product sterilizer includes a food product source and a regenerative heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of food product from the food product source. The heat exchanger includes an input channel configured to receive a flow of food product to be sterilized. The heat exchanger also includes an output channel fluidly coupled to the input channel. The output channel is adjacent the input channel. The output channel and the input channel are configured to transfer heat between the two channels. The heat exchanger further includes an integrated heating section of at least a portion of the input channel or the output channel. The heating section is configured to heat the flow of food product. |
| US09599406B2 |
Transmission having a fluid cooling shroud
A transmission having improved heat dissipation components is disclosed. The transmission includes a housing having housing walls defining an internal chamber and a rotatable input shaft extending through one of the housing walls into the internal chamber. Power transmission components are disposed in the internal chamber and rotatably driven by the input shaft. An output shaft extends through one of the housing walls from the internal chamber and is rotatably driven by the power transmission components. A lubricating fluid is disposed in the internal chamber and lubricates the power transmission components. A cooling shroud surrounds the housing and includes a cooling passageway in fluid communication with the internal chamber. The lubricating fluid flows out of the internal chamber into the cooling passageway, through the cooling passageway, and back into the internal chamber. |
| US09599402B2 |
System for decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus
According to one embodiment, a system for a decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus includes an decoloring processing unit, a sheet conveying unit, a sheet reading unit, a user ID reading unit, a storing unit configured to store a predetermined information, and a control unit. A sheet on which an image is formed with an decolorable colorant is subject to decoloring processing. The sheet conveying unit conveys the sheet and causes the sheet to pass through the decoloring processing unit. The sheet reading unit is arranged further on an upstream side than the decoloring processing unit. The user ID reading unit reads ID information of a user. The storing unit stores predetermined information. The control unit controls the storage unit to correlate the user ID and the read information by the sheet reading unit. |
| US09599398B2 |
Condensation dryer
A condensation dryer, in particular a tumble dryer, having a heat exchanger (2). In the heat exchanger (2) moisture, which has been absorbed in a drying chamber (1), is separated from an air circuit (3). The condensation dryer includes a sorption unit (5). The sorption unit (5) is connectable to a liquid reservoir (7). Between the liquid reservoir (7) and the sorption unit (5) a cooling fluid flow (4) can be generated. The cooling fluid flow (4) passes through the heat exchanger (2). |
| US09599394B2 |
Refrigerator, freezer and icemaker gap gauges
An example functional member of a refrigerator, freezer or icemaker having two closing members intended to be separated by a first distance includes a structure to implement a function for the refrigerator, freezer or icemaker, and a gap gauge dimensioned for use in aligning the two closing members apart by the first distance. An example functional member is a divider, a hinge cover or a scoop having a gap gauge with a blade-shaped, an oval or a rectangular cross-section, where a dimension of the cross-section is the first distance. An example gap gauge may be further dimensioned for use in aligning one of the two closing members and a third closing members, or two additional closing members apart by a second different distance. |
| US09599382B2 |
Air-conditioning remote controller and air-conditioning system
An air-conditioning remote controller includes a display section, an operable section, a memory, a transmitter unit, and a processor. The operable section includes a set-temperature increase button and a set-temperature decrease button. In the memory, information designating an upper limit, a lower limit, or both the upper limit and the lower limit as a setting target in setback control is set. The processor makes the display section display a set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target set in the memory, changes the set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target on the basis of an operation result of one of or both of the set-temperature increase button and the set-temperature decrease button, and transmits the changed result to the transmitter unit. |
| US09599372B2 |
Curved vortex tube
A vortex tube with an arcuate hot leg. A vortex tube include a vortex chamber couple to a first tube, a cold leg, to carry a cold air stream and a second tube, the hot leg, to cause the separation of hot and cold air. The hot leg bends in an arc to allow a longer and more efficient hot leg in reduced linear space. |
| US09599371B2 |
Installation and method for the production of cold and/or heat
An installation for the production of cold and/or heat has a driving and a receiving machine. The driving machine has means for circulating a working fluid GM, an evaporator EM, at least one transfer cylinder CTM that contains a transfer liquid LT in a lower part and the working fluid GM liquid and/or vapor form above the transfer liquid, a condenser CM, at least one device BSM for separating the liquid and vapor phases of the working fluid GM, and a device for compressing the working fluid GM to the liquid state. The receiving machine has means for circulating a working fluid GR, a condenser CR, at least one device BSR for compressing or expanding and separating the liquid and vapor phases of the working fluid GR, optionally a pressure reducer DR, an evaporator ER, and at least one transfer cylinder CTR that contains the transfer liquid LT in a lower portion and the working fluid GR in liquid and/or vapor form above the transfer liquid; the transfer cylinders CTR and CTM are connected by at least one pipe that can be blocked by actuators and in which only the transfer liquid LT can circulate. |
| US09599365B2 |
Companion water heater jacket
A jacket for a hot water heater appliance includes a top, bottom, front, back, and a fastener. The top is configured to insulate an upper portion of a hot water tank. The bottom is configured to insulate a lower portion of the hot water tank. The front is configured to insulate a front portion of the hot water tank. The back is configured to insulate a back portion of the hot water tank. The fastener is configured to releaseably fasten the front to the back. The top, bottom, front and back include expanded polypropylene (EPP) configured to provide insulation to the hot water tank. |
| US09599360B2 |
Communication module, multi-type air conditioning apparatus using the same, and control method thereof
A multi-type air conditioning apparatus including an outdoor unit, indoor units, and a communication line, each of the outdoor unit and the indoor units including a communicator transmitting/receiving data through the communication line and a controller transmitting at least one preamble signal, including priority information to transmit the data using the communication line, through the communication line, and transmitting the data through the communication line when transmission of the at least one preamble signal has been completed. In the multi-type air conditioning apparatus, each of the outdoor unit and the indoor units selects a priority set time, transmits a preamble signal after the selected priority set time has elapsed, and delays data transmission when a preamble signal transmitted by another constituent unit is sensed during the priority set time, thus avoiding collision on the communication line and rapidly occupying the communication line. |
| US09599346B2 |
Network control electric fireplace
A network control electric fireplace includes a housing, an image screen in the housing, an imitation charcoal, an illuminating device, a flame processing device, a light reflection device, an image light source, a heater, and a control device. The light reflection device includes a light reflection assembly and a motor. The control device is used to receive the network control command sent from the electronic apparatus. The heater, the illuminating device, the motor, and the image light source are connected with the control device, such that each function of the electric fireplace can be achieved by the network control. In winter, the user can turn on the heater through network control to warm up the indoor in advance, such that he/she can feel warm air indoors. It is not required to operate the operation panel on the electric fireplace. It is convenient to operate and use the present invention. |
| US09599341B2 |
Glow plug and method for manufacturing same
A glow plug includes a housing having an axial hold and provided with a screw portion, and a heater member inserted into the axial hole. The housing includes a front-end-side body portion extending to the front end side from a front end of the screw portion, and a gasket portion lying adjacent to a front end side of the front-end-side body portion and bent at a bent portion provided at a rear end thereof so that at least a rear end portion thereof extends in a direction intersecting a direction of an axis. The gasket portion includes a pressure contact portion in which a surface thereof located at an outer circumferential side is brought into pressure contact with a seat surface of an internal combustion engine when the screw portion is screwed into a mounting hole in the internal combustion engine. |
| US09599340B2 |
Device and method for controlling the fuel-air ratio in the combustion of ground coal in a firing system of a coal-fired power station
Coal-fired power station with controller for air-fuel ratio in combustion of ground coal, with pneumatic conveying of ground coal to burners of power station. An electrode (10) with average radius rm with 0.1 mm≦rm≦1.2 mm arranged in channel carrying air in flow direction of air upstream of sensors (11) of correlation measurement device (12) at distance l with 1× unobstructed width of flow cross-section of the channel carrying the air |
| US09599336B1 |
Burner assembly and system for heating drying air
A burner assembly includes a blower assembly couplable to a source of fuel, and a longitudinally elongated housing having a lateral upstream edge, a lateral downstream edge, and a slot formed in the downstream edge. The housing encloses a combustion chamber comprising a generalized cylinder with cross-section having an arcuate portion and a straight portion, the arcuate portion defined by the lateral upstream and downstream edges of the housing. The burner assembly also includes an elongated burner head assembly, the elongated burner head assembly having a first end coupled to the blower and a second end disposed within the combustion chamber. |
| US09599328B2 |
Solid state lighting devices and methods with rotary cooling structures
Solid state lighting devices and methods for heat dissipation with rotary cooling structures are described. An example solid state lighting device includes a solid state light source, a rotating heat transfer structure in thermal contact with the solid state light source, and a mounting assembly having a stationary portion. The mounting assembly may be rotatably coupled to the heat transfer structure such that at least a portion of the mounting assembly remains stationary while the heat transfer structure is rotating. Examples of methods for dissipating heat from electrical devices, such as solid state lighting sources are also described. Heat dissipation methods may include providing electrical power to a solid state light source mounted to and in thermal contact with a heat transfer structure, and rotating the heat transfer structure through a surrounding medium. |
| US09599324B2 |
Holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp, set of a plurality of lampholders and a plurality of elongate holding bodies and luminaire
A holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp includes: an elongate, flat plate body having an upper plate side and a lower plate side arranged opposite the upper plate side, and one or more lampholders, which can be fitted on the plate body, for mechanically holding and making electrical contact with a flat surface-light lamp, wherein an engagement portion is formed on each of the two longitudinal ends of the plate body and is formed by a cutout, which extends, in plan view, from the respective longitudinal end of the plate body over the entire width of the plate body in the direction toward the longitudinal center, such that the plate body can be connected at each of its two longitudinal ends to another, identically formed plate body so as to form a form-fitting connection formed by the engagement portions of the adjacent plate bodies. |
| US09599323B2 |
Image display device and display unit for image display device
To provide an image display device in which the number of pixels of arranged light emitting elements or the like can be reduced and the cost can be drastically reduced while image degradation is minimized, and a display unit used therefor. In an image display device in which plural display units including pixels formed by light emitting elements or the like are arranged in a plane, the display unit is configured by two-dimensionally arranging lattice-shaped pixel groups formed by providing pixels in locations corresponding to three lattice points of a square lattice, respectively, and forming a space area in which no pixel exists in a location corresponding to the remaining lattice point. |
| US09599321B2 |
LED lighting and connecting system
An LED lighting system comprising at least one LED luminaire is provided. An LED luminaire may comprise at least one longitudinally extending LED light source, a first LED light source holder holding a first end of the LED light sources and having a first electrical socket in electrical communication with the LED light sources. A second LED light source holder holds a second end of the LED light sources. The LED light source holders are configured to hold the LED luminaire in place. |
| US09599320B2 |
LED lighting apparatus
An LED lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a main cover with an elongated pipe shape having a cross-section formed of a closed curve line and both ends of a length direction formed to be open; an external frame sliding-coupled to an external surface of the main cover along a length direction of the main cover; an inner frame having a shape extending in a direction parallel to the length direction of the main cover and sliding-coupled to an internal surface of the main cover along with the length direction of the main cover to be positioned at the inner space of the main cover; and a close-and-seal cover closing and sealing both open ends of the main cover to close and seal the inner space of the main cover, wherein the bottom surface of the inner frame supports an emitted LED, and the close-and-seal cover is coupled to the external frame and the inner frame. |
| US09599318B2 |
Solid state light source-based module convertible between linear and non-linear shapes
A lighting module is provided. The lighting module includes a flexible substrate having a first side and a second side, a plurality of solid state light sources, and a flexible housing. The first side of the flexible substrate has conductive traces. The plurality of solid state light sources is placed on the first side of the flexible substrate. The plurality of solid state light sources is electrically connected to the conductive traces. The flexible housing has at least a first shape, which may be linear, and a second shape, which may be non-linear. The flexible housing includes a flexible superelastic material in an austenite phase. The flexible housing is placed in proximity to the flexible substrate to form the lighting module. |
| US09599317B2 |
Focusable flashlight
A flashlight has a casing extending along an axis, a light source capable of emitting a cone of light, and a lamp head with a lens attachment that can be displaced axially relative to the light source in order to focus the emitted cone of light. A cylindrical connecting piece connected positively to the lamp head is axially movable on the casing for fixing the lamp head in a selectable longitudinal axial position on the casing. |
| US09599316B2 |
Light source device using monochromatic light to excite stationary phosphor layers
A light source device has a first monochromatic light source group, a second monochromatic light source group, a polarization selection and wavelength selection element, a first phosphor layer, and a second phosphor layer. The first monochromatic light source group outputs first polarized light having a fixed polarization direction. The second monochromatic light source group outputs second polarized light having a fixed polarization direction. The first phosphor layer emits light in a first wavelength band. The second phosphor layer emits light in a second wavelength band. The polarization and wavelength selection element directs the first polarized light onto the first phosphor layer by transmitting the first polarized light and directs the second polarized light onto the second phosphor layer by reflecting the second polarized light, reflects the light in the first wavelength band and transmits the light in the second wavelength band. |
| US09599315B1 |
Optical attachment features for light-emitting diode-based lighting system
An optical attachment feature of a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system includes an enclosure, a trim, a reflector, and a diffuser. The enclosure can include an enclosure wall forming a cavity and an enclosure collar having a first profile. The trim can include a trim collar that abuts to the enclosure collar, wherein the trim collar has a second profile. The reflector can include an outer surface, an inner surface having reflective material disposed thereon, and a reflector collar having a first optical attachment mechanism. The diffuser can include a diffuser collar, where the diffuser collar can include a second optical attachment mechanism and a third optical attachment mechanism, where the second optical attachment mechanism can couple to the first optical attachment mechanism, and where the third optical attachment mechanism is disposed within a feature formed by the first profile and the second profile when the enclosure collar is mechanically coupled to the trim collar. |
| US09599313B2 |
Generation of white light
An arrangement for generating white light is provided. The arrangement generates the white light by combining blue light and yellow light. The yellow light originates from a converter which transforms into yellow light virtually all blue light that enters the converter. |
| US09599311B2 |
Indirect luminaire
A luminaire includes a light source (101), and a first free-form reflector (110) registered with the light source (101) and receiving non-collimated light (102) from the light source (101). A secondary reflector (120) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the first free-form reflector (110). A second free-form reflector (110) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the secondary reflector (120). A virtual source reflector (125) is registered with the second free-form reflector (110) and configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the second free-form reflector (110). |
| US09599310B2 |
Light guide element for controlling light distribution and lamp
A light guide element and a lamp are provided. The light guide element includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, an outer surface and an inner surface. The light-incident surface has a first outer peripheral edge and a first inner peripheral edge. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light-incident surface and has a second outer peripheral edge and a second inner peripheral edge. The outer surface connects the first outer peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge. The inner surface connects the first inner peripheral edge and the second inner peripheral edge. A first opening defined by the inner surface adjacent to the first inner peripheral edge is larger than a second opening defined by the inner surface adjacent to the second inner peripheral edge. |
| US09599306B2 |
Illuminating glazing unit for a vehicle
An illuminating glazing unit for vehicles includes a first transparent sheet with a first main face, a second main face, and a peripheral edge, a plurality of light-emitting diodes, each having an emitting face, and a light extraction element, which may be located on one of the main faces of the first sheet, wherein the first sheet is pierced with a through hole delimited by an internal edge, and wherein one or more of the light-emitting diodes are housed in the through hole, with their emitting faces turned toward the internal edge. |
| US09599304B2 |
Light module for lighting equipment of a motor vehicle
A light module of a lighting equipment of a motor vehicle that includes several separately controllable light sources combined in an array, several primary optics elements in the form of collective lenses, each of which has a light ingress surface and a light emitting surface, that are combined to a primary optics array, wherein the primary optics elements concentrate at least a portion of the light emitted by the light sources and generate intermediate light distributions on the light emitting surfaces, and a secondary optics system for reproducing the emitted light on a road in front of a motor vehicle as resulting total light distribution of the light module. The secondary optics system for reproducing the intermediate light distributions as resulting total light distribution of the light module is focused on at least one of the light-emitting surfaces of the collective lenses. |
| US09599302B2 |
Headlight lens for a vehicle headlight
The invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight, more particularly for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens has a body composed of a transparent material, wherein the body comprises a first light tunnel, which undergoes transition with a first bend into a light-conducting part, wherein the body comprises at least one second light tunnel, which undergoes transition with the second bend into the light-conducting part, wherein the body or the light-conducting part has a first optically active light exit surface for imaging the first bend as a bright-dark boundary, and wherein the body or the light-conducting part has a second optically active light exit surface for imaging the second bend as a bright-dark boundary. |
| US09599296B2 |
Lighting device and a case for the same
One embodiment is a lighting device. The lighting device comprises a first case comprising a first extension part and a second extension part; a first light emitter disposed in the first case; a first diffuser disposed in the first case and over the first light emitter; a second case comprising a third extension part and a fourth extension part; a second light emitter disposed in the second case; a second diffuser disposed in the second case and over the second light emitter; and a bracket coupled to the second extension part and the third extension part. |
| US09599291B2 |
Solid state light source emitting warm light with high CRI
Solid state light sources, lighting devices and lamps arranged to provide emission with a warm temperature and high CRI. One embodiment of a solid state lighting device according to the present invention comprises a light emitting diode (LED) device capable of emitting light in an emission spectrum. A filter arranged so that at least some light from the LED light source passes through it, with the filter filtering at least some of one or more portions of the light source emission spectrum. The resulting light source light has a different temperature but substantially the same CRI after passing through the filter. |
| US09599274B2 |
Multi-stage thermal isolator for focal plane arrays and other devices
An apparatus includes a first interface platform and a second interface platform. One interface platform is configured to be coupled to a support structure, and the other interface platform is configured to be coupled to a device that operates at a temperature different than a temperature of the support structure. The apparatus also includes at least one intermediate stage platform and struts connecting the first and second interface platforms to the at least one intermediate stage platform. Top surfaces of the interface platforms may be substantially coplanar. At least a portion of the second interface platform can reside within an opening of the first interface platform. The struts can be arranged in a nested configuration having first and second sets of struts, where the second set is located within the first set. Each strut in the first set could be substantially parallel to an adjacent strut in the second set. |
| US09599273B2 |
Process for coating a threaded tubular component, threaded tubular component and resulting connection
The invention concerns a threaded tubular component for drilling or working hydrocarbon wells, said tubular component having at one of its ends (1; 2) a threaded zone (3; 4) produced on its outer or inner peripheral surface depending on whether the threaded end is male or female in type, in which at least a portion of the end (1; 2) is coated with at least one film of polyurethane (12), 100% solid state, with an essentially rigid structure, based on a matrix of polyurethane and polyurea, in which the urethane functionality is predominant with respect to the urea functionality in a proportion of at least 55% by weight. |
| US09599269B2 |
Sparse 3D-multi-scale grid turbulence generator
The sparse 3D-multi-scale grid turbulence generator includes a set of turbulence generator elements, each having a set of fluid flow passages defined therethrough. Each successive one of the turbulence generator elements increases in number and decreases in scale of its respective set of fluid flow passages with respect to the previous one of the turbulence generator elements in a substantially multi-scale pattern. The set of turbulence generator elements is positioned within a fluid flow conduit, and each of the turbulence generator elements is spaced apart from adjacent ones of the turbulence generator elements in a multi-planar arrangement such that the turbulence generation in fluid flow optimizes some turbulence property and/or its effects with an improved effective grid blockage ratio. The turbulence generator elements are selectively positionally adjustable for active control of turbulence in response to varying conditions. |
| US09599268B2 |
Fittings for pipes, and presses for installing the fittings to pipes
A fitting for a pipe generally includes a saddle for coupling the fitting to the pipe and a tap for establishing fluid communication between the fitting and the pipe. The saddle defines a channel extending generally longitudinally through the saddle, and the channel is free of threads. And, the tap is configured to couple to the saddle within the channel of the saddle. A press for installing the fitting to the pipe generally includes a housing configured to releasably couple to the fitting, and a spike configured to releasably couple to the housing and extend at least partly through the fitting for piercing the pipe to thereby allow at least part of the fitting to be inserted into the pipe through the piercing in the pipe to thereby establishing fluid communication between the fitting and the pipe. |
| US09599267B2 |
Quick connection arrangement for detachably connecting a medium line to a connecting piece
A quick connection arrangement is for detachably connecting a medium line to a (SAE) connecting piece. The quick connection arrangement includes a housing having an opening for receiving the medium line and a connecting piece opening for receiving the (SAE) connecting piece so as to permit a medium to flow through the housing between the medium line and the (SAE) connecting piece. An inner locking element for locking the (SAE) connecting piece in the connecting piece opening is arranged essentially inside the connecting piece opening. An outer locking element is for locking the inner locking element when the (SAE) connecting piece is locked. The inner locking element is arranged essentially outside of the connecting piece opening. |
| US09599264B2 |
Clamping joint for pipes
A clamping connection for pipes made of polymer material or made of composite materials, containing a connection piece, which has a supporting sleeve for the sliding on of a pipe to be connected and which is bounded at one end by a stop collar, wherein a sealing element is arranged on the supporting sleeve, wherein the clamping connection also comprises a clamping sleeve, which is captively connected to the stop collar of the connection piece before the pipe installation, wherein a pipe inserted onto the supporting sleeve is clamped by sliding the clamping sleeve over the pipe in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the pipe. |
| US09599260B1 |
Pipe coupling
A pipe coupling has an outer shell with a flexible inner liner therein. The liner is secured to the shell by a clamping arrangement, which uses inner rings at the ends of the shell and an inner ring intermediate of the ends. The inner rings are hydraulically expanded out to the shell to form a seal between the shell and the liner at the ends and to retain the liner to the shell at the intermediate ring. In use, compressed fluid is provided to cavities between the liner and the shell to force the liner to seal against a pipe joint. The intermediate inner ring prevents the intermediate portion of the liner from expanding into the pipe joint. A protective handle is provided. |
| US09599259B2 |
Oilfield threaded connections
A threaded oilfield tubular connection includes a box connector (12) having internal threads (16, 18) and a pin connector (14) having external threads (22, 24) for mating with the internal threads. Each of a box torque shoulder (20) and a pin torque shoulder (26) may be negative angle shoulders, and the thread flanks on the internal and external threads may also be negative angle load flanks. The connector substantially maintains a desired preload when dope is trapped between the threads during makeup. Another embodiment provides positive angle torque shoulders and positive angle load flanks. |
| US09599258B1 |
Mechanical pipe joints and methods of forming and sealing the same
Mechanical pipe joints formed between first and second sections of metal pipe or tubing. A pin section on the end of the first pipe section has a cylindrical pin section and a formed pin section that provides the bottom contour of a tapered annular cavity and is coated with sealant. A socket on the end of the second pipe section has a cylindrical socket section and a tapered socket section that forms the remaining contour of the tapered annular cavity. The pin is hydraulically forced into the socket until the end of the formed pin section engages the tapered socket section. The cylindrical socket section of the socket has an inside diameter less than the outside diameter of the cylindrical pin section to form an interference fit that provides the strength of the joint. Sealant is extruded longitudinally and trapped in the tapered annular cavity to prevent leaking. |
| US09599255B2 |
Hollow profile
A profile is produced from a bent metal sheet surrounding an interior space by at least 360°, the longitudinal edges of said metal sheet being connected to respectively adjacent wall sections of the metal sheet. The longitudinal edges are separated from the respectively adjacent wall sections or longitudinal edges by spacers and are connected thereto in a form-fitting manner by fasteners such as screws, rivets, or the like. |
| US09599252B2 |
Energy recovering flow control valve
A fluid flow control valve (101, 601) includes a housing (106) and a spherical obstructer (107) having a through hole (108), wherein the spherical obstructer (107) is inserted in the housing (106) and is adapted to rotate therein (106) about an axis of rotation (110) between a first position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially coaxial to the control valve to allow the passage of a fluid, and a second position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially transversal to the control valve to prevent the passage of a fluid. The control valve further includes a rotor (111) within the through hole (108), wherein the rotor is adapted to rotate in a continuous manner under the action of a fluid flowing through the control valve, rotating about a second axis of rotation (112) substantially coinciding with the axis of rotation of the spherical obstructer. |
| US09599251B2 |
Check valve driving device for injecting gas
A check valve driving device for injecting gas, which enables an accurate operation of a check valve for injecting gas and long-term usage by enhancing durability, comprises: an upper portion fixing block which moves vertically by coupling onto a yoke repeating vertical movements; a lower portion fixing block which is coupled to a prechamber at a lower portion of the yoke; a roller which is rotatably coupled onto the upper portion fixing block, and of which a center portion diameter is bigger than diameters of both end portions; a guide, which is rotatably coupled onto the lower portion fixing block, for rotating when a curved surface on one side thereof comes into contact with the roller moving vertically; an operation piece, which is rotatably coupled onto the lower portion fixing block, wherein a front end of the operation piece moves vertically in accordance with the rotation of the guide; and a pressing rod which is coupled to the front end of the operation piece, and which is lowered in accordance with the lowering of the front end of the operation piece. |
| US09599249B2 |
Two-way flow control solenoid with an auto pressure regulating feature
A solenoid valve is provided having a hydraulic body that provides one of the poles for the solenoid valve. The hydraulic body has a central bore providing a bearing surface for an armature having an integral poppet. The poppet seals with a valve seat integral to the hydraulic body. |
| US09599246B2 |
Magnetically actuated shut-off valve
A latching solenoid gate valve includes a housing defining a conduit having a flow path therethrough and a cavity separating the conduit into a first section and a second section. The latching solenoid assembly also includes a gate assembly enclosed within the cavity of the housing and a first solenoid assembly and a second solenoid assembly seated within the cavity with the gate assembly linearly translatable therebetween. The gate assembly includes a first gate member comprising magnetizable material and defining an opening therethrough. The first gate member is linearly movable within the cavity between an open position with the opening aligned with the conduit and a closed position with the opening out of alignment with the conduit. The first gate member is moved linearly from either the open position or the closed position. |
| US09599245B2 |
Two-stage variable force solenoid
A two-stage, variable force, solenoid control valve for regulating fluid pressure can include a valve body having a pilot fluid passage, including a metering land, in fluid communication with a flow amplifying fluid passage through a valve control port formed in the valve body. A solenoid operated pilot valve member, disposed in the pilot fluid passage can have a metering orifice operable in combination with the metering land for selectively connecting the valve control port with a pressurized fluid supply port and a return exhaust port in response to activation of a solenoid. A flow amplifying spool valve member, in fluid communication with the valve control port of the pilot valve member at one end, can selectively connect a load control port with the pressurized fluid supply port and the return exhaust port in response to pilot valve member operation. |
| US09599244B2 |
Bypass valve
A bypass valve and a valve assembly including a bypass valve are disclosed. The bypass valve includes a manifold having 4 ports and a valve stem including two sealing elements disposed along the valve stem length. The valve stem may be displaced to a first valve position and a second valve position to selectably place combinations of ports in fluid communication with each other. |
| US09599241B2 |
Clack valve assembly
A clack valve assembly comprising: a valve seat comprising an opening; a bearing comprising a recess with a base, a mouth, and a pair of side walls between the base and the mouth; a lid comprising a lid plate and a shaft, the shaft being received in the recess of the bearing; and a shaft retaining member which closes the mouth of the recess in the bearing, thus retaining the shaft within the recess. The shaft and the lid plate are integrally formed elements of a single part. The shaft can rotate within the recess to enable the lid to rotate from a closed position in which the lid engages the valve seat and covers the opening, to an open position in which the lid lifts away from the valve seat enabling fluid to flow through the opening in the valve seat. |
| US09599233B2 |
Gate valve
In a valve box that makes up a gate valve, a balance room is disposed on one side wall that faces toward a processing chamber. In the balance room, a first seal member is provided to surround a first pathway, and a second seal member is mounted on an outer edge of the balance room. Further, a balance port is formed in the balance room. The balance port communicates with an accommodating room that is formed in the interior of the valve box. In a valve closed state in which a valve disk is seated on a valve seat of the valve box, the pressure inside the accommodating room and the pressure inside the balance room are equalized or made uniform through the balance port. |
| US09599230B2 |
Female screw member, motor operated valve using the same, and method for producing female screw member for motor operated valve
A female screw member includes a female screw part with a female screw, and a projection part projecting in the direction of a center shaft of the female screw and having a working face in the rotating direction centering on the center shaft. The female screw part and projection part are integrally molded with a resin. The projection part has a spiral inclination face spirally inclining by one round from the working face centering on the center shaft of the female screw. The height H of the working face is equal to or smaller than a pitch P of the female screw. Using the projection part as a fully opening fixing stopper, a motor operated valve includes a valve main body having a valve seat, the female screw member attached to the valve main body, a motor having a rotator and stator, and a valve shaft. The valve shaft is screwed to a female screw of the female screw member, and is rotated and driven by the rotor, and has a fully opening movable stopper capable of contacting the fully opening fixing stopper. |
| US09599229B2 |
Cartridge seal for a centrifugal pump
A cartridge seal for centrifugal pump comprises a shaft tube assembly attached to a structure. A shaft tube of the shaft tube assembly receives a shaft of the centrifugal pump. A shaft collar of the cartridge seal attached to a second end of the shaft tube is in communication with a second end of the structure. A chamber tube of the shaft tube assembly and the shaft tube collectively define a chamber that contains compressed gas. A spring is located in the chamber of compressed gas. The compressed gas and the spring cause the shaft tube assembly to substantially prevent movement of fluids between the shaft and the structure in the centrifugal pump. |
| US09599228B2 |
Cooled seal
Seals having incorporated heat pipes are disclosed relating to pumps and other comparable sealing equipment that may include a seal face, a cavity, a wicking material within the cavity, and a working fluid within the cavity. The seals may be used as a pump seal rings and in other applications having comparable heat transfer requirements. |
| US09599226B2 |
Pressure released wiper assembly for a sealing arrangement
A pressure released wiper assembly is arranged to fit into a ring-shaped groove in a cylinder or at a piston rod. The pressure released wiper with a V- or U-shaped cross section includes an opening in the axial direction to a potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly, a ring shaped base portion, a ring disk shaped rear portion, a lip portion, one or more through openings from the opening through the rear portion to a gap formed between the cylinder wall and the rod or piston outside the ring-shaped groove, and one or more filters covering at least the one or more through openings to the potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly in the filter holder. |
| US09599224B2 |
Shell of pressure-resistant container, pressure-resistant container, and exploratory apparatus
There are provided a shell of a pressure-resistant container that is made of ceramics, is used for a pressure-resistant container formed with a through hole, and can be made higher in strength and lighter in weight, as well as to provide a pressure-resistant container and an exploratory apparatus. A shell of a pressure-resistant container includes a shell portion and a thick-walled portion. The shell portion is made of ceramics and has a convexly-curved surface. The thick-walled portion is made of ceramics, continues into the shell portion, is larger in thickness than the shell portion, and has a through hole penetrating through the thick-walled portion in a thickness direction thereof. |
| US09599219B2 |
Gear shifting system and gear shifting element for a gear shifting system
A gear shifting device, having a first, rotatably drivable transmission component, on which a shift element is arranged in a torque-proof and axially displaceable manner, which is axially movable into at least one shift position, in which the first transmission component is coupled in a torque-proof manner with a transmission component that is arranged adjacent to it and is connectable thereon, whereas an axial shift movement of the shift element into the at least one shift position and/or from this through the interaction of one shift pin is able to be triggered with at least one associated groove-like shift gate, which is designed to be changeable in an axial direction, at least in sections. Thereby, the shift element features, on an inner diameter and/or an outer diameter, at least one associated shift gate, while the respective one shift pin is arranged in a radially displaceable manner, and the at least one shift gate is arranged in a radially opposite manner, to the transmission component adjacent to the shift element, and/or that the shift element, on an inner diameter and/or an outer diameter, accommodates the respective one shift pin in a radially displaceable manner, whereas the at least one associated shift gate for the respective shift gate is arranged to be radially opposite to a transmission component located adjacent to the shift element, and that, in each case, a shift pin is movable through an associated actuator in a radial manner between an initial position and a mesh position, in which each shift pin is able to be introduced into the at least one associated shift gate. |
| US09599216B2 |
Push-button shifter assembly with button state determination logic
A vehicle or other system includes an actuator assembly operable to achieve a selected operating state of the system in response to an electronic state selection signal, a push-button shifter assembly, and a controller. The shift assembly includes push-buttons, each including at least three redundant switches. A binary open/closed state of each switch defines the electronic state selection signal. The controller is in by-wire communication with the actuator and push-button shifter assemblies, and receives the electronic state selection signal. The controller determines a pressed, released, or unknown button state of each push-button by determining, in response to the electronic state selection signal, if all of the redundant switches have closed. If all of the redundant switches have not closed, the controller determines whether fewer than all of the switches have closed and opened within a calibrated time interval of each other. |
| US09599215B2 |
Hydraulic system for a driveline disconnect with independent drive rear driveline module
A hydraulic actuation system (10) and method of assembly for disconnecting a secondary driveline (27) can be used in an all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicle (14) having a power take-off unit (PTU) (42) for transferring rotary power to the secondary driveline (27). The hydraulic actuation system (10) can include a source of pressurized fluid (50), a hydraulically actuated synchronizer (44) for synchronizing rotary motion between the PTU (42) and the secondary driveline (27), at least one hydraulically actuated clutch assembly (11a, 11b) for connecting and disconnecting secondary vehicle wheels (29a, 29b) with respect to the secondary driveline (27), an area control solenoid (ACS) valve (54) in fluid communication with the source of pressurized fluid (50) to modulate pressure to engage and disengage the synchronizer (44), and at least one variable force solenoid (VFS) valve (56a, 56b) in fluid communication with the source of pressurized fluid (50) to modulate pressure to the at least one hydraulically actuated clutch assembly (11a, 11b). |
| US09599211B2 |
Lubrication structure for transmission
In a transmission, an inner end portion in a radial direction of a washer abuts on an inner race of a first bearing, and a seal surface provided on an outer end in the radial direction of the washer abuts on an outer race of a second bearing. Therefore, load in an axial direction which acts on a second gear can be supported with a second rotary shaft via the outer race of the second bearing, the washer and the inner race of the first bearing. Additionally, on a side surface at the second bearing side, of the washer, a lubricating oil guide surface is formed, that guides lubricating oil which is supplied from an inside of a second rotary shaft, to a one-way clutch through the second bearing, and therefore, a lubricating effect can be enhanced by efficiently supplying the oil to the second bearing and the clutch. |
| US09599210B2 |
Damage mitigation for gearbox
A component of a rotary wing aircraft is provided including a surface configured to contact another component of the rotary wing aircraft such that the surface is susceptible to corrosion and/or pitting. The surface has an area from which a portion of material was removed. A structural deposit is formed by cold spraying one or more layers of powdered material within the area. The structural deposit is configured to carry a load applied to the component. |
| US09599209B2 |
Torsional vibration dampers
Torsional vibration dampers having a hub integral with a pulley body for rotation therewith and at least an annular first elastomeric member seated on the pulley body between the outer belt engaging surface and the hub and held thereagainst for rotation therewith by a first inertia ring connected to the pulley body are disclosed. The torsional vibration dampers may also include an annular second elastomeric member seated on the pulley body, on a side opposite the annular first elastomeric member, between the outer belt engaging surface and the hub and held thereagainst for rotation therewith by a second inertia ring connected to the pulley body or seated on the first inertia member, on a side opposite the first elastomeric member, between the first inertia member and a front end cap, where the front end cap compresses the second elastomeric member against the first inertia member. |
| US09599207B2 |
Manual transmission with torque converter
A power transmitting device for a vehicle having a power plant and a drivetrain is provided. The power transmitting device includes an output shaft that provides torque to the drivetrain and a manual transmission selectable between a first gear set having a first gear ratio and a second gear set having a second gear ratio that transmits power to the output shaft at different rotational speeds. The power transmitting device also includes a hydraulic torque converter that multiplies torque. Torque is multiplied through the torque converter and is transmitted to the output shaft from the torque converter when the first gear set is selected and is not multiplied through the torque converter when the second gear set is selected. |
| US09599206B2 |
Torque converter and hydrokinetic torque coupling device having turbine-piston lockup clutch, and related methods
A hydrodynamic torque coupling device with lockup clutch is provided that includes an impeller, an axially displaceable turbine-piston, and a stop feature. The turbine-piston includes a turbine-piston shell and a turbine-piston flange. The turbine-piston is axially displaceable relative to the impeller to move an engagement surface region of the turbine-piston towards and away from an engagement surface region of the impeller for positioning the torque converter respectively into and out of a lockup mode. When the turbine-piston is out of the lockup mode, a fluid passageway connecting a torus chamber to a damper chamber extends between the engagement surface regions and between flow restriction surface regions of the turbine-piston and impeller. At a maximum axial displacement position out of lockup mode, a gap between the engagement surface regions is greater than a gap between the flow restriction surface regions. |
| US09599205B2 |
Cover plate sealed to stator assembly
A torque converter for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The torque converter includes a damper including a first cover plate and a drive flange; and a stator assembly. The first cover plate is sealingly rotatable with respect to the stator assembly at a sealed interface and the first cover plate and the drive flange form a fluid flow gap therebetween. Fluid flows through the fluid flow gap during operation of the torque converter. The sealed interface prevents the fluid from flowing therethrough. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided. |
| US09599201B2 |
Polygon compensation coupling for chain and sprocket driven systems
A polygon compensation coupling system for reducing a polygon effect in a chain driven system is disclosed. The polygon compensation coupling system may include a chain sprocket and a main drive in engagement with the chain sprocket, such that the engagement defines a compensation curve to reduce the polygon effect. |
| US09599199B2 |
Tensioner with multiple spring rates
In a first aspect, a tensioner is provided which includes: an arm, including a pivot mount; a pulley rotatably mounted to the arm; and a strut pivotally connected to the arm. The strut includes: a base, having a pivot mount; a first body moveable relative to the base; a first resilient element connected between the base and the first body, the first resilient element having a first stiffness coefficient; a second body moveable relative to the first body, the second body having a pivot mount; a second resilient element connected between the first body and the second body, the second resilient element having a second stiffness coefficient that is lower than the first stiffness coefficient; and an actuator, connected to the base and first body, for selectively moving the first body towards the base and compressing the first resilient element. |
| US09599189B2 |
Warp stretch fabric and method
A warp-directional stretch fabric that defines two right faces and is formed from warp yarns defined by a nylon and fill yarns defined by an aramid. The fabric can be incorporated into a toothed belt, for example a transmission belt, to produce a belt that has enhanced structural and resistance capabilities while capable of being produced at a lower cost than prior art belts. A method of producing an improved toothed belt including the fabric is also provided. |
| US09599184B2 |
Fluid damper assembly having a multi-functional bushing
A fluid damper assembly including a housing that defines a chamber. A rod extends into the chamber and is axially moveable relative to the housing. A bushing is disposed about the rod and is fixed relative to the housing for guiding the rod during the axial movement of the rod. A piston is connected to the rod and is disposed in axially sliding engagement with the housing in the chamber in a compression stroke and in a rebound stroke in response to relative movement between the rod and the housing. A cushioning device extends from the bushing and biases the piston toward the compression stroke for dampening movement of the piston during the rebound stroke of the piston. The cushioning device and the bushing are integral with one another and of a homogeneous material. |
| US09599182B2 |
Methods and apparatus for lubricating suspension components
Methods and apparatus for lubricating suspension seals by pumping fluid to the seals using a compression or rebound action of a suspension component. |
| US09599181B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber which can be easily attached and which can reduce the installation space is provided. The shock absorber in accordance with the present invention is characterized by including a front wall to receive shock, a rear wall opposing the front wall, and peripheral walls connecting peripheries of the front wall and the rear wall, and at least one attaching section to attach onto an attaching object is formed to be integral with the rear wall, and shock received by the front wall is propagated via the rear wall to the attaching object. |
| US09599177B2 |
Vehicle electric braking device
Rotational motion of a shaft member rotationally driven by a motor is converted by a screw member into translational motion of a pressing member. An outer periphery of a cap member is brought into slide contact with a first cylindrical part of the pressing member so that the cap member is relatively movable in an axial direction of the pressing member and is relatively unrotatable about its axis. An inner periphery of the cap member is brought into slide contact with a second cylindrical part of the shaft member so that the cap member is relatively movable in an axial direction of the shaft member and is relatively rotatable about its axis. The first cylindrical part, the second cylindrical part, and the cap member partition a storage chamber connected to one end of the screw member, and a lubricant for lubricating the screw member is filled inside the storage chamber. |
| US09599174B2 |
Brake device
A brake device includes: an outer race having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface; at least two brake cams arranged inside the outer race in a circumferential direction, each brake cam having brake surfaces located at both ends in the circumferential direction of a side of the brake cam facing the outer race, each brake surface being contactable with the inner peripheral surface of the outer race; and an output-side rotary member arranged at radially inner sides of the respective brake cams, the output-side rotary member including contact portions contactable with surfaces of the brake cams facing the radially inner sides. Contact points at which the respective contact portions and the respective brake cams are contactable are on an axis-of-rotation side of a both-end reference plane (plane connecting outer ends of the respective brake surfaces located at the both ends of to corresponding brake cam), or on the both-end reference plane. |
| US09599173B2 |
Method for preventing baulking of DCT for vehicle
A method for reducing baulking of a dual clutch transmission (“DCT”) for a vehicle includes a first engaging step engaging an odd-stage clutch and an even-stage clutch of a DCT in a case of an ignition-on state. An ascertaining step ascertains a range positioned by a shift lever when an engine is cranked after the first engaging step. A second engaging step engages shift gears respectively, after disengaging at least one of the odd-stage clutch and the even-stage clutch depending on the ascertained range position of the shift lever. |
| US09599172B2 |
Releasable freewheel clutch
A releasable freewheel clutch includes a ring gear and a driven member disposed within a bore of the ring gear. A plurality of pawls are each pivotally attached to the driven member and rotatable between a first position where each pawl is engaged with teeth of the ring gear and a second position where each pawl is disengaged with the teeth of the ring gear. The pawls are selective movable between the engaged and disengaged positions by a ring-shaped blocking element that is rotatably supported for rotation about the axis of rotation and relative to the driven member. |
| US09599169B2 |
Lubricating structure for friction engagement element of automatic transmission
A friction engagement element (CLx) is provided radially outside of a peripheral wall portion (32) of a clutch drum (30) and configured to be engaged by a piston (40). A piston (70) is provided radially inside of the peripheral wall portion (32) and configured to engage and a friction engagement element (CLz). A first peripheral wall portion (321) of the peripheral wall portion (32) includes through-holes (321a) communicating a radially inside of the first peripheral wall portion (321) with a radially outside thereof. A through-hole (87) is provided radially inside of the piston (70). The piston (70) includes a communication passage (79) radially passing through the piston (70) and communicating the through-hole (87) with the through-holes (321a) such that lubricating oil is supplied through the communication passage (79) and the through-holes (321a) to the radially outside of the clutch drum (30) when the piston (70) is in an initial position. |
| US09599168B2 |
Torque-limiting device and farm machine using same
A torque-limiting device for secure transmission of a rotation between an inlet baseplate and an outlet baseplate, including at least one drive bolt that forms a breaking element by shearing in case of a torque exceeding a predetermined threshold, and an intermediate baseplate that is driven by the inlet baseplate and driving the outlet baseplate. The bolt ensures driving of the intermediate baseplate and the inlet baseplate or the outlet baseplate. The intermediate baseplate includes a locking element by shape cooperation with a locking part of the bolt. The intermediate baseplate is formed by two plates pressed against one another, one of which is used for housing of the locking part of the bolt and the other of which is used for axial support of the locking part and housing of the screw rod. An agricultural machine can include such a device. |
| US09599161B2 |
Rolling element bearing configured with a channel
A rolling element bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements, a bearing inner ring and a bearing outer ring. The rolling elements are arranged circumferentially around an axis, and radially between the inner ring and the outer ring. The inner ring includes a plurality of first passages, a second passage and a channel that extends axially into the inner ring. The first passages are arranged circumferentially around the axis. The first passages respectively extend axially through the inner ring from a plurality of first passage inlets to the channel. The second passage includes a second passage inlet that is substantially axially aligned with one of the first passage inlets. The second passage extends radially through the inner ring to a second passage outlet. |
| US09599157B2 |
Axial-radial slide bearing having polymer slide elements and corresponding slide element
An axial-radial sliding bearing with polymer sliding elements includes a first bearing race and a second bearing race, which are rotatable oppositely to each other about a bearing shaft, wherein the second bearing race defines a substantially U-shaped cross section for receiving the first bearing race at least in certain regions. The sliding elements are made from tribopolymer and are arranged between the first and the second bearing races. The sliding elements each have a substantially L-shaped cross section comprising an axial region having axial sliding surfaces and a radial region having radial sliding surfaces. The radial region of the sliding elements includes at least one hinge connection, which connects two segments of the radial region in a flexible manner and so as to be movable oppositely to each other. A sliding element may include at least one such hinge connection in the radial region of the sliding element. |
| US09599156B2 |
Sleeve bearing
A sleeve bearing for being received in an outer sleeve includes an inner part which extends in the axial direction, a bearing body, and a cage which encloses the bearing body circumferentially. The bearing body encloses the inner part, is made from an elastic material, and has at least two chambers. The cage is formed from at least two cage parts, the spacing of which can be varied in the radial direction. A sealed joint area is provided between the cage parts. |
| US09599151B2 |
Double row preloaded ball bearing with spacer balls
A ball bearing includes an outer ring having at two outer raceways and an inner ring having two inner raceways. A plurality of balls is disposed in each of the two inner and outer raceways. The plurality of balls include load bearing balls and spacer balls. The spacer balls are disposed between the load bearing balls. Each of the load bearing balls has a single point of contact with each of the two inner and outer raceways. The load bearing balls are preloaded between the outer ring and the inner ring at predetermined force. |
| US09599150B2 |
Bearing pad, support body, bearing arrangement and pump
A bearing pad, including a pad body (11) and a tilting element (12), for a support body (2) of a bearing arrangement (3) for taking up an axial thrust, characterized in that the tilting element (12) is provided in an elongated recess (111) of the pad body (11) extending in a radial direction such that a contact body (121) of the tilting element (12) extending in the direction of the recess (111) projecting beyond a surface of the pad body (11) and the pad body (11) has a higher deformability than the tilting element (12). |
| US09599144B2 |
Links such as karabiners
A link such as a karabiner has a body portion and a gate portion which is mounted to the body portion about a pivot. The gate defines a free end which is arranged to inter-engage with a nose of the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving a rope passing therethrough and including a first sleeve which, when the ring is closed, is moveable between a first position where the gate is free to rotate about the pivot in at least one direction, and a second position where the sleeve at least partly encloses the free end of the gate and the nose and substantially prevents rotation of the gate about the pivot. The link further includes a second sleeve which is internally threaded and which is mounted on an externally threaded portion of the gate for movement towards and away from the free end of the gate and which may be rotated towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, to prevent movement of the sleeve into first position in which the gate is free to rotate. A dual sleeve maillon, of similar design but omitting the pivoting gate having two sleeves is also described. |
| US09599142B2 |
Lock washer
A lock washer for releasably locking a fastener to an object is provided. The washer includes a body defining a bore configured for alignment with a bore disposed in the object. The bores are configured to receive a shank of the fastener and are disposed about a center axis along which the fastener extends. The washer further includes one or more fingers each having a first end coupled to the body and a second end configured to selectively engage a flat on either a head of the fastener or a nut. The finger is movable between a disengaged position wherein the second end of the finger is configured for disengagement from the flat and an engaged position wherein the second end of the finger is configured for engagement with the flat. The finger is biased towards the engaged position. |
| US09599141B2 |
Cap with channels for forming a sealed cavity around fastener
A cap for forming a sealed cavity around one end of a fastener, the cap having a two-piece construction comprising an outer cap member and an inner cap member. A quantity of sealant is provided between the inner and outer cap members which, upon installation of the cap, is urged to flow between the inner and outer cap members and collect at the base of the outer cap member, to form a bead of sealant around the circumference of the cap, sufficient to adhere the cap to the structure when the sealant cures. A plurality of channels are provided between the inner and outer cap members to facilitate the flow of sealant. |
| US09599140B2 |
Plastic serviceable screw grommet and related methods
A retaining wing can be hingedly coupled to an outer surface of each of two legs along a hinge line. The retaining wing can include a leading edge facing toward, and a trailing edge facing away from, the distal end of the legs, and together with the hinge line can define a substantially triangular shape. When a screw is not present in the screw passage, engagement of the trailing edge against one of the automobile components can operate to direct a servicing removal force applied through the base inwardly on the wings causing the wings to flex inwardly and permit removal of the screw grommet from the aperture without damaging any of the components or requiring a separate inwardly directed force to be directly applied to the wings. An associated method is also provided. |
| US09599138B2 |
Aircraft monument integrated attachment device
An attachment device for an aircraft monument is disclosed having a pair of spaced apart parallel plates having vertical sides and a rounded upper surface defining an arch. A panel attaches the spaced apart parallel plates along an inner radius, and a pair of lugs including a vertical channel is disposed below the plates for receiving fasteners to connect the attachment device to a rail or planar surface. |
| US09599137B2 |
Internal locking mechanism for a hold open rod
A hold open rod may include: an inner member; an outer member configured to have the inner member slide in and out of the outer member; a locking mechanism including a portion attached to the outer member and a portion attached to the inner member; a locking plug configured to move axially along an axis of the inner, outer members; a locking dog configured to move radially between a locking position and an unlocking position and a release cable operatively connected to the locking plug and configured to move the locking plug to the unlocking position. A method of actuating a lock mechanism on a hold open rod may also be provided. |
| US09599131B2 |
Vibration damping system by means of a hydraulic actuation system
A vibration damping system by means of a hydraulic actuation system, in particular for rolling mills, comprising at least one hydraulic actuator (1) having a movable part (11) and a corresponding hydraulic feeding circuit (2), and hydraulic damping means (3) for a vibrating force acting on the movable part (11) of the hydraulic actuator (1); the damping means (3) being connected to the hydraulic circuit (2) to actuate a damping of the vibrating force, wherein that the damping means (3) comprise a double chamber cylinder (31) having a first chamber (34) hydraulically connected to the hydraulic circuit (2), and a movable part (35) connected to an electric damping part (32), with the first chamber (34) hydraulically connected to and communicating with the second chamber (33) of the double chamber cylinder (31) by means of a calibrated pipe (36). |
| US09599130B2 |
Flow restrictor and gas compressor
A flow restrictor (1) for application in bearing formation between a piston (2) and a cylinder (3) of a gas compressor (4). The gas compressor (4) includes a pad (5) externally surrounding the cylinder (3) and an inner cavity (6), arranged between the pad (5) and the cylinder (3), fluidly fed by a discharge flow arising from a compression movement exerted by the piston (2) within the cylinder (3). The gas compressor (4) includes a bearing formation gap (7) separating a piston outer wall (2) and an inner cylinder wall (3), and a flow restrictor (1) is provided with a housing (12) fluidly associating the inner cavity (6) to the bearing formation gap (7). The flow restrictor (1) includes a porous element (8), associated to the housing (12), provided with at least a restrictor part provided with a porosity sized to limit the gas flow flowing from the inner cavity (6) to the bearing formation gap (7). |
| US09599128B2 |
Piston pump and motor
A plunger pump or plunger motor includes a block accommodating a first cylindrical chamber and a plunger movable in this chamber and a drive shaft connected to this plunger, as well as a second cylindrical chamber and a control valve movable in this second cylindrical chamber. Holes O3 and O4 can alternately be brought into communication with the connection for the delivery pipe by the plunger and with a connecting hole for a pressure line. The control valve can establish a communication between the hole O2 and the connecting hole. The drive shaft is connected to a further plunger which is movable in a third cylindrical chamber in which there is a suction hole or delivery hole. The control valve can alternately establish a communication between the suction hole or delivery hole with a connecting hole for a suction pipe and the connecting hole for the pressure line. |
| US09599126B1 |
Noise abating impeller
A noise abating impeller having a disc-shaped central hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the central hub. The blades are symmetrically arranged in quadrants around the central hub and within two alternating quadrants, each blade is spaced an increasing distance apart from a prior adjacent blade and within the other two alternating quadrants, each blade is spaced a decreasing distance apart from a prior adjacent blade. The impeller also has a dividing rib located along the entire outer peripheral edge of the central hub and located along the center of the blades dividing each blade into a first blade half and a second blade half. The first blade half is offset from the second blade half. |
| US09599124B2 |
Air diffuser for vacuum fan of planters
A diffuser for the vacuum fan used with agricultural equipment. The diffuser has a rectangular outlet fixed to the outlet of the fan and a diverging rectangular cross-section outlet for increasing the cross-sectional flow area. A primary flow path between the inlet and the outlet is no less in area than the inlet to the diffuser and a series of rectangular side chambers with perforated walls covered by sound deadening material have predetermined dimensions to decrease the outlet air velocity attenuate selected noise frequencies. |
| US09599123B2 |
Blower fan
In a blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a side wall portion includes a tongue portion arranged to project between an air outlet and an impeller. A side surface of the tongue portion includes a tongue portion tip arranged to touch a first imaginary plane including a central axis; a first tongue portion side surface arranged to extend from the tongue portion tip along an outer envelope of the impeller; and a second tongue portion side surface arranged to extend from the tongue portion tip toward a side edge, the side edge being a line of intersection of the air outlet and the side wall portion. The second tongue portion side surface is arranged to cross a second imaginary plane including the central axis and touching the side edge. |
| US09599121B2 |
Device and method for controlling the pitch of blades
The invention concerns a device (1) for controlling the pitch of the blades of a fan (4) rotor (3), comprising a radial shaft (6) linked to the blade, a connection rod (8) of which the axial movement controls the rotation of the radial shaft (6), characterized in that it comprises:—a first part (10) that is mobile in rotation with the rotor (3) about the axis (11) of the fan (4), and on which one end of each connection rod (8) is secured,—a second part (12) linked to the first part (10), and—at least three cylinders (14) capable of moving said second part (12) in axial translation, and of varying the tilt of said second part, the translation and tilt of the second part (12) driving a corresponding translation and tilt of the first part (10), such that, when the first part (10) rotates, each connection rod (8) is subject to axial displacement of which the amplitude is variable and is a function of the tilt of the first part (10), making it possible to vary the pitch of the blade during the rotation of same. The invention also concerns a fan, and a method for controlling the pitch of blades. |
| US09599117B2 |
Back pressure relief motor control for a non-bleeder turbine style HVLP spray gun
A high volume low pressure (HVLP) turbine assembly includes a housing having a turbine which includes a turbine fan rotatable within a turbine casing. A microcontroller is disposed within the housing, where the microcontroller controls a speed of an electric motor powering the turbine fan. A pressure sensor and an airflow sensing means is in airflow communication with a turbine air outlet. The HVLP turbine assembly does not have a bleeder port in airflow communication with the turbine air outlet. Rather, the microcontroller is configured to reduce the speed of the electric motor to an idle speed after a predetermined time has elapsed, wherein the predetermined time is started when the airflow sensing means indicates a period of inactivity. |
| US09599113B2 |
Permanent magnet motor pump
A structural improvement of the canned pump is to improve the stiffness of a stationary shaft and, according to requirement, to dispose a monitor device. The method for improving the stiffness of the stationary shaft includes axially inserting a shaft metal rear support of the metal structural of a motor rear casing of a canned motor into the inner side of a rotor yoke of an inner rotor of the canned motor, tightly attaching the shaft metal rear support to a rear shaft seat for improving the stiffness of the stationary shaft by longer hold length, and for shortening an arm length of the composite force. The monitor device, used for detecting the wear of a bearing for enhancing the reliability and satisfying the driving requirement, is installed in the ring slot to be protected by the rear shaft seat. |
| US09599109B2 |
Inverter-integrated electric compressor and assembly method therefor
An IGBT serving as a heat-generating electrical component mounted on the lower surface of a lower board serving as a control circuit board of an inverter is disposed in abutment with a heat-dissipating flat section provided on an inner wall of an inverter box provided on the outer periphery of a housing so that the heat of the IGBT is dissipated toward the housing. Moreover, a spacer member is interposed between the lower board and the IGBT so as to fill a space between the lower board and the IGBT, and the spacer member is rigid enough that the lower board and the IGBT are prevented from being displaced toward and away from each other. |
| US09599102B2 |
Piezoelectric pump unit
The piezoelectric pump unit consists of a housing, a piezo anchor, located in the housing, a displacer, located at the front of the housing. The piezo anchor and the displacer are connected. The piezo anchor consists of a rear piezoelectric clamp section, of a piezoelectric extender section and of a front piezoelectric clamp section, connected in series. At least one slider is introduced in the piezoelectric extender section between its front and rear ends. Electric pulses accessing at sections from a control station cause said sections to become fixed alternately inside the housing. Under the effect of electric pulses, the piezoelectric extender section moves the displacer step-by-step in one direction. |
| US09599100B2 |
Electric-powered pump
A movable body that has a cylinder and a valve apparatus is accommodated inside an accommodating chamber of a pump body so as to cover a discharging orifice. A piston sucks a fluid into the movable body, and discharges the fluid from inside the movable body to the discharging orifice by being slid reciprocally through a piston sliding aperture of the cylinder. A relieving passage that communicates between a suction volume space of the accommodating chamber and the discharging orifice is formed between an inner surface of the accommodating chamber and the movable body by the movable body moving away from the discharging orifice in opposition to a force from a forcing body. |
| US09599094B2 |
Method of manufacturing an aerodynamic shell part for a wind turbine blade
A method of manufacturing an aerodynamic shell part for a wind turbine blade is described. The aerodynamic she part comprises a recess for arrangement and connection of a spar cap within said recess. The method comprising the steps of: a) providing a first mold part having a first forming surface that defines a part of an exterior of the aerodynamic shell part, b) laying up fiber-reinforcement material and optionally also sandwich core material in the first mold on the first forming surface, c) arranging one or more inserts having an exterior shape corresponding to at least sides of the recess of the aerodynamic shell part, d) supplying resin to said fiber-reinforcement material and optional sandwich core material, e) curing or preconsolidating the resin, and f) removing the one or more inserts. |
| US09599084B2 |
Fuel injector
A fuel injector configured as a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber includes: a housing having an housing end face on the combustion chamber side; an actuator; a valve-closure member operable by the actuator; at least one outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side for the fuel, the valve-closure member selectively closing or opening the outlet orifice; and a ring provided round about the outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side. |
| US09599078B2 |
Fuel supply device
A fuel supply device includes a leaked fuel collection unit and a check valve. When fuel passes through a first seal member to leak out from a cam chamber into an inter-seal space, the leaked fuel collection unit sucks in this fuel to extract the fuel from the inter-seal space, then pressurizes and returns the fuel to a fuel tank. The check valve prevents the fuel from flowing in reverse from the fuel tank to the inter-seal space. Accordingly, regardless of the pressure in the fuel tank and the pressure in the inter-seal space, fuel that leaks into the inter-seal space may be actively returned to the fuel tank. Further, the check valve prevents pressure in the fuel tank from acting on seal members. Accordingly, fuel that leaks into the inter-seal space may be collected into the fuel tank. |
| US09599077B2 |
Filter element with undulating seal
Provided is a filter element having an annular resilient sealing device having a bead that undulates axially back and forth for mating with a correspondingly undulating top surface of a base in a filter assembly. The undulating bead provides for a fluid tight seal while restricting relative rotation of the filter element relative to the base. |
| US09599076B2 |
Fuel tank locking ring mounted fuel pump controller
A fuel supply system for a vehicle includes a fuel pump module with a fuel pump module flange at a surface thereof. A lock ring is removably secured to the fuel pump module flange and to a fuel tank for retaining the fuel pump module to the fuel tank. An extension member is secured to the lock ring and extends a distance from the fuel pump module. A fuel pump controller is in communication with the vehicle and the fuel pump module for relaying signals therebetween. The fuel pump controller is fixedly secured to the extension member. |
| US09599074B2 |
Air cleaner apparatus for vehicle and mold unit for fabricating the same
An air cleaner apparatus for a vehicle includes a body defining therein a storage space. The body has an intake port through which air is to be taken in, a laterally-bent support section disposed at an upper portion, and plate-shaped reinforcement members disposed above the storage space and having a predetermined thickness, wherein a cover is coupled to the upper portion of the body, defines therein a storage space, and has a discharge port at one side through which air is to be discharged and a laterally-bent coupling section disposed at a lower side, wherein an opening is provided at front sides of the body and cover, and serves as an entrance through which a filter member is stored or taken out, and wherein a plate-shaped cover is coupled to a front portion of the storage part in order to open or close the storage part. |
| US09599073B2 |
Fuel vaporizer system
A fuel vaporizer including a mist vaporizer and a boiler, the boiler being integrated with the mist vaporizer, the mist vaporizer and the boiler including a housing, baffles joined to the housing, conduit extending through the baffles, fuel in a mist form adjacent the conduit and a pool of fuel contained between the housing and baffles. |
| US09599072B2 |
System and methods for purging a fuel vapor canister buffer
A method for purging a fuel vapor canister buffer, comprising: opening a fuel tank isolation valve; opening a canister purge valve; and drawing a vacuum on a fuel tank sufficient to open a capless refueling assembly vacuum relief mechanism. In this way, the fuel vapor canister buffer may still be purged to intake even under conditions where the canister vent line is blocked. |
| US09599069B2 |
Cooling device for an engine exhaust gas recirculation circuit
The invention relates to a cooling device for an engine (1) exhaust gas recirculation circuit, notably that of a motor vehicle, said circuit comprising a valve (2) for controlling the circulation of said gas, said device comprising a heat exchanger (3), known as the EGR exchanger, intended to allow an exchange of heat between the exhaust gases passing through said recirculation circuit and a coolant fluid, and means (4) of cooling said valve. According to the invention, said device comprises a cooling loop (5), known as a high-temperature cooling loop and configured so that said valve cooling means (4) have a first fluid passing through them, and a second cooling loop (12), known as a low-temperature cooling loop and configured so that the EGR exchanger (3) has passing through it a second fluid at a temperature lower than that of the first fluid. The invention also relates to an assembly of an exhaust gas recirculation circuit and of such a cooling device, and to a system for supplying an engine, notably a supercharged diesel engine, with charge gases and comprising an engine air supply circuit and such an assembly. |
| US09599066B2 |
Carburetor with low flow rate fluid passage
A carburetor including a body having a main bore through which a fuel and air mixture is discharged from the carburetor for use by an engine a priming passage communicated with the main bore, a pump that moves fluid into the priming passage, and a flow restrictor received within at least a portion of the priming passage to reduce the minimum effective flow area of the priming passage. The flow restrictor has a body received at least partially within the priming passage so that fluid flows around the flow restrictor and between the structure defining the priming passage and the flow restrictor. |
| US09599063B2 |
Engine unit for vehicle
An engine unit for a vehicle includes an engine body, an oil tank, and a power transmission shaft. The engine body includes a cylinder unit and a crankcase. The oil tank is disposed horizontally or substantially horizontally with respect to the engine body. The power transmission shaft includes a crankshaft supported by the crankcase. The power transmission shaft at least partially overlaps with the oil tank in a side view of the engine unit. The power transmission shaft extends from the engine body to a position beyond the oil tank in an axial direction of the crankshaft. |
| US09599061B2 |
Internal combustion engine and method of igniting a fuel
A method of igniting a fuel within a combustion chamber defined by a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine includes injecting a first portion of a fuel into the combustion chamber, and energizing a first plasma igniter. The first plasma igniter is configured for generating a first plurality of free radicals, extends through a cylinder head mated to the cylinder block, and protrudes into an intake port defined by the cylinder head that is disposable in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. After injecting the first portion, the method includes activating a second igniter configured for initiating a flame within the combustion chamber to thereby ignite the fuel. The second igniter extends through the cylinder head and protrudes into the combustion chamber. An internal combustion engine is also disclosed. |
| US09599060B2 |
Method for operating a fuel injection system
A method of operating an engine with dual fuel injection capabilities to enable fuel rail over-pressure control is shown. The method comprises operating an engine cylinder with only port injection, while selectively activating and deactivating a direct injector in response to an estimated minimum fuel injection mass from the direct injector. Direct fuel injection is actuated until the minimum fuel mass injected by the direct injector has reached a lower threshold that is above an NVH limit of the engine. |
| US09599052B2 |
Methods and system for catalyst reactivation
Embodiments for reactivating a catalyst are provided. In one example, a method for reactivating a catalyst coupled to an engine comprises when the engine is restarted following deactivation, adjusting a degree of fuel enrichment based on an engine off duration and an engine air amount during the restart. |
| US09599051B2 |
Method of conditioning a particle filter
A method of conditioning a particle filter provided for receiving exhaust gases from internal combustion engine is provided and includes providing a first engine control mode and a second engine control mode, wherein in the second engine control mode at least one combustion control parameter that affects the characteristics of particles emitted together with and carried by the exhaust gases from the engine is different in relation to the first control mode such that the filling rate of the particle filter with particles is increased compared to the filling rate that would have been achieved with the first engine control mode, determining a soot loading status of the particle filter, and temporarily applying the second engine control mode to the engine based on the soot loading status. |
| US09599046B2 |
Systems and methods for dedicated EGR cylinder valve control
Systems and methods for improving combustion in a highly exhaust gas diluted engine are disclosed. The methods and systems may be provided in an engine that includes independent control of cylinder valves with respect to other cylinder valves. |
| US09599045B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling fuel pressure in a gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine
A method for controlling fuel pressure in an internal combustion engine consuming a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel comprises steps of determining a gaseous fuel pressure target value as a function of an engine operating condition, pressurizing the liquid fuel to a liquid fuel pressure based on the gaseous fuel pressure target value, and regulating gaseous fuel pressure from the liquid fuel pressure. The gaseous fuel pressure equals the gaseous fuel pressure target value to within a predetermined range of tolerance. A corresponding apparatus controls fuel pressure in a gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine. |
| US09599043B2 |
Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine
A method for stopping an internal combustion engine, in which an air flow supplied via an air metering device, in particular a throttle valve of the internal combustion engine, is reduced after a stopping request has been ascertained, an undershoot point in time is ascertained, at which an ascertained speed of the internal combustion engine falls below a pre-definable speed threshold value, after the undershoot point in time, the air flow supplied via the air metering device of the internal combustion engine is increased again, the predefinable speed threshold value being selected in such a way that an intake cylinder no longer enters a compression stroke after the increase of the supplied air flow until the internal combustion engine is at a standstill, a degree of opening of the air metering device to increase the supplied air flow being selected as a function of a coasting speed of the internal combustion engine. |
| US09599042B2 |
Start of injection timing
A method for controlling fuel injection timing into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having an internal control system based on ignition delay correlation wherein intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration values are compared to steady state values of manifold pressure and oxygen concentration of a particular indicated torque set-point and engine speed. Comparing intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration to steady state reference values further comprises experimentally determining exponential factors for intake manifold pressure factor and oxygen concentration factors. A multiplier for intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration is determined taking into consideration the exponential factors for manifold pressure and oxygen concentration. An equation for correlation ignition delay is used to determine optional SOI timing. |
| US09599038B2 |
Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine with a variable compression ratio
In a method for operating an internal combustion engine a compression ratio is set to a setpoint compression ratio by means of an adjustment device, wherein in a normal operating mode of the internal combustion engine the setpoint compression ratio is determined as a function of an, operating variable of the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is at least temporarily operated in a predictive operating mode in which the setpoint compression ratio is determined on the basis of an anticipated estimated operating variable which is estimated on the basis of the instantaneous gradient of the operating variable over time. |
| US09599036B2 |
Method and system for diagonal blow-through exhaust gas scavenging
Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine in a two-valve diagonal blow-through mode during which a majority of blow-through is directed via a first intake valve positioned diagonally across a first exhaust valve in order to increase a distance of flow path from the intake valve to the exhaust valve. |
| US09599035B2 |
Accelerator apparatus
A pedal spring urges a pedal spring receiving portion to rotate a manipulation member in an accelerator closing direction. The pedal spring has an end portion that contacts a first contact surface of a front segment. A hysteresis spring urges a hysteresis spring receiving portion, which is engaged with the manipulation member, in the accelerator closing direction. The hysteresis spring has an end portion that contacts a second contact surface of the front segment. A step surface is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface to limit movement of the end portion of the hysteresis spring. |
| US09599031B2 |
Application of probabilistic control in gas turbine tuning for power output-emissions parameters, related control systems, computer program products and methods
Various embodiments include a system having: at least one computing device configured to tune a set of gas turbines (GTs) by performing actions including: commanding each GT in the set of GTs to a base load level, based upon a measured ambient condition for each GT; commanding each GT in the set of GTs to adjust a respective power output to match a nominal power output value, and subsequently measuring an actual emissions value for each GT; and adjusting an operating condition of each GT in the set of GTs based upon a difference between the respective measured actual emissions value and a nominal emissions value at the ambient condition. |
| US09599023B2 |
Ventilation of an accessory gear box, and turbojet engine comprising such a gear box
An accessory gear box configured to be mounted on a fan casing of a turbojet engine, including: an input shaft; a plurality of accessory drive shafts; and a compartment forming an interface with an accessory arranged on the housing of the accessory gear box at a site of the accessory, the interface compartment including an inlet and an outlet configured to allow air to circulate inside the compartment, to insulate the accessory gear box from heat generated by the accessories. |
| US09599022B2 |
Fuel nozzle and method of repair
A modular fuel nozzle tip for a gas turbine engine includes a body defining one or more fuel conveying passages extending therethrough, an annular cap having a radially inner shoulder surface interfacing with the peripheral end surface of the body to define a plurality of air channels extending through the head portion of the modular fuel nozzle tip. At least two fasteners fasten the annular cap to the body. |
| US09599020B2 |
Turbine nozzle guide vane assembly in a turbomachine
A sectorized nozzle for a turbine engine turbine including an inner sectorized annular platform and an outer sectorized annular platform connected together by radial airfoils, at least one of the platforms including a plurality of orifices for passing air in a neighborhood of its upstream end, the orifices being distributed over the circumference of the platform and opening out at their ends remote from the airfoils into a circumferential annular cavity of the sector of the platform, which cavity is closed by a metal sheet fastened to the platform sector and pierced by orifices for feeding cooling air. |
| US09599019B2 |
Dual oil supply tube
The present disclosure relates generally to a dual oil supply tube for a gas turbine engine. The dual oil supply tube locates a scheduled damper supply tube inside a compartment oil supply tube which remains full while the engine is operating. |
| US09599016B2 |
Internal combustion engines
This invention relates to internal combustion engines and more particularly to internal combustion engines and methods of operating the engines with a new fuel saving cycle. Various embodiments use a passage between adjacent cylinders to enable a mode in which fuel combusted in one cylinder supplies pressure to the other that has not been supplied with fuel, thus enabling driving of both cylinders with less fuel. |
| US09599015B2 |
Device for utilizing waste heat from engine
A device for utilizing waste heat from an engine, which is provided with a Rankine cycle device having an expander bypass passage and a bypass valve that opens and closes the expander bypass passage, and transmits the output torque Tr of the Rankine cycle device to the engine, estimates the output torque Tr of the Rankine cycle device accurately. An output calculation part includes a torque estimation portion that estimates the torque of an expander. The torque estimation portion has a first torque estimation equation corresponding to an opening position of a bypass valve, and a second torque estimation equation corresponding to a closed position of the bypass valve. The output calculation part calculates an output torque Tr of a Rankine cycle device, based on a torque estimated value by the first or second torque estimation equation. |
| US09599013B2 |
Direct manifold boost assist device with throttle body manifold volume isolation
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting intake airflow through two parallel induction passages. In response to increased torque demand, intake airflow may be directed through a first induction passage including an exhaust-driven turbocharger compressor and through a second induction passage including an electric compressor. Further, after the turbocharger compressor increases speed, intake airflow may be directed again through the first induction passage to further increase boost. |
| US09599010B2 |
Cooling device for internal combustion engine, and cooling method for internal combustion engine
A control unit stores a correlation between a temperature difference ΔT between an inlet temperature and an outlet temperature of a heat exchanger for cooling of cooling water, and the amount of thermal deformation occurring in the heat exchanger. At the time when the cooling water is supplied to the heat-exchanging flow path having the heat exchanger, the control unit refers to the temperature difference ΔT and the correlation to obtain the volume of flow of the cooling water supplied to the heat-exchanging flow path so that the amount of thermal deformation is less than or equal to a threshold amount of thermal deformation set in advance. |
| US09599009B2 |
Reversible mechanical fan
A fan assembly may include an input shaft, first and second belts, first and second pulleys engaged by the first belt, third and fourth pulleys engaged by the second belt, output shaft rotationally coupled to a fan, and a clutch assembly. The second pulley may be rotationally coupled to the first pulley via the first belt so as to rotate in the same direction as the first pulley. The fourth pulley may be rotationally coupled to the third pulley via the second belt so as to rotate in the opposite direction of the third pulley. The clutch assembly may be configured to selectively rotationally couple the output shaft to the input shaft via the first pulley, first belt, and second pulley. The clutch assembly may also be configured to selectively rotationally couple the output shaft to the input shaft via the third pulley, second belt, and fourth pulley. |
| US09599007B2 |
Mobile recycler
Such a mobile recycler that an operator can replenish a reducing agent tank with a reducing agent from the ground is provided. A reducing agent tank stores a reducing agent supplied to an exhaust gas treatment device treating an exhaust gas from an engine through reduction reaction. The reducing agent tank is arranged in front of a front end of a crawler belt and in the rear of a front end of a track frame in a fore/aft direction. The reducing agent tank is arranged as being superimposed on the crawler belt in a front view, below an engine frame at a distance therefrom. |
| US09599004B2 |
Abnormality diagnostic device for a particulate filter
Diagnostic accuracy is improved when abnormality diagnosis of a particulate filter is carried out by using a PM sensor arranged in an exhaust passage downstream of the particulate filter. An abnormality diagnostic device for a particulate filter includes a PM sensor arranged in an exhaust passage at the downstream side of the particulate filter so as to output a signal corresponding to an amount of PM deposited in between electrodes which constitute a sensor element, and a filter diagnostic unit to carry out filter diagnostic processing in which abnormality of the particulate filter is diagnosed based on an output value of the PM sensor, wherein it is decided whether to carry out the filter diagnostic processing based on a degree of variation in the output value of the PM sensor before the filter diagnostic processing is carried out. |
| US09599001B2 |
Exhaust purification system for internal combustion engine
An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine is provided that can maintain the NOx purification rate of a selective reduction catalyst at near the maximum thereof. The exhaust purification system is provided with an oxidation catalyst and CSF provided in the exhaust plumbing of the engine, a selective reduction catalyst that is provided in the exhaust plumbing on the downstream side of oxidation catalyst and CSF, and selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust, and a NO2 sensor that detects NO2 in the exhaust inside of the exhaust plumbing on the downstream side of the selective reduction catalyst. An ECU executes NO2-NOx ratio decrease processing to cause the NO2-NOx ratio corresponding to the ratio of NO2 to NOx in the exhaust flowing into the selective reduction catalyst to decrease, in a case of a detection value Vno2 from the NO2 sensor being greater than a predetermined value Vno2_th. |
| US09598992B2 |
Separation device for an aerosol stream
A separation device for separating contaminates from a gas flow may include a raw chamber receiving a contaminated gas and a clean chamber out of which a treated gas exits. A dividing wall may separate the raw chamber from the clean chamber. The dividing wall may include a perforated region defining a plurality of passage openings. The gas flow may be communicated from the raw chamber to the clean chamber via the plurality of passage openings. A gas-permeable separation structure may be arranged on a wall outlet side of the dividing wall facing the clean chamber. The separation structure may separate contaminates from the gas flow when subjected to a through flow. |
| US09598984B2 |
Camshaft adjusting device
A camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine including: a vane-type adjuster actuable by a pressure medium and which is rotationally fixed to a camshaft by a rotor and rotationally fixed to a crankshaft by a stator; a central valve has a displaceable valve body, by which a pressure medium is fed to the vane-type adjuster via a pump from a reservoir, the medium being selectively introduced into different working chambers and fed back from other working chambers to the reservoir, depending on the position of the valve body. The device includes a rolling bearing, by which the end section of the camshaft facing the vane-type adjuster is mounted in relation to a fixed housing wall. An axially oriented through-flow opening extends through the rolling bearing through which the pressure medium delivered by the pressure flows in an axial direction to the central valve. |
| US09598982B2 |
Valve timing adjusting device
In a valve timing adjusting device, a second rotation body includes a second sun gear part provided inside of a first rotation body, and is connected to a drive shaft or a driven shaft through inside of the sprocket part to be rotated corresponding to the drive shaft or the driven shaft. When the second rotation body is brought into contact with the sprocket part, rotation of the second rotation body relative to the first rotation body is restricted. A planetary rotation body includes a first planetary gear part engaged with the first sun gear part, and a second planetary gear part engaged with the second sun gear part. The planetary rotation body makes a sun-and-planet motion inward of the first sun gear part and the second sun gear part to change a phase of the relative rotation between the first rotation body and the second rotation body. |
| US09598972B2 |
Abradable turbine air seal
An abradable seal for a gas turbine engine includes a metal alloy and a plurality of pores in the metal alloy. The plurality of pores have a diameter of approximately 1 to 10 microns. |
| US09598969B2 |
Turbine, manufacturing method thereof, and power generating system
A turbine according to an embodiment includes: a formation object member; a facing member; and a seal part. A formation object member is one of a static part and a rotation part. A facing member is the other of the static part and the rotation part. A seal part at the formation object member is configured to reduce combustion gas leaking between the formation object member and the facing member. The seal part including a ceramics layer. The ceramics layer has a heat conductivity lower than that of the formation object member, and has a concave and convex shape at a surface thereof. The ceramics layer is not in contact with the facing member, or has hardness higher than that of the facing member so that the facing member is preferentially abraded when the facing member and the ceramics layer are in contact with each other. |
| US09598959B2 |
Fluid expansion engine
A hot fluid expansion engine has a plurality of actuator modules arranged in a star configuration around a central shaft. Each module includes a drive piston defining a working chamber of variable volume in the first enclosure; a movable displacement piston subdividing a second enclosure into a low temperature chamber of variable volume and a high temperature chamber of variable volume with the high temperature chamber communicating with a unit of a fluid heater device and the low temperature chamber communicating with the working chamber; and a fluid circulation circuit extending between the fluid heater device and the working chamber. The drive piston and the displacement piston of each actuator module are connected to the central shaft via respective first and second eccentric transmission devices suitable for imparting reciprocating motion in translation to each of the pistons with a phase lag of 90°. |
| US09598952B2 |
Snorkel tube with debris barrier for electronic gauges placed on sand screens
A sensing system comprises at least one gauge disposed in a wellbore, a sensing link coupled to the at least one gauge, and a debris barrier coupled to the sensing link. The debris barrier comprises a housing coupled to the sensing link, and a barrier element configured to reduce the transport of particulates from the wellbore into the sensing link. |
| US09598951B2 |
Coupled electronic and power supply frames for use with borehole conduit connections
An apparatus for retaining electronic components in a downhole component coupling mechanism includes: a power supply frame including a first housing configured to retain a power supply therein and isolate the power supply from downhole fluids, the power supply frame configured to be disposed in and constrained axially by a coupling assembly of a first downhole component and a second downhole component; an electronic component disposed in a second housing in the coupling assembly, the electronic component located external to the power supply frame; and a connector configured to transmit electric power from the power supply to the electronic component to supply electrical power to the electronic component. |
| US09598947B2 |
Automatic drilling advisory system based on correlation model and windowed principal component analysis
Methods and systems for controlling drilling operations include using a statistical model to identify at least two controllable drilling parameters having significant correlation to one or more drilling performance measurements. The methods and systems further generate operational recommendations for at least two controllable drilling parameters based at least in part on the statistical model. The operational recommendations are selected to optimize one or more drilling performance measurements. |
| US09598944B2 |
Enzyme enhanced oil recovery
A method for enhanced oil recovery in an underground reservoir involving use of system including at least one injection well having an injection pump for establishing an injection stream, the injection pump includes a carrier system and an enzyme system; at least one production well having at least one fluid output; a mixed injection stream through the at least one injection well including a first injection stream having a flow rate S1 produced by the carrier system and a second injection stream having a flow rate S2 produced by the enzyme system; a concentration of enzyme Cen,3 in the mixed injection stream established using the formula C en , 3 = ( C en , 1 · S 1 + C en , 2 · S 2 S 1 + S 2 ) , where Cen,1 and Cen,2 are the enzyme concentration of the first and second injection streams; and an underground water stream in fluid connection with the injection well and production well, the stream including water injected by the carrier system and enzyme solution injected by the enzyme system. |
| US09598942B2 |
Igniter assembly for a setting tool
An igniter assembly is disclosed for initiating an explosive charge in a setting tool. In an embodiment, the igniter assembly includes a longitudinal axis, and a holder including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a through passage. In addition, the igniter assembly includes an igniter disposed within the through passage. The igniter comprises a single igniter system. Further, the igniter assembly includes a contact seal plug disposed at least partially within the through passage. The contact sealing plug is configured to sealingly engage the through passage to prevent fluid flow out of the through passage beyond the first end of the holder. |
| US09598941B1 |
Detonating cord clip
A perforating gun that has a detonator section in which a window is formed is assembled by: disposing a detonating cord in an inner bore of the perforating gun; fixing a clip to a detonator; gripping the clip with an installation tool; inserting the clip laterally through the window of the detonator section using the installation tool; and attaching the clip to the detonator cord by pressing the clip against the detonator cord using the installation tool. The clip has a planar base, an opening formed in the base for receiving the detonator, and a pair of prongs extending from the base, wherein each prong of the pair of prongs extends from an edge of the base and has a gripping end. |
| US09598937B2 |
Rotating magnetic field downhole power generation device
The present disclosure relates to a downhole rotating magnetic field generator, wherein a stator assembly is formed by fixedly connecting a guiding stator, windings, and a body together, and a rotor assembly is formed by mounting a turbine rotor and a permanent magnet together. Between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, sliding bearings are arranged and small mud passages are formed. There is no metal isolation between the rotor and the stator for cutting through the magnetic lines of force, so that the eddy current loss is relatively small. Meanwhile, with mud flowing through the passages as lubricant, overheating of the generator can be prevented and high power output can be ensured. |
| US09598934B2 |
Crimping to adjust fluid flow for autonomous inflow control devices
Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a housing arranged about a base pipe that defines at least one flow port and an interior, the housing defining a fluid compartment in fluid communication with the at least one flow port, an AICD arranged in the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the at least one flow port, a shroud coupled to the housing and covering the fluid compartment, and a crimping tool arrangeable about the housing and the shroud and having a profile defined thereon, the profile being configured to engage and plastically deform the shroud in order to fluidly isolate the AICD. |
| US09598929B2 |
Completions assembly with extendable shifting tool
A completions assembly that includes an extendable and retractable shifting tool at a lower end of an upper completion. Outfitted with this type of tool, the upper completion may be sealably landed out at an installed lower completion without prematurely opening an isolation valve that ensures well control thereat. Rather, the full completions assembly may be finished out and the valve later opened by extending of the shifting tool from the upper completion toward the isolation valve at the lower completion. Once more, this type of well control is achieved through use of hydraulic lines that are dedicated to the upper completion even though the isolation valve is located therebelow. As a result, the extended use of hydraulic couplings and other complex or wear-prone well control architecture may be largely avoided. |
| US09598927B2 |
Expandable coating for solid particles and associated methods of use in subterranean treatments
A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing coated particles, wherein the coated particles comprise solid particles coated with an expandable coating; and introducing the coated particles into a permeable zone of the subterranean formation such that the coated particles form a barrier to fluid flow in the permeable zone. In another embodiment, a method of drilling a well bore may be provided, the method comprising: including coated particles in a drilling fluid, the coated particles comprising solid particles coated with an expandable coating; using a drill bit to enlarge the well bore; and circulating the drilling fluid past the drill bit. |
| US09598925B1 |
Method and apparatus for cementing while running casing in a well bore
An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured valving member with curved and flat portions that alternatively direct fluid flow through a bore or opening in the valving member via an inner channel or around the periphery of the valving member in an outer channel. In one embodiment, the ball(s), dart(s) or plug(s) are contained in a sliding sleeve that shifts position responsive to valve rotation. An optional indicator indicates to a user or operator that a ball or plug has passed a selected one of the valving members. |
| US09598921B2 |
Method and system for well and reservoir management in open hole completions as well as method and system for producing crude oil
According to the method for well and reservoir management in open hole completions, a data acquisition module (100) is advanced through the wellbore and acquires data providing information revealing fractures in the wall of the wellbore, and at least one blocking system (1002, 3000), on the basis of the data acquired, is placed in the wellbore(199, 2199, 3006) at the location of a fracture in the wall. The data acquisition module (100) is advanced by interaction with a fluid present in the wellbore, and the data acquisition module acquires data providing information on its own position in relation to the wall (3005) of the wellbore (199, 2199, 3006) and is controlled on the basis of said data in order to maintain a distance to the wall of the wellbore during its advancement. A system for well and reservoir management in open hole completions is further disclosed. |
| US09598919B1 |
Modified filter screen
A modified filter screen for use in a downhole drilling operation is disclosed. The filter screen is able to be installed at the surface of a well, and is pin-loaded for easy access and maintenance. The modified filter screen may be retained within a section of pipe below the top drive above the rig floor by allowing dowel pins on the section of pipe to engage with latch slots on the filter screen. The modified filter screen may also be retained by engaging a threaded connector on the filter screen with a threaded connector on the interior of the section of pipe or by utilizing pins and/or retaining rings. |
| US09598917B2 |
Flush mounted spider assembly
A rotary table has a non-circular drive recess in the central opening which carries an assembly of mounting structures and slip carriers that when joined together fit in the non-circular drive recess. The plurality of slip carriers are distributed about the periphery of the drive recess are extended down into the central opening of the rotary table. A slip and die arrangement is situated on each slip carrier. Slip manipulation drive cylinders, are distributed about the assembly periphery and move a synchronizer plate that moves the slips vertically to grip or release pipe extending through the opening of the rotary table. |
| US09598916B2 |
Top drive stand compensator with fill up tool
A compensation and fill up assembly comprises a slip assembly for engaging a tubular and a compensation assembly for supporting a weight of the tubular when engaged by the slip assembly. The compensation and fill up assembly further comprises a fluid swivel and a fill up tool coupled to the fluid swivel by a fluid shaft. The fill up tool is insertable into and rotatable with the tubular using the fluid swivel. |
| US09598912B2 |
Riser joint connection
Apparatus and methods related to riser joint connection are described. For example, some embodiments may contain a central coupler, a plurality of reaction collars, collar stoppers, collar caps, and C-rings, for connecting riser joints. |
| US09598897B2 |
Portable curtain retraction device and system
A portable barrier retraction device having a drive motor with an addressable drive motor control. The drive motor control is capable of being connected in a serial arrangement with one or more other addressable drive motor controls. The drive motor is in rotational communication with at least one retraction assembly configured to retract or deploy a line in response to rotation of the drive motor. The line is configured to retract or deploy a barrier. The drive motor provides selective rotation in response to an addressed signal from a controller. In addition, retraction systems employing portable retraction devices and methods for assembling the retraction systems are also disclosed. |
| US09598894B2 |
Arrangement for securing a panel closure
A closure includes a panel closing against a frame. A set of abutment surfaces for supporting the panel against applied forces is completed by a displaceable abutment block which selectively assumes an engaged state disposed between an abutment surface of the panel and an abutment surface of a strike jamb. The geometry of engagement is such that forces acting on the abutment block opposing opening of the panel are primarily compressive forces. Certain implementations additionally, or alternatively, employ abutment blocks for locking along the lintel or the threshold of the opening. |
| US09598891B2 |
Thermal break for use in construction
The present disclosure relates to a thermal break for use in tilt-up construction. The thermal break generally comprises an elongate body comprising a thermal insulating material. The thermal break may further comprise one or more protrusions extending away from the elongate body. The present disclosure further relates to a method of constructing an exterior wall comprising the thermal break positioned between a fascia wythe and a structural wythe of the exterior wall. The exterior wall may be tilted up to a vertical position during construction of a building, and the thermal break provides a fixture-mounting surface onto which a fixture, for example a door frame, window frame, air venting grill, or other building component can be mounted. |
| US09598887B2 |
Hidden hinge door system and method for use in residential and commercial buildings
A system and method that uses hidden hinges and mounts an article of furniture (such as a bookcase) or a door into a doorframe surrounding an opening in a wall or a building. The system and method comprise a vertical frame structure having a plurality of vertical segments that can be attached and detached to adjust the height of the vertical frame. The vertical frame is attached to the doorframe using two hinge modules, one near the top of the doorframe and other near the bottom of the doorframe. Each hinge module comprises linkages that rotate the vertical frame and facilitate the rotation of the hidden hinge mechanisms, attached vertical frame, and furniture article (or door) about a pivot point in an arc that spans at least 90 degrees from a closed position to an open position. The system and method further comprise features that facilitate adjustment of the furniture article (or door) relative to the doorframe in three mutually perpendicular axes and three mutually perpendicular rotations about the three mutually perpendicular axes. |
| US09598884B2 |
Vehicle door latch device
In a vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body and a ratchet engages with the latch, so that a vehicle door is closed, and an inside operating lever and a childproof lock mechanism are disposed between a cover and a casing. To connect the childproof lock mechanism to the casing, the inside operating lever is held in an assembling position and the childproof lock mechanism is held in its locking state or in its unlocking state. The cover has a covering portion over a broader portion of a hole in the cover. |
| US09598875B1 |
Telescoping mast assembly with safety latch system
A safety latch telescoping mast system for a portable light tower having a towable trailer having a frame and an engine driven electrical generator and a light assembly for attachment to the uppermost end of a telescoping mast member, which includes a pivotable spring loaded safety latch assembly positioned to remain in a first, cocked, position wherein an idler roller is in rotational engagement with a hoisting cable and the latch is outside the opening in the stationary mast member when the first hoisting cable is under tension, which trips to a second, position wherein the latch passes through the opening in the stationary mast member and engages into a slot in the first telescoping mast member when the tension on the first hoisting cable is relieved. |
| US09598874B2 |
Method of creating and closing a drywall temporary access opening
A method to create a temporary access opening in a drywall of a wall structure to access the area behind the wall structure to perform a type of work and to simplify the process of closing of the temporary access opening after completion of the work. A tool to simplify the creation of the temporary access opening is securely attached to the drywall permitting the drywall to be cut. A cutting tool will be used to cut the drywall along the sides of the tool at a certain angle and that angle will allow the cutout drywall piece to be reused to close the temporary access opening without using any supporting material otherwise required to be placed behind the wall to prevent the extracted piece from falling behind the wall structure during the closing step. |
| US09598871B2 |
Floor member with a high friction bottom surface
The floor member has a top surface for walking upon and a bottom surface for placement on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation. The floor member includes a flexible plastic main substrate layer that is sandwiched between a flexible plastic wear layer and a bottom portion formed of meltable adhesive material. The meltable adhesive material has an exposed bottom surface that is the bottom surface of the floor member. The exposed bottom surface is non-adhesive and non-tacky at normal room temperatures. The meltable adhesive material has frictional properties that enable the floor member to resist manual sliding movement on a floor base but still permit manual sliding movement, thereby providing the floor member with positional stability when placed on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation. |
| US09598870B2 |
Apparatus for forming temporary guardrails on stairs
An apparatus for use in erecting a temporary guardrail on a stair, having a stair stringer. The apparatus has an elongated stanchion. A first jaw assembly is operatively attached to the stanchion for engaging one side of the stringer, proximal the bottom edge thereof, and includes a first compression assembly to operatively urge the stanchion against the stringer. A second axially spaced, jaw assembly is operatively attached to the stanchion for engaging the one side of the stringer proximal a top edge thereof, and includes a second compression assembly to urge the stanchion against the stringer, and a bracket attached to the stanchion, and being adapted to receive a temporary guardrail member. |
| US09598868B2 |
Water diverting silicone rubber universal fit downspout extension
A gutter downspout extension, extruded from a medium to high density silicone rubber material for diverting water from a foundation of a structure. The silicone rubber material has a sufficient density to resist abrasion or cutting by filament line weed trimmers. The silicone rubber material has sufficient elasticity to allow the end of the downspout extension to be stretched over the end of a gutter downspout. |
| US09598865B2 |
Ecological house
A method and means to build an ecological house with enormous monolithic foam blocks is described here. The building structure is reinforced by liquid cement filled pipes or by glass fiber mesh. The building according to this disclosure may be 1-3 floor building. The building according to this disclosure is earthquake resistant. |
| US09598855B2 |
Hexahedron unit for prefabricated buildings and method of assembling the hexahedron units
The present invention is a technology concerning hexahedron units, and discloses the inventive novel frame structures and frame joint technology for facilitating the assembly of different units. The inventive hexahedron units may be assembled to fit location conditions so as to construct a building regardless of the size and shape of the land, and also disassembled so as to be removed to another place for construction, thus providing high reusability. |
| US09598842B2 |
Construction machinery
Provided is construction machinery that is capable of greatly reducing the amount of fuel consumption by making effective use of recovered energy. The construction machinery has a first hydraulic pump 3 for discharging hydraulic oil for driving an actuator 6, a second hydraulic pump 9, a second prime mover 7 for driving the second hydraulic pump 9, energy storage device 8 for storing energy for driving the second prime mover 7, and a hydraulic oil supply circuit 10 including a hydraulic oil switching section 11c that accepts the hydraulic oil discharged from the first hydraulic pump and the hydraulic oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump and supplies either the mixture of the accepted hydraulic oils or a selected one of the accepted hydraulic oils to the actuator 6. The construction machinery includes a control device 20 that, when the drive efficiency of the second hydraulic pump 9 and/or the amount of energy stored in the energy storage device 8 is higher than a preselected setting value, outputs a switch command to the hydraulic oil switching section 11c and outputs a drive command to the second prime mover 7. |
| US09598837B2 |
Excavation system providing automated stall correction
An excavation system is disclosed for a machine having a work tool. The excavation system may have first and second actuators configured to move the work tool in first and second directions, at least a first valve configured to regulate fluid flow through the first actuator, and at least a second valve configured to regulate fluid flow through the second actuator. The excavation system may also have at least one sensor to generate a first signal indicative of a performance of the first actuator, and a controller in communication with the at least a first valve, the at least a second valve, and the at least one sensor. The controller may be configured to make a first determination that the first actuator is experiencing a stall condition based on the first signal, and to selectively command neutralization of the powertrain and movement of the second actuator based on the first determination. |
| US09598830B2 |
Method and system for oil release management
Method and system is described for enhanced oil release management system by using one or more booms, one or more skimmers and one or more floating burners. The method and system may include skimmers to capture a fluid that is supplied to the floating burner. |
| US09598823B2 |
Stop position determining device for transport vehicle and transport vehicle with the same
To make a transport vehicle stop close to a bund in dependence on the shape of the bund. A stop position determining device for a transport vehicle includes: a bund identification module (520) that identifies the shape of a bund (400) provided on a traveling surface based on information from an external sensor (231) provided on the transport vehicle; and a target stop position calculation module (530) that calculates a target stop position (SP) for the transport vehicle based on the shape of the bund identified by the bund identification module. |
| US09598819B2 |
Surfactant based brown stock wash aid treatment for papermachine drainage and dry strength agents
A method of treating a cellulosic slurry to improve drainage is disclosed; the method comprises adding a surfactant based brown stock wash aid to a cellulosic furnish in an amount of from 0.5 to 1 lbs per ton and adding a synthetic polymer papermachine drainage or strength aid to the furnish in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 lbs per ton, allowing the furnish to drain and forming a paper product. |
| US09598812B1 |
Dishcloth drying apparatus and method
A dishcloth drying apparatus and method includes a countertop and a support positioned on the countertop such that the support extends upwardly from the countertop. The support includes a panel that has an upper surface and a perimeter edge. A holder for supporting a dishcloth in spaced relationship from the panel is attached to the panel. The holder includes a pair of legs and each of the legs is attached to and extends upwardly from the upper surface. A rod is attached to and extends between the legs. A dishcloth, when wet, is positioned on the rod of the support such that the dishcloth hangs from the support and dries. |
| US09598810B2 |
Washing machine and method for controlling washing machine
A drum type washing machine includes: a tub installed in the interior of a main body and accommodating a rotary drum; a spring installed between an upper portion of the tub and the side of the main body; and a weight detection module installed between the tub and the main body, wherein the weight detection module includes a detection unit to detect the load of the tub; and a transmission unit to transmit data detected by the detection unit to a controller. |
| US09598807B2 |
Lid lock for household appliance
A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber with an access opening, a cover, and lock mechanism to secure the cover closed over the access opening. The lock mechanism is configured to allow the cover to be forced open without breaking the lock mechanism. |
| US09598806B2 |
Automated bobbin exchanger device
In an automated bobbin-exchanger device (3), a guide groove (6) which is provided on a vertical transfer base (5) has a horizontal portion (6a), a vertical portion (6c) and an arcuate portion (6b). A bobbin chuck (18) reciprocally moves pivotably along the guide groove (6) to make a travel distance minimum, thus enabling users to quickly exchange the bobbin case (12). By placing a bobbin holder (13a), a chuck-drive lever (14) and a chuck-drive air-cylinder (26) circumferentially, it is possible to make a whole structure compact and space-saving. The bobbin-exchanger device (3) requires only two bobbin cases (12) available to make their check and maintenance easy. |
| US09598805B2 |
Presser foot for sewing machine
A presser foot for a sewing machine, is attached to a lower end of a presser bar to press a fabric during sewing, the presser bar being supported by the sewing machine so as to be slidable in an up-down direction. An attachment shaft member is provided in the presser bar so as to be slidable, the attachment shaft member attaching the presser foot so as to be detachable from the presser bar, and an attachment portion is provided in the presser foot so as to be fixed to the lower end of the presser bar by the attachment shaft member. The attachment shaft member includes a holding shaft portion that holds the attachment portion in the presser bar, and two positioning shaft portions having different shaft diameters smaller than that of the holding shaft portion. |
| US09598803B2 |
Method for forming cushions
A method for forming cushions including the following four steps: (1) a compression step in which the structure (2) is compressed in a mold (3); (2) a thermal softening step in which the structure (2) is thermally softened by means of a heating medium; (3) a curing step in which the structure (2) directly undergoes forced cooling in a cooling medium, and is then cured; and (4) a mold release step in which the structure (2) is released from the mold (3). |
| US09598797B1 |
Carbon-containing arc-resistant aramid fabrics from dissimilar yarns
A woven fabric suitable for use in arc protection and article of thermal protective clothing comprising the fabric, the fabric having a warp yarn dissimilar to a fill yarn, wherein a majority of the a face of the fabric is a first yarn and a majority of the opposing face of the fabric is a second yarn, wherein the second yarn comprises 25 to 100 parts aramid fiber containing 0.5 to 20 weight percent discrete homogeneously dispersed carbon particles and 0 to 75 parts aramid fiber free of discrete carbon particles; and wherein the first yarn comprises aramid fiber being free of discrete carbon particles; the fabric having a total content of 0.5 to 3 weight percent discrete carbon particles. |
| US09598787B2 |
Method of filling through-holes
The methods inhibit or reduce dimpling and voids during copper electroplating of through-holes with flash copper layers in substrates such as printed circuit boards. An acid solution containing reaction products of aromatic heterocyclic nitrogen compounds and epoxy-containing compounds is applied to the through-holes of the substrate followed by filling the through-holes with copper using a copper electroplating bath which includes additives such as brighteners and levelers. |
| US09598783B2 |
Aluminum smelter comprising electrical conductors made from a superconducting material
An aluminum smelter comprising: (i) a series of electrolytic cells, designed for the production of aluminum, forming one or more rows, (ii) a supply station designed to supply the series of electrolytic cells with an electrolysis current, the said electricity supply station comprising two poles, (iii) a main electrical circuit through which the electrolysis current flows, having two extremities each connected to one of the poles of the supply station, (iv) at least one secondary electrical circuit comprising an electrical conductor made of superconducting material through which a current flows, running along the row or rows of electrolytic cells, characterized in that the electrical conductor made of superconducting material in the secondary electrical circuit runs along the row or rows of electrolytic cells at least twice in such a way as to make several turns in series. |
| US09598774B2 |
Cold spray of nickel-base alloys
Briefly, in one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes introducing a powder feedstock into a cold-spray apparatus, and operating the cold-spray apparatus to deposit the feedstock. The feedstock includes particles including nickel-base alloy having a thermally altered microstructure. |
| US09598773B2 |
Method for producing black-plated steel sheet, and method for producing molded article of black-plated steel sheet
The present invention pertains to a method for producing a black-plated steel sheet capable of being blackened in a short amount of time, and exhibiting an excellent ability to maintain a black appearance after processing. As an original sheet, the sheet used is a Zn-plating steel sheet which contains molten Al and Mg and has a Zn-plating layer containing molten Al and Mg, containing Al in the amount of 1.0-22.0 mass %, inclusive, and containing Mg in the amount of 1.5-10.0 mass %, inclusive. The plating layer is blackened by causing the molten-plating steel sheet to contact water vapor inside a tightly sealed container. When doing so, the concentration of oxygen inside the tightly sealed container is 13% or less. |
| US09598772B2 |
Method for fabricating bump structure without UBM undercut
A method for fabricating bump structure without UBM undercut uses an electroless Cu plating process to selectively form a Cu UBM layer on a Ti UBM layer within an opening of a photoresist layer. After stripping the photoresist layer, there is no need to perform a wet etching process on the Cu UBM layer, and thereby the UBM structure has a non-undercut profile. |
| US09598758B2 |
Vertical axis wind turbine
A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) may be configured to include air or water bearing supports. The VAWT may be configured to float. The VAWT may include a 360° rotor, having a precision machined noncorrosive bearing surface at its perimeter, with a system of wind capturing devices configured to collect kinetic energy of wind. The rotor may be supported by at least three air or water bearing supports positioned substantially at a perimeter of the rotor. Electrical generation components may be located substantially at the perimeter of the rotor. |
| US09598757B2 |
Metal sheet with a ZnAlMg coating having a particular microstructure, and corresponding production method
A metal sheet including a substrate having at least one face coated by a metallic coating is provided. The metallic coating has an aluminum content by weight tAl of between 3.6 and 3.8% a magnesium content by weight tMg of between 2.7 and 3.3%. The coating has a microstructure comprising a lamellar matrix of eutectic ternary Zn/Al/MgZn2 and possibly: dendrites of Zn with an accumulated surface content exceeding 5.0%, flowers of binary eutectic of Zn/MgZn2 with an accumulated surface content less than or equal to 15.0%, dendrites of binary eutectic Zn/Al surface with an accumulated surface content of less than 1.0% islets of MgZn2 with an accumulated surface content below 1.0%. |
| US09598752B2 |
Bearing steel
Provided is a bearing steel capable of exhibiting excellent cold workability in cold working that follows spheroidizing annealing and also capable of ensuring excellent abrasion resistance and rolling fatigue characteristics as a bearing member or the like. The bearing steel contains C: 0.9 to 1.10%, Si: 0.05 to 0.49%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, P: not more than 0.05% (excluding 0%), S: not more than 0.05% (excluding 0%), Cr: 0.03 to 0.40%, Al: not more than 0.05% (excluding 0%), N: 0.002 to 0.025%, Ti: not more than 0.0030% (excluding 0%), and O: not more than 0.0025% (excluding 0%), with the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities. The average aspect ratio of cementite is not more than 2.00, the average circle-equivalent diameter of cementite is 0.35 to 0.6 μm, and the number density of cementite having a circle-equivalent diameter of not less than 0.13 μm is not less than 0.45/μm2. |
| US09598744B2 |
Method for producing hot-pressed member
A method for producing a hot-pressed member includes heating a coated steel sheet, which includes, on a surface thereof, a Zn—Ni alloy coating layer containing 10% by mass or more and less than 13% by mass of Ni at a coating weight of over 50 g/m2 per side of the steel sheet, in a temperature region of an Ac3 transformation point to 1200° C. at an average heating rate of 12° C./second or more, and then hot-pressing the steel sheet. |
| US09598743B2 |
High strength steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing such steel sheet includes continuous annealing of a steel sheet which includes, in terms of mass %, C at 0.01 to 0.18%, Si at 0.4 to 2.0%, Mn at 1.0 to 3.0%, Al at 0.001 to 1.0%, P at 0.005 to 0.060% and S at ≦0.01%, the balance being represented by Fe and inevitable impurities, in such a manner that the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to become not more than −45° C. during the course of soaking when the annealing furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than 820° C. and not more than 1000° C. as well as that the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to become not more than −45° C. during the course of cooling when the annealing furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than 750° C. |
| US09598740B2 |
Method for producing sugar solution
A method of producing a sugar liquid, includes filtering a cellulose-derived sugar liquid through one or more separation membranes selected from the group consisting of ultrafiltration membranes, nanofiltration membranes and reverse osmosis membranes, and washing the separation membrane(s) after filtration with warm water at a temperature of not less than 50° C. |
| US09598739B1 |
Human erythrovirus
Nucleic acid molecules derived from sequences of novel human parvovirus B19 variant genomes are provided. Also provided are assays and kits comprising the nucleic acid molecules. |
| US09598737B2 |
Next generation genomic sequencing methods
Disclosed is an enhanced method for rapid and cost-effective analysis of sequences of a microorganism by semi-conductor sequencing, preferably ion-torrent sequencing. This method provides for full length analysis and of multiple areas (e.g. genes) of multiple genomes. These methods identify genetic mutations of a particular gene that are responsible for conferring resistance or sensitivity to an antibiotic or other chemical compound. Multiple different species, strains and/or serotypes of a particular organism are rapidly and efficiently screened and mutations identified along with the complete genome of an organism. By selecting primers pairs of similar size and GC content that produce amplicons with sequences spanning the entire genome, a single PCR reaction analyzed by ion torrent methodology can determine the sequence of a complete genome. Methods are useful to sequences the genomes of viral agents, such as influenza virus, and bacterial agents, such as tuberculosis bacteria. |
| US09598736B2 |
Massively parallel single cell analysis
The disclosure provides for methods, compositions, and kits for multiplex nucleic acid analysis of single cells. The methods, compositions and systems may be used for massively parallel single cell sequencing. The methods, compositions and systems may be used to analyze thousands of cells concurrently. The thousands of cells may comprise a mixed population of cells (e.g., cells of different types or subtypes, different sizes). |
| US09598729B2 |
Modified RNAse H and detection of nucleic acid amplification
A reversibly modified ‘hot start’ RNase H enzyme composition is described for the improved CATACLEAVE™ probe detection of nucleic acid sequences in a test sample. A key feature of the enzyme composition is the ability to regulate the catalytic activity of the RNase H during the course of a reverse transcription-PCR cycle. Thus, RNase H activity can be initially suppressed to minimize degradation of RNA:DNA primer heteroduplexes prior to reverse transcription. After cDNA synthesis is complete, RNase H activity is induced to promote the cleavage and fluorescent detection of CATACLEAVE™ probes that anneal to target DNA sequences within the reverse transcriptase-PCR products. The inducible RNase H enzyme is amenable to high throughput applications requiring one step reverse transcriptase CATACLEAVE™ PCR in a single reaction mix. |
| US09598728B2 |
Method for relative quantification of nucleic acid sequence, expression, or copy changes, using combined nuclease, ligation, and polymerase reactions
The present invention is directed to methods for identifying the presence of one or more target nucleotide sequences in a sample that involve a nuclease-ligation reaction. In some embodiments, the ligation products formed in the nuclease-ligation process of the present invention are subsequently amplified using a polymerase chain reaction. The ligated product sequences or extension products thereof are detected, and the presence of one or more target nucleotide sequences in the sample is identified based on the detection. |
| US09598725B2 |
Emulsion chemistry for encapsulated droplets
System, including methods, apparatus, compositions, and kits, for making and using a stabilized emulsion. A method of generating a stabilized emulsion is provided. In the method, an aqueous phase may be provided. The aqueous phase may include an effective concentration of one or more skin-forming proteins. An emulsion may be formed. The emulsion may include droplets of a dispersed phase disposed in a continuous phase, with the aqueous phase being the continuous phase or the dispersed phase. The emulsion may be heated to create an interfacial skin between each droplet and the continuous phase, to transform the droplets into capsules. |
| US09598721B2 |
Universally applicable lysis buffer and processing methods for the lysis of bodily samples
The present invention provides a universally applicable lysis buffer comprising a chaotropic 5 agent, a reducing agent, and a proteolytic enzyme suitable for processing a wide variety of different sample types, such as different types of bodily samples relevant for the diagnosis of a respiratory disease. Furthermore, the present invention provides the use of a chaotropic agent, a reducing agent, and a proteolytic enzyme for the lysis of a broad spectrum of bodily samples. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for processing bodily samples which is universally applicable to the lysis of a variety of different types of bodily samples. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for analyzing a bodily sample or for detecting the presence of a pathogen in a bodily sample, preferably, for diagnosing a respiratory disease, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. Preferably, these methods are universally applicable to a variety of sample types, are applicable as one-tube-processes, are 15 suitable for performance in a high-throughput setting, and are automatable. |
| US09598718B2 |
Quantification of misfolded TNFR2:Fc
The present invention is directed to methods for determining the relative amount of wrongly disulphide bridged TNFR2:Fc in a sample of TNFR2:Fc, a fusion protein which is used in a variety of therapeutic applications. In addition, the invention pertains to a method for purifying TNFR2:Fc using said method for determining the percentage of wrongly disulphide bridged TNFR2:Fc, and to TNFR2:Fc compositions obtained thereby. |
| US09598715B2 |
Method for measuring color change of oxidation-reduction indicator
Provided is a method for measuring a color change of an oxidation-reduction indicator, which method is applicable to measurement of the cariogenic bacterial count and the like. A color change of an oxidation-reduction indicator is measured by a method for measuring a color change of an oxidation-reduction indicator, the method comprising reacting a test reagent with a test sample and measuring a color change, wherein the test reagent contains an oxidation-reduction indicator, an oxidation-reduction promoter, and a halogen salt. |
| US09598714B2 |
Side-chain protected oligopeptide fragment condensation using subtilisins in organic solvents
Method for enzymatically synthesizing an oligopeptide, comprising the coupling of an (optionally N-protected) protected oligopeptide ester with an (optionally C-protected) protected oligopeptide nucleophile in an organic solvent or an organic solvent mixture having a water content of 0.1 vol % or less, by a subtilisin in any possible form. |
| US09598709B2 |
Genetically engineered and stress resistant yeast cell with enhanced MSN2 activity and method of producing lactate using the same
Provided is a yeast cell having a stress tolerance, wherein the yeast cell has enhanced MSN2 activity, a method of producing the yeast cell, and a method of producing lactate by using the same. |
| US09598707B2 |
Method to increase the yield of products in plant material
A method to increase the production of products of interest in plant material including plant cultures, such as, for example, cell suspension cultures, root cultures, and hairy root cultures is provided. In one embodiment, the method is to contacting the plant material with a precursor or xenobiotic when producing a product of interest from a plant. In another embodiment the plant material is also contacted with a trapping agent. The process may also provide for contacting an elicitor of the product of interest with the plant material. An embodiment provides for contacting an elicitor, precursor and trapping agent with the plant material. The ability to produce novel compounds such as glucosides and glucuronides is provided. |
| US09598699B2 |
Protein having glycoalkaloid biosynthetic enzyme activity and gene encoding the same
An object of the present invention is to provide DNA of a glycoalkaloid biosynthetic enzyme of a solanaceous plant (Solanaceae) such as a potato. The present invention relates to a protein having glycoalkaloid biosynthetic enzyme activity of a solanaceous plant such as a potato and a method for producing/detecting a novel organism using a gene encoding the protein. |
| US09598697B2 |
Recombinant bacterium to decrease tumor growth
A recombinant bacterium capable of reducing tumor growth is provided, wherein said recombinant bacterium is capable of: a. increased expression of a nucleic acid encoding a chemoreceptor that directs chemotaxis towards tumors, b. accumulation in a quiescent tumor, c. hyper-invasion of a tumor, d. reduced fitness in normal tissue, e. enhanced stimulation of the host innate immune responses, f. delivering a tumor specific DNA vaccine vector to a tumor cell, and g. increased bacterium-induced host programmed cell death. |
| US09598693B2 |
Oligomeric compounds and compositions for the use in modulation of micrornas
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the levels expression, processing and function of miRNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds targeted to small non-coding RNAs and miRNAs. The oligomeric compounds possess potent miRNA inhibitory activity, and further exhibit improved therapeutic index. Further provided are methods for selectively modulating miRNA activating in a cell. |
| US09598692B2 |
Multivalent phage display systems and methods
The present invention relates to vectors, methods and systems for polypeptide display and selection. Specifically, the present invention relates to vectors, methods, and systems for multivalent phage display using pIX protein of filamentous phage and helper phage. |
| US09598691B2 |
Irreversible electroporation to create tissue scaffolds
The present invention provides engineered tissue scaffolds, engineered tissues, and methods of using them. The scaffolds and tissues are derived from natural tissues and are created using non-thermal irreversible electroporation (IRE). Use of IRE allows for ablation of cells of the tissue to be treated, but allows vascular and neural structures to remain essentially unharmed. Use of IRE thus permits preparation of thick tissue scaffolds and tissues due to the presence of vasculature within the scaffolds. The engineered tissues can be used in methods of treating subjects, such as those in need of tissue replacement or augmentation. |
| US09598689B2 |
Genetically modified strain of S. cerevisiae engineered to ferment xylose and arabinose
The present invention provides a microorganism capable of fermenting arabinose to a desired product such as ethanol. In some embodiments, the organism is also capable of fermenting xylose. In some embodiments, the organism is capable of fermenting arabinose and xylose, and expresses one or more cellulases. |
| US09598688B2 |
Process for generation of protein and uses therof
A method of generating a protein with an improved functional property, the method comprising: (a) identifying at least one Target amino acid Residue in a first protein, wherein said Target amino acid Residue is associated with said functional property; (b) comparing at least one homologous second protein from the same or a different phylogenetic branch as the first protein with the first protein and identifying at least one Variant amino acid Residue between the first protein and the second protein; (c) selecting at least one Candidate amino acid Residue from the Variant amino acid Residue identified in (b) on the basis of said Candidate amino acid Residue affecting said Target amino acid Residue with respect to said functional property; (d) forming at least one Candidate Mutant protein in silico or producing at least one Candidate Mutant protein in vitro in which said at least one Candidate amino acid Residue from the second protein substitutes a corresponding residue in the first protein; and (e) screening said at least one Candidate Mutant protein produced in (d) to identify a protein having said improved functional property. |
| US09598679B2 |
Polymerase compositions and uses
A composition having nucleic acid polymerase activity, which comprises an active nucleic acid polymerase and an excess amount of a non-functional mutant nucleic acid polymerase protein, wherein the non-functional mutant nucleic acid polymerase protein stabilizes the active nucleic acid polymerase against loss of polymerase activity. |
| US09598677B2 |
Use of human biliverdin reductase and fragments thereof for the treatment of protein kinase C-delta and ERK related conditions
The present invention is directed to methods of modulating PKC-δ activity and PKC-δ/ERK complex activity in cells via biliverdin reductase. Methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating a PKC-δ and PKC-δ/ERK complex related condition are also disclosed. |
| US09598676B2 |
Composition useful as rotavirus vaccine and a method therefor
Compositions and methods related to live or live attenuated pre-conditioned and typical viruses such as rotaviruses are disclosed. The live attenuated rotaviruses exhibit better stability characteristics and are useful for the prevention of a rotavirus infection and/or rotavirus gastroenteritis in children. |
| US09598673B2 |
Treatment of disc degenerative disease
Methods and compositions for treating or ameliorating lower back pain by administering an effective amount of one or more cell types, alone, and/or in combination with a matrix, and/or in combination with growth factors, in order to stimulate lumbar angiogenesis, decrease inflammation, and stimulating regeneration. |
| US09598667B2 |
Use of metal ions for modulation of protein glycosylation profiles of recombinant proteins
Protein glycosylation greatly influences the structure, function, and pharmacokinetics of recombinant proteins. Here, growth media supplemented with metal ions is shown to modulate the protein glycosylation profile of recombinant proteins expressed in a variety of eukaryotic cell lines. In particular, millimolar amounts of ferric salts (e.g. ferric nitrate, ferric citrate, etc.) significantly increased the percentage of galactosylated N-glycan species. The effect on protein glycosylation was concentration-dependent manner up to 1.0 mM across multiple cell lines without adverse effects on cell viability. The use of iron supplements in cell culture media provides an efficient and effective approach towards the specific re-targeting of N-glycan glycoform profiles of recombinantly expressed proteins. |
| US09598663B2 |
Liquid detergent composition for clothing
Provided is a liquid detergent composition for clothing which is formed by blending (a) a nonionic surfactant represented by Formula (1), (b) an anionic surfactant represented by Formula (2), a predetermined amount of (c) an organic solvent having one or more hydroxyl groups, and water in which the mass ratio (b)/(a) of the blending amount of the component (b) to the blending amount of the component (a) is 0.5 or more and 10 or less. |
| US09598660B2 |
Detergent composition including a saccharide or sugar alcohol
Solid detergent compositions according to the present invention include at least one alkali metal silicate, at least one polycarboxylic acid, at least one saccharide or sugar alcohol and water. Suitable saccharides include sucrose, fructose, inulin, maltose and lactulose, and may be present in the composition in a concentration of at least 0.5 wt %. Compositions according to certain embodiments form stable solid block detergent compositions that do not swell significantly even when subjected to elevated temperatures. |
| US09598658B2 |
Lubricant composition having improved non-Newtonian viscometrics
A lubricant composition having improved non-Newtonian viscometrics includes at least 85 weight percent of a base oil and 1 to 15 weight percent of a lubricant additive. The additive itself includes 10 to 80 weight percent of a diluent oil and 30 to 80 weight percent of a random co-polymeric viscosity index improver. The viscosity index improver is the free-radical polymerization product of at least 5 to 15 weight percent methyl methacrylate and 5 to 95 weight percent of a C8-C10 alkyl (meth)acrylate. The additive is formed using a method that includes the step of providing the diluent oil, the methyl methacrylate, the C8-C10 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a free-radical initiator. The method also includes the steps of flowing the diluent oil into a reactor, flowing the methyl methacrylate and the C8-C10 alkyl (meth)acrylate into the reactor independently from the free-radical initiator, and flowing the free-radical initiator into the reactor. |
| US09598656B2 |
Method for producing molded solid fuel
A method for producing a briquetted solid fuel includes pulverizing a low-rank coal. The pulverized low-rank coal is mixed with a solvent oil to give a slurry. The slurry is heated and dewatered to give a dewatered slurry. The solvent oil is separated from the dewatered slurry to give a cake. The cake is heated to further separate the solvent oil from the cake to thereby give a refined coal in powder form. The refined coal is combined with a property-controlling coal in powder form having, as properties, a loose bulk density of 0.6 kg/L or more and an angle of repose of 40° or less, to give a briquetting feedstock containing the property-controlling coal in an amount of 5 to 70 mass percent based on the total mass of the briquetting feedstock. The briquetting feedstock is briquetted under pressure to give the briquetted solid fuel in briquette form. |
| US09598655B2 |
Adducts of low molecular weight PIB with low polydispersity and high vinylidene content
A PIB derivative suitable for use as a fuel additive or lubricant additive prepared from a reactive low molecular weight polyisobutylene composition comprising at least 50 mol percent alpha vinylidene terminated polyisobutylene molecules, the composition having a polydispersity of no more than 1.5 and a number average molecular weight of at least 500 Daltons and no more than 1000 Daltons. The derivative is selected from the group consisting of: alkyl hydroxyaromatic compounds; alkyl alkoxy aromatic compounds; polyisobutenylsuccinic anhydrides; polyisobutenylsuccinimides; PIB-amine compounds; sulfurized PIB compounds; and Mannich condensation products of an alkylated hydroxyaromatic compound. |
| US09598653B2 |
Efficient volatile metal removal from low rank coal in gasification, combustion, and processing systems and methods
Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems. |
| US09598652B2 |
Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues
A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams. |
| US09598649B2 |
Single step catalytic process for the conversion of n-paraffins and naphtha to diesel range hydrocarbons
The present invention discloses a single step catalytic process for the conversion of n-paraffins and naphtha to diesel range hydrocarbons. A bi-metallic Pt—Sn/ZSM-5 catalyst has been developed for the direct conversion of n-heptane as well as naphtha into diesel range hydrocarbons in a single step process. |
| US09598648B2 |
Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
A process for removing non-volatile, particulate mercury from crudes and condensates is disclosed. Particulate mercury in crudes can be removed by a process of first adding a halogen, such as I2. The halogen converts at least 10% of the particulate mercury into an oil-soluble mercury compound that cannot be removed by filtration or centrifugation. This oil-soluble mercury compound can then be removed by adsorption onto a solid adsorbent. The process can operate at near ambient conditions. The adsorption step can be carried out by mixing a particulate adsorbent in the halogen-treated crude and then removing it by centrifugation, desalting, filtration, hydrocyclone or by settling. |
| US09598646B2 |
Process for treating coal to improve recovery of condensable coal derived liquids
A method for treating coal includes drying coal in an initial drying step. The dried coal is pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis step to form coal char and evolved gases. The coal char is eventually cooled and blended. The evolved gases are condensed in at least two, preferably three or more, distinct zones at different temperatures to condense coal-derived liquids (CDLs) from the evolved coal gas. Noncondensable gases may be returned to the pyrolysis chamber as a heat-laden sweep gas, or further processed as a fuel stream. The CDLs may optionally be centrifuged and/or filtered or otherwise separated from remaining particulate coal sludge. The sludge may be combined with coal char, optionally for briquetting; while the CDLs are stored. Precise control of the condensing zone temperatures allows control of the amount and consistency of the condensate fractions collected. |
| US09598644B1 |
Method of CO and/or CO2 hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons using doped mixed-metal oxides
A method of hydrogenation utilizing a reactant gas mixture comprising a carbon oxide and a hydrogen agent, and a hydrogenation catalyst comprising a mixed-metal oxide containing metal sites supported and/or incorporated into the lattice. The mixed-metal oxide comprises a pyrochlore, a brownmillerite, or mixtures thereof doped at the A-site or the B-site. The metal site may comprise a deposited metal, where the deposited metal is a transition metal, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or mixtures thereof. Contact between the carbon oxide, hydrogen agent, and hydrogenation catalyst under appropriate conditions of temperature, pressure and gas flow rate generate a hydrogenation reaction and produce a hydrogenated product made up of carbon from the carbon oxide and some portion of the hydrogen agent. The carbon oxide may be CO, CO2, or mixtures thereof and the hydrogen agent may be H2. In a particular embodiment, the hydrogenated product comprises olefins, paraffins, or mixtures thereof. |
| US09598643B2 |
System and method for extracting bitumen from tar sand
An improved system for removing bitumen from tar sands comprises a pretreatment system utilizing a vibratory load hopper for classifying and sizing said tar sand particles communicating with a dryer for heating and drying said tar sand particles to a predetermined temperature thereby controlling the moisture content of said tar sands. An extraction system is also included for accepting said tar sands from the dryer comprising a plurality of extraction vessels arranged in series for transporting said tar sands from a first extraction vessel to a final extraction vessel. Furthermore, a solvent system for supplying a predetermined volume of solvent flow through said extraction vessels is employed, whereby solvent is supplied to the last extraction vessel and a solvent and bitumen mixture is withdrawn from the first extraction vessel. |
| US09598641B2 |
Apparatus and process for continuous carbonisation of wood chips or wastes and other charring organic materials
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the production of charcoal from wood chips or other particulate organic waste material. The quality of charcoal produced is suitable for use in applications such as chemical reagents, fuels, and as absorbents. The reaction vessel defines a flow path extending from the input to the vessel, through to the output from the vessel, in which the thermal decomposition of the organic material progresses as the organic material passes through the reaction vessel. The vessel includes a reaction zone for autogenous reaction of organic material in a reaction bed of the organic material, and a cooling zone having at least one inlet for supplying cooling gas into the reaction bed and an outlet to extract heated gas from the reaction bed. |
| US09598640B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and alignment film material thereof
To form an optical alignment film having large anchoring strength and suppress an AC afterimage of a liquid crystal display device, in a liquid crystal display device of an IPS mode. In an alignment film material subjected to optical alignment processing, polyimide which becomes a rigid high molecule and polyimide which becomes a flexible high molecule are mixed and used. The material of the present invention can easily rotate oligomer after irradiating polarized ultraviolet rays and improve a UV-absorbed two-color ratio of an alignment film. Accordingly, an anchoring strength for liquid crystals by the alignment film is large to suppress an AC afterimage. |
| US09598635B2 |
Photo-induced phase transfer of luminescent quantum dots
A method for the photo-mediated phase transfer of inorganic nanocrystals, such as luminescent quantum dots, QDs, is provided. Irradiation, specifically UV excitation (λex<400 nm), promotes the in-situ ligand exchange of hydrophobic quantum dots with hydrophilic ligands and their facile transfer to polar solvents and buffer media. The technique enables transfer of quantum dots and other nanocrystal materials from hydrophobic to polar and hydrophilic solutions. |
| US09598629B2 |
Desorbants for enhanced oil recovery
Provided is a process of enhanced oil recovery from an oil reservoir of an underground formation by using a compound of formula (I) to inhibit the phenomena of retention of anionic surfactants within an oil-bearing reservoir, such as a carbonate or clay reservoir: R—O—(—CH2—CH(—CH3)—O—)m—(—CH2—CH2—O—)n—H, wherein: R is a hydrocarbon-based group comprising from 6 to 40 carbons; m ranges from 0 to 20; n is greater than m and ranges from 5 to 40. |
| US09598628B2 |
Method for inhibiting the plugging of conduits by gas hydrates
A method for inhibiting the plugging of a conduit containing a flowable mixture comprising at least an amount of hydrocarbons capable of forming hydrates in the presence of water and an amount of water, which method comprises adding to the mixture an amount of a functionalized dendrimer effective to inhibit formation and/or accumulation of hydrates in the mixture at conduit temperatures and pressures; and flowing the mixture containing the functionalized dendrimer and any hydrates through the conduit wherein the functionalized dendrimer comprises two or more functional end groups selected from the group consisting of non-cyclic tertiary amine functional end groups, quaternary ammonium functional end groups, polyalkylene glycol functional end groups, quaternary ammonium zwitterionic end groups and phosphate or sulfate end groups. |
| US09598627B2 |
Fluid loss additives and methods of making and using same
A non-aqueous wellbore servicing fluid comprising a fluid loss additive wherein the fluid loss additive comprises the reaction product of (i) a functional polymer and (ii) an oligomerized fatty acid. A method of conducting an oil-field operation comprising placing a non-aqueous wellbore servicing fluid downhole wherein the non-aqueous wellbore servicing fluid comprises a fluid loss additive comprising the reaction product of (i) a functional polymer and (ii) an oligomerized fatty acid. |
| US09598625B2 |
Lubrication for drilling fluid
A drilling fluid lubricant includes a crude tall oil product and a derivative of ricinoleic acid that is at least partially transesterified product. A modified drilling fluid includes a water-based drilling fluid in a range of from about 95 vol. % to about 99 vol. % and a drilling fluid lubricant in a range of from about 0.1 vol. % to about 5 vol. % of the fluid. The drilling fluid lubricant includes a crude tall oil product selected from the group consisting of crude tall oil, distilled tall oil, acid tall oil, fractionated tall oil, and combinations thereof. The drilling fluid lubricant also includes at least partially transesterified derivative of ricinoleic acid product. The product comprises at least partially transesterified derivatives of ricinoleic acid that combined are in a range of from about 88 mole % to about 99 mole % of the product. |
| US09598624B2 |
Heat transfer fluid additive composition
Disclosed herein is a heat transfer fluid additive composition comprising: greater than or equal to 10 weight percent (wt %) of a carboxylic acid, based on the total weight of the composition; an azole compound; and a base, wherein the base is present in an amount sufficient to obtain a pH 8-10.5 when diluted by 50 volume % with water. The heat transfer fluid additive composition can be combined with other components to form a heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer fluid can be used in a heat transfer system. |
| US09598623B2 |
Nanodiamonds containing thermoplastic thermal composites
The present disclosure provides nanodiamonds containing thermoplastic thermal composites. The nanodiamond containing thermoplastic thermal composite comprises from 0.01 to 80 wt.-% of nanodiamond particles, from 1 to 90 wt.-% of at least one filler, and from 5 to 80 wt.-% of at least one thermoplastic polymer. The present disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing the nanodiamonds containing thermoplastic thermal composites, and to use of the nanodiamonds containing thermoplastic thermal composites. |
| US09598617B2 |
Acrylate based adhesive composition for optical use, acrylate based adhesive sheet for optical use, and method for separating optical component using the same
Disclosed is an acrylate based adhesive composition for optical use that includes: a copolymer prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate (wherein the alkyl is a C16 to C22 linear alkyl group) in an amount of about 1 to about 10 parts by weight, an alkyl (meth)acrylate (wherein the alkyl is a C1 to C12 alkyl group) in an amount of about 70 to about 98 parts by weight, and a polar monomer in an amount of about 1 to about 20 parts by weight; and a cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agent is included in an amount of about 0.5 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the copolymer. |
| US09598613B2 |
Composite adhesive tape
The specification discloses a composite adhesive tape, containing a thermally reflective and insulative adhesive tape layer; and a rigid adhesive tape layer. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a composite adhesive tape, containing the step of laminating a thermally reflective and insulative tape layer with a rigid adhesive tape layer. Further disclosed is a method of applying a flooring material, containing the steps of placing the composite adhesive tape as described herein on a surface; and positioning the flooring material on the tape. |
| US09598612B2 |
Adhesive composition and optical member using the same
An adhesive composition and an optical member using the same, the adhesive composition including an acrylic resin; an isocyanate cross-linking agent; and a carbodiimide cross-linking agent, wherein the adhesive composition exhibits a creeping distance of about 100 μm or less when the composition attached to a glass substrate with a bonding area of about 1.5 cm×1.5 cm is left at about 22° C. and about 50% RH for about 3 days and is subjected to a load of about 10 gf/mm2 for about 1,000 seconds, and a storage modulus of about 1×105 to about 1×107 Pa at about 10 Hz and about 30° C. under conditions in which a sample has a thickness of about 1 mm and an elongation of about 10%. |
| US09598605B2 |
Method for minimizing emissions while forming a polyurethane foam
A method minimizes emissions while spraying a mixture of a resin composition and a polyisocyanate onto a surface. The resin composition has a hydroxyl content of at least 400 mg KOH/g and includes a blowing agent that is a liquid under pressure, a first polyol, at least one additional polyol other than the first polyol, and optionally a catalyst, surfactant, and water. The mixture is sprayed onto the surface to form a polyurethane foam having a closed cell content of at least 90 percent. The mixture is also sprayed through a spray nozzle at a spray angle corresponding to a control spray angle of from 15 to 125 degrees measured at a pressure of from 10 to 40 psi using water as a standard. The step of spraying produces less than 50 parts of the polyisocyanate per one billion parts of air according to OSHA Method 47. |
| US09598604B2 |
Process for the production of polyurethane polyureas containing side chains and of aqueous dispersions of these
The present invention relates to a process for the production of aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersions comprising the steps of: A) reacting primary and/or secondary monoamines or diamines A1) with cyclic carbonate containing one hydroxy group A2) such that the molar ratio of total primary and/or secondary amine groups to cyclic carbonate groups is in the range of 0.8 to 1.2; B) producing an NCO-containing polyurethane prepolymer by reacting B1) polyisocyanates with B2) polymeric polyols and/or polyamines having number average molecular weights of more than 400 to 8,000 g/mol, optionally B3) low molecular weight compounds having number average molecular weights of 17-400 g/mol selected from the group consisting of mono- and polyalcohols, mono- and polyamines, and aminoalcohols; optionally B4) isocyanate-reactive, ionically hydrophilizing compounds, and B5) the reaction products of A); C) dispersing the prepolymer from B) in water; and D) optionally reacting the remaining free NCO groups of the prepolymer from B) with monoamines, polyamines, hydrazine and/or hydrazides, wherein the molar ratio of the NH groups to the NCO groups is from 0 to 1.2, and step D) occurs partially or completely prior to or during the dispersion step C). |
| US09598601B2 |
Coating composition and articles made therefrom
The instant invention provides an aqueous dispersion, a coating composition, coating layers and coated article made therefrom. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) the inventive aqueous dispersion comprising the melt blending product of: (a) from 50 to 99 percent by weight of one or more polyethylene terephthalate resins, based on the total solid content of the dispersion; (b) from 1 to 50 percent by weight of one or more stabilizing agents comprising at least one second polyester, based on the total solid content of the dispersion, wherein said second polyester (i) has a carboxylic acid group and an acid number equal to or greater than 15, based on the solid content of the second polyester; or (ii) is a self-dispersing sulfopolyester; (c) one or more neutralizing agents; and (d) from 15 to 90 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; wherein said dispersion has a solid content of 10 to 85 percent, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (2) optionally one or more cross-linking agents. |
| US09598598B2 |
Development of zwitterionic coatings that confer ultra anti-biofouling properties to commercial reverse osmosis membranes
Disclosed are methods of preparing antifouling coatings on reverse osmosis membranes with initiated chemical vapor deposition. The coatings enhance the stability and lifetime of membranes without sacrificing performance characteristics, such as permeability or salt retention. |
| US09598592B2 |
Ink set and ink jet recording method
Provided is an ink set enabling the recording of images that have excellent gloss clarity and bronzing resistance and have suppressed an occurrence of fringe unevenness when a clear ink and a pigment ink are used in combination. The aqueous ink set includes a combination of a first ink containing no coloring material and a second ink containing a coloring material. |
| US09598591B2 |
Ink set and printed material
Provided is an ink set having excellent curing properties under LED light, providing printed matter that does not fade or discolor due to a photopolymerization initiator, suppressing color bleeding during image forming, exhibiting favorable adhesion towards a polyvinyl chloride sheet, enabling cock ring to be efficiently suppressed, and demonstrating an extremely low viscosity, high flash point and low skin irritation. The present invention pertains to an ink set containing at least two compositions selected from the group consisting of a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, a cyan ink composition, a black ink composition, a white ink composition, and a clear ink composition, the compositions having the predetermined structure as specified in claim 1, wherein the flash point of the ink compositions is 70° C. or higher, and the viscosity (25° C.) is 5 mPa-s or lower. |
| US09598590B2 |
Hot melt compositions with improved etch resistance
Hot melt compositions include non-aromatic cyclic (alkyl)acrylates and low acid number waxes. Upon application of actinic radiation, the hot melt compositions cure to form resists. They may be stripped from substrates with high alkaline strippers. The hot melt compositions may be used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards and photovoltaic devices. |
| US09598588B2 |
Cationic electrodepositable coating compositions capable of forming low gloss coatings
Disclosed herein are cationic electrodepositable coating compositions that are capable of providing cured coatings of low gloss. |
| US09598587B2 |
Reactive mesogen based polymer particles
This invention relates to polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic, electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays. |
| US09598586B2 |
Coating materials and methods for enhanced reliability
Glass coating materials and methods are disclosed for the coating of glass substrates used in the manufacturer of photovoltaic solar modules such that the coating enhances the reliability of the module by reducing its susceptibility to potential induced degradation (PID). Coating materials are disclosed that reduce soiling on the front surface of the glass; that increase the surface resistivity of the glass and that repel moisture and that seal the surface from the ingress of moisture. Further electrically conductive coatings are disclosed that reduce the electric field between the front and back surfaces of the glass and hence reduce ion mobility within the glass and transport from the interior glass surface to the solar cell. There are additional configuration choices for fine tuning associated with separately optimizing the exterior and interior glass coating. Finally, coating processes and methods are disclosed for coating glass substrates with the disclosed materials. |
| US09598585B2 |
Conductive composition and the method for producing the same, color filter and the method for producing the same
The embodiments of the invention provide a conductive composition and a method for producing the same, a color filter and a method for producing the same. The invention relates to the display technology field, and can simplify the process for producing the transparent conductive layer, and reduce the production cost; the conductive composition comprises a modified epoxy acrylic resin, a polyurethane acrylic resin, a polyaniline, a photo initiator, a fluorine-containing acrylate monomer, and optionally a filler and an auxiliary agent; wherein, in terms of weight ratio, the modified epoxy acrylic resin comprises 15-30 parts; the polyurethane acrylic resin comprises 10-20 parts; the polyaniline comprises 15-30 parts; the photo initiator comprises 2-4 parts; the fluorine-containing acrylate monomer comprises 15-35 parts; the filler comprises 0-25 parts; and the auxiliary agent comprises 0-8 parts; the conductive composition is useful for producing a display device. |
| US09598581B2 |
Method of isolating blue anthocyanin fractions
The present invention is directed to a method of isolating fractions of anthocyanin molecules from anthocyanin-containing vegetable and fruit juices and extracts, or combinations thereof, at a select pH based on differences in polarity of the anthocyanin molecules in the anthocyanin-containing vegetable and fruit juices and extracts. |
| US09598577B1 |
Polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer compositions, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture thereof
A polycarbonate composition comprises: a first poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer, comprising a polysiloxane block with an average block length of 10 to 100, and a siloxane content from 5 wt % to 10 wt %; and a second poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer comprising a polysiloxane block with an average block length of 10 to 100, and a siloxane content from 30 wt % to 60 wt %; wherein the weight ratio of the first poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer to the second poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer is greater than or equal to 2 to less than 8; and a bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, wherein the polycarbonate composition has a total siloxane content of 2.5 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the composition; and a molded part of 1 mm thickness has a haze of less than 10% as measured by HazeGard (ASTM D1003-00). |
| US09598576B2 |
Curable silicone composition, cured product thereof, and optical semiconductor device
The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and at least one aryl group in a molecule, (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least one aryl group in a molecule and containing a metal atom selected from the group consisting of V, Ta, Nb and Ce, and (D) a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. The present invention can provide the curable silicone composition, which does not develop a crack by thermal aging and further can form a cured material that exhibits less yellowing. |
| US09598575B2 |
High temperature stable thermally conductive materials
Disclosed herein are compositions, preparation methods, and use of thermally conductive materials comprising silicone composition curable by hydrosilylation, thermally conductive fillers, and phthalocyanine. The novel composition retains its desirable pliability after cure even when kept at an elevated temperature for an extended period. |
| US09598572B2 |
Epoxy resin compositions
An epoxy resin composition [composition (C)] comprising: (i) from 30 to 90% by weight of at least one epoxy compound [compound E], based on the total weight of the composition (C); (ii) from 0 to 60% by weight of at least one curing agent [agent C], based on the total weight of the composition (C); (iii) from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one accelerator, based on the total weight of the composition (C); (iv) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (I) [PAES (I-1)], based on the total weight of the composition (C) and wherein said PAES (I-1) polymer comprises amine functional groups in an amount equal to or more than 200 μeq/g; (v) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (I) [PAES (I-2)], based on the total weight of the composition (C), and wherein said PAES (I-2) polymer is different from the PAES (I-1) polymer. |
| US09598571B2 |
Lightweight terrazzo surface composition
A terrazzo composition containing a resin component; a hardener component; and an aggregate component, where the composition has a tensile strength of about 8500 psi to about 8900 psi, a compressive strength of about 2600 psi to about 3000 psi, a Shore D Hardness of about 50 to about 100, and a weight of about 0.60 pounds per square foot at 0.25 inch thickness to about 0.76 pounds per square foot at 0.25 inch thickness. |
| US09598567B2 |
Propylene-ethylene copolymer resin composition and moulded article, film and sheet thereof
A propylene-ethylene copolymer resin composition including: 97 to 65 parts by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (D) produced with a metallocene catalyst and having properties (D-i) to (D-ii) and 3 to 35 parts by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (B) having properties (B-i) to (B-ii). |
| US09598562B2 |
Mercaptosilane-carbon black blend
The invention provides mercaptosilane-carbon black blends comprising at least 20 wt. % of mercaptosilanes of the general formula I and carbon black, the mercaptosilane-carbon black blend having an iron content of <9 ppm. They are produced by mixing the mercaptosilanes of the general formula I with the carbon black.They can be used in rubber mixtures. |
| US09598552B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire
The present invention provides rubber compositions that can achieve both abrasion resistance and low heat build-up properties, and pneumatic tires including such rubber compositions. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing one or more carbon blacks, at least one of which is produced from a feedstock oil that has a BMCI value of not greater than 150 and an aliphatic hydrocarbon content of not less than 30% by mass. |
| US09598550B2 |
Method of devulcanizing vulcanized rubber
A method of devulcanizing vulcanized rubber is described. The method includes steps of: (a) providing at least one vulcanized rubber composition; (b) grinding the vulcanized rubber into chips or pellets; (c) mixing the ground rubber obtained from step (b) in such a way as to homogenize the form and temperature of same; (d) carrying out a non-degrading mechanical treatment on the mixed rubber at the end of step (c) to obtain a polymeric composite. Also described is a thermoplastic material and an elastomeric mixture which comprise, in the formulation of same, at least one polymeric composite obtained by this method of devulcanization. |
| US09598549B2 |
Functionalized oligomers
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards functionalized oligomers. As an example, a functionalized oligomer can be represented of Formula (I): (Formula I) in which R1 is a structure of Formula II: (Formula II) and R2 has a formula —CxHyO—, wherein n is an integer having a value from 2 to 6, m is an integer having a value from 2 to 10, X independently is an integer having a value from 1 to 12, and Y is an integer having a value from 2 to 24. |
| US09598547B2 |
Cured-film formation composition, orientation material, and retardation material
A cured-film formation composition for forming a cured film having photoreaction efficiency and solvent resistance, and high adhesiveness alignment uniformity, and an orientation material for photo-alignment, and a retardation material formed by use of the orientation material. A cured-film formation composition includes (A) a compound having a photo-aligning group and one substituent selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, and an amino group; (B) a hydrophilic polymer having one or more substituents selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, and an amino group; and (C) a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer including an N-hydroxymethyl compound or an N-alkoxymethyl (meth)acrylamide compound, and optionally further a cross-linking catalyst as a component (D). By use of the composition, a cured-film is formed and an orientation material is formed by utilizing photo-alignment technique. A retardation material is obtained by applying a polymerizable liquid crystal on the orientation material and curing it. |
| US09598546B2 |
Optical film
An optical film having a desired wavelength dispersion characteristic, a low photoelastic coefficient and a desired Nz coefficient.The optical film is formed from a copolymer and meets the following conditions (i) to (v): (i) the thickness (d) is 20 to 80 μm; (ii) the following formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.6 |
| US09598543B2 |
Self-assembled structure and membrane comprising block copolymer and process for producing the same by spin coating (VIa)
Disclosed are self-assembled structures formed from self-assembling block copolymers, for example, a diblock copolymer of the formula (I): wherein R1-R4, n, and m are as described herein, which find use in preparing nanoporous membranes. In an embodiment, the block copolymer 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 solvent annealing of the film. Further disclosed is a method of preparing porous membranes from the self-assembled structures. |
| US09598541B2 |
Method of making polybenzimidazole
A method of making a polybenzimidazole (PBI) includes the steps of: reacting, in a solution, an organic compound having at least 2 amino groups with an organic aldehyde adduct, the reactants comprise at least 8% by weight of the solution. A solvent of the solution may be selected from the group of: N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), tetramethylene sulfone, and combinations thereof. The organic aldehyde adduct may be an organic aldehyde bisulfite adduct. The organic aldehyde portion of the organic aldehyde adduct being aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, heterocyclic, or heteroaromatic aldehyde or mixtures thereof. The polybenzimidazole may have an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.40 dl/g. |
| US09598540B2 |
Composition for metal electroplating comprising leveling agent
A composition comprising a source of metal ions and at least one additive comprising at least one polyaminoamide represented by formula (I) or derivatives of a polyaminoamide of formula (I) obtainable by complete or partial protonation, N-quarternisation or acylation. |
| US09598538B2 |
Transparent electrochromic polymer and electrochromic device
A transparent electrochromic polymer is provided, which is polymerized of 1 molar part of a diamine and 1 to 4 molar parts of epoxy compound. The diamine is Formula 1, Formula 2, or combinations thereof, and the epoxy compound is Formula 12, Formula 13, or combinations thereof. The disclosed also provides an electrochromic device, including a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer on the first transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer on the electrolyte layer, wherein the electrochromic layer is the transparent electrochromic polymer, and a second transparent conductive layer on the electrolyte layer. |
| US09598531B2 |
Olefin metathesis catalyst compositions comprising at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts
This invention relates to olefin metathesis catalysts and methods for controlling olefin metathesis reactions. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for catalyzing and controlling ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) reactions and the manufacture of polymer articles via ROMP. This invention also relates to olefin metathesis catalyst compositions comprising at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts, wherein the at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts are structurally different, are chemically different, are distinct compounds, are not isomers, are not structural isomers, are not diastereoisomers, are not stereoisomers, are not enantiomers, or are not cis/trans isomers of each other, or any combinations thereof. This invention also relates to a ROMP composition comprising a resin composition comprising at least one cyclic olefin, and an olefin metathesis catalyst composition comprising at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts, wherein the at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts are structurally different, are chemically different, are distinct compounds, are not isomers, are not structural isomers, are not diastereoisomers, are not stereoisomers, are not enantiomers, or are not cis/trans isomers of each other, or any combinations thereof. This invention also relates to a method of making an article comprising combining an olefin metathesis catalyst composition comprising at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts with a resin composition comprising at least one cyclic olefin, thereby forming a ROMP composition, and subjecting the ROMP composition to conditions effective to polymerize the ROMP composition, wherein the at least two metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts are structurally different, are chemically different, are distinct compounds, are not isomers, are not structural isomers, are not diastereoisomers, are not stereoisomers, are not enantiomers, or are not cis/trans isomers of each other, or any combinations thereof. Polymer products produced via the metathesis reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture. |
| US09598530B2 |
Polymeric coating mixture, process for application of this coating mixture to a metallic substrate for protection of an edge or an area, covering, substrate coated in this manner and use thereof
The invention relates to a coating mixture for applying a polymeric, corrosion-preventing protective layer to a metallic base for protecting an edge area, a soldered point, a weld seam or a repair point or for sealing the seam of one or more optionally interjoined strips, metal sheets or shaped parts. |
| US09598528B2 |
Modified epoxy resin composition
A crystalline epoxy resin is modified to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of producing a cured product with excellent cured product properties.The modified epoxy resin composition comprises compound A having in its molecule a functional group represented by formula (1): (where each of R1 and R2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or a halogenated, aminated or nitrated derivative thereof), and compound B having a glycidyl group in its molecule. The compound A is preferably a compound resulting from replacement of from at least one to at most n glycidyl groups among n glycidyl groups in a molecule (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) with the functional group of the formula (1). The compound B is preferably a compound having n glycidyl groups (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) in its molecule. |
| US09598527B2 |
Polyurethanes, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same
The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) about 0.1 to about 0.95 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol and the reaction components are maintained at a temperature of at least about 100° C. for at least about 10 minutes, compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same. |
| US09598521B2 |
Method for manufacturing hydrophilic polymer particle
In a method for producing hydrophilic polymer particles, a dispersion in which an aqueous-phase component including hydrophilic monomers and a polymerization initiator is dispersed in an oil-phase component including a hydrophobic solvent is prepared. Thereafter, the hydrophilic monomers are polymerized in the aqueous phase by supplying oxygen to a reaction vessel and, while oxygen is being supplied, heating the dispersion having a reduced dissolved oxygen concentration in the reaction vessel so that the temperature of the dispersion is increases. The time from the start of reduction of the dissolved oxygen concentration of the dispersion to the start of the heating is 0.1 hour or more and 3.5 hours or less. The amount of oxygen supplied to the reaction vessel is greater than or equal to 0.02 volume %/h and less than or equal to 0.9 volume %/h with respect to the volume of the dispersion under standard conditions. |
| US09598520B2 |
Radiation-sensitive resin composition, polymer and method for forming a resist pattern
A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The first polymer has a structure unit represented by a following formula (1-1), a structure unit represented by a following formula (1-2), or both thereof, and has a content of fluorine atoms of no less than 5% by mass to a total mass of the first polymer. The second polymer has an acid-dissociable group, and has a content of fluorine atoms of less than 5% by mass to a total mass of the second polymer. |
| US09598519B2 |
Resin for blister package and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a resin for a blister package and a preparation method thereof. The resin for a blister package according to the present invention is a water-soluble resin which can minimize a hazard to a human body due to residual of a solvent, and particularly, a resin layer formed by using the resin can show an excellent heat seal property and is hardly deformed at the heat seal temperature condition. |